Who Said Swimming Wasnt Sexy?

Ch:5

WARNING: Dem feels are back.
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Levi woke up at 7 AM, as usual. He always awoke at 7 AM, no matter what day it was. He didn't like sleep much anyway.
He lazily ambled down the stairs to hear his parents bustling about in the kitchen.
"Oh, you're home." He said as he looked at them. Neither of them smiled.
"Yeah, we got back last night. We have to leave again later today though, so we were just dropping off some food." Levi's mom said.
"You do understand that I can buy my own food right?" Levi said, with a mildly inappropriate tone in his voice.
"We thought we'd be nicer this time around and pay for some of them." Levi's dad replied. Levi just stared at them, turned around and went back upstairs without another word. His parents went back to talking about the latest in technology and software.
This had been Levi's life for as long as he had remembered. His parents hadn't wanted a child anyway, so they left him to raise himself while they were busy with work. Levi supposed it was the reason he had very little emotion, because he never had anyone to share in his life's disappointments or achievements.
Of course, he didn't care. He didn't care at all about his parents, or what they did, or how they did it, because to him, they weren't real parents.

Eren yawned and woke up around 8:15. He couldn't go to swim team that morning since he had no way to get there. He didn't recall falling asleep on the floor though... Next to Armin? [No way.] He thought as he rolled over and lightly shoved Armin awake.
"What?" Armin said.
"You fell asleep at my house?" Eren asked. Armin nodded.
"Sorry. I've been doing that a lot, my parents are fighting right now and I don't really want to be home."
Eren frowned and nodded.
"No it's fine, I'm sorry about your parents. Actually, my dad just left today to go on a business trip, so you're welcome to stay over for a while If you'd like." Armin's face lit up.
"I would love to! But I have to ask."

Levi pulled up to the pool building, expecting the same thing. He'd walk into the locker rooms to see Eren smiling with Armin and Marco, Jean being an asshole, and some other kids quivering in fear. It was always the same routine. But when Levi walked into the locker room to see Eren missing, he immediately went over to Jean.
"What did you do with Jaeger?" Levi asked, glaring at the taller, more muscular blonde boy. Jean just laughed.
"Protecting your boyfriend, Levi?" He asked, smirking.
"The brat isn't my boyfriend you idiot, he's my lane partner. And I have right to know what you've done with him."
"I didn't injure him too badly. He got home just fine, he probably just didn't want to show up today based on what he had said about Armin."
Levi glared at Jean. He "tsk"-ed and walked out of the locker room, equipment bag in tow.
The practice was hard for Levi to focus, he missed Eren. And missing Eren made him want to reach into his own chest and pull out his pulmonary arteries. Levi couldn't describe the feeling, but he felt empty. He never felt empty, ever.
Why did he have to like that stupid kid?

It turned out that Armin had to leave Eren's house at last minute, because his parents wanted him to be home. He left with an annoyed look on his face and promised he'd be back. Eren nodded and after closing the door, he made his way to the kitchen.
Even with Armin to distract him, Eren couldn't get his mind off the short, raven-haired boy. Levi was perfect. The messy haired teen found himself daydreaming about how Levi was at cooking, cleaning, and other household chores. Eren pretended that Levi was with him at times. [This is starting to get way creepy.] He thought to himself as he ate the last of his macaroni and cheese. He realized it's been a while since he went on a coffee run, and decided it would be best to go now, right after swim practice would have been over.
Luckily, Eren had a bike. Like, a bicycle. He didn't live too far from the amenities so he could easily just bike there. The whole ride there, his mind was filled with thoughts of Levi. [Why can't I stop thinking about him?] Eren groaned to himself as he peddled up a large hill.
[If Levi isn't at the coffee shop, I swear, I don't even know what I'll do.] He threatened himself as he neared the small center where the shop was located. To his excitement, the black Porsche was indeed parked there. He chained his bike to the stop sign, and walked into the store to see Levi sitting at the large table in back, with a lime green headset on. He was drawing furiously on one of those fancy graphics tablets, and looked like he didn't even notice Eren come in.
[This is good, now he won't care as much if I sit down next to him.] Eren thought, smiling to himself. He got in line, and ordered a coffee. He decided to try the same thing that Levi got.
"Can I have what that guy over there bought today?" He asked the barista, while pointing to Levi.
"Mr. Rivaille?" She asked quietly. Eren nodded. [Mr.?]
"Sure. Do you also want it decaf?" She asked politely, writing some things on a cup.
"Actually, make it iced. And no decaf for me." The orange haired girl smiled and nodded.
"That's brave of you to ask to get what he gets. He's a regular here, Levi is. He's very anti-social though, and pretty unpleasant to be around." She drew a smiley face on Eren's cup.
"You're cute though, which is probably why he doesn't mind your company." She finished, giggling. Eren just smiled back and nervously rubbed the back of his neck.
"Ah, thanks... I guess." He said as he moved aside. The girl seemed friendly enough, albeit shy. She seemed to know Levi just by his presence in the store.
"Eren!" They called. He grabbed his large cup of iced coffee and walked his way over to Levi's table.
Levi still didn't notice him. Even when Eren was sitting down directly across from him. Of course, Eren didn't want to bother him, so he had come prepared with a book to read and his iPhone. He nonchalantly opened his book and started reading when he heard a fist bang on the table. He looked over to see Levi's left eye twitching as he grabbed his laptop's screen forcefully.
"What do you mean, "A"?" He hoarsely whispered as he closed his eyes and resumed whatever he was doing.
Eren was a curious boy, as he had always been. He quietly got up from his chair and walked back behind Levi, acting like he had to use the restroom. He glanced back to see Levi was playing some sort of.. Game? Or what looked like a game. It seemed as if he was tracing lines on the screen with his tablet, and clicking them. He shrugged his shoulders and went to pee. When he came back, he saw Levi examining his coffee cup.
"You do know this is terrible for you right?" He asked, cocking an eyebrow.
"Yeah. I've been tired recently though."
Levi nodded. He picked up Eren's book.
"This book is crap, by the way. The main character dies at the end." Eren's mouth opened into an "o" shape, as Levi grabbed his laptop and shoved it into his bag, along with his other accessories. He got up quietly, and left without another word.
"What the hell?" Eren said audibly as he turned around. [What is with that guy?] He asked himself as he fumbled to grab his coffee. He decided to down the whole thing, because he was so pissed at Levi's kill joy attitude. Wasn't Eren just being friendly? He angrily got up and went to the barista.
"What do you know about Levi Rivaille?" He asked sternly.
"He's a loner with a pissy attitude who doesn't know how to show emotion. He also plays this game competitively, and that's what you just witnessed. He probably left because he didn't rank up, and got angry." She spat out quickly. She looked scared of Eren.
"That's all?" He asked, questioning the girl. She nodded quickly. He took a cup holder, and stormed out the door.
[Levi pisses me off so much,] Eren thought as he unchained his bike. [But I think I've fallen in love with him.]