Despondent Beauty [Ereri/Riren Fanfic] [COMPLETED]

Chapter XVIII

AN: POV switch to Levi.

The next morning had come, as I watched the sun rise since I had woken up due to my insomnia. Eren remained in the bed, curled and nestled, in a ball wrapped in the covers and blankets he had. His peaceful face of slumber soothed me of any anxieties I had. However, some remained in my head. Such anxieties included the silence of my uncle, my new form, and which path to take from here on; the humans or the Taos.

I had been sitting on the wooden balcony railing since I woke, so I got off and stretched my limbs, and wings. I was still trying to get used to my new wings as they seemed to be a part of me, as if they were two new limbs I just discovered I could use. I didn't know if Eren knew anything about how to fly since he doesn't have a pair of wings on his back, however, I've noticed that his mother possesses them. I'll have to ask him when he wakes. I guess I had good timing as the brunette in question had started to stir awake. I put on a small smile as I walked back over to the bed and sat down next to the waking Eren, brushing his bangs off his face.

" Rise and shine, Eren."

" Levi?"

" Yes, it's me."

" What are you doing awake so early?"

" It's a condition I have; it disallows me to get proper sleep."

" What do the humans call it, the condition?"

" We call it insomnia, but besides that. There's a different matter I would like to speak to you about, if I may." I watched as Eren nodded his head in content as he laid his head on my lap. " It's about my wings, and your mother's. I was wondering two things, as a matter of fact, but I'll get straight to the point. One being if you posses wings yourself, and two if you or your mother could teach me how to fly."

" Huh?!" Eren sat up abruptly at my questions. " Why would you want to learn how to fly? The humans will spot you for sure if you decided to take to the sky!"

" I just figured, I'd learn how to use them to my advantage. To me, right now, all they are is dead weight on my back."

" ... Well, alright, here. Stand up." I took a hold of Eren's hands and we stood up together from the bed. " Now, I've only flown once, but..." I watched in amazement as my love sprouted his own wings from his back. " My wings are more of the fragile type, so it's as if I was meant to stay on land, but like I said before; I've only managed to fly once, as when I came back to the ground I remained unconscious for five days. When I woke, I couldn't stop coughing, and eventually, I started coughing up blood."

" Do you know why that happened?"

" I asked my mother when I finally got better, and she simply told me that I was meant to remain on the surface, just like my father. That I was meant to be a warrior, a protector... a king..."

I noticed Eren's demeanor had changed into a saddened one. I knew how much he opposed the thought of becoming king and ruling the planet, as he told me that he felt he was too weak compared to his father. Every time I refuted his thinking and told him otherwise, yet he still won't listen to my words, and then I think that actions speak louder to Eren more than words do. I suppose he and I are similar in that prospect, however, I've started to heed words more attention lately. I gently grasped Eren's hands into mine and rose them to my lips, kissing both of them at the same time.

" Eren, could you teach me how to fly?"

" Weren't you listening before?! I can't fly with these forsaken wings, they're too frail to even lift me in the air a mere grass blade's height."

" Then let me be your wings. I can only do that if you tell me what to do, my love."

I chuckled when I saw Eren's cheeks turn a light pink from my nickname before he sighed and started pulling me along out the room.