Levi lay back on a large boulder, one hand behind his head while the other held onto a silver ring with a large red ruby sparkling in the sun. He lay there, staring at the piece of jewellery in his hand with a soft sigh. Levi's Merry Men sat nearby around him, all either sitting on makeshift benches from logs or simply on the floor as they looked around at everything they had collected. Hanji, who had gotten bored of just sitting around, glanced at Levi and noticed the ring in his hand, making her smirk lightly.

"Hey, if that Prince ever comes back, you could use this to propose..." She chimed in suggestion, making the other look at her before letting out a miserable sigh, shaking his head.

"Let's face it, Hanji..." He mumbled, shoving the ring into his pocket and sitting up. "He's probably better off wherever he is...He's never coming back..."

"Don't be so sure~!" She replied with a wide grin while Levi just looked down at the ground, running a hand through his hair. Hanji waited a few seconds before speaking again. "I spotted your little crush in one of the carriages earlier~" She chimed almost silently, causing the other's head to cock in interest, eyes wide.

"What?!" He snapped out, getting to his feet and throwing his arms up in temper. "And only now you decide to tell me?!" Hanji saw what was coming and began to stand but was too late, Levi already had his hands gripped tightly around her collar.

"Ack!" She gasped out, squirming to try and get away. "Cant...breathe!"

"Levi, let Hanji go!" Erwin said calmly as he concentrated on the meal his was cooking for them in the large black cauldron. He knew too well by now that shouting at Levi didn't work... and that Hanji was always oevr dramatic. "You are going to choke her... Eventually." Levi looked over his shoulder at Erwin before back at the person he was affectively choking in his grasp.

"Tsk." Was the only thing that left his lips before he let Hanji go and moving to sit down again on the boulder. Petra, who was sat nearby with Olou, Eld and Gunther, cleared her throat, breaking the short silence.

"So are you going to see him?" The blond asked in a slightly nervous tone. She didn't really want Levi grabbing her by the throat like he did with Hanji.

"How am I going to do that?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Oh come on, Levi!" Eld added, rolling his eyes. "If anyone can sneak his way into the castle, it's you!"

"Yeah!" Olou shouted in agreement.

"Oh brilliant idea!" Levi groaned out, folding his arms grumpilly. "I'll just leap over the castle walls, sneak into Eren's bedroom and say 'Hey, remember me? We were kids together, will you marry me?' Tsk... He probably doesn't even remember me, guys..." He mumbled out the last sentence before frowning and looking up at the sky in thought.

"I'm sure he does!" Petra said, trying to cheer him up. "He might be even thinking about you right now!" Levi shook his head.

"I doubt it... He's probably already married to some rich Lord or something..."

...

"Eren?" Armin called, as he tried to get the brunett's attention who was staring out the huge window in the bedroom of the castle. "Hello, Earth to Eren?" Eren blinked, finally hearing Armins voice and turning to look at him.

"Oh...Sorry Armin..." He apologised, biting his lip. Armin smiled faintly and shook his head.

"Thinking about him, again?" He asked.

"I can't help it..." Eren mumbled, smiling as the thought of Levi circled his mind again. "Seeing him today made everything come back to me... I had no idea he was the infamous 'Ackerman Hood' everyone is talking about... I thought he was dead!" He said, sitting down on the bed as he stared at the wanted poster of Levi on his wall. He spotted it on a nearby tree and decided to take it for his bedroom. "Do you think he still remembers me?"

"Ofcourse he does!" Armin replied, smiling brightly.

"But it's been so long... I bet he wouldn't even recognise me..."

"You recognised him, didn't you?"

"Yes but I would never forget those eyes..."

"Don't you let Prince Jean hear you say that..." The blond said, scratching the back of his head with a nervous chuckle. "If he knows you know Ackerman Hood, he'll make you look for him." Eren huffed and rolled his eyes.

"Hmph... That horse faced bastard is no prince..." He grumbled, folding his arms. "He's an obnoxious idiot!"