Levi glanced at the clock on the wall again. Damn thing kept ticking. The pistol on his right hip weighed heavily, reminding him that if he really wanted to he could stop the ticking. His hand twitched toward it but before the movement could be completed a maid walked into the sitting room.
"Sir? Hange is here for you. She has a guest with her." The maid said.
"Let them in." Levi ordered with a slight nod. She gave a half-bow and stepped back out. The dark-haired alpha took a deep breath and tried to calm himself. It would absolutely not help their budding relationship to seem agitated on their second meeting, even though he was.
"Leeviii." Hange called out in a singsong voice. Levi felt his mood sour immediately. Speaking of being agitated….
The bouncy beta was dragging Eren behind her, holding onto his hand tightly and grinning madly. Levi's eyes instantly went to his omega and he felt himself soften slightly. The brunet was blushing slightly and they looked at each other for a mere moment before Eren looked away, blush flaring.
"You're checking him out." Hange accused good-naturedly. Levi turned to glare at her.
"You're late." He retorted.
"Sorry, that was my fault." Eren said bashfully. "We started talking before she could tell me you were waiting."
"As admirable as that is, I have no doubt that it was shitty glasses that did it. She has a knack for pissing me off." Levi growled. Eren's eyes widened and he looked between the two when Hange started laughing, obviously not taking it seriously at all.
"You have a lifetime with him, I've got to settle for what I can get." She explained, plopping down onto a couch after finally letting go of Eren's hand.
Levi felt himself perk up at that. She was right. He had this little one for the rest of their lives. He looked at Eren as the omega sat down too and wondered if Eren was as excited as he was. He had to be, right?
"I learned so much about Eren while we were talking. Did you know that… ah, nevermind." Hange said with a cheeky grin. Levi raised an eyebrow at her.
"You're really going to bait an alpha?" He asked skeptically. Hange waved one hand slightly, as though dismissing what he'd said.
"Fine, fine, I'll tell you." Eren looked at her, a bit worried, and Levi had to take a moment to wonder what they'd talked about. "Did you know that Eren is totally okay with moving in with you? Like more than okay, actually. He's already decided that it's going to happen." She said in a tone that you'd normally only use for secrets.
"Hange!" Eren gasped, face fully aflame with an intense blush.
"What?" She responded, genuinely looking confused. Levi, ignoring her, leaned forward and placed his face in one hand, his elbow on his knee as he grinned.
"So you've finally figured that out, then?" He asked. Eren paused and looked at him, eyes wide. "I wasn't going to let my mate live somewhere else." Hange giggled wildly at the shocked expression on Eren's face and he glared at her.
"You knew that he'd say that." Eren accused. Hange winked, unable to stop laughing long enough to respond. Eren pouted and crossed his arms. Levi couldn't help the small chuckle that escaped his lips at the adorable sight. He stood and walked over to the omega, crouching in front of him slightly and gently placing on hand on the side of his face.
"Ah, don't look so disappointed." He said with the smallest of smiles on his face. Eren leaned into his hand ever so slightly and they looked at each other for a moment, content to just sit there, before Hange sighed heavily and Levi's eyes hardened again. He'd almost forgotten about the little interruption.
"Hange, leave." He demanded, eyes never leaving his mate as he took away his hand. He wasn't exactly one for public displays of affection. Eren almost looked disappointed at the lack of contact.
"How rude!" Hange said, but it lacked bite. "I need to head home, anyway. I've got some lab reports to finish. You two have fun!" She said, standing and waving as she headed back out. Then, with the sound of a closing door, Eren and Levi were left alone together.
They were silent for a few moments and Levi glanced at the clock again. Unlike earlier, it seemed to have raced by. It was late afternoon already.
"Would you like a snack? I'm a bit hungry but it's still too early for dinner." Levi said, explaining what he really didn't mean to. The omega seemed to do that to him. Make him talk when he didn't want to and make him forget what was around him. Levi decided he'd have to ask Erwin about it later.
"Sure, I could eat." Eren murmured.
"Ymir." Levi said, just a little more loudly than if he were speaking to someone in the room.
"Yes, sir?" She asked, appearing instantly. Eren wasn't startled. He knew that there were passages just for servants and that at least one would always be nearby.
"Go ask the kitchen to make us something light to eat." He told her. She nodded and promptly left.
Levi noticed the ticking of the clock.
"So a consultant needs a gun?" Eren asked coyly. Levi smirked at him and sat on the couch next to him instead of taking up his previous position.
"You and I both know I'm not a consultant." He said.
"Yes, but what are you then? Oh! Let me guess!" Eren looked at the amused alpha contemplatively for a moment before smirking triumphantly. "You're some sort of assassin, aren't you?"
"Nope." He responded with a smirk.
"Ninja." Eren tried.
"Nope."
"A chef with such badass soup that people come after you for the recipe." Levi couldn't have kept back the barks of laughter if he wanted to. Eren smiled, pleased with himself.
"No, I'm not some wickedly awesome chef." Levi said when he'd finally calmed down enough to speak.
"Sir." Ymir said, announcing her presence before setting down a tray on one of the end tables. It had some delicate looking pastries and small, dainty sandwiches. Levi nodded his permission for her to leave and took one of the sandwiches and ate it in a few bites.
"Would you like one?" He asked Eren, belatedly realizing that he hadn't reached for one.
"Please." He said with a small smile. Levi indulgently handed him one and watched as Eren took small bites, savoring the flavor.
~He's so cute.~ Levi thought to himself. Eren looked at him and raised an eyebrow. Holy shit he'd said that out loud. He opened his mouth to apologize but Eren shrugged and spoke before he could.
"I think you're attractive, too. I'm grateful for that. I'd hate to be mated for life to someone I didn't want to look at." Eren said with a cocky smirk. It made Levi want to kiss him until he went back to looking flustered. He vaguely wondered if Eren would look that cocky while Levi was fucking him into the mattress.
"So what do you actually do, then?" Eren asked, oblivious to Levi's perverted thoughts.
"I'll tell you later." Levi decided. Eren made a face but didn't push it. He leaned across Levi to snag another snack and Levi stiffened at the proximity. Unable to resist, he lightly kissed Eren's cheek. Eren froze and turned his head to look at Levi without moving from his position.
"Sorry." Levi said.
"If you wanted to kiss me you could have asked. I would have said yes." Eren said, amused.
"Can I kiss you?" Levi asked.
"I'd be disappointed if you didn't." Eren breathed. Levi cupped his jaw lightly and kissed him gently. Eren broke apart for a second and swung a leg over Levi's lap to straddle him before leaning back in and connecting their lips again. Levi gripped his hips and dragged him forward on his lap, closer to Levi. Eren moaned quietly and ran a hand through Levi's hair, making the smaller man shudder appreciatively.
"If you don't want me to take you right here we'd better stop." Levi warned, reluctantly ending the intense kiss.
"Who said I don't want to?" Eren purred.
