My Parents, My Love (Armin Arlert x Male Reader)

Chapter 4

I hate that I haven't updated in so long. I wouldn't be surprised if you guys were mad at me. But I'm back so please enjoy!!

Once again an alarm clock wakes me up. I don't want to open my eyes because I don't want to face yesterday again. I feel something move behind me on the bed. I turn over and see a sleeping Armin. He looks so cute when he sleeps. I poke his nose lightly and his eyes open sleepily. Armin smiles at me. My face feels so hot right now. He seems to have that power over me. "We should get ready for school, it's only Tuesday you know," I thought yesterday was Friday. That's so unfair. Armin gets up, taking all the warmth with him. I look over and he throws some clothes at me. "They'll be too big," I pout. He just shrugs his shoulders.

We walk to school today. Armin doesn't live to far from it so why not. I say my farewell to him until homeroom and run to my locker. As I reach my locker realization hits, if Armin and I did said sexual interactions, does that mean we're a couple? I'll just leave the thought alone, it was probably just a one time thing anyway. This thought makes me a little sad but I brush it off.

Once I reach class, I take my usual spot beside Armin. He seems on edge, did I do something wrong? No, no it's probably nothing, pay attention to class, we don't want to make another scene... I sit down as the bell rings and our teacher, Mr. Ackerman, walks in with Eren following close behind. Hmmm... seems like Eren got in trouble again... Or he spent the night with - no. That thought should just dissipate into the nearby air and never appear again. Ever.

Of course it's math class, the school system thinks it can force youth, whom of which are already fighting their biological clock, to think early in the morning. I don't have a problem with it, I actually love math... but some don't so... Seems like we'll have a longer feeling class today though because Jean gets bored in math and shoots spitballs at Eren. Eren is a prime example of teens fighting their biological clocks, he couldn't stop falling asleep! At least have enough respect for the teacher to stand your book up so we don't need to see you sleeping in class.

Alas! My final class is over and I can leave school. The day felt really long today for some reason. As I walk to my locker the realization hits, I have to go home. The place that inhabits the lifeless corpse formally known as my mother, the smell of blood most likely having traveled through the house by now. The unfortunate truth, I have to go there. I have to. I'm just about to close my locker when Armin shuts it for me, leaning in close, "Ready?" He asks sincerely. "Actually Armin, I think I'm going to go home tonight. You can come if you want, but you don't have to," I really want him to come and when Armin nods to tell me he will, I have a wave of relief go over me. Everything he does for me and really anything in general just makes me fall deeper in love with him. He pulls his phone out to call his parents and let them know of his whereabouts for the evening. Instinctively I pull my phone out to let my mom know that Armin will be coming over, but reality kicks in and my head, heart and being sink to the bottom of the emotion ocean. A wave of sadness appears across my face as we walk outside the school. Armin finishes his phone call and looks at me, with sad eyes he pulls me close and hugs me tightly. As he releases me, he grabs my tiny hand and we walk to my house.