Chapter 1
You place two mugs of coffee on the table and placed some bread in the toaster. You go through your bag for the third time this morning making sure you had all the notes and itineraries you needed for this week. The summer session had started a few weeks ago at the daycare center, where you have been employed for almost a year now.
You weren't new to teaching, having been licensed for about 5 years now. Some changes in your life had resulted in relocating from your old small town to the big city taking the open position at a busy daycare/preschool. Conveniently for you, your aunt had informed you that your cousin Eren had been looking for a roomate since his friend Armin had moved to be closer to the college he was attending.
Eren worked at the same daycare as you every summer to earn money for college expenses. The daycare always hired extra helpers for the summer as there were a lot more children attending during the summer break from school. The children at the center ranged in age from as young as infants to children as old as five.
There were several different rooms that grouped the children by age. You were in charge of the five year olds this summer. It was a nice break being in charge of children who could feed themselves and use the bathroom on their own.
You glance at the clock and frown. "Eren Yeager, get out here now and eat something, we're going to be late!" After a series of groans and banging noises, Eren finally shuffles out to the kitchen.He sits down at the table and yawns reaching for a mug of coffee. "Ugh, I am so tired." He groans and starts drinking his coffee. You smirk at him. "That's what happens when you stay up all night playing video games,Eren."
Eren glares at you. "It's not my fault that fucking Jean was bragging about his fucking perfect score and how no one could beat him so I had to prove him wrong so he would shut the fuck up!" You finish your coffee and sigh rolling your eyes. "Let's just get going, I don't want to be bitched at by Ymir for being late." You both clear the table and get ready to leave.
After leaving the apartment, you start walking quickly towards the elevator with Eren trailing behind you slowly. You are checking your emails not paying attention when you collide with some one. "I'm so sorry!" You say apologetically as you look up at the person you almost knocked over. You groan internally when you see that it was Jean who lives just a few doors down from you and Eren. 'Why did it have to be him?' You think to yourself. You can already sense Eren's anger behind you.
And now Jean is blushing, 'great'. "It's ok (y/n), I know you were probably in a hurry because Yeager is dragging his ass as usual." He says with a smirk. 'He is kind of cute but he can be pretty immature when Eren is involved' you sigh. You immediately put your arm out catching Eren with it just as he started to charge forward. "No,Eren." You say firmly and drag him towards the now open elevator shooting Jean a slight glare who is still smirking at Eren.
You actually make it to work on time. You enter the passcode to the door and both of you enter. You both scan your badges and enter the front office. Ymir is already at her desk near the check in window looking bored as usual. "Good morning Ymir." You call to her cheerfully. She raises an arm in a limp wave.
"Mornin' (y/n), Jaegerbomb" She says with an evil smirk. Eren's cheeks flare up with embarassment. "Come on that happened ages ago, Ymir, please stop calling me that!" Eren whines. Ymir laughs. "It was a month ago and we had to have a plumber come in to snake the drain, so fucking gross." Eren stomps out the office probably going to complain to Krista about Ymirs constant teasing.
You duck into the break room and let out a laugh quietly. In the beginning of the summer, the weekend before the new season started, Ymir and Krista invited all the employees to a party at their house. Everything was going fine until Sasha and her boyfriend Connie kept daring Eren to drink several shots of Jaegermeister. He made it to about 6 before he promptly ran into the kitchen and puked in the sink.
He apologised profusely the next morning and cleaned the mess and even paid the bill for the plumber. Ymir still tortures Eren about it at least once a week. She'd probably stop if he didn't react every single time.You just shake your head and make your way to the classroom.
Krista greets you with her usual brilliant smile as you enter. "Good morning (f/n)!"she exclaims cheerfully. "Good morning Krista." You reply returning the smile. Krista was one of the head teachers and your partner for the summer session,both of you sharing the large classroom. She was a favorite among the children with her cheerful disposition and her captivating smile. She almost looked like a real princess with her perfect blonde hair and blue eyes that almost sparkled.
Krista is a sweetheart most of the time as long as you don't get on her bad side. Even Ymir was afraid of Krista's wrath after experiencing it in the past. You and Krista however seem to be a perfect fit as a team. You both move around the classroom setting up the different fun centers for the children and go over the schedule for the day. You finish just in time as the doors open and the children start streaming in bringing the start of another busy day.
You nervously fidget in your chair in the office not knowing what to expect. Krista had asked you to fill in for her at a parent/teacher meeting at the last minute because she had forgotten she had a prior appointment. You've had meetings before but with parents you were familiar with. Since this was your first summer session, there were a few new faces.
Claire Ackerman was usually a sweet little girl. You had grown quite fond of her bubbly giggles and curious nature. She was always so well behaved until yesterday. Something seemed to be bothering her causing her to act out so Krista scheduled a meeting with Claire's father.
You hear a noise and notice Eren smirking in the doorway. "I heard you got stuck meeting Mr. Ackerman today." You frown at him. "Ok, I want to know what the deal is Eren, what should I be expecting?" He plops into the chair across from you. "Well from what I remember from last summer, he was not exactly fun to deal with." You give a frustrated sigh.
"What does that mean?" You ask dreading the answer. "I know he actually made Marco cry last year over not cleaning a table properly." He says smirking again. "That is not true Eren, I told you my allergies were bothering me that day!" You jump having never witnessed Marco ever raise his voice like that.
Before the conversation can continue you hear footsteps coming down the hallway and Eren pokes his head out of the door. "Good luck (y/n), I'll go help Marco stack the nap mats." He says while practically running out of the room, Marco right behind him.
After having made introductions, you are now seated in the office with Claire's father. The only thing that Claire seemed to share with him were those beautiful grey eyes that were almost silver in the right light. She must have gotten her copper hair from her mother. Eren's assessment certainly seemed correct. This was not going to be fun.
"Thank you, for coming Mr. Ackerman." You say trying to sound more cheerful than frightened. "Can we cut the bullshit and just get to the point so we can get the over with?" He says in a bored tone. 'Thanks a lot Krista' you think to yourself, now pretty sure that Krista's 'appointment' was a clever excuse.
"Ok, well Claire is usually very well behaved but yesterday she had to be placed in time out for using offensive language 2 times." You take out the notes from yesterday. "Claire threw her nap mat across the room saying that nap time is "fucking bullshit" " you read out loud feeling slightly embarrassed repeating this.
Mr. Ackerman sighs."Well I can't argue with that, nap time is bullshit." You decide to just finish the next part before getting into this argument. " She threw her entire lunchbox in the garbage because "shitty glasses" is trying to poison her. Now he is smirking. "That woman is an abomination, I wouldn't eat that shit either."
"I assume we are talking about Hange?" You say trying not to show your aggravation. "Obviously." You sigh. "Hange is her caretaker, why would you put someone you don't trust with your daughter?" Now he is glaring at you."I trust her just not her fucking cooking!" He says getting annoyed.
"I'm not used to dealing with this bullshit, okay?" He snaps at you. "Maybe your wife would rather discuss this if you're not comfortable?" You ask trying to keep things calm. "Well that would be impossible since she's been dead for 4 fucking years." He says angrily. You gasp, feeling terrible. "I'm so sorry, I didn't know." You say softly.
He sighs. "Look, I didn't mean that, it's not your fault." He runs a hand through his hair. "It's hard doing this shit on my own sometimes." You take a deep breath. "I think you are doing a good job, Claire speaks very fondly of you." You smile. He sighs. "Thanks, I apologize for yelling at you, I don't want to answer to Claire for making her favorite teacher upset." You smile. "Well it was nice meeting you, Mr. Ackerman." You put your hand out to shake. He shakes it. "Levi." You blush "um, thanks for coming, Levi." He nods and heads down the hallway. You can't help but laugh when you hear him yell. "I told you to stay in the car shitty glas-I mean Hange!"