Neko Heichou
Chapter 1
Eren sat in the mess hall, staring at nothing. He had been having trouble sleeping as of late. The mug in front of him held a drink to help him sleep, but his mind was whirling too much for him to focus on the drink right now. In fact, he'd already forgotten the mug was even there.
"Yeager, thank drink won't drink itself."
Frowning, Eren slowly turned as Levi sat next to him. "What was that, Heichou?"
The Captain snorted. "Well, if you won't drink it, I will." Reaching for the mug, he downed its contents. Then he looked suspiciously at the empty mug. "That... was really good. Too light and sweet for alcohol. What was it?"
Eren finally focused. "Something to help me sleep." He told his Captain wryly. "At least, Hanji said it would help. But I don't get to find out now."
"Sleep?" Levi repeated. His limbs suddenly felt heavy. "Drink works... fast. Yea... Yeager..." Closing his eyes, the Captain swayed and faceplanted into the table.
"Heichou? Heichou?!" A light snore confirmed his Captain was just sleeping and not, in fact, dead. Eren smiled slightly, glad to see the drink did work. After he talked to Levi in the morning, he might ask Hanji to make him some more, so that he could actually drink it. Getting to his feet, he hoisted Levi onto his back, carrying the sleeping male to the Captain's room. He carefully placed him on the bed, removed his boots, and slid the covers over him. "Night, Heichou." Yawning, he left to find his own bed. Seeing the Captain sleeping so soundly made Eren feel as if he'd actually be able to sleep tonight.
"The Captain is late." That statement floated through the hall the next morning. It was another expedition day, and most of the group were finishing up breakfast. Levi had never been late to breakfast before, and especially not on a day where there was supposed to be an expedition.
Eren caught Hanji looking at him. She looked a little unhappy, for some reason. Looking around, he noticed several others were looking at him. "What?" He finally asked.
"No one else wants to brave the Captain's wrath." Armin told him uneasily. "And since you are able to heal..."
He stood with a sigh. "I get it; I'll go."
Eren stood outside the door to the Captain's room. No doubt he was going to be mad for being woken up. But he'd be even angrier if he wasn't. Taking a breath, Eren knocked. When there was no answer, he cautiously opened the door. "Heichou?"
The covers on the bed were rumpled and messy. In the center of the bed was a human-sized lump.
Eren stared. Did Levi normally sleep curled up in a ball so far under the covers? It was so at odds with how Levi normally behaved that Eren had to fight not to laugh. "Heichou." He called again, stepping closer to the bed. Grabbing one edge of the blankets, he slowly pulled them back. "Heichou?"
Levi stretched, uncurling so that his head poked out above the blankets. His appearance caused Eren to jump back with a startled cry.
The Captain sat up, one hand rubbing his eyes as he yawned. "Nya, Yeager? What are you doing in here? Can't a man sleep?"
A trick of the light. It had to be. There was no way those were cat ears poking out from Levi's messy hair. He shook his head, trying to make the image vanish. "Sir, you have overslept. We have all eaten and await you to lead the expedition."
"Slept in?" Levi repeated, tilting his head to the side. "That's impossible. You are all just too early."
"But... Sir..."
"Are you questioning me, Yeager?" Levi hissed, his cat-like ears flattening. "No?" He pressed when Eren didn't answer. "I thought not. Now let me sleep." He circled the covers and curled up with a sigh.
Eren continued to stare. A tail. His Captain had a tail... and cat ears. He began to shake; this was freaking him out more than being eaten by a Titan had. There was only one thing to do, really. Bolting for the door, he flung it open and ran out into the hallway. "Erwin! Commander Eeeeeeerwin!"
Yup, I've done it again. What can I say? I love this pairing^^ And who doesn't like cat ears and a tail. Hope you like. Reviews are greatly appreciated.