Scholarly (Yelena X Reader) ON HOLD

Chapter Twenty-Four

 "Remind me why we told them we would walk?" Sasha hisses as we speed walk our way down the slush covered sidewalk. Our shoes squeak as we walk, dampened by the freezing cold liquid.

"Too cold, brain can't recall," I reply as I pull my jacket tighter around me and jog to keep up with her.

"We're definitely not walking back, I'm making Jean let us take the couch," she grumbles as we approach the front walkway leading up to the large frat house. "If I lose a toe it's on him."

I chuckle under my breath at her comments before bounding up the steps and throwing myself through the door. I sigh as warmth spreads through me, immediately kicking off my wet shoes and walking over to the carpet in an attempt to reawaken my frozen feet.

"Perfect timing!" Jean calls from the kitchen, his head poking out just far enough for me to see him. "Come help me with this." I peel off my jacket and toss it onto a chair by the door before joining him in the kitchen.

He and Eren seem to be arguing over an unknown topic I couldn't quite figure out, neither boy making much sense as they bicker back and forth in front of a box of unpopped popcorn.

I sign and squeeze between them, which does nothing but prompt them to argue over my head as I grab the popcorn and move away to put a bag into the microwave.

"Mikasa!" I yell, knowing she must already be here if Eren is. "Come collect your boyfriend before he bursts a blood vessel!"

The two men fall silent, exchanging worried looks a moment before the short haired woman enters the kitchen.

"He isn't my boyfriend..." she says quietly, a faint blush visible on her cheeks as she firmly drags Eren away in the direction of the living room. Crisis averted, I pull the now fully popped bag from the microwave and place another inside.

"Bowl?" I ask Jean, who still stands in the same spot. He snaps his fingers and turns, reaching up to the top shelf of the cabinet behind him to produce a large plastic bowl.

"Thank," I say as I move to where he set it on the island; pouring the popcorn into it.

"Can you finish making this? I want to say hi to everyone," I ask, not actually waiting for an answer before I quickly exit the kitchen and head in the direction of the farthest living room.

"Hey Y/N!" Connie yells from where he's seated on the beat up looking sectional, a small dark haired girl tucked under his arm. "Come meet my date!" I shake my head, a smile already on my lips as I approach them.

"This is Mina," he says, beaming at the girl beside him who smiles awkwardly up at me where I stand before her.

"Hi, you're Y/N? He's told me a lot about you," she says softly, her smile genuine. I sit down beside her and return the action.

"Yeah that's me! But I'd hate to hear what he's told you, best to assume none of it is true," I whisper the last part to her with a wink and she giggles into her hand. "But seriously, you're way too hot for Connie. You should come back with me and Sasha instead."

"Hey!" Connie protests but Mina's face has already colored a deep red. "You have your own date coming! Hands off mine," he says with a pout, pulling Mina closer to him. I laugh and shake my head, Connie soon joining me, knowing I was just pulling his leg.

"Did I just hear you right baldy?" Ymir calls from where she's seated on the nearby loveseat with her girlfriend Historia. "Miss lonely is bringing someone to movie night?" she feigns shock and I roll my eyes.

Historia hits Ymir on the arm and glares for a moment before looking back in my direction with a smile. "I can't wait to meet them Y/N, I'm sure they're great."