Eren awoke early the following morning and started the day by making two bowls of porridge for him and Levi. He sat the bowls down wondering how Levi liked the porridge, he figured that he liked it the way it was because he would, or more like his older self would drink coffee black and tea black.

Eren sighed wishing that they had a bit sugar or other spices for their breakfast but fruit will do for now. He glanced up the stairs and sighed softly not favoring the thought of having to climb the stairs to wake Levi. He sighed once more as he stepped onto the stairs and crossed the hall opening the door "Levi get up, breakfast is ready...Levi?" He asked realizing that the child wasn't in the room.

He walked into the room panic rising in his chest he wanted to believe that it was for Levi and his safety but he knew he'd be lying to himself, he didn't want Erwin to have him killed.

He dropped to his knees and checked under the bed for the boy, he leaps to feet and yanks open the wardrobe when the underside of the bed failed to have the boy. Shoving shirts aside and moving cleaning supplies out of the way he didn't see the kid.

Eren tore out of the room and raced through the headquarters checking every room and checking the wardrobe and chests but despite checking everywhere he couldn't find the child.

Where could he have gone!? Surely Levi just didn't turn into vapor...did he? Maybe the potion did something to him.

Eren walked back down the stairs having found himself upstairs thanks to his search. He decided that he'd just tell Erwin he lost Levi and face the wrath of the Military Police.

As he enters the dining room he notices Levi sitting at the table picking at his food with little to no interest "Why we're you wrecking the place?" Levi asked not looking up from his meal before pushing it away.

"I was looking for you!" Eren snapped anger rising in his voice when he realized that Levi was most likely been down here the whole time and just messing with him, that seemed like something he would do.

"I don't even know why I'm even bothering to ask you this..." Eren started to say "Then don't..." Levi interjected causing Eren to grit his teeth in annoyance "Like I was saying, where were you!?" He asked with half worry.

"Where do you think I was moron!? I was in the bathroom, I ain't given you any details...then again you seem like the kind of creep that would want details...then I came down here cause I hear you wrecking the place like a madman..." Levi said poking at the slop in the bowl.

Eren growled clearly irritated at this he was about to say something but Levi climbed off the chair and stormed out of the room and out the back door. Eren huffed as he sat down to eat his breakfast flinching at the coolness of the meal he sighed disheartened that the meal was no longer hot.

Outside Levi was sitting under the tree near the dirt road and he sighed his eyes glazed with worry, he was worried about his mom and her safety. What she did was dangerous and Levi was concerned about her but he knew that it was impossible to go see her with Eren hanging around him.

Closing his eyes he sighed but his thoughts were cut short when he heard the clops of hoofs on the dirt road he looked up and noticed two newcomers, a young girl with short black hair and hard eyes and a young boy with blonde hair that nearly touched his shoulders and blue eyes that shown fear.

Levi felt his eyes widen with awe and admiration when he saw the deep green forest cloaks and the white and blue wings, the Wings of Freedom, the Scouting Leigon!

Levi watched as the twosome lead the horses to the stable and entered the building.

He raced inside shortly after them, he watched as the blonde went to the cupboard and removed two tankard mugs and left the room as the black haired girl sat at the table looking at Eren with a look of concern.

"Eren..." her voice held no emotion as she spoke. Her voice snapped the other out of his thoughts and he gasped "Mikasa! You're back how did it go? Where's Armin!?"

"I'm here Eren..." Armin returned setting the tankards down ice rattled inside the mugs. He turned to the pantry and pulled down bottled juice and poured Mikasa a drink. She thanked him as he began to fix her a bowl of porridge heating it up for her before serving the meal.

Levi pressed himself against the corner wall that leads to where the others are. He could their conversation and it sounding enticing "Its was alright, the village was swarming with Abnormals and several ten meter tall Titans but we were able to clear them out. Though Sasha was nearly killed...she was obsessing over the vegetables they were growing."

Mikasa sighed looking exhausted, luckily Armin picked up where she left off with the conversation "We were awarded too, the village gave us a good share of coins. I was planning on going to the market later for meat and spices and medicine." Armin said his eyes shining with joy.

Eren lit up "Really that's awesome, I'll come with you later on then to help you carry the groceries." The friends all delved deeper into conversations no one noticed Levi sneak into the room, that is except for Mikasa. She spun around and pointed her sword in his direction her eyes narrowed for a second before widening at the sight.

"Lance Corporal Levi?" She whispers clearly surprised at the new appearance of the man "No...impossible, this must be his son." She murmured to herself. She stashed her sword and knelt before the child "Who are you and what's you're name?" She asked little Levi.

"Levi Ackerman..."

Mikasa looked confused her glance went to Eren who sighed and ran a hand through his hair "Well...you were bound to find out soon or later..." Eren walked up to the twosome and sighed "That's Levi..."

Mikasa looked him confused still "You mean clean freak Levi?" Eren nods "The same one you still want to rip to shreds..." Mikasa looked at his tiny stature and smirked knowing he now at her whim of kindness.

Armin approached and squatted slightly to be eye level with the kid "Hi, I'm Armin Arlert...these are my friends Mikasa Ackerman and..." He stopped noticing the glare Eren was getting "I know this loser...but I didn't know there was another Ackerman out there!"

Mikasa narrowed her eyes at him causing him to flinch visibly "Don't get it in your head that we're related..." she hissed Levi despite the flinch rolled his eyes "Who would want to be related to a witch like you anyway?"

Mikasa growls and without warning hits Levi on the head a move older Levi would've blocked or taken and then given some lecture that would've made the move pointless. Levi gripped his head squeezing his eyes shut as the brief explosion of pain ripped through him. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR YOU OLD HAG?" snapped Levi, Mikasa gave him a look that meant it would be best if he stopped talking. And to his surprise he did stop, which was a surprise to Mikasa as well.

The rest of the day was uneventful, it was full of Levi and his smart comments, toilet humor, and his habit of swearing at Eren and his friends. Despite this he was slightly behaved, he would have his fits when something was cleaned correctly or his remarks on something Armin had said which often left Armin sad and in a sulking mood but what Armin and Mikasa noticed was that Levi always had something to say about every little thing Eren did.

This angered Mikasa refueling that hate she had for the man or boy in this case. The same hate she harboured back in the courtroom. She was tempted to hit his where he stood but she knew in this state of mind she was in now Levi would be dead. So she did what every responsible and reasonable person would do, she sent him to his room without dinner.

Despite the Armin disagreeing with this punishment he had to admit it was better than the one she had planned originally (make him sleep outside the walls with the Titans). Mikasa using a voice that a angered mother would use had gotten Levi to storm up to his room. As Levi stormed up the stairs his eyes shown hurt as he mumbled angrily about Mikasa thinking she was his mother.

He slammed the door and flopped onto his bed his eyes glazing with bitterness.

Armin watched him leave before turning to his friends he watched as Eren praised Mikasa for not taking Levis' verbal hits "You're awesome Mikasa." she said nothing before she turned to him "Eren...how did Levi become a child?"

This interested Armin also "Yeah how did he?"

Eren huffed "You see Erwin told me that Hanji had been experimenting on a potion that would make Titans man sized...well she accidentally spilled said potion onto Levi and it shrank him...well to be more correct it turned Levi into a kid...I'm supposed to take care of him until he turns back to normal or a cure is made which ever comes first."

The friends all look at one another knowing that they were in this together and they were all responsible for Levi since he is now a kid an not to mention their Corporal.