A/N: OMG! The rest of the SOS are going to die on episode 21! NOOOOO! *sobs* Gunther-san already died on the last ep. T.T

The SOS are, as you already knew, alive and well here. It's the only thing I can do for them. Tsk. Anyways, thanks to those who reviewed chapter 5 ― DBerryNia, Kristy, SakuraSkyWalker, ayakLein24, Mello Keehl, YoukoMoriko, PinkutoMomo, Lightmaycry, darksy, rin06rimichi, OuranHero and Grumpy Shrimp.

Warning: OOC Eren? Levi? Maybe. I don't really know.

Important note: You may have noticed it (or not) but I changed Rivaille to Levi. I like Rivaille more than Levi but it serves a purpose in my story. Just to clear it, Rivaille is Rivaille in the past life (the canon universe) and he's named Levi in the next life (this fic's universe).

DBerryNia ― I'm having a difficult time deciding if I should have a love interest for Jean or not. I mean, I ship Jean with me. HAHA! XD But seriously, it's tough.

Kristy ― Oooohhhhh! A fellow R27 fan! Haha! Oh, the bed kicking? Yes, it could be, but not really. :D

YoukoMoriko ― Yes, Street 27, too. But it's not what I intended to use. :D

rin06rimichi ― My friend likes 1827, too! Haha! OMG. I love Adult Reborn x Tsuna! I love the whole SnK soundtrack, too. :D

* For the R27 reference, to those of you who tried to guess, well, you're partly right. But the one I've been hinting at was that scene Eren left the apartment. You know, "The sky was so blue and the absence of clouds made it look perfect to Eren. Just the sun and the sky." Yeh know, Tsuna is the Sky and Reborn is the Sun. :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Shingeki no Kyojin.

SEE YOU LATER

"I don't know why I did that."

From the monitor of his laptop, Levi looked up and stared at Eren who was looking down his hands holding a tall glass of iced water while sitting beside him. "What? When you fucking cried and worried some of us a while ago?" He asked, thanking anyone out there for his normal emotionless voice that covered up, to his utmost relief, the concern he was feeling for the brunette.

In fact, no one would ever suspect that he wanted to hug and comfort Eren at the moment.

The two of them were currently alone in the receiving area of the Student Council office. The raven-haired senior gave the other four a break for a moment. The four students, though they were puzzled by what happened to Eren and were worried for him, did not hesitate to take the break and were even grateful for it (Levi was a perfectionist, mind you). So here was Levi alone with Eren. He wanted to talk to the brunette alone. He had a feeling he knew why Eren suddenly cried a while back all of a sudden.

He'd be damned if he didn't feel the extreme guilt the boy was carrying for letting those four die in front of him.

It made him realize that albeit said brat doesn't remember about their past, about their promise, he wasn't able to escape the guilt and sorrow that haunted him when they lost comrades and friends. Of course it wasn't the first time that Eren had seen people he'd known and worked with get eaten or killed by Titans but it was the very first time that people, those he already considered close friends and allies, die in front of him and because of him.

Levi knew how Eren must've felt. He'd been there done that.

Eren nodded as he took a small sip of the iced water, emerald orbs looking very much upset. "I don't know why but my chest suddenly felt heavy when I saw them." He said, more to himself than to Levi. "And I don't even know any of them. I really should've gone to a shrink just like what my parents wanted." He grumbled the last part under his breath but the raven caught it.

"Shrink? Something's wrong with you, Brat?" He asked, mild curiousity colouring his voice.

Eren huffed as he turned his face to the other side to avoid Levi's questioning gaze. He doesn't intend to tell the senior anything about his dreams, nightmares, memories or whatever one would call them. He need not another person call him a psycho or agree with his family or worse, laugh at him. Especially that it was Levi. He knew he wouldn't live it down if Levi was going to think he's a crazy brat and laugh at him. Why he cared so much about Levi's opinions, though, was a total mystery to him. "Nothing. Just forget what I said, Senpai." He answered only to get a hard kick on the shin from the raven. "What the hell?!" He exclaimed as he clutched his aching shin, his emerald orbs swimming in tears at the pain.

But the tears instantly dried up and fear crept into his whole being when he saw Levi glaring daggers at him. "Brat," The raven-haired senior hissed making Eren shiver both in fear and anticipation. "When I ask you something, you give me a fucking decent answer. Get that?" He closed his laptop and rested his chin on his hand as he leaned closer to the brunette. "Now, tell me."

"Ugh. Why am I surrounded with violent people?" Eren grumbled to himself which, again, didn't go unheard by Levi. And thus, his left foot was stomped none too gently. "Ow! Okay, okay! I'm speaking." He exclaimed in defeat.

"Good," Levi leaned back on his seat and crossed his arms on his chest. "Start talking, Brat."

Eren pouted at Levi, which the latter secretly thought cute, before speaking. "Don't laugh, okay? I've been having weird dreams ever since middle school. I dreamt that I was in the military, fighting wild humongous creatures called Titans. It felt so real that I sometimes think it wasn't a dream at all but a glimpse of what my past life was." He stopped talking and frowned when he saw Levi's dumbfounded expression beside him. He crossed his arms on his chest and let out a small huff. "Fine, go ahead. You can laugh. I know that was weird." He added bitterly. He should've known better than to tell Levi about it. His frown deepened when the older male just remained silent after a few minutes. "Err… Levi-senpai?" He called worriedly. He couldn't have sent the stoic senior into a coma just by his story, right? I really shouldn't have told him.

It took another few minutes for Levi to respond. "What… else is there in that dream of yours?" His voice was husky, filled with emotions he himself couldn't give a name to. Eren had dreamt about their past life! A ray of hope shone inside Levi at the thought.

Eren stared at the raven-haired senior in complete surprise. It was the first time that someone didn't laugh at him because of his weird dreams. And it was the very first time someone wanted to hear more about it. And he doesn't know whether he should be happy about it or not. "Err… I was living in a city surrounded by huge walls and then…" He trailed of when he remembered something. Should he tell Levi about it? "…I have also the ability to turn into a Titan." Okay, it now sounded like someone's childhood fantasy. Please don't laugh. Please don't laugh. He mentally chanted.

Again, to his utmost surprise and relief, Levi didn't. In fact, the raven-haired senior looked relieved himself. Eren wondered about that for a moment but disregarded it. "You're… you're not going to laugh?"

Levi shot him an annoyed look at that. "Why, were you telling a joke, Brat?"

Eren shook his head furiously while waving both of his hands. "I wouldn't even dare. You look like you're gonna kill me if I joked something like that." He didn't know why, but something inside him told him that Levi was completely serious as of this moment.

The two were silent for a few minutes. Eren looked down on his glass of iced water again while Levi was at a loss. Should he tell the brat that it wasn't just a dream? That all of it were bits and pieces, part of their past life? Should he tell him who he was in the brat's life?

Then, as if answering his own question, he slowly shook his head. It wasn't that easy. He doesn't know what Eren's reaction would be and he doesn't want the brunette to avoid him just because he creeped him out with stories of fucking Titans being real. He sighed at that. Nobody told him that reincarnation, like love, was a tricky business.

Another moment of silence passed between them and Eren began to shift uncomfortably in his seat. Levi's silence was unnerving him. Was the senior thinking how much of a weirdo he is? Would Levi finally realize he was a creep?

He was pulled out of his worried musings when he felt a hand on his head. He looked up and felt Levi patting his head, fingers softly treading his hair making Eren want to moan in pleasure. "Cheer up, Brat. It wouldn't do you good to be so down like that."

Eren stared at him for a moment before his cheeks began to heat up. Was the stoic raven-haired senior comforting him? He gave the older male a soft smile as he nodded. "You're right, Senpai. I shouldn't feel down just because of my dreams." He said. "All I have to do now is to focus solely on finding him." Emerald orbs blazed in determination as those words were uttered.

Intrigued, Levi raised an eyebrow. What the hell is Eren talking about now? "Him? Who's him?" He asked, jealousy colouring his voice. Eren wasn't thinking of another guy, was he?

Eren went red again much to Levi's agitation. The brunette, totally oblivious to the raven's internal turmoil, played with his fingers nervously. "Well, I believe those dreams were snippets of what my past life has been." He began which made Levi freeze in surprise. Again, oblivious to the other's reaction, he went on. "And there's this one guy that I kept on dreaming about. I don't know how I know it but I know he's very special to me." His cheeks turned redder at his words, realizing that he'd told Levi something he didn't tell Mikasa, Armin and Jean and also of his sexual preference. He didn't know that at his current blushing state, he was looking more delectable in Levi's predatory gaze. "I promised him we'll see each other in the next life. In this life." He looked up and meeting Levi's gray eyes, he added, "I'm going to find him and fulfill that promise no matter what. My instincts tell me that he's just near."

"Levi-kun, look! A cake shop!" Eren almost squealed in delight when he spotted a cozy-looking cake shop a few meters ahead of them. "Come on, I wanna try their cakes!" With that, he ran towards said store, ignoring the glare that the raven-haired senior was giving him.

The two of them were now in Street 27. After he got over the shock of learning about Eren's plan and the extent of his memories about the past, Levi ordered the brunette to finish cleaning up the Student Council Office with him. And because most of the cleaning was already done by the others, the two finished within an hour. Levi, not yet ready to let Eren go, asked the brunette what was his plans for the day.

And here I am, following this starry-eyed brat. He mused in half amusement, half exasperation as he went to follow Eren in the cake shop, that was coincidentally, a favourite of his because of their great coffee and mango cake.

The brunette was busy checking out the different kinds of cake that were on display when Levi got in the shop. He scowled when he saw that the brat was almost drooling over the delicious pastries on display. "Ugh. Stop drooling, Jaeger. That's disgusting. Just order a damn cake and get it over with."

Eren pouted at him which made him roll his eyes. "You're so mean, Levi-kun."

"Tch," Levi grunted. "I wouldn't be Levi if I wasn't mean." He then turned his attention to the girl behind the counter, waiting patiently for them to make an order. "We'll have this one and that one." He said as he pointed at a strawberry cream cake and mango cake in front of him. "Plus vanilla milkshake and black coffee." When the girl nodded and began preparing his order, he went to a table near the window with Eren following him.

"How did you know I like strawberry cream cake, Levi-kun?" Eren asked when they were seated. Levi could practically see stars dancing in the brunette's eyes as they waited for their orders.

"Tch, the way your eyes would always go back to the strawberry cream cake was so obvious, Brat." Eren, back in the past and if his memory served him right, has a massive sweet tooth. The brunette would always have an extra sugar cube in his coffee or milk.

Eren's emerald orbs sparkled even more when their orders arrived. "Thank you!" He cheerfully told the girl who blushed at the bright smile he was giving off. Levi glared at her, making her pale. "You're observant, Levi-kun." He said before taking a huge bite of the sweet. "Oh," Long lashes fluttered as he nearly moaned, making Levi clench his fist to stop himself on jumping the brunette. "This is so good~!"

The raven-haired senior didn't comment at that and just began eating, too. He's never a fan of sweets but he loves mango cake, especially the one made by this particular café. It wasn't that sweet, just perfect for his taste. Just like their coffee. "What?" He asked when Eren tugged at his sleeve.

"Umm," The brunette hesitated for a moment, still not letting go of Levi's sleeve. "Can I have a taste of that?" He asked timidly while motioning to the raven's mango cake.

"Brat, you have your own cake."

"Levi-kun, please?" Eren looked at him, puppy eyes on full force.

Levi groaned silently at the attack while closing his eyes. Don't look at me like that, Eren. No one really knew about it in the past but Humanity's Strongest Soldier has this certain weakness. And that weakness came in the form of the brat, Eren Jaeger. No one knew about it. Well, maybe, except the brat himself for he would always tease Levi, though subtly, about it. "Fine, do what you want." He grumbled in defeat.

"Yay!" Eren clapped his hands in delight just like a child would when he was given his favourite toy. Then without any warning, the brunette took hold of Levi's hand which was holding a forkful of mango cake and brought it to his mouth. "Mmm… it's good, too!" He exclaimed then he looked confused when he looked at Levi. " Eh, Levi-kun? Why are you blushing?"

Levi covered half of his face with his as he turned his face away from Eren. He was caught off guard at what Eren had just done and it was very rare for him to be caught off guard by anyone. Damn, how could he not realize we just had an indirect kiss?

"Levi-kun? Are you alright?" Eren, as oblivious as ever, asked again. Levi considered hitting the oblivious brunette for being so, well… oblivious. But seeing that the brat actually was genuinely worried he reconsidered.

The raven coughed a little to settle his pounding heart. Damn, the brunette wasn't even trying and here he's already reacting like this. Damn it. I'm becoming sappy. "I'm fine, Brat. Finish your cake. You still have to shop, right?" He reminded the younger male. Though he hated shopping, Levi thought that it would be the best thing to do as of this moment. Better keep him distracted. He mused, albeit he knew that it was him who needed the distraction more.

Eren didn't look convinced for a moment but then he smiled and nodded. "Okay then! Let's go shop till we drop!" Levi groaned.

Shopping with Eren was the last thing Levi thought that they would do together when he and the brunette would finally reunite. It didn't even cross his mind. If anyone told him a month ago that he would be shopping with Eren, he surely would have beaten them up to death.

"Levi? Come here!" Eren called as he motioned to the raven who remained standing at the middle of the road. Good thing Street 27 was closed off to vehicles of any type.

"Wait, Brat." Levi muttered as he followed Eren inside a clothing store. Eren had told him he planned to buy additional clothes and a few other personal things today, aside from just looking around Street 27. He sat on a couch located near the door as he watched the brunette go around the store, finding clothes suitable to his taste. Unbeknownst to Levi, his usually cold gray eyes softened as he went on staring at the younger male who was currently fumbling at a dress shirt.

He was secretly pleased to have learned the extent of Eren's memories even though technically, the brunette had it as dreams and not like Levi who just knew the moment he was born in this life. He was pleased that he wouldn't have a difficult time in making Eren remember him.

He even remembered our promise. A small smile graced his lips at the thought. Albeit there was only one glitch. His name in the past was Rivaille. Here, he's called Levi. Of all the people he knew back then who also got reincarnated, he was the only one to have his name changed. Eren was still Eren, Irvin was still Irvin and Hanji, along with her annoying personality, was still Hanji.

So to start melting the barriers between them, Levi ordered Eren to stop calling him 'senpai' and start calling him Levi. Eren, though he obeyed without any qualms, made his own modification of how he calls Levi.

"Levi-kun!"

Not that Levi minded though.

"What?" He looked up and saw Eren standing there in front of him and wearing a pair of tight skinny jeans. The raven swallowed.

"What do you think?" The brunette asked as he shifted here and there, the jeans giving emphasis on his long, slender legs. "Do I look okay or what?"

Thanking no one in particular for his eternal poker face once more, Levi gritted his teeth. "Take it off, Brat. It doesn't look good on you. You're too skinny." He said then he motioned to a pair of hideous sweatpants that were hanging on a corner. "That one would fit you nice." Never would he want anybody, except him, to see Eren wearing something as sexy as that. Shit, I sound like a jealous, possessive boyfriend.

Eren pouted at Levi's comment then he did what was expected of any mature individual like him –he stuck his tongue out to the raven-haired senior. "Hah! No way. I like this one." He said which made Levi scowl. Seeing the senior's glare, he hastily turned around and made his way back to the dressing room, unconsciously swaying his hips to the tune of the song being played inside the store thus giving the raven a nice show of his perfectly round ass.

"Damn you, Eren Jaeger." Levi cursed under his breath as he tried to think of disgusting things to ease the tightness in his pants. The brat wasn't even trying and he's already eliciting a strong reaction like this from him. Hanji's not really going to let him live it down if she ever finds out about this. About him and Eren. "Fuck,"

"There are so many nice things in here!" Eren said as he and Levi left the bookstore. He actually just planned to buy a notebook and a couple of coloured pens when he spotted a book on the 'new arrival' section. It was a thick book that contains pictures and information about the different places in the world. He immediately thought of Armin when he saw it and decided to buy it on impulse, knowing fully that the blonde would love it.

So here he was, tucking a thick book under one arm while holding three shopping bags containing clothes, other personal stuff and school supplies in his hand. A box of chocolate cake for Mikasa was on his other hand and honestly, he wasn't able to explore the whole of Street 27 yet. And it's already getting dark. He mused. Seems like he needed another day to complete his tour on the lively street.

He was so deep in his thoughts that he didn't see the lamp post in front of him. He was about to collide with the metal head on if Levi hadn't pulled him out of the way in the nick of time. Emerald orbs blinked confusedly as he looked at the raven who was clicking his tongue in annoyance. "Err… thanks?"

"Tch," Levi grunted as he got the three shopping bags from Eren, much to the brunette's surprise. "Pay attention to where you're walking, Brat." He admonished as he led the way out of the busy street, straight to the parking lot where he left his car.

Eren scratched his head as he smiled sheepishly. "Haha! Sorry, Levi-kun. I was just thinking when I would come back here. Armin said that they're having a program every night here and this place is much livelier at night."

"They're having some sort of a short play tonight." Levi said, pulling out a flyer that was tucked on the wiper of his car. "And fireworks display after that."

"Really? Let's stay and watch, Levi-kun!" Eren said, excitement oozing out of his voice as he watched Levi unlock his car and place the things he bought at the backseat.

"I'm hungry." Levi said, not answering Eren's question, as he got the box of cake and the thick book from Eren and placing them on the backseat, too. "What?" He asked, eyebrow wiggling in confusion, when he saw the brunette pouting. Then he sighed as realization dawned on him. "Fine, we're gonna watch, Brat. But it'll start an hour from now. Let's have dinner first."

"Yay!" Eren, due to his happiness, immediately hugged Levi, much to the raven's surprise. "Thank you, Levi-kun! You're so nice."

"Shut up, Brat." Levi said, looking away to hide the blush that was slowly creeping up his cheeks. What the hell? It had been the second time this day that he blushed due to this troublesome brat. Ugh. I don't like what's happening to me. "Let me go, Jaeger."

"E-Eh?!" Eren blushed furiously when he realized what he was doing. He immediately let go of Levi, much to the raven's disappointment though it was him who told Eren to let go. "I-I'm sorry, Levi-kun!" He stuttered, hoping that the senior wouldn't beat him up for being so touchy. I didn't know what came into me. But he's so warm. OMG! NO! What were you thinking, Eren?! He mentally berated himself for thinking such things.

"Tch," Levi turned around before Eren could see the blush on his face. "Let's go have dinner, Brat."

Eren heaved a sigh of relief for not being beaten up by Levi. "Okay!" He replied with a smile as he followed the raven back to where they came from, all the while clutching his chest for he could still feel his heart pounding mad at what happened a while ago. I don't like Levi-kun!

A/N: Too cliche? Haha! Please read and review! :)

―koichii