Attack on Titan Fanfiction Book 2

Attack On Titan: Living Off The Living - Part 5

Days and days passed since that dream. It couldn't have been a dream however. It felt so real...and ever since then, Eren's hunger and thirst increased much bigger than it was originally from before.

If he doesn't follow that mysterious Vampires advice of drinking the blood of somebody he knows, and soon, he might actually die like the Vampire warned him.

But….he can't just hurt somebody he cares for. Or more like anybody just to ease his own pain. He was sure it would only cause the person he'd been drinking from more pain…

Usually a Vampire only has four fangs...that's about how many Eren has, right?

Eren wasn't sure if it's different for certain vampires. But so far he hasn't felt any fangs in his mouth.

Perhaps they only appear when he's about to drink from someone or if his hunger worsens? Eren was unsure of how it worked.

But….its not worth it. Screw the whole thing. If it means hurting someone in the process, Eren would rather not drink from somebody and bear his fangs into their neck.

A few more days has passed and Eren felt like he'd go crazy or berserk. He was losing it….but he couldn't just do this. It felt wrong.

So Eren thought to himself for a while and decided to just go to bed and sleep.

He almost felt like he was dragging himself as he walked across the hall and in the scouts sleeping quarters. But as he walked farther and farther ahead…

He collapsed on his knees, breathing heavily, feeling his thirst and hunger growing stronger.

He promised himself he wouldn't hurt or drink from anybody...but he wasn't sure if he could still keep that promise anymore. He was losing it...to the point he feared he'd lose his sanity and act subconsciously.

Eren slowly stood back up but as he started wobbling ahead…

“Eren? Hey-- are you o--”

Armin suddenly found himself colliding his back against the corner of the wall that made him shriek.

Hands were gripping very tightly against Armin’s shoulders. It hurt, it felt like it would hold on tighter and tighter as time passed.

“Ow, Eren what--”

When Armin met his gaze with Eren’s, he noticed his best friend’s eyes glowly blood-red and he saw eight razor sharp teeth growing in his mouth.

Armin's mouth dropped and called out his name.

“E-Eren?! A-are you--”

Suddenly he felt a hand grab behind his neck, pulling him closer while the other hand made sure to keep Armin pressed against the wall and  Eren charged his face over towards Armin’s neck to only bare his fangs into his neck.

Armin gasp completely shocked. He would whimper from the pain, but would endure it. He calls out Eren's name but he doesn't respond. He simply continued to gulp down Armin's blood.

He didn't know what had happened to his best friend. He was able to tell that he was a bit off the other day. He was acting strange….not his old self. Could it have to do with this?

Apparently Eren needed blood to survive. This much was obvious to Armin. He wanted to help Eren in any way he could, even if he himself was hurting. So he endured it for his childhood friend, Hoping he will get a good explanation afterwards.

Armin's mind was foggy, he felt light headed and was barely able to think. But finally by now, Eren removed his fangs from Armin’s neck. His eyes beamed a red color. It was the color of blood. But despite the change in his eye color, he was able to snap out of whatever he was in.

“A-Armin? D-Did I….”

“Eren, it's fine. You needed blood, right? That would also explain what happened yesterday…” Armin replies Groggily.

“Armin, I'm...I'm...I'm so sorry.” Eren pulls Armin into a close hug, surprising Armin, but he returns the hug.Once Eren removed himself from hugging Armin….

“Armin...I...I need to tell you a secret. But you must not tell anybody, ok?”

“Okay…” Armin agrees.

“I'm...I'm sorta...I kinda….turned into a

Vampire.” Eren finds the words he was looking for.

“But I thought…. Vampires were just Myths.” Armin mentions.

“Same here, buddy. I thought they were nothing more but myths as well. but I was completely wrong. They're real….and that's what I've become.”

“Oh Eren….how did this ever happen to you?”

“I think….a Vampire drank my blood. A pureblood, I guess. So because of that, I turned into a Half Vampire.”

“Wait….does that mean…?” Armin's eyes lit up as fear could be seen in his face. He feared that if a drink of a Humans blood was all it took, Armin would also turn into a Vampire.

“Armin, don't worry, I don't think you should turn. I'm a half Vampire after all. Or at least….I hope.” Eren begins to question it himself if Armin would turn as well. But he seemed ok so far…

“But Eren...are you alright?”

“H-Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine Armin, don't sweat it. I'll admit it, but in the beginning I was suffering from not drinking any Human blood. I actually didn't even know that I was a Vampire for a long while. But thanks to you, I feel alright again.

So...thank you. I'm sorry I forced you to give me your blood, though…” Eren begins to droop a little.

“No, Eren, it's fine. But...if you can do me a favor, can you….carry me to my room?” Armin's eyes looked like they could barely even stay open anymore. Having a lot of his blood sucked out of him must of exhausted him.

“Sure thing, buddy.” Eren agrees. It was the least he could do for his best friend, especially after he helped him.

“Time for an equivalent exchange. I gave you information of how to survive, and in return you must give me some of your blood.”

The words the Vampire from other night in Eren's dream, popped into his head. His words repeated in it as well.

“Equivalent exchange…” Eren muttered quietly before taking Armin to his room.

Eren helped lay Armin on to his bed and under the blankets, and he grabbed a chair that was originally propped by Armin's desk, and dragged it over next to the bed.

Eren sits in the chair as he watches over his sleeping childhood friend. He worried about if Armin would turn after drinking his blood. But he never did. And he seemed to be sleeping well. This much was a relief to Eren.

“I'm going to find a way to become Human again...I refuse to ever hurt you again.” Eren mutters before dozing off into sleep.