Thank you all for being patient with my updates. Here we go with the fourth chapter! Enjoy :D

Love Roll

Mikasa sighed softly as she looked around the room. It was the cafe's first morning meeting. It was Friday and the café has been open for two weeks already. Yesterday, they hired a new employee. Looking over to the new blond in the team, she had to stop herself from rolling her eyes as she saw Eren 'trying' to sneak glances at Annie.

"Do you guys know what today is?" Hanji asked excited as she looked at her staff during their very early meeting.

"It's a Friday." Connie said trying to fight back a yawn.

"Yes! But it's not just any Friday!" Hanji said with a glint in her eye. "Today is our first day of themed Friday! My boyfriend and I have planned out the themes. So all the props and costumes are in the back for you to choose."

"What's the theme for today?" Krista asked, being the excited one out of the bunch.

"Well what did you guys want to do?" Hanji asked.

"Tch" Ymir frowned. "Better not be something stupid like Prin-"

"Prince and Princess theme!" Krista offered the idea with the eagerness of a child.

"Prince and Princess it is." Ymir said quickly in a tone that left no room for arguments.

"Well go ahead and pick your outfits!" Hanji said as she clapped her hands together.

Everyone rushed to back to grab his or her costumes. Hanji noticed that Mikasa was slowly taking her time to get from her chair.

"Are you not excited to get your outfit?" The older woman asked.

Mikasa made a face. "Not really."

Hanji chuckled as she grabbed the girl by the waist. "Come on you. Let's see what we have for you. You'll be so pretty as a princess! All our male customers will just be coming back for more!"

As the two made it to the back, they could see the guys putting on the top part of their outfits. The weird part was Armin was still in his boxer.

"Why aren't you changed yet?" Hanji frowned.

"Um…the prince outfit didn't fit me." Armin frowned. The manager frowned as she gave that to Mikasa to hold as she went to the female closet and pulled out the last princess dress that was for Mikasa and realized that it wouldn't have fit her due to it being too short.

"Ugh, I must have mixed up the sizes." Hanji slapped her forehead before giving Armin an apologetic smile. "Sorry, but it looks like you and Mikasa are going to have to switch outfits."

Armin blushed in embarrassment as the guys snickered. Mikasa had a calm face as she looked at the prince outfit in her arms. She didn't mind dressing up as a prince, but she was sad that Eren wouldn't get to see her dress up as a princess.

Footsteps were heard from the staircase that led to the apartment upstairs. Sasha, Krista, Ymir, and Annie came down in their princess outfits looking absolutely lovely. Mikasa couldn't help but feel jealous, especially as she saw the way Eren's eyes sparkled when Annie came down.

"You all look beautiful!" Hanji squealed. "Armin! Mikasa! Hurry and get ready!"

"Mikasa! I'll help you with your outfit!" Sasha offered as she pulled her friend back up into the apartment room.

Several minutes later, Mikasa stood in front of the mirror in her white prince tailcoat. She had a gold vest to match the gold trimmings on the tailcoat. She wore black hugging pants with black boots to go with. Sasha fixed the cravat around her friend's neck before clapping her hands together.

"Perfect!" Sasha squealed as she then placed Mikasa's hair into a very short ponytail with a white ribbon.

"Thank you." Mikasa said as she looked at Sasha. She was wearing a gold dress that reminded her of the Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast, but more form fitting. She even had the hair going. "You look really pretty."

Sasha blushed as she played with her dress. "Do you think Connie would like it?"

"He'd be an idiot if he didn't." Mikasa said plucking a rose from the vase nearby and fixed it in Sasha's hair. "Let's go down now and see how Armin is doing."

-X-

"I'm not coming out!" Armin cried as he hid behind the thick curtains.

"It can't be that bad." Sasha coaxed out. "Don't you want to see Mikasa look dashing in her prince outfit?"

"Mikasa looks good in anything!" Armin argued. Mikasa sighed as she sneaked up to the curtains and pulled it away from the embarrassed blonde. The two girls froze at the sight of their friend.

Armin was dressed up in a lavender dress similar to Sasha's. With the tiara, place neatly in his hair, he could really pass for a girl. Armin's face resembled that of a tomato.

"You're so cute!" Sasha grinned.

"I don't want to be cute." Armin pouted. "I want to be handsome like-"It was then that Armin glanced at his best friend and his mouth dropped. "Whoa! Mikasa you look so cool!"

Mikasa couldn't help but feel the corners of her mouth tilt up a bit. Oh well, this costume didn't seem so bad anymore. "Ready to go out?" She asked the two. With enthusiastic nods in response, Mikasa led the two princesses out to the café.

-X-

Levi couldn't help but sigh as he entered the café. It was the first time the café was going to do their themed Friday. Erwin asked him to go in and see how everything would go. He was surprised to see that Hanji didn't go too crazy. The boys were dressed in proper outfits, as were the girls. He watched as their customers ogled the staff. He noticed that Mikasa, Sasha, and Armin were missing.

"Prince and Princess theme?" Levi asked as he went up to his glass-wearing friend.

"Krista recommended it. Luckily it was part of the list of themes we had." Hanji smiled. "However, there was a little mix-up earlier."

"Mix-up?" Levi raised an eyebrow. A gasp from a customer caught the duo's attention. Looking towards the back, they were met with the scene of the missing staff coming out. While questioning why Armin was in a dress, his gaze was more focused on Mikasa who was dressed as a prince. As if noticing his gaze on her, Mikasa looked up as their eyes met. Levi couldn't help but smirk as he watched her cheeks glow pink.

"So that brat can get embarrassed." Levi muttered under his breath.

"What was that?" Hanji asked as she also noticed Levi watching Mikasa. He didn't respond which caused Hanji to look at Mikasa before the wheels in her head spun.

"Ahhh…" Hanji said out loud as she allowed a huge smile to grace her face.

"What are you grinning about idiot?" Levi asked.

"You're so adorable!" Hanji laughed as she ruffled his head, much to his discomfort. "I'm going to take pictures around the café. Make sure everyone is doing their job!" She soon left him alone as the trio reached him.

"Ah Levi!" Sasha mock-saluted her assistant manager. The doorbell rang signaling a new customer. Sasha immediately went to greet that person.

"Explain." Levi asked looking at the last two.

"Our sizes got mixed up so we had to switch outfits." Armin said with a weak smile. Boys were catcalling him and asking for his service, not knowing he was really a man.

"What he said." Mikasa added. Levi sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Just get to work, brats." Levi said shooing them away.

Mikasa looked at him as she remembered her conversation with Hanji.

"You may think Levi's an asshole, but he means well. He had a rough time growing up and this café has been the best thing that has ever happened to him. So please be kind and understand him. I'm sure you have a few skeletons in your closet, right?"

Levi didn't know what to do when the tall girl in front of him suddenly bowed, body in a 90-degree angle. "I'm sorry for my behavior at orientation."

"Eh?" Levi frowned before placing a hand on Mikasa's head and lifted her head up so their eyes could meet. He soon realized she was talking about how they treated each other a few weeks ago. "I'm sorry as well."

"So we are cool now?" Mikasa questioned as she rested her head on his palm.

"Yeah." Levi nodded. Mikasa nodded back as she straightened herself up and headed to the staff as the rest of the staff complimented on her outfit.

"Idiot." Levi smirked as he shook his head and headed to the back to do paperwork. On the way there, he paused at the piano sitting innocently near the window and glared at it. He knew Hanji and Erwin wanted him to start performing on Saturdays, but after what happened, there was no way he could. Not anymore. He touched his cravat gently before entering the office and closing the door behind him slowly.

-X-

Hanji was grinning happily as she counted today's profit. "You guys did wonderful!" In front of her was the staff exhausted as they loosened up their costumes.

"So many people wanted pictures!" Connie commented. "It was so much fun."

"Next time we should charge people for them. They think this is Disneyland or something." Ymir frowned.

"Oh come on, Ymir!" Krista laughed as she playfully punched her best friend on the arm. "You had fun."

"Well not as fun as Mikasa had. She topped the rest of you guys in popularity." Ymir smirked. Girls were begging for pictures with Mikasa left to right.

"Cross-dressing. We must definitely put that as a future theme." Hanji crackled.

"Y-You looked really good as a prince." Jean compliment, earning a snort from Levi and Eren. "I mean, you would have looked beautiful as a princess as well."

"Thanks." Mikasa said trying to ignore the wiggling eyebrows Sasha was throwing at her.

"Anyways…" Hanji began to say. "Regarding tomorrow-"

"I'm heading home now." Levi said as he got up and left without another word.

"What's his issue?" Annie frowned.

Hanji just watched her friend leave with a sigh. "Is it still troubling you?" She muttered. Realizing that the rest of her staff was still in front of her, she blushed. "Oh you are all excused!"

With those words, everyone quickly left the café except for Mikasa who stood in front of her.

"Is there something you need?" The manager asked.

"Does it have to do something with the piano and the last crew that worked here?" Mikasa asked.

Hanji chuckled. "You're very observant and yes it is. However, it is not in my place to say it. If you want to know, you'd have to ask Levi yourself."

Mikasa couldn't help but make a face before nodding and leaving the café. Hanji smiled as she cleaned up. "Wait til' Erwin hears about this."

-X-

Leaving the café, Mikasa looked outside to see that Eren and Armin were waiting for her but they weren't alone. Annie was next to Eren as the two were talking about something funny. It was Armin that noticed Mikasa's arrival and called out to her.

"Mikasa!" Armin said waving at her. Eren and Annie broke off from their conversation in order to look at her. It made her feel out of place.

"Hey Mikasa!" Eren smiled. "We're going to walk Annie home! She lives near us!"

"I said I don't need you to walk me." Annie said in a tone that sounded annoyed. Her expression, however, was anything but. Mikasa felt a tight feeling in her chest as she moved her hands behind her back. She felt her nails digging deep into the palm of her hands.

"Mikasa?" Armin asked worriedly as he was suddenly in front of her. Did she blank out for a bit?

"I'm fine." She mumbled as she took a step back. "I have to pick up something at the store before heading home. I'll see you all later!" She began to walk fast, slowly picking up the pace.

"Mikasa!" Mikasa could hear Eren calling out for her as she turned the corner. She soon broke into a run as her surroundings became a blur. Before she knew it, she had reached an alley before bumping into someone as they both fell to the ground.

"The fuck…" A familiar voice muttered. Mikasa's eyes widened as she noticed Levi sprawled out on the ground next to her. He was wearing a black hoodie and dark jeans. Hearing people running and voices getting closer, Levi quickly got onto his feet and grabbed the younger girl by the hand. Mikasa didn't know what to do when her assistant manager pushed her against the cold brick wall, his body pinned on hers. He placed her arms over his shoulders as his face got near.

"Just go with it!" Levi ordered.

"Go with wh-"Mikasa couldn't finish her question as she felt lips on hers. Her heart began to beat fast as she felt his hands go to her waist and gave a little squeeze. She could feel a moan coming as she placed her hands on his chest to push him away. She ended up holding onto him as she heard a group of men run pass them. As soon as they were gone, Levi had move away from her.

SLAP

Mikasa was breathing heavily as she felt her face glow warm. One hand was stretched out as she had just slapped the shorter guy in front of her. "W-What the hell!"

"What were you running away from, Ackerman?" Levi asked.

Mikasa glared at him. "Don't change the subject! What were you thinking, going and kissing me like that?!"

"A distraction." He answered. "It's over now, so don't worry about it."

Mikasa could feel her anger growing. Don't worry about it? How could she since that was her very first kiss? The very first kiss she was saving Eren. Remembering why she was running earlier made her feel sick again.

"Yo, I'll take you back home. It's late already."

She was going to deny when an image of Eren and Annie appeared in her mind. It seemed like her mouth had a mind of its own. "Ok."

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