Heartbeat (Eremin)

Indio

Indio- Matt Mays

"Do you want the bed or the floor?"
The fact that Eren was even asking told Armin that he was starting to understand how Armin worked when it came to receiving help.
"I'll take the floor." He answered without hesitation.
"I'll go get you some blankets and stuff." Eren left the room and Armin alone to explore his personal space.
It wasn't much but there were a lot of packing boxes in the corner.
Armin sat down on Eren's bed and swung his legs back and forth nervously. Looking back, he didn't think he had ever had a sleepover before. Eren had probably done this tons of times. Or did boys do this kind of thing?
"I brought you a soda." Eren walked back into his room, arms full of blankets. He had a can of pop in each hand. Armin took them both while Eren set up a temporary bed for him.
"Do you need to take a shower or anything?" He asked.
"Um...yeah, actually..." Armin admitted.
"I'll show you to the bathroom when we finish our drinks."
"What do we do in the meantime?"
"I dunno..."
Armin had always pictured sleepovers as crazy all nighters full of goofing off and scary movies. But he guessed that was just a girl thing. Eren looked awkward, like he didn't know how to entertain the blond.
"Want to chat?" Armin handed Eren his drink as he sat on the bed next to his friend.
"About what?"
"I don't know. Anything, really." The blond shrugged.
"Do you have any pets?" Eren asked.
"We have a couple chickens if that counts."
"We had a dog at one point, but mom was allergic so we had to get rid of him." Eren kicked at the floorboards beneath him.
"Was she a good mom?"
"She was the best mom. I just took her for granted a lot." The brunet looked down at the can in his hands.
"I know how you feel." Armin placed his hand on Eren's knee.
"Hey, Armin?"
"Yeah?"
"How did your parents die?"
Armin took a deep breath. "They were in a car accident."
"My mom was sick. She had a heart condition and my dad was supposed to be the head surgeon but he backed out at the last minute because he got scared." Eren began to shake.
"I'm sorry." Armin didn't really know what to do to make his friend feel better, so he hugged him and hoped for the best.
The two sat in silence after that, just drinking their drinks without a word. When Armin finished, he stood and grabbed his bag.
"I think I'm ready for my shower now."
"I'll show you the way."
Eren set down his empty can and lead him to the bathroom.
"Everything's here. You can use whatever you want. I'd personally recommend Mikasa's body wash. It smells amazing."
"What does it smell like?"
"I dunno. Something fruity!"
"That's totally not a Mikasa thing!"
"I know right!" Eren chuckled.
"What are you boys talking about?" A voice behind them asked.
Eren screamed and Armin pulled him in front of his body like a shield.
"M-m-Mikasa! H-hey! We were just talking about cars and sports and weightlifting. Haha. You know, guy stuff!" Eren and Armin chuckled nervously in sync.
"Whatever." Mikasa sighed and went back to her room.
"We're you using me as a shield?" Eren asked, voice low.
"Uhhh...yeah..." Armin's face went red.
He had expected Eren to be mad but the brunette only grinned. "Feel free to anytime!" He then realized what he had said and turned his head away. "Ummm...just enjoy your shower...or whatever..."
"Yeah..." Armin nodded and slipped through the bathroom door.
What was that? Why was his heart beating so fast?
This couldn't be good.