Breaking down walls (Ereri / Riren) fanfic 💖

Chapter "20"

Eren preferred to not remember the journey. They had stopped after a day of traveling and had set up base just outside the border of Maria.

Yes, they had made it across, but with difficulty.

Grisha was smart and knew that the little assault they did against the guards would get them noticed, so for now they stayed put. For days on end they would hide away in a dark, cold cave; the entrance covered by leaves. The other Omegas had probably gone ahead and found some other place to stay, but it was just Eren here.

A week had gone past and Eren was more bored than ever. Everything had to be silent so that they didn't get found out. At the beginning, Eren would try and draw attention by shouting out, hoping that someone would hear him.

They did. And they died.

Eren understood that now he couldn't speak out at all if he didn't want to see more death. Grisha wasn't the one doing the killing, he was just ordering it. It was like he didn't want to get the blood on his hand.

Eren still felt strange and was beginning to get headaches, even though there was no real cause of it - everything was fucking silent! He felt much more tired and didn't really understand what was going on.

The one think that kept him going was that he now knew that Levi knew of his kidnapping. He didn't know how, but in the end, he didn't care. He just wanted to go home and forget this nightmare.

He felt more lonely than ever. Loneliness had never been a problem for him because, even though he didn't have many friends, he still had someone watching out for him.

His mother, Mikasa, Armin, The Elder...Levi. They would all be there if Eren called for them, and for that he was eternally grateful.

Annie had been the most silent among the whole group. Eren noticed that she was the only girl and kept to herself, staring at anything with cold eyes.

Eren was left in a corner, eyes watching him in case he decided to do anything funny.

It was that moment when Grisha shot his head up and started to sniff the air like he was some damn dog. He was nothing but a mutt. His eyes were curious, but also filled with something that Eren didn't know the word for. It was like he had found something that made Eren think of one thing: gold mine.

Grisha's eyes wondered around the dark cave, searching for the source of the smell. But Eren couldn't smell anything. Grisha's eyes set upon Eren and they widened, before he pulled a cruel smile. He walked over and sat in front of Eren.

"So, Eren, you hiding anything?" he asked.

Huh? Eren was most confused and wished that the monster in front of him would just leave him be.

"No, not really. I was thinking of how much I hate you, but I guess I haven't really hidden that, now have I?" Eren replied. Grisha just smiled. Something was up and it made Eren even more confused.

"If I remember correctly, your mate is that kid King, right?" Grisha asked. Eren glared.

"For your information - again -, Grisha, he's twenty-five. He's not a kid, he's no where near a kid and that is your greatest weakness," Eren said. Grisha laughed.

"You really think that he can take me down. He's a brat that has probably grown up with people doting on him," Grisha replied.

Eren looked down, remembering when Levi had told him that wasn't the case. How he had done terrible things to survive. Eren knew how he felt.

"What do you want Grisha? Why the sudden mention of Rivaille?" he asked. Grisha folded his arms.

"Eren, what do you know of pups?" Grisha asked. Eren frowned.