Eren ran up to Hanji. "Where's Heichou?!" They had been beyond the walls for almost the whole day. The group had split up into smaller groups to be able to spread out more.
"He hasn't come back yet, Eren. I'm sorry, but if he doesn't come back soon or we don't see a flare from his group, we'll have to leave without him." Eren was shocked. We can't leave without Levi. I can't go home without him. All of a sudden there was a red flare in the sky. Oh no. Something happened to their group! Eren jumped onto his horse and rode in the direction of the flare. Hanji rode after him. "Eren wait! You don't know what happened!" Eren didn't care. If it meant protecting Levi, Eren would do anything. He told Hanji to stay and, with some reluctance, she did.
Deep in the forest, Levi was bleeding terribly. He'd barely had the strength to shoot off the flare. He laid back and hoped someone saw it. After a while he heard a horse galloping towards him. He looked and saw Eren riding towards him. Why did it have to be him? If he hadn't lost so much blood, Levi probably would've blushed. Why does this brat make me feel like this? Levi mentally kicked himself. Everything went black.
"Levi!" Eren shouted. He saw his commander lying on the ground, alone and bloody. "Levi!" He jumped off the horse and kneeled next to the older man. "Levi, wake up!" Eren put Levi's head in his lap and grabbed his wrist. He sighed in relief when he felt a pulse. "C'mon wake up."
Levi opened his eyes to see Eren above him. He smiled bleakly and reached up to touch the younger boy's face. Eren smiled back. He was relieved that Levi was alive. "Levi, can you stand?" He shook his head no. Eren now wished he had let someone come with him. He wasn't sure he could lift the older man on his own. But he wasn't about to let Levi die. "Levi, I'm going to help you up onto my horse behind me. You'll need to hold on tightly." Levi nodded in acknowledgement. Eren helped him to his feet and let him lean on him to limp to the horse.
Levi wasn't too sure that he was going to make it. It's now or never. "Eren?" Levi said.
"Yes?" Eren replied.
"I honestly don't think I'm going to make it…"
"Don't say that!"
"Please, hear me out. I have a few requests. One, make sure whoever takes over the squad takes it seriously. Two, make sure the squad keeps their damn rooms clean. Three, wipe out all those goddamned titans. Kill them all."
Eren nodded. "I'm sure I can do those."
"Eren please. I have one more request. Will you-" Levi paused, suddenly nervous. What if he says no? Levi swallowed his nervousness. "Will you.. Will you kiss me?"
Eren stopped walking. "H-Heichou?" Eren exclaimed. Did he really just say that? Levi put his hand on the back of Eren's head and pulled him into a kiss. Eren blushed a deep red. Then, Levi pulled away and smiled at the color of Eren's face.
He snuggled his head into Eren's shoulder and whispered, "Thank you."