The Passion of Lovers//Eremika

10. Deceptacon

Sasha and Historia showed up at Connie's house at exactly 8:00 am on the dot holding cardboard boxes with God knows what in them. It was a small two-story blue house, with a pretty garden in front.

It was Thursday and Connie's birthday.

"Happy Birthday!" the two girls said the moment Connie opened the door. He was in gray sword patterned pajama pants and an oversized "God of War" shirt. He had a toothbrush in his mouth and his hair spiked up.

"Thanks," Connie garbled. He took the toothbrush out his mouth and spoke more clearly, "What're you guys doing here?"

"Well we're to help set up your party of course!" Historia said. "We figured you hadn't done anything yet and..." Sasha looked inside Connie's house, "We were right!"

"I just woke up," Connie said confused as Historia and Sasha walked in.

"Good. You can start by setting the table," Historia smiled.

By 1:00 PM, the trio was almost done. In the kitchen, there were snack bowls and trays with popcorn, cookies, cheese balls, and pretzels on the island. There was a big bowl of fruit punch with just a pinch of alcohol. The dining table was draped with a white cover. Over in the living area, the coffee table was moved and there were speakers next to the tv. Sasha replaced the overhead light with a small disco ball. Historia ordered three boxes of pizza; one with pepperoni, one with cheese, and one with sausage.

Connie was on the couch blowing balloons when the doorbell rang. "Who is it? The party doesn't start till 8:00," Connie said, breathing heavily. Sasha shrugged her shoulders and answered it. She squealed at the stranger, giving him a big hug.

"It's Jean!"

"Is he here to help?" Historia called out from the kitchen. She was folding the napkins. "Yeah, I brought over some CDs and a present," Jean said, walking in with Sasha wrapped around him. When she let go of him, he set the CDs on the kitchen counter.

"'Pink Friday', 'Discovery', 'Beyoncé Greatest Hits'," Sasha read the names of the albums aloud. "'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'? What the hell is this?"

"No way Jean, you brought Kanye West?" Connie said as he picked up the CD. Surprisingly, Connie was a fan of Kanye.

"Yep. Anything for my bro," Jean said. "Historia, where can I put this?" He held up the present he brought. Historia pointed over to the dining table where the other presents were. After Jean put up his present, he got to work helping Connie blow the balloons.

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Originally it was supposed to be small together, but with people inviting their friends and whatnot, it became an actual party.

By 9:00 people filled the house, some people outside in the backyard, some in the house, some chatting, and some dancing. Connie was getting the most attention, with party hats being strapped to his head and getting random kisses from girls.

Mikasa and Annie showed up at around 9:35, with Mikasa dressed in a striped red and black sweater and a black skirt while Annie had on a loose "Kill Bill" shirt with blue low rise jeans. "Does Connie even know this many people?" Annie said, looking at the multiple cars in the driveway. Mikasa shrugged her shoulders and said, "Who knows? I didn't know he watched 'Intervention' so there's a good chance he knows the whole campus."

When the girls walked in, there was chaos. Eminem was blasting from the speakers, drunk college students were stuffing their mouths with pizza, and people making out in corners. Ymir waved Mikasa and Annie over to where her and Historia were at the dining table.

"Hey guys! Thanks for coming," Ymir said when Annie and Mikasa walked over. "Also excuse my fiancée here, she's just annoyed about the drunkards."

"I'm not annoyed, I'm just confused where all of these people came from," Historia huffed. She crossed her arms over her white ruffled blouse. "I don't mean to be offensive, but there is no way Connie knows all of these people. That girl doesn't even go to the university!"

She pointed at a girl with long pitch black hair and a mole under her left eye.

Ymir shrugged her shoulders and took a sip from her drink. "Just put your present on the table and enjoy the party." she said to Mikasa and Annie.

Eren and Armin showed up around 10:36.

Eren had his hair pulled back in a bun and wore slightly baggy jeans and a "Metal Gear Solid" t-shirt with a black flannel. Armin had on a white sweater with a blue and red collared shirt underneath and some blue jeans to match.

After putting up their presents, Armin saw Annie and was off. Leaving Eren to his own devices.

"Ereh! Wassup bro," Reiner slurred as he stumbled over to Eren. He had his arm wrapped around a girl's shoulder. Eren scowled at Reiner while covering his nose.

"How the hell are you already drunk?" Eren shouted over the blasting music. Reiner shrugged his shoulders like a cartoon character, "I haven' hada good drink ina while. Alsa, here," he tossed Eren a small clear bag with a couple of pills inside. "You look stressed, my guy. Aight, see ya soon," Reiner walked off and started kissing the girl. Molly, Eren thought as he looked at the bag. He shoved it in his pocket and went upstairs.

Meanwhile, Mikasa was pushing through the crowd looking for Connie. He was in the backyard laughing with some friends, surprisingly sober. "Hey Connie, um, where's your bathroom?" Mikasa asked as she got to him. "Oh, It's just upstairs at the end of the hall on the right. You alright?" he asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." That was a lie. Either two things were going to happen when she got to the bathroom, vomit or a menstrual cycle.

Following Connie's directions, Mikasa walked up the stairs and went to the end of the hall and rushed into the bathroom. Across the hall, however, was none other than Eren. Lying on the floor in the game room by himself. He pulled out his phone and called Zeke. Ever since the funeral crash, Eren has been trying to contact his brother asking about how he's been doing. The phone rang for a while until,

Hey, it's Zeke. Sorry I can't call at the moment so just send a text or leave a voicemail. Your choice.

Fuck.