Chapter 9- Nightmares

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Levi tossed around in his blankets, sweat covering him and soaking his shirt. "Don't go." He whimpered "Come back." 

He jolted up in his bed after having a horrible nightmare. The same one. He hasn't had it for months and why now? He reached his hand up to his face to find wet tears dripping down. He hastily wiped them away and took off his shirt, throwing it in the dirty clothes basket in the corner of his room. 

He threw his feet to the side of his bed, standing up and wandering into the kitchen where he got a cold glass of water. He's had the same dream for years, always coming back and haunting him as he tried to forget. But he could never forget, it impacted him so much to where it drove him to insanity. 

He put his cup in the sink after drowning the liquid down and laid in bed, trying to fall asleep.

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Eren noticed the big black bags visible under Levi's eyes. The shorter man was out of it today. He found himself spacing out in the middle of talking or closing his eyes and drifting off from the lack of sleep he received last night. 

"Mr.Heichou?" Eren asks, fidgeting with his fingers once Levi got to his table when passing out papers

"What is it brat?" Levi said tiredly and wanting nothing but to sleep.

"Are you okay? You seem kind of.. out of it." Eren said wearily.

"Oi, don't worry about me and do your work." 

Those words made Eren frown and he put his head down, starting to work. But he couldn't focus on his work. He was curious on what was making Levi act different. He seemed.. sad. Anyone could tell that. 

Before Eren could comprehend students were filing out of the room after the bell rang while Eren was still sitting there, staring off into space. He didn't get any work done, the whole time he was thinking about Levi. He wanted to see Levi smile, at least once for him. Just once. He didn't know why, but he wanted him to.

"Eren!" Levi snapped his fingers in front of Eren with an irritated look. "Are you gonna sit there like a dumbass all day or go?"

Eren shook his head "S-Sorry Mr.Heichou." He gathered up all of his stuff and stood up, towering over the shorter older man. 

"Have a nice day Levi!" Eren shouted going out the door.

That boy. Levi thought. I'm going to kill him. 

Eren sat down on the bench at the public park. Birds were chirping and flying around, squirrels were running around looking like they were playing tag which made Eren chuckle lightly. He took out his camera from his backpack. He has always loved photography ever since he was little. 

He snapped a few pictures of the trees, animals and the small pond in the middle of the park. He just took random pictures that he found interesting or pretty. 

"Eren! Eren!" Mikasa's voice yelled from behind him "Mom's been worried, come on, lets go!" 

He looked at the time and realized an hour has passed, he quickly put his camera away and ran up to Mikasa, trying to catch up with her.

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Levi walked into class as Eren was the only one sitting there. He let out a scream in surprise of the boy just sitting there and staring him

"Oi, you scared me!" Levi said staring at him angrily. 

Eren just lifted his hands up in defense, "Hey, I was just sitting here. Scardy cat." Eren chuckled 

The look that Levi gave Eren made Eren just laugh harder, he was soon in tears and clutched his stomach "It hurts!" Eren laughed.

"Stop it you shitty brat or I'll give you detention, what are you doing here so early?" 

Eren soon gained composure "Teacher let us out early." He said wiping the tears that were on his cheeks from laughing.

Levi just grunted and rolled his eyes 

"What, you don't want me here. I thought you loved me." Eren smirked "Leee-viii"

Levi found an interest in the way he said his name, but Eren was testing him. And Eren didn't know where this sudden burst of confidence came from. Usually he's a sputtering mess.

"Say my name one more time brat." Levi warned "I dare you."

"Le-vi." Eren said staring bodly into Levi's eyes.

Levi started walking towards Eren but stopped in his tracks when other students started coming into the room. He glared at Eren as the younger boy just gave him a smirk

Sorry I'm late on updating! But I hope you enjoyed it and thank you guys for reading:*

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