Author's Note~ I had to release this chapter two hours early due to circumstances that I hadn't prepared for. I'm sure none of you will really mind. You guys are probably thrilled that it's going out a little earlier than normal. Anyways I hope you enjoy nonetheless. ^.^ ~Lawliet TJ

After a little while, Levi changed into some more comfortable clothes. "Alright, I'm heading out," Levi said as he came down the stairs. He grabbed his keys and wallet that sat on the counter and walked over to Eren who sat on the couch. He leaned over and kissed him on his cheek. "Bye babe I'll be back soon," he said before heading to the door and putting on his shoes. He stopped in the doorway and looked back behind him with a quietly mournful glance at Eren before walking out the door.

"Bye," Eren whispered after the door shut. He looked around the house at the empty room he was sitting in. 'Alone,' Eren thought, 'that's where I always end up, alone.'

He sat there staring at the wall thinking of what he was going to do. He hadn't realized that he had sat there for almost a half hour until he snapped out of his thoughts and reached for his phone. He typed in the number hesitating after every click of the button until all that was left was to click the call button. His thumb hovered over the button for a couple minutes before he finally clicked the button holding his breath.

One ring, two rings, three ri- someone answered.

"Hello, Eren?" 

"Alex?" TJ asked knocking on the door.

"Come in," she said hearing her brother knock on her door.

TJ walked in and looked at his sister she had set the book she was reading down next to her and looked up at her brother.

"What's up?" She asked.

"I'm worried," TJ said sitting down on her bed next to her.

"About?" Alex asked sitting up straight and getting a little more serious.

"Mr- Eren," TJ said correcting himself.

"He said he was just having trouble sleeping, he should be fine," Alex tried to reassure him.

"I don't think it's that, I think something else is going on with him," he insisted.

"Well, if you think so then we will try and ask him about it tomorrow, and if so we will try our best to help him with whatever it is," Alex said with a smile.

"I guess," TJ sighed before collapsing back on her bed. " I'm still worried though," he said with a sigh.

She laid back on her back and turned her head. "He will be okay, I'm sure it's nothing."

A few minutes of silence went by and Alex got bored of staring at the ceiling and grabbed her book. She scooted over and laid her head on her brother's chest being careful of the bruises from earlier. "If you are going to lay here then just know you will be used as a pillow," she said before opening the book and tuning out her surroundings.

TJ gave a little chuckle before grabbing his phone out of his pocket and texting Thomas back. He let out a little smile when he saw that his boyfriend was responding almost instantly.

Pacing back and forth in the front room next to the door Eren wished that he had just kept his mouth shut. He wished that he hadn't called him and that he had just gone to do something else for the time being now he had to explain himself.

There was a knock at the door and Eren debated about opening it or leaving him out there. He stood in front of the door with his hand paused just before the door handle.

"Eren, open the damn door," he yelled from the other side of the door knocking on it again harshly.

Eren took a breath and unlocked it and slowly turned the knob.

He opened the door enough to let him in and stepped out of the way.

He walked in and watched as Eren closed the door before saying anything. When the door closed he started speaking. "What the hell was that phone call?" Jean asked with an annoyed yet panicked tone.

Armin had finished his project a few minutes ago and Marco and Armin were about to head out to pick up Jean's motorcycle. Jean got a call while Marco was informing him they were leaving.

"Hello, Eren?" Jean had asked seeing the caller ID.

"Jean?" Eren said his voice was different from usual it was shaky and nervous.

"Yeah, it's me. Is something wrong," Jean asked quickly picking up on Eren's unusual tone.

"I- I just-" Eren stammered for a second. "I was wondering if I can stay with you guys for a few days," he said quickly. "It's okay if you say no," he added his voice shaking a little more.

"What's happening? Did Levi do something?" Jean asked starting to panic. He hadn't heard Eren speak like this ever.

"Yes... no... I don't know," Eren sighed and stumbled over his words. He didn't know how to answer the question.

"Did he hurt you?" Jean asked trying to get to the bottom of what was happening.

"No- well he- never mind," Eren said quickly. "Forget I called," he said as his finger hovered over the end call button.

"WAIT," Jean said quickly, "I'm coming over."

*click*

Eren had hung up the phone and thrown it on the couch. "This is not how this was supposed to go," Eren mumbled to himself over again a few times before taking a breath and getting up and pacing by the door.

Jean had Marco drop him off on their way.

"Eren, What the hell was that phone call?" Jean asked again trying to get Eren to answer. He was scared he didn't know what was going on if Eren was hurting. He knew Eren had been through so much and hearing that he might be getting hurt by the one he loves made him panic. The last thing Eren needed was to go through something like that again.

Eren looked down to the floor he didn't know what to say. ' How did I get myself into this mess?' Eren asked himself.

Jean walked up to Eren and placing his hands on Eren's arms. "Eren, you have to tell me what's going on. I can't help if I don't know what's going on," Jean said almost sounding as if he was begging. He would do anything to make sure his friend was safe.

'Am I shaking?' Eren asked himself noticing how his body shook slightly. 'No, It's not me that's shaking,' Eren thought looking up at Jean. His eyes held more fear than Eren's.