A super cliché idea! The Levi Squad decides to go to a bar because Levi lost a bet with Hanji and has to fulfil three ''wishes'' of hers (does not include anything sexual, murder or money). Despite Levi's protest that a bar does cost money, he couldn't just push aside the rest of the squad's wishes:

''We haven't been out in ages! Please let us go!'' and ''I will show you just how much alcohol I can handle! Besides that, I also used to be my village's champion of pooling!''

Levi considered all of their arguments useless but he had to do as Hanji said, so out they went. Needless to say, Levi sat on a stool for most of the evening -for as far as he could-, silently.

He turned a ring on his finger over and over again while looking at the glass in front of him, which was not containing anything but water, but some people might have seen it as alcohol.

''Oi, Levi, want to try to beat me?'' Auruo held up a pooling stick, grinning. Levi opened his mouth to decline but Petra stood behind Auruo with a sweet smile. ''Please?'' She put up her sweetest expression. Levi sighed deeply. ''Fine.''

He jumped off the stool and took the ring off his finger. ''Eren.'' He glanced aside at Eren, who was engaged in conversation with Hanji about -what else could it be- titan shifting. The boy nearly jumped at the voice of his superior.

''Yes, Levi Heichou?''

He kept his answer short and his voice as steady as possible. ''Hold this for me, will you?'' Levi tossed the ring up and in a reflex, Eren caught it neatly in the palm of his hand. ''Okay...''

Why would Levi give to him? What even was this ring for? It looked expensive and Eren had never seen Levi wear it before. The ring was made of a shiny gold alloy and there were tiny letters engraved in it.

For my love, I hope you will never forget me. It said. Whose had this been? Had someone given it to Levi, did he have a lover inside the walls? To be honest, Eren could hardly imagine it, keeping Levi's temper in mind.

''Hanji do you know...'' But when Eren looked up, Hanji had left the stool next to him and joined the pooling contest. Eren wasn't sure if he was allowed to join as well, and he had no idea what that 'pooling' thing was at all.

''Hi.''

A cute girl with short blonde hair jumped up on the stool next to Eren. ''Hello,'' Eren answered a little scared, but also excited to meet someone new, a girl even.

''Are you with the Scouting Legion?'' The girl swung her legs, leaning her head in one hand that stood on the bar. ''How do you know?'' Eren wasn't wearing his 3D Manoeuvre Gear or his Scouting Legion jacket, he was wearing the boots but those could be of the Garrison or even the Military Police.

Besides that, he was wearing the white pants and his usual green-ish shirt.

''Easy, you were talking to Levi Heichou just a moment ago.'' The girl giggled, then she tilted her head.

''You didn't expect me to have some kind of detective theory or anything, did you?'' Eren shook his head quickly. ''Not at all!''

He paused, thinking about what to say. ''Can I buy you a drink?'' He asked, after coming to the conclusion that was probably the best idea. ''Sure.'' The girl kept on smiling and still had her head leaning in her hand.

''What would you like?'' The girl giggled again. ''Whatever you like, honey.''

She was obviously flirting with him, but either Eren was too stupid to notice or he just really had no idea what to do with it. For his sake, anyone that could see hoped that it was the second option.

Luckily for Eren though, the girl was very nice -not to mention cute- and they talked for what seemed like hours on end. Not about the Scouting Legion though, those were secrets, especially Eren's ability to turn into a titan, it would sound really cool though, to talk about that, it would make him seem very majestic and powerful – the words of a teenage boy.

He shook his head, pushing the idea aside; there was no way he could tell her that.

So instead, he asked the girl about herself. She told that her name was Maria -her parents had named her and her siblings after the walls-, that she lived in the town the Scouting Legion was also currently residing in and that she was seventeen years old.

Two years older than I am... Eren thought a little reluctantly, not daring to tell her his age anymore. There is no way I have a chance with her if I say that... Strangely enough, all the time when they talked, Eren had the ring Levi gave him around his finger, and he turned it whenever he was nervous.

It didn't take long for him to know every curve of the engravings, every tiny bump in the gold and every minor scratch that wasn't a word.

''Let's go outside, I feel like I am choking here.'' The girl said, taking Eren's hand without the ring and pulling him along. Eren could only nod.

Maybe unexpected, maybe exactly as expected, Petra saw them leave and nudged Auruo with her elbow. Who, in his turn and a little unwillingly and a little ashamed, nudged Levi.

''Eren is leaving with a girl,'' he whispered to Levi. ''And?'' Levi looked up at him sideways, raising an eyebrow.

''You promised to watch over him! Go after them!'' Petra was already pushing Levi in the direction of the door. However, Levi wasn't interested in the slightest to watch two brats make out or undress each other just because he had said on impulse that he could supervise one of them.

''No.'' He said simply, and nearly hit Auruo's eye as he bowed forward and used the red ball to hit the black one, finishing the game and in this case wining it.

''How unfair!'' Hanji exclaimed who was of course hoping to win.

''Petra! It's your turn!'' Erwin called out a while later, waking the girl from her thoughts. She had been watching the door, hoping that Eren would come back into the bar soon. He was an idiot and often angry but she cared for him, strangely enough. She bit her lip, if Levi could just take a look outside... wait, why wouldn't she just do it herself?

''Uh yeah, be right back.'' She started to walk towards the door but a voice stopped her.

''Are you going outside?'' Levi stood behind her.

''Well if you don't do it, why shouldn't I?'' It wasn't really like her to lash out like this, especially to Levi but her worries about Eren had the overhand right now, what if he was being robbed? He could be getting beaten to a pulp right now for all they knew! What if he got angry and accidentally turned into a titan? What were they supposed to do then?

''Because you're a tiny woman and your hand-to-hand combat skills are half of mine.'' Levi pushed her aside, sighing and walked to the door. When he opened it, he gave Petra a death glare, she just smiled shyly in response.

Levi leaned against the wall of the bar, crossing his arms over his chest and breathing in the fresh, cold air of the night.

Then he opened his eyes and looked around to find that idiot brat. That idiot brat who always got himself into trouble, no matter where he was, it seemed. Who had been watching over him before Levi did? He had defended a girl in court, he couldn't remember her name or what she looked like, but Eren had nearly thrown away his life for her.

A short but sharp flicker of jealousy filled Levi's chest, but he pushed it aside, he couldn't just let his emotions get in the way of his work like that, it was right out idiotic and very unlike him.

It was at the moment he thought that, that he heard it.

Someone shrieked. And not just someone, he knew exactly who that was.

What has the brat gotten himself into now?

Levi walked in the direction of the sound, his boots ticking softly on the pavement. When he turned a corner, Eren was standing there, pushed up against the wall, with a hand covering his mouth, hardly anything else of his body was visible, there were people standing around him. Boys, girls, Levi couldn't make out how many. Too many.

The only thing beside the hand on his mouth, Levi could see one more thing of Eren: his eyes, they were open wide and they looked... scared? Levi had never seen him scared, only angry.

Eren raised a hand of his own and tried to move away the one covering him, and Levi saw the ring on his finger reflect the moonlight. That was right, he had given his ring to Eren. The ring he'd gotten from- someone laughed, loud.

Damn you idiot brat.

Levi now knew exactly what was going on, and something in him knew exactly what to do, even though he didn't want to admit it.

Within seconds, he was standing next to the idiot brat, having made his way through the crowd by simply kicking them aside.

He slid his arm around Eren's waist, hand sort of accidentally slipping under his shirt, and he thought he felt Eren shudder but didn't dare to say for sure. He lifted his foot and kicked away the person in front of Eren.

''Oi! What do you think you're doing?''

The boy stood up and wiped his mouth with his sleeve. That was one of the grossest things you could do in front of Levi.

''Claiming my boyfriend, of course.'' Levi said, his face expression remaining unchanged, though his insides were mingling together into one big knot.

''You are stupid's boyfriend?'' The people laughed and Levi sighed, on one hand, Eren hadn't told them his name, on the other, they were very dumb, and he hated dealing with stupid people, they were like titans; lacking a great amount of brain cells and pigs.

''Yes,'' he said, lifting Eren's hand. ''I proposed to him today, see?''

From the corner of his eye, he saw Eren swallowing, under the grip he had on him with his other him, he felt him trembling. That caused a strange sensation to go through his fingertips, it nearly felt like... he had no words for it. The goosebumps that rose on Eren's skin felt funny, almost, almost... Nice...

He couldn't afford to think like this. Eren was a puppet the Scouting Legion needed and his slightly taller and kind of nervous subordinate. The sudden need to touch that subordinate nearly took over his entire consciousness, pulling him from reality.

Eren shook him back to the moment by speaking.

''So uh, we'll be leaving...'' Levi knew better than that, they weren't leaving until they'd convinced these pigs that Levi really was Eren's boyfriend, that they weren't joking that, or they would have to kick some ass, and by 'they', Levi meant himself.

''I don't think so, pretty boy.'' The same boy Levi had just kicked stepped very close in front of Eren.

''I don't believe this act of yours for a second.''

Eren's muscles tensed under Levi's fingers. ''Actually, it really is time to go for us, pigs.''

Levi said, looking the boy over, he was nothing Levi couldn't handle, taller but not very muscular, with a nasty expression on his face and -ew- filth all over him.

The group closed around them, each of the faces trying to look threatening. It worked on Eren, cause he tensed up more and would have taken a step back if it weren't for the arm around his waist.

He looked down at Levi, who didn't seem scared at all, he looked rather bored. How could he look bored if they were this crazily outnumbered, how had he gotten to him in the first place?

Levi pulled away his hands and took something out of his pocket. Eren hoped for it to be a knife or anything weapon-like, something Levi would carry on him, but instead, he took out a pair of crisp white gloves and put them on his hands.

What would he do that for? Okay he looked good, but why?

''Time to kick some ass, love.'' Levi said, making Eren's stomach do a strange flip, thank God he isn't touching me now.

Levi knew Eren and him could handle this group if they wanted to, Eren had outstanding hand-to-hand combat skills, and some height on his side.

Suddenly, Eren kissed Levi's cheek. ''Whatever you want, dear.''

How far could he possibly take this act?

It was probably for the better, because the weak ones in the group were already taking steps back, but the leader just snickered, spitting saliva and other nasty things on the pavement.

Levi decided he wouldn't put his feet there anymore.

He took a step forward, grabbed the head of the boy with the nasty habits now that it was low and swung his right leg. It hit him neatly in the side of his ugly face and would have thrown him a meter or so away if Levi wasn't holding him.

The boy didn't make a sound and Eren thought he'd passed out, but Levi lifted the head, revealing the opened eyes and smug expression.

''And n-'' Levi didn't let him speak any more, and kneed him in his stomach. The boy coughed and would have doubled forward, but Levi didn't allow him to.

''Would anyone else like a kick too?'' His voice was lower and even more sharp than usual, his expression more grave than when he'd beaten up Eren.

One last kick in the boy's chest and he was sent flying. Levi was holding a few strands of the boy's red curls, not for long though, he dropped them and wiped one hand with the other.

''Well?''

He looked up, daring anyone to take a step forward, but as he expected, no one did. ''Then we will be leaving.''

Levi grabbed Eren's hand and pulled him away. Eren could only walk along, stunned and amazed at the same time.

They hardly spoke for the rest of the night, Eren joined the rest of the squad in pooling and Levi put away his gloves. However, all the time, Levi never asked Eren to give back the ring.