Tale of Two Tails

Chapter 14

After leaving Armin's room, Levi headed to his father in the throne room, Eren close on his heels.

"Here goes nothing." Levi sighed as he opened the doors to the throne room and walked forward to his father.

"Levi, what do I owe this visit?" Levi kneeled infront of his father, Eren sitting next to him, his tails wrapping around him. The emperor looked at Eren with distaste, but said nothing.

"I have thought of what you had said. I plan to go into the nearby villages to find myself a wife." The emperor smiled.

"Good thinking my boy. Should I have an escort arranged to take you-"

"No. I will go on my own with Eren." The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Why bring the fox?" Levi shrugged.

"I won't choose a wife that will not accept Eren." He said smoothly, petting Eren's head. The emperor's eyes narrowed completely.

"You are allowing a vermin to decide your lover!?" Eren growled, lightly baring his canines.

"Eren is important to me. If the woman I chose can't respect him, I don't need them."

"You will not always have this fox by your side." Eren huffed, laughing lightly to himself.

"Maybe not. However, if I ever get another after Eren passes, I want her to be open to the idea. It may even please Inari." Levi said.

"And why do you think that?"

"Foxes are Inari's creatures, correct? Having one around may please the god and have him make us more prosperous." The emperor hummed at this, obviously not really caring.

"As you wish." Levi stood.

"I plan to head out now and plan to return before dinner. The sooner I leave, the sooner I find my potential wife." The emperor nodded and waved him off. Levi and Eren left and headed straight for the main entrance to the castle in order to leave.

They headed through the town, Levi nodding to his people, speaking with some as he passed, listening to requests, even if he would rather not. One day it would be his job to take care of these people, he might as well get a head start. Once they were far enough away from the village, the two entered a forest and Eren changed into his human form.

"Finally." The kitsune said, stretching as his ears twitched and his tails flexed. "It feels good to walk on two legs." He said with a smile. He turned to Levi, who still looked at him slightly odd. "What's wrong?" Levi shrugged.

"I'm not used to you not just being a fox yet." He said as he began to walk further into the forest. "So, what do we do?" Eren shrugged.

"Get to know each other. Fall in love." Eren said as they walked together.

"And how the hell are we supposed to do that?" Eren shrugged.

"We could talk about our childhoods." Eren said. Levi clicked his tongue.

"Well then. My mother, the first empress, died giving birth to me. A few years later, my father married another woman, and they had Mikasa. Her mother became very ill and died when I was ten. My father remarried once after that, but she was banished after being found of having an affair with one of the noblemen. That was five years ago. My father decided that since I was close to coming of age, he shouldn't bother with another wife. He had concubines to warm his bed at night." Eren nodded slowly.

"Well, that sucks." Levi shrugged.

"Not as much as you'd think. Now what about you brat?" Eren pouted.