The New Kid

Chapter 17

Eren groaned in pain as he slowly opened his eyes. He tried a few times until they finally stayed up. He looked around and found himself in what looked to be a hospital room. "Mm...." He grabbed his head in pain.

"Eren?" He heard a voice say. He looked over and found Mikasa and Christa in the doorway. They walked in and over to him. Mikasa sat down in the chair next to the bed. "How are you feeling?" He asked. Eren held his head. "My head.... It hurts..."

Mikasa nodded. "It's gonna, you were kicked. You're luck a concussion is all you have and that it's not amnesia or anything."

"Oh..." Eren said.

"What happened?" Christa asked, walking up to the bed. Eren bit his lip gently. "These jocks attacked me..." Mikasa's eyes widened. "What?! Why?!"

"Because... I'm dating Levi." Mikasa stared at him, eyes wide. "What.....? Eren... Why? I told you not to."

Christa left the room, deciding to leave the two brothers alone to talk with each other. "I know you did, Mikasa, but I like him. I really, really like him. And I'm gonna be with him no matter what you say. I'm sorry." Mikasa silently listened.

They oth sat there a moment in silence. Mikasa looked away from Eren and wouldn't look back at him. Eren frowned, a little hurt, but watched quietly. "I don't want you to grow up..." Mikasa said quietly. "What? What do you mean?" Eren said, confused.

"You're growing up... Soon you'll be getting your permt. You'll drive places, meet new people, fall in love, and move away. You won't need me anymore. You'll forget about me."

"Mikasa, you're my big brother. I would never just forget you. I love you. You've always been there for me, and you took me in when mom and dad died, when you could have put me inn a foster home and moved on with your life. You gave it up for me, how culd I just move away and for you?" Eren said, sitting up carefully.

"I dont know... I just worry..." Mikasa said. "And then you met Levi. You two went to the party and got in trouble. I got scared becuase if the cops wanted to, they could take you away and put you in a foster home. I didn't want that to happen. And you two were getting so close, I worried you two would fall in love." Mikasa looked down.

Eren wrapped his arms around Mikasa and pulled him into a hug, burrying his face into his chest. Mikasa wrapped his arms around Eren and held him close. "I love you, little brother..." Mikasa mumbled into his hair. "I love you, too, big brother." Eren said into his chest. "And you don't have to worry about losing me. I'll always be your little brother and here for you. And even Levi will be. And Christa. We're all here for you."

"I know... I know you are...." Eren kept his face in his brothers chest, hugging him. They stayed like that for a while before a nurse came in with Eren's dinner. She set the food on a little table that hung over the bed so when he laid down, the table would hang above him. She did a few checks on him before saying, "Alright, everything seems to be fine. He'll probably have a few headaches, but if he takes some painkillers, he should be fine. We're gonna keep him overnight, but he can go home tomorrow afternoon. I recommend keeping him home from school for a few days, though."

Mikasa nodded. "Ok, thank you." She nodded and rose the bed up so Eren was sitting up before leaving the room. Christa walked in. "Hey, my mom's here to pick me up." She said. Mikasa and Eren looked over. "Aw, ok." Eren held his arms out for a hug. Christa laughed and walked over, giving him a gentle hug. She kisses his cheek, said goodbye to Mikasa, then left the room, leaving the two brother's alone once more.

Eren ate his dinner and noticed that Mikasa was just leaning back in the chair, looking at the TV. "Aren't you hungry?" He asked him. "Oh, yeah. I am." Mikasa said, looking over at his younger brother. Eren giggled and scooped some of his food up and held it to Mikasa's mouth. "Open up!" He said happily. Mikasa chuckled and did as ordered, opening his mouth and allowing the food to be put in. He closed his mouth and Eren pulled the fork our of his mouth, allowing Mikasa to chew. And that's how they spent their night.