Jennifer100

Pair: Levi x Eren

Beta: Patolemus

Even if people slow down in reading Levi x Eren. I do want to finish this story before I give up in making stories again. Thank u Patolemus for always helping me.

Levi and Eren went to their son's room, where Leo was sleeping peacefully in his crib. Eren approached the crib, intending on waking him up before Levi's arm stopped him.

"I'm not so sure if it's a wise decision to let you touch him yet," the older said quietly, feeling Eren still under his grasp. "I still can't trust you, Eren. Who's to say you won't change back at any time. Until I'm sure you won't harm Leo, I can't let you have him," carefully, Levi pushed Eren aside, taking his son out of his crib himself. Levi knew something was wrong, he could feel it.

"I won't change again, Levi. I think my brother has stopped controlling me. It's okay," Eren tried to pacify his husband, but reminding him of Zeke taking control of him did more bad than good.

"And how is it that Zeke is controlling you, Eren? I would like to hear more about that," when Eren kept quiet, Levi's frown deepened. "I don't like you keeping secrets from me, Eren. You're ready to tell me the truth, I won't let you near Leo on your own," Levi picked up his son from his crib. His anger momentarily eased when he felt how hot he was.

Eren must have picked there was something wrong, because he cautiously got closer, a worried frown on his face. "What is it? Is everything okay with Leo?" Levi didn't say anything, and Eren carefully placed a hand against his son's forehead. Even for him, who ran hotter than the average human thanks to his shifting abilities, could tell his son was burning up. "He's sick," the thought terrified him beyond anything.

"Go get a message out to Hange right now. Tell her to come here as soon as she can. I'll take care of Leo," Levi's voice was harsh, but Eren could tell the panicked edge his husband tried to hide. Leo had never been sick before, and had always been a healthy baby. Hange had even theorized it could be because of Eren's shifter genetics.

"Alright," Eren nods, still looking worriedly at his son. "Can you let me hold him before I go? Just for a moment, I—" Eren raised his hand again, but this time Levi pushed him away. Eren took a step back as if he had been slapped, hurt clear on his face.

"Go send a message to Hange. Then we'll talk, and only after will I let you hold our son. Go. I'll look for something to help Leo while we wait," Levi, despite knowing how much it hurt Eren, and how much it also hurt him, stayed firm. Eren sighed, defeated.

"Alright, I'll go. But after we talk, you have to let me hold him. I'll tell you everything, but you have to promise me you will," Levi didn't say anything, but his frown eased and he stood on his tiptoes to place a kiss on Eren's cheek. A promise.

Satisfied, Eren turned around and ran out of the house, resolved to fix everything.

* * *

A few hours had passed. Levi was in the kitchen, sitting on the table while Leo wailed in his arms. Levi was trying to feed him, knowing it wasn't good for his son to go on with an empty stomach, specially being so suck, but Leo wouldn't eat anything.

"I know you don't like it, baby, but you need to eat this," Levi's voice was soft, in a tone he only ever used with his son. He sighed heavily, grabbing a napkin from the table and wiping Leo's mouth with it.

Noise came from the front door. Levi immediately tensed, ready for a fight, before he recognized the footsteps to be Eren's. He could always tell his apart from everyone else's.

"Captain. I already sent a message to Hange. She'll be on her way soon," Eren informed him as he donned a salute, much to Levi's irritation. He could see his husband was mad at him, obviously because he wouldn't let him have Leo.

"Stop that, Eren. I know what you're doing," Eren stubbornly didn't react, still saluting. "You're trying to get me pissed off at you, but it's not going to work. I know you too well, which is why I know you're angry you can't hold our son, but the one that left and put him at risk the other day wasn't me, was it?" Eren inhaled deeply, closing his eyes like it hurt him. It probably did. "Sit down, Eren. We can talk about this. And drop the formalities, for fuck sake."

With a hint of a smile, Eren relaxed his stance, and after a moment of hesitation, he sat next to Levi. Leo had stopped crying at his arrival, recognizing his dad. He extended a tiny hand towards Eren, and after Levi gave him a small nod of approval, Eren stuck out a finger for his son to grab onto.

As Eren told Levi everything - about Floch, about Yelena, about Zeke and how they took him hostage - Leo fell asleep. His forehead was prickled with sweat, and his cheeks were reddened thanks to his fever, but having both of his parents seemed to calm him down.

Eren asked to hold his son then, but Levi still hesitated. He knew he had promised, but knowing Zeke could take control of Eren anytime he wanted had him wary and suspicious. He loved Eren, more than anything, but Leo would always come first. For the first time he laid eyes on him, Levi knew he would do whatever it took to keep him safe.

He told this to Eren, who felt angry and sad, but understood Levi's reasoning because he felt the same way.
"You shouldn't have gone to see Yelena without me," Levi said, a little mad. "This is the result of choice you made. I won't allow you to put Leo at risk."

"I won't. Levi, I swear you I'll kill myself before letting anything happen to Leo. I promise you, I just want to hold him," Eren's eyes were full with unshed tears. His gaze was locked on his son, filled with longing.
Levi placed a hand on Eren's cheek, drawing his attention back to his husband. Carefully, Levi wiped a single tear track.

"If I let you have him you better not change, you hear me? I won't hesitate to hurt you if you do," gently, making sure not to ruffle Leo, Levi placed him on Eren's arms. Eren, enthralled, kissed his son's forehead lovingly, staring at him like he had hung the moon and the stars.

"Thank you," Eren whispered, voice thick with tears. "He likes you so much more than me, even though I'm his mother. He has always been more attached to you, probably because you're quiet like him," Eren didn't seem mad or jealous at the prospect. He smiled down at his son.

"I think he just misses me. I spend a lot of time out, and you still haven't gotten back on active duty. I'm sure he likes just like as much as he likes me, if not more," Levi grabbed Eren gently by the chin, kissing him lightly and lovingly.

They stayed that way until Hange burst through the door, breaking the calm atmosphere that had formed between the little family.

"Levi, Eren, is Leo alright?! I came as soon as I got your message," she only then seemed to notice what she had interrupted, but by then it was too late. Eren and Levi had already pulled apart, and Leo was slowly blinking his eyes open, stirred awake by the noise.

"Dammit, Hange," Levi closed his eyes, irritated. The moment broken, he beckoned everyone to the living room so Hange could check on Leo while they discussed what to do to get Eren out of his brother's control.

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