The Alpha and his Omega

Birthday Mayhem [University 10]

"Shit, man. I still can't believe how big this place is."

"Yeah, it looks even bigger than last time."

Eren saw Levi's eye twitch at the statement. He had somehow covered up the party back in his first year by saying it was a studying session with Mikasa and Armin, but the cat was so out of the bag now.

"Last time?" It was gentle, deceptively so, but Eren could make out the steel in Levi's tone. The voice was one the alpha used whenever he was angry, but reining it in for a later time. The same one that made Eren squirm and feel as though he were ten again and about to be scolded by his mom for breaking someone's window with a baseball.

He was so fucked.

The previous time his friends had come over the cleanup job wasn't perfect, but it was simple enough to lie and write it off as a study session with friends. Levi had been pissed, but Eren had come away with a simple slap on the wrist. He had to swear never to do that again without asking and to clean up everything as if nothing happened. Needless to say, he had been relieved and also panicked about what would really happen if Levi found out. When they mentioned having a birthday party at his place, he knew it would be impossible to keep the secret under wraps. Least the man couldn't do anything right now without causing a scene.

Unfortunately, Connie caught the question and began shooting his mouth off by what happened, including asking about things such as the cost, whether he could take Levi's car out for a spin, and what was behind those locked doors. Although Levi's attention seemed focused on his friend, the birthday boy knew it was just a ruse. The older man was simply being polite since Eren had asked him to be. From the way those eyes were looking at him, the omega knew he was not forgotten. It was too late now. All he could do was wait and hope Levi forgot, but the chance was minimal at best.

It was his twenty-first birthday and everyone wanted to congratulate him, which was how it had ended up at Levi and his apartment. The older man was still highly reluctant about the whole affair, but it was the only way Eren was able to convince everyone to come together for it. Last year it had been on a Thursday and he spent the day with Mikasa and Armin along with the rest of his friend and the evening with Levi. It wasn't like there was much choice. This time around everyone wanted to join in since it was a Friday.

Levi wanted to bring him somewhere for the weekend, but Mikasa wouldn't let it slide. Eren had suggested going out to a club or something, but his mate refused. That would not have turned out so well anyways since some of his friends weren't legal until later in the year. They had snuck in on multiple occasions, but if they were going to get sloshed – since they always had the brilliant idea of doing birthday shots – Eren didn't want to be somewhere where he could end up too wasted.

As much as he liked the idea of having it at Levi's place, he was blown overboard by the amount of food they had bought. Levi had suggested catering since it was easier, but Eren had shot the idea down. This wasn't a wedding party or something; it was an informal birthday party. He would have been fine with a few pizzas and beers, but the older male had gone ahead and ordered sushi and Indian curry as well. Levi had asked about German cuisine, so they had spent the afternoon prepping a variety of sausages and cheese plates.

Eren wasn't sure if it was a good thing Sasha was coming. On one hand she'd likely help finish off the massive amount of food that was coming in half an hour or so, but on the other hand there probably wouldn't be any leftover cake for him to have in the morning. Levi had to practically drag him away from devouring it when he saw it sitting in the fridge earlier in the afternoon.

In terms of alcohol, they had a few bottles of wine on hand, but nothing more. Eren didn't really understand the appeal of wine that well, but it was slowly growing on him from the small sips Levi let him have at dinnertime. The hard liquor was stashed away once more, since "kids didn't know how to appreciate it" according to the alpha. It was probably a true statement. Eren wouldn't be able to tell the difference between average and high quality scotch. All he knew was that if given the chance to try, he'd be able to pick out which single-malt he liked more, but that was as close as it got. They didn't have beer either since Levi hated it because it tasted like piss, but his friends had promised to bring a couple of six-packs.