Him or Her?
Dinner was a new experience for the ones whose parents don't usually come back home to eat every night, it really made them feel like being a part of a big family. The chatter went all through dinner, everyone talking about random stuff, cracking jokes and the occasional insults…but Eren didn't feel right. Although he replied when people asked him a question, he was awfully quiet throughout dinner. Levi wasn't stupid, he realised the slight change in the boy. His bright emerald eyes had unnoticeably darkened, the way he talked, the way he smiled all seemed forced. He was sure the boy's friends noticed as well, but just didn't say anything.
"Well guys, I'm going back up to my room to do some stuff. Can someone do the dishes today?" Eren's voice dragged him back to reality "Yeah sure." Marco answered with a smile. Eren nodded and headed up the stairs, he could hear Jean faintly telling Marco that he could help him. "I'll be going as well." Levi got up to follow the boy's steps and head towards their room.
"Hold on." Hanji's voice started from the other end of the table and motioned him to go with her to another room. He frowned but followed "Ok, just in case someone else over hears refer Eren as her" She said quietly "Ok, what about her?" He asked
"Do you like her?" The question made Levi uncomfortable but he knew she was waiting for an answer "No..." He sighed loudly causing Hanji to raise her eyebrow at him.
"Ok glasses, honestly I have no idea, I think I screwed up. She's perfect for me, whenever I'm with her, she makes me feel special. And somehow whenever she looks upset…someplace in my heart just…um, cries… I don't know how to fucking describe it, but then when she smiles, damn. It's like the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, It's messed up I know, I'm confused ok." Hanji looked at her friend without the usual annoying expression, it was Levi's first time after all.
"Levi, that feeling is love."
"L…ove?" Levi looked up with an unusual confused expression.
"Yes, love. You love her. She's become an important part in your heart, the part that feels empty when she's not there to fill it." She paused to think of an example "Like oxygen you know, you can't live without it." Hanji smiled "If you think you did something wrong, just apologise. It's not like she's not gonna accept the apology."
"And how do you know that?"
"Because she probably likes you back."
There was a long pause in the conversation.
"Hanji…"
"Yeeessss?"
"How do you know so much about this?" Levi narrowed his eyes "You like someone?"
Hanji burst out laughing "Please Levi…Even if I really did like someone, who would like someone like me?"
"Well, I don't know. Other people who are crazy like you."
"Wow, your ruder than usual Leeeeevi~"
"It's Levi you shitty glasses."
"Ok, ok. Well what are you waiting for? Go find her!" Levi nodded and walked out of the room, not noticing the dark shadow that ran up the stairs as he walked out. He looked around and decided to go outside for a bit to clear up his mind.
"Me…liking someone…?" Hanji sat down in the room with the door closed and thought over the conversation she just had with Levi "Well… that would be..." She sighed and walked out of the door.
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It was around 10:30 when everyone decided to get some rest, Levi walked into his room with Eren as soon as he tidied himself up and saw the boy sitting on one side of the bed reading a book. He was sitting on the very edge of the bed and Levi felt the ends of his lips curve a little, he decided to have a bit of fun. "Eren." He walked over to their shared bed and sat down on his own side, the brunette looked up "Yes, Levi?" Without words, Levi's arm shot out and wrapped itself around Eren's slim waist while pulling him towards himself "Levi- the hell?" Eren was struggling to get out of Levi's touch, but the shorter male was strong and he held on tight. "Why are you avoiding me?" Levi looked at the boy that was struggling in his arms "I'm not. What are you talking about?"
"You left the table earlier than everyone else."
"I finished eating?"
"You didn't talk as much on the table."
"Uh, I was hungry, so I kept my mind on the food than the talk."
"You didn't look at me."
"…I want to sleep now Levi, should I go sleep on the couch over there?" Eren knew Levi wasn't comfortable with sleeping with strangers.
"…Whatever suits you." Levi wanted to boy to stay with him, but he didn't want to seem creepy. Eren nodded, he got off the bed and Levi's grip and walked over to the couch with a pillow and some blankets "Should I close the lights?" He asked Levi. "Sure."
"Night Levi."
"Night Eren." The room fell quiet.
At around 11:00, Eren got up quietly from the couch, he looked at his jacket and decided to leave it there while taking a quick glance at Levi who was already sleeping. He walked slowly to the door and walked out, not forgetting to close the door silently behind him. The house was quiet, he quickly walked to the front door. It was chilly tonight, and it made Eren regret not bringing his jacket, but he didn't feel like going back and getting it so he walked on. Looking around, he saw the small lake that was next to the house. It was dark, but Eren couldn't care less. All he could think of now was Levi as he walked gradually over to the lake and leaned on the fence admiring the unusual silence, although there were a few clouds in the sky, he could see the stars above him shining in clusters of faint and bold light. The moon was nowhere to be seen. His mind kept spinning around Levi and the rejection. He could feel fresh tears form in his eyes, but they didn't fall. His body was telling him not to cry, even if his heart was screaming for him to let it out. He let his unfallen tears stay there as he took out his phone, and decided to call someone for some company. Armin's name appeared first on the list, without hesitation, he pressed the call button on his best friend's contact.
Levi had heard the brat get out of the room, he groaned and stayed in his warm bed for a few more minutes before finally getting out. The coldness of the floor woke him up completely, he walked to the closet he shared with Eren and slapped his forehead. "That idiot." It was around 3 degrees outside and that stupid brat wasn't wearing a jacket or anything. He quickly grabbed Eren's jacket as well as his own and rushed out of the room while putting his jacket on. He could hear someone talking in one of the rooms, but he didn't stop and listen. The front door was unlocked, it was obvious someone had went out and he knew exactly who it was. The moment he stepped out of the door, he wondered how the brat even walked somewhere without his jacket on. It was freezing "Where could he possibly be" he mumbled to himself before recalling the conversation he had with Eren on the car, "Lake." Looking around, he did see a small lake with someone leaning on the fence. He sighed in relief and quickened his pace to get to the boy on his mind, as he got closer, he realised that he was talking to someone on the phone. Just as he was about to tap his shoulder from behind him, he heard something that made him stop in his tracks.
"He doesn't like me Armin, he likes a girl – No, I'm not being dramatic. I heard him talk to Hanji just today after dinner."
"He said that 'she' was the perfect one for him, that 'she' had the most beautiful smile. It's a girl, probably a pretty one as well with his conditions… No, haha what are you talking about, of course I'm not crying – I'm not, ok? Don't worry." From behind him, Levi could see silver streaks on his cheeks from the moonlight.
"Nah, don't come out and find me. I'll go back inside after a few minutes… You should sleep now, sorry for bothering you, and don't tell Mikasa about this ok? Yeah, yeah, ok, I will, bye." Eren ended the call and whispered to himself as he put his phone back into his pocket "I'm a fucking idiot." He rubbed his eyes only to clear a path for more tears to flow "Dammit, what is wrong with me?" Suddenly, he felt a hand on his shoulder, but before he could scream, a hand covered his mouth and a familiar voice started speaking "Nothing is wrong with you." Eren's eyes widened, tears unfallen in his emerald green eyes.
"Don't cry, Eren." He looked down, causing the tears to continue to slip from his eyes, Levi slowly wiped them away with his fingertips and hugged him from behind. Suddenly, Eren stood up, breaking free from Levi's arms. He walked forward a few steps before turning around sharply to look at Levi "What, do you think you're doing Levi."
Levi smirked and walked towards the taller boy "What am I doing? Well that's easy, I'm caring for you Eren." He chucked Eren's jacket towards its owner "Must be insane for not wearing a jacket outside when it's around 3 degrees." Eren caught it and blushed, Levi took a few more steps forward and reached out for Eren's collar, pulling him down to whisper into his ear "And I see you've been listening to the talk I had with Hanji today." He paused and took out his phone "Well, wouldn't you like to know who this perfect girl with the beautiful smile is?" Not waiting for an answer, he turned the screen towards the boy and pulled back admiring the change in expression on his face. The boy frowned as he touched the screen of his phone, but soon softened as he looked up at Levi.
"Yes, she's a beautiful women Levi." Levi nodded and turned the screen back to himself "So, don't cry o-" He stopped talking as he looked down, ready to close the screen of his phone. "When did it change to this picture..?" Eren wasn't sure if he was talking to him or just mumbling to himself, but he answered anyway "Oh, well, when you showed me your phone, it was a picture of me looking at that pretty Christmas tree that day at the school ball. So I thought that you might had accidentally flipped a picture as you turned the phone around… and I kinda flipped to the picture after – which was also a picture of me and the Christmas tree – then to the one before, which is this picture of a beautiful woman…" His voice grew smaller as he spoke on.
Levi resisted the urge to kick Eren and chose to close his eyes and bury his face into one hand.
How stupid could this brat be.
"Eren." He called the name of the person who was looking down at the ground wondering what he did wrong.
"Yes Lev-" He was cut off by a soft pair of lips pressing on his own, his eyes widened and he waved his arms around awkwardly, not sure where to put them. He could feel Levi's lips turn up slightly on his own and he relaxed, clumsily kissing back.
"Do you know who my girl is now?" Levi said, a while after they pulled apart. Eren looked down at their intertwined fingers and blushed, not saying a word. Levi propped his head up on his hand and looked at his brat, the rare smile slipping onto his face again. He leaned over and kissed him lightly -
"So, will you be my boyfriend?"
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Levi looked at the boy who was now his boyfriend and leaning on his shoulder breathing gently in his light sleep. He looked out at the glimmering lake and saw the reflection of the moon.
"Ah, the moon's out." Levi felt the weight on his shoulder disappear, he turned around to look at Eren who had woke up and was looking up at the moon.
"Yeah, it is."
"You know, if I happen to leave this country and study in another country, I'll always be looking up at the moon." Eren turned around and smiled at his boyfriend.
"Whys that?" Levi wondered once again how people hated him before, why they thought his eyes were weird when they were so beautiful.
"Because you and I will be looking up at the same moon. It will always remind me of you whenever I get lonely."Eren grinned.
"Idiot." Levi turned around to hide his embarrassed face.
"But you chose me…"
"Don't get ahead of yourself." Levi scowled at the bright eyed boy who just laughed.
"Brat, it's nearly 2 o'clock." Levi looked at his watch.
"Well then we better go home and get some sleep…"Eren yawned while standing up and stretching.
"Let's go Leeevi~" The shorter male nodded and reached for Eren's hand, intertwining their fingers together once again.
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"Goodnight Levi" Eren smiled sleepily as he walked back towards his couch.
"…Where do you think you're going?" Levi looked at Eren and frowned.
"To sleep…?" Eren lied down on the couch and pulled the covers up to his chin while closing his eyes "Can you close the lights when you're – what the hell." Eren felt his covers being pulled away from him and opened his eyes when a strong pair of arms carried him in bridal style to the bed.
"W-what are you doing L-Levi?" Eren's eyes widened.
"What do you think brat?" Levi replied in annoyance.
"But I'm a s-stranger…"
"You're my boyfriend." Levi settled him down before switching off the lights and walking to his own side of the bed. Eren felt the gap next to him sink a little and relaxed a bit. If Levi didn't mind sleeping with him, why should he be so nervous? He lay down on his back and closed his eyes, missing the amused expression on his boyfriend's face.
"Goodnight Levi" Eren said with his eyes closed, slowly drifting to sleep.
"Goodnight my angel" He heard Levi say quietly, his lips curved up a little and stayed like that as he fell asleep.
Note:
FINALLY DONE! It's kinda short I think ((YEAH I SAY THAT IN EVERY CHAPTER lol.
Anyway, did you all see that? Levi finally confessed Awwwwww
I was typing this up at my friends place, she said I was smiling as I was typing it. I swear I wasn't tho. PLEASE TELL ME YOU SMILED AT THIS, PLEASEEEEE. ((Shut up.
By the way, do any of you wanna role play? I NEED PEOPLE TO RP WITH! ANYONE WHO WANNA RP WITH ME COMMENT OR PM ME OR SOMETHING!
Well, I have decided to write in Armin's POV below as a little bonus chapter thingy, Enjoyyyy!
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Armin reached out quickly for his phone as it vibrated in the dark room, afraid that it would wake up Erwin in the bed beside his. "Eren?" He picked up the phone and listened while making his way quietly to the small bathroom in their room and closing the door.
"Hey." He frowned slightly, he had a vague idea that something was up with his best friend, but he didn't know what it was that was bothering him.
"What are you doing? Do you know what time it is?" He whispered into the phone.
"I… I just felt the need to talk to someone right now." Armin had a bad feeling on what he was going to say next.
"Ok, I'm here. Just throw everything at me." He heard his best friend sigh on the other end of the phone and there was a moment's silence "It's about Levi."
Thought so.
"What about Levi?"
"He doesn't like me Armin, he likes a girl –"
"Your being dramatic Eren." I chuckled quietly
"No, I'm not being dramatic. I heard him talk to Hanji just today after dinner." That was enough to make Armin stop laughing, Eren never lied to him.
"Tell me about it."
"He said that 'she' was the perfect one for him, that 'she' had the most beautiful smile. It's a girl, probably a pretty one as well with his conditions…" He frowned at the suddenly slightly shaking voice Eren had.
"Are you alright Eren? Don't cry…"
"No, haha what are you talking about, of course I'm not crying."
But your voice just gave it away.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm not, ok? Don't worry." He could hear the wind… that meant…Eren was outside? He looked out the small window in the bathroom and sure enough, he saw Eren leaning on the fence staring out at the lake, he sighed in relief as he saw the figure behind him. So Levi did go out and find him after all. He did care for Eren.
"Do you want me to go out and find you?"
"Nah, don't come out and find me. I'll go back inside after a few minutes… You should sleep now, sorry for bothering you, and don't tell Mikasa about this ok?"
"Yeah, I won't. Come back inside soon alright?"
"Yeah, yeah, ok, I will, bye." The call ended and he sighed again, but smiled a bit as Levi approached Eren, he turned around quickly as the bathroom door opened.
"Eren was it?" Erwin walked in and stood next to Armin.
"Yeah, thinks Levi doesn't like him, but look at that." He pointed out of the window and Erwin saw Levi hugging Eren from behind. He chuckled and pulled Armin away from the window "Give them some space Armin." He nodded and followed Erwin out of the bathroom.
"Do you think Levi actually likes Eren?" Armin asked him.
"Well, from the way he looks at Eren and the way he talks about him to us… I guess." Erwin looked at Armin who just slipped into bed.
"Glad to know." He laughed lightly "Goodnight Erwin."
"Goodnight Armin."
Well, that's the end of that short bonus. See you next chapter! Please review and favourite~ All is appreciated :)