Hiya! This chapter is honestly just filler for the next one. It has its domestic fluffy moments, but it's building up for the future. The next one is VERY important! So much so that I'm upset that this is what I have to give for now :c
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Eren stretched his sore body on his couch, sighing in content as he settled down. Armin, perceptive as ever, could tell why Eren was rolling around in pain and decided he didn't want the details. As long as it didn't interfere with work, it was fine. It had been a little over three weeks since he and Levi first had sex, but they did it frequently. Levi dropped him off earlier to attend a meeting, but Hanji shot Eren a text begging him for a talk. Eren liked Hanji and wanted to talk to her since she had been busy lately with wedding planning. She decided to go with royal purple and silver for her wedding colors and was prowling the city for the perfect decorations and venue.
He opened the door when she knocked, happily handing him a silver aged note tied in dark purple ribbon. Around her ring finger was a rainbow topaz engagement ring. Eren blinked, quietly taking the note. It was made from old parchment.
"What's this?" She kept giggling and bouncing on the balls of her feet.
"You are cordially invited to my wedding! And you're coming with me to get a dress!" Ah, he could read it now. 'You are cordially invited to the wedding of Moblit Berner and Hanji Zoe.' Grateful, he gave her a hug, giving her a proper congratulations before pulling away.
"When did you want to find a dress?" Hanji grinned mischievously.
"Right now!" she sang. Eren's heart dropped. So suddenly? She frowned at his shock.
"Armin told me you weren't busy today." Eren laughed sheepishly, scratching his cheek.
"Nope. Just a little sore." Her eyes glittered, but she remained silent. No time to be a fangirl when she had a wedding to plan.
"Oh, you don't have to worry about a thing. All you gotta do is sit there and tell me how gorgeous I am in a dress." She flicked her hair back when he laughed.
"That sounds easy." She stuck her tongue out as she grinned.
"And it'll be fun! Petra, Isabel and Armin are coming along with us!" Armin? He frowned.
"Armin would have told me about this this morning." She winked.
"Oh, I have my ways," she replied airily. She bounced around. "Let's get going!"
He went to change, letting her have a couple snacks as she waited. He pulled on some comfortable pants and a simple beige turtleneck, making sure he was snug and warm before walking out. Hanji was humming and tapping away on her phone, grinning when she saw he was ready.
"Yay! Let's go! To Kyojin's Ever After!" It was Kyojin's branch of bridal wear. Eren modeled a few tuxes in the past, but he never envisioned himself walking down the aisle in those designs. But several dresses they had were eccentric, perfect for Hanji.
She bounced in her seat as Auruo drove. "I want a purple wedding dress! Not full on purple, but purple! And my bridesmaids with purple dresses! And the groomsmen will be wearing silver and purple! Oh, I can't wait!" she squealed.
He had to smile at her. While Levi always said how annoying she was, he did credit feeling more comfortable in Trost because she eased his worries.
They met with Petra and Isabel in front of the store, hurried in by the guards so no paparazzi would catch and hound them. Armin was inside, talking with the receptionist as they approached. He turned and smiled.
"Hi guys!" His smile faltered when he saw Eren, but kept it professional. "I booked an entire 2 hours for you with a private room. Is everyone here?"
Hanji smiled. "Yup! Thanks for the favor!"
The receptionist smiled and had them follow her to their room. When Armin stayed put, Hanji hooked an arm around his and dragged him along.
"You're coming too, Armin!" she sang, much to his shock. He sputtered as he stumbled to stay balanced.
"M-me too?!" She psychotically nodded.
"Yep! I had Mikasa make sure you weren't busy today either! Shame she couldn't come." Ever since Doran Pixis did the interview, Mikasa volunteered to keep a close eye on him with her Taser gun. He had quickly faded into obscurity with his sudden hiding, but one could never be too careful with a snake. Sasha tagged along for the ride and would update Eren frequently with news about him. She wasn't in charge of the Taser gun because she accidentally shot Reiner with it a couple days ago.
Hanji grinned as they were brought champagne and the consultant took her away to get into dresses. Armin sighed.
"I hope she doesn't mind having us around. We've known her for months and already she trusts to have us with her to buy a wedding dress." Petra sighed, stirring her champagne.
"Hanji…doesn't have a lot of female friends." Isabel nodded, biting into a strawberry.
"Yeah. Girls only wanted to be friends with Hanji because they wanted to be close to Big Bro. She's really friendly, but would drop them once she figured out their intentions. Those never lasted long anyway. Luckily she was never bothered by having a few friends. That just made her love the ones she has more." Eren and Armin looked back to where Hanji was taken. She was squealing over the dresses the consultant got her. It didn't seem like she had a care in the world. Petra and Isabel sighed dreamily.
"Now she's getting married!" said Petra brightly.
"To the guy we least expected," added Isabel, she clinked glasses with them. "To Moblit!"
Armin giggled. "We'll keep him in our prayers."
"And send him a prescription for intense migraines," Eren added helpfully. They were all laughing until Hanji hurried over in a mermaid dress. The bottom had a purple ombre effect that looked pretty nice on her. She giggled at their awed faces.
"I know, not the one. I want more." The consultant blinked.
"More…?" she inquired. Hanji grinned maniacally.
"Purple. And. Big." They nervously watched the consultant hurry to meet her demands.
With her dress picked out, she happily twirled around the store.
"Moblit is going to love the dress! I want a huge life-size picture of his reaction on my wall!" Isabel grinned.
"Should be easy, you have a lot of room in that house you two just bought," she pointed out. Hanji sighed dreamily.
"I know. I can't wait to fill it with happy memories. And all of you are coming to the housewarming party," she ordered, pointing a finger at them. She had a fierce look on her face. "No is not an answer!"
"Yes ma'am!" they chimed, standing at attention. She grinned and grabbed hold of Eren and Armin.
"You two will also have lunch with me!" She dragged them away as they said goodbye to a cackling Isabel and overwhelmed Petra.
They were taken to a small café where Hanji took one look at the manager to have a private room for themselves. They were given tea and snacks as Hanji leaned back on the sofa provided for her.
"I want to thank you guys for coming with me today. And thank you for helping me pick out the best dress. I know we haven't known each other that long, but it meant a lot to me to have you both there." She smiled gratefully when they did. "You both have made such a difference for Erwin and Levi. They're actually human."
Erwin would actually take time off for a date night and Levi filled his breaks with texting Eren. She giggled, settling down as she thought about her friends. "And you know what? I'm hoping we get to go dress shopping again."
The boys blinked, looking at each other questioningly before looking at her. "Wasn't that your dress?" Armin asked. She giggled and slapped his hand playfully.
"No, you silly coconut! I meant for when you guys get married!" She cackled when they turned red and hid their faces. "Denial can only last so long~!"
Hanji and Moblit's wedding was today and it couldn't be better. The stress of Doran Pixis melted away now that the media FINALLY believed their relationship was real. Erwin's threats of never allowing interviews with No Name and Kyojin's immediate ban of the program that ran the story had them taking the matter seriously. People were checking for discrepancies and found craters in Doran's story. The Pixis family were on damage control and Dot himself was a little more than peeved at the bad publicity it brought. Doran was, rumor had it, being cut off from the family fortune until he proved he could make it on his own.
As for the wedding, Hanji planned it well and had begged Erwin to have No Name perform. The catch was she wouldn't be playing. She was the bride after all. Poor Isabel had to figure it out in her place.
Levi was one of the groomsmen dressed in a silver tux and purple tie. He grumbled at how strange he looked, but Eren thought he was handsome. Eren was wearing a royal purple button up and a silver tie with black slacks, helping Levi with his tie.
"You have to listen to all of her demands. It's Hanji, she won't actually kill you." Levi scowled.
"No, but I'll kill her."
The wedding took place in a venue that looked like a science lab. Hanji's obsession with science and her background in it was the inspiration. The centerpieces were purple passion flowers sitting in silver beakers and had chemical formulas for water and nitrogen. The cocktails were mixed and served in Erlenmeyer flasks. Moblit's favorite hobby was drawing and had made a storybook of their love story that sat on a podium for people to read. Eren awed with Mikasa and Armin as they walked around the place, admiring the decorations.
Hanji's mother was a jewelry designer and her father was an inventor. They both made her accessories and even added a few to her bouquet. It was made of purple and white roses with silver and diamond pieces. Hanji was trying to sneak some fondant off her wedding cake, four tiers that were box shaped and silver with purple ribbons. She was reprimanded by Erwin for trying and Auruo's duty was to guard the cake.
Levi had a scowl the entire time, only relaxing when the wedding started and watched as Hanji made it down the aisle with her father. She looked happy as they walked down, her dress making everyone smile. It was a giant ball gown, the skirt ruffled with shades of purple, white and sheer black. Her top was white with black patterns. Flowers made from purple fabric decorated her skirt here and there. Moblit, who was dressed more simply in a black tux with a silver dress shirt and purple tie, looked like he was about to cry again. A rumor had spread like wildfire that Moblit had burst into joyous tears when they did their first look pictures. They made their vows with the priest, kissed and then ended the service when she started cheering and hugging Moblit.
During the reception, Eren was with Levi before he was called to sing for the first dance, who groaned when Erwin gave him a nod. He was hoping that eating would delay the performance.
"Only she would make me sing a cheesy song like this one," he muttered. Eren giggled and kissed his cheek.
"Weddings are a time to do it. I won't judge. But I will record so I can show our future children that their daddy has a mushy side." Levi growled.
"Go die in a fire," he said, his words bouncing off Eren's cheery mood. He took a test tube shot before he threw his napkin down and got up. Hanji was perched in her dress and laughing maniacally as she saw her bandmates setting up on stage. Now she didn't have to do anything!
Erwin cleared his throat as he approached the mike. Levi, Mike, Isabel and Farlan were getting ready to perform behind him.
"The bride and groom will be having their first dance. Hanji, Moblit, this is our gift to you both." Levi dropped his scowl as he took Erwin's place. Hanji hurried over to the dance floor with Moblit, smiling lovingly at him as they got ready to dance. Farlan played first on his piano, cuing Levi to sing.
For the way you changed my plans
For being the perfect distraction
For the way you took the idea that I have
Of everything that I wanted to have
And made me see there was something missing
Eren sighed softly as he watched them dance. In the back of his mind, he imagined dancing with Levi like that one day. And the way Levi sang reminded him of their second date together.
Now Levi sang that way for him and Riren only. His singing wasn't going to get him out of the naughty picture fiasco though. Ugh he couldn't wait for him to call again so he could lord it over his head.
After the song and dance was done, the reception started with the games and other activities Hanji had set up. One of the things people could do was science experiments, which Eren was doing with Armin and Mikasa. The three of them had goggles on as the professionals mixed dishwashing liquid, butane gas and water to make bubbles to coat their hands in before setting them aflame.
Levi didn't want to be around those dirty experiments, talking to Erwin and Mike instead. Hanji called for him, hiking her dress up as she ran to the group.
"Levi! Thanks for singing that song for us!" Hanji gave him a huge hug to which he responded by a pat on the back.
"It's your wedding, after all."
"Did you have fun?! Have you blown something up yet? Or made a volcano? Or a fire snake? Or..." She gave him a toothy grin. "Did you imagine your wedding with Eren?"
Levi ignored how excited his heart got. "Jesus, Hanji, we haven't even moved in yet to think about marriage. It's been over half a year since Eren and I got together."
"You guys are actually planning on living together first before marriage?" Levi loved his space. At the suite, he didn't like people treading in his space hence why he had a separate apartment for privacy.
"Yeah. We want to learn how to live together or else we'll be at each other's throats after the wedding." Hanji giggled. With Levi's pissy attitude and Eren's stubbornness, fights were to be expected.
"Have you thought of a place? You're picky as hell and that apartment you had wasn't even what you wanted. It just sustained." Levi nodded, looking at his phone for the picture of the house.
"I already have it. It got finalized a couple days ago." She gasped, taking the phone he handed to her and gushing when she saw the picture.
"Holy shit! You kept it a secret?!" Levi took the phone back and pocketed it.
"Yup. It's a surprise. With Eren's stress over that piece of shit, I didn't want to pester him with looking for a place." Oh yeah, Doran, Dorian, whatever the fuck his name was. When Eren got really frustrated, he would cry. And he was extremely frustrated for being accused of cheating. Things were better now, thanks to Levi's endless pampering. She excitedly clapped her hands.
"Is there gonna be a housewarming party?!" Hanji in his brand-new, clean as fuck house?
"No."
Cake was cut and Hanji let Moblit smear cake on her face, giggling and kissing him while the others cheered. The guests were served and festivities continued with Hanji about to toss her bouquet. Mikasa and Annie were unfortunately dragged in by Sasha, Krista, Ymir and Mina. More women joined the group, even Nanaba who just wanted to have fun. Ymir's teeth were bared as she hunched down for a leap. She was going to catch that fucking bouquet like her life depended on it. Then she and Krista can get married. She wore a jumpsuit unlike the other girls in their dresses, therefore she had the advantage of using her legs. Hanji waved the bouquet and turned her back to the crowd of women. Moblit immediately took off the jewelry in the bouquet so no one would get nailed by silver.
"And one...two…three!" Hanji threw her bouquet too hard, the bundle of flowers flying through the room and over the women who were supposed to be the ones catching. Poor Eren was just enjoying his slice of cake with Levi until he got hit by the bouquet, stunning him. Levi was shocked, growling as he grabbed the bouquet off of him and threw it on the table.
"Four-Eyes, you bitch!" he yelled, brushing Eren's hair to get the petals out. Hanji laughed nervously, applauding.
"E-Eren and Levi are getting married next~!" she sang. Levi's ears rang irritably. Why did she have to sing? Eren rubbed his head, feeling the dizzy, but otherwise okay. People cheered around him except for Ymir, who looked at Eren like he killed her mother. What the fuck, he was not involved in this!
It was a few days after the wedding and Eren and Levi were talking about making that next step. Eren wasn't able to focus much on finding a place with all the crap thrown his way. But Levi told him one morning that they both needed to be somewhere. Eren shrugged and jumped into the car with him.
"So where are we going?" asked Eren, looking out the window as Levi drove. He was going into areas Eren had never been familiar with.
"A place," Levi answered vaguely. Figuring he wouldn't get a solid answer, Eren gave up. They pulled up to a gated community for expensive homes in Trost. A security guard emerged from his post, greeting them and asking for identification. After a few minutes, he let them in. Eren awed at the homes. They all looked nice. And the security seemed pretty well-aware of their surroundings. Whoever they were visiting must be pretty famous themselves.
Levi finally pulled into a driveway with the sign of a realtor's business. Oh, were they going to be looking for their place now? He looked up at the house, giggling at how fancy it looked. The walls outside were painted beige and the roof and supports were chocolate brown. The windows were big to let the sunshine in, but the burgundy curtains were covering them. There was a garage for two cars and he could tell that the living room must have been big. Upstairs seemed nice as well, the middle section circular and lined with rounded windows.
He was too preoccupied with looking at the outside that he didn't ask why Levi had a key to the front door.
Inside had furniture for a built-in kitchen and island. There was a dining table for a couple people set up with chairs. But the walls were bare and there wasn't a couch in the living room. A separate room downstairs indicated that it was a guest room. Levi led him upstairs and Eren found two other guest rooms along with a master bedroom, but he didn't walk in so he could explore the house. His smile hadn't fallen as he looked out the window to the backyard. It was spacious for a garden with a nice pool and rocky waterfall. Fuck, this place must be expensive. Eh, he could probably pay for it considering most of his money was saved since Eren didn't exactly have expensive tastes.
Levi snuck behind him and encircled his arms around his waist.
"How does this place look?" Eren giggled. He hadn't expected to fall in love with the first house they'd look at.
"I love it." Stomach dropping as he thought of the price, he immediately opened his mouth again. "I-I'll pay for the down payment!"
Levi smirked, ignoring his latter comment. "I was hoping you'd like this place. Because it's ours."
Eren blinked cutely. "Ours? We'll pay for it now? Okay! Let me know how much-"
Levi chuckled and stopped Eren from grabbing his phone to check his bank account. "I bought it already. It's under both our names."
Levi bought…already?! Steaming, Eren stomped his foot. He felt a little hurt from being left out.
"I thought we were going to do it together! We would both look for the house and we would both pay!" Levi rolled his eyes.
"You were busy and stressed out. So I did it. You don't like the house?" Eren stared at the floor to avoid his eyes.
"N-no, I like it, but I wanted to do something too. This is for the both of us. I'll pay you back half." Levi didn't budge.
"You don't have to do that. You can pay for the furniture." Eren brightened.
"Yeah! That's fine by me. What have you got so far besides what we have in the kitchen and the guest rooms?" Levi had to think about it. He had the essentials, at least the ones that came with the house. Then there was…
"I bought a bed, but that's about it. Don't look at me that way," he added with a glare when Eren's face went blank. He frowned.
"Seriously? Just a bed?" Was he being ungrateful? Levi crossed his arms over his chest.
"Well where do you want to have sex and sleep?" Eren copied his movements, adding a glare of his own.
"…why did you say sex before sleep?" Like the bed would mainly be used for that. Levi shrugged.
"Because we sleep after sex. Unless you want to start have morning sex. I have no complaints." It'd be a nice way to start a shitty day. Sleeping next to Eren often ended with him having a hard-on the next morning. Eren rolled his eyes.
"We can talk about that later."
Who knew shopping for a fucking couch would be so dramatic? Apparently it was for these two dorks. A stubborn brat versus a stubborn asshole. No one bothered to come help them because they were glaring at each other too intensely for someone to intervene.
"I don't want that couch! It's too stiff!" The couch was meant for people with back problems and it felt like concrete. Levi growled at the one Eren wanted to buy.
"I don't want that couch! It fucking swallows you in!" It was like a cloud, but you weren't coming back out.
"It's comfortable!"
"It's suffocating, you shitty brat!" argued Levi, sighing deeply. "It's like I'm living with a kid…"
"Excuse me, you asked me to move in with you!" Eren forced out bitterly. Levi's eyes flickered in anger.
"Would you have never wanted to if I didn't ask?" Eren clenched his fist.
"I didn't say that!" Levi wasn't backing down.
"That's pretty much what you're implying!" Knowing that the two would explode more in seconds, Eren bowed out and walked away. His mother always told him that he shouldn't always pick a fight. And with someone like a significant other, it was better to pick battles than to fight all of them. He needed to calm down and think.
Levi on the other hand, felt like an ass. He was used to acting this way with his friends, but Eren wasn't his friend. He was planning on spending the rest of his life with him. What an awful way to start. Eren walked away, but Levi didn't want him gone for long. He waited a couple minutes to find Eren in the store. The brunet was eyeing some coffee tables without too much thought.
"Eren." The brunet barely paid him any mind. Levi huffed out a breath, knowing Eren was still pissed at him.
"Eren," he said more firmly. Eren didn't look up, pretending to find an irritating cuckoo clock more interesting.
"What?" he asked. Levi blew out a breath.
"Can you look at me?" Eren grit his teeth.
"I can hear you just fine." Levi sighed, Eren wouldn't compromise with what he wanted. Bt that was more Levi's problem than his.
"I don't feel good about yelling at you like that. I never feel good about making you pissed at me. I didn't mean to hurt you. And I'm really sorry. Please forgive me." The sincerity in his voice shattered all of Eren's previous irritation. He did act bratty earlier and he should've handled it better.
"…I didn't mean to hurt you either. I forgive you. And I'm sorry too," he apologized. He looked at Levi and hugged him, both looking that two saps in love, but everyone pretended not to notice. Levi pulled away, taking another breath as he looked at the cloud Eren wanted.
"We can get the couch you want." Eren shook his head.
"No, I don't want you to cave because it'll make me happy. Let's get yours." Levi snorted.
"Then it's the same idea. Just forget them. We'll pick a better one than ours."
After trying and searching for another, they both sat down to sigh. Whatever it is was comfy. They glanced at each other, then down at the couch.
"…I like this one," Levi muttered. Eren bounced.
"I do too, it's like a bed." Levi smirked. Now he was really interested.
"A bed, huh? Then we should get it." Not sensing what he meant, Eren thought of their future children and finding them and Levi asleep on the cozy couch. He squealed.
"Yeah, we should!"
After a few weeks of their new living situation, Eren found himself constantly cleaning with Levi to keep their huge house clean. He was sure they could eat off the floor at this point. But Levi insisted on doing it. He would make Eren help him, but often Eren was left alone if he was cooking dinner or had work.
Eren had asked him why Levi was obsessed with cleaning one day, figuring it was a good time as any to ask. He was surprised that it was less about the obsession and more about what it meant to him.
"I learned to love cleaning because it was something I could control. I could control how clean our house was, even with all the filth that came in every day. I couldn't control how shitty Maman's pay was, or how much food was on the table, but I could control cleaning. Now it's important to me. Not just because I can control it, but because cleaning means I'm keeping home safe." Levi never really went into detail about his childhood. He grew up poor, no father, raised by a single mom for most of his childhood until his uncle stepped in. Eren never asked because Levi didn't seem comfortable. Eren's childhood was different than Levi's.
Eventually, Levi was going to tell Eren the extent of how poor his life was. Maybe he was embarrassed to tell Eren, but it was probably due to the fact that he would get really pissed off thinking about it. But for now, they were content in each other's company as lovers.
Then came the reason why Levi needed to marry him.
Ugh so much here, yet not a lot to get my Ereri fix! I promise I will remedy this situation immediately! Oh btw, I did release a small oneshot, try-something-different Ereri fanfiction called 'Dead End.' Give it a read if you'd like! As for Hanji's wedding dress, since fanfiction won't let me post a link, please search 'Handese Fermanda purple wedding dress' and it's the one with the bride against a wall of roses. Levi's song was 'Never Knew I Needed' by Ne-yo. Such a lovely song.
Next chapter preview:
"If I were to lose you, I don't want it to be because we drifted apart, but because our time alive together is over. Isn't that what love is? Until death do us part?"
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"I'm going to make Eren an engagement ring."
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"Your Papa's papa...I met him. And that was when Papa met him too."