"No," he said aloud. "Shit."

"What's wrong?" Jean said as he peered curiously over the vampire's shoulder. "Oh. Oh Lord."

"He's dying..." Levi trailed off as he caressed Eren's face. "I won't be able to heal him with my abilities."

"But he's coming back, right? If he's bitten it means he will come back as one of your kind, correct?" Sasha questioned as she kneeled down next to him, her teeth biting into her bottom lip.

Levi didn't answer. Vampire venom was tricky; if one had too much of it in their system it meant a promise to be with death, too little meant turning for sure. Levi couldn't tell whether or not he had too little or too much. It was too late to try to suck the venom out because he was certain it would do nothing at all. Levi watched helplessly as the movement of Eren's chest began to gradually get more faint. There were two possibilities; one, he would never be able to see his eyes again and second, he would see them in a whole different colour. Levi felt numb and suddenly his whole mind was racing with a big fat "what if?" What if he had tried harder to stop Eren from leaving the cell without him? What if he wasn't bitten? What if he killed Petra much sooner to prevent this whole gory mayhem? He held his hand in his as the chaos in his mind continued to unravel.

"What's going on here?" an irritating but clear voice shouted. Levi knew right away that it belonged to the crazy scientist lady that Eren would sometimes bring up in conversations.

"Eren's in trouble. He was bitten," Sasha answered and looked over her shoulder.

Following his gut and his instinct, Levi growled as he shielded Eren's body with his. A couple of other soldiers were standing by Hanji's side. All of them but her jumped back in fear. She looked down at him with a big goofy smile in her face.

"No need to be so guarded. We won't take him away from you," she told him as she dropped all her visible weapons to the ground, making a big "thunk" sound. "We need to quarantine him, but that's the only time when you will be away from him."

"What makes you think I'll believe you?" Levi snarled.

"Because I only want peace, and I doubt tearing him away from you will do any good, now wouldn't it?" she said as she readjusted her goggles.

"She's right," Jean added. "No offence, but it was Erwin that had a different idea on how peace should be achieved. You can trust Hanji not to take lover boy away from you."

Levi looked at them with a miffed expression on his face as he tightened his grip on Eren.

"I'm going where he's going. You can isolate him, but I need to be there with him," Levi instructed.

"Of course, consider your request granted. I know better than to disagree with a rogue, especially the notorious Levi," she promised with a small wink. Her eyes trailed down toward a limp looking Eren, her mouth parting in interest. "He's turning right now, correct?"

"Yes," Levi confirmed. "I usually don't like asking for favours from humans, but I'd like to get to your head quarters or camp or whatever you call it before he wakes. It's dangerous to have him out here in the open, especially with the sun shining down on us. It decreases his chance of... coming back."

"Alright. Bodt, go find a horse for Eren and Levi immediately. We need to get him in a closed area as soon as possible," Hanji shouted over to a freckled soldier, who so happened to be standing by awkwardly. He flashed Jean a stare before doing the task at hand.

Levi rubbed a hand over Eren's chest gingerly to feel for any bruises, only to find that the wild beating of his once lively heart was no where to be found.

---

If he had woke up right there and then, he would be surprised to find himself floating peacefully down a stream or river, because that's exactly what it felt like. He was light, almost weightless, as if the body of water was carrying him and washing all his pain and sorrows away. Even so, he was feeling quite squeamish and uncomfortable as if his body was a cracking shell that he was waiting to break out of. All he could see was the unwelcoming face of darkness with no source of light to be found anywhere. His fingertips and toes began numbing and eventually spread toward his entire body like a disease. Suddenly, his heart was cold. The kind of cold where it would make one grit their teeth and gasp for air. It was being squeezed in the icy fist of winter itself. It sent pinpricks down his spine and now aching limbs as he tried to scream.

He was paralyzed and caged in his own tormented pain. One second he was on cloud nine and now he was feeling like a dying animal. He squirmed and felt his fingers twitch and tried to move his toes as well, trying to snap his body out of the invisible snares that held him down. With all his might he forced his tired eyes to open and instantly regretted it. Bright lights flashed right down on his face and a high pitched white noise screamed into his ears. He howled in pain as he lifted his stiff hands to shield himself. He felt as if he was plunging into an intensely crisp river and resurfacing over and over again; emerging from the strong arms of the waves and gasping for breath that he didn't even need anymore.

"Eren," a gentle voice called. "Eren, it's okay. You're fine."

"Make it stop, make it stop, MAKE IT STOP!" Eren blared as he positioned himself in a fetal position. He wanted the lack of warmth to come to an end.

"Look at me. Eren, look at me," the voice commanded.

His flailing arms were seized and pinned down against rigid potato sack- like pillows. Eren continued to fight against the iron grip despite the pleas to stop.

Vivid memories flashed across his mind like an angry storm; Armin unconscious then being brought back as a vampire only to die tragically because of fire, Mikasa and her flaring red eyes as she dove at Eren and her head being violently ripped off, his first encounter with a rogue in the forest and nearly dying and finally his first meeting with Levi. Bits and pieces of his past were being read to him in his mind like a picture book and he could see them whether or not he closed his eyes. All of them were either pleasant or horrible. He even relived the moment he was told his parents had passed away due to a crazy vampire accident and when he last saw them. He screamed louder, wanting it all to go away and wanting to smash his head in so that he would no longer be able to feel. He saw his many shared kisses with Levi and the time he had told him that he no longer wanted to see him. Levi's eyes had been so hurt that day and he only realized how much of a jerk he used to be.

Eren hurled himself against the floor and started to bash his head repeatedly against it. He wanted to feel pain so that he could focus on something else instead of all of the bittersweet memories. Fortunately (but unfortunately to him) he could not feel anything but pressure. It felt as if he was thumping his head against a rubber ball. He pounded against his head but nothing worked. He was basically immune to the pain pain. The only pain he could feel was deep in his throat where it felt parched and dry. He was extremely thirsty.

"Eren, stop it," the same voice said a bit louder now. His arms were grabbed and he was being pulled up.

"DON'T TOUCH ME," Eren screeched.

"It's just me. Levi, I'm Levi. You remember me, don't you? Come on, look at me," he whispered and clutched his jaw and proceeded to force his face up so that he could look at him.

Looking down at him with a pained grin on his face was Levi, his once slick black hair in a tangled mess and his eyes wide. He cupped Eren's trembling face in his shaking hands and looked overjoyed. Eren almost looked away again; everything was so sharp and bright. He could see tiny specks of dust settle on some boxes and the ridges and bumps of a fly's eyes. He squinted. His now sharpened vision made his eyes sting.

"Are you alright? How are you feeling?" Levi asked frantically as he stroked his cold skin.

"Levi," Eren murmured, ignoring his questions. "What just happened? All I can remember before being knocked out was Petra pouncing on me..."

"You're... like me now," Levi said sadly but smiled for his sake. He didn't want to worry him.

"What do you mean? I don't understand-"

"Eren, you came back but you're not human anymore." He wanted to say it subtly so that it didn't shock him. "Petra bit you and you almost died because she injected venom into your system, and I want to let you know how sorry I am. I ruined everything and fucked your life up."

Eren paused before speaking. "I'm... a vampire now?"

Levi flinched at the v word. "Correct."

"That can't be," Eren mumbled.

"But you are. Don't you feel any different? Everything is much clearer now, isn't it? And you can hear almost anything and everything," Levi explained. "Your eyes... they're not the same anymore." Levi finally revealed a deep frown.

"What's wrong? You seem very upset." Eren raised his eyebrows.

"Of course I'm upset. I did what I would have never done, and that is for you to be a vampire. Can't you see? I ruined your life," he said through gritted teeth.

"But that means I will live forever right? That means I can always be with you, I thought that was what you wanted." Eren averted his gaze. "You did not ruin my life at all."

"Of course it's what I want, just not this way. I would have stayed with you until you grew old, grey hair, wrinkles and everything, but I would follow you right after you pass. Surely there's nothing for me in this world if you're not here."

"Don't say that," Eren said angrily. "I'm here with you now, aren't I? Isn't that good news-"

"Why are you making being a vampire sound so joyous and great? Because it's really not, Eren, and to top it all off you're also rogue due to the immense amount of venom you received. This is horrible, Eren, I did this to you because I let you run off. Being thirsty all the time is not good because your bound to kill people. You're thirsty now as we speak."

"Levi, you can't do anything about it now. I'm a vampire now and you need to accept it. I understand where you're coming from but we can't undo this somehow," Eren told him. "Everything is going to be okay if not glamourous. You've learned from your mistakes, and now you need to teach me."

Levi let out a long and tired sigh and nodded reluctantly, "I suppose you're right."

"See? There's nothing to be so upset over," he said with a faint smile.

"I'm upset but also afraid. I was very scared back there when I found you dying. It was terrible, Eren, I felt my heart breaking seeing you so lifeless. This is very rare of me to say but I was genuinely horrified. It was like having a nightmare I would never wake up from-"

Silencing him, Eren moved forward and grabbed his collar as he urged a kiss onto Levi's tender lips and pushed him to the floor. Levi immediately returned the kiss, poking his needy tongue into his mouth and feeling all the rims he knew too well. Eren pressed one hand to Levi's nape while the other skillfully sneaked his way under his tunic and rubbing against his cool and smooth skin. His fingers dragged curiously to his firm abs, caressing them lightly as Levi started to remove Eren's shirt. The tent was suddenly humid and dense with the sounds of the moving lips and rustling clothes. Like every single kiss they ever shared, this one was different. A kiss to reassure the both of them that they were now safe and nothing else mattered except the fact that they were together and away from Petra's evil grasp. Hands fumbled and lips meshed together as Levi decided it would be much quicker to just rip the annoying garment of clothing off, and that was exactly what he did. Buttons flew in the air as Levi pulled away to latch his lips onto Eren's neck to suck and kiss. Eren froze up and let out a small moan. One thing that Levi was glad about was that he no longer needed to hold himself back whenever he got intimate with Eren, because they had the same amount of strength now. He didn't need to be afraid of snapping his neck in half when he went to hold it, or break his arm when he meant to pull him towards him.

"I missed this," Levi groaned into his skin with a lick.

"I missed you," Eren whispered back as he tipped Levi's chin towards him, his mouth just barely touching his.

"We've only been apart for a few days."

"It felt like forever." Eren began tracing the outline of Levi's mouth with his tongue. Without any hint of what he was going to do next, he started to nip and tug at his lower lip then reached down to pull at his belt.

"Eren," Levi said in a warning tone. "Sorry for wrecking the moment, but you should at least drink first. You just woke up."

"But... I don't want to go out looking like this," Eren whined as he gestured to himself. Levi could see why; his hair was mussed and his lips were already sore and red. To top it all off, there was no sign of a spare shirt to replace his tattered one.

"You can have my blood," said Levi.

"I thought we could only drink from humans or animals." Eren's face was the embodiment of a question mark.

"On rare occasions, we'll drink from our own kind. I need to warn you that it's a bit sweeter than any other kind of blood and so most vampires don't consume it. Only this once because it's an-"

Without any notice of possible occurrence, Eren inclined forward and bit into the soft part of his neck, making Levi gasp.

"-Aphrodisiac," Levi finished with a quiet hiss.

Eren sucked hungrily at his skin like a suction and held his head in place as he took much needed sips of the thick crimson matter. What Levi said was true, vampire blood was indeed very sweet and Eren enjoyed it. He thought it tasted of honey with a kick to it, reminding him of warm honey milk he use to drink whenever he was feeling ill. His tongue swept eagerly ever his skin and lapped up the tasty blood as Levi ruffled his hair.

"Ahh, Eren, no need to rush," Levi murmured.

"I'm not. It just tastes... really good," he replied.

After a few minutes, Eren placed a loving kiss where his teeth just sank into and back up. Dark blood spilled down his mouth as if he were a messy toddler. Levi lifted a hand to gently wipe the blood away before pressing a small kiss to his red lips and couldn't help but laugh.

"What? What is it?" Eren questioned.

"It's already taking effect, my blood being aphrodisiac and all," he said with a smirk as he jutted his chin towards Eren's crotch, where a tent was already forming.

"You can take care of it for me, right?" Eren muttered as he bit his lip.

Levi smirked again. "Of course."

---

The weather outside made the tent hot to begin with, but with what they were doing it made everything feel like they were trapped in a desert. Levi had Eren pinned to the floor with his face between his legs and his mouth trailing up and down his shuddering thighs. He gnawed at his soft sensitive skin enthusiastically and left hickeys wherever he pleased, leaving Eren as a moaning mess. His hand curled into the black hair and he tried pulling his face near his crotch as some form of a subtle hint, but he wouldn't budge.

"Stop teasing," Eren complained.

"How can I stop if you have such a beautiful body?" he whispered to his skin and proceeded to reach out to tug at one perked nipple.

"L-Levi," Eren whimpered. "Come on, not there."

"Where, where? Here?" Levi asked playfully and surprised him by giving his ass a quick squeeze.

"N-No."

"Really? It seems like you like it though," Levi said with an amused grin. "What a sensitive beautiful boy you are."

Eren blushed at the 'beautiful' part and looked away. He had never really given much thought to his own appearance, but hearing it from Levi made him flustered because the black haired man was the most stunning and attractive looking person he had ever met in his life, and now said attractive person called him beautiful. It hit him like a comet.

"Says you," Eren mumbled and went up on his knees, knocking Levi backwards. He crawled towards him and straddled his lap. "Mr. I-Could-Have-Anyone-I-Wanted-If-It-Wasn't-For-My-Large-Killstreak-But-I-Decided-To-Be-With-A-Boy-Who-Treated-Me-Like-Shit."

"That's an awfully long name, don't you think?" Levi asked jokingly. "Also, I kind of understand why you would treat me that way in the past, so you're off the hook."

"That's not the point here. You're all enchanting oceans and galaxies and forests... and I'm sand, asteroids and wood."

Levi thought about his words long and hard before kissing him, a small and happy kiss just on the side of his mouth. "But without any of those things oceans, galaxies and forests wouldn't exist. So in other words you can say I cannot exist without you."

"You're bluffing." Eren began to unbutton Levi's tunic subconsciously.

"I disagree. I often ask myself how I was able to survive years without you in my life. It's like you've... tamed the monster inside of me." Levi grabbed Eren's wandering fingers and pressed them to his lips. A few moments later, Levi sucked them in his mouth seductively as he watched Eren with searing eyes, burning straight into his longing gaze.

"What's with all the sudden flattery?" Eren questioned as his eyebrow rode up his forehead.

"It's... kind of like reassurance for me that you're still here and that you're alright. If you didn't make it I don't know what I would have done-"

"Shhh," Eren hushed him and placed a finger to his lips. "Don't talk like that. I really am here. Sure I'm a tad different but I'm okay. You don't need to think about those kind of things anymore. I love you."

A small smile was brought to Levi's face as he repeated the last three words in his head. It was the first time Eren was saying it before Levi, or maybe the first time in general. It made his entire body melt. He loved how the words looked when they exited his pretty pink mouth.

"I love you more. More than I should, really," he declared. His eyes twinkled with delight.

---

"Ah!" Eren's moans rang into Levi's ears. Despite the fact that they cannot breathe no longer, they panted softly as if out of breath. Eren had his legs slung over Levi's shoulders for easy access as he clawed uncontrollably at Levi's arms. Eren had never felt so naked in his entire life before. There were obviously times when he had to strip completely, but it was a whole different situation with Levi. He was revealing his body to someone else other than himself after all. He thought of himself as one of those nude Greek statues he once read about in a book, or a shunga art piece.

"As much as I hate to say this," Levi whispered with a grunt. "You need to lower your wonderful voice. We're in a tent after all."

"I don't think I- ngh! Can," Eren groaned as Levi moved faster.

"Lie completely down. I have an idea," he breathed.

Although he was a little irritated at the sudden change of position, he obeyed anyway. Levi propped himself up on his elbows and supported himself using only the strength in his arms, his entire body over Eren's like a blanket. Just when Eren was going to question him, he muted him by kissing him again. They kissed many tines that day up to the point where Eren lost count and his lips were slightly swollen. Everything was so raw and real as they made love. It was as if they've set the entire world on fire. The two sweating bodies were like two puzzle pieces and in that moment Levi thought there was no one that could make the way Eren made him feel. Euphoria bloomed like a thriving flower in his chest as he mewled and moaned into his fatigued lips. He was on cloud nine as he basked blissfully in happiness. Butterflies fluttered excitedly in the pit of his stomach.

Thoughts were spinning dizzily inside Eren's mind. Most of them were of Levi, who never seemed to be out of his head. Their bodies moved in sync and in rhythm as Levi whispered "I love you" in multiple languages and words of adoration, praise and appreciation. Eren wondered how fortunate and lucky he must have been to bump into Levi that night and now he still wanted to stay by his side despite the atrocious way he acted towards him. He had treated him like he was gum stuck underneath his shoe but even so he never failed to tell him how he felt about him. Eren kissed him harder and pressed up against him until he felt that he couldn't get closer and indulged in the sensual moment. Bodies molded and fitted like two lumps of clay, they were art. It could be seen as a sinful act towards many people, but to Levi he thought of it like an act of elation and soft sentiments.

"I love you," Eren reminded him and smiled like the sun.

---

AN:

I feel like I suck so badly at writing happy moments hmmm.

I also suck at writing censored smoot, it reminds me of when I wrote freiheit.

please refrain from commenting anything like "wHy cAnT yOu jUsT WrItE aCtUaL sMuT" and i'm sorry if anyone is disappointed TT it's just that I like to focus on actual plot than fan service (but fan service is good every once in a while though.)

peace

~your friend takeshi