The Ereri Project!

Coward (Superhero)

A/N: That photo is so cute! Huh? I haven't done a Superhero AU in awhile!

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Eren stands between Mikasa and Jean behind the mayor as he jovially talks about some nonsense.

All three of them are wearing similarly trained expressions even though no one can really see their faces.

All three of them have places they should otherwise be but Armin told them it was best they went so the public can have some positive idea of who they are.

Eren thinks most of them are just surprised Mikasa's actually a woman; she's got superspeed so no one could really get a picture than really showed off the fact that she has hips, breasts, and a ponytail sticking out the back of her mask.

Eren keeps telling her to cut it short and wear it completely under her mask but she told him she likes her ponytail too much. He has to respect that.

Eren is happy when he finally sees Levi in the crowd of spectators, eyes trained directly on his boyfriend. The two of them were going to go to the nearby art museum today until Eren had to be here.

He thought the mayor was just giving them the key to the city but this looks more like a party.

There was music playing until the mayor starting talking, there are balloons everywhere, all kind of vendors have set up tables around to sell things.

It looks more like a party than a ceremony.

"Do any of you have anything to say to your people?" The mayor asks, a big, fake smile on his face.

Eren and Jean are both surprised when Mikasa steps forward. "There you go Marathon," the mayor says, stepping out of her way so she can step up to the microphone.

Mikasa clears her throat. "Citizens of Trost," she says. Eren is proud of her for speaking up.

"I've been fighting for this city since before the Alliance was officially formed so I've seen the worst the people here have to offer. All I have to say about that is, you people ought to be ashamed of yourselves. I catch fifteen people a week all doing ridiculous things so they have a chance to get close to me or one of my teammates and I'm tired of it. My entire like is not Marathon and I don't want her to be my life but it's coming to a point where she has to be to keep all of you people in line all the time. So I strongly suggest you people get your act together before people like me start disappearing."

With that, she walks away from the microphone and speeds away from the stage. Eren and Jean both stand with dropped jaws; Armin is going to give her such an earful about this later.

Suddenly the crowd starts revolting, the mayor is frozen. Jean rushes up to the microphone, trying to calm everyone down.

Eren's eyes flick through the crowd in a panic, he's lost sight of Levi. He levitates above the crowd and starts searching. People are shoving against each other, screaming questions at him.

His panic starts shifting into anger and before he knows it he's scream, "QUIET!"

They freeze and stare at him, he goes back to the microphone so he has a moment to kind of cool off before he speaks.

"I have no idea what Marathon is thinking, none of us are going anywhere. But she does have the right idea, you people should be ashamed of yourselves. Calm the fuck and listen. She said things would be fine if you all stopped being crazy, just follow the rules and everything will be fine!" He stares at the still, silent crowd.

"Now, someone very important to me was in this huge mass of people and now I can't see them, so if you'll stay still I'd like to see if I can find them, Centaur, you come too and make sure no one got trampled."

Jean follows obediently, scanning the crowd for children who may have fallen, or people who may have been sitting on the ground and got stepped on.

On his way to find Levi, Eren helps up at least a dozen and a half people.

Scared people are monsters, he thinks.

When he finally finds Levi, the raven is trying to get off the ground but his ankle is twisted, Eren has to force himself not to rage again.

"Can you get up sir?" he asks Levi, hating that he has to use the formality with so many ears around.

"There's something wrong with my ankle," Levi replies.

Eren nods and looks at the people around. "Well?" he says. "Start calling ambulances, he's definitely not the only one hurt out here. Make sure no one steps on him again."

With that, Eren sneaks away to find somewhere to get changed. He races back to the crowd to find Levi. "Oh my God, are you alright?" he asks, for show, when he find Levi again in the slowly dispersing crowd.

"I told you this would be a disaster," Levi replies, shaking his head.

"How's your ankle?" Eren asks.

"I think I just twisted it, I should be fine."

Eren sits on the ground and pulls Levi onto his lap, hugging him. "I'm so sorry," he says. "I shouldn't have let this happen."

"It's just an ankle," Levi says with a shrug. "I'm better than most people, remember? I should be fine by tomorrow."

Eren kisses Levi's cheek. "I'm still sorry."

"Well, have Mikasa come apologize to me and we'll be square."

Eren smiles. "Deal."