A/N: Faerie AU! Bet you never heard that one before! OK, maybe, but still. I was laying in bed, thinking, "Hmm, what should I write, I'm bored..." and suddenly, wham! Inspiration smacked me in the face. I'll also be uploading this story to .
Levi didn't believe in the supernatural. He didn't believe in Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, or the Chupicabra. He didn't believe in faeries or witches or any of those things. He would scoff at stories of ghosts and dragons, and laugh at stories of elves and gnomes. Those stories were fine, but what real-world value did they have? If only he knew.
"Be safe on your way back!" called Claire, Levi's mother. (I'm using the same name for Levi's mother as in my last fic.)
"I'll be fine." said Levi, turning to leave. He was almost twenty, dammit, he didn't need his mother worrying about him. Those words remained unspoken as he walked out the door. He opened his car door and stepped inside.
He was going to pick up his brother, Irwin, at the airport. It was almost Claire's birthday and every year Irwin came back from Europe to celebrate. Levi cranked up the radio and headed out.
It was fine at first. The weather was clear, the traffic wasn't bad, and Levi was in a pretty good mood. He had cleaned his car that morning, and would, in all likelihood, clean it again that evening. Having done so, the car was spotless. Levi could really relax in a clean car.
Then, the weather started to turn sour, the clouds darkening and becoming thicker. There was still virtually no traffic, which was strange, considering that the airport he was headed to was usually busy. Levi jumped when his phone buzzed. He took one hand off the wheel and searched around for it. When he found it, without taking his eyes off the road, he flipped it open.
"Levi!" sang Hanji from the other end. He should have known it would be that shitty glasses.
"What?" asked Levi, his voice sounding harsh.
"Do you see this weather? Where are you, anyway? Aren't you going to pick up Captain Eyebrows?" she asked, the string of questions mashing together to form gibberish only Levi could understand.
"Yes." he said. He was almost at the airport. It looked like it was going to rain. He hoped Irwin's flight wouldn't be delayed.
"Can I come? I live close to the airport." Hanji said. He could hear her door opening.
"I can't say no, can I?" sighed Levi.
"No." she said, and hung up. Levi threw his phone into the passenger seat.
The sky was starting to look purplish. Was that a tornado? No, the sky looks greenish when it's a tornado. Levi sighed. He hated driving in the rain. Did the clouds normally turn purple when it rained? Levi tried to avoid driving in the rain at all costs, and basically avoided going outside all together, so he wouldn't have known the difference.
Finally, he pulled up to the airport. He walked in. Inside, Hanji was waiting for him, smiling like an idiot.
"Hey-ho!" she sang, slapping him on the shoulder as a way of greeting.
"Hey." he said. He glanced around the airport. No sign of his brother. So he had made it in time. Levi grimaced.
"What's that face for?" asked Hanji.
"This place is filthy." he said, scowling as he scanned the area. He glanced up at the board where they had the names of the flights, looking for Irwin's. When he found it, he cursed.
"Fuck." he said. "His flight was delayed because of the weather." Levi didn't want to have to wait so goddamn long for the weather to clear up.
"I guess we'll have to wait." said Hanji, sounding slightly disappointed. "But hey, I just got the next book in this great series and-"
"I'm going for a walk." said Levi, walking away before Hanji could ask to go with him. She stood in the doorway for a few minutes before shrugging and turning around.
There really wasn't anything near the airport, so Levi just chose one general direction and headed that way. He tiled his head back as he walked. The sky really did look weird. Sure, the sky turned orange at times, and sometimes even pink, but purple?
Levi didn't know how long he walked, only that his feet were beginning to hurt. He started to turn around, but he realized that he was in the middle of a fucking forest. How the hell had he walked into a goddamn forest without noticing?
"These are some damn hugeass trees." Levi observed to himself. He looked around. Which way was back? He looked around for something familiar, but he hadn't been paying attention when he was walking.
In his pocket, his phone started buzzing. It was Hanji.
"Levi, where are you? It's been over an hour." she said, taking no time for a hello.
"Are you serious?" asked Levi, kicking the dirt. He got some on his newly clean shoe and cringed. That was a bad idea.
"Where the hell are you?" she asked. "Irwin's flight's almost here."
"I'm in the middle of a fucking forest." he said. Saying it out loud made him realize how screwed he really was.
"A forest?" asked Hanji, sounding confused. "Levi, there aren't any forests around here."
"I walked for over an hour, remember?" said Levi, deciding to lean against a tree. Those trees really were huge. He could hollow one out an live in one if he wanted.
"Levi, we live in a city." said Hanji with an uneasy laugh. "Are you sure you're not hallucinating?"
"No." said Levi. This forest did look strange. The trees were too big, the ground was covered in weird plants Levi had never seen, and as Hanji said, they lived in a city. How the hell had he ended up in a forest?
"Well, try to get out safely, OK?" asked Hanji. "I'll wait here." And with that, she hung up. Levi sighed and shoved his phone back in his pocket. Now, if he could only-
"Who are you?" asked a startled voice from beside him. Levi jumped and turned.
The boy who had spoken was handsome. He had brown hair and emerald green eyes. He also had...
"Are those ears fake?" asked Levi, raising his eyebrows. He didn't normally judge strangers by their appearances, but this was weird.
"No." said the boy, self consciously touching his ears. They were pointed. And now that Levi looked at him, his skin was... green? A pale green, yes, but green all the same. Now that Levi looked at him, he was also shimmering. And did he have cat eyes?
"What the fuck-" began Levi, but a hand rested over his mouth.
"No time." he whispered. "Hide." The boy then proceeded to throw Levi into a hole he hadn't noticed before. Levi resisted the urge to shout when he heard voices talking.
"What was that?" came a muffled voice from outside. It was a low, rasping voice. Levi shivered.
"I didn't find anything." said the boy, avoiding the question.
"Then what was that weird smell?" asked the voice, sounding skeptical this time. "I definitely smelled a human." A human? thought Levi. Aren't you human? Man, I've run across a bunch of cosplaying weirdos. Or maybe they're role-playing?
"I think a rabbit died over there. I can smell it's rotting carcass from here." said the boy. Levi heard footsteps and then the faint sound of gagging.
"Yep, definitely dead." said the voice. "But I definitely-"
"Maybe you were wrong?" suggested the boy. "Just because you have a strong nose doesn't mean it's always right."
"Watch it, punk." warned the other man. "I have the best nose of the whole pack." Pack? thought Levi. They really are role-players!
"Whatever, Jean." said the boy dismissively. "Just go make out with Armin or something."
There was a bit of arguing, then silence. It was getting cramped, and Levi just wanted to gat away from these weirdos. Levi heard leaved crunching, then a slightly green hand showed up. Levi frowned, but grabbed the hand. The boy helped him out. Questions filled Levi's head, but he couldn't manage to from them as he stared at the boy. He really was pretty.
"Hello. I think we might have gotten off to a strange start." said the boy sheepishly. Now the brat was being shy?
"Oi, what-" began Levi, trying to sort out his questions. Where am I? Who are you? What are you doing? The fuck? Are you single?
"I'm sorry." said the boy, cutting him off. "My name is Eren. Hi. And if you don't follow me, and fast, you'll be killed. And I can't promise it will be fast."