Chapter 2

Levi woke up. It was still dark outside. He was always an early riser. He looked over at his clock to see that it was half past four. He got up and went to change. He figured he would train, since it was early and he had nothing better to do. He made his way outside to see Eren lifting weights, shirtless. Eren looked over at him and flashed him a genuine smile.

"Good morning, sir,"He said, "You're up early."

"Yeah. So what if I am?" Levi inquired with his brow raised. Seeing Eren getting worked up turned him on. Levi smirked.

"I-Thank you for last night, sir." Eren stammered, blushing.

"Don't mention it." Levi acknowledged.

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It was 8 o'clock when they headed for breakfast together. The others were awake.

"Good morning, sir!" Petra chirped, making her way towards the two.

"Good morning," He said, giving her a glance and walked towards a table with Eren by his side. She watched them.

Petra had noticed that the corporal was getting closer to Eren. She caught him smile once or twice when he was around him. She had never seen the short man smile before. Could it be that there is something going on between him and Eren?

Levi sat with Hanji and Erwin. He invited Eren to sit with him, which he gladly accepted.

Eren!" Hanji practically screamed, "I am doing an experiment with Sawney and Bean and I need you to help me!"

Levi's eye twitched. "Eren will be busy after breakfast. He did a half-assed job cleaning the supply room yesterday." He added, "I won't let him off until it's dirtless."

"Oh, come on! This experiment could save humanity. Pretty please?" Hanji pleaded.

Erwin as Levi noticed, had remained silent throughout the whole conversation. He had a smile on his face. Levi glared. "Hanji, you can perform the experiment by yourself. Levi has something planned for Eren." Erwin said, still grinning. Hanji knew it was best not to counter-argue and kept quiet for the rest of the time, with a pout on her face.

"Hey, brat. Are you done?" Levi asked. Eren nodded. "Very well then, lets be on our way." Eren and levi made their way to the supply room, Eren grabbing a mop and a bucket on the way. Levi sat down on a stool, instructing Eren and watching him clean. Eren's back was facing him. He couldn't help but notice how Eren's ass jiggled whenever he got down from a stool. He caught himself staring at the younger boy's ass and looked away before he noticed. A few hours passed with casual banter. Then, something struck him.

"Jaeger, why exactly did you join the Survey Corps?" He inquired. It was a question he was meaning to ask the boy for a while now. He heard Eren chuckle.

"Well, there are quite a few reasons why. For one, it was because I admired how bravely the soldiers fought, knowing they were probably going to die." Eren answered him.

"And the other reasons?" Levi asked. He saw Eren tense up and wondered if he pushed it too much.

"To avenge my mother." Eren said, softly.

Levi sat there with wide eyes. He had no idea. He felt his heart weigh down when he saw Eren shaking. He was crying.

"I... had no idea." He said, "I'm sorry."

"It's alright. It isn't your fault." Eren said through snivels. "I'm sorry, Captain."

Levi stood up and placed his hand on Eren's shoulder. "Hey... turn around."

Eren turned around and felt two small but strong hands hold him in a tight embrace. The hold startled him but he eventually put his arms around the shorter man.

"I'm sorry..." Levi repeated, softly. He felt the younger man rest chin on his head. Levi rubbed his back in the hopes of calming the boy down.

"I didn't want you to have to see me like this." Eren admitted. Levi let go.

"It's alright. I won't tell anyone. We will keep this between us." Levi said. Eren nodded and smiled. It was that plain yet beautiful smile. The smile he was so fond of.

Eren wasn't sure about what to say. "Uhm, I think I'm done cleaning..." He stated. Levi nodded.

"Fine. You better see what Hanji wants from you." Levi said.

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Hanji wanted to use Eren to see how ordinary titans reacted when they came face to face with titan shifters. By the end of it, Eren was as exhausted as a one armed paper hanger. It was lunch time, so he made his way to the mess hall. He saw Armin and Mikasa sitting together and went over to them.

"Hey." He greeted his friends. This was the first time they were talking after the quarrel.

"Hey, how's it going? Feeling any better?" Armin asked. Eren nodded. Mikasa stayed quiet the entire time.

"Yeah, um... sorry about yesterday." He said, sheepishly.

"Don't worry about it." Armin smiled.

They ate in silence. No one spoke. Eren figured Mikasa was still angry at him. He looked over to see Levi staring at him. Levi noticed he was staring and quickly looked away. Eren looked down at his plate, blushing. Yes, he has known for quite a while that the Corporal had feelings for him.

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Eren had finished training for the day. Since he was exhausted, he decided he would go take a nap. On his way to his room. He ran into Mikasa.

"Eren... we need to talk. Can we go somewhere please?" She told him.

"My room is close by. Can't you tell me here?" He asked her.

"No... it's best if we are in private." She stated. Eren nodded and took her to his room. As soon as he shut the door, she pushed him onto the bed and straddled him.

"Mikasa, what are you doing?" Eren asked, shocked.

"Eren... I love you. I want you. Please, take me." She said, unbuttoning her shirt. Eren lay underneath her, paralyzed with shock.

"Mikasa. I'm really sorry. I don't feel that way about you. I think of you as a sister. Don't get me wrong... I really love you, but not in the way you want me to." Eren gulped. No one spoke for a while.

"...Is it another girl?" Mikasa asked, softly. "Is there someone else you love?"

"No, well... yeah..." Eren replied, flustered.

Just then, Levi walked in. Eren saw the colour drain from the shorter man's face when he saw the position they were in. He couldn't imagine how Levi must feel.

"Levi, this isn't what it looks like!" Eren quaked.

"I see how this is..." Levi said spitefully, and left. Eren pushed Mikasa off of himself and ran after the former.

Eren searched everywhere. Even the kitchens and bathrooms, but Levi was nowhere to be seen. After an hour of searching, Eren gave up, downhearted.

To be continued...