"Okay." Levi hurried down to the kitchen, moving faster and faster because despite his nonchalant answers he was actually really excited. Even though he didn't really know why. He suspected he wouldn't like the answer as much if he knew why. There were eggs in the refrigerator, so he began to whip some up. "What kind of eggs would you like?"
Eerie hurried after Levi, beaming. He too was excited, but he had yet to see Levi act like this.
“I guess scrambled is okay. Maybe we could make some bacon, too?” Eerie looked down into the fridge.
Levi nodded. He grabbed a plate from the cabinets and set it next to him on the counter. Today he wasn't feeling super hungry, so he didn't bother to grab one for himself. After a few minutes, he had finished Eerie's eggs. "Here you go."
Eerie took the plate. “Thanks! Aren’t you gonna eat something?” Eerie tilted his head like a small child. “I can cook the bacon, if you want.”
"I ate yesterday," Levi explained, searching around for salt and pepper and handing them over to Eerie once he found them. "You can cook bacon if you want to."
Eerie blinked yet took the salt and pepper. “But you have to eat everyday! It helps maintain a healthy diet!” He gave Levi his plate. “Here, you eat.”
"It's yours." Levi pushed the plate back over to Eerie. "I'll eat later." He probably wouldn't, but Eerie didn't need to know that. Hopefully, Eerie would accept what he was saying and eat the eggs so they could get the spa day started.
Eerie gave Levi a stubborn look and set the egg down. “Then I won’t eat either. We’ll starve together.” He held back a smile, trying to look Levi dead in the eye with a saltshaker in his hand.
Levi opened his mouth to say 'okay' and then shut it because Eerie wasn't him. Eerie was a normal fucking person who hadn't gotten starved for years as part of training. "No. You need to eat."
Eerie shook his head. “Nope. I’ll be fine.” He shifted back a little and glanced around. “Let’s go find the spa, then.” He turned on his heel, to go walk out of the kitchen.
Levi stared indecisively at the eggs, shifting his weight from foot to foot. What if Eerie got mad at him for forcing him not to eat? Or worse, what if Eerie pretended to be fine when he was actually having a terrible time? He couldn't let that happen. Eerie was the person giving him orders, so he was going to follow them and make Eerie happy. That was his entire job. "Wait! I'll eat. You need to eat too, okay?"
Eerie turned when Levi cried out. “Good! Thank you~” He walked back over, smiling. “I’ll make you some egg. I think I can do it myself.” He put the salt and pepper shakers down, not realizing he was holding them.
Levi plopped down at the table. Relief was flowing through his veins, as was a bit of contentedness now that he'd recognized his purpose. He had something to strive for. Some kind of purpose to follow while he floated through this honeymoon. "Thank you."
Eerie took out another pan and carefully cracked a few eggs. He grabbed a piece of cheese and drew the yolk together quietly. He hummed as he worked, half-closing his eyes happily as sun streamed through the open window above the sink. He wasn’t quite sure who opened it, maybe a butler, but it brought a nice breeze into the kitchen, it also made it look brighter.
Levi stared out the open window. Eerie's eggs smelled really good and he was going to go on a spa day. Today was going to be nice. He could feel it in his veins. It was kind of weird to sit and not do anything, so he messed with Eerie's plate, moving it around on the table and trying to line up the fork perfectly.
Eerie finished up the eggs sooner or later and dished them onto a plate. He toasted a few pieces of bread, put butter on them and served them to Levi.
“There you go! Here’s the salt and pepper.” He handed Levi the salt and pepper shakers before sitting down.
"Thank you." Levi nibbled on his eggs, setting the salt and pepper aside. Eggs tasted better when they were plain, at least to him. He ate as much as he could until he felt full and then gently pushed the plate aside. About half of his food had been eaten. "Your eggs were very good."
Eerie had finished his food and was happily looking around. He started slightly when Levi talked and looked over.
“They we- you didn’t finish them all!”
"I'm full." Levi tilted his head, silently asking if that was alright. Did Eerie want him to eat all the eggs? That would be hard. Eating in the mornings was never fun. It made him feel kind of sick some days, so he tended to avoid it when he could. Maybe Eerie would make him build up an immunity to it since he obviously wasn't going to let Levi skip meals.
Eerie gave a forced grin. “Okay. Are you ready to go explore?” Eerie wasn’t sure why he kept using ‘explore’ since he knew the layout of the house, but hey, what’s he gotta say to make it interesting?
"Yes. Let's go." Levi stood up, carefully putting the eggs into a container so he could eat them later. Maybe he'd enjoy them more at lunch. Once his leftovers were safely ensconced in the fridge he went to Eerie's side, ready to find the spa room and do the spa day.
Eerie lead them outside to the back and to a little cellar door. It was a lavish white and had purple knobs. Eerie grabbed the knobs and pulled up with a grunt, revealing a flight of carpeted stairs leading downward. It was bright in the cellar, and it looked warm and inviting.
“You first!” Eerie chimed happily, stepping out of the way.
Levi delved into the room, taking in the new room. It was all white tiled and bright, quite shiny and a little hard to look at. The air felt slightly humid as if the room were full of steam. Eerie had mentioned something about towels and sure enough, when he looked around he found a little closet full of them.
Eerie pointed. “The actual sauna is over there. They must’ve just turned on the heat and left the door open. Anywho, there’s the closet for the towels, and a little bathroom to change and leave your clothes. I’ll change out here, behind the bar.”
"Okay. We go to the sauna first, right?" Levi grabbed a towel from the closet and slung it over his shoulder. He located what he thought was the bathroom door and walked towards it, moving slowly so Eerie could give him an answer.
Eerie shook his head. “That’s the sauna door. The bathroom’s right there.” He pointed a couple doors down. But, ya, after we change, we go into the sauna.” Eerie grinned and grabbed a towel for himself before walking around to behind the bar.
"Okay. Thank you!" Levi felt his cheeks flush a little as he hurried toward the correct door. Even though he didn't have any real reason to be embarrassed- this wasn't his house after all- he was. And he knew it was because he wanted to impress Eerie on some level and that felt weird. Wanting to impress someone felt weird. He shucked off his clothes and tied the towel around his waist, exiting the bathroom and waiting around the sauna door.
Eerie stripped carefully yet quickly and gave a tiny shiver before wrapping and tying the towel around his waist. He kicked his clothes under the bartender’s stool and walked out from under the bar, just as Levi did the same. He smiled a bit, feeling a little shy about his rather pecky legs and skinny, pale chest.
Wow. Eerie was skinny. Was he eating enough? Did he need more food? No, that couldn't be it. Levi barely ate enough and he was muscular. He was lean, sure, but there was definitely muscle there. Muscle that was hidden by scars. They crept down his arms, his hips, his chest. A few long, layered scars formed a nasty patch on his back.
Eerie ran his eyes over Levi’s many scars. He didn’t feel intimidated, instead he felt curious. He wanted to know the story behind them, how Levi had gained his first one and felt the pain of it. Eerie also wanted to trace his fingers on them. Was that weird? Probably.
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