Understand Me [Ereri/Riren] [MAJOR RE-WRITING]

Misunderstood

After the call, Eren and Levi were shocked, scared and confused.

It really made them think; what the hell had Eren's parents done?

It was all a big mistake, a big misunderstanding. Eren moved here in hopes of a better life. A better experience, a better chance. Here they were, though. He wasn't going to complain though, because right now would probably be the worst time to freak out. There's no doubt this person, Marco, knows where they are. He could be miles away.

He could be at the door.

They got to packing. It was silent in the room, besides the occasional voice heard through the wooden hotel door. It scared Eren every time.

Their suitcases felt extra heavy this time around, zipping them and leaving the hotel room bare. They had very little money left after paying for the hotel with the cash they'd been given. Not even enough for a taxi.

Even if they had money, where would they go? They're in an unfamiliar, strange town. Alone, afraid, in danger.

It was clear now that maybe it was Eren and Levi who had misunderstood. This situation was real, too real. It had been apparent in the beginning that this wouldn't be easy, but now it was something they were experiencing at the full volume. This was about at bad as it could get for them right now.

That is, if Marco wasn't already here, creeping at their door, waiting for them to come out. They couldn't think this way now though, because there was no going back. They couldn't call their parents to help. Their parents may not have any help either.

The most they could do was trust that everything would be okay as they zipped up their suitcases for the first time in a while. Eren looked at Levi and gave him a sad smile, and Levi only pulled his lips into a firm line.

They agreed to stay for the rest of the night, though neither of them would end up sleeping. Staying the night in the hotel with a locked window and door was better than hauling out the both of them and their suitcases in the middle of the night.

It was going to be a long night, and Eren was trying to cheer up the mood. "Hey Levi?" Eren whispered in the slightly dim room. Levi had previously been sitting in the lone chair in the corner of the room, gazing out of the window.

"Hm?" He said, turning his head to look at Eren. He looked so distressed in this moment, yet still so indifferent. It was like the thought of this situation stressed him out, but he'd given up.

"What type of music do you listen to? They say you can tell a lot about a person based on what type of music they like." Eren said, sounding genuinely interested.

Levi thought for a few moments before turning back to the window, staring again. Eren looked away, settling with the fact that the conversation seemed to be over. It was sad really, Levi had been upset for most of this trip. Eren couldn't blame him, it just made being positive ten times harder.

"I really like classical music. It calms me down, I guess." Eren heard from across the room. He smiled, happy that Levi had answered.

"I wouldn't have guessed you like classical music. You seem like more of a rock person." He smiler toward Levi. Levi nodded, seeming to agree with Eren. "I like pop music, a lot. I know it's so expected of me, but I've never really listened to anything else. Guess that does say something about me."

Levi nodded, as if he were thinking about what Eren said. Eren nodded too, satisfied that the conversation have gone somewhere. He settled down against the headboard of the bed, and eventually closed his eyes.

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"I'm not sleeping" my ass. Eren is knocked out, and here I am, sitting in the silence. Bathing in it, as the tension in the air was still thick from earlier this evening. This was bad. Every part of it, every moment, every second. Every breathe could be closer to my last, and I'm sitting in a chair in a hotel, in a city I know nothing of. Is this what my life has become? Will I make it out of this?

I sound selfish, I know I do. I just don't know how I feel about Eren. I'd promised myself I would try, that I would make an effort this time. With this though, I don't know how. This isn't anything I've had to deal with before, and I've been through plenty of horrible days.

I'm not going to be the one to crack, though. I'm strong enough for this. I know we'll make it out there.

I've had to see Eren as a friend these last few days. It's not like you fight for your life as runaways with acquaintances, right? It's going to be hard, but it's what has to be done.

Things had gone this way for a few hours. Eren woke up at around sunrise, and I'd spent the whole time in the chair. He got up, and so did I. My bones cracked and my muscles ached, but this was only the first hardship of today. "What's the plan, Levi?" Eren asked me, as if I had one. I was just as lost as he was. The most I could do was use common sense in that moment to come up with something, even if only for today.

"I say first we find somewhere to stay, or at least some place to put our suitcases, they make us easy to spot. When we do, we should look around and get at least a bit familiar before we try to leave." I said, grabbing my jacket from behind me in the chair and pulling it around my body. It was getting cold out, just what we needed. Eren nodded, and he moved to the front of the room and grabbed his shoes.

He put them on at the table, while I grabbed my small suitcase from beside the bed. He did the same after a few minutes, and we moved toward the door.

Standing in the small hotel lobby, this was the beginning of something. Something terrifyingly new and dangerous. Something like you'd never imagine.

Eren and Levi had gone this far, and they weren't going to let even the deadliest of mercenaries get in their way.

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And then the hallway went dark.

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