Breaking down walls (Ereri / Riren) fanfic 💖

Chapter "6"

The Elder and Levi had been talking for over half an hour. Mikasa, Armin and Eren were waiting in the square. It was reasonably quiet and there were some villagers also waiting. Eren always thought that the villagers were really nosy, but taking that nothing happened in Shiganshina, anything would be entertainment.

It was until the sound of horses reached people's ears that they came out of their bored state.

Eren turned his head towards the sound and saw a group of men making their way towards the square. Eren's eyes widened when he recognised the lead horseman; it was the head guard of the royals. What were they doing here?

The villagers looked at them and stepped back a little. The blonde man's blue eyes searched the square, until he set his eyes on Eren.

Eren could feel his heart racing as the man got off his horse and began walking over to him. Why was he coming over to him? Did he know him? Did Levi say anything to the Prince about him?

Armin and Mikasa stepped in front of Eren to protect him. The blonde man stopped in front of the teenagers.

"You're that male Omega, aren't you?" he asked, ignoring the Betas glaring at him. Eren was scared at that moment. He was trembling and wanted to run. He glared at the guard.

"How do you know of me?" he asked, close to shouting. The guard rolled his eyes.

"Don't worry, kid, I'm not here for you. Have you seen the Prince anywhere?" he asked. Eren stopped glaring and frowned.

"Prince? The Prince isn't here. I haven't seen him here," Eren replied, thinking that the guard was joking with him. The guard looked puzzled.

"That's strange. He's usually here. He always says he would be going to Shiganshina to meet up with a male Omega," he said.

It was that moment when everything around Eren shattered. He was trembling and even the two Betas in front of him turned to him worried. Eren felt like his heart was crashing down and he couldn't breathe.

At that moment, the sound of a door opening was heard, and all of the guards bowed. Eren didn't dare turn around, he felt too broken. He felt all sorts of emotions: anger; confusion; disbelief; heartbreak. Mikasa was glaring at behind Eren.

"Eren," Levi's voice said. Eren just shook his head, not turning around. It was that moment when Eren felt a slap across his face. The blonde guard had just struck him.

"How dare you, you filth!? How dare you act this way to -!?" but he was interrupted when Levi punched him square in the face. Erwin was pushed back a little and held his face in silence.

"You're the filth here, Erwin," Levi said before turning to Eren. Eren didn't look at him. "Eren, please look at me."

"You liar," Eren hissed, making Levi frown, "you fucking, lying, prick!" he shouted. Levi didn't flinch and just stared at Eren emotionless. "I'm going to ask you this once, Levi. Who are you?"

Levi sighed and stood up straight. "My birth name is Levi, however, my royal name is Rivaille Ackerman," he said. Eren was furious and gritted his teeth.

"You lying prick!" he exclaimed.

"You already said that," Levi said. Eren felt like crying now.

"Why? Why the fuck did you hide it from me? Who was that at the ball? What the fuck is wrong with you? You promised me that the Prince would never know of me. It counts if that's the person I was dancing with" he asked.

The villagers were starting to stare and some even glared. It was that moment when the Elder stepped in.

"Eren, Levi was going to tell you when the time was right," he began, but Eren wasn't having it.