Ereri/Riren Oneshots

Stay Alive (Ereri)

Prompt:

"You belong to me... I'll never forgive you if you die."

"Understood."

~*~

Captain Eren Jaeger of the Roses; the elite team of knights trained since birth to protect the king. Eren had lived long enough- having not died from the millions of dangerous training proceedures and missions before graduating- to know that life was harsh. But you couldn't regret the choices you make. Or so he thought.

That's when he finally started working for his King.

"Eren... You belong to me. You cannot disobey direct orders without punishment."

Shaking his head, Eren took a long gulp of his glass of whisky. Seventeen wasn't an uncommon age to find Kingdom Maria's young men or women drinking but it sure made his fellow knights' heads turn. Eren wasn't know for drinking hard. He hadn't graduated at top of his class for being a drunkard.

"Hey Captain, are you okay?" Asked his second in command, Jean. Eren liked Jean. Sure they fought and butted heads once in awhile but he was a good soldier. An even better friend.

"You can keep your friends... And your sister... But you're mine now."

"No... Not really." Eren admited, staring into the bottom of his glass before turning his emerald eyes on his right hand man. "I'm kinda lost. Confused. Say it as you will." Jean nodded in response, taking the bar stool next to Eren to sit beside him.

"What seems to be troubling you?" He asked.

"It's... I can't really say. Orders." That was as much as he could reveal without Le- The King- finding out.

"You can't tell a soul. But vaguness is... Helpful in these circumstances." The smaller ravenette smirked sadisticly. He loved how Eren squirmed to lash out. To disobey.

"Yes, your Highness."

"Ah- I see..." Jean replied, resting his chin in his hand. "Hm... Not much I can do but say good luck." Eren laughed.

"Thanks Horseface."

"No problems, you Suicidal Bastard."

The two shared a laugh, not out of your regular amusement but one of a sad, morbid tone. They knew Eren wouldn't be coming back alive out of this...

"None of my past 'lovers' have fared well. But tis my curse. To find someone to break this... Spell so to speak."

"So... The expedition tomorrow? That was all a hoax? You're not really going to scout the unknown sections of District Trost?" Eren shook his head in reply. That was the lie the King had planted in his soldiers' heads. Let them believe their Captain was leaving, dying for a noble cause. For why else would their Hope of Maria be traveling through Titan Country.

"Nope..."

Titans...

A band of rouges whom became so dangerous that they now controlled armies of criminals and misfits, outlaws and reprobates, runaways and orphans. The king didn't look down on the children under their control though. He respected them for trying to stay alive... he pitied them as well.

"I can't bare children. But even if I could, I'd adopt every single one of those mangy brats. They deserve a home. Hell, they deserve this castle for the shit they've gone through."

Jean took another deep sip of his keg. "So I guess this is your last night, as Knight Jaegerbomb?" Eren gifted him with a laugh. Even though he felt like crying. He loved his dear friends he'd be leaving behind. Jean, Armin, Hanji.... And his sister. His beloved sister. The only reason he was in the castle at all. Eren wasn't born and raised from infancy to protect the King. Mikasa had been the King's long lost sister, how or why she was lost was unknown to Eren. She was taken under his Highness' wing and raised to be his lady in waiting. And when they left Eren and Armin, she forced him to take them into his brigades.