The Ereri Project!

Punch (Kindergarten Karate)

"Okay Eren, do it just wike I showed you."

Eren, five years old and donning a little white karate uniform, nods earnestly at Levi who is in the same uniform. "Okay Weebai," he replies.

Eren, with all the force I five year old can possibly muster, swings his tiny body into a hard roundhouse kick. He hits the practice dummy with a resounding fwump and Levi claps. "Very good!"

Eren grins at the praise and hugs his 'husband'. Mikasa hadn't been happy about their 'wedding' on the playground last week, but Eren didn't and still doesn't really care what his bossy big sister thinks.

"Okay," Sensei Keith says. "Everyone pair up and practice punches."

Eren clings to Levi so Mikasa begrudgingly pairs up with Annie.

"You can go first Weebai," Eren says, strapping the oversized pads to his hands for Levi to hit.

"Okay," Levi says, blatantly ignore how his friends from his neighborhood, Petra, Auruo, Erd, and Gunter, are all watching him in awe.

He's the best in their class and everyone is pretty sure he's going to a black belt before anyone else their age makes it.

He lands two punches, making Eren stare as well, which does not sit well with Mikasa. "Watch me Eren!" she calls, punching the pads on Annie's hands.

"What?" he asks, accidentally lowering his hand just as Levi went to swing a punch at him.

Because of the sudden movement, Levi doesn't have time to stop before he lands a hard hit to Eren's nose, making a cracking noise.

The entire room freezes and as soon as Eren sees blood, he bursts into tears.

When Levi sees Eren's blood on his knuckles, he cries as well and they hug each other as all of the children begin to panic. "Calm down everyone!" Keith shouts over all the noise.

Mikasa, positively burning with fury, stalks over to Levi and punches him in his nose as well. Now there are two five year olds with bloody, tearstained faces. "That's for hurting Eren you big meanie!"

Levi almost goes to punch her back but-

"Mikasa!" Keith shouts. "Go sit in timeout while I call your parents! Eren, Levi, you two come with me."

"But Levi-"

"I saw what happened, now go."

She pouts but goes to sit in the naughty corner while Keith leads Levi and Eren out of the room, both toddler's holding hands on their way, trying not to cry anymore for the sake of the other.

When their parents get there, Eren finds out his nose was actually broken so he goes to the hospital to get it reset.

"I'm sorry, Eren," Levi says pitifully, when he sees the other boy at the playground the next day.

"It's okay Weebai," he replies, kissing the black haired boy's cheek. "You didn't mean it."

Levi smiles at him. "I brought you somefing."

"What is it?!" Eren asks excitedly as Levi reaches into his satchel.

"Here!"

Levi holds out a cherry Tootsie Pop and Eren beams. "No way! My faborite! Tank you!"

Levi blushes when Eren hugs him, giving Mikasa a smug look from across the playground.