Eren's messed up life (Levi x Eren)

A loving smile

~ Levi's POV ~

I don't know what this boy is doing to me, but whatever he's doing I just hope it doesn't stop.

He's curled himself in a ball, one of his legs over my waist, his head falling up and down on my chest as my finger's knot themselves through his soft hair. Small snore's brush his lips vibrating into my shirt, his hand's balling into fist's clutching onto my shirt for dear life.

He'd been in this position for over twenty minute's now and my own belly was threatening to growl out for food, so sighing I gave in to my stomach's wishes and carefully, gently, untangled myself out of the boy's grip.

He let off a groan and whimper when my heat left him but once I placed a pillow where I once was he relaxed drifting back off into sleep, me tugging the covers back up over his shoulders.

My lips twitch upwards at the sight of his mouth ajar and almost bed hair as I turned to leave the room.

This boy's a mystery, a mystery indeed. But he was my boy, I don't regret the day my feet, sank down deeper into the water and the minute I held him I knew something was different about him.

Flicking on the kettle I pulled out a blue bowl and milk with some cereal. Once sorted I made another drink and bowl of food for Eren when he awoke and sat down at the four seater kitchen table. It was then I noticed how lonely I really was, how distant, abandon I felt to the world. 

I held in my breath listening to any noise none but his small snore's from his room.

My Parent's died a few year's back. I can't remember them but when I try it's just two people with blurred out faces. Though I do remember the feeling of running home after school being welcomed in with open arms, now there are no arms to hold me.

It happened not many years ago, I'd come here for a week's holiday with my uncle Kenny, also my foster-father.

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"OK have you got your socks? Wait what about your toothbrush? Yeah I didn't see you taking the toothbrush, did you forget it? Should we go and get it? Oh how are-"

"Mum, I've got it, don't worry. You'll be gone for three days it's not the end of the world" My mum gives me a sympathetic look before pulling me into a tight hug. "Mum stop~" I whine.

"Tch. Just like your father" She says stepping back as my dad leans forwards and peck's my forehead. "Right, we'll be heading off now"

"Yes, enjoy your anniversary"

"Thank you, we will do. Bye sweetie see you soon" Mum calls out jumping in the car, my dad starting the engine and buckling off "Be good! Love you!"

"Love you too" I yell back to my waving goodbye dad and a blowing kisses mother.

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That day was the last time I saw, heard and was with them. Three days had passed, Kenny going to his mate's house - at the time me nor my parent's didn't have a clue of the real him. And I'd managed to make friend's with Erwin and Hanji when running out of money at the corner shop and Erwin stepping forwards to pay for it.

I'd had spent the day at Hanji's house with Erwin the day the tragic news of my parent death was heard. It was raining, heavily as I pulled my hood up and walked home that night finding Kenny sat on the porch, tears staining his cheek's. 

I remember the horrid look he had on his face when he saw me as he broke down telling me the news.

For some reason they were home late, this worried Kenny, but he didn't want to think too much about it so he ignored it and hoped for the best. Though obviously he didn't hope enough when he told me they were in a car crash on the outside of the town. They'd last been spotted dropping of a kid outside of town and where said that the driver, my father, didn't look what he was doing and pulled out in front of a truck.

My mother was said to of died straight away as the impact was on her side of the car but my father died from blood loss on the journey to the hospital. Kenny left me to grieve that day, I did indeed grieve but no tears fell from upon my cheeks. I stopped smiling completely, I didn't talk to anyone for weeks on end yet all the time I was in this horrid state Hanji and Erwin didn't leave my side.

Kenny had taken custody of me, as said he is my foster-father which he's titled as on my birth certificate. Kenny himself never returned home that night, nor the next four months, to where I spent my time sleeping over at Hanji's, her parent's taking over the lead as my parent's.

"L-Levi?~" My thoughts were stopped when a exhausted, dozy looking Eren wobbled into the kitchen. Him letting out a yawn rubbed his eyes "Wha..what's happening?"

Letting out a silent laugh I stood up and pulled out a chair for him, besides me "Before you try asking question's why don't you wake up"

Him scrunching up his face flopped down on the chair, eye's looking drained of all life.

"I'm-I'm sorry" He whispered out to me.

Catching my attention I sat up straight and gave him a questioning look, him noticing the look and letting out a small sigh.

"Excuse me?" He didn't dare look me in the eye's "Eren wha-"

"I-I can't do this! You're too nice, it's not right" He snapped twiddling his thumbs together "I need..to go home"

"That is not your home Eren! That is a rotten, unsanitary house, this is your home" He let out a gasp at the ending word 'home' "Don't think you're in the way because you're not. You being here is....nice" I admitted

A tear had already fallen from his eye as he gave me a sideways smile.

"Thank you. Thank you so much... I-I don-"

"Eren, calm down, you're alright" Standing I slide his cup of tea in front of him and place a firm hand on his shoulder. "Drink, we're going out later, wake yourself up first"

I began walking away to get hand him over his cereal when in the corner of my eye I saw him tense.

"Wh-where are you going?" He muttered stopping himself from shouting it out.

I picked up his bowl of cereal, walking back to him and ruffling his hair. "Stop worrying over every little thing I do Eren. I promised didn't I? I promised I wouldn't leave you. This is your home and It's mine as well, you're free to do what you like, just like me" 

I smiled down at him, not just any smile, but a real smile, a smile I never knew I had. A smile which has been hidden in me for years.

A loving smile.

- Edited (Word Count: 1200)