Summary: Eren's 21stBirthday! (finally lmfao)
A/N:
I hope you enjoy this chapter that took me way too fucking long to finish, but this chapter is hands down my favorite! (also a very lengthy note awaits the end of this chapter with some goodies for everyone!)
Chapter Twenty-Three: Birthday
A distinct popping noise echoed through the white washed room followed by a satisfied yawn as Eren rolled out of bed and stretched, trying to chase away the powerful embrace of Sleep. The welcoming smell of cinnamon, filled the air and served to further rouse her, she wandered from the guest bedroom that'd become like a second home and lazily made her way to the bathroom to freshen up. She made her way into the kitchen and sauntered up to Levi, wrapping her arms around his torso and greeting him with a slurred, "G'morning" and a kiss to the neck that made him shiver.
"Morning to you too sleepy." He continued coating the freshly baked cinnamon rolls with a homemade glaze while his younger lover remained draped around him, enjoying the feeling of her soft body pressing into his as he deftly covered the cinnamon coated dough rolls with sugary sweetness. Once satisfied, he removed his gloves and spun round to return Eren's kiss with a bit more fervor, lightly nipping at her lower lip and sweeping his tongue along the thin flesh.
It was a lazy Saturday morning, two days before Eren's 21st birthday, which much to her dismay, fell on a Monday which also happened to be the day of a midterm and the due date of a rather lengthy essay. Fortunately for Eren, Levi threatened her with 'no kisses' until she finished her paper, she finished it six days early, submitted it to her lit professor and got a response two days later with some critiques and editing suggestions, along with instructions that she could amend and resubmit her paper before the due date to better her grade. Needless to say, her lit professor was impressed.
Their playful kiss lasted a few seconds longer before Levi broke away, much to Eren's disappointment, and moved to finish up their breakfast. She would have been content lazing about on the couch all day, watching re-runs or catching up on Orphan Black, Armin went and got her hooked on the series the last time she stayed at the dorms and she couldn't wait to start the next season. They exchanged a few words over a healthy serving of freshly cut fruits and Levi's bakery quality cinnamon rolls, mostly what their goals were for the weekend and plans thereof.
"Are you sure you don't want me to drop you off?" Levi questioned between bites of sliced kiwi, "I forgot a handful of essays, so I planned on swinging by the university anyway."
Eren yawned before responding, "No it's alright, Armin said we'd be going out right away anyway, so he's fine with picking me up on the way. Besides, that leaves me with more time to spend with you this fine morning." She grinned and took a bite of the gooey deliciousness that was Levi's baking, humming contently as she chewed that little piece of heaven.
Levi smirked as he finished the last of the food on his plate, "Funny you should say that, considering it's past noon." To further illustrate his point, he reached for his phone and showed her the display in electronic block letters, reading 12:32 pm.
Eren's eyes widened comically, her face changing from one of lazy bliss to panicked excitement, "Oh shit, he said he'd be here around 1:30!" She quickly finished up her food and hurried into the kitchen with her plate to wash it.
Levi chuckled and followed her into the kitchen, he slid his arms around her frantically scrubbing limbs and rested his hands on hers before slowly inching the soapy dishes and the sponge out of her grasp and kissing her shoulder lightly. She remained encircled in his embrace while he finished off the dishes and she dried them and set them to the side, "Why did you let me sleep in so late…" she half whined as he finished putting away the last of the dishes and walked with her towards her room.
They paused outside the doorway and Levi took the opportunity to playfully run his thumb over her lower lip, eyes focused on her own wide oceanic ones, illuminated by the bright rays of sunlight that filtered through the blinds, "I wasn't aware that I'd become your keeper, that seems like a heavy responsibility." Before she could retort he silenced her with a kiss, not too deep, but just enough to muffle her protests. When he pulled away she started up again, saying he'd make her late and how he wasn't playing fair. Taking the challenge with a smirk, he captured her lips once more, with a bit more force and slowly guided her further into the room and onto her bed. Their momentary parting lasted long enough for Eren's surprised shriek to sound before he claimed her lips once again, this time with more force, deepening the kiss further with playful flicks of his tongue until she too joined in the frisky dance.
After a few more minutes of absolute bliss, Eren's fogged out brain recalled that she had less than an hour to make herself presentable and as much as she was enjoying all the attention she really needed to get him out of the room so she could actually start getting ready. Determined to win, she bit down a bit harder than before on his tongue, and gave him a gentle push, warning him that he'd better hop off before she toppled them over onto the floor. Her back could take the tumble, but in a few more years, Levi would definitely be able to tell his could not. With a dissatisfied grunt of confirmation and a few more playful nips, Levi pushed himself off of Eren, leaving her panting and flushed figure in a tangled mess of sheets on the bed.
"You should probably start getting dressed," he said as he playfully sauntered out of the room smirking, he added over his shoulder, "you only have 30 minutes now."
That had Eren springing out of the bed, nearly throwing the duvet on the ground and rushing to dress herself as she shouted a disgruntled, but distinct, "J-JERK!" through the closed door of her room to her all too amused boyfriend.
40 minutes later Eren was hurrying down the steps to meet Armin outside of Levi's building, cheeks flushed and broken out in a light sweat as she hopped into the back of his truck.
"You look…" Armin paused as she buckled herself in, "Eren…are you okay? You're pretty red right now."
After her breath finally caught up to her, she replied, "I'm fine Armin, just a little rushed. I kinda slept in late is all."
"Oh?" Mikasa added, looking at Armin with a knowing smile, "That's good, then hopefully you won't be too tired because we have a long day ahead of us."
Eren simply smiled back, thinking of what her friends could possibly have in store. Previous years they just binge watched T.V. series or went out for a nice dinner and a movie, simple things to do with your friends, but the way the two had been exchanging looks, and the odd lack of resistance from Levi over making plans this weekend, lead her to believe there was something else going on, and she wasn't entirely sure she'd like it when she found out what it was.
After stopping by a few stores, where the trio mostly window shopped, Eren found that they'd driven nearly across town, bordering another city that seemed like an entirely different world. Many of the signs weren't in English, though Eren wasn't exactly sure what language they were written in, it was pretty whatever it was, blocky letters that were likely from the far east. As Armin's truck slowed, a grand building came into view, it was cream colored with statues that reminded Eren of Ancient Egyptian sculptures. She was so caught up in staring at the building that she didn't notice when Armin parked, nor did she register Mikasa stepping out of the passenger seat and opening her door.
"Eren?" Mikasa called softly, jolting the girl out of her dazed state.
"Hmm?" Eren hummed quietly, taking the moment to take in her surroundings, taking note of the cars before finally registering that they were indeed parked in the parking lot of this building and voices calling her name were not in her head. Okay, well, at least not all of them were.
"Well are you just going to sit there and stare, or are going to come in with us?" Armin spoke up, taking the hand that wasn't already occupied with Mikasa's.
"Oh, um, yeah okay," Eren mumbled out, hopping down and joining her friends as they led her to the entrance. Soon, the chill of the early spring was left behind as the warm and freshly fragranced air of the lobby greeted them.
"Hello and welcome!" Came the excited greeting as Eren was ushered to the front desk. "Is this your first time here?" the slender woman behind the counter inquired.
Armin spoke up first, "Ah, yes ma'am, we're here to celebrate our friend's birthday." The woman's smile widened and she nodded her head.
"That's wonderful, welcome and I hope you enjoy your experience." She punctuated the second welcome with another smile before questioning, "Will you be checking into the hotel, or purchasing day passes for the spa?"
This time, Armin looked to Mikasa, who walked up to the counter and handed the woman three pale blue certificates with framed with golden details. "We already have passes," she stated as she handed them over.
With another nod and smile, the woman rang them up and registered their passes before dolling out a watch for each person and explaining that the number on the watch corresponded to a locker where they could keep their belongings. She also told them that attendants would be available in both the men's and women's areas to answer any further questions and give them their uniforms for the day.
Armin and Mikasa thanked the woman while Eren offered her a smile before being escorted to the women's area. Armin and Mikasa briefly exchanged their meetup plan before going to their designated areas.
The girls found their lockers, left their shoes and changed into the uniform, it was when they began to make their way up to the communal area that Eren finally questioned, "Mika, what is all this?"
Mikasa paused at the bottom of the stairwell and turned to address her friend, "It's your birthday present," she added a small smile before continuing, "we all thought you could use a little time to yourself to relax and unwind a bit, that, and Armin and I have had our eye on this place for a while, we'd been wanting to take a day for all three of us to explore it, but we just haven't had the chance," the curve of her smile fell into a flat line as the next few words passed her lips, "especially with that short man monopolizing all your weekends."
Eren couldn't help the small laugh that escaped at hearing that last line, "Mika, you know that's not true, I work on the weekends more than I get to see Levi, also, you're lucky he's not here, he'd freak if he heard you say that," she smiled as she looked down at the small towel in her hands, "he doesn't often show it, but he's really sensitive about his height." She paused to let a few more giggles escape, "You guys seriously are too good for me, I can't even begin to think about what I must have done right in a past life to deserve such wonderful people like you and Armin for my friends," she leaned forward and captured her friend in strong hug, "Thank you Mikasa."
She smiled again and hooked their hands together as Mikasa spoke, "Mhm, you were probably more reckless than you are now, but probably just as kind and honest." She laughed and squeezed Eren's hand before turning back around and starting to head up the stairwell, "Come on, Armin's probably already waiting for us. Let's have fun today."
"Mm!" Eren hummed happily, following her friend with a content smile plastered on her face.
Moments after the trio reunited, they found themselves wandering around the second floor, bare feet padding across the cool marbled floors of the areas in between the saunas. One side of the floor housed a space lined with a sushi bar and a snack bar, as well as tables and seating areas for eating and chatting, along with a mini spa that housed a nail salon and a placed to get various types of massages. The other side is where the saunas were, as well as a stairwell, which, according to one of the workers, led to another area for more private, and quiet lounging.
The trio found themselves in a small square room, faint blue lights lined the walls behind the stone bench built into the space, Eren lay flat across the bench, Armin sitting upright near her head, and Mikasa sitting at her feet on a tatami mat. They were the only ones in the pleasant heat of the sauna when Eren questioned, "I wonder what this room does?"
"Who knows?" Mikasa said, wiping a thin trail of sweat from her brows and closing her eyes, enjoying the soothing quiet of the room.
Armin wiped his forehead before adding in, "I don't think this one has any specific health benefits, but it does seem to be a good starter room, and the coloring is really relaxing."
"Mm," Eren hummed, letting her eyes close as silence fell over them again for the last several minutes they spent in the room until they decided to try another, hotter sauna.
The second room was much larger, and rectangular in shape, the walls were made of giant blocks of pink salt that even made up the ceiling of the room. The floors were covered in mats to protect their bare feet from touching the hot salt bricks directly. The trio began sitting up, but by about the five-minute mark in this room, they all decided to mimic the other inhabitants and lay flat on the mats; it was much easier to breathe the lower down they were because the air was just a tad bit cooler. They didn't last much longer before hurrying out of the too-hot room and towards the juice bar to get something refreshing to drink and to lounge a while to let their bodies cool down before exploring the rest of the sauna valley.
It was well into the early evening before the trio could even realized just how many hours had gone by, around the same time, a man with silky black hair and two suit cases was just purchasing his hotel room and being verbally directed to the various accommodations the hotel and spa had to offer.
"Eren," Armin began, "we still haven't gone to the pools yet, I asked one of the attendants and I heard that they close at midnight, so we still have time," he added sheepishly, "if you wanted to go that is."
She nodded excitedly, but then scrunched her eyebrows together and shook her head, "I'd love to, but I didn't bring a swimsuit with me, Sorry Ar."
"I brought you one Eren," Mikasa stated after downing the rest of her water and setting the metal cup in the dirty dish area.
Looking over to her friend, Eren beamed, and hugged her, ignoring the way her shirt clung to her body and the damp spots that littered Mikasa's back. She broke the hug and looked to Armin as she said, "Alright, meet you down in 10!"
Around ten minutes later, Armin stood waiting for the girls downstairs near the pools. Soon the duo emerged and made their way to Armin, clad in simple navy blue swimming trunks, while Mikasa wore a standard black bikini and Eren wore a frilly black and white two piece. They were pleasantly surprised to find that most of the pools were heated to either 90 degrees or higher, making swimming extremely pleasant even on that chilly spring night.
They jumped from pool to pool, sharing long overdue semester stories and possible summer plans. After nearly another hour spent wandering through the warm waters, they decided to head back inside and eat at the bar built into one of the heated indoor pools.
The sushi bar upstairs had long since closed, so they'd settled on next best thing, burgers and chicken strips, which they found to be surprisingly well made and delicious. After downing her last bite of burger, Eren took a drink of her soda and nudged Mikasa, "We still haven't tried out those baths yet…"
She glanced over to Armin. He looked up at the wall that held the clock, then locked eyes with Mikasa and nodded. "Do you want to?" she asked her.
"Mhm," she nodded, "they look nice, and I kinda want to take a nice long bath." With that decided, they separated, Mikasa and Eren heading towards the women's bathing area and Armin towards the men's.
After being scolded by the attendant for the second time that night, Eren finally conceded to using only a towel to salvage what little modesty she could while in the bathing area. Neither uniforms nor swimsuits were allowed in the baths, and they strongly discouraged anyone clothed to enter the area. Steam rose up all around them as Mikasa and Eren settled on small white stools, provided by the spa, to clean themselves before stepping into the mineral bath waters. At first, Eren felt extremely self-conscious, but after a few minutes of realizing that everyone else was in the same state, she felt a little more comfortable and tried her best to focus on bathing, she nearly jumped from the stool when she felt a warm wash cloth hit her back, but settled when she realized it was just Mikasa scrubbing her back.
"What are you plans the rest of the weekend Mika?" Eren asked as her friend softly scrubbed her back.
"Hmm, I'll probably study, clean up a bit, sleep in." she smiled at the last words and then returned the question as Eren maneuvered to scrub Mikasa's back, "What about you?"
"Same thing, maybe," she paused her scrubbing, "I still haven't heard from Levi, and I don't have work tomorrow, so I don't know if we're going to do anything or not. He can be a real recluse sometimes." She laughed lightly and finished rinsing her friend's back, after giving themselves one more rinse, the duo made their way to the bath waters, starting with the one that was 95 degrees.
"You never know with that man," Mikasa started, "didn't he surprised you with an amazing valentine's day experience?"
Eren nodded, "Well yeah, he did, but that was because we missed out on our original plans, it was pretty spectacular though." She smiled, remembering each room and how well designed the spaces were.
"Then?" Mikasa raised her brow, but said nothing more.
"I don't know Mika," Eren sighed and looked over to another bath before tilting her head in its direction and looking back to Mikasa, she too nodded, and they both made their way to the 100-degree bath. "Lately, it just seems like that things are different."
Mikasa nodded that she was listening and Eren continued on, "It's only been a week since I met his family and I can't help but feel like…I don't know, like he's been avoiding me? But not, it's weird and I don't like it."
"Avoiding you? But you were at his place this morning right?"
"Yeah, I was. I stayed the night. I mean, he seems fine when we're together, but sometimes he has this distant look in his eyes, like he's lost in another world. I zone out all the time, so I probably shouldn't talk, but it just seems different when it's him. And maybe I just hadn't noticed it before, but it seems to be happening a lot more lately, like something is bothering him and it just…it makes me scared that something is bothering him and he doesn't feel comfortable sharing it with me, or maybe he thinks talking to me about certain things would just be more annoying than helpful? I don't know, maybe I'm just thinking on it too much, or being selfish. Sorry, that all just kind of came out…" she ducked her head and sighed, before lowering her body further into the heated embrace of the bath waters.
Mikasa's response seemed delayed, her usually blank expression twisting into a what appeared to be a soft scowl, but Eren knew it meant she was thinking.
"I don't like that he's making you self-conscious, but you mat be onto something. I've noticed lately, even in class his bitch face is more pronounced than usual."
"Mika!" Eren nearly shouted, giggling at the description.
Mikasa smiled, proud at herself, "But seriously Eren, you have to stop coming up with reasons by yourself and just talk to him. He doesn't seem to be the type to let his personal life interfere with his professional one, but what ever it is seems to be affecting him pretty strongly for me to take notice. It could be family, something from his past, IBS, you won't ever know until you ask. So don't dwell on it until you have some established facts."
Mikasa felt a light nudged on her calf, from what she assumed to be an attempt at an underwater kick. She smiled at that and lifted herself from the water before making her way over to another bath, "Now stop worrying about that shorty for now and let's enjoy the rest of our night."
Eren grinned and joined her friend, opting to let her tension melt away in the waters while her mind wandered to a plane of serenity and peace.
While the girls were finishing up their baths, Levi was finishing his preparations; two wine glasses were set to the side, as well as his favorite bottle of sparkling wine, and a tray of fresh cheeses, fruit, and crackers. Initially, he'd been opposed to the idea of going to a sauna, but after a week or so of coercing from the mushroom and catching one too many of Mikasa's glares, he decided to look into the hotel a bit more. The facilities were maintained superbly and the reviews on the place were impossibly good, so after a few more days of deliberation, he decided to go ahead and book the hotel and spa for the weekend and hoped for the best. Much to his own personal pleasure, he found their menu and selection to be phenomenal, which led to the current giddiness he felt as he placed the finishing touches around the beautifully designed hotel room.
The room itself was two stories, styled like a small apartment loft. On the first level was a grand granite bath encased with frosted glass, a snow white futon with gauzy fabric draped overhead. The stairwell, railed with beautifully designed iron details, led up to the second floor, which overlooked the first. There, a comfy looking queen bed was waiting, as well as a cozy sitting area. The colors were muted browns, camels, and creams, as well as white, gold, and black detailing thrown about to keep it interesting.
Levi debated on whether or not to make the setup on the first floor or next to the bed, but he decided that the added surprise on the second floor would create the best mood. He took one last once over, ensuring the food was placed just right, then moved on to check the gifts, he fiddled with the placement of the bouquet of white and yellow narcissus until satisfied, then repositioned the box, wrapped neatly in gold and white, as well as the large teddy bear he'd bought from the university bookstore on a whim. After nodding in approval, he made his way back downstairs to check his phone, waiting for the message from the blonde to let him know when to make his appearance.
He looked at himself in the mirror once more, straightening his tie and running a nervous hand through his hair, thinking he was far too overdressed for a night in a hotel room, but shushed the thoughts away when he remembered how much Eren enjoys seeing him in a suit. Moments later, he caught himself pacing, still waiting for the message tone to break the relative silence of the quiet room.
After another five minutes or, the text finally came in and he made his way down the hallway to the elevator that led the main lobby of the building. He hoped the manager he'd talked to earlier was still there so he didn't have to go through the whole checking in process again, he'd already paid for the night and the next day, and had both of their watches upstairs. All he wanted to do was show up right before the trio left, and ideally sweep Eren right off her feet, whether or not the goofy images that ran through his mind would play out exactly as planned had yet to be seen, but a man was allowed to fantasize a little bit right?
The elevator dinged, indicating that he'd reached the lobby floor, and soon he walked out. He looked behind the counter and at first was met with the perplexed eyes of a few young looking people, but soon the dark eyes of the manager met his and a small smile splayed on her lips when she realized what time it was. Levi sat at the bench near the exit, and took a deep breath, he was unreasonably nervous, it was just a birthday surprise, so why was he feeling so short of breath and perspiring? He'd celebrated his fair share of birthday's for his lovers over the years, but for some reason he couldn't help but dwell on the possibility that Eren might not want this as a present, she might not want to spend a romantic night in a hotel room with him, she might not want to parade around the sauna's with him in the morning, or even get a full body scrub or massage… okay so he may have been overthinking things a bit too much. None of Armin's messages, or even the few terse responses he'd received from Mikasa indicated that she wasn't enjoying the experience, so why was his psyche so ready and willing to supply with him with so much negative feedback.
A minute or two passed before he saw the familiar bob of blonde hair coming from the men's side, soon followed by two women dressed in simple lounge-wear, the black haired girl contently smiling in a relaxed manner as the brunette excitedly relayed a story. Levi watched her talk, eyes following her movements as a small smile broke through on his face.
They received bright green plastic cards to pass through the machine to exit and made their way towards the exit, "…anyway, I had a lot of fun, this place is great guys, thanks so much for bringing me." Eren smiled again and leaned forward to place a kiss on each of her friend's cheeks, giggling at the small blush that appeared on both of their faces and enjoying how relaxed and carefree she felt. Just as they passed the threshold, Eren spoke again, her voice light and elated, "so who's idea was this exactly? Because I want to make you a nice dinner and maybe take you to a movie too…"
"Hoh? Dinner and a movie, and here I thought it was your birthday." The reply dripping with sarcasm broke through, startling only Eren.
"L-Levi!?" she nearly shouted, confusion and excitement lacing her words. "Wow, you look nice." she paused a moment before inquiring, "What are you doing here?" she turned fully to address him, admiring the way his suit hugged his figure so nicely, while awaiting his reply. Mikasa and Armin took this as the perfect opportunity to slip out, knowing smiles plastered on their faces as they made their way to Armin's truck and back towards the university.
"Well, aside from wanting to relax and unwind at the spa," he started, a sly look on his face, masking just how nervous he really felt, "I was hoping to spend some time spoiling my girlfriend for her birthday."
"O-oh!" Eren said excitedly, her bare face fully flushed up to her ears, and she nervously tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear and looked down, at the ground for a moment before turning to address her friends, who by then had vanished. 'Where did they…?' Confusion overtook her features as she turned back to see Levi's much too perfect face with an all knowing and amused expression. She giggled and leaned forward to give him a light peck on his lips. The two had almost forgotten that they were standing in a lobby with 3 pairs of eyes watching them, that is until they heard a lull of "aww" hummed lowly accompanied the serene score that played over the lobby speakers.
"Oh…um," when Eren began to fidget again, Levi laughed lowly and gently took her by the hand, leading her towards the elevator. To give the staff a satisfying ending to the little drama piece that they helped bring to life, just before the elevator doors shut, Levi stole another quick kiss from a helplessly elated Eren.
After a much too long ride up, Levi led Eren towards their hotel room, he took a deep breath and opened the door, pulled her in and switched on the lights in one fluid motion. He watched her bright eyes light up even more as she took in the room. She wandered in slowly, hesitantly exploring the room; her features changing with each new discovery, Levi followed slowly behind her, delighting in each little gasp and hum of approval that escaped her perfect, plump lips.
"Do you like?" he asked as they ascended the stairs.
"It's beautiful! I didn't know hotels could be this…" she paused as she caught sight of the wine, cheese, and fruit display on the nightstand, and the three gifts that lay in the center of the queen bed, "…nice."
Levi smirked when she lost her ability to speak for a moment, he wrapped her in a hug from behind and whispered into her ear, "Happy Birthday Eren," punctuating his statement with a kiss below her ear.
He felt her shiver after the kiss, and relaxed his hold as she turned to face him, with dewy eyes she spoke, "this is beautiful, thank you so much Levi," then kissed him deeply, smiling against his lips and stealing one more kiss before breaking away to admire his face.
After a few tender moments passed, Levi started, "So," he paused, smoothing back some unruly hairs that escaped her ponytail, "are you going to open your present or stare at me all night. I'm fine with either one honestly, I wouldn't mind being lost in your sea greens."
Eren's featured contorted for a moment before she let a laugh escape, "Wow, that was cheesier than that platter, and I'm not sure how I feel about it."
"Hmm? Am I not playing the part of the sensitive lover well enough, I can go cold and emotionless if you want. It's all about you, for now." He countered, lightly pushing her to towards the bed.
"That's not what I meant, and what's that about 'for now', I think you mean 'always,'" she giggled as she wiggled out of his embrace and practically bounced towards the center of the bed where her gifts lay in wait.
"We'll see about that. Now open your present." When she reached for the beautifully wrapped box first, he lightly swatted her hand and tutted, "Card first, where are your manners?"
Eren's brows furrowed as she tried to cast a scowl up at Levi but failed because of how happy she felt, "Hey, this is my birthday I get to do what I want."
"Sure, sure, now hurry up before my hair starts turning gray." He drolled.
"Starts?" Eren raised a brow, smirking at the displeased grimace that fell over her lover's face as she opened the card.
"Oh for fucks sake," he blurted out, pinching the bridge of his nose for added effect.
Eren smiled triumphantly, satisfied to have gotten a rise out of Levi, even if only for a moment as she finally pulled out the card and began reading it. All the while, Levi stood beside her seated form, watching her expressions with renewed interest.
A/N: So…I just want to thank you all, so, so much for your patience. I don't think I've ever felt more supported…in anything honestly, the support has been overwhelming and I can't even begin to thank you all for the kind words and the PATIENCE you've shown. It's indescribable really, so from the bottom of my heart, thank you so, so very much.
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