Cursed

Pinecone

Eren woke just a second before his alarm went off. He pulled himself out of bed. What did he feel like wearing today. He walked to his closet. Opening it He realized he really needed to do laundry tonight. He shifted through the few shirts hanging there. In the back was an old worn favorite of his. The cuffs were frayed there were scattered holes in it, but he loved it. Pulling it out he tossed it on the bed. It was a vibrant orange color.

Laughing he went in search of Blackie. The cat was sitting on the counter in the kitchen. Eren popped open a can of cat food. He dumped it onto a plate and gave it to the cat. "So, I am going to leave even earlier today. Ugh, I just can't walk in the same direction as Levi. He probably won't even talk to me." Eren fixed himself a bowl of cereal as he talked.

"You know, Blackie, I think he won't even see me. Ya know like those light spectrum things were you can just hide inside..." He laughed chewing a bit of food. "Yeah, been hanging out with the science geeks too much." He sighed, washing out his empty bowl.

"Damn I forgot to pack a lunch. Guess it's starvation day for me. Not like I haven't been there before..." He walked away stroking his hand along the cats slick fur. He went to his bathroom to brush his teeth. Pulling a tank top on, he put the orange sweater on over it. His wore a pair of black jeans, these were slightly bagging on him. He didn't like wearing them often.

"Remind me to do laundry tonight!" He told the cat curled up on his bed. He walked out to get his bag. He heard a soft pop sound. Thinking it was the cat jumping off of his he'd he called out to it.

"Don't get into too much mischief today!" Laughing he walked out locking the door. Eren walked down to the stairs. He jogged down, hitting the front door with no sign of Levi. The morning mist was just rolling off of the grass. The semi darkness lifting as the boy grinned up at the new day. He had texted Armin earlier that he would met him at school. Jogging along, Eren moved to the opposite side of the road as he neared that corner. It wasn't even seven yet, so he was pretty sure they weren't there. As he jogged past, he noted they weren't. A good day was forming. He could feel it. With a giggle he added to his speed, racing the last few blocks to school.

Eren had a favorite tree he could hide in when he got to school this early. He rounded the side of the building. Hanging his bag on both shoulders, he reached up.

"What are you doing?" a grumpy voice called out. With a squeal Eren lost his hold as his one foot that was on the grass slipped in the dew. He fell back. Landing on his pack, he blinked up to see the hot Levi above him. The teen stood looking down at him.

"I was going to hide before the muggers got here." Eren groaned as he went to sit up. A pine cone rolled away from him. He reached over picking it up. It was the perfect shape. He smiled.

"Blackie doesn't have any toys..." He muttered to himself. He slipped the pine cone into his bag. A hand appeared before his eyes. He blinked. Levi still stood there.

"Oh, hey." Eren tried to smile. Levi wiggled his fingers. Eren grasped the hand. He felt an elecetric shock zip up his arm. Levi tightened his hold to pull the taller teen to his feet. "Uh, thanks."

"Whose Blackie?" Levi asked.

"Oh, well it's this cat that sort of followed me home the other day..." Eren scratched at his face.

"Kind of a dumb name." Levi muttered. He leaned against the tree. Eren smirked.

"Yeah, we couldn't agree on a better one..." Eren was nervous this close to the hot teen.

"Sit with me at lunch today." It was said like an order.

"Um, no, I would rather not." Eren turned to walk away.