Eren felt happy and energetic on his way to the university Monday morning. Normally he would be tired the first couple of hours after waking up, but the bare thought of Levi made his stomach feel like it was filled with butterflies.

They had hung out at Levi's place until Sunday evening, where Eren had to get back to his own apartment to study a bit and get ready for his lectures on Monday. They had cuddled in Levi's big fluffy bed with all the colourful pillows for most of the Sunday, talked about everything and nothing and just enjoyed each others company, while the soft summer sunlight had shined through the windows, filling the room with a nice and serene atmosphere.

The brunette met up with Jean outside the university, and they went for their first lecture together. Jean seemed a bit better after the weekend, but his mood was still low even though he tried to hide it. Eren thought about telling him what Hanji had said to him about Mikasa at The Dancing Titan, but decided to talk to Mikasa first. He wanted to make up with her anyway, as he didn't want her to feel like she was loosing all of her friends. As they walked into the class-room, the brunette greeted her as always, but she just looked down at her notes and pretended she hadn't heard him.

Eren knew Mikasa had probably made a lunch-date with Reiner as always, and tried to catch her in a break between the first and second lesson. He walked up to her and leaned in over her desk, making it impossible for her to ignore him and sent her an insisting glare as he asked her to follow him to the hallway so they could talk. She followed him, reluctantly.

"Eren, please just leave it," Mikasa said as soon as they had found a quiet space in the hallway.

"No, hear me out," Eren insisted, still not willing to give up on his two friend making up. Other than that, he thought it was stupid for them to act like this, if they actually liked each other. "I'm really sorry about what I said last Friday, I'm sure you know what you are doing."

She sent him a look of disbelief. "Okay... Thank you."

"But can I ask you something?" Eren asked, hoping she wouldn't get mad at him again. He looked past her for a second, as something caught his eyes. Levi walked towards them, obviously about to approach the brunette, as his grey orbs was focused on Eren's green.

Mikasa nodded and looked at the brunette expectantly, but he didn't say anything. As Levi came closer, he lifted his hand to wave at Eren and sent him a warm smile. Eren's heart melted a bit, but his subconsciousness told him to get away before Levi approached him. He grabbed Mikasa's arm and pulled her away, walking right past Levi, who stopped in the middle of the hallway with a puzzled expression on his face. Eren managed to send him an apologizing smile right as he passed him and disappeared around a corner, still dragging the raven-haired girl along.

"Eren, what are you doing?" she yelled as they turned the corner.

Levi looked after them, as a dark expression settled on his face while students passed him in the hallway as they walked to their next lecture.

"It just got a little crowded back there," Eren apologized as he let go of Mikasa's arm after finding an empty class-room. He felt horrible about treating Levi like that, but he didn't know what else to do. He felt guilty, thinking about how he would have to make it up to the raven-haired male, but right now he had to focus on Mikasa.

"You are acting so weird sometimes, you know that?" she said annoyed, crossing her arms under her chest.

The words hit him hard; 'acting weird'. He didn't want people to think he acted weird. He didn't want people to think anything about him at all! He just wanted to fit in, go around unnoticed, never stand out. Did she think he was weird? Did anybody else think he was weird? She had no idea why he acted like he did, she had to reason to think he was weird. He had chosen her as a friend, because he though she wouldn't judge him. And now she said he was weird. He could feel the anger boil in him and the cold sweat on his neck.

He looked up at her with cold eyes. She seemed shocked by the sudden change in his mood, but he started speaking before she could manage to ask.

"Oh, I'm the one acting weird? Have you looked at your own behaviour lately?"

"What do you mean?" she asked, taken aback by the hard tone in his voice.

"You're the one who suddenly started dating that asshole, just to make Jean jealous and now you refuse to talk to him! He's fucking hurt because he still likes you! Why couldn't you just tell him you started liking him after getting to know him, like a normal human being would do? You are the one acting weird here!" he yelled, and as Mikasa just looked at him with a shocked expression painted all over her face, he walked out of the room and left her alone. It looked like he hit the nail on the head, but he was too angry to enjoy the victory.

He stomped back through the hallway and into the class-room where he sat down by his desk without speaking a word to Jean who looked puzzled by the angry expression on the brunettes face. Jean understood that he shouldn't ask and focused on his laptop in front of him. A couple of minutes later, Mikasa walked back into the room, looking quite lost. She looked up at the two men, trying to catch Eren's eyes, but he completely ignored her.

He pulled out his phone as a low tone indicated that he got a text. It was from Levi. Breathing deep, Eren tried to calm himself before reading the message, knowing he would have to come up with an explanation to his behaviour.

What the fuck are you doing?

Eren sighed, knowing that Levi was probably mad at him. He turned in the chair to make sure no one could look over his shoulder and see the screen as he answered.

I'm sorry, I was talking to Mikasa about her and Jean.

A couple of minutes passed, and the lecture began. Eren kept his phone on his desk, checking for messages every few seconds, not able to concentrate. Jean glanced at him, not used to see the brunette so unfocused. As soon as the phone vibrated on the desk, Eren picked it up and opened the message.

You were still acting pretty rude.

Eren felt the guilt build up in his stomach. He knew he had acted wrong, but he was still afraid to be seen with Levi at the university. He tried to imagine having lunch with the pierced man or walk around in the hallways with him. They would attract attention and people would probably laugh and whisper behind their backs. He gulped hard by the uncomfortable thought. What if Levi acted all lovey-dovey with him in the middle of the hallway? Not that Levi really seemed like someone who would do that, but what if he did? Another text made the phone vibrate in his hand, and he looked down at it.

It's not like I planned on fucking you right then and there in front of your friend.

Eren laughed nervously to himself, earning him another puzzled look from Jean and the other students around him. He could feel another layer of cold sweat on his neck, as he noticed the eyes focused on him.

"Is everything all right, Jaeger?" the professor asked, noticing the noise coming from the brunette and the distracted people around him.

"Y-yes. I'm sorry, Sir," the brunette answered, feeling even worse as the rest of his class turned to look at him. This wasn't good, this was not good! If they would just stop looking at him, he could text Levi back and focus on the lecture.

"Are you okay?" Jean whispered, without taking his eyes off his laptop.

"Yes, I'm fine," Eren whispered back with a shaky voice.

"Are you sure? You don't seem-"

"I'm fine!" Eren raised his whisper a bit to stop Jean from talking to him.

"Jaeger!" the professor's voice filled the room once again, as he raised his voice at Eren, "I don't care if you don't find the subject interesting enough to pay attention, but stop disturbing Kirschstein!"

All eyes turned to Eren once again and he felt like he was about to faint, as he answered with a shaky voice; "No, I'm sorry, Sir! It's very interesting! I'll shut up!"

"Good! And put that phone away."

Eren sent a text to Levi under the desk before placing it in his pocket.

Can we talk later?

At lunch he checked his phone again while trying to convince Jean that he was okay. His stomach hurt from the last lecture and right now he just needed to relax during the lunch-break and not have any more upsetting experiences that day. Levi had sent him another message a couple of minutes after he sent his last, but he hadn't dared to read it during the lecture.

I guess. Want to meet up by the front gate after the last lecture?

Eren bit his lip. Letting other people see him talk to Levi in front of the university, was not something he wanted to deal with right now. Maybe not at all. He kicked himself mentally for being so afraid of being seen with the raven-haired man, but today just wasn't the day he wanted to take that step. He looked down at his phone, hiding the screen from Jean's vision, as he texted back.

I'm having a late lecture today. I can meet you at your place.

As Eren settled down by a table in the canteen with Jean and Armin, Levi sent back a simple 'Ok' and Eren put away his phone. Both Jean and Armin noticed Eren's low mood, but none of them dared ask him what had happened. They all looked down at the table, eating in silence, until a dark-haired figure approached their table.

"Uhm... Jean, can I -" Mikasa started, looking quite nervous. Jean looked at her as she finally spoke to him again, but she was cut off by a voice coming from behind her.

"Come on, babe, let's get back!" Reiner said, wrapping his arm around her waist. Mikasa looked at Jean with a frightened expression, knowing what was going through his head, as he looked down again, ignoring both the blonde man and the raven-haired girl.

"No, wait!" she yelled as Reiner pulled her away from her friends, insisting on her going back to the class-room with him.

Armin looked after them, about to ask his friends what that was all about, but the dark expressions on both Eren and Jean's faces, were enough to keep him quiet. After eating, they parted ways with Armin, and the other two walked back towards the class-room in silence. They were looking at their feet, not interested in having a conversation, until they heard a familiar voice yelling at the other end of the hallway. Both Eren and Jean looked up and moved past a few other students who had stopped on their way through the hallway, to see what all the fuss was about.

Mikasa and Reiner was standing in front of the class-room, Mikasa yelling at the blonde who looked at her with a displeased expression.

"You are not to tell me who I can talk to!" the raven-haired girl screamed, and pushed the blonde's hand away as he tried to calm her down and make her stop yelling.

"Why do you even want to talk to him, he's a fucking looser!" Reiner snarled at her, gritting his teeth.

"Don't talk about my friends like that!" she yelled back, her brown eyes shooting fire at him.

"Shut it, bitch, I will not let you make a scene in the middle of the hallway!" the blonde raised his voice and grabbed onto her arm again to drag her away. Mikasa sent him a death-glare when she heard the word 'bitch' and punched him right in the face.

"Don't call me a bitch, you fucking asshole!" she screamed and turned around at walk away from the angry man.

"She's scary when she gets mad," Jean whispered as the raven-haired girl returned to the class-room without sparing the blonde - or anyone else - another look. Reiner followed after a few moments, walking to the back of the room and hiding behind his laptop, not looking as cocky as usual.

After the last lecture, Eren went to the dorm and knocked on Levi's door. He wasn't really sure what to tell the raven-haired as his mind had been filled with what he had witnessed in the hallway a couple of hours earlier. He had never seen Mikasa act like that before, and he was just tired from all that had happened at the university that day.

Levi answered the door after a moment, letting the brunette in without saying a word. Eren bit his lip, noticing the serious expression on Levi's face. He did not look happy. Standing in the middle of the room, while Levi closed the door, Eren searched his brain for a good explanation to why he had ignored the raven-haired male earlier, but all he could focus on was the scratching sounds of Aerosmith from the old record player and the dark look in Levi's grey eyes.

"Please, don't be mad at me," Eren said desperately, "I've had a really long day, and I just want you to hug me and tell me everything's gonna be okay."

Levi looked up at him with a puzzled look, as if this was the last thing he had expected to hear from the brunette. The feeling of being exposed in the middle of a lecture along with Mikasa's word about him acting weird, suddenly overwhelmed Eren's mind and he just couldn't take Levi being mad at him right now, even though he deserved it.

The raven-haired man walked over to Eren and threw his arms around him in a tight embrace. Eren melted into his arms and leaned his head against Levi's shoulder. Levi started caressing his back to calm him down, before kissing his cheek gently.

"What's the matter, brat?" he asked lowly against Eren's ear, slowly moving them towards the couch and sat Eren down in front of him.

"I just had a really bad day," Eren mumbled, hating himself for letting Levi see this pathetic side of him. He looked down at his hands in his lap and sighed.

"What happened?"

"I tried talking to Mikasa about her and Jean, and we ended up fighting again. She told me I was acting weird, and I ended up yelling at her and saying she was the one acting weird, and I kinda told her that Jean still likes her and that she was an idiot for trying to make him jealous. Then she got into a fight with Reiner, and even though I don't like him at all, I'm not sure if I did something stupid when I told her about Jean and I just..." he trailed off, not knowing what to do or say. He wasn't in a position to tell Mikasa what to do, and he didn't even want to get involved in the first place. He didn't want to be the reason for Mikasa and Reiner breaking up, and if Mikasa and Jean didn't even start talking again it had all been a waste of time.

"You did what you felt was right," Levi stated, taking Eren's hand to calm him down.

"What would you have done?" Eren asked, desperate to know if he had actually done the right thing by yelling at his friend like that. He felt ashamed about showing her that side of him, but at the same time did it feel kind of right; the words had come from his heart without him thinking it through first.

"I could never advise you on that. No matter what kind of wisdom dictates the option you pick, no one will be able to tell if it's right or wrong until you arrive to some sort of outcome from your choice," Levi said, locking eyes with the brunette.

Eren thought about it for a moment, but he was still too upset to think clearly. He rubbed his face with his free hand in frustration. He couldn't remember the last time he had felt like this, and he hated it!

Levi pushed him back against the armrest and climbed on top of him, leaning down and kissing him before cuddling up next to him. The raven-haired wrapped his arms around the brunette and rested his head in the crook of his neck, kissing the soft skin to calm him down. Eren pulled the raven-haired man a little closer and returned the kiss. They laid there for a moment before Levi spoke up again.

"Don't worry, I'm sure everything will be okay," he said lowly, stroking the brunette's chest. Eren sighed, and hoped he was right.

"I'm sorry about the way I treated you earlier," he said lowly. Levi's gentle way of treating him and the fact that he had stopped being mad at him, just because Eren asked him to, made him feeling even worse about ignoring the pierced man.

"I forgive you," Levi mumbled, but he stopped caressing Eren's chest as he remembered why he was mad at him in the first place, "I just don't understand you."

"That makes two of us," Eren though to himself, and said; "I know it wasn't very nice of me. I really am sorry."

"You know, Eren," Levi started after thinking for a moment, "It's not like I'm gonna follow you around everywhere or even try to kiss you in public, if that's what you're afraid of."

"I'm not afr-" Eren said, trying to hide the fact that he was indeed afraid of exactly that.

"No, hear me out," Levi cut him off, and raised his head to lock eyes with the brunette, "I remember what it was like coming out myself, and you don't have to do anything if you're not ready. I wont make you kiss me or anything if you don't want to. I just like hanging out with you, and it would be nice if you would at least acknowledge my presence when we see each other at the university. I wont force you to do anything."

Eren looked away, his heart breaking by how sweet and caring Levi was and how he himself didn't even want to be seen talking to him. This was so wrong, and God, how he hated himself for being like this. He really liked Levi and he wanted to spend as much time with him as possible, but his first priority was to never stand out. Levi made him stand out by his bare presence, but he could never ask him to pretend they didn't knew each other in public. He looked back at Levi, who's eyes had narrowed as Eren had avoided the eye-contact.

"Thank you," Eren said and kissed the soft lips to distract the pierced male, "And I'm sorry. I really like you."

"I like you too, brat," Levi said after breaking the kiss. He rested his head against Eren's shoulder again, and they enjoyed each others company in silence while the music played in the background.

Listening to 'I don't wanna miss a thing' together like this, seemed a bit cheesy to Eren, but he enjoyed it nonetheless. He had never been the romantic type, but this seemed so natural with Levi. Why couldn't everyone be as easy to be around as the raven-haired man? He liked his friends too, but Hanji could be so eccentric and lacked situational awareness at times, and Mikasa and Jean was just a pain in the ass when they refused to talk to each other and acted like little children. Levi, on the other hand, always spoke his mind, he was funny, kind, smart, and he made Eren feel at ease. He made him relax and he felt like he could be himself in front of the pierced man.

"Hey, Levi..." Eren said, lost in his own thoughts.

"Mh?" Levi responded, not moving at all.

"I think I'm in love with you."

A/N: I made myself go AWW! in this chapter. So cute! I really hope you enjoyed it!

And thank you for all your kind words, I can't tell you how much I appreciate it even though I write it in every author's note. I just get so overwhelmed every time I get a review, and I love you all. I had a really good nights sleep last night, so hopefully this chapter has no errors.

And go Mikasa! I felt bad about making her act all pussy-like in the previous chapters, but now she finally got really badass! I could get used to that, but this fanfic is not all about her. Maybe another time.

I'm not sure when I'll be able to update again, since I wont be home this weekend and I'm not sure how much time I'll be able to spend by the computer. I'll do my very best to update before Monday, but I can't really promise anything.

Thank you for reading and please keep telling me what you think about the story. You guys are my best motivation, and I love making you happy.