[Levi / Eren] The Joke

Dared

Four turns, three sets of lockers, and two large oak doors away from the white brick of the main hallway at Maria you'd find a class full of interesting students, one in particular who had just arrived that very day. His messy chocolate locks falling all over the sides of his face and into his eyes. Deciding he knew almost no one yet, he chose to sit in the back -- until he actually walked in, and every head popped up. Principal Pixis scuttled into the room behind the fifteen year old, taking out a paper and looking over it. Shadis, this class's teacher, stood.

"Alright Class... this would be... ah... kid..." He glanced over to the brunette, and the boy's almost emerald-looking eyes widened briefly, and his fluster worsened in realization of the fact he had moved three thousand times at least and had gone through the same process but had forgotten how to function at this moment.

"Eren Jaeger." His accent wasn't too thick, and barely noticeable, but a hint of it was present.

"Class, this is Eren," Shadis started over. The fact that it was the middle of winter, late January, and all the heat was turned off as always, didn't help Eren adjust to the new atmosphere and definitely didn't help make being there any less uncomfortable for him. He noticed a blond kid with blue eyes and nearly screamed. This kid was already completely finished with whatever work they had that class from the looks of it, and they were only three minutes in. It's not that Eren himself was stupid, slow, or incompetent, he just definitely could not finish work that quickly. He decided to sit next to this kid. He set his notebooks down on the desk, including one sketchbook. This appeared to be a literature class, given all the books around the room. Great. Eren's second favorite class. Pixis gave the boy the sheet he was reading before heading out the door, then making his way back to his office. According to the paper, which just so happened to be Eren's glorious schedule, this class actually was science. Not bad for a first-period class. Actually, Eren loved science. Third favorite, by far. His next class was history... sigh... followed by Art, which made him very happy. Then came lunch -- thank god for that -- and a locker break. After all of those were literature, and math -- his most hated class.

Over the course of the next few weeks, Eren became friends with the blond he'd sat next to -- which he found out was named Armin -- and several others. They were all a bit taller than him, aside from Armin and one bald kid named Connie. One had a strange-looking face... animalistic, if he was to say. Maybe a horse? His name was Jean -- he was French... and annoying. But overall nice... most of the time. A tall, masculine blond by the name of Reiner also befriended Eren. He seemed to be a huge pervert towards the girls, but Eren only assumed it was to hide the fact he could've been gay. Eren being a traveler, and meeting many different kinds of people from all over the world, he was very perceptive. He also learned that there was a student, named Levi Ackerman, considered the most dangerous student in the school. He wasn't a bad kid or anything, just snapped quickly and had too much strength than he knew what to do with -- minding the fact he was somewhat short. He had short, raven hair, with an undercut, and pale skin -- not that Eren could say anything... he was pretty pale this time of the year. He also realized, this guy apparently had a kill-list... and new kids were on it, or maybe it was just him.

What happened was, Eren was arguing with Jean about something stupid, and Jean had to sit next to Levi the entire class. It was "Eren's fault," the teacher had claimed, when Jean had begun the whole fiasco by pulling the brunette's shirt up to prove the boy had less muscle. Jean blabber-mouthed Levi's ear off the rest of the class, ranting on and on about Eren. Levi nearly killed him after class, only managed to kick him eighteen times, threw a punch or two as well, before getting pulled away by teachers. Eren got completely knocked out, and was away from school for three days. When he got back, Levi managed to muster up an apology, realizing after the fight that it was a bit excessive. And that, was the moment he started watching, keeping an eye out, for Levi... he was genuinely worried for his own safety at this point. But no one else seemed to notice how they actually began talking, not even themselves. What exactly had Levi been thinking? What had this brunette boy with big green doe eyes and messy hair and pale skin and a busted lip and bruised face done to him? Whatever it was... he regretted it.

After a month of them somewhat becoming friends, Eren had already realized he'd fallen in love -- he was always quick to do so. Maybe that's why his heart was always broken. But as if by miracle, no one realized he actually liked the male. Except for maybe Armin, but Eren was positive, and he knew, he could trust the blond boy with anything he had to get off his chest and would still be accepted.

Though... his lucky streak came crashing down on him within the next few weeks. Eren thought he'd been doing a pretty well done job of keeping his secret down under wraps, but he guessed not after Reiner and Jean had met up with Levi and him for lunch -- by chance they were just at the same restaurant. They were sitting across from each other at the umbrella-covered table outside, since it was starting to warm up, but still was a little cold. Levi somehow had begun to fall for the brunette as well, but swore he'd never say anything. So the fact that Eren had worn a black hoodie with a kitten-like face on the front and "MEOW!" written in big, pastel pink bubble-letters on the back of it wasn't helping Levi think of Eren as any less cute. He'd never admit that either. When Jean and Reiner came and sat at either side of Eren, Levi got a little bit jealous -- Eren was more than a little disappointed, really.

"Hey guys..." Eren mumbled, sipping at the light pink straw in his strawberry milkshake.

"Sup, Eren. Levi," Reiner nodded a bit to show his greetings.

Doing the same as Reiner, Jean mumbled a "Yo," and sighed. Levi got up to throw away the trash and get some tea. The annoying horse-faced male turned to Reiner with a smirk then faced the brunette, grinning even more as he found Eren watching Levi walk back in the store -- some sort of distress or sadness hinted in his eyes.

"So... Eren..." Reiner began, startling Eren enough to make him jolt.

"O-Oh sorry... what's up?"

Jean intruded, "I dare ya to ask him out." The doe-eyed boy's large green eyes widened briefly and he faintly gasped.

"Jean! No- I can't..."

"Oh come on..." Reiner's husky voice cut through the thick atmosphere, making Eren cringe some. "We know that you like him. Just do it!"

"Guys..." Eren's tone softened some as he looked down, his soft hands fidgeting in his lap, his legs crossed on the metal seat. "I do like Levi... but if he rejects me... then what do I do...?" The door opened again and Levi walked back out of it, holding a small paper bag and a plastic cup with Green Tea in it.

"Just do it-" Jean muttered, his expression going blank and bored. Levi sat back down and handed Eren the bag, sipping at his tea with a bland look.

"For you," He mumbled, and Eren smiled.

"Thanks." He sighed... looking down with a dark, obvious blush. "Levi...?"

"Hm?"

"W-Will... you... um.. go out with... me...?" The brunette mumbled. Levi nearly choked on his drink before sitting it on the table.

Coughing up a storm, he managed to choke out, "W-Wh-at?"

"Wahh-- Levi are you okay-?!" Eren got up and went over to the male, going around the table. Levi managed to cough his throat clear, and then wiped his mouth on his sleeve -- a bit of his drink having gone off the corner of his lips.

"...Eren."

"Y-Yes...?" Eren awkwardly blinked a few times. Levi pulled him down by his shirt and pressed their lips together. The boy flinched at first, before melting into it, and slipped his arms over the other's shoulders, and wrapped them around his neck. Levi pulled him closer by his waist, then settled his hands at his hips, and kept them there.

Oh what had Eren gotten himself into.