Almost a week had passed since Levi's last visit. For vampires it was sometimes not unnatural to starve for a week or two if times called it until their next meal of blood. Some had to hide for several days, be it from humans or fellow beasts like them. In Levi's case however this was never the needed. He never had to hide since his birth coming from one of the strongest vampire clans since centuries, the Ackerman clan. They were only a few left because they were despite by many other clans and even hunted down to gain their big and rich with blood hunting grounds.

But this was not the reason why Levi decided to starve for so very long. It was rather because he was cautious with his newest toy and didn't wanted to break it by accident. He refused to call his decision 'worry' over her health because he had sucked a little too much blood from her the last time and wanted to give her some rest to recover.

No it was the mere convenience it would cause him should she die because of his lack of being able to hold back. Exactly this was it and nothing else.

To his surprise her balcony door was tightly shut as Levi approached her manor and her curtains were all closed as well. Strange. But her light was on and he could see her, a shadow sitting at her desk. Considering her height and figure he figured it had to be her and she must be still working even at those late night hours. He could break the door easily but this would attract unwanted attention so the raven could do nothing else than to knock at her balcony door and wait for her to hopefully notice him. If not he could always break her door to get what he wanted. Afterall even his patience would run at some point.

Inside Hanji was slumped over her desk. Her body jolted up after several becoming louder and more aggressive knocks.

"Huh!? What!? Did I fall asleep?" She peeled a strongly stuck to her face paper from her face due to her habit on drooling on them.

Great now probably ink was all over her cheek. Rubbing with the palm of her hand over her left cheek in hope she would get rid of it or the only other option left to her was she only made it worse now. The brunette was already halfway at her room door as she noticed the knocks came not from there but from her balcony door.

"Levi...?"

Peeking outside as she slowly opened her balcony door she found indeed her short vampire friend standing impatiently in front of the entry of her balcony with crossed arms over his chest. His scowl only deepened however as soon as he lay eyes on her and his face darkened dangerously. He was pissed. Even more now as he saw in what condition she was. His shitty woman was in a even bigger mess than he had left her several days ago. How this was even possible was beyond him at the moment.

Her hair was a rat nest, she looked beyond tired with dark rings under her eyes, her right cheek was black from smeared ink all over her and how she was able to look out from her glasses on her nose was a mystery in itself. She was a pure disaster in short from top to bottom a pure disaster.

"What in the world are you doing shitty glasses!?" He yelled at her loudly, not caring at all if someone heard him while Hanji's eyes on the other hand widened visible, putting her finger over her mouth, shushing him to keep quiet while giving panicked glances to her closed door. Quickly dragging him inside she locked her balcony door again and sighed relieved as it seemed to be no one heard or saw him.

"Levi! What do you think you are doing yelling like this!? What if someone saw you!?"

"What would be? I kill them and dispose of the body." He answered matter of factly, his eyes still continuing to pierce daggers at her. "Explain me what in the world are you doing!?"

"Working. I am so close to a breakthrough Levi! If I can figure this out we could grow our crop faster and harvesting much more. This fertilizer helps not only to grow the crops but keeps insects or other vermin's away too. This would benefit so many humans and animals. You know how much it costs to feed the-"

"Go to sleep."

With a single fast hit into her neck Levi knocked her out having heard enough of her rambling and growing tired of her excuses why she neglected herself and didn't took proper care of herself at all. With her limp body in his arms he peeked outside her room. No one was in the hallway, good he thought quietly to himself. Having observed her manor thoroughly many times already, Levi had a vague idea over the outline of her home and knew exactly in which way he had to go to reach his destination. Now the raven only had to make sure no one saw him carrying a unconscious noble lady around and being suspected of being a rapists or kidnapper.

Almost reaching the room he wanted to enter he stopped behind the corner, cursing mentally as he spotted a annoying maid from the Zoe household.

Great what now.

Sighing annoyed he placed the still sleeping Hanji down onto the floor before he took in his human appearance hiding his vampire fangs or bat ears.

With changed appearance Levi stepped out of the corner and approached the maid determined, calling out to her.

"Miss, I seem to be lost. I have an important appointment with the young Miss Hanji Zoe because of some of her research documents. But she told me to meet her in the study to discuss them first. How would I reach it?"

The young light red haired girl with short straight hair and gold brown eyes jumped almost, startled as someone called out from behind her. She stopped cleaning the windows and her face instantly almost flushed into a pink shade upon seeing this strange new handsome male.

"Oh, did Mr. Berner send someone else besides himself to pick her work up?" She bowed down. "My name is Nifa, sir."

Berner? Levi wondered who that guy was but for now shrugged it off his shoulders, deciding to play along.

"Yes. Could you lead me the way where to go? I wouldn't like to keep Miss Zoe waiting for too long." He asked politely.

"Of course sir. This way please." The maid called Nifa lead the way walking a few steps ahead of Levi who followed her obediently. Taking a short glance backwards he made sure Hanji didn't seem to have moved and was still hidden well behind the corner in the hallway. Upon reaching the study Levi requested some tea to have served for them both. As soon as the maid had left the room Levi took his leave as well. Having her being occupied with something to make in the kitchen he had enough time to get Hanji.

Hanji was still sleeping soundly as he picked her back up bridal style into his arms to carry her to the bathroom.

Inside he locked the door quickly and put his sleeping beauty into the bathtub. Now his real task was finally beginning. No way in hell he would dare to touch her or put his fangs anywhere close her unwashed skin. But he was hungry. He would get a meal today and no one was going to stop him from this. Not even the dirty woman herself.

Taking his jacket off and rolling his sleeve up he started to undress the woman, put her dirty clothes away and began filling the bathtub with hot water. Looking around again he grabbed all things he needed before he turned his attention back to the woman. Levi wondered why he was doing all this for just a mere meal, but here he was now washing her skin with a washcloth almost tenderly. If he were too rough he would probably wake her up. In fact he was surprised the shitty woman was still deep sound asleep.

Washing her whole body his fingers brushed over her soft skin, her small breasts which were bigger than he had imagined now seeing them fully displayed in front of him. From there he went down to her stomach and to her thighs. He had to admit her body had nice curves and she had long legs. It surprised him to find out she took the trouble to shave herself now that he could see or touch everything if he wanted to. Finished with her body he positioned himself behind her to wash her brown oily bird nest hair which surprisingly became very soft the more he worked the shampoo into it and untangled all these knots.

Satisfied finally with his finished result, he would almost call it a work of art Levi carried her back to her room. This time without anyone troubling him.

Inside he placed her, naked as she still was only wrapped in a thin towel, body down onto her bed.

"Still asleep...huh? How many days did this woman not sleep to be knocked out so hard from such a light hit?" Mumbling to himself he took a quick glance at her before he decided it would be the best to lock the door from the inside too. Coming someone in now would be way too troublesome. Just as Levi was done locking the door he heard rustling noises, like something or someone was moving.

"Hmmnghh... about 5 days long I suppose...?" She groaned rubbing her eyes. "What happened... why am I in my bed...?" Looking down at herself since she felt a little cold she shrieked upon seeing her condition.

"Am I naked!? Why am I naked!?" Hanji crossed her arms over her chest, tightly trying to cover herself or rather making sure the towel wouldn't slip down her body. "Levi what did you do to me!?"

"I bathed you idiot. Making you look like a decent human being again." The raven vampire approached her again, this time with quick steps. The more he approached her the more her face lit up deep red.

"You bathed me... you saw me naked... fully naked..."

A fitting devilish smirk appeared on the vampire's face which made her gulp and her stomach made a back flip.

"Are you ashamed?"

He climbed onto her bed, grabbed effortlessly her arms and pried them away from her tight hold onto her towel to hold it in place and instead placed them over her head, now having her tightly pinned down onto her own bed.

"Levi wait!"

He merely chuckled leaning closer until his hot breath was tickling her still wet collarbone and neck, whispering into her ear. "Why? I saw everything already... touched everything already... or... could it be your dirty mind is thinking something else I might have done to you while you were playing sleeping beauty?"

Her eyes widened shocked, squeaking surprised as she felt his tongue travel over her neck.

"Levi...what are you...?"

"I'm hungry Hanji. Don't you dare keep me waiting for any minute longer." Having said this she felt his fangs already sink into her skin and her blood being sucked out hungrily.

She moaned, her heart was racing unsure what he could do next to her. Any minute. Any second and even more she was not sure how much she was against this in the end or willing to go would he try anything.

"Levi...did you... could it be you were starving...?"

No response but his blood sucking seemed to have stopped even if just for a few seconds. Hanji however didn't missed this little detail. Somehow Hanji figured out this could mean she was hitting some kind of nerve. If he was going to tease her she could play this game too.

"..my ngh..guess is... you... were worried over me...? And this is..!?" she bit her lip feeling him sneak with one hand inside her towel and cup one of her breasts in an attempt to shut her up. For a moment it seemed to have had the effect too but not for very long. Letting out a loud amused laugh and trying to get him off track Hanji continued.

"Your pervert actions prove it... hiding you were worried. This is pretty cute for a vampire Levi." She yelped feeling her nipple getting pinched a little too painfully.

"Shut up woman." He stopped his sucking, licking the last drops of blood off her which were forming on her little bite holes he has left on her body.

He was dangerously close staring down at her with his piercing grey blueish eyes freezing her right up in place.

"Why are you not afraid of me or stop me? You could scream for help so why don't you?"

He had a point she could have done so since long and most likely in an instant some maids or butlers would have stormed into her room. But it never even crossed her mind to do so once. Instead Hanji was more and more tempted to figure him out, the more she looked at him, the more of his actions that unfolded in front of her... more and more she just wanted to push her body up to close the gap between them and making their lips collide... in the process making herself part into one of her new experiments.

Her mouth had already opened and she wanted to form her first words out as a loud knock on her door interrupted them.

"Hanji open the door."

Upon hearing the deep male voice Hanji's eyes panicked looking at Levi in a pleading look to please let her go. Her sudden change of demeanor even surprised the raven vampire and he let her hands go, only to get shoved strongly away from her all of a sudden and Hanji jumping out from her bed. Almost frantically looking around until she went to her closet and opened it.

"Uhh, just a second. I'm not present able..." turning to Levi she grabbed him by his arm and whispered. "Please hide. Please he can't see you! Don't ask just please!"

Hiding? Him a strong vampire hiding for a mere human? What was she thinking!?

But in the end some strange on a whim decision about feeling the need to know more over this stranger made him obey her request and now here he was shoved into a closet full of dresses and other woman clothes from Hanji. He would be a laughing stock if someone where to find out. What happened in front of him outside was more important at the moment for Levi than his status, luckily having a slight gap between the doors to peek out made him able to have a good view on Hanji which tried to re-arrange her towel around her body quickly, put on her glasses and trying to look as decent as possible before she opened the door.

"Finally. Took you long enough." The man said wanting to step inside but Hanji remained were she was standing not letting him in. Her body language tense and a displeased expression on her face.

"What do you want Flocke? It's late in the night and your guest room is far away from my room as far as I can recall."

"Is this a way to speak with me after everything that happened between us?" The man sounded angry. Levi couldn't see his face very well because the door was in the way but what he heard was more than enough.

"Something I didn't approved of Flocke. Now let me alone." As a hand reached out to touch Hanji's cheek she slapped it furiously away.

"Don't touch me. I won't accept what my father decided so easily for me."

The male laughed amused. "Don't be silly. In the end you are just a woman. A woman has no decision in something we man decided. Besides in just a few days it got decided my family will hold a ball especially for our sake."

"Our sake? What are you talking about?" Hanji raised her eyebrow in confusion.

"To announce the joining of our both noble families. Your father found it being a great idea as I talked to him earlier over it. This is why I came here. Prepare a beautiful dress for the ball. My fiancee should look the most beautiful on the event fitting for the host." The blond man looked inside her room. "I could have sworn I heard another voice inside here but it luckily must have been my imagination. Taking her hand while Hanji being too much in shock to withdraw it fast enough he placed a quick kiss onto the back of her hand.

"Have sweet dreams my darling."

Hanji stood still there in disbelief over what she just had heard even after her fiancee was gone already since long and Levi had escaped her closet already.

"Who was this Hanji?" he immediately demanded to know.

As she didn't reacted Levi smacked her door shut again and grabbed her by her shoulders, forcefully turning her into his direction.

"I'm asking again. Who was this asshole!?"

"My forced to marry, disgusting and good for nothing fiancee... his name is Flocke... Flocke Bergmann." She muttered looking disgusted saying those words.

"Your fiancee? You are having a fiancee?" Levi asked irritated and something in him was about to explode. "When were you going to tell me this little information!?"

"It-it's not something I want. I have no intentions of marrying this guy and I will prove my father I won't need any man in my life because I can take care of myself."

At those words Levi rolled his eyes. Taking care of herself his ass.

"I only need to show him my research and how good I am." She puffed her chest out with confidence.

Clicking his tongue Levi pushed her against the wall with force and making her look at him and only at him. "Listen very well woman. You are mine. You vowed to give me your blood and this as long as I want. I won't give you up so easily just because of another man. Understand?"

Her heart skipped a beat or two she wasn't quite sure but she was sure her face had to be deep shade of red. Even if he didn't mean it this way. After all he wasn't in love with her. He didn't harbor such feelings for her.

She was only useful for him and his meal.

Somehow she felt a painful sting in her chest for thinking like this but even so she tried to push these thoughts aside quickly, nodding quietly at him.

"Of course, and I meant this. You let me study you and find more over the nature of vampires and in exchange you can have my whole blood."

"Good." Levi let her go. "Now go to bed and sleep. You need to sleep to recover."

Arguing against him and telling him was meaningless so she decided to not even try it feeling actually truly tired at the moment. Lying in her bed again, under her thick warm blanket after she had quickly put on a short nightgown she paused observing him and how he was already making his way to the balcony.

"Levi wait..."

She didn't wanted him to go...

"What is it? I said go to sleep shitty glasses." Levi turned around facing her again.

"In exchange of my blood you said I could research you. I have a request."

Raising one of his eyebrows at her in confusion Levi waited urging her to continue and spat out what she wanted him to do.

"Can you stay and hold my hand until I fall asleep?" Hanji already held her hand out to him, waiting for him to hopefully come and take it. "I don't know if I can fall asleep easily knowing... he is here too..."

"Are you a little brat?"

But despite his harsh words he actually walked up to her and sat down on the edge of her bed, placing his hand over her eyes.

"Sleep now. I will stay and keep you safe."

His hand felt warm over her face and she could swear she felt something take her hand and squeeze back but the darkness already engulfed her, feeling too tired to resist it any longer and she fell into a deep slumber. He was such a kind vampire were her last thoughts while a smile formed itself up her sleeping form.

What she couldn't see anymore was Levi sitting at the edge of her bed staring down at her and taking in all her features and he found himself recalling the time he had this body fully bare in front of him in the bathtub where she was sleeping just like this almost. So vulnerable and yet beautiful with such tasteful blood pumping in her veins...

Noticing what he was thinking was going a bit ahead of what you should think of a mere meal Levi quickly averted his eyes clicking his tongue in annoyance over himself.

What was wrong with him? This wasn't professional at all to get sidetracked like this.

His gaze traveled to the window instead looking out at the night sky and the sparkling stars. Until morning it was still a long while.

The days passed pretty uneventful. Levi visited Hanji from this day on every day even if he did not always needed a meal. He took a mere few sips from her delicious blood because he couldn't help himself but nothing to get her fatigued about.

Hanji had finished her newest project, pleased with herself she lay on her big bed giggling and chuckling to herself while she clutched her papers tightly to her chest.

"Clutch them any more and you are going to rip them apart." The male voice from Levi got her out of her fantasies as he stepped inside her room.

"Ah Levi you came! Look! Look! I did it! I am finished! I am going to show them to my father tomorrow and than he has to acknowledge how good I am and-"

"And cancel your arranged marriage you hope. I know you told me many times already." He interrupted her in the middle having heard over her brilliant plan a few times already. His eyes wandered to a beautiful dark red sleeveless long dress with white stones forming a floral design attached at her right bosom side hanging ready at her closet door.

"Tomorrow is the ball from your so called fiancee, right?"

Hanji followed his gaze twisting her face together at his words. "Yes, I hate these crowded places. Too many people, all fake smiles and only trying to use you. And I have to see him on top of it too.. and dance with him."

Levi nodded understanding. He hated such places too.

Pulling one of her straps of her light yellow nightgown down and pulling her hair to the side Hanji smiled at his directing almost seductively.

"I'm sorry Levi. If you want some you have to drink your fill today because tomorrow and the day after I most likely won't be able to be here."

The alluring display in front of his eyes made Levi's mouth water and so he again couldn't help himself making his way to his woman to take a little snack. He could afford to stay a little bit longer today and fool around with her, because for him he had already everything prepared for his own secret plan.