Eren was left in the small room for a few minutes alone. Isabel said he needed time to digest the information.

She needed to take Levi's case folder back but she's left him with a copy of the ultrasound. He couldn't believe what he was holding. He was holding a photo of his baby in his hands. He could feel tears start to form. He blinked them back. He still had to make his way back to the barracks and if he came back crying that would definitely raise some eyebrows.

"Eren?" He knew that voice. Erwin was at the door, leaning against the door frame.

"Yeah?" Eren didn't even bother looking up. Erwin would find out sooner or later so he didn't care if he saw the scan now.

"Heading back to the barracks?" Erwin asked. This was incredibly unusual behaviour for Erwin, he didn't ask, he commanded.

"You know don't you?" Eren asked only now turning towards the door. Erwin was smiling, actually smiling at him.

"Yeah. Isabel told me. She's really excited. I'm happy for you Eren" Erwin said. Eren smiled and stood up. He walked past Erwin and straight to Levi's room. Erwin had his answer. Eren wasn't going back to the barracks.

Eren sat next to Levi clutching the scan in his hand. He couldn't take his eyes off of the photo.

"You're pregnant Levi. You...You don't even know it yet...You're carrying my baby" Eren said kissing the photograph gently.

"I'm...what?" A very small voice came from the bed. Levi had his eyes open. He was in the same position but his eyes we pointed in Eren's direction.

"Levi?" Eren got up and pressed the nurses bell immediately.

Isabel came in with a few other nurses who'd tended to him while he was unconscious. It didn't take them long to take the excess tubes out and fix his blankets. They all began shuffling out of the room, Isabel did spare him one last glance before shutting the door behind her.

"Eren" Levi said, his voice was horse and quiet. He had been in a coma for several weeks so it was understandable.

Eren watched as Levi place his hand on his stomach. Levi looked at him with a mixture of anger and shock.

"Did you mean it?" He asked, staring intently at Eren.

"I er...Yeah you're pregnant" Eren looked away blushing. He would never get used to saying that out loud. He'd only just heard it himself a few moments ago.

Levi fell silent, hand still ghosting over his stomach. He turned away from Eren which made Eren's stomach churn. Levi was never going to speak to him again after this.

"How long?" He asked, head still turned the other direction.

"Just over a month now" Eren answered. This was a positive sign. He was genuinely interested in the baby.

"Good. Still early enough to get rid of it" Levi remarked bluntly.

Eren felt his heart stop, he couldn't believe what he'd just heart. Levi wanted to abort their child. Eren's eyes welled up with tears. It was true what everyone had told him. During the period of Levi completely ignoring him he'd heard from multiple people that Levi was heartless and he would eventually break his heart. Of course Eren denied that Levi would ever do that to him.

They were bonded, mates, Levi was expecting his child and Levi wanted to throw all that away.

"Levi...You don't mean that..." Eren began but was soon stunned into silence by the look Levi shot him.

"Are you deaf? Or did you delude yourself into thinking I'd actually want a kid with you" Levi's words cut right through any illusion Eren had allowed himself to wonder into over the past month. He felt numb.

"I'm not having your stupid kid! You're barely 18 yourself!" Levi shouted.

"Levi...Please just hear me out I..." Eren began

"NO! This is my decision Eren" Levi turned away again. Eren knew this argument was over, for now at least. He'd try again in a day or so when Levi was more rested.

Eren left the hospital and headed back to the barracks for the first time in weeks.

"Eren!" Connie was the first to see him coming back into the barracks. He ran to greet him but soon saw that Eren wasn't in the mood for talking. His face was red, he had tears streaming down his face, teeth and fists clenched. Connie backed off almost immediately. He'd known Eren long enough that in this state he could snap at any moment and Connie wasn't going to be in the firing line this time.

Eren stormed straight to his room and slammed the door behind him. Only when he was sure the hallway outside his room was clear did he allow himself to cry. He felt as though his heart had shattered.

"What an asshole" Eren said. He was alone but he needed to get his feelings out.

The night that followed was long and didn't consist of much sleep. Eren tossed and turned and eventually gave up on sleeping and took residence on the steps of the barracks.

"Jaeger." A voice called from behind him. The voice belonged to Erwin. Eren wasn't surprised, the Commander was always up at ridiculous hour.

"Commander" Eren responded. He wasn't in the mood to fight him, not today.

"I heard what happened" Erwin said as he took a seat beside him.

"And what did you hear Erwin?" Eren said through gritted teeth, maybe he was in more of a fighting mood than he thought.

"Levi wants to get rid of the baby" Erwin said bluntly.

Eren couldn't help but clench his fists, hearing it come out of someone else's mouth somehow made it even more real. Levi had been talking to Erwin about his decision and that made it worse.

"So he's been talking to you, when?" Eren asked, still not able to make eye contact with the Commander.

"Last night. After you left, he called me and demanded that I come over right away. stubborn jackass, he's laid up in a hospital bed and he's still making demands." Eren had to laugh. If there was one thing Levi Ackerman was known for it was his stubbornness.

"That's Levi alright." Eren said quietly.

"How are you doing? Or more importantly how's your Alpha doing?" Erwin asked. He was surprised that Eren hadn't been tearing up the barracks by now.

"Surprisingly...calm." Eren admitted which made him think. This was incredibly unusual behaviour for an Alpha in pain. He was unbelievably upset but he hadn't become angry.

"Are you going to see him today?" Erwin asked. Eren turned to him.

"To say what exactly? Please don't kill our baby. He's made up his mind there's only one thing left to do now." Eren said.

"Eren you can't be serious" Erwin said eyes widening with shock.

"I don't have a choice. It's going to hurt but he won't listen to me so there's nothing else to be said or done." Eren said getting up and heading in the direction of Hange's office.