Chapter 9 - Friday Night

"Oh, hello Mikasa. To what do I owe the pleasure?" Rivaille spoke calmer than he should be.

Eren quickly covered himself with a pillow, embarrassed by the sudden intrusion. Mikasa glared at the pair menacingly.

"Get away from my brother, you pervert!" She thundered, directing her gaze at the Corporal.

Rivaille got up and walked to the other side of the room, actually fearing his life.

"Okay, I'm away from him. Calm your tits. Getting angry won't change the fact that I was about to give Eren the best blow job of his life." Eren blushed at the ruthless way he spoke.

Rivaille smirked at that.

"You sick pervert! First you make a bet to get Eren to come out as gay - which he isn't. Now you're forcing yourself on him! You sick, dirty, faggot!" She shouted.

The two boys were stunned into silence. The words Mikasa was using shocked them.

"Actually, Mikasa. Eren is gay. He confessed his love to me. In turn, I confessed my love to him."

"You filthy fucking liar! Eren isn't gay! He would never relate to the likes of you homos!"

"A-actually Mikasa. I am gay." Eren stuttered. "And by the sounds of it, you are homophobic."

"Eren, don't make up bullshit! Shorty here has brainwashed you! You aren't gay!"

Eren sighed. He knew that Mikasa wasn't going to accept him this way. That upset him. They were always so close as kids.

"I'm sorry, Mikasa. But, if you can't accept me for who I am, then I'm afraid I want nothing more to do with you." Eren sadly stated.

She just stared at Eren with a mix of shock and something undefinable. Was it anger? Guilt? Sadness?

She then looked evilly at Rivaille. She strode up to him and pushed him against a wall. She held him by his throat.

"If you hurt him, in any way, shape or form, then I will hunt you down and brutally castrate and murder you! Got that?" She whispered eerily.

Rivaille nodded, stuggling to breath under her grip. She let go roughly and he collapsed on the floor, holding his throat.

"Eren. I'm not saying I'm accepting... this," she pointed between the two boys, "I'm just respecting your opinions. Even if I don't totally agree with them."

Eren understood. Mikasa started for the door when Eren spoke.

"Mikasa! Do you mind not telling the others about my sexuality? I don't want to lose the bet." She nodded and left.

The two boys let out a loud sigh simultaneously.

"I thought she was going to kill us." Eren admitted.

"Well, I suppose we shouldn't carry on what we were doing. If she comes back she'll surely kill me." Eren nodded and put his clothes back on.

"I think I should go and apologise to Jean. What I said to him was pretty low. And, truly, it was basically my fault for starting the fight. Even if he is a massive douchebag."

Eren quickly composed hiself and left Rivaille's room.

"That was too fucking close." Rivaile spoke to himself. "But I guess it won't be long now until I win the bet."

Eren searched the entirety of HQ before finally finding Jean. He was cleaning out the stables. Eren cautiously approached him, fearing that he might get hit again.

Jean noticed movements behind him and turned around.

"What do you want?" He harrumphed.

"I-I came to apologise. For starting the fight. For my mood. For saying that stuff..." His voice caught in his throat. "... About Marco. I'm really sorry, and I hope, in time, you'll forgive me."

Eren just waited for the inevitable punch. But there wasn't one.

"No. I'm sorry. I should never have bothered you. I could tell you were in a bad mood. And I never should thrown the first punch." He sat tiredly on the grass.

"It's just... When you mentioned Marco." A small tear slid down his face. "I've been trying not to think about him. I can't bear the memory of seeing him... Like that. I just can't deal with all this without him."

He burst out crying. He covered his face with his hand, trying to at least hold some of his dignity. Eren hated seeing people crying.

Even when he was younger, Eren would always try to cheer strangers up, make them laugh.

It hurt him to see Jean crying. Knowing he was partially to blame. He just had to do something. Anything. Even just getting his mind away from the subject of Marco.

He had the perfect idea.

"Hey, Jean?"

"Yes?"

"If I tell you something, will you promise to keep it a secret from everyone?"

Jean thought it over. He always was a nosey so-and-so. But keeping it a secret? He probably could. But did he really want to know that badly that he wouldn't gossip about it?

"Sure. I'll keep your secret." The answer was yes.

"I-I'm... I'm gay."

"I'm sorry? I don't think I quite understood what you were saying."

"I'm gay, Jean." Jean smiled, bearing his teeth wildly.

"I fucking called it!" He laughed.

"Just remember. You can't tell anyone else." At least he wasn't thinking about Marco anymore.

"I know. A man's promise."

The rest of the day was uneventful for Eren. There was no training today so Eren decided to bathe in the remaining sunlight of the day.

It was peaceful. Nobody was bothering him. The air was calm. Leaves were beginning to turn an orange-ish colour, signalling the arrival of Fall.

He rested peacefully on the grass. Staring up at the sky. The area was pretty secluded so there were no prying eyes.

He was joined by Rivaille - who presumably had just finished doing lots of paper work, judging by his expression. He took the space next to Eren and laid there.

"Jean knows." Eren spoke. Rivaille could guess the context of the statement.

"How'd he find out?"

"I told him." Rivaille looked incredulously at him.

"Why?"

"As an apology." Rivaille snapped out of his shock and laughed.

"You're an idiot!"

"Hey! Don't laugh at me!"

"You can't stop me!"

"Oh yeah?" Eren slammed his mouth against Rivaille's.

Rivaille was stunned - for about a second - and responded in turn. Taking charge of the kiss.

He let his tongue wander over Eren's lips, asking for entrance. Eren moaned and let him in.

Their kissing was passionate and, some may say, steamy. But the stopped suddenly when they heard someone behind them.

Hanji was staring wide-eyed, smiling at them.

"Oh! Don't stop just for me! You can continue kissing!" She sang.

So. Mikasa, Jean and now Hanji knew the not so secret secret.

"I'm totally winning this bet, Eren."

So now three people know. Will anyone else find out? What compromising situations will the two be found in?

Please Review! I'd like to hear your ideas of ways they could be caught. The dirtier the better!