For those of you following Selachimorpha I am still writing for that fanfiction. However I am also beginning to write the chapters for this brand new fanfic so I hope you will follow along with both. I would like to point out that I've seen all the episodes of Attack On Titan so yes there will be spoilers. The first chapter and onward is based around the time after Eren was taken out of court and put in the custody of Squad Levi. It is an AU and won't be following the real plot very closely. There will be scenes from the anime taken from it though so be warned of character death.

Chapter One: Respectfully Terrified

Eren sat on the bed that he'd been given in the basement. He'd been instructed to sleep there in order to keep everyone around him safe. After all he was a dangerous otherworldly being now. He'd been struggling with this information for quite some time now and still had no idea how to handle it. Still there was a bright side to it all. His memories were beginning to come back and now his only priority was getting to the family basement. That goal would keep him alive. Just like his goal of slaughtering every single last Titan that walked along the barren ground.

The young man shifted off the coat teetering to the side as he stretched. His body was still healing from the beating he'd received only a few hours ago. The squad leader had done a serious number on him. Eren was almost certain that Mikasa was going to plot an assassination attempt against the placid faced individual. Jager himself held no malice toward Levi at all. The whole point of the trial was to show he could keep himself under control and if it took Levi beating the snot out of him to do it then it was perfectly fine.

Still the human-titan was a bit suspicious of him. It seemed as though the whole beating wasn't just to make a statement. Levi wouldn't have had to be quite as violent as he had been. He'd lost a tooth for fuck sake. Eren's hand instinctually went up to his jaw as he rubbed it with concern. What if he couldn't regenerate? Would he just have an empty spot in his crown of teeth?

Jager had a sinking feeling that Levi had all intentions of going so far as to nearly kill him if it had been called for. Did the squad leader hate him that much or was it fear? It was rather hard to tell what emotion the other was displaying at any given time. Most of the time he just looked displeased, with everything. Titan or not Eren was respectfully terrified of Levi. Even if he were to go full titan, Levi would most certainly bring him crashing down in a matter of seconds. He was a formidable and skilled fighter. Eren envied the skills that Levi had obtained over the years. What would it take for him to be like him? How many friends would he have to lose?

A knock rattled across the hinged wooden door that lead down into the basement, clearing Eren's thoughts. Which member of Specials Operations Squad was it? He almost hoped it was Petra. He rather liked her. She seemed to be the mother of the group in a way. She just seemed far too warm to be in this line of work. Either way Eren opened the door with a small smile on his lips figuring it was best to be polite. This little gesture of curtsy quickly fell when he realized it was none other than Levi standing at the door. Erens back straightened and his face got comically serious as Levi cocked an eyebrow at him.

"Your face is going to freeze that way Jager." It sounded so very close to a friendly jab that it took Eren off guard and he relaxed just a little to examine Levi. Maybe everything that had just happened really had been an act after all.

Thinking he has it out for me really is taking it a bit far I guess.

"I take it you're doing alright." The icy eyed captain commented languidly." I don't want you getting blood everywhere, we just finished cleaning this place from top to bottom. We had to work twice as hard because of your horrendous cleaning skills."

I know I was there…

"I am doing fine sir…bruises are almost gone." Eren shoulders finally relaxed the rest of the way as he ran a hand across his neck wondering if he should move aside to let the other in. There was a silent moment before Eren opened his mouth to speak but was cut off when Levi raised a hand to him.

"I want you to know that I will not hesitate to do it again if you step out of line." It was clearly a warning and not a threat, but it sure as hell might as well have been a threat. "As much as I disdain getting your blood on me I will swallow my disgust to further your discipline."

Eren's eyebrows were beginning to knit themselves together as if trying to make themselves into a tiny sweater. He's a sadist. Jager was convinced the squad leader was a heartless sadist. Every single person in this division had something very off about them and this was what was off about Levi. Besides his obsession with cleanliness that is. He was entirely sure how to handle this revelation. He wasn't even sure if he knew whether or not Levi was serious or making a jab at him. Though he was pretty sure he was serious. Why would Levi even try to joke about something like that? Sadist.

A sharp spark of pain flashed up Eren's spine and onto his face as he shifted onto another foot. It was clearly another spot where Levi's foot had landed a crushing blow. The man in the door way took notice and crossed his arms. "I thought you said you were fine. Doesn't your body regenerate?"

"I am not entirely sure how my body works anymore. Honestly I don't know how fast everything heals.." Eren admitted as he was pushed aside and the icy sadist glided his way into the tiny room.

"Any normal human would be hospitalized after what I did."

Normal human? So we've come to that then? Did you just come here to state the obvious sir.

There was something off about Levi all the sudden. He didn't talk this much to his teammates. Actually Eren wasn't even sure that Levi talked this much to anyone. So why Is he using his precious mouth muscles on me?

"Did you come down here for something sir?" Eren finally questioned earning him an emotionless stare from the short fighter. It seemed as though he was trying to communicate through body language but Eren had never been good at reading deeply into things so whatever was being displayed was floating right over his head. Is this your way of complimenting someone? In some weird twisted way? What is it you want man? You're making me nervous.

"I didn't come down here by choice." Levi finally quipped, Eren sensed that that was partially a lie but he didn't dwell. "Petra simply wanted me to make sure you were alright and.." He took a cloth wrapped peice of bread from his jacket and plopped it on the table. With that the Leader of Squad Levi turned on his heel and began to make his way out.

Before he changed his mind Eren leaned his head out the door calling toward Levi." Thank you." The other didn't responded with words but Eren did catch the other's shoulders roll as he shifted to walk far straighter then was deemed necessary. I think I'll take that as 'your welcome'

Jager felt as though things were beginning to look up. Well as far up as they could look in a situation like this. He moved to the table to pick up the semi-stale piece of bread and sat down back on his make shift bed. Things would improve from here on out. He had to believe that for it to happen. Otherwise there would be no point in this entire expedition. He had to believe that thing would improve. Most of all he wanted to believe that he could find a make shift home with the Special Operations Squad. He didn't intend to let everything he'd worked for up till now go to waste.

He may be a something unexplainable and hell he may even relaly be a titan for all he was aware of but that didn't change the fact that he was Eren Jager and he was going to kill every last fucking titan on the planet.

Levi finally came to rest in his own spare room in the expansive base. He brushed the crumbs from the wrapped bread off his jacket and into the bin as he stared out the window his eyes squinting from the setting sun. He didn't know what to think about what was going on. He was indeed following orders but at the same time he had his own tribulations about Eren Jager. He didn't know whether or not to consider the other human. This wouldn't be a problem to him except for the fact he was almost certain he didn't really care that Eren was some kind of freak. They both shared one strong common bond. They hated titans and would do anything to rid the world of them. It seemed sort of like a contradiction when one realized that Eren himself was probably the monster he was so set out to kill.

The icy sadist was sure that he was going to have to bring Jager down. There was no possible way they could keep an unidentified titan like Eren under control forever. Perhaps it all came down to trust. He would have to trust Jager. He would have to trust that even if Jager wasn't human, that he would do everything in his power to be human.

Levi clenched his hands together into small meaty fists. He'd washed them completely clean of all the grime of today and of the human-titan's blood. He really had done a number on the younger male. He almost felt a little bad about it.

He made such a mess on the courthouse floor.

He wasn't sure if he was meant to feel good about what he'd done. He'd carried the group to victory in court and put Eren in his place. He'd come face to face with an abnormal titan without his gear and won. The short male inhaled and exhaled as he lowered himself onto his bed. He felt exhilarated all the sudden. He always felt like this after downing a titan or two but this was the first time he felt like he'd truly accomplished something grand. Maybe things were going to improve after all. There was no harm in looking forward, trusting his teammates to carry through their job. They could do this, Eren was going to lead the war against the titans and he would be by his side to keep his titan ass in line.

It will all be worth it in the end.

He polished his knuckles on his jacket as he leaned back against the wall. What had Eren been thinking him for? He assumed it was the bread but he really hadn't been listening. He'd gotten into the habit of disconnecting himself from a conversation. He didn't talk to anyone and they didn't approach him unless it as urgent. So why had he been more or less blabbering to Eren?

He's like a pet dog. You can just say things to him and not feel like you're going to regret It later.

It was none to surprising that the conclusion Levi was drawing was that Eren was like a pet dog. Whether or not anyone else would agree was an entirely different story altogether.