Midnight thoughts A ereri fanfic

Chapter 4; exhaustion

Darkness. It was everywhere. It was quiet. There was absolutely no sound. I was cold. I was at peace. I couldn't see anything. But at the same time, something felt wrong. My whole body was stiff as a board. I couldn't move. The darkness' arms were tightly wrapped around me, not allowing me any movement. Suddenly, I was falling through the dark abyss of nothingness. Dread poured through every pore of my body as I fell. I wanted to scream but my chest barely let any air flow through my lungs. I wanted it to stop. There was a flash of white light in the midst of the darkness. I tried to reach out and catch some of the light's warmth, but before I could even try to extend my arm completely, the light dissapeared. And I was once again plunged in total darkness. I was alone. I was cold. I could hear the dreadful, cold, omnious whispers of my conscious. I felt toe curling fear, from deep inside of my soul. I was nearing the end. Something curled around my limbs, making me want to scream. Suddenly, the darkness dissapated slightly, and I saw two faces looking down at me. Two faces I knew all too well. They held onto my arms, preventing me from falling any further. I sighed and smiled at them, tears of joys falling down my cheeks. But then, I saw they're hate-filled glares. I sent them a pleading stare, shaking my head at them but they only smiled  maliciously at me and let go. I could finally see what I was falling back into. I screamed as I fell onto the sharp looking rocks jutting out of the darkness, they're sharp edges cutting through my chest and killing me instantly.

I woke up with a gasp. I tumbled out of the sweaty sheets and ran to the bathroom. I kneeled in front of the toilet and vomited all my dinner. My body was trembling and I could barely stand when I had finished. My mouth tasted bitter. I heaved a heavy sigh, trying to calm down my breathing. My heart was beating so hard, I felt like it was going to jump out of my chest at any moment. I flushed the toilet with a trembling hand. I lifted my weak body from the cold bathroom floor and slowly walked back into my room. I was tired. Scratch that, I was exhausted. I checked the time on my phone. It was 5 already, and I had only slept an hour. I sighed, knowing I wouldn't be able to even move I decided I would call the school and tell them I was sick. But I would do that later, seeing as there was probably no one in school at this hour of the morning. I just lay there, still for what seemed like hours, trying to get some more sleep. In the end, I gave up and stood from my bed. I felt a little stronger now, after the initial shock of the nightmare had past. My clothes from last night still covered my body but, I was too lazy to take them off. I walked slowly down the stairs and made my way to the kitchen, my stomach growling. I poured myself some stale cereal in a bowl and ate it distastefuly. I heard Mikasa walking down the stairs in a hurry.

"Levi! We're gonna be--" She stopped and looked at me, grimacing as she saw the dark violet bags under my eyes. "oh wow, you look like shit... Tough night?" Mikasa asked.

I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, I'm not going to school today. You can go ahead and take the car. But be careful, okay?" I said, my voice still heavy from sleep.

Mikasa looked at me with concern."Okay... Just try to get some sleep, you look horrible." She walked over to me and hugged me tightly as a goodbye.

When the door closed, I sat there, in silence for a few minutes. Then, I made my way to the kitchen's sink and washed the dishes. I didn't feel like sleeping. So, instead, I took out my cleaning suplies and went straight to work.

                                                                                     * Le time skip *

          I moved slowly up the stairs and into my room, my legs burning. I had cleaned and scrubbed up until the smallest of crevices of my house. And now, I was more than exhausted, my legs wheighing me down. I took off my clothes and took a quick, warm shower. I sighed as the water's warmth relaxed my sore muscles. I dried myself off and put on some comfy clothes. I settled under the coldness of my covers, grimacing. But I only curled up to my side and just...layed there. My eyes felt heavy, but something was keeping me awake. I sighed. I closed my eyes. I was finally drifting off when a loud crash could be heard. I opened them again, but then rolled my eyes. I didn't care anymore. If it was some kind of burgelar trying to kill me, I honestly didn't give a shit anymore. Mikasa could live on without me, she was independent enough, she didn't need me. Of course she would be a little sad at first, but she would live on. My bedroom's door opened, a streak of light from the hallway falling on my face. I squinted my eyes, slowly adjusting them to the light. Who I saw at the doorway surprised me. It was Eren, he looked awkward, holding a few notebooks and papers in his arms while standing on the doorway. He made his way inside the room and silently put the stack of homework on my desk, thinking I was asleep. He then paused and turned, as if remembering something. He walked to the side of my bed and touched my cold forehead with his warm hand. Mmm. He was deliciously warm.

"Eren, could you do me a favor?" I whispered, making him jump with the sudden sound of my voice. He looked at me with wide eyes.

"L-levi! You're a-awake!" He said, surprised then he scrunched up his eyebrows in confusion." A favor?"

"Yes, a favor. Could you pleasetry to not get mad at me later?" I whispered back.

He made a very cute confused face. "Mad? Why would I--Ahhh" He squeaked in surprise as I took his hand and pulled him into bed with me.

I curled up to his warm being and sighed contently.

"W-what? L-levi, w-what are y-you--" I groaned, cutting off his sentence.

"Shut up and let me sleep." I said, half-heartedly annoyed at his stuttering, soft, warm voice.

He finally shut up and I finally fell asleep. And for once, the darkness didn't claw its hurtful jaws into me. I was once and for all at peace.

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Hey people! sorry I didn't update last week... Anyways, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! Hope you have a spooky night!!

Dearly, Author. :)

Ps; Probably no one really reads these so, yeah... I'll still write them anyways though, for the ones who actually care about what I have to say :P

PPS; Please point out any mistakes. Thanks.