School Troubles [Ereri]

Chapter 4

Levi rolled over in his bed and pulled the blanket up to cover his shoulder again. It was Saturday, probably around five, maybe six, in the morning and he was already awake. Over the holidays Levi could sleep the day away, but during the school term, he was so used to getting up at five in the morning that he woke up early over the weekend as well.

But he definitely wasn't a morning person by choice and just because he wakes up early doesn't mean that he also has to get up early. He made himself comfortable beneath his soft sheets and drifted in and out of sleep a few times until he couldn't stand his bed anymore. The rest of the dorm has started waking up as well. Typical sounds like the talking and laughing of boys started filling the diminishing silence as more and more boys made their way down to the cafeteria.

Levi rolled over again and looked over at Brandon's bed. The buffoon was half under his blanket and half on top of it. Now that Levi was looking at him, he could hear the soft snoring he had grown so used to hearing that he managed to faze it out most of the time. He decided to drag himself out of bed instead of analyzing his roommate any further.

A groan came from Levi when he pushed himself up onto his feet. The muscles at the back of his thighs hurt, the sore stiffness making standing unpleasant. He stretched his arms out above his head and bent forwards, all the way down until he touched his toes. On his way down he could feel his sore muscles being stretched out, making them ache a bit more. He crossed his arms and allowed them do hang in front of him. He bounced his torso, standing up a bit before dropping back as low as he could go. He did it a few times to stretch himself out properly before standing up again.

Levi pulled on his slipper socks before walking out of the room. He swung the door shut behind him and briefly wondered if the sound of it shutting woke Brandon up before realizing that he doesn't care. With the amount of times Brandon has woken him up, it was only fair after all.

There was barely a queue for breakfast. The majority of boys got to go home over the weekend, so the dorm was relatively quiet until the busses returned on Sundays. There were three types of sandwiches laid out to choose from for the boys to come get whenever they decide to get out of bed. Levi took three triangles and sat down on at the nearest table. After eating the first two, Levi picked up the mayo and cheese one he had left and ate it while walking to drop his plate off. He looked at the coffee making station with the boiler and mugs, but decided to skip it before heading up to his room.

The clock at the top of the staircase said it was already eight o'clock when Levi arrived back on his floor. He should probably start getting ready if he wanted to be on time to get stood up. Eren was nice to him after they had an awkward encounter in the bathroom, but he didn't join Levi at dinner like he had been doing for the past few days. He probably thought it would be better to steer clear of him. Not that Levi could blame him. To any outsider, his setup with Farlan would be a warning sign. What type of guy encourages someone else to take the person they're sleeping with on a date? Eren is probably confused as shit and Levi couldn't hold it against him.

Regardless of his pessimism, Levi decided to still have fun getting ready for the date. The first thing he did after eating breakfast was go to the bathroom to brush his teeth. He brushed until his mouth was full of froth. He rinsed his mouth and bared his teeth at himself in the mirror before deciding to brush them again. If he missed a spot, his breath would probably smell like stale mayonnaise all day and that was probably the least romantic thing Levi could imagine.

"Sup!" Connor said and slapped his hand on Levi's shoulder. "Glad it's finally the weekend, right?" Levi nodded in agreement as he tapped his toothbrush dry on the edge of the sink and packed it away. "You think we could play with the bald men a bit later today?" He asked and Levi took a moment to decipher what he meant. "Would you mind waiting until after lunch? I have some shit to do first." Connor smiled. "You got that date today, don't you?" Levi smiled a bit and nodded. "Yeah, but it shouldn't take long." Connor laughed some and Levi headed back to his room. "Remember not to go too hard on the newbie!" Connor called after him and Levi called back "We're not doing that!"