Levi Ackerman stared blankly out the window as a train made its way by, causing black smoke to cover the entire window.

He sighed.

This had been the fifth time today a train had passed, forcing him to stop his work and wait for the houses shaking to stop.

Once said shaking had subsided, he went back to work sewing up some poor girls ripped dress his uncle had given him to fix. Normally he would have been done with a dress like this in record timing, but those accursed trains just couldn't seem to stop interrupting his work.

He heard a soft knock on his door and quickly worked to finish sewing up the last tear in the dress, fearing that Kenny had returned to reclaim the dress. His uncle was definitely not the nicest person and the small raven feared that he would lash out if the dress wasn't finished.

He gave a small, "Come in", and turned to look at the door.

He sighed in relief to see that it was only Farlen.

"I just wanted to let you know that we're closing up. If you want, I can wait for you and you can stay at my place tonight."

Levi gave a small smile as he pushed some stray strands of hair out of his face, and turned back to the dress.

"No, it's fine. Maybe some other time. I just have to finish this up real quick then I'll lock up."

The blonde boy gave a small shrug and turned to leave.

"Suit yourself. I'll see you tomorrow."

Before Levi could reply, he was cut off by some squealing.

"Look! It's Eren's castle!"

A few of the remaining girls that were there ran up to the window to get a look at the infamous Eren's moving castle.

Levi let himself look to the window to see what little of the walking castle that wasn't covered with fog. It was so far away that Levi was surprised the girls had even noticed it.

"Aw, he's gone…", one of the girls said sadly.

"No," replied Farlen. "He's just hiding in the fog from those planes; see?"

Levi looked back outside and saw the set of planes that had just flown over head take off into the distance.

One of the girls giggled and said, "Hey, you know that girl Rico from the Northern district? They say Eren tore her heart out!"

"Wah! Now I'm scared to go outside!"

"Don't worry," said the girl who had previously just tried to scare her friend. "Eren only preys on attractive people!"

The girls laughed as Farlen ushered all of them outside, and Levi sighed. He was just ready for some peace and quiet.

Once he heard the door close he began to finish up the last bit of the dress that needed fixing, seeing as how he had previously rushed on it and it didn't turn out quite as he had hoped.

Just as he finished, another train rolled by and the whole shop began to shake again.

The raven groaned and stood up to leave, gathering up the dress and folding it neatly. He grabbed his bag and carefully put the dress in.

Once he was all packed up he grabbed his cravat and expertly tied it around his neck, just as he had done every day since his mother had given it to him.

The raven brushed off his shirt and grabbed his bag, ready to leave.

He made sure to lock the front door in case anyone decided to try and break in while he was gone.

For as long as it had been his, which had been quite a while now, Levi had taken extra good care of his late mother's clothing store to the best of his abilities. This little shop had been his mother's pride and joy up until the day she died and Levi was going to make sure that it stayed in excellent condition.

The raven haired male made his way downtown, past all of the other busy shops and stands with people trying to get you to buy their items.

Levi ignored anyone who tried to sell him anything and made his way down a familiar alleyway; a shortcut to where he was headed.

Before he could continue he accidently bumped into a man's chest that seemed to just pop up out of nowhere.

"Excuse me…", he said, not too interested in getting into a full on conversation with this guy.

Before he could simply walk off, the man stepped in front of him, successfully blocking his way.

Levi gave the man a look over, only to find that he was a tall, muscular blonde with a soldier uniform on.

He assumed that this man was one of the king's soldiers that had been sent out on official business, but at the moment the blonde didn't seem too eager to complete whatever task he had.

He instead seemed content just staring down at Levi with a smirk.

"Hey," the soldier started. "Looks like a little kitty lost its way…"

Levi shivered with disgust at how hard this guy was trying to flirt with him, and said, "No, I'm not lost…"

His smirk only grew as he shifted, allowing Levi to see the other dark haired soldier standing behind him.

"Looks like this little kitty is thirsty. Maybe we should take him for a cup of tea…"

Levi took one step back, and said in a warning tone, "My sister's expecting me. I have to go…"

It wasn't technically a lie. Isabel was the closest thing to a sister he had, and he had promised her that he would come to visit when he got a chance.

The soldiers seemed to ignore him as the raven one crouched down to his eyelevel and said, "He's pretty cute for a cat."

"How old are you anyway? You live around here?", the blonde one persisted.

Levi grew angry and took a step back.

"Leave me alone."

The blonde male chuckled.

"You see, Nile. I told you that your 'stache and beard scares all the cuties."

'Nile' chuckled and said, "Whatever, Erwin. Besides, I think he's even cuter when he's scared."

A new voice from behind him almost made Levi jump right out of his skin.

"Oh, there you are, sweet heart. Sorry I'm late."

An arm wrapping around his shoulder made him gasp as this mystery man kept talking.

"I've been looking everywhere for you."

"Hey, hey!", said 'Erwin'. "We're busy here."

"Oh really?"

Levi shivered at how silky and deep this man's voice was. It made him feel relaxed and dare he say it… safe…

"It looks to me like the two of you were just leaving."

Levi felt the hand on his shoulder move around, but he barely noticed it as the two soldiers unnaturally stood up straighter and walk away, seemingly against their will.

"Don't hold it against them.", the stranger spoke. "They're not all that bad."

Levi finally turned and looked up to the man that had just saved him, only to gasp in shock at how attractive this man was.

The man was obviously taller than him, but then again most people Levi met were. The man's near shoulder length hair was a dark chocolate -almost black- color and a few strands fell into his face, giving him a mysterious look.

But the thing that captured Levi's attention the most was this man's eyes. They were a bright jade color with little flecks of gold in them and Levi was mesmerized. He had never seen eyes this bright.

Well, now that he thought about it, they almost looked like Isabel's eyes. He then remembered the whole reason for this outing and sighed. He honestly just wanted to go back home and go to sleep but was not about to let Isabel down.

Levi was snapped out of his daze when the man spoke once more.

"So, where to? I'll be your escort this evening." *

"Oh, um, I was just heading to the bakery."

The man suddenly leaned in close and whispered, "Don't be alarmed but I'm being followed. Act natural."

With that, he began to walk off, looping his arm with Levi's.

As they walked, Levi began to feel uneasy. Why would this man have somebody following him? What had Levi gotten himself into.

The raven looked back when he thought he heard something, and gasped at the sight.

A black ooze-like creature had suddenly come from the wall, many more following afterwards.

Before he could react, the man he had been walking with gently grabbed his chin and made him look forward, as if there wasn't anything behind them.

The man picked up their walking pace a bit as Levi heard the creatures behind them begin to make inhuman sounds.

"Sorry, looks like you're involved…", the man said in a tone that didn't sound too apologetic.

Levi gasped once more and held onto the man's shirt as more of these creature formed in front of them instead of behind.

The raven knew that they were surrounded and thought it would be the end of the road for the both of them until the man suddenly turned the corner saying, "This way."

Levi felt the man put a gentle hand on his hip as he lead him forward at a much faster pace now that all of the creatures were still following them from behind.

The shorter male nearly sopped all together when he saw more of the creatures form a little way in front of them, and he was certain that they had nowhere to turn now.

The mystery man was going so fast at this point that Levi had trouble keeping up.

The man suddenly said, "Hold on.", and linked his arm firmly around Levi's waist. Just as Levi thought they were about to run straight into the black creatures, the man jumped and were no longer on the ground.

Levi looked down to see the creatures run into each other, and then turned his head up to see that he and the mystery man were now… flying.

They went higher and higher until Levi could see the bakery from where they were, which was quite a distance.

Levi held on to the man for dear life as they floated across the sky, afraid that if he let go he would plummet to the earth.

"Now," the man said in a gentle tone. "Straighten your legs and start walking."

He took Levi's small hands into his own larger ones as Levi slowly did as he was told, still not too keen on being this high up so suddenly.

Before the raven knew it they were both literally walking on thin air over the town. Levi began to smile at how amazing it was to be able to see over nearly the entire town and laughed happily at the new ability this man had given him.

"See? Not so hard is it?", the man said, and Levi could hear the pure joy in his voice.

They both kept walking, Levi never getting tired of the feeling of flight, and the man turned to him saying, "You are a natural.", with a huge grin.

Levi smiled wide at this, something he felt like he hadn't done in a long time, and continued to walk with the magical mystery man.

The raven looked down at all the hustling and bustling people in the town as they went on about their day, and laughed to himself at the feeling of finally not having to look up at people.

The continued their flight until the man landed them both safely on the bakery's third story balcony.

The man stood on the ledge of the balcony, still hand-in-hand with Levi, and gently said, "I'll make sure to draw them off, but wait a bit before going back outside."

Levi released the man's hand with a small, "Okay.", still too amazed for words.

The man grinned wide and stood up straight.

"That's my boy."

He then jumped off of the balcony, and Levi gasped, afraid that the man had actually hurt himself.

He quickly leaned over the balcony to check if the man was okay, but was shocked to find that he was not there. There was only the hundreds of towns people still going on about their day.

Levi wondered how the man just disappeared like that, but decided not to question it. If the man had the ability to fly, then he was pretty sure that he could disappear too.

Levi slowly backed into the bakery, the events of the day being too much for him to handle. He also had a million questions running through his mind.

What were those ooze-creatures and why were they chasing them? How was that man able to fly and disappear? And most importantly, who was that magical mystery man?

Before he could ponder on it for too long, a pair of footsteps running towards him cut off his train of thought. He turned to see a pair of red pigtails bouncing up and down as their owner ran towards him.

He turned around fully and smiled when the girl stopped right in from of him.

"Levi!?"

"Hey, Izzy."

-End of Chapter One-

*So, I accidentally turned on caps lock when typing this, and I laughed at the thought of Eren just speaking so smoothly and calmly and then just suddenly shouting, "I'LL BE YOUR ESCORT!"

A/N: Hello hello! Before I continue let me just clarify, yes I made Levi Sophie and Eren Howl. BUT I HAVE MY REASONS! Look-wise I would have made Eren Sophie, but I decided that because of some things that happen in the story and because of some things that are said it would be better to make Levi Sophie. You'll see as the story goes on.

Now then, I got this idea after rewatching Howl's Moving Castle the other day and I was like, why not? Everything's about the same except for a few things.

Also, if you think Levi's ooc, I have a reason so just wait.

I hope you enjoyed the first chapter and I can't wait to write the rest :)

P.S: Eren has his titan-form hair-style and Levi doesn't have and undercut. For now…