Breaking down walls (Ereri / Riren) fanfic 💖

Chapter "46"

After Levi had ended the party and wished everyone goodnight, he went upstairs to his bedroom and entered the room quietly. The room was dark, apart from the candle lit on Eren's side of the bed. Levi rolled his eyes, seeing as Eren was already tucked into bed.

"Stupid brat. You could burn down the whole place," he whispered to himself, before walking over to the candle. He then noticed that Eren was awake, just staring at the flame.

"It's not very nice to call me that, Levi," he murmured. The flame seemed to reflect off his eyes, making them brighter. Levi sat on the edge of the bed, next to Eren. He reached over and moved a few strands of hair from Eren's face. Eren looked at his mate and smiled softly. "That party wasn't exactly how I wanted it to go like," he said. Levi sighed.

"I know. Everyone's gone now and we don't have to have anything like that for a while. I owed the council. They are to blame," he replied. Eren hummed in response, obviously tired. He bit his lip and gripped Levi shirt cuff.

"I wanted to dance on that balcony with you like we did when we first met. I doubt we will ever be able to do something like that again," Eren muttered. Levi looked down and stared at Eren's stomach.

"Why such a romantic thought?" he asked. Eren shrugged his shoulders.

"Just want to spend as long as possible with you, that's all," he replied. Levi then frowned.

"Why? We have our whole lives ahead of us. We can take our time," he stated, but Eren did not look sure. "Eren?"

"I'm scared," Eren then said, tracing his stomach. "Nick's words have been in my head ever since they came out his disgusting mouth." Levi sighed.

"You are not going to produce a stillborn," he replied, but Eren shook his head.

"That's not it. He's right, we don't know what will happen because a male Omega has never given birth before. I am a boy doing a female job. I just fear I won't make it…" Levi's eyes widened.

"What shit are you spurting out now!?" Levi exclaimed, but it didn't make Eren flinch, like he was expecting that reaction. He just looked at his pillow. "What? You think after all that bullshit you said about you being strong and powerful, you think you are going to die in childbirth?"

"I don't know, Levi. It was just a sudden thought," Eren murmured. Levi clicked his tongue, before calming himself. He took a deep breath and rested his hand on the place his cub was growing.

"You aren't going to die, Eren. I promise you that," Levi replied. Eren then looked at his mate and smiled softly.

Levi then got up and got ready for bed. He slipped into bed 5 minutes later and wrapped his arm around Eren.

"Levi?" Eren began. Levi was afraid of what Eren was about to say.

"What now?" he asked. There was a long pause, before Eren spoke again.

"If I do die, and the cub lives, promise me you will love it as much as you would if I lived," Eren said. Levi clenched his fist and removed his hand from around Eren, turning so their backs were to each other.

"Remember to blow out your candle, brat," he said. He could hear Eren sigh a few seconds later before the bed moved slightly and the whole room was consumed by darkness.

. . .

When Eren woke up the next morning the first thing he did was feel the sheets next to him. Levi wasn't there and the sheets were cold. He sighed and pulled back his fringe, lying on his back. His hand went to his stomach and caressed it.

It wasn't like he wanted to die, it was just a 'what if'. Plenty of normal Omegas died from childbirth from infection. His mother told him that giving birth hurt, but a mate's smell was there to dull the pain…a smidgen.