Breaking down walls (Ereri / Riren) fanfic 💖

Chapter "7"

Eren stared at his mother. He felt like bursting into tears. He didn't want this, he never wanted this. Why him?

Mikasa quickly came downstairs, her face filled of worry, "Eren," she said. She knew.

Their mother took a deep breath.

"Alright, Mikasa. It appears that Eren's heat is a lot worse than I thought it was going to be. Quickly go and see the Elder, he needs to know about this," she said. Mikasa nodded and slipped passed Eren, running out of the house.

Eren was in a panick as he didn't know what to do. His mother walked over to him and hugged him gently.

"It's going to be okay, Eren. Your heat is going to be a little more intense than it should be," she said, but Eren shook his head.

"You liar, you just told Mikasa that it is a lot worse," he said, burying his face into her shoulder. She patted his head.

"I know, I'm sorry. I don't know what to say."

Eren was scared, he didn't know what to expect. How could he when his heat was going to be different from what his mother had told him?

"Don't worry, Eren, you're going to be fine for the next two days. I just fear of the pain you're going to go through on that last day," his mother said.

Eren bit his lip, "I feel hot," he muttered. She nodded and went over to soak a cloth in water, she handed it to him.

"Use this. It will dry out quickly so you have to continuous soak it. It will cool you down." Eren nodded and took the cloth.

At that moment, Mikasa came through the door.

"He knows," she said. Their mother nodded.

"Right, and what are you going to do?" she asked the Beta. Mikasa's expression went serious.

"I'm staying here," she said. Their mother sighed and nodded.

"Okay, just don't leave the house." She turned back to Eren, who had the cloth pressed to his forehead. His face was red and his smell was strong and intoxicating. First heats were always the worst.

Eren gulped and looked like he was holding in pain.

"You okay, cub?" his mother asked. Eren closed his eyes and shook his head. She frowned and knelt down in front of him. "Eren, what is wrong?"

"I-It hurts," he whimpered. She felt his forehead and pulled away.

"You're burning up, Eren. How fast is this heat's process?" she asked rhetorically.

Eren wasn't supposed to feel pain on the first day, it was supposed to begin on the third. What was going on?

"Mikasa, get Eren to his room," she said. Mikasa nodded and supported Eren up the stairs.

Carla went to the sink and grabbed a huge basin, filling it with water. She carried it upstairs and into Eren's room. Eren was in bed, with the covers off, while Mikasa was by his side. His cloth was already completely dry as Carla took it off his forehead, dipping it in the water, before placing it back on his head.

"It seems that a lot of the symptoms are appearing early, it must be because you are a male," Carla said. Eren chuckled a little.

"That's sexist," he joked. His mother smiled softly before running her hands through his hair, careful of his ears. Ears during heat were painfully sensitive and she didn't want to cause anymore pain for the boy.

Mikasa sat on the stool by Eren's bed.

"I'll keep him company," she said. Their mother nodded before slowly leaving the room, making sure to look back to see Mikasa dabbing Eren's face with the cloth. It was going to be a long four days.