Aloners

That's How I See You

He gasps and crouches down.

''Erm... look I wasn't tryin' to... ugh, never mind'' I turn my head away and point to the bed. Hope he knows what I mean.

When I turn back to him again, I see him in the furthest corner from me.

''Man...'' I ran a hand through my hair. He really must hate me. But I can't blame him, since I was the one trying to kill him. Good way to go Levi, make the first person I met in years think I would kill them.

''So what's your deal? You really can't speak?'' He seems to try but only winces in pain, so he only nodded.

''Huh. so, what, have you always been mute?'' He shakes his head. He looks up and I could tell it right from his face. 'What's going on?'.

''Hmm...Oh! What an idiot! Sorry, been a while since I've got a guest, I've become a lil' rusty.'' He only raises an eyebrow. God, why is so hard to talk to someone? ''ahem, you can call me Levi, and what can I call you?'' He looks over to me helplessly. Someone kill me already, what is it with this guy and his puppy-dog eyes?!

''Right, can't talk, hmm...'' I think for moment. There must be a paper and pencil somewhere. I look through some boxes and find what I am searching for.

''that should help.'' I give him the two things and he immediately writes down his name. He hands me the paper and it takes me luckily only a little time to make it out.

''Er-een... Eren?'' His face seems to light up and a small smile makes its way on his face. And honestly his name fit's him just perfectly.

''Heh, yeah. I like it. It suits you.'' At that he had a little blush on his face. How did I even get the idea of killing this innocent person? I'm a real asshole, huh? I stared into his beautiful eyes for a while.

''Hey... Um, I'm sorry. About earlier. I thought you were one of them. I never... I never met someone who couldn't talk who wasn't one of them, you know?'' He titles his head a little to the side in question and then makes a really conflicted expression.

Grrrrrrrrrrnnnnghhh

''..... Was... that your stomach?'' wow that was loud. ''oh, I get it. You want bed and breakfast, do ya?'' he looks down, with a crimson red face. I can't help but laugh at his reaction. How long has it been since I had so much fun?

'' Well, there are worse noises you could make. Gimme a sec.... Let it never be said that your ol' pal Levi is an ungracious host.'' What does he like to eat? Looking for something that he would like, I pull out a can of some kind of meat stuff and throw it to him.

''dig in.'' He shoots me a look and holds up the can.

'' Oh! Right, shit, sorry'' Ugh, he must really think I am an idiot now. Grabbing my knife, I take the can from his hands and open it for him. As soon as I give him the can back, he starts shoving chunks of the meat into his mouth.

''... Daaamn. You must have been pretty hungry, huh?'' normally I would be disgusted but something about this brat is different. ''Tch. Are you satisfied now?'' His look says it all and I can only smirk at that, I grab another can of fruits, open it and hand it to him. Just watching him wolf down the apricots is somehow really amusing.

'' Okay, babe, that's gotta be the last one for now. These things don't just grow on trees.'' And then my goddamn deep thinking mind strikes again

''... Or do they? I mean, I guess they did once? Or did they come out of the ground? Like potatoes, right? '' when I look back up to him, he is hunched over and has his eyes closed.