A Fanboy And A Dollar (Ereri)

Chapter 11

3rd Person:

Eren woke up at six in the morning. It was odd, for the last few times he did that was because of Christmas and Easter. It took him a moment to remember why he was so eager for something, and when he remembered, he jumped out of bed and ran into Mikasa's room. It smelled strongly of paint still, and her little grow-light had already turned itself on.

"Mikasa! Mikasa!"

She grumbled and turned over. Hiding her head under the sheets playfully. "Why are you up so early?" she asked groggily, slightly muffled by her pillow.

"Because it's Wednesday!"

Poking her head out, Mikasa squinted at Eren. "Huh? I thought it was summer still."

"No no, not the late start. We're going on tour with Levi and The Trio!"

Her mouth formed an 'O', and she sat upright. Smoothing her down her bedhead and rubbing her eyes. "Alright, I get the excitement. But why did you have to wake me up at six? We're not leaving for another four hours," Mikasa grumbled while standing upright and pulling on a sweatshirt over her tank top.

"I don't know. It's the same excitement I got back when Christmas and Easter was a thing for us."

Her gaze grew distant as she remembered the days when Eren would always come into her room early on Christmas and Easter mornings. He would always run down the stairs after everyone was awake and their mom would yell at him to be careful. The one time he did fall was when they were moving and he missed a step while carrying stuff and tumbled down the stairs. He was laughing at the bottom when people rushed to find him after all the noise. He told us with a chuckle, "I can't believe I finally fell! And in the middle of moving, too!"

Eren had left her room and was eating a Toaster Strudel. He used to be obsessed with Pop-Tarts, but deemed Toaster Strudels healthier. He really should just look at the ingredients and nutritional values if he wanted to say that without sounding like an idiot.

About a half-hour away, Levi was still sleeping. He wanted to be ready to travel, since it took a lot of his energy. He had the option to go by plane, but he wanted to go on the road trip that came with going by road.

In Levi's car, Arthur was sleeping as well. He was out in the open from moving around in his sleep, but the rare passersby either didn't notice or didn't care. The hazel-eyed brunet woke up to a gentle pitter patter hitting the top of the car. He glanced up at the ceiling of the car with sleepy eyes, wondering what time it was.

Sitting up from his painful position, Arthur looked around. It was cloudy and raining. Arthur loved the rain as long as he was inside. Even though it reminded him of his painful encounter, it still managed to soothe his nerves. He pulled on his sweatshirt since it had grown colder than before, and he didn't need to use it as a pillow.

Arthur couldn't wait to see his beloved again. He just hoped that she wasn't hurt in any way, or he'd make Levi suffer as much as he would. Gritting his teeth, Arthur laid back down on the floor just in case. He had to take account of everything that could happen. He could have gotten out of the car and slept inside his room with the car door kept unlocked, but what if Levi had randomly left to go somewhere? Arthur didn't want to lose the only opportunity he had. He'd hate himself for it if he did.

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After what seemed like an eternity, Arthur was startled by a car door opening. He didn't even hear the doors unlock. Calming himself down, the brunet re-hid as best as he could under the back seats. Glaring towards the front as he stared at the raven who made Arthur who he was today. Hell, Arthur wanted to get up and strangle him right now. He wanted to watch the life drain from his eyes, but he couldn't. He'd have to wait until he was in Washington before he could even think about doing something.