Chapter 1: -EREN Y.
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" DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! DO-"
"Just shut up, the lot of you!!" Armin yells as he slams the scissors harshly against the tiled bathroom counter. The said blonde, myself, Jean, Connie and Bertolt can be seen peering intensely at the rounded bathroom mirror of mine and Armin's dorm room. Pinching the bridge of his slim nose, Armin sighs and almost longingly fiddles with his current hair, which reaches down the the bottom of his ear.
"Armin," I roll my eyes, "You said you'd cut your hair the minute we hit college. Get it over and done with, dumbass."
He glances at my reflection in the mirror, brows furrowed with irritancy, "I never said that."
"You did."
"Did not."
"Did too."
"Did fucking not-"
"Ooooh!!" the rest of the boys holler collectively. Armin leans back in his chair, anxiously inspecting the silver scissors in his grasp. His lips part as if he is about to speak, however shuts milliseconds after. He's deep in thought for around a minute at least. The rest of us stare at him, anticipating his decision. I groan.
"Armin, if you really wanna be a crybaby about this crap then I guess you don't have to-"
Snip.
My mouth is agape, as are the rest of our friends'. Blinking stupidly, I only stare at the fallen locs of Armin's straight yellow hair on the bathroom counter. My eyes snap back to the mirror, and I grin at Armin.
"Wasn't that fucking hard, eh?"
I watch my friend as he slowly smiles with me and let's out a small laugh. Wasting no time, he lifts the scissors again and begins to cut his hair more evenly. We all watch him do this for another ten minutes before he runs a nervous hand through his hair and lets out a breath he'd been holding in for a while.
"Tell me the truth guys," he drops his hand, "Does it look bad?"
"Hell no!" Connie slaps his back abruptly and Armin lets out a squeak of suprise.
"You look...older." I say, almost in disbelief. And he really does look like he's actually 18. Finally.
Armin grins, "I like it, it looks good."
"People won't think you're trans now." Jean remarks. Connie shoves him and tells him to shut up. I chuckle.
It's been around a week since our first day at Paradis Island's top university. Though classes haven't technically started yet, we had the chance to explore campus, and get to know new people, which is why Armin and I are with those three idiots right now.
"You're totally ready for the land of ladies, Alert." Bertolt wiggles his eyebrows and Armin shakes his head quickly. It's weird seeing Armin do that without his trademark yellow hair hitting him in the face. I almost miss his girly hair, as much as I used to make fun of it in middle school.
"Whatever. Just get out you three. I've actually got classes tomorrow."
Connie, Jean and Bertolt collectively groan in protest. I watch, amused as Armin shoos them out of our dorm, much like a mother would shoo her children out of the kitchen while she's cooking. Once he manages to kick out our friends, he stretches and returns to the bathroom, cleaning up the stray strands of hair left on the floor.
"I'm gonna shower now and head to bed."
"Seriously? It's barely 10PM. You don't wanna facetime Mikasa?"
His face lightens up as I mention our other friend. He nods happily, "Yes! I totally forgot! I haven't seen her since-"
I raise an eyebrow, "Why are you so fucking excited to see Mikasa? Don't tell me you-"
"Don't start that shit, Eren" He clears his throat, "Are you assuming that I have some sort of romantic feelings for Mikasa, simply because we are of different sexes? That's not very forward thinking of you, Eren."
Here we go...
"I'm merely excited to talk to her because we haven't seen her since Monday! It's annoying how they've separated the dorms so we can't actually see her unless we meet up! Besides," he grumbles, "You've alway had a thing for her-"
I shove him, but he only laughs, "See!" he taunts, "You're only pushing me because you know I'm right!" I laugh a bit and shove him again. He trips and lands butt first into the bath. Before he can grab my shirt, I'm dashing into the narrow hallway.
"Damn you, Yeager!!" I hear him yell.
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I sit on my desk chair backwards, leaning my crossed arms on the top of it. Armin plops himself onto the table and watches as I set up my laptop to facetime our friend.
It doesn't take long for Mikasa to pick up.
"Hey, Mikasa-" I pause. Armin gasps.
"What the fuck have you done?!" I yell. She touches her now very short hair and strokes it absentmindedly, "What, is it bad?"
"Bad?! Mikasa-"
"It suits you!! Look, we're practically twinning now!" Armin leans into the view of the camera so Mikasa can take a look at his new hairstyle. She gives a small smile and nods, "You look older, Armin!"
"I don't really..."
"Oh, shut up. You used to look 14."
"No, I didn't!" He protests immediately. Mikasa and I giggle. Soon after we begin to ask general questions, like how her week's gone and if she's made any new friends.
"How about your roomie?" I ask, "You gotten to know her?"
"Yeah," Mikasa replies, "Her name's Annie. I don't normally see her when I wake up because she hits the gym each morning."
"Oh, God," Armin says, "You're stuck with a gym rat?"
"It's not that bad. And it pays off anyway - she's got the nicest figure-"
Armin and I don't hesitate to butt in, "Yeah well you're totally hotter!"
"Yeah! And you definitely have a much prettier face than hers!"
"And you probably have better grades than her too!"
"She's definitely anorexic or some shit-"
"Guys!" Mikasa interrupts, seemingly amused, "It's okay, I literally don't care about that. I was just observing."
"We still think you're sexier anyways, right Armin?"
"Right. As soon as you start classes, boys will be on the floor begging you to even hold their hands!"
"Literally," I say, "They won't know what hit 'em."
"I'm not insecure; I don't need you two hyping me up or anything." She rolls her eyes.
"Whatever. Should we all meet up tomorrow to get lunch?"
"Sure. I've only got morning classes tomorrow. Is 12:30 good for you guys?" Mikasa asks,
"Fine with me." I reply. Armin nods in agreement. "I saw a sushi bar near campus so we could meet there if I text you all the address."
I watch as Mikasa's eyes light up excitedly. Though she doesn't show it, I can tell she's looking forward to it, "Yeah that's good. I've got a class at half eight tomorrow so I'm gonna head to bed-"
"You two are such early sleepers I swear to God."
"Fuck off Eren." Armin tugs at hairtie holding up my hair. It immediately falls into my face and I scowl at him.
"Leave him alone, Armin..." it's silent for a few moments before Armin and I curiously look up at her on the screen. She looks...
sad.
"Hey, you... okay?" I ask slowly. She nods solemnly, "I guess..."
"I just...miss you guys."
"Damn," Armin sighs, "We miss you too, Mikasa." he swiftly kicks my leg from under the table. I clear my throat quickly, "Y-Yeah, we totally do."
She gives another one of her small smiles and we exchange somewhat sad goodbyes. Once I turn off my computer I glance at Armin awkwardly,
"Hey, remember what we promised?"
"Of course. We're sticking together."
"Yeah, so...s-so don't go around making other friends and leaving me, alright?"
Armin smiles softly and I look away, embarrassed. He nudges me playfully,
"Don't worry Eren. I'm not gonna elope with some girl and leave you and Mikasa behind. If anything, I'd rather elope with you guys than someone else.."
"You're such a girl, Armin"
"Am not!"
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