(I do noooot own Shingeki no Kyojin! ^^)
Eren woke up to an unfamiliar warmth. It felt that something-or someone-had wrapped their arms around him. He didn't even need to open his eyes to realize that Levi had spent the night when he was going to go home.
And Levi didn't get to go home because he was busy being Eren's thunder buddy; the thought only made Eren feel really, really bad about it.
Levi smelled nice.
Oh God I should really stop, Eren thought to himself in embarassment before prying bleary green eyes open.
Only to be met with silver.
Eren nearly jumped out of his skin as realized that Levi was awake, and then proceeded to feel even worse about making Levi spend the night with him because he even stayed with Eren until he, too, awoke.
The two had a little staring contest. It wasn't over until Eren had spoken up. The first words to come out of his mouth, slighty slurred from being tired, were, "I'm sorry."
He recieved a harsh slap to the side of his head, which woke him up completely. "Ouch, what was that for?" Eren questioned, assuming that Levi was upset about making him stay over.
"For apologizing." Levi stated flatly. To this, Eren cocked an eyebrow at him.
"I apologized because I feel bad." Eren replied, a look of guilt passing over his face for a split second, before Levi sighed.
"Brat, I stayed the night on my own accord. If I didn't care, I wouldn't have stayed, now would I?"
"What if it made you feel bad that you left me alone?" Eren questioned, to which Levi scowled.
"Do you really expect something like that from me, Eren?" Levi deadpanned.
"You have a point."
"Of course I do."
"You really didn't have to, though." Eren mumbled quietly before biting his lip.
"I didn't have to. I wanted to. If you didn't matter to me, or weren't my friend, then heck, I wouldn't even have been talking to you yesterday." Levi shifted his silver gaze to the ceiling. "Besides, the only friends I have and will ever have will be some of the most important people to me. Don't blame yourself or get upset because you believe that you did something wrong. You're so selfless that it hurts, you moron." He finished, before looking back at the other.
Eren was stunned. No one besides Armin and Mikasa really cared that much about him. No, Levi seemed to care just a bit more, which was very much, considering Mikasa is a motherly character.
"S-selfless?" Eren sputtered, confused. Levi sighed at this.
"Selfless. You're so upset that I didn't make it back home because I chose to stay here and comfort you in your time of need, and yet you still feel so bad. You never really do care about yourself, do you?" Levi glared at him, making the other shrink back slightly.
"I do too! I mean, I eat well, and I lift weights, and I run. A lot!" He argued, but was instantly silenced by a harsh glare.
"Not physically. I know some people who are as afraid of things as you are, and will stop at nothing to reach comfort in those situations. Yet here you are, willing to push someone away in your time of need because you feel they should be happier. You're an idiot." He responded flatly, yet his eyes beheld anger.
"Sorry." Eren said sadly, receiving a flick in response. "Ouch."
"Don't be sorry." Levi let go, swinging his legs to the side of the bed and getting off. Eren noted that he only took his shoes off before crashing onto the bed with Eren.
Eren looked over at the time. '8:51.'
Levi looked outside, to find his car in the driveway. This slightly shocked the shorter, until he realized that Mikasa probably went out to the cafe (Eren told her where they were going before he left). Levi patted his pockets, then cursed.
Mikasa had come in and taken the keys. Now, Levi was okay with that. But that meant she saw Levi cuddling him.
Even though they were just friends, (A/N: FOR NOW! MUAHAHA!) it was very unsightly to be seen cuddling another of the same gender.
He sighed, slipping his shoes on. "Hey, Levi?"
"What?"
"Do you need to take a shower?" Eren questioned.
To which Levi gave a death glare. "Are you implying something?"
Eren panicked. "No, that's not it at all! I was just wondering, since you always seem so.. clean. You appear to be very precise about being clean." He had managed to explain, his cheeks growing red.
"..." Levi was surprised that the other deducted his obsession for being clean by simply taking in Levi's appearance. Either he's observant or a stalker, of which the latter I am not too concerned about. Eren doesn't seem like that.
"So..?" Eren tore Levi away from his thoughts.
Levi thought for a moment. He turned to stare at Eren. "Sure."
Eren nodded, showing him to the bathroom. "Here. I'll grab you some clothes you can borrow." He flashed a bright grin to the other.
Levi nodded his head in thanks, before stepping into the bathroom. The shower wasn't that hard to figure out, since it was identical to the model he normally used. He washed himself thoroughly, noting to himself that all of the soaps there smelled just like Eren.
This means I'll smell like him too. That was a weird thought. Levi mused to himself as he scrubbed his raven hair clean.
He had the shower curtain pulled back, so he didn't panic when he heard the door open.
"Sorry, Levi, these clothes might be a little big, but they'll probably work. Is that okay?" He heard Eren's sweet voice over the sound of the water-since when did Levi describe voices sweet?
"Nopenopenope..." Levi mumbled to himself, to which Eren was confused.
"It's not..?" Eren questioned, dumbfounded.
"No, wait, it's fine, Eren, really." Levi said, loudly and directed toward the brunette.
"Oh, okay!" Eren replied cheerfully. "There's also a towel here. I'll be in the kitchen if you need me." Levi didn't say anything, simply nodding as he heard Eren exit the bathroom.
And mentally slapping himself for thinking Eren could see him nod.
He finished up quickly, drying himself off swiftly and sliding on Eren's clothing. "Tch, the brat wasn't wrong when he said it would be a little big." Levi commented as the shirt hung loosely from his thin yet lean frame.
The sweatpants weren't as bad, since he could tie them to stay around his waist. They kind of dragged under his feet, but it didn't matter that much.
Levi took a sniff of the clothing. This smells like him too. He thought, before it occured to him that sniffing clothing that didn't belong to him was really weird.
Wrapping the towel around his neck and grabbing the clothing he wore the previous day, he left the bathroom and headed to the kitchen, where Mikasa and Eren were sitting at the table. Mikasa had made a breakfast of eggs, bacon, toast, and orange juice. Levi avoided her gaze as he walked in. He sat down, and Mikasa set a plate in front of him.
"Thank you." He said to her, receiving a nod in response and Mikasa went back to eating, and Levi began to. He caught Eren's gaze, but didn't stop.
He looked over at Mikasa, who had also been looking at him. He didn't expect that, and choked on his food slightly. He didn't let this show to the others, and took a sip of his orange juice to quickly rinse his food down.
Mikasa and Levi had finished before Eren, which was surprising, for Eren started first. Mikasa looked at Levi, before leaning over and whispering, "I need to speak with you."
He nodded, before following her out of the room.
Once they were in the living room, the two sat down on the couch, and Mikasa began to whisper to him.
"I saw you two last night." Was what she started with. Levi held his apathetic gaze before speaking.
"Is there a problem with that?" Crap, he didn't mean to sound that rude. Oh well, he was toast anyway.
Mikasa glared before standing up. Levi slowly did as well, waiting for a scolding of some sort.
He was surprised to find himself wrapped tightly in an embrace. "Um?"
"Thank you, Levi," Mikasa began again, "for staying with Eren throughout the storm. He has a lot of bad history with storms he isn't comfortable with, so I'm glad you stuck with him."
Levi stared up at her, before sighing and patting her head. "You're welcome, I suppose. Do you realize how selfless that moron is, though?"
She pulled away, onyx eyes staring into silver. "Tell me about it. All he cares about is taking care of his body, but nothing more."
"He seems like the kind of person to do volunteer work in his spare time."
"That, and exercising. He's too nice for his own good; one of these days, I'm probably gonna find him coming home with a box of abandoned kittens. And knowing him, he'll want to keep them all."
"Hm." Was Levi's response. He could imagine the brunette bringing something like that home, a pleading expression on his face, and the words, "But we can't just leave them there, they'll starve!"
"If it does manage to happen, what will you say?" He questioned.
"Depends on the amount." She shrugged.
"By the way, thanks for bringing my car around." He brought the subject up, throwing away the other. She merely nodded. "No problem."
"Anyway, I better get going." Levi looked at his phone, the time being 9:25.
"Alright, make sure to say goodbye to Eren. He has kind of an infatuation with you, so I doubt he would be happy if you left without a word."
"Will do." Levi made his way into the kitchen, where Eren had finished up. He was placing his dishes in the sink when he noticed Levi enter.
"Oh, hi!" He turned to the other. Levi nodded hello. "I'm heading out."
"Oh, okay." Eren gave him a large smile. "Thanks again, Levi."
"It's no problem. If you ever need me, I'm only a half hour away."
Eren laughed. "Too far." He proceeded to hug the shorter, who hesitantly hugged back before turning on his heel after letting go, heading to the door.
He opened the door, about to shut it when he heard footsteps racing toward him. He felt a tap on his shoulder, and turned around. "What is i-" He was cut off by Eren pressing his lips to the shorter's.
It was brief, and before Levi could say anything after Eren pulled away, Eren shut the door.
Levi stared at the door, before putting a hand to his lips. He made his way to his car, keeping his back turned just in case Eren saw the faint blush spreading across his pale cheeks.
Eren watched from the window, flustered that he had taken such a bold action at the last second. Mikasa chuckled quietly at him, to which she received a, "Don't laugh at me!"
(A/N: Oh. ouo)