Levi strode down the hallway until he found a window. When he looked out, he saw a girl sitting out there. He stared at her for a while, wondering why she would just sit there and not go to bed. She was Mikasa Ackerman, sister to Eren Jeager. He never talked to her after she thanked him for saving Eren's life. She was supposed to be better than most of the Scout Regiment and so far people were right. She just needed to work on teamwork, but who was Levi to judge on that. He was the only person Mikasa hadn't surpassed in skill and they had the no teamwork thing in common.
Levi heard a cough and looked over his shoulder. It was Eren walking down the hall. "What are you doing out of the basement this late?" Levi returned to looking out of the window while Eren stopped and looked at Levi for a moment. "Oh sorry. Hange had me working later than usual." Levi turned and gave him a discrete glare. "No excuse. Hurry to bed." Levi turned on his heel and ignored Eren's groveling. He made his way to the ground level and walked outside. "Its late, Ackerman." Levi called to Mikasa.
He crouched next to her but Mikasa didn't respond for a while. When she did, she only glanced at him for a moment. "Couldn't sleep." Levi nodded, he felt the same way. "Everytime I sleep I see Eren getting eaten by Annie. Or him fighting Annie and almost loosing." Again, Levi nodded. Normally, Levi wouldn't indulge in a conversation but he jumped in.
"I see my squad when I sleep. You can see Eren the next day when you wake up, but I only have my memories left of my squad. And if I think of them, I see their bodies being thrown from the cart." Mikasa looked at him. He never talked to anyone about his squad, let alone her. Is he opening up to me? Mikasa put her hand on his leg for a brief moment. "You make them proud by living on." This was her best try at comfort. To Levi, he found it amusing but not in a funny way. Mikasa gave him a smille, brief, smile. Levi hesitated with smile, but he gave her a small smile.
Mikasa left her hand on his leg and they stayed that way until a noisy Hange interrupted the tender moment. "Levi! We made progress!" Hange called as she moved towards them, waving. Mikasa quickly pulled her hand away and Levi returned to showing no emotion. Hange stood next to Levi and smiled down at him. "I think we should test to see how many titans Eren can take down in one go." Levi explained that he had seen Eren, and the boy could barely stay on his feet. So, they agreed on doing it two days from now. Levi watched Hange leave, disappointed that she had to wait, and turned back to Mikasa. All he said before he stood up was, "Come with me."