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As Long as I Have Him

Levi's POV

Erwin ushered us into his brightly lit office making Eren and I cringe at the slight burning sensation that came with it. Eren seemed to recover quickly bit I was itching to get my ass out of there.

"So I assume you are aware of the rumours going around about your relationship with each other" Erwin stated while sitting into the leather chair behind his desk.

"Yeah we have" Eren said while leaning nonchalantly on a deep brown bookshelf by the door. I nodded in agreement, expecting to feel heat in my cheeks at the topic before remembering that my skin was now colourless. What a relief.

"Good, then you will know that we need to disband these rumours" Eren stood up straight at the mention of this, I felt small and weak next to the rage that seemed to be radiating off of him.

"And why would we have to do that?" His voice was deadly calm, but I could see the red swirling with his cerulean eyes, tinting the edge of his iris purple. I reached over and grabbed his arm as I heard Erwin's heartbeat increase in fear.

"Eren calm down, he doesn't mean any harm" I whispered, hoping desperately to prevent what could have been a disaster. I felt the muscles in Erens arms clench and relax as he seemed to be fighting with the monster inside of him; his jaw clenched tightly. When he was calm enough to relax I let go of his arm and positioned myself right beside him, just in case.

"You guys... Are you like- together?" Erwin stuttered out, fear still evident in the way I could hear his heart hammering, loud and clear. Eren snorted beside me and walked up to the desk, planting his pale hands on the edge and leaned in Erwin's face.

"Would there be a problem if we were?" He said in a soft growl; passive agressive. I heard Erwin take a deep breath.

"Nono of course not" he rushed out "I just need to know whether you are fine with telling the media or want to keep it a secret for now is all" Erwin looked at Eren and than at me, searching for an answer. Eren turned to me with a soft expression planted on his face.

"I don't care, it's up to Levi" I felt my dead heart hammer in my chest, but I honestly didn't want to hide. I wanted to be able to hold his hand in public, I wanted to be able to sing out duets with no restraint, I just wanted to be his, and for everyone to know that.

"Let's tell them"

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A week later had us sitting at a long table with crystal jugs of water in front of hundreds of reporters. I felt calm and serene, like nothing bad could come out of this, but of course it could.

Erwin silenced the croud as the burly security guards stationed around the room relaxed a little as the press began.

"Eren! Are you an Levi Ackerman in a relationship!" I looked over to Eren as he leaned to the mic in front of him.

"Yes, Levi and I are in a relationship" I felt a smile grace my lips before more questions were thrown at us.

"Was it you guys who vandalized the monument?" A man called out from the side of the room. I looked over to Erwin who I'm sure was already aware of the accusations on Eren and I.

"That information is not up for disclosure" was all he said before the info craze audience moved on to basic questions about fashion and new music and what my role in all of this was.

Overall the conference went pretty smoothly, Erwin answered all the difficult questions as Eren and I nodded along as if we had any clue what was going on while our fingers entertained beneath the table.

After the reporters had gotten their full we were escorted out of the building by six security guards and led to the car that would take us to the venue of a concert we had in a couple of hours.

Though the drive was where it got complicated, starting with Erwin turning to face us on the back seat.

"Where have you guys been the past few days?" Erwin asked pulling off his expensive aviators, I knew he was serious.

"Um, well you see..." I began, not really knowing how to start the conversation about me not being human anymore, and Eren being in heat and the pure intensity of the situation.

But Eren being Eren was blunt as hell.

"I turned him into a vamp and we fucked" Ah Eren, ever the gentle one.

The look on Erwin's face was priceless, just barely seen because I was hiding my face in shame behind the sleeve of my oversized hoodie. His mouth was agape, eyes bugged out, cheeks tinted a light shade of pink.

"S-so Levi, you don't have the urge to kill anyone right?" He said quickly trying to recompose himself, the pink already fading from his cheeks. I laughed, glad that Erwin was always so open and understanding.

"God I hope not" I said with a giggle, still feeling a bit shy about the whole situation. Ugh what was happening to me, since when did Levi Ackerman 'giggle'?

"Good, good" Erwin said nodding before turning back around. I looked over at Eren who was looking out his window with a soft smile on his face. I took a moment to take him in, the real him, the one people barely get to see. The Eren with no makeup, the Eren with slightly tired eyes, the Eren with a pure, genuine smile, the Eren when there are no cameras around. The Eren I had fallen hopelessly and dangerously in love with. The Eren that changed me (both mentally and physically).

I silently crawled my fingers across the empty space between us to intertwine our now equally cold fingers together. He turned to look at me, that soft smile of him growing in brightness, now resembling something like the sun, when previously it was a distant star. I smile back, feeling my heart full with the warmth of his gaze, and I knew that no matter what happened, if I had his gaze, his touch, him; everything was going to be okay.

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