Hello friends! Next chapter coming your way...Also, warning for this one: you may get a few nosebleeds, it's pretty dang fluffy. But doesn't our lovely teal-eyed brat deserve as much for his birthday?!

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-Ghousties

Eren awoke with full slants of sunlight beaming in through his window. He immediately frowned, knowing that because he had slept late into the morning that he would not see Levi until the afternoon. He sighed and tried not to let the thought make him sad. That would just ruin his day further. He sat up slowly around his swollen belly.

"Good morning, sleeping dipshit."

Eren jumped at the voice. Who the hell was in his room? He turned to the familiar resonance, eyes widening when he took in his lover's form leaning in the doorway.

"Levi! Why aren't you out training?! You're never up and out this late!" Eren blubbered.

Levi rolled his eyes. "I know I'm never late. And I'm not today either-I took the day off."

The brunette frowned. "Why did you take off? Aren't you going to need those days for when the baby comes?"

The Corporal's brow furrowed as he approached the boy's bedside. He came close enough to lay one hand on Eren's belly and the other in his brown locks. Levi smirked slightly when Eren looked up to him with curious eyes.

"March 30th."

"What?"

Levi scoffed, "That's the date, idiot. Don't tell me you forget what that means."

Eren pouted back against the pillow, thinking. Realization hit him.

"O-oh...it's my birthday?" Eren said curiously.

Levi flicked the tip of his nose in annoyance, "No shit it's your birthday."

That made sense then; Levi waking up early and letting him sleep late, the Corporal's day off, and the little wrapped package on his nightstand. His birthday! The pregnancy not only had a knack for making time pass faster, but also for making him forgetful. Eren could see why Levi got frustrated with him.

"S-sorry..." he muttered, frowning at his ignorance.

Levi leaned in and kissed the teen's brow, stroking his hair back lovingly. The hand on his belly left him to grab up the little box on his table.

"Don't apologize for stupid shit," Levi chided, slipping the box into Eren's palm. "Just open your present."

"Levi you didn't have to-"

"Just open the present, brat."

Eren pouted again a moment before he got over himself and began to tear into the wrappings on the small container. Levi watched him with careful eyes, nose scrunching when Eren threw the paper off the package and onto the bed in sloppy scraps. Eren's teal eyes lit up like a match when he opened the little gift to reveal a small bar of...chocolate?

"Oh my god...w-where did you get this?" Eren breathed in awe.

"I have my ways."

"This must have cost a fortune! Chocolate is...like super rare! I-I can't take this!"

Eren tried to push the box away but Levi held it in place with a firm hand.

"Stop it, Eren. You deserve this."

The pregnant man's face began to get hot and his green eyes got misty with tears.

"Why are you so good to me?" Eren sniffled.

Levi rolled his gray orbs, "Come on, Eren, breathe for a second, will you? It's the least I can do considering everything you do for me."

The teen laughed bitterly. He snuggled his head under Levi's chin and breathed in the man's sweet scent. "And what exactly do I ever do for you?"

"Well for one..." Levi laid a kiss into a chestnut mop of hair and rubbed a gentle hand across Eren's protruding stomach. "You're carrying my child."

Eren shivered under Levi's ticklish touch. Strong arms hugged him closer and he couldn't help but feel privileged for being able to be this close to the man he loved so dearly.

"Levi...I-"

"And secondly..." the older let his lips drift along his pregnant lover's collar, "You're beautiful."

Eren let out a soft mewl at the addicting attention-they really hadn't had much time lately for such frivolous affections with Levi's work and Eren's pregnancy.

"Thirdly, you keep me sane."

The teen laughed at Levi's weirdly sentimental words-where did he go so right in order to get such kindness from the stoic Captain Levi?

"And how do I do that, hmmmn?" Eren purred.

"Tch. As if I know. I've been wondering that since the day I fell in love with your bratty ass," Levi scoffed, slipping onto the bed and hugging even closer to his husband.

Eren giggled goofily and turned his nose into Levi's chest. They laid there together in quiet peace awhile. It was the happiest Eren had been in a long, long time. He was in bed at eleven in the morning, nothing to do, nowhere to go, with the most amazing man in the world hugging his back and their child happy and warm in his stomach. Perfection. He never wanted to move again.

A warm pair of lips trailed against his ear causing him to sigh in content. Corporal

was being really affectionate today...

"When you're ready, brat, I'll give you your next present," Levi whispered into his ear.

Eren shuddered, "I don't need anything else, Levi."

"I know," the man nuzzled his hair and kissed his earlobe, making Eren tremble more. "But I like to spoil my brat rotten. And since it's your birthday I thought I'd do something extra special for you."

That perked up the still slightly sleepy shifter.

"U-uuhmm..." Eren stuttered as Levi stood from the bed. "W-we probably shouldn't do it-it may be too hard on the b-baby..."

Levi raised a slim brow at the accusation. He patted Eren's belly.

"Who said anything about sex?" Levi asked casually.

Eren's cheeks flowered a bright pink color. He opened and closed his mouth like a fish, searching for his words.

"I-I thought that's what you were talking about!" Eren yelped.

Levi smirked devilishly, getting down on his knees in front of the bed and pulling Eren's legs to hang over the edge. Eren squeaked at the motion, stomach stirring in confusion.

"L-levi?"

The older kissed his knee.

"I was going to suggest I give you a foot and back massage but if you're that horny..."

"No! Massages are fine for now! Thank you," Eren squawked, covering his face in embarrassment.

Levi smirked again, "Shitty brat."

His Corporal grabbed up one of his socked feet and began to rub it smoothly. Eren moaned in relief; his feet had been aching for weeks without relief, but the muscles melted against Levi's fingertips instantly. Levi's strong hands were made for massages, Eren quickly realized. Titan killing machine his ass-Levi would have been an even better masseuse.

"Levi that feels so damn good..." Eren groaned.

"I can tell from the way you're crooning, dumbass," Levi deadpanned.

His lover rubbed a few more circles in his arches before picking up the other foot and giving it equal treatment. This-Eren thought-was way better than sex. He sighed again in pleasure as the stress chaffed off of his heels.

Eren whined when Levi set down his feet. His hands inched up his ankles, rubbing and squeezing the muscles all the way up his legs. When he got to his thighs, Eren tensed, his blush threatening to take his composure again.

"L-levi..." he warned.

"I'm not going to do anything, idiot-I said I wouldn't," Levi soothed. "Now turn around and I'll rub your back."

Eren turned haphazardly around his swollen belly, Levi's hands hovering to help him if needed. He settled back down and leaned into Levi, feeling his hands snake around to his shoulders. He felt a small pinch and his back melted in a puddle of muscle.

"Aahhhhh...why are you sooo good at this?" Eren moaned.

He fell even further back into Levi's hands, just like puddy. The younger heard a soft scoff from Levi and somehow knew he was smiling. It made him happy to know that his pleasure could make Levi happy too. He closed his eyes and allowed the rubbing on his back to sooth him. Before he knew it, he had fallen asleep.

Levi saw the boy's eyes close and felt his body slacken a mere few seconds later. He sneered down at Eren in annoyance, but ultimately decided that his lover deserved a peaceful day to relax and sleep. He cradled his underling in his arms and laid him carefully on the bed, tucking a blanket under his chin.

Levi shook his head and smoothed Eren's hair a bit. He guessed the rest of the brat's presents would have to be given out later.

"Eren."

He next awoke to a firm hand shaking his shoulder. Eren groaned and tried to roll away from the pestering but to no avail. He felt a harsh slap to his upper back and yelped.

"Eren," Levi hissed, "it's getting late and you haven't eaten anything all day. So get your ass up so we can go down to eat."

The pregnant man whined and kicked his feet in a pout, crossing his arms over his swollen belly.

"Whhhhhy? Can't you just bring something up here for me, babe?" Eren begged.

"No. And stop calling me that."

"Ugh I don't want to get up I feel like crap..."

Levi scoffed, "No you don't, shithead."

"You don't know that," Eren countered.

The older shook his head and pinched the bridge of his nose. The mess hall was no more than two halls away; Did the brat really expect Levi to do all his bidding for these straight nine months?

He sighed, "Well how are you going to get your other presents if you don't get out of the damn bed today?"

That was all it took. Eren's eyes lit up with childlike excitement and he struggled up to a shaky stand. Levi sneered at his eagerness, but leant him a hand nonetheless.

"Come on, brat, let's go."

The walk was short and quiet, only making the obvious noise from the mess even more noticeable. Levi's nose scrunched up in distaste as he threaded his fingers with Eren's.

"Surprise him, my ass..." The Captain grumbled.

"What was tha-?"

"SURPRISE HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EREN!"

The collective shriek made the man jump out of his bones. His hand on Levi's became tight like a vice, and he was more than embarrassed to admit that his strained bladder had leaked a little at the surprise. The room was filled with Eren's friends and family, but it took him a moment to catch his breath from the shock.

Eren stumbled into the room a bit and Mikasa and Armin shot from their seats to help him sit. Mikasa brought him a glass of water and talked him through his breathing. Meanwhile, Levi was occupied with scolding Connie and Sasha, who had been the ones to jump out nearly right in front of Eren.

"I said surprise him not scare the shit out of him you dumbasses," Levi growled.

The disastrous duo cowered away, apologizing in excess. Levi glared at them specifically before broadening his glare.

"You all are fucking terrible at this," he reprimanded.

Eren quickly caught his breath, laughing lightly at the way Levi's militaristic side showed even in the planning of a party. Levi turned to him, daggers lightening only a bit.

"You alright?"

"Yeah, I'm fine," Eren chuckled.

He took a moment to take in his surroundings. There were blue and green streamers hanging from the rafters, along with big white table cloths on the mess benches. One table was filled with mouthwatering foods, another stacked with a couple brightly wrapped packages.

"I-is this...all for me...?" he breathed.

"All yours."

Happy tears began to brim in Eren's oceanic eyes. Levi frowned and patted his back, uttering at him to not get so emotional. But of course Eren couldn't help it.

"I-is that cake?" he asked in a small voice.

Levi nodded and reached down to lace his fingers with Eren's. The younger clutched tightly onto him and used him as a crutch to get closer to the food table. The delicacies there made him want to drool.

"How did you afford all this..?" Eren breathed in shock.

Captain Levi helped him to sit again and Armin cut the birthday boy a piece of cake with lots of frosting.

"Well, we decided to lump in your birthday celebration with your baby shower so that definitely helped with the money. And not to mention that the Captain's salary is quite large and advantageous," Armin explained with a smile.

Mikasa added in quietly, "The rest of us pitched in what we could, as well."

"So you'd better appreciate it, Jaeger," Jean sneered.

Wow, so even Jean was in on this? Eren felt blessed beyond anything he could ever imagine.

"Thank you all so much!" he squeaked, trying to hold back the tears.

Levi scoffed and pulled out a handkerchief to wipe off his brat's face.

"Quit blubbering shithead and eat your cake," he chided.

Eren did just that, scooping up a heap of cake and shoveling it down fast. It was damn good cake. So sweet and fluffy and...just amazing. He moaned from the deliciousness.

Once he finished his piece, he moved on to the little tray of sandwiches, and when he was done with that he began to snack on a bowl of chips. Everyone munched quietly around him, letting the pregnant man eat whatever outrageous amount of food he wanted. When he finally began to slow down, they plopped a blue package tied up with ribbons in front of him. He looked up curiously at the friends around him.

"For me?" he asked cautiously.

Armin smiled, "Technically for the baby. From me and Mikasa."

Eren couldn't contain his excitement as he tore through the wrapping on the gift. He threw open the box and pulled out a plush kitten stuffed animal.

"Awwwwwee! Thanks you guys!" Eren cooed as he held up the little white kitten-it looked just like Cookie the stray cat. He shifted his gaze to Levi with a grin, "Isn't it adorable?"

Levi scoffed and smirked at his sentimental lover, "Adorable."

Eren wiggled happily and placed the stuffie down gently. Next, Christa and Ymir stepped forward with a vibrantly colored bag. Eren snatched up the package and opened it excitedly. From a mess of tissue paper he pulled out a little onesie with the words "My daddy is a Scout" embroidered on the front along with the wings of freedom.

"Oh my god! Levi look~!" Eren squealed.

"I see it, Eren."

"Ymir and I made it ourselves. We'd thought it'd be cute what with you two being proud Scouts and all..." Christa explained sweetly. Ymir smirked and threw her arm over the other girl's shoulders.

"I love it," he assured, folding up the tiny clothing.

Jean, Sasha, and Connie were next. Eren eyed his horse-faced rival suspiciously as he set down a messily wrapped gift.

"Thanks..." he said cautiously as he pulled off the paper.

What he opened up was a package of tiny socks, all decorated to look like different foods. One pair looked like little cheeseburgers, another like cupcakes, another like steaming bowls of soup-typical for Sasha and Connie. Eren lifted an eyebrow at Jean.

"I just went in on it with them..." he grumbled moodily.

Eren laughed, "Well they're perfect."

His smile brightened the room with a liberating light.

It wasn't long after Eren had torn through all his presents and cake, prepared to fall asleep in his chair, that the rest of the squad was called to training. He dutifully said his farewells and thank yous before letting out a drawn out yawn. Levi inched closer to him on the mess bench and slipped a skillful hand to his waist.

"Thanks for the party, babe. I really needed that…" Eren mumbled happily, sinking into the crook of his lover's neck.

Levi kissed the crown of his head, murmuring into his locks a houghed, "Glad you enjoyed hanging around with your bratty friends."

The brunette chuckled a bit before realizing something, "Aren't you going to yell at me for calling you babe?"

The ravenette grunted haughtily, pinching Eren's side with the hand wrapped at his waist. The teen jumped a bit and slapped his husband playfully in the chest.

"I was hoping that if I ignored it, you'd get bored of that little name," the Corporal explained with an intent glance.

Eren grinned into Levi's neck, looking up at him with mischievous green eyes.

"Now why would I do that, babe?"

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