Himitsu No Ai 秘密の愛 ⋮ Levi Ackerman

Chapter 8

"Where do you keep getting these fancy meats from?" You ask the girl.

Sasha pulls out the string of ham she had been hiding inside her uniform jacket. Lately, she's been smuggling more than just jerky.

"I made a friend—" She says as she rips a piece off the thread, "—in the kitchen."

"A friend?"

"Mhm!" The girl nods as she indulges in her food, "His names Niccolo."

"Niccolo?"

"Yeah! You oughta try his cooking. It's amazing! I swear! Here, try this!" She picks a piece of meat off the string and proceeds to feed you.

You want to say no but it's too late, her fingers are already inside your mouth and you gag. Your brows knit together and you swallow abruptly. You're about to make the girl pay for her unexpected stunt but you couldn't reprimand her, because the girls right. The ham, it's good—real good.

You nod and make a noise of approval whilst savoring the aftertaste.

"Told ya." The girl beams and she continues to eat.

The two of you sit at your usual spot in the dining hall. It's morning and everyone gets a free period today; something many were ecstatic about. Your eyes roam aimlessly around the room and they land on a pair of pale green ones that seem to be staring back at you. You look away immediately and your face tries not to boil with heat from his suggestive statements yesterday.

"I just wanna say....I kinda like looking at you too."

"It's okay.......if you want, I got something else you could look at. And, maybe even touch."

At the time, you didn't know what to say. You were too dumbstruck. But you managed to eventually say something once the oxygen that had left your brain finally returned.

You laugh sheepishly and then you say, "I-I gotta go..."

Your hands go up to the sides of your face and you pretend to fix your hair. You were sure your cheeks grew a few shades deeper just thinking about how embarrassing it all was. But Eren, he felt worse. He was completely chagrined. The last thing he wanted to do was scare and put you off the way Jean does.

Mikasa follows Eren's line of sight. She sees that he's looking at you and the feeling erupting in her chest, it only ever increases and not in a good way. The green-eyed male looks back down at the table where he sat with Mikasa and Armin. He feels humiliated. He wish he hadn't said those things to you yesterday and then he damns himself for even allowing that to happen. He was sure you felt some type of way about him. Perhaps he read you wrong.

"Hey." Sasha's voice brings you back from your thoughts, "What are you doing tonight?"

"What I always do." You say.

The girl hums. She knows all too well what you do (almost) every night.

"Why?" You want to know why she's asking if she should already know.

"Have you ever considered going on a date with Jean?"

Your gaze averts to the light-haired male a few tables away. Today, he sits with not just Connie but also Reiner Braun and Bertolt Hoover. They laugh heartily amongst themselves.

You make a face and not a pleasant one, "Seriously?"

Being surprised is an understatement. If anyone knows your distaste for the man, it's her. You make a noise in disbelief.

The girl throws her hands up in a placating gesture, "I know, I know! Just hear me out, okay?"

Once she sees that your willing to listen she continues to speak, "Look, it doesn't need to go anywhere. Just pretend you're trying and once he sees that you've actually tried and still feel the same. I'm sure he'll finally leave you alone."