His Little Brat. {Levi x Reader}

My King.(Prince!Levi x Princess!Reader)

-Enjoy! Thank you for requesting!-

  You slip out of your carriage smoothly as your butlers help you out safely. You turn your head side to side to see that everyone else was with someone that they appeared to love very much. You couldn't help but feel a bit left out, as you were the only princess that wasn't married, let alone in love. You knew that love was a magical feeling, well according to the fairy tales your mother used to read you when you were little anyway.

"This way..milady." Your butler nods as he leads you into the castle.

  This was your 5th ball of the week, and by now, you were pretty tired of it. All you wanted to do was go back to your own castle and take a long bath while having your nose buried in a good book. However, the King and Queen had insisted that you attend. They were almost as desperate as any member of the royalty should be. You were of age of marriage, but no suitor would suit your peculiar personality.

  As you hop up the stairs, you accidentally trip on someone's dress and hurtle forwards to the ground before your butler could catch you. Just when you think you were going to hit the ground and make a fool of yourself, you feel an arm latch around your waist and pull you up smoothly and gracefully.

"Are you alright, my lady?" A cool voice echoed into your ear and you unclench your eyes to realize that you were in the arms of a handsome man.

"Ah..I'm so sorry!" You frantically apologize as he sets you back on your heels as you try to recompose yourself; cheeks bright red.

The man in front of you smiles an elegant smile and nods, just as he opens his mouth to say something, his own companion calls out to him and he has no choice but to take his leave. Your butler ushers you into the ballroom as he has a mouthful of nagging to give you along the way about being careless.

"Then maybe I don't want to be a princess." You whisper under your breath as you escape his grip on your arm.

Without another word, you dash into the dark hallways before he could spot you. The path you were just in was crowded with people, he would have a very hard time trying to find you out. You could hear your butler frantically calling for you, but you just pay him no heed and continue running into the unknown parts of the castle.

  You would have admitted to being lost, as the castle was much bigger than you had expected it to be. However, you found a small balcony and decided to just lean against the cool stone as you stared up at the starry sky. You would have started crying in frustration, but you decided that you were strong and sucked it up. Luckily, the beauty of the stars enchanted you enough to distract you from the overwhelming duties of royalty. You don't know how long you stood there for, but at one point, you hear footsteps behind you and automatically roll your eyes, it seems that he had finally found you.

"(Your Butler's Name)..just leave me alone!" You turn around while exclaiming to see that the man was not your butler at all. You recognize him as you remember the embarrassing moment earlier and curtsy with your head down in shame.

"I-I'm sorry...Prince..uh.." You falter as you realize you do not know his name.

"It's Levi. Please...no formalities. It's a pain in the ass anyway." He smiles softly as he approaches you. You cannot help but let your mouth hang open in surprise at the profanity of his language, but decide to brush it off.

"I bumped into your butler a few moments ago, it seems that he is extremely upset about your disappearance." He continues as he comes to stand next to you; staring at the sky himself.

"I'm sorry Prin- I mean Levi, I'm just not doing a very good job keeping up with my name. I'm the princess of (Any AoT District Name) and I'm buckling under the pressure and duties being weighed down on me. It's like I have my own life decided for me, when I know that true love isn't something you have to force." You look down at your gloved hands as you sigh.

"I understand how you feel. After all, my father set up this whole ball, demanding that I find a wife before it ends or else." He smiles playfully when you turn your head in surprise.

  Levi watches your expression and his heart clenches. There was something about you that made him feel different. Somehow he could tell you things easily, and it was more pleasant to be around you than to be surrounded by fake people trying to get advantages from him. He steps a step closer, and extends his own gloved hand to your cheek, but before he could, the clock strikes 12 and his hand freezes. He then turns on his heels and looks back at you one last time.

"Well..I must get back to my banquet. Farewell, Princess (Your Name)." 

  After he disappears, you stand there in silence and look up at the sky again. This was all so familiar, but you couldn't pin point it. However, you couldn't deny the fact that your heart fluttered like nothing you had ever felt before when you played eyes on him. That's when it dawns on you that you have read about something like this before, it was one of those fairytales that your mother would read to you: Cinderella.

"Wait!" You call out as you run after him. He was surprisingly far away from you, and when you catch up to him, he was at the bottom of the staircase. Just as you make a dash, you totally forget that you were wearing an inconveniently bulky dress, and trip, sky falling down the long and steep flight of stairs. If it wasn't for him catching you in midair, you would have been seriously injured or worse.

"(Your Name)! You shouldn't be flinging yourself everywhere! It's dangerous." He raises his voice as he was rendered shocked too.

However, you wrap your arms around his neck.

"Don't go." You whisper. You weren't going let this clash of fate go so easily, as your mother had taught you to always chase your dreams.

Levi is surprised to hear these words and his arms relax as he tightens his grip around your waist.

At that moment, you both realize that fairy tales do come true.

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//Barfs at cheesiness. 

I hope you enjoyed it!

Love,

Winnie.