Note: This is a sequel to a sequel which is a sequel to a sequel. In more simple words: this is the fourth fic of my series which started out with Tender Care. If you have not read the three fics before this one it would be great if you did. But, I'm not forcing anyone!

Tied To You

Chapter 1

Eren's POV

At least a week has gone by since Levi asked me to marry him. Just thinking about that makes my face heat up. I never thought that he'd ever ask me and I had been so shocked I'd ended up slapping him and shouting "are you fucking crazy?!".

Ah... Levi hasn't spoken to me since... I guess he has good reason not to. I've always been making small little jokes about getting married so the reaction I gave him was probably the complete opposite he had been expecting. Not only that but I also slapped him... To be honest I surprised myself. I always thought about him asking me that question. It really surprised me though. I guess I reacted the way I did because I was nervous and didn't know how to answer.

Well, it's not like I didn't know how to answer. I think it had more to do with the fact that the question came out of nowhere and I'd been completely flabbergasted. I do want Levi and I to get married, but it's not like homosexual marriage is accepted in Japan... Getting married here would be impossible. Then again we could get married in another country. That's more acceptable... But another thing to think about is the fact that we're both studying.

I don't know how we would be able to get married while we're still in college. I mean, I suppose it would be easier for me since I'm doing my studies online, but he has to actually work in a school. School officially starts up next week and the term only ends at the end of March. I suppose it would be easy for us to actually use the term to plan everything and then get married during the first term holidays (1).

Ahh… this requires far too much thought and I don't know if right now would be the best time to start thinking about it… I mean I would really love to get married but we're still young… I don't know if getting married now would be the best thing to do… I'm not even part of the working class yet and-

"Why do you have such a gloomy expression on your face?" I hear someone say. I look over at the living room entrance and see Levi leaning against the door frame, a bored expression on his face. I couldn't stop myself from smiling. "You finally talked to me" I say cheerfully and the male sighs out. "I've already come to terms with the fact that I can't be angry at you... After all, I can't do anything about the way you reacted and quite frankly I should have seen that one coming"

"What are you talking about?" I question, confused by what he had said. How could he have known I'd react that way. Not even I knew I would react the way I had...

"I should have known that you wouldn't want to marry me" he starts, "all this time you have been making small little jokes about marriage but that all they were. Jokes. I highly doubt you would want to be tied to me for the rest of your life". What the hell is he talking about? Of course... "Levi... I think you're maybe over thinking this..."

"Eren, you slapped me and asked me, and I quote, if I was "fucking crazy"... I think I have reason to over think this..." He says, "but it's fine. I won't force you to do anything you don't want to. I only care about your happiness and if getting married won't ensure that then I'd rather not take that step" he ends off. I stare at him. I could tell that he was slightly bitter. His shoulders were tense and he was being way too formal with me.

I sighed out. "I was shocked by what you said. I think the reaction I had was pretty normal... I don't think it's everyday someone such as yourself says "let's get married" so excuse me for being surprised." I say, "and there's no use brooding over it." I add in. Damnit, I think I was a bit too harsh there...

"I'm not brooding over anything. I've accepted the fact that you don't want to take that step with me and it's fine. I'm happy the way we are now so there's no-."

"Could you shut up! For crying out loud, of course I want to take that step with you! Don't jump to conclusions based on one little thing! I only reacted the way I had because I was shocked and nervous, not because I don't want to be with you! Jesus, I've never seen you act so fucking insecure and quite frankly I'd rather have you be the arrogant prick you've always been." I growl out the last part, glaring at the male.

Levi huffs, crossing his arms and returning the glare. "I'm human too, you know. I also get insecure and after getting hit in the face and basically being called crazy, my ego and pride took a serious dent along with my own confidence. It really felt like I'd been completely jabbed in the nuts with a crowbar when you did that..."

'Why did he have to use that as a comparrison...?' I think to myself silently as I sigh out. I got up from my seat and walked over to the male and gave him a kiss on the cheek. I don't know why, but I just felt like doing that so screw logic. "I understand that, Levi, but you really had nothing to worry about. Of course I want to marry you. It's just... That really came out of nowhere and there wasn't even a ring or-" I begin to say but I immediately went silent when I saw the male drop down on one knee and pulled out a small little box, his expression solem.

"I would have probably done this had you not slapped me and ruined the whole moment..." He says, "Eren, I know we're still young and immature. Well, you're the immature one but still. You're the only brat I care about enough to want to do this so... Will you mary me?" He asked and I think my jaw just dropped to the ground. I need some help picking it up...

"L-Levi... I... I don't know... Right now..." I trail off. "Let me rephrase that. Eren, I love you. I want you to forget about how we'll get this right and just stop being a brat and answer the fucking question. Will you, or will you not spend the rest of your life with me?" Levi questions and I sigh out. this man is certainly something special.

"Of course I want to" I say, smiling, my hand immediately clutching onto the chain around my neck. "We made a promise three years ago already and I intend to keep that promise." I add in, letting go of the chain and lifting him back up, wrapping my arms around his neck and pulling him close. "You're seriously evil, though. I thought I was mischieveous but you seem to be going through a faze where you just pull out surprises on people. I almost feel sorry for the young minds you have to teach." I say and he just shrugs. "It's my charm. And I can assure you that the children I teach are in perfectly good hands"

"I find that hard to believe." I say, "I wouldn't even trust you with your own children. You might find a small little spot on them and scrub them till they're nothing but bone" I add in jokingly. Levi glares at me. "I'm not that bad. Besides, I'm used to working with snotty-nosed brats that are far too spoiled, so this job should be a breeze"

"You're going to want to take that back one day" I say, "I remember from that dream I had. Teaching is not all that great. Plus, there's weird children that mistake you for being a woman and tell you that you use way too many products and that your hair shouldn't be that soft because you're a guy and then you have students confessing their love for you and come to think of it, I don't know why I want to be a teacher"

"So we can have sex during our breaks" Levi says. I didn't know if he was joking or being serious. Maybe a little bit of both. "I am not up for all that stress just to have sex in a classroom..." I mumble out and Levi chuckles. "Then don't work. You can stay here and make sure this house never gets dir-" before he could finish his sentence I hit the top of his head and gave him a glare. "You must be joking. There's no way I'll do that. The house will always be clean so there's no way I'll just stay home and clean it up because I'll end up having nothing to do which will lead to me becoming lazy, which will lead to me eating a lot to solve my boredom which will lead to me becoming fat and inevatably will lead to my death. Therefor, I shall not drop out of college and become a housewife"

"You'd make a great wife" he says.

"A man doesn't want to hear that" I reply.

"You're not much of a man, are you?" He says mockingly.

"Of course I am" I hiss out.

"You make dresses" he argues.

"I don't wear them" I argue back.

"You still make dresses"

"And you're getting no sex tonight" I say.

"That's not fair" he almost pouts and I smirk.

"Welcome to what will be marriage" I say, taking the box he still had in his hand and taking the ring inside and put it on the chain, allowing it to jingle with the ring that was already there.

"I think I wanna take that back now"

"Too late. I hope you enjoy being a bachelor while it lasts, because according to a lot of people, marriage sucks" I say. Although I know that a marriage between me and Levi would definitely not suck.

Well I suppose there will be some sucking.

"Well, since you told me to enjoy it, I suppose I have no choice" I hear Levi say. I look at him to find a very evil glint in his eyes. I was about to say something but he had already lifted me up and threw me over his shoulders like a bag of potatoes. "What do you think you're doing?!" I question, hitting the palms of my hands against his back.

"You told me to enjoy being a bachelor so I'm going to go enjoy being one. Although it's not really needed. Regardless of me being married or not, as long as it's you, nothing will ever suck. Unless you're actually sucking my-"

"Finish that and I'll cut your balls off" I threaten. Well, I was pretty much thinking the same thing a few seconds ago, but I'd rather not have something like that said aloud. "Put me down. I can walk by myself" I say and he sighs out. "I don't want to"

"And why not?" I question. I suppose it's too late. We're already in our shared bedroom. "Sometimes I feel like if I don't keep you at a close distance you might run away" he says, putting me down. I look at him. "That will never happen" I say, "unless you force me to become a housewife"

"Then I'll make sure to never put you in a dress and force you to clean while I beat you with my leather whip." He says, smirking. Trust him to tease me about something I said almost five years ago…

"You're a jackass" I say and he smiles, wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me close. "I am, but you love me anyway, right?" he questions. I sigh out. "It's unfortunate, but yes, I do"

But he already knows that. After all, we've been together close to five years already. If I didn't love him, I probably wouldn't have stayed with him. But I can't even imagine not loving him, or being with someone else for that matter. After all, Levi is Levi, and without him, I wouldn't be me. He's my other half and without him, I'd be completely lost.

"I love me, too" Levi says, completely ruining the moment.

Sometimes I really want to kill him though.

And that's that! well. This chapter was really short, really crappy. To be honest I really struggled writing this. It's a thing with most first chapters to sequels. I struggle! But once the first chapter is done everything else just flows. I don't know why. I guess I just hate writing beginnings to stories that have already ended.

So, I started losing some interest in this story but to get it all back I started reading the series over, by myself. I don't know how you guys have managed to stay with me. looking back at Tender Care, I saw soooo many errors. Like seriously. They were everywhere… of course I've noticed how I've gradually changed as an author. I can't exactly tell if I'm any better but I'd like to think I've improved.

Anyway. I'm sorry for this horrible chapter. I did try. Hopefully chapters to come can make up for it.

Well, that's all I wanted to say. Oh, and I already warned you guys that there will be some fun chapters in here as well as serious, heart-wrenching, stomach churning ones as well. But there will mostly be fun ones. Oh and I changed the name because it sounds better.

Well, till next time.

Ciao~