Pen-Pals \\Ereri//

9

It was loud; that was all Levi could think about as he walked through the house. He shoved his hands in his pockets as he searched for someone he knew, and when he finally spotted Farlan he let out the breath he hadn't realized he was holding.

"Levi!" Farlan called him over to where he and Izzy stood. Izzy was a close friend of Levi's too, they'd met because she's Farlan's cousin. She was sitting on top of the dining room table with a bong in her lap and an overflowing grinder next to her. She was mid-hit when Levi came over, and she waved at the older boy before snapping the ash through. She grinned at Levi as she blew out the smoke, and Levi nodded in acknowledgement.

"You look ripped as fuck." Farlan laughed at his redhead cousin, and Levi chuckled. "Oh, Levi! I rolled this just for you." Farlan grinned and handed over a joint to Levi, who grinned at his taller friend.

"You're the best." Levi put the joint in his mouth and pulled out a lighter, then puffed on it till it was burning just right. "Are there any drinks?" Levi asked, and Izzy nodded. She pointed to the kitchen, and Levi entered the large room through the archway that'd been built connecting it to the dining room.

"Bring me back a beer!" Izzy shouted after him, and Levi chuckled. Although she'd just turned 16, she was able to keep up with Levi and his friends.

Levi opened the fridge and was quite happy to see that it was full of alcohol, and he took a bottle of beer for Izzy and a bottle of rum to mix his own drink. He poured majority of rum into the cup, then finished it off with a small bit of Coke. He picked the cup and bottle up and turned to leave, but his phone buzzed in his pocked. He put the drinks down and took out his phone, and he smiled and took a hit from the joint as he opened the message.

From: Eren
(10:18) hey, are you busy?

Levi was just about to type out a reply, but felt someone standing behind him. He turned and backed away when he saw Erwin, his ex boyfriend, stood there with a stupid look on his face.

"Who's Eren?" He asked Levi with a smirk that made Levi want to hit him. Levi stayed silent, trying to intimidate the blonde. "Your new fuck buddy?"

"Go fucking hang yourself, you piece of shit." Levi was pissed, at least that's what he was telling himself. He was trying his hardest not to cry.

"Don't make you punish you, baby." Erwin was close to him now, he had his empty hand on the small of Levi's back and his lips brushed against the top of Levi's ear.

"What, are you going to rape me again?" Levi's voice was quiet now, and he kept his head down to prevent Erwin from seeing the tears welling in his eyes.

"I don't think you beg for your rapists cum." Levi could hear the fucking smugness in his voice and he wanted to strangle the man till he his face went purple.

"Hey, what's going on in here?" Farlan's voice boomed through the kitchen, and Levi nearly sobbed in relief.

Erwin pulled away from Levi, not before whispering a few harsh words that made Levi feel sick to his stomach. The words echoed in Levi's head as if it was an empty cave, and he took a long drag from the joint he still had.

"You okay man?" Farlan's words brought Levi back to reality, and Levi nodded.

"Let's get fucked." Levi looked up and grinned at Farlan, who mirrored the expression right back at Levi. Levi grabbed the drinks again and held the joint between his lips till he freed up his right hand after giving Izzy her drink.

"You want a hit?" Izzy offered the bong to Levi, who passed his joint to Farlan and gratefully accepted it. After clearing his hit, Levi felt it almost immediately, his head felt clear and his body was light. He grabbed his drink and took a sip, then handed it to Farlan. The joint went to Izzy and Levi took out a pack of cigarettes and tossed them on the table after taking one from the carton. Izzy hummed in appreciation and took one, lighting the smoke with the cherry of the joint. Levi lit his while he watched Farlan snap his bowl on the first go, and when he took a drag from his cigarette, he remembered that he hadn't answered Eren.

He look at his phone and his stomach felt like it dropped to his knees when he saw all of the missed messages and phone calls from the boy. The last one made him feel sick, the vague text was the last thing he wanted to see.

From: Eren
(10:24) emergency. i really need your help right now. please