Awake My Soul - Ereri

Chapter 24 - Realisations

Levi woke, the sun shining through his window, the spring air, drifting through the slightly open window, was turning warm announcing the quickly approaching summer. Levi's arm was draped over Eren's bare chest. Smiling he kissed right over Eren's heart. He lazily drew patterns along the younger boys body, waiting for him to wake up. After about twenty minutes, Eren stirred out of his daze. Rubbing his eyes, he turned to look at Levi.

"Good morning." He smiled like a lovesick puppy and if Levi was honest, it made his heart flip over in his chest.

"Good morning." Levi replied kissing him softly. Eren pulled Levi into him and the two lay there intertwined, both smiling softly.

"I'm going to shower." Levi told Eren, kissing his nose.

"Can I come?" Levi paused not sure exactly what Eren was asking. But when he studied Eren's face he came to the conclusion that Eren just didn't want the two to separate.

"Sure, but you can wait your turn." He smiled, "I'm not letting a taller person steal all my water." Eren laughed lightly, his smile beaming.

"Okay, okay." Levi got up and walked into the bathroom Eren behind him. Eren turned around and closed the door.

"There's no one else home?" Levi questioned.

"Yeah but your parents seem to have horrible timing." Eren laughed again.

"True." Levi said turning the taps and waiting for the water to heat up. When it was warm, Levi stepped in, closing the glass door behind him. The two talked back and forth, and if Levi was honest he found the fact that Eren was sitting in the bathroom comforting, for some insane reason. When he was done, Levi moved out of the shower and grabbed his towel off the hook. He moved to Eren, who had his arms out to him. When Eren moved to kiss him Levi smirked and moved away.

"Sorry, you're dirty and I'm clean and therefore you cannot touch me until you shower." Levi teased. Eren huffed.

"Fine." Eren turned the water back on and stepped into the shower also. Levi looked into the mirror to see that he probably needed to shave, some morning stubble resting upon his face. He brought out the razor and the shaving cream and began to shave. Eren was telling him some story, and he was laughing so hard that he couldn't actually get the words out. Although Levi found this terribly annoying he loved it, he loved the way Eren's voice lit up and the way he could imagine what expression the boys face was contorted into. And he loved the fact that he could see the silhouetted outline of Eren's body through the fogged glass, and he loved Eren. Levi realised that he was completely and utterly in love with this boy and that there was no going back, Levi's hands shook and he was glad he had just finished shaving, although that didn't stop his dropping the razor. His hand instinctively went out to catch it and his palm felt the fierce sting before he had realised his mistake. He let out an involuntary gasp of pain and let go of the razor, letting it, covered in his blood, drop into the white sink.

"Levi? Are you okay?" Eren turned off the taps and came rushing out of the shower, when he saw the blood he gasped.

"Oh, god." Eren's dripping wet body pressed against Levi's dry one as Eren grasped Levi's hand.

"I'm fine." Levi assured him. Levi just stared at the blood dripping from his palm into the basin. 

"What happened?"

"I got distracted, it's nothing just a little cut." Levi shrugged.

"I'm sorry I distracted you didn't I? With my story." Eren's eyes widened worried.

"No, I just realised I still hadn't given you your gift, that's all." Levi lied, "It doesn't hurt."

"Where's the first aid kit?"