A/N: I can't believe I actually managed to write it in time... I literally finished it like 20 minutes ago. (There's always so much time and suddenly there's none... Sometimes I wonder how the hell the flow of time thing works...)
"Hey, stop pushing!"
"Then stop hogging all the space, Mr Kirstein!"
"Hanji, you're too loud, they're gonna hear you."
"This is stupid."
"Annie, don't be like that; I know you're interested, too."
"Oh my god, is she blushing?!"
"Annie Leonhardt blushing? No way!"
"Armin, what kind of magic was that?"
"You're all idiots."
"Shut up, all of you, I can't hear what they're saying!"
"Mikasa, calm down. It's just exchange of gifts."
"Whatever."
"Yeah It's not like he's gonna eat him."
"Not literally, at least."
"Reiner!"
"They're not even talking yet."
"Whatever. Soon one of them is going to snap and I'm gonna miss it because of you."
"Mikasa, are they about finished? I'm getting hungry."
"You just ate."
"...Your point?"
"I give up."
"Children, you're blocking the corridor."
"Mr Smith!"
"Oh, Erwin, come here, you've gotta see this, too!"
"Hanji? What?"
"We're spying on Levi and Eren!"
"Oh... Did something happen?"
"...Do you even realize what day it is tomorrow?"
"Saturday?"
"Erwin... You need to divorce your job and find a girlfriend. Or boyfriend. Something."
"This again, Petra? I keep telling you-"
"Uhm, excuse me? Could I come through?"
"Mina! Did you forget something?"
"Yes actually; my notebook. But... is something going on? Why is everyone standing here like this? Even Miss Hanji, Miss Ral and... Mr Smith!?"
"No! Nothing! But you better come back for it later, okay? Best would be... not today..."
"Why...?"
"Uhmm... You see..."
"Actually, Mr Ackerman is having a talk with Mr Jaeger about a homework he's apparently copied from Mr Arlert. We all know how he gets when he's angry."
"Oh... I think I'll get it on Monday... Thank you for the warning. I really wouldn't want to get in the middle of that."
"No one would..."
"Bye then, everyone. I hope Eren will be okay."
"Bye, Mina."
"..."
"That was a close one."
"Headmaster, that was cool."
"Jean!"
"What!?"
"It's okay, Mr Bodt. It was a nice compliment. Thank you, Mr Kirstein."
"You're welcome."
"Though it did raise some questions about why you haven't fired Levi, yet."
"Everybody's too scared of him to go to me about it. No official complaints, no reason."
"That's... dirty."
"It's not breaking any rules. In fact, it's perfectly following the rules."
"I told you to shut up!"
Levi's eye twitched and Eren chuckled nervously. "It's funny how I can tell exactly what's happening outside."
Levi glared at him. "It's not funny. It's fucking annoying. Just the fact they insist on spying on us is pissing me off, but they need to be this noisy about it on top of that."
At that moment a maniacal laughter (obviously Hanji) broke out and Levi got up from the table he was leaning on facing a fidgeting Eren. "That's it. Be back in a second."
Eren watched the scene with a fond smile as Levi made a quick work of making the group outside of the classroom disperse – a process accompanied by some screaming, some giggling, some teasing and some death threats.
With a heavy sigh he closed the door again before turning to face Eren, who was still standing awkwardly in the space in between the class and the teacher's desk. Levi rolled his eyes at how visibly nervous Eren was. One would think after 13 months, 1 week and 3 days (not that he was counting) he'd feel comfortable enough with him to not feel nervous about stupid stuff...
"Okay, brat, they're gone. What did you want to talk about?" Levi asked when he re-positioned himself comfortably, once again leaning against his desk.
Eren blushed as he fumbled for his bag. "I... I just wanted to give you something... you know..."
Levi resisted the urge to smirk. Eren is so confident with everything, but once it comes to his relationship with Levi, he becomes so... so freaking cute.
But well, as cute as it was, there were limits to everything, even to how long Levi could enjoy Eren's blushy silence. "Okay. So what is this thing you wanted to give me?" Levi thought he had the idea already, but Eren needed a push if they wanted to get home anytime today.
"Uhm..." Eren hesitantly dived into his bag, pulling out a medium-sized, flat, fancy box and Levi had to fight the urge to roll his eyes. He knew it. He knew Eren was going to do it even though he told him not to.
Eren took a deep breath and suddenly all the hesitation disappeared to be replaced by his new-found determination, his voice strong and blush almost gone. But he still avoided Levi's gaze. "I know you told me not to but I really wanted to give you something, so... Happy Valentine's, Levi."
Levi sighed over the boy's refusal to look at him, but Eren misinterpreted it as annoyance and closed his eyes. He didn't want to see the expression that he was convinced occupied Levi's face. He knew it was a mistake. He knew his boyfriend only thought of February 14th as an artificial pseudo-holiday created purely for the sake of money. He even agreed with him, to some extent, but he couldn't help himself.
When Levi noticed Eren closing his eyes, he rolled his, wondering if Eren really thought he was that much of an asshole, before walking over the great distance of two whole steps to stand directly in front of his boyfriend and gently taking the box from hins hands. "Eren, look at me."
Two beats of silence later, Eren did indeed crack his eyes open to comply with the request-slash-order. As soon as their eyes finally met, Levi showed a tiny, rare smile that left Eren gaping in shock. Levi stood on his tip-toes to press a small peck on Eren's lips. "Thank you. Really." Levi did actually appreciate the sentiment. It was cute and heart-warming in a way. "I just don't understand why you're giving it to me today. As far as I know, there's nothing to celebrate today. Unless you're an asshole who enjoys ridiculing the fact it's Friday the 13th." (Levi was an asshole who enjoyed ridiculing the unlucky day.) (Eren ignored the last part.)
Eren frowned, confused. "Well, yeah, but tomorrow is Saturday?"
"And?"
"And I won't be seeing you so I can't give anything to you?"
"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Levi smirked as Eren gaped at him.
"Wait, what?!"
"I'll pick you up at the park at 9 tomorrow. Tell your parents you're spending the weekend with Mikasa and will be back on Monday after school."
"Are you actually serious?" His voice was a mixture of half disbelief, half excitement.
Levi scowled. "You know I can't pick you up at your place."
Eren rolled his eyes, a wide grin stretching his lips. "Don't try to be funny, you know what I mean."
"Fine. Yes, I'm serious. Why the hell are you so shocked about it? It's not like we've never went on a date, or spent the weekend together or whatever."
"Yes, but... It's Valentine's. You don't do Valentine's!"
"I don't do supporting the shitty commercialized system of buying heavily over-priced chocolate; dates are fine." 'They make you happy,' Levi added in his mind – like hell he was admitting that one out loud. "But if you don't want to go..." Levi shrugged to show he didn't care either way. (He did. He wasn't much of a romantic, as opposed to Eren – who was one of the biggest romantics in existence – but he didn't fancy getting rejected, for whatever reason.)
Eren's eyes widened at the suggestion. He quickly grabbed Levi's hand as if to stop him from leaving. "No way! I want to go! Please, let us go!"
'That's better,' Levi thought behind a smirk. Eren was so predictable sometimes. (Only sometimes and with certain topics. Most of the time he was highly unpredictable. Like the day he confessed – or the way he did so. But that's another story.)
"Good. Don't forget to arrange this with Mikasa. Do it as soon as you leave here, before you forget. I bet she's waiting around the first corner with chainsaw at the ready." Eren laughed at that. Though he could actually maybe kind of see that happening.
"Sure. By the way, where are we going?"
Levi raised an eyebrow. "That's a surprise. I'm not telling you. But pack your swim trunks."
"It's the middle of February."
"Your point?"
"...Okay, I'll stop asking."
"Good."
There was a moment of silence when they just stared at each other, before Levi glanced at his watch. "Okay, brat, I have a meeting in ten minutes. Off you go."
Eren pouted. "It's still ten minutes."
"We'll have the whole weekend. And I still need to drop off my things; I have to go already."
"Okay, fine." The younger sighed in defeat, but then smiled cheekily and pulled Levi closer by the hand he was still holding, kissing Levi quickly.
(Levi didn't agree with the quick part. Needless to say, he was late to the meeting.)
(Mikasa wasn't waiting around the first corner with a chainsaw, but Eren suspected that was a knife she was hiding in her pocket.)
Valentine's Day – Students' Ranking:
Generally-accepted-would-be-1st place: KRISTA LENZ (Most potential givers scared off by Ymir, all the chocolate hidden anonymously in various places where Krista was likely to find them confiscated and promptly destroyed by Ymir.)
Actual 1st place: MIKASA ACKERMAN (Any feeling behind free chocolate ignored.)
2nd place: SASHA BLOUSE (Part stolen, was given half of Connie's.)
3rd place: MARCO BODT (Too kind to reject any. Jean cried.)
4th – 5th place: EREN JAEGER & JEAN KIRSTEIN (Numbers slightly manipulated to avoid any unnecessary fights.) (There was a fight anyway.)
6th place: CONNIE SPRINGER (Gave half to Sasha. Helped Sasha with stealing.)
The rest didn't participate as they kindly rejected all chocolate since they are in a relationship. (Reiner wanted to but didn't want to make Berthold anxious.)
Valentine's Day – Teachers' Ranking:
1st place: ERWIN SMITH (Announcement (by Hanji): "Headmaster's office got flooded by fangirls. Any actual business has to wait until Monday. If you want to watch the blood bath, please, bring popcorn and don't forget to share with Levi and me.")
2nd place: PETRA RAL (Didn't even think of rejecting any. Found the student's crushes cute. Auruo cried along with Jean.)
3rd place: LEVI ACKERMAN (Fans too intimidated. Any chocolate received anonymously placed in the corridor in front of his classroom, at varying distance from the door – partially stolen by Sasha as it was just asking to be picked up and taken possession of.)
Last place: HANJI ZOE (Students too freaked out to appreciate her. All chocolate received was from our kids. She was more than excited either way.)
AURUO BOSSARD passionately rejected all chocolate and thus wasn't included (would be last anyway).
A/N: I don't know how Erd, Gunther and Mike placed... I'm sorry... (-_-;;)
If you're wondering, the Eren confession will be a thing. One day... Hopefully... ;;
