eremin at the beach :)

Chapter Three

Armin woke up and left to go shopping at Walmart. He got some common items, just food for the upcoming week. He looked around and decided it would probably be fun to make cookies for dessert one night, and popcorn. When he got back home, he put the food up and read a book while he waited for his friend to arrive.

His mind was distracted, but when he realized the doorbell was ringing, he got up and opened it to see Eren standing with a smile.

"Hey"
"Hey" Armin responded shyly.
Eren grinned ear to ear and ran up to Armin, embracing him.

Armin was very happy that at least one of the pair was more of an extrovert, because that hug made it so much easier to talk to him again. They stopped hugging and Eren put his hands on Armin's shoulders.

"Been a while, eh?" Eren said.
"Too long" Armin said, grinning, "you've changed"
"So have you! Ah, must be the haircut." Eren said, laughing.

It was true, Eren had changed, and quite a bit. His lovely chestnut hair had grown right below his ears, almost in a sexy way, but Armin pushed that thought aside. His fashion sense had differed, from his usual white shirt to a black jacket and jeans. His personality made up for his goth appearance, but the one thing that hadn't changed a bit were his eyes... Those beautiful emeralds that Armin could have started at for hours.

"Are you just going to keep staring at me or let me inside? I'm fine either way"
Armin laughed a little awkwardly and brought him inside.

"Oh my gosh, it's awesome!" Eren gasped. Armin's house wasn't perfect, but he would admit it was really nice. A smaller two storied house, that was the perfect size for his family when they were all together. It had a lot of windows, because they loved seeing the blue sky and ocean, with the walls painted white. Armin laughed a little and said "Thanks! I'd love to see your house. That reminds me, how's Mikasa doing?" Eren smiled. "She's doing fine! Apparently her and Jean have a 'thing' so they've been hanging out together." Armin cooed. "Oooh, good for her. Jean stopped being a dumbass, or what?" Eren chuckled a little. "He's still a jerk sometimes, but now he actually cares about people's feelings. Sometimes, he's actually pretty fun to hang out with." Armin smiled, remembering the punk that was always getting into fights with Eren. "That's good to hear. Want to see my room?" "Sure, if that's good with you."

Armin led him through the house, pointing out minor things such as where the kitchen, bathroom, and his parent's room were. Then they got to his room. "Oh I love it!" Eren said. Armin's room was a simple one, but he loved it. It had baby blue walls, a bed, a white desk, a large white rug, and a large window in front of the desk with a view of the ocean. Great for studying. He also had a large bookshelf, which held some of his favorite novels.

Armin smiled and sat criss-cross on the bed, and invited Eren to sit on the other side. "So, how has it been?" Armin asked. "Pretty good so far. I've taken up the hobbies of basketball, track running, skateboarding, and Mikasa really wanted me to play the saxophone, but I had to reject." Armin laughed. The thought of Eren on the saxophone was almost attractive, but too hilarious to be true. "I've been skateboarding as well! It's so fun." "Really? Maybe we should go out sometime! N- not like that of course, just for fun." Armin chuckled. He knew what Eren meant. "Sounds good!" Eren yawned and stretched and laid his head down "Gosh, I'm tired. You live so far away..." "Yeah, sorry about that," Armin responded, "if you want to rest right there, feel free to. I am, in fact, in the middle of a really good book."

Armin picked up the book and continued to read it, looking up every once and a while, just to smile at the fact that his friend was back after that amount of time.

After about an hour, Eren switched positions and laid his head in Armin's lap. This made Armin beam. He couldn't be much happier, having finally reunited with this best friend after almost three years.