Missing Keys

Chapter 3

They stood still on the sidewalk just looking at each other. Both of them had emotions building up inside of them.

"This sucks." Eren said and Armin nodded. "This could be for the best of us in a way." Armin said in a uplifting voice

"How can this be a good thing!"

"Eren... Let me finish."

"Okay..."

"If we did go to the same school and we were in the same class then we might cause each other not to focus that well. Plus you'll have time to hang out with your other friends!" Armin said putting on a unconvincing smile.

You're my only friend.

"Well that is true, but we won't be able to spend a lot of time with each other.

"We can hang out after school. Everything will be fine, lets try not to let school drive us apart."

The look on Armin's face made everything he said a lie. He knows, Eren knows, that school is going to change their relationship a lot.

But Eren won't allow that. He just won't.

"Maybe you can move to my sch---"

"I can't. Please don't ask why, it's for personal reasons..."

"Oh. Okay then... Should we continue walking."

"Yeah." Armin said and walked beside Eren until they reached his house. Armin went up to the door and before going inside Eren asked, "you wanna hang out this Friday?"

Armin gave him a sad look and shook his head "I can't, Sorry. bye Eren."

The walk home for Eren was cold. It wasn't cold out, in fact it was hot out. Eren felt cold.

Eren sat with Mikasa in the living room drawing while she read her book. Lines on the paper became darker and darker every time Eren went over them, today he was drawing Mikasa who laid on the couch resting her head on the armrest and holding her book up to read.

"Has Armin called you lately?" Mikasa asked and flipped her page "Nope, I've tried calling but no answer."

"Kalura said something about his parents going on a trip for a few months or something. He's probably spending time with them before they leave."

"Oh."

"You'll probably see him soon so don't worry."

"Anyway, are you gonna come to my recital tomorrow?" Mikasa asked turning her head to look at Eren. "I kinda have to..." Mikasa smiled "I thought so." She said and looked back at her book "Wear something nice. When I mean by that I mean not your sweaty t-shirt that hasn't been washed since the first day of summer."

"What makes you think those are the only shirts I have." Eren growled "It's because I've been doing the laundry for the past month and I still haven't seen any of your shirts go in the wash." She replied sounding in-matter-of-fact.

"And your point is?"

"Wash your nicest shirt."

"Why?"

"Just cause."

Eren looked at her closely and realized that she wore a soft smile on her face.

The theatre was pact. Luckily for Eren and his mother, their seats were in the second row. Perfect seats in Kalura's opinion while Eren really didn't care, he's been to many recitals in the past year and yet this was the one Mikasa wanted him to look nice for.

4 kids kids went on before Mikasa went into the stage. She wore a white dress and had her hair up in a ponytail. Before she started Mikasa smiled at the crowd and started to play. "This is the best I've ever heard her play." Kalura whispered to Eren "Yeah." He agreed. After she finished her song she bowed and the crowed applaud and Mikasa then walked off the stage. After 5 kids went into the stage it was announced that Armin Arlert would take the stage. Even from just hearing his name Eren smiled and he smiled even more when Armin walked onto the stage wearing a blue shirt and a white vest. He sat down at the piano on the stage and started to play. After a minute in of the song Eren realized that he was playing Für Elise. When they hung out Armin would sometimes play the piano for Eren and often Armin would play Für Elise because Armin knew that Eren liked it.