I do not own Attack on Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin (sadly)
Hello, another week has past and it's almost chapter twenty, which means its Christmas this time next week (yay)
Again, I am sorry, but Eren has still being held captive, but not for long, I promise you. I couple more chapters and our favourite couple will be reunited again, but in what way? That I shall not tell you, but I just wanted to spoil this much for the people who are getting a bit bored of them being apart or who are literally dying in front of their computers, wanting to know when they reunited.
Enough said. On with the story!
Eren had been locked in that cage for a week now. Grisha would sometimes come talk to him, asking for the key. But as usual, Eren would refuse. Eren could tell that Grisha was getting tired, and soon he may not be so 'kind'.
Luckily, Grisha hadn't leant of Eren's bite mark yet. Eren had been careful about not letting him see it, but it would only last for a while.
If he didn't get out of this place, he would have to experience his heat. But his mother told him that once he was mated, the heats would go only if the mate did. Levi wasn't around, so the heats wouldn't be either. And Grisha would get suspicious.
"What's wrong with your neck, Eren?" asked Helen. Eren broke out of his daze and realised that he had been covering his scar. He removed his hand and sat back a bit, acting like she didn't ask the question. "You okay?" she tried asking. Eren shrugged his shoulders.
"As best as I'm going to be in this shitty place," he replied. Helen pulled a sad smiled, before nudging a bit closer to the bars of her cage.
"I won't tell anyone," she whispered. Eren frowned.
"About what?" he asked. She smiled.
"I saw that look on your face and the way you were touching your neck. You have a mate, don't you?" she asked, still whispering.
Eren looked around, making sure that there was no one, other than the other Omegas. He faced her again.
"Please, Helen, don't tell anyone. If Grisha knew, he would...I don't know," Eren said.
"Eren, I already said that I wouldn't tell. Besides, everyone has a mate here," Helen said. Eren became very confused.
"What? Why are they taking mated Omegas? Wait, you have a mate? Since when?" Eren asked. Helen sat back a bit and blushed.
"Since a month ago. After the ball, after we found out that Rivaille hadn't chosen anyone, I felt really upset. I went outside and this Alpha came up to me, saying that he was sorry that I wasn't chosen. I'm guessing he was just saying that to make me feel better. I found out that he comes from Trost and we started to get to know each other. He loves me, Eren. He doesn't treat me like crap, like Rivaille probably would have done. I've found him," she said. Eren smiled.
"I'm happy for you," he said. Helen nodded, before reaching her hand through both their bars.
"Truce?" she suggested.
Eren could always remember how Helen used to pick on him when he was younger and bring him down. She was the type of person to side with Jean. But everything had changed. They had grown up a bit and they would probably keep on growing until they were free from this place.
Eren nodded and took Helen's hand, shaking it.
"Truce," he agreed.
Helen withdrew her hand, before biting her lip.
"So...who's your mate?" she asked. Eren found it a little difficult to answer that question. Helen thought that Rivaille, or Levi, was the type of person that didn't care, just like Eren thought. She was once after him and Eren had indeed taken him, even though he didn't plan to.
Eren took a deep breath.
"You know that Alpha that I was hanging around with at the ball?" he asked. Helen nodded. "Well, he's...actually...Rivaille," Eren said slowly and somewhat innocently.
Everything went silent. No, really silent. There was no clanging of metal and no moaning of hunger or pain. Every Omega in that room was listening and every Omega had to have gone to that ball. Helen's eyes were wide and she looked dumbfounded.
"What!" everyone literally screamed. Everyone cage was rumbling and everyone Omega was shouting at Eren to give them details.
Everyone liked to stick their nose into things...
"But, I thought that Rivaille was the one dancing in the centre of the room," one Omega said that was on the opposite side of the room from Eren. All eyes were on him. He wanted to keep this quiet.
"Shut up all of you. Okay, we can talk about this, but we're going to have to do it quietly. If any of these people know that I am mated to the King, I don't know what they will do. And letting me go probably isn't one of them," he whispered.
All the Omega's faces were serious as they nodded. Eren sighed.
"Fine. The person who was dancing with all you lot in the centre of the room was Rivaille's friends. He didn't want people to know about it because he wanted to go around on his own. No one knew his face, so he used that to his advantage. I didn't know he was the Prince until the day Kenny died. I only mated him a little more than a week ago and now I'm here," Eren explained.
All the girls faces were in awe, but also sadness.
"Does that mean that one day you may be the...um...Queen?" Helen asked, feeling a bit embarrassed because she mentioned that she would be Queen on the night of the ball.
Eren blushed a little. "I wouldn't take it as far as that. He has mentioned about it before, but only once. I wouldn't count on it much," he said.
At that moment, before everyone could start protesting, the door opened and Grisha walked in.
"So, my son has a mate," he said.
Shit.
Grisha walked towards Eren's cage and unlocked it, thrusting his hand in and forcefully pulling Eren out. His hand reached for his neck and pulled down the side of his shirt a little, revealing the scar.
"Ah, so it's true, and a King no less. Shame that the love was never real," he said. Eren hissed as he was dragged back to the room where he first woke up in. Men were behind them and stood ready to tie Eren back to the pole. Eren fought with all his might, until Grisha put pressure on his scar, making his wither.
"The scar of a mate is the most sensitive part. I know your weakness now," Grisha whispered into Eren's ear before getting him tied down.
Grisha dismissed the other men and pulled up a chair and sat in front of Eren.
"Right, Eren, I'm taking that key today whether you like it or not. We have delayed our plans long enough and it's time. I was going to have you mated with one of the men today, but seeing as you already have a mate, it seems you won't be so traumatised," he said. Eren felt sick.
"You are disgusting! How could you think of such a think. Why do you want mated Omegas so much?" Eren asked. Grisha sighed.
"And I thought that you were smarter than this, Eren. Heats and chances of getting pregnant get in the way of Omegas. If they are already mated, before being sold, then all that won't matter. But you, my dear son, it appears you may be a little more heart broken than all the others," he explained. Eren frowned.
"Why?" he asked. Grisha got up from his chair and paced the room.
"You do understand that you can never have a proper life with the King of Maria. He is but a child and doesn't understand how to properly play with things yet, he'll throw you away," Grisha said. Eren laughed a little.
"You don't really know Rivaille then, do you. He's not a child, he's twenty-five. I'm the only one he's had and I am his mate," Eren said, fighting for what he believed in.
"Is that what he told you? Did anyone else tell you that?" Grisha asked. Eren glared at the man he would never think of as his father.
"I know what you are doing, Grisha, and it's not going to work. You think that I will believe every word you say and then - boom! - I don't believe in my love for Rivaille anymore. Piss off," he hissed.
Grisha rolled his eyes. "Will you shut up for once. I'm being serious Eren, Rivaille can't love you because he is King. The people would never allow you to sit beside Rivaille. He has marked you as his so that he may possess you and that body of yours. Every child that you have that is his will be a bastard, just like you," he explained. Eren chuckled.
"Is that supposed to make me feel better. I already know that the people would never allow me to sit beside him, even if Rivaille wants it so," Eren muttered, "And as for my children, I won't be used like that. If what you are saying is true, which it is not, and Rivaille cast me away after finding out I am pregnant, then I'll kill him. He knows that and continues to say that I am not a thing to be owned."
"Come now, Eren, even you understand that Omegas were born to be owned and even the King himself understands that. These Kingdoms' problem is that it's Kings don't know what they have. Rivaille will soon understand that with the click of his fingers, he can have anyone he wants," Grisha said. Eren bit his lip and shook his head.
"Why are you doing this?" he asked. Grisha sighed and sat down again.
"I'm doing this to protect you, my son. We may have not had the best start, but I don't want to see you go down that path. Give me the key and I will end it all. You will never have your heart broken. You will never get pregnant with a bastard child. You will fully understand what you were created for," he said. Eren looked down, so many thoughts going through his head.
Was he telling the truth? Should he hand over the key and end it all? Every word that Levi had said was probably a lie to get him into bed. Wasn't he acting a little weird the morning after.
Eren bit his lip and looked up to Grisha, before smirking.
"No," was all Eren said. Grisha's jaw tightened and he shrugged.
"Fine, I'm done being nice," he said, before his hands moved to Eren's neck, aiming for the key. Eren's eyes widened kicked his feet up to push him away. His hands may be tied, but his feet weren't. Eren kicked Grisha in the groin and heard him hiss.
Grisha stopped and stood up straight, glaring at his son.
"Annie!" he shouted. A blonde haired Beta walked into the room and in front of Grisha, ready for orders. "Hold him," he said. Annie turned her piercing blue eyes towards Eren. He watched as she moved closer and how her foot moved to stomp on him left leg.
Eren shouted out in pain.
"I wouldn't try disobeying Grisha again, if I were you. He's not usually this generous and you tested that generosity," she said. Eren breathed deep, trying to control his cried as she put more pressure on to his leg.
"F-Fuck off," he hissed, venom in his voice. Annie smiled and removed her foot, going for the other one. Eren again watched as her foot came down on his right leg, feeling the severing pain. He moaned, crying to hold it in. He would not cry. He could not give them that pleasure of seeing him weep for his life. They wouldn't hurt him properly or kill him.
Grisha walked over and knelt in front of Eren.
His hand reached out and grabbed the key around his neck, yanking it off. Eren felt the pressure from his leg disappear. He looked up and glared at Grisha.
"Don't look at me like that. I gave you a chance, you just didn't take it. My plans can now begin. At long last I can continue what our ancestors believed in and you will not be the one to take it away. We head for Rose in the morning," he said the last part to Annie, before leaving the room.
Annie stayed and kept watch. Eren then spoke up.
"Why are you helping him. He is mistreating your gender. You may not be an Omega, but there was once a chance you could be. Why?" he asked, begging for answers.
She looked at the Omega on the floor and sighed.
"I owe him a favour, this is the only way I can repay it. I suspect that one day he may sell me to people who want Betas, but the only thing I can do is wait for that time and beg that it doesn't come," she said. He could tell that she was a very concealed person as her voice sounded like she was completely bored.
"What did he do?" Eren asked. Annie rolled her eyes.
"He save me from my family, end of story. Right, I know that you are Grisha's son, but I don't care. I don't like Grisha, but I'm not paid to like him, only to follow his orders. I'm sorry, Eren, there is nothing I can do for you," Annie said.
Eren didn't feel like asking anymore questions and just stayed quiet after that.
He could only dread what tomorrow would bring.
. . . .
Rose had been very helpful during the past week. They had had joined forces with Maria and guards were posted around every corner in every village and town. Still nothing.
Armin had settled in with his job as an assistant for Hanji and he truly was a genius helping her with experiments, including the one with the Teria flower. It was a simple purple flower with a yellow line down the middle of it's petals. It has the ability to cover smells because it's own smell was extremely strong.
Mikasa got very bored after the first day and resorted in training with the other guards. She was very talented and had the potential to be one of the best.
Carla had been helping Levi with going through the file of Grisha, finding things about him that the file didn't say. She was happy to share these things, not wanting to conceal anything. She loved her son more than her mate.
As for Levi, he worked day and night, balancing his work. He had moved to the King's room, allowing Carla and Mikasa to have his old room, and Armin stayed with Hanji. He hated the room more than anything during this time. Everything was too big for one person. He had someone, but that someone was taken from him and he was desperate to get him back. He wouldn't be weak and do this the stupid way; running in with teeth baring and ready to kill. He knew that wouldn't help and he would probably end up dead.
The kidnappings had stopped, so Levi guessed that they were beginning to make their move to Rose soon. They wouldn't make it passed the border.
Erwin had warned him about how strong they were and that they shouldn't be taken lightly, which Levi took into consideration.
Everything was changing, but Levi was determined to stop it from spinning out of control.
Darius had agreed to meet with Levi during this time.
"Have you looked over the files, Rivaille?" Darius asked. He was an elderly man with white hair and a beard, along with matching ears and a tail.
Levi nodded.
"Yes. I have looked over them and would like to bring on to attention: Grisha Jäeger," Levi said. Darius stiffened and stood up straight in his chair. They were currently the only ones in the meeting room in Levi's palace.
"Grisha Jäeger? Why him? What make him so significant to the other?" Darius questioned. Levi raised an eyebrow.
"Darius, I thought we agreed never to lie to each other. You know as well as I do that he is the leader of these bandits, but that isn't why I want to bring attention to him," he replied. Darius frowned and leaned on the table, obviously intreged.
"Well, go on, Rivaille. Why is he so important to you? I've known you long enough to know that something like this wouldn't get you thinking that much. I'm listening," Darius said. Levi nodded his head in respect.
"I would like to call someone in to meet you," Levi repeated. Darius nodded. "Carla!" Levi called. At that moment, Carla entered the meeting room, peering around the corner and walking in, bowing in front of the two Kings.
"Rivaille, who is this?" he asked. Levi motioned for Carla to sit, which she did.
"This is Carla Jäeger. She is the mate of Grisha and the mother of my mate," Levi explained. Darius frowned.
"That is most fascinating. Carla, can you please tell me about Grisha and your daughter?" he asked. Carla looked a little shocked.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but you are mistake. I do not have a daughter. The one which you speak of is my son, Eren," she said, looking down a little sad. Darius looked very shock, before turning to Levi.
"What status is your mate, Rivaille?" he asked the King of Maria.
"Omega."
Darius looked white as a sheet. "So it's true," he muttered.
"Darius. Carla has shared information about Grisha that could be helpful. A month ago, I took my mate in after his house had been broken into and his room wrecked. Nothing was taken, meaning that they were looking for something that wasn't there. Carla suspects that if it was Grisha, then the only thing that she could think of would be a key that she gave him for his birthday," Levi said.
Darius snapped out of it and looked to his fellow King.
"A key?" he questioned. Carla nodded.
"Yes. The key was something that was known to have been passed down the generations of the Jäeger family. Grisha forgot it when he left seventeen year ago, but I know that he wants it back. There has always been something strange about that key and now I am so close to finding out what. That key can not fall into Grisha hands, but we are already too late. He has both Eren and the key, and I am afraid of what that key is supposed to be," she explained.
Darius nodded.
"I see. If I remember correctly, I read something once about the Jäeger family being part of some Omega business in the black market. It was shut down more than a century ago but one of the family members, but I suspect that Grisha wishes to rebuild it. I suspect that he is planning to sell off his own son," he said.
Both Carla and Levi's hearts stopped for a second. Carla looked absolutely heart broken, but Levi clenched him teeth.
"How long do you think we have?" he asked. Darius struggled his shoulders.
"I'm afraid that I am not the one to answer that question, for I do not know myself. For all we know, they could have somehow gotten passed the border already and are heading towards their destination. Their destination? I do not know either," he replied. Levi felt like breaking something, but held back from doing so. He had to find Eren and stop what was to happen.
He just hoped that he wasn't too late.
. . . .
Grisha had left Eren tied to the post for the night. Annie had been guarding him all night without getting any sleep. He felt so tired.
Eren knew that today with the day that everything would move forward. How? He did not know.
He wondered what Levi was doing. Levi was still probably clueless of what was going on, and here Eren was, tied to a pole in a room waiting to be send off and sold. Fun times.
Heavy footstep could be heard outside the door early in the morning, but Eren was already awake. He hardly slept.
Grisha, along with two other Alphas, came into the room, the key shining around his neck. Grisha pointed to his son.
"Take him and get him ready. We have to be careful about this. I have heard news that Maria and Rose have joined forces to stop us," Grisha said.
What?
So Levi knew that something was actually happening and that he didn't leave him. Eren mentally sighed in relief, even though he shouldn't in his current situation. The Alphas marched over to Eren, untied him from the pole, and forced him onto his feet, though his hands were still tied together.
Annie just watched from her stop in the corner with bored eyes and arms folded.
"Annie, let's get moving," Grisha ordered. Annie sighed, before getting up and following him out of the room.
Eren was pushed to follow them, leading him to the room of caged Omegas. Every cage was empty, meaning that they had already been taken. They continued to shove him, leading him outside.
Eren had no idea where he was. He was in the forest, but where? There were no signs or roads for what seemed like miles. The sun was just beginning to rise, giving off a beautiful orange colour in the sky. Sadly, that colour didn't match Eren's mode or make him feel better.
Several horses were lined up in front of him, but still no sign of the other Omegas.
"The others have gone ahead. It doesn't matter if we lose a few, but losing you would be a huge lose," Grisha said, sitting high on his horse. Eren glared up at the thing in front of him. He wasn't even worthy to be called an Alpha.
"Aw, for a second there, I thought that you cared. But I guess not," Eren said, smirking. Grisha huffed out a laugh.
"Eren, just remember that your mother isn't here to protect you. I am your father, after all, so you are my responsibility. It is my responsibility to make sure you end up with the proper mate," he said, like he cared. Eren spat at the ground in front of his horse.
"Don't pretend like you care, Grisha. You've seen the mark, but I guess it's the money that you want. What would you do if I was a girl? Would you still sell me? Or is it just because I'm an Omega that you resent me?" Eren asked. Grisha sighed.
"If you were a girl, I would have just though of it as bad luck and that we could try again. I wouldn't sell you off because you wouldn't have brought disgrace to our family name," he replied.
"Bullshit! Do you honestly think that's a proper reason. There's something wrong with your head Grisha, and I'm glad I didn't inherit it," Eren said, smirking at the last part.
"Yes, well, you are like your mother. I could control her, but you are too wild and need to be disciplined by someone else," Grisha explained. Eren growled.
"I'm glad I am like my mother, because if I was like you, I would have killed myself long ago. I would rather be dead than to think like a scum like you," Eren hissed. Grisha sighed, before nodding his head in the direction behind him.
The two Alphas began pushing Eren toward the back and onto a horse, tying his hands to the rein. After that, they began to spray him with a strong smelling liquid.
"What the fuck is that?" Eren asked. They stopped and put the water down.
"Teria. Your smell is way to strong and we will be found out if you don't have this on," one of them said. They got on the horses in front and behind Eren, keeping and eye on him in between.
Eren felt a little sick, not just from the fact that his father was planning to sell him off to some old fart, but just sick in general. He wasn't to the point of throwing up, but everything felt tipsy. Perhaps he needed more sleep. Sleep. Yes, that would do nicely.
Everyone started to more and Eren's horse was pulled along by the Alpha in front. Everyone's smell was now completely masked by the strong smell of the...Teria, was it?
The swaying of the horse sort of soothed him, but it wasn't as nice as Roxas or Lucas. Roxas had left that day in the direction of the palace. He was probably there now, chewing on some hay, not giving a second thought to what was actually going on. He was just a horse, after all.
Eren put his head down and closed his eyes. It wasn't the most comfortable position in the world, but he felt so tired that he could sleep on the cold hard ground without any blanket. No one was telling him that he couldn't sleep, so he used that to his advantage and drifted off, only wishing that he could either wake up in his bed in Shiganshina or is Levi's bed.
But that would never come true. After all, since when have his wishes ever been granted?
Poor Eren! He's being brought down by his father. I'm really sorry to those who are a bit tired of them being apart, but it won't be for long. However, it's Levi's birthday next week, and as promised I do have something special. You're going to kill me by chapter 21, but I can promise you with all my heart that by the end of it, you will think that this story is absolutely amazing (if you haven't already thought so) and that all shall be forgiven (hopefully).
I have introduced Annie into the story and she will play a key role in the next chapter. All shall be revealed next time on Breaking Down Walls! Dun-dun-duuunnn!
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