That night, after she took a relaxing hot shower, she made her way to Levi's room, quietly as it was against the rules to be in there. She knocked three times and Levi opened his door, he stepped aside and she walked in, noticing the lemon scented smell of his room. Levi closed his door and locked it, not wanting to be disturbed during the night. Kati looked over at his desk and there were two teacups, steam coming out of them.

"I made us tea. You didn't come to the mess hall at all today since this morning so I thought you could at least use some tea," he said, walking past her. She smiled at him and followed him. He handed her a teacup and she took a sip, not even blowing on it. She loved the feeling hot tea going down her throat because it warmed her body right up.

"I got busy today so I'm gonna go take a quick shower. You can stay in here or you can go into my room but no spilling the tea on my bed. They were just washed," she glared at him and he just smirked as he went towards his bathroom with a towel over his arm. She rolled her eyes before sitting in his desk chair. It was really comfortable and it made her relax. She picked up the book he was reading and started reading it from the beginning.

"Wow, this book is really dark and I only read a paragraph," she commented to herself as she continued to read. She made it to chapter 3 before she felt a water drop onto her cheek. Kati looked up and noticed a freshly clean Levi looking down at her.

"Oh, hi. How was your shower?" she asked, putting the book in the spot she found it. He handed her his towel and pointed to his hair. She nodded and he knelt down in front of her, making Kati blush a little. Kati put the towel on his head and started towel drying his raven colored hair. When she finished, she took the towel off and he took it, putting it his laundry basket. Levi turned to her and she was still sitting in his desk chair.

"Alright brat, I got a little bit more work to do for eyebrows. Mind moving?" he asked, standing up. Kati shook her head, being stubborn and not wanting to move from the comfortable chair. Levi sighed and moved to pick her up. She gasped at the sudden movement.

"Hey! Don't pick me up!" she shouted. Levi sat down then put her on his lap sideways so he has access to his work while holding her. Kati was confused by this gesture but didn't mind it for some reason. She put an arm around his shoulders and he went to work. They sat there quietly, enjoying one another's company. She started run her fingers through his hair, combing it for him.

"Enjoying yourself cadet?" he asked, still working.

"Very, corporal," she said, retorting back. She heard him sigh, which made her giggle a little. She then had a flashback of her friends and her laughing together, having fun. She immediately frowned and felt tears go down her face. Levi noticed that she stopped running her fingers through his hair and he looked up at her. She had her arm over her eyes, trying hard not to cry. Levi put down his pencil and grabbed her arm gently, moving it away from her eyes.

"Kati, it's okay to cry. Go ahead and cry on my shoulder. I'll be here when you're done, okay?"

She responded by crying, laying her head on his shoulder. Levi rubbed her back as she heard his tough cadet cry, which broke his heart as it reminded him of how he never had someone there for him when his friends died. They spent most of the night sitting at his desk in his desk chair. She cried for 2 hours straight before calming down. They sat in silence until midnight, in which she moved to look at him.

"We should go to bed, we have training tomorrow," she said, trying to return back to her old self. Levi only nodded and picked her up as he stood from the chair. He walked to his bedroom and laid her on his bed before joining her. He held her close as she cuddled against him.

"Goodnight Kati," he said softly, kissing the top of her head.

"Goodnight Levi," she said, placing a hand on his chest.

They spent the night laying in one another's arms, keeping the monsters out of their heads as they slept peacefully.