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–Lyn

Eren was awake far before he needed to be. He had barely slept, if he was being honest with himself. His mind was plagued by thoughts of steel eyes and cool questions spoken with a voice as cold as metal. In short he was fucked. He showered with cold water to try and wake himself up a bit before dressing methodically. He tried to imagine how Levi dressed himself. Eren imagined that it had to be very carefully to manage to look so well put together. Shaking his head at himself for thinking such things, Eren slipped on his shoes and left the house. He normally carried a second set of clothes with him, but if he didn't need to go to Erwin's house for a few days there was no need for the other uniform. After a brief moment of consideration, it was too early to go to his first house, Eren decided on a course and began walking.

The trip only a few minutes, leaving Eren on the sidewalk in front of Annie's quiet café. He let himself in the front door, knowing it was open even at this ungodly hour.

"I'm here!" He called out. His voice sounded as tired as he felt.

"Eren! Where have you been?" Mikasa shouted back. He smiled to himself and began making his way to the back room but was met by his sister before he could get there. She pulled him into a hug and then stepped back, looking at him suspiciously.

"Where have you been?" She asked again, less playful and more concerned. Eren rolled his eyes at her.

"I was with Levi." Mikasa furrowed her brow.

"Why would you be with that angry little midget?" Suddenly Eren remembered that his sister left work before he did and therefore would have missed the entire goings-on of the night before. He took a deep breath.

"Let's get Annie and have a talk." He suggested.

Annie was grinning from ear to ear, holding one of Mikasa's hands tightly in her excitement. Mikasa just looked angry.

"You're telling me that your mate is an obnoxious prick?" She growled.

"Oh, hush and just be happy for him! Your brother found his mate!" Annie said, shaking Mikasa gently. Mikasa looked at her in disbelief.

"You're okay with this?" She asked incredulously.

"Why wouldn't I be?" Annie asked in return. Eren watched them bicker for a few moments, sipping the tea Annie had given him and trying to draw as little attention to himself as possible. His sister was intense when she was angry and he had no doubt in his mind that her alpha could be just as bad. His mind drifted to other things when he heard an expectant pause, registering only because of the change in noise level.

"I'm sorry?" Eren said, sue he'd just missed something. Annie rolled her eyes.

"I said how do you like him? Is he cute?" She asked.

"He's hot as fuck." Eren sighed, freezing when he realized what he'd just said. Annie squealed with delight and Mikasa glared at him unhappily. Eren glanced at the clock they had hanging on their wall and gasped.

"Oh man, I have to get to work!" He shouted, standing quickly and dashing out the door with a hurried 'goodbye'. He sprinted down the street to the house he was supposed to work at in just a few minutes. It wasn't far away, and he got there just in time to begin.

Levi let out a low growl and thumped the end of his pen against the papers in front of him. He wasn't in the mood for this shit. He'd much rather be hinting down his new mate. He could feel the thin connection they had and he had no doubt in his mind that if he wanted to sniff out the little omega that connection would help…

"Levi, are you paying attention?" Pixis sighed. Levi dragged his gaze up to look at the king of Maria and shrugged.

"I guess not, sorry." He wasn't sorry and his voice reflected that.

"Under different circumstances I would give you a week or so off to pine for your new mate, but we're preparing for war and deciding whose side we need to be on, so I need your head here." The king said, not in an unfriendly way.

"I've already given you my opinion on the matter. We should join Sina." He had more to add, the beginnings of a plan, but held his tongue. There were people in the meeting that genuinely thought he was just a consultant. The look on the king's face showed that he understood this and Levi groaned internally. That meant there would be another meeting with fewer people. He curled a fist underneath his chin and watched the others bicker, some of them arguing in agreement with Levi and some of them arguing wrong. Levi scribbled something down on the top paper and his friend leaned over to look at it before Levi glared at her.

"Mind your own business, shitty glasses." Levi growled to Hange. She giggled. He was already slightly upset with her. He'd informed her that he'd found his mate and almost instantly she spread the news to every higher up in the entire military. Levi didn't appreciate his private business being made public and yet Hange didn't seem to care.

"Aww, are you still mad? You can't stay angry forever, you know. I want to meet him."

"I can absolutely stay angry forever." He retorted sourly. "And you're not meeting him. You'll corrupt him with your disgusting personality." She frowned.

"I'll corrupt him? You're a short ass angry old man and you think he needs to worry about me?" She asked incredulously before grinning and clapping her hands together lightly. "I can't wait to meet him." Pixis glared at them and Erwin stifled a laugh. Levi put his eyes back on the papers and wrote something else. He really should pay attention but thinking of Eren didn't make it any easier. Levi wondered briefly if Eren was thinking of him, if the little omega was just as distracted as he was. Snorting, he went back to his work.

Unlikely. He thought to himself. The little brat didn't even seem to want to be near his alpha and Levi thought he left too easily the night before to actually pine after the older man. He had to resist growling at that thought. He wanted the young man to pine for him just as he found himself pining after the omega.

Eren stared at the flowers in front of him and realized he'd cleaned the vase three times. He was still thinking about the damn alpha. The stupid, dark, over-bearing, gorgeous alpha that had marked him as his mate just the day before. He really needed to focus. He already had enough for the upcoming rent but he still couldn't afford to slack. He wiped his forehead with the back of his hand and totted the bucket of soapy water to another room.

I wonder if he's thinking about me. Eren thought, pausing and smiling at the thought before shaking his head. He doubted that the serious alpha would think about Eren. Based on the time of day, Eren guessed he would be at work and totally focused on his 'consulting'. Eren hummed slightly as he worked and allowed his mind to wander. He couldn't wait to see Levi again.