Deadly Attraction
November 14th
Eren's POV
Sunlight filtered through the orange curtains, turning the room slightly clementine colored. They were originally gray, but I made Levi switch them out cuz gray is depressing. I squeezed my eyelids shut, trying to get an hour or two more of sleep, but I couldn't go back to my very pleasant dream about orangoutangs; I was just too gosh darn excited.
Today Levi and I both were off of work-usual for Levi because of his baby belly, unusual for me because of my jerk boss- so we had a whole day ahead of us, ending with a movie I've been dying to go see.
Having given up going back to sleep, my eyes blinked open, blurring at first, and I very, very carefully turned on my other side from inside the circle of Levi's arms so I could face him.
He was still sound asleep, and I seized the opportunity to reach for me phone and snap a picture of the adorableness. Next, but no less important, I extended my finger and booped his nose.
His face scrunched up, resulting in a stray jet black hair to fall over it, and I waited for him to wake up, but he stayed still, so I decided to play a little more.
I made a little circle with my lips and blew cool air out quickly, aiming for the hair. It lifted up and up, aaannnndddd fell back down. Levi twitched and his expression turned from peaceful to pissed.
"Eren." He whispered quietly, eyes closed. "I don't get a lot of sleep with this demon baby inside me, so when I do get a chance to, I would appreciate it if you found another toy to play with."
"O-Okay, sorry." I apologized softly, turning back to face the wall shyly. I was staring straight ahead silently when I felt careful, deliberate movement on my back. Suddenly it wasn't careful anymore and I began giggling madly as fingers tickled and poked my sides and stomach, quickly gasping for breaths in between laughs.
"W-Wh- HA! What are yaHAHAHA doing?!!??" I was pushed onto my back and tackled by a crazy short mad man tickling the shiz outta me.
"Punishing you for waking me up." He threatened terrifyingly.
"Ooh Kinky- Ahahahhaahaha!!!! Oh my- Oh my gosh! Stooooooop I can't breathe!" I yelped, banging on his arms uselessly.
"You don't have to, idiot, you're immortal." Levi smirked, giving my sides one last poke before laying by my side and wrapping his arms around my waist as I caught my unneeded breath.
"That's true." I grinned, sighing contently as I ran my hand through his previously played with hair. "If you wanna stay in and sleep, we can do that instead."
"No way. I'm awake now and you have the day off. We're gonna use it." Levi decided. "What were you wanting to do, again?"
~Time Skip~
Trees, cars, and buildings whirled past us as we ran fast enough so no one could notice. We had gotten dressed and ready lazily, waging a war with various clothing items and any other ammo we could find, taking an entire hour. Eventually though we got moving, with one place in mind.
A hand caught my wrist and I was slung back, taken aback. "Wh...?"
"If you'd stop daydreaming, babe, you'd realize we're here." Levi explained, dropping my hand and pointing behind me. That was quick.
"Oh! Oh...." I gasped when I saw the full majesty of Niagara Falls. I had expected a decent sized waterfall but this behemoth must've been a mile high! And it was atleast a football field wide.
(A/N: Height- 176 ft. Length- 1,060 ft. Volume of water- 150,000 US gallons, that is all~)
"That's a big ass waterfall." Levi stated, deadpan as usual. "Well, you ready?"
I had already smeared black paint under my eyes, pushed up my sleeves and rolled up my pant legs. I was born ready. I died ready.
"...ill take that as a yes. Let's go then." He was gone and back in a flash, his biceps flexing under the weight of a huge wooden barrel. He dropped it to the ground with a deep, hollow thud.
I reached my arm out and he used it as leverage to hop in and squish against the front so I could join him, both of us gripping the edges of the barrel tightly.
We sat there for a few seconds.
"....we have to put it in the water first, I guess." I reasoned while Levi cursed crossly.
With a grunt, I pulled myself out of the wood (Ha!) and hoisted it up and onto my shoulder, Levi yelping inside.
"You idiot!! Be careful!!!" He squeaked, trying to sound tough over the roar of the water.
Approaching the edge, my skin broke out in goosebumps as I had second thoughts.
Haven't people like, died doing this? I mean... I have so much to live for. Why did I have this idea? Am I going to die for a few seconds of thrilling terror?
Oh. Right.
"WOOOO!!!!" I yelled, throwing the barrel forward into the chilling water, Levi screeching and cussing me out as I sprang forward and landed in with him.
He continued muttering as I quickly kissed his cheek and placed an arm on either side of his shivering pissed frame, staring forward at the edge.
The water began flowing at an incredibly fast speed, splashing up all around us as it carried the barrel- which now seemed impossibly tiny compared to the falls- closer and closer to the drop.
The barrel was feet away from oblivion, and a mad grin was painted on my face and excitement was lighting up my eyes.
"Bring it on."
"E-Eren this is insane take me home I don't wanna-"
"BOOOOOYAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" My scream cut him off as he began yelling at the top of his lungs as well, our tiny barrel plummeting off of Niagara Falls and to the Earth below. Our hair was blown up as air rushed past our heads, Levi gripping my arm tight enough to leave nail marks.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!! WE'RE GONNA DIE!!!" I shouted, Levi looking up at me and screaming louder.
The dark water was approaching, fast. Our screams- intermixed with my crazed laughter- didn't stop for a second until all the deafening sounds were silenced in a split second, the barrel plunging under the incredible mass.
A muted calm filled our ears as we submerged, pieces of our 'boat' splintering off and flying off to who knows where. Only a few seconds passed before we were pushed upwards with amazing force.
We bobbed for a second, completely drenched, before floating over to the side, the peacefulness strange after the ordeal.
Our battered barrel skidded to a stop on the rocky shore and tipped on its side, bringing us along with it.
Levi wasted no time in crawling out, looking very much like a wet, irritated cat.
"W-W-Why the hell did I go along with this?" He questioned, shivering while carefully wobbling to his feet. "In f-fact why did I even marry this suicidal brat?? I'm pregnant!!!"
I found my way out as well and doubled over in laughter, covering my mouth with my hand as I lost it. "That was so much fun!!!"
Levi glared at me as I walked over to him, shaking out my hair and squeezing the water out of my shirt. I pulled him into a hug to warm him up and placed a kiss on his head, saying,
"I'm sorry you were scared. We made it though right??"
"Tch. Just get me home, idiot."
And that's exactly what I did. We took a nice hot bath to calm our nerves before we got out again, putting on bubble beards and squirting water at each other.
Levi's POV
After we were- finally- dry, I looked up movie times at the local theatre, picking a thriller that I thought Eren would like. Pfft. As if he deserved to be rewarded for throwing me over Niagara Falls.
Nevertheless we were out the door in an hour on our way to town. The sun was traveling lower and lower in the sky as Eren and I walked hand in hand up to the ticket booth.
"Two for Sixth Sense, please." I asked, forcing the manners out of my mouth.
"Oooooooooh, yeahhhhhhh sorry about that. It's sold out." The worker apologised, rapping too long fingernails on the counter. I glanced over at Eren's crestfallen look and grew even more determined to see this movie.
"Completely? Is there not one seat left?"
"Not one." She answered, not looking sorry at all.
"K." I said through gritted teeth, grabbing Eren's wrist and pulling him away. He practically dragged behind me in disappointment.
"Stop moping, brat. We're seeing that movie."
"But the lady said-"
"Who gives a damn what that fruitcake said? If you want to scare yourself unnecessarily, then I'm getting you in there."
Eren, a tint of red on his cheeks, nodded cautiously. That was all the confirmation I needed before I grabbed his waist.
"Don't be loud, babe." I advised, giving him a stern look.
"Loud about wha-" A split second later he was airborne, flying upwards from the force of me lifting him. True to his word, he didn't let out anything but a startled squeak as he landed on the theatre roof.
His head popped over the side, looking down at me and whispering, "What about you??"
What about me? Crap. I looked left and right. Dumpster. Bench. Streetlight. Window ledge. Idea.
In a series of insanely skilled parkour moves, I maneuvered up and up the building until was standing beside my hubb- husband.
"Woah." Eren breathed, eyes wide. "I could kiss you right now."
"No time. The movie starts in two minutes." I denied, rushing to the door leading inside. Then I stopped.
"...well...... We have a little time."
~Time Skip~
Eren's POV
"That movie was incredibly disappointing." Levi said, strutting out of the theatre bitterly. "I mean, I knew he was dead that entire time. M Night Shamallama and Bruce Willis can do better than that."
My mouth was hanging open in shock. "That. was. the BIGGEST plot twist I have EVER seen." I exclaimed, still using my hand not holding his to cover my mouth, just as I did as soon as the audience and I made the sudden realization, or the subito realizzazione, as Levi told me it was in French.
"You're such a child, I swear. But I guess it was a pretty good movie..."
"Pretty good?? Oh no that was-" We continued arguing back and forth about the stunning masterpiece that was The Sixth Sense until I noticed a peculiar look cross his usually stoic face.
"Babe? You good?" I asked worriedly. "You look kinda constipated."
"Idiot, I'm fine. Lets just get home...." We both quickened our pace. I've had to deal with his sudden pregnancy sickness before, only that time I had no idea what was happening, and I payed for that fatal mistake with my favorite Harley Quinn shirt. I can still remember her puke-stained face staring back at me as I threw her in the trash....
"Ow! Shit!" Levi suddenly doubled over, clenching my hand with unbelievable strength.
"Levi!! Whats wrong???" At a loss of what to do and feeling incredibly helpless, I just rubbed his back and furrowed my eyebrows. What was going on with him?
My question was answered when he slowly, knowingly peered up at me with pain evident in his eyes. His look told me everything.
The baby was coming.
"CRAP! Um.... Oh jeez... I guess we should... I should get you to a hospital!!! ...but we're vampires that would expose us... But... But-"
"Eren, there's- SHIT- n-no time..." Levi wheezed through the sporadic pain, clutching onto me in fear.
I needed to calm down, to take a chill pill. My husband was giving birth. Get it together, Eren. Get your head in the game, Jaegar.
Gathering him in my arms and carrying him bridal style, I carefully carried him to a nearby uninhabited alley where we wouldn't have watchful eyes on us. Especially seeing as I have no idea what was about to happen.
I set Levi on his back gently and kneeled over him, now at a loss of what to do. Pain was evident in his eyes, though he was still attempting to keep a blank face.
Worry spread across his features as I got a firm hold on his hand, squeezing it lightly as he voiced his concern,
"E-Eren.. I don't know if I can do this...."
"Levi. If there is anyone who can do this, it's you. You've been through a lot more than something as silly as childbirth!"
His look told me that wasn't the right thing to say.
"Look, what I mean to say is you're going to be fine. No one thinks they're ready to be a parent at first. Honestly, it's not something you can completely prepare for. But that's why there's two of us. It will be okay. Whatever happens, we'll face it together."
Levi looked up at me with gratitude in his eyes and opened his mouth to reply, but what came out of his mouth wasn't words, but a cry of pain as he doubled over.
I slapped my cheeks, preparing myself mentally as much as I could. Alright. Let's do this.
"Levi, take your pants off." I ordered.
"THIS IS HARDLY THE TIME FOR THAT, YOU HORNY BRAT!" Levi growled, looking positively terrifying.
"N-No!! You have to give birth!!" I explained quickly, still unsure if that's how it would work. Nevertheless, I tugged at his jeans.
"St- OW- stop! I'm not getting half naked in an alley!" Levi protested, gripping his pants and fighting back against me.
"You have to!"
"No! It's a free country!"
"But-"
Schoooooomfluflufloooommmmmmmsssssssssssssssschschschhhhhhh
We both froze as a peculiar noise filled our ears. Our gazes both trailed down to his round stomach, which seemed to be producing the noise.
He slowly lifted his shirt up, revealing one of the weirdest things I've ever seen.
In the middle of his stomach was a swirly, purpley red thing. It looked like one of those portals in video games, and for a split second I wondered if we had accidentally summoned something.
"What the- AGH!!!" Levi cut himself off with a pained yell as the swirl contracted and spun faster.
"Levi.... I think that's where it's supposed to... Come out..." I whispered, wanting desperately to poke it as my mind strained to understand. "Try, you know, pushing.."
He nodded and focused. Then agony took control of his features as he struggled, a string of profanities raining from his lips.
"Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitititititiititttttt."
I stared down in worry and wonder when I realized it was working. I squeezed his hand and gave him a- hopefully- reassuring nod.
With each push, he cried out.
"MERYL STREEP!!!"
Push.
"OHHHHHHH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS!!!"
Push.
"CHIC-FIL-FUCKING-LA!"
Push.
"hillaRY CLINTON!!"
Push.
"NEWT!!!"
I pressed kisses all over his face as I whispered encouragements to him, wincing from his grip on my hand. I'm sure whatever's going on below me hurts a bajillion times more.
Steadily, I began to see the top of a head, it's bald tinyness poking out of the swirl. A gasp left my mouth as I said,
"Keep going! You're almost there!"
"I BETTER BE!!!!"
I guided the head out, realizing I was touching my child for the first time and feeling my heart flutter. With one final push and one final pained yell, I had our baby in my arms.
Newly introduced to the world, the baby began crying, it's shrill screams piercing the night air.
Levi let out a breathy laugh of relief, staring up at our child in my arms. We looked at each other, smiling from ear to ear.
Gently, afraid I was going to break it or something, I set the baby in his arms.
"It's... It's a boy!" Levi's eyes lit up, switching between looking at me and our baby boy. "We had a son! It's our boy!!! It's- *ahem* cool."
I laughed and hugged them both, completely content. We would be able to-
"A-Ah!!!!" My train of thought was immediately stopped when Levi cried out. Alarm pierced my heart and I scanned Levi for what might be hurting him.
"What's the matter???" I questioned, eyebrows furrowed.
"I... I think- agh!!!" Realization dawned on me, and I gathered our son back into my arms.
"Levi, we're almost there. Just a little more. You can do it."
I could see the dread mingling with surprise in his eyes as he realized, too.
This time he knew what he was doing though, and, even though it hurt like heck, he pushed through it. (Ha!)
Every time he cried out I flinched along with him, trying to focus on holding our son still, rocking him slightly back and forth as I kept a hand in Levi's.
"Almost, babe. Almost." I reassured, feeling helpless as he continued pushing.
At last, I was graced with the problem of having to figure out how the heck to hold two newborns at once as Levi finished his excruciating task.
"You did it, Levi! You did it." I exclaimed, positively radiant as I gazed down at our second child.
"Oh my shit." Levi groaned, free from pain at last. Then he looked up at the fruits of his- and my- labor. "Oh my shit."
He reached out for them, the swirl finally- thankfully- disappearing. He cradled them both silently, unable to believe it. I knew the feeling.
I kneeled down, wrapping an arm around my family and reaching my finger out for our son to clutch. "You have a twin sister, buddy~"
"Thank you, Eren." Levi whispered, leaning into me and turning up to face me. "Thank you for this."
Instead of answering, I just captured his lips in a deep kiss, overwhelmed by joy.
Slow, soft footsteps made us both freeze. We turned our heads towards the sound, peering into the dark alley that was out of reach of the lamppost we were under. The footsteps halted, and we held our breath.
"Hello? W...Who's there...?" I asked the shadows, seeing a figure, black on black, standing just out of the street light. When my question was met only with silence, I demanded, "Answer me!"
I got to my feet slowly, cautiously, taking a step towards the dark. The figure was unmoving, still as can be and staring my direction, or maybe it was looking behind me...
"I don't know who you are, but you're i-interrupting something pretty freaking important, s-so..." I told them, voice wavering. I was freaking out. This person is seriously creeping me out... I didn't like it.
Moving forward, my feet reached the edge of the dim light and I strained my eyes- which is saying something cause they're super powerful like 50/50 vision- and tried to make out the mystery figure.
Then I did. My eyes widened and the last thing I hear is Levi's voice behind me, shouting,
"No! Wait-!"
Then everything went black.
Levi's POV
Eren shuffled forward towards the mystery person cautiously, leaving me on the ground to hold our newborn children.
I wanted to tell that brat to be careful, but before I could say anything the wind changed direction, and I caught a familiar scent.
"No! Wait Eren!!!" I warned, but it was too late. She had already spring from the shadows and brought her foot across the side of his head, instantly rendering him unconscious.
"Eren!!!!" His body crumpled to the ground and I desperately wanted to go to him, but I had to take care of the babies.
"Isabel, you bitch." I growled, hoping I was intimidating even while holding newborns.
"Aw! No hey? Long time no see? What's up?" She questioned with a pout on her lips, stepping over Eren's limp form and coming closer to me.
"What do you want?" I demanded, pulling the twins closer. "I thought I made it clear I wanted nothing to do with you."
"No, no I got that.. And I was gonna leave you and your stupid boyfriend be." She explained, obviously about to start monologuing.
"Then?" I played along, trying to buy time.
"Then I heard that you were about to have kids. Kids, Levi! That got me thinking. 'Wow, what a beautiful, perfect life those two will have.'" Isabel continued, getting more and more crazed with each word.
"That perfect life while I'm left out on the street with nothing for eternity?? That just wouldn't do, Levi."
As she talked I maneuvered so I could get out of my shirt while still holding my children. With every movement, though, my body screamed in protest, still incredibly hurt by my ordeal.
"I did my research and made sure of it. We aren't invincible; we can still die. So I decided you and that jerk wouldn't have such a flawless existence. I would make sure of that."
I spread my shirt out on the ground and gently set the twins on their backs on the fabric so they wouldn't be on the concrete before taking advantage of her pause to strike.
My hand was raised to send her flying, but instead I was stunned as pain racked my body. Isabel's surprise turned to amusement as she buried her knee in my freshly empty stomach, the force throwing me backwards.
I landed roughly on the cement and hissed in a mixture of pain and rage. Ignoring the piercing pain, I got to my feet and raised my fists.
"Bring it on, bitch."
She smirked and ran towards me, jumping so she landed on her hands right in front of me with her feet inches from my face.
I raised my arms to block the blow and felt the crushing weight of her attack, wondering how I was going to get out of this.
She kept pushing and, while I was occupied, brought one hand up to sneak in a hard jab to my side. I hissed and fell to the side, quickly rolling out of the way of her next move. However.. I wasn't fast enough.
Her foot buried itself in my ribs, breaking two and causing my eyes to shoot open wide. I coughed up blood, clutching my side and attempting yet again to climb to my feet.
Eventually, body aching, I did, wobbling unsteadily and sending her the most intimidating glare I could muster but, paying me no attention, Isabel had already moved on, strolling towards the twins casually.
"Get away from them." I growled, willing my limbs to move, transitioning into my top speed and standing in between them.
She raised her eyebrows, asking, "You're still fighting? If you can call it that. Just give up already."
"In your dreams." A split second later I was lunging towards her, landing a punch square on her cheek.
Her head snapped to the side, her hand reaching up to touch the tender area. Gradually she turned to face me, excitement in her eyes.
"Now that's better!" Then she was on the ground, dodging my next throw and following up with a sweep of her legs under mine which I barely jumped over.
My legs felt close to buckling but I struggled to stay upright, my vision blurring. Isabel was ten times faster than me at this point, flashing back and forth and starting an onslaught on every available piece of me.
My senses were far too slow to fit my own attacks in, only allowing me to warily face where she was milliseconds before.
Isabel, bored now with playing with me, gripped my arm and swung me around so I was on my knees in front of her. My head slumped forward, blood dripping from my nose as I barely stayed conscious. Pain...
She wrenched my chin up so I was face to face with her grin. "I really, really didn't want to have to do this, Levi! All I wanted was to spend eternity with you, love you, have your children! We could've been perfect together! But you had to be gay and pick him.
"But don't worry. This can all end, if you realize that I'm the one for you! I don't have to kill you, we can leave here and start a new life, with new, better children. It's not too late- just love me!"
I spit out the blood that had pooled in my mouth, the drops splattering her ugly face before I growled,
"You will never replace Eren, and I will never love anyone else, especially you. For all eternity, bitch."
"Shame. So be it." She said, pouting her lip before leaning down and kissing me.
Then she snapped my neck.
Eren's POV
My pillow got really hard. Like really hard. I don't remember my bed being so uncomfortable, either. It certainly didn't cause such a throbbing pain on my head yesterday.
Drowsily, my eyes cracked open and my vision cleared to see a blood spattered street barely illuminated by a lamppost. Then I remembered, and my eyes shot wide.
Levi was kneeling in front of Bitchface McGee, looking ravaged and very much hurt. I gasped sharply as I saw her lean down and kiss him. My husband. She gon die.
My anger at the kiss was nothing compared to sick pain that struck my heart at what happened next.
Isabel gripped Levi's head and, using all her superhuman strength, broke his neck with a sickening crack.
Levi's lifeless body slumped to the ground as I felt something inside me break.
Isabel 'tsk'ed and stepped over him, turning her attention to our- my children. My gaze not leaving his form, I couldn't feel a thing. Couldn't do a thing. My mind was numb, dead.
I was only pulled from my trance by the sound of the twins crying out, and I slowly looked over to see Isabel stop in front of them, their tiny bodies nestled together on Levi's discarded shirt.
She leant down and picked them up in her arms, cooing, "Just born ten minutes ago and you're already going to die. That really sucks! If only your daddy wasn't such an idiot, right?"
No. I wasn't going to lose my children, too. No way.
"I'm still alive, bitch." I said softly, getting to my feet.
"Why does everyone keep calling me that??" Isabel exclaimed, spinning around to meet my glare and gently setting the twins back down. "You know, I hate a lot of things. But by far, you I hate the most."
If she wanted to have a conversation with me, it was going to be one sided. She had scarcely finished her sentence before I had aimed a kick straight in her crotch, my face blank with indifference.
"Oh, shit! Ow." Isabel doubled over before straightening up and quickly making a grab for my leg. But I bent my knee and dodged her arms, instead burying it into her stomach.
Serious now, she hissed and appeared to my right, her fist grazing my shoulder when I crouched down. I took advantage of my location and got a firm grasp on her leg, immediately standing and pulling it up with me.
Isabel let out a yelp of pain, her back roughly hitting the ground. She wasn't there for long though, because a moment later I was spinning on my heels, whirling her panicked body around and around to gain momentum. When I felt like I had enough speed, I casually dropped my hands as she went flying.
With a dull thud she slammed into the alley's brick wall, sliding down to the pavement with a groan. Isabel glared at me, rage filling her eyes.
"Don't think I'm done yet, brat." She snarled, sending a sharp pang into my numb heart. Her nickname that I had heard so often before hit me like a falling Eiffel tower.
Isabel took advantage of my shock and brought a roundhouse kick to the middle of my back, throwing me forwards. I caught myself as my heart froze again, feeling nothing except the need to kill her.
That's all that matters anymore.
She came at me with a series of jabs, making me sidestep each attempted blow and forcing me to back into the wall. A smirk was plastered on her face as she attacked, revealing that she was having fun. She needed to die.
Emotionless, I ducked her next hit and took my stance behind her, clutching bunches of her hair in my hand and thrusting her face into the wall.
"You unworthy piece of- OW!!! You're such a-" I added more pressure, pressing her face against the brick. "OUCHOUCHOUCH OKAY OKAY IM SORRY STOP!!! Stop!!!!"
I released my grip, allowing her to fall to the ground and catch her breath. I wasn't like her.
"Leave. Get the hell out of here." I ordered, monotone. Isabel looked up at me, studying me with narrowed eyes and heavy breathing.
"Fine. I'll go." She agreed, climbing to her feet with her hands up in surrender. Slowly, she began backing up, not taking her eyes off me, before turning and sprinting away.
Numbly, I turned towards the gruesome scene- Levi's lifeless form and my two newborns crying on a battered t-shirt in an alley.
"Like I would let you live you-" Isabel was cut off with a choked cry as my hand wrapped around her neck, stopping her "surprise" attack from behind instantly.
I lifted her up so that her feet were dangling in the air, "tsk"ing. I had given her a chance, which was more than she could say about Levi. Even in her vulnerable position she glared at me, her hands scratching and pulling at mine.
Kicking her legs at me, she shakily raised her middle finger. And she wonders why everyone calls her a B. With no effort at all, I pushed her down until she was kneeling in front of me, moving my hand from her neck to her shoulders, even though she didn't really need to breathe.
"Looks familiar, doesn't it." I asked, toneless. She let out a cruel laugh and rubbed her neck, then she snarled,
"He was meant for me, you know. We were going to have the best life together, then you came and ruined it. You kept him from happiness." She spit on me before continuing. "You never deserved him."
My face had remained the same throughout her little speech. I let out a sigh as I maneuvered around to her back, raising my foot and firmly pressing it just below Isabel's neck. Once again I weaved my fingers through her tangled, ratty hair.
"I know."
Then I pulled, ignoring the deep crack and dropping her limp body.
Dragging my feet, I shuffled over to Levi, crumpling to my knees. I hovered my hands over his chest, not wanting to hurt him. Finally I just cupped his cheeks, looking at his face. And that's when I allowed myself to feel it.
The pain started from my stomach, curling and wrenching so I could physically feel it before it coursed up through my chest and into my unbeating heart. It felt like I was dying a second time, only this time the pain was much worse. I couldn't breathe. I began shaking my head back and forth over and over and over, wishing it wasn't true. Wishing I wasn't alone.
"Nonononono please. Please no, answer me! Answer me, baby... C-Can you hear me?? Look at me dammit!!!" I willed the tears threatening to spill down my cheeks to stay put as I cradled his unmoving body, the wet concrete leaving dark imprints on my pants. "P-Please, baby I need you. I can't do this alone, I can't- don't... Don't leave m-me I just got you..."
I tightened my grip with another rush of sheer terror and alarm, screaming out, "Help!!! Somebody!!! Help us!!!"
I continued to scream, ignoring the searing pain tearing through my throat. All I could feel was denial. Levi's pale face was dotted with blood, but it was still the face I remembered touching, the face I remembered kissing, and looking to for comfort. I would never see his dark eyes glaring at me, or hear his voice saying my name, or be able to fall asleep to the sound of his breathing. He was gone. My other half. The one who gave me such an exciting life, the one who gave me two children.
Though I called for help over and over again, the whoosh of speeding cars continued from the other side of the theatre, broken only by the high wailing of a baby's cry.
My cries cut off, leaving my throat raw as I snapped my head over to my children. Reluctant as I was to leave Levi, I rushed over to the twins, immediately picking them up from where Isabel left them. I rocked them back and forth until their screeches turned to soft whimpers, and then died completely.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..." I placed a wet kiss on both their foreheads, holding them as close as I could. "I... I can't do this..."
The sound of sirens reached my ears, though they were much too late. Officials jumped out of an ambulance and surrounded us, asking me many questions that I wasn't ready or able to answer.
Moving on from me, they checked Levi's pulse and shook their heads at each other, not knowing he hadn't had a pulse in decades. That doesn't mean he was "alive" though. With that blow to his neck, Levi was dead. Permanently.
Not letting go of my now sleeping son and daughter, I numbly followed the stretcher Levi was on into the back of the car, the sorrow never leaving my heart.
None of the officials talked to me, even though I knew they were burning with questions. They parked in front of a funeral home and supervised the mortician wheeling him inside before they left with whispered condolences I barely heard.
The mortician, Sophie, pulled me into a small room that was lined in metal with compartments built into the walls. I stopped breathing when I realized I could smell the multiple other bodies hiding in the silver, forcing back a sob.
"I know how you must be feeling, and I know nothing I say would help. So instead I'm going to make this process as quick and painless as possible." Sophie promised, leaving the room and returning a minute later with a basket that had been layered with blankets and pillows.
"May I?" She asked, gesturing for my children. I only nodded, gently transferring them into her arms, and from there she placed them in the basket, their little hands softly holding their siblings. I allowed myself a small smile, which was immediately wiped from my face as I noticed Sophie push the cold metal table holding Levi's body into one of the compartments, latching the door shut.
Sophie turned away and strode over to the table I was sitting at, pushing a stack of papers towards me.
"When you've finished filling out these forms, you can go." She explained, pulling a pen out of her shirt frocket. "I'll contact you in a few days to plan any type of ceremony you want."
She patted my shoulder before exiting, closing the door behind her and leaving me alone with the twins.
With a heavy sigh, I leaned on my hand and began studying the paperwork. It had all these questions about his health history and date of birth and place- all things I couldn't answer without giving her a heart attack or landing in a psych ward.
"How the heck am I going to fill these out?" I mumbled, giving up and laying my head down, finally letting myself break down.
My sniffles echoed through the empty room, escalating into sobs that racked my body and left me out of breath. I couldn't stop crying, my arms wrapping around myself and squeezing, trying to hold myself together. It didn't work.
"What the fuck?"
I wailed. I'm even hearing his voice now!
"Where the hell am I?"
Even when he's my imagination he's vulgar.
A thud. Then another. I spun around towards the wall of compartments, not letting myself believe it.
The door flew off its hinges and hit the opposite wall before clattering to the ground, and Levi climbed out, grumbling.
"I can't even leave you alone for an hour without you sobbing your lady ass off, brat." Levi smirked, crossing his arms over his bare chest, completely alive- well, kinda- and winking at me.
My arms were thrown around him in an instant, hugging him tighter than I ever had before. Into his chest I exclaimed,
"I can't believe- I thought I lost you!! Don't you ever do that again! I thought I was going to be a single soccer mom with a depressing life alone in that empty mansion and I was going to die alone and-"
"Eren, honey, calm down. I'm here, I'm fine, and I'm not leaving you. Never, okay?" Levi said surely, pulling me back to look me in the eyes so I knew he was serious.
"O-Okay..." I scanned his entire body, drinking in every detail and being more grateful than ever that he was here, and he was mine. I would never take that for granted again.
I jumped up, wrapping my legs around his waist and pressing my lips to his in a deep kiss that left us both breathless. Levi held me tight, making me feel safe and at peace again. Suddenly he leant back, rage evident in his eyes.
"What happened to the bitch? Where is she?" He growled, setting me down and looking around like she would be chilling in the corner.
"Already took care of her. She's gone for good." I assured him, fiddling with my shirt nervously, scared he would be mad.
He turned towards me with his eyebrows raised, to which I nodded. He broke into a smirk and pecked my lips, laughing,
"I underestimate you far too much, baby." Levi's eyes widened. "Speaking of babies- where are ours?"
"Oh!" I grinned from ear to ear, practically skipping over to the basket and pressing a finger to my lips to ssh him. "They're sleeping, and they're adorable."
"Shiiiiiiiiiiit they are adorable. Must get it from you." Levi's cheeks turned pink as he realised what he said.
"You're the adorable one here~" I teased, before freezing in shock. "Wait. I'm freaking ecstatic that you're 'alive', but... How are you?? I... I saw her-"
"Isabel isn't very strong. I used all my remaining strength to try and keep my head straight, and, though her attack nearly killed me, it was weak enough so I was able to heal. You can't kill me that easily."
I scratched my head, utterly confused. That whole explanation went right over my head, but I was still happy.
"So, what are we going to name-"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
I was interrupted by a piercing scream from the doorway, and Levi and I snapped our heads around to see Sophie standing with her finger pointing straight at Levi.
"Shit." Levi and I cursed simultaneously before he appeared behind her and pressed a spot in her neck, catching her when she went limp.
"YOU KILLED HER!!!!!" I gasped, rushing over and poking her.
"Idiot, no I didn't. I just made her lose consciousness." He rolled his eyes, carrying her over to a chair and arranging her comfortably.
"You can do that?" I asked surprised, to which he nodded. "So when I was trying to get you to take pictures with me-"
"Shhhhhhh"
"And then woke up an hour later-"
"Shhhh you'll wake the twins." Levi warned, smirking as he walked back over to the basket and carefully picked it up while I crossed my arms.
"Ugh, fine. What are we going to do when she wakes up?" I asked worriedly, poking her again.
"When she wakes up, we won't be here." Levi replied, holding open the door for me.
~Time Skip~
My head leaning on his shoulder and a baby in both our arms, I sat next to Levi on the park bench, both of us looking out to the playground as the sun set.
"Eren Jaegarbomb the third." I suggested.
"No."
"Shrek?"
"No."
"Donald Tr-"
"NO."
"You haven't liked any of my suggestions!!" I complained, jabbing his shoulder and pouting. "What about... Caitlin for her, and Collin for him?"
"N- wait..." Levi thought for a minute, and then pressed a kiss to my head. "That's perfect. Caitlin and Collin."
We both smiled and looked down at the newly named newborns, who looked back up at us with wide eyes. They had so much ahead of them... Growing up with one another as brother and sister, getting to know their parents, making friends and even enemies... Enrolling in school, getting a job and learning to drive, figuring out their superhuman powers and working to keep them a secret, falling in love, getting married... It wouldn't be a boring, old cycle. We would make sure of it.
I never imagined any of this for my life, just think of where theirs would take them. They have so much to gain.
While I... I don't need anything more than this. I got to fall in love with my own personal sparkly Edward vampire, fight to lose any virginity I had- oh my gosh he was so mean about that-, become an actual legit vampire and freaking drink blood- like how cool am I right now?-, sneak around to get a male pregnant, and have two beautiful twin children.
I have everything I could possibly want, and now all I have to do is enjoy every second of it. For eternity.
A\N- Oh jeez. OH JEEZ. Is this it? Did I just finish that? Oh my gosh. It took so long, but I couldn't just make a short last ever chapter, could I? I started this in 2014 and now it's 2016. I really, really hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed writing it.
...What the heck do I do with my life now??
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