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Chapter Four: Unstable

Eren wished he had woken up to a peaceful bird singing in the windowsill. He wished he had felt the beautiful morning breeze blow through him and calm his nerves. He wished he could have gone into the hallway and smelled cocoa beans and breakfast being served throughout the hospital. He wished he could have woken up and seen Levi.

But he didn't.

He woke up to the deafening sound of thunder rolling across the sky. He jolted awake and rushed over to the opened window, slamming it shut before Levi had gotten sick from the icy, bone-chilling gust of wind.

The captain was lying in bed, staring up at the ceiling. At first, Eren had felt his heart slam hard, thinking that Levi was dead, but when he shifted and mumbled something, Eren relaxed.

"How're you feeling?" Eren asked, shrugging and biting his lip nervously.

Levi draped his arm across his eyes. "Tired."

Tired. Eren pursed his lips. Levi was never tired.

Eren sat down at the foot of the bed. Levi glared down at him but did nothing to stop him. The two just made awkward eye contact until Petra came bursting through the door at high speeds.

"Captain! Are you alright?" She ran over, slamming her hand against the wall as she stood over him. "I heard you were awake! Thank god!"

Eren forced a grin through his confusion. How did she even know he was awake? I didn't even know ten seconds ago…

"Lower your voice." he mumbled. He slowly turned onto his side, his back facing Petra. "My head hurts. Keep down."

She slapped a hand over her mouth but quickly removed it. "I'm sorry." she whispered. Eren rose from where he sat on the edge of the bed and walked around to get to Petra. He grabbed her arm and pulled her away from the captain suddenly.

"We're going to let you rest." Eren chirped. He practically dragged Petra to the door once more.

"See you later, Levi!" Petra waved at him. Eren swiftly shoved her out the door before he walked through and shut it softly behind him.

"Why did you kick us out?" Petra asked, spinning on her heel to face him. "You know somebody should be watching over him."

Eren put his hands on his hips. "And I suppose you're the one to do it?" He raised his eyebrow mockingly.

Petra huffed and turned back around. She began to glide down the hallway, walking faster than normal. She tried to make it look like she simply was done, but Eren could tell she was pissed.

Eren began to walk in the other direction when someone grabbed his wrist.

He was expecting to see Petra, but instead he came eye to eye with Levi. The captain lowered his head before Eren even opened his mouth.

"What are you doing out of bed!?" Eren snapped his arm down, and Levi released Eren's wrist without a fight – hell, he barely had any grasp on him in the first place. Levi slid his hand up the side of the wall and allowed his body to lean heavily against the solid surface.

Eren placed his hand on his shoulder firmly and began to guide him back into the room, but before they could make it past the doorway, Levi grabbed both sides of the door frame, preventing them from going any further.

"Are you going to leave again?" Eren could barely hear the captain speak. It shocked him that Levi would be asking a not-so-Levi-like question. He shrugged, then mentally slapped himself because Levi was facing away from him – he couldn't see him.

The silence drew out, and Eren didn't know what to say. Levi's shoulders sagged at the lack of response and he simply continued on and wandered into the room. However, he didn't get far before his legs gave in and he collapsed to his knees abruptly.

Eren rushed forward, but when he offered the captain a hand, Levi slapped it away. "I don't need your help, Jaeger!" Despite how much it hurt, Levi stood up. He sluggishly dragged himself over to the bed, a limp plaguing his right leg.

Is he more injured than I thought… Eren wondered, still standing in the same spot in the middle of the room. He didn't know whether to turn around and walk out the door, or to stay, like Levi wanted. …he's mad at me. I'll leave.

Without another thought crossing his mind, Eren strutted back into the hallway and shut the door behind him – although once he did it, he realized, it sounded more like he slammed it shut out of anger.

However, he didn't pay attention to that. All he wanted to do was to get away. To clear his head. To think. And to get away from that awkward situation that just happened moments before.

But in reality, he didn't want to leave.

Not really…

A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. I've been doing a lot of makeup work (I was sick for two days) and my GOD I was slammed. I'm still doing work. Anyway, hope you liked! Hope to update tomorrow!