Erwin lead Eren up the stairs, shadows of ashes left in place of footprints.
"I'm deeply sorry about this Eren, a full investigation will go in to this arson, I knew it would take a while for people to accept you but this is inexcusable."
Eren gazed at the Captain, something about his was always so soothing, he has such an air of dominance and control, he longed to be that respected. But Eren couldn't blame whoever tried to destroy him, how can you blame someone for wanting to destroy a monster, hell half the time he feels the same way.
'Oh gotta pay attention he's talking again.'
"Considering you're still under Corporal Levi's jurisdiction I have requested Hanji to inform him you will be staying with him until a better bed situation comes to light. It's not that we don't trust you, but I think this is the best decision to keep everyone's minds at ease."
Eren's lungs tightened and not just from the ash swirling in the air. "A-And the Corporal is ok with that?"
"Oh don't tell me you're still scared of him, his bark is much worse than his bite, trust me." Erwin was grinning down at the endearing sod, "Well sometimes, actually…ignore that." He laughed; Eren forced a weak smile unconvinced.
They arrived at Levi's door, Erwin lightly knocked then proceeded to open the door and push Eren in with out waiting for a reply. "Good night Eren." And just as swiftly Erwin was gone with a wink, Eren heard the door securely lock behind him as a security measure presumably. 'Even Erwin still doesn't trust me' he sighed and turned realising where he actually was.
His whole body stiffened. Fucking Levi's fucking living quarters. 'Holey SHITE" He didn't move from the entrance way but he panned his vision; absorbing anything he could about his private Commander. Desk, window, bed, door to the bathroom. Eren expected as much, everything with a purpose had its place, no sentimental or decorative pieces in this room, it was almost like transferring in to another cell. Except, the window, how he had missed such a simple pleasure. He noticed there weren't any curtains, but before he could entertain the thought he realised he could hear running water.
Levi must be in the shower.
Eren didn't know where to position himself. There was only the one master chair at the desk and he didn't feel comfortable sitting on the bed. So instead he trod over to the window to wait for instructions. The window looked out on the training grounds, a magnificent sight even in the twilight of rolling hills and left out glinting safety equipment there if needed to restrain him in titan form. He watched the last few clouds drift lazily as the night was sweeping in when a figure crossing the path caught his eye, he watched as the character stopped brought the lantern up to their face and stared straight at Eren. It…It looked like Hanji. It startled Eren and inexplicably felt him self-blushing; she was standing there looking up at him with that giant grin on her face that she usually gets before one of her more unusual experiments. He wanted to call out but she scarpered off blending in to the enveloping darkness before he could shout her name.
'What was all that about?' He mused before going back to wondering how amazing a sight like this would be in the day, or dawn! He wondered if Levi had ever stayed up and waited all night just to witness that perfect slice of daybreak. He stood there a few moments more before shifting his weight to leaning his back on the sill and seeing the ashy footprints trodden in to polished floor.
"Shit." Eren hissed as he flailed about hopping in a struggle to remove his boots and to not cause any more damage, but his effort just sprinkled more of the black powder in a wider sparser circle. "Fuckfuckfuck." He placed his shoes by the entrance. "I'm titan food." He desperately scanned the room for towels or a broom or a pale of water, anything to hide this shame. He looked towards the bathroom reasoning everything must be kept in there. He argued that if he was quick and quiet enough the Corporal would probably not even notice over the power of the water. He could dash in for the stuff clean up like it never happened. Well it was either that or use his shirt to mop it up. His mind side-tracked and imagined a dripping wet Levi finding him shirtless in his bed. Eren blocked that idea out and settled with braving the bathroom.
His bare feet kissed the cool stone floor as he crept feebly towards the door. As he got closer he realised there was another noise along with the pouring water. It sort of sounded like humming? He got closer, now able to press his fingers up against the warm door and ease his head towards it. Humming, it was definitely humming. The Corporal was humming! For some reason this made Eren break out in to a grin, he pressed his ear against the door. The humming was getting stronger, more powerful.
"LOVE IS LIKE A BOMB, BABY, C'MON GET IT ON! LIVIN' LIKE A LOVER WITH A RADAR PHONE! LOOKING LIKE A TRAMP, LIKE A VIDEO VAMP! DEMOLITION WOMAN CAN I BE YOUR MAN?!"
Eren clasped his hands over his mouth to stifle whatever inhuman giggle snort would explode from his face. He stepped away from the door to compose himself. There is no way that much passion and fun could be coming from Levi, he needed to see it. He had a chance to see something no one else had ever dreamed could exist. His hand found the doorknob. "SOMETIME, ANYTIME, SUGAR ME SWEET! LITTLE MISS AHHHH INNOCENT SUGAR ME! YEAHHHH!" Eren bit his lip and as silently and delicately as he could he pressed the door open. He peaked his head round but didn't enter any further.
Levi had his back to the door, Eren couldn't see his face but it was unmistakably him, gloriously defined back muscles dancing fluidly under his pale skin as he reached for a bottle in front of him. "TAKE A BOTTLE, SHAKE IT UPPPP!" He lavished his hands with white cream. "BREAK THE BUBBLE, BREAK IT UPPP!" His hands were forced in to his hair, strands of white soap dripped from his hair down his neck and between his shoulders as he massaged the foam in. "POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME! OOOOOHHH, IN THE NAME OF LOVE! POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME! C'MON, FIRE ME UP! POUR YOUR SUGAR ONE ME! OHHHH, I CAN'T GET ENOUGH!" His hands hadn't left his head teasing and pulling, lathering the fine hair, thorough as always. If Eren hadn't seen this man in battle, he would have declared this to be his element, he was utterly dazzling; he was dancing with his washing movements, in a sensual display, commitment to intense cleanliness and showmanship. Eren almost didn't realise his own fingers had made themselves in to his mouth and how hard he was biting on them. He removed them quickly; he didn't want a titan to ruin this mood. His own private show. He knew he shouldn't be looking but he couldn't tear his eyes away. It was magnificent and unbelievable.
Levi had rinsed the remaining shampoo from his hair and whipped it back, plastering down to his head. He scraped his nails through the mess, his hand followed the gentle curve of this neck and down his chest till he reached for a second bottle. He squirted a generous amount on to a cloth and stroked it slowly back up his chest and along his left shoulder and down his arm. Repeating this again before doing the same to the other arm. "I'M HOT, STICKY SWEET. FROM MY HEAD TO MY." Levi had span to get his back underneath the dense stream of hot water but froze instead.
Eren's eyes grew impossibly wide. Levi seemed to have shut down, completely still. Inanimate. Whereas Eren was the opposite; part of his body was fighting to run as far from the bathroom as possible, the other was fighting to go in and respectfully salute the officer and all the while his eyes were darting in every conceivable direction except in Levi's.
Levi rebooted. His eyes narrowed. An intense glare fixed on the taller man.
"Jager."
Panic was storming behind Eren's eyes. "Y-Yes Corporal!" Eren tried to salute, caught his bare toes on the corner of the door, tripped and with his hand tucked to his chest and his other behind his back had no defence for the floor, and gracefully landed on his face. He groaned. Levi strode towards the fallen man, wet fleet slapping against stone. Eren felt big droplets of water bombing his exposed neck; he raised his head from the floor to stare up at his commander.
His breathing got shallower.
"Why are you here Jager."
Eren audibly swallowed, how could a 5ft3 naked man cause so much intimidation and awe? Ooze so much power and confidence with out being arrogant?
"Sorry Sir, I needed to get a broom or a cloth or something I couldn't find anything in your room so I thought they had to be in here..."
"Not in the bathroom, brat. My room. Why are you here." There was fire on his tongue and Eren was being scorched.
"Erwin told me that he told Hanji to tell you that I'd be staying here for a night or so because of the fire. But clearly, you don't know anything about it, which is weird because I'm sure I saw Hanji outside the window."
'This incessant babbling isn't going to stop.' "What fire?"
"Oh, just you know, someone set fire to the holding cells and my bed was completely fried, but I stayed late in the dinning hall. So no harm done I guess. Well except your inconvenience. Maybe I should just go and sleep in the dinning hall. Yeah I think that's probably the be…OOF."
A wet leg was thrust on to his back stopping his attempts at getting up and forcing his head back to the floor.
"Shut up Jager." If Eren hadn't been so flustered he would have protested but instead he stayed put, his ragged breath rising and lowering the foot on his back. Levi closed his eyes, letting this nonsense sink in. Evidently this is something Hanji has concocted, but would Erwin really get involved. Although is there was even the smallest possibility there was an actual threat to the asset then he would have been informed immediately. It is his property after all. Would Hanji actually resort to arson though?' He didn't need to finish that thought he knew the answer. He sighed profoundly and pushed off his weight from Eren's back.
"You'll be staying here."
Eren blinked then attempted once again to look up at Levi. This time it took longer, he tried to snap his eyes straight up but instead they insisted on dragging themselves lazily up a slim ankle and a firm thigh, his breathing hitched as he got higher, his gaze finally choosing to stop on a spot on Levi's neck, just below the jaw, that very sensitive, protruding, biteable muscle…wait what? He reeled out of the transfixion and met Levi's eyes.
"You don't have to do that Corporal, I can…"
"No I don't, so I expect you to act accordingly. You are still under my guidance so tonight you will stay here until we can find a more suitable living arrangement.
Besides." Levi had squatted to down to Eren's level, Eren refused to look at the swinging limb in his peripheral vision. Levi's hand crawled in to Eren's hair. Eren's eyes fluttered minutely before he whipped them back open, staring straight in to narrow grey eyes too close to his face. "I want to know why." The gentle, soothing, petting suddenly turned vicious as Levi clawed his scalp, clasping chunks of hair in a burning grip, bending the neck back in his grasp. Eren's eyes widened and tears threatened emerald pupils. His breathing had become even more reckless. "You were sneaking around my private bathroom while I'm showering. Brat." He whispered the insult and he felt a shiver tingle its way up Eren's neck. Levi raised his eyebrow and smirked slightly. 'Looks like I wont have to threaten the kid about what he saw, this way could be much more fun.'
Author's notes-
Song: Pour Some Sugar On Me- Def Leppard
Hope you've enjoyed this short as much as I enjoyed writing it XD More on the way soon, bring on the sex!
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