/I realized there was a sore lack of these kinda fics, so here's a simple one for you, reader-chan! Enjoy Levi :D Characters belong to SnK! Except for you, you cutie, you're the Corporal's./

"That's him…"

"Look at him, he's gorgeous isn't he!"

"I never realized how handsome he was…"

"What's his kill count?"

"At least 50!"

"Nonsense, it should be way more than that."

"Shh! He's passing this way!"

You rolled your eyes, watching the new recruits to the Survey Corps titter amongst themselves about Corporal Levi. His grey eyes look directly ahead, ebony hair swishing slightly as he walked. You'd recognize that confident, stoic demeanor anywhere. He only spared a glance for your table, but paused when his gaze landed on you. You gave him a cheeky smile and a wink, just because.

He raised an eyebrow, but other than that his expression remained unchanged. You watched as he sat at the table in the back with Commander Erwin, Petra, Gunther and Auruo.

Jean turned to you, mouth agape. "(f/n), you know him?"

You shook your head. "Nope. Not personally."

"Then what was that?" Jean asked.

Sasha slid onto the bench next to you, plate heavily laden with food.

"What was what?" She asked, shoveling food into her mouth.

"Nothing. Sasha, seriously, how do you eat so much and still remain so thin?" You asked her incredulously.

Eren chuckled. "One of life's great mysteries."

"Hello recruits!" Hanji thrust her face rather suddenly into your midst.

"Hanji!" You all chorused, surprised at her abrupt appearance.

"Who is willing to help me with Sawney and Bean tomorrow! I am understaffed and I need assistance from enthusiastic young soldiers!" Hanji's spectacles glinted and a maniacal smile spread across her face.

You looked around at the others who all looked at you and Eren. It was a well known fact that among all the recruits, you two were the dumbest risk takers, (well, other than Mikasa, but Mikasa wasn't dumb at all and couldn't care less about Titan research). Besides, you'd always held an interest in how they worked even after the battle at Trost. They didn't make much sense to you, and you had a kind of morbid interest in them. However, your interest was nowhere near as morbid as Hanji's. "I'll do it." You shrugged. "It'll be interesting." The rest of the recruits sighed happily.

"Me too." Eren bit his lip. "I want to find out more about them."

Jean snorted. "I thought all you wanted was to kill them."

"Don't be a petty little bitch, Jean." You said, before the either of them could get into another one of their little fights. It was getting real old, real fast. The rest of dinner passed in amicable conversation. At one point, your gaze lifted to the back of the room, where Levi was sitting. Even the man's back was sexy. Short, but lean and muscled, the guy was scrumptious, one had to admit. Not that you were attracted to him. Just…you know, in an objective sense. You sighed, picking up your plate to clear out. You just needed good rest. It had been a long day after all.

"Cadet _ _." Petra looked up from her list with a small smile. "You're on dish duty. Cadet Ackerman and Jeager are on clean up duty."

Mikasa and Eren rose silently in tandem and you picked up their plates and headed to the kitchen where the two large industrial sinks were located. You plugged in the drain of one sink and after adding dish soap, filled it up until the bubbles reached the brim. Pulling on yellow gloves, you started to wash dishes and stack them in the dry sink as other soldiers filed in, placing their dishes in piles next to you. You sighed. You absolutely despised dish duty. Normally, you'd be with Armin, soaping up dishes while he washed and set them to dry, joking and laughing all the while. Now, the work would take twice as long and would not be any fun at all. Oh well, you should at least make the most of it. The kitchen was now empty, and quiet. Feeling disconcerted with the lack of noise, you began to whistle while soaping, an old lullaby from your childhood.

Movement on your right had you jumping back, with a yelp. You wheezed in relief when you realized it was just Levi. "Heichou, you scared me."

Corporal Rivaille just stared you down. "Tch. Don't be a scared little idiot. Are you the only one on dish duty, Cadet?"

"Yes sir. Cadet Artlert has a cold. I would salute but…" You raised your slick, gloved hands and grinned.

He ignored you, and turned to the dishes. "Very well, I shall help you then."

You could feel his cold eyes watching your every move, and the hairs on the back of your neck prickled as you worked next to the man. He was barely taller than you, and you were painfully aware of every movement of his. Not that you had a crush. No. Please, you barely knew the guy! If anything it was the way he carried himself, the very enigma that was Corporal Levi that drew you to him. You cleared your throat as you scrubbed viciously at a plate, trying vainly to chase away the thoughts that clouded your head.

"Are you alright, Cadet?"

"Yes!" You answered quickly, feeling heat spread over your cheeks. He gave you an intensely quizzical stare, but you kept your eyes on the task at hand, only faltering when he moved even closer to turn the tap off as he rinsed the last of the dishes. You both finished up, and you pulled off the gloves, discarding them. Levi watched you, lazily letting his gaze travel over you.

"How are you doing so far, Cadet _?" Levi asked, his voice surprisingly warm.

"Well, I've only just started." You straightened up and turned to him, leveling with him. "But I think I might just do well here, Corp."

He raised an eyebrow. "Good. I assume I will be seeing you at your best at 3DMG training tomorrow then."

You saluted, your fist pounding into your ribcage where your heart was. "Yes sir!" You could've sworn you saw the corners of his lips turn up into a tiny smile for a nanosecond before he walked away. You slumped against the kitchen counter. That little bastard was going to be the death of you.

You whirled around on your gear, clenching your fists for gas, gaining the sudden burst of speed needed to swipe a chunk off the 'Titan's' neck. Practice was going well for you; as far as you could tell, you were second only to Mikasa. Your cuts were perfect, and you were beginning to get the hang of moving using the 3DMG. Soaring through the air, you landed on a tree and surveyed your surroundings. Suddenly a fake Titan popped up and you took off leaping from tree to tree. Reaching the titan, you jammed your knives into it, and then sprung off from the shoulder, pulling your knives out. You watched, satisfied, as a chunk fell to the ground with a thud.

"Well done, Ackerman." Levi nodded at Mikasa, who took the praise with barely a flicker of her eyelids.

You landed next to her, stowing your blades in your gear and looked at Levi hopefully. He spared only a glance for you. "Your stance needs to improve, _."

You sighed as he walked away. His approval was ridiculously hard to get as far as you could tell. And you really wanted his approval. You watched as he spoke to Petra. Glaring down at the ground, you kicked a random stone and huffed in irritation. Of all the people you wanted to impress he was proving to be even harder than you thought.

"Hey Finny!" Armin panted as he ran up to you, sniffling.

"Armin, your nose is red! The hell're you doing out of bed?" You placed hands on your hips, cocking your head to the side.

He gazed up at you sheepishly. "I didn't want to miss anything important."

"You need to rest Armin." You told him.

"Artlert!"

Armin saluted smartly, then sneezed. Poor guy, you had to hold in your laughter; the sight was comical. "Corporal!"

"Tch. Go and get your rest Artlert." Levi ordered. "Don't contaminate the air. L/n, get him some herbal soup from Hanji."

"Will do Heichou." You answered, with a quick salute, placing your hand on Armin's back to guide him back to his room.

You got Armin a herbal soup from Hanji, and carefully propped him up on two fluffy pillows before handing him the bowl and spoon.

"Thanks, f/n." Armin told you gratefully, inhaling the aroma of the hot soup.

"No problem, Armin." You grinned. "Lemme know if there's anything else you need, yeah?"

"Alright. Oh, f/n?"

"Yeah?"

"Is there something up with you and the Corporal?"

You frowned. "No…why would you say something like that?"

Armin smiled. "Eren, Mikasa, Jean and I were talking, and the Corporal talks to you a lot more than he does the rest of us Cadets. He seems sweet on you."

You snickered. "Sorry dude, but that's the biggest pile of cock I've ever heard. There's nothing up with me and Levi, and I doubt there ever will be. Get some sleep kid, you need it."

You left Armin in bed with his soup and proceeded to help Hanji out before lunch. That way you'd be able to get some medicine from town later for Armin. You didn't think much about what your friends had said. Sure, you talked to the Corporal, but that was only because you weren't as scared of him as everyone else. He may have been a Titan Killing Machine, but that didn't mean he wasn't at least a little human. The thing was, the other Cadets didn't quite get that. You had to admit though, it wasn't easy. He wasn't exactly the most approachable guy.

You wish he'd give you more credit though. He always praised Mikasa and Eren. He praised Armin for superb strategies. He praised Jean for his reflexes. But he never once told you were good at something. If not for Mikasa and Eren telling you how great you were doing, and even Commander Erwin once commented that you had potential to be in the elite forces. But from Levi? Nada. Zero. Zilch.

You'd understood from the beginning that you were going to have to work even harder to gain his appreciation, but it was getting ridiculous. Not to mention he was crazy tough on you when you did something wrong. You were getting kind of tired, and the fatigue was showing in the bags beneath your eyes.

You dragged yourself toward the courtyard where Sawney and Bean were, nowhere near mentally prepared for Hanji's insane experiments, but at least Eren'd be there. Heaving a deep sigh, you slouched along the corridor, wondering idly if you'd be able to steal some extra sweet buns from the kitchen and if Sasha would maybe help you.

"L/n, are you alright?" Levi's voice cut into your thoughts. You noted with some shock that there was genuine concern in those stony eyes of his.

"Oh yes, yes I am, Levi." You gave him a weak smile. "I'm fine." Shit! You accidentally called him Levi.

"Have you been getting sleep, f/n?" His voice was soft, tender almost. The fuck? Did he not notice? Or just not care at the disrespect?

"Maybe, maybe not. I'm not really sure these days." You mumbled. This conversation was tiring. You just wanted to sleep, but then when you slept, the Titans came back in your nightmares. Images of a blonde brown eyed Titan chewing on a poor villager flooded your mind, and you winced. Leaning against the wall, you looked up at Levi.

"Where are you going?"

"Courtyard." You waved a hand in its general direction. "Squad Leader Hanji's experiments."

"L/n, like that, you'll get your head bitten off." Levi told you briskly, moving closer. You let him slip an arm around your waist, and you sagged against him, uncaring and numb.

"I need to…help Hanji…"

You woke up in a soft bed, pristine white sheets cocooning you. "Ungh…" You rubbed your head, waiting for your vision to clear. Right now, you were seeing two of everything. Shaking your head, you blinked a couple times, then sat up, looking around. It seemed like you were in a generic room, but you were entirely sure it wasn't yours. For instance the bed was on the wrong side, and there was a chest of drawers that didn't exist in your room.

"Good, you're awake." You heard him before he came into view, stormy eyes peering down at you worriedly.

"L-Levi Heichou?" you asked, confused. "What am I doing here? Where is here anyway?"

"You're in my room. It was closest to where you passed out." He informed you.

"I passed out?" Your eyes grew wide.

"Yes, idiot. Thank god I was there to catch you or you would've had a concussion as well." Levi's eyebrows knitted together disapprovingly. "Tch."

You let your head fall back into the pillows with a groan. "Fuck my life. Eren's gonna die without me."

Levi rolled his eyes. "I'm sure Eren can take care of himself with Hanji, l/n. You on the other hand…I had Hanji look at you. She says it's just fatigue. You want to tell me what's wrong, Cadet?"

"I can't sleep at night, much." You shrugged.

"Did you skip breakfast?"

"I wanted to practice on my maneuvering gear." You said, defensively.

Levi drew closer, his irritation with you clear on his face. "Tell me Cadet, why the hell did you skip breakfast just for that? You've put yourself in this situation, shithead."

"I wanted to impress you, sir!" You blurted, your cheeks heating up.

His eyes widened. He obviously hadn't been expecting this at all. Then his features morphed back into their usual composed mask. Displeasure at him building his walls up again pulled the corners of your mouth down. "That's no reason to skip meals Cadet. This better not happen again."

"Permission to leave, sir." You hissed. You weren't entirely sure why you were so mad. You guessed you were just annoyed. You'd been putting so much effort and work in, and this is what you had to show for it. Not only had you not impressed the one person you admired, you also managed to fuck up the beginnings of his respect for you. Damn it all!

"Permission not granted l/n." you raised your eyebrows in question, but Levi simply sat on the bed next to you, feeling your forehead. "You still feel warm, and I don't want you collapsing somewhere else. You stay here and rest."

At this point you were too exhausted to argue. "Whatever Levi." You rolled over and faced the wall. Shit. You just lipped off to him. You were going to get grilled by him weren't you. Stupid stupid stupid. Ah fuck it, you'll just prepare yourself for the worst then…you hunched down, squeezing your eyes shut.

"You think I don't see what you've been doing?" Levi began, quietly.

You turned back to him, confused. "…Sir?"

"C'mon, l/n. I see the work you put in everyday."

"Well, you sure don't act like it." You rebuffed, glaring at him.

Levi did something completely unexpected and so un-Levi, for a second you were terrified. He smiled.

"Idiot." He said fondly. "I thought you realized it. That's why I keep asking you to do things for me. Because I know you would never half-ass it."

"Oh." You said, dumbly. You never thought to look at it like that.

"I have a lot of respect for you, Cadet. You work harder than any trainee I've seen thus far. Just don't take it too far." He stood. "You can always come and find me if you're bothered by these nightmares."

"Thank you, Corporal." You said, dumbstruck. You watched him walk out, then let your head drop back into the pillows. Despite your confusion, it didn't take long for you to conk out completely.

"F/n." You were jolted awake by Eren. It was dark outside, and your stomach rumbled loudly.

"Eren? What're you doing here man?" You scrambled to get up, fully awake and alert.

"Levi heichou told me to help you to your room when I was done with Hanji." He peered down at you. "Are you okay? I brought you food."

"Eren, you're a saint." You threw your arm around him as he helped you up. "I think I missed lunch."

"You missed dinner too, so you should eat first."

"I'll eat in my room." You picked up the tray on which buns and some sweet corn lay. "I don't want to leave any crumbs in here; Levi'd skin my ass and use it as a bed cover." You snorted at the mental picture.

You devoured everything in a matter of minutes as soon as you got into your room, and left the empty tray on your desk, leaning back in your chair contentedly. Yawning, you changed into a comfortable pair of pants, and a long white t-shirt before crawling into your bed. The night was warm, and your sheets were cool. You sighed as you sank into the white pillows. You did so like settling into bed late at night…

Help me, please! She screamed, as large hands curled around her impossibly frail body. Her dress was splattered with dirt and blood and I could only watch in open mouthed horror as the Titan broke her spine. Her cries were cut off, just like a blown out flame. Bile rose in your throat as the Titan opened his massive maw and gulped her limp body down whole.

Jess! Jess, no please, no…you sank to your knees, cowering in the shadows. The Titan walked on, its footsteps causing the ground to quake, tremors running through your body with each step it took. You quivered, a mess of nerves, sobbing into your hands, eyes wide and unseeing.

You jerked up, your body shaking. Breathing wildly, you scanned the room, comforted to find yourself alone.

"Motherfucking bitchnuggets." You grumbled at the interruption of your precious sleep.

You threw your pillow across the room in sudden anger, tossing the covers off yourself. Pulling on your boots, you stomped outside, stopping only to inhale the pleasant night air. Continuing on, you walked past the courtyard and into the woods in which you normally practiced on your 3DMG. You trekked on the familiar dirt path until you came to the lake located near the back of the woods. No one ever came here, not that you knew of anyway, and it was the only way you could ever be alone. Rubbing your eyes, you dropped your head into your hands. You didn't cry easily, and the grief stayed in your heart, a pain so real it was almost physical.

"F/n?"

You froze. "Eren?" Getting up, you dusted off your butt and looked at Eren, who was dressed pretty much the same as you, the same deer-caught-in-the-light look on his face.

"What are you doing here?" You both asked simultaneously.

"Couldn't sleep." You both answered, again in unison. The two of you giggled softly, before turning to the unbroken glassy surface of the lake and settling down into the dirt.

"Is this a regular thing for you?" You asked.

"Nope." Eren shook his head. "I don't have nightmares much, but I heard that a friend of mine, Hannes died…and well I dreamt about it."

"It's an everyday thing for me." You rested your cheek in your hand, and glanced at the dark haired boy seated next to you. "I don't get much sleep…which is why I passed out today. Fucking nightmares every fucking minute. A person can get tired you know?"

"Yeah." Eren muttered. "I can't wait till they're all dead."

"Sometimes, I find myself thinking that day won't come, Jaeger."

"It has to. I'll make it." He said, that familiar determined look gracing his features.

"That's m'boy. You go get 'em buddy."

You both talked for a while longer, before lapsing into a comfortable silence. You were the first to break it.

"Hey Eren…?"

"Yeah?" He looked towards you, his face a picture of serenity and kindness. In that moment, the gratitude you had for him being alive and well and such a good friend to you hit you like a fucking brick.

"You're my best friend." You told him, the words sincere and straight from your heart. "I love you man. If we don't make it, I just want you that you're the best brother I could've asked for, even though we're not exactly related, you're still family to me." At the end of your earnest speech, both your eyes were wet. He threw his arms around you and squeezed hard, and you returned the bear hug.

"I love you too, sis." He whispered in your ear, and a tear rolled down your cheek. Even if you didn't make it at the end of the day, at least he knew.

"You know, you should tell Corporal how you feel." He winked.

"Huh?"

"C'mon everyone knows about it!" Eren nudged you.

You covered your face with your hands. "Everyone except Corporal himself."

You trooped back to your room at the crack of dawn to get dressed and ready for morning training. You felt better than you had in a long time, but the lack of sleep was taking its usual toll on you. To counter it, instead of grabbing food, you sat in the mess hall, your fingers clasped around a large mug of strong coffee.

"Cadet!" You looked up into the scowling face of a certain Lance Corporal.

"Corporal?" Your tone was every bit as puzzled as your face, but he ignored you and pointed at your cup.

"Go get yourself a damn meal l/n, and for god's sakes don't pass out again." He replied, eyes narrowed.

You gulped. "Noted, sir."

He turned on his heel without so much as a nod and walked away.

Jean whistled. "Jeez, what'd you do this time?"

"Nothing, I swear!" You yelped.

"You must've done something. He seemed furious!" Sasha spoke over a mouthful of bread.

"I really didn't…he was nice to me yesterday!" You scratched your head. "Ah, fuck it all, I'm going to go get some food."

You ended up queuing next to the very person who seemed to have some vendetta against you today. You watched Levi's raven hair glint in the sunshine that streamed through the mess hall windows as he stonily faced the cooks who piled food in his plate. You gnawed at your lip anxiously, watching him with trepidation.

"Stop staring Cadet, it's annoying." He snapped, rather loudly, alerting the soldiers around you to the situation.

You reddened, more out of rage that he was being such an asshole than embarrassment, though there was plenty of that too. The soldiers behind you sniggered, and you stared at your plate, praying for the line to move faster. Finally, you rushed away from the line after getting your food and sat down at your table, about two seconds from bursting into angry, mortified tears.

"Um, f/n?" Eren spoke up, and you looked up to find all your friends staring at you with concerned looks on their faces. Even Jean looked worried and Sasha had stopped mid-chew.

The dam broke and you related all that had happened over the past week to your friends. "The worst part is that I had that stupid crush on him, and I thought we were getting closer!"

Armin reached over and patted your hand. "Don't worry, f/n." He soothed. "Maybe sooner or later the Corporal will tell you what you did wrong."

"He might give you a bad punishment though." Jean gave you a sympathetic nod, clapping you on the back.

"He'll get less angry, Finny. Just give him a little time." Eren assured you, slipping an arm around your shoulder.

Mikasa nodded. "Short-ass will be fine in a couple of days, Finny. Don't worry yourself over it." She smiled at me, confidently.

Eren moved closer to murmur into your ear. "I hate to tell you this, but Heichou is coming over here."

Levi's grey eyes hardened, a sudden flame erupting in them as he glared down at you and Eren.

"Heichou." You spoke, your annoyance with him making you rather indifferent to his wrath.

"Jaeger, L/n. Clean up duty for a week for breaking curfew last night."

"What?" You opened your mouth before thinking. "There's no curfew for cadets! Only for trainees!"

"There is if I say there is L/n." Levi gritted out. "Now, is there anything else, or do you want 2 weeks instead?"

"No, sir." You mumbled. Indignant, as soon as he walked away, you hissed. "I'm going to get back at that little motherfucker if it's the last thing I do."

Jean gave you the look that said you were one crazy bastard. "It is going to be the last thing you do."

You put your plan into action two days later, once you had come up with a suitable idea. One spare moment, you dashed off into the woods to collect the wild berries that grew there. You only needed a few, so within minutes, with Eren standing guard, you had collected a pocketful. Wrapping them in a handkerchief, you carefully slid them into your jacket pocket. You were careful not to get them crushed.

It was time to put part two into action. You noticed that Levi never left you and Eren alone while you were carrying out our cleaning duties. You waited until you were doing cleaning duty in the main corridor to look up at Levi glowering as he presided over you both like a tiny lord. It was at these moments that it pained you to admit how incredibly cute you thought he looked. Even as an asshole, you still found him incredibly attractive. He just got cuter when he got annoyed.

You still hadn't found out his reason for suddenly imposing a curfew just to get you and Eren into trouble, but you figured that would come in time. It was time to get revenge for it.

"Levi Heichou!" You gave him the sweetest smile.

He stared at you with a small frown on his lips. "What."

"I need to go to the toilet, sir."

He waved you off. "Five minutes, Cadet."

"Thank you sir!" You saluted, and ran. It took you about a minute to get to Levi's room. You knew he always left it unlocked, because no one really dared enter his room anyway. Until you, that is.

You slipped inside without detection and pulled out your handkerchief full of berries. You split them open with the handkerchief and rubbed them along the lining of his clothes and his cravat, careful not to get any on yourself. The juice was colourless, so it would not be noticed on his clothes. You grabbed the remainder of the berries, and threw them out of the window along with the unmarked handkerchief. Checking to make sure the corridor was empty, you left his room and trotted back to where Eren was scrubbing the floor diligently. You got on your knees beside him, chancing the smallest look at Levi. He was watching you with a strange expression on his face, one you could not decode at all. As soon as he noticed you were looking, his expression changed to one of boredom, and you turned back to your work. You and Eren exchanged a glance and you nodded subtly to tell him it was complete. Now all you had to do was wait.

It didn't take as long as you thought it would, to be honest. Your friends and you were at the mess hall, chatting over dinner when you heard whispers around you. You looked around to see what was going on, and gasped when you saw Levi Heichou walk through the mess hall. His eyes were storm clouds, his jaw tense. The look on his face was one of utter enmity, so much so it scared even you. You dreaded to think what he might do to you if he ever found out that it was you who did this to him. Speaking of this…his arms and neck, every exposed part of him was covered in scarlet rashes. You were kind enough not to put the poison ivy berries in his pants, but you'd gone crazy on all his shirts. His hands were curled into fists at his side, obviously trying not scratch himself. You were overcome with the urge to laugh; you couldn't help it, a small snicker made its way out of your mouth.

Your friends looked at you with wide eyes, and you clapped your hands over your mouth, suddenly terrified. Levi's head snapped towards you, and his eyes showed everything. He knew. You were so fucking dead. He changed course, making his way towards you. You resisted the impulse to run, digging your fingers into your arms.

"F/n." Levi looked at you with blank eyes. "My office, now." You frowned. You were expecting wrath, lightning, death, maybe public humiliation at the very least. But there was no emotion of any sort to be found in Levi's expression. You watched him for a moment as he turned to move away. The way he walked seemed curiously…defeated…

You stood up and followed him. You walked all the way to his office without him saying a single word to you. You were getting more and more petrified the nearer we got to his office. He closed the door when we went inside, and he gestured to the chair opposite him as he took a seat behind his desk.

"H-H-Heichou." You stammered. "I-"

"F/n, I apologise." Levi said, quietly. He wasn't even looking at you; his eyes seemed to be trained on a spot above your shoulder.

"What?"

"I shouldn't have made that rule just to get back at you. I was just angry and jealous." He continued, in a monotone.

"Jealous? Of what?" I squeaked.

"Of Eren." He said, simply. "That was immature. I deserve this."

I struggled to get your head clear. Why was he jealous of Eren? I didn't get it at all.

"Why were you jealous of Eren?"

"I'm sorry. It's not my business that you two are together." He ignored you.

Wait, what? "Eren and I are best friends Levi Heichou." I told him, gently, the pieces of the puzzle starting to come together in your head. "We're not together."

He met your eyes, that strange look on his face again. I gaped at him, finally having understood the look: it was longing. And it was directed at you!

I leaned back in your chair and let a roar of mirth escape your mouth. I just sat there laughing away while Levi stared at you, bemused. "Levi." I finally smirked, wiping a tear away. "You're a fucking idiot."

"Excuse me?" He began dangerously, but I cut him off.

"Eren and I aren't together dumbass. I've had a crush on you and only you this entire time." I rolled your eyes. "Jesus, I thought it was obvious. Even Jean figured it out, sooner or later, the stupid horseface."

"But I saw you too at the lake…and I heard you tell him you loved him." His voice became gruff and his gaze faltered. You stifled your smirk.

"Yes, I told him I loved him. But if you stuck around long enough, you'd have heard me tell him he was like a brother to me."

Levi said nothing; he just looked at you, then looked down at his rash covered arms. He pouted adorably. "I itch."

"Poor baby." You teased. "C'mon, I know these woods pretty well. I could probably rustle something up for you."

You gathered the shirts from his closet and deposited them in the wash basket, to wash later, then grabbing a wooden bowl from your room, led Levi out into the woods, to the lake that had become your nightly hang out when I suffered from insomnia.

"Stay here, I'll go get some herbs." You left the wooden bowl beside him and ran off in search of the various herbs you needed. By the time you got back, he'd taken off his shirt and had rolled up his pants, dipping his toes into the chilly water of the lake. You hovered behind him, appreciating the lean muscle of his back, the way his broad shoulders rippled when he moved.

"F/n…" He murmured, a hint of amusement in his cool voice.

You sat cross legged beside him, dipping the bowl into the lake to get some crystal clear water. Picking up the herbs, you focused on ripping them up into tiny pieces and dropping them into the water. "There, we'll let these sit for a while. If I put these on your rashes, they should subside in a day or two." you told him, putting the bowl aside.

"Thank you." He smiled and leaned back so that his head rested in the grass next to you. He was smiling again, a peaceful calmness on his face. You thought over what had happened. Poor Heichou. He'd been jealous of someone he didn't even need to be jealous of, and had worked himself up into a right fit. You shook your head with a smile, and lifted his head, gingerly letting it settle into your lap. He closed his eyes as you ran your fingers through his soft ebony hair, massaging his scalp.

"You're not mad at me?" You asked, your voice trembling. You were overwhelmed by this moment, the peace hanging between the two of you.

"No." He answered. "It was very well thought out. Exactly the kind of intelligent plan I'd expect from you, f/n."

You blushed, something you rarely did, and leaned down. "That so?"

His eyes fluttered open, as he registered your proximity. "Yes." He breathed. You loved this. You loved the power you held over him, even though he had the same power over you.

You positioned your lips a hair's breadth away from his, and waited. Impatient, he lifted his head, pressing his lips to yours. You sighed into his mouth, a sound of pure ecstasy, and his hands came up to curl in your hair. You sucked his bottom lip into your mouth, and kissed him with all you had. Finally, you broke apart for air from your chaste but ridiculously dirty kiss.

"Lie back sweetie, I gotta put this on your rashes." You told him, pressing a kiss to his forehead, before letting him move his head back onto the grass. It took you the better part of an hour, massaging the herbs and cold water into his rashes, but he admitted he felt better and less itchy once it was done.

"One time application." You told him proudly. "You'll be fine soon."

He stood up, short but lean and muscled. You felt your mouth watering at the sight of his body, glistening from the water, hair mussed but perfect. You took a hesitant step closer, and he smirked at you as if he could guess your intentions. Then again, given the lust that was rising in your stomach, he probably could guess.

He wrapped you up in his arms, and kissed you deeply, slipping his tongue between your parted lips, swallowing your wonton moans. You slipped your arms around his neck, burying fingers in his hair. His tongue swiped your bottom lip, and you pressed closer, deepening the kiss.

Minutes later, you broke apart panting. "Heichou, you've been holding back on me!"

He laughed, a wonderfully carefree sound. "Call me Levi shithead. Come on, I'm hungry, let's head back."

Everyone was still chatting excitedly in the mess hall when we got back even though it had been an hour since we left.

You moved away from him when we went in, only to be pulled back firmly to his side, his hand warm on your waist.

"Possessive huh?" you smirked.

"You bring it out in me Cadet." He turned to you with a smile meant only for you, and I melted. Leaning closer to him, I basked in his warmth.

You got some food, not leaving each others' sides and you dragged him over to sit at your friends' table. "Hey guys!" You greeted cheerfully. "Boy am I hungry!"

"Figures." Mikasa rolled her eyes. "You didn't eat lunch either."

Levi shot you a disapproving look. "Again?"

"Thanks Mikasa." You shoveled food into your mouth. "God, Levi, just eat."

The silence was absolute. You could hear a pin drop in that kind of quiet tension. No one could believe you'd not only called your superior by his first name but were also teasing him and were still alive.

Levi grinned, and leaned over, planting a kiss on your temple. "Mine." He said, so quietly, only you heard it. You smiled and reached for his hand under the table, giving it a squeeze.

Hanji clapped her hands together in glee. "Ohhhhh Leeeevi! Finally! I've been waiting for this foreeevvveeerrr shorty!"

With that, the tension was effectively broken, and the mess hall returned to its normal noise level.

It was late, and once dinner was over, your friends started excusing them to go sleep. You stretched as you stood up and took Levi's hand. "I'm tired."

"You haven't been sleeping well?" He asked you as you walked to your room. You shook your head.

"Nightmares." You said by way of explanation, yawning. Suddenly, he picked you up bridal style, shocking you into silence. Eh, he was your boyfriend now, who cared? Snuggling into him you closed your eyes, only opening them when you felt the softness of a bed under your back. Gentle hands pulled your boots off as you undid the various buckles under your jacket. You tossed your jacket onto the chair next to the bed.

"Tch." He folded your jacket neatly and hung your straps on the armrest before doing the same with his own jacket and straps.

You closed your eyes, sliding your arms around the body that slipped into bed beside you, laying your head on his chest.

"Good night Levi Heichou."

"Good night Cadet." He kissed your shut eyelids, and you drifted off to sleep.

There were no nightmares that night. Only dreams of lakes and grass and Levi.