A/N: Sorry for the wait, but we now present you with... Chapter 7! Thanks so much for all of the positive feedback (\(^-^)/) If you didn't already know, we also started another multi-chapter fanfic called Verse Chorus Verse. Go on and check that out if you haven't done so already.

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Chapter 7: Storm Warning

"Let's go on a date."

Eren sat at the foot of the bed, an idiotic grin on his face and his tail swaying as he brought up the idea to the half asleep male in front of him. Levi's hair was mussed and his eyes were heavy lidded with sleep. He slowly adjusted himself into a more comfortable position.

"Why so sudden, brat?" He said sleepily and yawned.

"You haven't been out much since the party. And we haven't really had one yet. I'm just really eager to take you on a date..." Eren rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. Before Levi could respond, the door to the bathroom opened, and out stepped Armin. His skin was pinker than usual and his hair was damp and clinging to his face. He had obviously just gotten out of the shower.

"Sorry, for eavesdropping, but I think a date would be good for you two," the blond boy chimed in. "It'll give you a chance to learn more about each other." He adjusted the towel around his waist and walked over to the dresser to get some clothes, using another towel to scrub at his hair.

Armin pulled some garbs out of the dresser. "Why don't you go to Pixis'? The atmosphere in there is very romantic. You two would enjoy yourselves."

Eren's eyes lit up at the idea. "That sounds great! Why dont we go, Levi? Tonight at about 1900? That's a reasonable time."

Levi stretched. "Sure, why not. What kind of food do they have there?"

"Actually," Eren responded, "some of the dishes there are based off of earthen-colony foods. Something called... lopster? I think?" He said, trying to imitate Levi's earth accent. Levi chuckled a bit, without changing his facial expression.

"Lobster? It's seafood from earth. It's a very formal cuisine. Most foods here seem very casual. But I've loved lobster the few times ive had it, so it's a date."

If possible, Eren's smile grew even wider. Happiness was practically dripping out of his face, and Levi couldn't help but smirk at how adorable the kid looked right now.

"Thank you, Levi!" Eren said enthusiastically, though Levi wasn't quite sure why the young alien was thanking him. "I'm so freaking excited! Aw yeah! I can't wait..." Eren rattled on as he walked out of the bedroom and into the living room.

Armin shook his head and laughed. "Oh, Eren..." He chuckled and walked out after the taller boy.

Levi still sat in bed. He stretched out his arms and his back. A date, huh? He thought. I can't remember the last time I had one of those... He shook the thought away. No, don't think about old dates. Only think of Eren. He heard a soft knock on the door to the bedroom and looked over the see Mikasa.

"Can I talk to you?" She asked, standing in the doorway.

"Sure. I don't care," Levi shrugged as the girl entered the room and sat on the side of the bed.

"Look... This might be an odd way to start off this discussion and I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but... I used to like you. A lot. When you first came here," she said, her expression still serious and default. Levi raised an eyebrow at her statement. Used to like him? Really? He had to admit that this surprised him slightly.

"When I saw you kissing Eren, I got really upset and angry because he knew how I felt at the time. I was extremely hurt, and that is why I shut both of you out for a while, and I truly apologize for that. But," She looked dead into Levi's eyes as she spoke.

"Eren is extremely important to me. I love him and he is the only family I have left, so I will approve of your relationship. But Levi, I promise you, if you do anything to hurt him I will castrate you."

Levi chuckled internally. "Why would I ever hurt and innocent brat such as Eren? Sure, I might not seem like the most warm and fuzzy guy, but I could never fucking hurt him. He's too wonderful. I would never even dream of it." Levi swore he saw Mikasa's features soften and could almost catch a small smile on her lips. She exhaled.

"Good. That is all. Thank you for your attention." Mikasa got up and slowly walked out of the room, throwing a soft smile in Levi's direction as she left. Levi plopped back onto the bed and groaned. He hated getting up. He looked over to Eren's clock. 0800. He let out a muffled grunt as he literally rolled out of bed, misjudging his distance from the edge.

"Fucker." He cursed and groaned as he hit the ground with a thud. He got up and went for the shower. He hadn't gotten a proper one in days. His body was weak after the drinking incident, and he mostly used a damp cloth and some soap. He undressed and walked in, the water turning on automatically. It was the perfect tempurature. He put some soap in his hand, and began to scrub his hair. What should I wear tonight? He wondered to himself. Nothing too formal. But not too casual. Wait, do they even have formal clothes here? If they do, I need to pick some up at the mall...

Levi let the warm water rush over him and he could almost feel the filth washing away. He began to think about the date. Is it going to just be dinner, or...? His eyes widened slightly as to where his mind was beginning to wander. Shit, Levi, don't think that far ahead. It's your first date with the kid for fuck's sake. He sighed and turned off the water, grabbing the fluffy towel on the other side of the curtain. He fluffed up his hair to dry it before wrapping the towel around his head in a turban-like fashion. He grabbed another, larger towel to wrap around his body. As Levi walked into the bedroom, he was greeted by Eren, who was holding a box behind his back. A present, he presumed.

When Eren noticed the shorter man, he smiled, but his eyes fell to Levi's chest. It was very muscular and toned, but that wasn't what caught the young alien's was littered with scars. Tons of them. Eren's face went from a happy one to a slightly concerned one. He didn't want to ask about them. It might bring back bad memories. So he put his smile back on, and presented the box to Levi.

"For you!" He stated, enthustically.

"Thanks," Levi muttered as he took the box. He opened it, and was presented with a shirt that he guessed would pass for very formal here. It resembled the usual tunics, but it had very intricate embroidery all over it. As well as this, there was a pair of the usual pants, though they too had similar embroidery. There were also some shiny, beige sandals in the box as well, but the straps were much more intricate then the usual ones.

"Do you like them?" Eren asked worridly. Levi noticed he was shuffling subtley.

"I love them, Eren. Thank you," Levi said the corners of his mouth tugging upwards. He thought they looked nice. Also comfortable, unlike the formal clothes back on earth, which were rugged and uncomfortable. "I'll wear them tonight. Definitely."

Eren smiled. "Excellent! I'll put them on the nightstand." Eren placed the box on the small table and walked out of the room. "Ill tell you when to get ready! Relax for the bulk of today before we go out. Watch some broadcasting or something on the holo-TV."

Levi stared after the boy and couldn't help but let a small smile grace his lips. Stop being so fucking adorable, you cheeky little shit. He pulled on his usual attire of a tunic and loose fitting pants and walked into the living room to see Eren on the couch. He plopped down next to the taller male and rested his head in his lap.

"So where're Mikasa and Armin?" He asked monotonously.

Eren looked down at Levi, slightly blushing.

"Th-they went to the market. We were out of ingredients. That explains the lack of breakfast this morning."

Levi hummed in understanding and looked at the TV. It was an old, black and white movie that Levi remembered from earth. Eraserhead.

"I'm surprised this movie is known here. Not many people on earth have even heard of it. It's one of my favorites though." Levi chuckled. Eren's eyes were fixed back on the movie.

"It's very... Odd. It's almost hard to comprehend, but the hidden messages are very interesting. It's weird. I like it," the emerald-eyed boy spoke up.

"Hmm." Levi grunted. "Im a bit hungry, what small snacks do you have here?"

Eren tapped his chin. "We're out of kifflam, sadly. However we have some small cakes. You might enjoy them." Levi wanted to get up to get the treat, but refrained from doing so, as he didn't want to leave the warmth of Eren.

"Eh, I don't want to get up..." Levi sighed, slightly altering his position. Eren laughed.

"Comfortable down there?" He chuckled awkwardly.

"Mhmm." Levi hummed. "For a shitty brat, you sure are comfortable. I could stay like this all day."

Eren laughed once more. "And skip our date? I don't think so, mister."

"Hm," Levi hummed as Eren began to stroke his hair. He liked this: relaxing and just enjoying being near someone. They stayed like this for the remainder of the movie, with Eren petting Levi, and the shorter male resting in his lap.

Armin and Mikasa returned soon after the movie finished, and everyone contributed in preparing a delicious lunch. When the four of them finished, Levi told them about other things from earth, such as music, films, and festivals that used to take place. Eren took particular interest in a comedy group called Monty Python, and they ended up watching two of their movies. By the end of these, Armin was shaking with laughter, Mikasa wasn't able to hold back a smile, Eren was cackling like a madman, and Levi could recite each line word for word since he had only seen them about a hundred times. Soon enough, it was 1830, and Eren wasted no time in reminding Levi of their date.

"We need to get ready now. Our reservation is at 1900."

"Shit." Levi mumbled, getting up from his new favorite position on Eren. He lighlty jogged to the bedroom, closley followed by his date. They entered the room and began getting dressed. Eren couldn't help but occasionally glance at Levi and his beautiful physique, and those scars. He needed to ask him sometime. But tonight isn't that night. Tonight, he is going on a romantic date with his favorite person on the planet. And he was going to enjoy himself, along with Levi. He smiled. This is going to be so fucking perfect, the young boy couldn't help but think.

They soon arrived at Pixis', and entered the fancy resturant. Levi loved the atmosphere. He loved the candle lighted atmosphere. The walls were lined with a lavender felt-like material, and the tables were a dark, polished wooden color. It looked very nice. Eren approached the older gentleman who stood at a counter near the entrance.

"Table for two, under the surname Jaeger?" He clicked in his native language. Levi was beginning to pick up the language from hearing it around the city.

"Ah yes," the attendant clicked back, "Ten minutes late, Master Jaeger."

Eren chuckled. "I apologize, Mr. Pixis." Levi raised a brow at the mention of the owner's name. The owner worked at his own resturant? Back on the corrupted shithole called earth, business owners usually sat in a guarded mansion, counting the money they raked in. This was different. He had to admit that he quite liked it.

Pixis gave a hearty laugh and slapped Eren on the back. "Don't worry about it at all, my boy!" He belted and Eren flinched under the slap, but still smiled at Pixis none the less. Pixis was the oldest person Levi was yet to see on Shiganshina. He was bald, but had a bushy gray mustache. His face donned wrinkles, but his eyes were ablaze, making him seem young and full of life. Levi admired him for this. Back on earth, people's eyes were always dull and hopeless.

"I'll have Sasha show you to your table," the old man said, waving over a girl with a brown ponytail. Levi recognized her from the mall and briefly from the party. He didn't really pay her much mind, but at the party he remembered her having an eating contest with a boy who had a shaved head. She smiled at them.

"Eren! It's great to see you! This is Levi? I've heard rumors about the human here, but this is the first I've seen of him." She looked Levi up and down, making humming noises as she did so. "Hes kinda cute," Sasha smiled and nudged Eren, "Quite a catch you have there, Eren."

Eren smiled sheepishly. "Thanks, Sasha. Can we be seated now?" He proposed.

"Of course, Eren," the hyper girl led them to a small table near the back but not too far back. "Here you are, a table for two. I will be back in a second with your drinks, make yourselves comfortable." She motioned for them to sit down, and they did so. She then walked away.

"She's quite a character." Levi stated. Eren humphed.

"That she is." He handed a small menu to Levi. "Here. The earthen dishes are on the back of the menu. You should find something you like. The uh... oh yeah, lobster is amazing. I would reccomend that."

Levi hummed in acknowledgment, slightly amused at the boy's difficulty in pronouncing the dish. He scanned the menu with his eyes, recognizing some of the ingredients, as they were written in a few different lanuages native to earth. He saw some French, English and even some German sprinkled around.

He was quite amazed at the large variety of options. He wasn't expecting there to be much earthen food, to be honest. His eyes widened at the option of bouillabaisse. That was one of his favorites back on earth. He would always get it if it was available, but then the resource war hit, and it disappeared. Eren's voice snapped him out of his thoughts.

"I think I'm going to stick with the lobster. I haven't had it in a while. What about you, Levi?" He asked, looking at Levi expectantly.

"I'm going to get the bouillabaisse. I used to love it, so I hope it's as good here as I remember it being."

Eren smiled at Levi. "I'm sure you'll love it. Everything here is freaking delicious," he said, still grinning like an idiot. Sasha shortly returned to their table, two glasses of water in her hands. She placed the beverages on the table.

"So what can I get you two boys?" She asked, waggling her eyebrows.

"I'll have the... Lobster," Eren responded, still having trouble saying the word properly. Levi found that adorable.

"Mhmm..." Sasha mumbled, jotting down Eren's order. She turned to Levi. "And for you?"

"Bouillabaisse and a glass of issla," he responded curtly, pronouncing everything perfectly.

Sasha wrote all of this down and smiled. "Okay boys! I'll be back with that soon enough." She collected the menus, and then quickly twirled around and headed for the kitchen, her tail swaying behind her. Levi streched a bit and took a deep inhale. He noticed the glorious smell of the place: a mix of the soothing candles, and the delicious food. He loved it. Eren was the first to speak up.

"So, uh, Levi. Are you enjoying yourself so far?" He asked nervously.

"Yes, very much so. The atmosphere in here is romantic and calming. And the scents are amazing. I love it." Eren smiled.

"Good to hear, Levi. Oh, here's our food!" Sasha brought the food out. It was steaming.

"Here you are! Enjoy it, it was made by the best chiefs in the city." She skipped away after this statment, not even hearing Eren's thanks. Levi was amazed at the speed. How the hell did the food get here so quickly? He thought, but decided not to dwell on the issue too much.

He stared down at the dish in front if him. It looked and smelled the same as it did in earth, if not better. He gingerly took a sip if the broth and his eyes widened.

"Holy fuck."

It was the single most delicious thing he had eaten in his life. It was cooked to perfection and full of flavor. He glanced up at Eren who had a smirk in his face that practically said 'I told you so.' Levi rolled his eyes and focused again on his food, savoring every bite. By now, Eren had started on his lobster, and looked far too fucking happy. Levi couldn't help but find this to be something that attracted him to the boy: his unfaltering enthusiasm. It was refreshing since he had grown accustomed to the dull, gray people of earth. Dinner was eaten in silence, both too absorbed in their food to start a conversation.

They both finished their delectable dishes in complete silence, not waiting to do so much as breathe in between bites and sips. It was the food of the gods.

"Your people have excellent seafoods" Eren said, his mouth full of food. "Our seafoods are bland and tasteless."

Levi rapidly finished off the broth. "Really? We have quite an assortment of different seafoods. You should try some more next time."

Eren's eyes lit up at the mention of 'next time'. This was conformation that Levi was interested in another date. He smiled at the thought of them going out on weekly dates. Spending every possible minute with each other's company. It was a wonderful thought that gave him an uplifting feeling in his heart. "Of course I will." Eren responded. "I would love to." Levi continued on about earthen seafood dishes. They all seemed delicious. He couldn't wait to try all of them out.

"Are you getting desert?" Eren asked.

"Are you kidding me, brat? What kind of question is that? Of course I fucking am. Let's get something to share so that we don't over eat," Levi scoffed. Eren laughed at how seriously Levi took this, but was happy at how Levi seemed completely content. They flagged Sasha down and ordered a kifflam to share. It arrived as quickly as the entrées, still amazing Levi at the impossible speeds. They ate the creamy desert and engaged in small talk, mostly about differences of earth and Shiganshina.

They finished fairly quickly and they got up, thanking Sasha and Pixis on the way out. They slowly strolled through the city, simply enjoying each other's company, and by the time they got home, it was 2200. They entered the house to find the lights out and they could hear the soft snores from where Armin was sleeping. Mikasa was presumably sleeping as well. They entered Eren's room, careful not to step on or wake Armin in the floor. They both climbed into the bed and lay there, staring at the ceiling. Levi was the first to speak.

"Thank you, Eren. It was fucking amazing. You've done well, brat," he whispered.

Eren brought Levi over towards himself for a hug. "It was my pleasure. I love spending time with you."

Levi returned the hug, and then nuzzled his head into Eren's broad shoulder. "I enjoy my time with you as well, Eren." Eren smiled as Levi rested his head into him, and turned his head a bit to place a soft kiss on Levi's forehead. Levi let out a very soft giggle. He then turned Eren's head back around to land a full kiss on Eren's soft lips. They pulled away from the sweet little kiss, with half lidded eyes full of love and lust for each other. Without word, they both pulled each other's heads in for yet another kiss, however this one was much more intimate than the previous. They had their arms wrapped around each other, and were softly moaning as they made out with each other.

Eren had never before thought that a kiss could be filled with lust. He always just thought of them as a way to declare your undying love to someone. They were not casually thrown about on Shiganshina. But now... Eren wasn't sure what was happening exactly. Kissing Levi now didn't feel like it did when he first kissed him. It felt different, more passionate. This kiss was filled with nothing but desire. This time, neither of them were using a kiss to propose. Now, it was almost like an activity. Something for fun. Something to relieve stress. And Eren loved it. He tangled his fingers into Levi's hair and the shorter man wrapped his arms around his partner's neck.

Levi began to let out soft moans, so Eren felt obligated to do so as well. They both let their hands explore each other's bodies, touching and pinching around as they pleased. Eren slightly flinched at some of Levi's caresses, and Levi slightly chuckled at this. The small whimpers the young alien let out as Levi pinched were adorable. Their bodies were now pressed up against each other, and they could feel the warmth radiating off of each other. It was extremely comforting for both parties. They continued their kissing and moaning, growing more and more intense as it went on, and soon enough, Eren felt something pressing up against his teeth.

Was that... Levi's tounge? Was this some sort of earth custom he was not familiar with? What did he do? He slowly parted his teeth, allowing the acess to his mouth that Levi evidently wanted. Levi began exploring the depths of Eren's mouth, feeling around his tounge. Eren experimentally started feeling around Levi's mouth with his own, slightly longer tounge as well. Levi reacted positively to this, moaning and gasping even louder than before as their tounges intertwined with each other.

Eren's hands began to drift underneath Levi's shirt, pulling the offending garment over his head. He pulled Levi closer to him, and the shorter man gasped at the feeling of Eren's fingers caressing his bare chest. Eren was beginning to get the hang of Levi's style of kissing and he lowered Levi onto the mattress, remaining above the raven-haired man. Their tongues continued their battle for dominance, though Eren clearly seemed to be victorious. Both of the men were moaning into the kiss and Levi bit down on Eren's bottom lip, eliciting a sweet whimper from the taller boy.

Eren's fingertips ghosted over Levi's torso, feeling every muscle, every scar. Eren found all of this beautiful. Every imperfection, he found perfect. They broke the kiss, staring into each other's eyes. A thin strand of saliva still connected their bruised lips. Though they desired each other, both knew they needed to stop. Neither were quite yet ready to go any further. Eren rolled next to Levi, his arms wrapping around his bare torso.

Eren sighed. "I love you."

Levi's eyes lit up at this statment. "I-I, uhm... I think I love you too..." The last time he had heard those words directed towards him in that demeanor, they came from Erwin... But he wasnt going to think about Erwin. This is his and Eren's night. He nuzzled his head back into its normal position, right on top of Eren's shoulder. He closed his eyes, thinking of nothing. He only felt Eren's soft skin against his own, and heard his soft inhales and exhales. To this, he slowly drifted off. The perfect end to a more than perfect day.

The perfect end of the day for some, anyway. Armin Arlert lay awake on his futon of the floor of Eren's room. He had always been a light sleeper, and awoke to the creaks of the bed when Eren and Levi first climbed in. As began to fall into a sleep-like state, he was awoken yet again by the sound of a moan. But not just any moan. This came from the lips of Levi: the stoic, sarcastic, and uptight human. His eyes shot open at the sound of this. He heard it all. Their intimate and passionate kissing, their confessions, everything. By the end of it, his face was a dark beet red and his eyes were wide. He could hardly believe any of it. He squeezed his eyes shut in a vain attempt to forget what he had just witnessed, yet he knew that would be impossible. This, he thought, is going to be a long night.

A few months later, Erwin ventured back to the laboratory of Hanji Zoe. He opened the door and the bespectacled woman's head turned to see whom she had the pleasure of recieving as a guest. Her eyes darkened at the sight of he blond haired commander and she went back to reviewing her notes. The tall man walked over to the portal, observing it. He rapped his knuckles against the side of the machine surrounding the tear.

"Are all of the problems sorted out?"

Hanji did not look up at Erwin as she spoke. "They should be. I tested it before you came in. Sonn- my remaining rat was the test subject, as you had ordered. He survived passing through the portal. He was killed on impact upon landing."

Erwin's eyes shifted to the cage which used to harbor Hanji's rats. It was indeed barren of the small rodents. "So it was able to remain living as it transferred over?"

"Yes. A larger mammal should be able to survive the impact of landing."

A glint passed through Erwin's eyes as the female scientist spoke. "Excellent. We will prepare to depart to this world in roughly one week," his voice was stern and commanding.

"We, commander?" Hanji questioned. "I thought you just want to get Levi back."

An almost menacing grin crossed over Erwin's face. "We are going to require a large amount of people. A squadron, perhaps. We do not know what obstacles we will encounter and it is good to be prepared. Besides," he looked over at Hanji. "If you join us, you may find a new species to experiment on. Possibly something to replace your beloved... Rats."

Hanji remained fixed on her notes. It was silent for a few moments before she spoke up. "...So in a week?"

"Roughly, yes. I'll let you know when we are prepared to leave." The commander turned and exited the lab. As he left, Hanji could not stop a large grin from spreading across her face.

END CHAPTER 7

So yeah. That's that. Shit's gonna go down in the upcoming chapters, so be prepared ::33 stay tuned and see ya next time!

-Jek and Iz