The PBC

Chapter 30

Eren sighed as he sat at the lunch table the following Monday. Levi was irritated.

"It's not your fucking fault that bitch-"

"I know!" Eren said, a little snappy. "Sorry. But I already know. There's nothing I can do."

"Ignore her, do it anyways. Rebel." Levi said, and it was sad how serious he was about it because Eren flat out laughed.

"Right. Do you know what happened last time I did that? Military boot camp at home all summer. You wouldn't think a parent would do that to a ten year old, but when I began to bitch, I got the 'boys younger than you had worked on the farm with their fathers and never got farther than a second grade education if they were lucky, and that was their life from before dawn till the day's work was done.' When I asked dad if it was true, I got my ass handed to me." Levi couldn't help the amused snort that came from hearing this.

"Why the fuck would your father do that?" Eren stared at Levi for a minute.

"He didn't, my mom did."

"What, she a military brat?" Eren's eye twitched.

"Watch it. And no, I'm the military brat." Levi's eyebrow quirked.

"So your mom's in the military?" Eren nodded.

"Proud marine." Levi made a note to himself with this information. Do not piss off Mrs. Jaeger. "But she was able to retire and settle down. She did enough service to get an honorable discharge. There was actually an accident where she was stationed that killed most of the soldiers there, and she managed to get three out with minimum damage and two with severe. So yeah, she's done enough for our country, and now she's a happy housewife."

"Marine turned housewife?" Levi snickered a little. "Right." Eren shrugged.

"It's true. And I wouldn't have it any other way." Eren smiled fondly. Even though he got in tons of trouble, he still loved his mom dearly. But Eren's smile faded when something flashed in Levi's eyes. "Hey, what's wrong?" He asked carefully, knowing full well that Levi may be opening up to his friends, but he still hadn't done much for Eren.

"I don't get why the fuck you're so attached to her." Eren was about to say something, but for once did the smart thing and thought first.

From what he's gathered, Levi never knew his mother, and none of the step mother's stayed long enough for him to become attached too. He never had felt a mother's love, and since mother's are usually the nurturers, and teach children how to love for the most part. Without that figure in his life, Levi never learned how to love. And with his father getting married once every other month, he wouldn't be ABLE to understand or believe in love because love was never shown. You got married for sex, you dated for sex, and when you got bored you moved on. That's the life he was raised in. And the thought of that hurt. It hurt so much.

"Brat? What the fuck are you crying for?" Eren didn't even notice that he had teared up until Levi pointed it out, and when the older male did, Eren threw his arms around his boyfriend and pulled him close.

"Ich liebe dich." Eren said, then smiled lightly. "And it's over something stupid, don't worry." Levi cocked an eyebrow.

"You gonna share with the class?" Levi asked. Eren shook his head.

"It'll piss you off." Eren said. Levi looked like he wanted to push, but decided not to when Eren flashed him a bright smile and pecked his cheek. "So what's up for this weekend?" Levi groaned.

"Meeting Dad's new fuck." Eren groaned as well.

"Why am I not surprised?" Eren said. Levi shrugged as he leaned back.

"Fuck my life." Levi said. "And you aren't there to translate their bullshit if they speak a different language." Eren hummed. "So, when the fuck are you letting go?" Eren retracted from Levi and gave a few nervous chuckles.

"Sorry about that." Eren said as he scratched the back of his neck. Levi wasn't sure if the apology was for not joining in the junior's hell, or for clinging slightly. Either way, the ravenet accepted it.