The future wasn't as terrifying as he thought it would be.

Many good things had came Eren's way. His friends came back, as in reincarnation, but for the first few times they couldn't remember him. After dying two or three times more, they finally remembered him again as if he were a memory that was just pushed far into the back of their mind. He got Armin back and most importantly, Mikasa was back and no longer sick because of modern medicine. He couldn't be happier.

Vampires now coexisted with humans. They were no longer shunned upon or forced into the forest and the darkest places of the world. They worked alongside humans and even got along well with some of them. Rogue vampires weren't as common but when they were wth humans, they took special medication to control their long-lived blood lust. Vampires who died often took longer to come back since their souls were no longer pure. Eren and Levi had moved away from their home town and traveled all the way to France. Mikasa And Armin had tagged along with them, and the two vampires would take care of Mikasa whenever she reached old age over and over again. Biting humans and turning them was not permitted unless one got permission. For now, Mikasa didn't want to be turned until her next life. Unfortunately, Mikasa wasn't born from the same parents every time, so her features were always different every time. Fortunately, she always made her way back to them no matter what. Grisha and Karla returned too. Of course, since they reincarnate, they're not exactly Eren's parents but like Mikasa, they found their way back to him. They still remember some things in their past lives. the most memorable memories like Eren being their son hundreds of years ago. They also knew that it wasn't Levi who killed them. Still, Levi had the need to apologize even though he was framed. To his shock, Eren's parents like him. Karla even went over the moon when she found out Levi proposed to Eren. Grisha is a quiet man but he's glad that they're together. He's glad to see that they're happy together and that's all that matters. He wants the best for his son.

Eren no longer remembered the time where he found all the mangled bodies of his friends in the tent often but when he did, it didn't hurt him. The past was harmful and toxic to him and could bring him to tears, but everything was okay now. He was at peace and no longer had to worry about anything now that he was with his loved ones. If he ever missed his other friends or wanted to hang out, he would call or run all the way back to his old town in Germany where most of them lived. Since he was a vampire, it wasn't a long way to go.

Levi had found a job as pathologist at their local hospital while Eren worked as a policeman. Levi's self control over blood and his healing ability was helpful and Eren's strength and abilities worked in his favour. They lived in a small but comfortable vintage styled house in Paris. At first Levi hated it, but Eren loved the feel and aesthetic of it. He loved the potted plants and the old smelling wallpaper inside with its floral and baby angel designs. The windows were decorated with soft yellow plaid curtains and the kitchen always smelled of cinnamon bread and a hint of bleach.

That weekend, Eren invited all of his friends from Germany to come over for the weekend to celebrate their engagement. Vampires didn't sleep, so lack of beds and room were never a problem. They often nestled in the trees next to the house during the night or explored the beautiful city of France or climbed the Eiffel Tower just for fun. Jean, Sasha and Marco were vampires now, so Levi didn't need to pick them up and fly over to France for their visit. However, a large majority of their comrades were still human. Sometimes, his friends wouldn't remember the two of them at all and they would have to wait until they died again. It was a painful cycle, but he was happy as long as he was able to see them again. Levi discovered that carrying four people at the same time was not fun, nor was going back and forth to retrieve the rest of them.

Even so, it was safe to say that they were both happy. Eren had started to learn some French, but he wasn't too good at it yet.

"Eren? Mon amour!" (Eren? My love!) Levi exclaimed in a tacky and heavy French accent as he busted into the kitchen where Eren was preparing a blood meringue pie, his personal favourite.

"Salut," (Hello.) Eren greeted. His accent was off, but he was trying. "Comment est-tu?" (How are you?)

"Très bien. Mon vie est parfait," (Very good. My life is perfect.) Levi said as he wrapped his arms around Eren's waist and rested his chin on his shoulder. Eren's nose wrinkled up in disgust as he sniffed the scent of guts and fat on him. He was at least glad that Levi was cutting open dead bodies instead of live ones now.

"Dégoutant," (Disgusting.) Eren muttered and playfully pushed Levi away. "Go have a shower."

"I just came back from doing the most grueling work and you push me away? I am hurt."

"I am not kissing you unless you take a shower. You seriously stink, and it makes it a lot worse that my sense of smell is much stronger," Eren said and whacked him lightly with a dish towel.

With a deep frown, Levi huffed and made his way quietly to the bathroom to take his most needed shower. He came out five minutes later, steam wafting from the cramped bathroom and a towel wrapped loosely around his waist. Eren gulped and nearly dropped a vial of blood as his eyes trailed up and down Levi's body. It was as if some god had created Levi to be the embodiment of both grace and sex appeal. Eren couldn't see how he had managed to greatly dislike Levi so much in the past and now started to think how lucky he was. A light trail of dark hair was creeping down between his very defined v line and past the towel. Droplets of water slid over his collar bones and down his shoulders as he shook out his hair. He paused when he spotted Eren ogling him and flashed him a teasing smirk.

"Goodness," Eren muttered, half with annoyance and half with satisfaction. "Go put on some clothes."

"Like what you see?" Levi raised an eyebrow and set his hands on his hips, cocking his head to the side in question.

Eren scoffed and turned away before Levi could catch him blushing. If he did, he would never let him hear the end of it.

In less than one second, Levi had his arms around Eren's torso once again. The scent of citrus scented shampoo had replaced the smell of rotting body parts. Levi blew warm air into Eren's ear, startling him as his hand glideded up his unfitting shirt and pinching one nipple unexpectedly. A wooden spoon that Eren had been holding was dropped onto a bowl of flower as Eren let go from surprise.

"Levi," Eren warned.

"I can never keep my hands off you. You look more delicious than the treat you're currently baking," Levi purred and began to nibble gingerly at Eren's earlobe, a newly found sensitive spot.

"Levi," Eren repeated, this time it was a mewl. Eren leaned his head back so that he could kiss Levi, and it immediately deepened into something that was more than just a peck on the lips. Eren spun around and wrapped his shaking arms around Levi's neck and opened his mouth willingly so that Levi could make him melt with just his tongue. Although Eren did not need to breath no longer, he clutched into Levi's broad shoulders and held on for dear life as if he was breathless. Levi, without much effort at all, placed his hands on Eren's ass and squeezed possessively and then proceeded to carry him to an empty counter where no baking utensil was in sight. The warmth that Levi's mouth and hands were giving him were undeniably pleasurable but sent shivers up his spine and electric currents through his veins. Eren grabbed a fistful of Levi's moist hair and yanked at it so that they could be even closer than they already were. They had been together for so long but no matter how it may be, it almost felt as if they were making out for the first time ever; sparks of newfound love and slight clumsiness from trying so hard to satisfy the other. It didn't need to be perfect. It didn't matter if, for example, Levi did a sloppy job because it was him. He was the best part out of all of this, Eren had thought to himself.

"I'm trying to bake, but you're making it hard for me to do so," Eren mumbled when he had to forcefully pry Levi's lips off of his.

"Well, it looks like the task of baking isn't the only thing that's hard," Levi whispered to him with a smirk ghosting over his lips as his gaze began to fall downward.

Eren's face heated up faster than a kettle ever could. "That's your damn fault. I'm just trying to make dessert, I thought you would want some too. It looks like you're not even slightly interested."

"Oh, I am interested in dessert. That's what I'm doing right now, aren't I? I'm enjoying my meal," Levi murmured and kiss the little bit of shoulder that was peeking out from under his shirt. He trailed his lips to his neck at a painfully slow pace, sending another series of goosebumps down his arms. One hand skillfully snaked down his chest and gently cupped his inner thigh.

"We can't, Levi," Eren whimpered.

"Yes we can. You know you want it as bad as I do. Look how hard you are," said Levi quietly as he cupped Eren's rock hard crotch. His wondering and lovely lips drifted to Eren's neck, his fangs revealing themselves before being buried into Eren's flesh. He hissed out in response and squeezed Levi as a moan escaped his mouth.

"That hurts, you jerk," Eren complained as he thumped Levi's shoulder with his fist.

"Shall I do something to make you feel better?"

"Yes, please."

Levi sucked and placed kissed on the wound as he massaged Eren's hips with his thumbs. Not too long after, Levi gripped the end of Eren's shirt and lifted it above his head and threw it onto the floor.

"Levi, you're killing me here," Eren said with a content sigh. "Stop it."

"You don't sound like you want me to stop, moaning and rubbing against me like that. You're such a liar," Levi snickered and reached up to squeeze another erect nipple. "I love you. I love you so much. I just want to show how much I love you."

Eren, for some reason, was very touched at this statement. He would never get tired of those three ords being said to him, especially if it was from Levi. With a small smile he leaned forward to press another soft kiss to his bottom lip, all protests as forgotten as his shirt on the floor. Levi was the kind of person who expressed themselves more physically than verbally, hence the reason he always wanted to touch Eren whenever he could. It was like reassurence. After he had been rejected by Eren countless times in the past, he just wanted to be sure Eren really loved him. It wasn't like he doubted him, it was an extinct. After hurting for so long, it really stuck on him like his burdens. They were two badly hurt individuals trying to find recovery in one another, and so far it's been working well.

"I'll never get tired of this," Levi told him dreamily, his voice filled with dense certainty. He placed a tender kiss on Eren's naked shoulder. "Sometimes I pinch myself to be sure that this isn't some terribly lovely dream, but a reality. God, I've never loved being alive before."

Without responding, Eren pushed his lips softly against his once more and tugged on his lower lip lazily. "You're being cheesy."

"Only for you. I will only be like this for you. No one else can see me this way except you. I make a lot of exceptions for you, if you can't tell yet," Levi went on as he stared up at Eren in a dream-like state. Levi wasn't the smiling type (nor was he very good at it) but he presented a dazzling, mouth to ear smile that was bright enough to blind Eren. He was feeling so euphoric and Eren could see that very clearly. It made him glad that it was all because of him. For the past immense amount of years, he watched how Levi went from a dark and miserable individual to a sharp and kind man. Though, he still didn't hesitate to threaten or hurt anyone who got in his way if needed.

"Why are you so happy today?" Eren questioned him with a smirk fighting to show on his face.

"Because today at work I was just daydreaming of returning home, feeling so privileged to have you, kissing you, maybe making love-" Levi cut himself off to grope Eren's ass, making him release a small moan, "to you. So many reasons. My job is stressful and hectic but at the end of the day, I can always come back to you to remind me that none of it matters because I have you. You are spring at full bloom and all things good like eating cheese in the café near La Tour Eiffel or writing poems at sunset and jazz music. We really had it tough in the beginning but if I let you go then, when you hated me, and gave up I wouldn't have you. The thought tears me apart. I had been lost for so long. I was nothing more than a mere existence wandering and wanting to die so damn badly. That's why I'm happy; because I have you. I'm just... words can't do justice to my feelings but I am so in love with you and I'm forever grateful. Je t'aime pour toujours, mon amour," (I love you always, my love.) Levi went on, his words leaking from his wonderful lips like a steam of beautiful phrases and sentences. He was huffing (even though they were technically non-living) heavily as if it took all his strength to extract the words from his system, because they had been crammed deep within him for so long.

"Levi, you're going to make me fall even more in love with you," Eren said, his voice cracking. "You're too lovely, really. Je t'aime plus." (I love you more.)

"I love you," Levi murmured, this time in english, against Eren's lips. Their mouths were lovers too, they always strained to be together as if they were trying to embrace one another. Eren felt like his lips were made for Levi's skin.

"I love you even more," he repeated, "You know what? I'm glad we chose Paris, the city of love. Very fitting, especially for a cheesy individual such as yourself," Eren whispered as he teased Levi by tracing the outline of his lips with his tongue. Levi let out a low hiss.

"If you ever want a change of scenery, we can go to Germany, Italy or Spain next."

"I don't care as long as I'm with you," said Eren before he mashed his lips onto Levi's again. In the blistering heat of the moment, Levi accidentally knocked over a tiny vial of a red substance when he meant to move Eren closer to him. The sound of the glass smashing onto the ground beneath them startled the two of them.

"Ah, damnit. That was my last one,"  Eren said with a click of his tongue.

"We can go out and purchase some more. They started selling them at the pharmacy, right?"

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea." Eren was only half glad their time of fun came to an end because one, if they hadn't stopped he was sure Levi would take him right there and then and two, he was painfully hard. Ever since the vampires started to coexist with humans, a lot of them were kind enough to start adding packaged blood for their convenience. Though Eren was sure they were only doing it so that the vampires wouldn't go mad from thirst and attack anyone innocent.

They walked to the pharmacy hand in hand, without shame or timidness because it was Paris and homosexual love was nothing new here. After all, it's called the city of love. Sometimes when they were out they would be stopped by strangers, but not because they were gay but because they were two vampires. Two vampires staying together was a rare sight, and often brought attention to the two. It was a beautifully sunny day, and warm enough for some people to bring light parasols with them as they adventured down the streets. They entered a quiet pharmacy with shelves filled and stuffed with peculiar cococtions and jars of herbs. At one end was where bags of different sizes of blood could be found. It had a variety; from blood type to animal or human to suit the tastes of vampires. Eren always chose animal blood whenever he baked something, and animal blood they shall get. Eren dragged Levi to the counter with him and was about to yank his wallet from his tight pockets when he felt Levi go rigid by his side. He looked at him with confusion before following where his eyes were glaring.

"Petra," Levi spoke with a short intake of breath. He did not need to say anymore to express his surprise and cautiousness. It had been so long since they both had seen her, and almost forgot she even existed. She looked well rested now, her eyebrows soft and not arched harshly like they used to, and her hand was coiled around another hand belonging to the man standing beside her. A human. Levi knitted his brows in concern. Was she luring a human in to use as her personal and portable drinking fountain? It wasn't like he was one to think so, he had done the same thing to Eren after all. Levi defensively moved closer to Eren despite knowing what he was capable of doing on his own.

"Hi," she said shyly, as if she were searching for her own voice that had tumbled from her grasp.

If it wasn't for the fact that the human next to hear didn't appear as if he was being forced or threatened, Levi would have snatched him away from her and bring him to safety. And if they weren't in public, he would have yelled at her to leave him and Eren alone. It had been so long, how dare she have the auticity to mutter something as small as hello? She no longer had the right to even look at them, after all of the ungodly things she had done. Throughout the years, especially now that he was constantly with Eren, he developed a lot more self control. With a stiff nod of acknowledgement before slamming a few euro bills onto the counter and pulling hard on Eren's forearm to bring him away. Eren winced but did not argue.

"If you're thinking that we should probably move away again just because we saw her, I don't think that would be a good idea," Eren said once they were outside. "We can't let her win. It's not even about whether or not we're afraid of her, because we're not. We hate her, but we can't just flee just when we spot her again."

"You know me too well."

"Of course I do. You're quite easy to read, and I knew you were seconds away from releasing a tantrum."

"That's ridiculous. If it makes you feel better, I wouldn't move us to another country unleess you'd want to. I want to please you and only you."

"Good. Because I really do like it here. It would be a shame to leave. She looked... better somehow, like she's a new person. I can tell she won't be pulling anything on us anytime soon, especially after you sent her such a powerful glare. Perhaps it is her that is afraid now."

After stealing one glance back at the store, Levi found that Petra was still staring at him. Levi was the first to look away once more, but it didn't feel as if he was turning his head away from a person, but from the past itself.

He chose not to dwell in the past any longer. All he needed to worry about was the present, and to worry about the future was something entirely diffierent. How can one enjoy life if they grow concerned over events that is yet to occur? That was an ongoing question Levi often asked himself whenever he grew anxious over what was going to happen. Upon seeing Petra while being with Eren, it was as if the past, present and future were meeting.

When they reached their lovely home again, Eren finished the blood pies which earned a stuffed mouth of approval from everyone. Eren was smiling, his head thrown back and his vocal chords released such a laugh that made something in Levi's chest swell up, and then he realized that this was what happiness was. If anyone wasn't there he was sure he would have tackled Eren to the floor in a messy and ungraceful manner and kiss his brains out and tell him how much he truely meant to him. Levi never used to care about anyone, but he was glad he had chosen to help a scrawny, little boy find his mom on that fateful day. He found the sun in his smile, the birds in his laughter and fire in his embraces. Happiness began and ended with him.

And that's how thing's will forever be.

i know, i know my epilogues always seem so abrupt but idk how i was supposed to finish it off,, i can't believe i wrote forty chapters for this because i intended for this fic to end around the late twenties. oh well.

anyways, i thank you from the bottom of my heart for sticking with this fic even tho there are so many fillers and useless blabber, it means a lot! i love and appreciate you all so much and i can't ask for more supportive and loving readers like you all :,) i hope you guys will stay for i found, which i will be focusing on more now that this was has ended.

love always,

t