Chapter 9

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Instead of trying to sleep, I decide to go back up to the roof.

It was peaceful the last time I went up there. Well, it was peaceful until Levi came and ruined it.

His attitude towards me has seemed to change a little. I like him a little more.

In a friendly way.

I walk up the stairs towards the roof and open the door.

I close it behind me as I see another figure sitting on the ledge.

"Hello?" I call out.

The man turns around and it's Eren. I quickly turn around and pull my hood over my head.

"F/n..." Eren calls.

I walk towards the door again, but he stops me. "F/n, wait. Come sit, let's talk."

I sigh and walk over to him. I then sit next to him and swing my legs over the edge just like I did when I was sitting with Levi. 

It silent for a moment, but before he can talk, I make a decision. 

"Eren, please call me Y/n," I say.

His head snaps towards me, "What? Y/n? Why? Isn't F/n your name?"

I sigh. "No... Y/n is my real name."

He furrows his brow. "Why did you lie to us... Y/n?"

I turn to him, saying, "Eren, I did a lot of things from the time I was eight until I got collected by the Survey Corps-"

"Woah, Woah, Woah, what do you mean collected?! Were you supposed to be arrested?!" Eren practically shouts.

"Oi! Shut up!" I growl.

"Sorry..."

"It's fine. You know, let me start over, giving you a short version because I don't know if I can trust you fully yet or not." 

Eren turns his body so he's hugging his legs, back resting against the cement pillar. "You can trust me. I won't tell anyone. I swear on my life."

I decide to mirror his movements, thinking it would be easier to talk. I then pull down my hood, letting my loose, h/c hair out.

I look Eren in the eyes and begin telling my story. Of course, I give him the whole thing. 

About how my parents treated me.

The abuse.

The neglect.

The diets.

The massacre.

The underground.

What I had done...

The murders...

Rachel.

The Scouts.

All the way up to now.

"And that's my story." I swallow, my throat's a little dry from talking for so long.

Suddenly, Eren pulls me into a hug. I hug him back and begin to cry.

I haven't been hugged in a while. 

My tears escaped unwillingly, falling onto his pajama shirt. I feel bad about it, but I don't pay much mind to it. I've let so much stress get to me that I've gotten weak.

Pathetic.

I break away from the hug. "Thanks, Eren."

"For what?"

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