"Is this some really bad joke of yours? Because I personally do not find it funny at all," Eren snapped as he continued to keep his distance from the man who was named Levi.

" Tch. I know it seems really crazy, but I'll make you understand and I will make you fall in love with me. I always get anything I want after all," the man told him slyly.

"Who do think you are?" Eren asked. He didn't appreciate this man's cockiness at all.

"The love of your life," he answered. "I had no idea brats were so stupid."

"What the hell did you say?" the taller boy demanded, ignoring the first part Levi said. "I will fucking murder you."

Levi laughed a cold and deep laugh which could make anyone shudder. It had no humor in it, and it was only half-heartedly.

"Really? Do you really think so?"

"I will if you don't leave me alone," Eren said sharply.

He heard sound of leaves rustling as Levi disappeared from his sight. All he could see was a blur of white and black as some unknown figure zipped and flew from behind the trees and around Eren like a circling shark. He gasped from surprise and horror and once again tried to look around for anything he could use as a weapon.

"You can't kill me, you little shit," the same voice murmured to him gently.

"Who the fuck are you?" Eren shouted, fear threaded in his voice.

"Why, I thought you already knew that. I'm Levi. Levi Ackerman," he replied with a deep chuckle.

Eren could feel the wind dancing around him as the blur continued to mess with his eyes. it was nothing he's ever seen before in his entire life and it was truly horrifying.

"What are you?' Eren whispered.

"Me? I don't think you would want to know that."

The figure stopped moving and Levi was suddenly behind him, his mouth at his ear and his arms lightly wrapping around Eren's body in a tight and hurtful lock, a cage of arms. Eren flinched and could hear his heart beating intensely fast he was afraid it would explode. He was sweating and his legs couldn't stop trembling. He was afraid to know what this Levi Ackerman was, but he knew he needed to know; had to know what he was so that he could learn his weaknesses and bring him down.

"I'll give you a hint," he told him. "What's pale and likes murdering people for their blood?"

"A-A wendigo?" Eren guessed as he held in his breath and bit on his lower lip, almost drawing blood.

"You idiot, I'm not that ugly," Levi said with mock hurt written on his face.

"A ghoul?"

"Wrong."

"I don't know! But whatever you are, I still have the ability to kill you." Eren bit his lip so hard that the blood finally spilled in a stream of small droplets. Levi tensed up behind him and disappeared out of thin air once more. He was in front of Eren and grasping his shoulder about half a second later. He was faster than the speed of light and he was deadly strong. The boy's shoulders started to ache already.

Levi was breathing densely and he had a spark of insanity in his beautiful, grey eyes. His movements were sharp but stiff as he brought his hand up to touch Eren's face. He strained away from his touch as Levi leaned in and sniffed at the blood and started to lick it hungrily.

"What the-"

Eren was pushed firmly to the ground on his back as he coughed from the sudden impact. He was struggling to get up but felt it was totally impossible. Levi had superhuman strength, but Eren knew he was anything but human. It was like having some large and strong animal pin him down and never willing to let him go. Levi was fondling the boy''s lower lip with his soft tongue as a small shudder rippled up his spine and a quiet moan emerged from his small body. What was he doing? Eren thought to himself. He tried to tug him away but Levi was always a few seconds more sooner. He took his wrists and pinned them down to the moist earth in incredible speed.

"Feels better than sex," Levi uttered with pleasure laced in his voice. "Tastes so fucking amazing I could die."

"Get off me," Eren said with shaking voice.

"I'm not going to hurt you, Eren, you know that," Levi said as his head cocked slightly to the side as if questioning him.

"You're hurting me right now. Get off."

Levi did as he was told and stared at Eren with his blood running down his mouth sloppily.

"Y-You're a... a v-vampire?"

"Took you long enough to guess," Levi said as he rolled his eyes.

Eren stumbled to his feet and began to walk backwards. "This forest is probably cursed. I'm seeing things, aren't I..."

He spun around quickly and started to make a run for it before the monster could do anything. The pain returned to his side and he cried out in brief agony. His feet felt like they just walked over hot, steaming coals and he was cold. The sun was pouring down from the sky and making the morning dew sparkle. He had no idea what time it was, but he knew he had to return to camp to report this to the commander.

"Not so fast, brat."

Levi reappeared in front of him and grabbed the collar of his jacket tightly and pulled him close so that his eyes were staring right into his. Eren could have sworn that he saw a red glint, but he only saw it for less than half a second.

"I'm not letting you get away, not again. You're mine. You're my property now and if you're not willing to stay by my side, I'll destroy your precious, little town and take you away," he told him calmly but sternly.

"I'm not your anything, you damn demon, you don't even know who I-" Eren stopped without finishing his sentence and realized that Levi had been using Eren's name without him having to tell him. The human exhaled with frustration and anger. "Are you some kind of stalker? Some kind of spirit who's been hunting me down for my whole? You don't own me you never will! Leave me alone, you vulgar beast!"

This vampire's idea of love sure is strange, Eren thought to himself. 'I love you, but if you run away I'll destroy your home!' Romantic.

He was just about ready to rush out of the forest once more, but froze in his tracks when he felt something touch the nape of his neck. He was paralysed and he couldn't speak; it was like his horrible sleep paralysis all over again. Panic surged though his brain and body, injecting him with so much fear it could kill him. What the hell was happening?

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It was a sunny day filled with so much warmth and light; it was rare to the town's people and basically a luxury. The skies were as clear as water and the clouds swam through it, blowing a light breeze down on the smiling faces of children. The air carried a scent of freshly baked cinnamon and raison bread and green tea. It was a vivid and colorful summer, and just about everyone was outside to enjoy the sun. The sick, the poor, the elderly; everyone.

Eren's small toddler feet ran as fast as they could as he searched around frantically for his mother. His knees were scraped and blooded and he was trying his best not to bawl his eyes out in the middle of the busy streets. Big horses followed by crates made boisterous sounds as they made their way down the stone paths. All shops were opened and traders were on the hunt for customers. Eren knew a lot of people, but he couldn't find his mother.

He knew he was following his mother, lightly holding her hand and poof! she was gone. It's been almost four hours and little Eren was already planning what he would do if he couldn't find her. He would live in the forest and create a wooden hut out of the loose sticks and branches and live off the tasty, wild berries on the bushes. He didn't want to be homeless though, he just wanted his mother.

"Mom!" he called out to the loud and busy streets. "Mom!"

Of course no would answer because no one cared because he was completely irrelevant to their lives. He felt a lump form in the back of his throat as his eyes stung and filled with salty tears. He hated being alone. It wasn't fun at all and the feeling of neglect wasn't so nice.

He brought his hands to his face and cried silently into them as he let the pain of his knees embrace him. For hours he's been running and pushing through the crowds but had no luck or success. Instead he fell to his knees and injured himself in the process. The tears fell to his hands and to the ground, creating a small but visible puddle just in front of his small and sore feet.

In the distance, there was a man watching from the trees. He was careful to make sure he was covered by the leaves and branches so that no one would see him and he crouched down to get a better look at the boy below. He liked the taste of children's blood; it tasted mild and sweet and not too salty. He licked his lips hungrily as he left down from the great height of the trees and into the daylight. He slowly approached the crying child and made sure not to make any sudden sounds that would startle him.

"Hey," he spoke when he finally reached him. "You're lost, aren't you?

The little boy turned around and swiped at his face, trying to wipe away all his tears before he spoke.

"Yeah," he said quietly.

"Who're you looking for?" the man asked with a gentle grin, making sure not to show his teeth.

"My mother."

The beast was rather shoked. Usually kids would run away after seeing him, but not this one. He was so used to chasing after them but it was probably going to be easy game for him.

"I'll help you find her."

"Really? You would?"

"Of course."

Levi mentally smiled with victory. He was planning to lead him somewhere no one would ever find the body, somewhere quiet maybe.

"Thank you so much!" Eren gushed as he took the stranger's hand. "No one helped me all day, so you're the first one who did. I was planning to live in the woods if I couldn't find her, but I don't think she'd like that. My mom says she loves me, so I don't think she would appreciate it if I disappeared."

"Really? We'll find her soon."

He was the first boy who was willing to hold Levi's hand. When he attempted to lure children in, they would run away and he could have to run after them. There was something odd about this little kid and the beast could feel it.

"I owe you," Eren said. "It could be anything I'm able to do. My mommy told me that it's good to repay people when they've done something good."

Anything? Levi thought. Just my luck.

Levi decided he wasn't going to murder this child. He was going to be convenient for him in the future, so it would be better if he kept him alive and well. His new plan was going to be better than any other. He easily found the boy's mother just from having a whiff of his scent. She smelled the same as him so it wasn't a difficult task at all. She, like him, was looking for him and was asking all the shop keepers if they've seen her precious, cute son. She was in tears and thanked Levi until it was annoying.

We'll meet again, he told him himself.

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Eren fell to the ground and screamed.

"What the hell was that? What did you do?" he shouted.

"The time we first met. Of course you didn't remember because you were a child back then."

"So you're saying you fell in love with a five year old?" Eren demanded with disgust. "What are you? Some pedophile?"

"No, you've got it all wrong. I just saw you as a tool, something I could use later on. I stalked you for years you see, and planned to attack again before you grew into a teenager, but I didn't have the strength to do it. You were always in debt and you struggled on a daily basis after your parents died."

Eren flinched when he brought up the fact that his parents were gone.

"You were always willing to help anyone and then without realizing, I fell in love with you. I watched you from afar, making sure no one else would steal you away and use you as their blood supply. I protected you and disappeared before you would know it was me. Like when you were almost killed by that rogue vampire, it was almost too late for me. I murdered him and healed you."

Eren's hands formed into tight fists and he felt his nails digging into his skin.

"So now you think I'm going to help you just because you saved me? I didn't ask you to do it! I'd rather die than be saved by a vile creature like you," Eren said with his voice getting higher and higher with each word. "And how did you heal me anyway? What did you do to me?"

"I cried," Levi told him and ignored his hateful words. "They have healing properties and you should be glad I saved your ass. If you died, what would happen to your little Mikasa? She would be alone and left to die while your body could have rotted in a shallow grave. Would you like that instead?"

Eren remained silent as he thought over the vampire's words of truth and began to think of a small plan.

"So let me get this straight; you want my blood." Eren's voice was hard and calm but he was internally screaming his head off.

"Yes."

"Your tears can heal the injured, but can they heal the sick?" Eren demanded.

"We could try. Are you trying to strike a deal, human?" Levi asked curiously as he leaned in closer to Eren's face. His breath smelled of blood and alcohol and Eren coughed with disgust.

"Take a guess, monster."

"Hmmm. How about, you give me blood and I can try helping your sister? I've never tried it on the sick, but maybe to you it's worth a shot."

The boy thought about it quickly. He wanted Mikasa to get well more than anything. He wanted to run with her in the fields with flowers in the forest meadow and laugh and smile with her again like when they were children. He missed it so much and he yearned for it, he wanted it to happen again like the old days when everything was so carefree.

"Why do you want me specifically?"

"Because in my society we have a rules. If I attack someone else's partner and drink their blood, I can be punished if I'm caught. I'm tired of doing illegal blood trades and all that jazz and I get quite hungry very easily, so it wasn't easy. What do you say? Do we have a deal, Eren?" He said his name in a soft voice as if tasting it.

The human hesitated but quickly nodded. "Okay."

The vampire smirked which blossomed into a bright smile and revealed his sharp hangs. He licked the corner of his lip and his eyes fell to the crook of Eren's neck.

"How that it's settled, may I have a drink?"

"You're not lying, right? You're going to try to heal her? Promise me."

"For fuck's sake I promise," Levi told him impatiently. "Now let me have a taste."

Eren flinched at his tone of voice but obliged. He was willing to do anything to get Mikasa better even if it meant strange demons sucking on his neck. Eren moved towards Levi and tipped his head to the side so that the flesh of his neck was exposed.

Levi didn't hold back.

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AN:

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