Stray {Ereri~Attack On Titan AU}

Chapter 19

I feel like last chapter was kinda rushed, sorry about that. I know what I want to happen and how I want the story to end, I've just been having trouble putting it all into words. Anyway hope you enjoy this chapter ^-^ ~Yuki

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When I arrived back at the bakery I was surprised to find everyone from the Christmas party present, and I almost jumped out of my fur when they screamed "Happy Birthday Levi!" in my face.

"What the hell, are you trying to put me into cardiac arrest?!" I squeaked at Eren as he embraced me.

He laughed and gave me a soft kiss. "Come on, you have presents to open and cake to eat."

Eren dragged me over to where the presents and cake were at, and I gaped at the pastry when I set my eyes on it. It was a large sheet cake with the words Happy Birthday Levi! written across the middle in red frosting, but the rest of the frosting was green with a few Christmas designs here and there.

Hanji sat me in a chair in the middle of the bakery and handed me my first present, from Connie. It was a romance novel, and I couldn't help but shake my head and smirk, thanking him. Sasha made me a pet potato, googly eyes and all. Although I wasn't surprised it was food based, it was still the strangest present out of them all. I thanked her for the gift and handed it to Hanji, knowing she'd find a good hiding place for it until I could throw it away. Or make mashed potatoes, whichever came first.

Calling Jean and Marco's present "embarrassing" would be a huge understatement. I don't know what I was expecting, but my face lit up bright red when I opened the box to come face to face with condoms and lube to last me a whole year and a prostate massager, and I fumbled with the lid for a moment before closing it and handing it to Hanji, unable to meet neither Jean nor Marco's eyes. In a way I wasn't surprised, with the way Eren talks about how they're all over each other more often than not.

Hanji's gift was a green thong made specially for male Nekos, and I'd rather not talk about the lewd images that came to mind, nor the smirks and whispers that erupted when I pulled them out of the bag without checking first. I didn't even glance at Eren. I didn't want to see his face. Next time I'll be sure to open Hanji's present in private.

Mikasa and Armin's gift was thankfully just some new clothes, nothing to worry about. Eren's gift was the one I was looking forward to most, and I wasn't disappointed when I received a bag full of manga.

"Oh my god, Eren, I've been wanting to read this manga! And now I can finally finish this one! Thank you!" I pulled Eren into a tight hug, nuzzling my face into his shoulder when he hugged me back just as tight.

After all the presents were opened and everyone sang Happy Birthday to me and I blew out the candles on my cake, I smiled at Eren and threw my arms around his neck. "I love it! The frosting is my favorite color!"