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  Rating:
      Explicit
  Archive Warning:
      Underage, Graphic_Depictions_Of_Violence
  Category:
      M/M
  Fandom:
      Shingeki_no_Kyojin_|_Attack_on_Titan
  Relationship:
      Levi/Eren_Yeager
  Character:
      Levi_(Shingeki_no_Kyojin), Eren_Yeager, Armin_Arlert, Mikasa_Ackerman,
      Hanji_Zoe, Erwin_Smith, Rico_Brzenska, Mike_Zacharias, Moblit_Berner,
      Hitch_(Shingeki_no_Kyojin), Annie_Leonhart, Ymir_(Shingeki_no_Kyojin),
      Krista_Lenz_|_Historia_Reiss, Connie_Springer, Marco_Bott, Bertolt
      Hoover, Reiner_Braun, Sasha_Blouse, Jean_Kirstein, Petra_Ral, Gunther
      Schultz, Erd_Gin, Oluo_Bozado, Kenny_Ackerman, Nile_Dawk
  Additional Tags:
      Top!Levi, bottom!Eren, Fluff, Alternate_Universe, Loss_of_Virginity,
      Rough_Sex, Other_Additional_Tags_to_Be_Added, Sorry_Not_Sorry, Rough_Body
      Play, Shameless_Smut
  Stats:
      Published: 2014-06-28 Completed: 2014-09-15 Chapters: 22/22 Words: 83267
****** When you’re ready, come and get it ******
by dyinabyss
Summary
     Eren has been helping people by returning things that has been taken
     from others. When justice was too weak to help and the police just
     couldn't be trusted anymore, he decided to help those in need by
     becoming a thief.
     But when he met Levi, whom so determined to catch The Thief, Eren
     tempted to challenge him by sending an invitation every time he's
     going to steal.
     SNK AU based on Kaitou Saint Tail story!
***** The first bell rang 30 minutes ago *****
Chapter Notes
     Hello! This is the first fanfic i write in AO3. Basically i just want
     to have fun making up story where none of SNK characters have to deal
     with the cruel world. This fanfic was based on Kaitou Saint Tail
     manga I read years ago. I hope you'll enjoy the story!
     Many many thanks for ShinkaAkira for betaing this chapter *hug*
     Your huge help has saved me from dealing with the pain to edit this
     chapter by myself XD
     Thank you for dropping by and i hope you'll enjoy the story!
     Please feel free to leave comment as well :)
It was just before dawn as Levi walked past the back gate of the school. The
air was cold and a small breeze accompanied his little stroll to the large
front doors connecting the school building with the beautiful park he loved so
much. The sun was slowly peeking out from over the horizon and gently caressed
the trees and flowers in the garden, bewitching them into a stunning sea of
colors.
As the light touched the first morning dew on the flower petals, the fresh red
and white roses started to look like diamonds spread all over the vibrant
garden. Tree leaves rustled ever so gently, like music in Levi’s ear as he
closed his eyes to enjoy the morning tranquility. How he loved the harmonious
sounds of the trees, wind, and birds chirping cheerily; celebrating the coming
of a new day.
He slowed his steps and eventually came to a halt. The breeze stroked his hair
and made a quiet whistle as it touched the grass below the trees. It didn’t
last long; it didn’t have to. Just the soothing feeling that the surroundings
offered him every dawn calmed his heart. Levi opened his eyes and resumed his
stroll towards the back door.
A couple of minutes later, he reached the first of the steps guiding him to the
heavy wooden doors. Levi slid his hand into the pocket of his long coat and
pulled out a string of keys. He picked one particular key and inserted it into
the keyhole, twisting it until he heard a soft clicksound. Pushing the heavy
doors open, he stepped inside the building.
Levi was always a morning person, an early bird who never woke up later than
four in the morning every day. He was a workaholic with a clean fetish, and
remarkable life accomplishments that made everyone want to be in his shoes – of
course only in terms of his wealth. He’d never considered his sole purpose in
life to be ending up filthy rich. He simply enjoyed his work and finishing it
quickly brought him a great sense of satisfaction.
In all of his life, Levi had never found any problem too difficult to solve so
long as he has his reward: another step to help his beloved students. No, Levi
was not a teacher. He wasn’t the headmaster, nor was he a part of the staff. He
had actually built the school with Erwin. Using Levi’s money and Erwin’s brain,
they had managed to build a fine establishment for gifted students who haven’t
the money to pay for their education.
Yes, it has been his dream to provide an education for penniless children with
greater intellect than any spoiled brat he’d met in his life. He had a strong
reason for this and Erwin agreed completely. But he never intended to tell the
public about this information, or his identity. He simply said that it would be
better if Erwin showed up in public as the sole founder of the famous school.
Unnecessary attention was the last thing he wanted, since it often attracted
the wrong parties. Not that he was worried about robbers or threats on his life
to steal his money. He just couldn’t stand people who pushed their way to get
close to him, forcing their greed upon Levi to fulfill. All the leeches and
vermin that clung to him, the pretentious parents who wanted their daughters to
marry him, and the business partners or rivals who sought to buy Levi’s
interest through underhanded means made him sick.
Levi walked the dark halls of the school, heading for his office – or more
precisely, Erwin’s office that used to be his too. He had moved out once the
school had already managed to stand on its own, entrusting it to his two close
friends: Erwin and Hanji.
Once he reached the office, another key is pulled out from his black suit and
shoved into the keyhole to unlock the door. The room is dark with only the
slightest hint of light peeking in from the curtains. Levi didn’t bother to
turn on the lights; he already knew this room like the back of his hand. The
room wasn’t too spacey, but it was enough for two work desks and three large
bookshelves, placed neatly in each corner of the wall. One desk, which belonged
to Erwin, sat in front of a large window. Made with the finest wood, the dark
brown desk had various papers stacked on top of it. The other desk belonged to
Hanji, which she apparently left in an even messier state than yesterday. There
were papers spread all over her desk, piles randomly combined with pencils,
some green liquid (Levi didn’t even want to begin to guess what it was), coffee
stains, and breadcrumbs.
“Jesus fuck” he muttered to himself, feeling disgusted as he dragged his feet
toward another door to the left of Erwin’s desk. The door wasn’t locked, so
Levi simply twisted the heavy handle and opened it. This time he turned the
lights on, and was pleased by the clean air rushing to his nose. He stepped
into the room and closed the door behind him with a loud bang. Carefully
sliding out of his coat, he hung the collar neatly on the hanger beside the
door and put his bag on top of the sofa. He walked to his desk and sat
comfortably in the chair before starting to work on the pile of papers on top
of his desk, happy that Moblit actually arranged it neatly.
Although Levi had indeed moved out from the school, some paperwork still needed
his attention, especially the school’s budget. He chooses to deal with it
himself, as Erwin and Hanji are busy managing the school.
It’s another hour of working in silent bliss before Levi hears the door
connecting Erwin’s office and the hall creaking open – informing him that
another human has stepped into the room. The steps are heavy so he assumes it
must be Erwin. A minute later, the door to Levi’s office is opened and Erwin
steps inside.
“Good morning, Levi. Early as usual.” He greets with his smooth voice. Levi
doesn’t tear his gaze from the paper to look at Erwin, who closes the door
softly.
“And you’re late, as usual. Do you have any idea what time it is?” Levi barks,
returning the polite greeting.
“It’s 7 a.m. and I’m not late. You’re the one who doesn’t have a life to the
point where you’re practically making love to paperwork at six in the morning
everyday.” he comments while sitting on the sofa, careful not to move Levi’s
bag.
“I didn’t know your hobby was fucking inanimate objects, Erwin. And it’s
fucking 7:15, so you’re late.”
Erwin snickered while lifting his right leg to rest it on top of his left.
“My, my, your creative imagination astounds me. I am flattered that you’ve
spent time thinking about my hobbies.”
Levi shifted his gaze to look at Erwin and his stupid smile.
“Shut up. I don’t want to think that my words might actually be correct
considering you didn’t deny it. I’ll be out of here in another half-hour, so
whatever business you have in mind, better spit it out now.” Levi turned his
gaze back to the paper with disinterested eyes and continued his work.
“Well not much, except that thief is still on the loose and rumor has it he was
seen entering the school church.”
That got Levi’s attention. He had been chasing after this thief for months now
without success. The thief had caught Levi’s full interest because he seemed to
be the only problem that Levi couldn’t solve in a short amount of time.
“Are you sure about this?” Levi spared a glance at Erwin who just shrugged.
“Not one hundred percent sure, but it’s a good enough lead. Are you going to
look further into it? I was sure you had an important project that needed to be
done by next month.” Erwin replied while standing to his feet, ready to get
back to his own desk.
Levi’s stare followed him until Erwin was in front of the door, ready to go
out. “I have 24 hours in a day. You think I can’t spare some time to
investigate while working on the project that I, myself, proposed to the
executive committee? Don’t be ridiculous, Erwin.”
Upon hearing this, Erwin just shook his head and kept his comments to himself.
He grabbed the handle of the door but halted in his movement when he heard a
loud thump heading for his office.
“Uh-Oh, it must be Hanji.” Erwin backed himself away from Levi’s door and slid
onto the sofa again, bracing his ears for the morning greeting that was soon to
come. Levi tsked loudly while following suit– preparing his poor ears as he
head the footsteps getting closer. The door opened with a loud BANG,followed by
a familiar voice.
“LEVI!! GOOD MORNING!! YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT I SAW YESTERDAY!” Hanji’s loud
greeting pained the very core of both men’s ears. The door slammed against the
wall with a rush of air, the resulting wind causing papers to fly around in
every direction and the windows to shake from the impact.
“For Christ sake four eyes, can’t you pipe down a little with your fucking
greeting?” Levi hissed, looking over the stacks of papers he’d worked so hard
on this morning, now spread all over the room.
“Yes grumpy, but seriously you won’t believe what I saw yesterday in the
opening ceremony for the new semester.” Hanji strolled to Levi’s desk with a
dangerous flash in her eyes.
“No. And shut the fuck up. Anything you deem interesting is shitty anyway.
Erwin, I’m getting the fuck out of here. If there are any budget reviews left
unapproved this morning, it’ll be this shitty four eyes’ fault.”
Levi stood from his seat and circled his desk to grab his coat, avoiding Hanji.
“But Levi~” Hanji started to protest, watching Levi with a disbelieving look as
he left the room and closed the door to Erwin’s office carelessly. Hanji swept
her eyes over to Erwin who smirked, knowing what she was going to say.
“It’s the boy with the sparkling green eyes, isn’t it?” Erwin states, getting
furious nods from Hanji in return.
“Yes, and you know what’s the most interesting of all? I’m willing to bet
Moblit’s virginity that Levi is most certainly going to like this kid, love him
even.” She answered rather enthusiastically.
“Oh spare Moblit and his virginity. It’s pointless to bet on it when you’re the
one who’s going to be claiming it anyway. And what makes you think that Levi is
going to like this boy? He’s obsessed over that thief right now, in case you’ve
forgotten.” Erwin bent to pick up some papers that were thrown all over the
floor and put them on top of his desk, leaving the task of re-organizing them
to Moblit.
“He’s super cute!! He’s gorgeous, and – if I might add – sexy. I am almost sure
that he has the same sexiness as that thief Levi’s so smitten with.” She walked
back to her room, sitting at her desk with Erwin following suit.
“So what you’re trying to say is that this boy has a similar body, or posture,
with the thief? I can’t say I agree though, because all I saw yesterday was
that black haired girl glaring at anyone who dared to look at the boy in the
meeting hall.”
“Oh, you mean Mikasa Ackerman? Yeah, she is rather eccentric. She acts so
overprotective of the boy, considering they’re not related by blood.” Hanji
added as Erwin shrugged. He’d see the truth of Hanji’s suspicion when he got
the chance, but for now the sun was getting higher and they had work to do.
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“Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god – I’m so laaaaate.” Eren whined, his feet
running as fast as they could carry him. The clock was ticking unbelievably
fast, and he couldn’t get in trouble on his first day because he overslept. He
didn’t run out of breath and instead kept a steady rhythm, the result of years
of practice to strengthen his stamina. But as time continued to slip out of his
hands, he opted to take the shortest route he could think of.
He jumped from the ground and began climbing the pillar of a building. He
reached the top of the structure and was off, skipping ever so lightly from one
roof to another with a steady speed. If anybody saw what he was doing right
now, they would think that Eren had wings. He appeared to be weightless,
considering how easily he could bring his body up into the air as he jumped
between the roofs, fences, and walls.
He felt proud of it as well. It gave him the feeling that he could fly without
wings, the freedom to kiss the fresh wind and catch passing clouds in the palm
of his hand. It also helped him accomplish impossible tasks on the nights when
he had to become a thief; the very one everybody talked about these days.
As a thief, he stole things based on a request – a particular target he and his
friend Armin would receive from victims who’d had their precious belongings
stolen away without any justice to ever assist in retrieving them. Eren’s
family wasn’t overly wealthy, which was why he earned a scholarship to this
school. But he was never tempted to steal for his own good. It was just too
wrong in so many ways, so he’d never choose that path for himself. But he’ll
use his ability to help others in need, just like his mother used to do back in
her days.
Yes, his mother used to be a thief as well, but with a different purpose from
Eren. She was just doing it for fun, to see if those rich bastards ever felt
regret for their actions, keeping any treasures for themselves and never caring
about the poor families around them. Carla, his mother, always talked about her
enjoyable past without regret, because by becoming a thief she came across
Grisha Jaeger – a man who was captivated by the thief and chased her blindly.
They eventually fell in love and Carla stopped her night profession to get
married and take care of Eren.
Eren found himself smiling as he remembered those stories replaying over and
over again in his head, still keeping his concentration so that he wouldn’t
fall off the roof. Eren thought that his parent’s meeting was very romantic and
adventurous.
He finally came across the brick wall that served as the gate to the huge
school. Eren took the last step to carefully land on top of the wall. He jumped
down, headed for the back of the school garden, only to realize that he didn’t
notice the man standing right beneath him.
“Watch out! Watch out!!” Eren gasped and choked out a hurried warning, but it
came too late. Eren practically fell on top of the man and toppled the both of
them over, losing balance and hitting the ground with a loud “UFGH!!” escaping
Eren’s mouth.
They end up in an awkward position, Eren’s body lying on top of the man’s waist
and his face landing on the man’s chest.
“Oh my god! I’m so sor– “ His apology stops short as Eren’s nose catches a
whiff of fresh perfume permeating the man’s body. It smelled so good, mixed
with the scent of tobacco and mint. Eren’s one hand shifted from the man’s
toned bicep to the ground, trying to lift his body up. His other hand, which
had landed on the man’s stomach, refused to leave. His fingertips could feel
the extremely firm abs and chest hidden under the man’s shirt, as well as his –
oh my– smooth waist. Unconsciously, he dragged his fingertips slowly from the
man’s upper abs down to the end of the man’s stomach. Drool was on the verge of
slipping past his lips when Eren looked away from the exceptional body below
him and into the man’s face, finding a pointed glare fixed on him.
The man had jet-black hair that parted neatly and was combed very carefully to
keep it smooth. He possessed a pair of clouded blue eyes, like a storm over the
vast sea. His skin was very pale, making the dark circles under his eyes a
sharp contrast and he held an incredibly aggravated expression. His lips were
so pink and thin that it made Eren want to lick them to see if he could bruise
them a little.
Such a strong jaw and handsome features,Eren thought to himself, leaning his
face a bit closer to the man’s increasingly angry expression. Wait, did the man
just get angry?
“Oh fuck.” Eren muttered to himself, giving his mind a mental slap as he forgot
that he just literally jumped on a stranger. There was a low groan coming from
the man beneath him.
“What the fuck – Is that what you’re going to say after falling on top of a
fucking stranger you shitty brat? Move.” The man gave him an icy glare telling
Eren to get away from him right this instant.
“I – I’m so sorry. I just… I didn’t mean to stare.” Eren hurriedly lifted his
body up from the ground and extended his hand to help the man, but was just
slapped aside.
“Yeah, no kidding. You just stare while groping me, you asshole. And you should
be apologizing about jumping me instead of your staring.” The man picked
himself up from the ground, dusting at his long coat that was no longer clean.
Eren felt a blush creep furiously up his face, thinking that the man was fully
aware of his previous, unconscious,act.
“Fucking gross, now I have to get changed again before my meeting. Shit.”
Profanities fell smoothly from the man’s pretty, thin lips.
Ugh stop it, Eren! He scolded himself as his mind started to wander again.
“I’m really very sorry, Sir. I didn’t mean to jump on you. It’s just that I’m
late and the gate was closed half an hour ago. I didn’t want to get detention
on the first day of school.” Eren helped the man pick up his bag from the
ground and dusted off the remaining dirt on it. He passed it to the raven-
haired man who quickly snatched it away.
“No shit. You’re still late. What’s your name brat?” Levi asked thinking that
he would get Erwin to educate their student better, starting with this young
boy with chestnut-brown hair.
“Why?” Eren asked. The question had caught him by surprise. He figured that he
would be the one to ask for the man’s name first.
“To get you into the detention that you hated so much. Now spit it out, don’t
answer my question with more questions.” Levi barked while still trying to wipe
off the remaining soil from his bag and coat, feeling that the dirt, stains,
and bacteria wouldn’t go away unless he burned them to crisp.
“What? No! Please no! Wait, who are you? Can you even put me in detention if
you’re not my teacher?”
“Yes, I can you shithead. And my designation is none of your fucking business.
If you don’t spill your name right now, I’m going to kick you out of this
school for good.” Nothing the guy said answered Eren’s questions and it was
pissing him off.
“Okay, I will answer only if you gave me your name first.” Eren wasn’t really
thinking as he said that, simply getting mad at the other. However, he was also
incredibly attracted to the handsome man in front of him, so he wouldn’t pass
the chance to get – at least – his name. If he was going to get a detention, so
be it. At least his detention time would be spent thinking about strong abs and
dark hair.
Now those blue grey eyes were staring into Eren’s face. Levi couldn’t believe
what had just come out of the young brunette’s lips. Instead of feeling
dominated by Levi’s cold eyes and callus attitude, this brat seemed to get more
confident every time he lashed out. A heavy sigh escaped Levi’s lips as he
pinched the bridge of his nose. He wanted to punch the boy’s face or spank his
ass for being such a child.
“Oh come on! It’s just a name. I promise I won’t use it for any funny
business!” Eren smiled, trying to reason with the man.
The shorter man wasn’t answering Eren’s question, and put on a frustrated
expression instead. His bright eyes were sparkling with excitement and the
boy’s radiant smile was starting to chip away at Levi’s anger, not that he
would ever admit it. Something was seriously wrong with this kid. There was
something wrong with those beautiful, bright eyes whose color he couldn’t
precisely determine the name of. Cerulean? Lapis? Turquoise? Levi didn’t know.
He was just too distracting, with his tanned skin, his long, slim waist, all
together with that stupidly dazzling smile. The brat’s hair was a mess too,
like nothing could compel it to obey the laws of gravity.
“What do you mean by funny business? Wait; don’t even answer that. I don’t want
to know some stupid teenager’s train of thought while using cliché terms like
funny business. Leave, I’m done with you. I’ll get your name one way or
another, and when I do your detention is going to be doubled.”
Hearing the word doubled, Eren gasped loudly and quickly grabbed the man’s
sleeve when the other turned around to take his leave.
“Eren! It’s Eren Jaeger… fuck, you’re cheating.” Eren pouted as the man smirked
in victory.
“Well then Eren, that wasn’t so hard to introduce yourself properly, was it?
Now go to your class. I was going to be nice to you by not reporting your
little stunt to the headmaster, but your double detention is catching up
anyway. You’re officially 45 minutes late.”
Eren gasped again, totally forgetting why he was in such a hurry in the first
place. “Shit! Fuck!” He quickly turned around and sprinted with all his might.
He quickened his strides, hoping against hope that his first lesson was taught
by a teacher who wasn't as grumpy as the handsome, raven-haired man. He skidded
and twisted and turned, navigating every corner as fast as he could. He finally
reached his classroom, but in his haste, opened the door too loud.
Ever since he was small, lady luck has never smiled on him, not even once. This
was a prime example of those fucked up moments. His blood drained from his body
as he looked at the teacher stood in front of the class, glaring dagger in his
direction.
“You’re in big trouble, Mr. Jaeger.” Ms. Rico greeted him in a deep and
threatening voice.
***** The Lost Lamb’s request *****
Chapter Notes
     I'm still nervous about writing, but oh what the hell, right?
     Thank you for reading this fic! ^_^
     Many thanks to Taymeho for helping me Beta this chapter!
     It is a pleasure working with you XD
“Eren, did you just get yourself double detentions?” Armin asked with a frown
on his face, feeling angry at the brunette. The last lesson has ended for the
day and all of the students started packing their bags to head back to the dorm
or club activities.
Eren felt guilty hearing Armin’s question. He promised his best friend that he
wouldn’t be late to school on the first day just because they had a request
from one lost little lamb. This is a ‘code’ they used to addressed their
clients or any person who needed the thief’s help.
“Sorry Armin, I swear it wasn’t intentional. I just got distracted a little
this morning.” Eren shuffles his books carelessly into a pile and stuffed them
inside his bag. Armin just stared him with his brows knitted.
“Wait, so I covered your skinny ass last night so you won’t get caught when
running back home; and you came back this morning promising me that you won’t
be late to class, but instead you do the opposite because you got distracted?”
Armin folded his arms in front of his chest and stared at Eren with puffed
cheeks, trying to look very upset.
Eren zipped up his bag and stood, grabbing Armin’s arm and dragged him out of
the classroom.
“Well...yeah, sorry. I didn’t mean to though. And hey, my ass is not skinny.”
Eren half-heartedly apologized.
“Can I hear a better explanation, other than just got distracted?” Armin
chuckled, hearing Eren’s comment about his ass, but asked again because he was
feeling curious.
“I’ll explain, but not in here. I gotta go to the teacher’s lounge first and
see what Ms. Rico has in mind for my detention. Then I’ll catch up to you at
the church. Sound good?” Eren answered in a whisper, hoping that nobody was
listening in on their conversation. Armin nodded and Eren let go of his
friend’s arm.
“Make sure you don’t do anything stupid to make Ms. Rico mad though. You know
better than to get more punishments. This detention has delayed our plans.”
“Yeah, sure. I’ll try to behave, cause she’s scary as fuck.” Eren grinned,
leaving Armin with a wave. Armin chuckled and waved back, turning his body and
started walking in the opposite direction, heading for the church.
Armin has been attending this school for nearly two years now. The same goes
with Mikasa. But Eren has just started his first school year here today. The
school system allows students to transfer from another school in the middle of
the year, as long as they passed the entrance exam; which involved presenting a
special talent that can be sold. It is a self-funded school that’s attended by
talented students who are searching for a head start into society. They build
connections in their early age and plant their name in the business world for
future investments.
The school rule is very simple: If you’re talented enough to sell it, then
you’re welcome to enroll. Escalation systems also exist, as long as the student
proves that they are more than capable in handling the class and education.
Mikasa and Armin enrolled when they reached the age of 15. Mikasa passed the
entrance exam easily by proving her talent in sports. Her grades are also quite
good but she earned her scholarship in the sports field. She has won many
competitions in boxing, karate, basketball, and swimming; earning the school so
many eager sponsors to establish a profitable contract.
Armin on the other hand, has passed the entrance exam solely for his
intelligence. He had excelled greatly in his education and specialized his
talent in programming. He created programs and applications that he sold to
companies to addressed their needs. The system stabilities and capabilities has
won the interest of many multinational company investors and placed great hope
in his next invention. Armin could easily be placed into more advance classes
but he refused.
Besides his talents, he is also a pastor in training ever since a young age. He
lives with his grandfather whose occupation is a pastor at the school church.
Since Armin lost both of his parents in an accident, his grandfather took care
of him and eventually trained him to become a pastor as well. He felt happy
with his current life with a loving grandfather and friends, thus didn’t feel
the need to skip into advance classes. He liked to take things according to his
own pace.
Becoming a pastor in training also served as another role. Whenever there’s a
lost lamb confessing their problems, Armin would hear it in secret inside the
confession room and asked for the thief’s help if needed. The convenience in
hearing peoples plea for help without anyone else’s intervention is very
helpful for both him and Eren. Especially for Eren whose identity as the thief
must be kept secret at all times. The only ones aware of Eren’s other identity
are Armin, Mikasa, and his parent.
Eren enrolled in this school at the age of 17. Previously, he went to a public
school with an average grade score. Even though at a young age he was already
blessed by his talents in singing and gymnastics, he couldn’t quite grasp the
courage to enroll to this school before Armin gave him a push.
After a good five months of convincing, Eren finally tried to submit in his
application to apply to that famous school. Without bearing any hope of his
application, Eren never really cared what result would come knocking on his
front door. But fate always has an unexpected plan when we least hoped for it.
One week later, he got a letter bearing the school’s emblem and informing him
that they would like to meet him next Saturday for an interview. The interview
was a success and he was finally able to enroll in this unique school,
Shiganshina High.
Shiganshina High also has a university program for any student wishing to
further their education. And needless to say, the passing test to enroll there
is decided by the talent the student possess.
Eren jogged a bit to the teacher’s lounge. He paused a little when he’s in
front of the door. He tried to straighten his tie and uniform, attempted to
brush his unruly hair down, and brush some dust off of his pants. The black
shirt and brown slacks of his uniform hugged his figure perfectly. Some
students watch him squirm a little in front of the teacher’s lounge before
knocking twice.
He opened the door and scanned the room quickly, searching for the handsome man
from this morning. He wanted to make sure that he really isn’t a teacher
because he couldn’t find that attractive, grumpy face during the opening
ceremony. True to his suspicion, the raven haired man is not in the teacher’s
lounge and Eren lets out a relieved sigh.
“Eren!” A happy voice called his name and Eren looked away to see a woman with
brown hair, tied up in a messy ponytail. He remembered the teacher’s name
before smiling in her direction. “Ms. Zoe, good afternoon.”
Hanji got up from her seat and jumped on Eren with a very tight hug.
“Cutie~~!! What makes you come here? Did you want to participate in Biology
club? Did you want to see me? Or oooh~ did you want to be a participant in my
new research?” Her tight embrace surprised Eren and choked air out of his
lungs. Eren gasped, not being able to breathe.
“I… I was just…going… uf..” Eren tried to answer despite the tight embrace, but
his words were dead on his tongue.
“Hanji, let the poor kid go. You’re taking the dear life away from him.” Erwin
taps lightly on Hanji’s shoulder and she finally realized what she was doing.
She quickly let go but every ounce of Eren’s strength had left his body. He
almost stumbles to the cold floor. Erwin quickly catches him by the waist.
“Oops. Easy there. Don’t want you to fall on the hard floor”.
Eren clings to the headmaster’s strong arm while trying to gain some air back
into his lungs.
“Thank you, Sir.” Eren said weakly. He slowly picked his body up and gives his
best smile to the Principle.
“You’re welcome, Eren. What brings you here?” Erwin asks, but never let his
hands move from the boy’s waist. Eren felt confused for a moment before
answering.
“Well…Um… I was going to see Ms. Rico.” Eren answered meekly while staring at
Erwin’s – now too close – face. Erwin offered a gentle smile while Hanji put
her hand over her mouth, trying to stifle a giggle.
“I see.” Erwin replied nonchalantly. Eren felt a blush starting to work its way
up his cheeks, for he realized the position they were in was very embarrassing.
He was being hugged by his principle in front of the other teachers.
“Um… can you..um…let me go, Sir? I think I’m fine now.” Eren tried to wiggle
out of the strong embrace. Erwin chuckled before releasing Eren.
“Oh that’s too bad. I thought you liked it.” He teased. Hanji couldn’t hold her
giggle anymore and burst into laughter.
“I knew it you horn dog!” She said while holding her stomach, laughing her ass
off.
Other teachers looked at the scene with various expressions. Some were
interested in the scene, others felt disgust, and some were just confused. Rico
watched the whole scene in disgust, knowing that the Principal's hobby is to
harass cute students like Eren. With his big blue-green eyes, chocolate colored
hair, tanned skin, lean waist, and long legs, no wonder Erwin took interest.
She shook her head before standing from her chair and closing in on Eren.
“Sorry to interrupt, Sir. But I believe he has an appointment with me.” Rico
said to Erwin. He nodded and tapped Eren’s shoulder before replying.
“Yes, I do believe so. Now Eren, she’s ready to see you. Hope we meet again.”
Erwin lets go of his hand and turned around to walk out of the teacher’s
lounge. Rico grabbed Eren’s arm, dragging his feet to her desk.
“We’ll make this quick, Jaeger. I’ll explain, you listen, and you’re going to
get back to your dorm as soon as possible.” She explain briefly. Eren nodded
furiously, feeling fully agreeable to get his ass away from Erwin.
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“So your punishment is to clean the church for a week? Well, that’s actually
not bad, considering this place needs extra hands to keep it clean.” Armin’s
voice was heard from the small barred window in the confession room. Eren
huffed while his fingers played with his white tie. “Well cleaning is all I do
at home. Do I need to do that again in school? Shit, my luck is just getting
worst.”
“Shush, Eren. This is the House of the Lord. Mind your language.”
“Yeah, Sure. Anyways, do you have a request from a lost lamb?” Eren
straightened his back and sat upright. He turned to the barred window, paying
extra attention to what Armin was going to say.
“Yes, I do. But before we get to that, you need to explain to me why you got
distracted this morning that caused the little incident.” Armin answered. Eren
fidgeted a little before opening his mouth to confess.
“I got to the school grounds when the gate had already been closed this
morning. So I thought that taking a shortcut would save my ass.”
“Eren!” Armin interrupted when his best friend was abusing his language again.
Eren held his arms in the air, gesturing surrender.
“Okay, okay – save my butt.”
Armin groaned at his reply. “I’m going to ignore that.” He said with a huffed
breath. Eren chuckled when Armin was actually pouting.
“So, what happened after you jumped from roof to roof? Did you fall?” The blond
felt curious at his best friend’s adventure.
“No, I didn’t fall. My jumps were perfect, until I jumped down from the wall
and literally fell onto someone.” Armin held his breath, surprised, but at the
same time he really wanted to laugh out loud. He giggled slowly but soon got
louder.
“Hey! You’re laughing, you asshole. You’re laughing at your best friend’s
misery.” Armin’s laughter reduced into small giggles, trying to be quiet since
remembering they’re in the confession room right now. Eren puffed his cheeks,
pouting even though his best friend couldn’t see him.
“Sorry! I’m sorry. God Eren, I was always wondering when will your hobby of
jumping on someone else’s roof come to bite you.” After a good five minutes of
laughing and giggling, Armin finally cleared his throat.
“Ahem, I’m sorry. So basically you fell onto a stranger and got in trouble.
Okay, I can understand your situation.” The blond said, trying his best to
distract his mind from Eren’s recent ‘hilarious’ accident. Eren brushed his
hair back with his hand roughly, not even trying to look neat. He’s now
grinning to himself, feeling good about the encounter this morning.
He remembered those thin lips, smirking to his victory. Dazzling black hair
that swayed from the gentle wind, carrying the unique smell of perfume to his
nostrils. The raven haired man’s body was covered in layers of a suit, which
Eren bet was tailored because they hugged him perfectly.
“Eren? Eren, snapped out of it. What are you daydreaming about in the
confession room? Geeze, everything you do here is an embarrassment to God.”
Armin’s voice drew Eren’s attention and he sighed.
“Sorry, yeah. Thanks though, for your understanding I mean.” He said while
turning his body, facing the small barred window. Eren is not ready to tell his
best friend about the attractive raven hair yet. He knows that there’ll be no
problem telling Armin, but he would rather keep it to himself for now. He
clears his throat before continuing.
“Can you tell me about the little lamb now? I should really start resting after
this and get some sleep.”
Armin nods to himself and thinks about where he should begin. “Okay, so do you
know about the jewelry we saw last month, worn by the Mayor’s wife? The shining
blue sapphire with beautiful gold lining in a tear-drop shape?”
“Yeah, what about it? The Mayor was really proud when his young wife appeared
with it. They were announcing their first newborn and it’s all over the news.”
“Good, now keep your ears open because I’m only going to say this once to you.”
Armin spoke the details in a low voice to keep others from eavesdropping, just
in case there’s anyone keen enough to do that in this holy house of prayer.
After 30 minutes of “confession”, Eren got out of the room and headed back to
his dorm. He’s thinking of cleaning the church tomorrow, because right now he
had other things occupying his mind. He jogged a little to his dorm room and
unlocked the door. He openned it slowly and turn on the lights. They flicker a
little before lighting up completely, blinding his eyes for a moment. He soon
adjusts to the light and drops his bag on the floor near his wardrobe.
Eren shares a room with Armin in this dorm. He felt lucky that he could request
his roommate when entering. Armin’s previous roommate, Marco, didn’t mind the
change. He was going to move into another room on the lower floor anyway. Eren
moved all of his stuff in last week and unpacked almost everything. There are
only two boxes remained unpacked, the smaller one contain some of his game
collection while the other – which was covered in black leather – only must be
opened when he’s ready to go out – which meant hopping from one roof to
another, twisting through windows, and crawling into attics.
Eren shuffles, unfastening his tie and pulling his uniform over his head. He
tosses it aside in a random direction and heads to the bathroom located inside
the room. Another lucky arrangement the school has, a private bathroom for each
room. Fucking perfect.
He tugged his slacks down and they pooled around his ankles. He hopped out of
it and kicked them to god knows where. His underwear soon followed after and he
entered the bathroom.
He turned the knob slowly to make the water poured from the shower and adjusted
the temperature until it was just right. He hummed cheerfully, practicing the
new song he’ll sing in the choir this weekend, while his hands reached for the
soap and pour the liquid into a scrub. He put the soap back on the tray and
scrubbed furiously on his neck, arms, down to his waist, and legs. He reached
out for his lemon scented shampoo and poured it onto his unruly hair. He
scrubbed a little and finally rinsed all of the foam from his body.
Turning off the shower, Eren got out and grabbed the white towel on the lower
handle. He patted all over his hair and body to dry then covered his lower half
before stepping out the door. The room was empty so Armin must still be in the
church, probably helping his grandfather before returning to the dorm. So Eren
dropped down to his soft bed, making it creak from the new weight. He never
bothers to properly dry his hair before taking a pillow and burying his face
into it. He inhaled the fresh scent of the sheet while thinking about the raven
hair man again. He smiled and happy thoughts bubbled from inside his heart.
I’ll just lay down for a moment while waiting for midnight to come, he thought
lazily before his conscious slipped away, drifting his mind into a quiet
slumber.
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An hour later, Eren’s eyes hazily open from his deep slumber. He blinks once,
twice, and folded his arms across his chest to protect himself from the cold
which started to bite his skin. Shit I fell asleep naked, he thought while
lifting his body up from the pillow. The clean white sheets now making a damp
circle mark from his recently wet hair. It’s already dry by now and Eren feels
disgusted when looking at his soaked stain bed. If Armin ever found out, Eren
knows for sure that he’s going to kill him.
It’s a habit that Eren couldn’t get rid of properly. He would always make a
mess of his bed, including sleeping his ass off, after getting out of the
shower without drying properly. The last time Eren did that, Armin took the
sheets away from his bed and into the laundry basket while grumbling non-stop,
just like his mother. He didn’t want a repeat of those non-stop lectures again.
Eren quickly got up from his bed and whisked his sheets away, shoving them into
the laundry basket and grabbed a new clean cover from inside the small drawer,
attached to the wardrobe. He quickly spread it evenly on the bed and made sure
there were no wrinkles, just like when he found it. He make mental note to not
sit on the bed for a few hours until it dries by itself. Eren went over to the
wardrobe again, pulling out a plain white t-shirt and sweatpants. He dressed
himself quickly and headed to the bedside table. Just before he sits down on
the chair, the door opens to reveal Armin’s blond hair.
“Hey! You’re back.” Eren said, a bit too hurried and jumpy, trying to hide his
nervousness. He smiled big and thanked god that he woke up just a few minutes
before Armin got back to the dorm and found his recent mess.
“What’s wrong with you? Did I miss something?” Armin furrowed his eyebrows,
feeling that there’s something odd about his friend’s overly cheery greeting.
He entered the room and slammed the door shut.
“No! I mean, no, not at all. I just can’t wait to discuss the layout of the
Mayor’s house.” Eren answered hastily. Armin tried to figure out what exactly
was happening here, but soon dismissed it because they really do need to talk
about the Mayor’s house blueprints.
“…ok, then can you turn on your laptop? I have the blueprints here. Open the
file inside the fishpond folder.” Eren raised his eyebrow in disbelief, eyeing
the usb in Armin’s hand. Did his friend just name their important mission
document a fish container? He snorted and burst into laughter.
“Oh God! Armin who in the right mind– ” Eren laugh again. Armin slapped Eren’s
thigh and grabbed his own laptop instead. Eren let his body fall onto his bed,
still laughing while holding onto his stomach.
“Shut up Eren. I’ll name my file the way I want it. Now c’mon, we gotta go
through the Mayor’s house layout before you head out later.” Armin opens his
laptop and taps on the power button. It hummed for a few moments, notifying the
owner that the machine is working to life. A few seconds later, the laptop
screen lit up and showed Armin, Eren, and Mikasa picture as background.
It was a picture from they were in the same junior school several years back.
They have goofy and carefree smiles pasted on each of their lips, except
Mikasa, who was slightly blushing – trying to pull her red scarf to cover her
smile. Eren sat up after his laughter died down and he looked at the wallpaper.
Armin then opened the explorer and plug in his usb. The computer recognized the
device and he quickly open the fishpond folder, which was blocked with three
layers of password screens. Eren didn’t even want to know how he made it
happen.
After passing through those screens, Armin scrolled down and clicked on a file
that showed a map in full screen. There were layers of lines on the map. The
blond tap a few commands on the keyboard and the view changed into a black
screen with the same layers of lines, but with more additional lines showing
the house in incredible detail.
“Okay, so this is the full outlook of the house. You can see there are several
passages built inside the walls, serving as an escape or hiding place. These
alleys aren’t recommended because they limit your movements and options for an
immediate escape. I suggest you do what you’re good at doing, which is going
through here.” Armin pointed and tap his index finger on the laptop screen
where a balcony with a large glass window connected to a spacey room. Armin’s
finger then slid slowly, moving until it reached a small room that didn’t have
a door. A room that was completely ignored by the brunette, thinking that it
was a mistake in the building layout.
“This is where you’ll find our catch.” Added the blond. With a confused look,
Eren shifted his eyes to the blond.
“That’s a room? It looks like an empty small room? I don’t know…what is this
room?” Eren looked puzzled because the size of the room was nothing bigger than
his dorm bathroom.
“It’s a room full of her shoes. Apparently this new, young wife has an
extensive interest in collecting brand named stuff and put it in this secret
room. It only opens when her finger presses the lipstick on the dressing table
beside the bed. You’ll only find one lipstick on that table so don’t worry,
it’s actually attached to the wood.”
Eren shook his head while never leaving his gaze from the screen. “Girls and
their toys. And I thought only boys will be boys.” Armin chuckled on Eren’s
comment. “So where is the blue diamond actually?” Eren continued.
“That’s where I need your skills. It’s hidden in the secret room but I can’t
find where it is exactly.”
“Okay, not a problem. I’ll just look around.” Eren got up from his seat and
took the black leather box from under the bed. He sat back on top of his bed
and put the box on his lap. He unlatched his necklace, which was hidden beneath
the T-shirt, and pulled it out; revealing a key.
His father gave him this key when he reached the age of 10. Saying that when
he’s ready, he can go to the basement and search for a black leather box,
concealed in the hidden wall of his house’s basement. When Eren first found it,
he opened the box in awe. He found his mother’s thief costume from the old days
when she used it to explore the cities. The design looked so much like a
shadbelly, worn by students in the equestrian club, but it had been adjusted
for easier movement. It looked so girly that when he found it, his mother
giggled a lot, saying that Eren didn't need to be afraid that she would make
him wear it. Eren did mind though, he had to wear the costume.
For four years, Eren kept it safe in his room. And when he finally heard the
first plea of a lost lamb, he knew that his time had come to continue Carla’s
adventure. His mother insist that Eren wear the costume when going out. And she
promised to modify it so that it wouldn’t look so girly and ridiculous on
Eren’s body.
Eren slid the key into the keyhole and twisted it open. He looked at the
costume, inhaling deeply before pulling it out and exhale loudly. The costume
still had the same shadbelly design, but now sleeveless and shone beautifully
in its black color. The white shirt underneath it was also sleeveless and
smelled just like the potpourri his mother owned. It oozed sweet fragrances of
roses and was so deeply calming.
Eren rose from his bed, making a little creaking sound as his weight lifted. He
unbutton the sleeveless white shirt first before lifting up his T-shirt and
tossing it on top of the bed. He slid one arm into the shirt and the other,
finally wrapping himself good by buttoning it up. He slip out of his sweatpants
and put on the long black spandex. The black shadbelly goes on last to wrap his
slim figure and complete the outfit with black gloves.
Armin stared while Eren dressed quickly and gave a nod when the brunette looked
ready to go.
“That costume still looks good on you. Do you fix it from time to time or do
you not grow at all?” the blond teased.
“Hey, I am growing – a lot – if you must know. I just got mom to adjust it
every time I grew.” Eren replied sulkily, making the blonde chuckle.
“So are you ready? Have you memorize the map in your head?” Armin turned to his
laptop again and shut it down. Eren hums, confirming in respond. He takes one
last item, hidden at the bottom of the box, and stares at it for a minute while
thinking.
He will have to be quick on his feet if he wanted this job done smoothly, like
any other night. He smiled before putting on the mask which was colored black
on the left side and white on the right, parting evenly in the middle. Now he
was completely ready. Just as Eren was about to step out from the dorm window,
Armin suddenly pulls his shadbelly tail and jerks him back in. “Wait!”
“What Armin?” The brunette looked at his best friend from over his shoulder and
gave him a quizzical look. Armin got up from his seat and walked to his desk,
pulling out the top drawer and rummaged inside before finally finding what he
was looking for and showed it to Eren.
“Hair wax? Armin what the hell– “
“Shush Eren. You need to tame your hair down before going out. Because one of
these days you’ll get caught because of the thief’s unique-hair-style, which
nobody has but you.”
“Wha–? It’s not that bad! I mean, it does stick up everywhere, but everyone’s
does it too!” Eren protest.
“Name one then. I won’t put this wax on you if you can name one boy in five
seconds.”
Eren’s mind quickly scanned everyone he knew who had the same, unruly hair like
him. On the fourth second he screamed “Hanji!”
Armin rolled his eyes and popped open the wax. “Eren, she’s a woman; has
breasts while you’re flat.”
“Fuck.”
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The party went on, slow and boring. Levi had to hold his yawn in for the
hundredth time now and he was getting more and more irritated. He had his fifth
glass of fine wine tonight but it didn’t ease his mind. He just wanted to get
the fuck out of this party as soon as he gets the chance.
Damn Erwin and his social connection. Who gave him the right to tell Levi to go
to this boring ass party, celebrating Shiganshina city’s anniversary? Although
deep down, Levi also knew that this was also the perfect chance to do business
with local and foreign investors for his school and company – which is the
reason why he agreed to Erwin. Fucking Captain America and his brilliant
strategy.
Levi tried to make himself useful by conversing with some of the well-known
figures in the party. Some of them had heard of Shiganshina High’s reputation
and others just needed to be treated over politely to get them interested in
what Levi had to say. He never enjoys the conversations but hell, if he’s good
at it, he’d use the gift to the fullest.
“Evening Mr. Levi.” The greeting came from a woman on Levi’s left while he was
conversing with one of the CEO’s of a worldwide courier service company.
Fucking bitch, can’t see I’m working? He cursed in his heart. But he didn’t
want to look impolite in front of the other guest so he played along. Levi
recognized the woman as the Mayor’s young wife.
“Evening Madam Hitch. You look exceptionally beautiful today.” Levi offered his
best smile and bowed his head a little.
“Madam Hitch, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I believe this fine establishment is
outshined by your beauty.” Arthur Paris, the CEO which Levi had just been
conversing with, follows suit to extend his greeting.
“Oh! Such Lovely men! Both of you. Can I join your little conversation? I’m a
little lonely tonight because my husband’s busy with other guests.” Hitch
blinked her eyes slowly, trying to be seductive, but all Levi wanted to do is
tie her down with tons of bricks and kick her flat ass far to the sea. Luckily
for him, Arthur was the one answering her disgusting plea.
“Why of course, Madam! I’m sure the night will be more interesting with you
around.” The words were laced with a little sarcasm and Levi smirked for his
own amusement. He once again has to force himself to interact with the most
annoying people of the city, while trying to hold back the urge to continue his
business discussion. Half an hour later, when Hitch didn’t even plan to
withdraw from both men, Levi took initiative to excuse himself. He clears his
throat to catch both Hitch & Arthur’s attention.
“Excuse me, I need some air. I’ll let you two continue to enjoy the night.”
Levi smiled again, forcing himself to be polite.
“Wait! I need some fresh air too. Please guide me along Mr. Levi.”
FUCK! Levi curse loudly in his head, realizing Hitch took more interest in him
than Arthur. Hitch laced her arms around Levi and dragged him away to the
stairs instead of the balcony. Arthur chuckled lightly and waved a little. Levi
cursed again under his breath, feeling extremely annoyed.
They kept walking to the stairs and eventually climbed up to the second floor.
The woman held Levi’s arm tight, swaying left and right due to alcohol. She’s
completely drunk. Her face is red and any words coming out of her mouth are
becoming more jumbled. He’d stop at some points, trying to gain his balance
again, rather than being swayed by the drunken stupid woman.
“Aren’t you going to get some air, Madam? This is nowhere near any window or
balcony.” Levi interjected Hitch’s ramble, which didn’t stop from the moment
they left Arthur.
“We’re going…(hic)…to the balcony in my ro~om.” She replied while hiccupping in
Levi’s arm. The gesture disgust him. If she was just an ordinary woman, Levi
would strangle her to death. They finally reached her bedroom and she slams the
door open, still holding Levi’s arm. Hitch suddenly screams, making Levi’s eyes
shoot wide.
“Thief!! Thiieeef!!! Oh my god! He stole my diamond!!” Levi snatched his arm
away from Hitch’s tight embrace and ran inside. He sees a black figure with a
tailcoat about to jump out of the window. He leaps at the thief, trying to
catch him but it was too late. The thief jumped out the window and flipped his
body up onto the rooftop. Levi quickly held out half of his body outside the
window to make sure he saw where the thief went. The thief was quick, really
quick, flexible, and quite athletic. He is able to jump so fast and land
smoothly between walls.
“Shit!” Levi turned his body and ran as fast as he could, shoving Hitch out of
the way. He ran towards the third floor and frantically searched for a window
in the direction where the thief fled. He stopped in of one the rooms and
kicked open the door, dashing madly to the window, opening it and climbing
outside.
Levi, himself, was also quite athletic but not quite as flexible as the thief.
Fingers grabbed the edge of the window and lifted his body up until his feet
landed fully on top of the roof. He caught a glance of the thief’s figure,
wearing a sleeveless, black shadbelly and a mask which hide his face. Levi’s
panting and trying to catch his breath before speaking to his target.
“Stop right there, dipshit. You’re not going anywhere.” He threats and glares
hard. The thief looked in his direction and was shocked for a moment. This was
the first time Levi had seen the thief at such a close distance. He looks so
young and has a very slim figure. Other than the sleeveless shadbelly and
black-and-white mask, the thief wore spandex which complemented his long legs
and rounded ass. Levi was a bit distracted by those delicious curves.
Nice ass, Levi mused to himself. His hair is dark, combed back, and looks shiny
in the moonlight. It’s hard to figure out anything else due to the lack of
light. The thief turned his body in Levi’s direction, earning quizzical look
from the raven haired man.
“I’m returning this to its owner.” He said with a scrambled voice. He must be
using a device to disguise his voice into something unrecognizable. The thief
lifted the teardrop shaped, blue diamond upside down.
“What the fuck?” Levi couldn’t believe what he saw. The diamond was not just a
jewel, but actually a key. The diamond only served as the head.
“Nobody has ever chased me this far. Can you catch me, O mysterious one?” the
thief said again, half teasing. He put the key away from Levi’s sight and
turned around to jump. Realizing this, Levi dashed toward his target, but once
again was too late. The thief lightly hopped into the air and landed on a big
branch on a nearby tree. He spun a little before jumping again to the next
tree, and the next until he disappeared completely.
Levi stared, dumbfounded with the brat’s speed and realizes something. The
thief is nothing more than a brat, some boy not older than 20 years old tops.
With that in mind, Levi will narrow down his suspects and was determined to
catch him next time he sees the thief again. But something in the thief’s words
stuck in his head. He is returning the key to its owner? Then that means that
the diamond is not Hitch’s? He pulls out his phone from his jacket and dialed a
number quickly. It only rings twice before a voice from the other side is
speaking.
“What do you need, Levi?”
“Investigate something for me, Mike. Look around for information on a key with
a teardrop-shaped sapphire and fill me in tomorrow.” Levi instructed briefly to
the friend he relied on the most for investigations.
“Got it. See you tomorrow night.” Mike ended the call and left Levi alone in
the dark of the night.
***** Are you any good? *****
Chapter Notes
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Eren woke up in a daze. It was morning and apparently the sunlight hadn’t risen
yet and his friend in the bed across the room still asleep. He laid there for a
few moments before he rubbed his eyes and yawned tiredly. Eren wonders what
time it was before pulling the blanket off his body and sat up, searching for
his clock which hadn’t went off yet. The clock read 5:45 am and Eren groaned.
Why did he wake to such an ungodly hour? Oh yes, of course – now he remembers
between his hazy mind and sleepy eyes – he needed to return the key.
He stretched his back and yawned once again before finally pushing his body up.
He dragged his feet to the bathroom and looked at his reflection in the mirror.
His hair is much messier than yesterday and his eyes are not fully opened yet.
The T-shirt clung unevenly to his shoulders and his boxers hung down slightly
lower on his hips, revealing a V-line.
Eren groaned and shut the bathroom door. He pulled off the T-shirt and boxers,
reflexively kicking them away. Suddenly the memory of Armin’s scolding last
night came back, flooding his head. After Eren left, the blonde found out about
the pool of wet sheets. The scolding went on and on until three in the morning
and finally stopped when Eren yawned big. He grabbed his shirt and boxers from
the floor and shoved them into the laundry basket, thinking that it’s better to
stay on Armin’s good side today.
He twisted the shower knob and waited for the warm water to finally hit his
back. Closing his eyes, Eren recalled his meeting with the raven haired man. He
never thought they would meet again, especially not in the middle of the act of
stealing. But there he was – with his sharp glare, too fine hair, pale skin,
perfect suit, and deep voice calling out for The Thief.
Eren opened his eyes and let out a sigh, thinking how lucky he was to be able
to meet the raven haired man again, even under those circumstances. Will they
meet again? Will he chase him again like last night? How he wished that would
come true. Even if the raven haired man only sees Eren as a dirty thief. He
doesn’t care. The man intrigued him and Eren didn’t know why. He felt nostalgic
when he met him. Something felt off. Those blue grey eyes of his seemed
familiar. Eren felt a wave of longing over the raven haired man.
He sighed again, trying to dismiss such silly thoughts. He quickly washed his
body and hair, turned the water off, and walked away from the bathroom in his
towel.
“Eren? You’re early...” Armin’s hoarse voice greeted him quietly.
“Yeah, I couldn’t sleep again.” He lied. Eren opened his wardrobe to find his
school uniform and threw it on the bed. Closing the wardrobe, he opened a
drawer beneath it and pulled out some boxers and socks. He slid the boxers up
his waist and threw the socks on top of his bed to join his uniform.
Armin rubbed his eyes, yawning and searching for his wristwatch on the night
stand. He hummed before dropping his body back on the soft bed.
“Its 6 a.m., are you going to return the key now?” The blonde asked again while
blinking his sleepiness away, watching Eren dress quickly. Today’s uniform is
an all-white-shirt-and-pants. Eren looked serene and pure in that uniform.
Eren nodded while taking a crimson colored tie from a drawer in his study. He
twisted and turned it around his neck skilfully, making a proper shaped tie. He
combed his hair as best as he could and shoved some notes in his bag.
“She’s in room 408. Her name is Christa Lenz. Don’t forget that.” Armin added.
Eren nodded again while walking in Armin’s direction. He pulled the blanket
over to cover the blonde and patted gently before speaking.
“I know. Get some more sleep, you need it. See you in class.” Armin hummed and
Eren smiled a little while turning his heels towards the door. He unlocked it,
stepped out, and closed it again slowly.
He ran a little in the direction of the laundry room, the one closest to the
girl dorm. He found it after 10 minutes of walking and running discreetly,
trying to avoid attention. He slid into the laundry room and head to the big
window at the end of the room. He undid the lock and pushed it gently, then
climbed out. He lifted his body up onto the roof and safely landed on his feet.
He ran a little, careful not to make a sound, and jumped to the girl’s dorm
balcony. He opened it and slid in softly.
The dorm was very quiet, signaling that there weren’t many students awake yet.
After passing the hall and turning around two corners, Eren found the room with
beautiful numbers nailed to the wood, informing the number “408 – Christa Lenz
– Sasha Braus”. He picked up the key and hung it on the door knob by its chain.
He knocked twice, earning a small voice answering from behind the door.
“Coming!” It seems like Christa or her roommate was already awake. Eren didn’t
stay long enough to find out. He quickly dashed around a corner and hid just in
time. The door creaked open. There’s a small audible gasp when she sees what
hangs on the door knob.
“My key! Oh how did it get here? Wh…who’s there? Please show yourself. I want
to thank you!” Eren hears the girl’s relieved voice but didn’t come out to
reveal himself. He turns away from the room and heads back to the opened
balcony window. He jumped to the roof again and tiptoed as fast as he could to
the study building.
 A small sweat drop fell from his forehead when he climbed down and walked
casually in the hall. He wiped it with the back of his hand while humming to a
song. His steps halted when he saw the music room door was open. Eren peeked
into the room and found nobody inside. He looked at the watch on his wrist,
informing that there’s still another hour before the first bell rings. So, he
stepped in and closed the door behind him.
There’s a grand piano in the corner of the room. Eren stepped closer and pushed
open the lid. He shifted his fingers lightly on top of the keyboard, smiling
gently. He sat on the chair and started a few tunes that he knew. He might as
well practice a little before heading to class.
The sound coming out of the piano was perfect. He wonders who tuned it. The
soft melody filled the room and soon, Eren felt at ease. He found himself
thinking the raven haired man again. So he opted for a song which represent his
feelings now.
 
Think of me~, think of me fondly
When we've said goodbye~
Remember me once in a while
Please promise me, you'll try~
 
When you'll find that once again you long
To take your heart back and be free~
If you'll ever find a moment
Spare a thought for me~
 
Eren’s voice is beautiful. A crystal clear voice that can hit high pitches
without ever losing its balance, soar out in the room and into the school hall.
Like the wind caressing leaves and flow softly like the spring. He sings his
heart out without much effort. It just flew naturally like breathing.
His beautiful voice also reach Levi’s ears as he walked back from Erwin’s
office. He heard the beautiful high pitch melody invading his heart, just like
nature singing its song in the morning. He realized that the sound was coming
from the music room and curiosity guide his feet to come closer. Each step he
took brought him closer to the owner of the beautiful voice. It didn’t sound
familiar and he felt fortunate to find such a rare voice.
 
Think of me, think of me waking
Silent and resigned
Imagine me trying too hard
To put you from my mind
 
Recall those days, look back on all those times
Think of those things we'll never do~
There will never be a day
When I won't think of you~
 
It was in the middle of the song by the time Levi arrived to the music room.
From the big window, he see a boy in his pristine white uniform playing the
piano with a fluid motion. His eyes closed without the need to check on sheet
music anymore. In fact, there was no music sheets on the piano rack so he must
know the music by heart. Levi recognized the song. He heard it once in an opera
house sometime ago. But the way that boy sung it was different, almost as if he
wanted his beloved hear and think of him from afar. Who could make him draw out
such a lovely voice with tender annunciation in every lyric?
The piano stopped abruptly and the boy hunched his shoulders down, sighing
softly as if he missed whoever was on his mind. He got up from his seat and
turned to the door. Levi almost gasped as he found out that it was Eren who was
singing. The bright, beautiful green eyes sparkled with a yearning of something
– or someone – he couldn’t figure out which. The sunlight shone brightly on his
body and the white uniform made him look like a little angel with messy brown
hair. His cheeks are slightly dusted in pink and his bag slung around his
shoulder and waist.
The brunette didn’t realize Levi was standing by the window so when Eren walked
out the door, he couldn’t help but say something.
“Not bad, brat.”
 The boy startled and looked over at Levi, holding his breath. Levi folded his
arms in front of his chest while looking at the brunette with disinterest,
bored eyes trying to hide amusement.
 “You– Shit, you surprised me.” The brunette cursed while the color of his
cheeks got darker with red. Eren was facing the raven haired man but his gaze
was downward to his feet, feeling embarrassed. Surely the man wasn’t listening
to him sing from the start? He wouldn’t know who was on his mind when he sang,
right?
 Eren’s gaze shifted slowly to look at the man, but not looking directly in his
eyes. He’s dressed in a black pea coat with a shirt in the same dark color. A
brilliant grey scarf was laced around his neck, making the already expensive
suit look classier. He wore a dark grey tie which complemented his pale skin
and a black glove. A blue diamond colored Swarovski wristwatch was peeking from
the edge of his sleeve which lifted up a little. Everything the man wore made
Eren think that he lived in an entirely different world.
 “What are you doing here?” Eren asked with a low voice, trying to calm the
stammering in his heart and clear the awkward atmosphere away. Levi kept his
gaze on the boy’s face which got more and more interesting. Eren was fidgeting
and playing with his tie, clearly looking nervous.
 “That’s none of your business.” He replied calmly.
 “O…okay. You’re…I…um…this room is not limited for practice only so I’m not
breaking any school rules.” Eren cursed inwardly because he didn’t need to
explain why he’s here to this man. He didn’t have to explain anything. He even
stuttered while talking – which was something he never did when conversing with
anyone.
 “I know. But that’s not why I waited.”
Eren suddenly looked at the raven haired man in the eye, disbelieving what he
just heard. The man just said he waited for him. Seriously? Now his face looked
like a tomato, ready to burst at any moment.
Those blue-grey eyes of his stared straight into Eren’s. He wore a bored
expression while staring intently, his sleek black hair combed neatly just like
yesterday, parted in the middle – a little bit to the side – with a military
undercut. Strong jaw and those well defined, broad shoulders were accentuated
by the smooth fabric of his pea coat. Damn him for being sexy.
He really needed to get rid of any thoughts about the raven haired man,
convince himself that the man is a jerk. A complete asshole who wouldn’t even
introduce his name. He looks bored every time he sees Eren. His expressions are
limited to either bored, piercing gaze, icy glare, mad, and never smiling. He
thinks smirking is the best smile the man could make. He probably hated to see
Eren.
Why did he want to have anything to do with the man? Because he’s gorgeous? A
lot of men are and they didn’t make his heart flutter like this. They were only
on their second – third with The Thief – meeting. He should be interested in
someone like the headmaster. Perfect blond with a perfect figure and career.
Unlike this dark, mysterious man who cursed all the time with an unreadable
mind.
He feels ridiculous -- needs to get away soon from anything involving this man.
It’s better that way – it’s safer – because let’s not forget that he just saw
the man last night chase after him. Eren put on a frown while gazing back to
his feet again.
“Well, I don’t care. You probably want to look into my mistake again anyway.”
Eren tried to sound sarcastic and cold, but his voice was quivering
unconvincingly. He tried to steady his heartbeat so that the loud thumping
wouldn’t be heard by the man. He has to get away now, right now – before those
blue-grey eyes of his captured him.
Eren turned in the opposite direction, ready to leave before that smooth voice
interrupts.
“Levi.” The raven haired man said shortly. Eren look at him from over his
shoulder.
“What?”
“That’s my name.”
“Oh...” Eren was shocked. He couldn’t reply, other than that one word. He never
thought that the raven haired man – No, Levi – would give away his name so
easily. Not after he begged so much yesterday.
“W-well, that’s…yeah…nice to meet you.” Shit! Could he get any more casual than
that? He was so bold when he asked for Levi’s name yesterday, and now he’s
nervous? Great Eren, now all Levi wants to do with you is avoid your entire
being.
Levi watched Eren’s various expressions with interest. This boy was just
startled, shy, acting cold, and now nervous and acting all weird. Interesting
indeed. Levi wants to see if he could get any more awkward than he is now.
“You’re new, brat?” Levi asked while his gaze shifted downward slowly to Eren’s
messy hair, long eyelashes which fluttered and blinking repeatedly, red cheeks,
smooth neck, and gorgeous, tanned skin.
“No…well, yes. I mean, I lived around here but just enrolled here this
semester.”
“So you got a scholarship. Are you any good?” Levi can’t help but tease, even
though he already heard that crystal clear voice of his.
“Wha– ? I’m okay…no, I’m great! Didn’t you hear me back there?” Eren couldn’t
believe what he heard just now. Levi just shrugged, looking away in the
direction of the piano.
“Yes, and I said not bad.” He smirks and catches Eren’s angry expression. Even
though he looks angry, those green – no, turquoise eyes of his still flash with
so many colors. This brat is fucking beautiful.
“Fine. Then watch me on the stage in two weeks and I’ll make you bow down
admitting defeat.”
“I’m busy, brat. And I can sing better than you.”
“No you’re not! And stop calling me brat, geeze…Prove it then. Prove that you
have a better voice than me.” Eren challenged. His cheeks now red with anger.
Levi just smirks again. He folds his arms – mimicking Levi – with a puffed out
cheeks. He’s an asshole – a sexy one that is.
“I would, but you’re going to be late.”
Eren looks at his watch and realizes he only has twelve minutes left before the
first bell.
“Shit! Ugh…I gotta go.”
“On your way then.” Levi encouraged mockingly, waving his hand. Eren turned on
his heels, ready to rush to the classroom, but he took one last peek at Levi
who stood with folded arms while leaning against the wall.
“Can... I see you again?” Eren asked.
“Do you want to see me again?”
“I…I don’t know. Maybe?” Eren didn’t sound too sure of himself. Just a minute
ago he was convincing himself to get away, and now he’s asking to meet him
again? This is so ridiculous. He can’t forget the fact that this is the very
same man who chased after the thief last night. His eyes were so determined to
bring him down and throw him in the guillotine if necessary.
 
This man is dangerous, this encounter is dangerous. It risks every secret he
has and could destroy his life. Maybe his friend’s and family too considering
they work together to keep the Thief’s identity a secret. But curiosity gets
the better of him. Eren has a feeling that they will meet again, either as a
student or as a thief. Both are risky but he’s so intrigued to find out what
adventure lies ahead – if there is any.
“Cheeky brat. We’ll meet whenever we meet again.” Levi replied shortly, not
giving a clear answer but not necessarily a No. Eren’s eyes lit up a little
with a glint of happiness and Levi caught that, making a small light pass on
his eyes.
The brat is cute with the way his eyes shone with yet another different color.
He was clearly conflicted with his feelings about Levi, but when a bit of
happiness touched those turquoise eyes, they shined a cerulean color. Not
resembling his own blue-grey eyes, but more bright as if his irises were made
of thousands of other different blues and greens. A small smile painted on the
brunette’s lips with his half lidded hypnotizing eyes and his cheeks turning a
little pink.
“Go already, brat. If you stay here any longer I’ll fucking punish you.”
And with that, Eren resumed his walk to his classroom with a stupid grin; which
he’s sure is not going to wash away anytime soon.
That Jerk.
 
------
 
The bell rung at four in the afternoon, announcing all students that today’s
lessons are over. Ms. Hanji left her class and every student was ready to make
their way to the practice building. Eren chatted a bit with Armin before Mikasa
came into their classroom.
“Mikasa!” Armin and Eren wave cheerily at her. She just nodded slightly while
stepping inside.
“Hi Armin. Eren, how was your first day?” She asks with a little smile gracing
her lips.
Mikasa didn’t attend school yesterday because of an upcoming swimming
competition. The team needed to register all of the participant’s names. The
coach was also showing around the stadium so that the newbies didn’t get cold
feet when the actual competition began. 
“It was fine. How did your visit yesterday to the stadium go? Meet your rival?”
Eren answered while pushing his books into his bag. Mikasa sat down in the
chair in front of Eren.
“It’s great. I met two of my opponents on the pool.”
“Is one Annie?” The blond asked.
“Yes, one of them was her. We talked with their coach too, discussing boring
things like the flow of the game.” Mikasa shifted her stare to Eren. He looked
distracted and somewhat spacing out.
“Eren, are you okay? Is something bothering you?”
Eren was unconsciously thinking of Levi again which make his cheeks tint with a
little pink. He didn’t realized that Mikasa was looking at him now, gazing at
the change in his expression. Eren shook his head, looking at her eyes but
quickly avoided her gaze.
“No, I’m fine.” Mikasa was not convinced, seeing Eren avoiding her gaze now.
“Is there something I should know?”
Eren kept his eyes on his bag because just one look would give him away. It’ll
get ugly if Mikasa pries into his secret crush. Or finds out how Levi managed
to chase after Eren last night. Nope, he won’t ever tell her.
“No, everything’s fine.” He answered without meeting her eyes still, which
makes Mikasa even more unconvinced.
“Eren, don’t lie. You’re never good at that. What is it? Did someone harass
you? Did anyone make a move on you again? Or…did something happened last
night?”
Eren gasped at the last question. She almost ruined the secret about the Thief
in the middle of broad daylight.
“Mikasa!”
“Eren, tell me! What is it? Did someone attack you? Has anyone hurt you? Did
you get into trouble while going out last night? What are you not telling me?”
“Mikasa!”
Oh god, sometimes there’s no reasoning with her. Eren slung his bag over his
shoulder and quickly grabbed Armin and Mikasa’s arm, dragging them out of the
classroom. Armin yelp a little and Eren kept pulling his best friend and sister
away until they finally reached an empty classroom.
“Eren, start explaining.” Mikasa’s gaze is sharp, not faltering away from her
question since they entered the room and shut the door.
“Fuck, Mikasa, you almost blew my cover! What if someone else heard you?”
“Calm down, both of you. Mikasa, I’m sure Eren is feeling fine. There’s nothing
wrong. Isn’t that right, Eren?” Armin tried to make sure Mikasa was calming
down and that really nothing wrong happened – except something did happen. Eren
squirmed a little, looking at his shoes before speaking.
“Actually, something did happen yesterday. Nothing big.” He tried to explain.
Armin gasped and Mikasa’s eyes widened. She pierced her gaze at him again.
“I knew it! Tell me Eren or I swear to god whoever hurt you–“
“Mikasa, just stop. It’s nothing big, really. Armin, you know I came back
safely.”
Armin nodded with his big eyes and desperate expression, keen to hear an
answer, explanation, anything really. Eren inhaled loudly before continuing and
exhaled. Oh well here goes nothing.
“I was chased by someone last night.”
Armin knitted his eyebrows. “You are always chased by someone every night
though.”
“Yeah, but this time was different. He caught up with me, up onto the roof on
his own. I don’t think he’s a policeman though.”
Armin was about to ask another question but he held it in, knowing better that
it’ll just worsen Mikasa’s hysterical attack if she hears any details right
now. So he keeps silent, listening while also watching Mikasa’s expression
darken. Oh no, this is not going to be pretty.
“Someone caught up to you? Eren no…you gotta stop. Stop this, just stop…doing
this! If he managed to chase you last night, then the next time he’ll get you
busted. How many times do I have to tell you that stealing will just get you
into trouble?!”
“Mikasa, I know what I’m doing! Stop telling me to quit because I won’t. You
know why – hell, you know exactly why!”
“I know! And that’s why you have to stop, Eren!”
“No! Stop pampering me Mikasa!”
“Eren, you stubborn– At least tell me! Tell me what your pursuer looked like. I
will beat the crap out of that man, whoever he is.”
 “No! I mean.. I didn’t get a good look at him because it was dark. Just let it
go Mikasa, it won’t happen again.”
 “I’m not convinced.” Mikasa deadpanned.
 “Why is everyone asking me to be more convincing?!”
“Because you’re not.”
First Levi denied his talent and now Mikasa was not convinced with his story.
He must be the worst negotiator that ever existed.
“Ahem, Mikasa – I think Eren is telling the truth. He’s got no reason to lie,
especially to you.” Armin tried to get Eren out of this mess by using Mikasa’s
past. He knows it’s not fair but if they didn’t stop, their argument would get
heated in a flash and then burn their friendship away. Arguments usually didn’t
last long, one of them apologizes and makes up their relationship again.
Mikasa was a victim of robbery and an attempted kidnap when she was small.
Grisha, Carla, and Eren found her coincidently when they make a visit to her
house, delivering a pie as a new neighbor welcome. But the bloody scene in
front of their eyes when opening the slightly broken door surprised them
greatly. Who would’ve thought such a tragic fate would befall on the little
girl. The three robbers were about to take Mikasa away to be sold, once they
emptied the family’s valuables. But Grisha and Carla stopped them.
Carla was already skilled with her athletic body, so beating the gruesome guys
only took a little bit of effort, while Grisha tried a bit harder because he’s
out of shape. Eren looked horrified but Carla forced him to run to their
neighbor and call for help. They eventually managed to take those three robbers
down with the help of the neighbors and police as well.
Eren saw the little girl sitting in the corner of the room with an empty
expression. She looked destroyed and devastated, but no tears ran down her
face. She was in a state of shock until Eren approached her and hugged her
small, shivering body. He couldn’t do anything to make everything better again.
All he could do is reassure her that she wouldn’t lose the one thing she love
the most. He will return all of the family affection that was taken away from
her. Never again, will anyone else steal away her freedom, to steal away the
love from the people she needed the most, and eventually she started to cry.
Her innocent cry soared into the bloodied room, tears down-pouring like a
stream of heavy rain while clutching Eren’s clothes tightly.
Even though he was a stranger, Eren knew exactly what she had lost: her family,
her mother and father’s smile, their warm embrace that told her over and over
again that everything will be just fine. But Eren returned them to her
instantly, without asking, without prying, he just gave her back the one thing
she needed the most.
Carla was overwhelmed by her son’s actions, knowing it came from such a small
child. Grisha was feeling proud but sad as well. This tragic incident should
never happen to anyone, especially not a little girl like her. So he took her
into the Jaeger family. They didn’t ask her to change her last name, knowing
that she will always be her parent’s child. It’s not that Mikasa would never be
their child, it’s just Mikasa’s parents will add one more and also a
brother.Mikasa lived with the Jaeger family until she reached the age of
fifteen and moved into the Shiganshina High dorm.
She knew very well how Eren felt about anyone who took someone else’s
belongings, whether it be a treasure or affection. He just wouldn’t let it go.
Eren made sure to give them a taste of what those criminals were doing to their
prey by stealing back everything they took. Payback is a bitch.
Mikasa sighed in defeat, knowing that Armin’s words were correct – It always
has – but sometimes emotions just got the better of her and she’d argue with
Eren, like what had just happened now.
“You’re right, Armin. Eren wouldn’t lie to me. I’m sorry.” Came her regret with
sorrow in her eyes.
Eren didn’t want to make Mikasa sad. He understood that she did that because
she was worried. He hugged her tightly while saying, “It’s okay Mikasa. I’m
sorry too. It’s nothing really. I’ll be more careful next time. I have you and
Armin, remember?”
Mikasa patted Eren’s arm that circled around her neck, a reassuring gesture.
“Yeah, you’re right.”
Eren nodded before releasing his embrace, smiling to Mikasa. “Now come on, I’m
hungry. Let’s eat before the canteen is emptied by the other students.”
Mikasa chuckled and nodded. She walked to the door and head out. Eren whispered
to Armin before he followed Mikasa.
“Thanks Armin!”
“You owe me one.” Armin winked.
 
***** An open invitation for you *****
Chapter Notes
     Thank you so much for reading and leaving comments & kudos!!
     It always help my spirit up XD
     For anyone read Kaitou Saint Tail Manga, you may notice that I
     changed the thief's name because Eren didn't have pony tail hairstyle
     so it'll be weird to give the same name .
     Many thanks to Taymeho to beta this chapter XD
     I could never thanked you enough for your help T^T
“So basically, the key belongs to The Lenz’s family. They owned it before
Hitch’s father took it as a guarantee to her family’s debt. It was cleared five
months ago, but then Hitch’s father had already presented the sapphire to his
daughter. He claims that the payment was overdue so any attempt to retrieve the
key after the debt was settled was futile. Said that the collateral was taken
because they couldn’t pay it off on time.”
Levi hummed in response to Mike on his phone. He was taking an afternoon break
in his office while thinking to himself.
“So legally, the key currently doesn’t belong to her anymore.” He said while
scanning the room, not particularly looking at anything for his mind was
elsewhere.
“Not quite. Lenz’s family is having difficulty with debt because the interest
was doubled. They are indeed a poor family. So with interest rocketing every
month, they are really struggling with life. Though, the Lenz’s only daughter
can still pursue her education, despite the tight money.” Mike replied which
earned a quizzical look from Levi.
“How come?”
“She goes to your school.” Levi was dumbfounded by Mike’s comment, not
realizing he was actually dealing with his own student. Thinking back, he does
recall some girl named Christa Lenz.
“The small blond girl?” Levi wanted to make sure his memory served him right.
“Yes, that’s the one. I’m surprised you remember.”
Levi shrugged before replying, “I remember every brat in my school.”
“Indeed. Satisfied with the thief’s reason behind his actions?”
“Fuck no.”
“Thought so. Keep me in the loop.” Mike ended the conversation, leaving a long
monotone sound on Levi’s phone.
He pressed the end button and put his phone on the desk. Getting up from his
seat, Levi looked down from his twelfth floor office window to the busy street
below. So the thief once more stole something that didn’t have any worth
selling.
He’s been investigating the thief for a month now. The last five items that he
stole always belonged to someone else – not the current keeper. Sometimes it
was worth thousands of dollars, like that original painting, others are just
small things that aren’t even worth mentioning.
At first, Levi thought that it was just a regular thief, roaming around the
city. But later he figured out that sometimes the things he stole were just
plain weird. So, he start investigating out of curiosity.
Some of the puzzle was starting to come together though. A witness saw the
thief entering a school church – his school church to be exact. And the person
related to the stolen item was a student from Shinganshina High too. Moreover,
the brat is some teenager; looking nothing more than 18 or 19 years old, maybe
20 considering the high school grounds are standing near a local university.
It is a possibility that one of his students is The Thief, but right now, the
possibilities are too wide. He needs another approach to gather more clues. How
could he guess where The Thief’s next target would be? He needed to stay calm,
focus on the smallest details he got from that night. The Thief’s posture,
hair, body language, anything! But it was useless. There was too little that he
could make out that night. He only remembers the color of his hair, which was
dark with a glint of brown.
Brown hair reminds him of someone else. Eren Jaeger. The cute brat with
sparkling blue-green eyes, hypnotizing gaze, and a shade of pink hue adoring
his cheeks. Those plump pink lips of his are illegal. He would definitely
attract the wrong admirer with the way his lean waist and sharp hip bones curve
beautifully against the plain white uniform. Those parted, long legs of the
brunette looked so delicious, practically welcoming Levi’s leg to slide in
between them. If only the brat was legal, Levi would surely take him then and
there. Fucking brat with his innocent smile.
Two knocks on his office door snapped Levi’s mind back to reality. He turned
his heels to his desk while loosen his tie.
“Come in.” He invited, followed with a sigh.
“Your 2pm appointment is here, Ms. Ilse Langnar.” A woman with strawberry blond
hair informed him.
“Send her in. And cancel my dinner today. I have other shit to deal.” She
nodded and walked away.
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That night, Levi went home looking even more tired with darker circle under his
eyes. It was near midnight and the driver taking him home was speeding a little
to get him there sooner. A few minutes later, the sight of his house is within
eyesight. It was dark and classic, just the way he liked it. The car pulled to
a stop and the door opened for him. He stepped out and some maids greeted him
at the entrance door. Sliding his coat off, he drops it to one of his maids and
continues walking towards his bedroom.
When he opened the door, a package the size of a book was sitting on top of his
bed. It was wrapped with simple, plain white paper. He picked it up and flipped
it over to see the sender’s name but there was nothing. There was no writing
nor card whatsoever on the box. He tore the paper open quickly to find a wooden
box, with a shape of a tear-drop. Levi instantly remembered the tear-drop
shaped sapphire attached to a key. There’s a piece of paper on the bottom of
the box with some words typed with a typing machine. He could still smell the
distinct scent of the ink, even though it was very vague.
When the moon shines bright, I will steal the shining diamond on top of the
Sina Tower.
- Heilige Thief -
“What the fuck– “ Levi’s eyes grew wider after reading the piece of paper. He
crumpled it, grabbed the wooden box, and dashed outside of his room. He ran
down the stairs, looking for Erd – his butler.
“Erd!” He screamed impatiently, searching for him.
“Yes, Monsieur Levi?” A voice from behind answered his call. He turns around to
see Erd standing in front of the guest room. Levi held up the box whilst
approaching the blond butler.
“Where did this come from? Who sent it?”
“Monsieur, it’s not– “ Erd’s words got cut by Levi’s hand pulling his collar
and shoving him into the wall.
“Who?!”
“Monsieur, calm down. The package was not delivered by post. Mademoiselle Petra
brought it here.”
“Fuck– get her on the phone.” Levi let Erd go, the man adjusted his clothes
back in place. He reach into his back pocket to pull out his hand phone and
dialed Petra’s number. It didn’t take long for Petra to answer and Levi
immediately snatched the phone up.
“Who the fuck sent this package to you Petra?”
“Oh Levi, sorry I don’t know.” She answer nonchalantly.
“What the fuck do you mean by you don’t know? You brought this shit here.”
“Yes, I did, because it was delivered directly to the office lobby. They said
that a courier company delivered it. Do you want me to look for the sender?”
“I want a name, get to the bottom of it, Petra.”
“Sure, you’ll have something by tomorrow.”
“I’m taking tomorrow off. Give me a call.” Levi disconnected the line and
tossed the phone back to Erd.
“Nobody is entering my fucking room, Erd.”
“Understood, Monsieur.” Erd complied and Levi left him in a hurry, back to his
room and shut the door.
The Thief – the motherfucker dared to send him a challenge letter. It boils
Levi blood. Not from anger, but from excitement. A thrill at the base of his
spine, making his teeth grit with pure joy. At long last there’ll be more clues
to chase down the little piece of shit. If the thief thinks he can outsmart
Levi, well, he’s being a smartass.
He looked at the crumpled piece of paper again and stood silently before he
reached for his phone on the desk near the balcony window. He dialed a number
quickly and waited for three rings before someone answered.
“Zacharias speaking.”
“Mike, run a test for me. I’ll send the item through Erd tonight.”
“Levi. Good to hear from you again. New lead?”
“No shit. An unbelievably fucking bold lead.”
“Bring it then.” He heard Mike snicker before ending the call and dialing Erd’s
extension number. Erd picks it up on the first ring so he must have returned to
his room.
“Yes, Monsieur?”
“Erd, bring a sample for Mike tonight.”
“Tonight? Is it urgent?”
“Yes.”
“I’ll get it done tonight then.” Levi nodded, disconnecting the line and put
the phone back on the desk.
-----
Cleaning the church is no easy task. Eren is lucky Mikasa and Armin helped
getting the job done. It was not dirty per say, but it was quite big and they
couldn’t half ass it. Someone was going to inspect the job and won’t hesitate
to ask him to redo it all till it was cleaned according to standard. Not that
Eren knew whose standard the school is using. Because what they meant by clean
is more like impeccably squeaky-clean until you can see your goddamn reflection
on the hardwood.
It’s ridiculous really, because who minded it anyway? This big ass school can
get dust in every corner and that wouldn’t kill him – even all other students
wouldn’t drop dead because of it. But rules are still rules and students can’t
do shit but follow until the last bit of detail. Fucking owner with their
perfection. Now Eren understood why the cleaning service staff here is twice as
much as other schools.
After cleaning duty is done, the clock striked at eight o’clock sharp while he
and Armin went back to their room with limp bodies. They catch a shower and
then were finally able to kick back and relax. Armin stretched his back and
grabbed his laptop from his backpack, then put in on top of his lap while
turning on the power. Eren dragged his backpack to the bed while plopping his
body down. He ruffles inside it searching for a book. The blonde turns to look
at Eren, watching the brunette’s movement a little before opening his mouth to
speak.
“Eren, I was going to ask you something about this afternoon.”
The brunette didn’t glance up and instead, kept searching for something. He
knew that Armin was going to ask for details about what happened in the school
this afternoon. And he’ll answer, knowing Mikasa was not here right now.
“Yeah I know. I’ll explain after – fuck, Armin, did you see my red book? The
biology book?”
“You mean the one on the table?” Armin pointed his gaze on top of Eren’s study
and he followed suit. He tossed the backpack aside and grabbed the book.
“Yeah, this is it.”
“You have homework? Ms. Hanji didn’t give us any assignments today.”
Eren shrugged before answering. “No, I don’t. I just thought I’d study a little
for her class tomorrow.”
“Oh okay.”
They were silent for a while before Eren spoke. “So shoot.”
“Huh? Oh, you mean my question?”
“Yeah, go ahead.”
“Okay… Um…how do you know that your pursuer is not a policeman? You said that
it was hard to recognize the man in the dark, so there’s no way you’d be able
to draw a conclusion right away about his profession.” Bright Armin with his
keen observation.
Eren put aside the Biology book and folded his legs to his chest, thinking back
how this all happened. He drew a long breath and released before answering.
“I’ve met the man before.”
Armin looked a bit taken aback by Eren’s answer. “You have? So you know him?”
“No, I only just got his name recently. It’s the same man I jumped onto on my
first day here.”
“That guy? Really? Wow, I can’t believe it.”
“Better believe it.”
Armin shifted his laptop down onto the bed and jumped to Eren’s bed, making it
creak with the new weight. He leaned his body and bumped his shoulder into
Eren’s. He folded his feet the same way Eren did while still looking at the
brunette’s face.
“Then what happened? Now I’m really curious.”
Eren chuckled a little before continuing. “So, I met him again that night and
surprisingly I met him again this morning.”
“This morning? Where?”
“After returning the key to Christa, I stopped by the music room and played the
piano for a bit. That’s when I met him again. I don’t know where he came from
though.”
“So you coincidently met him three times? Are you sure he isn’t stalking you?”
“No way. He’s way too good to be my stalker.”
“Why?”
“Because he dresses way too nice and everything about him doesn’t even feel
like he’d consider someone like me, Armin.”
“And I don’t hear the reason why.”
“Oh god, just stop. He’s way beyond my league. I can’t even afford half of what
he’s wearing! That blue Swarovski wristwatch, Armani coat, Bottega Veneta
shoes? Like hell I can afford that.” Eren playfully nudged the blonde’s
shoulder, making him yelp a little when tumbling to his side. Armin let out an
airy laugh and picked his body up to sit facing Eren’s direction.
“I think you like him.” The blonde commented once he’s seated back and Eren
felt a blush creeping to his cheeks. The brunette looked to the side, avoiding
Armin’s face.
“How did this conversation even get here?” Eren groaned with his head down,
buried between his folded arms which sat on top of his knees.
“Because you never pay attention to details of what a random guy is wearing
unless you’re into him.” Armin cupped his chin with both of his hands, grinning
wide at his best friend’s sour face.
“Fine. Yes, he is – somewhat – nice too look at. But he’s a jerk.” Eren pouted,
making Armin laugh again.
“You know, it’s been a while since you’ve had a crush on someone. The first one
didn’t work, the second one ended too quickly, but third time’s a charm right?”
“Can we not talk about this? It’s already pretty screwed up that the guy I…have
a crush on is looking forward to getting my ass busted. Armin, he wants to
catch The Heilige Thief!”
“You sure are attracted to someone weird.”
Eren rolled his eyes and dropping his body down onto the mattress, then covered
himself with a blanket from head to toe.
“I’m not talking to you again!” He pouted with a muffled voice under the
blanket. The blonde just laughed and got up to pull the blanket away.
“Come on, I’m sorry! I’ll help you.” He yanked the blanket away with Eren still
curled up on the bed and his hair even messier. Armin giggled and dropping his
body next to Eren’s, tossing the blanket to his own bed.
“I’m sorry, really, I promise I’ll help.”
Eren sat up on his bed again with pouty and puffy cheeks. “Then tell me what’s
on your mind because I think my brain just fried itself from thinking back and
forth.” The brunette commented.
“Send him an invitation when you’re about to go out. Challenge him. Let him
know that you’re not afraid of his existence. And if you’re lucky, he’ll
understand the reason why you did it.”
Eren looked at his best friend with wide eyes, surprised of the words coming
from the blonde. “What?! He’s trying to catch me so I invite him to the show?!
That has got to be the worst idea ever that came from your smart brain.”
“Even if you don’t invite him, he’ll still try to catch you anyways. He’ll come
prepared, sure. But it’s better than letting another case get his attention and
ditch you.”
“But he’ll catch me!”
“Maybe, maybe not. Maybe he’ll become your strongest ally after realizing the
reasons behind your act. The police are still chasing after you and you know
that they aren’t going to listen if you get caught. So you’ll need someone with
a strong, financial background if it comes to the worst.”
“I don’t want him for his money...”
“Sure you don’t, but imagine if he’s on your side. With his intelligence and
strong social standing – I bet he’s someone important – he’ll back you up if
anything happens. That way you can return back safely to your family.”
Eren looked at his toes, curling and uncurling, thinking hard of Armin’s idea.
It doesn’t sound bad, but it’s not entirely good either. He’s risking the
possibility of having a strong ally or a strong enemy, which depended greatly
on how the game rolls. It does sound exciting, but at the same time it’s
terrifying. Thinking that the blue-grey stormy eyes will meet him every time he
became the Thief. But it is exciting nonetheless.
“I can return safely to my family...” Eren mumbled in a low voice.
“You can! With his help too.” Armin confirmed cheerily.
To tell the truth, Eren wanted to see Levi again. He missed meeting those blue-
grey eyes of his, which looked straight into his eyes unwavering. That deep
smooth voice was still swirling in his mind and the tobacco scent mixed with
his perfume, still lingering in the air. The proposal suddenly sounded so good,
with the thought that if anyone was going to catch him, it’d be Levi.
“Okay, I’ll do it.”
“Great! Let’s prepare the first step now.”
“You know Armin, sometimes I wonder whether you’re just a brat or a genius.”
“I’m a genius.”
That earned a flying pillow to Armin’s face. The blonde giggled and laughed
while throwing another pillow towards Eren.
***** When the clock strikes twelve *****
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It was another sunny day. Lots of cheery students flooded the indoor field.
Most of them scream to support their friends in the tournament, but Mikasa’s
supporters were far louder than any other. She knocked down her opponents in an
effective move, fast and accurate, not wasting time with any unnecessary
movements.
Her victory was easily claimed as she was far stronger than any other student.
The cheering crowd congratulated her with a roar. The school dome was cramped
with the large audience, supporters, and eager company representatives who
waited in line to get a contract with her for her talent.
Armin and Eren shouted happily when the gold medal was laced around Mikasa’s
neck. She smiled while looking up at her brother. As her fist swung in the air,
signaling victory, the cheer got louder and louder. It was thrilling, full of
lively screams, hope, and thousands of other emotions in the sea of people. The
big competition certainly become memorable for Mikasa with her brother and
friends’ support.
Levi was in the crowd as well; together with Erwin, Hanji, and Moblit. They
watched the tournament from the VIP spot. The raven haired man had to admit,
Mikasa has one of the rarest talents the school has ever had. She was strong,
smart, and not reckless. Something that most kids at her age don’t possess.
But, his attention went elsewhere when a boy with chestnut colored hair hopped
into the ring. He hugged her tightly, followed by a blonde boy with a thinner
figure. They were chatting happily and she gave a big smile and laughed.
Levi recognize the blonde as Armin, the genius who created programs and new
systems for the IT market. And he certainly recognize the brunette as Eren
Jaeger, the new brat at his school.
From his spot, Levi could see the blue-green eyes sparkle with excitement and
joy. They cheered for Mikasa’s victory. Are they friends? There’s no way in
hell they could be siblings, their family names are different. Maybe they’re
close friends or... maybe she’s his girlfriend – impossible. The brat doesn’t
look like he swings that way, but that’s just Levi’s assumption. He then
realized that he actually doesn’t really know much about the brunette.
“Levi~ Why are you suddenly frozen?” Hanji cooed from her seat, looking at Levi
with her maniacal grin.
“Shut up four-eyes.”
“You’re looking at the brunette, aren’t you?”
“I said shut the fuck up.”
“You are! Oo~h look at you! Drooling and glued to the boy.”
“Hanji, I swear I’m gonna rip that shitty grin off your face and kill you.”
“Erwin, I was right! He is attracted to the boy! See, I told you!” Hanji didn’t
seem affected by Levi’s threat. After more than a decade of hanging out with
him, Hanji seemed immune to the man’s glare, anger, and harsh words. The same
goes for Erwin.
“Apparently so. Too bad... The boy is very pretty and I would’ve liked a taste
of him as well.” Erwin rubs his forehead, sighing loudly. He liked the boy too
because of his damn cute face. But if he had to compete with Levi, it’d be
tough.
“What the fuck, Erwin, the brat is illegal.” Levi looked at his blonde friend
with disbelief in his eyes. The brunette wasn’t even the man’s type.
“Yes, that smile is indeed illegal.” Erwin sighed again while looking at the
boy, holding onto Mikasa’s gold medal with a big bright smile.
“You horny piece of shit.” Levi snatched the martini and gulped it down.
“Don’t tell me you’re playing innocent Levi. I see you fixatinging your eyes at
him without moving – maybe without breathing either. It’s kind of rare.” Erwin
said while lifting the wine glass and swirling the liquid in his hand.
“What bullshit are you spouting abou – ”
“Yeah!! Eren, bring it on!!” Hanji suddenly interrupts as she screams with the
crowd.
Levi looked at the ring again, trying to figure what got Hanji so excited. Some
people were moving quickly to switch the mattress on the ring for band
equipment. They’re preparing for the tournament’s closing ceremony with a choir
performance, singing the school anthem.
But before that, the school band was going play a song, to celebrate the
vigorous fights that the participants had poured into the competition.
Once all of the equipment was set up, the lights surrounding the dome dimmed
and a spotlight shined brightly onto one person in the center. They were
wearing a black shirt and tight skinny jeans. Levi frozen once again. He found
Eren Jaeger standing there holding a microphone, looking into the crowd with
the same excitement in his eyes that he had earlier.
Those damn jeans were shaping his ample ass, long legs, and parted thighs
perfectly – making Levi’s mind start wondering what it’d feel like to fuck the
kid while biting deep into that tanned skin.
“Thank you for coming to the competition!! Let’s close it with no regrets!” He
screamed.
Suddenly all of the lights go out except a few spotlights, marking Eren and his
friends on top of the ring. The sound of a guitar blasted through the dome,
followed by a bass and drums. The music was deafening, yet thrilled the crowd
who was cheering with enthusiasm. After the intro rolled out, Eren lifted the
microphone closer to his lips and started singing.
Time after time, as we march side by side
Through the valleys of evil and the torturing souls!
Eren’s voice soared loudly into the dark stadium. It was a rough, thick,
throaty voice. It staggered space and shook the hearts of those who heard it.
The brunette closed his eyes and held tight onto the microphone.
Night after night, for the glory we fight
In the kingdom of madness and the tales from the old!
The voice was nothing like what Levi had heard in the music room. It was
different – far different – with the crystal clear voice he had produced that
time, which resembled an angel’s harp. This voice was like a dragon or a wild
animal, threatening its enemy with a powerful roar. Levi couldn’t believe what
he was hearing. The brat had just switched from a serene angel into a
domineering devil.
Death by our hand, for the higher command
As the darkness surrounds us hear the cry as they fall!
The lyrics suddenly felt familiar. Somehow he got a glimpse of a war, brought
out by a bunch of monsters that resembled humans.
Fire burning steel, and the tyrants will kneel
Hearts burning stronger with the power of the sword!
Set sail for the glory, pray for the master of war! (Pray for the master of
war!)
Sunlight will fall by the wastelands, endless rise for the heroes before!
He knows that feeling, of a sword piercing and slashing into the flesh of his
enemy, making them fall to their knees in defeat. But he couldn’t quite tell
exactly what kind of war that was. What it was that drove humanity into the
brink of despair with a never ending nightmare.
Cry Thunder! Sword in his hand!
Titans of Justice! Fearless we stand!
Cry Thunder! Strong in command!
Blessed by the union! Freedom of Man!
As the song went on, Levi felt a wave of memories flooding into him in bits and
pieces. Nothing makes sense, nothing was clear, everything is blurred. All he
knew is that the fucking brat was messing with his mind right now. Levi
wondered if Eren knew it too. Does the brat know what he’s doing to his mind
right now? All while he carries on through the song with stunning eyes and
voice.
This brat was going to get into trouble, that Levi will dish out himself
personally. He finishes his drink and steps out of the dome, ready to head back
to his office.
“Going back already?” He heard Erwin’s voice asking through the cheering crowd.
“Yes.”
“You won’t wait until the closing ceremony ends?”
“I already gave that job to you.”
Levi grabbed his coat and walked out of the dome. Once outside, he pulls out a
cigarette and lights it up, inhaling deeply before puffing the smoke free into
the air. Tonight, he will prepare to catch the Heilige Thief in action. To ask
whatever questions he had swirling in his head for a month now, to see the face
behind that black-and-white mask, and to catch the criminal once and for all.
-----
“You checked the rope?”
“Yeah, it’s okay.” Eren answered while tightening his belt. He attached a
special device to lift him up to the high tower, so he could reach the back of
the giant clock.
“Okay, good luck.” Armin prayed for his best friend.
Sina Tower is located in the middle of a busy street. At this time of night
there won’t be many people roaming the city, it was already very late. It was
15 minutes till midnight when Eren took a deep breath and jumped out of his
window, heading for the tower.
His heart was thumping loudly because he would be meeting Levi again – If the
letter actually reached him. A small shiver ran down his spine, feeling
slightly afraid that for the first time, he was facing someone with a strong
capability to actually catch him.
But he hopes that won’t happen tonight, no – he's determined not to get caught
tonight. Mostly because Levi still considers the Heilige Thief as your everyday
criminal, so getting caught while the raven haired man held a bad impression of
him was not something Eren would like to do.
He knows the city very well. That café near the corner, the flower shop two
blocks away, the pet shelter near the bridge, everything looks beautiful from
above.
Sina Tower – now within eyesight – is shining brightly, illuminating the night.
There's a huge clock in the middle of it and a little room behind it, used by
the maintenance crew. Eren decided to wait there while waiting for the clock to
strike twelve, the minute hand will be easier to reach then.
Five minutes later, the bell tolls loudly, informing the whole city that today
is over and a new day begins. Eren opens the small window and reaches to the
back of the minute hand, pulling off a tiara. It was adored with red, blue, and
green diamonds with a remarkable design.
Eren looks at it for a minute, admiring its beauty and thought that the fake
one looked nothing like the real one. It's a wonder that the museum didn’t
realize it, really.
He was about to shoot the rope – which was attached to a hook – to make his
escape but suddenly a bright light attacking his eyes and blinded his sight. A
voice spoke through a speaker from below to catch his attention.
“Going somewhere little shit?” Levi's voice echoed and instantly made Eren’s
heart start thumping loudly again. There’s a spotlight flashing on him, making
the few people on the ground aware that the Heilige Thief is there.
Through the bright light, Levi could see a strange looking device attached to
the thief’s waist. It was probably how he managed to climb the tower.
“Evening, mysterious one. I’m taking the tiara with me.” Eren replied with the
scrambled voice under his mask. Oh how good Levi looks tonight with his casual
black shirt and tight blue jeans. It’s not fair how Levi can get his attention
so quickly, with something so simple. It’s not even fair that some simple
clothes make his chest muscles press clearly for anyone to see.
“No, you’re not taking anything. You’re going to come down here or I won’t
hesitate to shoot.” Levi threatens while pointing a gun with a silencer at his
direction. Some girls screamed, scared of the sight of a gun, while other
people just murmured loudly, making intangible noise.
Eren smiles beneath the mask. What Armin predicted came true. He warned him
about Levi and about the possibility of the man bringing a dangerous weapon, to
stop the thief at whatever cost.
If Levi is any good at shooting, this chase won’t be very long. Eren will need
to push his abilities to the limit if he wants to dodge any bullets – should
Levi decide to shoot.
“I'm happy you came tonight. But I’m still taking this back to where it
belongs.” Eren said again while preparing his device, ready to jump anytime.
“Did you steal it from the museum?”
“No, but I am stealing it from human eyesight.”
“Then I'll have to shoot you down.” With that, Levi pulled the trigger and
release a bullet into Eren’s direction, which he safely dodged thanks to the
wall. The raven haired man only aimed at a non-fatal point, just to immobilize
the thief. He’s not so heartless as to take away the life of a simply naughty
teenager.
Eren shot the grapple hook and jumped, adding speed by releasing some booster
gas. Those piercing blue-grey eyes of his never released his prey. He chased
after Eren and shot another bullet, which was dodged again with Eren’s fast
movements and reflexes.
Levi is strong, fast, and has accurate aim. But the brat jumped, ducked, and
twisted in the air with such clever movements – hiding behind walls, chimneys,
and trees. He must have had carefully thought of an escape plan, including the
possibility of being chased by a gun. Either he planned it himself or the thief
actually has back-up, like Hanji concluded.
The thief shot his hook again, spending more gas with the intent to lose Levi
this time. They entered an area with very few buildings and was covered by a
thick line of trees. Within seconds, the blanket of night hid the thief again,
making Levi lose sight of him.
“Shit!” He cursed loudly in the sea of trees.
He turns around and hastily hops in his car while pulling out a phone from his
back pocket. Hanji’s number is quickly dialed and he waits for one ring before
she picks up.
“Hanji, he escaped into the woods.”
“Got it, I’ll cut him off at the end of the road.”
Levi disconnected and hit the gas to meet up with her. When he got there, Hanji
was still waiting with a puzzled expression. Levi got out of the car and
slammed the door shut.
“Did he come out?”
“Not yet, he should be though.”
“I’m going in.”
Hanji suddenly grabbed Levi’s hand. “Wait! It’s no use, I don’t think he’ll
come out from this direction.”
“What the fuck are you talking about? This is the only way to get out of the
woods.”
“No, maybe not.” Hanji let Levi go and walked closer to one of the trees and
touched the lowest branch. She picks up a black piece of paper with small
writing on it, showing it to Levi.
“It’s for you.” She adds and Levi snatches it away. The paper only contained a
short message:
Thank you for the lovely night. – H. Thief
***** Your sweet cherry mint *****
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A week has passed since the Heilige Thief stole the tiara. Levi was groaning to
himself on his desk, listening to Hanji blabber on and on. She just doesn’t
know when to stop, and all Levi wants to do is shut her mouth with duct tape
and kick her out the window.
After a thorough investigation, Petra couldn’t find the name of the person who
delivered the package. Turns out it wasn’t sent through a courier service but
slipped in by a cleaning service employee, whose face couldn’t be seen on the
cctv. Also, the receptionist in the lobby didn’t remember what he looked like
nor when the package was slipped in. How fucking convenient.
Mike’s test results on the letter also didn’t reveal anything useful. That type
of paper can be bought anywhere and there were no fingerprints left behind.
That brat really knows what he’s doing to cover his tracks.
When he shared his findings with Hanji and Erwin, they couldn’t come up with
anything new either. The only thing Hanji guessed was that the thief either
received some help from someone or he works alone – which would make him an
intelligent criminal.
But Hanji stressed the point as to why the thief sent a challenge letter to
Levi: he wants to be caught by the raven haired man. It’s funny really, because
no thief would want to get caught, unless he didn’t feel comfortable being a
criminal – which is something definitely out of the equation. The brat has been
using the best of his abilities to complete his job. Or at least that’s what
Levi thought.
“Here’s my theory, before you got the letter– ”
“Shut the fuck up, Hanji.”
“Levi, this is important.”
“Doubt it.”
“It is. You need to consider a possibility that I’ve come to realize, before
the letter was sen– ”
“No.”
“But Levi– “
“If you open that mouth again, four-eyes, I’m gonna throw away all of your
filthy notes and data from seven years of research, so you’ll have to start
from scratch.”
“You can’t do that! Erwin, tell him he can’t do that!”
Erwin shrugged while reading some proposals on his desk. “He can.”
“Levi, it’s not fair!” Hanji almost screams in desperation to get Levi to
listen and to stop him from destroying her lab.
“Nothing is, so shut up.” Levi rubs the bridge of his nose again and rubs his
temple to ease his headache. How did this crazy woman manage to stay in his
life for more than a decade?
“Then I won’t tell you about Eren~”
Levi’s movements stopped abruptly. That shitty-four eyes is talking about
something he’s actually interested in. But what was there about Eren that Levi
didn’t know already? He’s already read the brat’s file, knows his family
background, home address, and his foster sister – thank god the brat doesn’t
swing for the girl team.
“I can read his file, Hanji.” Levi dismissed her.
“Yes, you can, but I have a theory about him.”
“Me too.” Erwin added with a smile.
Levi clicked his tongue. “Shut. The. Fuck. Up. – both of you.” Levi points his
finger. He can’t stand to take anymore bullshit from them. He was about to walk
out of the room but a knock came from the door.
“Come in.” Erwin granted permission.
The door slid open and the brat with brilliant green eyes – well, dark green
now – stepped in slowly.
“Ah Jaeger, I was expecting you.” Erwin waved his hand, gesturing Eren to come
in closer.
The brunette looked surprised to see Levi in the headmaster office but dragged
his feet closer anyway. He shifted his eyes to Erwin and picked a seat in front
of his desk.
Levi sat on the nearest sofa, folding his arms and legs, looking intently at
the brunette. Speak of the devil. This ridiculous brat made the plain, black
and brown standard uniform look good.
“Thank you for coming here. I would like to introduce you to one of our
greatest sponsors, Monsieur Levi.”
“I know, we’ve met before.” Eren said with a smile.
Erwin and Hanji looked surprised to hear that. Who would’ve thought that Levi
was actually quick on his feet to get into the boy’s pants? Hanji snickered and
turned to face the wall in a vain attempt to hold in her laughter.
“Ah, how unexpected. Levi, you never told me that you had already met Eren.”
“Do I need to spell everything out to you, shitface?”
“Not necessarily, no. But this one would’ve been nice to know.” Erwin smiled a
little before continuing his conversation. “As you know, this school takes kids
with talent to provide themselves with money to pay for their own education;
and that money comes from sponsors.”
Eren nodded. “Yes, I’m aware.”
“So these are sponsors who have submitted their proposals to you. I must say,
even though these proposals have been screened carefully by Monsieur Levi, it
is up to you to decide which contract can take your talents to the next level.
I need you to look at them carefully so take your time to review their offers.”
Eren nodded again while Erwin handed over a stack of files to him. “Thank you.
It feels weird that someone actually wants me as part of their business.” Eren
cheeks painted pink as he said this. It was an adorable sight to see.
“Don’t be, brat. People have recognized your talent. Just be grateful and use
them to carve your name into the business world.” Levi stood from his seat and
walked over to the back of Erwin’s chair.
Eren looked at him with adoring eyes and a stupid sweet smile, which made both
men mesmerized. Hanji’s loud snicker was getting hard to hold in as she hit the
wall repeatedly with her hand.
“I– I will. Thank you again, Sir.” Eren replied, confused with Hanji’s weird
behavior. He looked at the stack of proposals in his hand, ready to read them
at anytime. He might need Armin’s advice on this one though. It looked
confusing just to read the numbers written on each paper.
“Don’t hesitate to ask us for help – If you need some – when reviewing those
proposals.” Erwin added.
Eren nodded and stood from his seat. He held the files in one hand and offered
the other to shake the headmaster’s hand. Erwin stood on his feet and welcomed
the hand with a gentle squeeze.
“I’ll be expecting your answer one week from today.”
“Okay.” Eren offers his hand to Levi for a handshake as well but instead, Levi
grabbed it and dragged him out of the room.
“Come with me, brat.” He said shortly after.
Erwin was just about to ask where he was taking his student but Levi didn’t
even give him a chance. He quickly bolted out of the room with Eren in hand. He
slammed the door shut and pulled him to the parking lot.
“Wait! Where are we going?”
“To my car.”
“No, that’s not what I meant.”
“You don’t want to go with me?”
“No! That’s not it. I mean where are you taking me?”
“...I’m taking you to dinner.”
“But I’m still in my uniform! Plus I have to take these proposals back to my
dorm.”
“Tsk – noisy brat.” Levi stops his steps and pulls out his phone from his
jacket pocket. He dials a number and waits two seconds before someone answers.
“Günter, bring my car to the lobby.” He shut the phone and resumed walking,
suddenly making Eren yelp in surprise.
“What about these papers?” Eren asked again, trying to keep up with Levi’s pace
while holding tightly onto the papers. Even though the raven haired man is
shorter than Eren, he walks very fast and his grip is strong. Levi didn’t
answer his question, leaving the brunette confused.
Some students watch them in surprise. Some girls giggled and whispered to their
friends, a few boys look at them back and forth, and some teachers look at Eren
with a smirk – making the brunette blush furiously. How can this man do
anything he liked without a care to his surroundings. Not even caring that
other people will stare and talk behind his back.
“Levi, Levi please let go of my hand.”
“You really are a noisy piece of shit. Just ignore them.”
“But I’m a student here.” Eren whined.
“And so are they.” He cut the conversation short as they finally reached the
lobby.
A Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse was waiting for them, making Eren gasp in
surprise. He never thought he’d ever see one of the fancy sports car that lied
in front of him, let alone ride in one. A man is standing beside the car in a
black suit and bowed to Levi when he came closer. Levi took the papers away
from Eren’s hand and shoved them to the man.
“Take this back to his room. What number, brat?”
“Huh?”
“Your room, what number?”
“Oh, it’s 401.”
“You heard him, Günter.” The man nodded and gave the car key to Levi. “Get in,
brat.”
Eren jogged a little to the passenger side and opened the door. Levi slide in
and Eren followed suit, shutting the door and fastening his seat belt. The
raven haired man locked the car, ignite the machine and hit the gas. He drove
the smooth car with ease, making the machine roar calmly while making turns or
gliding straight.
Eren is tense and feeling very nervous in his seat. He didn’t dare touch
anything in the car, which was – oddly – very clean. He put both arms on his
lap and stared straight at his knees, gulping loudly and peeking at Levi’s face
while he drove with one hand.
“Relax brat, I don’t bite; at least not yet.” He said calmly.
Eren wasn’t sure he heard him right so he opted to look outside the window.
This weird man is taking him somewhere he didn’t know. Why did he let him do
that? Levi might be some kind of kidnapper – a sexy criminal – who wanted to
take his money. Maybe not, considering he’s a broke-ass student. Or maybe Levi
is a maniac serial killer who hides his identity as a business man? Now that
makes more sense. Or maybe he’s in the mafia, doing dirty jobs disguised as an
ordinary employee. That’s also another possible profession.
Actually, what is Levi’s job anyway? He’s seen him a lot at school. And he
knows for sure that he works for a big company that he visits sometimes. But he
never got to find out what his real job is.
“Levi, what do you do for a living?” Eren finally decided to ask, because
wondering around won’t get him anywhere. He looks at Levi’s face while admiring
his black coat, which is red on the inside. Some buttons at the top of his
shirt are open, revealing a delicious neckline and pale skin.
“Why do you ask, brat?”
“I... I just wanna know.”
“Take a guess, because I hate to explain shit.”
Eren look at the man carefully before making his first guess. “You’re not some
undercover CIA agent, right?”
“Do I look like one?”
“Well, you do have a fancy car.”
“It’s just a car, Jaeger. Anyone can buy one.”
Eren huffed, feeling that his question won’t get answered. The car slowed down,
entering a house with a beautiful garden and peaceful atmosphere. Levi drove
the car to the lobby and shut the engine off. He got out of the car and Eren
followed him.
“Why am I here? Where are we? I thought we’re going to dinner.”
“We’re having dinner, in my house.”
Levi tossed the car key to one of his maids, they were waiting in front of the
main door. He slid out of his coat, to be taken away too. Eren looked at the
house in awe from ceiling to the floor. A grand staircase immediately welcomes
them once they enter. The house is decorated with crystal lights, hanging on
the ceiling and illuminates the room with a yellow romantic light. Levi’s shoes
make soft clacks on the marble lobby as he steps up to the second floor. Eren
turns around and around while stepping up the stairs, admiring the house and
its tiny little details.
Suddenly, he bumps back into Levi, who catches him with a strong arm and looks
into his eyes. Eren was dumbstruck, looking at that handsome face staring so
closely – very close to his own.
“Careful, brat.” Levi said with a low, smooth voice. His lips so close to
Eren’s.
Levi let go of his hand and resumes walking to the second floor. There’s a
dimmed hall with four doors on the left and right side. Eren has no idea why
rich people need so many rooms. It’s not like they’re going to sleep in a
different room every night.
Levi makes a turn to one door and opens it, waiting for Eren to enter. Eren
quickens his steps and enters the room. Levi shut the door and walks past him
to sit in the chair near the bookcase. He points to the seat in front of him as
a cue for Eren to sit as well. Eren nods and sits in front of the man.
“Why did you take me to your house? We can have dinner at a restaurant or
something.” He asked and put the shoulder bag down.
“Ever wonder why someone brings someone home?”
The raven man’s question puzzled him. He didn’t have a single clue as to what
Levi was implying. Maybe he really did want to kill Eren because his secret has
been found out. Is it possible?
“To…to interrogate them?”
Levi snickered softly upon hearing the brunette’s answer. It seems the brat is
innocent in both body and mind. He didn’t even get the hint like most people
would. Levi’s never invited anyone home. It’s the only sanctuary he has left
for him to get away from his job and crazy stalker.
He knows that his looks, alone, can make anyone want to come to his bed. Not to
mention his fortune makes a delicious addition too. But this brat, this fucking
beautiful brat, didn’t have a single clue as to what he would like to do to
him.
“Are you being serious right now?”
“I hope not. I’d hate to picture you interrogating me.”
“Then that’s not the reason.”
Eren huffed again. “Are you going to even answer any of my questions?”
“Depends.”
“On what? Do I have to please you first, before you finally answer?”
This brat really doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Levi got up from his
seat and closed in on the brunette. He laid both of his hands onto the
armchair, effectively trapping Eren who was staring at him with eyes wide.
“Maybe you do.” Levi whispers while closing the gap and kissed the plump lips.
It was soft and warm, tasting like cherry mint with a faint scent of roses. He
felt Eren jolt in surprise and tried to squirm away, but Levi wouldn’t let him.
Those surprisingly wet lips are very delicious when lapping against his own.
Levi tilts his head and pushes deeper to get a better taste of him, to leave
him breathless, to make him moan, and to bruise those lovely lips.
He feels Eren’s fingers grab his left arm – trying to push away weakly while
trembling under the kiss, but Levi didn’t budge. He broke the kiss and tilts
his head in the other direction, kissing him again. Eren moans loudly this
time, unconsciously opening his mouth from being startled at his own response;
and Levi didn’t waste the chance. He slips in his tongue, tasting the virgin
mouth while exploring inside the brunette, which is coated in a cherry mint
taste.
It’s so delicious, so pure, and so innocent that Levi wishes to take him now.
He cups Eren’s chin so he can gain better access, kissing harder and not caring
that the brunette was actually losing air from of his lungs. When he broke the
kiss slowly, Eren is panting hard and his cheeks are flushed beet-red. He
stares at Levi with half lidded eyes, full of lust -- making the once brilliant
green eyes turn into a clouded sea and sky color. Such a beautiful combination
from an innocent soul.
Eren looks confused, embarrassed, slightly scared, and at a loss for words. So,
Levi decides that now’s not the time to eat him. He’ll prepare the brat some
more before finally enjoying his meal. Levi kisses the brunette’s cheek lightly
and wipes the remaining saliva off of his lower lip, savoring the memory of
when he kissed those full lips. He caresses a soft cheek with his thumb,
looking at Eren’s expression, which was slowly softening under his blue-grey
stormy gaze.
“Take a shower, brat. You smell disgusting.” He lies while straightening up
from the seat and walks out of the room before he changes his mind. The kid is
underage, Levi says to himself.
But he’s fucking cute and tasted nice too.
***** No Redemption *****
Chapter Notes
     As promised, this chapter contain smut.
     Enjoy reading!
     I also got help from Taymeho to beta this chapter.
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     I really really LOVE them! XD
[Eren]: I won’t be back at the dorm tonight. Tell Mikasa I’m going to visit
home for a bit.
Eren locks his phone and flops down onto the bed. His head is swirling with
jumbled thoughts while he looks at the unfamiliar ceiling. All of this felt
weird, sudden, and good. How those thin lips touched his, making lusty wet
sounds in the quiet room. The look Levi gave him while licking his lips before
kissing him again was so mesmerizing, those blue-grey eyes clouded with lust.
Eren wanted it again. Wanted to feel those thin lips ravage him again. Levi
tasted like cigarettes and cinnamon on his tongue.
His fingers began to shake again as he touched his own lips, trying to remember
the sensation of Levi pressing hard against his lips -- as if he wanted to eat
Eren whole. His cheeks blush with a soft pink color and he closes his eyes to
search for that gorgeous face again.
“Ah…Levi.” Eren moans softly, biting his lip. He let his mind wander once more,
feeling those kisses again because they were too confusing, too good, and
addicting. Just when his hand was about to reach into his pants, a knock is
heard from the door. He quickly sat up and straightens his uniform and hair.
“Shit” He mutters softly. How could he have gotten tempted to jerk off in
someone else’s house?
“Yes?” Eren answered. The door opens slowly and a man in a butler uniform
enters the room.
“Evening monsieur, I’ve brought a change of clothes for you to wear at dinner.”
“A change?” Eren asked with a puzzled expression.
“Yes, Monsieur Levi wants you to wear it for tonight.”
The butler walks in Eren’s direction and puts a box on top of the bed. He stood
straight, looking at Eren who was inspecting the box with a quizzical look.
“It’s a present, Monsieur. It’s okay to open it.” The blond butler continues.
Eren reaches for the box and opens the lid. He unfolds the soft wrapping paper
and lifts the clothing up. There was a silk, white shirt with a little lace
adorning its collar and a dark green ribbon tied around it. Beneath it, some
black pants made of the same fabric. They look beautiful and soft to the touch.
When Eren didn’t say anything, the butler clears his throat to get his
attention. “If you don’t like it, I will get you another one.”
Eren looks at him with wide, disbelieving eyes. “What?! You must be kidding me.
This shirt is amazing! But I can’t wear it, I’ll ruin it.”
The blonde butler chuckled at hearing Eren’s panicked answer. “Do not worry.
Monsieur Levi won’t care if you do.”
“He won’t, but I definitely will.”
“It’s a present, Monsieur. Now let me help you prepare for tonight.”
“But– “ Eren’s protest was cut short when the blonde butler gave him a smile
and offers his hand to help him up. It seems that Levi won’t take no for an
answer. And he made sure his butler would be helping him wear the overpriced
clothes.
“Dammit.” He curses while grabbing the butler’s hand and hops off the bed. The
butler guides him to the bathroom and starts to prepare the hot tub. Eren was
about to peel off his clothes but the butler didn’t seem like he was going to
leave anytime soon.
“Um... sir, you can leave now y’know. I can clean myself.” Eren said softly.
“Please, call me Erd, not sir.” The butler smiles.
“Okay, Erd. I’ll just take a quick shower and you can wait for me outside.”
Erd shook his head and walked to Eren. “That won’t do monsieur– “
“Just Eren. You calling me monsieur makes me feel old.” He cut off the butler’s
words.
Erd chuckles again while he peels his gloves off and put them on top of the
sink. “Sure, Eren, now please let me help you undress.”
“What?! No! I can do it by myself.”
“Monsieur Levi told me to make sure you’re cleaned according to his standards.
So I must help you.”
“That pervert– No! I can– “ But suddenly, Erd yanked his uniform up and pants
away so quickly that it makes Eren yelp in surprise. He covers his front and
back with his hand out of reflex.
With one swift movement, Erd picks his body up bridal style and puts him slowly
into the tub that’s filled with soap bubbles. He helps Eren clean his hair,
arms, chest, stomach, legs and was just about to reach his dick but Eren
struggled and insisted that he’ll do it himself.
The bath was nice, with warm water and cherry scented soap. There’s a burning
aroma candle in the bathroom as well to give a relaxation effect. How Eren
wished that Armin and Mikasa could enjoy this kind of luxury too.
Eren got out of the bath and dries himself thoroughly. Erd waited outside to
prepare his clothes. When he finished drying, he heard a woman's voice from the
other side of the door. It seems like Erd is having a conversation with
someone.
He slips on a bathrobe and steps out of the bathroom to find a woman with
strawberry blonde hair, conversing with Erd. The butler clears his throat again
and points in Eren’s direction, informing that they have company. The woman
turns her head and looks at Eren.
“Oh, you must be him, the one Levi was taking home.” She smiles sweetly. “Erd,
look at him, he’s so sweet and young.” She continues.
“Hi…nice to meet you? I’m sorry to barge in.” Eren said nervously.
“Oh don’t be sorry, Levi invited you didn’t he?”
“More like dragged me here.”
The woman chuckles while offering her hand and Eren welcomed it. “True. That’s
more like him. I’m Petra, Levi’s secretary.”
“Eren Jaeger.”
“Yes, I know you from Hanji. The ‘cute boy with big green eyes’.” Eren’s cheeks
turned red hearing that.
“Oh Erd, he’s so cute! I’m staying for dinner. Call Hanji to come here.”
“Mademoiselle– “
“I know, I know. I won’t show myself and so will Hanji. We’ll just be at the
back, peeking at Levi.”
“Very well.” Erd nods.
Eren was lost in their conversation. What exactly was everyone talking about
here? He was so sure that this was just an ordinary dinner.
Petra looks at him again with a smile which somewhat turns into mischievous
grin. “Can I help you get dressed?”
“No! Don’t!” Eren yelps in panic. What was everyone thinking here? Is privacy
something that doesn’t exist in this house?
“Oh cutie, I’m just kidding. I’ll help you tame your hair after you get
dressed. Erd will still have to help you put on your clothes though.”
“Why does everyone here treat me like a child? I’m seventeen years old! I can
get dress by myself.”
“Oo~h Erd, he’s still seventeen! Levi is such a pervert! I’m definitely staying
here to watch this.” Petra reaches into her purse and fishes out her phone. She
dials a number and waits a second before the other person answers.
“Hanji, get your pretty little ass here. We’ve got a show to attend.” She
continues talking on the phone while walking out of the bedroom. The door shuts
and leaves Eren in confusion.
Erd shakes his head before taking a small towel and drying Eren’s hair again to
get rid of some small droplets. Then he helped Eren put on the clothes and
brush away some nonexistent dust. He stood back one step away and sprayed rose
scented perfume onto the brunette. The smell is very similar to his mother’s
potpourri and it makes him miss his parents a little. Erd cleaned his
fingernails and toes whilst shaping them beautifully. He then pour out some
lotion into his hand and rubbed it together before applying it to Eren’s palms.
It smelt the same as the rose scented perfume.
“What is this?”
“It’s a skin product, meant to give a relaxing effect.”
“Where did you buy it? I mean, it smells like something my mother uses.”
“This was hand-made, the same with your clothes.”
“This shirt is hand-made?! Oh shit, seriously, what if I ruin it?! And how did
you know my measurements anyway?”
“Monsieur Levi measured you. He’s rarely mistaken.”
“How did he do that?”
“He told me that you’ve met several times already.”
“That doesn’t make sense, Erd. And I’m still nervous about wearing them.”
“Monsi – Eren, it doesn’t matter. Monsieur Levi gave them to you. So if you
even want to burn them, he won’t mind.”
“He’s crazy.”
Erd chuckles a little before continuing. “He cares for you.”
Another knock came from the door again before Petra jumped inside. “Ohhh you
look cute! Look at you! With that white shirt, green ribbon, and black pants,
you look exactly like an angel.”
Eren blushes, looking away from Petra. “I’m not. Stop saying that.”
“Here, let me brush your hair.” Petra ignores his protests and starts brushing,
trying to tame his hair down. It was soft to the touch looks messy, standing
up, rebelling against gravity.
After making sure Eren looks presentable, Petra nods her head and pat his
shoulder. She looks at Erd, telling him to take Eren to the dinner table.
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“Grand-père, j'ai besoin de plus de temps.” (Grandfather, I need more time.)
Levi groans softly on the phone. He rubs the bridge of his nose and closes his
eyes, trying to concentrate. He waits for the other person to finish speaking
before answering again.
“Oui il est fait. Mais nous devons revoir notre chiffre d'affaires de plus
amples.” (Yes it is done. But we need to review our business further.) He picks
up a cigarette, inhale it, and puffs it into the open air.
“Ils ne seront pas d'accord, nous devons réduire le nombre.” (They will not
agree, we need to reduce the number.) He pinches the bridge of his nose again
and exhales loudly.
“Je suis d'accord, mais je vais avoir besoin de plus de temps. Je vais ouvrir
la discussion lundi, Grand-père.” (I agree, but I'll need more time. I will
open the discussion on Monday, Grandfather.) He disconnects and puts the phone
down with a sigh of frustration.
Erd knocks on the glass window to gain Levi’s attention. The raven haired man
puts out his cigarette on the ashtray, shifting to look at the butler. He finds
Eren with a shy expression, holding onto Erd’s arm, hiding behind the butler.
“Monsieur Levi, Monsieur Eren is ready to join you for dinner.” Erd informs and
urges Eren to step forward. But all Eren does is squirm nervously and wouldn’t
come out from his “hiding spot”.
“Come here, brat.” Levi offers his arm, gesturing Eren to take his hand.
Eren hesitates to walk closer but eventually steps out from behind his hiding
place. Levi watches him come slowly closer. The brunette looks so cute in those
clothes. The white silk shirt covering his perfect, tan skin; the green ribbon
complements his eyes, which now shine brightly, illuminating the dark; and the
black pants hug his hips and thighs nicely. So beautiful.
The brunette takes Levi’s hand and the raven haired man kisses the back of his
palm. “You look stunning tonight.”
Eren gasps in surprise and blushes furiously, watching the handsome man’s lips
touch his skin. A jolt of electricity ran through his fingertips, straight
through his entire body. He felt his legs tremble, signaling that it wouldn’t
be long before he loses strength in them. He needs to sit down.
Levi smiles at him, a genuine, warm smile while guiding him to sit, as if he
understood what was happening to Eren. He kisses the brunette’s palm again then
put it gently on top of his lap.
“Erd, we’ll start dinner now.” Levi instructs.
“Understood, Monsieur.” Erd bows and leaves them alone in the garden to fetch
food.
They’re having dinner on the back terrace, facing the rose garden. There are a
few lights lighting up their table gently, accompanied by the sound of
crickets. The soft breeze is soothing but it doesn’t help Eren to calm down. He
was beyond nervous, couldn’t believe what was actually happening to him right
now.
Just a few days ago, this man was chasing him furiously. But now he’s treating
him like some sort of princess. Of course it’s because Levi doesn’t know that
they’re the same person. But it is still shocking to the brunette that Levi
could act so gentle with him.
Eren kept his gaze lowered, afraid that his heart couldn’t take the sight of
Levi’s eyes looking at him, unwavering like always. Afraid that the loud
thumping would be heard and would be the end of him.
“Eren, look at me.” Levi’s smooth voice asks.
Eren slowly moves his vision to Levi’s eyes, which looked so different. It was
like his everyday expression, bored and cold, but somehow it was different now
with a little light shining in those blue-grey stormy eyes.
“Do you like the clothes?” Levi asks.
“I like them, thank you. But you didn’t have to do that, it’s too much.”
“It’s my money. I’ll do whatever I please with it.”
“Still, it doesn’t feel right. And it’s very embarrassing to have someone help
me clean myself.”
“I trusted Erd and I needed you to be cleaned thoroughly.”
“Jerk.”
Levi snickers softly and sipped his wine. Eren watches as his adam’s apple
bobbed up and down, drinking the burning liquid. He gulps loudly and braces his
heart before opening his mouth.
“Why did you do that?”
Levi put the glass down on the table and stares at the brunette, already
knowing what he was referring to but decided to play dumb anyway. “Do what?”
“Do that… You know…you ki– ahem– “ Eren’s words got stuck in his throat so he
grabs his water and drinks it hastily. “You kissed me.” He continued but didn’t
dare look at Levi.
“I did.” Levi answers nonchalantly.
“Why?”
“Because I wanted to.”
Eren looks disappointed at that answer and his expression darkens quickly. Levi
notices this though.
“Have you ever been kissed, Jaeger?”
Eren hesitated a little, then nod.
“Don’t lie, brat. Just answer with the fucking truth.”
Eren hesitates again, feeling his cheeks get hotter but decides to nod anyway,
thinking that telling the truth won’t do him any favors when dealing with this
mysterious man.
“Then you’ve been in a relationship.” Levi assumes but still not really
believing the brunette’s answer.
“I have. He was a good man.”
“Why did you two break up then?”
“He found someone else.”
“It must’ve been because you’re such a brat.”
“I am not! He was asking for a kiss but I couldn’t– Oh! Shit!” Eren quickly
covers his mouth as if the words could be retracted. The raven haired man
smiles, an evil one at that.
“So it was your first kiss.”
“I… I– you stole it! You should’ve asked permission first!”
Levi shrugs and sips his wine again. “I get what I want. And I wanted you.”
“Asshole. You’re pushing your luck.”
“Do you not like me?”
Eren is taken aback by the question. Like him? Yes, he does like the man. But
will Levi consider his feeling too? Not just go after his body. He didn’t want
a relationship where his feelings are not included. Levi was already taking up
so much space in his heart. And if he eventually falls in love, he wanted the
raven haired man to feel the same way.
“Eren, tell me how can I make you like me.”
The brunette slowly looks at him, confused as to what answer would be best. “I
don’t know…” He finally replies, biting his lip hard.
“Don’t do that.”
“Do... what?”
“Bite your lips, only I can do that.”
Eren felt his cheeks get hot again and the blush crept up to his ears. “Stop
it. I’m not yours.”
“You will be. And if you don’t tell me how, I’ll just make you mine now.”
Eren’s heartbeat stammered furiously inside and he could hear it pounding hard.
This man clearly doesn’t know how to negotiate, and Eren needed to get away
now. He suddenly felt scared, afraid that he’ll fall even harder than he
already has.
The chair made a loud noise when Eren suddenly stood, turning his body around,
ready to leave the garden. But a strong grip halted his movements.
“Where the fuck do you think you’re going?”
“I’m– I should head back. It’s already late. Armin will worry, Mikasa too.”
“No you’re not.” Levi pulls his arm, yanking the boy inside the house.
“Wait! Levi– “
“Eren, I will make you understand that you’re mine.” Levi walks faster to the
second floor passing Erd on the staircase.
“Monsieur?”
“Throw away the food or whatever. No one is to enter my room.”
Erd nodded. “Understood.”
They continue walking to the end of the hall, heading to a door with slightly
different carvings on the wood.
Eren is panicking, feels his heartbeat thumping fast, his hand where Levi’s
holding him is burning. Somewhere between his panic there is anticipation and
hope. This felt so wrong but also so right. He doesn’t understand anymore.
Levi opens the door and slams it shut hard, shoving Eren inside. He locks the
door and comes in close to the brunette with such wild eyes. Eren steps back
until something hits his legs, forcing him to stop. He watches Levi loosen his
tie and pop open three upper buttons on his shirt.
Levi grabs his hand gently and kisses the palm softly while whispering. “Eren,
understand this as my affection. You are going to be mine today.”
“Levi…”
“Just forget everything. Throw away each and every thought you have. I’ll make
you moan and cry so hard that you’ll forget everything except for me.”
Levi pushes Eren down onto the bed and kisses him furiously. He licks and sucks
those plump lips until they’re bruised and coated thick with saliva. Levi pulls
Eren’s arms up and hold them there tightly. Eren squirms, feeling lost to the
kiss. It was wet, it was hot, it was messing with his head and heart. And he
never wanted it to end. It feels so good, so right, so delicious. He can taste
cigarettes and something bitter. Wine, Eren thought to himself, remembering
that Levi had a few sips tonight.
Eren opens his mouth to get the kiss heated, more intimate, more passionate, as
that hot tongue explored his, tasting him up and down, everywhere. The hot
temperature rising even more.
Levi is eating him alive. Leaving nothing behind and ready to blow his mind. He
broke the kiss to change the angle, then kisses the brunette again. This time
biting his lips until he felt pain and tasted iron on his tongue. Eren’s
moaning loudly, not caring that he’s bleeding because it felt so good. So much
that his right set of mind has flown out the window.
They broke the kiss just to reconnect over and over again. Making wet sounds in
the quiet room which got louder and louder as his body trembled in excitement.
Blood rushes to his head, making him dizzy. Eren’s never felt this way before.
He simply can’t resist the man and his strong desires.
Levi broke the kiss and got up, walking over to the nightstand to pour some
more wine. He took a drink and then returned back to Eren. He kisses Eren’s
parted lips and slowly pours the wine into the brunette’s mouth, making him
gasp and choke with surprise. He coughs a little, trying to swallow the burning
liquid and waits till it dies down.
“Levi, what is– “
“My poison. You’ll need it.”
Levi stood up, took another sip and kisses Eren again. Eren’s breathing hard,
starting to feel intoxicated, the toxins in his blood made him feel dizzy.
“I think you’ve had enough of adult tastes. You’re such a lightweight.” Levi
smirks, satisfied with the effect he’s put on the brunette.
“I’m not a lightweight, I can take it.”
Levi chuckles and caresses Eren’s cheek. “Oh really, virgin brat? Then you
should be more than ready for me.”
Eren felt his face burning and realized that he must be red as tomato right
now. But what could he do? The sexy raven haired man is staring at him
intently, a gaze so sharp enough to kill him. He was drowning in those blue-
grey stormy eyes. And he wanted more. Eren moves his fingers to touch the
delicious, pale chest and feel the strong muscles contracting, responding to
his touch.
Levi pulls his green ribbon undone and slips it away. He kisses Eren again and
tastes the cherry mint he enjoyed earlier that day, stronger than the alcohol
he gave him. What’s wrong with this kid? How can he taste so sweet, even after
something else has defiled him? It’s so addicting, this childish taste, the
cute blushes, the brunette squirming under him.
With quick movements, Levi unbuttons Eren shirt to reveal the bare tanned
chest. He caresses it slowly while sliding down. He broke the kiss and watched
Eren’s face as he cups the hardening bulge and gave it a squeeze. A loud moan
fills the room again.
“Ah~ Levi.” That beautiful voice became throaty with lust. Eager to be touched
more, harder and stronger. Levi complies and kisses his neck down to his collar
bone, stopping to give it a bite, making the tanned skin bruise with purple. He
slides down again to Eren’s chest, marking him there too. Hot mouth licking and
leaving bruises anywhere it can reach.
Levi opens his pants, biting the zipper lower to free the bulge. He kisses the
hardening member and gives it a soft bite, making Eren yelp in surprise.
“Levi! Ah!”
“Sing for me, Eren. Louder. Don’t give a damn about anything but me.”
Levi opens his mouth wider and mouths Eren’s cock while still in his underwear.
He licks it, sucks it, and gives soft bites over and over again until the
underwear is completely soaked with saliva and precum. Eren’s panting hard,
gripping at the sheets until his knuckles turn white. His vision is blurred
with tears and those brilliant eyes clouded with lust.
Levi gave it one last kiss before standing up, tearing his clothes away and
tossing them somewhere in the room. He did the same with Eren’s clothes with
skillful fluid movements. The tension is overwhelming and building, rising
between both men, burning them alive.
Levi gazed at Eren’s body with lustful eyes, making him aroused even more. Eren
is beautiful with perfect tanned skin, well defined muscles, chest dripping
with sweat when rising up and down in quick beats. His cock is fully hard from
all of the attention given to it and it throbs painfully, waiting to be sucked.
“Levi…Levi don’t stare.”
“Eren, you’re so beautiful. So fucking precious.”
“Please – please touch me.” Eren cries softly, unable to stand being watched
without being touched.
He wants those strong fingers and hands to touch him, squeeze him, or even claw
him hard. Anything, as long as he can get more friction to ease the pain.
“Shh…don’t cry. I will fuck you. And I won’t be gentle, just wait.”
Levi shushes Eren and lowers his head to kiss the tip of his cock. Deeply
inhaling to burn the aroma into his brain, slowly from his shaft down to his
balls. Kisses it gently again before sucking it hard. Eren yelps in surprise
and cries out once more. He feels pleasure rising in his hardening member,
feeling too good, too right, too perfect to be true as Levi kept sucking and
licking his balls as if it were a lollipop.
All of his strength leaves his body when Levi licked his way up his shaft,
sucked it and swallow it whole. He sucks it up and down, bobbing his head
slowly at first but then quickening his pace while sucking harder, making more
tears drop onto the bed sheets.
“Levi! Fuck– Ah!” He screams, feeling his body bucking beyond control as his
hand fisted Levi’s hair, holding on for dear life. The man was making his body
jolt with pleasure. Eren screams for more sucking and biting as pressure began
to build between his thighs, praying that this won’t end soon. He was ready to
blow right then and there. But Levi won’t let him.
Levi abruptly stops as he feels his cock painfully harden and wanting release.
He stands up from the bed and grabs lube from the nightstand drawer. Eren is
panting hard, watching Levi with pleading eyes, wanting to continue. And it
makes Levi smile with satisfaction. He grabs Eren’s hand and turns him over so
that the brunette’s back is facing him. Another kiss is made to Eren’s shoulder
as he licks his way down to the perfectly shaped ass. He squeezes it gently,
earning a moan from Eren.
“Raise your hips for me.” Levi instructs and Eren easily complies.
Levi kisses a cheek and then bites it to hear Eren’s surprised yelp. He loves
that voice. Such a crystal clear voice screaming with lust, just for him to
hear. He kisses the other cheek then parts them to get a good look at the
delicious looking hole. He opens the bottle of lube and pours some onto his
fingers, circling his finger around the rim before finally pushing a finger
inside.
Eren gasps, feeling weird to have a finger inside him. “Levi– “ He felt anxiety
building inside but then Levi kisses a cheek again, reassuring him.
“Shh…it’s okay, you’ll get used to it. It needs preparation before I can take
you. Don’t think, Eren – just feel my fingers slowly open you up.”
“But…”
“We can’t back down now – not now. You’re going to be mine.”
Eren doesn’t understand what’s going on, he can’t think anymore, but he wants
to trust Levi. It’s not easy, but he finally calms his heart and starts feeling
Levi’s finger twisting and making small circles inside him. When Levi feels
Eren starting to calm, he added another finger. Scissoring him inside,
searching for that delicious spot. Suddenly, he feels Eren tense hard and
scream loudly.
“Levi! Ah!”
“Found it.”
Eren is bucking hard, panting and moaning loudly as Levi adds another finger to
tease his prostate over and over again. Alternating pressure from fast to slow,
then harder, finger-fucking the brunette until his voice echoed louder in the
room. It was a stunning view, with sweat and the smell of sex swirling in his
room. Levi pulls his fingers out then positions himself to penetrate the
brunette.
“I hope you don’t mind that I’m not using a condom. It numbs the nerves in my
cock.” He licks his lips before starting to slowly push inside.
“Ah! Levi!”
Eren feels so tight that it hurts. That delicious ass is swallowing him up and
tightening hard around him. And it felt fucking amazing. He can feel the walls
tensing as he pushes through until all of his cock is inside.
“Fuck.” Levi curses while lifting his head up and closing his eyes. Trying to
feel every bit of Eren’s walls massaging his cock in such a hard squeeze.
Sometimes it loosens it grips, other times it tightens again, trying to adjust
to Levi’s length and size. He was big. And it must’ve hurt for Eren, but he
didn’t give a damn at the moment. Eren will be his tonight, regardless whatever
pain befalls both men.
The contraction of muscles are repeating again and again, until he feels the
muscles relax. Levi pulls out fully before ramming it hard back inside, earning
a loud scream from the brunette. Eren was crying, moaning, and his cock was
trembling hard in anticipation, trying to reach release. He pulls back far,
just to push it back inside harder. Doing it again and again. His temples were
pounding and he gripped Eren’s hips so hard that they bruised.
“Levi! Oh God!!”
“Scream for me Eren, sing louder! You’re mine. Mine.” He thrust his cock harder
and harder, feeling the need to slam even rougher.
Sweat drips from his forehead while Eren’s moaning loudly. Moving his hips in
unison, trying to hit his prostate over and over again with Levi’s dick. The
wet slapping sound is heard repeatedly as Levi slaps his ass cheeks with the
thick cock, balls deep inside the brunette. Eren felt his balls tightening,
signaling that he’s close, ready to release. But when he tried to touch his own
dick, Levi’s hand grabbed it and pulled it away.
“You’re going to cum just from me, Eren.”
“Ah! Please! I– I…”
“You’re mine, precious.”
The pressure was building with every thrust and Eren felt he could no longer
hold on again. Another hard thrust and another, then finally Eren came hard
onto the bed sheets. He felt his dick throbbing as Levi suddenly slammed and
release his load inside of him. The hot sperm fills his stomach as both of them
empty their cum until it was all out. Eren felt high. So high that he was
losing consciousness. All of a sudden he couldn’t feel his body and let the
darkness swallow him.
Eren’s body falls limp into Levi’s arm, cock still inside him. He pulls out and
stares at the white liquid drip down those tanned thighs, slowly reaching its
way to the bed sheets.
Fucking gorgeous.
***** Light at your feet *****
Chapter Notes
     Hi! So happy I can update again ^_^
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The sunlight shines on Eren’s feet as the brilliant turquoise eyes open slowly,
blinking twice as he tries to figure out his surroundings. Eren feels fingers
caressing his cheek in a slow stroke, so gentle as if he’s fragile glass.
There’s a figure lying down close in front of him with pale skin and well
defined muscles that are covered by a white shirt, which hangs loosely on the
body. He shifts his eyes to see the man is watching him, with a simple smile
pasted on his lips.
Levi, Eren thought while he secretly admires the shiny black hair falling over
a left eye. Levi’s fingers stroke his messy bangs from his forehead but soon
return to their original position.
“Good morning, brat. How are you feeling?”
Eren smiles when he hears that smooth voice. He couldn't believe what happened
last night. It was so intense, hot, and steamy. He’s sure his body is covered
with bruises. Eren knits his brows, trying to remember something before he went
to bed. Actually, when did he decide to go to bed?
“What is it, brat?” Levi asks again while looking at Eren’s confused
expression.
“When did I go to sleep?”
“You passed out after the first round. Does it hurt?”
Eren’s face is suddenly burning hot and he feels a sting in his hips and lower
part of his body. There’s also something slowly spilling out from his ass and
trickling down his cheeks. He gasps loudly and brings his hands down to try and
cover his front and back, even though his body is fully covered with the soft
blanket.
“Oh shit! It happened, didn’t it?!”
Levi chuckles lowly, reaching to the younger man’s cheek and slowly presses it
to his lips. “Yes, we did it. You’re mine now. What’s with the confused look?
You hurt me Eren.”
“But I wasn’t suppose to let you... You don’t even like me...”
“Silly brat. Of course I like you. I was just having fun teasing you.”
“Jerk.”
“Thank you. Now will you let me do it again? I was going to wait until your
body adjusts from sex, but one round is far from satisfying.”
“No! I’m still sore! And there’s your…your…”
“What is it?”
“Your…um… you know…”
“No, I don’t.”
“Fuck Levi, you know what.”
“No, unfortunately I don’t.”
“You left something…inside me.”
“Ah you mean my cum. Well I did fuck you with every intention to make you
pregnant, but it will never happen, will it? Such a shame.”
Eren’s face was bright red from hearing the vulgar confession. This man really
likes to do whatever he pleases, doesn’t he? But another round of sex won’t
happen, he’d make sure of that. So Eren squirms, rolling over to the side of
the bed to make his merry way home at the dorms. But when he lifted his body
up, his feet wouldn’t obey and his entire body fell to the hard floor with a
loud thud.
“Ow!” Eren yelps, feeling confused for a moment. His strength has left him
completely. His legs are entirely useless and he felt pain from the waist down.
He tried to get up from the cold floor by using both arms but Levi was faster.
The raven scooped his body to a tight embrace and lifts him up like a bride,
returning him back onto the soft mattress.
“Where do you think you’re going, Eren?”
Eren felt anxiety rising up into his chest and his heartbeat thumped
erratically when he saw that piercing gaze move closer. The raven pulls his
shirt and pants away from his body and tosses them somewhere. Levi really is
seriously going for a second round.
“No! No, I’m still sore and– and…”
“Eren, trust me. Trust me that I won’t ever hurt you.”
“But Levi…”
“Eren, do you not trust me? I’ll be gentle this time, as gentle as I can be.”
“But I– I…”
“I know. But your eyes make me abandon all my senses. Those thighs beg to be
spread again. So let me be sinned for fucking you senseless.”
“Levi please– “
The raven shut Eren’s mouth with a needy kiss, wetting the dry lips, slowly
turning the flesh rose colored and plump by opening the wound from last night
up. He licked it slowly, tasting the warm blood as the brunette starts to
whimper in pain and pleasure. Eren open his mouth to breathe and Levi easily
slid his tongue in to smear the blood inside, making the brunette taste it as
well. He broke the kiss and connect it again while his hand held the younger’s
arms tightly. He wished that there were cuffs or some rope right now to bind
the cute, blushing boy’s hands on either side of the bed. How wonderful would
that be.
He traces his fingers down to Eren’s chest and waist, giving it a hard squeeze
purposely to bruise it more. The brunette moans loudly in pain but more from
arousal. A few love bites down to Eren’s waist again would satisfy Levi’s
fantasy, but not his hunger. He needed more of that beautiful voice to fill out
the room and scream into his ear, more of that wonderful friction Eren’s walls
gave him, more of those addicting tears falling onto the sheets, and just more
of Eren. Levi moves his kisses down to that tanned stomach and the brunette's
legs tried to move but they were so weak. Those legs tremble hard, trying to
close and hide his cock from Levi’s eyes, but the raven easily open them again
and bit those delicious tanned thighs.
“Ow! Ah!” Eren yelps in pain but moans when Levi soothes the skin with a lick.
Levi can taste his own cum from last night, and apparently there’s still some
left. He watches it as his fingers thrust inside the twitching hole coated with
cum.
“I see that some of my cum is still left behind. Then we won’t need this.” Levi
reaches the lubricant bottle, which was lying on the bed, and threw it away,
making a small clunking sound somewhere in the room.
“I want to suck you dry, but it seems that my hunger won’t be sated that way.”
“Levi…”
“Eren, beg me. I feel the pressure starting to build again in the back of my
spine, urging me to fuck you hard.”
“Please, please don’t be so rough.”
Levi chuckles darkly and wipes away some tears that started to trickle down the
brunet’s cheek.
“I’m afraid I can’t do that, because you’re taking my mercy away. Your sweet
begging is killing me.”
Levi grabs Eren’s arm and turns him around onto his back again. He yanked those
hips up until his face is right in front of his ass, earning a surprise yelp
from the brunette. Levi parted them and took a moment to burn the view into his
memory. The rim of Eren’s entrance is red, telling him that it is indeed still
sore and needed time to heal. But was that possible to do? To wait another
minute, another hour or more before Levi can watch that white cum fill his
prey? No, he needed Eren now. To feel those muscles squeezing his dick again,
squeezing until he felt something burn. To swim in the sea of those green eyes.
Levi gave a kiss to the middle of the parted cheeks then he licks down until
the tip of his tongue touch the tightening rim. Eren gasps out loud, wanting to
get away but Levi kept him in place by holding his hips tightly. Running away
is something the brunette couldn’t do right now, but it was amazing that he
still tried to do so. Such determination is something that Levi has never seen,
never felt, never known had exist because everyone who’s thrown themselves into
his embrace voluntarily opening their legs faster than his own desires. It
makes him bored, but not this boy. His entire being has seductively invited
Levi, but the person himself is as pure as the morning dew, untainted, and
unblemished.
Levi pushes his tongue inside, tasting something sweet and bitter, a taste from
his own cum. Eren’s loud moan filled the bright room with such dirty lust. He
pushes it all inside and twists it up and down, circling inside the hot tunnel.
The wall was contracting to his wet hot tongue. Levi can feel the uneven
surfaces of Eren’s walls, twitching in anticipation as he tries to access
further. The brunette tastes delicious, like sin flowing through his veins.
“Levi! No! Don’t do that! I’m…I’m going to cum!”
Levi grabs Eren’s dick and squeezes it hard, holding the slit so he can’t cum.
He wants to taste him again, deeper as he sucks and licks it, thrusting his
tongue in fast movements. Inserting his tongue back and forth to get it coated
completely with his saliva. He pumps Eren’s cock in a slow and hard squeeze,
earning a sweet cry from the lovely hoarse voice. Precum is starting to drip
and Levi wipes it with his finger, only to thrust it inside the brunette's hole
and then lick it again so he could get a taste.
Eren cried in pleasure, tears dripping down from his eyes to the sheets,
sobbing in pain mixed with moans that sounded like music. Fucking perfect. Levi
turns Eren’s body again so that the brunette can face him. That beautiful face
is covered with tears and saliva. Sobbing and praying for release, but Levi
wants it to last as long as he can. He could die in Eren’s arms and lustful
desires. And he’d ask to be resurrected again, just so he could ride inside him
again.
“Levi, please let me cum.”
“Not yet, my precious. You will come after you moan louder.”
“Please~!”
“I want you to scream for me Eren. Sing with that beautiful voice again, just
for me.”
Levi abruptly shoves two of his fingers inside, making the brunet scream in
surprise. The raven can hear that high pitched voice again, singing to him in
such lustful desires. Oh how he wished he could hear it anytime, anywhere,
because it makes him feel alive with a burning fire. He pulls them out and
shove them inside again hard and fast, stroking Eren’s prostate and adding
another finger with a hard push so that he can hear the high pitch melody fill
the room again.
“Ah fuck, Eren, louder!”
“Levi, please! Ah– Ah, I can’t take it anymore!”
“Fuck, Eren. You’re making me greedy.”
Levi delivers another hard stroke to Eren’s twitching walls and feels them
massage his fingers. The raven is abusing his prostate with hard thrusts and
Eren was crying hard, making tears falling freely to his cheeks which were red
from embarrassment. The sight is making him feel drunk and dizzy. He needs his
food, now.
He pulls those fingers out and shoves his dick in as hard as he can, once again
Eren is screaming in pain. Levi’s cock is sheathed in layers of wavy and jagged
muscles, squeezing him painfully tight, strong enough to hurt the raven but
perfectly feeding his hunger.
He slides out and rams back inside with all of his might, earning yet another
cry from Eren – this time mixed with pleasure. Sounds which choked out of his
lungs in form of incoherent sobs and moans. Eren urges him on with every
thrust, sucking away all of the man’s control and leaving him with none.
Levi grabs Eren’s dick and stroke him in unison as he pulls out and ram the
brunette over and over again. He felt his breath shortening, his lungs burning
with the need to gain oxygen. But Levi continues on because his head is
swimming, trying to neglect everything except the friction inside Eren’s walls.
Those walls were squeezing him hard as he rode between Eren’s thighs.
No, it’s not enough. His heart shouts out again as he pushes his body forward
so that Eren is curled up with his knees touching his chest, practically
bending him in half. It created more access for Levi to push his dick deeper
into the delicious tunnel.
“That’s better.” He chuckles a little and starts ramming deep into Eren again
and again and again.
Eren is clawing at Levi’s back and he digs his nails deeper into the skin,
making the raven moan in pleasure.
“Fuck, Eren! Ah!” Levi chokes out a lusty groan as he pushes all of himself in
and kept it there, not pulling out, pushing deeper and deeper and even deeper
as he felt his balls tighten hard, ready to shoot his load.
Eren is shouting in pure bliss and pleasure, his whole body tensing hard as he
shoot his cum all over his stomach.
“Levi! Levi!”
“Fuckfuckfuck!”
Levi couldn’t take it anymore as he rammed himself hard, followed with several
hard thrusts until he’s finally coming hard inside Eren. He’s screaming with an
animalistic growl as he empties himself inside, feeling high like swimming in
the most addictive drugs and slowly descending down to earth. He’s breathing
hard as his lungs try to recover the lost oxygen and looks at Eren who’s now
sobbing in pleasure, eyes squeezed tight and body trembling hard all over.
Levi stroke Eren’s wet cheek in such loving gesture to assure him that
everything would be okay. The brunette slowly opens his eyes and pulls his body
up to embrace Levi. The raven smiles and pulls the boy into his arms, hoisting
him up into his lap with his dick still inside. Once Eren is seated onto his
lap, Levi could feel his cum drip down, wetting his own dick and slowly
trickling down to his thighs. He let it flow, not bothering to clean up right
away as Eren needed attention and affection, more than his own need to burn the
sheets. He gently hushes Eren and strokes his palm up and down the brunette's
back, soothing him till he’ll stops crying.
“Shh…My precious, don’t cry. I’m here, aren’t I?”
Eren didn’t respond, too preoccupied trying to calm down his sobs and burying
his face in embarrassment into Levi’s neck. Warm tears wetting the raven’s
shoulder as he kept up the gentle strokes.
Such a cute brat. Never in his life has he met someone so pure.
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When Eren opens his eyes again, his body feels very heavy. He blinks and rubs
his eyes to get rid of the fatigue and fog that resides in his body. He pushes
himself up slowly and props himself up with his elbows to look at his
surroundings. It was the same room, Levi’s room – where they made love
intensely, neglecting the world as they indulged in heated sex. His face burns
again in embarrassment and he groans softly.
What time is it now? What day? He remembers the day when he visited Erwin’s
office to receive proposals. That was Friday, then today must be Saturday, but
what time? He tries to locate a clock in the midst of his hazy mind and vision.
The view outside of the window is dark so it must be nighttime already.
Eren plops down onto the mattress again and snuggles himself inside the warm
blanket. It was soft on his skin. He realizes that he’s naked right now from
earlier, but the bed felt clean? He dug his arm below the blanket and touched
the sheets beneath his legs and hips. It was indeed soft and clean, without a
single trace of sweat or cum. Did someone bring him to another room similar to
Levi’s?
His thoughts are broken by the sound of the door opening. Levi walks in with a
tray of food and places it on top of a small wooden desk. The raven smiles at
him and moves the food onto the nightstand. He circles the bed to the other
side and picks up a black fur coat. The raven then circles back and climbs onto
the bed.
“Hey, you’re up.” He says with a smooth voice.
Eren stares at the man with his bored-as-ever-expression, but it’s much softer.
The dark circles under Levi’s eyes are reduced and his usual pale cheeks are
smeared with color. Levi looked alive.
“I– oh…” Eren tried to speak but his voice was very raspy.
Levi tugs him out of the blanket and hoists his body onto his lap, letting the
brunette lean onto the broad, strong chest. The raven covers Eren’s body with
the black fur coat he picked up earlier and Eren immediately felt warm. This
coat is amazing.
“You strained your voice. Do want some warm tea?”
It was still hard to speak so Eren just nods to tell Levi that it’d be nice.
“Good.” Levi says and kisses Eren’s cheeks.
He straightens his back and reaches for the cup with one arm and lead it into
Eren’s palm. The brunette took it carefully and blew the steam before sipping
it slowly. The warm liquid quickly eases his body as the sweet milk touches his
taste buds. It was delicious and perfect for a cold night. He took another sip
and gives the cup back to Levi once he gets enough. Levi places the cup back
and fixes the coat covering Eren’s body.
“You did well, Eren. I’ve never felt so alive in my life.” Levi says while
kissing Eren’s cheek and neck.
Eren giggles, ticklish from the touch. “You’re…over-exaggerating.” Eren replies
with a voice so soft as if his vocal cords are trying to heal itself.
“I’m not. And you should know that this means you’re tied to me forever now.”
Levi hugs Eren’s shivering body with a light squeeze.
“Selfish Jerk.”
“I am, indeed.”
“Levi.”
“Hmm?”
“Is...this your room?”
“Yes, why?”
“Why is it clean? I mean, we had sex here didn’t we?”
Levi kisses Eren’s shoulder and moves to place another kiss to his neck again.
How he loves Eren’s natural body scent and that smooth skin.
“Erd changed the sheets while you were deep in sleep. I picked you up and
placed you on another bed while he cleaned them up.”
“I didn’t wake up?”
Levi shook his head. “You were lost in a deep slumber. You don’t remember?”
“I…No, I don’t remember. What time is it anyway?”
“It’s eight in the evening. You missed breakfast and lunch.”
“Your fault.”
“Not at all. You should stop being so seductive.”
“I’m not seductive – hell, I’m not seducing anyone.”
“Stupid brat.”
Eren puffs his cheeks and looks away from the raven. How can he place the fault
on him? Anyone can clearly see that it’s Levi’s fault that he can’t walk right
now.
“I have to go back to the dorm.”
“You can’t. I’m not ready to let you go yet.”
“But I’m going to miss class! It’s Saturday, right? I already missed practice.”
“I can call as many teachers as you want. You’re not going anywhere.”
“Levi– “
“Enough, brat. I should clean you now.”
Levi left no room for discussion as Eren felt his body carried away from the
bed into the bathroom, dropping the warm fur-coat onto the bed. He wanted to
protest but his legs had lost all of their strength, so he opted to let Levi do
whatever he wanted.
The bathtub is filled with warm water, puffing steam into the air. It was clean
and bigger than the one he used to bathe yesterday. There’s another scented
candle burning to give a relaxing effect and Eren loves how the vanilla
fragrance fills the room.
Levi set him down into the tub slowly, letting the brunette's body soak in the
warm water bit by bit until he is fully submerged. The raven adds some soap to
make it foamy and Eren plays with the water, splashing it in random directions
and blowing bubbles into Levi’s face.
“Brat, hold still.”
But Eren didn’t listen anyway. He kept blowing bubbles and splashing water
while Levi got soaked trying to clean Eren’s hair and body. Levi curses, saying
that he’ll need another change of clothes which is annoying as hell. Eren
laughs it off.
Levi dries the brunette's hair and lifts his body again back into the bedroom.
Eren felt clean and smells fresh. Levi walks to the big wardrobe and pulls out
some pajamas for Eren and himself. He changed his wet clothing quickly and
helps Eren get dressed as well. The size is perfect on the brunette’s body, as
if Levi knew all along that Eren would be staying at his house. The raven
brings a plate of food over from the nightstand to Eren’s lap, careful not to
spill the sandwich. Eren’s mouth waters at the sight of food as he realizes
that he’s certainly famished from skipping dinner, breakfast, and lunch.
The brunette took the sandwich and bit out a big chunk, chewing hastily. It was
tasty, very tasty, and so much different from the sandwiches he makes himself.
He finishes one piece and then grabs another, chewing and eating carelessly,
making the bread crumbs fall onto the blankets and mattress. Levi clicked his
tongue and got up from the bed to search for something in the nightstand
drawer. He takes out a small vacuum and hit the power button, sucking up all of
the remaining breadcrumbs until he makes sure the blanket and sheets are clean.
Eren finishes his second sandwich and crawls to the nightstand to pour another
cup of tea from the pot. He gulps it down, feeling the liquid immediately
warming his body, not realizing that some of the tea spilled onto the floor.
Levi clicked his tongue again while returning the vacuum to the drawer.
“Eren, you spilled some tea. You’re such a messy brat.”
“Sorry.” Eren halfheartedly apologized while gulping down another cup until
he’s full.
The brunet is about to wipe his mouth by using his pajama sleeve but Levi stops
him just in time. The raven wipes Eren’s lips carefully with a napkin and dabs
it a little.
“Don’t use your sleeve to wipe your mouth, brat. Didn’t the school also teach
you table manners?”
“Yeah, but I’m not in school right now.”
“You should be applying them outside of school too, stupid brat.”
“I don’t want to. Not unless I have to.”
“Spoiled brat.”
“I’m not spoiled.”
“Yes you are. You’re an adorable, spoiled brat.”
Eren blushes a little as he puts the cup back onto the nightstand. Levi picks
up his phone and calls Erd to clean the leftover food, wet clothes, and used
towel. He got up from the bed and walked to his work desk. A black laptop on
top of the desk is sitting there, waiting for its owner. Levi turned it on. He
waits a little before he starts swiping the touchpad and clicks the files he
needs for work. Levi grabs his glasses and put them on before starting to work
on some budget planning.
Eren watches him in silence, thinking how sexy Levi looks when he has that
serious look, working on whatever job splayed on the screen with stylish
glasses.
“You’re hot.” Eren says softly, making Levi’s eyes turn to look at him with
such a piercing gaze.
“I thought you were tired.” The raven said with a smooth voice.
“I am.”
“Then don’t say that or I’ll jump you again.”
Eren giggles and shifts his body to the side of the bed, bring his legs down
onto the floor. It was cold to the touch but Eren wanted to try anyway, he
needs to test out how much strength has return to his legs. He can’t stay here
forever. He pushes his body away from the bed and his legs support him
perfectly, but his waist still hurt and his butt still stung.
“And where are you going?”
“Nowhere, I’m just tired of sitting and sleeping all day.”
Levi hummed at the brunette’s reply.
Eren closes in closer to Levi’s desk before saying, “Levi, where’s my bag?”
“It’s in the other room, why?”
“I need to call Armin.”
“Your roommate?”
“Yes, I wanted to check on some things.”
“What things?”
“Er…just school stuff.”
A knock interrupt their conversation and Levi gave permission to come in.
“Erd, get Eren’s bag after you clean up.”
“Certainly, Monsieur.” Erd bows and starts to whisk away the dirty laundry,
wipe away the tea stain, make the bed, and pick up the food tray out of the
room.
A few minutes later, he brings Eren’s bag and gives it to the brunette. Eren
thanks him and shuffles through his bag in search for his phone. He feels
relief when the phone is found on the bottom of his bag, but immediately pales
when he opens the lock and looks at the screen. There are 23 messages from
Mikasa and 2 from Armin.
He gulps hard before opening the messages, one by one. It was a stream of
messages, asking where is he, why has he suddenly go home, what is so urgent
that he needed to go back, did something happen, why didn’t he tell her first,
is there someone chasing him again, etcetera etcetera.
Armin’s messages only contain his confirmation on Eren’s text earlier and the
other one is just to remind him that the science project is due in Monday.
Shit, he totally forgot.
***** Milk and toast *****
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“You what?!” Armin’s voice sounded so shocked at Eren’s explanation.
“Yeah, somehow I ended up here. I should go back though, but he just won’t
listen.” Eren replies over the phone.
It was Sunday morning – or more precisely at dawn – when Eren decides it’s safe
enough for him to make a call to his best friend. Levi is showering in the
bathroom so he’ll have at least several minutes to give a brief explanation to
Armin about what has truly happened to him these past two days.
“Okay, you have to tell me the full story once you get back. I had a lost lamb
confide to me in the confession room yesterday. Do you think you’ll be able to
help?”
“Sure…” Eren smiles sadly, his heart conflicted between helping people, like he
always does, and lying to Levi. He didn’t want anyone to get hurt. It starts to
slip into his mind every second, imagining Levi’s reaction when he finally
caught him. Will he get caught? Or will he quit? He won’t get caught, but he
couldn’t quit and leave all of those people just like that.
“Eren?” Armin’s voice broke his thoughts. But the brunette couldn’t hide the
worry shown in his sigh.
“Armin, I need to talk to you once I get back.”
“Sure, just get your ass back here. Don’t stay there too long, Mikasa’s going
crazy already.”
Eren gulpes hard, remembering that he also has to deal with Mikasa once he get
back. He lifts his feet onto his seat until his knees are touching his chest.
“Okay, see you soon.” Eren hung up and shut his phone off. He needed to think
in silence for a moment.
“Who are you talking to?” Levi’s voice startles him as he finds the raven
already out of the shower and wrapped with a bathrobe.
“No one.” Eren shakes his head and forces a fake smile. But his ears turn red
and his heart thumps quickly. He sincerely hopes that the raven didn’t hear his
conversation
“I thought I told you not to lie to me, Eren.” The tone in Levi’s voice clearly
stating his displeasure at the brunette’s lie.
“I– I was just talking to Armin.” Eren blurts out, careful not to make Levi
angry.
Levi walks closer to Eren and cups his chin, gazes at the brunet with sharp
eyes and his expression dark. “You’re telling the truth, aren’t you?” His voice
is deep and threatening.
Eren felt a shiver run down his spine, feeling like the prey in front of its
predator. “I am, Levi.” Eren answers.
The raven keeps his hand still for a few seconds before finally deciding to let
go. He walks to the wardrobe and picks up a long-sleeve shirt and pants. He
hastily puts the on the clothes, folds his bathrobe, and drapes it on the chair
beside the bed. Levi rolled up the right sleeve up to his elbow and did the
same with the left one. He brushes his hair back with his hand, not caring
about the messy look he created and sits down into one of the chairs near the
balcony, sighing.
“I’m sorry, Eren, I must have scared you.” The regret in Levi’s voice tears
Eren’s heart apart.
He didn’t want to see the man with such a painful expression, so he came closer
to Levi and sat on his knees in front of the raven.
“I’m not scared of you, Levi. Please don’t look like that. I like you – a lot –
ever since I met you at school.”
Levi stares at Eren’s green eyes which were brimming with beautiful lights and
shades of blue sky. It was so sincere and pure, so different than his own. He
bends his body down to cup the brunette’s chin again and kisses him softly.
Breaking it to reconnect again, pulling a little and kiss the boy again and
again. Eren starts to squirm and moan a little because the kisses became more
heated every time they pull apart.
Levi sucks on his lips and lets go with a loud wet pop. The raven connected
again and kisses his upper lip, wetting it a little and sucking it gently
before leaning back. He kisses the brunet again, now sucking his lower lip and
biting it a little, earning a low moan and broke apart again. He kisses the
brunet hard this time and sucks, letting go with a loud wet sound from their
saliva.
The raven stares at Eren and smiles warmly, watching the brunette’s face go red
from lust and embarrassment.
“Your lips bruise easily, Eren.”
“Levi…”
“Eren… Eren, you’re mine. All mine.”
Intoxication of Levi’s command spreads through Eren’s body. He can’t resist
those stormy eyes as they look at him so lovingly, and he found himself wanting
to plunge in deeper. Eren wishes that he wouldn’t ever hurt the raven. True, he
doesn’t know anything about him, but he simply can’t get away from Levi. He’s
never felt like this before.
“Make love to me, Levi.” Eren asks in the most seductive whisper he can make.
Levi doesn’t hesitate at all and pulls the brunette up from the cold floor,
just to shove him against the glass, balcony window. He pulls the pajama top
harshly and tears it away from Eren’s body, tossing it and grips the brunet’s
hips hard. Eren’s back is facing him and he traces his palms from the
brunette’s neck, to his shoulder blades, down to his waist, feeling the soft
tanned skin as he kisses and bites his back roughly.
“Levi!” Eren yelps in arousal, feeling the pain jolting through his body and
spreading pleasure at the same time.
He can feel his dick hardening under Levi’s touches and bites on his back. They
were so harsh and painful but he enjoyed them anyway, only if it was Levi
giving them to him, marking him. His pulse is quickening as Levi starts to
grind his own dick between his ass cheeks in a slow motion but hard pressure.
Even through the fabric, Eren can feel Levi’s dick trying to push its way in,
trying to tear through the pajama pants.
Eren moans again as Levi’s hand snakes its way from his hips, slowly down to
his hardening cock. The hand reached his shaft to stroke slowly. The pressure
Levi gave was so painful yet so addicting, he needs it harder. The front of
Eren’s pajama pants is wet with his precum, but he doesn’t care. He wanted
more, he needed more, and he had to get it now.
Levi was pushing him against the glass so hard that he’s afraid it’s going to
break. Eren’s ragged breath made the glass foggy as he tried to grip anything
within his reach for purchase. Levi stroke his shaft in slow movements as he
grinds his cock harder in the same rhythm.
“Fuck, Eren.”
The raven abruptly stops and lowers Eren’s pants, then pulls them away to leave
him completely naked. He hastily opens his own shirt and slips out of his pants
to free his bulge. In the light of dawn, Levi watches Eren’s body bask in the
mesmerizing glow, making the already beautiful curves of the brunette more
visible. He stares for another moment to burn another memory into his mind.
Eren’s cock standing hard with precum spiling from the slit, some drops onto
the floor.
Levi closes in again and squeezes the soft ass, kneads them, and parts them to
reveal Eren’s puckered hole. The color of the rim is beautiful, with pinkish
hues and twitching in anticipation. The raven coats his fingers with his own
saliva and pushes one finger inside.
“Fuck, Eren, you’re gripping my finger.” Levi curses between his shallow
breaths.
He pulls it out and pushes it back in to prepare the brunette. Levi inserts
another finger, scissoring inside as he searches again for his prostate. They
squirm, twirl, and bend to massage it and put pressure in every movement.
“Levi! Ah!” Eren screams loudly when Levi hit his prostate.
The raven pushes it again to earn another cry from Eren and inserts another
finger to loosen the tight hole.
“Please…please Levi, I want you. Give me your cock.”
“Jesus fuck, Eren.” Levi curses again as he pulls out his fingers abruptly and
pushes all of his length in, in one shove, making the brunet scream in
pleasure.
His dick is sheathed in a hot embrace of the contracting walls and bare
muscles. They squeeze him hard as he feels them twitching in pleasure. Eren’s
breath is getting more and more heavy as he tries to hold onto the glass.
Levi kisses Eren’s back again and had the taste of blood touching his tongue.
He licks the wound and bites another spot behind Eren’s waist as the brunette's
back arches forward into such a beautiful angle. Levi doesn’t move yet as the
muscles massaging his cock hard squeezes and relaxes, twitches and then
squeezes it again as hard as it can, earning a lustful groan from the raven’s
lips. The wet hole trembles before squeezing his cock once again and trying
hard to relax to adjust to his size.
Eren is trembling hard too, his legs are shaking and he can only pull in short
breaths between hazes. Levi pulls both of Eren’s arms away from the glass door
and yanks them backward as far as he can. Being able to feel his dick bury even
deeper inside the brunet.
“Ah! Oh God!” Eren screams in surprise as he feel Levi’s dick touching inside
him so deeply.
“Cry for me Eren!” Levi orders him as he pulls out and rams back inside,
pulling both of Eren’s arms back again so that he can reach in deeper. Shoving
his cock into the brunette's ass as he feels his balls is hitting it too.
Eren is crying hard as Levi rams himself over and over again, adding pressure
by yanking back the brunet’s arms, making wet squelching sounds of the skin
against skin louder, slapping his ass until it reddened.
“Ah! NO! No! No more! Have mercy, Levi!”
Eren begged between uncontrollable gasps and cries but Levi won’t comply, he
won’t slow down, he can’t do it because the tightening sensation, pain, and
pleasure is too amazing to be stopped. He needs it again as he pushes his cock
forward harder and pulls the brunette's arms back further, hitting Eren’s
prostate so hard that the brunette starts to lose his vision. Eren’s legs are
trembling and are just about to give out.
“Levi! I– I can’t! My legs, I can’t stand– “ The brunette’s cry is cut short as
Levi quickens his pace, not caring about anything. He rams it hard again and
again, harder and harder, and he felt Eren jolt his pleasure out as he shoots
his cum all over the floor and glass with a loud scream.
“Fuck, Eren!” Levi assaults harder again and pushes deeper and deeper, and he
finally blows his cum inside the puckered hole.
Hot juices flow in as he thrusts a few more times until his load is emptied and
brought him into oblivion. His vision has gone white as he exhales in
satisfaction and slowly regains his consciousness. He let his grip on Eren’s
arms loosen and catches the brunette before he falls to the floor.
Eren’s breaths are short and he’s having difficulties standing on two feet, so
he clung to Levi’s strong hand. The raven pulls out and hoists Eren into his
embrace, lifting him up easily as the brunette smiles weakly. Levi kisses his
lips again.
“I need to clean again.” Levi groans and Eren giggles softly in his weak state.
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They were seated and on the table was toast, butter, and strawberry jam serve
with warm tea. Levi sips his tea, savoring the flavor on his tongue while
holding Eren in his lap again. The brunette is hiding his face into Levi’s
shoulder, refusing to face the other guests.
“Why didn’t you tell me that Erwin is visiting?” Eren complains while his face
is bright red all the way up to his ears.
Levi shrugs and put the cup back on the table. “I didn’t invite them here.” He
nonchalantly answers.
Erwin rubs his temples and sighs loudly. “Right after you tell me that Eren is
illegal, you eat him whole. I never would’ve guessed that you could cheat your
best friend.” The blond complains and sips his tea.
Hanji and Petra giggle happily like some teenagers, watching an intense
atmosphere building between Levi and Erwin.
“Oh Erwin, don’t complain like that. You've had your fair share of suitors in
the past.” Hanji grins, not even trying to hide her amusement.
Petra laughs, watching Erwin’s defeat. “You just can’t come in between them,
Erwin. It’s about time to find another prey.” Petra suggests but is ignored by
the blonde.
“I don’t want to discuss this.” Erwin replies and sips his tea again.
“Then get out of my fucking house, Captain America.” Levi shoo's him while
kissing the brunette's neck. He picks up his tea and sips it with a victory
smile on his lips.
“I came here to give you another invitation from the Heilige Thief, but I see
that it's a bad decision. How unfortunate of me to have to see you curled up on
his lap, Eren.” Erwin reaches into his jacket pocket and passes a piece of
paper to Levi.
The raven snatches it away and reads the invitation. Eren is surprised to see
that. He never sent any more invitations since he’s in Levi’s house. Armin, he
thought in his mind. The blonde must have been the one who sent it.
I will steal the second star at the Sina Planetarium –Heilige Thief
“I don’t get this.” Levi knits his brows trying to think of the meaning behind
the note. Eren is also clueless on what the note is referring to. He needs to
get back to the dorm tonight.
“The second star, as he mentions here, probably refers to the discovery of the
new star. Two years ago a guy named Reiner Braun claimed that he found a new
star and named it after himself. But there were controversies because another
guy claimed that Reiner stole it from him. The case was closed after a while
and Reiner won. Recently, he announced that he found yet another new star and
he’ll go public with it on Saturday, next week.” Erwin explains.
“So you’re saying that this thief want to steal the star? That’s bullshit.”
“I don’t know, maybe. Or maybe there’s something else that we're not seeing
here. I recall that the tiara he stole last time was apparently the original,
and the one in the museum this whole time was fake. Maybe this case is similar
to that.”
Eren hears their conversation flow and is glad that his real reason to steal
the tiara is discovered.
“Then I’ll just have to go to the planetarium and find out.” Levi put the note
in his pocket and picks up some toast for Eren. The brunette takes it and chews
it slowly, thinking to himself.
“Fine then, but your grandfather has been calling, telling me that you’re not
working lately.” Erwin continues.
“He’s always like that, isn’t he Levi?” Hanji asks, knowing how hard Levi’s
grandfather can be when it involves business.
“Just ignore the fucker, he’ll die soon anyway.”
“Levi! Don’t say that! I know he’s difficult but he’ll understand you one day.”
Petra tries to dismiss the negative curses about Levi’s grandfather, but the
raven just clicks his tongue.
Eren was lost in the conversation so he just looks back and forth from Levi to
everyone at the table.
Petra notices this and smiles at him. “Don’t worry Eren, Levi’s grandfather
would surely accept you.”
Eren shifts his eye to look at the raven before asking. “Levi, you’re not close
to your grandpa?”
“I prefer it that way.”
“Why?”
Levi is silent for a few minutes so Hanji decides to break the cold atmosphere.
“Levi, just tell him. You like Eren, don’t you? You guys need to build up a
relationship without keeping secrets.”
Those words stung Eren’s heart harder than he thought they would as he felt
even more guilty by keeping a huge secret from Levi. He squirms from Levi’s
embrace, trying to get away, to go back to his dorm and spill everything out to
Armin.
“No, Levi, you don’t have to tell me anything you don't want to.” Eren says
while he frees himself from Levi’s arms and drops his feet down onto the floor.
He couldn’t stand straight right away but he forced his body to walk further.
“Eren?” Levi gets up from his seat and was about to chase after Eren but the
boy didn’t get far.
The brunette tried to run as fast as his wobbly legs could carry him but he
accidently tripped and fell to the hard floor. “Shit!” He curses loudly. His
body throbs in pain as he tries to lift himself up.
Levi tsk-ed and helped Eren get up to his feet. “Slow down, brat.”
Hanji's laughing hard and hitting her hand on the table repeatedly, making all
of the cutlery, glasses, and plates bouncing over the place. She can’t stand to
not tease the raven about how he can’t control his animalistic desires toward
the boy.
***** The Second Star *****
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Armin listens closely to Eren’s story while munching on some potato chips in
his study. Sometimes he shook his head, other times he nodded, snorted or
giggled. The blonde had expected Levi and Eren to get close to each other, but
the progression was way too fast. He never would’ve thought that Levi would be
so possessive over his friend – like Mikasa.
“So, how did you convince him to let you come back?” Armin asks when Eren
reached the last part of his story.
“I told him that I don’t wanna quit school. I got here by busting my ass off,
so I want to finish and graduate with my friends.” The brunette answers,
brushing back locks of hair with his hand and sighs.
“Good enough. But next time you come back from staying out, please be more
considerate and cover your bruises. You were wearing a t-shirt with low v-neck,
and that did nothing to conceal those marks on your neck and collarbones. Not
to mention there’s a wound on your lip.”
Eren blushes furiously, touching his neck and curling his lips in reflex, even
though he’s wearing a turtleneck sweater now. “It was his idea! He won’t give
me back my uniform and insists that I wear something different. The fucking t-
shirt was the only choice he gave me or else I walk back here naked.” He groans
while grabbing a handful of chips from Armin and chews angrily.
Armin giggles while grabbing a tissue to wipe his hands clean of crumbs,
tossing it into the trash bin below his feet. “I gotta admit that I’m not
entirely surprised to see that you’re getting close to him, but the...intimacy
shocked me. You said that you wouldn’t do anything when the other party is not
entirely in love – let alone sleep with them – so how did that change?”
“It’s…I don’t know…it just happened okay. I didn’t even feel bad about it. In
fact, it feels right.” Eren sighs again, this time laced with a little bit of
happiness.
“Well, if it feels right then it can’t be wrong. At least your boyfriend is
hot.”
Eren stares at Armin when the word boyfriend is mentioned and he looks down at
his feet while still munching on potato chips, slower this time. Armin notices
this and feels a slight lump in his throat. Oh how he wished he didn’t have to
ask this.
“He is your boyfriend, right?”
Eren’s silent for a moment, finishing his chips and biting his index
fingernail.
Armin literally face-palms and groans. “Eren, you couldn’t have– “
“I couldn’t ask! But he said that he likes me...” The brunette cut in.
“Yeah, sure, and I can say that too and still be your friend. How could you
have miss the most important part?!”
“I– I don’t know. He…I…It was…”
“Oh shit. You’ve got it bad.”
“I don’t!”
“Yes, you do. Look at you, all dreamy and drooling at the memory of him – and
he’s not even your boyfriend.”
“He is! ...I hope.”
“Good lord Eren, just ask him.”
“What?!”
“Ask him. Pick up your phone and just ask him.” Armin picks up Eren’s phone and
shoves it at him before the brunette had any chance to retort.
“Does it have to be now?”
“Yes, it does. Dial his number and ask. I’ll give you some privacy if you need
it but by the time I get back you better have something nice to say.” The
blonde stresses the words while still holding out the phone, waiting for Eren
to take it from him.
Another sigh escapes Eren’s lips before he picks it up, unlocks the phone and
swipes to search for Levi’s number. He hesitates a little when he finds the
number and looks at Armin’s eyes saying: Really? Armin gives a firm nod and the
brunette groans. Eren presses the dial button and puts the phone to his ear.
The blonde got up from his seat, walks out of the room, and closes the door
with soft click.
The phone rings once, twice, thrice, still no answer. Please don’t pick-up,
please don’t pick-up, please don’t pick-up, god help me. He screams his heart
out, begging for any kind of salvation. By the time the phone rings for the
fifth time, Eren feels relief, thinking that Levi’s probably very busy. Sorry
Armin, Eren whispers to himself and was ready to disconnect.
“Hello?” An answer from the other side makes Eren gasp out loud and he nearly
drops his phone in surprise. With a sweaty palm, he lifts the phone back to his
ear, gulping down a big lump in his throat. Maybe he can pretend that this is a
prank call? That sounds like a plan.
“Eren, what’s wrong?”
Oh yes, he forgot that Levi already has his number too. Fuck. “Uh… Hi Levi.”
“What is it, brat?”
“Um– nothing, I guess?”
A frustrated sigh is heard from the other side.
Eren felt a cold sweat start to creep up his back. “I– I’m sorry…uh…I’ll hang
up.”
“Eren, spill it. What is it?”
“It’s nothing important – probably”
“You better tell me, brat.”
“Yeah, it’s nothing important, so I’ll just leave you alone.”
“Eren goddamn Jaeger, if you hang up on me I’ll fuck you so hard in your dorm
room and let all of your friends hear you screaming my name until morning. Spit
it out.”
“You won’t!”
“I will.”
“Fuck you.”
“Don’t test me Jaeger.”
“Fine.” Eren is silent for a moment, thinking about how he’s going to ask Levi.
Are we couple? That sound like a needy bitch. Are you my boyfriend? Maybe Levi
will just ignore the question. That’d hurt. Are you mine? That’ll lead straight
into sex – not to mention he’ll get the wrong idea. Can we move on to the next
step? Oh god! They haven’t even walked the first step! It sounded like a
fucking proposal.
“Ugh…”
“Eren, if you’re just constipated I’m hanging up.”
“No! No, I’m not. You asshole.”
“Then spit it out already, dipshit.”
“O– okay...just…okay. Levi…what... am I to you?”
There, he said it. That conveyed what he meant, right? Levi seems to be
thinking to himself before answering Eren’s question.
“I thought we were clear about this.”
“No… That’s actually why I wanted to ask.”
“Are you cheating on me, Eren? Is that why you’re asking me this now? You like
someone else, don’t you?”
“What?! No! Levi, how could I cheat you when I just got back from your house?”
“It’s possible, if you liked someone else before we met.”
“I’m not and – oh god, that is so fucking wrong.”
“Eren, you’re mine. And even if you wanted to get out of this relationship, I
won’t let you.”
“Levi please, I just wanted to know how you felt about me. Nothing else.”
“I like you brat. Isn’t that enough?”
“So like…are we…um…can I call you my...boyfriend?”
Levi is silent for few seconds before finally speaking again. “Is that what
this is all about? You wanted to know if I’m your boyfriend?”
“Actually, yes.” Eren feels a “little” disappointed. It’s like invisible
needles stabbing his heart. But then Levi sighs – a relieved sigh – which makes
his heart hope again.
“Stupid fuck. Yes, you can call me that if you want. Although I doubt you’d
want to call someone far older than you as your boyfriend.” Levi finally
answers and it makes his heart flutter with so many butterflies. That was what
he needed the most, what he wanted to hear the most, it’s the perfect answer –
wait, did Levi just say far older?
“Far...older?” Eren asks, clearly having no idea what the raven was talking
about.
“Yes, Eren.”
“Wait, how old are you then?”
A heavy sigh is heard from the other side of the phone. “I’m 36.”
“No way!” Eren jumps up from his bed, standing straight. He never thought that
their age difference was that far. “No way! Holy shit! That is just…No fucking
way!”
“Jaeger…”
“I just…I can’t believe it! You look so young! I thought you were 26 or
something.”
Levi snorts at that. “Well thank you brat.”
“Are you sure that’s your age? I mean…oh shit, you’re not a vampire are you?”
“What in the ever loving fuck made you say that?”
“Because it suits you.”
Levi laughs softly on the phone and oh how Eren wishes he could watch that
smile with his own eyes, rather than hear it over the phone.
“You’d be my food if I were a vampire. But that idea is lovely, by the way.”
“It’s not lovely you asshole. I could die if you’re actually a vampire.”
“Then you’ll die in my arms and I’ll preserve your pretty body.”
If any other person had heard that, they might think – No, they’d definitely
think that Levi’s way of showing his love for someone is weird – but somehow,
Eren thought it was romantic.
“Fuck you.” Eren smiles to himself and sets himself back onto the mattress.
“Whatever, brat. You’re tied to me anyway.”
“We’re not married.”
“Then maybe you’re just asking for it.”
Eren laughs to that. Levi can’t be serious, right? “You have shitty humor.”
“Shut up. Hey…come with me to a party.”
“What party?”
“For the star debut.”
Eren’s eyes widen in shock. He’ll be at the party – for sure – but as Heilige,
not Eren Jaeger. “N– No, sorry, I have practice.”
Levi clicks his tongue in disappointment. They went silent for a moment. Then
Eren finally opens his mouth to ask.
“Levi…”
“Hm?”
“Why do you want to catch Heilige so bad?”
“That’s none of your business, brat.”
“Levi~”
“Eren, that is none of your fucking business.”
“But I wanna know...”
Levi sighs with a heavy heart. He wants to explain, but the time is just not
right. “Not now. You should sleep. Little kids need their sleep now.”
“Asshole!“
Levi chuckles before he bids Eren goodbye. “Goodnight, brat.” And the raven
disconnects the phone.
Eren groans loudly, plopping his body back into the soft mattress. He’s pissed
because Levi wouldn’t tell him anything, didn’t answer his question, but the
most ridiculous thing is that he got jealous, of himself. Fucking awesome.
-----
Reiner and Bertolt found the first star together, in the middle of a summer
night. They were so happy, so delighted that they found a treasure together.
They promised to keep it a secret – something that only the two of them know,
their precious treasure. But suddenly, Reiner decided to claim the star for
himself. He sold it to the media and carved his name for the world to know.
Nobody knows what possessed Reiner to do that.
Bertolt tried hard to get his best friend back, but Reiner was out of reach as
he tasted fame and fortune.
The discovery of the second star was something Reiner found by himself, but
Bertolt saw that their distance was growing more and more as fame corrupted him
further. The once gentle Reiner has become so distant, as if there were no more
childhood memories of their friendship left behind. It saddened Bertolt so bad
that he wished they’d never found that cursed star.
Now he wishes that the second star would go missing. But how? How can he make
it happen? How can he steal a star? Who can help him?
Out of pure sadness, he prays god. Prays that his best friend will return,
forget the fame and fortune to just go back to how they used to be – how Reiner
used to be. He wished Reiner would return to him. The gentle boy he liked so
much, the gentle boy he loved so much.
Eren wanted to help, with Armin’s support he was sure he’d be able to solve
their problem. It was easy – well, the plan sounded easy. But whether Reiner
would return to the way he used to be depended greatly on himself. Feelings are
something that only the person themself could change. It was not something Eren
could do.
The party was attended by so many reporters and important guests. Among them,
Eren recognizes the face of the town Mayor, the police force, politicians, and
announcers who’re eager to get a piece of the fame and story. He finds Reiner
among them as well. Thanks to Armin, he was able to memorize every detail,
including the face of his target.
He saw Levi as well, standing by the farthest wall, sipping wine and talking to
Hanji, plus someone else he didn’t recognize. The planetarium is cramped with
so many people and he needs to start his job to get them out of here.
Eren sneaks into the observation room where there are many computers beeping to
inform that they’re working, observing the star that will make its debut
shortly. He moves into another room where the main computer lies, humming with
the softest sound. He sprays a little sleeping gas into the room and the man
working there starts to cough violently, falling to the ground and straight
into slumber. Once the worker was asleep, he inserts a disk that Armin gave
him, something that tampers the system. Thank god Armin is a genius.
The disk loads its contents so he waits. Waits for the people working the
observation room to break out surprising news to the public. Eren climbs back
up into the air duct and moves closer to the monitor, seeing the worker’s
reactions. Some people start to panic when they look at the monitor, clicking
their keyboards harshly. Confirming, reconfirming, and reconfirming again until
they were sure of what they saw.
“Fuck! Get the people out of here!”
“But we didn’t receive this news from the other observation office!”
“The calculation missed! And now that comet is heading straight for Sina. Do
you want to die here?!”
“No!”
“Then announce it to everyone, now!”
“Yes, sir!”
The man hurries to the speaker phone and announces to everyone that a meteor is
heading straight for earth. All guests need to evacuate now and leave the
premises immediately.
The room was suddenly filled with hysteria, most guests start to run for the
doors with small shrieks. Some people just stood there, confused about what
they’d heard because the comet couldn’t have suddenly change its course and
start to head straight to earth. But the police’s concern is just to get their
citizens to safety. It didn’t matter what they had to say, so they push
everyone out of the room to find some proper shelter.
The comet thing wasn’t entirely lie, it has been under observation for quite
some time now. All Armin did was create a virus, which hacks into the computer
and feeds false images. Images of the comet changing its course drastically and
quickly. It was a simple lie that would be discovered soon, but all Eren needed
right now is to make sure that nobody pays attention to the debut of the star.
When everything’s going according to plan, Eren crawls back to the
planetarium’s main hall and finds Reiner standing in the middle of the room.
Screaming, yelling, and trying to convince everyone that there must be some
kind of mistake. But he was ignored by the spooked guests.
“I’m telling you, that must be fake! Come back! Someone must’ve screwed shit up
in the observation room!” Reiner yells again and again, but nobody listens.
Everyone was gone and left him behind.
But there’s one person left standing there, not leaving the room and just
stares at Reiner. He was tall with a timid expression and dark hair. He walks
closer to Reiner and says something Eren can barely hear.
“- ner, please stop. It’s not important anymore. Let’s just get out of here.”
“Bertolt? What are you doing here?”
“I came to congratulate you, but it seems that I’m too late. If the comet is
coming in now, we’ll die soon.”
“You believe that?”
“I don’t know. But I wouldn’t regret dying with you.”
“What the fuck, Bertolt? This can make me rich! Can make you rich! And you
won’t have to live in that trash apartment ever again!”
“Is that why you left me? For money?”
“I’m doing this for you! I have to make money quickly!”
“Reiner – you stupid son of a bitch, I never wanted your money! I told you that
all I need is you – Us – Our friendship!”
“But you’re struggling to pay off your debts – “
“And I’m fine with that! Did you really think that I’d be happy? That you left
me behind?”
“That doesn‘t matter! All I want to do is make your life easier.”
“Life has never been easy, and it never will. We must always fight for it. And
if I have to fight for it, I won’t mind, because I’m with you.”
“Goddamnit! You’re a stupid fuck!”
“Yes, I am. But it’s doesn’t matter now. It doesn’t matter…” Bertolt smiles
sadly and shifts his gaze down. “The comet’s probably closing in fast. Yet, I’m
still happy to spend my last minutes with you.”
Reiner grips his hair so hard that Eren thinks he might actually rip some out.
The taller guy approaches Reiner and bumps his head on the blonde’s head,
sighing happily with such a peaceful smile. Reiner just stood there in silence,
waiting for their death to come.
The virus in the computer will destroyed itself in 30 minutes, effectively
erasing their tracks. Eren was watching the whole scene from a dark corner on
the second floor. Their plan has succeeded – well, more like this Bertolt guy
has succeeded in taking back his friend. That was the most important thing.
Eren got out of the air duct and was ready to leave the room, smiling for his
success.
“And where do you think you’re going?” A voice interrupts his steps – that
familiar smooth voice Eren loves so much.
He turns around and finds Levi standing a few feet away from him. Eren’s heart
is pounding in bewilderment, not realizing that Levi didn’t leave with everyone
else. Why didn’t he leave? Is he not afraid to die?
“You’ve got nowhere to run, dipshit.” With slow yet steady steps, Levi came
closer, approaching Eren. The brunette’s heart thumps so fast that he’s afraid
that he’ll lose his composure. His legs can’t move. He trembles under the sharp
gaze.
“Wh– why aren’t you running? The comet’s coming.”
Levi halts, looking at Eren with those unwavering eyes. “Because I’m going to
catch you.” The raven replies.
Eren’s legs still can’t move, still trembles hard, doubting his own better
judgment to run away. “Don’t you have something important to do before you die
– or someone to be with in your last moments?” The answer might break his
heart, but he wanted to know either way.
“I do, but catching you right now matters more.”
Eren can hear his heart breaking, shattering into pieces. What could that
answer mean? He’s confused and his damn legs still won’t move! Levi’s coming
closer again, speeding up a little bit. Eren was scared, conflicted with his
own mind whether to move or to let himself get caught. Levi is getting close,
too close.
Eren move! Get a grip! Move your damn legs! Move! With one final slap to his
mind, Eren jumps with all of his might, gripping onto the hanging pipe and
swinging his body hastily to the third floor stairs. His breath is short and
his heart is stammering rapidly.
“Fuck!” Levi curses aloud.
“I’m sorry. It was all just a lie. There won’t be any comets coming anytime
soon. The system will be normal again shortly.”
“What?”
“You’re safe. Good bye, mysterious one.” Eren ran with all of his might to get
away. He jumps out a window and quickly moves up to the roof, jumping again
between trees, roofs, walls, and chimneys. He just kept running and running.
He can’t believe it, can’t believe what had just happened. And his heartbeat
wouldn’t slow down.
***** Too Damn Long *****
Chapter Notes
     First let me apologize because this chapter is a bit messy, but thank
     you as always for reading.
     BIG thanks to Taymeho who helped me beta this chapter as well XD
     I've received so many help and now i don't know how to repay you :D
     Thank you for all comments and kudos! They are absolutely lovely!!
     I love you guys T^T
It was another Friday and their school lessons had just ended. Exams are soon
and most of the students spend their days studying. Levi has been in a foul
mood because Eren couldn’t come over to his house to spend the weekend, all
because of the mid semester exams. Eren partially feels a little glad that he
doesn’t have to see Levi anytime soon, but another part of him just misses the
raven. 
They still meet each other when Heilige appears, but that just worsens his
jealousy. Eren misses those eyes that look at him with full-blown lust, those
wet lips, and guttural groans when Levi fucks him. He knew it was ridiculous to
get jealous over himself. But Levi’s warmth, touches, and kisses occupied his
mind most of the time.
Studying suddenly feels boring and all he wants to do is go back to Levi’s
house and fuck like bunnies. Not like that’s possible because Armin makes sure
he studies hard.
The week moves on slowly – painfully slow – as he answers another question on
his paper, just like he has been for four days. This is the last day of exams
and Eren feels happy. These painful days are going to be over soon. Just one
more question to answer and he’ll be home free. He’s been thinking of plans to
do with Levi, like going someplace nice or just enjoy each other’s warmth under
soft blankets. He needs to hurry and scramble out of this room.
At long last, he finally solves the last question and puts his pencil down. He
grabs his bag and paper, then runs towards Ms. Nanaba’s desk to submit his
work. The bag felt heavy when he slung it across his shoulder, mainly because
of some clothes he’d stuffed inside. He was thinking of staying at Levi’s house
until the weekend was over.
“Good job, Jaeger.” Nanaba smiles at him and puts his paper on top of a pile.
Eren hastily got out of the classroom and grabs his phone from his bag. He
swipes the screen to unlock it and quickly texts Levi.
[Eren]: Tests are finally over!! Can I drop by?
He puts the phone in his back pocket and hums to himself while walking along
the quiet hall. His phone buzzes and Eren picks it up again to check.
[Levi]: I’m in the lobby. Come here, brat.
Eren’s expression quickly brightens as he runs towards the school lobby as fast
as he can. He’s gasping for breath when he reaches it and finds the raven
standing by the door of his black Mercedes, folded arms in front of his broad
chest. He’s wearing a tight black short sleeve shirt, which hugs his muscles
perfectly, and white skinny jeans combined with ankle military boots. Black
sunglasses cover his eyes and he’s wearing one black glove.
Levi looks hot. Eren blushes while checking out his boyfriend’s delicious
biceps and slim curves. Levi unfolds his arms, take off his glasses, and
extends a hand toward Eren.
“Come here, brat.”
Eren steps closer and takes Levi’s hand. Suddenly the raven yanks his lover
into his embrace and kisses the brunette hard on the lips. Levi’s other hand is
squeezing Eren’s ass, making the brunette yelp in surprise. Eren kisses him
back with passion and lust, he’s held back for the last three weeks. A soft
whimper escapes when they part their lips for air and reconnect again, lapping
each other’s tongue and tasting the familiar warmth. They break the kiss with a
loud, wet pop, not caring that other students might see them. Well, most
students are still in their classes, finishing exams. So it was sort of safe to
kiss in public.
“You’re hot.” Eren whispers into Levi’s ear.
The raven chuckles and cups Eren’s chin, placing a kiss on those plump lips
again. “Watch it, brat. Or I might fuck you right here right now.”
“Maybe I wouldn’t mind.”
“You’re just asking for it, aren’t you?”
“But I missed you.”
“Cheeky brat, I’ll fuck you at school some other time. Now get in the car.”
Eren’s eyes light up with excitement and he dashes to the passenger side,
slides in, and slams the door in a hurry. Levi follows suit while smirking to
himself, holding back his chuckle. He brings the engine to life and drives
away. Eren notices that Levi takes a different path from the one last time they
went to the man’s house.
“Are we going to your house?” The brunette asks while looking at Levi, who’s
driving with one hand.
“No, we’re going somewhere else.”
“Why?”
“My grandfather came to visit and I didn’t want to be around the old fart.”
“Oh.” They go silent.
Eren has been wondering why Levi didn’t like his own grandpa. Well, not
everyone is close with their family, but he doesn’t really know anything about
Levi. They’ve been dating for more than a month and it felt weird to not know
anything about his boyfriend. Eren steals a glance at Levi’s face, which held
its usual bored expression. That strong, broad chest and muscles are indeed
delicious to look at too.
“You’re drooling.”
The brunette snapped back to reality and quickly wiped his lips, only to find
that there was nothing on them.
“Asshole, you’re lying.”
“Your eyes certainly did though. Miss me that much?”
“Yeah.”
“Then hold onto your seat. I’m speeding this shit.” And with that, Levi hit the
gas and accelerates the car to their destination as fast as they can. Five
minutes later, they enter a high rise apartment building and Levi drives into
the basement parking lot. They got out of the car and take the elevator up to
the 14th floor.
Levi yanks Eren’s collar and dives his lips to the brunette, kissing and
sucking hard, changing angles, and pushing the brunette's body until his back
hit the elevator wall.
“Mmmn~” Eren let out a soft whimper while Levi gropes his ass and kisses his
lips. Both of Levi’s hands move, snaking their way inside Eren’s pants and
squeezes his cheeks. Levi massages them with firm squeezes and then parts them
so he can play with the rim of Eren’s puckered hole. He circles his finger
around the rim and gives it a push inside. Eren moans in pleasure, wanting to
feel more, but the elevator dings as they reach their floor. Levi groans and
slips his hands out.
“Levi~” Eren wants to protest because he wants to fuck now, doesn’t care where
they are.
But Levi just grabs his arm and pulls him out of the elevator. He won’t fuck in
some place where only god knows what kind of filthy germs lie there. He walks
hastily, pulling Eren along to room 1403 that was immediately within sight.
Levi swipes his key card to unlock the door.
Eren takes his shoes off and walks in, looking around while Levi does the same,
watching Eren ogle everything. The room is pristine with white marble flooring
and white walls,.along with huge windows which can immediately be seen after
they enter. There’s a white couch and television on the far side of the room
and a small bar on the other. It was just as fancy as Levi’s house, but
simpler.
“Can I see your bedroom?” Eren asks with smile on his lips.
“Yeah, it’s not locked. The door is on the left, beside the shelf.” Levi
points.
Eren walks in the pointed direction and steps inside. Levi takes his glove off
and turns to the fridge. He opens a beer and gulps the liquid down. He was
about to see what Eren was up to but found a surprising view when he turned
around.
“Oh Levi~ “ Eren calls seductively while leaning on the bedroom door frame,
wearing his uniform shirt in a disheveled state. Some of the upper buttons are
undone which reveals the gorgeous, tanned skin underneath. Eren had changed his
uniform pants for booty short jeans that clung tightly onto his hips and expose
those long, tanned legs.
Levi leans back against the bar and supports his body with one elbow while
gulping down the beer again. Simultaneously admiring the view with his sharp
gaze. Eren has put on a fucking show for him. And he’ll enjoy it to the
fullest.
“Come here, Eren.” Levi cocks his head, gesturing Eren to move closer.
Eren complies with a sly smile on his lips, walking slowly and swaying his hips
left and right, purposely provoking Levi to take a good look at them. He stops
in front of Levi and lifts a leg onto a stool rest, encouraging the raven to
feast his eyes upon it.
Levi takes another gulp before he puts the can onto the bar. He touches Eren’s
leg starting from his toes, sliding his fingers up to his calf, to his smooth
thigh, and finally reaching its way to those damn jeans. Levi pops open the
button and hums in approval to the sexy stomach.
“Lean on the bar.” He commands.
Eren puts his leg down and leans on the counter, parting his legs and shoving
his ass out for Levi to see. The raven gropes his ass cheeks, which were
peeking out of the booty shorts. Sliding his fingers inside, squeezing to earn
a lusty moan from Eren.
“Mmmnn….Ah~ fucking good…”
Levi got down onto his knees to get a better look at that well shaped ass while
his hands slide up and down Eren’s parted thighs. The skin was soft to the
touch and he gropes them hard before trailing his tongue, starting on the left
thigh then moving to the right. He licks and bites it until red marks appear,
making Eren moan in pleasure. He moves his way up to the exposed cheeks and
give them a bite as well to earn more loud moans from Eren.
“Levi ~ Oh fuck…”
Eren is panting and letting little moans escape his lips in pure pleasure. Levi
squeezes them one more time before he pulls down the shorts, removing them to
reveal that delicious ass. He bites those cheeks more to make Eren whimper, beg
Levi to do something more as the raven stands to his feet.
“Levi, more, I want you more!”
“What do you want me to do, Eren?”
“Lick my hole, please~”
“Needy bitch.” Levi slaps one cheek, making it bounce a little.
“Ah, Levi!”
“You like that, brat?” He gave another slap to the other cheek, and another,
and another until both reddened.
“Fuck, Levi! Gimme more!”
Levi delivers another blow and the brunette moans louder. He can see that
Eren’s dick is hardening and precum’s starting to pool in the slit.
“Fucking hell.” Levi grabs the beer from the counter and pours the cold liquid
on Eren’s parted cheeks. He watches it slide slowly from his butt, to his
thighs, and drips down to the floor. He won’t care about the mess for a while
because Eren is looking too damn sexy for his own good.
He downs the rest of the beer and puts the can back. He begins to lick the
liquid, trailing up from Eren’s thigh, up to his ass, and finally reaching the
puckered hole again. He shoves his tongue inside and Eren gasps in surprise.
He’s moaning loudly and shoving his ass out to get even more of Levi’s tongue
deeper. Eren sways his hips a little, tongue-fucking himself, using the wetness
of Levi’s burning heat.
“Ah Levi~ Your tongue feels amazing. Fuck me, Levi!”
The raven moves his tongue, twirling it inside, buries it deeper until his nose
touches Eren’s skin, smelling the radiating pheromones. It was so sweet, so
addicting, as he moves his tongue again to fuck his lover while squeezing his
hips hard.
“FuckfuckLevi!” Eren’s legs are trembling in pleasure, yet he wants to feel
more. He needs something bigger shoved inside him, tearing him open until the
familiar pain and pleasure flow back into his body.
Levi pulls his tongue out and there's a trail of saliva down his chin. He felt
his hardening member was starting to get painful, so he opens his jeans and
tosses them aside. He grabs that beautiful butt and slaps it again to see them
bounce.
“I would like to prepare you more, but three weeks is too damn long.”
“Just fuck me. Fuck me dry Levi!” Eren yells his frustration out as he didn’t
want any more teasing and foreplay. He’s just as hungry as the raven.
Levi parts those reddened cheeks and shove his cock inside with a painful
thrust, pushing until the root of his shaft is buried deep and his balls are
touching his ass. Eren screams in surprise, feeling his muscles tear open
forcefully by the blunt head of the cock.
Levi starts to move without any warning and the pain is alarming for Eren to
feel his insides be abused harshly. But the pain slowly mixes with pleasure. So
his muscles inside clamp hard onto the dick, trying to get even more friction.
He's probably a masochist by this point.
Levi felt Eren's muscles squeezing his cock, sometimes loosening their grip and
then clamping around him again with so much force that he almost comes right
then and there. A guttural groan escapes Levi’s lips as he pushes, shoves, and
pushes himself in and out of Eren’s delicious tunnel while the brunette cries
in pleasures.
The raven pulls out abruptly just to shove back inside hard, up to the root,
with more force to earn Eren’s screams. His head starts to get dizzy and
droplets of sweat drip down to Eren’s waist.
“FuckfuckfuckLeviMoreFuckMore!”
Eren cries in need to get his hole rammed harder. And Levi did it rough,
without pausing his rash rhythm. Levi penetrates his dick into the abused hole
over and over and over again with loud smacks blaring in the room.
“Levi I’m gonna…ah! I’m gonna cum!”
“Eren – Eren!”
He thrusts his cock in with another push, pulls out long and slams back inside
harder, shoving it deeper and deeper. Eren screams in pleasure as he cums all
over the bar, squeezing Levi’s dick to make sure the raven shoots his essence
inside the delicious hole. Hot liquid pours inside and Eren moans in lust and
pleasure, feeling filled with Levi’s seed and love.
They're both panting and gasping hard, trying to catch their breath, but Levi
didn’t pull out. Not yet. He loves the warmth and decides he’ll stay there for
a bit. Eren eventually squirms, slowly standing up straight and pulls Levi’s
cock out of his ass. He looks over his shoulder and catches those blue-grey
eyes looking at him with a face flushed from sex.
Levi grabs Eren’s arm and suddenly pulls him to the couch, plopping himself
down onto the soft fabric.
“Lick my dick clean.” Levi orders.
Eren smiles and gets down on his knees in front of the raven, starting to lick
the limp cock covered in cum. He licks his balls, massages them with his
tongue, kiss them, suck them gently, and lick them clean. He now moves his
tongue up the half hard shaft and twirls his tongue, circling it until the
shaft is clean as he swallows the cum. He slides slowly to the head of the
blunt cock and licks the slit clean, teasing it with a soft push.
Eren’s tongue wets the head of Levi’s cock with his thick saliva before he
swallows it whole, going until the head touches the back of his throat. Levi
groans in pleasure and pushes Eren’s head down further so that his lover will
swallow him deeper. His dick is twitching again and he wants to feel those
contracting bare muscles massage him again.
Three weeks is indeed a long time.
He watches Eren suck him like a lollipop, bobbing his head up and down with a
steady pace but powerful sucks. Each time Eren swallows, Levi feels a jolt of
pleasure running through his body, making his head hazy with lust again. He
pulls the brunette’s head off to stop him.
“Enough. Ride Me.”
Eren easily complies. He gets up from the floor and positions himself so that
the rim of his hole kisses Levi’s head. With one push, he slides onto it
easily, swallowing Levi’s cock greedily, eating it with a sigh of relief. Eren
can feel Levi’s cock massage his prostate inside him and he wants more of that
pleasure.
He lifts his body off and slams back down with a hard thrust, making him cry
out in pleasure and draws another lusty groan from Levi. He lifts himself up
again and slams hard, shoving himself, thrusting the hard cock in until it hits
his prostate again. He continues to add more force again and  again, moaning
loudly as he fucks himself. He feels like a bitch in heat, but it doesn’t
matter, as long as Levi fills his hole with that big dick and rams his prostate
hard.
“Levi~ Mmmnn so good.”
“God, you’re fucking yourself on me like a bitch. Do you like my cock?”
“Yes! Yes, I love it!”
“Then fuck yourself.”
“Ah! Fuck yes, Levi!”
Eren quickens his pace and it feels like he’s going crazy from the pleasure. He
needs it harder, faster, tear his hole wider with more pain, more pleasure,
more friction. He abuses his own ass, grinding and shoving it hungrily to hit
his prostate with painful impacts. Eren lets his mind go blank from the
pleasure jolting through his entire body.
“Harder, Eren! Fuck! Harder!”
“Ah– ah!”
Levi grabs his hips and slams them down harder with more force the brunette can
muster. Eren felt his muscles constrict, his balls tightening again, as Levi
pushes him with nearly violently. Another few thrusts and Eren shoots his cum
onto Levi’s stomach while screaming in pleasure. The raven slams into the boy
over and over and over again until he can’t take it anymore, spilling his cum,
filling inside the hole again with hot liquid. He embraces the bliss of
emptying his load and struggles to catch his breath, opening his eyes to look
at Eren. The brunette is panting just hard before his body goes limp. His body
falls onto Levi’s chest and lulls into sleep instantly.
***** The Loneliest Day *****
Chapter Notes
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White – that color suits Eren the most in Levi’s opinion. The boy with blue-
green eyes, tanned skin, lean waist, and bratty attitude lay peacefully on his
soft bed.
Levi doesn’t like white. He thinks it represents naivety or purity, something
that this world can’t preserve at whatever cost. It will be easily crush by
betrayal, lies, and greed which lie in every human’s heart. So he learned to
get rid of it, lock it somewhere and throw it away, made sure it wouldn’t ever
be a part of his life again.
He never expected anyone to have it, until he met this cute brat. His turquoise
eyes were strangely compelling, shined brightly and easily crushes any darkness
that hinders his path. Without a doubt, he came close to Levi and piqued his
interest, drawed him in like a powerful magnet. Came on so strong with naïve
determination, but pure nonetheless.
Even though the raven’s done so many unforgivable things to Eren, this boy
didn’t back down. He kept coming closer without fear, unlike any other person
who's been in his life, be it boyfriends or girlfriends. He was known as a
strict person, a sadistic lover, a possessive partner with a dark personality –
not that he minded because that’s just who he is, and he didn’t plan on
changing himself for anyone. Because life taught him to be strong, inhumanly
strong – if possible.
His previous partners usually broke right after plunging into his nature for
intense sex and uncovers the darkness of his undesirable personality, but this
kid stays. Eren didn’t leave, even after Levi has broken his body so many
times. The brat just kept chasing him, grants his dark desires and kinks, even
worse, he provokes Levi to do even more. It was astounding and enthralling.
Levi looks at Eren’s peaceful face as he listens to his steady breath, it’s
like the sound of grass singing, peaceful and soothing.
He woke up earlier than he usually did, catching only two hours of sleep. The
clock struck three in the morning when he woke up, but he didn’t feel sleepy
anymore so he took a cold shower like he usually did.
Insomnia has been plaguing his body since he was small, due to hyper-awareness
of his surroundings. Life back then was never easy. But even though life’s
given him a more peaceful environment now, his body’s still trained to be alert
at all times.
Suddenly his phone is vibrating, informing an incoming call from Hanji –
another weirdo just like himself. She almost has the same routine as Levi –
unable to sleep at normal times like other people – but it was due to her
hyperactive personality and passion for science. God forbid her to take in any
form of caffeine.
Levi clicks his tongue and walks out of the room to take the call. He closes
the door quietly so he won’t wake Eren and walks to the small barstool – his
favorite spot. He swipes his phone to answer.
“Levi!! Good morning!! You’re up already? Wow, you must be staying up later
than I thought – or you woke up sooner than usual – which is awfully
convenience for me. It’s so great that you picked up your phone because I
really, really, really want to share this with you. Oh, and y’know it’s been a
while since we’ve gotten together for a drink, yeah? I was thinking that we can
catch some drinks after your project is done, but we can’t take Eren – “
“Hanji, shut the fuck up. Are you waking me up just to blabber?”
“You just got up? Oops, I’m sorry, really. But really? You just got up? Because
your voice doesn’t sound like you just woke up.”
Levi huffs out a heavy sigh and rubs his temples, feeling a headache building
already. “No, I’ve been up for an hour now. Now what’s so important that you
have to call at this ungodly hour?”
“It’s about Eren. I’ve looked at the student scores for the gymnastic category
and Eren is one of top ten students in that subject.”
“So I was right.”
“Unfortunately, yes. But Levi, I’m asking this as your friend, would you break
up with him if he’s indeed Heilige?”
“Not a chance.”
“Thank god! I don’t think I’d be able to watch you two act so cute, just to see
you guys end it later on. Besides, he’s the only person who can keep up with
you. I’m worried, the longest relationship you’ve had only lasted for one
week.”
“Thank you for reminding me, shitty four-eyes.”
“You’re welcome.” Hanji laughs so loud that Levi has to pull his phone away
from his ear.
“Keep your voice down, shitty glasses.”
Hanji just keeps on cackling. “Oo~h, don’t tell me Eren is staying over. He is,
isn’t he?”
“That’s none of your fucking bus– “
“Oh my god!!! I was right! Did you guys have steamy hot sex again? Oh please,
spare the boy’s body, he’ll break if you violate him every day.”
“Shut the fuck up.”
“Oh, but he’s seventeen. He certainly has enough stamina to indulge in intense
activities, longer than you.”
“You’re the same age as me, shitty glasses.”
“I’m younger!”
“By two measly years. It still counts as old, fuckface.”
Hanji just laughs again.
“Tsk! Hanji, shut the fuck up!”
“Now you’re the one who’s yelling. It’ll be your fault if Eren wakes up.”
“I’m hanging up.”
“Wait! What about the get together? Eren can come, but we can’t have booze.”
“Just think of something with Erwin, I’ll come if I can. And we’re not leaving
Eren, nor the booze.”
“Fine, fine, whatever. You’re already breaking so many rules after all.”
“And you’ll be charged as my accomplice.”
“Sounds good. Oh, and your grandfather called me too. Complained that you
didn’t come to pick him up when he arrived and that he’s not satisfied with the
numbers on the – “
“He can go fuck himself. I’m not going to listen to his whims anymore.”
“I knew you’d say that, just thought I’d let you know.”
“You shouldn’t have, I don’t give a fuck.”
“Yes, yes. Say hi to Eren for me.” Levi hums in confirmation and ends the call.
He puts the phone on top of the stand and breathes out a long sigh.
He twirls the phone around on the desk, letting it spin around, playing with it
while thinking to himself. Levi suspects Eren is a possibility behind the
Heilige mask. But there are so many questions unanswered and he’s not too keen
on digging them up further. The game between them has been going on for quite
some time now and he’d be lying if the kid behind the mask didn’t intrigue him,
the same way Eren does. Somehow, now all he wants to do is rip off that mask
with his own two hands in satisfaction, rather than thoroughly investigate
around first.
This wasn’t like him. Usually he’ll do whatever it takes to finish the job or
goal as quickly as possible. But the hunt is thrilling – and the idea of
unveiling Heilige’s identity is far more exciting, so he plays along for as
long as it goes.
“Levi? You’re awake?” Eren’s hoarse voice snaps Levi back from his reverie.
Eren’s standing by the open bedroom door, rubbing his eyes to chase away the
sleepiness while giving a big yawn. He was naked but tried to keep his modesty
by covering himself with the white sheet, dragging the rest of the fabric on
the floor. Levi walks closer and hugs Eren affectionately, kissing his neck and
collarbone while licking at one of the bruises he made last night.
“Did I wake you, love?” Levi asks while kissing Eren’s neck again, making the
brunette giggle from being ticklish.
“No, I woke up because you weren’t in bed.”
“My bad. I’ll make it up to you. Want some tea?”
“Hmm…that’d be nice.” Levi nods and hoists Eren into his arms, carrying him to
the white couch.
“I can walk by myself, you know.” Eren smiles while snuggling into Levi’s neck.
“I know, but holding you in my arms feels nice.”
Eren giggles again as he’s placed carefully onto the couch. The brunette looks
around the dimmed room from ceiling to floor, left and right.
“What is it, brat?”
“Your apartment is white, is it your favorite color?”
“No, in fact I hate it.”
“Then why?”
“Because I hate it and miss it at the same time. I think of white as the color
of purity, something this world doesn’t have anymore, and I miss it. But the
longer you look at it, this room’s just like a hospital, isn’t it? White and
empty.” Levi’s eyes were a bit sad when he said this and Eren noticed.
He strokes Levi’s pale cheek and looks him in the eye. “No, it’s not empty. I
think it reflects a little loneliness. You don’t just miss it; I think you also
yearn for it to come back.”
Levi’s taken aback by Eren’s words. How can this boy understand him so much,
just by observing him a little? It’s truly endearing. He kisses Eren’s neck
once more and smells his natural scent. Eren moans softly as Levi moves his
nose and lips to the front of the brunette’s neck, bruising it again, leaving
yet another mark to claim what belongs to him.
“Mmnnn…Levi, I thought you were going to make te– “ Eren’s words are cut off by
Levi’s lips locking onto his own. He deepens the kiss, licking and sucking them
until they're bruised again. Levi couldn’t get enough of Eren, no matter how
many times they have sex, but the boy must be famished. Because the intense sex
yesterday, they've been denied any food. With regret, he ends the heated kiss
and gives one last soft kiss to Eren.
“I will, precious. I just needed to get my fill of you first.”
Eren laughs a little to hear that. “I swear, you must've been a vampire in your
previous life.”
“Shut up, brat.” Levi tugs the blanket tighter around the brunette and makes
his way to the small kitchen near the bar.
He takes a kettle, fills it with water, and boils it. While waiting, he picks
up some rose tea from the top cabinet and prepares the leaves, adding them to
the empty pot. Once the kettle was whistling, he turns off the stove and picks
it up to pour the water inside the pot. A rosy aroma wafts into the air, giving
a relaxing feeling – a feeling he longed from the past. Once the pot is full,
he puts it back on the stove, takes two cups and some chocolate chip cookies
from the cabinet.
He pours the tea into the cups one at a time and adds milk into only one of
them, then he places the chocolate chip cookies on the plates. After everything
was prepared, he put it all on a tray. Eren was lulled back to sleep on the
soft couch by the time Levi brings him tea and cookies. He put the tray on the
desk and turns to face Eren. He places a soft kiss on the brunette’s cheek and
rubs it gently, making Eren’s eyes flutter open. He starts rubbing his eyes
again.
“You fell asleep again. Would you like to drink the tea later?”
Eren groans and pulls himself to sit up. “No, I want to drink it now. You made
it for me after all. Besides, I’m kinda hungry.”
Levi nods and takes the tea with milk from the tray. He gives it to Eren who
took it carefully.
“Sip it slowly.” Levi reminds Eren and the brunette nods while blowing some
steam away. A rosy aroma wafts again into the air but this time mixed with a
delicious milk scent.
Eren sips it carefully and immediately feels his body warming up. The rose
scent and tasty milk touches his tongue, making him hum in full delight as it
was very delicious. He sips it again to drink down the tasty liquid and hugs
the cup to warm his hands, sighing in relief.
“You always make the best tea. Even my mom can’t make it this good.”
“My mother taught me. She could always make things better with her tea, even on
the darkest days.”
Eren looks at Levi’s face, which looked stoic as always, but there’s a slight
hint of sadness in his eyes, which was hard to notice by normal people.
“I never knew... I don't know your past, and I don’t have a single clue as to
who you are. Guess that makes me a lousy boyfriend, huh?”
Levi shakes his head and holds Eren’s hands, which are still holding the tea
cup. The raven kisses the back of the brunette's palm and an index finger
lightly.
“No, you're not. I’m the one who can’t tell you. There’s nothing special about
my past, but it shouldn't be shared.”
“But I want you to share it with me, Levi. I don’t care if it’s not special.
It's yourpast and it's going to be special to me.” Eren pleads with his big,
sparkling eyes, quickly eliminating Levi’s doubts as always, easily pulling him
to confide in the boy.
He sighs, pinches the bridge of his nose and closes his eyes “Fine. I’ll share
sentimental shit with you.”
Eren chucks at seeing Levi surrender to his request. He didn’t have to think
about what kind of questions he would like to ask, because it's been on his
mind for quite some time now.
“Where did you come from, Levi?”
“France, moved here several years ago.”
“Do you have siblings? Cousins? Brothers or sisters? Half-brothers or sisters?”
“My mother died when I was fifteen, my dad died soon after. Cousins…you could
say I have one, but they left the family.”
Eren has a quizzical look on his face, he didn’t quite understand what Levi was
saying. The raven looks away and stares blankly out the window, watching some
droplets of rain hit the glass. It started to rain outside.
“My grandfather had three children, all of them boys. My father was the second
son and was never a favored child. Grandfather loved the youngest the most, as
he was very obedient and smart, but cancer took his life away and soon he
placed all of his expectations onto the eldest. My uncle tried his best – I
guess – to fulfill grandfather’s expectations, but he just couldn’t take it
anymore so he eloped with his lover.”
Eren sips his tea again, listening closely to Levi’s story. It was rare, Levi
never really talked much about himself, so he feels happy that his lover
decided to tell him his past – or anything about himself at all.
“Grandfather was so mad at the eldest and he suddenly became very violent. He’d
beat my father as an outlet and eventually threw him out of the house, said
that god cursed him with useless children. Being a young boy, he could only try
his best to survive in the cruel world. But happiness finally found him when he
met my mother. They got married and lived a simple life, then I was born. Life
was difficult with a sick mother and a weak father. I struggled to make myself
useful and help them, but I was just a boy and there wasn’t much I could do to
help them.”
Levi picks his cup up and sips his tea, staring at the liquid for a moment
before putting it back on the tray.
“When they eventually died, I was making a living out of anything, be it
stealing or selling shit – anything – as long as it put food on the plate. I
learned that people are greedy, only care about themselves, only keep someone
who has a use for them, easily tossed aside once proven useless. I learned that
people have an expiration date.”
“Somewhere along the way I became a fucked up piece of shit who used my fist to
conquer people, control them to fulfill my needs because I refused to be tossed
away. I became strong. I ruled, dominated the street rats and governed my own
territory with fear. I became the same piece of shit my grandfather used to be,
a violent creature, the disgusting piece of shit I hated the most.”
Eren’s heart ached to hear those stories. He put the cup on the desk and hugged
Levi’s neck while climbing onto the raven’s lap. “Sorry, I’m sorry I pushed you
to remember. We can stop, it’s enough.”
Levi circles his arms and hugs Eren tighter, leaving a kiss on his neck. He
shook his head before saying, “No, you were bound to find out anyway, because
I’m keeping you for life.”
Eren kisses Levi’s lips and strokes the raven’s undercut, humming at how good
it feels while resting his head on top of Levi’s. The raven buries his head
into Eren’s naked chest and breathes in his scent, closing his eyes before
continuing.
“I got sick of everything when Isabel and Farlan – two of my best friends –
died at the hands of other gang members. They did it to protect me – Me, the
strongest, most fucked up person on the streets – and they wasted their lives
for a piece of scum like me. I let my rage loose, dirtied my hands with blood,
thinking that maybe there was someone who could beat the shit out of me and
give me happiness for once in my life, by ending it. But I was wrong. I
survived and left alone…”
Levi inhales deeply and exhales again with a hint of sadness, in memory of his
two best friends. “It was the loneliest day of my life. I wanted to go with
them, die with them…but they didn’t take me. I fucking survived and lived to
spend my days alone again.”
Eren’s eyes brimmed with tears, he let them fall down his cheeks. Levi was a
bit surprised to see his lover crying and he wiped away the droplets wetting
the soft cheeks.
“Why are you crying, Eren?”
“Because you don’t cry.”
Levi kisses Eren’s cheek and gives a soft peck to his lips. “Don’t cry for me,
I’m not worthy.”
It’s scary how this boy could himself pure – he thought – how can he shed tears
for a man who ended so many lives and brings pain to his body over and over
again. Levi didn’t know what he’d do if Eren leaves him. He doesn’t want the
pain of being left behind to haunt him again. It was bad enough when his
parents passed away, and it worsened when Isabel and Farlan disappeared from
his life too.
He strokes Eren’s back in soothing gestures and kisses those lips again.
“Shh…precious, it’s okay. Those days are in the past. They’re still mine, but
now I’m glad I survived.”
Levi pulls the white blanket up to cover more of Eren’s shivering body. It’s
getting colder and Eren shouldn’t have to be shivering like this. He picks the
brunette up and gently puts him back on the couch.
“Levi?”
“Wait here. I’ll go get my coat.” Levi stands up and walks to his room.
He opens the wardrobe and pulls out a soft fur coat for Eren. He walks back to
the couch and quickly covers Eren with it. Eren immediately hums in
satisfaction when warmth spreads to his entire body.
Levi picks up Eren’s cup and refills it with hot tea, adding milk again, and
stirs it before bringing it back to the table. Levi sits back down beside Eren
and brings the cup to his lover’s hands.
“Drink it. You shouldn’t be shivering cold when I’m here.”
Eren smiles and brings the cup to his lips to sip the warm tea. He wipes his
mouth and runny nose with the back of his hand, earning a grimace from Levi.
The raven takes a wet wipe from the table to wipe the back of Eren’s hand. He
tosses the wipe into the trash bin and pulls out a tissue to wipe Eren’s mouth,
then pulls another to wipe the runny nose.
“Disgusting brat.”
Eren chuckles to hear the complaint. He thinks it’s cute to see Levi complain
about cleanliness.
“So what made you move here? To Sina?” The brunette asks.
“It was a week after they died and I was still roaming around the streets in a
murderous mood. Somehow, my grandfather got ahold of my number and gave me a
call. He offered me to work for him, to succeed the family business, seeing as
he had nobody else to do it. I accepted, only with the conditions that he wipe
my records clean and to not interfere with whatever I do, as long as I can make
a fortune. I hated the old man, but I wanted to start anew. He agreed to my
conditions so I moved here to run his business for him.”
“That’s when I met Erwin and Hanji, my grandfather’s business associates, who
were stupid enough to get close to me and somehow have stuck with me till now.”
Eren sips his tea again with a smile on his lips. “They’re cool people, though
a bit weird. So you work at Freedom Enterprise as an owner?”
Levi’s eyes widen when he hears what Eren had said and the brunette realized
this, but was confused as to what was surprising his lover.
“What is it, Levi?”
“I never told you where I work.”
Eren gasps quietly, realizing his mistake. Heilige knows where Levi works, but
not Eren Jaeger. Cold sweat starts to spread down his back and his brain
quickly starts to brainstorm for a reason to cover the mistake, something,
anything! Oh shit! He screwed up so bad.
“I– I…”
“Eren, how did you know where I work? What are you not telling me?”
“It’s– um… It’s Armin – Uh, he once saw you entering Freedom Enterprise when
shopping in town.”
That’s believable, right? He stares at Levi’s narrowed eyes, which are seeking
for any possible lie. Dread starts to slowly crawl its way in. He really hopes
that his habit when lying didn’t give him away now.
Levi’s still staring at him. “And Armin knows my face because?”
“Uh– I showed him my secret pictures of you.” Eren gulps nervously while faking
a small smile.
“Hmm…why didn’t you tell me you wanted my picture?”
A relieved feeling washes over Eren’s heart, pretty sure his lies were not seen
through. “I kinda love taking secret pictures. Besides, I didn’t think you’d
agree if I ask for your picture.”
“You’re right about that, so don’t ever ask.”
Eren laughs a little and gulps down all of his tea, placing it back on the tray
and grabs a cookie.
That was a close call.
***** The Wedding Dress *****
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Levi’s hand is slowly moving up and down Eren’s calve. It was soothing,
relaxing, yet arousing because Eren never thought that Levi would ever kneel
down in front of him just to give him a massage. Well, not exactly a massage –
it just turned out to be a massage somewhere along the conversation.
They were watching some old movies in the living room of Levi’s apartment. Eren
was sitting on the couch while Levi sat on a rug. At first, the movie was
exciting to see, but then Eren’s attention was distracted by Levi’s undercut.
Levi looks so good with that hairstyle and he’s certain that no one else could
make it look as cool as him.
For example, Jean’s undercut is not exactly sexy to look at – let alone touch.
Eren just couldn’t believe himself, how did they manage to become a thing back
then? Sure, Jean’s attention was one thing he liked from the horse faced
bastard, but they got into quarrels more often than not. Their relationship
ended quickly though. Like all of his ex-boyfriends, he wanted sex, and Eren
was not willing enough to give it to Jean.
Levi was different though because he didn’t ask for sex, he just took it.
Mikasa will definitely kill his lover if she knew they already had sex, let
alone so many times. Or maybe they will kill each other because Levi’s
personality is somewhat similar to Mikasa’s.
Eren strokes the undercut with his right hand and feels the short hairs tickle
his fingertips. It was soft to the touch and comfy to play with. He strokes in
opposite direction to feel that ticklish sensation again and giggles to
himself.
“What are you doing, brat?” Levi lifts his head up to look at Eren who is still
smiling and stroking.
“Your hair is cute, it’s ticklish and adorable. I don’t think there’s anyone
who looks as good as you with an undercut, Levi.”
“Brat, did you forget that Erwin has an undercut too?”
“Yeah, but he’s not as hot as you. I mean – the haircut looks good on him,
but…I don’t know, he’s just not like you?”
“He is Mr. Perfect, but I’m glad that you think of me as your Mr. Perfect.”
Eren blushes when Levi smirks at him. He lets his hand move from Levi’s hair to
grab a pillow from the couch and hits Levi’s face playfully with it. “You’re
too full of yourself. Jerk.”
The raven haired man laughs while removing the pillow from his face and takes
Eren’s palm to kiss it. “Your fault. You shouldn’t indulge all of my kinks.
Because they fucking boost my ego.”
“I do not! And it’s not like I can say no, you’ll keep going anyways.”
“How could I hold back when your ass was grinding against my crotch?”
The blush on Eren’s face darkened, recalling that he once did that in the a
heat of the moment. Fucking hormones. Eren picks up the pillow again and buries
his face into it while screaming with a muffled voice. “Shut up!”
Levi couldn’t help but laugh at his lover’s reaction. It’s so cute how Eren
still feels embarrassed about sex, even though they’ve done it more times than
he can count. He kisses Eren’s calve as an apology for teasing him too much.
“You’re cute, brat.”
“I’m not! I’m a man – I’m not supposed to be cute.” Eren pouts with his face
still buried in pillow he hugs.
“You’re a brat. The road to become a man is far too early for you.”
“But I will be one day! And I’ll be stronger than you, even in bed.”
“You’re welcome to try – if you can.”
“I can.”
“Yeah yeah. I’m sure we’ll end up like yesterday with you begging to ride me,
rather than fucking me.”
“That was – I was trying hard! But you were cheating.”
“I was cuffed to the bed, how could I have cheated, Eren?” Levi smirks again,
recalling their sex activities last night.
They were playing with toys and Eren insisted that they switch positions,
proving that he can top too. Levi was not too keen on the idea but decided to
play along anyway, because he was sure the brat would lose. So Eren sucked,
licked, kissed, trying his hardest to get Levi aroused. But the younger boy
lost himself when the raven haired man started to use his commanding tone to
order Eren around. He was never good at power play and he had to admit that
Levi has power over him. So that night ended with Eren bowing down to Levi’s
mercy, yet again.
Eren puffs his cheeks and looks away, closing his eyes, still convinced that
Levi was cheating by using his weaknesses as an advantage to switch back the
roles. He didn’t mind bottoming actually, but it was kind of pissing him off
that he couldn’t win against Levi. He just wanted to see Levi lose so he can
brag to Hanji and Armin.
“You fucking cheated.”
“Fine brat, think what you want.” Levi chuckles to see the brat acting all
childish.
He caresses Eren’s calve to ease the boy’s pout, humming at how nice the skin
feels against his fingertips. It was strange that Eren didn’t have much hair on
his legs, almost seemed like they were treated regularly.
“Your skin is so soft, just like a baby’s.”
Levi shifts his position so he can face Eren while caressing those gorgeous
legs, humming in delight at how beautiful they are with their perfect curves.
Eren’s wearing shorts so he blushes slightly while watching Levi stroke his
thighs slowly, alternating the pressure occasionally but mainly keeping the
touches light. Sometimes his heartbeat increased when Levi moved his palm from
his knee up to his thigh, slowly making its way so close to his crotch but
never really reaching there. Levi then brings his hand back down to his thigh
again, still with just a slight pressure – just enough to feel Eren’s muscle
tensing against his touch.
“Le– Levi…” Eren couldn’t take his eyes away from Levi’s face.
This touch is dangerous, dangerous and killing him. They move so slowly,
building anticipation with each movement without touching his sensitive member,
never reaching up to the spot. Eren could feel his lower half starting to
respond to the touches, and he wanted to do more.
Suddenly Levi’s phone is vibrating, informing an incoming call. The raven looks
at it but quickly turns away, back to Eren’s delicious legs. The vibrations
stop but then start up again. Levi let out a heavy sigh, pissed at whoever’s
calling him.
“Levi, maybe it’s something important.” Eren says with his hands covering his
front.
“Eren, you’re hard?”
“N– No, I just – “
“Want to continue in bed?”
“Uhhh… shit. Yeah, let’s continue in bed.” Eren extends his arms around Levi’s
neck when the older man stands up. He kisses Eren’s lips in the same slow
movements, exploring every inch of Eren’s lips and savoring their taste.
“Mmnnn…Levi, let’s go to bed.”
Levi tilts his head, so he can get better access to Eren’s lips, and parts them
easily to insert his tongue. His hand snakes around to Eren’s butt and squeezes
those chewy cheeks which makes the brunette moan.
“Fuck, Levi – Mmmnnh…let’s just go to the bed.” Eren whines again and Levi
chuckles while fondling the delicious ass.
“Come on, bra– “
“Leeevii!!! Ereeeen!!! Open Up!!!” Suddenly a loud voice followed the banging
on the apartment door which startled them, breaking them apart from the tight
embrace.
“Stop making out and open up!!” The banging continues but then abruptly stops,
followed by the sound of keys jingling and the door unlocks. It opens with a
loud bang and Hanji appears behind the door together with Erwin, Petra, and
Moblit.
“Hey guys! Stop smooching already.” Hanji enters the apartment and Levi narrows
his eyes, giving her a death glare. Erwin smiles in full victory for
interrupting Levi’s heated session and smirks at the raven haired man. Petra
and Moblit also let themselves in after they take off their shoes.
“Ms. Hanji, we should head back. Mr. Levi is busy and we’re barging in.” Moblit
quickens his steps until he’s behind Hanji.
“We’re not bothering him. Right, Levi?” Hanji counters.
“What the fuck are you doing in my apartment, shitty four-eyes?”
“Oh Levi, you old senile. Have you forgotten that you asked me to make plans
for our little get together? I should bring booze and Eren too, right? Then
this is the perfect chance!”
“No it’s not, shitty glasses. I told you to make plans somewhere else on this
fucking globe, not my apartment.”
Hanji ignores Levi’s words and she strolls further inside, dropping down on the
couch while grinning widely. “Oh shush, grumpy. You can’t possibly reject
this.” Hanji waves a bottle of aged wine which is no doubt hard to resist.
“Hi Eren, sorry to barge in like this.” Erwin smiles and gives a small peck to
Eren’s left cheek.
Levi’s eyes widen in shock.
“H– Hi?” Eren tentatively answers, confused about the sudden kiss as he touches
his left cheek.
“Erwin, what the fuck?!” Levi jolts in anger but is surprised again when Petra
kisses Eren’s right cheek.
“Hi Eren. Oh, your blush is so cute.” Petra cooed while making her way to the
small bar, following Erwin.
Eren stands stiff in his awkward state after receiving those two kisses. He
gulps when looking at Levi’s angry glare, directed at Petra and Erwin.
“Both of you really have a death wish.”
“Oh Levi, it’s just a greeting. It’s not fair to keep the cute boy to
yourself.” Petra teases to see her boss get more pissed.
“I can fire you.” Levi threats.
“No you won’t.” Petra dismisses it easily. Hanji laughs, watching the scene
while gulping down wine from the bottle.
“Four-eyes, didn’t you bring that for me?” Levi snatches the drink from Hanji,
who somehow already gulped down half of it. Levi looks at the bottle and clicks
his tongue, annoyed that there’s only half of the tasty wine left.
“Ms. Hanji, you’re drinking too fast. Please mind your health.” Moblit reminds
Hanji, which only earns a laugh from the woman.
“Moblit, don’t be such a party pooper. Just enjoy yourself! Oh, I bet Eren
would like to try some?” She looks at Eren who’s smiling a little and sitting
on the couch again.
“I’m not of legal drinking age.” Eren replies and Hanji laughs again, clearly
tipsy.
“Then orange juice for you, Eren. Oh, and Levi, there’s another letter from
Heilige.” Erwin’s waving a letter with black font that’s centered evenly in the
middle.
Levi smirks and walks toward Erwin to snatch the letter from his hand and opens
it.
I will steal the Bride’s wedding dress at the competition. - Heilige Thief –
Levi steals a glance at Eren who’s now talking with Hanji and Moblit. If the
boy is in here, then his friend Armin or Mikasa was the one who sent the
letter. He will make sure he catches the thief tonight, take off the mask, and
then spank his naughty boy’s ass.
 
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As much as Eren would love to stay, he needs to get back to his dorm because
his break is running thin, and he hasn’t been working on homework. It’s not
that school starts soon, but his practice is scheduled for the upcoming week.
The fall season will end soon so the air is getting colder and colder.
After helping Levi clean up his apartment, he packs his clothes in his bag and
gets ready to head back to the dorm. Levi’s grandfather is still around so the
raven won't be going back to his house anytime soon.
They're in the elevator together, Levi hugs and kisses his lips in a deep, wet
kiss. Since there was no one else inside, they happily exchanging their desire
to one another. Eren’s hand caresses Levi’s undercut while kissing the older
man hungrily. He’ll definitely miss his hot lover while back at the dorm. His
break suddenly felt short when he had to go back to school.
Levi hums at the sensation of Eren’s hand stroking the back of his neck and
undercut. The touch is innocent but it somewhat makes the desire in his blood
flow anyway. He breaks the kiss and reconnects again, making the younger boy
moan in satisfaction. Levi hates to see Eren leave, but he certainly can’t say
no when the brunette wishes to finish his education properly.
When the elevator reaches the basement, they were forced to end their heated
session. Eren is giggling, feeling somewhat embarrassed of the obscene semi-
public display, but mostly because it was fun doing something dirty with Levi.
The raven hair man grabs his wrist and drags him out of the elevator to his
car. Both of them got in, close the door, and start kissing again – continuing
their affection which filled their heart and body with a warm feelings. Levi
breaks the kiss while wiping his lover’s wet lips.
“You’re naughtier than I thought.”
Eren giggles while clasping his hands around Levi’s neck. “You like me
naughty.”
“I do.” Levi smirks and pushes Eren’s arms off so he can start the engine and
hit the road.
Eren fastened his seatbelt and leans into the seat, watching Levi drive the
smooth car with ease. Levi hit the gas and they were soon out of the basement
and onto the street. He put on his sunglasses to block out the strong afternoon
sunlight, making the younger boy swoon.
“Dammit Levi, stop being so hot.”
“Stop being so horny, brat.”
“I’m a brat, I can’t help myself.” Eren grins innocently and Levi clicks his
tongue.
“I should’ve fucked you before we left my apartment.”
“You should've.” Eren laughs and shifts his position to face the front.
“Eren.”
“Hm?”
“Come with me to the wedding fashion show.” Eren’s eyes slightly widen and he
turns to the window beside him so Levi wouldn’t notice.
He would love to come, but Heilige has to come as well. How could he beco two
persons at the same time? Will Levi get mad if he refuses? Or worse, will Levi
start to suspect him if he didn’t want to come? What kind of excuses fit this
kind of situation? Practice? Visiting his parents? Study with Armin? Help Armin
in the church?
“Eren?”
“Huh?” Eren was thinking too long without realizing it. He watches at Levi’s
whose eyes still covered by the sunglasses.
“You didn’t want to go with me?”
“I…want to.”
“But?”
“It’s – um… nothing.”
“Are you pushing yourself to come with me?”
“No, that’s not it. I want to come with you, I’ll come.”
“Just forget it brat. You don’t have to do it.”
“No! Please Levi, let me come with you. I want to come, okay?”
Levi hum in confirm. “If you say so brat.”
“Yes. I will come.”
“Then I’ll pick you up on Saturday at seven.”
“Okay.” Eren put both of his arms in his lap and think of thousand ways to
apologize to Armin. The blond gotta be furious with this.
Levi watches Eren’s confuse expression and smirking to himself.
***** Two masks *****
Chapter Summary
     Eren come to Mikasa for help - with huge effort :)
Chapter Notes
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Armin sighs with one hand covering his eyes, shaking his head while Eren sits
on his bed with remorse in his eyes. Ever since Eren got into a relationship
with Levi, Armin knew that one day this kind of thing was bound to happen.
Sooner or later, Levi will find out the thief’s true identity.
But the question is, will Levi break up with Eren (since he’s been lied to) or
just forgive the brunette for helping people while disguised as a thief. He
can’t really figure out the answer right now because he’s never met Levi in
person. Armin knew him from a simple research on Levi’s profile, which doesn’t
help determine what kind of person he is nor his personality, so it’s not safe
to break the news right now.
“I’m sorry Armin, I really am. It’s just, I couldn’t figure out a good reason
when he asked me. He caught me off guard.”
Armin shakes his head and places his chin on his palm. “I’m not mad, but I
don’t think Levi is ready to find out yet.”
“Why?”
“Because it’s too soon. You guys been a thing for a few weeks, not a few
years.”
“You’re right…it’s not like he said he loves me – though he likes to use pet
names.”
“He uses pet names?”
Eren shrugs. “Yeah. Never thought he’d be that type.”
“Me too.”
“So Heilige will obviously come, but I have to come too, can you figure
something out Armin?”
“So it’s my problem now?”
“Come on~ I’m asking as a friend.” Eren puts on his best puppy eyes at Armin.
He knows the blonde won’t abandon his friend, not after all the trouble they’ve
been through.
“Well, I have an idea, but this might be a bit tricky.”
Eren shrugs again. “I don’t have anything in mind so shoot.”
He listens closely to Armin’s plans on how it will work that night at the
fashion show. But the more he hears it, the more he felt that the trouble he’s
going to have to go through is just as heavy as the thought of Levi discovering
his identity. After the long explanation, Eren groans and drops down on the
mattress and buries his face into the pillow.
“Armin~” Eren whines.
“I’ve got nothing else on my sleeve.”
“But that’s – You’re telling me to ask her for help!”
“It’s better than nothing.” Armin shrugs.
“I think you’re enjoying this.” Eren groans in frustration. He pulls his body
up to sit while hugging a pillow.
“I am.” The blonde smiles to tease Eren.
The brunette pouts and throws the pillow at Armin’s head, earning a  laugh from
the blonde. Armin got up from his seat at his study and grabs his pillow to
throw back at Eren. The pillow smacks right into Eren’s face and he laughs
while swinging another pillow in Armin’s direction. The room was filled with
loud laughter, making their neighboring roommates come to see what they were
doing and accidently got pulled into the pillow fight.
They got over it when one of the seniors scold them for making a mess. Pillows
and sheets are spread everywhere, which will no doubt be a painful addition to
their laundry this week. But it doesn’t matter because Armin is too happy to
care, and Eren is too lazy to hear the senior rambling. After a good thirty
minutes of scolding, both of them pick up all of the pillows, sheets, and dirty
laundry, then head to the laundry room.
Eren and Armin are still giggling, remembering the senior’s face when he finds
out about their messy room and childish fight.
“Didn’t think that seniors were back in the dorm.” Eren says while trying hard
not to let the laundry fall from his hands.
Armin shrugs before answering. “Some of them didn’t even go home for the break.
They have upcoming tests and wanted to study further so they can get into
college. You should think about it too sometime.”
“I don’t know. College is a pretty expensive thing. Not sure my parents would
be able to afford it.” Eren replies.
“You can fund your own school fee, just like now.”
“Yeah, sure. If there’s a company willing to pay for my education then I’ll
continue to college.”
“Good thinking.” Armin smiles at hearing his best friend’s resolution.
“What about you?” Eren asks.
“Me? I’ll definitely try to go to college. I’m the only one left for my Grandpa
so I have to make sure he’s taken care of first.”
“Hm…you’re right. I wish I was as rich as Levi. Then I can make my parents
proud and let them retire early without the need to ever work again.”
“Levi’s had his fair share of fights to get to where he is now though. You
should ask him to tutor you sometime. He’s good with numbers.”
“How do you know?”
“All of the proposals he screened for you? Not a single company has a bad
reputation in their financial track record, at least for the past twenty years.
Each one has a strong financial ground and are developing even more. Some of
them have even had their stock prices increase in the last two years. So to
tell the truth – whichever one you choose – you won’t have to worry about the
company’s financial stability and you can develop your talent to the fullest.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Didn’t you read the proposals before deciding?”
“Um, I didn’t. I trusted your judgment.”
Armin sighs before continuing. “You should spare some time to read them.”
“I will. After we finish the laundry and go to Mikasa’s dorm.”
The blonde smiles while nudging Eren’s shoulder. “Agreed.”
 
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Mikasa’s expression darkens after hearing Eren’s story. She drums her fingers
furiously on the table, making the quiet room fill with an unnerving sound.
Eren couldn’t look in her in the eye and Armin could only shift his gaze from
Mikasa to Eren repeatedly.
“Eren, why didn’t you tell me earlier?” Mikasa asks in her low voice, half
threatening.
“Because you won’t accept him.”
“What makes you think that?”
“You hate him because he chases Heilige.”
“I do. And I will make sure to break your boyfriend’s face if he ever dares to
touch you again.”
“But Mikasa… I like him.”
“Eren, he’s dangerous. He chases the Heilige thief and you’re practically
surrendering yourself to him.”
“I’m not. If he understands Heilige’s motive, he can back me up to help
people.”
“But if he doesn’t like Heilige, he’ll throw you into prison!”
“He won’t do that! He’s not heartless. He’s just on the rough side, that’s
all.”
“I want a name, Eren. Tell me his name.”
“No.”
“Eren!”
“You’ll kill him if I give you his name. Or maybe you guys will kill each
other.”
“I won’t do that. I’m just making sure that you’re in a relationship with the
right guy.”
“And if you decide that he’s the not?”
“I’ll kill him.”
“Armii~n, this is going nowhere!” Eren whines while waving his hands in
surrender.
Armin sighs as he listens to the conversation, that is – indeed – going
nowhere. Mikasa’s overprotective nature over Eren worsened after the brunette
broke up with Jean. They were having an intense fight, yelling at each other,
and almost ended in a fist fight if wasn’t for Mikasa beating Jean up first.
Since then, Mikasa always thinks that boys who want to get into Eren’s pants
early on in the relationship must be up to no good. Well, it’s not entirely
wrong, but it’s not entirely true either.
“Armin, you’re backing up Eren’s boyfriend too?” Mikasa looks at Armin with a
sharp glare.
“Mikasa, I can’t really tell Eren who he should like, you too. The best we can
do, as his family and friends, is to be there for him when he needs us. And
right now, I think Eren needs us more than ever. I mean, Heilige’s identity
can’t be exposed right now. It’s too early for his boyfriend to know.”
“Why?”
“Their relationship is still at a very early stage, they need to build trust
first – as a couple – not between the thief and his pursuer. As pursuer, I
think his boyfriend’s already starting to understand what Heilige has been
doing all this time.”
“What makes you think that?”
“Because he tried to catch him without hurting him, unlike Nile Dawk who uses
deadly aim with a gun to bring Heilige down.”
“Nile? The head of the police force? He’s chasing Eren too?” Mikasa looks at
Eren with shock. Her face was going white as she imagined the danger that Eren
has to go through.
“Eren, please stop.” She asks with her strict tone.
“Mikasa, you know I can’t.” Eren replies with a heavy sigh.
“Of course you can! Leave all of this and just be a normal student!”
“I’m not abandoning anyone out there who needs help!”
“Ahem – both of you calm down.” Armin clears his throat to catch Eren and
Mikasa’s attention before they got into another argument. The blonde continues.
“What I’m saying is if his boyfriend can understand Eren as Heilige and as his
himself, then we have a powerful backup if something goes seriously wrong.”
Mikasa turns to look at Eren, her face darkens again. “Eren, is he your sugar
daddy?”
“No! Mikasa, it’s not like that!”
“Then why does Armin believe that he can back you up if something gets
seriously fucked up? He must be someone rich or strong, like a mafia boss or
something. Or maybe he’s a drug dealer. Do you even know where he works?”
“Mikasa, it’s really not like that.”
Armin sighs again. He figured that convincing Mikasa would take more than a
half day. It’s not an easy job but Eren needs her help. So he tries to explain
the situation as best as he can, repeating what he told Eren the first time
they planned to send an invitation. Mikasa’s expression softens after a while.
She pulls the red scarf up to cover her mouth with a sad look. “Eren, you’re
always trying too hard to protect me, and you do the same for other people…”
“You’re exaggerating. I’m always happy to help you.”
“Hm…” She hums softly. “You’re really not going to quit?” Mikasa asks again.
“Not a chance.” Eren answers with fierce determination in his eyes, which makes
his brilliant green eyes shine.
“Fine… I’ll help you. I think you deserve a little help after what you’ve done
for everyone.”
Eren’s face instantly brightens and he hugs Mikasa in a tight embrace. “Thank
you Mikasa.” He whispers softly in her ear.
“But I’ll still kill your boyfriend if he’s a jerk.”
“Mikasa!”
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***** Thieves in shadow *****
Chapter Summary
     Levi and Eren watch the wedding show together.
     They meet Heilige.
Chapter Notes
     We're finally reaching the middle - almost end - part of this fic.
     Maybe there are only few chapters left and hope i can finish it
     within this month.
     Thank you for the lovely kudos and comments :)
     You guys are so kind to drop by and read this fic TT_TT
     Taymeho, many many thanks for your help again to beta this chapter :)
     Seriously, you're the best! XD
     Enjoy the weekend!
People gather on either side of the catwalk and wait for the wedding fashion
show to begin. Eren can see so many magazine reporters gathered in various
spots to cover the news. The fashion show is a competition for amateur
designers with an aim to publish their work and put their name into the world.
The participant age limit is between 18 to 25 years old and the winner will get
two tickets to Paris to attend the winter fashion show. Most of the contestants
have dreamed of winning and going to Paris but not everyone put in an honest
effort.
The lost lamb was one of the participants who had to resign from the contest
because her design was stolen. She knows for sure that her rival stole it but
she didn’t have any solid proof to take the design back. Ymir only recognizes
her design in her rival’s dress. She designed a very beautiful wedding dress,
contrast to her cold appearance and expression, and she wanted to try her luck
in the fashion world. But sadly, her step was hindered by this incident.
Eren and Levi are now sitting in the front row of the catwalk, waiting
patiently for the show to begin. The brunette nervously peeks at his watch for
the third time to make sure he gets the timing right. The task this time is a
bit difficult because he needs to be fast and precise, according to Armin’s
plan. Otherwise Levi may suspect his identity again.
“Eren, what’s with that face?” Levi knits his brows.
“No, nothing. I just need to use the toilet.”
“Then go already, brat. Do you need me to come with you?”
“Levi, I’m seventeen! I don’t need anyone to come with me.”
Levi chuckles, watching Eren stand up and walk away – pouting – because the
raven treated him like a child. Eren can’t believe Levi still treats him like
that, even after all they’ve been through. He thought Levi would start treating
him like an adult but the nineteen year gap sure makes a lot of difference.
Eren slips amongst the sea of people who flooded the hall with various
expressions. Some are just plain serious, discussing business, others are
having fun watching or supporting their friends in the competition. He walks
into the bathroom and searches for the small window Armin showed him on the
floor plan. Luckily nobody was around so he reaches for the window as fast as
he can and jumps outside. His feet land on the grass at the back of the
building, then carries his legs away quickly to the changing room.
It’s actually embarrassing to watch all of the models change into their
outfits, he fought hard not to blush. Eren is squatting outside, peeking
through a window – trying to look away from the semi-naked bodies and just
focus on searching for the one dress.
“Just look for contestant number 27. If you can get the dress before the model
puts it on, you won’t have to have to strip her out. Just get there quickly.”
Eren remembers Armin’s words when they were reviewing their plan. He scans the
entire room quickly but finds no models with a tag numbered 27. Maybe she
hasn’t put it on yet.
When he’s just about to move away from his spot, two girls enter the dressing
room, one carrying a dress with the tag numbered 27. Eren halts his movement to
keep his eyes on them while silently thanking god that the dress hasn’t been
worn yet. They put the dress on the hanger while discussing something. Then the
designer puts down a folder on top of a table, which Eren suspects might be
where she put her draft design.
Both girls are still talking before another woman opens the dressing room door.
She announces that the accessories have arrived in the next room and all
participants are expected to pick them up. All of the models walk out of the
room and Eren thinks this is the perfect chance to grab the dress and the
draft. So far the plan has gone accordingly and he quietly thanks god that
Armin timed it right.
Eren opens the window and jumps inside, taking the dress and opening the folder
to search for the draft as fast as he can. He snatches it once it’s found and
hastily jumps back out. He runs to the other side of the building, climbing
through windows until he reaches the roof where Mikasa is waiting. She’s
wearing his costume, which looks a bit smaller on her body. That’s to be
expected though because Mikasa’s shoulders are broader and her muscles are more
defined.
“You’re right on time, Eren.”
“Yeah, thank god Armin is a genius. He planned the timing right.” Eren gives
her the dress and design, Mikasa nods.
“It’s kinda funny to speak to you with the voice scrambler device.” Eren
chuckles.
“Me too.”
“Okay, I gotta go back.”
“He’s with you, isn’t he?”
Eren knows who Mikasa refers to but he won’t risk Levi being terrorized by her.
“I’m not gonna answer that, Mikasa.”
“I’ll find out soon.”
Eren rolls his eyes and turns around. “See you on the stage.”
Mikasa nods and Eren makes his way back down to the ground. He runs as fast as
he can back to the bathroom window and jumps back in. He looks into the mirror,
brushing away any dust from his clothes, combing his hair as best as he can,
and straightens his shirt and pants from any creases. He washes his face and
wipes it with a paper towel, making sure he doesn’t look like he was just
running here and there, and takes a deep breath to stop his panting.
He inhales and exhales in a slow rhythm for a few times and counts to three
before walking out. It’s weird actually that Levi didn’t search for him,
because he’s sure that he took a long time. He walks back into the hall and
finds Levi talking to a tall man blonde man. Levi notices Eren and he extends
one hand as a cue for the brunette to come closer and take it. Eren complys.
“Puis-je vous présenter mon fiancé.” (May I introduce you to my fiancé.) Levi
says with a smile on his face. Eren has no idea what he’s saying. The blonde
man looks shocked for a second but then his expression softens. He takes Eren’s
hand and kisses it which causes the brunette to squeak in surprise.
“Quelle belle garçon. Je suis heureux de vous rencontrer.” (What a beautiful
boy. I am pleased to meet you.) Eren is completely confused by now as he looks
at Levi’s face with eyes pleading for an explanation. Levi chuckles lightly.
“This is my business partner, Monsieur Alexandre.” Levi introduces the man.
“Ah, ne peuvent pas parler français? (Ah, cannot speak French?) My apology. I
am Alexandre, it is a pleasure to meet you.” The man says with his gorgeous
smile showing those pearly white teeth.
“P– pleasure Sir. My name is Eren Jaeger.” Eren stutters. He pulls his hand
away and holds it to his chest.
“German? My my… Monsieur Levi, you’ve searched a long way to find him.”
Alexander now smiles teasingly to Levi.
“He’s worth every sacrifice.” Levi replies.
“Indeed. For a pair of those beautiful eyes, I would probably search the entire
world.”
Eren blushes hard but luckily it doesn’t show much because the lights start to
dim and there’s a short announcement saying the show will begin shortly.
“Please sit, Monsieur. I am certain your company will brighten my view for
future business prospects in this industry.” Levi offers an empty seat beside
him for Alexandre.
“Why thank you Monsieur.” Alexandre accepts and sits down. Levi and Eren follow
suit.
The show begins with groom wedding suits first and then followed by the bride
wedding dresses. Eren thinks those dresses and suits are exceptionally
beautiful, even though he didn’t know much about fashion. Levi keeps discussing
with Alexandre about something Eren didn’t understand because they spoke in
French, but the raven keeps holding his hand the whole time. It makes it hard
to move around and makes it seem like he’s purposely holding him in place.
When contestant number 20 starts to walk onto the catwalk, there is a little
commotion at the jury’s desk. A girl is standing in front of the desk, which
Eren recognizes as the designer who stole Ymir’s design. At first she talks in
a low voice but gradually becomes louder, protesting about something, shrieking
in an angry tone. Everyone’s attention is eventually drawn to her and their
conversation is now clear to hear.
“My design was stolen! How can you disqualify me?!”
“If you can’t show us your design and dress, then we can’t make judgments.”
Says one of the judges.
“This is bullshit! My design could’ve won this competition and the prize would
be mine.”
“Ms. Lauren, we are extremely sorry that you can’t participate and I’m sure the
police will help you. But if you can’t present anything now then you are
disqualified.” The judge replies again while flicking his finger as a sign for
security to come over. “Please help her locate the stolen dress, Sir.”
“That won’t be necessary.” A sudden voice comes from the direction of the stage
and makes all attention move away from the judges onto the catwalk.
Someone immediately spots the owner of the voice and shouts. “Heilige Thief!!”
Loud murmurs followed once everyone spotted the thief carrying a dress – the
stolen wedding dress. Heilige is standing on top of the lighting set above the
stage.
Eren has to pretend that he’s also surprised by this sudden turn of event. “Oh
god, it really is him!” Eren says, faking his shock while looking to Levi.
The raven haired man looks at Eren with eyes wide, then he switches to look at
the thief and back to Eren again.
“Levi?” Eren’s now confused, watching Levi being confused.
“Eren, you’re…shit!” Levi’s grip gets tighter until it hurts.
“Ouch!” Eren winces in pain and Levi immediately realizes that he unconsciously
hurt the young boy.
“Sorry.” He says as he looks at the thief again.
“You stole this dress design. You have no right to compete.” Heilige says.
“Son of a bitch! Give it back! That’s mine!!” Lauren screams.
“Get back Miss Lauren, this bastard is mine.”
Eren is surprised to see Nile Dawk in the crowd. He reaches for the back of his
waist and pulls out a gun to aim at Heilige, firing a bullet at Mikasa. Luckily
Mikasa has fast reflexes so she manages to dodge, but Eren gasps in shock to
see his sister being shot at by some cocky policeman.
Loud screams are heard from every direction and some people run outside, trying
to avoid the chaos or simply to protect themselves. Nile runs, climbing up the
catwalk and makes all the models scream and run to avoid him. Eren yanks his
hand away from Levi and runs toward Nile.
“Stop! What are you doing?!” He shouts as he grabs Nile’s hand which is aiming
at Heilige again.
“Fuck, kid! Let go! I’ll catch him now and make him regret playing justice!”
Nile shoves Eren away and he skids across the catwalk, all the way until he’s
under the lighting set. Nile aims again, ready to shoot.
“Eren!!” Levi runs in Eren’s direction while Nile shoots his second bullet at
Mikasa, which she’s able to dodge again. Mikasa is running, carrying the dress,
and flees as fast as she can. But the bullet misses and hits the lighting set,
making it fall directly above Eren.
“EREN!!!”
Levi jumps and pushes Eren’s body away from the dangerous spot. The brunette
yelps as he hears a loud crash and feels a strong hand trying to pull his body
away. His heart’s beating fast, eyes closed as he felt a heavy weight squish
him, protect him. A strong grip is hugging him as he slowly opens his eyes.
The first thing Eren sees is dark hair right in front of his nose, which he
slowly recognizes as Levi’s silky hair. But after a moment the raven hadn’t
moved and panic started to spread, his heartbeat hammering hard like it wants
to break out of his chest. With a trembling hand he caresses that silky hair.
“Levi…?” He calls out softly and moves his hand to shake Levi’s shoulder. The
hammering beat in his heart just got more violent as he doesn’t receive any
kind of response from his lover.
“Levi?” He calls again, a little louder this time. Eren flips Levi’s heavy body
around and rests him in his arms. Levi’s face is pale – paler than usual – and
he’s not opening his eyes. Eren strokes his cheek gently and calls again.
“Levi… Levi please…wake up…”
Eren’s voice is trembling now. He feels a choked sob escape and tears are
watering in his eyes. He tries to call again, hoping that Levi will answer him.
“Levi please…wake up, please…” Tears are now falling freely down his cheeks and
some drop onto Levi’s forehead.
“No…no…you’re scaring me, please don’t do this…please wake up….please….I beg
you…” Eren hugs Levi’s tightly, his body rocking slightly while crying and
crying.
Levi still doesn’t open his eyes, doesn’t reply to his calls, and he doesn’t
hug him back.
“Please! Levi, wake up! No…No… Help…help…Help! HELP!! Somebody help him!” Eren
yells while looking around, and a few people climb up the stage to help.
Eren’s crying – shouting and pleading for help, regardless if people are there
or not. Levi can’t die, he has to be okay, he’s just pretending that’s all. But
his weak conviction didn’t do anything to calm his heart as he feels blood
seeping out from Levi’s waist to his hand. Eren suddenly realizes that some
kind of metal object is stabbing through Levi’s waist and is causing blood to
gush out onto the floor. Panic rises higher in his chest as he screams out
again, yelling for help, and he looks at Nile who watches the whole scene in
silence.
“I’ll kill you!! I swear I’ll kill you!! Eren shouts his heart out, loud enough
to make his threat etch into Nile’s heart.
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***** True Blood *****
Chapter Summary
     Levi's grandfather come to the hospital.
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Levi wakes up looking at a white ceiling and the smell of disinfectant assaults
his nostrils. The smell is so strong, sickening, yet nostalgic; making his mind
wonder whether he had a sense for cleanliness in a past life as well. He blinks
several times, trying to figure out his surroundings, and tries to move his
fingers to feel how much strength he has right now. He clenches his fist and
unclenches it, doing the same movement a couple of times until he figures out
that he’ll at least be able to support his body in case he needs to move fast.
He sighs tiredly, trying to remember what happened before he lost
consciousness. His eyes shut as he tries to recall his memory. He was at a
wedding fashion show with Eren, they met Heilige who – shit, Heilige and Eren
were two different people after all. They both showed up at the same time. And
Eren was with him – right next to him – while Heilige was on top of the
lighting set.
He remembers that Nile was there too, trying to shoot the thief, and Eren tried
to stop the bastard from killing him. Nile missed his shot but hit the lighting
set instead and it cracked, falling. And Eren was…Eren was….
Levi’s eyes shot open as he remembers the last scene. He got up hastily and
suddenly a sharp pain spreads from his waist to his entire body.
“Agh!!” He cries out and instinctively grabs his waist to hold the pain. He
doesn’t care about the pain though, he only needs to know that Eren is okay.
Levi looks around the bed and finds the emergency button. He presses it to call
the nurse or doctor or whoever. Seconds later, his door opens and a nurse runs
towards him.
“Mr. Ackerman, please lay down! You’re not supposed to – “
“Where’s Eren?” Levi cuts off the nurse.
“What?”
“Is he okay? Where is he?!”
“Sir, you need to lie back down!”
“Fuck that! Get me Eren! Tell me he’s okay!”
The nurse tries to restrain Levi to prevent him from leaving the bed but he’s
stronger, much stronger, so the nurse calls for backup. Two male nurses come in
to help her hold Levi down and cuff his wrists to the sides of the bed,
effectively disarming him. He thrashes and struggles to try and get up again
but the wound in his waist slows his movements. It consumes most of his energy
and soon after he stops struggling. A doctor comes rushing in and checks on his
condition and gives instructions to the nurse to register more medicine.
Levi’s breathing hard while lying down on the bed, his temple is pounding and
sweat drenches his back. It’s been a long time since he’s felt this way, weak
and powerless, stabbed and wounded, with pain so familiar spreading through his
entire body. And a relentless feeling that’s consuming his mind as he can’t
calm himself down without knowing his loved one is okay.
Where is Eren? Is he okay? What happened after I blacked out? Why am I fucking
weak right now? He desperately needs to get out of here and make sure Eren is
safe and secure.
“Levi! You’re awake!” A female voice is heard from the door. Levi finds Petra
rushing inside the room with worry written all over her face.
“Petra… Petra, where’s Eren?!” He asks again.
Petra stands beside the bed with a visible frown on her face. “He’s okay. He’s
been waiting for you this whole time but we sent him back. We can’t have him
getting sick and there’s school to attend to.”
“Tell me what happened.”
“Sure, hold on a moment.” Petra nods and talks to the doctor first about his
condition. Levi didn’t look the slightest bit interested in hearing about his
condition because he’s had experienced worse before. It almost seems like no
matter how much pain he’s gone through; life will stick to him like a disease –
like some kind of curse. But now he feels glad that he survived, knowing that
Eren is okay and alive as well.
When the doctor’s explanation is over, he leaves the room with all of the
nurses and closes the door. Levi sighs in relief for the privacy. Petra walks
over again and takes the liberty to uncuff his wrists, seeing as he’s calm down
and isn’t a threat.
“You should listen to the doctor’s explanations.” Petra says while sitting in a
chair beside Levi’s bed.
“I don’t give a shit. Been in worse conditions.” Levi answers nonchalantly.
“I know…but you still need to take better care of yourself now, especially
because you have Eren. He’s worried sick over you.”
Those words sting his heart like a needle as he realizes the young boy is now
filling him with life, making him feel more alive than he’s felt in years. And
he should not make the boy worried, especially over someone like him.
“Shut up, Petra. I know that.” Levi sighs again while running his hand through
his hair.
“Yeah, I can see that. You guys are silly love birds.” She chuckles, making
Levi frown.
“I’m not your ‘boys love’ fantasy object, fuckface.”
“Aw~ why not? It’s beautiful to watch.”
“Shut up and just tell me what happened.”
“Fine, fine boss.” Petra sighs with a smile on her face, trying to hold back
her giggles. “You went unconscious after getting hit by the crumbling lighting
set but you managed to save Eren. He was panicking because you got a severe
stab wound in your waist. From what I heard – from Gunter – Eren was screaming
and crying for help, but he also blatantly threatened Nile that he’d kill him.”
“Fuck.” Levi curses.
“Yeah, the boy was furious that you got hurt because of him.”
“Is he in school right now?”
Petra looks at her wristwatch. “Classes are finished for today, I think, and he
usually comes here straight after school.”
Levi hums and looks outside of the window where the sky is getting more shades
of orange as the day starts to retreat. “What happened next?” Levi asks.
“You were brought here and went through surgery for a few hours. I rushed to
get here and found Eren sitting in the front together with two of his friends.”
“Friends?”
“Yeah, the girl with black hair and the sweet boy with blonde hair.”
“Hmm… Is he hurt?”
“No, not a single scratch. Don’t worry.”
“Fucking brat scared me.”
“I think you were the one scaring him. He was bawling his eyes out. They were
so swollen and his body was trembling all over.”
“How long have I been out?”
“A week – I guess.”
“Shit. How’s the company?”
“Don’t worry about that. Auruo is handling everything, you know he’s very
capable. But there are some approvals that need your attention.”
“Bring them here and get my laptop, I’m working from the hospital until I get
out of this sick house.”
“I knew you were going to say that, but can’t it wait until you get better?”
“Bullshit. Just bring them here. And tell Gunter to pick up Eren if he’s going
to come here.”
Petra shakes her head while fishing out her phone to relay the messages to
Gunter and Auruo. “Done. Oh, and there’s another thing, your grandfather is
visiting today too because he’ll be heading back to France tomorrow.”
“Fuck! I don’t need the motherfucker’s meddling!”
“Levi… just listen to what he has to say.”
“Fuck that. I’m checking out, right now.” Levi tries to get up again, wincing
because of the pain.
“You can’t! You’re in no condition to leave!” Petra stands from her seat and
walks closer to Levi, pushing his shoulders back to the bed again.
“The old fart can see an empty bed when he gets here.”
“Levi! Think about Eren! He’s so worried over you and he’ll be disappointed to
find you’re out of the hospital in this condition.”
“Jesus fuck, Petra. I’m getting out of here and taking him with me.” He curses
while still trying to sit and get out of the bed, but his movements stop when
he hears two knocks coming from the door.
Petra looks at Levi and he nods as a signal to open the door. Petra moves her
hands off from Levi and walks to open the door, they find a man standing there.
He was wearing a black long coat and carrying a cane. A black hat is covering
one of his eyes and he smiles – a cold one – to Petra before opening his mouth.
“Afternoon, Petra.”
Petra recognizes the guest immediately and opens the door wide to let him in.
The man is very old and looks tired but he has an intimidating charisma, just
like Levi.
“Mr. Ackerman, good afternoon.” She says with a simple smile on her lips and
steps aside as a gesture to welcome him in. She looks at Levi who’s – now –
piercing his gaze towards the old man with hatred and disgust.
“What the fuck do you want, old man?” Levi crudely greets him. The man steps
inside and walks beside Levi’s bed to sit in the chair.
“It’s been a while since we last saw each other.” He says with a low voice,
calm yet firm like he’s always been.
“I intend to keep it that way. Now get the fuck out.” Levi retorts while
clenching his fist in the sheets.
“That foul mouth will never change, will it.”
“No shit.”
“Don’t be so hostile. I come in peace.”
“Are you fucking kidding me? We have nothing to discuss. I thought I said it
clear enough for an old senile like you to understand: as long as I make your
business flourish, you’ll never interfere with whatever I do. And I made your
business expand to Germany this fiscal year. So Get. The. Fuck. Out.” Levi
stressed his words, half threatening. But the old man doesn’t even budge from
his seat. He just closes his eyes, inhaling and exhaling in disappointment.
“I’m aware of that, but that’s not what I want to talk about.”
“So what is it about, huh?”
“It’s about your cousin.”
“What about her? She’s fine. And for your fucking information, she rejected
your proposition.”
“Then you’ll inherit my company.”
“Fuck you. Get another child to deal with that.”
“I want a pure blood Ackerman to do this business, not some foster child.”
“Not my fucking problem.”
“He’ll be happy if you inherit it.”
“Who the fuck are you talking about?” Lev’si blue-grey eyes are looking at the
old man with a dangerous glare, feeling completely pissed off if what he thinks
is true.
“His name is Eren Jaeger, isn’t it? Such a lovely boy, especially those green
eyes.”
“Leave him the fuck out if this.”
“He would be happy if you have a fortune in your hands. He won’t need to work
for the rest of his live and you’ll be able to buy whatever he wants, even
things for his family.”
“He’s not your average human scum. He wants nothing from me.”
“Are you certain about that?”
“Even if he did want something from me, he’s the only one I would gladly spoil.
Now get out, filthy swine.”
“Then that makes our discussion easier. Inherit my business and he’ll be yours
forever.”
“No. Get that through your thick skull.”
“I’ll talk to Eren then, maybe he’ll listen.”
Levi sits up quickly, ignoring the pain stabbing his muscles like needles and
burning acid. He’s never felt so murderous towards someone in a long time, but
this bastard just keeps pushing it.
“Levi!” Petra runs over and holds him again to prevent him from getting out of
bed. Levi yanks his shoulder out of her grip.
“Don’t you fucking dare talk to him! He’s mine!” Levi is suddenly out of his
bed and is about to punch the old man’s face, but two knocks stop his actions
yet again. Why are there are so many interruptions today? Can’t they leave him
alone for just one minute to beat the crap out of this cocky bastard and leave
him black and blue?
Petra turns to the door and opens it again. This time she finds Eren and his
two friends standing at the door. Eren looks exactly the same as the last time,
but the black circles under his eyes are evident that he didn’t get much sleep.
His hair is a mess – more than it usually is, and his face expresses his worry.
“Eren, come in. He’s awake and waiting for you.” Petra says while opening the
door wide. Eren’s eyes immediately find Levi on the other side of the room,
across the bed, ready to punch someone. But he doesn’t care about that, all he
cares about is seeing the raven man’s eyes open and alive. Eren runs towards
Levi and hugs him tightly in a strong embrace.
“Levi…” Eren’s voice sounds hurt and hoarse.
Levi wraps his arms around Eren’s waist and hugs him tightly. A wave of relief
sweeps his heart out of all anger, worry, sadness, and anxiety it felt just a
few minutes ago. His boy is okay, not a single wound inflicted on his body.
Only his eyes are swollen from crying too much, but other than that, Eren is
perfectly alright.
“Eren, Eren, fuck, you worried the hell out of me.”
“Shut up you stupid asshole! You’re the one making me worried! Do you have any
idea how it felt when your bleeding body laid weak in my arms?! I was so
worried!” Eren shouts angrily while sobbing hard, making Levi’s hospital gown
soaked with tears and snot on the shoulder.
The boy hugs him tightly until he felt pain again in his waist, he hisses. Eren
lets him go while looking down to Levi’s waist where the wound is covered from
sight by fabric.
“I – I’m sorry. Are you okay?”
“Don’t mind me. It’s nothing.”
“It’s not nothing! You were seriously injured! I saw blood gushing out onto the
floor!”
“I’ve been worse, brat. Stop worrying.”
“Even if you have, it doesn’t make it any easier for me to watch you be hurt.
Bastard…I hate you… I hate you so much…” Eren hugs Levi again, not too tight
this time, and cries more.
Levi strokes his back gently, caressing slowly to calm him, and leaves soft
kisses on Eren’s neck. Levi closes his eyes as he inhales the sweet scent of
the boy he loves so much. Whispering over and over again telling Eren that he’s
okay, shushing gently with a soft voice while continuing to stroke Eren’s back
and hair, kissing his shoulder and neck again. Eren is crying like a child and
Levi almost smiles, liking the innocent way his lover is mad and worried about
him.
The sobs slowly reduces into faint whimpers and Levi feels Eren’s body getting
heavier and heavier as he leans forward. That’s weird, the boy is usually very
light. But then Eren’s arms drop to either side of his body and the boy almost
falls to the floor. Luckily Levi has good reflexes and catches Eren before he
falls. The boy’s breathing is steady and his eyes are closed with a peaceful
expression.
He’s fallen asleep.
 
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“Sorry, he hasn’t been sleeping well the past few days. Sometimes he doesn’t
even sleep at all and he doesn’t eat much.” Armin says while sipping his tea.
Petra giggles again for the third time because of what happened. She never
thought that Eren would instantly fall asleep like that in the middle of
crying. Eren is like a five year old child trapped inside a teenage body. And
it’s really cute how he can make Levi’s cold demeanor melt every time.
They’re all sitting in chairs inside the VVIP hospital ward where Levi is
treated. Armin gives Mikasa a short glance in the awkward atmosphere, but she’s
too busy watching Eren while resenting Levi for sitting too close to the boy.
They originally came to accompany Eren to visit Levi and then go home but when
the brunette fell asleep, they couldn’t bear to wake him up. So they decided to
wait until Eren wakes up, or at least wait half an hour before trying to wake
him up.
Truth is, Eren hasn’t slept at all for the past three days. He often comes back
to the dorm after midnight and sometimes even near dawn. Armin didn’t know what
Eren did these past few days, but he wears his thief costume every time he went
out.
It worries him, because by wearing his thief outfit he’s bound to attract
attention, especially Nile’s. The thought of Eren clashing against that
policeman again is terrifying. Nile is known as a very stubborn policeman. He
will stop at nothing until he catches his prey. He also won’t hesitate to use
his weapon to hurt someone.
True, there are consequences for his rough actions, but the fact that Nile’s
able to put most criminals behind bars is considered a great contribution to
society. And a mere student like him or Eren won’t stand a chance against him
in the system.
Armin peeks from the corner of his eye in Levi’s direction. Eren is now
sleeping peacefully on Levi’s bed with the raven sitting beside the boy. He
caresses Eren’s hair slowly, moving his bangs away from his forehead before
they quickly return to their original position. The boy breathes steadily with
a comfortable smile on his lips, unconsciously leaning into Levi’s touch. The
dark circles under his eyes were rarely seen on Eren’s face. He also looks a
bit thinner and his lips are chapped.
How Levi hates to see the boy looking like this. Eren isn’t supposed to worry
about him at all. Eren deserves a happy life, full of bliss and ignorance to
every single filth lying in this world. Had Levi known Nile would be at the
fashion show, he would’ve been more careful. But then who would’ve thought that
Eren and Heilige are different people? His theory was proven wrong but why
would Eren protect the thief? Do they know each other? Or does Eren just have
strong feelings about people getting hurt or dying?
“He’s very young, isn’t he? How adorable.” Kenny speaks between sips of tea and
Levi ignores him. His grandfather refuses to go back home before talking to
Eren, which irritates Levi to no end. Levi had tried to kick him out of the
room but the old bastard insisted on staying and immediately made himself
comfortable.
“Grandfather, why are you here?” Mikasa finally asks. She had kept silent from
the moment she saw the old man in the hospital, but the uncomfortable
atmosphere got heavier once she found out that he wishes to speak to Eren.
“To speak to your step-brother.”
“Why?” She says again, asking for clarification.
“Because you and Levi rejected my offer for inheritance. I’m baffled at how
both of you can reject such good money.” Kenny puts the cup back onto the table
and fixes his tie. He crosses his legs, putting the left on top of the right,
and smirks at Mikasa.
Her face darkens and she open her mouth again. “Money is not everything. I’m
sure Eren feels the same.”
“I wonder about that.” Kenny retorts.
Mikasa rises from her seat and walks to the bed, looking at Eren’s peaceful
face then looks at Levi in the eye with a death glare. “I should’ve known that
his boyfriend is you.” She says with eyes gleaming with hatred.
“He didn’t tell you?” Levi asks, looking away from her and back to Eren again.
“No. He refused to tell me, at least until I can keep my emotions in check and
refrain myself from killing you.”
Levi snorts while folding his arms in front of his chest. He looks at Mikasa
with his bored expression like always. “You don’t believe in me?” He asks.
“No. It’s your fault that Eren got into this mess. If only you had protected
him better, he would’ve stayed out of trouble.”
“Nile was an unexpected issue, but I can see where your worries come from.”
Mikasa rolls her eyes. “Really?” She asks while looking at the raven again,
feeling unsure and doubtful of Levi’s sympathy.
“Yes, because if something had happened to Eren, I’d never forgive myself. But
mostly, I’d never forgive Nile. He’d live long enough to have air breathing
through his lungs but not necessarily be grateful that he’s alive. His torn
limbs would be a wonderful display on my wall and I’d give the rest of his body
to Hanji. She’ll thank me for giving her a living experiment subject.”
While saying this, Levi eyes are gleaming dangerously. His expression remains
the same as always, but his eyes are downright murderous and those threats
didn’t sound empty. For a second, Mikasa feels cold sweat run down her spine,
understanding that Levi would really do what he just said without a second
thought if things came to the worst situation.
She feels the same as Levi if something were to happen to Eren, but saying what
you’ll do and actually doingit are two different things. But not her cousin –
Not Levi. She feels that Levi can kill as easy as breathing oxygen through your
lungs. The only thing needed to wake the monster inside is putting Eren in
danger. She can already see the Ackerman blood flowing within Levi and that
same blood is flowing within her too.
“I’m counting on that.” Mikasa gladly agrees, somehow feeling that Levi’s
promise – or threat -- can be trusted and she’d like to hold him to that.
Armin and Petra sit in silence, watching and observing the whole scene playing
in front of them. Armin had guessed that Mikasa and Levi may have a family
relationship, but genetics are really scary. Mikasa, Levi, and their
grandfather have the exact same aura; calm yet downright scary, especially
Kenny Ackerman.
Petra sips her tea calmly and Armin’s surprised to see how the petite blonde
handles the situation. Usually people would feel nervous around such a dark
atmosphere but Petra seems unaffected. When Petra looks at Armin and sees him
with such quizzical expression, she just smiles warmly while saying, “I’m used
to this.”
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***** My Whole World *****
Chapter Summary
     A tense atmosphere and some smut
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Eren is listening closely to what Kenny Ackerman has to say after he
(embarrassingly) waited for him to wake up from his instant slumber.
At first, he couldn’t quite believe that Mikasa and Levi are related by blood.
He kept making fun of it, thinking that it was a joke they made up to tease
him, but it wasn't. Mikasa explained again and again, with Armin’s help, to
convince him that his adopted sister and Levi are indeed related by blood
After some hard thinking and observing, Levi and Mikasa do had some
resemblances: their black hair, sharp eyes, cold expression, and overprotective
nature towards their loved ones and family. Holy shit, how could he have miss
those clues after all of these months together with Levi? Love is blind, huh?
After Eren got over his shock from the new fact, Kenny continued on what he had
to offer. Eren understands the reasons why Kenny wanted Levi or Mikasa to
succeed his business, but also perfectly understood why both of his
grandchildren didn’t want to take the offer.
Whoever succeeds the business must also bear the responsibility to give birth
to a new successor by marrying someone. This wouldn’t be a problem if Eren was
a girl, which – of course – will never happen, so Levi instantly refused. Even
before Eren came into his life, he never had the intention to succeed the
family business because all he wanted to do is take care of his school. After
he has enough savings, he’ll give the position back to Kenny Ackerman and start
to expand his school outside of Sina. Well, at least that’s the plan.
Eren once again finds himself dumbstruck by the fact that Levi owns the school.
He looks over at Levi and asks why he never told him that. But Levi just shrugs
his shoulders, saying that it was nothing worth mentioning. Eren sulks and
pouts, saying that had he knew it was Levi’s school, he would’ve understood why
he had to spent hours and hours cleaning the church until he could see his
reflection on the hardwood. Levi laughs when he hears that.
Eren also understands Mikasa’s reason to reject the offer. She doesn’t want to
inherit the business because it’d be a huge responsibility to take on. She’s
perfectly fine living a normal life with her best friend, Armin, and dearest
brother.
Even though the future is far too unpredictable and having a decent job would
surely be reassuring, she didn’t feel ready for that new role. Of course Levi
and Kenny would educate her until she can get a grasp of the job, but she just
couldn’t picture herself having that kind of responsibility. And the thought of
leaving Eren alone at school and saying goodbye to Armin, Carla, and Grisha
never crossed her mind.
Kenny was so stubborn to have either of his grandchildren succeed the family
business – especially Levi – and he’s willing to fulfill any kind of wish Eren
could possibly have to get Levi to agree. But the young boy can’t find the
right reasons to agree. No matter how much money he’ll have, no matter how much
reassurance it’ll give his parents, Levi is the only one he loves the most.
And the thought of his boyfriend marrying someone else just to give birth to a
successor broke his heart. He could never live with that, to have someone else
steal Levi, even just for the sake of a political marriage. No, he could never
live with that.
“I’m sorry Sir…I can’t help you with this.” Eren shakes his head while looking
at his feet, looking at the white shoes he’s wearing.
Kenny exhales in disappointment before asking, “I’m offering you the world yet
you refuse?”
Eren nods and lifts his head up to look at Levi, then shifts his eyes to Mikasa
and Armin. “You’re asking me to give up the most important people in my life
and I can’t do that. They are my world. My parents, Mikasa, Armin…” Then Eren
looks back at Levi with loving eyes which makes his green eyes shine
brilliantly. “and Levi… They are my whole world. I would do anything to keep
them in my life.” He firmly states.
Small lights adorn Levi’s eyes while Armin and Mikasa sit in silence, radiating
a happy, warm smile upon hearing Eren’s words. Mikasa blushes a little and she
pulls her scarf up to cover her lips. She always knew that Eren could
understand her more than anyone in the world. And she's so happy that Eren has
never changed the way he loves her after all these years.
Armin also feels relieved that Eren decided to refuse Kenny’s offer. However
tempting the offer may be, it is still a tough world. People can change in a
bad way – or if they’re lucky – a good way. But right now Armin wants to spend
their high school years in happiness, like any other normal teenage kid. He
knows how childish it sounds but he wants their moments together in high school
to last a little bit longer.
“Are you sure of this?” Kenny asks one more time and Eren nods firmly. The
young boy looks at Kenny’s eyes with unwavering determination.
“Maybe you need some more time to think. I’ll leave for now.” Kenny stands from
his seat and walks by, passing Eren and Levi who is still sitting in the bed.
“Sir – “ Eren tries to call him but Kenny doesn’t stop his steps.
“Good day, Mr. Jaeger.” He politely says and opens the door to leave. Once the
door closes almost everyone exhales in relief. They didn’t realize that they
were holding their breath because of the tense atmosphere.
Petra is the first one to move, she stands from her seat and picks up the pot
to refill it with more tea. “That was exciting wasn’t it?” She says while
leaving the room.
“I think my life just shortened a few years.” Armin answers while leaning into
his chair.
Mikasa looks at Eren with a smile – a rare, beautiful smile – on her lips.
“Thank you, Eren. You always understand me, better than anyone.”
“Don’t mention it Mikasa. Not like I can give up my family just like that.”
Eren answers with a grin on his face.
He looks at Levi who's now wearing an unreadable expression. Eren has been able
to read Levi’s expressions ever since they started going out, but not this
time. Levi just sits in silence with his bangs covering both eyes.
Eren lowers his head to try and take a good look at Levi’s face. “Levi, are you
okay?” he asks cautiously.
Suddenly Levi turns in Eren’s direction and shoves the boy onto the elevated
bed. Eren yelps in surprise and Mikasa instantly stands with her fists
clenching hard. Levi carefully straddles Eren’s waist and cups his cheek.
“Eren, Eren, I love you. God you’re perfect. I want to fuck you, right now.”
Levi says while kissing the boy hungrily, making wet noises fill the room which
makes Armin blush hard. The blonde quickly covers his face with both hands
while Mikasa's eyes widen in shock.
“Get your hands off of my brother right now!!!”
 
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Levi’s wound is healing but he needs to stay another week in the hospital. It
was downright boring in the empty room when Eren wasn't there to visit. Eren
will have his winter break soon and snow has started to fall, covering the land
with pure, white, fluffy snow. Levi has been waiting for the winter holiday to
take Eren on a trip, but the plan must be postponed due to his injury.
He's had worst wounds before but Petra and Hanji made him sit tight until he’s
completely healed. But the worst thing of all -- he can’t have sex yet. It’ll
put too much stress on his body and risk having the wound open again.
Eren understands the situation very well, even though his body says otherwise.
After the love confession, Eren has been hungry for sex but he must withhold
until Levi gets better. His lover’s health is more important than his desires.
Levi loves him and that's what matters most.
Levi is clearly unhappy with the arrangement but the young lover convinces him
that it’s okay to wait a little bit. As a deal, Levi can ask him to do
anything, as long as the older man sits still in his bed. Levi reluctantly
agrees but quickly thought of his first request for Eren to fulfill. He
wouldn't take no for an answer.
Now, the only sound existing in the room is his fingers typing furiously on a
keyboard. Levi is sitting in bed with a laptop on his lap. He wants to review
all issues and work progress as soon as possible and get it done by today.
There are hundreds of emails to address while pended issues get worse because
he can’t come into the office. He clicks his tongue every time he finds emails
that don’t need his attention and quickly forwards them to Auruo for him to
take care of. This time he feels a little relieved that Auruo can represent him
in the office; otherwise he didn’t know who to trust with the job. But he’d
never admit that to anyone.
Two knocks on the door stops his fingers from typing. He sighs and removes his
glasses. Levi rubs his tired eyes with his thumb and index finger. “Come in.”
He says while putting the glasses back on and starts typing again, slower this
time.
The door opens and Eren peeks inside. Eren lifts his left hand, showing a
plastic bag to show Levi, and the raven looks away from the screen to the
brunette.
“I brought your favorite tea.” Eren says with a warm smile while closing the
door. He walks over to Levi.
“Good. Come here, brat.” Levi put his laptop and glasses on the table beside
the bed and extends his hand for Eren to take.
Eren’s smile grows wider as he quickens his pace to take Levi’s hand. His
boyfriend’s fingers are cold to the touch. They are always like that and Eren
loves the way they get warmer as soon as his own fingers touch them. He gives
the plastic bag to Levi and the raven takes it then puts it on the table as
well. He pulls Eren so that he’ll climb on top of him and sit on his lap.
Levi’s arms circle around Eren’s waist and tugs him closer as he kisses the
younger boy’s neck.
“How was school today?” Levi asks while leaving more kisses on Eren’s neck. The
younger boy whimpers while hugging Levi closer to his chest.
“School was fun, but the break is closing in and so is your birthday.” Eren
answers with a smile and blushing cheeks.
“You must be cold. Want something warm?”
Levi closes his eyes and lifts his head to kiss Eren’s lips. They were cold due
to the weather outside but were quickly warmed up by Levi’s hot lips. Eren
moans softly into the kiss as he feels Levi’s tongue slip inside his mouth. Wet
sounds echo in the room when Levi starts to kiss him with passion. Soon lust is
growing inside Eren’s body and he knew he had to stop now or their make out
session will have an impact on Levi’s wound.
“Ngh…Levi stop…You’re hurt.” Eren pleads with a weak voice.
Levi breaks the kiss and looks at Eren’s eyes which are clouded with lust. “I’m
just tasting you. Can’t I do that?” Levi asks while running his thumb over to
wipe Eren’s moist lips.
“You can, but the doctor says no sex until you’re healed.” Eren looks at Levi
with hazy eyes.
“Then you should distract me. Did you bring what I asked?”
Eren nods, climbs down from the bed, and grabs his backpack which lies on the
floor. He opens it and shoves his hand inside in search for the particular item
Levi asked for. He finds it in the bottom of the bag, takes it out then tosses
his backpack onto a chair. Eren hops back into Levi’s lap and shows the
vibrator to his lover. Levi nods in approval.
“Hm, not bad. Did it embarrass you to buy this?” Levi takes it from Eren’s hand
and kissed the boy’s lips again. Eren blushes and looks away from his eyes but
Levi cups Eren’s chin with his thumb and index finger to make the brunette look
his way again.
“Levi…” Eren puts his hands on Levi’s shoulders. The pink shade turns darker as
he remembers how embarrassing it was to buy the vibrator.
“Answer me, precious.” Levi demands.
Eren nods weakly. He can’t stand being stared at by those steely blue-grey
eyes. That unwavering gaze almost feels like it can see into Eren’s mind if he
looks at them for too long. Eren feels his body grow hotter and hotter, despite
the cold weather. Levi hums in satisfaction, knowing that Eren reacted just the
way he wanted.
Even though they've been going out for months, Eren still hasn’t lost his
innocence. Those  cheeks stain with shades of red once he merely holds the boy
in his arms. Eren’s body shivers to the slightest touch he brings and his plump
lips will slightly open when Levi kisses his beautiful tan skin.
Cute whimpers and sexy moans spill from Eren’s lips as Levi pop open a few
buttons of the younger boy’s uniform. He puts the vibrator down by the side of
his leg and carefully slides Eren’s shirt down to his sides as he caresses the
boy’s smooth skin. Eren’s bare chest is now exposed in front of his eyes. Levi
runs his fingers from his neck down to his chest and makes a stop at the
delicious looking nipple. The sensitive bud hardens from his touches and Eren
lifts his head to look up while closing his eyes.
“Levi! Shit!” He claws at Levi’s shoulders as he relishes the blissful feeling
of his lover’s fingers caressing the sensitive nipple. Levi strokes it slowly
and gives it a lick, tasting the hardened bud. Eren moans harder from the hot
touch and Levi sucks it to entice more lustful noises from his lover.
“Ah! No~ Levi please, you’re hurt...” Eren begs again for Levi to stop, even
though he wants just the opposite. But he can’t risk his lover to get hurt any
more than he already is. Eren needs to make up his mind and stop Levi from
waking up the lust that resides in his body.
“You said that you’ll do whatever I want. So let me do whatever I want,
precious.” Levi ignores Eren’s plea.
“But your wound will…ah…Ah!” Eren couldn’t finish his protest as Levi sucks his
nipple harder while the raven’s right hand gropes his round butt.
“I don’t mind a little pain.” Levi fondles Eren’s ass and slides his fingers up
to the boy’s waist. His left hand works open the button of Eren’s pants and
pulls the zipper down, while his right hand slips inside his pants and
underwear to squeeze the soft cheek.
Eren can’t resist to let out louder moans as arousal starts to occupy his mind.
Levi's left hand joins the right to fondle his ass cheeks with a firm grip.
Eren’s pants shimmy down to his thighs while Levi’s hot tongue licks his other
nipple, making it hard with a few sucks and bites. The sensations are  making
him dizzy as he feels his cock hardening in response.
“Shit…Levi…I missed you.” Eren confesses his longing, unable to lie anymore. He
cups Levi’s face and kisses his lover's wet lips hard. Eren feels Levi’s hands
squeeze his ass some more before parting them and nudge the tight rim. The boy
gasps in surprise from the pressure. Levi notices this and he pulls one hand
away. He presses two fingers to Eren’s lower lip.
“Make them wet.” He orders and Eren hungrily licks them, making them wet and
sucks until they're coated thick with saliva. Levi hums in approval.
“Good boy.” Levi purrs as he pulls his fingers out of Eren’s mouth and back to
the twitching entrance again. He teases the rim, make circular motions to
massage it before pushing one finger inside the tight hole. This time Eren
moans in pleasure and his grip on Levi’s shoulders get harder.
“Levi – Oh god more~” Eren says with a sultry voice, heady with arousal.
Levi pumps his finger in and out in a slow rhythm, trying his best not to hurt
the boy. Lately, he couldn’t bring himself to hurt the boy; he doesn’t know
why. Eren’s whimpers and moans become louder and louder so he pushes another
finger inside and brings them in deeper. He feels Eren’s muscles contracting
against his fingers, trying to gain more friction as he pushes in again and
curls them inside, searching for that one favorite spot his lover likes the
most. It doesn’t take long before Levi finally finds Eren’s prostate and pushes
against it with slightly more pressure.
“Fuck!” The movement drives Eren crazy and he can’t focus anymore.
Levi isn’t pushing hard like he used to do. Those fingers curl and make
circular movements inside, slowly but with precise pressure that almost makes
him cum every time they teased. They graze the spot briefly then leaves it to
tease his twitching walls, then back to graze it, teasing it again with
pressure.
“Levi! No~ Why – ah!” Eren rambles and shut his eyes as his whole body trembles
greatly with anticipation.
He doesn’t know what he wants right now. Should he ask Levi to ram his fingers
in harder or just let him tease him like this for a long while, to savor each
feeling of the delicious pressures against his prostate? He just couldn’t think
straight anymore. These sensations are new with Levi treating him so gently.
He’s not sure whether he can handle the teasing for long. His cock is leaking
precum and he’s ready to come at any moment.
Levi’s eyes are gleaming as he watches his lover trembling hard. Eren’s ragged
breath sounds like music to his ears, that pretty tanned skin glows with sweat
spread all over his body, making the sexy curves of his lean muscles more
visible. He takes the vibrator with his other hand and licks a few paths up to
slicken it, then pulls his fingers out of Eren’s puckered hole. Levi pushes the
toy inside gently and turns it on, earning a loud gasp from Eren.
“Shit! F-fuck!” Profanities slip out of Eren’s bruised lips as the vibrations
start to massage his walls, sending jolts of pleasure throughout his entire
body.
“Do you like that, love?” Levi purrs while pushing the vibrator deeper inside.
Eren cries out from pure pleasure and he buries his face into Levi’s shoulder.
Instinctively, he bites the shoulder as his hole starts twitching again and
squeezes the toy inside.
“Yes! Yes! I like it, Levi! More, give me more!” He shamelessly moans and begs
for Levi to move the damn toy.
“Pump my cock.” Levi says while pulling the toy out just to bring it back in,
pushing until it touches Eren’s prostate.
Eren gasps loudly while trying hard to focus on bringing his hand to grab
Levi’s cock, which is still hidden beneath the hospital pants. The brunette
cries louder and starts moving his own ass to fuck himself on the toy while
pumping Levi’s hardening dick in the same rhythm.
“Levi~ ” Eren mewls, feeling that he’ll come soon but he doesn’t want to finish
now. He needs something bigger than the toy to satisfy him.
“What is it, love?” Levi kisses and sucks on Eren’s body, leaving purple marks
all over his chest.
“I w-want you.” Eren pleas softly while stroking Levi’s smooth hair.
“Do you miss me?” Levi asks and increases the vibration level.
“Ah! Oh god! Yes, fuck Levi, I miss you.” Eren shouts louder, tears starting to
gather in his eyes from the pleasure.
“Show me, precious. Show me how much you miss me.” Levi pulls the vibrator out
and lays back onto the mattress.
Eren backs away a little to pull Levi’s pants down and straddles the older
man’s waist. He lifts himself up and aligns his twitching hole with Levi’s hard
cock then pushes it into himself. Breathy moans escape Eren’s lips as the
feeling of his ass being filled is overwhelming. His wet hole is greedily
eating Levi’s cock as he keeps pushing it in. Eren sighs in satisfaction once
the thick cock is fully sheathed inside him. His muscles are massaging the hard
shaft and Eren feels the cock twitch every time he squeezes it hard.
Eren’s caught by surprise when Levi grabs his waist and lifts him up, then
pushes him back down while slamming hips up. Eren screams, feeling his entire
body shocked with huge waves of pleasure. And he wants more. He wants to move
his hips up but he’s too weak against the hard thrusts Levi gives him again and
again. Levi brings his hips down then slams them back up while gripping onto
Eren’s ass, parting the cheeks while holding them still in place.
Eren gasps and pants quickly as his body falls down against Levi’s chest and he
grips his clothes hard enough to tear them. He wants to tear them off of Levi’s
body so that he can feast his eyes upon those beautiful muscles, but these hard
thrusts are making it difficult to concentrate.
“Le– Levi, touch me.” Eren feels that he’ll cum soon as his abused hole is
being spoiled with delicious friction. Levi grabs Eren’s cock to pump it in
time with his thrusting hips. He hits Eren’s prostate over and over again and
the brunette’s body shakes hard from the overwhelming sensations.
“Levi, I’m gonna – “ Eren’s warning comes too late as he shoots his cum all
over Levi’s stomach.
Levi keeps pumping himself in and out and can’t help but increase the speed
because of the sight of Eren riding out his orgasm is so goddamn sexy.
“Dammit Eren!” Levi gives another hard thrust and slams in again harder before
finally emptying his load inside his lover. The younger boy moans out loud
while the hot liquid fills his twitching hole. Levi gives another thrust while
riding out his orgasm inside the hot cave. Sweat drips from his forehead while
he listens to Eren’s erratic panting. He lifts Eren’s body up to pull out from
the comfortable warmth.
“Turn around and lift your ass for me to see. I want to watch my cum drip out
of you.” Levi says.
Eren blushes hard but does as he’s told anyway. He turns around onto his chest
and lifts his hips up while parting the reddened cheeks for his lover to see.
Levi takes the wine glass off the table beside the bed and lifts it a little to
give Eren a toast. He sips it while taking in the sight of the twitching hole
leaking his cum and makes its way down to Eren’s thighs.
He can never get enough of it.
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***** Don’t Chase *****
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“God dammit Levi! I told you no sex before you’re completely healed!” Hanji
scolds him while watching the nurse fix his stitches and bandages.
Levi clicks his tongue in annoyance. He looks away from Hanji’s angry glare to
the window. Levi’s wound opened up again and Eren felt so guilty over it.
“I’m so sorry, Ms. Hanji.” Eren apologizes again for the fourth time.
“Oh don’t worry cutie, I told you not to apologize, didn’t I? Levi must've been
the one to drag you into this so don’t worry. He won’t die, even if you kill
him anyway.” Hanji reassures the boy again.
Once the nurse is done with her job, she reminds Levi again not to move too
much and to take it easy for few days. Once finished, she steps out of the room
and shuts the door. Hanji pushes herself away from the wall and steps closer to
Levi’s bed.
“I think you did it just to get another week off.” Hanji teases while picking a
bottle of medicine from the desk beside Levi’s bed.
“Shut up four-eyes.”
Hanji snickers and puts the bottle down. She circles the bed and walks to where
Eren sits. The brunette watches Hanji come closer and drops down into a chair
to sit beside Eren. She cups Eren’s chin with her hand and pulls his face to
look at her.
“So you’ve met Levi’s grandfather?” She asks with her face so close to Eren’s,
leaving only a centimeter apart.
“Hanji, get your hands off of him.” Levi directs his glare at her.
“I’m just chatting with your boyfriend here.” She smiles, teasing the angry
man.
“Uh…” Eren softly pushes Hanji’s hand away from his chin as he answers. “Yes,
I’ve met him.”
“So, do you think you can handle him? Can you stand being around the old man?”
Hanji asks which makes Eren confused.
He doesn’t understand the question. Why is Hanji asking a question like that?
Will he positively have another encounter in the future? Or more like Eren will
be around Kenny for a while in the future?
“What? I mean, I don’t get it. What is – “
“Eren, don’t listen to her crazy babbling.” Levi cuts Eren’s question off.
“What do you want four-eyes?” He continues, this time asking Hanji.
“Oh, you’re such a spoil sport.” Hanji shakes her head and gets up from her
seat to grab her bag, which is lying carelessly on the table. She takes out a
folder and brings it closer to Levi. “The monthly report and some proposals for
students.” She says while handing them over.
He sits up fully, winces in pain a little, and snatches the folder from Hanji’s
hand. He opens it quickly to scan them and hums in approval, then puts it down
on the table.
“I’ll make time to review them.” Levi says while leaning back down on the
comfortable mattress.
“I hope not. You better get some rest first.” Hanji says while folding her arms
in front of her chest.
“Shut up. I’m fine.” He quickly dismisses her.
Hanji sighs in defeat and picks her backpack up then slings it over her
shoulder. She looks at Eren with a grin.
“Guess I’ll leave the job to you then, lover boy. Convince this stubborn,
grumpy old man to rest will ya?” She winks and turns to the door.
Levi clicks his tongue again, watching Hanji waive her hand goodbye and steps
out of the room. Once the door closes, Eren looks at Levi with a worried
expression.
“What, brat?” Levi folds his arms in front of his chest as a defensive stance.
He will definitely review those papers tonight, no matter what Eren has to say.
Eren gets up from his seat and walks closer to Levi. “I really think that you
should rest tonight, Levi.”
“No. I need to get it done tonight.” Levi refuses as he unfolds his arms and
grabs Eren’s warm hand to come closer.
“Levi~” Eren tries to protest as his body is pulled.
“No, Eren.”
“Levi please… I know you’re busy, but just this once, make time for yourself.”
Levi pulls Eren’s neck so he can kiss the boy’s delicious lips. “I am making
time for myself, with you.”
Eren pushes himself away to break the kiss and look at Levi’s eyes. He can’t
lose this time. He’ll make sure Levi rests without working on his laptop or
documents.
“No – listen to me. You will get rest tonight.” He orders his lover.
“Oh…so you’re ordering me, Eren?” Levi teases.
“Yes, I am.” Eren says firmly.
Those green eyes stare at Levi’s stormy blue eyes with great determination. He
loves how those green eyes shine so brightly while staring straight at him.
Thousands of green and blue colors sparkle like a rare gem. They are so
beautiful and breathtaking.
“Well, I might agree. But you’ll have to promise me one thing first.” Levi
pushes himself to sit and Eren quickly helps.
“What is it?”
“I won’t take no for an answer.” Levi adds.
“Hey, that’s cheating.” Eren pouts.
“Then I’ll just work my ass off until morning.”
“What the fuck – you never listen, do you?”
“Occasionally, but I will get what I want.”
Eren sighs in frustration, knowing that Levi will not rest until his condition
is fulfilled. “Okay, fine. I promise. But sex is not allowed.” He finally
agrees.
“Good boy. Now here’s the deal. I will listen to every whim of yours while I’m
healing but you have to promise me that you’ll never go see or get anywhere
near Nile Dawk.” Levi states his condition seriously.
“What? What are you talking about?” Eren tries play dumb.
“Don’t pretend you didn’t know. You threatened to kill Nile.”
Eren furrows his eyebrows, looking down at his feet and clenching his fists.
“Who told you that?”
“It doesn’t matter. Eren, you gave me your promise.” Levi insists.
“But he hurt you! I can never forgive that bastard!” Eren argues, raising his
voice in anger, remembering what Nile did to Levi.
“It was an accident and I don’t want you to get hurt.” Levi grabs Eren’s arm
and looks at him with a sharp gaze.
“But – “
“Nile is not someone you can deal with on your own. I know that. Just leave him
to me.” Levi cuts off Eren’s words before the boy could finish his protest.
“No! No! You’re doing it again. You always protect me!”
“EREN!” Levi’s loud bark surprises the younger boy. The raven grabs Eren’s
other arm and pulls him closer so they’re facing each other. “Eren, I love
you.” Levi says while looking at Eren’s shocked eyes.
The brunette’s expression slowly softens as he looks straight into Levi’s eyes.
“Levi…” He calls out his lover’s name weakly while cupping Levi’s cheek.
“I love you, Eren…and I can’t bear to lose you.” Levi says tenderly as he
touches the warm hand on his cheek. “I would never forgive myself if something
happens to you.”
“Levi… Levi, I love you too…” Eren lowers his head to give a soft kiss to
Levi’s lips and the raven sighs in satisfaction.
“I know, love… That’s why you just need to let me protect you.” Levi cups
Eren’s cheek and pulls his face closer to give his lover another kiss.
“But what if something happens to you?” Eren says sadly while touching his
forehead against Levi’s.
“You don’t need to worry about me. All you need to know is that you’re safe.
Understand?” Levi emphasizes his words and Eren reluctantly nods. The raven
hums softly. “So do I have your word on this?” Levi asks again.
Eren closes his eyes and sighs heavily. There was silence for five seconds
before he nods again. “Yes…”
“Good. I will hold you to that.” Levi rewards the boy with a kiss again before
letting his hand go. “Now go take a shower, brat. Change your uniform and do
your homework.” Levi smirks playfully and Eren groans.
“Do I really have to do my homework now? I can be your sexy nurse if I stay~”
Eren tries to persuade his lover.
“No. Get in the shower, now.” Levi orders and lays back down.
Eren groans again and turns around to get ready for a bath. He’s waited the
whole week to stay overnight with Levi, but he didn’t expect it to be a study
session.
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***** In Broad Daylight *****
Chapter Summary
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The day has retreated and the blanket of night has covered the sky with
beautiful stars. Armin lifts up his wrist to look at his watch. It was eight
o’clock in the evening and his stomach was already growling. He wonders what
kind of food is available in the student cafeteria.
One thing he likes best at this school is that the dorm cafeteria is open until
ten in the evening. A lot of students often came by for a late-night snack or
dinner after practice so it’s open until almost time for lights out.
His grandfather went home earlier today so he will be going back to the dorm
alone from the church. It’s not rare to find him returning by himself because
his grandfather is quite old and gets tired pretty quickly, so Armin often
offers him to go on ahead. Today is just like that.
Armin has changed out of his priest robe and back into his school uniform. He’s
about to pick up his coat then head out when a boy steps inside the church,
frowning and mixed with a sad expression. The boy is short, probably 5’1” tall,
with a buzzed cut head, wearing a grey winter jacket, dark jeans, and ankle
boots. White cloudy breaths blow out of his mouth as he rubs his gloved hands
together. He sits on one of the benches in the back row, leaning back and looks
up to the altar with a distant stare.
The boy notices Armin who’s standing at the far end of the room, in front of
the door the leads to the back room, but soon returns his gaze to the stained
glass window above the altar. Armin assumes that by the way he looks right now
with his plain uniform, the boy just thought of him as a regular student
lurking around the church. It’s natural actually because only Shiganshina High
students knew him as a pastor in training.
Armin locks the door that leads to the back room and picks up his coat which he
carelessly draped on top of a chair. He puts on the coat and hides his hands
inside the side pockets while walking silently to the boy. Armin makes a turn
and sits on the same bench, looking at the altar.
“It’s cold, isn’t it?” Armin says, trying to catch the boy’s attention.
The buzzed cut boy looks at him and then looks away again. “Yeah, it is.” He
answers with an empty expression and distant stare.
Armin grabs a scarf from his jacket pocket and wraps it around his neck. He
exhales while looking up to see if his breath forms a thin cloud but it didn’t,
he sneezes instead, startling the boy sitting next to him.
“Sorry.” Armin says shortly after.
“Bless you.” He says while looking at Armin and his red nose, chilled from the
cold. He chuckles a little. “Your nose is red. Kinda reminds me of my cat,
except it’s the opposite – nose gets paler in the cold weather.” The boy
continues, grinning at Armin.
“Really? I know nothing about cats.” Armin says, rubbing his nose in attempt to
prevent snot from coming out. He reaches into his pocket again to grab a
handkerchief and wipes his nose gently.
“Yeah, cats do that. Mine is cuter though…well, was.” The boy emphasizes the
word as his grin fades away.
“What happened?” Armin asks. He wipes his nose clean and folds the handkerchief
neatly to slip it back into his pocket.
The boy goes silent for a moment before looking at Armin. “No way I’m telling a
kid like you.”
Armin shrugs his shoulders. “You’re a kid too.” He says back and the boy
snickers. Armin held out his hand while saying, “I’m Armin. You?”
The buzzed cut boy takes Armin’s hand to shake. “Connie. You a student here?”
He asks while cupping his hands in front of his mouth and blows to warm them.
“Yeah, second year.” Armin answers while still looking at Connie.
“That’s nice. So you got a scholarship and all?” Connie looks away, still
cupping his mouth but staring at the colored window.
“Sort of. Where do you come from?” The blonde asks, shifting in his seat so he
can face forward, looking at nothing in particular.
“Trost High, not far from here.” Connie leans back.
“Oh, I know that school, my friend went there before he moved out here. Maybe
you know him. Eren Jaeger? Does that name sound familiar?” Armin excitedly asks
while looking at Connie again.
The boy chuckles at hearing Eren’s name. “Yeah, I know him. He used to be my
classmate. My cat loved him ‘cuz he often came over to my house and sang to
her. Great voice.” He says with a simple smile on his lips, but still coated
with sadness.
Armin notices this and tilts his head to get a better look at Connie’s face.
“Is it sick? You look sad every time you tell me something about it.”
Connie sighs in frustration. “No, it’s not sick. Someone stole it. She’s a
Maine Coon.”
Armin’s eyes widen slightly. “Maine Coon? That’s a very big cat. You didn’t
hear it cry or growl when someone stole it?”
Connie shook his head. “No. I’m surprised too. She doesn’t get attached to
strangers quickly, but I didn’t hear a sound the night she was taken.”
“That’s weird. Did you report it to the police?” The blonde rubs his nose
again.
“Yeah, I already filed a report but no clues, until today…” Connie sighs and
closes his eyes.
“Do you have a picture of her? I want to see what she looks like.” Armin asks
with concern.
Connie hesitates a little before pulling out a photo from his back pocket. The
paper is crumpled a little but the picture still looks clear. “Here. It was
taken a week before she went missing. It’s been a month and I still have no
clue at all.” Connie gives the photo to Armin and he takes it gently.
Connie looks so small compared to the big cat. It has beautiful, long brown fur
which looks soft to the touch and a gorgeous but incredibly cute face. It has
two different eye colors, the right one is blue and the left one is green. It’s
curled comfortably on Connie’s lap while he smiles at the camera, petting the
cat’s head.
“She’s so cute…What’s her name?” Armin smiles gently.
“Bean.” Connie grins and Armin snorts a little.
“That’s a cute name for such a big girl.” The blonde giggles and returns the
photo to Connie who’s also giggling. “I hope it’ll return to you soon. God
surely hears your prayer.” Armin continues.
Connie nods and puts the photo back into his pocket with a bitter smile, mostly
for himself. He gets up from his seat and reaches inside the coat to pull out a
knitted hat and wear it. Connie looks at Armin again. “Thanks. It feels good
talking about it to someone.”
“You’re welcome. All I can do is listen and pray anyway.” Armin replies,
earning a big grin from Connie.
“Sure man. See ya again!” He says while walking out of the church.
Armin waves and watches Connie go out in silence, then leans back in his seat.
He huffs out cold air from his mouth and this time it forms a white thin cloud.
Apparently the day has gotten colder and now he’s getting hungrier.
He got up from his seat and walks towards the door. Once he’s out, he locks it
and makes his way to the dorm cafeteria. The night is quiet but there’s lots of
sounds coming from each practice room he passes. Singing voices, students
cheering, yelling, and chatting amongst each other. Armin remembers that Eren’s
schedule for today is not in the music hall so he decides not to search for the
brunette. Eren’s probably already in the dorm anyway.
Once he steps into the cafeteria, he sees a lot of students dining and
chatting. Some of them wave their hands at Armin and he waves back but doesn’t
stop by. He continues to walk to the counter and orders a simple sandwich and
hot cappuccino to go. The waiter nods and makes his order in quickly. Once
ready, the waiter hands them to Armin who counts his bills. Armin pays and
leaves the cafeteria with a thank you for the man.
On the way to his room, Armin sips his delicious coffee and immediately feels
his cold body warm up. He huffs his breath into the air again, forming a thin
white cloud with a coffee aroma. Armin smiles at the cozy warm feeling and
continues to walk with in careful steps so he won’t spill his coffee.
When he arrives, he sees light peeking out from the gap below the door. Eren
must have returned from his practice. He moves the coffee and sandwich to one
hand and turns the door knob with his other, opening the door.
“I’m back.” He says to his roommate. Armin steps in and closes the door behind
him.
Eren is playing with Armin’s laptop on the bed. He looks away from the screen
and smiles at the blonde. “Hey Armin, glad you’re back. I’m borrowing this for
a bit.” Eren says while returning his eyes to the screen again.
Armin takes off his shoes and puts them on the rack. He walks closer to Eren,
tilting his head to peek at what is displayed on the screen. There are pictures
of cats with simple descriptions below each picture. They describe their type
and winning records, if any, in detail.
“Yeah, sure. What’re you looking at?” Armin puts down his sandwich and coffee
on top of his study desk. He takes off his scarf and drapes it on the chair.
“There’s an exhibition at the town hall next Sunday, for rare domestic breed
cats. I kinda want to go there with you and Mikasa. What do you say?” Eren
answers without looking at Armin and continues clicking on the laptop.
Armin shrugs, taking off his coat then draping it with his scarf. “Sure, why
not. Have you asked Mikasa?”
“Yeah, she said she’ll come.” Eren answers while typing away at something on
the laptop. “Tickets for three…okay, got it. We’ll go at nine in the morning,
don’t forget that.” Eren clicks a few buttons to close the browser and puts the
laptop on his desk.
“Okay…wait, tickets for three? You’re not going with Levi?” The blonde sits on
his comfy bed, taking off his socks and throws them inside the laundry basket.
Eren gets up from his bed and takes off his T-shirt over his head and tosses it
into the laundry basket too. “Nope. He said he’ll come later but no promises.
That workaholic forgets that he’s still healing.”
Armin chuckles but stops abruptly when he remembers what happened in the
church. “Say Eren, do you know someone named Connie?”
Eren’s in the middle of taking off his sweat pants when he hears his old
friend’s name. He looks at Armin with confusion on his face. “Yeah, he’s my
friend back from Trost High. How do you know him?”
“He came to the church earlier, when I was about to lock the door. He looked
somewhat sad so I talked to him. He told me that his cat is missing, the Maine
Coon.”
Eren’s eyes widen in shock as he steps out of his pants and carelessly drops
them in the basket. “Bean is missing? How?”
“Connie said someone stole her from his house, but he didn’t hear any sounds of
resistance – which is weird. It’s been a month and he doesn’t have any clue. He
already filed a report to the police though.” Armin looks at Eren who stares
with disbelieving eyes.
Eren combs his hair back roughly with his hand and turns around to face the
wardrobe. “That’s…impossible. She never gets attached to strangers quickly and…
Wait, maybe someone drugged her then stole her.”
“It’s possible. Why do you think anyone wants to steal her?” Armin asks,
watching Eren open the drawer below and pulls out his pajamas.
Eren thinks to himself for a moment while putting on his pajamas, closes the
drawer, and walks back to his bed. “Maybe because she’s won so many
competitions? Her selling price is quite high but Connie never wanted to sell
her because he practically grew up with her. His grandfather owned Bean’s
parents and when she was born, Connie took care of her by himself. They got
attached to each other over time. It took a while for me to get close to her
too, but she loved it when I sang.”
Armin listens closely while he thinks of a few possibilities on how the
kidnapping happened.
Eren sits on his bed and hugs his pillow while continuing his story. “I always
played at Connie’s house because he has a piano that I can use freely. When I
sang there for the first time, Bean sneaked into the room and circled my feet,
purring and sitting near me. Guess the cat likes to be lulled to sleep.”
Armin raises his eyebrows in amazement. “Wow, the cat understands songs?” He
asks and Eren shrugs.
“Maybe. She’s a weird cat. Other times, when I played harder or faster tunes,
she ignored me and never wanted to come near me. I liked petting her so I
mostly only sang her favorite song to make her come to me.”
Armin chuckles and folds his legs until his knees touch his chest. “Bean sure
is picky.”
“She is… Hey, can we help Connie? Maybe there’s something the police missed
here. Maybe the one who stole her was someone she knew or something.” Eren
looks at Armin with pleading eyes and Armin smiles.
“Of course we can. I’m already thinking of surfing the net tonight but…I guess
we must settle this without Heilige’s help.”
Eren fixes his stare at Armin, looking confused. “Why?”
“Because Nile is still looking for you – I mean, Heilige. He never gives up.”
Eren’s expression changes into an angry one, not towards Armin, but because
Nile’s name came out in the conversation. “That doesn’t mean Heilige should
back away.” He insists.
“Yes, but you said that Levi forbid you to come any closer to Nile. So I think
Heilige must hide for a while until everything calms down, or at least until
you’re not hot on the trail.”
Eren frowns, still not wanting to believe that Nile can hinder Heilige’s moves.
“I won’t get caught.”
“Eren…he’s dangerous. He’s different from other policemen. I really think that
you should trust Levi on this one.” Armin says with a stern tone, hoping that
it’ll convince Eren to believe him.
“Just help him, please. I promise we won’t need Heilige’s help if it’s not
entirely needed.” Eren pleads again and Armin sighs in surrender.
“Okay, let me see what I can find. Hopefully we won’t need Heilige’s help this
time.”
Eren grins happily and prays with his heart that Bean can be found again.
 
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The day of the exhibition starting was a sunny one. Snow has piled on the
streets but some have been cleaned to make way for pedestrians. Armin, Mikasa,
and Eren are walking together towards the town hall. The city is bustling with
couples and families who want to spend their weekend together. Children
building snowmen in the snow covered park and parents enjoying their children’s
laughter from a bench.
Eren watches them with a smile, remembering how it felt like to play in snow
with Mikasa and Armin when they were small. Jean was also there to play with
them until they got tired of laughing and running around. His mother always
told them to be careful when running, or not to throw snowballs too hard at his
friends, but got ignored anyway. His father never bothered to say anything and
just sat in silence, watching Carla and his son play in the middle of the park.
“Eren.” Mikasa’s voice snaps him back to reality. She’s staring at Eren with a
serious look on her face.
“What?” Eren asks, staring back at her.
“Do you really have to do this?” She asks with a low voice, frowning deeply as
her expression darkens.
Eren puts his hand on her shoulder and smiles at his sister. “You worry too
much. I’ve done this before, remember?”
Mikasa shifts her eyes to the road, still unable to shake the bad feeling she's
felt ever since Eren told her the plan. “I know, but…somehow it feels different
this time. I can’t calm down…”
“Mikasa – “
“No! I know this feeling Eren. Can we go back? I mean, we can just watch TV and
eat popcorn in my dorm. Or we can visit Levi if you want.”
Eren tried to argue but got cut off by his sister immediately. Her anxiety
seems different but Eren won’t take any of it. He rolls his eyes, looking back
at the street and continues to walk.
“Levi isn't home. Working.” He says.
“Then we can visit his office if you want, right Armin?” Mikasa insists and
Armin just awkwardly nods.
The blonde watches her in silence, wondering why Mikasa seems more restless
today.
“I don’t want to bother him.” Eren says.
“Or we can watch a movie. We’ll re-watch that anime you love so much. What’s
the title…Shingeki No Kyojin? Yeah, I think that’s it. Come on, let’s just go
back.” Mikasa pulls Eren’s arm in the opposite direction to prevent him from
taking another step further.
Eren lets out a heavy sigh as he holds his ground, stopping Mikasa from
dragging him back and grabs her hand. Her movements stop and she turns around
to face Eren. “Mikasa, I’ll be fine. I’ve done this before.” He says while
looking straight into her dark eyes.
“Yeah, but only once. It’s dangerous to steal in broad daylight.” She replys
while pulling Eren’s hand again to go back but her stepbrother didn’t budge,
not even a little. He pulls his hand away.
“Mikasa, I can’t back down now. I won’t.”
“But Eren – “
Eren grabs her arm, pulling her closer and bumps his forehead gently to
Mikasa’s. “I’ll be fine, Mikasa. You just gotta trust me. I’ve done this before
and nothing happened, right? Besides, you and Armin will also be there. If
anything happens I can always count on you both.” Eren steps back, making
distance as he looks at her with determined eyes, no hint of doubt or fear.
Mikasa’s heart clenches in pain. She knows that she can’t change his mind when
Eren has that look. But her heart still won’t calm down and she feels that
today’s going to be different than the last time Heilige stole something in the
morning.
That time, there were only a small number of people around. His target was
small and inanimate and the place was easy to reach. But this time, everything
is the complete opposite. Eren has to get a living cat out before it’s put on
display in the middle of an event with so many people around. Not to mention
Nile is still chasing him. The place where the organizer keeps the animals is
hard to reach and Eren needed to get out as fast as he can.
Armin has timed everything but it doesn’t do anything to calm her down. There
are just too many things worrying her but she can’t mention exactly what.
“Mikasa…I can’t leave Bean like this. I can’t.” The words serve as Eren’s final
decision.
Mikasa looks into Eren’s beautiful green eyes and sees that he’ll do it no
matter what she or Armin says. Eren will never turn his back on this. She sighs
in disappointment and closes her eyes.
“God, Eren, I wish you would just listen to me for once.” Mikasa looks at Eren
with pleading eyes, hoping that he’ll change his mind, but it seems futile.
Mikasa looks down and pulls her scarf up until it covers her lips. From the
corner of her eyes, she can see Eren’s hand gripping hard onto her arm. She
sighs again.
“Okay, okay, I get it. Just…promise me that you’ll come back safely.” She
continues.
“I have you and Armin. What's there to worry about?” He assures Mikasa again.
Eren pulls her and Armin to hug them both in a gentle embrace. He bumps his
head with Mikasa’s and Armin’s while exhaling a warm breath, creating a white
thin cloud.
“I’ll be fine because you guys are here. Don’t worry.” He says softly, earning
a simple smile from Armin while Mikasa’s eyes look glassy.
The storm inside her heart is still raging but it has calm down a little. She
prays in her heart that God will return Eren to her safe and sound.
“Come on. We gotta go.” Eren says while letting go of the embrace and pulls his
sister and Armin to continue their walk.
“Yeah, we should get going.” Armin agrees and Mikasa nods.
Eren lets them go and reaches into his back pocket to fish out his phone. There
are no new messages from Levi – which is good, because it means that Levi won’t
change his plans for today. Levi texted him yesterday, saying that he can’t
come to the exhibition after all. Eren felt disappointed at first but then
after Bean’s case came up, he's never felt so lucky that Levi won’t be coming.
Turns out that one of the auction cats has very similar characteristics with
Bean, so Armin investigated it further. After long hours of information
gathering and a very long negotiation with Mikasa, they decided that Heilige’s
help is needed after all. There is a big chance that the auction cat they
investigated and Bean are the same, so they’re willing to bet it all to take
her back.
To be safe, he won’t send out an invitation letter to Levi. Eren didn’t want
anything to happen to Levi again, like last time. His lover has already
protected him enough and Eren didn’t need Levi to lay his life for him again.
Eren slips his phone back into his back pocket and continues to walk. He grabs
the collar of his coat to keep him warm. Underneath that coat, he's already
wearing Heilige’s costume. Since it's winter and he’s doing the work in the
morning, Carla has created a duplicate but the costumes color is white and
added long sleeves to keep Eren warm. His black gloves and spandex also has
been replaced with white ones. The spandex uses different fabric, it’s thicker
than the black one but still light and comfortable to use. His mask remains the
same.
Eren’s heart is pounding faster when they’re closer to the exhibition hall.
Even though he said he’ll be fine, the truth is he was nervous as hell. This is
no easy job. He’ll have to do it quick without being seen by any strangers or
worse, by police. It’s too bad that he can’t work at nighttime because as soon
as the exhibition and auction ends, those cats will be transported immediately
to another place. Morning is all the time he has to take Bean back and failure
is not an option. He gulps down a big lump in his throat as they enter the
gate.
“Ready, Eren?” Armin asks without looking Eren’s way. The blonde grips his
backpack shoulder straps hard, feeling very nervous as his heart beats faster
and faster. He wonders how does Eren calm himself every night before going out
as Heilige.
“Yeah, lets get it on.” Eren says with firm steps, walking towards the
building.
 
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***** On Top of the Breaking Ice *****
Chapter Summary
     Eren chases after Bean and gets into trouble.
Chapter Notes
     Hello!
     Thank you so much for all kudos and comment!
     Taymeho helped me to beta this chapter as well so thanks a lot
     Taymeho XD
     Enjoy reading!
See the end of the chapter for more notes
“It’s been so long since we’ve gone out together. Isn’t it, Levi?” Hanji says
with her chipper voice, humming a song to herself while looking outside the car
window.
Levi doesn’t answer, he kept typing on his laptop with full concentration.
Hanji sighs in disappointment when she sees her friend still working like his
life is depends on it. Without a second thought, she steals Levi’s laptop away
from his lap. The sudden interruption surprises Levi. He turns his head to look
at her with a sharp glare, feeling very annoyed because his work was abruptly
stopped.
“What the fuck are you doing four-eyes? Give it back.” He says with a low and
threatening voice.
“Levi, you should be enjoying the view. Not working! For gods sake, don’t you
have a life?” Hanji retorts, closing his laptop and puts it beside her seat.
Levi watches her closely, clenching his palms so hard they turn white. “Fuck
you. Give it back.” He says shortly.
“Nope.” Hanji simply replies with a mischievous smile.
“Hanji.” Levi calls her name as a warning, his eyes gleam with a dangerous
light.
“Oh come on, Levi! You need to stop working, just for today. Eren won’t be
happy to see you working your ass off like this!” Hanji whines.
Levi just clicks his tongue and looks away, folding his arms in front of his
chest. “The shitty brat is clueless. He doesn't know what I do.”
“No he’s not! He knows!” Hanji insists.
Levi turns his head, looking at her again. “Did you tell him??”
Hanji’s smile is suddenly gone upon hearing Levi’s question. She looks away
from Levi’s glare.
“Err…No. He found out by himself.”
“Hanji.” Levi unfolds his arms and clench his palms again, staring straight at
Hanji’s face.
Cold sweat starts to form down her back. She gulps down a big lump in her
throat and grins nervously. “Maybe a little?” She says hesitantly.
“I’m going to skin you alive, four-eyes.” Levi threatens, grabbing Hanji’s
collar and yanks on it.
“Hahaha… My tongue sometimes slips.” Hanji nervously defends herself while
raising her hands in surrender.
“Levi, do it later. We’re close to the town hall.” Erwin says, stopping Levi
and Hanji’s argument.
The raven clicks his tongue and lets Hanji go. He looks outside the window as
the car makes a left turn to enter the town hall parking lot.
There are so many people around, mostly cat lovers. Some of them bring their
own pets to the exhibition. Probably looking for some accessories for their
cat, food, or medicine. Levi has no idea about pets, let alone a cat, so the
view doesn’t interest him.
Hanji, on the other hand, looks so happy when they arrive. She's been looking
forward to this exhibition for a long time because there is so much merchandise
and accessories for cat’s lovers. She’s also planning on buying another cat if
she finds one interesting enough. To Levi, those cats were overpriced but Hanji
didn’t care, they are too cute to be left alone.
Erwin is in the same boat as Levi, he doesn’t understand anything about the
lovely creatures, except he's never opposed to the idea of keeping one. After
all, cute things do interest him. Maybe he’ll buy a cat that has the same green
eyes as Eren and use it to annoy Levi. He’ll give it the same name as the
turquoise eyed student and then call its name over and over again, just so it
pisses Levi off. Now that would be the perfect revenge on the raven.
Once the car is parked, the three of them got out and closed the door. They
walk into the building, passing booths that sell just about everything from
collars, catnip, food, snacks, medicine, vitamins, and other things Levi
doesn’t understand. Nothing interests him except for the fact that Eren is
coming as well. That made his mood lighten a little but he is still annoyed,
with Hanji’s loud shrieks every time she finds a cute cat.
The first thing they see as they enter the building is a large round hall,
swarmed with people of various ages. Erwin pays for three tickets and goes in.
It seems like the main auction hasn't started yet but the hall is already
packed. Hanji quickly leaves Levi and Erwin to join the other cat lovers. That
leaves Levi and Erwin in the middle of the room, standing awkwardly because
they've got nothing to do.
“Hm…I must say that this is not the way I imagined an exhibition.” Erwin rubs
his chin and takes a peek at Levi from the corner of his eyes.
Levi folds his arms in front of his chest with a sour expression, looking at
Erwin. “I don’t know what you are talking about, eyebrows.”
Erwin shrugs his shoulders. “Well, in case you haven’t noticed, we’re
attracting the most attention here.” He answers while smiling to three women on
his left.
They’re whispering and giggling to themselves while looking in Levi and Erwin’s
direction. Erwin waves his hand to them, earning a squeal as they continue
whispering to themselves. Other women are also looking at them with flirty
eyes, checking them out up and down shamelessly. Some even dare to wave their
hands, trying to get Levi’s attention as if their thick make-up didn’t stand
out already.
“Why don’t you give them a smile, Levi? Be a nice human being once in a while.”
Erwin teases.
“Fuck off.” Levi spat and walks away from Erwin’s side, trying to get away from
anyone who's set their eyes on him.
Everything here annoys Levi: the crowd, the pink decorations around the room,
loud laughter and random whispers, they’re so damn annoying. He wonders how the
hell did he agreed to come to here in the first place. He should be at the
office, working, instead of wasting time with Erwin and that crazy four-eyes.
Maybe it’s because he wanted to see the brat that changed his mind and leave
the office early. But he found no sign of the boy. Maybe Eren canceled his
plans since the boy said that he’ll only come if Mikasa and Armin agreed to
come as well. Levi walks further inside, trying to see if he can find Armin or
Mikasa first.
He passes several booths that sell accessories and toys for cats. Surprisingly,
they also sell cat ear headbands, complete with a tail. They were a chestnut
brown color, just like Eren’s messy hair. He bets they’d look good on Eren.
Levi takes the headband and inspects it closely, touching the well made cat
ears and hums appreciatively at the nice feeling of its fur against his
fingers. It would definitely look good on Eren. He looks at the tag and reads
the price. It was surprisingly expensive for a toy but it’d be worth it. So
Levi reaches for his wallet, fishes out a few dollars, and pays for the
headband and tail. The seller looks surprised to find someone like Levi taking
interest in the accessories but received the money anyway. He wraps both items
in a sealed paper bag and gives it to Levi.
“Thank you for buying! Please come again!” He says in a chipper voice but Levi
doesn’t answer.
He turns and resumes his search for Mikasa or Armin. A girl suddenly bumps into
his shoulder from the opposite direction and she almost trips, but Levi quickly
grabs her arm.
“Sorry!” She quickly apologizes and frees her arm from Levi’s grip.
“Come on! We gotta go, we gotta go! This is big news!” Her friend quickly runs
towards the door, followed by the girl who bumped into him, along with several
other people. Levi frowns, watching the odd event. It seems like everyone is
heading in the same direction.
“Wait! Really? Is it true?”
“I don’t know but they say he’s on the roof! Come on!” Another yells, which
comes from a passing stranger, caught by Levi’s ear.
The word 'roof' caught his full attention as he thinks that it's impossible if
what he thinks is true. Is it Heilige? No way. Heilige never steals in the
daylight, let alone in the middle of a crowd. Another stranger passes him by
and Levi quickly catches the man’s arm.
“Hey! What’s going on?” Levi asks hurriedly.
“Heilige, the thief, he’s here!” The man says as he lets himself go and runs to
the door.
Levi’s eyes widen and his jaw slightly slackens, not believing what he'd just
heard. What he thought was impossible is proven otherwise, Heilige is stealing
in broad daylight. His theories on who the thief could be revert back to the
brunette. He's not sure who he saw on that stage before but he's pretty sure
it's his boy now.
“Shit. The nerve of that brat.” He says to himself while running in the same
direction as everyone else.
Rumors spread fast like wildfire and one by one people start running outside to
see the rumored thief. Nobody has ever seen him lurking around in the daytime
and everyone is curious about what the thief looks like. With the help of the
sunlight, Heilige will be easily seen by the eyes of the public. And Levi is
sure that within seconds, Heilige will be caught by the police. No, he didn’t
want that to happen. If anyone is going to catch the thief, it’ll be him.
“Levi! What’s going on?” Hanji calls him as she runs in from the left together
with Erwin.
“Heilige showed up.” Levi says shortly and continues to run outside.
Hanji and Erwin look surprised but quickly follow the raven. People gathered in
front of the hall, looking up in the roofs direction. Some of them had their
cameras ready while others enthusiastically wait for the thief to show up.
Levi looks up once he’s outside. He can’t see anything other than the roof and
the amazing amount of snow piled on top of it. He runs, circling the building
without letting his eyes pull away from the roof, but he still doesn’t find
anything. Maybe it was a false alarm.
BANG!
A shot was suddenly heard from inside. The sound came from the back of the
building so Levi hurried back inside, running as fast as he can. Some people
were screaming from the sound of the bullet. This is bad. There are too many
people around and he saw police officers guarding the building earlier. If
Heilige is indeed stealing here and now, then he’s just asking for trouble.
Levi runs, adding speed, heading to a room which he assumes is used as the
preparation room.
BANG! BANG!
Two more shots are heard, followed by a loud sound of breaking glass from
behind the door. Levi dashes inside, kicking the door open to find Nile and
another policeman pointing guns at someone. Nile was wounded on his right arm.
Levi can see blood dripping down onto the floor as Nile winces in pain.
Levi looks away to the broken window in front of Nile, but before he can see
who the target is, he's already jumped outside the window, using some sort of
grapple hook device. He only catches a glimpse of a white tailcoat and chestnut
brown hair, but he can be one hundred percent sure that it is Heilige. There’s
no mistaking it, Heilige has boldly shown up in the middle of the day.
“What are you waiting for?! Chase that bastard!” Nile tells his subordinate.
“Y-Yes sir!” The policeman salutes and quickly runs, jumping out of the window
to follow Heilige.
Levi looks at Nile with angry eyes and the policeman recognizes him
immediately. “Levi. I see your wound has healed.” Nile says while still holding
his wound, giving it pressure so that the bleeding won’t get worse.
“No thanks to you.” Levi growls. He walks over to the window and jumps outside,
landing on his feet smoothly on the hard ground.
“Hey! What the hell are you doing?! This is police business!” Nile shouts from
inside.
Levi looks at him from his shoulder. “I’ll decide that.” He retorts and quickly
runs to follow the other police officer into the woods.
There’s only one faint footprint on the ground next to a set of deep ones which
means that Heilige is probably jumping from one tree to another. It’s possible
to do with the grapple hook device. If the policeman is fast enough then he
should be able to track down Heilige and catch him.
As Levi runs he can hear another set of footsteps behind him. He peeks behind
his shoulder and sees Hanji chasing after him but no signs of Erwin.
“Levi! Levi wait!” Hanji quickens her pace and manages to catch up.
“Levi, what happened? I heard a gunshot, everyone freaks out, and you went back
inside. What happened? Is it Heilige?”
“It’s him, Hanji. Different outfit but there’s no mistaking it.” Levi focuses
his eyes forward and can finally see the officer up ahead but Heilige is far
ahead of them. The thief quickly disappears amongst the trees.
“Hanji, you have your stun gun with you?” Levi asks, still running.
“Yeah, why?”
“Stun him. Knock him unconscious but make sure your face isn't seen.”
“What? Why – “
“Just do it four-eyes.”
“Is it – “
“Yes! Now do it!”
“Got it!” Hanji takes her glasses off and puts them in her breast pocket. She
grabs her goggles and puts them on before adding speed, running even faster to
catch up with the officer. Her left hand holds a stun gun and switches the
power on. Once she’s close enough, she jumps and hits the officer’s back with
her knee, making the man fall on his face and she quickly jabs the gun.
“AAAAGH!!” He screams from pain and shock of being electrocuted. Soon he lost
consciousness and his body laid limp on the ground. Levi passes them by,
doesn’t even slow down. Hanji gets up from the officer’s body, making sure that
he's facing upward, and follows Levi.
She glances at Levi’s face from the corner of her eyes. That dark expression is
coming back to his face again, the same expression when they'd met for the
first time years ago. The face of a monster, without a shred of mercy, alert,
and ready to kill.
“Levi, this is pointless. He could be far gone by now.”
“Look below four-eyes, there’s animal footprints. Judging by its size, Heilige
might be chasing one of the cats that's run away from the exhibition.”
Hanji looks down and notices the faint footprints on the ground. Some of them
look very clear in the snow.
“We– well you’re right. Shit the boy is fast. But I don’t see Heilige’s
footprints.” Hanji says in short of breath, exhausted from running. The cold
air burns her lungs when breathing too fast.
“The brat jumps between trees.” Levi says shortly, without losing his breath or
pace.
“Huh? With what?”
“I don’t know. Some sort of wire attached to a hook.”
“Oh! How interesting! Levi, if you catch him can I ask him a few – “
“No. Hurry up. We’re losing track here.”
“Cheapskate!”
Levi runs faster, leaving Hanji behind but she quickly catches up, making their
way deeper into the woods. The trees are lined up so close to each other,
blocking the sunlight from touching the ground. His view is blocked by the
darkness that’s slowly creeping up, surrounding them like a blanket of night.
Levi slows his pace down and looks around.
He’s rarely explored this part of town, especially that deep into the forest.
Hanji slows down and stops beside Levi. She bends down, touching both of her
knees with her hands, trying to steady her breath. Hanji puts one hand in front
of her mouth as she tries to breathe slowly.
“Levi…where…are…we?” She asks, panting hard.
“Shut up.” Levi looks around, concentrating his ears and eyes on their
surroundings. He can hear leaves rustling against the wind, no sound of other
footsteps. Faintly he can hear a voice coming from the west. A very gentle
voice, so clear like crystal, hums a very beautiful tune.
“Levi, are we lost?” Hanji asks again.
“Shut the fuck up four-eyes. Listen well. Do you hear that?”
Hanji shuts her mouth and concentrates on listening. She can hear the same
thing that Levi does. “Yeah, it’s coming from the west.”
“Let’s go!” Levi runs again, hoping that he can make it on time to meet
Heilige.
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Eren really fucked up this time. Not only had someone seen Heilige on the roof,
he was also caught in action. He has no idea how things turned out this bad.
Armin’s calculations were correct but something went out of plan.
When Eren jumps down to the animal storage room, he quickly finds Bean in the
corner. He came closer to the cat but she hissed in anger when she saw Eren.
Maybe it‘s because Eren was wearing a mask, or maybe because Bean hasn’t seen
him for a long time so she doesn’t recognize him now. Either way, the cat
became more hostile and made loud noises until someone heard it.
Eren quickly opens the lock, trying as fast as he can to free her, but he was
too late. When the lock was open, Bean jumped out of the cage and Nile came
bursting in at the same time. The officer shot at him but Eren quickly dodged.
Bean became more violent when she hears the gunshot. She climbs every cage and
box, trying to get out.
Eren shot his grapple hook and the tip stabbed Nile’s arm. The officer screams
in pain and his gun drops to the floor. Eren presses the switch in his hand and
the hook folds, forming a needle shaped stick as he pulls it back. Nile cries
out once again and that attracts another police officer that bursts into the
room.
Nile orders him to shoot Eren and he quickly releases two shots. The first one
hits the wall and the second one hits the window, shattering the glass into
irrecoverable pieces. Eren dodged them but one bullet grazed his arm. The
frightened cat quickly jumps out the window and Eren turns around to chase her.
Both policemen’s attention was distracted when Levi came in, but Eren didn’t
see who broke into the room for the third time. His instinct told him to get
out of there as fast as he can, so he left the room without looking back.
Now Eren is in the middle of the woods chasing after Bean. She runs very fast
for a big cat. Eren is very lucky that he has the grapple hook. It helps him
accelerate his speed, especially with the gas booster behind his back. Armin
designed it, saying that one day he’ll need something much quicker to help him
escape, and he was proven right. The small gas canister is in the shape of a
small tube that’s attached to his thigh. It’s light enough to carry around but
can’t contain much gas so he needs to catch Bean before it runs out.
Bean runs deeper into the woods into a part of the town Eren’s never visited
before but he’s sure that Armin can track him down. His device is also attached
with a tracker after all. After a few miles of running, Bean comes across a
frozen lake. She runs anyways until she reaches the middle of the lake and
stops there.
Eren catches up as fast as he can and jumps down from a tree. He breathes
slowly but deeply, trying to steady his heartbeat after all the chasing. The
cat still looks panicked and keeps moving around in circles, refusing to leave
the lake.
“Bean.” Eren tries to call. She looks in his direction and hisses again when
Eren steps in closer.
He pushes a button on the lower part of his mask that shuts off the voice
changing device. Maybe the cat fears him because of the unfamiliar voice and
face.
“Bean, it’s me.” Eren says again. He carefully steps on the edge of the frozen
lake, measuring his ground, making sure that it can hold his weight. He takes
another step forward.
“Don’t you remember me?” Eren pulls his mask up and reveals his face. Bean
still hisses in anger.
Eren thinks hard on how to get her away from the middle of the lake. Maybe if
he throws something at her she’ll run away? Though maybe into a random
direction, but at least she wouldn’t stay there. But if she didn’t run off into
the woods, then Eren will face a worse situation because not only does Bean not
recognize him, she will also identify him as the enemy. He’ll lose the chance
to capture her without hurting her. If only he’d brought cat food or something,
maybe he could’ve attracted the cat’s attention away from the lake. Goddamnit.
“Bean, move out of there! Shoo!” Eren shouts, hoping that she’ll run scared off
the lake, but the response he got is a hiss and furious growl from her. She
won’t budge from that spot
“Shit! What should I do…Armin, Mikasa…please tell me what I should do…” He says
to himself, praying that someone will answer him. Bean still looks scared and
highly alert. He needs to do something to make her remember him. Something she
likes…
“Oh…yeah, that’s it…how could I have forgotten.” Eren thinks of something that
can maybe make Bean remember him. He inhales deeply and hums a tune.
 
A kite above a graveyard grey
At the end of the line far far away
A child holding on to the magic of birth and awe
 
Oh, how beautiful it used to be
Just you and me far beyond the sea
The waters, scarce in motion
Quivering still
 
Eren watches Bean while singing, looking at her with tender eyes, trying to
tell her that there’s nothing to be scared of. Bean is still frightened but her
movements are slowing down.
 
At the end of the river the sundown beams
All the relics of a life long lived
Here, weary traveller rest your wand
Sleep the journey from your eyes
 
As Eren keeps on singing, the familiar tune starts to reach Bean’s ears
clearer. She stops moving in circles and sits down while looking at Eren. Her
ears stand straight as if she’s listening closely to the song. Eren keeps on
singing as he takes another step closer. This time Bean doesn’t growl in
defense, she mewls at Eren instead.
 
Good journey, love, time to go
I checked your teeth and warmed your toes
In the horizon I see them coming for you
 
The mermaid grace, the forever call
Beauty in spyglass on an old man’s porch
The mermaids you turn loose brought back your tears
 
Bean mewls again, waving her tail slowly from left to right. Eren keeps on
singing as he takes another step and another carefully. It seems that singing
her favorite song worked out just fine. She recognizes Eren.
 
At the end of the river the sundown beams
All the relics of a life long lived
Here, weary traveller rest your wand
Sleep the journey from your eyes
 
He’s getting closer to Bean, just two more steps and she’ll be within arms
reach. Eren steps forward again, this time a bit more careful as the ice gets
thinner in the middle part of the lake. He opens both of his arms, gesturing
Bean to come to him.
 
At the end of the river the sundown beams
All the relics of a life long lived
Here, weary traveller rest your wand
Sleep the journey from your eye~s
 
On his final step, Eren drops to his knees carefully and hugs the big cat. Bean
purrs in his embrace and clings onto Eren’s shoulder.
“Huh…thank god…thank god…fuck, you scared me.” Says Eren and the cat mewls
again in response. Bean has calmed down in Eren’s arms and he is grateful for
whatever force that helped him this time.
Or not.
Just beneath his knees, Eren sees a crack is starting to form. The thin ice
can’t hold his weight much longer. He needs to get out of there before Bean
drowns in the cold water. Eren brought his knees up while carrying Bean in his
arms. Thankfully the lovely creature didn’t fight back and keeps clinging to
his shoulder.
“Good girl. Now stay still, I’m gonna get us out of here.” Eren says while
lowering his mask to cover his face again. He stands up and takes one step away
from the breaking ground, painfully slow so that the crack won’t get bigger but
he’s not that lucky. Another crack is heard from beneath his feet as a long
line starts to emerge.
“Shit. Just my luck, yeah?” Eren spat. He can hear his thundering heartbeat.
Eren carefully takes another step but the cracking is heard again, forming a
deeper and longer line into the surface. Shit. Somehow Eren has a feeling that
the ice won’t be able to last much longer. Even as he stands still, another
crack is heard and it comes directly beneath him. Eren crouches down to his
knees again and puts Bean down.
The distance is too far to carry Bean away from the lake, but they don’t have
much time left. The cat mewls in wonder to Eren and he gives her a gentle pat
on the head. Eren opens the button of his white shadbelly and takes it off. He
quickly starts to wrap Bean’s body into the clothing. The cold air starts to
invade his skin and he starts to shiver.
While wrapping Bean with his clothes, Eren hears footsteps coming closer. He
quickly looks up to see who’s managed to catch up to him. He is extremely
surprised to see Levi and Hanji coming from the way he came. Seems like both of
them ran their way here. He doesn’t see the young officer with them which is a
good thing.
“Levi… My luck just keeps worsening, doesn’t it?” He asks Bean quietly, which
mewls in response. Another crack is heard but Eren doesn’t want to look down.
He just keeps on working to wrap Bean’s body tight.
“Oi, brat, what are you doing there? Get back over here.” Levi orders and Eren
smiles behind his mask.
He pushes the voice distortion button on before speaking. “Hi. Never thought
I’d see you here.” Eren says while making knots with the sleeves. The cat meows
loudly, hating the restriction on her body.
“What weird shit are you trying to pull?” Levi asks again, looking at Heilige
who is wrapping a cat with his clothes. He’s about to take a step closer but
Eren stops him.
“No! Don’t! The ice is breaking!” Eren shouts. “Please stay back. The ice is
very thin here and I don’t think both of us will be able to make it back to
that side.”
“What? Don’t give me that bullshit!” Levi shouts back, not really convinced.
“Sir, please! Please just help me.”
“Help you?” He scoffs.
“Bean…the cat…please bring her back to a boy named Connie Springer.”
“Are you fucking kidding me?!”
“I’m gonna throw her in your direction. Please catch her.” Eren says again. He
looks down at Bean’s eyes which are different colors.
“Bean, I’m sorry. I’m going to get you away from this lake now and it’s going
to be rough, but don’t worry. Levi will catch you and…and...you can see Connie
again.”
Another crack is heard and Eren knew that time was just about up. He wraps her
four legs inside the clothing so that she can’t move and finishes tying her
into a bundle. Eren lays her on the surface and the cat mewls in frustration.
“Ready, Bean?” And with that, Eren pushes her body forward so that she skids
across the slippery surface.
Levi catches her on time when she reaches the bank of the frozen lake and lifts
her up. He gave her to Hanji and she quickly takes the cat into her arms while
untying the clothes.
Levi looks back to Heilige but he is no longer there.
His eyes widen in shock when he looks at the new hole in the middle of the
lake. The boy has fallen in. The ice broke and Heilige fell into the freezing
water. Levi instantly runs to the middle of the lake and jumps inside the open
hole. He can hear Hanji’s scream from the side of the lake as he enters the
water but he ignores her.
The water’s temperature is cold enough to kill. His vision is blurred because
the water is so dark, clouded from light. He keeps swimming down until he sees
a body in white, floating immobile. He quickly swims deeper and grabs Heilige’s
arm. He pulls the boy to his chest and hugs him tight, then swims back up. The
cold water feels like burning liquid needles against his skin but he tries
ignore the pain. He keeps on swimming as fast as he can up to the surface.
Water splashes out of the hole and Levi quickly lifts Heilige out of the water.
The boy lays unconscious on the cold surface. Levi pulls himself out of the
water, crouching beside the thief with clattering teeth . With violently
shivering fingers he touches the mask that covers Heilige’s identity.
“Eren…Eren…” Levi pulls the mask away and sees Eren’s pale face. Those
beautiful eyes can’t be seen and his usually red cheeks are now colored in
blue. Levi puts his fingers in front of Eren’s nose but doesn’t feel any air.
Eren is not breathing.
“Levi! Oh god!” Hanji is calling him in terror. Her voice sounds hoarse as if
mixed with tears and worry.
“Hanji…get help.” Levi says in a soft voice at first. His body is shivering so
intensely that he can’t control his voice as the cold stabs all over his body,
amplifying the longer his soaked body gets exposed to the air.
“Wait..I should…I should…” Hanji stutters.
“Hanji, get help! Eren’s not breathing! Get help!!!”
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Chapter End Notes
     Thank you so much for reading! The song Eren sing in this chapter is
     "Turn Loose the Mermaid" by Nightwish. That song has such beautiful
     tune.
***** Wake Up *****
Chapter Summary
     Levi & Eren got help.
Chapter Notes
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Hanji runs as fast as her legs can carry her in the middle of the cold day. She
sees a cabin not far from the lake, puffing out smoke from its chimney. Bean is
clawing at her shoulder, mewling, whining, and protesting, trying to get away
from the stranger’s hug, but Hanji kept her safe at any cost. She won’t have
the little cute thing lost in the dark woods again.
Her breath is running short as she steps onto the porch and starts banging on
the door frantically. She doesn’t care if she’s causing a disturbance because
two of her best friends need help immediately. She keeps on banging until a
shout is heard from inside the cabin, yelling something like for gods sake,
stop the barbaric knocks and I’m coming, I’m coming.
She can hear footsteps coming closer to the door and a man yanks it open,
yelling at Hanji. “What the fuck do you want?!”
“Help!! My friends, he’s – they – they are drowning! Boat! Do you have a boat?
Or a rope? Anything! Anything to get them out!” Hanji stutters, confused as to
what she’s saying to the stranger. She wants to say everything but has no time
to do that now. She needs to convey the message right but the words don’t come
out right. Her mouth just can’t keep up with her brain. She needs –
“Calm down, ma’am. You need a boat? Someone’s drowning in the lake?” The man
says calmly.
“Yes! Do you have one?!”
“Come with me and put your cat inside the house.” He instructs and Hanji smiles
in relief.
“Thank you!”
“Save it, we gotta go now.”
Hanji puts the cat down quickly yet carefully. The man watches from the corner
of his eyes, sees the cat run into his living room and turns his head to look
up.
“Sasha! Get down here! Help me get the boat!” The man screams up the stairs
that lead to the second floor, which Hanji guessed is where the bedrooms are.
Sasha? Is it the same Sasha Blouse?
“What, dad?!” Hanji hears a reply from upstairs, a girl’s voice.
“Hurry and get your ass down here!! It’s urgent!” The man shouts harder and
continues walking to the back door with Hanji following suit.
Soon after, Hanji can hear someone’s footsteps running down the stairs. A girl
with brown hair tied up in a ponytail shows up and she looks surprised to see
Hanji standing at the bottom of the stairs.
“Miss Hanji?” She asks.
“Hey, Sasha.” Hanji replies, unable to form a smile. Sasha nods and looks away.
She runs pass Hanji to her father.
“Why do you need the boat?” Sasha asks.
“Later, we gotta go now.” Her father replies quickly and opens the door. He
turns right and stops in front of a boat that’s lying dormant on the ground,
covered by the snow. He dusts it roughly and picks it up easily with both
hands, holding to one of its ends.
“Grab that end.” He instructs his daughter, gesturing to the other side with
his chin. Sasha nods while closing the door behind her and quickly runs over to
lift the boat up with Hanji’s help.
“Come on, let’s go.” And the three of them walk – half run to the lake.
Hanji honestly doesn’t know how much time has passed since Eren got out of the
water but all she can think of right now is to get to the lake as soon as
possible. She tries to calm herself down and push all negative thoughts away as
they were not actually helping right now.
Within a couple minutes they arrive at the lake. Hanji sees Levi curled up,
covering Eren’s body with his own, trying to protect his lover from the cold.
Her worry heightens then, afraid that she’s actually come too late and she has
lost her friends. But she holds in her tears and braces herself to do what she
needs to do now.
The man told Sasha and Hanji to put the boat down and he flips it over so that
it’s facing up, then throws it into the lake. The fragile frozen surface breaks
into pieces and floats on the cold water. He jumps in and so does Hanji. They
grab two paddles from the side of the boat and start to row the boat as fast as
they can. The boat moves forward, breaking the ice along the way as they get
closer to Levi and Eren.
Once they’re close enough, Hanji pulls up Eren first and drags him into the
boat. The man helps to pull Levi’s body up into the boat and they row back to
the side of the lake. The water splashes violently as they pass through and the
boat hits the ground hard on the bank.
Hanji pulls Eren’s cold body out and quickly gives CPR to the boy. She holds
his nose and blows air into his lungs, then pumps down on his chest in hard and
steady movements. No signs of breathing or coughing, so Hanji repeats it
several times. She pumps his chest harder and harder, then she fists her palm
and slams it onto Eren’s chest.
“COME ON!!” She screams desperately while slamming her fist over and over again
until finally Eren coughs up water from his mouth. “Eren!” Hanji wails in
relief.
Eren doesn’t answer though, he couldn’t answer. He’s coughing up water and air
violently a few more times until he finally relaxes and breathes strained yet
normally. Hanji takes off her coat and jacket to cover Eren’s body with then
looks up to the man who helped Levi earlier.
“This one’s okay. Unconscious but okay. Let’s get them out of here.” He says
and Hanji nods.
“Sasha, start boiling some water and get us blankets, as many as you can find!
We need to get them warmed up quickly but carefully. If we do it too quickly
then they could die.” Hanji says and Sasha runs back to the house.
Hanji lifts Eren’s body while Sasha’s father carries Levi and they run together
to the cabin.
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“Levi, I’m tired… It’s already clean! Come on! Let’s just go to the park
already~” Eren whines while dropping down on the white couch. He curls up on
the soft and fluffy cushion, facing down, making a ball with his body while
holding the dirty rag out to the side.
Levi walks up to him and slaps his ass which is hanging in the air. “Redo it
brat.” He says shortly, leaving no space for argument.
But Eren groans in protest and whines even louder. “Don’t wanna~ ” He says
without looking up and still curled into a ball.
Levi clicks his tongue and stands beside Eren, crossing his arms in front of
his chest, looking down at his childish lover. “Don’t test me, Eren.”
“It’s clean. I’m tired. And you’re mean!” Eren complains again.
“Get.To.Work.”
“No.”
“Eren” Levi threats.
“No~“ Eren lets out a long whining sound. He decides that he’ll never move from
that spot no matter what Levi says.
He waits for Levi to scold him some more but there is nothing. Another minute
passes and still there’s nothing. Eren lifts his head up to see what Levi is
doing but his lover is not there. Suddenly he feels a kick to his butt and he
yelps, tumbling off the couch – face first.
“Ow!” He shouts in pain as he holds his nose and turns around to Levi who’s
standing behind him.
“Well then, Eren. Since you’re so determined to disobey me, why don’t you show
me how long you can keep up that attitude?” Levi says with a smirk on his lips
as he sits on top of Eren’s legs, effectively pinning him to the floor and
cracks his knuckles.
“Wha – wait, what are you doing? No no no – you promised me that you wouldn’t
do it again!” Eren pushes his legs to try and run away, but Levi is stronger.
He can’t move from the floor.
“I can break that promise because you’ve been a naughty brat.” Levi says. He
moves his fingers along the line of Eren’s waist and tickles him.
“No no – ah – ahahahaha!! Hahaha – Levi sto – ahahaha!!” Eren is curling,
struggling to cover his waist, and trying to crawl away from Levi but it’s no
use. Levi is straddling his legs to make sure he can’t go anywhere.
“Giving up, Eren?” Levi asks without stopping his tickling.
Eren’s laughing hard, out of breath, waving his hands as a gesture to stop.
“Wait – hahaha! Wait, wait, okay, I give up. I give up – please stop!” He says
hurriedly and the assault stops but he’s still sitting on top of the boy.
The brunette lays down flat on the wooden floor, covering his eyes with one
arm, trying to catch his breath. “Shit…that was horrible. I almost choked to
death…”
“You’re overreacting. Now get your ass up and clean the goddamn place again.”
Levi firmly says.
“Okay…but I’m getting you back for this.” Eren pushes his torso up and supports
it with both elbows, smirking to his older lover with a hidden meaning that
Levi understood as well.
“Oh…we’ll see then. Come on – “ Levi stands on his feet and extends his hand
out to Eren. “Get up.”
Eren groans but takes Levi’s hand anyway. The raven pulls him up and quickly
grabs his waist to hug the boy. Eren squeaks in surprise. Levi looks up to see
Eren’s gorgeous eyes and stroke his cheek lovingly.
“Levi…” Eren says in a soft whisper, leaning against the touch.
“Shh…” Levi hushes, caressing his brat with tender touches. He closes his eyes
to kiss Eren.
“Levi…I’m sorry.” Levi stops abruptly and opens his eyes.
“What?”
“I’m sorry that I lied to you…all this time.”
“What are you – “
Eren suddenly slips away from his arms and starts to drop, down into water –
ice water that flows beneath the fragile surface. Their surroundings turn white
and Eren is helplessly floating in the water beneath the ice, not moving. The
boy’s eyes are closed and he looks so peaceful with his white costume on.
No smile, no heartbeat, no life.
“Eren!” Levi quickly reaches his hand down to plunge in, but the hole is
closed, preventing him from getting to the water underneath.
“What the fuck is going on?!” Levi slams his fist down on the surface to break
it but it has become solid ice, covering the lake completely. He slams his fist
again, trying to break it frantically.
“Eren! EREN!”
“Levi!”
The raven’s eyes shoot open with ragged breath. He felt his heart pounding hard
against his chest in such quick beats. The first thing he sees is the familiar
ceiling of his house – his ridiculously huge house with so many angels staring
down at him from the ceiling. Those paintings somehow look so alive. Fuck, he
should’ve had Erd repaint them. His blurred vision is slowly focusing and he
turns his head to the side.
Hanji’s unfamiliar worried face is staring down at him. She has bags under her
eyes, messy hair (messier than usual), and glasses which hangs dangerously on
the edge of her nose.
“Hanji….” Levi says weakly. His breathing starts to slow down as he clutches
the soft blanket tightly.
“Yeah, Levi?” Hanji answers, staring even closer to Levi’s face.
“If your glasses fall and hit my face, I will fucking kill you.” Hanji looks
surprised by the crude words but then she laughs, not caring that her high
volume can make Levi’s eardrums break.
“Miss Hanji, you’re laughing too loud.” Moblit’s voice is heard from Levi’s
left side.
After a while her laughter slowly ceases and she calms herself down. She had
indeed laughed too much but it was worth it to ease her anxiety from these last
few days. “Oh man! Those were the most relieving words I’ve heard from you.
Glad you’re okay, grumpy.” Hanji wipes tears from the corner of her eyes.
“Where’s Eren?” Levi asks, looking around.
“He’s fine, very much alive. But not yet conscious.”
Levi exhales in relief.
“Nightmare?” She asks.
“Something like that.”
“Eren’s okay…but I’m not sure when he’ll wake up.”
“How long have I been sleeping?” Levi closes his eyes, moving his toes and
fingers, measuring the amount of strength he has at the moment.
“A day and a half. And…I didn’t want Eren’s identity to blow up in public so I
never brought you guys to the hospital.”
“Hm…” Levi hums in agreement.
“I called your doctor and had him help you. But I took care of the rest.”
“Thanks. Lets keep it that way. I want no fucking questions from him.”
Hanji nods and fixes her glasses. She walks over to turn the heater up at the
far end of the room, near Levi’s work desk. “I’m gonna check on Eren. Don’t
move.”
“I’m not that weak, four-eyes.”
“Levi just…listen for now.” Hanji’s voice sounds genuinely worried and Levi
sighs in frustration.
“Fine.”
Hanji smiles and walks out of the room, followed by Moblit. Once the door is
closed, Levi pushes himself up, albeit a bit difficult. He sits in silence,
rubbing the bridge of his nose, sighing again but in relief this time.
The brat is okay. Eren is alive and breathing.
He puts strong pressure to his closed eyes with trembling fingers – holding
back emotions that threaten to angrily flow out of his chest. That kid had him
fucking worried.
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Erwin walks into the room and finds Levi sitting in a chair beside Eren’s bed.
He was wearing a black pajama robe, paired with black pants, with a book in one
hand. He doesn’t spare a glance when the blonde comes in and keeps on reading,
but he knows all too well that those heavy footsteps belong to Erwin.
The blonde sees Mikasa sitting on the opposite side of Levi, laying her upper
body on the bed and stroking Eren’s hair softly. She look sad yet murderous.
Sad when looking at Eren and his pale complexion, but also murderous when
staring at her own cousin. The last incident nearly killed her half-brother so
it’s perfectly normal that she feels anxious and angry. She should’ve dragged
Eren away from the exhibition. She should’ve known that it was impossible to
steal in the morning.
The situation’s only gotten worse, since Eren’s identity as Heilige is known by
Levi and Hanji. Mikasa has no idea what her cousin will do about it, but for
now she doesn’t want to think about anything other than Eren’s safety.
It’s been three days since the incident but Eren hasn’t regained consciousness.
Nighttime has come again, chasing away the light. Mikasa grips Eren’s cold hand
and squeezes it gently. He looks so peaceful in his slumber.
Erwin sighs at seeing the gloomy view in front of him. This house had just
gotten brighter by Eren’s presence but now it looks even darker than it used to
be. He takes off his coat and drapes it on one of his arms.
“Good afternoon, sir.” Armin politely greets, making him aware that the little
genius is also in the room. Armin and Eren are best friends after all.
Erwin gives the student the best smile he can muster and nods his head
slightly. “Afternoon. Why Arlert, you’re certainly the only sun shining in this
room.” Erwin answers with a teasing smile.
Armin blushes a little to hear that from his headmaster’s mouth. “I’m no such
thing.” He replies in a soft voice.
Erwin pulls his scarf off and drops it carelessly on an empty chair, together
with his coat. “Yes you are. Look at them, practically emitting a murderous
aura while guarding their princess. I’m not really sure Eren can heal like
this.”
“I’m doing nothing like that, Erwin.” Levi denies with his nose sticking in his
book. He flips the page and goes back to reading but sometimes looks at Mikasa
from the corner of his eyes, sending dark stares to his cousin. They’ve been
doing it for hours and not stopping even a minute since morning. Levi never
thought that his biggest hurdle when he dated Eren was his own cousin.
Erwin shakes his head. “How did Eren manage to get stuck with you two?” He
wonders to himself.
“What do you want?” Levi shifts his eyes back to his book.
“I can’t come here to see you?”
“You never come just to see me.”
“Ah, how cruel. I just wanted to have a little chat with you.” He walks closer
to Levi. “In private.” He adds with a serious tone. Levi looks up to Erwin’s
eyes and sees what the blonde meant.
He stands up from his chair and puts the book down on the soft cushion. “Fine.
We’ll talk in the other room.”
“Very well.” Erwin smiles in satisfaction and waves his hand to Armin while
walking out of the room. Levi follows suit and shuts the door behind him.
They walk down the dark hall in silence. Nobody wants to say anything in the
open, to prevent anyone from eavesdropping. Levi makes a turn at the end of the
hall and walks into a dark room. Erwin lets himself in. He shuts the door and
twists the latch to lock it.
Levi closes the curtain and switches on the light, soon the room is illuminated
with the artificial lighting. Levi takes a seat in one of the empty chairs
facing the fireplace and Erwin sits in front of him.
“I take it you won’t be here long.” Levi starts the conversation with his
apathetic gaze.
Erwin nods and puts one of his legs on top of the other. “Yes, I’ll be brief.”
He replies. Both of them go silent again. Erwin rubs his chin with his fingers,
thinking about how he should start this conversation.
“It’s not like you to hesitate. Just ask the goddamn question.” Levi interrupts
his thinking.
Erwin sighs and put his arm back onto the armchair. “Where did you go yesterday
night?” He finally asks and Levi looks away to the fireplace.
“Nowhere.” Levi answers curtly.
“This is new, you’re keeping secrets from me.” Erwin shifts in his seat.
“I’ve kept a lot from you.” Levi retorts.
“Not one this big. I’ve known you for quite a long time.”
“Then you already have a good guess where I went.”
Erwin intertwines his fingers in front of his mouth, covering his expression
while looking at Levi. “I do. And I hope I’m wrong.”
Levi looks at Erwin again before speaking. “Then you’re wrong.” He gets up from
his seat to walk out of the room.
“Levi.” Erwin’s stern voice stops him from moving. He looks at the blonde’s
clear blue eyes.
“Please, sit back down.” Erwin asks and Levi hesitantly turns around to sit
back down. The blonde sighs in frustration and he leans back into the
comfortable chair. “I don’t know what you did to Nile. I won’t ask how you got
the wounds on your knuckles. And I won’t pry open your secret if you don’t want
to tell me. But I need to know that you won’t put the school and yourself in
jeopardy.”
“So you got the news, huh?”
“Nile Dawk suddenly resigned his position as the Head of the Police Force but
no one has seen him submit his resignation letter. Somebody else delivered it.
Just this morning he also moved out of his apartment. Rumours say it’s because
he asked for a transfer to a quieter area. But…neighbors didn’t see him move
his stuff out…somebody else did it again.”
“You should fire your resource. Nile informed his resignation through a phone
call.”
“And I suppose you know this because…”
“Because my resource didn’t do a half-ass job like yours.”
Erwin sighs again in frustration. He knows sometimes Levi can be stubborn about
things like this. The raven often kept secrets for something that he chose to
take care of by himself.
“Very well. I won’t ask further.” Erwin gets up from his seat and straightens
his shirt. He turns his heels and takes a step out of the room.
“Erwin.” Levi calls from where he sits.
Erwin stops without turning around.
“No one’s going to be in danger because of what I did. I made sure of that.”
“Glad to know.” Erwin replies and resumes his walk, stepping outside, leaving
Levi alone in the quiet room.
He lets out a big sigh, pinching the bridge of his nose and closes his eyes.
His knuckles start to throb in pain and he rubs the bandaged hands with
calloused fingers. Nothing has changed. The same happened years ago when he let
his rage loose. Attacking blindly, threatening his enemy’s dear life, and
spilling blood everywhere. But this time no life has been taken, he couldn't do
it, he has Eren now. He has someone to protect.
Levi gets up from his seat and walks back to where Eren is lying asleep. When
he opens the door, Mikasa is still there sitting beside Eren’s bed. She looks
at Levi from the corner of her eyes and back to Eren again.
Armin is typing on his laptop, trying to keep himself busy as he looks at
Mikasa then to Levi. He notices that Levi’s usual cold and stoic expression has
changed a little. Bags under his eyes are very visible and Levi somewhat looks
like he’s about to break. Not that it’s possible, but it may happen due to
fatigue. Or maybe there’s something else on his mind, that has something to do
with his bandages hands. Or Levi just needs some time alone with his lover.
Mikasa has been staying by Eren’s side from day one after all.
Armin shuts his laptop off and puts it back into his backpack. Winter vacation
starts tomorrow and Eren’s parents might start searching for their son, so it’s
best to return to the dorms now.
“Mikasa.” Armin calls while standing on his feet. Mikasa looks at him with her
dark eyes. “Let’s go back to the dorm.”
Mikasa immediately shakes her head. “No, I’ll stay here…just in case Eren wakes
up.” She refuses.
“Someone needs to call aunty or uncle.”
“Armin, I’m staying.”
The blonde sighs. “I don’t think any parent would appreciate to hear bad news
about their child from someone else.”
“I can make the call from here.”
“I know but – “
"Armin.” Mikasa straightens her body to look at Armin. “I’m staying.” She adds
firmly.
Armin sighs in disappointment. “Okay, but you should ask the owner of the house
first.” He says while looking at Levi.
Mikasa turns her head to look at Levi too. “I’m staying here, Levi.” She says
again, emphasizing her intention.
“Do what you like. But you’re not sleeping in this room.” Levi looks at her
from his seat.
“What?”
“Erd will take you to your room.”
“What are you trying to do, midget?”
“None of your business. Take it or leave it.”
Mikasa’s expression darkens. She refuses to leave Eren alone again but this is
Levi’s house after all. The only choices she has is to stay in a different room
or go back to the dorm. “Fine, I’m staying. But if I ever hear you do something
funny to Eren, I will make you regret it.”
Levi leans back into his chair with a book in his hand, watching Mikasa stand
from her seat and stomps out of the room in anger.
“I should get going too.” Armin says, jogging a little to follow Mikasa.
Once the door is closed, Levi gets up from his seat and puts his book down. He
stands to look at Eren’s peaceful face, sleeping in a deep slumber, not opening
his eyes. The tan skin is no longer glowing under the sunlight, those beautiful
turquoise eyes aren’t shining brilliantly like they should’ve been, and his
stupid radiant smile is nowhere to be found.
Levi misses him. He misses the warm body moving in the same rhythm as him under
the moonlight. He misses those passionate dances and Eren’s beautiful voice.
That mesmerizing voice that has him under a spell as they exchange body heat, a
magic only two can tell. He wants to see Eren’s hypnotizing eyes again. He
wants Eren, he needs Eren.
Levi bends down and kisses Eren’s dry lips, carefully, softly, as if he’s made
of glass. He breaks the kiss and strokes Eren’s cheek softly.
“Eren…” He whispers on his lips and kisses his lover again.
“Eren…wake up. Look at me. I…love you, brat….” His voice wavers near the end,
emotions threatening to overtake him.
Levi doesn’t hear any other sound in the room. Eren’s regular breathing is the
only sound existing other than his heartbeat. He touches Eren’s cold
fingertips, closing his eyes and brings the brunette’s hand to his lips to kiss
it. The sound of Eren’s steady breathing is the only thing calming his heart.
Suddenly he feels a twitch from Eren’s index finger. Levi’s eyes shoot open to
look at it but there’s no movement. He turns his head and looks at Eren’s face.
The brunette’s eyes twitch a few times, as if they’re trying to blink. Slowly,
very slowly, Eren opens his eyes. Little by little those brilliant irises start
to show, reflecting light and life.
“Eren...” Levi tries to call out.
Eren blinks his eyes, adjusting to the light in the room as he slowly regains
his vision. He looks to the side and finds Levi looking at him with furrowed
brows. He smiles weakly as he looks at his lover. Tears forming in his eyes and
roll down his cheeks.
“Evening…mysterious one.”
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***** Emerald & Sand *****
Chapter Summary
     Two years apart and reunion.
Chapter Notes
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The game is over for Eren. He smiles at his older lover while looking at those
blue-grey stormy eyes.
At first they look surprised – a happy kind of surprise – but then they turn
unbelievably dark, staring at him in silence, watching as if he’s about to
burst out in anger at any moment.
Eren knows Levi is mad at him for hiding so many secrets, for playing dangerous
games, and actually lying when they had become lovers. As much as he would like
to admit all of his mistakes, he just can’t repent enough for them.
Levi is not just angry though, he's also happy, sad, anxious, and worried over
Eren. These mixed feelings mess with his head and he hates to lose his
composure, all because of one stupid brat. But he can’t help it, everything
that has to do with Eren always drives him nuts, just like now when Eren opened
his eyes. The sadness and anxiety disappears just like that, but he also wants
to punch the boy’s face, or kick his ass so hard that he can’t stand for days,
or just kiss Eren’s lips hard enough until they bleed and are bruised. Fuck,
he’s not sure what to feel anymore.
One thing he knows is that he's finally caught the thief he’s been trying to
catch for so long. No doubt about it, Heilige is now in his hands, caged in his
house, and lying helplessly on the bed.
He strokes Eren’s cheek softly to ensure the warmth of the brunette's body
heat. He can feel it against his fingertips, the warmth of Eren’s skin that he
misses so much. It slips through his fingers, flowing out a reassuring feeling
that he's been seeking for the last three days.
He moves his finger down, tracing a line from the boy’s cheek to his neck and
presses two fingers on the vein. The blood is flowing steadily and Levi could
feel the faint pulse beating in it. He knows Eren is alive but somehow he wants
to make sure again that this whole situation is real. That faint beating gave
him his answer.
The boy leans into the touch as he close his eyes. One hand touches Levi’s
fingers and feels them trembles a little. Eren’s turquoise irises look up to
Levi’s face which is now frowning deeply. There’s vexation and concern showing
in his eyes. Eren feels guilty again.
“Levi -- ah…” Eren’s voice came out no louder than a whisper. He realized that
he must've been out for a few days so his voice became hoarse.
“You’ve been out for three days… I’m surprised you decided to come back to the
land of the living.” Levi says rather pissed.
Eren touches his throat and tries to gulp down saliva but there is none. Of
course, only now he just realizes that he feels thirsty. “I…am thirsty…” He
says with difficulty.
Levi stands up straight and turns around to the table. He picks up a pitcher
and pours some water into a glass – half full – then hands it to Eren. “Can you
sit?” Levi asks while holding Eren’s head to help him up.
“Yeah…”
Eren takes the glass from Levi’s hand and gulps down the warm water. He feels
grateful that the water is actually warm. After its empty, he returns the glass
to Levi who takes it and puts it back on the table. He doesn’t return to Eren’s
side immediately and just stands silently in front of the table. Levi lowers
his head and his bangs fall, covering his eyes, with hands on the table
supporting his body.
Eren watches his lover, knowing that he’s fucked up bad this time. Not only has
he made Levi worry the shit out of him, he also succeeded to make his older
lover angry, like seriously angry. His turquoise eyes look closely at Levi’s
fingers which are shaking slightly before they clench into a fist. He looks up
at Levi’s hidden face.
“Levi…I’m sorry. I’m sorry I…lied to you. I’m sorry that I kept hiding from you
all this time. I’m sorry that I put you through danger. I’m sorry –”
“Shut up, Eren.” Levi interrupts with a stern tone.
Eren bites his lower lip and shifts his eyes down to look at the clenched fist
on top of the table again. He tries to stretch his arm out to hold Levi’s hand
but his strength is not fully restored yet so it carelessly drops back onto his
lap. He feels so weak it’s ridiculous. Three days of sleeping has certainly
taken away all of his strength, even just for simple movements. His body felt
very tired and heavy.
Another minute has passed and Levi remained silent. Maybe Mikasa was right this
whole time, maybe he should’ve quit, then things wouldn’t have turned out this
bad. But what’s done is done. And of course he feels bad about putting Levi in
danger, lying, and deceiving him, but deep down he wishes that Levi will
understand him. After all, he doesn’t need another person to nag on his life.
Mikasa is more than enough.
He can feel his voice slowly recovering but when he’s about to say something,
the words in his mind became jumbled. He fidgets a little before speaking
again. “Levi…I – “
“I said shut up.”
“But – “
“Shut.The.Fuck.Up.”
“But you haven’t said anything... Are you mad at me? Please don’t be mad at
me...”
Levi looks at Eren and his regretfull face from the corner of his eyes. This
manipulative brat makes him want to just forgive all of his stupid stunts.
“Jesus Christ, Eren. Has anyone ever told you that you have verbal diarrhea?”
Eren plays with his fingers as he thinks to himself. “Well…no. They’ve only
told me that I’m suicidal.”
“Somebody should. Wait, someone told you that?”
“Yeah, that’s not true though.”
“...No, it’s true.” Levi says bluntly.
“I am not suicidal. Somebody should reward me for helping people out there.”
Eren retorts.
“By putting your life in danger?”
“Wha – No! That was an accident! I never thought the ice would break.” Eren’s
snappy reply makes his throat throb with pain and he coughs twice.
“Eren goddamn Jaeger, you better shut your fucking mouth and use your sad
excuse of a brain to think about what you did.”
“I was just trying to help! Why don’t you get it? I can’t just leave them when
I know they need help. I won’t stop! I can’t stop!” He’s shouting his heart out
which comes out in a very hoarse voice. He coughs again, the pain in his throat
getting worse this time.
Levi turns around and sits next to Eren on the bed. “Stop yelling.”
“But I can’t leave them like that.”
“And I’m not saying that you should stop doing what you’re doing.”
Eren was about to say something again but he pauses abruptly when he hears
Levi’s words. He lifts his head up to look at Levi who stares at him with his
usual apathetic expression. Eren’s eyes are wide in surprise, thinking that
maybe he heard wrong. “What?”
“Fuck, Eren, do I need to say it again?”
“You said that you won’t stop me from doing what I do.”
“Yes.”
“But why?” Eren asks.
“Would you quit if I told you to?”
Eren thinks to himself for a moment before replying. “Well…maybe not.”
“There you go. You have your answer.”
“But…you’re allowing me to steal.”
“You didn’t seem to have a problem with that before.”
“You’re right…wait no. You’re not supposed to allow your boyfriend to steal.
What kind of boyfriend are you?” Eren is now conflicted with himself. He’s
kinda glad that Levi isn’t stopping him but he also kinda wishes that the raven
would put up more of a fight to prevent him from being a thief.
“The tolerating kind. Otherwise I wouldn’t have put up with your fucked up
behavior from the first day we met.”
Eren blushes, remembering the first time they met. It’s not the falling part,
it’s the groping part that makes him embarrassed. He ducks his head down and
puts his arm up to cover his eyes. “Shit. You’re not supposed to bring that
up.”
“Why not?”
Eren lowers his arm and covers his burning face with both hands. “Fuck, you’re
bad news.” He says with a muffled voice.
“I should be.” Levi takes both of Eren’s hands away from his face and kisses
them.
Eren’s face is red as a tomato and his whole body feels warm. How he’s missed
that handsome face kissing the palm of his hands with a seductive touch. Levi
kisses Eren’s right palm, his left one, then both of them in repeating light
kisses. Eren just blushes harder.
“Levi…”
“Hm?”
“Why are you spoiling me? I mean, you know that I’m Heilige. I lied, ran away
from you, even kept secrets from you. But you’re not even mad at me. You’re
letting me off of the hook just like that.”
“I am.”
“Why?”
Levi gently puts Eren’s hands down and turns around until his back is facing
Eren. He looks outside the window and looks up to the invisible moon.
“Levi?”
“Because I don’t know what’s right, Eren. All I know is I can trust my own
judgement. But the decision is yours as long as you don’t regret it. All I can
do is protect you as far as I can go.”
Eren thinks carefully about what Levi said. What his lover did was to protect
him, nothing else. Even when he told Eren to stay away from Nile. Levi was
right all along.
“I love you, Levi.” Eren whispers it softly against Levi’s nape.
“Love you too, shitty brat.” He replies and turns his head to peek at Eren.
Eren stays in the position for a few minutes to breathe in Levi’s scent. It was
pleasant, so full of warmth and he missed it so much. “Guess everyone knows who
I am now…” Eren says sadly.
“Not everyone. Only Hanji, Erwin, and your friend Sasha.”
“Sasha?”
“Yeah, it’s a long story. You better ask Hanji. I hate explaining shit.”
Eren snorts. “Fine. But hey, you gotta admit that I look hot in that thief
outfit.”
Levi rolls his eyes. How did this brat get so cocky all of a sudden? It seems
that the near death experience has already disappeared from his memory. “Yeah,
sure. I could easily tell it was you from the start just by looking at the
thief’s ass.”
“What? No way! You’re just fucking around with me.”
Levi snorts while turning back to face Eren. “I’m not, stupid brat. Your cover
is lousy as shit and I could figure it out easily. Especially after your ass
became mine.”
“You did not!”
“Yeah, I did. How can I mistake your rounded ass with another stupid brats?”
“Shut up!” Eren whines to stop Levi’s teasing and pushes his body forward with
all his might to kiss his lover’s lips.
Levi quickly kisses him back and shoves Eren’s body onto the soft mattress. The
boy giggles with his cute face. Eren’s voice is very soothing. The way he
laughs as his cheeks adorn with faint pink dust is such an eyesight. The raven
kisses him again on the lips and Eren circles his arms around Levi’s neck. Just
when he’s about to kiss Levi back the door to his room opens and Mikasa walks
in.
She looks at Eren and her eyes widen in surprise. “Eren! You’re awake!” Mikasa
runs inside but pauses abruptly when she actually pays attention to what she’s
looking at. “What are you doing to him, Levi? Get your hands off my brother!”
“Oh shit. Mikasa, wait! Can you not fight? I’m the one who hug – ”
Levi suddenly shoves his lips onto Eren’s and gives him a lustful kiss.
Surprised, Eren was unprepared and his mouth was open which was soon devoured
roughly. Levi tilts his head a little to insert his tongue and laps at Eren’s,
then he lets go with a loud, wet sound.
Mikasa’s jaw is wide open as if it’s almost about to drop to the floor.
“You better get used to it, Mikasa. Your baby brother is mine.” Levi smirks in
victory while looking at her over his shoulder.
Her expression becomes darker and she grits her teeth. “Midget, I will fucking
kill you today.” She threats and Eren facepalms with a low growl.
-----
Carla drives her car in a hurry after she and Grisha receive the news about
Eren. She’s speeding down the highway with great precision, not caring that her
husband is holding on for dear life in the passenger seat. The black sedan
passes cars easily, slipping through with great concentration and accuracy. She
is definitely angry and an angry Carla is not good for anyone. She can yell or
drive like some crazy woman and there’s nothing Grisha could do to stop her.
The road is very slippery and every time the car skids Grisha holds his breath
and prays in his heart to see tomorrow. Or at least see his son’s face first
before he crosses over to the other side.
“Carla, honey, slow down a little. Let me drive.” Grisha tries to persuade his
wife.
“Shush, Grisha! I’m getting us to our boy.” Carla retorts rather hastily and
hits the gas even harder.
The car dashes with maddening speed and Grisha is seriously hoping that they’ll
make it to Eren in one piece. He should’ve never let Carla drive in the first
place.
After another five minutes they got off the highway. Carla turns on the gps and
types in the address Mikasa sent by phone. Once entered, it immediately
searches for the fastest route and displays it on the screen. Carla drives just
a little bit slower and Grisha has never been so relieved that his life was not
going to end today.
The longer they drive, the more they get deeper into the woods. The road is not
particularly dark but there aren’t that many houses around so it’s kind of hard
to believe that they’re still in the same city. With snow piling on the road
and trees lining neatly on each side of it, Carla felt like she’s entering a
fairytale world. Their surroundings are very quiet and there are no noises from
city life. Carla reduces her speed to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
“Honey…when was the last time you looked at the big and old trees around our
city?” She asks her husband who also seems captivated by the view.
Grisha fixes his glasses while still looking up at the beautiful trees. “Not
sure…” He says.
“What kind of person lives around here…” Carla wonders to herself.
The gps’ screen is blinking yellow, signaling that they’re closing in on their
destination. The only house nearby is a dark house with big black gates. Carla
turns the car and stops in front of the gate. She reaches out and presses the
button for the intercom.
“Excuse me, is this Levi Ackerman’s house? I’m Carla Jaeger. I’m here to see my
son.”
A few seconds later, a voice replies. “Mrs. Jaeger, please come in. We have
been expecting you.” Says a man over the intercom.
The gate opens and Carla drives inside. The house is beautiful, dark, but still
beautiful. It reminds Carla of the Harlaxton Manor but a simplified version,
the same dark atmosphere.
Her mind wanders when she parks the car near the balcony and looks at the
building in front of her. Who lives in this house? Such a huge house in the
middle of nowhere is kind of scary yet unique. What kind of trouble did their
son actually get involved in? She turns off the engine and opens the door.
Grisha steps out of the car then circles the car to help his wife up from her
seat.
“Honey, lets go.” He says while extending his hand.
Carla’s nods, pulls out the key, and takes her husband’s hand then locks the
car. They walk to the main door which opens before Carla even knocks. The first
person they see is a man in a butler uniform. His blonde hair is tied up in a
small ponytail with a thin beard on his chin. The man smiles gently at them and
steps aside as a gesture to welcome them in.
“Mr. and Mrs. Jaeger, we have been waiting for you. Please come inside.” Says
the man whom Carla assumes is the head butler of this house.
They step in and follow. “Is our son here?” Grisha asks.
The butler nods and continues walking. “Yes, sir. Please follow me.”
Grisha and Carla continues walking, following behind the butler as they look
around at the magnificent house. The tall ceiling, shiny wooden floor, dim
lights at every corner, red long curtains, and carved doors. They are beautiful
indeed, but Carla couldn’t shake the feeling of loneliness etched in every
corner when she looks at the quiet hall, squeaky clean rooms without a single
speck of dust, and well mannered staff. The owner of the house must be having a
hard time living his life, she thought.
They’re led to the second floor and stop in front of a door with slightly
different carvings, compare to the other rooms. Voices can be heard behind the
door along with happy laughter and light conversations. It gives a different
ambience compared to the rest of the house, where it felt more like a graveyard
than a residence. This room oozes out a happy aura, even before the door is
open. She recognizes Eren’s voice laughing and the heavy anxious feeling in her
heart slowly disappears.
The butler knocks twice and a voice says to come in, he opens the door. Carla
sees Mikasa and Armin sitting on a couch on the left side of the room. There’s
another person sitting in the room but Carla doesn’t recognize him. Then she
sees Eren lying on the bed at the far end of the room.
“Mom!” Eren shouts in a cheerful tone and pushes up to sit.
Carla steps inside with a smile on her lips as she walks towards her son.
“Eren!”
Carla throws her arms around Eren’s neck and hugs him tightly. She kisses his
cheek and cups his face with both hands to look at her son properly. Her baby
boy is okay, he’s alive and breathing but looks a little worn out and pale. But
color is slowly returning to his face as he catches the sight of his mother
smiling at him. Carla strokes Eren’s cheeks a few times while looking at his
face.
“Eren, my stupid boy…I thought I told you to never get caught, didn’t I?” Carla
says with tears glistening in her eyes. She kisses Eren’s forehead and leans
back to stroke his cheek again.
“It was an accident, mom. Didn’t Mikasa already tell you that?” Eren rubs his
forehead.
“Accident or not, I know you were being reckless.”
“But you said it’s fine to go out.”
“Yes, but I also told you to plan your moves carefully. What went wrong?”
Eren sighs and looks away. “Everything went wrong.”
Carla sets her hand down but never looks away from her son’s eyes. “You made me
worried sick, young man. Do I not earn any explanation from you?” She says with
a stern tone.
Eren bites his lower lip, contemplating about telling his recent clumsy attempt
or not. “Mom…it was an accident, okay. Can we just drop this?”
“Okay, but no more stealing during winter.”
“Mom!”
“Don’t raise your voice at me, young man. It’s final. I’m taking the key with
me.”
“Wait, mom! You can’t do this!”
“Yes, I can because I won’t risk something like this again.”
“Mom I – “
“Shush! You can have it back when spring comes.” Carla takes the key that hangs
on Eren’s neck as he hastily tries to stop her.
“Wait wait wait, mom wait, I’ll be more careful next time. I promise!” Eren
holds his mother’s hand before it slips away with the key.
Carla sighs but takes the key anyway and Eren whimpers in protest. “Eren, it’s
just until spring comes. Just focus on healing for now.”
Eren whines and folds his legs up until they touch his chest, hugging them
tight.
“Stop sulking. Now, can you tell me which one is Levi Ackerman?” Carla asks.
Eren looks to his right to the man sitting in a chair. He has black hair which
is parted neatly in the middle, pale skin, and blue-grey eyes which reflect
indifference. He looks so much older than her son. It’s kind of strange how
Eren got involved with the man in the first place.
“You are Levi?”
“Yes, Mrs. Jaeger. It’s a pleasure to meet you…though it’s a shame that we have
to meet under these circumstances.” Levi replies politely which sounds strange
to Eren’s ears.
The brunette only knows Levi as a man with a foul mouth so it’s amazing to see
his lover talk differently. Levi’s fake performance makes Eren’s jaw
unconsciously open slightly.
Grisha notices this and shoots a disapproving look to his son. “Eren, why are
you making that face?” Grisha calls and Eren immediately closes his mouth and
looks down.
“Nothing, dad.” He answers.
Carla pats Eren’s head before she speaks again. “Thank you Levi, for saving my
son.”
“It’s nothing.” Levi replies shortly.
“We’re so sorry for any trouble Eren has caused. I assume you already know
Eren’s identity?” Grisha asks and Levi nods.
“Yes, I do.”
“I see… of course we must ask you for another favor to keep it a secret then.”
“No need. I don’t intend to tell anyone about it.”
“Is that so…” Grisha looks carefully at Levi’s expression, which is hard to
read. He can’t even begin to take a guess on what’s his son’s affiliation with
the man. “Pardon me for asking, but what is your relationship with Eren?”
Eren gulps when he hears that question and is unable to look at his father. He
didn’t think much about it – hell, he hasn’t thought of anything since he woke
up. His mind was too occupied with Levi and how glad he was to escape death.
Though it’s unfortunate that he didn’t escaped Mikasa’s long lectures.
Eren looks at Levi without raising his head, peeking from the corner of his
eyes. His heart is pounding like crazy thinking about what kind of answer Levi
will give. He doesn’t mind if Levi tells them the truth and he’s not worried
about his mother’s reaction to the news, but he’s nervous about how Grisha will
take it – if it spills out now.
“I’m the headmaster of the school. He’s one of my students.” Levi answers
calmly.
There’s not a single trace of nervousness in his face and he dodges the
question with a perfect answer; not lying, but not necessarily baring the
truth. Eren silently exhales in relief.
“I thought the headmaster is Mr. Smith?” Grisha asks further and Eren starts
feeling a cold sweat.
“Erwin Smith built the school with me. I made many impossible requests for him
to not to reveal my name in public, as the school founder, and I could never
thank him enough for that.” Levi answers with a fake business smile. Eren is
amazed at how far adults can lie under their masks.
“Ah, so that’s why I’ve never heard of you. My apologies for the rude
question.”
“Don’t be. It’s only natural that you’re worried about Eren.”
“Thank you, Levi.” Grisha walks over to Carla’s side and pats her shoulder. “I
guess we should be leaving soon.” Carla nods and looks at Eren, signalling it’s
time to leave.
“Uh…” Eren subtly clears his throat to draw attention to him. “Can I stay here
for a few days? I mean, school is off and everything. No need to hurry back
home, right?”
Carla furrowed her brows. “Eren, what are you saying? You shouldn’t here any
longer.” She says while grabbing Eren’s hand and squeezes it gently.
“Errr…I mean, just until I can walk without a cane.” Eren tries to reason, but
his parents aren’t buy it. They look at him curiously and Eren started to get
nervous. His ears have gone red and his cheeks are dusted in a faint pink
color.
His mother notices this immediately and knows that Eren’s hiding something.
“What’s wrong with your legs?” Carla asks. She touches her son’s leg which is
hidden beneath the thick blanket.
“Um…temporarily numb, I guess. That water sure was cold.” He smiles
unconvincingly.
Levi gets up from his seat and walks to Eren’s side. “His legs feel a little
weak, but it’s nothing a little time can’t heal. I’ll make sure my personal
doctor keeps an eye on his condition.”
“Doctor? You got a personal doctor for him?” Carla frowns when she looks at
Levi.
“Yes.”
“Why did you go this far for –?”
“Mom, nevermind, let’s just go back.” Eren interrupts suddenly. He’s afraid the
more his mother asks questions, the more likely their relationship will be
revealed. And Eren doesn’t know if it sits well with Levi nor his father.
“Thank you, Lev– Sir. I’ll be heading home now.” Eren says. He yanks the
blanket off and wriggles out of bed but Carla stops him.
She grips the boy’s shoulder to make him stay in place. “Wait, you’re hiding
something from me.”
“No, no, I’m not. Lets just go home. Didn’t you want me to go back?”
Carla looks away from her son and stares at Levi with a suspicious gaze, ready
to shoot a question. “Mr. Levi, what is your real relationship with Eren?”
Eren’s turquoise eyes widen in fear. He looks at his mother and then his
father, heart pounding hard in his chest. He’s not ready to break the news,
even though Carla may not completely disapprove of his relationship, but his
father might and he’s scared of what may happen. “Mom, he’s not–“
“I am in love with your son, Mrs. Jaeger.”
Eren gasps and so does Armin. Both of them freeze, unable to move or speak
after hearing Levi’s blunt confession. Mikasa just huffs. She already figured
that Levi would declare their relationship as soon as he got the chance. Now is
as good as any time, but Eren is not prepared at all. Mikasa stares at the two
parents while pulling her red scarf up until her mouth is covered.
As expected, Carla doesn’t seem to be that surprised. Her eyes shine with
happiness, rather than shocked, while Grisha… well, his father could be a bit
of a problem. He doesn’t seem too happy about it. In fact, he frowns while he
looks at Levi’s unchanging expression.
“I knew it! Oh, you had that look of affection all over your face.” Carla’s
hand covers her smile, giggling as she leans forward to kiss Eren’s cheek, and
then chuckles again.
“Mommm, stop kissing me.” Eren wipes his red cheek clumsily.
“Eren, why didn’t you say from the start that he’s your boyfriend?”
“Because…”
“You’re shy?”
“No! It’s…” He lifts his head to pointedly look at Grisha and Carla notices the
look of malice in her husband’s eyes.
She sighs and turns to face her husband. “Oh honey, please don’t ruin this.”
“I didn’t say anything.” Grisha retorts irritably.
“Yes, but you have that ‘I-do-not-approve’ look on your face.”
“I do.”
“Honey…”
“Carla, he’s seventeen! And he’s in a relationship with someone much older than
him, let alone a man.” Grisha shifts his eyes to glare at Levi. “I’m sorry but
Eren needs to come home with us now.”
“Dad!” Eren protests in an attempt to stop his father from insulting Levi, but
Grisha ignores him.
“Mikasa, get yours and Eren’s stuff. We’re going home.”
“Honey, calm down. “ Carla stands from her seat and grips Grisha’s hand.
“I am calm!”
“Dear, Grisha, please listen to me. I know you may not approve of their
relationship now, but they are still in love. Are you really going to stop our
son from seeing the one he loves?”
“If I must.” Grisha answers with an unyielding voice. Carla sighs heavily in
disappointment.
“Dad! You can’t do that!”
“Yes I can. Now pack your stuff.”
Eren was about to protest again but Levi pat his shoulder before he could. ”Mr.
Jaeger, will you listen to my proposal?”
“Excuse me?”
“I’d like to make a deal with you.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Sir…I am in love with your son. I truly am. And you may not trust me on this
but I want to show you that I am serious about him.”
Levi’s usual stormy and indifferent eyes now look so clear, like a blue sky.
His goal is set and there is no doubt nor fear in his heart. Grisha knows that
look. It’s the look of a strong resolve, possessed by a man who’s found a clear
answer to a big question in his life. He stands still, silently gesturing Levi
to go on.
“I understand that Eren’s still a young boy. And that’s why I will wait for him
to graduate before letting this relationship continue.”
Eren looks at the raven with panic in his eyes. He knows what Levi means, or at
least he assumes that whatever Levi means is not going to be pleasant for him.
“What do you mean?” Grisha asks for clarification.
Levi caresses Eren’s soft, chestnut hair and gazes at him with an apologetic
expression. As much as he hates the words that came out of his mouth, he needs
to do it in order to gain both parents’ trust. He’ll be away from Eren for a
long time, and it may result in breaking-up, but he has to do it.
“I will not see Eren until he graduates from high school.”
“LEVI?!”
“Eren will finish his education and graduate with good marks. I will wait. Two
years of waiting is nothing compare to my feelings for him. And after he
graduates, if he still wants to be with me, then I will ask for your blessing
to acknowledge our relationship.”
“What the hell?! What about me you goddamn prick?! Do you think I’m okay with
that?!”
Levi cups Eren’s cheeks with both hands and notices Eren’s watering eyes. No
doubt, Eren will hate this. Levi doesn’t want to make him sad but it has to be
done for his own good, to convince Grisha and Carla that he is serious about
Eren. And he’s willing to make sacrifices just to make sure the boy can stay by
his side forever.
“Brat…shut up for a second. This has been on my mind for a while now, and I
want your parents to approve us.”
“But…but, I can’t see you for two whole years? What kind of fucked up idea is
that?” Eren’s tears hung dangerously on each side of his eyes before he started
to sob.
Levi can already feel his heart breaking to see his lover crying, but he needs
to be strong about this. Otherwise, he will never get Eren’s parent’s blessing.
“You can still see me in the principal's office; to consult me or Hanji…or
Erwin about anything. I’ll be there if you really need me.”
Eren is bawling harder now with tears rolling down his cheeks as he holds
Levi’s hands tightly. his body shaking with how hard he’s crying. “Liar…liar...
You were never in the office…”
“I will be there. You just have to trust me.” Levi pulls Eren’s head to his
chest and strokes his soft hair.
Eren is crying in Levi’s embrace and clutching with both hands onto the older
man’s pajama robe. Two years is a long time, long enough to make him feel
anxious about their relationship. But Eren knows Grisha’s blessing is very
important, otherwise Levi wouldn’t have proposed such a painful option. But
still, he buries his face and cries his heart out, refusing to accept the
situation. Why does it have to be this way? Is there no other way to convince
his father?
Grisha fixes his glasses and folds his arms in front of his chest, thinking
carefully before speaking. “Okay, I understand. Let’s go with that and we’ll
see the situation two years later.”
Eren shakes his head slowly while still burying his face, mumbling softly no,
no, no to himself. Levi closes his eyes, stroking Eren’s head again and gives
it a light kiss. He doesn’t know how he’s supposed to feel right now; happy
because Grisha agreed to his proposal or sad because he won’t be truly seeing
Eren for the next two years. Levi looks at Grisha while still embracing his
lover.
“Thank you for agreeing.” He said shortly.
“Sure. Now can we go back, Eren?” Grisha asks.
“Honey! Are you heartless?! Give them some time.” Carla grabs her husband’s
sleeve and yanks hard. She can’t believe how insensitive Grisha is being.
“I already agreed to Levi’s condition, so I think it’s best to go now. Unless
you’re thinking otherwise, Levi?”
Levi kisses Eren’s head again and shakes his head. “No. I also think it’s best
if Eren goes back home now.” Eren’s grip on Levi’s shirt keeps tightening.
Adults are cunning, they’re so selfish to decide his life like that, no matter
what the reason is.
“Come on Eren, I’ll carry you. Mikasa, go get your stuff.” Grisha walks over to
Eren but Levi stops him.
“Please allow me to carry him.” Levi says then immediately picks up Eren bridal
style, not waiting for Grisha’s answer.
The thick blanket slips away while Eren hugs Levi’s neck tightly, hiding his
face in the crook of the raven’s neck. Carla watches them dismally, slightly
smiling while looking at such a romantic display. She can tell that Levi loves
her boy very much, but her husband’s stubborn decisions are often hard to be
argued with once he’s made up his mind; like father like son.
“Very well. I’ll head out first. Mikasa, Armin, come on. We’re going back.”
Carla sighs in disappointment but follows her husband anyway with Mikasa and
Armin walking behind her, leaving the love birds behind. Once everyone is out
of the room, Eren lifts his head and looks at Levi with eyes wet from tears.
“Levi…” Eren speaks with a hoarse, shaky voice.
“I’m sorry love…I’m really sorry… But two years will pass in a blink of an eye.
And when the time comes, you’ll be mine again, completely.”
Levi slowly touches his lips onto Eren’s trembling ones. He plants a soft and
tender kiss to the crying boy in his arms. The crystal clear voice he loves so
much lately turns into such a raspy sound. He misses Eren’s singing. Sadly, he
won’t hear it to his hearts content in the next two years.
“Come back to me, Eren. I’ll wait…”
-----
 
Two years didn’t pass quickly like Levi promised. Eren had to endure every
single day without seeing him. Sometimes Levi was in the principal's office
like he told him, but Eren couldn’t drop by because he was still in class. They
missed each other every single time and stress started to build up.
Once or twice during phone calls, Eren just couldn’t take it anymore and they
transitioned into phone sex. However, Eren soon regretted it afterwards because
after the call he just missed Levi even more and more. The longing feeling kept
getting stronger and was driving them nuts, pushing them to the edge until Eren
frequently thought about getting out of their relationship.
He couldn’t really break-up with him because they’re not really in a
relationship, but also because he simply can’t stop loving the raven haired
man. He was trapped inside this confusing relationship, unable to move and
unable to get out. He just wanted this pain and longing to stop. He wanted this
over as soon as possible and go back to Levi’s embrace once again.
So, to pass the time, Eren focused on his studies to increase his grades, with
Armin’s help of course. He worked himself to death, sometimes pushing himself
too hard because he didn’t want to think about Levi. The boy misses him too
much and once he starts to think about Levi, his heart throbs in pain and he’ll
lose focus on what needs to be done.
The same goes for Levi. At first, he was able to visit the school before going
to work and after he got off work, but then work got busier and made him go on
business trips for months. Those trips were important in order to establish new
agreements for his students with other countries, so he couldn’t say no. After
one business trip was over he had to go on another which lasted longer than the
previous ones. Once, he left Sina for more than half a year. But every time he
went overseas, he made sure that all business was done with no loose ends.
Months passed and changed into new ones. Levi tried not to keep track on how
long he’s been away from Sina, but Eren was on his mind all the time. Today is
the last day he stays in Bali. He turns on his mobile to take a peek at Eren’s
old pictures. Those were taken two years ago when they were still freely loving
each other and he was still chasing the mysterious thief.
The first time he met Eren was the memory he would never forgot. The clumsy boy
falling into his lap and staring at him with those brilliant turquoise eyes.
Eren’s stupid radiant smile wouldn’t leave his mind alone and the scene kept
replaying in his head over and over again.
Sitting silently for a good ten minutes while staring at the brunette’s
pictures brought new pain to his heart. He closed his eyes and pinched the
bridge of his nose to stabilize his emotions. When he opens his eyes he can
hear a short announcement saying that all passengers heading to Sina needs to
be on board, so he shuts off his mobile and puts it back in his bag. He gets up
from his seat and brushes away unseen dust and wrinkles on his clothes. With
one final sigh he steps forward to the plane, ready to board and go back to the
city where his loved one resides.
After five hours of non-stop flight, Levi’s plane finally touches down at Sina
airport at night time. He cleared out of customs and found Erd waiting for him
in the terminal with a perfect smile.
“Welcome back, Monsieur.”
“Thanks. How’s everything here?”
“The company is doing well with Petra and Auruo managing everything. The school
has gained a new talented student who is under Hanji’s personal guidance.”
“Hanji is personally guiding new students?”
“Student, Monsieur. Yes she is.”
Levi rolls his eyes and puts a hand on his waist. “She better not fuck things
up.”
“I’m sure she won’t.” Erd replies with another smile and picks up Levi’s
baggages.
“How is…”
“Eren, Monsieur?”
“….yeah….How is he?”
“He’s doing good…too good I must say. It seems that he works himself hard –
maybe too hard.”
“What is that shitstain up to?”
“I’m not completely sure, Monsieur. Maybe he felt he needed to try harder,
that’s all.”
“The shitty brat only knows how to work himself to death. Get me home, Erd.
Tomorrow I’m picking up my boyfriend from his parent’s house.”
Erd chuckles a little and leads the way to the parking lot. “Certainly,
Monsieur.”
-----
 
Levi’s house is dark and quiet as always. It feels like he hasn't been home in
ages. No dust to be found – of course, but the bed, table, chairs, fireplace,
everything feels like a dead painting without a single memory of Eren left
behind. When he started to go on business trips, communication with Eren became
a challenge. More often than not, they found themselves opposite of each
other’s schedule for the day. The difference in time zones also made it
difficult to call when one of them has free time. The least they could do was
text each other but that was not even near enough.
Levi sighs while dropping his bag on the bed as he loosens his neck tie. His
other hand worked to take off his coat and drape it carelessly on top of the
bed again. He feels very tired and he couldn’t care less about the sight of a
messy coat. He combs his dark hair back roughly with his hand, resulting a mess
out of his hair as he let out another sigh.
Slowly, he walks to the balcony while picking up a pack of cigarettes and
lighter. He taps the bottom of the pack, picking up one cigarette, then opens
the glass door which leads to the open air. He goes out and closes the door
behind him before lighting the stick in his mouth. He inhales deeply to light
up the tip and exhales a thick smoke out of his nostrils and mouth.
He leans on the railing and closes his eyes, silently enjoying the nicotine and
recalling Eren’s beautiful face when he stayed the night in his room two years
ago. Levi would really like to make a phone call and hear the boy’s voice but
it’s already past midnight.
The wind blows softly, whispering a deft tune in his ear when it blows through
the leaves. He couldn’t quite remember what Eren’s singing sounds like anymore.
Regret consumes his heart for the proposal he made to Grisha. He should’ve told
Eren first and asked what he thought of it, but it’s already too late now. Eren
may or may not love him anymore.
He inhales deeply again and the tip burns bright red, illuminating the dark.
Levi exhales the smoke and clicks his tongue while brushing back his hair in
frustration.
A sudden loud rustle snaps him out of his reverie. He grabs his pocket ashtray
and crushes the tip to extinguish the fire, then seals it. He stares in the
direction where the sound came from while putting the ashtray back in his
pocket.
He waits for five seconds before deciding that he should called out to the
suspicious creature, man or not. “You gonna come out or can I just shoot your
head off?”
Another rustle is heard before a scrambled voice replies to his call. “Evening,
mysterious one. How cruel of you to shoot my head off after all these years.”
Levi’s eyes widen in surprise as he watches Heilige come out of the shadows of
a tree and shows himself under the moonlight. He jumps easily from the tree to
the balcony and stands face to face with Levi.
The boy has grown a bit; he’s a few centimeters taller from the last time they
saw each other but his lean waist still remains the same. Messy brown hair,
face hidden under a black and white mask, and a costume whose upper half is
designed like a sleeveless shadbelly. He wears black spandex which displays his
perfect thighs and long legs, completed with long black gloves.
Heilige takes one step forward while taking off his mask to reveal his face.
Eren was such an eyesight. Under the moonlight his turquoise eyes shined like
interstellar beams and his cheeks are colored with faint pink. The wind blows
his chestnut hair and slowly those plump lips smile at the sight of his dark
haired lover. His body scent – cherry mint – wafts in the air and Levi
instantly remembers their first kiss in this very house.
Levi extends his hand for Eren to take and the brunette walks closer to hold
it. The raven haired man squeezes it gently and pulls Eren closer until there’s
no distance between them. He kisses the boy’s inviting lips with a tender
touch, reminiscing the childish taste Eren had two years ago.
“I finally caught you, Heilige.”
-----
 
The twenty five years old Eren walks over the hot sand on Bali Island. The
fresh wind touches his hair and face as he expands his gaze to the broad sea.
The water is sparkling with thousands of lights, glimmering and shining in an
unbelievably beautiful combination. And the smiling sun from the east showers
the shore and sand with rays of sunlight.
Levi walks next to Eren, holding his lover’s hand as their bare feet step on
the sand. He watches the sparkling sea in silence, thinking that the color
looks so much like the brunette’s eyes, only Eren’s are better.
Levi’s pale skin looks so strange on this beautiful island where most the
people had tans. Eren, on the other hand, looks very sexy compared to other
tourists. His sun-kissed skin is glowing under the hot sun, sweat drops down
his stomach, trailing lines on his perfectly toned abs.
Eren, who is in love with Levi, grows prettier every day. He doesn’t grow much
taller but now he has more defined muscles, a strong jaw, calmer expression,
longer hair, and deeper voice. His innocent lips are now much fuller. His lean
and curved waist attract so many men with the way he moves and his round ass is
even harder to resist. Over the years he has grown to be a fine man.
Levi peeks at Eren’s turquoise eyes from the corner of his eyes, admiring those
mesmerizing colors. Eren sometimes had glazed hazy eyes when he looked at the
raven after a hot sex session and that just made Levi fall in love all over
again. His lover has grown into an undeniably hot guy and Levi liked it. He can
show the world how attractive his German boyfriend is, even though Eren has
long forgotten his mother language. Only Carla and Grisha still remembers how
to use it.
On their way back to the hotel, they come across a wedding ceremony. The bride
is wearing a traditional wedding dress along with the groom. They were both in
the middle of a ceremony, which is unfamiliar for Levi and Eren. The brunette’s
eyes sparkle so bright when he looks at the wedding procession. It was so
sacred and solemn. The couple look so happy and it makes Eren wonder deep in
his heart: is Levi ever going to propose to him?
“What is it, brat?” Levi asks while tugging his hand and snaps Eren’s mind back
to reality.
“Don’t call me a brat. I’m twenty five years old already.”
“You’re still a brat to me. What is it?”
“What?”
“You look like you’re about to cry – shit, you are, aren’t you?”
“N-no, I’m not.”
“Stop lying, you suck at that.”
Eren growls as he rolls his eyes. He tugs Levi away from the ongoing wedding
ceremony. “Come on, let’s just get away from here.”
Levi lets himself be dragged away by Eren. They walk back to the beach when the
sun is getting ready to set. Orange colors wash away the water and sand, making
them glow in a golden blanket. Both of them slow down their walk as their feet
stepping back into the sand. They walk without exchanging words.
The brunette is definitely sulking. Sometimes Levi can be so dense about things
like this, but Eren doesn’t want to say it out loud. He wants Levi to think
about their relationship by himself since eight years have passed already since
the first time they met.
Eight years. That’s such a long time to be together and yet his feelings for
Levi remains the same. He’s still in love with the raven haired man.
After a few minutes of walking on the beach, they come across yet another
wedding ceremony, a modern wedding this time. It was like any other wedding he
saw back in Sina with the white gown and black tuxedo (which was undoubtedly
hot to wear in this heat), and also a wedding cake on a table.
It was a lot simpler and the couple seemed to be tourists from another country.
Eren halts his step while Levi walks past him, releasing his hand. For a
second, Eren felt his heart clenching in pain because his lover didn’t seem to
take notice of the beautiful ceremony. He looks at Levi’s back with sad eyes.
“Levi…” He softly calls out, afraid that tears will take over his voice. Levi
stops in front of him, inhaling deeply and exhales, as if he’s tired of Eren’s
whine. Eren feels little needles stab his heart and he wants to cry out loud,
punch at something, or do anything to take the pain away.
But then Levi turns around and looks at Eren with his usual blank eyes, but
with little lights shining on his irises. Eren doesn’t understand Levi’s
expression. Usually they were just bored, angry, or happy (though it doesn’t
show much unless you’re paying close attention to Levi’s expressions). This
time Eren swears he can see Levi looking a little nervous with a faint blush
dusting his cheek.
“Levi?” Eren wonders what’s on Levi’s mind when the raven suddenly kneels on
one knee and lifts his head up. Eren lets out a loud gasp at the sight. “Oh my
god.” He says with one hand covering his mouth.
Levi takes Eren’s other hand while never looking away from his eyes. Now he
understands why Levi is blushing. “Eren…” He starts.
Eren’s legs are trembling as embarrassment burns his face and excitement
courses through his entire body. He holds his breath while his heartbeat
skyrockets in an instant.
“I know I’m much older than you, possessive, and sometimes too much for you to
handle…but I want to ask you to live with me and be mine forever.”
Levi blushes harder this time. He tries not to look away from Eren’s eyes, even
though he’s blinking more than usual to keep from sentimental shit overflowing.
His hand is trembling and he actually feels a little afraid. But he braces his
heart and tries to calm down as he kisses the back of Eren’s palm lightly. His
other hand pulls out a black small box from his pocket. He lets Eren’s hand go
to open the box and looks away for a second to show the beautiful ring inside.
The white ring shines perfectly under the sun’s orange light. It has an emerald
diamond in the center which resembles Eren’s eyes. Once again, Levi looks up at
his lover to say the long awaited words.
“Eren, will you marry me?”
Droplets of tears fall freely from Eren’s eyes and roll down his cheeks. Both
of his hands cover his mouth as he tries hard not to sob uncontrollably but he
was so happy that small sobs leaked out of his throat anyway. Eren jumps at
Levi and circles his arms around the raven’s neck, making them both fall onto
the soft sand. Levi manages to keep the ring upright and prevents it from
falling as his other hand supports his body. He could hear Eren crying over his
shoulder and mumbled words repeated over and over again.
“Yes, yes, yes…Yes Levi, I will!”
Levi closes his eyes and smiles happily. He pushes his body up and strokes
Eren’s head in light caresses. Eren sits up while his arms are still embracing
Levi’s neck. The raven pulls Eren’s hand off and takes the ring to slip on his
ring-finger. It fits perfectly and the color of the diamond sparkles
beautifully just like Eren’s eyes. Levi cups Eren’s cheeks with both hands and
kiss him on the lips.
Eren closes his eyes while sighing in satisfaction, happiness overflowing in
his heart. He couldn’t stop his tears from falling and it must’ve been an
embarrassing view but right now he doesn’t care. Today is perfect. His
boyfriend – no, his fiancé is perfect, and his life is perfect. He wouldn’t
have it any other way.
As they were still engaging in a deep kiss, people could be heard cheering
loudly at the wedding. Eren opens his eyes and broke the kiss to look at Levi.
His fiancé stares at him lovingly with those blue-grey eyes. There’s nothing in
this world that could make Eren feel like he does right now except for his
undeniably hot fiancé.
“Excuse me!” A girl’s voice calls out in their direction and both of them look
at her at the same time. The bride lifts up her skirt with one hand as she runs
towards their direction. The groom following one step behind.
“Sorry, I saw you proposing from over there and I couldn’t help but feel happy
for you two. I was supposed to throw this bouquet of flowers but since I
already know who’s the next ‘bride-to-be’, guess this bouquet is meant to be
yours.” She says cheerily with a beautiful smile. The flowers are handed over
to Eren and he takes them slowly with blushing cheeks.
She smiles wider as her newly wedded husband came over and took her hand.
“Congratulations!” She says while walking away, waving her hand to Levi and
Eren.
“Thank you!” Eren waves back and Levi nods in gratitude to the newly wedded
couple. The brunette giggles happily, holding the flowers close to his chest.
Levi holds Eren close and looks up at the brilliant turquoise eyes that are
shining with happiness.
“Let’s get married.”
“Yes!”
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