And now-what you've all been waiting for...the next update! Me and Ghosties sincerely hope you enjoy, we are having an enormous amount of fun writing this story...like seriously we keep sending baby pictures back and forth to each other so yeah. Enjoy~!

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~Aria

-GhostiesandGhoulies

He woke up with a stomach ache - that was how it all started. It wasn't exactly unusual for his stomach to be upset, but something was different and it threw up red flags in his mind. Eren laid in bed for a bit, expecting the pain to fade but it didn't. Each passing moment that it lingered brought him closer and closer to panicking.

Something was wrong. There had to be. The rational part of his mind reasoned that he merely needed to eat. But the motherly part that had been developing within him screamed that there was something wrong.

And so he got himself out of bed and went straight to Levi's office where he hoped the man would be. Eren entered with a quick knock and was only mildly surprised to find the room empty. He huffed and went back to the room to dress himself in day clothes.

Immediately he began his hunt for the eccentric brunette researcher, hoping that she would be able to sate his frantic thoughts. He checked the mess hall only to find it empty as well. It was enough to give him pause. "Are they all out training?" he wondered aloud.

Meanwhile, his oddly powerful stomach ache continued. He placed a hand on his belly unconsciously, sparing the growing bump a lingering glance. Eren decided to brave going outside after failing to come upon anyone indoors.

He instantly shivered at the cold temperature that met him. Levi would've been scolding him fiercely for forgetting his cloak. Hopefully it would be a quick venture.

Eren could already hear the distinctive sounds of training from somewhere nearby. He guessed they were in the main training field, but he didn't really understand why everyone was present. He wrapped his arms around himself as his body was wracked with another shiver.

He came up on the training session rather quickly, eyes scanning the large crowd for either Levi or Hanji. Observing things made him realize it was one of their monthly wellness checks. Which also helped explain the presence of… well everyone.

"Eren," someone exclaimed, "what are you doing out here?"

The brunette turned in surprise to find Hanji herself jogging up to him. "Hanji! I needed to see you," he said fervently.

She cocked her head to the side, "Why's that? Is something wrong?"

"I-I think so? I don't know, something just feels wrong… I'm worried about the baby," he said quickly, a hand once more finding his stomach.

"Okay, okay, but Eren I need you to calm down," Hanji replied in a soothing tone.

He hadn't even noticed how quick his breathing was. He shook his head, "Hanji what if something's wrong with the baby!?"

She put a hand on his arm, "Then we will figure it out, but you need to breathe. You're going to faint again at this rate."

Eren hardly heard her. His vision was beginning to spin.

"Eren you have to slow your breathing!"

"What the fuck is he doing out here?" came a new voice.

He looked up blearily to see his lover with a furious expression on his face.

"He's worried that something is wrong with the baby," Hanji replied shortly.

"Is something wrong with the baby?"

The brunette huffed, "I don't know yet, I need him to calm down first."

Levi looked at him levelly, "Brat calm down, you're going to faint."

"That's what I told him."

The raven haired Corporal quickly realized they weren't getting through to his lover. He unfastened the clasp on his cloak and threw it over Eren's shoulders. He made a brief moment of eye contact with the other and immediately he knew what was going to happen next.

He tugged the boy forward to rest against him just in time for him to lose consciousness. "Shitty brat," he scolded. His gray eyes then turned to his taller companion, "We're taking him in and you're going to check on the baby."

Hanji raised her hands in surrender, "Aye Captain!"

Levi outright glared at her as he began lugging his precious cargo back towards the indoors.

"Man you're moving pretty quick on those little legs of yours," she commented at some point, "we'll probably have a while until he wakes back up."

He intentionally tripped her up as she walked beside him for her comment. "Yes and in the meantime he's still out in this fucking cold, I won't have him sick while he's pregnant."

"You worry too much shorty."

"God forbid one of us have a fucking sensible head around this shitty place," he snarled.

Hanji again raised her hands, "Easy tiger, damn! You're really snippy today."

"I woke up at the crack of dawn to test some shitty kids on their ability to walk and breathe, I have a dumbass for a lover who thinks it's a good idea to go out in the cold without his fucking cloak, believes there to be something wrong with our kid and faints because he freaks himself out, and then I have to listen to your shit for brains," he muttered. "But excuse me for being a little fucking irritated."

His companion just laughed at him. "It's really entertaining actually, keep it up," she encouraged.

If he had had a free hand, he would've flipped her off.

They headed directly for his quarters with Hanji being silent the whole way. Levi was gentle in laying Eren on the bed. He resisted the urge to cover up his form and stepped back, sending a pointed glance to his colleague. "Now figure out if something's wrong."

She rolled her eyes and strode forward. She began with checking Eren's vitals, figuring if something was wrong with the baby that his own body would show some sort of reaction. Her brow furrowed as she noted nothing out of the ordinary. Even his temperature was normal. With a small hum, she leaned over and put her ear to his belly and closed her eyes. The sound that greeted her made her bust out with laughter.

"What," Levi snapped from the side.

"N-Nothing's wrong with the baby," she said through laughing, "but when is the last time he had a good meal and kept it all down?"

The question had him thinking. "Yesterday at breakfast, I think."

Hanji gave a fond smile, "Well there's your answer, he's just really hungry. I'll go grab some food for once he wakes up."

His jaw dropped as Hanji bounced to the door. He looked to Eren, laying palely on the bed and shook his head. All that stress over a little growl in his stomach?

"God dammit, brat," he grumbled, carding a hand through his lover's chocolate locks.

Eren leaned into the touch, teal eyes opening blearily for a moment. He blinked up at Levi.

"D-did I faint?" he asked drearily.

Levi scoffed and flicked his nose, "Yes, you did. And you need to stop doing that too."

The younger chuckled before his eyes settled onto his baby belly. He immediately frowned, eyes widening.

"I-is the baby okay?" he asked in rising panic.

"Yes. Nothing's wrong."

Eren sighed in relief. His hands found his stomach and rubbed the little bump there fondly. He looked up to Levi with a shy smile.

"I got scared..."

"No shit you were practically sobbing by the time I got to you," Levi reminded him.

"I felt something weird in my stomach, and I-I thought the baby was in distress or something," Eren sniffled.

"You're hungry."

"No thank you I don't feel like-"

"No, Eren," Levi insisted. "You're hungry. That's why your stomach was hurting, you need to try to eat more. The pain you were feeling was the need to eat."

Eren's face flushed and he looked to his lap.

"Haha...Oh."

Levi shook his head, picking up one of his love's hand and kissing it.

"Such an idiot..."

"I can't help it," he said with a pout, "I'm still new at this."

"Well in a way, we all kind of are," said someone from the doorway. Hanji stood there with a big tray of various foods, "This is not exactly a usual happening, so we all have adjustments to make. But that's okay! Learning experience." She brought the tray over and put it on the bedside table.

"I would start light," she advised, "we don't know how your stomach will handle and we need you to keep everything down."

A look appeared in those green eyes that Levi could only categorize as sheepish determination. At least he realized the importance of the matter. He tossed a wayward glance to his companion, "Do we need to go back out there? Because I really don't want to."

Hanji chuckled, "I probably should, but I can just alert Erwin to the fact that Eren needed you and he should let it go." A glint of mischievousness appeared in her eyes, "He seems most afraid to delve into any kind of interference. I think he's scared of Eren."

Eren coughed around the food in his mouth, "W-Wha?"

"Don't talk with your mouth full," Levi scolded. A wily smirk appeared after a moment, "I thought you had already learned that in our time together."

The titan shifter flushed a brilliant red in response, "Leviiii…."

Hanji stifled some laughter, "Right! Well, on that note, I think I'll retreat outside. Good luck my little titan!"

As the two sat in comfortable silence, something occurred to Eren.

"Oh! You did that to get rid of her, didn't you?"

The older male crossed his arms, "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Eren rolled his eyes, "Sure."

"Shut up and eat, brat. You don't have to eat everything but at least get something in you."

"I'll eat as much as I can," he declared, "I owe it to the baby for not eating more yesterday."

Levi scrutinized him, "Fine, just eat what you can handle and no more."

The titan shifter waved him off and began munching on the fruits Hanji had collected.

Those gray eyes rolled in exasperation, "I need to go get some paperwork to do or Erwin will have a hissy fit. Will you be okay for a bit?"

Eren nodded and rightfully kept quiet as he chewed on apple slices. As his lover left the room, he began eating at a quicker pace. He had deprived his child of food for too long, what kind of parent was he turning out to be? He only paused long enough to swallow the chunks of food before continuing on. As he started on the more solid foods, it finally hit him how hungry he really was. Guilt hit him fiercely at the thought that he had been keeping such nourishment from his baby.

"I'm sorry," he whispered, "I won't be that selfish again."

By the time Levi reentered the room, the tray was completely devoid of any food. He stared at it for a moment before shifting his gaze to his resting brunette. "Did you really eat everything," he asked warily.

Eren was rubbing a hand over his developing belly which gave away his satisfaction, "Mmm? Oh, yeah. It was good. I'm kind of feeling ready for dinner, but I'll hold off for a bit."

His senior narrowed his eyes, "But did you have room for all of that? That was a lot of food."

Something akin to hurt reflected in his green eyes, "W-What are you trying to say?"

"I'm just.. surprised I suppose," Levi conceded, "I don't think you've ever eaten that much." He silenced himself when he realized the other was on the verge of crying.

"I can't help it! The baby needed to eat," Eren shouted at him tearfully. "I'm going to be getting bigger and eating more because I have to eat for two! You don't get to judge me for it either - since you helped make me this way!"

There he was again, yelling at him for something that was trivial at best. The Corporal sighed in response, "Eren, you know that's not what I meant. That was a lot, even given your increased appetite."

"BULLSHIT," he barked, anger replacing the hurt he had felt.

It took quite a bit to get him to a point where he didn't really know how to handle something; but the freakouts that Eren had been having drove him to that point repeatedly. Levi stayed quiet, trying to formulate something to say that wouldn't be used against him. It was like working with a complicated and constantly changing puzzle; also known as a pain in the ass.

Eren glared at him, "Nothing to say? So I was right."

He scowled right back at him, "Eren you're being irrational." Levi immediately realized that had been a mistake to say.

His eyes lit with an angry fire, "Oh I'm being irrational!? Says the one who accuses me of eating too much - nevermind the fact that I'm carrying your child!" The brunette crossed his arms over his slightly protruding middle, purposefully looking away from his raven haired lover.

Levi had to wonder if he had ever directly accused the brat of eating too much or if Eren was just jumping to conclusions.. again. He huffed and decided to try again, "Eren.."

"I don't want to hear it, Levi."

His own irritation began to rise, "No, you don't get to shout about something I never said, brat. You're going to listen to reason because obviously you're beyond it at this point."

"Well I'm not going to listen because you don't get to decide if you hurt my feelings or not! You did, so I'm done talking to you right now," Eren spat as though he were a dangerous snake. He flung back his covers and shot to a stand. A wave of invertigo crashed over him suddenly, making him sway and stumble. Blackness crept in the sides of his vision in an intimidating manner.

Levi was quick to leap to his feet and grab onto the other, "Easy, brat. You moved too fast."

"G-Get off, I'm still mad at you," the titan shifter growled wearily. He shook himself and yanked his arm out of his superior's grip.

Eren stalked to the door and threw it open.

"Eren-" Levi tried again, only to have the door slammed before him.

The older male groaned dramatically and plopped down on the edge of the bed, head in his hands.

"God fucking dammit. I'm going to die before this nine months is up…" he grumbled into his palms.

...

Eren was fuming. He rampaged down the hall and out into the cold air outside, trying to put as much space between him and his cynical husband as humanly possible. What an asshole! Who on earth tells their pregnant partner that they've eaten too much? The thought again made Eren upset and he wiped a fresh line of tears from his teal eyes. He stomped around on the grounds until he found a comfortable patch of grass to sit in. It was freezing outside but he was mad and didn't care. If Levi really loved him he would come out and apologize before he froze to death.

Still, he curled into himself, shielding his belly from the cold with his arms. It was feeling...weird down there. Obviously he had started feeling different since the pregnancy began, but this was something a little different. A slight sickening feeling and a few cold twitches. Maybe he needed to go inside after all.

With a huff he stood again and stalked back inside, not at all happy that he hadn't had the proper time to pout outside in the cold. He walked back in and hovered near the door to the kitchen where it was always warm, due to the food being cooked inside. Eren slid down the wall and looked up at the ceiling in annoyance. Levi was taking way too long to come down and apologize to him. He furrowed his brow before he started to feel that weird stirring in his stomach again.

His anger quickly began to subside as he moved around the strange discomfort. It didn't hurt, it just felt weird...was something wrong? Maybe he really had eaten too much; he probably had made himself sick. In that case, he probably needed to go apologize to Levi for being so loud and brash. He scowled at the thought as he was still a bit bitter, but started to head back to his room. As he moved, the sloshing in his stomach just continued. He was starting to get worried.

By the time he reached the room again, he was reaching hysteria. He grabbed for the doorknob in rising panic when the door flung open. Levi stood in the doorframe, a mildly surprised look in his unexpressive eyes.

"Eren...I'm sorry," he said quietly.

Eren broke. He ran forward and threw his arms around his partner. Levi held him close, stroking his hair and murmuring comforting words as Eren searched for his.

"My s-stomach feels weird," he cried.

"It's okay, Eren. It's fine," Levi soothed.

The younger stiffened before tearing away to look at his lover with tear-filled eyes.

"No! It feels different than before! It's...it's uncomfortable! Like everything in there is swirling and…" Eren sniffed.

Levi frowned and pulled Eren back to him. He guided the teen's head to lay against his chest as he rubbed his back softly.

"Do you think you just need to throw up?"

Eren shook his head frantically.

"No! The b-baby needs the food...I can't let it down again...I n-need to keep it down."

Both were quiet a moment. Levi hugged Eren tighter and rested his chin atop the brunette's head. What the hell was he going to do with this hysterical brat?

"Do you want me to go get Hanji again?" Levi tried. He was really running out of options here, and wasn't really sure he could handle Eren all by himself anymore.

Eren clutched onto his shirt desperately and nodded. The short Corporal sighed and slung an arm around his lover. He laid a hand instinctively on his husband's baby bump as he looked him in the eyes.

"All right I'll go-" Levi stopped.

Eren tensed and gripped onto Levi's arm like it was his lifeline.

"What's wrong?" he demanded.

Levi dropped to his knees and placed a hand on either side of his lover's belly.

"L-Levi?! What are you-?" Eren gasped, Levi holding a finger to his lips to shush the younger.

"Eren…"

"What is it?!"

A warm smile had spread across Levi's stoic lips. He lifted his gray orbs to connect with Eren's.

"Nothing's wrong, you shithead," he declared, moving his hands gently against Eren's tummy.

"Then what…?"

"It's the baby. It's moving."

Dreamy. That was the only way Eren could describe the look on Levi's face. His gray eyes were filled with a happy light and his pale skin was glowing in delight. He was smiling, too-Eren loved seeing him like that.

A cool hand slipped to his and he watched carefully as Levi led it to lay on his growing stomach. He gasped when he felt it. A quick little twitchy feeling, like something moving within him. And at the same time within him he felt that swirling. Once again nothing was wrong. He met his love's gaze and smiled.

"Our baby…" he breathed.

Levi stood and brought him in for a searing kiss.

The sound of a subdued squeal broke them apart. They turned to look down the hall only to find Hanji herself standing there looking as though she were on the verge of tears.

A scowl slipped back onto the Corporal's face, "What, shitty glasses?"

She shook her head and beamed at them, "N-Nothing! That was just… sooo precious." The researcher began slinking down the hall in a non discreet manner, "Don't mind me! Just keep being a happy couple! Let me know if you need anything!"

Eren gave a wet laugh, choosing to take the woman's advice and ignore the intrusion. He nuzzled his face in the crook of Levi's neck affectionately. "Mmm sorry too," he whispered after a while.

Levi rolled his eyes. It seemed that the younger was taking his peacekeeping role yet again. "We were both being idiots," he said.

"No, I was just expressing the fact that I don't want you talking about how much I eat," the other muttered.

"Well I could've done without the dramatics."

"Hormones," Eren said definitively.

"That can't always be your excuse for your irrationality," Levi stated.

Eren rested his hands on Levi's strong arms and looked up at the man, a mischievous glint in his colorful eyes.

"Watch me."

Authors' Note:

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