Author's Note: I want to tell you (to those who reviewed on Hanji's Hypothesis chapter) that I LOVE YOU TOO… SO MUCH! And to my silent readers, thank you for sticking with me and my crazy fanfic story.

Okay, so here's Chapter 5.

Disclaimer: I do not own Shingeki no Kyojin.

P.S. If Armin is a girl, the economy will collapse. Just saying.


A Thug Life of Loving You

Erwin took a short walk outside the castle to breathe some air. He needed a lone time to ponder about things and arising issues. The thought of Hanji's report kept on bothering him, as well as Levi's squad. What was happening to his men?

As he walked through the woods, his sight caught bushes of lovely crocus budding from the plant. Some were already blossomed beautifully while several of them were still spouting from the stalks. Some memories from the past suddenly boggled him which eventually reminded him of the conversation earlier.

"Just shave your eyebrows and get a freaking girlfriend."

Levi's words echoed repeatedly at the back of the commander's mind. The corporal's response offended him but he managed to counter it with a question that caused to stutter the short guy.

"Why, do you already have one?" the blond commander replied while looking straight at Levi's eyes.

That was the moment when Auruo entered the room. He was to bring the tea that the Special Operations Squad had prepared. Gunther and Erdo planned to get Petra's attention for a while and they told her their experiences during the punishment. This was for her to tell them the whole details of what had happened yesterday during her sickness. It's data gathering time.

"Of course..." Levi paused for a quick second and Auruo stopped at the moment. "Of course I don't. What kind of stupid question is that, Erwin?"

The commander's side lips slightly curled, "I'm just asking. I know you wouldn't. I supposed you're someone who wouldn't mind to involve himself in a romantic relationship."

The corporal slightly rolled his eyes. "Tch. Beats me." he said under his breath and took the cup of alluring tea.

Before he could drink it, Auruo adjusted his cravat and proudly said, "I've made that one, Sir!"

Levi immediately placed the cup back on the tray that surprised his subordinate. "Where's the one that Petra made?"

Erwin was surprised too and watched the two in front of him across the table.

"This one." Auruo answered in dismayed as he pointed on the other cup. The corporal got the cup that was made by Petra and took a sip on it.

"It really is. No doubt." he said, satisfied of the tea.

"Commander." Auruo gave him the other cup which became an option earlier. Poor tea.

The blond guy just kept silent and sipped on it. "This tea is great." he praised the subordinate to encourage him and appreciate his work.

The poor subordinate put his hand at the back of his head and smiled sheepishly. "Thanks, Commander Erwin."

Levi just focused his attention on the tea that he was drinking. After a deafening five minutes of silence, Erwin left them that brought a relief to the corporal. He wanted no more questions about romantic relationships.


"Auruo, get some rags. We'll clean the tables." Levi ordered.

When Auruo left to get the thing, Levi buried his face on his arms. He wanted to rest his narrow, eyebagged eyes even just for a short period of time. It was rare of him to feel exhausted but he's only human.

"Levi Heichou." a soothing voice called out after a gracious three minutes.

When she saw him, she wasn't surprised to see him took a nap. He needed it even just for a while.

He didn't bother himself to open his eyes. He remained on his comfortable position. He wouldn't mind if Petra saw him that way, he's much comfortable with her presence than the others. Petra seeing him taking a five-minute nap won't demoralize him as a corporal unless other soldiers saw him. It's a different thing.

"Oi, Petra! Wha-" Auruo was cut off when a "sshhh" interrupted him.

When Levi heard him, he forced to open his eyes and stared at his two subordinates; it made them feel startled. It's a bad idea to rest, now that Auruo has returned.

"Petra, get two broomsticks. Thank you." he said without breathing. His eyebags seemed to add more weight under his narrow eyes. He wore his usual furrow beneath his eyebrows.

"Yes, Sir!" she said and marched outside the room. 'He must be tired but he's still cool while he's taking a nap.' she told herself giggling.

"Heichou, you can take a rest if you want. We could handle the cleaning." Auruo told his corporal, concern about his commanding officer's condition.

Levi looked at him. "No need. I'll give you a hand."

"Okay. If you insist." He shrugged.

He gave the corporal two big white handkerchiefs to complete his cleaning get-up. It took them less than a minute before they started wiping the tables. The wrinkled subordinate was bothered by Erwin's question and Levi's answer earlier so he thought of a good question to ask. "Uh, Levi Heichou..." he started, "Mind to ask you a question?"

"What is it?" the corporal asked in a monotone voice.

Auruo gulped before asking him. "Do you have a heart?"

"What's with that fucking question, Auruo? Will you also ask me if I have a dumbass brain?"


Hanji stared blankly on the ceiling for several seconds. After she recovered from what she read a couple of minutes ago, she took a deep breath. Adjusting her silver-framed glasses, she got a quill pen and wrote on her narrative journal.

She was alone in the experiment room of the HQ. It was located upstairs of the dungeon, four blocks from the right. Nobody would have the nerve to try and enter that seemingly demon-possessed room. Sometimes, Moblit or Nifa was forced to enter and assist their commanding officer but if you would ask about their freewill, they would never try to go there by any chance.

After she sneaked in from Erwin's room, she went to the experiment room and locked herself there for about half an hour. Keiji and Nifa were looking for her all around the castle for some reasons but they couldn't find her.

Entry #129

I never expected that Erwin trashed my report. I am disappointed. Geez, reality is just before our eyes! Can't he even see that a relationship is in the process? Indeed, I am currently conducting a study about Levi's taste of women but this one rare case of Petra Ral is very interesting. Confronting Erwin won't result any good so I went to check something in his room while he's away. I know my assumptions are useless if I don't have evidences.

Guess what I found in Erwin's room? Hahahaha! I never expected that the ever respectable and dignified commander of the Survey Corps has been keeping piles of diaries for years! Isn't it a brilliant discovery? They're all about his expedition experiences. It's pretty boring to read all the entries since I've been seeing Nile, Pixis, Zacklay and Levi's name on it. What's been more interesting was when I found an unfamiliar name of a woman mentioned from the first two notebooks. There must be something behind it and I must find out. I have to read them later.

Conclusions will be drawn after gathering all the data needed.

Hanji Zoe, Commander of the 4th Squad

She also listed all her formulated hypotheses and assumptions for the current study. Aside from Levi's case, she now considered Erwin to be one of his subjects. But she has to finish Levi's first so she could proceed with the commander's interesting case. When she was through with her journal entry, she walked out of the shady room and went upstairs to troll around. She heard voices coming from the dining hall.

"That's not what I mean, Heichou." Auruo retorted.

"Then, why are you asking if I ever have a heart? Am I not human to you?" Levi asked, quite pissed.

Hanji chuckled upon hearing the corporal's question. When she entered the dining hall, she found Levi and Auruo cleaning. Levi has his usual white big handkerchief on his head. It's very rare to see them working together alone. She wondered where Petra and the other two could be.

She tapped the door with her fingers for them to notice her presence. "Is it really nice to clean a castle? You seemed to be cleaning for three days now. Why don't you take a day of rest?" she asked and put her hands over her waist.

Auruo shrugged. "Ask Levi Heichou." And he continued wiping the tables in sweat.

"This old castle is flooded with dirty elements. You should be thankful we're not lazy enough to clean for your health's sake." Levi answered. He was talking about the whole Survey Corps' sake.

"Is that so? I see no sarcasm there." the buntaichou replied. "Where's Erwin?" she added.

"Somewhere. He looks aggravated." The corporal said in his usual manner and dropped the rag on the table. "His questions are also suspiciously stupid."

Auruo looked at Hanji. "The commander confirmed if Heichou is already in a relationship. Isn't that odd? What do you think, Hanji-san?"

Hanji grinned upon hearing Auruo's statement. "Is the whole Special Operations Squad present when Erwin asked you that matter, Levi?"

"No. Auruo is the only one who heard that stupid question."

"Is that the reason why Auruo is asking you if you have a heart?" Hanji patted the imitator's back. "Nice question you got there, my friend. I think you should better check that out for yourself." She told the wrinkled lad beside her, and added, "But what if Levi really has no heart?"

She looked at the short guy, "Because it was already captured by someone." Then, she grinned teasingly.

"Shut up, shit glasses." Levi's eyebrows twitched all of a sudden while Auruo became more confused.

Hanji laughed cheerfully. "Kidding. Just kidding." She said and tapped Levi's shoulder. "Oh, by the way, have you seen Keiji?"

"He passed by here earlier looking for you. He's with Nifa." the corporal replied while looking suspiciously to the lady soldier beside her.

"Oh. Okay. I'll look for them then." she said. When she was about to exit, she met Petra on the doorway.

"Hi." Hanji greeted. "Good to see you sunny again."

Petra smiled. "Yes. Uh, about yesterday." she said, "I just want to say thank you."

Hanji gave her a cheerful smile and tapped her shoulder, "Next time, don't force yourself too much." and she exited.

"What took you forever to bring those things here, Petra? We've started to form molds under our boots." Auruo seemed to scold her with two broomsticks on her hands.

She frowned. "Geez. I have to go to the basement to get this, you know? And you're not Levi Heichou so stop talking as if you're my commanding officer." the lady soldier replied, kind of pissed.

Auruo snorted and proceeded to wipe the last table that he has to clean. However, Levi, who heard the little argument of the two, turned to face Petra and held her hands that were still holding the broomsticks. He stared on her eyes for several seconds which made her felt unease.

"Heichou?" she asked, merely puzzled of what the corporal was doing.

He shifted his gaze to the broomstick on her left hand which he was also holding. "Gorgeous." he shortly said and took the alluring thing out of her hand. The broomstick was gorgeous. "Go, swipe over there." he added.

Auruo almost dropped his jaw while watching what his corporal just did. Was the Humanity's Strongest Soldier flirting with his subordinate? Even though he was just a subordinate, he couldn't help but to think that his corporal was doing something against the rules. Flirting, courting and forming romantic relationship were strictly prohibited in the corps. It was Erwin who passed that rule and was approved by the higher authority. Blame the bitter blond commander.

When the corporal caught him staring at them, he asked him, "What are you staring at, Auruo?"


A/N: I hope you enjoyed this update. Sorry, my mind wasn't really set on fanfics these past weeks. I'm still flourishing my thesis for a defense next week. Wish me luck! After that, I'll publish right away so stay tuned! Take care! xx