"Stop treating me like this."

"Like what?"

"Like nothing had changed."

"Just because we started fucking doesn't mean I could treat you different out there."

"Well, fine."

She still felt his touches from last night on her skin, hands which explored places now covered by clothes. The dark-haired went down the hall, her swords hung heavily around her hips. She headed to the stables where the squad had gathered, the fresh air was tensed like it always was right before a following mission. "Am I late?", Mikasa asked and that was when her gaze met her Corporal's. She could tell right away, that he was not amused of her attendance and her friends avoided to look at her directly. "Don't worry, you are not late.", Levi said and his words were as cold as ice, " Because you won't go."

Mikasa took a deep breath and shook her head. He wouldn't go that far. "You must be kidding."

As an answer, the man turned to his horse and her anger grew.

"Why not?", she asked, louder this time.

With fast steps Levi reached Mikasa, grabbed her shoulder and took her out of earshot. The feeling of the soft touches from before was gone and now his grip was harshly. After a few meters the shorter man finally stopped. "We talked about this."

Mikasa snorted, she was definitely offented. "Fucking does not justify a special treatment, that's what you said.", her words were hissed, which let him sigh. He had thought the situation was clear, especially to her. "You're right, it doesn't, but it led into special treatment."

For a brief moment, she kept silence, her anger seemed to fade away. Instead, her faces showed despair. "But I'm part of this squad."

"And I will throw you out of it, if you won't quit this bullshit.", his words were softer now, but his face kept it's seriousness, "I'm not kidding."

"You don't understand. I need to fight with them. I need to protect them.", she whispered and shook her head again. How could he do this to her, she asked herself. But then Levi touched the woman's yet flat stomach gently. "The only thing you need to protect right now is our unborn child. I take care of everything else."

"But..."

"It's an order, Mikasa.", he said tiredly and kissed her for, perhaps, the last time.