Payback (part 1)

Levi and I get out of the car as soon as he parks in his home's driveway. He holds up his phone with two fingers, wiping away the white substance covering it. "I can't believe you dropped my phone into your stupid jar of mayonnaise." Levi says with complete disgust.

"You even managed to get it onto my pants! Why were you eating it in the first place?! That's disgusting!"

"I told you to stop driving but no, we were 'almost there'."

"Don't you dare put the blame on me." Levi retorts, "besides, we were only three minutes away from our houses. We were almost there."

Maybe I should have just had him grab the phone himself. Sticking my hand in a jar of Mayo wasn't exactly the most comforting feeling. I was just in fear of Levi reaching in for the phone and crashing the car in the process.

"Listen, my head hurts too much to fight." I explain. "Thanks for the ride, I'm going home." I turn to walk away but a wave a dizziness crashes over me and I trip over my feet. I come in contact with the cold ground, letting a moan escape my lips.

I quickly cover my mouth due to that embarrassing sound. Feeling a breeze between my legs I hurriedly sit up, holding down the front and back of my dress.I feel heat rise to my cheeks as I sit on the cold concrete.

Strong hands suddenly grab me by my shoulders and help me up.

"Eren, you obviously can't walk yourself, and we're already here. Do you want to just come inside?" Levi says gesturing to his own house. I look from him to his house several times before pulling myself out of his grasp.

"Hell no. You may have driven me here, and thanks for that, but I still hate you." I pick myself off of the floor still not feeling completely steady on my feet. "You can't just invite me over like nothing happened."

I start to walk again only to find myself on the floor once more. Damn...get up!

I shouldn't have drunken as much as I had. I push myself up onto my hands and knees not caring if the position was reviling, but before I could attempt on getting up any further, I felt Levi lift me up once more.

He picks me up completely this time. One arm under my torso and the other under my legs. How was he even holding me bridal style? He's so much...shorter. "Fine. If you don't want to come over, the least I can do is walk you home."

I was tempted to speak up and tell him this didn't exactly count as walking me home, but I didn't feel like giving him a harder time. I let my eyes close for the short time being, nuzzling my face into Levi's chest. I listen to the beating of his heart and breathe in his sweet scent. Both of those were enough to calm me down and almost completely forget the situation I was in.

So warm...

*•*•*•*

"Eren, sweetie, wake up." I slowly open my eyes and am instantly hurt by the bright light that burns them when I do so.

I squeeze my eyes shut, sitting up on what felt like a couch. "Mom...?" My voice comes out dry and raspy, followed by a major headache.

"Oh, thank goodness. I'd almost thought you'd never wake up." I place a hand to the side of my head and wince as I try finding my mother through squinted eyes. "How long...was I out?
"A day and a half."

What?! "Oops..."

"What were you even doing that knocked you out for so long?! Levi came by with you passed out in his arms." She sounded upset, but going by the smile she was trying to hold back I could tell she was anything but.

"I...I think I got drunk." My memories from last night were still a little hazy but I'm sure that's what happened. My mother just chuckles, standing up from her crouched position in front of me.

"You tell me that you and Levi aren't on the best of terms, but when he came to drop you off you were reluctant to let him go...is there something you're not telling me?" She asks playfully.

I feel my cheeks go red. "W-Whaa? That didn't happen!" Did it? I don't even like Levi, why would I have clung onto him, not wanting to let him go?

"I'm making lunch," my mother says walking away from the couch, "do you want anything?" I throw the blanket that's on me onto the floor and stand up. I have to grab onto the coffee table In front of me for support, and blink a few times before I can stand up fully. "Water."

"For lunch?"

I nod my head (which was a bad idea) and she just shrugs. "I'm going up to my room." I groan out. I slowly work my way toward the stair case. My eyes widen and I quickly look down just now realizing that I wasn't wearing the outfit from last night. I was in my pajamas. Ugh, I did not want to explain why I came dressed like that to my mom.

I continue up the steps but stop when there's a knock on the door. I would answer it, but I don't feel like it. Plus, it looks like my mom's got it under control. She rushes out of the kitchen to the front door and greets whoever it is.

I have to admit I am curious though...

"Eren! Do you think you can come here for a moment?"

"Sure...?" Although I don't get who would possibly want to see me.

I reach my mom at the front door and am greeted by the person who had stopped by.

"Oh. Hey, Sasha."

"Good! You are alive! I just wanted to stop by and see if you made it back home from..." She looks at me with a strange look in her eye.

"Uh. Yeah, I'm fine."

"Oh! Also here. They wanted you to call them and discuss something." She wiggles her eye brows at me and I accept the small piece of paper she held out to me, in confusion. "Oh, and this!" She hands me a medium sized bag and I accept that as well.

"That's all I needed to say. Bye, Bye! See you Monday!" She waves, quickly leaving from the porch and into her car. Okay...I'm a little confused on what just happened but...sleep time!

I hurry (as best I can) back to my usual path leading to the stairs and up to my room. Finally making it up there with no interruptions, I crash onto my bed. I throw a lazy arm over eyes and find the dark room and comfortable bed welcoming.

I then remembered the paper Sasha had given me.

I sit up with effort, but open my closed palm to examine the folded paper. I open it up and see a series of numbers making up someone's phone number.

With hesitance, I grab for my phone, and type in the number. The phone rings a couple of times as I wait for whoever was on the receiving end to pick up. Deciding to kill two birds with one stone, I start opening the bag Sasha had given me as well.

"I swear Hanji, if you're calling about your fucking ass cream again..." Instead of responding, I sit completely still from shock. I try to form words but I just sit there looking confused with my mouth hanging open.

"Hello? Tch, this better not be one of your damn pranks again." The man on the other end sounded as if he were about to hang up so I clear my throat just so that he knew I was here.

"Ah...hey, Levi. This is Eren."

His line went silent. Now it was my turn to ask if he was there. When he confirms it with a simple 'mhm' I continue to talk.

"Sasha said you wanted to speak to me about something?" I continue opening up the box once more.

"Hm. It's about my...next wish."
I let out a frustrated sigh not giving the slightest shit that Levi could hear me.

"Fine. What is it this time?"

"Go on a date with me."

I freeze, almost dropping my phone.

"Excuse me? I don't think I heard you right. You mind speaking up so I can understand you better?" Levi sighs on the other end. But I don't give him a chance to talk.

"Wait, did you get dared to do this? Or did you just need to be seen with me in public?" I knew this conversation wasn't fully based on his wish and the fact he just asked me out, but partially on what happened in the past. And he knew it too.

I didn't want to make the same mistake twice.

"Stop freaking out, because no. I wasn't dared and I'm not doing this because of reputation. Eren, I wish that would go on a date with me."

I carefully process his words. "Oh..."

A devilish smile plays on my lips.

I fully open up and look inside of the bag Sasha had given me. I gasp at its contents. So, based on what he asked, I don't have to be his boyfriend. His wish simply states 'a date' meaning I don't have show affection to him in any way, just go to a restaurant or something.

"I'll be willing to grant that wish!"

"Good. I'll pick you up tomorrow around 12:30."

"Okay." I hang up and fall backwards onto my bed, smiling. Oh, this is going to be fun. I hold up my maid dress from last night, hugging it to my chest. I'm going to make Levi's day a living hell.

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