Eren's POV
Eren pulled his jacket over his arm, looking into the mirror on his wall. His eyes were red from crying, and his hand had crusted blood tracing the knuckles on his right hand.
What a mess I'm in, I look like shit. Hopefully, the Captain won't notice.
He walked out of his room, shutting the door quietly, just in case the Captain was still asleep.
Walking into the dining hall, he was surprised to see the Captain already up and sitting in his usual spot. The man had his usual scowl on his face, though he looked a little off. He looked unusually depressed.
Eren prepared himself for the scathing brat remark to come, but it never did. The captain simply nodded and stared back into his cup of tea.
That's odd; he must be pissed off about something.
Eren stared at him, noticing the dark circles under the man's silver eyes. His white scarf that was usually tied so neatly around his neck looked sloppy, like he had only tied it on to attempt to look normal.
Eren grabbed an apron off of the counter and began to look for a clean pan to cook eggs with. The pans were already dirty, for some odd reason.
He found a small skillet that looked relatively clean.
"Hey, I already cooked this morning. It's over there on the counter." Levi called from the other room.
Eren glanced up in surprise, watching the man sip his tea nonchalantly. He had left dirty dishes in the kitchen.
That was very non-characteristic of the man, as he was a clean freak like none other.
"Oh, thank you sir." Eren replaced the skillet that he had gotten out and scooped himself some eggs and toast.
Eren winced when he reached to grab the plate, so settled with grabbing it with left instead of his right. His Titan powers would heal him, but it would take some time.
He sat down, slowly and silently eating his food. He felt Levi's eyes burning a hole into his head, but he kept on eating anyway.
He heard Levi's breath hitch, along with the shuffling of fabric.
Eren peeked up at his captain, noticing him fiddling with his pocket, along with his breathing getting heavier.
What is he doing? Jacking himself off?
Eren chuckled lightly to himself at the thought of his super, uptight captain being that intimate with himself.
Suddenly, the door burst open, with Squad Leader Hanji standing in the doorway, legs spread apart and hands on her hips, light streaming from behind her, illuminating her glasses.
"Who's ready for training, my little Titan?!"
Eren looked up and smiled, quietly giggling at her outrageous attitude.
He couldn't even smile without his sadness trickling in. None the less, he kept smiling to reassure Levi and Hanji that nothing was wrong.
Eren quickly finished the rest of his food then rushed out to get the rest of his uniform on.
He heard Levi and Hanji talking, but thought nothing of it. He kept walking down the hall until he heard the legs of a chair scraping across the floor and Levi yelling.
Eren kept walking, scared that his captain might be mad at him for something.
Breaking out into a run, he crashed through his door and grabbed his forest green cloak, then ran back out to meet Hanji at the door.
He noticed Levi coming his way, but he wasn't stopping. Eren tried to slow down before the smaller man crashed into him, but Levi was walking full speed, almost running towards him.
Levi face planted into Eren's chest, coming just close enough for Eren to get a whiff of him.
"Heichou, sir! I am so sorry, sir!" Eren stumbled back, apologizing and stuttering over his words, his cheeks a bright red.
As Eren was apologizing, he couldn't help but think how nice the captain smelled, how much he relished the scent and wished he could smell it again.
Levi just stared blankly at the floor. "Never mind that brat, just get to your training."
"Yes, sir." Eren bowed his head and proceeded to walk around his captain, eager to get away from the awkward situation.
Suddenly, he felt Levi grab his arm, clenching it tightly.
"And Jaeger," He paused, "Please come back in one piece. Okay? Promise me you will." Levi clenched his hand on Eren's sleeve, causing the younger man to stare in shock at his captain.
"Yes, sir. I promise I will." Eren promised, a determined look glowing in his eyes. The fire that lit his eyes was alight again.
"Thank you, Eren." Levi released Eren's arm and continued walking down the hall, leaving Eren a confused mess.
Eren stared after his captain, baffled by what had just happened. He turned and walked away, feeling Levi's eyes bearing down on his back.
He turned and looks back at the last second, seeing his captain walking away, the Wings of Freedom on his back fluttering coldly behind him.
He looks like an angel without his wings…
So here's chapter three, a little longish? Actually about the same size as the last chapter. Sorry I get lazy very easily and just stop writing, so this is probably the most you're gonna get outta me, I'm sorry L Fave and Review please? Thank you, love you all!
~BlackclawKitty15
P.S. If I seem pissy, it's because this story is super feely and it makes me sad to write it L