Tale of Two Tails

Chapter 30 *Last Chapter*

The next day, Kiku was executed by Levi's sword. He refused to have the blood on anyone else's hand. And he may have said to Kiku before swinging his sword that he didn't need anyone else to do his dirty work.

Eren and Levi sat in the throne room as villagers slowly filtered in to ask for requests as usual, still weary of the blatant fox demon sitting next to their stoic faced emperor. The majority left a lot happier with Eren giving encouraging words and spoke of ways to work with them, knowing Levi would rather not speak. Or more so Levi knew he would be harsh with his words.

And when Eren wasn't with Levi, he was in lessons. He was not only learning how to raise his baby and be an empress, since he could be female, though none of his instructors seemed to understand the fact he'd rather not be, but he was also learning how to be an emperor. The Kitsune was annoyed to no end, but it was worth being able to finally skip over the history part after revealing his true age to them.

And the two were more than grateful when they could finally return to their wing after the long day.

"I hurt." Eren whined silently, rubbing his stomach and smiling when he sensed the baby's heartbeat.

"What you are currently going through is nothing." Levi said, laying back on the futon as a servant was pulling his and Eren's bath. Eren turned his head to face his husband and glared playfully.

"Yes Levi. It's not like I'm also learning the proper way to great noble guests if I was in my female form, as well as male, as well as how to do it once I'm holding our child and the proper way to dismiss myself to fed said child or-"

"I get it." Levi said, cutting Eren off. "Is that really all they taught you today?"

"Yes." Eren said. "I had to bow so many times." He whined. "And I swear at one point they forgot I was with child." Eren said pouting.

"Males usually aren't the ones with child. It will be a while before they get used to it." Levi said, leaning over to Eren and gently scratching behind one of his ears. Eren made a content noise.

The next few months were long and hard for the couple. Everyone seemed to realize Eren's actually condition after he began to actually show. Armin took care of more of the demon affairs until Eren would be able to make decisions with his emotions more together. And it was in Eren's sixth month that the awaited question was finally asked while the nobles were at the palace for a feast.

"If I may ask, what qualities will your child have, My Lord?" One of the nobles asked.

"I'm not quite sure what you are asking, Lord Azusa." Levi responded, watching Eren eat with his tails around his stomach, adding protection to the little one growing inside.

"Well, you're child will be a hanyou, correct?" Azusa asked. "Lady Mikasa may not have shown any demon qualities physically, but that does not mean that your child will have none." Eren stopped his eating to face the nobles, looking to Armin quickly, then sighing once he got a firm look from the blond Kitsune.

"Usually, a Kitsune is born as a kit, and is unable to obtain a human form for one century. However, after speaking with Armin for many hours, we've figured that it is possible that Levi's and my child will only be a kit for half as long, maybe shorter, have no physical Kitsune traits, or have no element."

"Element?" One of the other nobles asked.

"Yes. I am a Fire Kitsune, hence the red flame pattern on the cuffs of my Kitsune robes. Armin, on the other hand, is an Ocean Kitsune, hence the blue waves on his robes. According to what Armin has theorized, it is possible since my child will be a hanyou, that they will not have an element." Eren explained. "Armin and I have never met a Kitsune hanyou before, so my child will be as much of a mystery to us as it will be to the rest of you." Eren said, rubbing his stomach with his tails.

But the mystery was answered on a dark snowy night when Eren finally gave birth to his and Levi's child. A little girl with raven hair and little black fox ears tipped with a chocolate brown, but no tail, and bright, golden eyes with a fair complexion, but not as pale as Levi.

"She's beautiful." Eren said as he held their daughter. He gently nuzzled her head and licked her cheek to clean her a little, quickly getting sassed by Levi. "She's a Lightning Kitsune." Eren said. "Her robes will have yellow bolts around her Kitsune Robe cuffs." Eren said, nuzzling his baby girl again.

"Where's her Kitsune ball?" Levi asked.

"Inari-Kami will have someone deliver it with her robes sometime within the next week." Eren said. "What should we name her?" Eren eventually asked. Levi gently pet his husband's head, looking down at the child that was just staring at him with her large eyes, face set in a small frown like the one permanently affixed to her human father's face.

"Rai." Levi said. His daughter looked at him for a second before giving a little smile.

"I think she likes it." Eren said with a little laugh. "My little Rai." He said, nuzzling her again before turning to Levi and smiling, giving his husband a soft kiss. "Are you happy?" Levi looked at Eren for a second before giving one of his rare smiles.

"I'd say I am." He said as he looked upon his family. "I'm glad Inari-Kami brought you to me." And Levi kissed Eren again.

The End