After leaving the Jaeger house, thankfully without an awkward conversation from either Grisha or Carla, Levi made it to his house in one piece.
He casually grabbed his key from out of his pocket and opened the door. Before he could even take one step into the house, he was suddenly yanked inside the house and got a whole lot of boob shoved in his face.
"Levi! I've missed you so much, Mon Amour!"
When Levi wasn't suffocating due to the bone crushing hug, he got a chance to look up and see that the person squeezing the life out of him was none other than his mother.
Before Levi could even speak, Kuchel had a sudden shift in mood. She grabbed her son by his shoulders and gently pushed him away from herself. If Levi were anyone else, the glare Kuchel gave him would have honestly scared the shit out of him.
"Why did you lie to me!?"
Genuinely confused, Levi asked, "What?"
"Eren told me you weren't with him, but Kenny called Carla and she said you were there!"
Levi, who just realized that Kenny had been there the whole time and was secretly trying to escape, gave Kenny his own signature glare. Kenny finally came out of his hiding place-which was just hiding behind the doorway that led into the hallway- and groaned.
"What did ya expect me to do, kid!? When she called Jaeger-boy and he said you weren't there I got worried!"
Levi gave an exasperated sigh and said, "You couldn't make out that that was a lie!?"
"Ha! See, I knew you were lying!"
"Well what did you expect me to do, Ma!? You leave for nine years, come back, leave again, come back; it's the same fucking cycle over and over! What am I even supposed to say to you!?"
Kuchel didn't say anything, neither did Kenny. The three Ackerman's simply stared back at each other for what felt like forever until Levi finally spoke once more.
"You could at least say that you're sorry, but you don't even seem to care…."
This seemed to snap Kuchel out of her trance.
"S-Sweetie, or course I care! I know that I can never make up for what I did and the damage it caused, and I shouldn't have acted like it wasn't a big deal because it was. I just thought that if I brought it up, it would just re-open an old wound. B-But, that's not excuse for the way I've been acting…."
She couldn't bring herself to look Levi in the eyes, but she did bring him into a loving hug.
"I'm sorry, honey…."
Levi couldn't help but let his eyes glaze over with tears. He quickly wiped his eyes dry and looked to his mother. While he was able to keep the tears from spilling over, his mother wasn't so lucky.
"I-I forgive you…. Just-Just don't do it again…. Please?"
Kuchel smiled.
"Oh, of course Mon Ange…. But, do you want to know why I left?"
"Please don't tell me it's because you got another boyfriend."
Kuchel gave a sweet laugh and said, "No, no, it's not that. Take a look for yourself!"
She moved out of the way to reveal various suit cases. Levi stared at them for a moment, not quite understanding what they were supposed to mean, until he caught on.
"You're moving in? F-For good!?"
Kuchel nodded excitedly.
"I wanted to keep it a secret, s-so I could surprise you! I'm sorry if I made you worry, Mon Coeur. It took so long because my old apartment was actually in another state, heh heh…."
Kuchel awkwardly scratched the back of her neck, but Levi couldn't help but smile widely as he looked to Kenny and asked, "A-And you're gonna let her stay, right!?"
Kenny was honestly surprised when Levi asked him this, but he quickly answered with a smirk.
"Well, I was just gonna kick her sorry ass out, but since you asked…."
Kuchel playfully punched her brother's shoulder and pouted. Levi just laughed and Kenny laughed right along with him. This simple action made Kuchel's heart swell with happiness.
The older woman smiled warmly as she watched her son and her brother discuss the new living arrangements, playfully arguing over where Kuchel would be sleeping. Kuchel took all of this in and made sure to make it a memory she would never forget.
'I'm so happy I can see him smile again….'
-Line Break-
The Monday following Eren's birthday was pretty uneventful. The only really exciting thing that had happened was Levi excitedly telling him that Kuchel was home ad was staying for good this time. Eren couldn't help but share in his boyfriend's excitement when he saw those grey eyes light up with joy. And while he did still have some negative feelings for Kuchel, he decided that he would just be happy for his precious Levi's sake.
As he walked into the lunchroom, he barely even noticed that he was smiling so wide. Remembering Levi's face filled with just pure joy made him happy beyond belief, and he couldn't help but feel happy for him.
Before he knew it, he had grabbed his lunch and as sitting next to Levi, Mikasa, and Erwin at a table.
As the group of friends had begun eating and chatting, a certain uninvited guest began to make his way over to the group, his own little possy following closely behind.
Eren didn't even notice that someone was standing behind him until he saw both Mikasa and Erwin look up past him.
The brunette turned around, only to be annoyed at the realization that it was just-
"Eren! Levi, darling! How have you been!?"
-Felix….
"*Sigh*. Hello, Felix. What do you need."
"Oh you know, I just wanted to appear one last time before the author finished the fic!"
The four friends that had been sitting together, and even the group of people who had followed Felix, were looking at him like he had sprouted a second head.
Felix gave a loud snort before laughing like a maniac.
"I'm joking! I'm joking! Hah, no, the real reason we're here is because of a certain set of rules~."
Eren gave him a blank look and said, "The fuck is you talking about?*"
Erwin had a sudden realization.
"Oh, you mean those rules."
Eren gave him a confused stare, then looked to Mikasa, then to Levi. That was when he finally understood.
"Y-You mean the rules about L-Levi!? B-But didn't we already tell everybody that… you know…."
"Know what, Eren? That you two had se-."
Eren covered his mouth before he could blurt it out.
"Yeah, yeah, that!"
Felix licked the hand Eren was using to keep him quiet, and the brunette quickly pulled his hand away with a disgusted look.
"Ugh! Geez, now I need to go burn my hand!"
Felix rolled his eyes and said, "Stop staling and announce your dirty deeds! The whole school wasn't there when you first announced it and that wasn't official anyway!"
At this point, the whole cafeteria was staring at the couple, waiting for them to speak.
Eren gave a nervous look to Levi, who just shrugged.
Eren took this as 'do whatever you want'. He looked to Mikasa and Erwin for help, but they only gave him a thumbs up.
"Welllllllll!" Felix said expectantly. "We're waiting!"
Eren sighed and took in a deep breath.
"Okay, Levi and I…."
He looked at Levi one last time, and the raven was merely staring at the crowd with a slight blush.
The more Eren thought about it, the more he realized that this wasn't right. He knew Levi really didn't want this, and that he didn't even care about the stupid "rules" in the first place. Besides, if he announced this, it would only be boosting his reputation. He also feared that it would possibly bring Levi's reputation down.
Eren sighed again and cursed that fact that teens like himself were unpredictable, and he simply did what he thought was right.
With new-found confidence, Eren stood up from his seat next to Levi, which startled everyone, and puffed out his chest.
"Levi and I did not have sex at all!"
The whole crowd gasped, and Levi, Mikasa, and Erwin looked at Eren with surprise.
"Um, excuse me!? B-But that day, you said-. "
"I know what I said Felix, but it was a lie."
The crowd gasped again, and some of them sighed in disappointment.
"So… You mean to tell me I got excited over nothing!?"
"I'm afraid so, pal," Eren said, putting a hand on Felix's shoulder.
But, the eccentric teen was not ready to give up so easily.
"L-Levi, is this true!?"
Levi was taken aback by the sudden attention that was thrown at him.
"Um… yes?"
The whole crowd groaned and Eren gave a non-apologetic smile.
"Sorry, I guess just got ahead of myself that day. Maybe one day?"
Felix groaned and rolled his eyes and the crows began to disperse, going back to their previous activities.
"There is no hope for you, Eren Jaeger. I swear, you get lucky enough to be with Levi, and you don't tap that!?"
Eren sat back down and wrapped his arm around Levi's shoulder.
"Hey, I only do what's in his best interest."
Felix perked up a bit at this, but he was still pouting.
"Okay, that's kinda sweet… But I'm still mad at you!"
And with that, Felix walked off. Once he was gone, Levi looked to Eren and asked him the question that was on all of their minds.
"Why did you lie like that?"
Eren shrugged.
"I guess I just felt like not everybody needed to know our business."
Levi smiled at this, and Erwin sniffled as he shed a tear.
"Th-That was so beautiful! W-Why don't you two just get married already!?"
Mikasa handed him a tissue, and the three teens that weren't crying laughed.
Levi gave Eren a kiss on the cheek, and Eren couldn't help but feel like the happiest man in the world.
-End of Everybody Talks-
*So, I originally put 'The fuck are you talking about', but it auto corrected 'are' to 'is', and I thought it was funny so I kept it.
A/N: OMG, IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING!? IS-IS THIS THE END!? *falls out* My goodness, I can't believe that I actually finished this piece of crap! Jk, Jk, but I am so glad that you guys stayed with me to the end. Without your love and support, I would have never even gotten this far. I'm really sorry if the ending wasn't all you hoped for, but I was seriously at a loss on how to end it properly. I hope it didn't suck too much.
If you're sad because this is ending, don't be too sad cuz I have another fic that I've been updating weekly for THREE WEEKS STRAIGHT! I know, hard to believe, right? Anyway, if you want to you can check it out, and I may have some new fics (that will actually be planned out this time) that may come out in the future, so look out for those!
I hope you all have a wonderful day, and I hope to hear from you again someday!
