I do not own Attack on Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin (sadly)
Ahhhhhh! I'm such a bad person. I am so so so sorry. A thousand apologies. I've had exams and that stuff, but as summer holidays are coming up for me, I will be updating every week from now on. I promise! I have an idea for next week, which you'll understand when you read this chapter.
I'm going on holiday soon! I'm going to Antigua, which is in the Caribbean. I'm time will be different, so people in England and in that direction will be experiencing it much later. I will be updating every Froday morning, no matter the time. I'm not waking up at god knows what time just to update when I can update later.
Anyway, on with the story. Hurray.
To feel the comforting palace beds again, Eren could say that he was glad - in a way - to be back. Do get him wrong, the bed in the house back in Shiganshina was amazing, but there was something about palace beds. They were fluffy.
Eren woke up to Levi gone. Damn, there was probably a meeting. Didn't Levi say that Eren could join after they were married? Eren could see a wedding ring on his finger, so he classed that as being married to the King of Maria...oh god he just married
the King of Maria!
Eren sat up, carefully of the bump of his belly and the ache of his back. He eyed the wedding ring. It wasn't as beautiful as his engagement ring, but they never were. It was just a plain golden ring, except it had the writing 'Queen' engraved into it.
What time was it? The birds were chirping and Eren could hear footsteps outside in the corridor. Eren quickly got dressed into very baggy clothes and left the bedroom. Servants immediately bowed in respect upon seeing him.
Eren was now the husband of the King, which also meant that their child would not be born a bastard. Eren was content with just that, but Levi wanted Eren to rule beside him and have the title of 'Queen', instead of just 'wife' or 'husband' or whatever.
Thinking about it, what was Eren going to be to the cub? Levi was obviously the father, but was Eren seriously the mother? He was a guy. What about milk? Female produce milk so they could feed their child. Eren could not see breasts growing, and he didn't
want them.
Eren was getting stressed out in the hallway and was causing the servants to look at him. Thankfully, Petra was walking by and saw the stressed out future Queen. She smiled.
"Eren!" she called. Eren stopped thinking and looked up.
"Petra?" he replied. Petra looked confused at Eren's reaction and grabbed his hand, leading him to the library. It was their place to talk.
They entered and Petra sat Eren down by the window.
"Eren, what's wrong?" she asked, a worried expression. Eren looked down.
"I'm stressing out," he replied.
"I can see that," Petra said, causing Eren to pout at her. Petra sighed and knelt down. "What are you stressed about? You just got married. You should be happy."
Eren sighed.
"I'm just thinking about the cub," he replied. Petra frowned.
"What about the cub?" she asked. Eren blushed slightly.
"Just about what the cub will call me and how I will feed it," he muttered quietly. Petra seemed to understand and smiled gently. She patted his hand.
"You can be anything to the cub, Eren. You can be Mama or Papa. If you're Papa, I suggest Levi be something else. Embrace that you are to become a mother, Eren, whether you like it or not, so I suggest Mama. I do hope you like it," Petra seemed uneasy.
Eren nodded.
"Okay, the main problem is feeding," he said. Petra sighed and thought.
"You obviously aren't growing a chest, so I wonder. Maybe you're just one of those people with really small boobs," she suggested. Eren immediately covered his chest.
"Petra!" he complained. Petra burst out laughed.
"I wouldn't worry about it, Eren. If you can't produce milk, then they shall be handed to the midwives for that job," she said. Eren looked down, slightly upset.
"But I don't want that. I don't want someone else feeding my child," he said. Petra calmed down and half smiled.
"Maybe you just need time. If your chest starts to hurt, it means you can feed them, okay?" Petra said. Eren nodded.
It was then Petra heard Eren hiss in pain.
"Eren?" she questioned, worried, but he smiled painfully.
"Don't worry. It seems the cub has woken up and wants to get out," he replied. Petra smiled.
"May I?" she asked Eren, pointing to his belly. Eren blushed slightly, but nodded. Petra knelt down and rubbed Eren's belly. "Now is not the time, sweet cub. You're causing your mother pain. You'll be strong, but you're not strong enough now."
Eren started down in wonder at Petra as he felt the cub stop kicking. He sighed in relief as she stood up.
"Thank you," he said. Petra smiled.
"No problem. I can't wait to win that bet. How many weeks are you again?" she asked. Eren thought for a moment, counting in his head.
"About twenty weeks, maybe twenty one. So, five months," he replied. Petra tilted her head.
"I've heard from Hanji that you're due in February. I bet the council are thrilled," Petra said, in a mocking tone. Eren felt a need to step in.
"Actually, they're not as bad anymore. The council no longer see me as just a Prince or Princess maker; even Nile," he said.
"Even Nile?" Petra said, smiling. Eren smiled and nodded. "You've come such a long way, Eren, and I fear that this isn't even the halfway point."
Eren shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't care. I'm taking this a step at a time. Baby steps, Petra, baby steps," he said. Petra looked down and nodded.
"Oi, brats," Levi's voice came. Both Eren and Petra looked to the door and saw Levi walking towards them. "I swear you're always here. Go outside. It's a beautiful day."
Eren smiled. "Petra was just talking to me," he said. Levi half glared.
"And why couldn't you talk to me?" he asked, pretending to act childish.
"Because you decided to leave me and go to the meeting by yourself," Eren replied, sticking his tongue out.
Petra giggled, before getting up and leaving the two to talk. Levi sighed.
"You looked so peaceful. I didn't want to wake you as you looked so tired yesterday," he said. Eren smiled.
"It wasn't tiredness, more pain. The cub has been kicking a lot lately. It's still got four months, and they believe that it's time. Petra calmed them down," he said. Levi 'tch'ed and rubbed his eyes with his palms.
"It seems Petra's being a better parent than I am," he commented. Eren took Levi's hand.
"She's helping. I've got a male body doing a female job. Are you jealous? How can you say that she's being a better parent when the cub hasn't even been born yet? We're not parents yet," Eren reminded. Levi huffed.
"I know that. And I'm not jealous. I appreciate all that she has done, but they'll be a time when I'll be extremely busy and won't have time for them," Levi said, reaching out to lightly touch Eren's swollen belly. "The curses of being a King. Petra will
probably dote on the child like it was her own." Levi's eyes looked distant, like they were staring into the future.
Eren put his hand over Levi's and decided to change the subject.
"What was the meeting about?" he asked. Levi huffed and sat down next to his husband.
"Half of it was just congratulations all over again. The rest was the matters in the villages, and of course your coronation," Levi explained. Eren smiled, remembering what the Elder had told him. Was he going to keep it a secret that he knew, or would
he ask Levi?
Eren smiled.
"What about my coronation. I'm not really looking forward to it. The royal clothes and the thought of a Queen's crown being placed on my head," Eren said completely normally. Levi smiled slightly, like he knew something.
"No, I don't like that either. I remember during my coronation that before they placed the crown on my head, I looked up. I looked through the crown that I had partly resented all of my life, and just closed my eyes, hoping that when I felt it my feelings
would change. I can say that it hasn't, but I understand my duties and would never abandon the people who are in need of my aid. I still have no idea why they call me Humanity's Strongest King," Levi said. Eren smiled.
"Because you do what is right. You don't give a fuck what other people think, but you don't sacrifice people either. You went against the Kings of Sina and Rose. You are respected, but not in fear. Beside, I'm sure the whole Kingdom has seen what you
do when you're angry," Eren said, looking to the side. Levi frowned.
"What do I do when I'm angry?" he asked. Eren smiled and thought back.
"Well, for starters you pretty much called upon the three Kingdoms to look for me when Grisha kidnapped me. You also said that you killed Hanji's experiment yourself, and it was a god forsaken Titan. I also remember when I was about thirteen, I heard
how the Prince of Maria went on an expedition to catch a large group of bandits. The story of your dark aura probably went across the sea," Eren told.
Levi hummed in response.
"You saw what I was like to Grisha the day we found you. Did I have a dark aura then?" Levi asked. Eren sighed, but shook his head.
"No. I think it was because just killing him wasn't the only thing on your mind," Eren replied. Levi shrugged his shoulders.
"That's true. Usually, when I did one of those jobs, I only had one thing to think of and nothing else. I didn't have to worry about someone else's safety. The rest of my men were trained to take care of themselves. The only think I really had to think
about was how I got them without killing them," Levi said, having a very serious expression on his face. Eren smiled.
"Scary," he commented. Levi leaned forward.
"You have no idea," he said. Eren shrugged his shoulders.
"Actually, remember that I do have an idea. You know my past and what I've done. I just wonder what I looked like then. Were my eyes as soulless as my mother had said? She told me that when she found me just walking toward her, I looked like a lifeless
vessel. My eyes were only half open," he said. Levi smiled.
"Scary," he copied. Eren nudged Levi and sighed.
"God, will we have to tell our kids about our past. I can imagine one of them going around shouting 'Mummy killed two men when he was only ten'," Eren said. Levi looked puzzled.
"Mummy?" he questioned. Eren shrugged his shoulders.
"I was talking to Petra about what I would be. I will technically be a mother," he replied. Levi shook his head.
"No, don't get me wrong. I'm just surprise that you decided to go with that," Levi said. Eren sighed.
"It doesn't really matter. The cub won't be born for another four months, and it'll still be a year until they speak their first word. I've got time to think about what I want to be," he said.
"Just to be clear, I am the daddy, right?" Levi said, looking very serious, before smiling like he felt like an idiot. Eren half smiled.
"Well obviously. Do you smell another smell on me? Isn't there a thing about if you have sex with another person while you are pregnant, you'll have a miscarriage. I do believe I have had sex with you since then, so yes, you are the daddy," Eren confirmed.
Levi shoved Eren.
"I know that. I meant that I'll be referred to as the daddy," he corrected himself.
"Ohhh. Well, that makes more sense. The answer is still the same. Yes, you are the daddy," Eren said. There was a long silence between the two, before Eren blushed a lovely dark red. "Oh my god! Were we really having that conversation?" he said, mortified.
Levi shrugged his shoulder and patted Eren on the head. "Yes, brat. Yes we were."
. . .
Eren hadn't left the palace since he came back from Shiganshina. Levi included him in the meetings again, and everything seemed to be turning back to normal. For once, there was no kidnappings or strange people trying to test them.
Eren felt a bit bored because of that. Nothing interesting was happening. He knew that he wouldn't be allowed to venture out and deal with what was happening, but it was still better that sitting in the library reading books that he had already read.
He hadn't read all of the book, but he forgets which books he had read and which he hadn't.
The air was getting colder as the days slipped into the month of November. Trees had lost their leaves and the ground was a graveyard for decaying petals. It made Eren feel rather depressed.
Isabel decided to keep Eren company as she hadn't really spoken to him much, especially since the wedding.
"Aw, Eren, cheer up. It'll be Spring soon and everything will bloom again," she encouraged. Eren wasn't really worried about that. He knew the cycle and he knew that at the end of this cold winter, he would be holding his cub. Eren smiled gently at the
older Omega.
"Thanks, Isabel. The world is so different during this time of the year. I can't wait for it to snow," Eren said. Isabel smiled and sat down.
"You want to know something?" she asked. Eren looked puzzled.
"Okay." Isabel leaned forward.
"During the time Levi-Aniki, Farlan and I lived in the Slums, we never saw snow. We never saw rain. We only heard the rain and heard stories of the crisp, white flakes that fell from the sky on particular cold days," she told. Eren frowned and put his
book down.
"Haven't I already been to the Slums. I don't remember there being an underground part," he recalled. Isabel tilted her head, pleased that he was curious.
"No. That place was more of the new Slums for the people who couldn't make it. The place we were at used to be to the South-West of the Kingdom. The Old Slums was an underground place for the poorest of the poor. People developed leg problems because
of the lack of sun light. You had to pay a large sum to go above, and even then, you had to pay for living accommodations," she said. Eren looked both confused and horrified.
"Why?" he asked. Isabel sighed.
"Because a hundred or so years ago, the royals believed that the poor should have there own place to live. Where no one would be rich and they could live in peace without thinking of competition. Competition my ass! They just didn't want the rich not
to be disgusted at the sight of someone like us," Isabel glared to nothing in particular.
Eren felt a lot of sympathy for them, then she smiled.
"But then Aniki changed everything when he came here. He was so young and he came back for us all within a year. Farlan and I thought that he forgot about us, but he never did. He was always a true King. The Slums was closed and Aniki made sure that everyone
got enough money to last a month. He wanted to give them a chance at living. They could get a job, a home or some food. If they couldn't survive with that money, then there was nothing he could do. Hundreds of people lived in the Slums, so he couldn't
make all of them rich. There would have been no money left. He only gave them the money they needed to survive. He had this really old saying in his head when he was young - 'Do you give a hungry man a fish or a fishing rod?'," Isabel told.
Eren smiled.
"Do you still keep in contact with some of those people?" he asked. Isabel shook her head.
"No. It was only Aniki, Farlan and I. No one else. All of our parents died, so we were family. You're family now too, Eren," she replied, grinning. Eren rolled his eyes.
"What are you filling his head with now?" asked a voice. Both Omegas turned to the door to see Farlan. He walked up to them and put his arms around Isabel from behind, kissing her ears. "Well?" he asked, not having gotten an answer.
Isabel huffed, blowing at her fringe.
"I was just telling him about the Slums," she said. Farlan sighed and rubbed his mate's head.
"Don't you think that's a job for Levi?" he asked.
"What's a job for me?" Levi's voice came as he walked into the room. "Please, not another one. I've got a whole Kingdom to run and that brat to take care of," he said, pointing to Eren, who stuck his tongue out.
Farlan stood up straight.
"Isabel was just telling Eren about the Slums," he said. Isabel hissed.
"Yeah, rat me out," she said, slightly pissed. Levi sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Eren isn't a child. He's a brat, but so are you, Isabel," Levi said, resulting in Isabel pouting. Levi walked in front of Eren and knelt down. "Do you understand what Isabel told you?" he asked. Eren looked confused, but nodded.
"I do." Levi then stood up.
"See. We don't have a problem here. As long as Eren understands, then there is nothing to worry about. People hide information from other people because they believe that they wouldn't understand. Eren does. End of story," Levi said, sitting down next
to Eren. Isabel huffed.
"Jeez, you didn't have to say it like that," she muttered.
"How else would you have me say it?" Levi asked. Isabel didn't answer and just put her head on Farlan's shoulder. "Now, how did this conversation come up?" Levi asked out of curiosity.
Isabel slowly put her head up, her ears drooping, looking like she was saying she had been the one who stole that last cookie.
"Eren said that he couldn't wait for it to snow, so I told him how we had never seen snow or rain while in the Slums. Heck, we didn't even see the sun," she said, guiltily.
"We didn't have a lot of things, Isabel. It's all in the past. Forget about it," Levi said. It was then that Eren spoke out.
"I want to see it," he said. Levi, Farlan and Isabel all looked shocked at the pregnant Omega. Eren didn't look too pleased with himself either, but he had fire in his eyes.
"Out!" Levi ordered, not even looking to his friends. Farlan and Isabel didn't need to be told twice as they hurried out if the library. Anyone who was in the room also left.
Levi stood up and walked around, rubbing his eyes.
"Why do you ask for the most pointless things, Eren?" he asked, his voice a little more gentle.
"It's not pointless. You've seen the place I was born. Now I want to see where you were born. You said that you left the Slums at a young age to join the Underworld. I want to understand," Eren replied, determination in his voice.
"You could never understand. I know what you mean and what you are aiming for, but it is futile. Everything there is gone now. There is no more death or disease, just the things that were left behind," Levi told, kneeling in front of his mate, trying
to make him understand. Eren didn't really change his facial expression.
"Good, then there's nothing to worry about when we go there," Eren said. Levi hissed.
"Brat! Don't you understand? I don't want to go back there. I was born there. My mother died there. I killed there. It's like if you returned to the place where you killed Michael and Alex. This has nothing to do with you being pregnant. Even if you weren't,
I still wouldn't want to go," Levi said. Eren had never seen Levi so open before. He was pouring out his emotions. Eren looked down.
"What's wrong with Farlan and Isabel taking me?" he asked in a rather small voice. Levi looked a little sad then.
"Why are you so desperate to go?" he asked. Eren looked puzzled.
"I told you-"
"I know that part, but I don't buy it," Levi interrupted. "You can't possibly want to go to such a place because of me, and be so determined to go when I don't want to. What is your true aim, Eren?"
Eren frowned.
"Is there anything wrong with me wanting to go to a place of your origin?" he asked. Levi sighed.
"My origin isn't the happiest of tale, Eren. If you are truly determined to go I'll allow it, but I would advise you take Isabel and Farlan; they seem to want to go back for the memories part," he replied. Eren looked slightly sad.
"You're not going too?" he questioned. Levi half smiled, but shook his head.
"No, brat, I'm not. I don't like looking back on things. I prefer to look forward. I understand that I have seen where you were born, and that you want to see where I was born, but I can't. I just can't go back to that shit hole," Levi said. Eren pouted
slightly, before understanding and nodding his head.
"Okay. I can't force you, and believe me when I say that I don't want to force you," Eren said. Levi then smiled softly.
"Wise move. See? You do know me," he said. Eren looked puzzled, but also amused.
"When have I ever said that I didn't know you?" he asked.
"Oh, probably when we first met. But the point is that I expected you to be a shitty brat about the whole situation and would never leave me alone until I said 'yes'," Levi explained. Eren shrugged his shoulders.
"I may be a brat, but I'm not some stubborn, whiny bitch. Who do you think I am?" Eren asked. Levi breathed out a laughed.
"I believe you to be the craziest person I have ever met. You are stubborn, and you are whiny, but you are no bitch. You're more of a mut," Levi teased. Eren glared while smiling, earning him a peck on the lips.
"What was that for?" Eren asked. Levi shrugged his shoulders.
"You're a cute brat," he replied. Eren huffed and pouted.
"I'm not cute. I'm a guy."
"Eren, if you're going to pout like that then you just prove my point. Men don't pout as often as you do. Besides, I don't want you to change. Just stay as you are, and no matter what happens I will be beside you. No matter the gender of the cub, I will
be beside you. Even if a war breaks out, I'm going to make sure you stay beside me. I'm not dying alone," Levi half joked. Eren could tell that there was some truth in that.
Levi thought of wars as a last resort, but if a war did break out then he would have to go to it.
Eren smiled and placed his hands on either side of Levi's face.
"In sickness and in health. I promised I would stand beside you, Levi, even in the time you don't want me to. I haven't dreamt of a war just yet," Eren said. Levi frowned.
"That's true. You once had a dream about Frey. Have you had any since?" he asked. Eren thought for a moment.
"I've gotten the regular déjà vu here and there, but nothing major. What? You actually believe I could have the power of foresight. Levi, if people knew they would call me a witch; man or woman," Eren wondered. Levi sighed.
"If you have that then we won't tell. Having the power of foresight is quite rare. It's not impossible as I knew someone in the Slums who had that same gift. It could be very useful as well. Just tell me immediately if you have any dreams about Hanji's
experiments. I don't want to wake up one morning to find a giant eye staring at me through the window," he said. Eren was very confused.
"Huh?" he questioned.
"Remember the time Hanji was complaining that I dealt with one of her experiments myself and then you mentioned about that Titan book? Yeah, she has an obsession with them. You can't even all it that. What she's got is much worse. I bet she fell on her
head at birth," Levi explained. Eren nodded.
"Oh..." Levi sighed.
"Enough of this talk. Make arrangements with Farlan and Isabel about this trip. Farlan's on the council and so are you, so no skipping," he said, eyeing like a parent would who was being stern. Eren raised an eyebrow.
"Don't tell me you're going to set a curfew as well. God, this is a time you really show the age difference. 'No skipping council meetings. Always eat your food. Be home by ten.'," Eren imitated, before laughing. Levi rolled his eyes, before pulling on
Eren ear.
"'Don't disrespect your elders'," he answered back. Eren hissed playfully.
"It doesn't count if you're married and sleeping with your elder. God, that sounds wrong," Eren replied. Levi smirked deviously, before poking Eren on the forehead. "Ow! What was that for?"
"You shouldn't even be sleeping with your elder," Levi stated. Eren smiled.
"And yet here we are," he replied. Levi nodded.
"Here we are," he muttered.
Chapter 41! I'm almost finished! So you can probably guess that the next chapter will be about the old Slums, based off the one in the manga and anime. The new Slums is more open and is basically just a ditch for all those who don't understand.
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