in the name of fritz / the crown

Chapter Six: The Arousing Prospect

That night truly was like no other. Months have passed since that wonderful moment, and the couple have decided to come out with their relationship status. Certainly, the royal government wasn't too happy about it, nor the church of the walls, but they couldn't do anything to stop it. There was nothing wrong against it, so their hateful comments and opinions had to be kept amongst themselves. Plus, they didn't know what the queen would do if she overheard one of them. Being beheaded wasn't on their bucket list, but at the same time, she isn't a ruthless monarch.
Sitting at her chair in her office was (Y/N). She was spending a week or two in the farm she grew up on with Historia. They needed to take a break from the life in Mitras and away from such demanding needs. Although they were having fun and enjoying themselves amongst the children in the new orphanage they built nearby, the older sister still had piles and piles of work that needed to be done. Her hand felt sore and strained as she continued on with the signing and writing of papers. (Y/N) wanted to get it done with quickly to enjoy the rest of her time either alone or with Historia. Fulfilling the job as sovereign was tiring and demanding, but she somehow made it work well, surprisingly.

Three knocks at the door took her out of a determined focus. Was it dinner already? No, it was still too early for that. (Y/N) was waiting for any distraction to come in any shape or form to give her a break. She set the pen down and looked up at the wooden door,
"You may enter." She said.
The door opened to reveal a Military Police officer. He walked a few feet into the room to stand in front of her desk, and bow his head down to her,
"Eren Yeager from the Scouts has come to visit you, your majesty." He said.
(Y/N) raised an eyebrow,
"What for?" She asked.
"He did not say." He said, "He told us that it was about important matters, and needed to see you immediately."
She thought for a moment. She didn't like Eren, nor dislike him, but she also didn't want to see him. Though, if he said it was for important matters, she might as well go ahead and talk to him. The officer noticed her silence and stoic face,
"I can tell him to leave, ma'am." He said.
"No, it's alright." Said (Y/N), standing up, "I'll see what he wants."
She walked around the table and out of the room, the officer following shortly behind her,
"Where is he?" She asked.
"In the backyard by the fence." He said, "Would you like me to escort you there?"
"Thank you, but I'm fine going myself."

The officer only nodded before walking away a few feet in front of her to get to the back door before her. He opened it up for her so she could exit, to which (Y/N) thanked him for. Standing alone by the fence was Eren. His medium-length hair blew in the wind as he watched the sun slowly start to go down. It was about to be sunset. What perfect timing. She walked up next to him,
"Aren't you cold?" She asked.
He quickly turned around at the sound of her voice, only to quickly bow his head down,
"Your majesty." He said before standing back up straight.
(Y/N) felt a cold, a very cold, breeze go past them, to which she shivered at,
"I'm fine." Said Eren, "The better question is if you're cold or not?"
She rolled her eyes at his amusing remark,
"Funny." She said, smiling only a tiny bit, "We're in the middle of the winter, of course I'm cold."
She cleared her throat,
"Anyway." She started, "Care to explain why you have come to visit me out of the blue?"
(Y/N) crossed her arms over her chest, piercing straight into his emerald eyes. That intense stare was enough to kill, no matter what emotion showed in them. He inhaled sharply, trying to show that she was not intimidating to him whatsoever.

"I wanted to discuss a few private matters with you." He said, "Things that not even the government knows about, and I would only like it to be kept between us."
(Y/N) cocked her head to the side,
"And what makes you think I won't go and tell them?" She asked.
"You will understand why." Said Eren.
She started to become tense all of a sudden, her shoulders being nearly shoved up to her earlobes. Already she knew that this conversation was going to be headed in a bad way,
"Go ahead..." She ushered.
"Do you know the powers of the Founding Titan?" He asked.
(Y/N) looked taken aback for a moment, only to nod her head with confidence. Though, she wasn't going to list every single one of them for him, she was going to remain cautious and keep many of the Founding's secrets to herself,
"All of them." She said, "Memory-alteration, titan creation and control, and much more...Why do you ask?"
Eren only had to look at her hand for a split second, and she immediately knew what he was getting at,
"Oh." She muttered, "That day...Your reaction to when you kissed my hand. The founding coming in contact with somebody of royal blood will of course trigger something."
"Exactly." He said, "But I wasn't the only one who got triggered. You did as well."
"Yes, I did. And what about it?"