BEFORE US

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Your eyebrow raised up to the air as you studied her question. If she didn't pick you up, then who did? "Wait, then who did?" You asked Sasha as you became more curious as time passed by.

"It was Eren!" Sasha said as he leaped out of her chair, like her world has been lighten up. "Wait, what?" You audibly gasped as you heard the words, "Eren" leap out of her mouth. Staring at Sasha totally confused and absolutely flabbergasted by his sudden actions, you began to wonder if that really happened. Lucky for you, you were too drunk to remember a single thing that occurred, other than the fight that just now popped up in your book of memories.

"Don't you remember? Eren said you gave him your keys to unlock the door for you." Sasha said as she looked over to you confused. You were still in utter shock, as if you would've ever done something like this in your life. The thought of Eren picking you up was out of the ordinary for him. I mean, the two of you weren't close enough to be friends, nor weren't you close enough to just leave one another drunk stranded at some random house party. The curiosity of it all makes you wonder deeply about what actually happened. "No, I don't remember." You said, "I'll go ask him—"

Sasha shot up from her seat, her hands waving in protest. "Are you crazy? You don't just go ask a guy about what happened when you were drunk! That just ruins the whole chemistry behind it all!" She exclaimed as her voice was filled with thrill, as if she was living in a fantasy world. You, on the other hand, were firmly grounded in reality. "There is no chemistry between us," You spoke. "I'm going to go sort whatever happened, and make sure it never happens again!" You declared as you stormed out of Sasha's room, and gathered your thoughts and belongings as you headed out to Rose Hall.

You swung your front door open, as you had one thing in mind. The swiftness of your shoes kicking through the hallway as you debates on whether you should take the stairs or not, you decided to walk up since it was quicker. Each step spoke of loud thuds as you kept on moving your knees up and down. Reaching to the second row of stairs, you bumped your head into a pillar, wincing in pain, the pillar grew a pair of hands. "Watch where you're going." Eren growled out as his palm was placed on your forehead, pushing you further away from him.

You snapped back at Eren, you annoyance was evident as you spoke. "Maybe you should watch where you're standing." Your voice was as sharp as a blade. "And also," You begun. "Were you the one who took me home when I was drunk last night?" You questioned him as you had no time nor effort to create small talk with him.

Eren looked at you puzzled for a second, but quickly realized what you just said. "Oh, yeah. I did." Eren said as his tone was filled with genuine emotion and sincerity. "Oh, thanks." You said as you were about to leave as you got the answer you wanted. "Wait." Eren's voice echoed from behind you, making you roll your eyes at the sound of his voice. You turned around as you looked at his gaze.

"You have tutoring today." Eren said as he leaned over to the railings of the stairs, staring blankly at you like a college professor. You rolled your eyes once again as he reminded you that you in fact had tutoring with him, but you were too hungover to process any information. "I'm too hungover." You said as you tried to plead your case. Eren regarded your pleading statement with a mix of skepticism and disappointment. "Being hungover doesn't give you an excuse you from your responsibilities." He stated bluntly, sliding his hands into his pockets. "Tutoring you is mandatory for both me and you. I don't care if you're hungover." Eren said as he glared at you, holding in his anger from bursting out him.

You protested against him more, exhausted of his lack of sympathy. "But I can't concentrate like this! I'm too hungover to focus on anything right now." You whined out, desperately attempting to make you understand your frustration. Eren's expression remained silent and unsympathetic. "I don't care. You chose to drink irresponsibly, now you have to deal with the consequences to your actions." Your frustration mounted as it became increasingly apparent that Eren was unstoppable. "Can't you just give me a break, just this once?" You pleaded as your voice tingled with desperation.

Eren deeply sighed as he pinched his temple with his fingers, clearly agitated by your pleads and whines. "Yeah, well maybe don't fucking drink like you're a single mother living paycheck to paycheck." Eren went off, "You know what, fine then. Don't come crying to me when your grade drops." Eren said as he storms off downstairs to where he was originally going to, leaving you speechless without a word flapping out of your mouth. Yet, you couldn't deny that you were a bit relieved as he dropped your tutoring session. It gave you a bit more time to go back to bed and relax your brain before you went back to your school life. Coming to a conclusion on if Eren left the premises, you skipped your way downstairs and to your dorm room for a chance to sleep. As you went to your dorm room, you inserted the key inside the keyhole and pushed the door open. Walking inside your bedroom, you saw Eren lying down on your bed with a book in his hand, as he was reading it.