Breaking down walls (Ereri / Riren) fanfic 💖

Chapter "4"

That night, Eren didn't get much sleep. Why was that? He kept tossing and turning; life was too confusing and it hurt his head. By the time it was morning, Eren had fallen asleep; only to wake up an hour or two later.

He got out of bed, brushing his hair, ears and tail, and getting dressed in his usual clothes; which had been freshly washed. He went down stairs and joined his sister and mother for breakfast.

"Eren's going to Trost today with Levi," Mikasa suddenly said. Eren gasped and then felt a tug of his ears.

"What are you doing, Eren?" his mother said. Eren glared at Mikasa before turning to his mother.

"It's not what you think. Levi is just taking me to the next village over. I've never been anywhere outside of Shiganshina and he wanted to take me," he replied. His mother sighed, releasing his ears and rubbing them.

"What's gotten into you lately? You weren't always like this. You used to hate going to places and preferred to stay home," she said.

"Levi found a way to mask my smell, and I want to see places other than Shiganshina, it'll be like an adventure." She sighed.

"Please be careful, cub. I know that you see Levi as a very good friend, and he does seem nice, but there is something off about him; he's too perfect," she said with a worried expression.

Eren understood what she meant and nodded. "I promise I'll be careful," he said. His mother placed a soft kiss on his ears and turned to Mikasa.

"And Mikasa, what have I told you about telling off on Eren. I know you care about him and I'm grateful that you did, but like I said last time - Eren can take care of himself," she said, Mikasa nodded.

After Eren finished his breakfast, he walked to the door. "Eren, will you need lunch?" his mother asked. Eren shook his head and walked out of the house, walking towards the woods. It didn't seem like it would rain that day, so Levi should be there.

He walked to the clearing and immediately saw Levi lying on the grass, staring at the sky.

"You're always here before me. How early do you wake up?" Eren asked. Levi didn't jump.

"Early enough to get here first," he said smiling, knowing that he didn't answer the question properly. He looked at Eren and stood up. He was wearing a green hooded long cloak, it made him look really nice.

Levi untied the string around his neck and placed the cloak around Eren, tying it around his neck and putting the hood up. Eren frowned.

"What's this for?" he asked. Levi rolled his eyes.

"It's to mask your smell, just don't get it wet and you should be fine. Also I thought it would look nice on you," he replied. Eren blushed a little. "Come on, brat."

Eren followed Levi out of the clearing and straight away he saw a black horse. He stared in awe at the beautiful creature. Levi turned to him.

"Have you ever ridden a horse before?" he asked, Eren shook his head. "Okay. Good thing I brought one horse then, I don't trust you to stay on without help."

Eren huffed and turned away.

"The horse is called Lucas. He's a very good horse and he's the reason I get here so fast, he's the fastest horse I know," Levi said, gesturing Eren to come closer, "he's doesn't bite."

Eren hesitated as he reached a hand out to the horse. It felt like Lucas was staring into his soul, deeming if he was worthy enough to touch him. The horse relaxed as Eren placed a hand on the horse's head.

"See, he's harmless," Levi said, "Now, can you get on him by yourself or do you want help?" he asked. Eren did believe that the horse was rather big, he was surprised that Levi could get on by himself.