Collide // Eren Jaeger fanfic

02.

It's been an entire week of working at the Red Saints, I've gotten used to everything and I don't struggle making and remembering drinks as much anymore. Shirley Temples and Sex on the beaches have been burnt into my brain because it's all people order when they first arrive. Of course they eventually get harder drinks throughout the night but for some reason it's universal among all the customers that those two drinks are the starters.

I haven't seen Jane around in a while, not that I'm mad, she's annoying and I haven't had to deal with her flirting and constant badgering to 'hang out'. I know that it's code for trying to have sex with me. I am interested in how she knows sign and how much she knows. You meet random people who aren't deaf, or appear to be, that know sign.

Enough thinking about her, I got to finish making this drink so I can take my break. I filled the alcohol halfway, added some cherry flavouring, and half lime half soda. Transferred my cups to a fresh one with ice and handed it to the customer.

"Here you are. Enjoy."

He nodded and took the fruity drink and headed back to his table. I told Reggie I was going to take my break and left from behind the bar then went to the back door and pushed it open, feeling the cool air hit my face and the loose pieces of hair that fell from my low bun. I slipped the hair band off and fixed my bun.

"Oh that was kinda sexy, do it again."

"And I thought I'd get alone time-" I was stopped in my tracks at the sight of her. Her lip was cut towards the center, one eye was bloodshot, and her hand was in a cast. Three of her fingers are wrapped, thumb, pointer, and middle, and her two are free.

She blew out cigarette smoke from her nose and slightly coughed as she did so. "Cat got your tongue?"

I cleared my throat and asked "What? You tried kissing someone's boyfriend?"

"Boxing."

"You box?" I have a feeling she's lying but I wanna see what she'll say.

"Yup."

"How long?"

"Interrogating me now?"

"Only returning the favour."

She laughed then winced, her lip curled too much and it ripped her cut open so more. "Fucking hell. Since I was small, had to learn how to defend myself and boxing was something I picked up."

"Are you lying?"

"Will you kiss me if I answer?" She shot back.

"No."

Jane frowned, "Then I'm not answering." folding her arms and taking another puff from her cigarette.

"You're gonna get cancer." I quipped.

"Why does everyone say that?"

"Because it's true."

She turned her head towards me and grinned, "You worried about me, Eren?"

I scoffed, following up with a tight laugh, "It's always an ulterior motive."

"No it's not, I've told you I want to hook up with you. I've been open about it."

"Why do you wanna hook up with me? Genuinely. I've never met someone as open and upfront as you, especially a woman and about sex."

"Firstly, hooking up has different meanings, you have no idea if I meant sex or kissing. Secondly, I am open and straightforward because you only live once and if I want to do or say something, I'm gonna do it." She explained, "And lastly, you're an attractive person who I'd want to kiss or have sex with. I may bug you and flirt with you, but one thing I'll never ever do, to anyone, is force myself on them."