Attack On Titan Fanfiction (Incomplete)

Chapter 24: But You're Cute, So Its Ok

"Ugh, thank God..." Eren huffed as they walked through the door of the art store and into the warm. He sighed in relief and rubbed his numb red nose. "It's November in a few days, I think we've just about finished Autumn..."

"Mmhmm." Levi mumbled, flattening his windswept hair.

"Nooo, don't do that! It looks really good messy!" Eren protested with a pout as he watched Levi smooth it down with his hand.

"No Eren." He said firmly. He looked around at the small art store. "So... what are we doing in here...?" He mumbled in question. Eren shrugged.

"It's got really nice stuff and I knew it would be really warm. Come on." He beckoned Levi and started to walk off. Levi groaned and followed after him. The shopkeeper saw Levi before he saw Eren and frowned. He had come over to keep an eye on him because he looked suspicious wearing his hoodie with his hands in his pockets, looking moody. He saw that he was with Eren and immediately forgot his previous worries.

"Eren!" He said with a smile. He was a middle aged man with a short crop of brown hair and stubble, with bright blue eyes. He beamed at the teen. He was about Eren's height and Levi shifted uncomfortably as he was suddenly sandwiched between the two in the small aisle they were in. Eren smiled in return.

"Hello Sir!"

"How are you? Who's your friend?"

"I'm fine, how are you? Oh, this is Levi. We're room-mates." Eren said, gesturing at Levi who grunted in agreement.

"I'm fine thank you Eren. Hello Levi." They stood in silence and Eren watched Levi expectantly.

"Oh, hi..." Levi murmured after a short while.

"Nice to meet you." The man offered him his hand. It was covered in peeling dried paint. Levi grimaced ever so slightly but it was barely noticeable and gingerly took his hand, shaking it. He hastily pulled his hand back when the man let it go and he turned to Eren with a grimace. He didn't put his hand back in his pocket. The man saw the face Levi pulled and didn't look very impressed but kept quiet about it.

"Were you just looking or are you buying anything today?"

"We just came to look and get warm, it's really cold outside." Eren said. Levi looked really uncomfortable being around someone he didn't know, now ith much on his hand, so Eren moved to the side slightly. "Um, I know you needed some... paints, Levi. I'll meet you there in a sec?" Eren looked at Levi and his eyes flashed slightly to show he should play along.

"Yeah... I'd better go do that, how could I forget." Levi glared at him before heading past him and going round the corner. The man watched him go a bit worriedly.

"He won't steal anything will he...?" He asked Eren quietly. He didn't like the way Levi seemed to behave and he was quite a paranoid person when it came to younger people. He trusted Eren though, he'd known him since Eren was 8. He had been friends with Eren's parents and always said hello to Eren when he came to look at the art supplies. Sometimes if Eren had been lonely when he was about 12 and was allowed out on his own, Eren would just come here to be with him and Eren would draw behind the counter with him. Not many customers came in here so they would paint together and the man (His name was Mr Freudenberger but that was a bit of a mouthful so Eren just called him Sir) would serve people when he needed to. Even when he was alone he would paint behind the counter, hence the paint on his hands Levi was so reluctant to touch. Eren shook his head.

"No, don't worry, he's just a bit moody." He said quietly.

"A bit?" The man murmured, that was obviously an understatement. "Is he always like that? He was quite rude..."