*The next day*

Levi sighed as the castle came into view, they still had half a day left of travel before they reached it, but he was still relieved to see it. Mikasa watched him quietly, slightly jealous of the fact that Levi had someone to look forwards to seeing, sure she would be glad to see her friends, but she didn't have a boyfriend, and it didn't help any that Connie and Jean were flirting in the background.

"Eren was really worried you know," she said trotting up beside Levi.

"Oh?" Levi asked turning to look at her.

"Everyone just thought you had left for a meeting for a while, then when you didn't return we started getting really worried. Eren almost freaked."

"Yeager? Freak? Never."

"Is that sarcasm I hear in your voice, Captain?" Jean asked.

"Not at all."

Jean covered his mouth to keep from laughing as Levi's voice was practically drippin in sarcasm.

"Lets pick up the pace," Levi said, spurring his horse back into a canter.

"Rather the eager beaver to get back aren't we," Connie commented to Jean.

"or should we say the Yeager beaver?" Jean muttured. Connie stared at him.

"It makes sense if you see it spelled," Jean explained. Connie shook his head, smirking slightly.

"Jean, is that a smut joke you just cracked?" he asked. Jean groaned.

"See what you've reduced me to?"

"Jean, I'm pretty sure you were reduced to cracking smut jokes before Connie came along," Mikasa put in. Jean shrugged.

"Yeah, you're probably right," he said. Connie and Mikasa laughed.