Eren awoke to the sound of his doorbell being rung multiple times, sending a headache to rush through his head.
He looked up to check the time on his wall clock and saw that it was only 10:54 am.
When did he get to sleep?
Eren threw his covers off his body, the sound of his doorbell finally getting on his nerves as he rushed to the front door of his apartment.
When he swung his door open, in came Armin without a greeting.
"No, I insist. Come right in." Eren stated sarcastically to his blond friend.
Armin turned back to Eren, sending him a weak smile before he turned back to Eren's living space.
"Jesus..." he muttered, seeing how messy his living room is, "how do you live in here?" Armin asked.
Eren shrugged as he finally shut the door before he leaned up against it for support. "I dunno, I just... do." He said.
Armin quickly rushed to the kitchen and picked up His trash bin before he walked back over to the table in the living room.
He shoved all of the plastic cups into the bin along with some dirtied napkins and a few empty beer cans.
He bent over to the floor then, picking up the stuff he missed as he placed it into the bin.
"Alright, go get ready." Armin said with a stern tone. Eren groaned, his head spinning constantly before he responded.
"For what?" His words were slurred.
"We're going out. I'm not letting you stay in this shitty apartment all day just to eventually become an alcoholic." Armin stated.
Eren tried to lean off the door, but his body quickly fell back to the wooden door. He let out another groan, mumbling some curse words under his breath as he struggled to stand up straight.
"How much did you drink last night?" Armin asked. The brunet shrugged.
"A lot." He grumbled.
Armin quickly rolled his eyes before he placed the trash bin down to approach his friend. He grabbed Eren, supporting him as he helped take him to his room.
Armin immediately frowned upon smelling the alcohol that seeped through Eren, gagging as well.
"God, you weigh a ton." Armin muttered.
Eren opened his mouth to protest, but quickly lost the will speak as he froze.
Armin managed to put his friend on his bed before he went to his dresser and began to pick out clothes for him. Not even two minutes passed before Armin had thrown a flannel and some jeans to his friend, telling him to change as he quickly left the room.
Eren looked down at his clothing and shook his head in attempt to make his headache go away. However, all he did was make it worse.
"Well shit... I need some Tylenol." He muttered.
After multiple minutes passed, consisting of Eren just staring at his clothing to gather up the strength to even move, Eren finally slipped his clothes on.
He left him room and went to the bathroom, quickly splashing some water onto his face before he went to meet Armin who had been doing the dishes in the sink.
"This is the last time that I'm ever cleaning your apartment for you." Armin stated. Eren forced a chuckle out that came out more of a wheeze as he opened his mouth to make a sarcastic remark.
'You say that now, but next month you're gonna be back here vacuuming my carpet.' Is what Eren tried to say, but instead what came out were a couple of muttered words that made it sound as if he were sleep talking.
"Eren, are you okay?" Armin approached his friend, concern quickly becoming evident on his face. Eren nodded, not wanting to pass on any stress to his friend.
As Armin prepared to ask another question, Eren had already stopped him and begun to say a phrase that was somewhat coherent.
Armin sighed and decided to give up on asking too many questions. "Alright, we can do that." Armin nodded.
Eren passed him a weak smile in thanks before they left his apartment and went to Armin's car.
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Armin pulled up to the nearest CVS store and shook his friend awake. Eren's eyes shot up before he quickly relaxed himself and found him in the parking lot of a store.
Just as he had requested, Armin had brought Eren to a CVS store to buy some Tylenol.
Eren left Armin's car, saying a quick "I won't be too long," as he walked into the store. The air conditioner immediately made his headache somewhat disappear, and the faint retail music that played filled him with a weird sense of nostalgia.
It reminded him of when he was a child and he could always come to stores like this with his mom.
Eren quickly shrugged the feeling away as he walked to where the medicines were kept and picked up some Tylenol.
He didn't even read it over that well, for all he knew, he could be getting a cheap tampon pack for how little attention he paid to the box as he grabbed it.
Eren stood in the short line that was formed and took his phone out, his eyes immediately flashing to the date and time.
February 11th, 12:05pm.
Eren squinted his eyes at the date before he suddenly remembered what he and Mikasa did the previous day.
quickly rubbed his eyes, making sure that what he was reading was correct.
'Yeah... I remember. We hung out late at night and talked by the park. Wait... is she the one who took me to bed?' He wondered.
When he saw an available cash register open, he immediately shuffled to it and bought his Tylenol.
He left the store and stood at the front doors for a while, his thoughts suddenly occupied by Mikasa.
Eren's head quickly looked upward towards the sky, the heat from the sun finally getting to him. He looked around the parking lot for Armin's car and saw it where it had been parked in the corner.
As he approached it, he bumped shoulders without someone, making his paper bag fall out of his hand.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" The girl apologized, bending over to pick up Eren's bag.
"No sweat." He said.
Eren viewed the girl upon him, but there wasn't really much to see. The giant sunhat that she wore nearly fell over her eyes and even if Eren did have the chance to see her eyes, he wouldn't be able to because of dark-tinted glasses.
Then, it hit him. This girl looked exactly like Mikasa.
The girl handed him his bag but before she could leave, Eren stopped her.
"Hey," he began, "do I know you? I'm sorry, you just feel familiar." He spat out.
The girl stiffened before turning around to face Eren. Even though he couldn't see her face, Eren could tell that by her posture, she looked guilty of something.
She cleared her throat before speaking, slowly losing her composure. "Wh-What do you mean?" She asked.
Eren squinted his eyes, furrowing his brow slightly as he viewed her from head to toe.
"Aren't you..." Eren stopped before he could finish his sentence.
Who was she again?
"Uh, never mind. Sorry to bother you." Eren stated. The girl let out a sigh of relief a little bit too loudly again before she nodded, leaving him as she entered the store.
Eren walked back to Armin's car and sat in the passenger seat as he took out the Tyleno from his bag.
He grabbed a water bottle that he already had in one of the leather cup holders and put some water in his mouth as he took in tow pills.
"Hey, who was that girl?" Armin asked he started up the car. Eren shrugged, swallowing his medication.
"I'm not sure." He muttered. "Although she did seem similar to... to" Eren's voice trailed off.
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'Wait a minute, who was she again?'
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