A Blooming Love Story (Erehisu)

Chapter 7

Eren lets go of the car door handle that he was going to pull until Zeke stopped him.

Zeke: "Eren, let's talk."

Judging from Zeke's tone of voice, Eren sits back and pays attention to him. "About?"

"I'm going to stay at dad's house for the week. We're having a family dinner together tomorrow night so you should come."

Usually what Zeke meant by "family dinner" is Zeke and Grisha yelling at each other, Carla trying to mediate, and Eren excusing himself to the bathroom. "Zeke-"

"And before you try and refuse, I think this would make up for me covering your ass so our old man would never find out what happened tonight. Deal?"

Eren sighs. "Whatever. I don't want to be in the middle of what's going on with you two."

"Trust me, you won't."

He mutters. "Heard that before."

"Did you join the Scouts yet?"

"Yeah, we have our first game against another team on campus tomorrow morning."

"I would love to go see your first game, champ!"

"Cool. It's gonna be on Rec field 1."

"Perfect, I'll see you tomorrow morning then."

"Goodnight." Eren leaves Zeke's car and goes to his dorm.

The next morning comes more quickly than the freshmen at Elydian University would've liked it. Levi's squad was outside on the field lined up while Levi dons a pissed-off face.

"You all have to be shitting me. There is no way in hell that the majority of you were stupid enough to go to a party last night where you either got hungover or arrested by the cops. The night before our first game. This is the shittiest joke I have ever heard." Levi looks around. "Eren, where is Historia?"

"I'm not sure sir. She wasn't at her room this morning"

"Is that so?."

Historia comes in running. "Hey! Hi, I'm so sorry I'm late."

Levi walks up to her. "And what's your excuse?"

"I uhh have none."

Eren: "Her dad picked her up last night. He was probably hesitant for her to come back on campus."

Historia: "Ri-right."

Levi: "Tch. You don't even have your uniform shirt on."

Historia: "I-I forgot."

Eren: "There are extras Levi. I don't know why you're giving her a hard time."

Levi turns to Eren. "Maybe I wouldn't if she wasn't late." He turns to the rest of the group. "Maybe I wouldn't be scolding any of you guys if you acted with any bit of sense."

Petra comes to Levi's side.

Levi waves Petra away. "I'm alright. Let's just move on and work on stretches before we start playing. Gunther, go get Historia a shirt."

Historia starts stretching by Eren and he whispers. "Are you alright? Why were you late?"

Historia: "I'm fine. I-uh came back in the morning."

"Why didn't you tell your dad that you have a game in the morning?"

"I.....didn't call him."

Levi: "Hey lovebirds. Stop whispering and get focused on our game."