A/N: It's Teal. There's a slight Mikasa bashing (if you think this chapter makes her look like a bully) but in our defense...she needed to show Levi a thing or two about calling Eren an airhead. Chelle and I are considering posting a new story for Naruto Shippuden but we won't neglect this story either!
Eren flopped onto his bed, exhausted. Levi really drove him nuts sometimes. He wondered faintly if something like this would happen if he was dating a girl. The thought brought a smile as he recalled one time when he technically did 'date' a 'girl'.
{Flashback}
It was humiliating. It made Levi want to rip out the eyes of every student staring at him with mockery and amusement. A purple, polkadotted bow was sitting on top of his head; it was glued on by the same girl that was glaring at him when he apologized to Eren. Levi tried to tug as hard as he could to get it off, but all it did was hurt him. "Look! It's Lee-Violet!" One of the daring kids pointed with his accursed finger. A roar of laughter erupted around the classroom. Levi was going to find a way to cut the bow and that kid's finger off.
The bow would not come off for the rest of the day (and the names would continue to persist). The thought of cutting it vanished from his mind once he realized that he would have to face the wrath of the adults once he got home. It was even more frustrating to see that everyone thought the name Lee-Violet was so clever. What immature pigs.
It wasn't even the worst part of his day. After he apologized, Eren said it was ok but still didn't persist conversation like he used to. He could already tell that he had to tread carefully from here on out because of how sensitive the boy was. Stupid Eren.
Even with the bow off the next day, the names did not stop. It started out as Lee-Violet but then shortened to Violet. Some kids even called him Vicky. Levi was up to the breaking point when the teacher did nothing (thinking it was just a joke everyone was okay with). She came close to calling him that aswell on several occasions.
He reading a book when the soccer ball rolled up to him. "Hey! Violet!" A boy started walking close to the bench with a shit eating grin. Levi didn't hesitate. "Pass the-" The kid didn't have enough time to finish. Levi hurled the ball right at the kids stomach. Time seemed to stop. The kid (Levi thought his name was along the lines of Colin...no...Connor?) fell to his knees clutching his stomach.
"Whatdya do that for?" Another kid ran to his side. One by one, children ran over to see what happened. "Connie are you okay?" So that's his name. He heard the mumbling of the crowd of children before their accusing eyes turned to him. Levi stood his ground. He would not be made fun of any longer.
"My name is not Violet." He glared hard at them and made sure that his voice did not shake from the anger bubbling up inside of him. "I refuse to be acknowledged as such. It's Levi Ackerman." With his head held high, no one could tell that he became more anxious as one of the taller kids approached him.
"You think you're so high and mighty that you can just hurt others?" Now Levi was fully understanding the effect of his action. As the kid took a few more steps two more followed behind him. Levi refused to give them the satisfaction in seeing him afraid.
"Get lost. I only did that because I'm tired of being made fun of." Levi took a threatening step forward. He held back a triumphant smile when the kid infront of him seemed to flinch back. It seemed to Levi that the argument was over and that he had won. He was about to turn around when he saw the boy pick up the ball that had rolled off to the side, forgotten.
"Isn't it fair if you get hit with this?" The small crowd looked to each other. All were silent. They were tied between being afraid of what would happen if a fight broke out; yet, they couldn't take their eyes off of the scene unfolding before them.
"Tch, as if I deserve to get hit with that thing." The child's hands tightened around the ball. A defiant glint could be seen deep in those eyes. He never liked Levi to begin with. Slowly, he drew the ball back. It seemed as if everyone held in their breathe. BAM. The contact made a smacking sound loud enough to startle everyone. The ball had landed on Levi's face and knocked him backward. When he stared at the kid, shock seemed to first set in place; then the anger kicked in.
Levi bolted upward and lunged after the kid. He balled up his fist, with all his might, aimed for anywhere on his face. He landed a swift hit near the boy's upper lip and nose. All the other could do was give out a helpless cry and attempt to smack Levi to get him to stop. A vice like grip tugged Levi off the boy and forcefully yanked the two apart. By this time the Ackerman boy could feel the right temple, near his brow, start to swell a bit. But it wasn't as bad as the insolent fool in front of him. "Go to the office now, Levi!" He only caught a glimpse of the bloody nosed, split lipped, crying little baby before he huffed and turned around. Levi didn't need to see the fear in the crowd nor did he need a camera to know that it was Eren that told the teacher.
The next two hours were terrible. The teacher had called home and he already know hell was waiting for him. The principle had a long 'chat' with him about starting fights, as if Levi cared for trivial things like getting scolded. He called in the other kid (who's name is apparently Jack) and they both had to apologize to each other. All thanks to that damn Eren and his mouth always spewing nonsense.
~POV Switch~
Eren didn't mean to. The moment he realized what Mikasa had done he was in partial panic. The boy knew that Mikasa was only trying to protect him and make sure that no harm comes to him. But she can be so overbearing! Eren wasn't in Levi's homeroom to see how they all reacted, however, he witnessed title that they gave Levi after the incident during recess.
At first, Levi didn't really seem bothered by the names at all. It was only today that he saw first hand what happened when Levi had enough. He was even more shocked that someone would throw a ball at his friend (yes Eren had decided that Levi would be his friend). Armin practically had to drag him back to stop him from tackling Jack. Mikasa suggested calling the teacher and before he knew it, Armin was calling over a teacher.
The next day Eren was planning to tell Levi everything and apologize for getting him in trouble. But, walking near the bench, he could already tell that Levi was nowhere in the area. He looked around until he spotted a small group of kids crowding around a tree. Eren's eyes seethed with anger as he marched over there. Enough was enough.
Levi was sitting under a tree with a book. He thought it would be quieter if he wasn't near the playground but it seemed that they followed him here. Currently they encircled him and were kicking at him/throwing scrunched up pieces of paper to get his attention. It wasn't until a boy pushed his way into the crowd and stood in between them. "Leave him alone!" The booming voice was enough to even startle Levi. All of them stared for a long time (similar to what happened to Levi in his homeroom). But there's always that one kid that-
"Eren's got a crush on Violet!" The whole crowd laughed as a light blush (from anger!) covered Eren's face. Levi just glared at the ground finding more than a million reasons to hate this school.
