Tell me something sweet to get me by

Chapter2: Dramatic boys, Teasing and Hot pink Earphones

Immediately after the bus lets us off at school, I lose sight of the short, adorable, blue-eyed boy.

Can't get a break, can I?

There's only six minutes till class begins so I skip the trip to my locker and lug my backpack to first bell. Still wallowing in self-pity, I pout the whole way there.

"What's with the depressed face?" I jump at the sound of Mikasa's voice next to me, completely forgetting her existence.

"Fuck! Don't do that!" I squeak in a very manly way.

"Do what? Breathe?" Well fuck you and your sarcasm.

"No," I reply. "I mean appear out of nowhere...And you know what? I don't need your sarcasm, Ms. Know-It-All. "

"...I've been here the whole time, smart-ass."

"Oh."

"Yeah. Oh." She rolls her eyes. "And, for the record, you love my sarcasm," My sister, everyone. "What has you so distracted anyway? That boy from the bus? Daydreaming, loverboy?"

"Shut up! I am not!" I walk faster, ignoring her laughter behind me.

Reaching my first bell class, my previous aggravation melts away, replaced with my usual hyperactive energy.

I shove open the door dramatically. "What up, bitches!?"

"Mr. Yaeger, language. Please." My 11th grade English teacher, Mrs. Carol, sighed in response to my entrance.

"Oh...Haha?...I didn't...think...you'd be here uh...yet?" The teacher rolls her eyes at me, but not in a demeaning way. I'm one of her favorite students, after all. She told me she loves how passionate I am, that it's a wonderful quality to possess when being a writer.

I hear snickering in the corner and turn, already knowing who it is.

"You're so dramatic." My blond haired friend, Armin, smirks at me.

"I can't help it. It's who I am, Armin. It's. Who. I. Am." I punctuate the last few words with a few steps toward my dearest friend.

"Dork."

"Nerd." I take a seat next to blondie.

Armin puts his hand to his heart in mock offense. "I'm hurt." He wipes away an invisible tear for effect.

" Lying nerd." Armin turns away from me but not before flipping me off.

"Hey, loverboy. Thanks for ditching me." Mikasa yells from the doorway. A few of the other people in the classroom turn to look in confusion.

Yes, she called me loverboy! Is it really that hard to believe that I could like someone? Okay, so maybe I don't have the best track record with dating...Or no track record at all. No one has ever really...caught my attention. I've known most of these people since I was little and our school doesn't exactly get new people or even have that many in the first place. Not really many options, you know? Wow, that sounded worse than I meant for it to.

The bell goes off, signaling that it's time to begin class. The rest of the class begins to come in the room, a few pausing to talk to friends.

"Class, please take your seats." Mrs. Carol rounds her desk to lean against the front of it. "Today, before we continue with our lessons on Romeo and Juliet, I have someone to introduce to the class." She walks over to the door to let someone in.

No way, it can't be... can it?

"Class, this is Levi." When she pulls the door open, in walks a boy clad in his red converse. He's just as cute as before, maybe even more. He rings his hands nervously on those adorable pink and white earphones, the stud piercings in his lip glinting under the light. "Levi, dear, would you like to tell the class some things about yourself?" Levi . So. that's his name. It's different, like him. I like it.

He looks up startled. "Um I don't uh I um," He stutters for a few more moments before he looks down, shaking his head.

"Hm well, how about instead you answer a few questions from the class." Seeming more flustered by the second, Levi shrugs.

"That's fine." He says in a light voice.

"Who would like to ask Levi a question first?" Mrs. Carol says halfheartedly. A few people raise their hand and, of all people, she picks Jean. What could this asshole have to say?

"Yeah, so if you're a guy, why do you have hot pink earphones? Are you gay or some shit?" Jean smirked cruelly up at the blushing boy.

I'm going to kill him.

"I um I...like them..." The class snickers at him and I can see Levi's eyes begin to water as he clutches the earphones to his chest.

Glaring, I look over to Jean sitting a few seats in front of me. "Shut the fuck up, horse-face!" The snickering comes to a halt, the class already knowing of the argument to come. It's become common news that Jean and I aren't exactly...friendly.

What? He's a pretentious asshole who needs to get off his high horse.

"What was that, Yaeger-boy?" Jean looks at me in a way that's suppose to be menacing but only makes him look constipated.

"I said shut the fuck up." He bares his teeth at me and I bare mine in return.

"Eren." Mikasa looks back calmly at me from her seat in the front corner.

"Yes, sister dear?" I look up innocently at her.

"Shut up." She says simply. I gasp, offended. "And Jean," He looks over at her in complete adoration. Did I mention the pretentious asshole has a crush on my sister? "Quit being an asshole. His earphones are adorable on him." Levi's face turns a tomato red.

Usually Mikasa doesn't like new people, so this is different. I wonder why she's being so different with him?

"Okay. Okay. Class, does anyone else have a question for Levi that isn't aimed to destroy the poor boy's self-esteem?" Mrs. Carol put bluntly.

I raise my hand slowly. Mrs. Carol sighs. "Go on, Eren."

I pause, thinking. "...The lyrics on your hoodie," I see Levi freeze, expecting me to insult his music taste in some way. "They're from that song uuh oh! If It Means Alot To You by that band A Day To Remember, right?" He looks up at me in surprise.

"Um Yeah, they're one of my favorite bands." He replies softly. His voice is so light and sweet.

"Really? They're one of mine to. Have you ever listen to Of Mice & Men's Second & Sebring? I love that song." He smiles at me and it makes his eyes light up. It takes my breath away.

"I love that song! I saw them in concert one time. It was awes-"

"Okay, boys," Mrs. Carol says giggling. "You two can continue this conversation later. Right now, we need to move on to Shakespeare." She smiles at Levi. "Sweetheart, why don't you go sit in front of Eren. I'll bring you a copy of Romeo and Juliet in a moment here."

Levi walks toward his new seat, smiling at me before sitting down.

Is this what it's like to have a crush on someone? It's strange. This is the first time I've ever felt this drawn to someone. Levi seems like a really sweet person and I want to get to know him. I can only hope that he'll let me.