High School Eremins

Chapter 5

im tempted to rewrite this soon just so i can see how far ive progressed with my writing and y'all can maybe enjoy it a little more

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The next morning, both Armin and Eren had been woken up by Armin's mother, who was shocked to find her son in bed with another boy. She had noticed that he was sleeping in unusually late, and had gone to check on him only to find the brunette; the boy whom she suspected was she subject of Armin's affections (a small friendly crush, she thought), in the bed with him.

If not for the discarded clothes on the floor and the way that their bodies were fitted together; one on top of the other, she would have simply guessed that Armin had invited the boy over to study and they had fallen asleep in the process.

Armin's eyes were wide with embarrassment as he bolted upright, causing Eren's head to hit the metal frame of the bed; causing him to fully wake up as well. Once he noticed that they had been caught in a seemingly inappropriate position, he nearly fell off the bed; dragging the sheets (which both boys were currently using to hide the fact that they were both naked from the waist down) with him.

They were faced with a bit of a problem, to say the least.

Armin's mother had taken him aside and spoken to him, making him explain the whole situation. Meanwhile, Eren sat, now clothed, in Armin's bed; his leg twitching nervously as he awaited Armin's return.

Armin was nearly crying, the fact that he had to tell his mother why Eren was in his bed was enough to make him want to hide away somewhere and never come back out again. He was trying to get his explanation over and done with as quickly as possible, but his mother kept asking questions and interrupting.

"U-Um... I was sad at school-"

"Why were you sad? Are they bullying you?"

"-Someone was being horrible to me, but it's okay now... Eren was comforting me, but Mikasa told him-"

"Mikasa is Eren's sister, right?"

"Yes, but anyways she told him that I, um... That I had feelings for him-"

"Why would she do that? Wait... You're gay?!" His mother had shouted, and since they were only a small distance away from Armin's bedroom, Eren was listening to every word of their conversation.

"She did it to get us together; he likes me as well..." Armin mumbled, trying not to answer the question but knowing full well that he would have to. "-A-And yes, I am..."

Hearing the anxiety in Armin's voice made Eren want to go out there and explain the situation himself, but he knew that he would more than likely make things worse.

Armin hung his head in shame, but his mother soon corrected his posture by a hand under his chin.

"I just want to know why he was in your bed."

Both Armin and Eren breathed a sigh of relief at the lack of comments towards Armin's sexuality; however the hard part was still yet to come.

"He climbed onto the balcony and I let him in, he was being stupid and came to ask me out because he didn't formally do it at school." Armin's voice was quiet and slow, as if the words he was saying were awkward and just didn't fit.

"-And then we were just-" Armin cleared his throat, looking around nervously because he really did not want to be having this conversation. He hoped that his mother caught on to what he was trying to put across. "-and then we fell asleep..."

"Hm, okay..." The woman nodded slowly, but the undertones laced in her voice hinted that she didn't quite believe him, however she simply patted his back and walked back downstairs.