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Cherishing You [Chp4]

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Cherishing You

Genre: Drama | Romance | AU | Incest | Modern Days

Rating: M

Fandom: Shingeki no Kyojin

Pairing: (mainly) Levi x Eren, some other pairings, which will be added in later chp.

Summary: Having been separated from his brother ever since he was a baby, Eren didn't remember his face aside from his baby photos. He soon found himself slowly getting attached to the new guy who suddenly appeared in his family's bakery during the first day he moved.

Disclaimer: I don't own Shingeki no Kyojin, but this fanfiction is mine.©AsakuraHannah FF / AO

A/N:
As a reminder, Levi's age is one year older than Rivaille. Levi is 27, Rivaille is 26.

Eren growled when a customer annoyed him on purposed, even if their family's bakery was rather famous in town, it didn't mean that the customer would always be nice. There were a few people who were nasty such as this one.

"You really should learn to count, dear. If I was a bad person, I'll keep the wrong change to myself and not return it to you. Maybe you should study more instead of fighting. I bet those bruises won't be disappearing anytime soon." Eren bit his lip and he silently cursed the old lady after she turned around to leave. He knew people always looked up at his sister since she majored in economic and taxes, she was pretty handy the time she took over the register. She was having an exam though, and Eren was still suspended because of fighting at school. He was left to take charge for a week, it seemed like his parent didn't even care about his bruises and what the people might say. It was sort of punishment for him too, that only made Eren hate the treatment from the customer.

'Why do I even want to take care of these shits…' He was glad that the line this morning wasn't very bad. He was taking out the pastries when Levi walked in, his eyes followed his movement from behind the counter. The man immediately walked to the coffee machine, taking the paper cup and pressing the coffee button with lots of milk on the setting. Eren started to memorizing his pattern. He's going to walk around picking up the sweetest bread and chose one or two less sweet probably for his own, Eren had no idea. The teen walked back to the register and gave the lady her order and change. He waited patiently for Levi to head to his direction. A realization dawned on him that he'd mock his bruises on the other day, Eren shifted from one foot to the other nervously. He hoped that he wouldn't be making fun of his face right now. Jean sure beat him pretty hard.

"Hey, you still have those marks, huh? Who beat you that hard?" Levi's tone sounded annoyed as he watched Eren's face earnestly. Eren sighed and took his tray.

"I'll be very glad if you just ignore me, unlike some other people who thought it was their business." Levi raised his eyebrow.

"People ask because they care. You are pretty popular as the son of the famous baker; they feel the need to see you become a fine man someday." Eren felt the urge to vomit at the words.

"Oh please, such big words only make me more annoyed, Levi. Those words are actually adding to the burden on my shoulders. What happened to my uniform by the way?" Levi chuckled at the sudden change of subject.

"I was just stating the fact that you might inherit your father's skill one day. About your uniform, I might return it this week. Sorry, I haven't got the chance to take it back from the laundry." Eren tried not to blurt out that his father wouldn't even let him come near the kitchen, let alone touch a cooking utensil. He was astounded after he heard Levi talk about laundry.

"Laundry? Oh gosh, I don't think my uniform needs a laundry, just a usual wash is enough." Eren complained, he never thought that the man would actually do that. Levi only shrugged in return.

"It's a coffee stain. I want it clean and neat."

"Why am I not surprised?" Eren cocked his brow. Levi snatched the change Eren gave him and grasped the bakery's plastic bag.

"Stop sulking, cold water will make you feel better to start a happy school day." Eren rolled his eyes.

"I'm grounded for a week. Today is the first day they suspended me from school because I fought with Jean. I'm suspended for three days. My parents decided to add 2 more days; I can only come out from my room when I need to go to the toilet, and to the shop to help out." Eren shrugged as he leaned against the counter with a heavy sigh.

"They even moved me to an empty room with only my textbooks as a friend to read to kill my boredom. Hell, I'd rather sleep." Levi shook his head and snorted after hearing the summary.

"You are a naughty teenager." He purposely pinched his cheek lightly, earning a yelp from Eren.

"Hey!" Those green orbs glared at him, Levi only threw him a smirk.

"It hurts, doesn't it? That's why, don't fight, it's not good for your body."

"Just go away! I'm not your brother for you to order around." Levi avoided Eren's hand when he attempted to smack him.

"Like I said before, you need to wash your grumpy face with cold water and make the customer smile. And stop growling like a dog." Eren growled as he watched the man leave. He shook his head but then chuckled at the thought. He might be older a few years from him, but he listened to every word he was saying, mocking him like it was his matter to take care of. Eren's lips curved up into a smile. The man was not as bad as he thought. Eren's heart thumped a little. He couldn't wait for Levi to come again tomorrow at the same time.


"Are you serious?!" Eren slapped his hand over Armin's mouth, preventing himself from yelling too loud. Armin was just coming home from school and decided to go to Eren's house. The brunet was still grounded, not even a mobile phone in his hand. It had been three days and Eren had told him he was on the verge of dying since he wasn't able to at least browse sites from his mobile phone. Armin decided to visit his poor friend right after school at least until he finished with his punishment. His father made Eren swipe the floor and clean the store from dawn and after they closed, much to his disappointment. He thought he would at least be able to come near the kitchen and learn to bake. Even if he told him about how he defended his father, Grisha was still not pleased.

The teen wasn't allowed to sleep in his own room where there were too many things he could do, like watch TV or even play games. His mother had set a futon on the empty room just so he could sleep and study other than doing 'unnecessary things' with games. The only books allowed were his textbooks; she hoped that he'd spend more time on studying other than reading comics. Good thing was they at least let Armin visit him for some school gossip and homework or note copies.

"Don't shout!" The teen hissed right after he retracted his hand away, earning a mute nod.

"Sorry, I mean… I just didn't expect you to be…" He looked at the door, suddenly afraid that someone might eavesdrop. Eren sighed while massaging his temple.

"I don't know since when it started but… I guess I am… attracted to him." Armin stared at him with one eyebrow rose.

"Maybe it was just… temporary? I don't know, you only met him last week and all he did was just buy bread almost every day at the same hour. Do you know where he works? What about his age? Did he ever contact you after that accident with your uniform jacket? He did give you his numbers after all." Eren shook his head.

"He hasn't returned the jacket, but he said he'd give it to me around this week. I don't know, Armin. He gave me his number because he thought I'd want it for my uniform purpose. Maybe it's because I've seen him almost everyday, that I'm attracted to him? I seriously hope that this won't be getting serious, I don't even know what love means." Armin covered his mouth the time he heard his last sentence, seeing his friend's blush almost reaching his ears. Eren glared at him right after his best friend started laughing out loud.

"Sorry, I'm sorry but… I never thought I'd see you fall in love… Your expression was very funny just now." Armin said between gasping for breath and wiping his tears from the corner of his eyes. He yelped when Eren swung a pillow at his face, dodging the second attack with a big grin.

"Very funny, you said? Such a friend you are!" Eren hissed at him while pummeling him with his pillow.

"Okay, okay. Stop it. I get it already. I guess it was just your hormones and nothing else. Let's just see where it goes, alright? I think you need to find out more about him if you wanted to, then you can see if you really had a crush or you're just curious." Eren hugged his pillow, pouting a bit. Armin chuckled after he saw his face.

"I just don't want you to rush things. This is a first time after all, so I think you should take it slow. Just throw him some questions and try to get to know him better, Eren. You might get disappointed later, but then maybe not. It's worth a try." Armin shrugged.

"… I'll try… Just don't mention it to Mikasa." He buried his face on the pillow, Armin smiled at him and ran his hand to ruffle his hair. He felt like a brother in times like this.

"Don't worry about it. Oh, it's almost 5, I have to go." Armin rose to his feet as the clock jingled.

"Right, see you tomorrow. Make sure to come or I'll die from boredom." The blonde laughed at him while his friend sent him downstairs.


Levi's hand twitched when he saw Eren sweeping the floor. It was unusual for the brat to hold that thing, not to mention that he was very bad at handling those dusts.

"Maybe you need to learn to sweep the floor properly. The dust is flying everywhere." Levi said after he took the cup of coffee. Hearing Eren growl in response, Levi couldn't help but to chuckle at him.

"You are pretty early today…" He tried to ignore the insult of his way to clean. As soon as their eyes met, Eren could felt his heart pounding at the way those eyes gleamed at him. His hands unconsciously clutching the handle of the broom tighter.

"I got patients to handle, Erwin won't keep it down if I'm late today." Levi said and walked to the counter. Eren felt some kind of tension go down when the man broke their eye-contact. It wasn't until he heard Levi was handling patients that he knew what the man worked as.

"You are a doctor?" Levi smirked at him.

"Happy that you're finally able to know me a little? Still just an assistant though." Eren stuttered, trying not to fool himself in front of him.

"I was just… You always come here nearly every day, and every morning buy the same coffee with lots of milk… You sometimes buy loads of bread… I don't know… I'm just curious. Is… Is that bad that I want to know?"

Those green eyes stared at him, almost accusing the man for the cause of his heart beating faster by the minutes. Levi stayed rooted in his spot, he never had any intention of making the boy before him slowly attached just by coming every day. All he did was buy Erwin's order, chat with him a little by the morning. Sometimes the brat was pouting because of the scolds he got from his mother from being lazy. He did nothing but listen, occasionally throwing him a smug look and mocked him a little. He even told him to wake up and wash his face so he'd feel better a few days ago. Realizing the way Eren was staring at him keenly at the moment made his heart thump slightly. Levi quickly looked away and let out a sigh. He shuffled on his feet and picked up a tray to take some bread from the shelf.

"What's with that sigh?"

"Eren, I'm 27." Eren looked at him questioning, he never asked him about his age, but he didn't mind that the man let him knew.

"I never asked about your age." Levi stayed silent, but he knew the boy was curious.

"I'm here to buy Erwin's order; he loves your family's bread. I have to pass your shop before I reach to the train station to go to the Sina's Hospital where I work. I decided a cup of coffee to make me awake every morning wasn't bad. That's all…" Levi turned around to face the boy who seemed disappointed as he listened to him. He had to do this so that Eren wouldn't grow attached to him too much.

"I see…" Eren mumbled, he resumed his sweeping and moved around about while Levi went picking up the bread. The silence was unnerving for a moment until Levi had to pay for his things. Eren silently served him, trying so hard not to let his fingers touch the man's palm when he gave him his change. Levi stared at the teen, he still avoided looking up to him. He brought his hand and nuzzled his brown lock, making him flinch at the contact.

"Cheer up, you'll be able to go back to school and have fun with friends. Just don't fight again. I'll make you suffer in your hospital bed." He sent him an amused look at the way Eren glared at him for messing up his hair.

"Shut up." He hissed at him, earning a chuckle from the older of the two.

"And you hiss like a cat." Eren felt the urge to claw the man because of the embarrassment. Levi only waved at him nonchalantly as Eren watched his back as the man disappeared behind the closed door. Touching his tousled hair, the brunet bit his lip. He had no idea why his heart beat faster just by a simple gesture, but he was sure that Levi had made it worse than it should be. The raven knew he was bored at home and no friends to have fun with.

"Damn it, stop increasing my hopes." He slammed the drawer full of money shut.


Levi stared at the shop from far away. He stared down at his hand which previously nuzzled Eren's hair. It was like he used to do that a lot before, his brother's green eyes flashed into his mind. Levi shook his head as he curled his fingers into a fist.

"Just go away! I'm not your brother for you to order around."

"…you look like my son, almost identical to him in a certain way."

Levi ran his hand to his spine, feeling a headache attacking him. He forced himself to shove those thoughts away and walked down into the train station.

"… I must be insane…" He muttered to himself.

TBC

They finally interacted ;D Blossom : 'Youth blossomed into maturity' X"D Soon, Eren, soon...
Having been separated from his brother ever since he was a baby, Eren didn't remember his face aside from his baby photos. He soon found himself slowly getting attached to the new guy who suddenly appeared in his family's bakery during the first day he moved. RiRen AU Incest Modern Days

Genre: Drama | Romance | AU | Sibling Incest | Rating: M | Pairing: (mainly) Levi x Eren
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It's a slow process but the love will continue to grow! Very lovely nice job ^^