Tale of Two Tails

Chapter 19

Eren and Levi headed to the forest where the did their courting and Eren smiled as she shifted over to her male form.

"Finally." He said, stretching and shifting to his Kitsune form, tails swaying slightly and ears twitching happily. Eren turned to face Levi, who was just staring at him. "What?" Eren asked as they began to walk.

"It's been awhile since I've seen your male form, let alone your Kitsune form." The prince said as they began to walk. "How have you been?" Levi asked casually. Eren smiled at the familiarity.

"Shitty." Eren said. "I'm sick of being told I'm nothing more than someone to look at. I'm sick of being lectured for speaking my mind. I'm sick of not being able to see you, Armin, or Mikasa. I'm sick of having breasts!" Eren crossed his arms and sighed at having the firmness of his pecs and not anything squishing together. But then the irritation and anger subsided as Eren frowned at his feet. "I'm sick of feeling lonely." Eren almost whispered. Levi turned to him.

"Don't worry, bratty fox. We only have to wait another season." Levi said, stopping and grabbing Eren's sleeve. "And we'll be married and together. We'll see each other more often and you will be able to sleep and bath in your male form." Eren smiled as he stopped walking.

"May I embrace you?" Eren asked, a light blush on his cheeks. Levi sighed, but nodded. Eren yipped happily before wrapping his arms around Levi's shoulders, burying his nose in his lover's hair. A snapped twig brought them both quickly out of the embrace, Levi drawing his sword and Eren getting his fox fire ready.

"Calm down, it's only me." Armin said as he came forward.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Levi asks, sheathing his sword with a scowl.

"I snuck out of the palace so we could talk about something important that I don't think either of you really thought about." Armin said as he continued forward.

"And what's that?" Eren asked, extinguishing the flames that tipped his tails.

"The fact that you're offspring will be half Kitsune. Their life spans will be longer, and they will still spend one hundred years as foxes since they will be unable to shift into their human forms until then." Eren and Levi looked to each other.

"I never thought of that." Eren said, frowning slightly.

"You also haven't informed him of what mating a demon means either." Armin said with his own scowl. "These are important circumstances that Prince Levi should know about." Armin barked out. Eren sighed as Levi glared between the two.

"So are you going to fucking tell me?" Levi asked. Eren nodded and sighed.

"Mating a demon means that you will be bound to them and live as long as they do." Eren explained. "Mating me means that you could live for thousands of years, and age as Kitsune do."

"So I'll be nearly immortal and my children will spend one hundred years as foxes. This complicates things quite a bit, don't you think?" Levi said, voice low. "If I'm not emperor by the time our offspring our born, it'll ruin everything. And if we hold off until then, the people will believe you're barren and I will have to find another with. And I don't know about you, but I'm not really wanting to jump on the fucking throne quite yet."

"I'm sorry Levi." Eren said. "I was so caught up in trying to help you that I ended up only making your situation worse."

"Well, there's nothing we can do now." Armin said. "You're going to have to continue as you are. From what I've gathered, you are supposed to be married by the time you come of age, not a father." Armin said. "So you both still have time. Your coupling until that point will just have to avoid being with Eren's female form." Armin said. "Neither of you have a problem with that, so at the time being, everything will be fine."

"But I'm still expected to have an heir soon after the wedding." Levi states. Armin nods.

"Indeed, you shall. But you don't have to have it only with Eren's female form. Or have that be the form you do your coupling with the most. If Eren does get pregnant, it just means that things will speed up a bit and we'll have to reveal Eren's true nature sooner." Armin said. "It could end badly, but they can't kill Eren without killing you at that point."

"This isn't going to end well." Levi said as he looked to Eren. "I'll think of ways to explain everything without it leading to you being sent out of the palace." Levi explained. Eren nodded slightly.

"Yeah..." Eren said, his ears drooping and his tails going lax. He looked completely pathetic.

"I apologize for ruining your day out, but this was a discussion you two needed to have. I'll be heading back first. I pray to Inari-Kami that you two will not have many obstacles in your path." And Armin left the two. Eren turned to Levi frowning. Levi noticed, but didn't turn to look at him, instead sighing.

"Well, there's nothing we can do now." Levi said, turning in the direction they had originally been walking. "Let's continue our outing."

"Aren't you mad at me?" Eren asked. Levi gave another sigh.

"Honestly? Not as much as I probably should be. You acted before thinking, but I've noticed that's a normal thing for you." Levi turned his head slightly so that Eren could see his side profile. "But I already told you before I brought you home, I'm developing feeling for you." A soft pink dusted over Eren's face, and he caught a small one on Levi's face. Levi turned forward. "Not having you by my side like you had been before has only made them develope further."

"Levi." Eren smiled, hurrying over to Levi's side with a smile. "I love you." Levi's eyes widened slightly at the bold statement. Even though Eren had admitted it before, hearing it now only steeled the human prince's feelings.

"Let's go Eren." Levi said, and they continued their walk.