Eren was beginning to realise that most of Armin's days consisted of eating, socialising, cuddling with anyone he could get his hands on, sleeping, sleeping and more sleeping. A smidge of reading when he could fit it into his hectic schedule. Even now Eren was trapped by the weight of the pregnant Omega as he slept, snoring softly through parted lips. Eren had tried to move a few hours earlier but Armin had woken up and growled so loud at him, Eren nearly pissed himself and scrambled back to cuddle with the Omega. Eren was learning that you don't mess with Armin's cuddling and sleeping cycle. So the recently presented Omega was trapped, desperately looking through the window, trying to catch some Omega's attention to come save him. Unfortunately, none had seen him or bothered to save him. Until Hange came past, pressing her face against the window and staring at Eren with such a wild look, he prayed she wouldn't come into the room. Apparently someone had it out for him today because she cackled before walking into the room.
"Woah, Armin's got you locked down." She grinned as she stayed just a few steps in front of the door.
"Help." Eren mouthed Hange only gave a distorted hoot and clapped her hands together.
"Lucky for you, you are supposed to be coming with me and Armin has someone that wants to see him." Hange replied.
"So are you going to wake him up or me?" Eren questioned, glancing down at the sleeping Omega, kind of scared of him now. Hange clapped her hands twice before leaning right next to Armin's ear. Eren's face paled at what he expected her to do but she only gave him a wink.
"Armin!" She squealed, immediately making the Omega awaken and jump out of his skin. One of his fists reached up to the doctor's glasses and yanked them away from her face, tossing it to the side.
"Oh come on! No temper tantrums, Erwin is here today to visit you." She said, bending over to pick up her thrown glasses. Armin noticeably calmed at her words, silently pushing himself off the bed and beginning to get dressed. Eren felt like a used toy at that point of time, not even getting a second glance.
"Where is he?" Armin asked, slipping these sock looking shoes on his feet.
"Where he was last time." Hange replied and then Armin was gone, as fast as his stomach could allow him. Armin followed the corridor, path practically memorised in his head. He knocked at the door twice, tingling with excitement. He got to see Krista again. She would be about two now if he added it all up and he hadn't seen her for about nine months because of his distress and to say he was ecstatic was an understatement. He yearned to hold the pup, hell he even missed her crying. Without waiting for a reply he yanked the door open, waddling his way into the room. Erwin was passed out on the bed, Krista tucked up into his arm, head resting on the Alpha's chest. The Omega smiled softly as he walked over, running a hand through his daughter's blond hair then his mate's. He placed a soft kiss on Erwin's cheek.
"Erwin, it's me. Wake up please." Armin spoke into Erwin's ear, watching as the Alpha stirred. Armin allowed him time to wake up and scooped up his daughter, rocking her softly in his arms.
"Armin…?" Erwin asked, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes as he peered up at his mate.
"She's still so small." Armin murmured, tucking a lock of hair behind Krista's ear.
"She probably be small like you. Maybe even an Omega." Erwin smiled, pushing himself off the bed to snake his arms around Armin's waist. He leant down, kissing their sleeping daughter on the forehead.
"If that means she has to come here, I hope not." Armin sighed, tightening his grip around her body. Erwin sighed and placed a kiss on Armin's cheek and then forehead.
"I know, sweetie." Erwin muttered.
"I'm surprised she even fell asleep honestly. She's was throwing a massive temper tantrum. I don't know how she gets the energy because she never sleeps." Erwin yawned, covering his mouth with the back of his hand. Armin couldn't deny he looked dead tired with his messy hair, dark bags under his eyes and the hooded gaze he was giving. He was slouched over too, making him look much smaller than his normal height.
"She's at that stage already," Armin grimaced, looking down at the child who had begun to stir. He had already missed so much and he still couldn't be with her. Small tears had begun to well up in his eyes as he looked down at his daughter He twisted his head away from Erwin, trying to hide the tears but his mate was too sharp.
"Are you okay?" Erwin asked immediately, worry filling his voice.
"I-I'm f-fine." Armin replied, balancing Krista with one hand so he could hide his tears with the other. The Alpha just hugged the Omega, without another word, pressing his nose into his neck. Armin inhaled sharply, being soothed by his scent. Krista began to fuss in-between them, making small incoherent mumbles. Armin quickly brought her up to his shoulder, rubbing circles into her back.
"Shh, baby it's okay." He cooed. She started to cry, face scrunched up and red, screaming the word "No" over and over again. The Omega became startled by her outburst and attempted to soothe her.
"Dadda!" She screamed, her legs kicking against Armin's hip and her tiny fists hitting his shoulder. Armin looked up at Erwin, tears flowing down his face and held out Krista to him.
"She doesn't like me." Armin whispered to himself, as he watched his daughter instantly calm down once she was pressed against Erwin's chest.
"She doesn't recognise me. She resents me. Oh god." He started backing away from the two, beginning to sob.
"She doesn't resent you. She just needs time to remember your scent, is all." Erwin insisted, stepping forward to close the gap. He placed her to the ground, giving her a light pat on the shoulder to encourage her to go play, which only seemed to upset Armin before.
"She can walk!" He cried, using the palm of his hands to smudge his tears. The blond Alpha enveloped his mate into a hug, careful not to squish the child he had growing inside of him.
"It's not your fault that you can't be with her. When she's older she'll understand." Erwin said, hands travelling up and down his mate's back in attempt to soothe him. Armin just sniffed with a quick nod and nestled himself into Erwin's chest.
Eren sat behind the desk, silent as he watched Hange read over her notes. He tapped his fingers against his knee impatiently, looking around the room for something to occupy his thoughts. He let out a puff of air and ran a hair through his messy hair that he hadn't had time to brush.
"So!" Hange said excitedly, slamming down the papers with a grin sprawled onto her face, "I've got good news and good news." She leaned forward over her desk, arms leaning over the messy paperwork she left lying on the surface.
"I doubt it." Eren muttered, too low for Hange to hear.
"The pills worked! You are about a week out from your next heat." She informed, eyes getting that crazy look that Eren was getting awfully familiar with.
"What?!"
"Which means then you'll be mated with and possibly bonded. You'll get to meet some Alphas and – "
"Hold on!" Eren interrupted, throwing his hands up, "What do you mean pills and my heat in less than a week? I had my last heat like a week ago, isn't it supposed to be on like a three month cycle." Hange nodded throughout Eren's spiel, grin getting wider.
"See! That's what I found so interesting about the medicine combined with your blood. Normally the pills only bring heats forward about a month but yours came forward like a whole three months. It really is quite interesting. See your blood is – "
"And what's this about Alphas?" Eren interrupted her again to prevent her from going on a tangent.
"Well the Association will provide you with a selection of genetically compatible Alphas that you will choose a mate from. However, if you decide you don't want a mate, I will decide the most compatible Alpha for you to spend your heat with." She informed, pushing her glasses further up the bridge of her nose. Eren just remained silent, attempting (failing) to take all this new information. He had at least thought he could get away with three months of not being pregnant but no. A week out from his heat and be asked to choose someone to fuck him and sire his pups.
"So I have about three lined up that would have the best results with you." She said joyfully, rustling through some papers before picking one up. She scanned it quickly before nodding her head and hummed.
"Yep three it is! Let's go meet them, shall we?" Eren paled, shrinking back into his chair, shaking his head. Hange leapt from her's, griping Eren's upper arm and tugging him from the chair.
"It'll be fun, you'll love them. Well at least one I hope." She giggled, ignoring Eren's lack of words.