Tale of Two Tails

Chapter 20

Eren and Levi went on an outing once a week to keep their relationship strong and keep Eren from feeling so lonely. The day of Levi's birth came and went with a grand celebration, and many congratulations to Levi for finding such a beautiful and well learned bride, since the nobles that returned went straight to questioning what Eren had learned in her lessons.

The Kitsune was getting sick of everything. She wanted to hurry up and get to the wedding. Not only so that she could be with Levi, but to also bring him an heir and be able to actually be male at some point. She hated how her body was, and the sooner she could return to what she deemed normal, the better.

Finally, the snow melted off the ground and the sakura trees began to bloom. Eren smiled as she was allowed to walk outside, finally. As she walked with her teacher, she saw the soldiers and hunters training, as well as Levi. Eren smiled and desperately wanted to call out to him, but Levi was in the middle of sparing with the commander, and she would hate to distract him and cause her lover to become injured.

"Lady Eren, what is it?" Her teacher asked. Eren turned to her.

"I only wish I was able to be with Prince Levi." She said. Eren hated that she HAD to use honorifics and titles with Levi. She had been sassed multiple times by her teacher and only got away with it at dinner and their outings.

"All in due time. The wedding will be within a few months. The emperor would like the prince married before the blossoms come off the trees." Eren smiled. She couldn't wait. "Now, let us return to your lesson." Eren sighed as she followed her teacher, listening to her words.

Eren saw Armin and smiled to him. The Kitsune smiled back, but the teacher noticed and snapped at the demon.

"Do not look to Lady Eren like that. You will not lay your filthy hands on her. I still don't see why My Lord hasn't disposed of you yet." Now, Eren had kept her mouth shut. Her teachers had never said anything about or to Armin. No one has, at least not in Eren's presence. But Eren's teacher had made a grave mistake, because Eren wasn't going to have her friend spoken to in such a way. Eren had grabbed her teacher by her robes and pulled the 'older' human to face her.

"Don't you ever speak like that to Armin again." Eren hissed, golden eyes glowing with rage that hadn't been released properly since the Kiku incident. "He has done nothing but sit there. He has shown to be no threat. And he didn't give me any 'look'. He smiled at me because I had at first." Her teacher looked mortified.

"You are to be married to the prince, and yet you make eyes at a demon?" She said. Eren growled.

"I was not making eyes at him!" Eren snapped. "I knew that if I spoke a word of greeting to him, you would have lectured me for speaking to someone you consider so low and barbaric. A polite smile was all I knew I would get away with. He was merely being polite and returning the gesture. He had no ulterior motive."

"He is not an innocent being, Lady Eren. You have fought many of his kind before-" Eren now clutched her teacher's robes with both hands.

"I have never once slain a Kitsune, and I never will." Eren growled out. "And you will never speak of it in my presence again, am I understood."

"Eren, it's not worth it. I'm used to being treated as dirt here." Armin said in the demonic tongue. Eren had to restrain from replying back in the same way. It was killing her. Eren let go of her teacher and turned away.

"I'm returning to my chambers. I will hear nothing more from you today." Eren said, and headed towards her room.

"Lady Eren, we still-"

"We are done!" Eren said, voice echoing around them, an authoritative tone to it. There was also a slight demonic tone to it, but luckily anyone that heard seemed to mistake it for anger. But Armin didn't.

"Eren! You have to be careful! Calm down!" Armin said in the demonic tongue again.

"What kind of incantation are you putting on Lady Eren?" Eren's teacher said, voice full of disgust. Eren turned back around, about to tell her off again when there was another voice.

"What seems to be the problem?" Eren and her teacher turned to see Levi. Eren smiled and was about to speak when her teacher did.

"This demon is after your bride, Prince Levi. He is speaking cantations that make Lady Eren defend him and look upon him with lustful eyes." Eren turned to her.

"I am not looking at Armin with lustful eyes you bitch!" Eren barked, making her teacher's eyes widen at the foul word. "I have no feelings but respect for him, so stop twisting everything because you don't like him!" Eren said, Armin just sighed as he dismissed himself and returned to his room.

"He is controlling you to-"

"No! He's not! That's completely ridiculous!" Eren snapped back.

"My Lord, do you see how she defends him? The only way to stop this is to dispose of the demon that has-"

"Enough." Levi said, voice stern. "I will deal with this personally. Eren, return to your chambers for now. You are dismissed from your lessons for the rest of the day."

"But-" Eren began.

"Do not speak back to the prince." Eren's teacher said. Eren glared at her. "It seems that we will need to reteach you how to behave like the proper bride, and a proper lady."

"I swear that once I become empress, I am firing your ass." Eren growled.

"That language may have been accepted outside the palace but here, it will not be tolerated."

"Well that a load of shit." Levi said, causing Eren to giggle a little.

"I'd say." She said. "I'll see you at dinner tonight then Levi?" Levi nodded as Eren headed to her chambers. She was still high on emotions. Levi grabbed her arm before she got passed him.

"I'll send Mikasa to get you for dinner." He said aloud, before leaning to whisper in Eren's ear. "Enjoy you're male form while you can. I'll make sure no one goes to your room." Eren was stunned for a second after Levi had pulled away and released her, before a wide grin spread across her face.

"Thank you Levi!" And she hurried to her room, switching to her male form and laying out on his floor. Eren was happy to have his body back. It was only for a short time, but it made him feel alive, and after dealing with that stupid teacher, he fucking deserved it. He wouldn't risk going into his Kitsune form, but at least he had the genitals he was used to, if only for a short while.