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Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to Levi!
I have a special chapter this week and I think it will make everyone feel better. I hope everyone has an amazing Christmas, even of your religion doesn't celebrate it. This is my present to you guys and you can repay me by reviewing what you thought of this chapter and what you got for Christmas. I'm a nice writer and I care for my readers.
May the present begin:
Eren preferred to not remember the journey. They had stopped after a day of traveling and had set up base just outside the border of Maria.
Yes, they had made it across, but with difficulty.
Grisha was smart and knew that the little assault they did against the guards would get them noticed, so for now they stayed put. For days on end they would hide away in a dark, cold cave; the entrance covered by leaves. The other Omegas had probably gone ahead and found some other place to stay, but it was just Eren here.
A week had gone past and Eren was more bored than ever. Everything had to be silent so that they didn't get found out. At the beginning, Eren would try and draw attention by shouting out, hoping that someone would hear him.
They did. And they died.
Eren understood that now he couldn't speak out at all if he didn't want to see more death. Grisha wasn't the one doing the killing, he was just ordering it. It was like he didn't want to get the blood on his hand.
Eren still felt strange and was beginning to get headaches, even though there was no real cause of it - everything was fucking silent! He felt much more tired and didn't really understand what was going on.
The one think that kept him going was that he now knew that Levi knew of his kidnapping. He didn't know how, but in the end, he didn't care. He just wanted to go home and forget this nightmare.
He felt more lonely than ever. Loneliness had never been a problem for him because, even though he didn't have many friends, he still had someone watching out for him.
His mother, Mikasa, Armin, The Elder...Levi. They would all be there if Eren called for them, and for that he was eternally grateful.
Annie had been the most silent among the whole group. Eren noticed that she was the only girl and kept to herself, staring at anything with cold eyes.
Eren was left in a corner, eyes watching him in case he decided to do anything funny.
It was that moment when Grisha shot his head up and started to sniff the air like he was some damn dog. He was nothing but a mutt. His eyes were curious, but also filled with something that Eren didn't know the word for. It was like he had found something that made Eren think of one thing: gold mine.
Grisha's eyes wondered around the dark cave, searching for the source of the smell. But Eren couldn't smell anything. Grisha's eyes set upon Eren and they widened, before he pulled a cruel smile. He walked over and sat in front of Eren.
"So, Eren, you hiding anything?" he asked.
Huh? Eren was most confused and wished that the monster in front of him would just leave him be.
"No, not really. I was thinking of how much I hate you, but I guess I haven't really hidden that, now have I?" Eren replied. Grisha just smiled. Something was up and it made Eren even more confused.
"If I remember correctly, your mate is that kid King, right?" Grisha asked. Eren glared.
"For your information - again -, Grisha, he's twenty-five. He's not a kid, he's no where near a kid and that is your greatest weakness," Eren said. Grisha laughed.
"You really think that he can take me down. He's a brat that has probably grown up with people doting on him," Grisha replied.
Eren looked down, remembering when Levi had told him that wasn't the case. How he had done terrible things to survive. Eren knew how he felt.
"What do you want Grisha? Why the sudden mention of Rivaille?" he asked. Grisha folded his arms.
"Eren, what do you know of pups?" Grisha asked. Eren frowned.
"What?"
"You heard me. What do you know?" he asked again. Eren looked down, completely confused.
"I-I don't know. I know that I can have them, being a fucking Omega and all. But what has this got to do with pups?" Eren asked. Grisha sighed and stood up.
"Right, I'm going to say this in the most basic way possible so even you can understand. You're pregnant, Eren. You have the smell," Grisha explained.
Eren's heart nearly stopped. Everything went completely quiet in the cave. Everyone was looking at the Omega in the corner wide eyed, even Annie.
No, he couldn't be. Levi had made sure to be careful. Something must have gone wrong. But what now? Eren was carrying the child of a King, an heir...maybe. What was Grisha planning? Even Eren could guess that he would be way more valuable now. The look in that monster's eyes told it all.
Eren snapped out of his shocked state and glared at the man in front of him.
"What are you planning, you bastard?" he hissed, trying to move further away right into the wall.
Grisha tilted his head slightly, thinking carefully.
"It appears that I cannot sell you just yet, but this is even better than you alone. A child born of a male Omega maybe even more valuable than you," he said. Eren felt like throwing up.
"You would sell your own grandchild? You must have fallen on your head at birth," Eren stated. Grisha sighed.
"We'll be moving in a few days, but it seems that you will have to be taken care of until that cub is born. It was going to be a bastard anyway, Eren, so I'm doing you a favour," he said. Eren hissed.
"This child would never have been a bastard! Rivaille said he loved me and I believe he still does. This child is proof of that!" Eren exclaimed. Grisha shook his head.
"My poor son. You have been brainwashed by a King that will forever be locked in his palace, not caring about the people below until he dies."
After that, he walked away. Eren looked down. What was happening? He was pregnant with Levi's child and Levi wasn't even here. 'Levi, where are you?'.
At that moment, Annie walked over and sat in front of Eren.
"You okay?" she asked. Eren didn't looked her in the eye.
"Why do you care? I thought you said that you couldn't help me, so why should you bother caring?" he asked. Annie rolled her eyes.
"Idiot. If you don't be nice, I won't go and get Levi," she whispered. Eren's eyes widened.
"What? How do you know his name?" he whispered back. She rolled her eyes.
"It doesn't matter about that. If we ever get out of here, I'll tell you, but right now the main objective is getting you and that kid back to Levi," she said. Eren was so confused.
"Why are you helping me?" Eren asked. She sighed.
"I owe Levi a favour. I knew him many years ago and I haven't seen him since. If this child is truly Levi's, then you have done something that no one else could do: you stole his heart. Cheesy as hell, and I promise I will never say it again, but it's true," she smiled. Eren's eyes widened and his eyes were filled with hope. Annie was going to save him and he was going to be reunited with Levi.
She stood up.
"I need to go now. Hopefully Grisha won't leave without me, but if he does, point this at the sky and pull the trigger. I'll see you," she said, handing him a gun. "It's got a red flare in it, so if I'm not back in two day, fire it when you are at your next destination. Hopefully I won't be too far away and will get to you quickly." Eren looked at the gun.
"But, if I fire this around them, I don't know what will happen. They'll hide me away and stop anyone from coming in a one-hundred meter radius," Eren told her. She nodded.
"Don't worry. Knowing Levi, they won't be able to handle him," she said before walking away.
Eren was in too much of a shock. Ok, now what was going on? Who side was Annie on anyway? He watched her walk toward the cave exit.
"Annie, where are you going?" Grisha asked. She turned around, her usual bored expression painted across her face.
"Out. Outside of this damn job, I do have a life. I'll be back in a few days," she muttered. Grisha sighed.
"If you're not back when we plan to leave, we'll leave without you," he said. She put her hand up to signal that she understood, before walking out of the cave.
She was going to get Levi. She was going to save Eren.
Now all Eren hoped for was that she would make it in time.
. . . .
Levi was tired and knew he needed some sleep. He could only sleep for a couple of hours a night; he was far too busy not to do so.
A week had past since his little meeting with Darius. They had official joined forces to search for Eren and the missing Omegas. It appeared that some of the guards around the border had been taken out and that Grisha and that lot had made it passed the border into Rose. There was a lot more security around that area. Wanted posters were hung up, and anyone with a cloak on were immediately asked to show their face. There was no escape. But what were they doing now? Nothing had come back about saying that they had been spotted, but got away.
They were probably hiding. The cowards.
The sun was beginning to set on another day. Levi had finished his Kingly work, and now it was time to get some Omega finding work done.
However, it was that moment when his ears twitch. He could hear something, or someone, marching down the hallway outside; the guards shouting for them to stop.
"Halt, miss, you cannot go in there! This is the royal palace and it is against the law to trespass without -" shouted a guard from outside, but they were cut off by a boom of both probably getting whacked on the head and the sound of the doors being forced open.
Levi didn't look up at the intruder that dared to enter his throne room without permission, but he allowed them to speak. He waved to the guards, telling them that they could go. They nodded and closed the doors behind them. Levi set his eyes upon a Beta in front of him.
Cold blue eyes and blonde hair. Something clicked in Levi's head.
"Annie Leonhart? I never thought I would see you here again," Levi said in a high manner. Annie smirked and performed a mock bow.
"Oh high and mighty King Rivaille, how does it feel to finally be sitting on your throne?" she asked, her voice full of sarcasm. Levi huffed.
"As much as I would love to have a conversation full of heartwarming crap, I'm not in the mood," he explained. Annie tilted her head.
"Oh, and what has brought the great Levi down in a slump?" she asked, acting as if she cared. Levi sighed and sat back in his chair.
"You've probably notice that there are guards from both Rose and Maria across the Kingdoms guarding every corner. My mate has been stolen and I intend to take him back," he said. Annie looked down and smiled softly, something that could only mean that she knew something.
"He means that much to you? Well, I guess I could tell you my little secret then," she said. Levi glared and raised from his throne, walking to the Beta.
"Annie, what do you know? What are you up to?" he asked, growling parts of it out.
She rolled her eyes.
"Oh Levi, you haven't changed at all since we were kids. You always thought that you could glare at me with that death stare and I would quiver with fear, but I'm not here for that. This is about Eren," Annie said. Levi's eyes widened and he grabbed her wrist, pulling her into one of the chairs.
"Talk."
She sighed.
"Well, that was a rude way of saying 'wait, Annie, you know Eren? Please tell me what you know'," Annie said.
"Just shut up and talk. I've had a crap week and I want to know where my mate is now!" Levi exclaimed, finally releasing his true emotions in a long time. Annie didn't flinch.
She just looked down.
"Fine, but it's going to take a while. I need to explain this fully so that you can understand. You're a smart person, Levi, but you need to hear this," she explained. Levi nodded and took a seat, gesturing her to continue. "After you left to become Prince, things changed in my family. Mum died and dad resorted to taking drugs. It got extremely bad, until the day a strange man came. He saved me from my father, but at a price: I would have to work for him until he decided to let me go. This man was Grisha Jäeger."
Levi was listening very carefully to every detail.
"I have now worked for him for six years, collecting Omega after Omega, watching them being sold off, and I did nothing. I could do nothing. It was a few months ago when Grisha began to talk about his son; for one, I didn't even know he had a son. Things began to move into action not long ago and we managed to obtain him. I didn't know he was yours Levi, I swear. If I knew, I would have come sooner, but now is the time you need to act.
"Grisha is determined to open up what his cursed family once did, by selling all the Omegas off the black market."
Levi clenched his fists and rose from his chair.
"Then lead me to them. I want to end this once and for all," Levi muttered.
Annie looked down, looking like she had something else to say, but didn't know how.
"Annie?" Levi questioned. Annie breathed, before looking Levi in the eye.
"Levi, Eren's pregnant with your kid," she said.
That was something Levi wasn't expecting. Something crashed down in him, but it wasn't bad. In the current situation it was bad, but Eren was carrying his child.
Levi smiled a sadistic smiled. "Then, if I don't get both Eren and my child back, Grisha will feel the pain of two lives. I can promise you that," he threatened. Annie sighed.
"Ah, the old Levi returns," she muttered.
The marched out of the room and Levi began calling upon Erwin, Mike, Hanji, Gunther, Eld and Auruo.
"Annie, we are leaving now," Levi ordered. She nodded her head and followed the group.
It was that moment when a messenger came and delivered a letter to Levi. Levi took it quickly and read it, before smiling and putting it in his pocket. He dismissed the messenger.
"Get the gears!" he ordered. Gunther nodded and rushed into a storage room, coming out with a strange piece of equipment that had swords attached to it.
Levi was determined to get back what was his. Eren was carrying his child, and if either of them didn't make it back to him, Grisha would suffer a fate worse than death.
. . . .
They rode on horseback for hours. Annie led the way and everyone was silent, thinking of their own little prayers; not that prayers would help. They couldn't put their faith in the gods or divines, this was their task.
Annie had told them that she had left for the palace a day ago, telling them that she would be away for a couple of day. She only hoped that they wouldn't leave without her.
They were so close to where the hideout was as they entered Rose territory. The guards guarding the border had recognised the King of Maria and immediately allowed him to pass, as well as his accompanies.
"We're close," Annie said, "be on your guard, the hideout is heavily guarded."
Everyone nodded and got ready. It was that moment when Annie realised something.
Everything was peaceful, they went passed a tree that she knew was meant to be guarded, but there wasn't anyone there.
"Shit!" she screamed, her horse moving as fast as it could. Something was wrong.
They made it to the cave and she literally threw herself off her horse, running inside. It was empty.
The others ran in after her and looked around the place.
"I'm sorry, Levi, they must have known I was going to betray them, but how? They're gone," Annie apologised. She looked at Levi, who was calmer than she expected him to be. He was staring at a spot in the corner, it was the corner Eren sat it. "Levi?"
"Their smell is still strong. They're not far. Even with their Teria flowers, Mike will still be able to smell them. Mike, can you lock onto the scent?" Levi asked the Alpha, looking away from the wall.
Mike sniffed around the cave, before going outside.
"Yes. It's faint, but I've got it," Mike said. Annie stepped forward.
"I also gave Eren a flare gun before I left. I asked him to fire it once he got to his new destination. They won't go far with this place crawling with guards. They've probably only moved a mile or two. They're heading for the centre of Rose," she said.
Levi nodded and they moved back to their horses.
It was that moment when a red flare shot up into the sky, causing everyone's eyes to widen.
"That's Eren's flare signal!" Annie cried, racing ahead.
This ends today.
. . . .
Eren just sat in his usual place against the wall. He had placed the flare gun that Annie gave him in his back pocket. Grisha continued to look at Eren during his conversation with the other men, probably talking about him.
Eren had leant something during this experience: the Jäeger family was fucked up, but he wasn't going to let it continue.
He wasn't so stupid that he would go charging in and hope that he could escape from that damn cave, he had more than himself to think about now.
The idea of being pregnant scared the shit out of him. He didn't expect this to happen so soon, he was seventeen for god sake, but he wouldn't let that be a reason to get rid of it.
If it was true that Levi didn't ever truly love him and was only playing a game with him, then this child would be a piece of the King that played him, but also manage to break down his walls. That was why Eren felt less doubt for Levi than he should; because he did something that no one else could.
'Levi, please hurry'.
Grisha was eyeing him, before he took one more gulp from his bottle, and walked over.
"What was Annie speaking to you about yesterday?" he asked. Eren shrugged.
"How the hell should I know? She speaks way too quietly for me to even hear. I may have good hearing, but the only thing I can hear from her is a murmur," Eren lied, thanking himself that he didn't stutter and kept calm.
Grisha hummed, before sitting down in front the young Omega.
"It's strange. Annie doesn't usually go out during a mission. I give her her free will, but what I want to know is what she is doing," he asked, like he already knew the answer.
Eren glared.
"Is this some game to you? If you already know the fucking answer, then why are you asking me? Why are we even still here?" Eren asked, almost shouting.
Grisha smiled and stood up.
"I've known what she was planning as soon as she left this cave. I'm not stupid and this just means that we have gotten rid of a traitor. However, I am currently seeing this as a game, it's a race. I want to see who can beat us to the checkpoint; that being the centre. I have decided that we are leaving now, giving us a bit of a head start in this race. We will still be using the Teria flower, so it will be next to impossible for them to smell us. Let's go," Grisha explained, grabbing his son's arm and lifting him onto this feet, pulling his along.
Grisha tossed him to a Beta, before walking outside. The horses were already ready. Eren touched the flare gun in his pocket. Annie was too late, meaning that he may not being seeing Levi for a while.
They dragged him to one of the horses and tossed him on, somewhat more gentle than usual.
Everything began to move and Eren kept on looking back, hoping for Annie and Levi to just pop out from behind the trees, but nothing. It was too late and his smell had been masked again.
He needed to end this, once and for all. This couldn't go on any longer and even if Levi wasn't coming, he had the will to do this on his own. Why did it feel like Eren was going willingly? What was wrong with him? Where had that spirit gone? Was it really gone or...just hiding?
Eren decided on the latter and immediately grabbed the rein of the horse. He could feel the fire in his eyes return. This was ending.
He kicked the horse, resulting in it sprinting ahead of everyone. No one was really expecting it and could only watch for half a second, but kicking into life and chasing after the runaway Omega.
Eren was strong enough to deal with his own problems. Ever since Levi came into his life, it gave him a reason to allow him to share those problems. But Levi wasn't here, and Eren realised how stupid he was being. He was being obedient like how Grisha thought Omegas should be like, but this was what made Eren special.
He wasn't obedient. He was wild and free. He was an Omega who was going to be free and put a stop to this. Once and for all.
Eren ran as fast as his horse could take him, but the others were catching up. They probably purposely gave him a slow horse in case this happened. Did he really mean that much? A few gold coins and that was that. Eren didn't want to be worth a few gold coins, he didn't want a price tag.
He moved his hand to his back pocket and took out the flare gun, staring at it. There was a chance that Annie could be close. She said that she would be away for two days, but hopefully she would be early.
"It's worth a try," he muttered, before pointing it up to the sky and pulling the trigger, releasing a red flare above him.
Even if Annie wouldn't see it, someone else would.
Eren threw the gun to the side and continued to run. It gave the witnesses of the flare an idea of where he was, but he couldn't stop. They were so close to him and Eren could hear Grisha swearing about how he got the gun.
Eren's eyes were filled with fury and anger. He wouldn't be taken in again. He wouldn't be brought down by that man.
It was that moment when Eren heard a loud gun shot. He gasped as his horse toppled over and into the mud.
"No!" Eren cried for both his life and the life of the horse that had just been shot because he was riding it. His leg hurt and he felt weak, but he got up quickly and tried to run, only for this escape to be blocked by one of Grisha's men in a cloak. He was surrounded, giving his a large sense of deja vu.
They were drawing in closer. Eren looked down and finally felt like giving up. What was the point? No one was going to save him. No one care.
Eren looked up at the sky, thinking about his decision. It was over and he lost.
It was that moment when a green blur zoomed passed him, like it was flying. Eren's eyes widened as the man in front of him fell of his horse dead.
What was that?
It happened again behind him, and again. The fourth time, Eren managed to get a glipse of his saviour.
They were wearing a green cloak and wore a strange gear set around their waist, allowing them to fly through the air. They were flying. He watched carefully as the fourth, and final, dropped and the blur moved to a near tree.
Eren's heart skipped a beat as he saw who it was.
"Levi!" he cried, not giving a shit that he reveal his true name. The King of Maria stood on one of the branches in a near tree, staring down at his mate and the person who dared mess with him.
Levi didn't look happy at all, but was death glaring Grisha. Grisha glared back and began moving closer to Eren. Levi growled and got read to attack again.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Rivaille. I hold Eren's life in my hands. Let him go like a good little King and you'll never see me again," Grisha said. Levi just smirked and dropped down from the tree.
"No, Grisha, I wouldn't do that if I were you. Eren is carrying my child and if you dare do anything more to them, I swear I will make you pay with a sentence worse than death," Levi threatened.
Eren felt it such a relief to hear his mate speak again. It may have been two weeks, but it still hurt to be in the company of a man that was going to sell you.
Grisha smiled and stepped closer to Eren. It was that moment when both Eren and Grisha realised that they were completely surround.
Erwin, Hanji, Mike, Gunther, Eld, Auruo, Annie. They were all here. Eren didn't lose, he didn't. He was saved.
Grisha 'tch'ed and grabbed Eren.
"I expected better from you Annie. Well, I guess it's time for me to take my turn in this game," Grisha said.
It wasn't over.
So, what did you think? I have finally revealed that Eren is pregnant and Annie is infact a nice person. I will explain about Levi and Annie's connections in a later chapter, but for now, this is yours to read and love if you wish.
The next chapter is going to make a lot of you feel worried. I changed it from my original plan, because, to be honest, I'm actually scared of you guys. You will understand why is the next chapter, but do not worry. Everything is going according to plan.
I'm excited about Christmas because I might be getting a PS4. I'm a complete gamer and I love Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy. Can't wait, but as I've grown older with the stress of exams and homework, I believe I can wait and would rather have no school than no Christmas - sorry! (although I still want Christmas)
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Again, Happy Birthday Levi. I was actually hoping to write Levi's birthday today, but it seemed that my story is longer than I planned it to be, which I good. I managed to have something special. Levi, my present to you is that you will be a father. Can you guys seriously imagine Levi as a father? He'd be one hell of a dad and would probably continuously complain at you to tidy your room. Would you want Levi to be your dad? Review your answer. I want you know about you personal life! I'm lonely!
Anyway, I look forward to next week and guess what. It's almost my birthday. It's not within the week, so I won't mention much of it, but I will next week.
Well, see you next Friday.
Merry Christmas!
