TPP
Princess Marie arrived from the Roses Kingdom. She greeted everyone and wrapped her arms lovingly into Erwins', smiling up at him. He smiled back down at her, putting up a show for his Grandparents.
"So, you two will share your room together. Your marriage ceremony will be soon!!" Erwins' Grandmother exclaimed.
Erwins' Grandparents were extremely against making Erwin marry someone he didn't want to, which was why they were so excited Erwin had chosen someone. They didn't even know Erwin had ever even spoken to Marie, but were ecstatic he chose someone before his 20th birthday rolled around. He was supposed to be King once he'd turned 18, but since he didn't have a wife, he couldn't be promoted.
They all met in the garden, and Levi was outside trimming the bushes. It pained him to see Erwin with another person, even though they weren't together. But they had sex, which was a serious thing. They bonded together--so that means he's allowed to be jealous, right? He felt anger rise within him when Erwin kissed the womans' head, and when his Grandmother squealed. Erwin felt Levis' eyes and looked up to meet the daggers he shot at him. He smiled nervously and mouthed a 'sorry' before looking back at his Grandparents, as well as his Father.
-~-Later, with Marie and Erwin.
Erwin hated to be cold to this woman, as she looked so sweet. But he didn't love her and he couldn't lie to her, so he told himself he would tell her. He opened the door for her and her body guard as he carried in all of her things. He rolled everything into a closet and bowed before leaving. Erwin opened his mouth to speak once he was gone, but Marie cut him off.
"Don't get too comfortable, blondie. I want nothing to do with you. I am simply doing this for my parents, understand?" Marie said, her face fixed into a glare.
Erwin opened his mouth, closed it, then opened it again. "I guess we're on the same page then." He spoke softly.
"Wait- what?" Marie asked, her facial features softening.
"I have a boyfriend. He's a servant here, but my Dad would kill me if I tried to marry him."
"So...then what? We get married and you secretly go around fucking one of your servants? What's gonna happen when we're supposed to have kids?"
Erwin pursed his lips. "My plan was to marry you. Then when I become King, tell my grandparents my dad killed my mother, aka their daughter, and forced me into a marriage I didn't want to be in. Allow them to murder him and not declare war." Erwin said.
Marie stared at him wide eyed. When she first met Erwin, he seemed as if he could never hurt a fly. Now he's talking about murdering his damn father?? She smiled nervously and walked to the closet, changing into her normal dress attire. When she came back, Erwin was already gone. He had went to Levis' dorm to talk.
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He told Levi all of his plans and explained in depth, though something seemed to be bothering Levi. Erwin wrapped his hands around Levis' and smiled reassuringly.
"Don't worry, this is going to work--I promise." He said. But Levi still had a nagging feeling, and Erwin could tell.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Erwin asked when he realized Levi was refusing eye contact. Levi didn't respond.
Erwin reached for Levi's face and smoothed his hair behind his ear. He gasped as all of Levi's face came into view. There was a bruise, that covered the top left half of his face.
"What the hell?? Who did this?" Erwin asked defensively, standing up.
"No one Erwin, I forgot I waxed the floor and slipped." Levi said nonchalantly.
He said it so casually, Erwin had no choice but to believe him. He was about to speak but stopped himself, as Levi looked like he didn't want to push the issue any further. He sighed and walked out of Levi's room. Erwin was unsure whether or not he should believe him but he didn't exactly have a lead on why he shouldn't believe him.
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It was the servants break time, and Levi had to use the bathroom. As he walked towards it he saw a group of greens and grays talking to eachother. Thinking nothing of it, he blindly walked into their trap.
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He washed his hands and stared at the bruise. He doesn't exactly remember the events that lead up to it, but he knows he didn't slip on the floor. He reached up to touch it and flinched slightly.
-Flashback-
The smell of chemicals always satisfies me, it reminds me how clean things will be. I just finished waxing the floor in the dorm hallways, and I'm currently wiping the walls. As I walk into the library, I spot a group of greens and grays, one of them was the girl with orange hair I had been talking to a few days ago.
I smiled at her as I organized the books, and she smiled back. One of the men she was with noticed this and glared at me, I glared back coldly. He backed down and looked away, crossing his arms. What a child, this man looks at least fucking 40. I walked out, careful not to slip on the newly waxed floor when I heard at least 3 pairs of footsteps running after me. I swiftly turned around but it was too late--something smacked the left top of my face, hard.
My ears began ringing as I fell back on my ass. My vision was blurry, but I could vaguely make out the attackers running away with a shovel in one of their hands. I breathed heavily, trying to regain my senses. As I blinked, I felt a hand set on my shoulder. My head snapped up to stare at the person. It was a red, with a tiny top hat and glasses. Their face was quite blurry. They hooked their hands under my arms and lifted me up, which I was not a fan of. We walked to the infirmary in uncomfortable silence. I realized that this was the red that was always at the Princes' side. His personal butler
-End of Flashback-
Levi looked up as 3 men walked into the room. 2 gray, 1 green. They waved at him politely and he walked over to the paper towel dispenser to dry his hands. As he shook the excess water off, he felt a hand grab his hair and yank him down. In a daze, he didn't react until he felt someone kick at his ribs. He gasped and rolled over to his side. He crawled between his attacker's legs and turned around, bringing his leg harshly up to the mans crotch. The man doubled over and Levi stood. Another man approached him with his fist balled. Levi grabbed the mans fist and twisted it behind his back. He brought his leg up again and kicked it into the mans arm, propelling him into the wall.
The man flew into the wall so hard a lamp fell and landed on his head, knocking him out. Levi breathed heavily, letting his guard down. The man who he had kicked in the crotch had recovered and grabbed the side of Levi's head. He drove his head into the mirror, glass shattered everywhere and dug into his forehead. He collapsed and held his head. Yet another man grabbed him by the collar and forced him to stand. This was when Levi remembered there were three men. He felt his arm twist until it could no longer and his bone snapped.
Levi let out a blood curtling scream and reached behind him, digging his thumb into the mans eyes. The attacker stepped back and blindly stumbled into a stall, tripping and landing inside the toilet. Levi heaved, his vision blurry, his head throbbing and his arm was fucking killing him, but there was still one more man to take down. He tried to continue, but he used all his strength. He crashed against the wall and allowed himself to give up, the pain simply being too much for him. He could still make out three voices.
"Fuck, what do we do??"
"The Prince is gonna be so mad!!"
"We're gonna get demoted!!"
"Shit, Oluo is knocked out--we gotta help him."
He heard movement and assumed the men had picked up their friend.
"I have my key, I'll just lock him in here and hopefully he'll die of starvation." One man said.
And then the room went dark.
