The harsh twang of bullets drowned out all sound as more triggers were pulled, all aimed at one target. The warehouse was dark with barely any light coming in, despite it being six thirty in the middle of August. Cobwebs and clumps of dust were dotted about carelessly as the rats scampered curiously around the large areas of their home.

The raven panted as he threw himself behind a flipped over desk, gripping his weapon tightly. Swiftly he flicked his head around the side of the table, effectively firing multiple bullets before he heard a satisfying thud. Cautious to his surroundings, the young male crawled out from behind the furniture, slowly standing up.

"Congratulations, Ackerman."

At the sound of his name, the gun was pointed directly at the disturbance in a matter of milliseconds. A man, no older than Levi himself, raised his hands up in mock-surrender. He wore a formal black suit and tie, paired perfectly with his trademark smirk.

A sigh escaped the tall male's lips as he chuckled darkly, taking a slow step forwards. Levi kept his scowl firm and intimidating, emotion nonexistent.

"One more step and I'll shoot." The threat was spoken with a deeper tone, more threatening.

Running a hand through his platinum hair, the elder shook his head "Oh my, I am so terrified." He laughed lightly, not even getting Levi to twitch a smile "No? Okay then…" The man paused, golden irises twinkling as they clashed with piercing silvers "We haven't met, have we?" He held out his hand kindly "Reiner Braun."

Levi slowly lowered his gun, his glare softening "How do you know me?" He asked suspiciously as he secured the weapon on his belt, raising a thin brow ever-so-slightly. His eyes brightened barely a fraction as he noticed the faint shape and outline of the desired object sitting deep inside the left pocket of the blond's suit."Who doesn't…?" Reiner smirked as the stoic man accepted his greeting, shaking his hand firmly. The blond then aggressively hauled the raven over his shoulders, slamming him onto the floor behind him. He whipped around to bend over the latter, tapping his foot as a sharp groan escaped Levi's mouth.

Before he could sneak in a snarky comment, pain exploded from his crotch area. Levi hadn't expected to have bitten as hard as he did, but it was all part of the contract; do want ever it takes to survive.

"Ah! Gay piece of shit!" Reiner grabbed between his thighs, glaring daggers into the attacker's eyes.

Levi stared up at the injured man, smirking "Gay? Yes." Jumping up to reach his desired height, the shorter male's fist collided harshly with Reiner's jaw, sending his classy opponent crashing to the ground "Piece of shit? I don't think so."

Levi squatted down next to him, watching as the blond groaned his way out of consciousness. He slid his hand into the handkerchief pocket of Reiner's blazer, chuckling darkly as he retrieved the USB he'd spotted from before.

"And BTW," The raven stood up, positioning his earpiece more comfortably "there was practically nothing there to bite on." He then headed in the direction of the hidden exit, purposely stepping on Reiner's stomach as he strolled coolly away.

"Jesus Christ you were quick!" Farlan Levi thought, making his way over to the mat-black Lambo. He slipped into the passenger's seat, closing the door securely.

The blond grinned proudly as he started the sportscar "You got it?"

"You know I got it." Levi snapped back, folding his arms over his chest after reluctantly clicking in his seatbelt.

"Yeah…" He chuckled softly "Heard the whole thing." Farlan began, pressing down slowly on the accelerator "Man, that Braun guy sounds like total dick."

"That's if he had one big enough to tell." Levi muttered, smoothing down his uniform "That place was filthy."

The taller male steered a sharp corner, laughing happily "Isabel will be glad to see you. The poor girl gets worried whenever either of us go out on important missions like this. I mean, she's on the other side of HQ with Hanji and the other scientists, yet she somehow finds out every single piece of information about our whereabouts!"

The raven just nodded, not really caring. A cold breath exited his pale lips as he closed his eyes softly, relaxing as much as he could. Pulling his sleeve over his fingers, Levi grazed his shirt cuff over his lips, becoming self-conscious that the 'taste' was still present on them.

A peaceful silence filled the vehicle for a good ten minutes, the only sound being white-noise coming through the built-in communication device. After a while, the blond spoke up "I forgot to tell you," Levi turned his head slowly, nodding "Smith says that we're next in line for training a rookie." Farlan suddenly got more serious "Age of fifteen, said to have a balanced amount of intelligence and fighting skills, despite his anger issues."

"How tall." Levi growled, not caring whether it didn't sound like a politely spoken question.

Farlan held back a laugh, sighing as he breaked outside of the large gates, typing in the pin "I've got the info here if you wanna read." He handed Levi a document, EREN JAEGER in bold print on the cover.

Silver eyes skimmed over the details as Farlan parked the sportscar neatly in the required area, pulling out the keys. He chuckled as Levi's eyes widened slightly, his cheeks darkening slightly.

"The brat's five foot seven…" The raven growled, closing the file as he got out the car. Once locked, the two made their way towards the main entrance, side-by-side. Levi rolled his eyes, irritated by Farlan's childish behaviour. Two years in the business and the twenty-one year old still couldn't hold back the laugh that always appeared when their height difference was noticeable.

"You look stupid." Levi commented as they stepped into a free elevator "That smirk makes you look idiotic."

Farlan clicked the floor number, speaking once the doors had closed "Didn't think you could see them from down there…" He muttered under his breath, grinning.

The shorter boy just stared at him with pure fury as if he was Satan himself. He just stood there; glaring into his friend's immature, pathetic soul.

"I'm sorry, Levi."

"Don't bother." The raven sighed, running a hand through his hair.

A moment past, before the blond spoke up again, already regretting his upcoming sentence "This is really awkward now, isn't it?" Farlan looked away, preparing himself for his doom

"Let's just hope this elevator journey is as short as you are-"