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Well, here it is! The final chapter. I think I'm just going to jump right ahead into it and allow you to read the conclusion for this story.
Enjoy
That first sleep following the birth of his daughter was bliss to Eren. Levi made sure to carry Eren back to their normal room, free from the smell of pheromones and blood. Selene was left in the care of Carla, while Levi remained by his mate's side as he slept.
By the time he awoke, Selene had already be returned to them and was in the arms of Levi. Eren found it strange how someone with such little facial expression could show so much love in their eyes. However, he of all people should know the look.
Over the following weeks, Eren and Levi created a system. Even though Eren knew Levi had meetings in the morning, the King was very adamant about sharing the work load of raising their first born.
Something in Eren's DNA seemed to love staring at Levi as he tended to their daughter. His instincts knew that Levi was the perfect mate, giving him a strong pup and providing for them. Not that Eren would ever say that aloud.
It became very rare when Selene was not in their presence. Either Petra or Carla were trusted to babysit. Sometimes Isabel and Farlan helped, somewhat eager to start a family of their own, once they were ready.
Levi had agreed with Eren that after a month he would be allowed to return to council meetings, not wishing to disrupt the Omega's healing period or time with the cub.
When Selene was 3 weeks old, Eren began want to do more than recover.
"But, Levi, it's been 3 weeks!" Eren complained. Hanji was behind him, holding Selene as she witnessed their conversation.
"And as it has only been three weeks since you went through the pains of birthing our daughter into this world, I stand by waiting," Levi replied. They were arguing in Hanji's lab after a weekly check up. Eren rolled his eyes and turned to the doctor.
"Hanji, please reason with him." Hanji sighed.
"While I stand by Levi's want for you to recover, Eren, I believe that a bit of exercise is needed."
"Ha!" Eren gloated, crossing his arms and looking smug.
"We're hardly talking about exercise. We're talking about a full body work out that could put strain on you."
"Then start with the basics," Eren glared. Levi sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "I'm hardly asking you to begin our martial activities again, which you believe to be the last thing we should do."
Levi clicked his tongue and looked off to the side.
"I'm tired, Levi. I love being a mother. I love our daughter, but please don't shut me in a room and expect me to play house, because you of all people know that is not me."
"Hanji?" Levi asked for a second opinion.
"If it is the basics, then I see nothing wrong. Eren's body has pretty much healed completely and I see nothing wrong in letting him continue his mischievous ways."
"Yes, and Eren's mischievous ways has put him in dangerous multiple times. I know I agreed to this months back, but I feel like teaching you this will just open the door to more trouble," Levi replied. Eren glared.
"Levi," Eren warned. The Alpha looked back at his mate and sighed.
"Fine! Fine," he said, throwing his arms up in the air. "We'll start with basic training."
"Yes!" Eren cheered, before feeling his collar grabbed and brought down to Levi's eye level.
"But under no circumstances are you to do this outside of the palace. No playing hero. Understood?" Levi said. Eren looked his mate in his grey eyes and nodded. "Good." He released Eren collar and smoothed down the shirt.
"Oh, one more thing because Levi started flipping Eren onto a mat," Hanji said, placing Selene into the lab cot and walking to her office.
She returned quickly with a bottle of tables, placing them on the table.
"I have solved all your problems," Hanji grinned. Levi raised an eyebrow.
"And this is...?"
"A form on contraception."
Levi looked surprised, while Eren looked confused.
"Wait, what's that?" he asked.
"It means, dear Queen," Hanji began, "that you no longer have to worry about conceiving every time you and Levi get frisky."
"Frisky?" Levi questioned, eyebrow raised.
"Oh, you know what I mean. The point is, when I took your blood months ago, I was planning to use the hormones in your blood to create a pill in order to control when you have more pups. All you need to do is take one pill everyday and you should have a 99% chance of not getting pregnant."
"What about the 1%?" Eren asked nervously, still staring at the bottle.
"Hey, I don't want to have you guys on my back if it fails. It shouldn't as it is matched to your specific DNA, but I'm not ready to have a King like Levi breathing down my neck."
"That is...amazing, shitty glasses," Levi said, honestly impressed.
"Only you would call me shitty glasses when I give you a baby free card..."
"I would question how you managed to do it with modern medicine, but I would rather not have more reason to charge you with witchcraft," Levi added. Hanji grinned with pride.
Eren picked up the bottle and opened it.
"So, I only have to take one? Has this been tested? Who?" he asked.
"Yes, only one a day. You may feel a little strange for a while after taking them and you should have you heats as normal. This hasn't exactly been tested because it wouldn't work for anyone else as they don't share your DNA, but I do know it works. It's not going to poison you. I have done enough research," she replied.
"I'll be holding you responsible, shitty glasses, if anything happens that shouldn't," Levi glared. Hanji put her hand up.
"I swear on my career as a doctor that nothing is going to happen."
"I'm okay doing this," Eren said. "I trust Hanji and if this means we can continue with our lives without having to worry about giving Selene a sibling tooearly, then I'm on board."
"You just want to get into my pant, don't you?" Levi teased.
"Oh, always," Eren replied, sticking his tongue out. He took one of the pills and popped it into this mouth.
"It shouldn't take action for at least a two weeks. Though, I doubt Levi is going to touch you for a while, so I think starting now is the best time." Eren nodded, putting the bottle into his pocket and picking up Selene. "Those pills should last you for a month, so come back in three weeks. Unfortunately, I'll have to take a bit of blood each time due to it being targeted to just you. I hope that's okay."
"That's fine. Thanks, Hanji," Eren said, before they both left the lab. Eren and Levi walked the hallway towards the entrance hall.
Eren held Selene, allowing her to grasp his finger, staring up at him with matching green eyes.
"I'm not trying to restrict you, Eren. You know that right?" Levi asked. Eren turned his attentions to his mate.
"I know. I know you are protective like this because you love me." Levi smiled softly, before turning to his daughter and stroking her tiny ears that were beginning to stand up more.
"So, about this training thing," Levi began. "When do you want to start?" Eren smiled and shrugged his shoulders.
"Now?"
"I thought you would say that. I guess we should ask Petra to babysit again."
They located Petra cleaning in the library, who was more than happy to take the Princess.
After, Levi led Eren down to the training barracks, where Erwin and Mikasa were. Both guards looked to the door when the Royals entered and bowed.
"Your Majesty. Is there any you need?" Erwin asked. Levi put his hand up.
"I'm not here for business. I've agreed to start training Eren to use the gear, as he has been eager to final get his hands on it," the Alpha explained. Erwin's face didn't hold back any sign of uncertainty, but he didn't argue and prepared the gear - minus the swords. Erwin and Mikasa then left the room.
There was a large blue mat in the centre of the gym. Levi took the gear and sat in the centre.
"Sit," he ordered. Eren obeyed and sat down in front of his husband. Levi had the gear between them and began explaining the parts. "This is not a toy, brat. One wrong move and you could be falling from the sky. These are the gas canisters and you must always know how much gas you have left. They buttons control the grapple hooks."
"I understand. When do I get to try one out?" Eren asked. Levi changed his attention from the gear to his mate.
"If you think you're going to be flying around in one of these any time soon then forget it. It takes practice and you need to exercise your core muscles. This is about balance."
"Okay, so what do we need to do to train me?"
And that was the beginning of a long process. Every morning, after Levi had his morning meetings, he would make Eren work out. Stretching his muscles. Strengthening his core. Running in the rain. Levi was a harsh coach.
Before Eren got pregnant, going for a run was easy. Doing sit-ups was nothing. Now, he was weak. He had little stamina and he was eager to change that.
For 1 hour a day, Levi would dedicate his time into helping his mate get back into the shape that he wanted. This also happened to include sparring practice, which most of the time ended up with Levi flipping Eren onto the mat.
It actual made Eren feel happy knowing that he was no longer being treated like a delicate flower. He had his body back and it only took two days for Levi to get over his protectiveness and actually teach Eren properly. Painfully.
Time passed by. March came and Selene was getting a little bigger. Eren constantly tried to make her smile but she seemed to be a very serious pup. It was strange because she starting to look so much like Levi, yet she had his big green eyes that were known to show all kinds of emotion.
"She's still a baby. Hanji said that pups don't start smiling until at least 6 weeks," Levi said as he was getting changed for the day.
Selene's cot was located at the side of their bed, and it was common for Eren to move her to the centre of their bed while Levi was getting ready for his morning.
"And it has been over 6 weeks. I want to see that smile," Eren complained, wiggling Selene's chubby arms about. The look she was giving him looked like she was so bored. Levi smiled and kissed Eren on the head.
"And I'm sure she will have a beautiful smile...in her own time." Eren pouted and Levi kissed Selene on the forehead before leaving.
"Make sure you're up when I'm back."
"Yeah. Yeah."
With Levi gone, Eren turned back to his daughter.
"You could give me a clue to what you are thinking," he muttered, still a victim to his daughters constant stare. Eren then smiled and got ready for the day.
Selene was typically a quiet baby. She had problems in the night and cried when she was hungry, like every baby, but she was also very silent. She rarely gurgled and she never squealed for attention. Probably because she already knew she had all the attention in the world.
Though, it did worry Eren a little. Hanji said that nothing was wrong, that some babies where like that. It just fuelled Eren more into making her laugh or even smile.
After Eren was dressed, and Selene had been changed and fed, he decided that he wanted some fresh air. It was officially the beginning of spring, yet it was still cold, so he made sure to wrap Selene up in plenty of layers, admiring how her soft, black tail would wrap around her. She liked to mouth at it.
Picking her up, he left the room and decided to invite his mother out.
He knocked on the door and Carla almost instantly answered.
"Oh, Cub. Need a babysitter again?" she questioned. It made Eren wince a little. He didn't mean to continuously shove his daughter onto his mother.
"Actually, I was wondering if you would like to join me for a walk." Carla smiled.
"With the heir to the Maria throne? You do realise that at least 7 guards will be posted on you this time."
"Yes, but I want fresh air, so I'm going to have to suck it up, aren't I." Carla smiled and quickly grabbed her cloak.
"Lead the way."
It wasn't a surprise that once Eren and Carla descended the stairs, Mikasa, Erwin, Gunther, Eld, Auruo and Mike were all on them.
It was a short transaction of head nodding, making it clear that Eren was not allowed to walk the grounds without guards.
Eren decided to ignore them as he wrapped a cloth around Selene and tied it around him. She immediately falls asleep to the sound of his heartbeat.
"She's so sweet. She's so much like you when you were young," Carla said, as they exited the palace to the gardens. The weather was a little chilly, yet it was blue skies and still winds.
"Is she? I think she's more like Levi. She just stares at me and hardly makes any noise."
"Yes. You were a loud baby. Kept me up most nights. But you stared at me like you were waiting for me to do something or say something. You looked at me like I was the only thing in the world to you, and she has that same look."
Eren smiled as he stroked his pups head gently.
"So, when will you return to Shiganshina?" he asked.
"In a couple of days. As much as it is nice to be around my son and grandchild, I know this is not where I belong. I miss home and the peace of it."
"You're welcome to stay as long as you like. I can ask Levi to make it more comfortable for you," Eren suggested.
"I doubt you would want me around forever, Cub. You have your own family now and a cub of your own. You'll do fine. Besides, I expect you to bring Selene to Shiganshina one day to see her name sake. Once she's older of course. Until then, we must return to where we belong. I belong in Shiganshina, and you belong by Levi's side where ever that is."
"Not here?" he questioned.
"I could never imagine you willingly belonging to this palace. You belong where Levi's goes, and vice versa. It just happens to be here."
Eren smiled as they continued to walk.
By the time they made it back inside, Selene was awake and holding onto Eren's shirt tightly.
Levi was coming down the stairs at the time and saw them.
"I was wondering where you went to," he said. Eren smiled.
"Yes, I decided to take my child to Shiganshina and leave you." Levi raised an eyebrow.
"You can try, brat. You can try," he replied.
"Actually, on that note, mum has decided to returned to Shiganshina in a couple of day," he explained. Levi looked to his mother-in-law.
"You are always welcome here, Carla. Don't even bother asking." Carla smiled and nodded.
"It's been nice staying here for such a long time, but I should really get back and continue on with life. I'm a grandmother now, so my job of taking care of my cub if over."
"Yeah, tell yourself that when you stop pulling my ear," Eren mumbled to the side, earning his ear to be yanked.
"Oh, I may be a grandmother, but I am still your mother, so that job is never over," she teased. Eren smiled, while rubbing his ear. Levi smiled, before looking to Eren.
"You ready?" he asked. Eren nodded, transferring his pup to Carla.
"Actually, if you don't mind, I want to see this training thing that I have been hearing about," Carla said. Eren looked a little worried.
"All it is really is me stretching and getting my ass handed to me," he replied. Carla smiled.
"Then I definitely want to see it. Selene can come too."
Eren knew nothing was going to change her mind, so he said nothing more on it.
Carla and Selene followed them to the barrack and sat down on the bench. Selene was placed on Carla's lap, allowing her to watch her parents.
Eren was beginning to feel stronger. He had more stamina and his body was nearly back to how it was originally.
After a short workout, Levi proposed sparring. Eren could see that he just wanted to show off to their daughter.
Levi was going easy on him, but no matter how fast or agile he was, Eren could never get the upper hand.
Eren tried to dodge one of Levi's attacks, only for him to trip up and land on the mat with a thud.
It was then high pitched laughter echoes through the barracks. Both Levi and Eren's eyes widened as they looked over to their daughter, who was hugging her tail and making a big gummy smile, laughing at her mother's fall. The only thing that could be heard was that beautiful laugh.
Carla smiled.
"She has your laugh, Cub."
Eren quickly recovered and crawled over to his pup, who was now just smiling.
"So I took me making a fool out of myself for you to smile, huh?" he teased, picking her up and kissing her forehead.
"If that is the case, I think her entire childhood is going to be full of laughter," Levi commented. Eren turned to his mate and narrowed his eyes.
"You trying to say something?" he asked jokingly. Levi walked over and took Selene from Eren, holding her up.
"You know what I said, and I see nothing wrong in a child having a life full of laughter," he replied, kissing his daughter's cheek.
Eren smiled.
"No, nothing at all.
Prologue
"And that's it. That's the story of how your father and I met, and how we started our family. The end," Eren says happily, concluding his long story in the library.
He looks around him, noticing how only three of his children are listening.
Selene is sitting sideways on the sofa reading a book, while Caelum seems more interested in braiding Mika's black hair.
His youngest, Izzy, was probably the person listening the most - wonder reflecting in her eyes.
"And then what happened?" she asks, the 3 year old female Alpha holding her brown tailing tightly.
"Then, we began our work on Omega rights. A little bit everyday, spreading word has helped a lot, and even though everything isn't sorted yet, Omegas seemed to be doing better that they did 12 years ago," Eren explains.
"Yes, and this is the 4th time I have heard this story," Selene says, not looking up from her book. Selene is now 12 years old and looks like a female version of Levi, except with green eyes. Though still a child, she is growing into a beautiful young Alpha.
"Yes, and you have stayed and listened to that story 4 times because in reality you like listening to it," Eren replies, smiling.
Selene hums in response, not saying anything else.
Eren then looks over to the twins, Luka and Mika, who are 6 years old.
"And are you bored of that story yet?" he asks. Mika, who is a female Omega shakes her head.
"No, papa. I just want you to get to the point when me and Luka were born," she says, holding onto her twin Alpha brother's left arm. They are fraternal twins, Luka with his brown hair and green eyes, and Mika with her black hair and green eyes.
Eren smiles, before looking over her shoulder and turning his attention to his male Omega son.
"Caelum?" he asks.
The young Omega, only 9 years old shrugs his shoulders. Appearance wise, he is the opposite of Selene. Caelum has brown hair and a lot of Eren's features, yet his eyes are a cool grey. He also behaves a lot like Levi, rarely smiling.
"I like the story, papa. I'm just don't like hearing papa suffer," he replies. Eren smiles sympathetically.
"Yes, but if not for all those times I suffered, I would not be who I am today. None of you would have been born. And when I think about that I know that my life turned out for the better."
Izzy crawls over to Eren and sits down in his lap.
"You hug me when I'm sad so I'll hug you," she says. Eren smiles and hugs her back tightly.
"Papa isn't sad. Not anymore."
At that moment, Levi walks in.
"So this is where my family is," he says, sitting next to Eren, then looking at Izzy. "What have I missed?"
"Dad was just telling us your love story...again," Selene says.
"And Izzy is hugging papa like that, why?"
"Papa sad, so Izzy makes bad memories go away," Izzy replies.
"I'm not sad," Eren defends, before turning to Caelum. "Caelum, I know that everything you feel inside you scares you. I have lived through it. You never have to live through that, I promise you."
The young Omega looks at his papa, nodding.
Levi wraps an arm around his mate, before looking to Selene.
"Selene, Nile has advised me to get you started on minor royal duties, as you are now a big girl," Levi says. Selene's expression turns sour as she glares at her book.
"Nile is an old fart."
"Selene!" Eren warns. Levi sighs.
"Believe you me, I know. Yet, he does have a point."
"I'm not a Prince. Everyone calls me Prince. If I'm the heir to your crown, father, and I'm a girl, shouldn't I be a Princess?"
"You're an Heir Apparent."
"But as a Prince!" Selene puts down her book and glares at her parents. "Dad, in your story that you have told me 4 times, didn't you say when I was born that you were going to change this?"
"It's not that simple, Selene-" Eren tries.
"Not that simple? It's a name. A title."
"Selene Desta, enough!" Levi growls, putting Selene back in her place. "I understand that you feel like your identity is being forced upon you, yet arguing about it is not going to solve it. I'm not dying anytime soon, so I'm sure by the time I kick the bucket and you take over my mantle, you will be Queen instead of King."
Selene remains silent after that.
"Now, apologise to you dad. He's got enough to deal with without you complaining that he is doing his work too slow," Levi ordered. Selene looks over to Eren and bows her head in submission.
"Sorry, Dad."
"I know what it is like being a status that is opposite to your gender, Selene, but please do not take it out on us. We're working on it, and I need you to help me," Eren explains.
Selene looks up at Eren.
"Help you? How can I help you?" she asks.
Eren smiles.
"By building a new foundation in our changing society."
End
