-Two Weeks Later-

"And they lived happily ever after," Levi said as he closed the book. He turned to look at Eren, who was blushing and avoiding his gaze. A quick glance at the boy's lap told Levi everything he needed to know. "Did you like that book Eren?"

"Y-yeah, it was pretty good," Eren stammered.

"What was good about it?" Levi whispered in Eren's ear, startling him.

"L-Levi," Eren stuttered, not knowing what to say. When had he gotten so close?

"Yes, Eren?" Levi sat back a little, noting that Eren's blush was a deeper red than before.

It had been about two weeks since they started their nightly ritual of dinner and reading a couple chapters of a book before Eren went home, and Levi had not failed to notice that Eren seemed to have a little problem by the time Levi was done reading to him. They had shared several kisses during those two weeks, but they had never gone further than that. They really were trying to take things slow. But, seeing Eren become a blushing, stammering mess just from listening to his voice was becoming too much for Levi, and today, he was going to do something about it.

"I-I, um," Eren stammered, unable to really form a coherent thought. Levi's close proximity was too much for him. He had no experience, so he really didn't know how to respond.

"Eren, did you really think you could hide this from me?" Levi purred in his ear, slowly sliding his hand up Eren's thigh.

"W-what?"

"I know what my voice does to you. I can see it," Levi whispered huskily.

"L-Levi," Eren moaned as Levi stopped his hand just shy of his erection.

"What is it, Eren?" Levi asked, before trailing light kisses along Eren's jawline.

"P-please," Eren whispered breathily.

"Do you have any idea how sexy you are?" Levi said as he brought his hand up to cup Eren's cheek, turning him so they could make eye contact.

Eren swallowed hard, he could see the lust in Levi's eyes, and it was breath-taking.

"Not nearly as sexy as you," Eren finally whispered after a few moments of silence.

Now it was Levi's turn to blush, he really had not expected Eren to say that. Levi leaned in and kissed Eren gently. He was again surprised when Eren tentatively swept his tongue across Levi's lips, seeking access. Levi smirked into the kiss as he opened his mouth. He would humor Eren, let him think he had control for a few minutes. He allowed Eren to explore his mouth thoroughly, before returning the favor, taking control once more. He allowed his hands to roam Eren's chest before gently pushing the boy back to lay on the couch. Eren's hands had busied themselves as well, one tangling in Levi's hair, the other gripping the back of his shirt. Both of them were panting hard by the time they broke for air.

"Eren," Levi whispered. "Just relax. I'm not going to do anything that you're not comfortable with. If you want to stop, just tell me, and we'll stop."

"O-okay," Eren replied nervously. "Thanks." As much as he liked Levi, he wasn't sure if he was ready to have sex with him. It seemed too soon, and he couldn't do something like that while he was still keeping secrets. Not to mention, it was taking all of his concentration to keep his shifting under control. He really couldn't afford to lose control of that right now.

Levi smiled softly before kissing Eren again as he ran a hand down Eren's chest, stopping at the top of his pants. He pulled away for a moment to look at Eren. He couldn't believe how beautiful the boy looked right then. His cheeks were flushed, his hair was in complete disarray, and his pupils were blown wide in arousal. His lips were red and slightly swollen from all the kissing, and he was panting slightly.

"I love you," Levi said softly, not breaking eye contact.

"Levi," Eren started, before being cut off by another passionate kiss.

Levi then moved to trail kisses down Eren's neck, sucking and biting occasionally, each nip causing Eren to let out a whimper. He sat up for a moment to pull Eren's shirt off, before returning to nibble at his collar bone. He ran his hands over the boy's chest, tweaking his nipples as he passed them. Eren moaned as Levi moved down and took one in his mouth, sucking lightly, before laving it with his tongue. He felt Eren tugging at his shirt, so he sat up and quickly removed it. He leaned back in to kiss Eren, not wasting any time before forcing his tongue into his mouth. He could feel Eren's skin on his own, as Eren wrapped his arms around Levi's shoulders tightly. Levi let his hand trail down to Eren's pants again, pausing only slightly before tugging them down below Eren's shaft. He lightly grasped Eren's length, causing Eren to moan his name and buck lightly into his hand. He went back to kissing Eren's neck as he started to stroke Eren slowly, relishing in the little moans and whimpers being released. He couldn't help but feel proud that he was able to elicit such noises from Eren. He started stroking a little faster, as he left love bites across Eren's collarbone. Eren was panting now, and he knew the boy was close.

"Ah, Levi, nng, Levi... Levi... Levi!"

Eren came with a shout of Levi's name, arching his back as he shot his seed across their stomachs. Levi kissed him again, as he slowly stroked him through his orgasm.

"Wow," Eren whispered as he tried to get his breathing under control. He was just thankful he hadn't shifted. But, as he lowered his arms from around Levi's neck, he saw that he had not been as successful as he had thought. The ends of his fingers were now claws. He quickly shifted them back to normal, and prayed that Levi was too distracted to notice.

"Yeah," Levi said, inadvertently rubbing himself on Eren's thigh. Seeing Eren come undone like that had made Levi painfully hard.

"Levi," Eren said, as he became aware of Levi's predicament.

Without hesitation, Eren leaned up and kissed Levi, running his hands over Levi's toned chest.

"You don't have-" Levi started, pulling away from Eren, before being cut off again with another kiss. Levi decided he would just go with it, returning Eren's kiss fervently.

Eren kissed down Levi's neck, trying not to show his inexperience. He figured if he just tried to mimic what Levi had done earlier, he would be okay. He had just made it to Levi's collarbone when they were interrupted.

"Your highness!" Hanji yelled as she burst through the door. "Oh, I'm so sorry!"

Eren gave a very feminine-sounding shriek as he tried to hide behind Levi. Levi would've laughed at Eren's reaction, had he not been so irritated at the interruption.

"This had better be fucking good, Hanji," Levi growled dangerously from where he laid on Eren, turning his head slightly to glare at her. He took a little bit of pleasure in her visibly balking under his glare. "Your life may very well depend on it."

"We just received a summons," Hanji said, walking over to the couch to hand Levi a letter with the king's seal on it. This caused Eren to curl a little further into Levi, trying to hide himself from Hanji's sight.

Levi sat up a little, before opening the letter and scanning it quickly.

"Should I tell everyone to pack?" Hanji asked quietly.

Levi nodded slightly, as he locked eyes with Eren. He could easily see the fear and despair in Eren's eyes, and he knew what was causing it. He had meant to talk to Eren about this stuff earlier, to at least give him a head's up that this was a possibility, but he didn't want to scare Eren away by coming on too strong. Now, it seems they are out of time.

"Hanji, give us a few minutes," Levi said quietly as he sat up completely, his eyes never leaving Eren's.

"Yes, sir."

The silence that filled the room as soon as Hanji closed the door behind her was suffocating. Eren felt like his whole world was coming to an end. He knew this would happen eventually. Obviously, Levi would have to return to the palace, and Eren would be left here, alone. He just really thought they had more time.

"So, I guess that's it then," Eren finally spoke, his voice shaking slightly.

"Eren-"

"No, it's okay, I always knew this was going to happen eventually, I just didn't think it would happen so soon," Eren said sadly, unable to hold back the tears any longer.

"I want you to come with me."

There, he said it. Levi almost breathed a sigh of relief as he finally spoke the words he had been wanting to say to Eren practically since he met him.

"Wh-what?" Eren was shocked. Of the things that Levi could say, he never thought that was a possibility.

"I love you, I don't want to leave you here. I want you to come with me to Sina, and live in the palace with me," Levi said seriously, looking down at Eren, who had not moved from his spot on the couch.

"B-but, what about my family? I can't just leave them," Eren said, slowly sitting up to face Levi.

"Bring them with you. Whatever you want, you'll have. I just don't want to lose you, ever," Levi said, reaching up to cup Eren's cheek.

"I don't know what to say," Eren said softly. "We've only known each other a couple weeks, there's so much we don't know about each other. How can you say you love me?"

"You're right," Levi said, lowering his hand away from Eren's face to hold his hand. "but how am I supposed to get to know you when I live on the other side of the country? So, I want you to come with me. And I can say I love you because I do. I haven't felt for anyone how I feel for you. I don't ever want to be apart from you. You're incredible, and I know without a doubt that I love you."

"But-"

"If you don't want to, just say so," Levi sighed.

"No, I do, I just, I don't know, I'm nervous," Eren replied quickly. "There's a lot you don't know about me. What if I move out there with you and you learn something about me you don't like and you don't want me anymore? Then I'm stuck in a strange city where I don't know anyone, and it's just scary."

"I would never not want you, Eren," Levi stated. "Just trust me, I'll take care of you."

"I want to, I'm just scared. I mean, the only people who have stayed with me are Mikasa and Armin. No one ever sticks around me for very long, so why should you?"

"Eren. Do you really think I'm like all those other people?"

"No, you're different, it's just," Eren paused. "I don't think I could handle it if you changed your mind about me. I don't know much about love, but I think what I feel for you is close to it, and it terrifies me. I'm sorry."

"No, Eren, you have nothing to be sorry for," Levi said before kissing Eren gently. "I'm sorry that this puts pressure on you, I never intended that. Truthfully, I thought we would have more time here, since we haven't found the shifter yet. Ideally, I wouldn't be bringing this up to you for at least another month. But, we don't have the luxury of taking things slowly anymore."

"Yeah, I guess you're right," Eren said slowly. "I don't think I'm ready to say goodbye yet."

"Me neither," Levi said, breathing a sigh of relief that Eren wasn't angry at him for this. "So, does that mean you'll come back with me?"

"Yeah, I'll come with you," Eren smiled softly. "As long as Armin and Mikasa can come with us."

"Of course. Whatever you want, you'll have. All you have to do is ask," Levi smiled before kissing Eren deeply, forcing his tongue past Eren's lips to explore Eren's mouth. But it didn't last long, as Eren pulled back abruptly.

"How are we going to tell Mikasa?"

Wow, it's been a long time since my last update! I am SO SORRY about that, but life kind of happened. But, I promise to try to not take so long between updates. However, I start school in the fall, so I'm hoping to have it finished by then. If not, well...I guess we'll just cross that bridge when we get there. Also, I realized I never put in a disclaimer, even though I really thought I did. So, in case you weren't sure, I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO SHINGEKI NO KYOJIN THIS IS MERELY A FANFIC. There, now I feel better! So, hope you enjoyed! Thanks to al who have followed/favorited so far! Also, I've been playing with a sequel to this, with mpreg...I know some people are really not fans, but I find it...kind of hot, and i think it would be an interesting turn. However, I was thinking of not putting anything about it in this story itself, so that way this story can stand alone. idk, what do you all think? Should I plan to write the sequel, or should I just write this story and be done with this verse, and move on to other ideas? comment and let me know!