Dear fuck I am so sorry I'm late updating this! I went out camping for the week with my family Tuesday and totally forgot! I'll make it up to you guys with a double update today, and then we'll return to regular updates
Eren loved living with Levi. He felt safer than he ever had, slept more peaceful. It was great. And sometimes, he'd wake up cuddling up to Levi, who was actually asleep. And it all just felt right to him.
Levi felt the same. He thinks he actually slept better with Eren in bed then he did alone in his chair. He might have even been getting an extra half hour of sleep. And maybe he woke up with Eren in his arms and didn't want to get up. And maybe he enjoyed when he woke up in Eren's arms instead. But he'd never admit that out loud to anyone.
The crew was definitely supportive. And that just made everything for Eren and Levi better and easier. And since Levi's arm was healed and he was able to use it again, morale came back ten fold. And that was more than a good thing, as the next week, they were meeting the Sina at the final island.
"Alright, we're here. From what we've gathered from the maps we have, we need the silver and gold orbs from the treasure hold, because they are the key to opening the final treasure cove. After this, we're heading back to Rose with the Sina to drop off our newest haul." Levi announced.
"We'll be taking a little longer off this time. I believe Ymir and Krista's house is almost done, and I'm sure they agreed to marry as soon as they could move in." Erwin added. Everyone cheered, Ymir's heard above the rest.
"So let's get moving you fuckers. We have a wedding to plan when we get home!" Levi announced, causing more cheers. Eren smiled happily as everyone got ready. "Eren, you're coming with us again." Levi said. Eren beamed.
"Aye aye." He said, before hurrying to get ready. Once everyone who was heading out was ready, they went ashore and met up with the crew that would be joining them from the Sina.
"Levi!" Petra shouted as she came over. "When were you planning on telling me you were dating Eren!" The Sina crew started to whisper among themselves, before cheering in celebration.
"Get off my case. We literally just started after leaving the last island. Fucking hell." He said, before turning to Farlan. "Where are we fucking going? I want to get this shit over with before I start to get interrogated."
"You're going to be interrogated on the way." Farlan said as him and Gunther looked at the map.
"What the fuck?" Gunther said.
"What?" Levi asked, going over to find out what was wrong. Meanwhile, Eren was staring into the gold orb. The island was beautiful, but the orb was taking his attention. He didn't even know why. But soon, he began to feel out of it, and before he knew it, his feet were moving. Hanji was the first to notice, but before she could say anything, she saw a glow coming from behind Eren's eyepatch.
"Um, Captain Levi, your Cabin Boy's wondering off." A crew member from the Sina called. Levi turned, seeing Eren walking away.
"Damn it, not again. Eren!" Levi called, but Eren kept going. "Fucking shit on Poseidon's balls. Come on, follow him." Levi said, tucking the silver orb under his arm and following his lover. "Eren." Levi growled, but again, no response. "You mother fucker." Levi looked to the orb Eren was holding, trying to find out why Eren was staring at it so intently. Levi looked to the silver one in his grasp, and soon, felt his mind fog as he two began to star at the orb and walk along the same path as Eren. Hanji hurried to them.
"What's going on?" Petra asked, worried. Hanji bit her lip, stepping in front of them for a second, and noticing that Levi's eye patch had a silver glow behind it. They walked around her, continuing their walk. Hanji blinked a few times. The orbs and their eyes were connected, Hanji was sure of that.
"I think the orbs are telling them how to get to the cove that the final treasure is residing. I don't know how, but we have to follow them." And so, everyone followed Eren and Levi.
After hours of walking, they finally came to a cliff side. Eren and Levi blinked out of their trances and looked the the cliff face. On it was an inscription. 'Only those with an eye of gold and an eye of silver will be able to open the chamber.'
"So how do we open it?" Erwin asked. At this time, the orbs began to shine. From the silver orb walked a thin woman, ethereal in the silver her transparent form. From the gold orb walked another woman, not as thin as the silver, but her transparent gold form made her look angelic. And when the women turned to the pirates, the two holding the orbs throats hitched.
"Mother?" Asked Levi, staring at the silver woman.
"M-Mom?" Eren asked, tears beginning down his face as the golden woman smiled.
"Oh, you've grow so much Eren." The golden woman said.
"You've done well, Levi." The silver woman smiled gently to Levi.
"W-What-" Levi began, not able to wrap his head around what was happening. The women from the orbs looked to each other, smiling gently.
"Do you want to explain, Kuchel?" The golden woman asked.
"I believe your explanation would suffice, Carla." The silver woman, Kuchel, said. Carla shrugged her shoulders, before turning to Eren and Levi. Then she frowned.
"Eren, take off that eyepatch. I want to see both your eyes when I'm talking to you young man." She sassed. Eren moved before he could think, taking off the eyepatch and staring at his mother with his emerald-gold eyes. Carla smiled. "There's my beautiful boy."
"Levi, it's only fair for you to remove yours as well." Kuchel said with a soft smile. Levi hesitated briefly, before doing as asked. He flinched a little, his silver eye not used to the light, but after a few blinks, his silver-blue eyes were bared for the world to see.
"Now I feel I can explain what's going on." Carla said, ignoring the pirates behind Eren and Levi, watching with wide eyes and open mouths. "You see, you are each descended from ancient tribes."
"These tribes were told apart by one specific trait. One clan produced children with a single silver eye." Carla stated, looking at Levi. "And a child with a single gold eye." Carla said, looking to Eren. "The tribes have been extinct for centuries, but their blood still runs through many people in the world. It is believed that every century or so, a descendant from each tribe will show the ancient feature. These two people, are believed to be soul mates, lovers, if you will."
"Wait, What?!" Eren asked, turning to look at Levi. When Levi turned to look at Eren, his breath caught, as did Eren's.
Levi stared into the eye usually covered with a black patch. What he saw staring back at him was a warm, honeyed gold eye. Beautiful and fiery, joyful and playful. Everything Levi felt Eren was.
Eren stared into the icy silver eye Levi had now revealed for all to see. Calm and fierce, mature and controlled. It fit Levi perfectly.
And then, their mismatched, but matching eyes began to glow, feeling so warm, but comfortable. And suddenly, the door behind Carla and Kuchel opened. Eren and Levi turned back.
"B-But how? I thought the orbs-?" Levi began, but was cut off from a laugh from his mother's ethereal form.
"The orbs didn't open the chamber. It was you and Eren." She said. Carla laughed lightly as well.
"You're eyes were what opened the previous ones. Individually, you could open one of them, but only together could you open this one." Carla explained.
"Then why the fuck where the orbs one pedestals in the middle of the fucking caves if they weren't meant to open this one?" Levi asked, slightly irritated.
"That's because they're meant to be wedding gifts." Kuchel explained. "Carla explained that the ones with a silver and gold eye were meant to be together, correct?"
"I remember saying that." Carla said as she watched the two males. "Though I do have to say, I didn't know Eren would find his lover before he was eighteen." She said. Kuchel shrugged delicately.
"I'm just happy Levi found them." Kuchel said. She turned back to Eren and Levi and smiled gently. "I'm so proud of you, Levi." She said, coming forward and leaving a ghostly kiss on Levi's cheek. Carla came over to Eren, smiling as she gave Eren a ghostly kiss on his forehead.
"I'm afraid that's all the time we have." Carla said, pulling from Eren. Eren looked to her, worried.
"Wait, what?" Eren asked.
"We only were able to come to explain what was happening. Now that we've done that, it's time for Kuchel and I to return." Carla explained. Kuchel nodded softly, gently cupping her son's face with one hand.
"Remember, Levi. I will always love you." Kuchel said softly. Levi nodded, and with one last smile, Kuchel touched the silver orb, and disappeared. Carla gave Eren one last kiss.
"I love you Eren. And I'm so proud of you." And with than, Carla touched the gold orb and disappeared as well. Once both women were gone, Eren and Levi fell to their knees.
God I've been waiting to write that. From here on, I'll be winding the story down. That's right, we're almost done sweets. I hope you've all been liking this.