No Name [Ereri/Riren Fanfic] [COMPLETED]

Chapter Twelve

     The day was fairly decent seeing as the past few days weren't so good, so at least we wouldn't need to worry about getting rained on. Everything was going alright concerning Erwin and the rest of the members in my band, but Eren was who I was most worried about. He walked by my side as I advised him to but he hasn't said a word to anyone since we left the house. Just seeing him like this made me want to do something to make him feel like he actually got away from his fears instead of running right back to them. I guess a part of me just wanted to have this day to myself with the brunet.

     Hanji had us stop inside practically every shop when we were at the mall, and a few times I noticed Erwin a bit too close to Eren. Just seeing the man we hired as our manager trying to go back to his old ways almost discretely was sickening. I'm not one to listen or heed rumors but the ones I've heard about Erwin were plenty disturbing to make me wonder, and now that he's made it clear that he's after Eren I can only assume those rumors were true. A few times I almost made a scene with the old geezer or had to hold back from walking up to him and punching him square in the face.

     When we finally made it out of the mall, Hanji carrying about a dozen bags or more in both hands, it was about time for lunch. Our tradition when we have our day out together is to stop by the park and have a simple picnic and it seemed we'd keep that tradition for today. We had found a spot under a big tree in the park, it also had a picnic table, and started laying everything out on the ground underneath the large shadow being cast by the tree. Now I'm not one for dirt or uncleanliness so I took out my own little table cloth and another cloth for me to sit on. I grabbed my lunch and anything else that was within my diet and sat down at the table.

     I usually sit by myself at the table but after a couple of minutes Eren came over and sat across from me with whatever he grabbed to eat.

     "You sure that'll be enough? You're more than welcome to eat as much as you want now," I offered as I noticed the brunet only grabbed half a sandwich and a water bottle.

     "Yeah, it's enough. Besides, I didn't know how much longer I could stand being close to Erwin. He kept getting close to me at the shops we went into; it was super uncomfortable."

     "I saw that. You have any idea how tempted I was to punch some sense into him?"

     "You looked like you wanted to do more than punch him," Eren chuckled halfheartedly before taking a few bites of his sandwich.

     Did I really look like I wanted to hurt Erwin more than with a punch? I thought about what these feelings were supposed to be because I'd never felt this enraged about someone before, much less about someone getting close to the person I'm close with. Could it be... that I'm jealous? That's impossible, right? How could I be jealous over someone I'd just met? Don't things like that take time?

     "Hey, Eren? Is it possible for someone to fall in love at first sight? You know, like in movies or books?"

     "Where's this coming from?"

     "Oh! I was just asking for a friend of mine is all."

     "Well, I'm no expert on things like love but I suppose it's possible. I mean there have been some people I ended up liking at first sight, and by some people I guess what I really mean is that I kind of had a thing for Armin."

     "Really? It looked like he saw you as an older brother of sorts."

     "Yeah. He told me that when I told him how I felt about him, but it's whatever I guess."

     "Sounds rough. I'd still be bummed about it."

     "Who said I wasn't? Well, at least the good news is that I've moved on from that; I've got my eye on someone else right now."

     Something inside of me crumbled when he said that. He's interested in someone else already? My somewhat good mood drifted into a sort of depressed one. I decided to end our conversation and continued eating what I could before dumping the rest. I watched as some kids off in the distance played with each other on a playground before their parents came to get them, but even after they were taken away from the playground the children continued to play and wear bright smiles. I guess seeing them made me wish I had a sibling growing up, but my best friends Isabelle and Farlan are the best siblings I could ever ask for.

     I guess Eren saw what I did because his mood changed when he looked back to the band. Maybe he doesn't think of us as family yet? And if so then how can I help him heal from the wounds his father left on him?

     "L? Is something wrong?"

     "Huh? Oh, no, nothing's wrong. Why?"

     "Because you've been spacing out for a few minutes now and you crumpled the table cloth."

     I looked down to my hands and sure enough the table cloth was in my tight grasp. I let go and smoothed it out as to not deal with the wrinkles later.

     "So, you want to talk about it?"

     "... Well, I think I've fallen for someone at first sight but the thing is I don't know how they'll feel about me if I tell them." I decided to leave out the part that they had their sight on someone else, because frankly I think I've fallen for Eren.

     "You shouldn't be afraid to tell your feelings to someone, L. Just tell them how you feel once you gather the courage."

     The way he smiled softly when he gave his share of things was something I could live for, and not to mention the way his eyes give a gentle gleam when the light hit them just right. I was about to ask him something else when I felt someone's presence behind me, and just by looking at Eren's face I could it wasn't someone I wanted to see.

     "Pardon for the intrusion, but H and M have gone off in their own world. So I hope I could join you for a small talk."

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Here's chapter twelve. In this chapter I've a question that's hidden in the dialogue, "Is it possible to fall in love at first sight?" This is a question I genuinely ask myself cuz I sometimes rush a relationship in my stories and I don't mean to, so if the answer to this question is yes then that's what happens for any stories with rushed romance. So, you guys liking Erwin being all creepy and up close? I'm kind of basing his actions on a personal experience here, and no I didn't get hurt or anything. This guy at my school had a crush on me but he totally wasn't my type so I gave him little hints on that, but he just wouldn't get the message. He'd literally stand right up in my business when we had to wait before getting to our first class in the mornings. Anyway, that's why Erwin's being a creep and cuz I don't like him much XD  (don't kill me plz O.O) Hope you enjoy!

~ Author-san