Is This What They Call, Love?

Chapter 12- The Party

Eren's P.O.V.

I was lounging in the living room with my feet swung over the side of the sofa and had my head resting against the other side. I was reading a new book that I had checked out from the library, and was totally engrossed in it. So I didn't hear or see Isabel approach me. Nor was I prepared for the screaming question blasted into my ears.

"Hey, Eren, do you want to go to a party?! It's supposed to be really cool!"

I nearly fell off the couch in shock. Clutching my chest, I felt my heart beating rapidly. I turned to Isabel with an incredulous look and said rather stupidly, "Huh?"

Isabel explained that she had been given permission, for the first time ever, to go to one party by Farlan and Levi. Miraculously. So she decided she would go to the most memorable one because she knew this would be the first and last time she'd be able to go. For obvious reasons.

"Um, not really, Izzy. I'm sorry." I really didn't want to be around drunk idiots or have people constantly invade my personal space.

Isabel pouted and made puppy eyes at me. "Please!" She said, almost to the point of yelling.

"No. And put those puppy eyes away! Don't test me!" I said glaring slightly..

Apparently a simple "no" wasn't going to cut it, as I would soon find out. Because for the next week, that's all she would talk about.

"Levi-aniki! Eren said she won't go! Please tell her to go!"

"Farlan! Help me! Eren refuses to go to the party with me!"

Of course, they sided with me. They didn't want to go, and they weren't about to abandon me in my time of need.

So since this tactic clearly wasn't working, Isabel moved to guilt tripping.

"Eren, what if I get kidnapped? Then it would be your fault because you weren't there to save me!"

I didn't blame Isabel for the gut-wrenching sadness that enveloped me with her words. She had no idea about my past. So I let it slide.

"What if I accidentally drink some alcohol? Then I'll get drunk, and I'll drive home like that and maybe die! Or even worse, kill someone else along with me!"

I wasn't about to fall for this. Though, it was getting on my nerves. Again, she moved to yet another tactic: annoy me to death until I cede my stubbornness.

"Eren."

"Eren."

"Go to the party."

"Eren."

"Eren!"

"Please go to the party!"

I had it up to here, so I locked myself in my room and hid in the bathroom with my music blasting because Isabel shouted through my door.

She apparently really wanted me to go because she went at it for hours. That girl had stamina, I'll give her that.

Eventually, I came downstairs to get some food. I crept down the stairs, peeked around corners and down the long hallways for any sign of her. Tip toeing, sneaking, and being extra cautious, I finally found myself in the kitchen with no sight of Isabel.

Good, she's not here-

"Eren! Go to the party with me!" Isabel screamed, running through the door.

"EEEEEEEK!"

I grabbed an apple with cat-like speed and bolted out the door, Isabel hot on my heels. I raced through hallway after hallway, but she was relentless. I dodged several maids, always calling an apology over my shoulder. Just then, I saw my savior ahead of me.