"Don't move." Mizuki ordered.
Mizuki was basically straddling this man's waist to hold him down and when he looked at his face his eyes widened. This man, or rather this boy did not look like he was supposed to be out here. He had a small, round fac...
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When night fell they decided to stop for the day and retire to a cave.
Mizuki was realizing that they were getting closer and closer to Rivania and he had no idea what he would do once they reached.
Hand over Eren to his father?
What would happen to Eren once he's in the walls of Rivania?
Would he get punished?
Would he get killed?
Mizuki's heart wrenched at the thought of Eren getting killed.
He had gotten to know Eren in the last few days. To him, Eren wasn't some woeful Royal member of Yarisha.
To him, Eren was the freckled boy with honey eyes and a blinding smile. He wanted to see the light in his eyes return. He didn't want to see tears in his eyes once again.
He wanted to see him happy.
That was when Mizuki realized he was fucked.
Royally fucked.
"Goodnight." Mizuki turned to see Eren walking to the back of the cave.
They had found another blanket this time and so there was no need for them to sleep next to each other.
Mizuki tried to tell himself that he wasn't disappointed.
He sighed and slid to ground as he draped the blanket over himself and rested his head against the wall.
He tried to sleep but his mind was wide awake and his eyes kept straying towards where Eren was.
After a couple of minutes Mizuki heard the sound of shuffling and then Eren was walking towards him while holding the blanket with his tied hands.
"What's wrong?" Mizuki asked raising his eyes to meet Eren's nervous gaze.
"Can-can I sleep here?" He stumbled over his words and Mizuki could have sworn that he was blushing in embarrassment.
"Why?"
"I-well-I just." Eren stopped talking before he turned around. "Never mind, forget I said anything."
"Eren." Mizuki said, it was the first time he said his name and he couldn't deny how much he loved the sound of his name leaving his lips.
"Come here."
Eren turned back around and immediately shuffled closer to Mizuki before sitting down next to him and getting under his blanket.
"Thank you." He whispered and Mizuki felt as if his heart was pounding out of his chest.
When Eren fell asleep Mizuki didn't even try to convince himself out of it as he grabbed his face and once again placed him on his lap.
