Mare's Nest (Ereri)

Chapter Six

I never expected such a surprising atmosphere when I awoke. Woman we're lined up to receive breakfast and chatting amongst themselves as they ate. Grabbing my own meal, I sat down across from a petite woman with bright red hair.

"Good morning!" she said in a chirpy tone. I stared at my tray as I said, "Morning."

"I've never seen you before," she explained. I picked up a piece of ham, letting it dangle from my fingers. "I could say the same to you," I replied. She extended her hand out to me, leaning against the table in the process. "I'm Isabel, it's nice to meet you," she said. I looked up to her. She had emerald green eyes, the same color of Eren's. I took her hand and shook it, "Levi."

We both began eating. "How long ago did you join the Peaky Blinders?" Isabel questioned. "Just a few days," I replied. The room began filling with more people -who I actually recognised- and the chattering increased. "Do you like it here?" she asked, her voice growing over the conversations around us. "It's....interesting," I explained, satisfied with my word choice.

"Are you apart of the Peaky Blinders?" I questioned. I didn't remember any mention of women joining the gang. "No, I'm part of the Forty Elephants Gang," she stared proudly. I stared at her oddly as I chewed my food. "Eren and Mikasa, our founder, are childhood friends. Both gangs sometimes join together to steal expensive objects and sell them," she added. I nodded, finally understanding the situation.

The sound of a tray hitting the table top echoed in my ears. I didn't need to look over to know who it was, but I did anyways. "Fancy seeing you here," I said, sarcasm oozing with my words. Eren only chuckled at my comment. "Awe, did you miss me?" he asked. I looked back to Isabel. "Not in the slightest," I replied with a smirk.

Another women sat across from Eren. Her hair was short and black. She held a cold gaze, and she stared at me with a seemingly disgusted look. "Who is this?" she gestured to me.

"This is Levi Ackerman," Eren said proudly. The woman created a scowl at my name as if it caused her pain. She stared at me silently. "Mikasa," she replied.

"I want him to come with us, today," Eren explained. Mikasa looked offended by his comment. "How long ago did he join?" she questioned. "Three days ago," I answered, despising the way she stared at me. "Are you sure, Eren? Or are you only thinking with your cock?" she asked.

The corners of my mouth drooped and my eyebrows furrowed. But Eren seemed to take no offense to her comment. "He's going too," he said.

I had no idea what they were talking about, but I knew I detested Mikasa's reaction to Eren's suggestion.

She looked to me again for a while, before turning back to Eren and sighing in defeat. "Fine," she stated.

Eren turned to me with a victorious smile. I returned an odd gaze, questioning why this argument started.

"We're going to an expensive jewellery shop and have a nice spending spree," Eren stated with a snide smirk. I knew we wouldn't be paying for the jewels, and there was a small feeling of excitement bursting in my chest from the idea. "Alright," I agreed.

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Eren and I sat across from one another in a small carriage that was parked outside a jewellery shop. Mikasa and Isabel were the only two to enter the shop. Eren had explained to me they had found a loop hole to easily steal merchandise without the threat of being caught. There's a law allowing women to roam stores alone -without their husbands or the store clerk- and Mikasa had seen this as an advantage. She formed the Forty Elephants Gang after the law was passed, and they soon grew rich from selling the items.

Whoever passed that law is a fucking idiot.

But I was alone with Eren in a tight confinement. He was staring at me, seemingly undressing me with his eyes.

"May I help you with something?" I questioned a little annoyed. "No, I'm just enjoying the view," he shrugged. I rolled my eyes before leaning closer to him. "Perhaps I could help you with a different perspective," I explained.

Eren's eyes widened, and I took that reaction as a definite yes. I climbed into his lap and wrapped my arms around his neck. "Is this better?" I questioned. He only stared at the small exposed skin of my neck as his hands travelled up and down my torso.

"You're making this extremely difficult, Levi," he said in a husky tone.

I smirked. He was so tightly wrapped around my finger, I could already ask him to do anything.

"What do you mean?" I asked, pursing my lips as if I were confused. To add a little torture, I rolled my hips. Eren groaned in response. "Fuck," he mumbled as I continued my motion. "You didn't answer my question, Eren," I said.

"From holding myself back," he responded. He bit his lips as his eyes traced the outline of my form.

"You don't need to."

My comment sparked a fire in him as his lips devoured mine in an instant. There was more sensation in this kiss than last night's.

He didn't hesitate with slipping his tongue between my lips, coating my mouth with it. Both our hands wandered to unspeakable places.

Suddenly, Isabel burst into the carriage, causing Eren and I to pull away from each other. She was out of breath and carrying bags of jewels. She quickly slammed the door behind her and sat on the cushioned seat. "Where's Mikasa?" Eren asked. Without muttering a word, she pointed to the window of the carriage door.

I watched from the window Mikasa jump into the box seat of the carriage and whip the horse's reins. The stallion ran with immense speed, and Eren, Isabel, and I lurched forward in our seats from the sudden change.

Gunshots were soon heard behind us. "Shit!" Eren proclaimed. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a pistol. "What the hell are you going to do?" I asked. Eren didn't answer me as he opened the carriage door ever so slightly, and he brought the pistol to the opening he had made. He sent the pistol's bullets shooting out of its barrel.

Some of the noise diminished, but others still persisted. Eren ran out of bullets, so with quick haste he quickly refilled the pistol before returning to his position.

I looked to Isabel, and she was staring at the carriage floor with wide eyes and holding her stolen goods to her chest. She looked as if she had just seen the dead walking down the street. I was about to ask her if she were alright, but Eren grabbed my attention with a simple obscenity.

"Fuck!"

My head whipped around to glare at Eren. But I was met with his sliced cheek, and blood gushing down to Eren's jaw. I quickly scrambled down beside him as he closed the door. My hands searched in my pockets, looking for a small piece of cloth to stop the bleeding with. I came across a handkerchief, and I quickly brought it up to Eren's injury.

"Eren! I'm so sorry!" Isabel suddenly screamed. She dropped the merchandise in her arms and fell by his side. "This is all my fault, none of this would have happened if-,"

"It's only a small scratch, Isabel. I'll be fine," Eren reassured. Tears ran down her pale cheeks and her breath caught a few times. "Mikasa is going to murder me! This is all my fault!" she cried.

"Mikasa will not do such a thing," Eren said. He reached into his pocket to retrieve more bullets. "But the police are still after us," he stated.

Background noise became apparent to me again, as gunshots ringed in my ears. "I'll take care of it!" Isabel quickly took Eren's pistol, and crawled over to the opposite door of the carriage. She imitated Eren's position and began firing, diminishing lives.