Chapter 6
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I glared at the back of Farlan's head as he walked away with the one who was supposed to be mine. I would recognize that smell, that voice, those eyes forever, and that boy is Eren.
However, Eren didn't seem to remember me. This is all so entirely confusing, so let me explain.
Hundreds of years ago, I'm not even sure exactly how many it's been so long, I met a boy. This boy was a prince to a Kingdom far away from my own. I believe back then the land was named Waria. He came with his father, the King, to meet with my own. The two kings were to talk about commencing a truce with each other to become stronger. It would benefit both countries with power and supplies for trade.
Both myself and the prince were to attend so we could see how these types of consultations worked to get experience for our future. All was going well, however the two kings could not agree on minor details. They argued for many hours, and I wished for all of the world not to be there.
I locked eyes across the table with the prince from the other Kingdom. It seemed he also did not wish to be in attendance of this dreadful gathering. I raised my eyebrow at the boy, Eren, and he seemed to know what I was trying to ask. He tilted his head and smiled at me in answer. I knew I should have not stared for as long as I did, but I could not help but finally notice the beauty of the boy in front of me. His gorgeous eyes sparkled as his smiled mischievously. The boy slid from his chair as quiet as possible, moving around the table and grabbing my wrist. I could see him hold back laughter as we ran like hell from the Hall.
Once we were sure we had escaped far enough the boy finally turned around to face me. Still slightly running I couldn't help but be awe struck as his messy dark hair was swept around with the wind of our momentum. We finally came to a halt and I couldn't prevent myself from crashing into the boy at our abrupt stop. The prince had been laughing uncontrollably as we stopped, and I couldn't help but smile and laugh as well. We fell to the cold hard floor as we crashed into each other.
The boy's laughter finally started to die off as he stared up at me. I was frozen on top of the boy, not daring to move but too senseless to apologize. The seemingly endless hallway was filled with our heavy breathing, and I finally regained my senses enough to realise I needed to get off of the prince and ask for forgiveness for practically assaulting him.
As I moved to finally get up, the boy's eyes became heavy and he reached up with one hand to carefully stroke my cheek.
"You have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen, Prince Ackerman," Eren said softly.
I was completely motionless for a few moments, before I finally spoke.
"That was my line."
And the rest was history.
Well, maybe not, because that's not how this story ends, but perhaps that is a story for another time. For now, I have more pressing matters at hand. Like the fact that Farlan The Undying Bastard is currently sweeping away my mate. I could not just stand there and watch as my mate was being courted by another man; I had to do something.
I raced back down the stairs just in time to hear the orchestra finish the current song, before making my way swiftly over to Eren. The song ended and as Farlan twirled Eren one last time I grabbed onto Eren's other hand, turning him away from Farlan and dancing into the crowd as the next song began to play.
I recognised the new song that played and tried not to think of the irony of the situation.
Eren gasped in surprise as he was twirled into my arms now and was swept off into the crowd with the new song. I shrugged in response to his questioning glance, and he just laughed as we continued to dance around the Ballroom.
When we finally finished dancing Eren walked out onto a balcony with very few people to escape the heat of the room and cool off. I slowly followed after him and stood curiously behind him as he leaned against the railing and stared up at the sky.
I moved to stand next to him, and he turned his head to look at me now. "The stars are so beautiful," he whispered to me with a glazed expression. I looked back at him, curious. "Yes, they are very beautiful," I reply.
"I've never really had the chance to look at them. I've always had to be-" Eren was cut off as the large clock tower in the distance started to chime loudly.
Eren gasped and turned around to face the giant clock, staring at the bright tower. "Oh no." He whispered shakily.
"Eren, what's wrong?" I asked surprised at his sudden anxiety.
"Oh no, oh no, I'm sorry Levi, I have to go!" Eren yelled as he pushed past me and raced back into the Ballroom.
"Eren!" I yelled, running after him. I panicked as I had already lost Eren in the crowd. I gave up looking and instead ran to the entry way where I suspected he would be heading.
I almost ripped the arm in half that landed on my shoulder. I was turned to face an angry Farlan. "What the hell was that all about Acker-" he started to question but I didn't care nor did I have time for that idiot.
I tore my arm away from that filth and continued to race towards the entrance, not caring about the yells of my name behind me. I had to find Eren, he can't leave, not again. I can't go through this again.
I finally came to the front entrance, but there was no sign of Eren anywhere. 'Please, haven't I suffered long enough?' I thought to myself. I went to look outside but it was completely dark, and with Eren's attire tonight it would be next to impossible to find him.
I wanted to scream and yell as I fell to my knees losing all hope of finding him.
I could only sit there trying not to rip myself apart as I listened to the last chime of the clock tower.
"Eren!" I yelled in agony.
If anyone was curious the song they danced to was "Cantarella" by Whiteflame, but the Vocaloid version sang by Kaito and Miku. Apart from a few key elements I thought that song was pretty fitting for their situation and also thought the music was a good fit for a Masquerade Ball from hundreds of years ago.