Wherever I Go

Chapter Eighteen

Third Person POV

"Dad...?"

Eren had a surprised look. He hadn't seen his father in years, why now? Grisha swallowed before speaking. "Hey..."

"Why are you here?" Eren asked. He didn't know how to feel at the moment. It felt strange seeing him; the man who left him alone. "Not that I don't want you here... but..."

Grisha moved out of the way so Eren could come in the apartment, and he did. Inside was Levi, who was cleaning their kitchen. "U-um..."

"It was messy." was all that Levi said before he resumed cleaning. A few moments later, Mikasa came over as well, seeing that Levi was there. She just took a seat on the couch, while the two were talking and Levi proceeded to clean up.

"Levi told me about you getting hurt, so I came." Grisha informed his son. "He also said something involving a bullet... disappearing?"

"That..." Eren said, then glanced downwards at his shoulder. He pulled his shirt over so that the skin was visible, without a trace of ever being wounded. "It just healed."

"Well that's obviously not normal." Grisha nervously laughed. "We should get that checked out."

Eren gave a short nod. "I don't think I have all the equipment to be able to scan his body, are there any other doctors in the building?" Grisha asked Levi.

"There's a former scientist." Levi started while he rinses out a wet rag over the sink. "Hange Zoe, apartment four. She's a science teacher now, but she'll probably have what you need."

Grisha gave a nod and then headed for Hange's apartment. While he was gone, Eren looked over to Levi, raising an eyebrow in confusion. "How'd you know my father?"

"I know a lot of people." Levi responded, refusing to say anything else. Eren sighed, then sat down next to Mikasa on the couch. She just gave him a small smile, not knowing what to say. Eren noticed a suitcase sitting close to the door. He must have missed it when he walked in. Was his father planning to stay? he wondered to himself.

A few moments later, Grisha came back, followed by Hange. They were both carrying some equipment. "Ello!" Hange greeted everyone, setting down the equipment on the table. Then she adjusted her glasses.

"Hi Miss Zoe." Eren responded, while Mikasa gave a wave. Levi didn't say anything, he just tended to his own business.

"Please, we're not at school. Call me Hange!" Hange informed with a smile, then looked over at Grisha. "So, what's the situation?"

After informing Hange on Eren's problem, her eyes lit up. "So, he's like a lizard? He can grown back what he loses?! That's so cool!"

Levi almost let out a laugh, but held it in. "A lizard?" Eren questioned.

Hange and Grisha took the equipment, and after Eren took of his shirt and sat on the dining table, they scanned the area where the bullet had been. "So unsanitary..." Levi muttered to himself, seeing Eren sitting on the table.

When they were done, Hange and Grisha were discussing things.

"So... can I like, put my shirt back on? I'm getting cold over here." Eren spoke up after several minutes. He was getting uncomfortable sitting on a table shirtless. Not only that, but Mikasa was still there. He sighed, kicking his feet that were dangling over the table out of boredom.

"Alright." Grisha said, looking at Eren.

"You're being stalked." Hange said.

"What?!" Eren exclaimed, "Stalked?!"