The Toxic Wasters

12. We'll Build Our Garden Here

"I already miss you Levi!"

Isabel was holding onto the raven so tightly he could barely breathe. They stood in the midst of the crowded airport. There trip was ending and Isabel was not taking the fact well.

"Alright Izzy, I think he's turning purple."

Eren appeared in the raven's vision. He held a smug smirk upon seeing the two. The bastard. The devilishly handsome bastard. Levi must have made a face at Eren's smug face because his smirk widened.

Even as he seemed to enjoy the scene before him, he slowly and gently pried Isabel's hands off his boyfriend. She let out a huff of annoyance before turning to her cousin.

"If you don't bring him back soon I'll never speak to you again," she demanded with an exaggerated pout. "Seems a bit extreme," he chuckled.

The two hugged briefly before Farlan approached the raven. "It was nice to meet you," he stretched out a hand. Levi shook it glad he wouldn't be trapped in another anaconda hold. "Sorry about Isabel being....well Isabel," he said with a loving smile. Levi let out a huff of a laugh. He didn't mind her at all. Her personality was similar to Armin's. He wondered if they had ever met. And if not, would their meeting create a black hole?

Farlan gave Eren a farewell hug when he approached the two. "Don't be a stranger," he said with a bright smile. "Wouldn't dream of it," he smiled.

Isabel snaked her way between Eren and Farlan to take the blond's hand. "If I don't see you two soon, you're no longer my cousin," she pointed an accusatory finger at Eren. "It was nice to see you too, Izzy."

Isabel puckered her bottom lip out. "I'll miss you guys," she pouted.

"We'll miss you too, Iz," Eren reassured as he placed a hand on Levi's shoulder. "But we need to go. We'll call you when we land," Eren promised. Isabel seemed to brighten at the comment.

She pointed an accusatory finger at her cousin. "You better be telling the truth or I'll never speak to you again!"

Eren raised one hand in surrender. "I promise," he said while simultaneously ushering Levi towards security check.

"Another hug?"

"Bye Izzy!" Eren called.

Levi looked back to watch the couple disappear as they waved goodbye. "Well, it seems like Izzy loves you," Eren chuckled as they approached security. The line wasn't too bad, thankfully. Levi didn't feel like waiting for long. "Yeah, she's sweet," he replied.

Security check brought Levi's anxiety up for no reason. Standing by the epitome of confidence didn't help either. Eren kept his charming smile on as he went through. But he always knew how to calm Levi. His hand pressed on the small of Levi's back. Not only did it calm his nerves, but also stopped a particularly flirtatious security check officer's eyes from lingering on Eren.

And Eren didn't seem to pay any attention to her. It would only serve to increase Levi's nerves.

But he thought about it until they were walking towards their gate.

"She was staring at you for a while," Levi grumbled. "Who?" Eren asked, looking over his shoulder in search for the aforementioned woman. "The blonde security check officer. She kept eyeing you up and down," Levi sounded offended. Offended that Levi was the only one to notice.

Eren smiled fondly at Levi's irritation. "I was too busy paying attention to you," he said smugly before pressing a quick kiss to Levi's cheek. And of course Levi melted in a red mess. The son of a bitch always knew how to push his buttons.