Chapter 1

Eren screams, causing titans to come to the threat. There was nothing left of Hannes, except for the blood that stained the smiling titans teeth. Just before the other titans reached it, a lone human flew by and sliced the back of its neck. As it slowly fell, it was consumed by its own kind. As Mikasa pulled Eren closer to safety, Jean landed and began to assist. While the smiling titan was being devoured, all survey corps members used the chance to retreat.

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Later, Eren was recovering, Mikasa watched over him. It had already been over 24 hours since Hannes was eaten, and Eren is still asleep.

Jean walked into the room. "Mikasa, why don't you take a break? Eren just went to sleep so he won't be awake anytime soon."

"It's fine."

"Don't be like that. How about we go to the cafeteria and get something to eat. I'll buy too."

"I said its fine." Mikasa told him. "Someone has to be here when Eren wakes up. I'm not leaving until he tells me too."

"Listen, Eren won't wake up for at least another hour or two. And if he wakes up early, Levi already said he needed to talk to him, so you would be kicked out anyways. Just come down and eat something with me and we will be back before then."

Mikasa looked up at jean. "I will go if we get back in half an hour."

"Okay, then let's get going."

The two left the room. When they ate, they talked. Mikasa talked about how much Hannes meant to them and that she was grateful that jean killed the titan. She also told him that it was the same titan that killed Eren's mother.

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Meanwhile, Eren woke up. He looked over to find Captain Levi standing in the corner. Eren said "Captain Levi, why are you here?"

"I wanted to talk to you about Hannes."

"What about him."

Levi leaned against the wall. "Hannes was a part of the Garrison regiment, yet he risked his life as if he was with the survey corps."

"Yeah. When he saw that titan coming towards us, he had to risk his life."

"Anyone could have helped you."

"No Hannes made it his duty to kill that specific titan. He wouldn't have risked his life for anyone or to kill any titan."

"Then he knew that titan from before?"

"Yes. It was the smiling titan. The same titan that killed my mother. Hannes told me that back then he was a coward, and that's why he didn't kill it then. He wasn't going to miss another chance at killing it, and it ended up killing him."

Levi looked out the window. "Right in front of you, just like when it ate your mother."

"Yeah."

"You know that Erwin lead that group, and he wanted to see you once you woke up. He's in a room down the hall recovering."

"Recovering?"

"Yes. Erwin lost his arm trying to get you back. Now let's go."

"Okay." Eren got up and followed Levi to Erwin's room.

"Commander Erwin, I brought Eren for you."

Erwin turned his head toward his guests. "Thank you Levi."

"Commander Erwin, I am sorry you lost your arm trying to rescue me." Eren blurts out.

"It's no big deal. If I wasn't leading then you wouldn't have been rescued, so you apologizing makes it sound like you didn't want to be saved." Erwin replied.

"Oh, I'm sorry sir. That's not how I intended it." Eren replied.

"Anyways, to get to the point, I'm glad you are back with us. Losing you means the extinction of humanity."

"I know."

"I understand that during the rescue, you experienced something traumatic, correct?" Erwin asked.

"Yes. I was confronted by the titan that killed my mother and Hannes was killed in the process." Replied Eren.

"That is indeed terrifying." Said Erwin. After a long period of silence, Erwin said, "When I recover, I want to head for that basement. So for now, relax and get your mind off of Hanes death. I will give you access to a luxurious spa house to help you relax. But only on one condition: you must go straight there, and don't tell anyone you are going there. Only captain Levi will accompany you. That will be all."

"Oh, yes commander Erwin." Eren says.

"Let's go Eren." Says Levi.

"Right."

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Not long after, Mikasa and Jean returned to Eren's room to find him missing. Mikasa panicked "where's Eren? Is he okay? Where did he go? Jean I knew I should have stayed here. I just knew he would wake up soon."

Jean grabbed her shoulder. "It's okay, calm down. I'm sure he went to talk to Captain Levi."

"If that's the case, why didn't they just talk in here? Why would that shorty take him elsewhere to talk? Does he have something to hide or does he just want Eren for himself as his personal kicking bag."

"Captain Levi wouldn't do that to Eren again, especially in the condition he is already in."

Mikasa looked up at Jean. "If that shorty lays a finger on Eren, I will personally torture him to death."

Jean removed his hand from her shoulder and took a step back. "That's almost taking it too far Mikasa. How about we go ask Commander Erwin where they are. If anything, he would know where Levi is."

"No, I want to search for Eren myself, right now." She walks passed Jean and heads toward the exit.

Jean walks over and stands in her way. "Trust me Mikasa. Let's go to Commander Erwin, together. He will explain this situation and once we learn the meaning behind this, then we can take action."

She looks at him. Without saying anything she followed him to the commander's room. After a few minutes, they were allowed in to see Commander Erwin.

"You two are here to know the whereabouts of Eren, correct?" The Commander stated.

"Yes, commander." Replied Jean. "She just wants to make sure he is okay."

"Yes, he will be fine. I have Levi watching over him. Currently, they are under my direct orders until I recover, so you won't be seeing him for a while. Please understand that this is to help Eren with his recent trauma."

"Of course. Whatever you have him doing is fine. I just wanted to help him myself. I promised his mom that I would protect him." Mikasa said.

"Don't worry Mikasa, you will see him once we recover. For now, continue with your duties and make sure to surround yourself with others. Don't stay isolated just because Eren isn't here."

"Yes commander."

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It took Eren a lot longer to get to the carriage than Levi expected. Eren moved slowly, as if in pain, even though his physical injuries had already healed. The ride was long and silent. They arrived at a large residence just after dark. They were let in by the guards of the residence and taken to see the owner. He didn't seem happy about their visit but because it was Erwin's request, he didn't refuse.

The two were then led to a part of the building where there was a sauna, and a heated pool. After the guards left, Eren slowly removed his clothes and headed into the warm water. Levi leaned against the wall nearby to keep an eye on him.

"Why does Commander Erwin want me to be here?" Eren asked.

"Why?" replied Levi. "Because of what we just learned."

"What do you mean?"

"When you were resting, we found out that the titans didn't make a breach through Wall Rose. Based off some evidence, it seems that the titans are people from the town where Connie was from. And according to the Commander, he also witnessed you "controlling" titans. With learning those two things, and the fact that you were seriously traumatized, he insisted that you take it easy until he recovers. Commander Pegasus, who was also there, was the one who decided you should come here to relax."

"They came from inside the walls?" Eren asked surprised. "And I can control titans? I can barely transform when I need to and somehow I can control them?"

"I'm sure that was the reason why Reiner and Bertolt abducted you." Levi explained. "The part that disturbs me is the fact that all the titans I have killed, were actually people. I am disgusted with myself."

Eren looked at Levi. "I think Commander Erwin sent you here not to just watch over me, but to relax yourself. You should stop being so uptight and come relax in the water."

Levi looked at Eren. He watched him for a few minutes. He saw that as much as Eren tried to be cool, that he was actually tense and deep in thought on the information he had just received. He looked at Eren's tense, broad shoulders, and let his eyes trace the muscles down to his hands, where he saw scars from where Eren tried to transform repeatedly in the past. This man is the future of humanity. Shaking his head, Levi headed for the door. "I will be back in a few minutes. Don't do anything stupid."

"If you think I will run away, there is only one exit and with you behind those doors, I wouldn't even think about doing that. It would be suicide." Replied Eren.

It took Levi a few minutes to get his gear off. He had to unstrap, unzip, and peal all his clothing off. With a towel around his waist, he used both of his hands to open the two doors back into the pool room.

Eren was startled by Levi's entrance. He looked at the captain in awe. The fact that Levi was short didn't mean anything when it came to his muscle. It reminded Eren back to when Levi kick the shit out of him at the trial. Eren now understands how Levi was that strong for such a short man. His body was covered in muscles. He looked like a god with that perfect body, even with his smaller frame. Eren watched Levi as he made his way into the heated pool. He only looked away for a short second when Levi removed his towel and entered the warm water.

Levi sat across from Eren, who was less than 10 feet away. He thought to himself: if I was normal height, our feet would be touching in here. At that thought, Levi's face seemed to darken.

Eren looked at his captain. "If you keep thinking about those titans being people, you will never relax. Commander Erwin will not be pleased if you returned in the same condition in which you left him."

"Fuck Erwin." Levi responded. "That bastard was smiling. He smiled at the fact that people were titans. He sickens me."

Eren looked at Levi. He had never seen Levi talk so badly about the Commander. The two always got along and seemed inseparable.

"I don't know what is more messed up, Erwin smiling at that fact, or me killing those people." Levi began to look even more depressed.

"Levi, just try not to think about that now. " Whispered Eren. "Try to think of something else. Find something to distract you from those thoughts. Relax."

Levi looked at Eren. "It's Captain Levi." After a few minutes of mindlessly staring at Eren, Levi got up and moved closer, sitting side-by-side with him. There was only a few feet between them.

"Captain?"

"I am distracting myself." Levi replied.

This moment reminded Eren about the time after the trial when Levi sat next to him like they were friends, even though Levi had just beaten him up. Eren turned his head to face forward. "Okay, then continue."

"I plan to."

Even though Eren wasn't watching Levi, he could feel the captain move closer. He didn't know what was about to happen, but when it did, he was surprised.

Levi used his outstretched right hand to forcibly turn Eren's head to face him. He then took the chance to steal a kiss from Eren's lips.