Levi wakes me up in the morning, with butterfly kisses all across my face. There isn't a place those soft lips don't touch. The angel-like touches that heat up every part of my face make me purr in pleasure. His fingers start to trail up my sides, like feathers scorching my skin. Slowly, I begin to open my eyes, allowing the light from the sun come into my view. For the most part, Levi manages to block the sun out of my eyes with his body but it only creates a heavenly aura around the man. One of my hands finds itself in the black hair I've come to love. Its so soft which suits him, he probably takes a shower once a day to make it this soft.
Levi closes his eyes when my fingers run through his hair, pushing his bangs back. I blink a few times to shake away the sleep that wants to take me again. After doing so, I finally realize that we're both naked. Ah so that's how last night ended. Levi cuddles next to me with the covers surrounding us. He must be cold his grip on me is tighter than usual. Not that I mind its just, I have to notice everything he does. I can't feel temperature so I need him to tell me if I should act cold or not. Being undead sucked in its own ways.
"Eren" I look over to my mate whom looks conflicted. His brows are scrunched up and his eyes are set on something past me. I wrap my other arm around his body, inflicting more heat onto myself. "Levi?" I murmur against his temple. His eyes close for a moment then open to look at me. The grey orbs have a more focused and serious tint to them now. Whatever he's been thinking must be super serious.
"If you knew something that you shouldn't know, what would you do?" Levi whispers, his lips barely move much less make sound. I sit up and look down at the man. He seems so broken from this view. I run my hand through his hair again.
"I'm not sure, I guess it depends to be honest. Is something bothering you?" Leaning down, I press my lips to his. I pull away and smile, "lets go get some breakfast. Anywhere you want." Levi huffs out a laugh and sits up. The covers fall off his body revealing his perfect pale skin. His abs tighten as he inhales a breath most likely from the sudden cold. A sensation travels throughout my core, one that wants to just tackle that man. I smile and give in. Levi growls when he's no longer sitting up and instead underneath me. I begin to tickle him feeding myself with each laugh he gives me.
We finally get out of the house around noon, after some much needed tickling. Levi might have enjoyed it but he'll never admit that. We decide to go to Panera which happens to be somewhat close to Levi's house, its very nice. The other guests quietly talk while Levi and I wait for our meal, which by the way soup is manly as hell. A lot of men have been laughing at us for ordering the broccoli and cheddar soup, fucking assholes. Levi actually flipped one of them off but the dickless prick totally deserved it.
Once we got our soups and a table, we sit down across each other in a booth. I begin to eat my bread by dipping it into the hot soup, nibbling on the small hot pieces. Levi doesn't take his eyes off of me, its like he's waiting for me to do something I suppose.
"Um," I clear my throat and sit back, "so enjoying the meal?" Damn why does this feel awkward? I mean its been more than a month of us dating so we shouldn't be acting like this is our first date. Levi only takes a sip of his coffee, his eyes never leaving mine.
"Levi?" My eyebrow raises, its too early to deal with this shit. If he's got something on his mind- Wait I could just read his mind and figure out the problem but... No that's not right. He deserves some privacy, his thoughts are his not mine. The only time I read his mind was to see if he really wanted me to have sex with him.
"I thought we had more time," Levi's face begin to lose its color, turning even paler. His heart pounds at a fast rate though, he's scared. It dawns on me that I've never seen him this scared. I take his hands in mine. "Levi what's wrong you can tell me." Levi glances around the room before looking back into my eyes. My fingers quiver in his hold.
"Promise me you won't make a scene, under any circumstances." He growls out, but I don't miss the tears that begin to form in his eyes. What the hell is going on?
"I promise" I say all too quickly, Levi however does seem to relax after hearing that.
An eerie silence fills the restaurant, but it takes me twice as long to notice. The whole build is now empty, no scent beside Levi's lingers here. While looking around, "um Levi everyone is gone." I try my best to not sound frightened. With Levi acting weird and Panera being empty, my sense of security and calm are demolished.
Levi pushes his plate forward, away from him. His eyes meet mine and we sit there staring at each other. The seconds tick by then minutes. Are we going to stare at each other in this awkward silence forever? Right as I'm about to speak again, hopefully to gain some answers for all this, Levi leans against the table top. A spark ignites in my lover's eyes, blood pounds as it rushes through his veins. A new, confident look replaces his usual emotionless expression.
"When I was assigned to this case, I never in my wildest dreams expected to fall in love with one of your kind. The dead are all the same or so I thought. Maybe its just you or perhaps I'm getting too old and desperate. But in the short amount of time we've been together I've seen how odd you are for a vampire."
"Ah so you know, for how long?" I don't try to deny the fact that I'm a vampire if Levi knows then maybe... just maybe, I can have a life with Levi like a permanent life.
Levi tilts his head to the side, amusement shows on his features. Without reading his mind I can tell he finds it funny that I didn't start trying to deny my race. He hums with approval before picking my hands up and holding them in his.
"Before we met, I knew all about you. Mikasa was very... eager to tell us about you. Seems like you made her very upset, otherwise we wouldn't have..." His tongue darts out to lick his lips, it's his own way of finishing the sentence.
"So let me guess, you work for Erwin." My voice rips with emotion, I can barely say anything with my teeth clinched so tight. Betray starts to burn inside me, I'm not sure if its from Mikasa or Levi. Levi nods his head and bends his head down to kiss my knuckles. Why is he treating me so nicely if he's after my kind?
"You're not as dumb as you appear brat. Erwin entrusted me with this case and I intend to finish it. So don't think for a second that I'm going to let my emotions take over. If you need to be exterminated then so be. I don't give mercy to the likes of you monsters." I yank my hands away from his lava hot grip. With newly found venom I spew out all my thoughts.
"Fuck you, don't touch me. Was all of this just a game? Making me feel like this for you. Feeling HUMAN again. Fuck you. I- I was fine before you came along. Now I have to deal with all these emotions and- shit." Bile rises in my throat making me puke all over the dirty tile floor. Dark red blood trails down my chin, I wipe it away as I sit back up. Damn it, I'm really stressed I just puked up the rest of the blood I had in me. When my head clears from the nausea, Levi sneers at the new liquid.
"You haven't feed recently have you? That's odd. Alpha's usually drink two to three times a week."
New scents enter the room, one of them being Hanji's. After noticing the scents a high pitched squeal echoes off the walls. Levi climbs out of the booth making sure to not step in the blood. "L-levi" I meekly call out for my lover, I need answers. I need to yell at him for making me feel like this. I need to let him know that we can work this out. But before I can tell him everything he needs to know I feel the hunger surge through me. Taking control of my fangs. My instincts tell me to feed off the woman who decided to poke and prod at me in this state. Without any time to waste I lift my hands up, a cooing sound leaves her mouth, and snap my neck. A masculine scream fillings my ears as my world crumbles. Damn can't I have one moment of peace?
Warmth, oh how sweet the feeling. Trails of heat start from my hands then finish at my cheeks. Whatever is causing this feeling needs to keep going. My neck is sore but I can't remember why. Wait am I sitting up? I struggle to wake up, something is keeping me in this queasy state. The trails, ten I think, make their way into my hair. They stay there playing with the brown locks before leading back down to my fingers. Intertwining and squeezing, heat spreads throughout my body. A sigh leaves my lips, without my permission. The warmth abandons my fingers and the rest of my body. Why did I have to mess that up?
Finally as if my body had just awoken, I'm able to move my eyelids. I don't hesitate to open them but I'm greeted with bright light. Once I recover from the shock, I blink and try again. Without looking around I know where I am. In a jail cell made of silver. A lamp is pointed my way, probably the cause for my awaking. As soon as I sit up and rub my neck, the lamp is moved to face the ground. I look around my surroundings, chains are locked onto my wrists and hang above me on metal beams probably also made of silver. The Survey Corps don't play around, do they?
I inhale a deep breath, smelling the scents around me, it doesn't take me long to remember everything. A flash back of sorts remind me of what Levi did to me. How he betrayed me, tricked me, and worse left me for the Survey Corps or also know as humans. The same humans that have locked me away. Erwin, Hanji, some other soldiers and Levi all stand behind a wall of silver bars. I tighten my hands into fists, feeling anger pouring out of myself. Hell, I'm beyond angry. I'm pissed. Levi will be punished for hurting me, I'll make sure of that.
As if my silent vow for revenge was actually heard, Erwin coughs into his hand letting me know of his presents. He sits in a metal chair, wearing the usual uniform of white, blue, and green. Each color represented what they were or that's what the humans thought. Blue for police, white for navy, and green for army. But that's only what the people knew. Those colors actually represented all the divisions the Survey Corps were in control of. White for the sky, blue for the ocean, and green for the land. I knew all of this by just skimming through Erwin's mind. He has one messed up mind, from daddy issues to physiological problems. Erwin may as well be a vampire too for the way he thinks.
"Eren Jaeger, age twenty-four, current profession: A journalist at Wall Rose. You've been taken into custody for being a mass murderer. Usually I would tell you that anything you say can and will be used against you but... You won't be having a trial so say anything you wish Mr. Jaeger." Erwin's voice seems to float on the clouds for the way he's speaking. He thinks he's safe, no vampire is immuned to the burning touch of silver.
"Erwin Smith, age well lets not get into detail I'd hate to embarrass you, current profession: being a jackass who doesn't know jack shit. Maybe you should actually ask if I'm a mass murderer before sending Humanity's Strongest after me." Levi stands beside Erwin, facing away from me. He's still wearing his causal outfit from our date. Levi senses my staring and turns to look me in the eyes. A bone chilling glare meets my sight. I return the expression, but instead of feeling angry towards my ex-lover I can only feel remorse. My heart strings have been plucked and cut apart by that raven haired man. Before Levi turns towards Hanji to continue their conversation, his eyes soften only a little but still enough for me to see. Does he regret breaking my heart? Probably not, maybe he wishes that our circumstances were different.
'If only you were human' His voice echoes into my head, ah so I was correct. Another thought pops into my head. If only he wasn't Humanity's Strongest. Then maybe, just maybe, we could have worked out.
"Mr. Jaeger, please try to act a little civil. We didn't just capture you to get rid of a serial killer. You have useful information that could really help." Erwin begins to tap his fingers on his thigh, at first I mistake it for him being impatient but the more I watch the more I notice. He's counting the seconds. Why? It dawns on me, how long will it take for the vampire to start decaying? When silver is in contact with our skin for so long we start to erode away. Usually it takes up to three hours, if Erwin has began to count the seconds then it won't be long for my skin to do the same. Well if I was a normal vampire then it wouldn't be long, but I'm not normal. The silver touching my skin is like an annoying pinch, not much of a burden.
A laugh leaves my dry lips, making more of a raspy sound then my own voice. "You humans are truly ignorant, do you know that? Why in the world would I tell you about my kind? I'm not desperate, I don't need anything from you. Kill me, kill my family, do as you please. You'll be the ones with blood on your hands." Erwin's eyes narrow as the seconds go by and my reaction to the silver hasn't changed. He sits back and taps Levi's arm, notifying him to pay attention. Hanji creeps closer to the bars, careful to stay away but curious enough to venture out farther. Her scent, like lemons on daisies, sways in the light breeze of the air conditioning over to me. If I wasn't starving it would smell more like lemons on garbage.
"Oh really? There's nothing you need from me?" Erwin mocks me like a father teases his child before handing them a sweet. He stands and inches closer to me, a grin on his face reminds me of his quick thinking and haunting methods. Armin is dating this freak show? I thought I had it bad with Levi's mood swings.
"I'll make a deal with you. Give me answers and I'll give you Levi. Drink him dry or let him starve, I don't care. He's finished his job." Levi's eyes widen, making him take a step back. How does it feel to be betrayed by your own? But the feeling of revenge or pleasure from seeing him so hurt doesn't help me. I'm about to deny Erwin's deal when a soldier walks past the gate to Erwin. His blond head keeps turned away from me but I remember the scent. Is that Reiner? Shit!
"You betrayed us?" I whisper the words out, only Reiner notices my voice. He stiffens at my words obviously trying to prevent me from noticing him. I stand up and walk towards the bars, as soon as the chains tighten on my wrists to keep me away I pull them off. Making everyone gasps, a vampire just broke silver like a human breaks a stick.
"You betrayed your own People? " I yell out, tears falling down at once. He immediately starts to back away to run for safety but I throw my hands up. Freezing his body in place. His eyes dart around, trying to find a way out of this. But he won't be leaving here alive.
"I don't know what you're talking about, let me go!" Reiner denies my accusation while Hanji starts to howl in excitement as she scribbles something down in the notebook she carries.
"It all makes sense now, you were the one that did all the massacres. I was your scapegoat, you knew Levi was already watching me. So then who helped you? No one but a Frail could take down that many-" He gulps at my words, a silent plead in his golden eyes.
"You were never a Secure you just convinced everyone around you to believe that." After speaking I look at Erwin, who looks like he's been given the best crack in the world. Hanji smiles too wide to be normal, her fingers write at an unbelievable speed. Ah so they didn't know.
"Reiner let me return the favor, you ruined my life so now I'm going to ruin yours." At first Reiner doesn't understand until I release him from my hold. I walk over to the silver bars and rip them from their hold. Who knew being a Deity could be so helpful.
Reiner turns to run but I grab that back of his neck, without waiting I slide my fangs out and sink them into his flesh. Sour blood, the blood of the dead, pours into my mouth. I pull away from Reiner, spitting the nasty fluid onto the tiles. I may be starving but I'm not the desperate for a drink. Ymir once told me to never bite a vampire unless you wanted them dead. Now I knew why. Reiner's once tan skin begins to turn dull and grey until it represents stone. The blood on the floor shrivels up making me glad that I decided to spit it up. I look back at Reiner and internally cringe. From his neck, the tough stone replaces his flesh. Reiner screams out for help but is quickly cut off as the stone engulfs him hole. As soon as Reiner's head is completely stone, I flick at the hard rock. His head falls from his shoulders and shatters into rumble after hitting the floor.
"Long live the king" My voice pierces the silence of the humans around me. A new king rules the Maria Clan and that King is me.
The smell of blood was intoxicating, every part of me was drawn to the sweet scent. The blood on the floor, the blood inside of the humans around me, but none of the other pools smelled as sweet as Levi's. Whom was still frozen in place, not from my powers but from shock.
Turning towards the Commander, I sniff the air looking for any other vampires around us. The only vampires were Reiner and Bertholdt, but the tall dark haired man is nowhere to be seen. Wait now that I think of it, there is another scent lingering here. Soon after catching the scent I pin point it to a man, no older than me probably younger, with the stupidest face ever. He seriously looks like a horse with how long his face is. Oh man you got to be kidding me. Marco chose this dumbass to be his inamorato? The boy barely has a grip on his shotgun. I could easily pluck it from his trembling fingers.
"Erwin I'll take you up on that deal." For a minute no one moves I on the other hand sit down in the silver chair. Hopefully they'll recover soon so I can take Levi and go.
"I suppose you were right, Eren. I'll make sure to ask next time if you're a mass murderer." Erwin pulls up another chair and takes a seat. Levi seems stuck on where he should go.
'Erwin, who just betrayed his ass, or Eren, who might try to murder his ass. The choices were very hard.' Levi's voice pops into my head, why does that keep happening? I'm not reading his mind, or at least I don't think I am. Levi makes his choice though and stands beside his boss. Disappointment fills my insides but I try to act like I didn't notice.
"Want to tell us what that was about?" Erwin motions towards Reiner's crumbled body. I sit back in my chair and cross my legs preparing to talk a lot.
"I should first tell you about myself. I was a hybrid for the first nine years of my life. My mother, Carla Jaeger was human and my father, Grisha Jaeger was a vampire. Before turning completely, I never needed to drink blood I had no vampiric powers. However once my mother was murdered, Grisha injected me with his blood. It took almost six years for me to finally become a full blooded vampire. I did need to drink blood throughout that time period. But I did not have any powers, it wasn't until I was around the age of eighteen that I started to develop them." I stop when Levi takes a step forward, his eyes have soften since earlier.
"Eren, who killed your mother?" I look away from Levi's eyes, unable to answer that question while looking into those once loving eyes. Pain shoots through me, I remember each time those eyes looked at me and each expression they carried. Happy, angry, sad, in love. I shake myself back into reality and answer Levi's question. "She was murdered in her own home that night. I never found out what his name was but he killed her in front of me. When Grisha turned me, I made sure to show him the same mercy. He was slaughtered in front of his family." When warm hands touch my shoulders, I look up in surprise. Grey eyes meet mine sending shivers down my spine.
"Where is Grisha?" Erwin's cold voice breaks our eye connection, making us turn towards him. With a huff of annoyance I answer the giant man. "Dead. He came to me not to long ago after abandoning me for years. He wanted me to become human with him, saying that we could be a family again. The bastard should I have know better. I'll admit I was wrong to kill him but he knew what my triggers were and he set them all off." Levi doesn't step back, but grunts at me. He disapproves of my actions. Go figures.
"How many humans have you killed then, Eren?" Erwin stares down at me, begging me to lie. "Two" is all I say. Hanji begins to jump up and down from excitement. That woman is a little crazy.
"Then it was Reiner who caused all the massacres?" A blond eyebrow is raised from the Commander. I nod my head, but my eyes never leave Levi's.
"You don't make sense, why didn't you ever read my mind? Why were you so gentle with me? You had so many opportunities to bite me yet you did nothing." Levi whispers, another conflicting expression crosses his face. I sit up and kiss his lips, amaze that they're still soft and warm.
"Because I love you, Levi. I want you to be safe and more importantly happy." A growl leaves his throat as he retreats back to behind Erwin.
"There's a Clan in this town. The Alpha died after giving the Clan to me but Reiner took over before I could find where they were. I didn't want the responsibility of caring and ruling a clan so I let Reiner have them. He abused his power and started to kill humans. Had I known earlier that it was him doing the massacres, I would have ended him a long time ago. I'm taking over now, so I'll be out of your hairs. I promise to not kill any more humans but if you should hunt us down and try to kill anyone. I will drink everyone in this city dry." I stand up and begin to walk out, but I stop beside Marco's inamorato. He stiffens and aims his shiny gun at my head. If he pulls the trigger the silver bullets will never enter my body.
"Marco will be forced to leave you behind if you stay here." I whisper to the boy who nods his head in understanding.
When I reach the door to the outside I look back at Levi, his eyes gleam with new tears. My heart feels like someone stabbed it.
"I'll be back for you later, Levi." I turn back and leave the building. But the smile on Levi's face remains on my mind as I travel to the my clan's house. It's time to set up some new rules and begin my reign over Rose. The Survey Corps will know who's King after I'm done with them.
Sorry for how long the update took, I just couldn't write this chapter right. Tell me what you guys think will happen next.
