Just a Simple Hello - Ereri

Missing

Eren's POV:  

I had stayed home today because I was exhausted. I had planned to go to Levi's work when he was on break but I had fallen asleep before I could leave.

It was about 4, I was walking over to the bakery to get Levi some food in case he was hungry. I glanced at his shop before walking in the bakery, but stopped in my tracks with a frown.

The sign on his shop read 'closed' and the lights were off.

I walked over to the window of the shop and looked in...nothing. All the lights in the place were off, no sign of life.

I was about to turn away when saw Levi's precious book bag laid beside the piano. 

Ok, something is definitely wrong.

I went to the door of the shop and tried the handle.

The door swung open in front of me. 

Yes, something was absolutely wrong.

"Eren?" 

I turned at the voice, Mikasa stood outside the bakery with her red scarf pulled up over her nose.

"Whats wrong? I saw you outside the shop, I thought you were coming in?" She said and walked over to me with a concerned look. 

"Levi's shop is closed..his book bag is still there and the door isn't locked. Something is wrong" I said and walked into the tattoo parlor. I heard Mikasa walk after me.

"Levi?" I called loudly, I smelled a strong whiff of sour iron, or something to that concept. I walked over to Levi's book bag and noticed it looked untouched. 

"Eren...call the police" Mikasa said, I hadn't noticed she had moved away from me and over to the center of the shop. 

"What?! Why?!" I said frantically and went over to her quickly, I gasped and gagged at the sight before us. 

A large pool of red sticky blood was splattered over the floor and up on the counter too. I bent down, my face stuck in a horrified expression.

"Hello? Yes, we have discovered a pool of blood in the tattoo parlor on the left side of Mary street, please send police quickly" Mikasa spoke urgently into her phone. She hung up and pulled me to my feet.

"Eren snap out of it, being shocked forever is not going to help him" Mikasa said and hugged me, "We will find him"

"S-search in here...maybe he is...here" I said my voice slightly hopeful, I pulled away from Mikasa and stepped away from the blood. Her and I looked around the shop.

"Eren!" Mikasa screamed in horror, fear shot through me and I raced over to where she was at the back of the shop.

"What the fuck?!" I yelled.

Sprawled out in front of us was a bloody Erwin, his blonde hair matted with dried blood sticking up in many different places. His eyes were closed and his arms beside him like he was thrown. 

"Is he...?" I said and Mikasa walked forward, she put her hand on Erwin's neck and paused.

She let out a sigh of relief, "Eren help me get him up" she said and I went to the other side of Erwin. My mind was heavy with confusion as I lifted the muscular mass beside me and brought him to the front of the shop. We laid him down and Mikasa patched up his wounds as best as possible with her coat and scarf.

"What the fuck happened here" I muttered and carried my gaze around the shop slowly.

Soon the police and ambulance came, Erwin was taken to the nearest hospital as police questioned Mikasa and I.

When they were asking Mikasa questions I called Levi's phone desperately. I was outside, rain clouds rumbled off in the distance as I clutched my phone to my ear.

"Come on...come on pick up" I said, everything starting to hit as tears flowed over my cheeks like small rivers.

When the line went dead for the fifth time my phone dropped to the ground, its screen shattering from one corner to another.

I needed to look for him. 

I picked up my broken phone and ran.

I raced past the police after a quick word with one officer. I ran all the way home and slammed the door open.

"Levi?!" I yelled, searching my apartment quickly as if he would magically appear.

I grabbed a water bottle and raced out of my house, all the way over to Levi's. My breath came in short gasps as I slammed open Levi's door and ran inside with shaky legs.

"Levi?! Levi!" I screamed and searched his place, throwing blankets over the neat place and opening all the cupboards.

"LEVI?!" I screamed for the hundredth time, my voice was hoarse barely rasping, my tears long dry.

"Where...where are you..." I whispered and saw down on Levi's counter, sweat beaded on my forehead. I leaned back against the cupboards, holding my broken phone. I turned on my phone, the screen barely flicking to life as I dialed Levi's number one more desperate time.

I weakly put the phone to my ear.

After two full rings I was sure I would get the same response as ever.

My heart soared when I heard the phone pick up.

"Levi?! Levi Levi where are you?!" I jumped off the counter, new energy being found. 

There was a long pause, my phone flicking in and out of reception so I ran outside.

"Eren. E-everything is f-fine" Levi's voice said close to the phone.  I wanted to cry in relief, jump for joy and sing all at the same time for a moment

But that was prevented by the way Levi sounded.

His voice sounded tired, it slurred lightly and sounded raspy and unnaturally deep. It was Levi..but something wasn't right.

"Where are you?" I asked, my voice quivering with fear, "Please say a date or time if you are in trouble..." 

There was another long pause, "December 25th..." Levi's tired voice cut off after he spoke.

I screamed. Christmas day. 

The day Levi asked me to be his.

I screamed in the phone, I screamed to bring him back, to stop the monsters who were hurting my boyfriend, threatening whoever is doing this with the worse death known to man.

Why is this happening to me.

Why is this happening to Levi.

"LEVI!" I screamed and hit the ground with a loud thump, my knees bruised and fresh tears ran down my face with a new sadness, my chest screamed for air as I let out all my anger and agony out to the grey sky.

Cold, fresh water splat on my face as I screamed at the sky, the world sharing in my sadness.

^.^