Eren eyed the package his boyfriend had given him suspiciously. It was a normal manila envelope, the outside completely void of anything that might give its contents away. Eren tried shaking it to see if he could make it out by sound.

"Just fucking open it, Jaeger." The older man laughed out.

There was a spark in Levi's eyes that Eren rarely saw. The black-haired man was excited for this, which further increased the younger boys curiosity.

He ripped the top open and poured the contents out onto his lap. A map of the continental U.S. fell out. Eren couldn't hide the confusion on his face.

"Thanks…" Eren tried to sound cheerful, bless his heart.

Levi snatched the map from his idiotic boyfriends hands. He opened up the giant map and laid it out on the floor. The red marker now visible on the map. There was a line from where they lived on the East Coast all the way to Colorado, somewhere Eren had always wanted to go.

"You don't mean…" Eren let the sentence hang as his eyes widened.

Levi nodded his head at the brunette that was now sitting on the floor, tracing the details of the map with his finger.

"You're seriously taking me on an almost-cross-continental fucking road trip?!" Eren's voice raised an octave or two as he asked the older man again.

"Yes I am." Levi's eyes crinkled as he genuinely smiled, pleased by Eren's reaction.

The taller boy flung himself across the map and onto Levi, nearly crushing him in the hardest hug he could muster.

A string of rapid 'Thank Yous' left Eren's mouth as he kissed Levi's entire face.

"Alright, alright." Levi chuckled. "You don't even know all the details yet."

"Well then spill already!" Eren sat back, that shit-eating grin still on his face.

"I was getting there." Levi tried to collect himself, but he was already excited and Eren's excitement only made it worse.

"Alright, so we leave in a week and it's a week long trip there the way I have it scheduled, but I took an entire month of work, so we really don't need to worry about time. I didn't want us to have to rush during any of this." A warm smile played on Levi's lips as he stared at the younger boy, who was fidgeting like a small child. "Everything on the trip is my expense, too. There's no need for a broke college kid to pay for this. I just want you to enjoy your summer holiday."

Levi reached over and tousled Eren's hair. The younger boy, unable to control himself anymore, pulled him into a kiss, a deep, passionate, thankful kiss.

They broke away with a grin on both of their lips.

"So, in the next week, we've gotta shop for supplies and pack." Levi finished, a little breathless.

Eren nodded his head violently, unable to form any real words at the moment.

Unable to convince Eren to calm down, Levi got dragged out shopping that night for things Eren thought they would need. Ranging from pillows to coolers and new sunglasses. Eren even picked out some new clothes for Levi, claiming the older man needed something more comfortable than slacks if he was going to be sitting in a car for an ungodly amount of hours, no matter how much fun they'd have. Levi couldn't really argue with him.

When the day of the trip arrived, the bed of Levi's black F-150 contained more luggage than the two men probably needed, but better to overpack than underpack. Eren placed a bag of snacks from the supermarket on the backseat and a cooler filled with drinks behind Levi's seat for easy access.

The brunette boy could not shut up about the trip that they were about to go on. Levi already regretted giving the boy access to caffeine and it was only 5AM. Eren had been very adamant about starting the trip off by the watching the sunrise as they left their town of residence.

After spending a couple hours on the road happily chatting with one another, Eren fished his phone out of his pocket. There were several missed messages from his friends asking how the trip was going thus far and where they were. Honestly? They had no fucking idea. They opted against using a GPS are were winging it for the most part, and when they did decide to look it up, they used the handing dandy map that Levi originally gifted Eren.

He took a second to reply to everyone, letting 'em know he was on the road and that they were somewhere in the United States. He then connected his phone to the bluetooth in the truck and started playing the playlist him and Levi had come up with the day before. It consisted of AC/DC, Lady Gaga, even Panic! At The Disco and everything in-between. They had a hard time picking out songs, knowing full well they would probably listen to the same five songs until they wanted to rip their ears off.

Eren heard the opening of Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time and immediately turned the volume as far as Levi would let him. He sang out the lyrics while Levi smiled at his ridiculous boyfriend.

The Eren Karaoke Show lasted until noon, when Eren decided he was hungry and Levi could use the opportunity to stretch his legs.

They found a rest area somewhere in the middle of butt-fucked Egypt. There were no other cars and a quaint little picnic area surrounded by trees. Levi parked the truck and Eren grabbed the sandwiches he made before they left along with two Cokes and a bag of regular ol' chips. Levi grabbed some napkins from in the armrest (because he was prepared for Eren to make a mess and they were multi-purpose), and followed Eren to the picnic table of his choosing.

Eren set the sandwich bag of ham and turkey sandwiches on the table along with all of the other lunch necessities. Levi set a napkin down in front of each of them for Eren to pass out the meaty delights. He set two sandwiches on each of the napkins and opened the family-sized bag of Lays.

It was a perfect little lunch date. The boys conversing about where they thought they were and the scenery in front of them. A comfortable silence took over before the boys decided to end their lunch break.

Noticing Levi still trying to stretch out his legs before they got back in, Eren offered to drive. Levi was hesitant at first, scared Eren will kill them both in the next hour. The desire to stretch out and enjoy the scenery like the younger boy had gotten to up until now took over though.

Levi sighed and threw the keys to Eren. He put the leftovers in the backseat and opened the driver side door. He made sure to move the seat back before he even attempted to sit in the seat, knowing how great the difference in leg length was between him and the significantly shorter older man.

The tall boy got comfortable and they were on their way again. This time, Levi got to pick the music. Which meant a mixture of AC/DC and rap, causing Eren to chuckle. The music choice definitely didn't suit the dark-haired man, but Eren couldn't help but love the contrast.

They drove until they were Lexington, Kentucky, at about three in the afternoon. They had plenty of time to soak in the sights of the state, noting some of the differences between there and Eastern Virginia. Eren noticed how many signs they had passed since entering the state that talked about caves and cave exploring.

They got a hotel room right outside of Lexington and crashed there for the night, calling it quits a little early, knowing that Eren wouldn't let them sleep in come morning.

The two cuddled and watched movies for the rest of the night. At some point during whatever scary movie was on, Levi noticed Eren had passed the fuck out and was snoring contently. Levi threw the covers over them and joined his lover in peaceful sleep.

Even without the alarm set, Eren was awake at six A.M. Levi couldn't-and didn't want to-comprehend how Eren could pass up an opportunity to sleep in, he assumed it was that youthful energy that he had lost many years ago. But lucky for the older man, Eren wanted to enjoy the sight of a peacefully sleeping Levi. It was one of the few times that Levi's face was completely relaxed. Eren did notice that since they left for the trip that the furrow that normally came with Levi's eyebrows had significantly diminished. He smiled, knowing that Levi was already relaxing and it had only been a day.

There trip continued in a similar manner for the next three days. Eren and Levi alternated driving before and after lunch and got a hotel and explored whatever city they decided to stay that night. They made sure to pick up some sort of souvenir at every city they camped at, from a town map they got at the hotel to shot glasses from the gas station.

The day they were to arrive in Denver, Eren refused to let Levi sleep in, much to his dismay. He was up and bustling, determined to take the morning turn to drive so he would have the afternoon to take in all of the Colorado sights. He even let Levi have the radio the whole day, too excited to care what they were listening to.

Eren broke down in tears as they saw a sign with the word 'Denver' on it, causing Levi to freak out a little...or a lot.

"What the fucks wrong, Eren?!" He asked in a panic.

"I-I'm just so happy.." He sniffed and wiped his tears away. "Thank you so much for this Levi. I love you so fucking much. God, you have no idea how much you mean to me."

The younger, sobbing boy picked up Levi's hand, intertwining their fingers and squeezing hard.

A warm, loving smile appeared on Levi's face as relief washed over his features. It was worth it just to see the smile on Eren's face on the way here for him. He loved the younger boys laugh, his goofy grin, and the way he rambled when he got excited. The trip was just as much for him as it was for Eren. The raven haired man was addicted to Eren's laugh, it was the best high he could get, and knowing that he would be able to see it constantly for the trip made the decision for Levi to somehow pull it off not a decision at all really.

They spent the next two weeks exploring Colorado. They even made another road trip to visit Yellowstone, because why not? Eren bought all sorts of shit that said Colorado. Levi assumed it was so he wouldn't think it was a dream when they were forced to return to their normal lives.

Eren even convinced Levi to try weed for the first time, which is a story for another time, but let's just say Eren was definitely going to get Levi high again. The brunette didn't even think Levi's friends would believe him if he said that he convinced Levi to try weed and what he was like while high.

Once the trip was over, the boys returned to their own apartments. Eren tried his hardest to sleep in his own bed the first night back, but he couldn't relax. He ended up texting Levi to come get him because he couldn't not sleep together anymore. They guessed this is what happened when you spent an entire month with the person you were madly in love with. It was like they were highschool kids all over again, unable to be separated. Levi found it endearing, Eren just felt bad.