Levi finished the violin solo, backing out from everyone's sight when Petra had "fallen." He took off the mask and set it down on the costumes desk, observing the face feathers on the left side and the 'laced' design that wrapped all around. God, that was uncomfortable. He set the violin in the case gently, as well as the bow, and sighed when he slipped the headset back on.

"That was tedious," he sighed, getting ready for the final bits of the production.

"When the hell was that even planned?" Jean asked, preparing props that would be needed soon.

"We did it with only a few people's knowledge, stop making personal conversation on the line," Erwin stated simply, grabbing the newspaper he'd need in just a little while longer.

"I didn't expect Levi to own a masquerade mask," Armin chuckled from the line, giving cues to those in the catwalk. Ymir had given her instructions to them, but they still needed guidance. Afterall, she did have a part that needed attention.

"I don't. The mask actually belongs to Annie, she let me borrow it," the raven-haired teen replied when he was taking off the black button up in favor of his original shirt. God damn that attire was hot, he couldn't even fathom the fact Erwin tricked him into doing that.

"Go Annie. Having masks she'll never need," Bertholdt laughed from his line.

"I don't know, Annie may end up going to a masquerade ball and dumping you and Reiner in favor of some guy with a cool mask," Mikasa chimed in, making sure the fake snow was falling precisely as needed while Rotti sang is lines.

"Oh Mikasa got you, Bertl," Jean snickered.

"Nobody asked you, horseface," Bertl simply replied, a tone of irritation. Levi completely shut them off, ignoring the line completely unless someone called for him. He just let his little crew take over for him though, walking over to return the mask to the loft.

He unlocked the door and walked in, quietly shutting it and walking over to the masks table. Levi set the mask with a group of other black ones, and stared. He was incredibly exhausted at this point, and there was one or two more quick changes after this scene with the shooting of Nathan and 'Never Knew I Loved You So Much.'

Not to mention, trying to avoid Eren. He knew his friend heard everything, considering Jean made a comment about it, and Hanji was going to have to get a ride with Erwin tonight because Levi was taking the hour drive to the beach. Sleep be damned, he wanted to lay there for a few hours next to the sea side. Granted, the water was brown and murky because of the hurricanes that came through the area ever so often, but it was still a beach.

He remembered he still had to attend to finalizations of make up for Pavi's second face, so Levi walked from the loft, shut the door and locked it, and finally paid more attention to his duties. The pale hand reached for the blush, and he brushed on the areas of the cheekbones to make them seem higher and sharper in depth. Hanji would be over in two minutes for the new mask, and probably make a note of all the red paint that was left over from every single blood splatter they'd painted on actors and actresses.

It was a long night.

So finally, when he heard Erwin's voice singing the tune for the epilogue, Levi let out a sigh of relief. They have curtain calls, thank you's and clean up. Then he could leave and turn off his phone and just be done with the day.

In fact, that's exactly why he had to hold back from going through the calls too quickly, but he did in fact clean up his entire area, shooing the freshmen off. He helped Mikasa and Jean set things away and prepare for tomorrow evening, and by eleven p.m. Levi was out the doors with his keys and jacket, halfway in his car when Eren's voice stopped him.

"I thought Hanji was riding with you tonight."

"I'm going to the beach," Levi replied, opening the car door.

"I've never been to the beach, despite living an hour away," Eren shrugged, hands in the jacket pockets.

"Well isn't it a shame tonight's not your night? Goodnight, Eren. I'll talk to you tomorrow," Levi went to shut the door when Eren had grabbed the handle and forced the door back open, looking him right in the eyes.

"I'm coming with you."

"Fine, princess. Don't expect me to speak to you at all tonight."

With that, Eren climbed into the car for another time that day, and was greeted with the familiar sounds of the radio. Funny thing is, they were playing a lot of Muse tonight. Levi stayed true to his word, turning the radio up and rolling the windows down a little. When they got closer to the beach, the saltiness of the air was becoming more prominent. Eren rested on his hand, shutting his eyes and letting the melodic notes and soft wind fill the car.

When the two reached the beach, Eren expected beautiful clear water. Instead, he was greeted with seaweed on the shore and dark water he could barely see, even when they got closer to the shore and Levi set down a blanket to sit on. Eren joined him, taking a cigarette and lighting it after Levi, both staring out at the endless horizon before them.

Levi played with the thought of sleeping on the beach, but would rather not wake up to the cops and questioning. One time was enough, and he doesn't want a repeat. He probably shouldn't be smoking here, but the cops barely patrolled in the winter over here. What seemed like hours and hours was only actually a few minutes, before Eren broke the silence.

"Levi, I—" Eren began, before Levi hushed him.

"Let's not discuss it. We can ignore this, we don't have to bring it up ever. If you want, we can ditch the movie idea on Friday," Levi quietly replied, taking a drag and watching the waves brush against the shore.

"…I'm not going to drop the movies. I just want to say, everything'll work out," Eren was lying to himself, because in all honesty he wasn't even sure of that reply.

"Ha. Alright, Eren. How's your first trip to the beach?" Levi inquired, flicking the ashes from the end of the stick and bringing it to his mouth again. Eren shrugged, copying his motions.

"Boring, actually. Also, please use the nickname, you not using them happens to be throwing me off," He chuckled, shuddering with how chilly it's become. Last time they'd bothered to check the weather it was almost forty-five degrees.

"Excuse me for not being entertaining, I was coming by myself. You invited yourself here," Levi stood up, rolling up the cuffs of his jeans. Eren stared and frowned, standing up as well.

"Levi, it's freezing out here. That water has to be at least thirty. You're seriously going to go stand in it?" Levi was ignoring Eren as he strolled to the shoreline, standing in the water bit by bit until he was ankle deep.

"God, you're stupid," Eren clicked his tongue and threw out the cigarette, rolling his jeans to his knees and walking over to Levi. He hadn't expected the water to be that cold, but he yelped when he came in contact with the iciness. Levi smiled a little, crossing his arms.

"It's a full moon tonight," Levi pointed out, looking upwards. It shone high above them, few stars here and there.

"My dad always said people act weirder during the full moon. Maybe you're a werewolf. Maybe we're all werewolves," Eren laughed, kicking water at Levi a bit. He shot a look when the water reached his pants, so Levi bent down and splashed Eren, getting his shirt wet.

"Maybe he's just doing that as an excuse to make up for the fact you're a fucking weirdo. I don't know how you can run four days with absolutely no sleep. I can at least get a nap in somewhere in that time," The shorter of the two shot back, and eren replied with a splash himself, soaking Levi.

"Woops," He smiled.

"Kid, you're one hundred percent fucked now."

"Levi you're older than me by a few months."

"You're still a kid," Levi pushed Eren when he was off guard, effectively causing him to fall in the water with a splash. On his way down, though, he grabbed Levi's arm and threw him to the side, causing Levi to go down with him. When both had stood up, they were now shoving each other around trying to see who would give up first. When Levi had effectively pinned Eren halfway under water, dunking his head when he tried to fight back, he finally shouted "Fine! You win, Levi!" during fits of laughter and coughing.

They both stumbled back on to shore, over to the blanket. It was even colder now, so they folded it up, walked to the car, tossed it in the trunk and crawled back into the front seats. Levi started the engine, turning the heat up and seat warmers on, shivering like a maniac.

"Erwin's gonna be s-so pissed off if we get sick," Eren said through clicking teeth, snuggling further into the seat.

"You think I don't know? We should head back anyways, it's getting late," Levi pointed at the time and Eren frowned.

"Can I stay at your house tonight? Mikasa's gonna wake mom up and she'll be mad I went to the beach at midnight."

"You'll have to sleep in my clothes, but alright," Levi shrugged, and Eren was oddly okay with that.

So the drive back was cold, and when they pulled into the driveway, still very damp and shivering, there was an argument on who would shower first. Levi eventually won, stating he could always dump Eren's ass back home and pointed out Eren didn't even have his house key on him.

Eren complied, stripping down and cuddling into a spare blanket Levi had in the linen closet while waiting for the warm shower. He thought about how things were fixed so easily, and it's all because Levi said to just forget it. That was appreciated, really, and he was willing to comply, but it didn't seem right. It just didn't seem right that Eren had a weird pit in his stomach when memories of Levi playing the violin appeared sometimes, and how adorable Levi was acting like a little kid splashing in water.

It definitely didn't seem right when Levi walked in, towel around his waist, and throwing pajamas and a towel at him. That was because Eren couldn't take his eyes off of Levi again, noticing the way his muscles were so defined yet he looked much younger than his real age. Eren snapped out of it though, nodding a "Thank you" and going to shower.

A small smile graced Levi's lips though, when he left the room.


a/n: ...i was bored. so, another update. it's late, please ignore my mistakes! thanks for the comments and stuff because it's greatly appreciated! 333