Porcelain : Levi x Reader (Royal AU)

T w e l v e : Nocturne in A Minor

You're not entirely surprised when Eren doesn't show up for lunch or dinner time and no one brings up anything having to do with the wedding. You're grateful for that and for the fact that no one says anything as you excuse yourself within the first ten minutes of each meal as well. You're just not in the mood to play pretend or to be anywhere near Zeke.

You're also grateful that your lessons with Hange don't begin today, you're not sure that you would be able to handle anything else big happening.

Besides, you still had your proposed meeting with Eren in a few minutes and you needed some time to mentally prepare yourself. To be honest, you hadn't thought about what this meeting was going to be about in the first place. Well, you wanted of course to make sure that Eren hadn't totally flown off the rails, most worrying was the look he had given Historia at the table during the announcement.

The worst possible thing that could happen was more people finding out about their affair and causing more problems than needed. There's a knock on your door and Eren announces himself, his voice sounds annoyed but you're happy he had kept his word of coming. The last time he had come to your room was because his father had forced him to give you the bracelet. It felt like forever ago as there was not a moment of peace ever since you had stepped foot into this castle.

Nervously you fidget with the bracelet Eren had given you that day as Levi looks to you to make sure that you're ready. A silent nod is all he needs to open the door.

Eren struts through, his gaze is deadly and a small part of you regrets the fact that you had to reveal your trump card just to get him here. However, you knew it was the only way he would ever agree to meet with you.

You motion for him to follow you to your balcony and surprisingly he does and takes a seat across from you. Both Levi and Mikasa guard the French doors that lead to the veranda and turn their backs to you offering a false sense of privacy.

Outside the air is cool and the moon shines brightly. You can see a few stars here and there but there seems to be far less in the sky than back home in Asiko.

"So what did you call me here for? To threaten me?" Eren starts. His beautiful green eyes were honestly the most dazzling in the entire castle and yet every time his gaze was trained on you they were filled with negative emotion, sometimes amusement if you were doing something mildly entertaining.

You sigh, "Yes and no."

He scoffs, "What does that even mean, just get to the point."

You roll your eyes, "I called you here to make sure you were ok. You freaked out over the announcement on me and I wanted to see if you were backing down from our truce-"

"I haven't forgotten about our truce. I knew this was coming anyway, them pushing up the date just...overwhelmed me."

You can tell however messed up it is, that this is Eren's version of an apology. You recall the conversation you had overheard about Eren from Mikasa and Armin. You realize that even though you both were royals, Mikasa and Armin were right, Eren was different because he really never had to care about anyone but himself. He had everything handed to him on a silver platter as the prince of the most powerful kingdom in the world. And you, you were just the 5th princess of a nation that was barely holding on, one that was counting on you to marry Eren so that this alliance would become official and you could save them from poverty.

He studies your face but you give nothing away as he begins talking again. "Anyway you have nothing to worry about, we'll get married, stay out of each other's way, and respect each other." He stands up ready to leave when you stop him.