Covered Eyes (No Name Levi X Eren)

Chapter 21 ~ The Witness

I'm back within fifteen minutes from the store.

The one thing I hate about touring: returning and having to buy food in bulk. It takes two trips to the car to get everything in. I call to Eren that I'm back before starting to set up everything.

I know there are premade waffles with blueberries, but being with Mike on tour tends to class up your taste buds and the store bought stuff tastes like shit. Luckily I'm not bad at cooking, I'm not on Mike's level, but I'm not bad.

Just as I start pouring the batter into the waffle iron, Eren makes his way to the kitchen. He smiles to me and I quickly turn away and close the iron.

“Smells good,” He says as he sits on the stool.

“I hope it tastes good,” I softly shrug. Then the realization hits me: “I should get the clothes from the trunk.”

Eren laughs a little as I run to the trunk and get our bags inside.

“Eren, can you do me a favor and sort out the clothes so I can do laundry?” I ask as I look to him.

“Of course,” He nods.

I return to the kitchen and finish making the waffles, just as Hanji arrives.

“Morning!” The brunette loudly exclaim as they burst into my home.

Eren softly smiles as he waves to the guitarist. “Morning Hanji.”

“Breakfast is ready,” I state as I set the waffles, butter and syrup onto the counter. “Just in time.”

Hanji walks to the kitchen, Eren following behind, his smile still present. I smirk back at him as I walk back to start the laundry. He's separated it out perfectly, (well to me at least) so I can start immediately.

By the time I return, the waffles are nearly gone and Hanji has begun to bore Eren with their long years of medical school. When he sees me return, his eyes light up again. As if my purpose is to silence the other brunettes ramblings.

“Tell me you actually have something.” I state coldly as I start serving myself.

“Well of course I do.” Hanji becomes serious, and digs through the bag they have, taking out their computer. They type and search through a few things before sighing. “I guess we'll jump in with the video.

I move to where Eren is and look at the computer sitting in front of us. He looks at the open video file and hits play. It's security footage from the night Eren was shot, outside of the theater we were performing at. Many people where there and he had really tried to get someone's help. No one did, I guess it's just easier for some people to not get involved.

He goes white as two thugs run towards him. He runs the opposite way, immediately cornered and herded into the ally. No cameras, no witnesses.

I look to the male beside me, who's turned just as white again. His eyes are glazed and glued to the screen and I'm ready to punch Hanji in the stomach. What the hell is the matter with them, we should have eased into something this big.

“Isabel?” Eren’s voice cracks. I look at the screen again, a red headed girl looks down the alleyway, horrified. I pause the video and point to her. “My...cousin.”

“Your cousin?” Hanji asks, looking at where I'm pointing.

Eren nods. “On my mother's side. Isabel Mongolia.”

The name rings a bell, but where would I know her from? Her face isn't as familiar, but the image is pixelated.

“They were looking for her mother.”

He presses play and Isabel flinches, before quickly running off. I can only assume that's when Eren was shot. Knowing them, they used a silencer, so no one else connected the noise to a gunshot.

“Oh, god, Levi…” Eren shakes as he hides his face in my chest. “What if they got her too, what if...what if they shot her and she's dead?” Tears fall from his eyes.

“Eren,” I softly start. I don't want to fill him with false hope, but my entire body hates him being like this. “I'm sure she's fine, she wasn't seen by them then, I'm sure she's smart enough to stay hidden.” I cradle him in my arms, trying to be comforting. I keep watching the video, and the thugs walk off, down the street in the opposite direction Isabelle went. I hope Lovof just buried the video without watching it, otherwise…

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