Chapter V - Sorcery

(3rd Person's POV)

Eren and Mikasa weaved through the crowd of people, hand in hand, as they made their way to the back where Levi was supposed to be. "Oh! There he is! Levi!" Eren called out once he had found Levi speaking with some guests. Levi turned to look at them. "I mean, King. Me again. Um…" Eren bowed. "May I present Princess Mikasa of the Southern Isles." Eren pulled Mikasa next to him.

"Your Majesty." Mikasa bowed politely.

"We would like... " They both began, Mikasa holding onto Eren's arm. "Your blessing of our marriage." They stammered out. Levi's eyes widened in surprise.

"Marriage?" He asks.

"Yes!" Eren answers.

"I'm sorry. I'm confused." Levi says. He tried to ignore the slight pang in his chest. He had always loved Eren more than a brother probably should love their sibling. That's why he always did everything he could to protect Eren; even if it meant keeping his distance from him.

"Well, we haven't worked out all the details ourselves. We'll need a few days to plan the ceremony. Of course, we'll have soup, roast and ice cream. And then…" Eren gasps. "Wait. Would we live here?" He turns to Mikasa.

"Here?" Levi asks.

"Absolutely!" Mikasa answers.

"Eren!" Levi tries to interrupt.

"Oh! We can invite all 12 of you brothers to stay with us." Eren continues speaking to Mikasa.

"What? No, no, no." Levi butts in.

"-Of course we have the room." Eren rambles on.

"-Wait, slow down." Levi tries again, this time getting Eren's attention. "No one's brothers are staying here. No one is getting married."

"Wait, what?" Eren asks, shocked.

"Can I talk to you, please? Alone." Levi glances at Mikasa.

"No. Whatever you have to say, you can say to both of us." Eren insist, getting slightly agitated.

"Fine." Levi sighs. "You can't marry a woman you just met."

"You can if it's true love." Eren pushes.

"Eren, what do you know about true love?" Levi asks. He hadn't meant to sound so jealous, but it was too late to take it back.

"More than you. All you know is how to shut people out." Eren glares at Levi angrily. Levi flinches slightly at his words.

"You asked for my blessing, but my answer is no. Now, excuse me." Levi starts to walk away. He didn't want to keep feeling hurt any longer.

"Your Majesty, if I may ease your…" Mikasa starts.

"No, you may not. And I think you should go." Levi stutters slightly, his voice wavering as he spoke. "The party's over. Close the gates." He says to a guard as he walks past and away. The guard answers before walking away to do what he was told.

"What? Levi, no, no! Wait." Eren pleads, running up to Levi and grabbing his hand, his glove coming off. Levi gasps.

"Give me my glove!" Levi says sternly, turning to grab it from Eren.

"Levi, please, please." Eren clutches the glove close to himself. "I can't live like this anymore!"

"Then leave." Levi whispers. As much as it hurt to say it, Levi had always believed that when you love someone you should let them go. Eren gasps and flinches from Levi's harsh words. Levi sighs and turns around to leave, clutching his ungloved hand to his chest.

"What did I ever do to you?" Eren calls out suddenly.

"Enough, Eren." Levi growls as he continues to walk towards the door.

"No, why? Why do you shut me out?" Eren continues to push. "Why do you shut the world out? What are you so afraid of?"

"I said, enough!" Levi turns around sharply, moving his hand and sending out a blast of magic that creates a barrier of ice between them. The guests gasp and shriek, backing away from the sharp points of ice now surrounding Levi. The guest begin to murmur things about sorcery. They are frightened.

"Levi." Eren whispers, shocked. Levi grabs the handle of the door behind him and opens it, running out of the room quickly.

(Levi's POV)

I ran out the front doors in a hurry. There was a whole crowd of people outside and when they saw me they started cheering. This was honestly not the time. I ran through the crowd, weaving around people as they stopped to praise me, not yet realizing what kind of monster I was. One person stopped to ask me if I was alright. I backed away from them, muttering a "no" before I hit the fountain and the water began to freeze. I moved away from the fountain in shock as I heard the people all gasped. Soon people began yelling "Monster!" all around me. I already knew that, I didn't need to hear it from others. Eren ran out from the front door and called to me.

"Levi!" I ignored him and kept moving. He started to follow me though, Mikasa following after him.

I hit a dead end when I got to the edge of the water. I stepped on the water and it froze beneath my feet. Eren came from around the tower I had run around.

"Levi! Wait, please!" I looked over to him before looking at the now frozen water. I set one foot down to test my weight before realizing it could hold me. I began running, freezing the water to create my path as I went.

(Eren's POV)

"Levi, stop!" I cried as I watched him run across the now frozen water. I tripped and fell in my haste.

"Eren!" Mikasa cried, kneeling down next to me.

"No." I whispered, watching Levi disappear.

"The fjord." Mikasa whispered. The ice began to travel all across the water, freezing everything in sight. Soon everything was completely frozen solid.

As we walked back to the castle it began snowing, it never snowed here. "How are you feeling?" Mikasa asked me.

"Yeah." I replied, my brain was racing with so many thoughts I could barely think properly.

"Did you know?" She questions.

"No." I whisper, holding myself tightly to try and keep warm.

As we walked I heard people talking about going to stop Levi. I interrupted them, telling them to wait. "Are you a monster, too?" They asked quite rudely but they were scared so it made sense.

"No, no. I'm completely ordinary." I assure them and Mikasa backed me up. "And my brother is not a monster."

"He nearly killed me!" One of the men exclaimed.

"You slipped on ice." Mikasa tells him.

"His ice!" He defends.

"It was an accident. He was scared. He didn't mean it. He didn't mean any of this. Tonight was my fault. I pushed him too hard. So, I'm the one that needs to go after him." I announce.

"What?" Mikasa asked, shocked.

"Bring me my horse, please." I call, ignoring her.

"Eren, no. It's too dangerous." Mikasa tries to persuade me. I scoff at her.

"Levi's not dangerous. I'll bring him back, and I'll make this right."

"I'm coming with you." She pushes.

"No, I need you here to take care of Arendelle." A servant hands me my cloak and my horse.

"On my honor." She swears, giving in. I get on my horse swiftly.

"I leave Princess Mikasa in charge." I announce to the people. The people murmur around us.

"Are you sure you can trust him? I don't want you getting hurt." Mikasa asks.

"He's my brother. He would never hurt me." I pull the reins to get the horse to move and we set off. I would bring Levi back, no matter what it took.