Scars

Chapter 6 - Please Don't Worry

It was about 6pm when Eren realised her family would be worried sick about her. Shit! she thought, quickly whipping out her phone. Sure enough, there were hundreds of texts from her mother and Mikasa. She figured her dad was still at the hospital and that he hadn't heard the news yet. She typed a message to her mother, explaining what had happened and where she was, and that she was going now.

"Sorry! I've got to go!" she called over her shoulder, once she was sure she had all her stuff with her.

"Wait! Where are you going!" called out Levi, stopping her before she could exit the door.

"I need to go home. I lost track of time and my family's worried about me." she explained, trying to shake off Levi's grip.

He let go of her arm, looking thoughtful for a minute. "Okay, but I'll drive you. Besides, you don't know your way home, remember?" he flashed Eren a smile, making her heart flutter slightly.

Realising he was right, she nodded. "Okay."

Once she told Levi where her house was, there wasn't much conversation in the car. Eren hated the silence. It was so... awkward.

Levi must have thought that too, because soon he broke it. "So... Mikasa's your sister right?" he asked casually.

Eren replied with a simple "yeah".

"Who's that blonde guy you hang out with? Is he, like, your boyfriend?" Levi blurted out, mainly because he couldn't stand his curiosity much longer.

"Oh, you mean Armin?" Eren laughed. "Nope. Actually, he's a really close friend of mine. Mikasa and Armin have been my friends for as long as I can remember! I love them both, but in a friend way."

"Okay." Levi suddenly felt embarrassed. That happened a lot lately.

Eren felt the silence settle in again, but luckily, she saw the street they were on and realised it was her own.

23, 25, 27, 29, she counted.

"31! That's my house." she said to Levi, pointing it out. He pulled into her driveway.

As soon as he parked, Eren jumped out and ran to one of the three silhouettes just outside her house. "I'm so sorry, mother! I was at Levi's house and I lost track of the time! I'm so sorry for worrying you, Armin and Mikasa! I-" Eren's breathless apology was interrupted by her mother, who Levi soon learned was called Carla.

"Who is Levi?" Carla asked, raising her eyebrows. Mikasa and Armin's faces were purely shocked, probably because they knew who he was and that Eren had never mentioned him before.

"Um... I'm Levi," whispered a voice, finally deciding to get out of his car. "It's nice to meet you."

Carla looked delighted. "Well, it's nice to meet you too! I don't think Eren has ever told me about you before. Please, come in!" she ushered Levi inside, despite the protests of Eren.

"So... Are you Eren's secret boyfriend?" Carla questioned as soon as Levi had entered their house.

"Mother!" Eren shrieked. Mikasa instantly glared at Levi, being the over-protective sister she is. Armin felt a little left out and awkward.

"Erm... No actually. I don't think Eren even considers us friends yet." Levi said truthfully. He laughed quietly.

Mikasa relaxed and Carla's face fell. Eren felt a bit guilty for making him think that. "I do consider you a friend." She said quietly. Levi seemed to glow with happiness at that.

"Hey! Eren, why were you at his house anyway?" Armin asked. The silence was deafening. Eren looked down at the floor and Levi looked anywhere but Armin.

"DON'T TELL ME YOU TWO-!" Mikasa's outburst was quickly cut off by Eren.

"NO! I... I got hurt as I was leaving school and I couldn't really ... Um... I couldn't walk that well and Levi found me. He took me to his house and I met his siblings. I lost track of time just joking around and talking with them." She explained.

At first her adopted sister looked a bit skeptical but decided that was the truth, considering the fact that Levi didn't think Eren thought he was a friend just a few moments ago.