I probably should mention that these events are not occurring one after another on the same day, or even consecutive days. They are spread out over a period of time. Just an fyi.
Levi watched as the new nurses interacted with each other after the last surgeries. Corrections: he watched Eren interact with them. It had been about a month since the new nurses started, and Levi's slight attraction had not lessened. He watched as Eren slung an arm around the new anesthesiologist, laughing at something Connie said. That laugh echoed to Levi, who was at the other end of the hall, packing up his bag to go home. It made Eren look younger, more childlike. Levi watched as Eren scanned the other nurses. Marco and Jean walked up to Armin and Eren, Marco grinning good-naturedly at the two. Eren seemed to launch into a spiel that made Jean's face scrunch up in irritation. Levi heard something along the lines of, "We are in a hospital in case I injure you," from Jean. A taunt was tossed back from Eren, "... horseface..." Jean became visibly restrained by Marco from hitting the other boy. A laugh and comment of "Saint Marco" came from Armin. Mikasa strode up and Jean stopped struggling. Mikasa took Eren by the arm and dragged him and Armin away from the brewing disaster.
Levi felt his eye twitch as Eren wrapped an arm around Mikasa, apparently teasing her. Mikasa gave a small smile, a rare occurrence around anyone but Eren. Armin drifted away from them towards Annie, who's eyes noticeably softened as the other blond walked up to her. Levi felt his anger become tinged with confusion as Eren's eyes slid to Annie and Armin. The eyes became shadowed slightly, not unnoticed by Mikasa. Strangely enough, Levi found himself more attracted to the brunette with the slightly saddened eyes.
Levi shut his bag and picked it up, moving towards the elevators. The doors were barely closing when a breathless Hanji burst in, making the doors slid open again so they wouldn't crush her.
"Levi! The nurses, Armin, Erwin, and I are all going out to get something to eat! Come with us!" she squealed.
Levi sighed through his nose, "Hanji, I really do not give one ounce of a fuck what you want me to do. I'm going home."
Levi moved to shut the door, but Hanji grabbed him by the wrist and dragged him out of the elevator. "No, Levi, you're coming to dinner with us, I don't care if you sulk like a baby the whole time, you're coming!"
Growls of phrases unbefitting of a doctor of his standard spewed from Levi's lips. Words like "fucking Hanji" and "goddamn shitty mother-fucking glasses" and "stick a fucking scalpel down your goddamn loud shitty-ass throat".
By the time Hanji had managed to drag Levi to where the nurses were, all of them had gone bright red out of embarrassment from Levi's use of the English language.
"Are you coming with us, Dr. Levi?" Christa asked hesitantly.
"I fucking suppose so, you can thank this goddamn shitty surgeon for that," Levi snarled.
Erwin stepped up and draped an arm around the angry short man. "Come on Levi, it'll be fun. Come with us for an hour or two, then you can go home."
Levi glared at Erwin for a moment before conceding defeat. His shoulders slumped and he walked with the group out of the hospital, jaw clenching every single fucking time he saw Eren interact with Mikasa. They piled into a variety of cars, Levi ending up sitting shotgun with Erwin. They made small talk as they approached the small Italian restaurant that Levi actually enjoyed. They all piled into the tiny restaurant and got seated at a long table. Levi ended up next to Erwin and Petra, across from Erd and Gunther. His position was perfect to where he could watch and hear Eren, but not be seen doing either.
Erwin, Petra, Erd, and Gunther began making small talk, while Levi eyed the emerald-eyed man sitting beside Mikasa and Armin.
"Eren, are your migraines getting better?" Armin asked.
"Mmm... Yeah," Eren replied.
"You should get it checked out," Mikasa said, placing an arm around Eren.
Levi felt his heart grow into a stone. He did not like the way Mikasa tended to drift towards Eren, did not like the way Eren was so comfortable around Mikasa. And he did not like the fact that it was perfectly normal for a young man to be attracted to as pretty a girl as Mikasa. Hell, why was Levi even jealous? Just cause he was gay didn't mean Eren was.
Levi was jerked back into reality as the waiter asked him what he wanted. After a moment's hesitation, he ordered the mushroom ravioli and went back to listening into Eren's conversation.
"...Mikasa, I'm perfectly fine. The migraines come and go, they're fine."
"Grisha and Carla are worried about it," Mikasa muttered.
"Eren, even if you won't get them checked out, you need to at least give someone permission to speak for you to authorize surgery and shit if you get hurt. I remember reading about a woman who thought she only had headaches, but ended up having a stroke," Armin said wisely.
Levi remembered that. The woman happened to be a neurological researcher, so she had documented what the stroke had felt like and what it had caused her. It was interesting, but Levi cringed at another case like that.
Eren laughed, "Armin, I'm not having a stroke, I know that much. I got them checked out a year ago. The doctors said they were fine. But, to put you at ease, Mikasa, Armin, you two have full right to authorize shit, okay?"
"Erwin! Levi!" Armin called down to the men. "Can we get a statement on that?"
"Sure thing," Erwin called back, an easy grin on his face.
Levi watched as Mikasa smiled at Eren, small, but a smile, and leaned into his shoulder. Levi's throat clenched.
When Levi returned home, he immediately took a shower. It was one of the few things that could calm his mind other than actual surgery. And since there was no patient at hand, shower it was.
Levi leaned against the wall of the shower and quietly thought about how exactly he had come to care about Eren Jaeger. Attraction at first look, and somehow, Levi had started developing a crush. How, or why, Levi didn't know. Alright, the latter was a lie. Eren was a young, determined man who had the most gorgeous eyes anyone could imagine. He had the strange ability to turn from a boyish, care-free person to a mature, focused man. And the ease of that transition made Levi's head spin.
Levi shut his eyes as the warm spray peppered his body. He just prayed that the crush would go away, so he could stop looking at Mikasa like she was an enemy. And so he could just go back to normal.
