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originally i was going to update later but i couldn't hold my excitement in!
I forgot to mention something! Eren and Levi don't have a major age gap in this
Eren is 24 and Levi is 26
As promised! this chapter's gunna be the one with the meeting which changes everything
Disclaimer: I don't own shingeki no kyojin (as much as i'd like to)
Waking up feeling like absolute crap, Eren groggily made his way across the icy marbled tiles to the bathroom. Feeling extremely tired and eyes bulging from last night's situation, teal eyes strained to keep themselves visible as heavy eyelids threatened to close in on them.
Finally reaching the sink, Eren placed both of his hands on the edge as he peered into the mirror. Looking back at him was an extremely unpleasant sight.
What the brunette saw was both a physically and mentally worn out man, as he noticed the faint transparent markings that trailed down the side of his face indicating that he had been crying, heavy eyebags under his eyes and worst of all Eren had a cowlick.
Snapping his eyes open now, he stared wide eyed into the mirror. He hated cowlicks because:
1. They were the hardest to get rid of and 2. If you didn't put enough gel to hold it down, it would simply pop out without having a care in the world.
.God. A COWLICK?! REALLY?! Ugh. This has got to be a greaaaaat start to my day already.
Mumbling in frustration, Eren ignored the urge to just cut the cowlick off and instead, finished freshening up before walking to his bedside drawer to take out a small round tub of gel.
How the hell do cowlicks even come to be of that shape!? And who the hell named them cowlicks anyways!? It's not like a cow comes and li-
"EREN! WAKE UP! WE HAVE A MEETING TODAY! AND IT STARTS IN 10 MINUTES!" Mikasa's voiced rang, interrupting the man's childish thoughts.
"...OH SHIT! I FORGOT ABOUT THAT" Realising that the time was already 10:20AM, he had exactly 5 minutes to get dressed and to get rid of his awful cowlick.
I THOUGHT IT WAS TOMORROW!?" Panicking, Eren stumbled in his half zipped black slacks and resumed to run around the mansion like a headless chicken trying to gather his work papers for the meeting.
Checking his Armani watch, the brunette had 2 minutes to spare.
I have GOT to get rid of this cowlick before presenting myself before anyone!
Coating his fingers in a generous amount of gel,Eren brushed his hair backwards on the sides while leaving the front with a bit of a fringe. This made him look abit older and hence, giving him a more mature feeling. Pinching the cowlick, he twirled the tuft of hair inwards and held it for a good 10 seconds before releasing.
Will you look at that, it stayed down! Quickly styling his fringe abit, he decided he looked well presented and grabbed his car keys and was out the door.
"Im...surprised we..made it..." Eren's ragged breaths got the better of him as he was hunched over with hands on his knees gasping for breath. The two siblings were at a company called 'Maria Inc' since the meeting would be held here shortly.
"Hnnn...This place is pretty impressive" The brunette looked around in awe at how different the atmosphere was compared to his company.
Maria Inc was one of the more impressive competitor companies amongst the 5. Conveniently set in the midst of a flourishing economy it was no surprise that the company would have risen to one of the top 5 in just 2 years.
"Eren...The meeting is starting, look" Mikasa motioned at the increase of men in gaudy looking suits.
"We should start heading inside now, do i look presentable?" Straightening out his tie and tugging on his blazer, Eren hoped that he would be able to suppress his anger this time and not to lash out at anyone who made derogatory comments towards him.
It was just 3 years ago when the young man had just inherited his father's company at the age of 21. It was his first time at a meeting discussing which companies were to join with another. This would happen if one company failed to meet a certain amount of money by the end of the year which caused them to merge with bigger companies in order to earn more profit. Being a small but steadily rising company, many would see it as almost impossible for it to rise to the position of the 4th in such a short amount of time. However, Grisha was able to do it and the brunette had snapped when one of the men in the meeting had accused him of using illegal means to gain so much profit.
He had promised to crush every competitor company and to rise to be one of the best to prove that his dad wasn't a fraud.
"Never reveal too much because they will use that against you in order for them to take over"
Keeping those words in his head, Eren took a deep breath before stepping into the meeting room.
"Tch, this meeting is ridiculous" The raven-haired man muttered.
"Just wait it out Levi, it'll be over before you know it!" A girl in glasses with chestnut coloured hair bounced around in her seat, "Plus we ARE one of the top 5 companies, its an unspoken rule that we have to absorb some companies into our own. Plus it benefits us more than you know it"
"Look at all these old and dirty men, their eyes are clouded with greed and this seat better be clean, or I'm going to make them clean this shitfuck chair of mine" Levi growled at having to wait for so long for something he didn't even want to turn up to.
"It looks like we are all here" A deep voice boomed. Looking up he saw a man around his mid thirties with piercing blue eyes and blonde hair.
"I am Erwin of Legionnaire Inc. The meeting commences now so if you would all just quiet down so we can proceed with our business here". A couple of murmurs were heard before quietening down.
Legionnaire Inc was the number 1 company that has absorbed most small companies into its own at every annual meeting held. The man running it, Erwin Smith, was known for his unmatched negotiating skills and could easily manipulate you if you were too careless.
Levi's head faintly throbbed as Erwin spoke on and on about the necessities of one's company before absorbing more into its own.
Tch, my damn headache better not come back right now.
Clearly not paying attention, the ravenette scanned the room in boredom.
That was when silver eyes met teal ones in surprise.
L-Levi!? What is he doing here!?
Wide-eyed, Eren stared at Levi, not paying a single attention to the discussion happening at the present moment. The two locked gazes for a moment before the world seemed to drown out before the brunette.
Eren knew he couldn't take personal matters to such important meetings and he knew better than to reveal anything before these men, but he could not take his eyes off Levi. A million questions rushed through the younger man's head.
What is he doing here? Does he run a company just like i do? If he does then which company and is it a big company or a small company? Is he perhaps...one of my rivaling companies...?
Cringing at the thought of having Levi as one of his competitors, the brunette internally cursed at his situation. I promised my father to crush every competing company...but what if Levi IS actually one of my biggest competitors!? What am i going to do!? I can't do that to him!
Noticing the change in Eren's mood, Mikasa looked over to where her brother was looking. She saw a man with a deep scowl that held an imposing and mature aura. Feeling an unpleasant vibe emanate from this man, she glared at him. Unfazed the man simply shook it off as nuisance and returned to glimpse at Eren before sitting back in his chair to pay attention to the meeting.
"Hey...Levi, that girl's been glaring at your for a while now. Do you know her?" Hanji whispered to the bored man.
"No and when is this goddamn meeting going to end? It's been 2 hours already" Levi furrowed his brows even further. His head wasn't the one aching so much this time, it was his heart. Seeing Eren again, he felt a deep sense of connection to the young man but he didn't know why. It was as if the brunette was the key thing to filling the gap in Levi's heart.
I just met him yesterday, yet why am i so wary of him?
Shaking the feeling off he peered at the handouts that were given in front of them. Two columns of names were written down the page, one column being the top 5 companies and the other column being the smaller companies.
Legionnaire Inc. Maria Inc. Kyojin Inc. Jaeger Inc. Garrison Inc.
Jaeger Inc.
Levi's eyes stopped at the name Jaeger. His head suddenly began throbbing painfully. He knew it was going to be one of those moments where he felt like he was going to remember something he had forgotten. Jaeger...Jaeger...that's a last name...but what's the...first name...?
The raven-haired man gripped his head as the throbbing became excruciating, it felt like daggers were being pushed through his temples.
Hanji noticed that her best friend was having another one of his headache attacks and instantly grabbed the piece of paper from his hands and ticked some boxes in the second column.
"If you've finished ticking the boxes, hand the printouts down the table and you may leave" Erwin's refined voice resounded.
Hurriedly, Hanji returned to Levi and helped him up. Still gripping his head, the man was able to regain his composure and walk out of the room briskly. Wanting nothing but to go home, Levi walked at a pace that enabled him to get to his car before he felt like collapsing.
Looking extremely worried, Hanji offered to drive the ravenette home.
"Hey Levi...are you alrite?, want me to drive you to the doctors?" Glancing now and then at the man slumped in his leather seat.
"No...Just drive me home, I'll be fine", Not wanting to talk anymore he closed his eyes and felt himself drift off.
Eren felt extremely dejected when he saw Levi leave with what looked like his assistant. Wanting to leave aswell, he forced himself to focus on the printout infront of him. Reading over it, his eyes fell over the name 'Kyojin Inc'. Printed finely under it was the names "Levi and Hanji".
Feeling his heart drop as he stared at the name "Levi AND Hanji", Eren took in a deep breath and ticked some boxes before handing the paper down.
"Mikasa...lets go...I don't feel well so i want to rest now"
"I'll drive, you can rest in the car" the dark haired girl responded, voice laced with worry.
So...he already has a lover huh..
Holding back tears, Eren forced himself not to think about it.
No no, stop jumping to conclusions, it might just be his work partner!
Yeah, yeah that's definitely it. She's not his lover.
She cant be...
Letting a tear slide down his cheek, the brunette furrowed his brows and closed his eyes.
That night Eren decided he would go to Levi's company tomorrow. He couldn't leave things as it was now, even if he was taken, the brunette would never give up in trying to take Levi back.
I promised him i would never give up in looking for him
Wrapping himself in black satin sheets, Eren lay awake thinking of how he would get Levi to remember him.
Not far away, Hanji was carrying the limp body of her bestfriend into his house.
Levi had passed out in his car and the poor girl almost had a heart attack when he didn't respond to her calling.
Ughhh! How can such a small body be so HEAVY!? Woops, i better not say that or he'll get angry
Dragging him to his bed and tucking him in, Hanji looked worriedly at the man before turning and leaving.
Making sure that the man wouldn't go to work tomorrow she hurriedly scribbled a few words on some paper and left it on the dinner table outside.
DONT COME TO WORK TOMORROW. REST. I'll take care of everything - Hanji
5 hours later ~
Levi awoke still feeling the painful throb in his forehead. He briefly recalled looking at the name Jaeger before his mind blacked out. His headaches had seemed to have to gotten worse ever since Eren showed up.
Ugh! A sharp stab of pain caused Levi to grip his head.
Jaeger...I know that name...
Another sharp stab of pain and then another and another, Ughhh! No, i can't...black out now! I'm on the verge of remembering something important! I...can't!
By now, the pain in the ravenette's head had become unbearable, it felt like his skull was tearing itself apart.
Jaeger...! Jaeger...
Eren Jaeger
And with that, Levi's mind blanked out.
WEeeeeee! i think that went pretty well!
I couldn't really describe the meeting very well because ive never been to a super political whatnot meeting but yeah!
i hope that was good enough for you guys...
but on the bright side! Levi got Eren's name!
from here on its going to start building up to fluff and stuff ;3
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