Levi Rivaille looked around himself frantically, trying to recall how exactly he had ended up in this situation.
, your friend told us you said you've been seeing some people you've never met before, can you explain that?
Levi nodded, his eyes darting from left to right as he spoke, "They're...these people. Friends, I think. They help me. Tell me when I mess up, that things aren't always my fault. I knew them, though...just not in this life."
"How do you mean?" The man had asked, waving to one of the nurses behind him.
"I use to be someone in a different life. A whole other world. And these people...these friends, were from then, too," Levi closed his eyes for a moment, "I know I sound crazy but I swear I'm not. I really do see them. And hear them. They're really there!"

Oh, thats how.
Levi looked down at his hands, both of them covered in mud. He knew he had to ditch his clothes, but what was he supposed to wear?
He decided it was best to just keep what he had on-a hospital gown over some blue scrubs- before moving on. He was barefoot, but it didn't matter. He needed to run, and fast.
Where he was going, well, not even he knew. But what he did know was: he wasn't crazy. He knew what he saw, they were there. They were real. All of them.
Eld Jinn.
Gunther Schultz.
Oluo Bozado.
Petra Ral.
Erwin Smith.
Hanji Zoë.
Levi knew that some of them were alive. In a different world. One he had been told about, and greatly feared.
There were others. Only voices. But they all had names. He just didn't know who was who yet.
His breath caught in his throat when he heard someone whispering to him;
'I owe you my life. We all do. We will keep you safe, Captain.'
He shook his head, trying to focus at the task at hand: running. So far he was doing pretty well.
But a loud crashing sound caused him to stumble back against a tree, his heart racing almost as fast as his thoughts were;
Is it them? Are they here for me?
Something snapped in his head when he heard a violent screaming, a roar that vibrated through his bones and echoed in his mind. It was her. That...thing, that had killed all his friends.
Who lived in another world.
Where giants ate people for fun.
2000 years in the future.
Totally, %100 believable.
At least Levi thought so. And right now that sound shook him to the core, causing him to fall to his knees and put his hands over his ears. He cried out, screaming until he couldn't breathe. The pain in his head was unbearable, and all he wanted to do right then was sleep. Sleep forever. Soon enough, he started fading in and out of consciousness. His pain was over...at least for a little while.
Levi felt a weight on his body, quickly realizing it was a blanket.
So I didn't even make that far? They already got me back? They're never gonna believe me!
He sat up slowly, rubbing his eyes. He didn't feel as tired anymore, but his cold, gray eyes said something much different.
He felt almost cheated for being so small, for always being looked down upon. But he knew in some other universe he was someone brave, he was someone important.
"Hey? You okay? I brought you another blanket if case you were cold," he heard a voice ask him, before a light switched on in the dark room.
Levi looked around. This was definitely not a hospital...this...was a real room. In...a cabin of some sort? It seemed vaguely familiar to him.
He looked up at who had asked him the question, his face turning red as he saw the person who had saved him.
"I got you some water. Found you down by Maria creek, just laying there shivering. I, uh...changed your clothes, too. You've been asleep for a while...so..." He looked up at him, smiling shyly.
He had dark brown hair, and such bright green eyes Levi thought they would burn through him. He sat in a chair next to his bed, wringing his hands in an anxious manner.
"I'm...um...Eren. Eren Yaeger. What's your name? Do you...remember?"
He cleared his throat, finally catching Eren's eye, "Levi."
"Just Levi?"
Levi nodded in response, and Eren stood slowly, "Well, Levi. I already made dinner. You can come have some if you want. And hopefully you can tell me why you were out in my woods."
He watched as the mysterious man walked out of the room, finally looking down at himself. He knew what Eren had meant earlier, and he didn't mind, really. The hospital staff would help him change all the time. Although this was a little different.
He didn't know this man, or what he did. But if he was nice enough to take a sobbing and shaking adult into his home, he probably wasn't that bad.
He swallowed and put his hand up to his lips, reaching for the glass that was placed on the small bedside table. He managed to finish it fairly quickly.
There wasn't much else in the room, besides a bed, the small table beside it, a closet door and a chair.
The clothes he had on felt a lot more comfortable than his hospital scrubs, and gave him a warm feeling inside and out.
Levi stood slowly, testing his ability to stand at the moment. He only stumbled slightly, but he fell against the chair, close to hitting his head on the bed post.
He sighed in relief as he waited for his vision to refocus before heading for the only other door in the room.
It was dark in the hallway, but he saw a light not too far from where he stood. He felt along the wall, the smooth, rounded wood somehow comforting him.
He jumped when he felt a hand on his shoulder and turned around quickly.
"Woah, woah. Calm down, didn't mean to scare you. Just making sure you didn't get hurt or anything. You seemed pretty knocked out when I found you last night," he stepped past him, walking through what seemed like a living room and into kitchen, "Well, come on then. I wont wait all night, food'll get cold."
He followed behind him, not really getting a good look at the living room.
But boy, was that kitchen fancy. Levi had never seen anything so beautiful before. The table tops were granite, and there was a breakfast nook that crossed to the living room. There was a old-looking stove and what seemed like a refrigerator. But he couldn't tell: he'd only ever seen one on TV.
Eren was already sitting at a small wooden dining table, and majority of the dishes laid out were ones Levi had never seen.
"You okay, Mister Levi?"
He laughed softly, pulling out a seat and sitting down without hesitation, "Im fine. You don't have to call me that. I should probably be addressing you more properly."
Eren shook his head, handing him a plate, "I know I seem a bit odd, just taking in a stranger, and Im a stranger to you. But...I heard you screaming...you sounded...hurt...so I had Armin help me find you."
He tilted his head, "Is that your friend?"
He shrugged, "You could say that." He whistled, and within seconds a German Shepard came bounding down the hallway and jumped into Eren's lap.
"Is that a real dog?" Levi's eyes were wide as he stared at them, watching as the dog stole some food off Eren's plate before being scolded.
"Yeah. Where have you been living? Under a rock?"
"In a hospital," he answered, his voice serious and flat.
"Oh, golly...Im sorry. Well, Im pretty sure he'll like you. But he's a bit on the crazy side. Barks at nothing all the time. But thats alright, I love him all the same." He scratched behind Armin's ear, earning a yip from him.
"I know how he feels," Levi muttered.
The dogs ears perked up and he looked over at Levi, trotting around the table to him before resting his head in Levi's lap, letting out a soft whine.
He smiled softly, petting his head as gently as he could, "We're a lot alike, Armin. We'll get along well."
Eren laughed, "Well, whenever your finished, I'll be just down the hall. Let me now if you need anything." He stood, bringing his plate over to the sink and setting it on the countertop next to it.
The dog watched as his owner walked away, waiting until he was out of sight to lean up and yank off the necklace Levi had been wearing.
"Hey...I need that," he tried to keep his voice low, avoiding any kind of yelling.
The dog seemed to smirk at him, treading down the dark hallway and nudging open one of the doors.
Levi got up, chasing after him. He slowly pushed open the door, watching as the dog dropped his necklace into Eren's palm.
His face was red, absolutely bright red as he stared at the scene before him. Seeing another guy without his shirt on made Levi's heart pound.
"This yours?" Eren held up the necklace, holding it out to him.
"Y-yeah," he took it, fiddling with for a moment so he could wear it again.
"What's the symbol mean?"
"Wings of freedom."
"Hm...sounds familiar. Is a family heirloom or something?" Eren sat on the edge of his bed, slipping his shoes off and laying back.
"Oh...no...I...have the same symbol tattooed on my back...its...something that means a lot to mean."
"Hey, wait a sec! Thats the symbol on Armin's collar," Eren chuckled, shaking his head. "Thats so weird."
"Let me see," Levi's face was blank, but inside his emotions were raging.
"Uh, alright," he called for the dog and waited a few moments for him to come back into the room. Armin bounded through the door, jumping up into Eren's lap. He fiddled with collar for a moment before taking it off and handing it to him, "He had it on when I got first got him. And Ive always had him. Ever since I was a kid."
'Its real.'
'He's one of us.'
'The dog, too.'
No. I just want one normal thing in my life, please.
'You know its true, Captain. He can help you. And then we can go.'
"No!" Levi cried out, falling to his knees and dropping his head in his hands.
"Levi? Are you alright? Did I say something?" Eren jumped up, rushing to his side and hugging him tightly, "Hey, you're okay."
"I don't want them to go. I don't want to be the only one left."
"Don't want who to go? Levi...tell me what's going on. I want to help you."
"You'll think Im crazy! You'll hate me..." He looked down at his shaking hands, breathing heavily.
Eren took Levi's hands into his own, "You think I'd leave you just like that? Usually by now I'd have let you go. Told you to leave. That's what I do once I've helped someone out here find their way back to the city. But I never asked you to go, so please...tell me what's going on."
'Tell him, Captain.'
'We know him.'
'He is the one you saved.'
'The one you took care of.'
'The boy-'
Who is a titan.
He looked up at him, taking a deep breath, "Alright...but hear me out..."
A few hours later, Levi lay with his head in Eren's lap , both of them on his bed, talking non-stop while the brunette played with his hair.
"-and they said that I need to trust you. Because I guess you've always trusted me and the decisions I make," he stared up at him, "So that's what I've decided. Ill trust you and whatever choices you make and I won't try to derail you."
Eren smiled softly, "You should sleep. We can talk about this in the morning."
"I...its hard for me to sleep...without music...can you...sing to me?"
He nodded, blushing as he closed his eyes and started to sing. Levi quickly feel asleep to the sound as if it were pure heaven to him, and that's how he felt.
Eren sighed, shaking his head.
"What have I gotten into?"