Rating: M

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ErenxRivialle

Filler Couples

Chapter 10:

Remembered Appearances

Sitting at his desk, Eren sat with anticipation. He woke up this morning, feeling better than the night before, and he was excited for his workday today.

Rivialle had told him he'd be meeting some famous fashion designer. For him, it was an opportunity. It meant that he was becoming respected enough and even experienced enough to meet, let alone speak, to these clients. Rivialle was giving him a responsibility and he wasn't going to fuck it up.

He was feeling quite classy, a tie around his neck, and a simple but respectful navy and peach striped polo shirt on his body. It sounded ridiculous, but once he saw it on him, he knew he needed to wear it. His tan pants brought the outfit together comfortably, as to make it seem like he wasn't trying to hard, even though he was here to impress.

He's heard the name of the woman coming today. Her name was Hanji Zoe, but he wasn't sure how to pronounce her name at first. He though it'd be best to learn it before he met her, so he asked Petra when he saw her this morning.

His leg wouldn't stop bouncing, and he could stop biting his thumb, right where the knuckle was, it was a bad habit of his he did when he was nervous or anxious. He wasn't sure where he picked it up from, but since he was young he'd bite his thumb instead of his lips, unlike most others.

He continued for a few minutes, before he looked at the clock and noticed the woman was due to come. But, he didn't know what she looked like, and he was supposed to meet her at the door.

"What, are you worried?" Petra asked Eren from her desk. Eren glanced over, is head feeling a little hot. He looked around; making sure Petra was talking to him.

Her strawberry blond hair was back in a ponytail that flicked up at the base of her neck. She had this bright red lipstick on that made her lips pop. She looked well groomed and even her black and white-stripped dress gave her a sophisticated look.

"What gave it away?" Eren quipped. Petra chuckled.

"You really shouldn't be, she's not a very serious woman." Petra muttered, her memory going back to Hanji, her ridiculous friend. She had met her a long time ago, and as some of the only woman on the floor, they grew close.

"What do you-" Eren was cut off by a squeal and heels on the floor tiles. Eren looked towards the door, his eyes widening at the crazed woman in the two-door doorway. She seemed to have bust the doors open, as if her presence wasn't big enough for one door.

"Petra!" The woman's voice hit a new pitch, causing Eren to flinch and for Petra to roll her eyes. She had hardly any time to react before the woman barreled to her desk, bringing her into a death grip hug, pulling her out of her comfortable seat.

"Yes, hello, Hanji, nice to see you again." Petra choked out, feeling her chest ask for release from Hanji's hold on her.

Eren's eyes widened at the fact that this woman was the Hanji he heard so much about. Wasn't she supposed to be older? Or, maybe, more stuck up? He heard she was prominent, and a bad personality came with the popularity. However, from the minute she walked through the doors, Eren knew she wasn't going to be like the rest of the designers he's met.

Hanji pulled Petra away from her by the shoulders, causing Petra to laugh at her blubbering friend.

"I haven't seen you since I left for my business trip 7 weeks ago!" Hanji talked so fast it was hard for Eren to keep up, but Petra looked used to it.

Not only did she not talk like an eminent designer, she also didn't dress the part. Her brunette hair was up in a messy ponytail; frayed hairs framed her face and stuck up in places around her head. She had a pointed face, and glasses that made her eyes look crazed. He didn't know what to think.

She dressed in regular, normal clothing for someone who was walking around town. If Eren wore what she wore to work, here, Rivialle wouldn't let him in the building. She wore simple black slacks, and a blue t-shirt that had a local business name on it. Her white kitty heel dressed up the outfit a bit, but it was still too casual. But, no one else seemed to care.

"I know I missed you, Hanji! I know Rivialle missed you too." Petra continued, a smile dancing on her lips. Hanji snorted at the sound of Eren's boss's name.

"Now, I know that a lie! Where's the little man anyways?" Hanji looked around, expecting him to be around the office. Eren's eyes were wide with the fact she just called his boss a little man. But, he was trying to suppress a chuckle.

"His new assistant, Eren, will be taking you to him in his new office." Petra winked at Eren. Hanji looked around the room.

"He changed offices since I was here last? And didn't tell me? Expected. So, who is this assistant?" Hanji looked around for the culprit, and landed her eyes on Eren who waved awkwardly.

Her eyes glazed over slightly, as if softening for a moment, before she realized she was staring too long. Eren didn't know what that meant.

"Aww, our Levi got himself a cutie new assistant." Levi? Eren didn't know if that meant that Rivialle used that name often. Maybe, just friends used it?

Hanji came barreling towards Eren, grabbing his cheeks, forcing his face to face hers. She looked at him closely, pulling his head right and left as if inspecting him.

"How long have you been working here?" Hanji finally asked. Eren looked a bit surprised from the question.

"Um, about 3 weeks or maybe a month now?" Eren guessed. Hanji looked a bit closer at him, making him a bit uncomfortable and caused him to squirm in his skin. She was so close.

"Amazing!" She finally yelled, making Eren jump.

"And, you haven't quit or gotten fired yet! The average assistant stay for that man is about 2 weeks. Congratulations!" Eren's eyes widened. He felt nervous and started rubbing his feet against the ground.

"Hanji! You're making him uncomfortable!" Petra scolded. Hanji only laughed, a hard, haughty one.

"Uh, thanks…" Eren finally voices. He wasn't sure how he was supposed to respond to that.

"So, have you guys planned his welcoming party yet?" Hanji brought up.

"Ummm…"

"Because, usually they wait a month or so to plan it, in case, you leave, or something."

"We already had it." Eren finally said. Petra let out a groan. Hanji stilled for what seemed like a full minute, before she turned towards Petra.

"You couldn't wait for me!" Hanji was furious she wasn't invited. They knew how much she enjoyed drinking and going out.
"What did you guys do for the party?" She half-yelled, looking as serious as if she had been betrayed by her closest friends.

"Roller-drinking."
"NO!" Petra tried to stop Eren, but it was too late. Hanji about exploded.

"I love roller-drinking! It's Levi's fault, isn't it. Take me to him, now." She was sounding so serious that Eren jumped up and began leading the way. He wasn't about to deny an order with her like this.

She followed behind him, stomping her feet at every corner, until they got to the short hallway. Eren showed Hanji the room, and was about to knock when Hanji burst in. Rivialle stood at his bookcase, book in hand, looking infuriated at the interruption at first, but his eyes softened when he noticed whom it was.

"Ah, Hanji."

"Shut up." Hanji pouted. Rivialle rolled his eyes, realizing right away what kind of mood she was in.

"What did I do?"

"You didn't wait to go roller-drinking until I got back."

"Don't act like such a child. I already have one of those and I don't need anymore." Rivialle looked pointedly at Eren with that comment, causing Eren to feel offended.

"Hey!"

"Anyways, did you have a fun trip?" Rivialle chose to change the conversation. Hanji lit up, forgetting she was angry just a couple of seconds ago. She was a strange one, Eren thought. He's never met anyone like her.

She seemed to be all over the place, as if she couldn't concentrate on one thing for too long. She seemed to be quite different than Rivialle but it also seemed that they were close, as if they have known each other for years.

"It was absolutely exotic! Can you believe how those people have to live?" Hanji was enthusiastic. Eren looked at her questionably.

"Do you mind if I ask where you went to?" Eren asked, hoping he wasn't over stepping boundaries. Hanji looked like a little girl who had just gotten candy. Rivialle rolled his eyes like he was used to this.

"See, Rivialle, other people care! I went to the great Brazilian rain forests. I camped out there, living as an amazon, hiding in trees and wearing nothing but a knapsack! It was absolutely exquisite. What an amazing culture." Hanji had giant stars in her eyes. Eren had wide eyes.

"So, you're like an adventurist!" He exclaimed.

"Some could call me that, but I like to think of myself as a scientist."

"You experiment?"

"Yeah, I like to work with different materials to make new fabrics and new designs." Hanji got a little closer to Eren, close enough that he could feel her deep breath on his neck. His eyes instantly went to the ground. He felt uncomfortable and was about to take a step backward when she began to say something else.

"I also like to work with the human body." She whispered, causing shivers to go down Eren's spine. He looked up into her eyes to see if she was being serious, but he so no humor.

"That's enough." Rivialle interjected. Hanji only giggled. She backed away from Eren who was looking uncertain.

"Eren, you may leave now. We have business to discuss." Rivialle shooed Eren away and Eren took his leave. He walked out of the door, getting out of there as fast as he could.

When the door finally closed behind them, Rivialle turned toward Hanji.

"You take joy in scaring children, don't you?" Hanji flashed him a smile, climbing up, and sitting on Rivialle's desk. Her legs swung from underneath her.

"I'm sure you take more joy in doing them." Hanji retaliated, causing Rivialle to turn his head quickly, giving her a cold glare. He shook his head, knowing it inevitable. Hanji was very observant he should have expected this.

"So, you know." Hanji rolled her eyes at Levi's comment. How could she not know? She had asked Levi where he had disappeared too the day after, but she already knew. She was going up to go the restroom herself when she saw him leaving with the stripper on stage.

It wasn't hard to guess where they were going, either. She just couldn't believe her eyes that Levi was going to be having sex with a stripper. It was so unlike him. But, she understood where he'd come from. She saw that stripper moving on stage, and she couldn't help but feel like she wanted to take him backstage too.

"Of course. So, how was he in the sack?" She couldn't stop her curiosity. Levi gave her an even colder stare, but kept talking.

"One of the better I've had, but still messy. I got my release." Hanji laughed, jumping off the desk and patting Levi quickly on the back. He's been too stressed lately. He didn't have a lover and he didn't have the personality to go pick up someone in a random bar.

He had the body, but his personality was to sour for anyone to find that much interest in him. But, guessing by how worn out he was looking before, it had been too long that he hadn't had sex. He looks much better now.

"So, it is he? You hired the man you had sex with?" Hanji's eyebrows rose, as if she couldn't believe Levi was making such a risk. If Erwin knew about this, he defiantly wouldn't allow Eren to continue working here. He wouldn't want this type of drama in the office.

"What should it matter what he does outside of work?" Levi scoffed, going back to his bookcase. He started pulling out books, picking them up, and organizing them.

"I guess you have a point, but, does anyone else know?"

"No, and they won't know. I'm not going have Eren get fired."

"So, you care?"

"Hmm, no. He just interests me." Levi replied, shrugging his shoulders. He wasn't sure what it was about that boy that made him hire him. He annoyed him, and he was messy. He wasn't his best assistant, but he hasn't done anything that wanted Levi to fire him yet.

He's had over 28 assistants over the last 5 years. They never stayed for long, and he thinks his longest was about 5 months. But, that assistant was patient enough but Levi fired him when he heard him call him "midget". He was gone in a couple of hours. He's had a lot more leave for the same reason. Levi didn't worry about losing assistants. This was a great job to work, so he always found replacements.

So far, Eren was doing fine. Levi wanted more effort out of him, but that came with time. Levi, thought for himself, he was doing well-being patient. And, Eren was a bit younger than what he usually hired.

The only issue was that one time in the bathroom. Levi wasn't sure what had come over him to follow him. He knew Eren recognized him the moment he had walked in the interview. Levi had noticed him right away, too.

It was a way he walked in the room. It wasn't graceful, but it was the movement of a dancer, someone who knew how to move their body. It was toned and lean, even if it was hidden behind a suit.

The second thing he noticed was his hair. Even with the mask on, even in the dark, his hair was a light, medium brown that looked soft to the touch. It was pushed back on stage, by bobby pins, but when down it was shaggier, and it gave him a more boyish look. He was attractive, his face looked much cleaner than Levi would have expected.

The last thing he noticed was the voice. Eren tried to hide his voice before he started talking, coughing once, twice, before speaking in a tone of voice a little lower than what he used before. Levi found it entertaining.

But, he liked the voice, something about it made him want to keep listening to the boy, no matter what he said. And he found himself wanting to listen to the boy speak but to stop talking at the same time. It was annoying.

He thought after he was hired, there would be no problems, but of course, he was wrong. When they had tumbled to floor together, there was no stopping the desire in both of them. Eren just couldn't hide it as well as Levi could.

And, after Eren had left, Levi had to lean against his desk, his breath quickening and he was feeling the heat in his lower abdomen. So, he left his office, looking for Eren, and quickly realizing he went to the bathroom.

He heard his moans from outside the bathroom, he was loud, but his voice was seductive. Levi couldn't control himself to enter the bathroom with him, even if he knew what would entail once he opened that door.

When did he lose so much self-control? It was ridiculous of him. He'd never been like this, he was always ahead of himself, and he liked it that way. But, he losing that part of himself, and he hated it. It burned him, but, for some reason, he didn't have the willpower to stop.

He could only shake his head at himself.

"I can't wait to see where this goes." Hanji spoke quickly, giggling at how this was going to play out. She was eccentric with interest. Oh, if Levi could only understand how much entertainment she was getting out of this.

"He's my employee." Levi accentuated.

"True, but you have to admit, he is one damn good dancer. You saw him on that stage, he looked hot up there!" Hanji exclaimed. Rivialle rolled his eyes.

"We are not getting into this. Now, we are going to talk about business, and I don't want you to talk about Eren's side job to anyone else."

"Of course not. My lips are sealed!" She made a lock and key motion with her hands. But, she was smiling so big that her teeth were showing and Levi felt like she wasn't going to keep her mouth shut for too long. It worried him, but he trusted her.

"So, I thought I should tell you, that other corporation is becoming a pain in the ass for us." Hanji changed the subject quickly, remembering what she had come here to do in the first place.

"That place a couple of streets down?"

"Exactly. They have becoming dominant around here, but I learned something about them that would interest you." She gave him a look and started pacing around the room.

"Yes?" Hanji was finally getting on the right track. They've been watching this corporation for some time now. As an industry, they had competition, but this corporation was much more distinguished than they should be.

"They are defiantly hiding something under their work."

"What do you mean?"

"Probably something illegal, but I don't know what yet. I'll keep looking into it."

"You do that. I'll look into it, too." Levi knew there has been something up. Erwin had realized a couple of months ago when he had heard something about them making an out of country deal. Usually, it would be overlooked, but Erwin quickly knew another type of deal was being made.

He told Levi, who in turn told his team, Hanji, Petra, Gunther, Erd, and Auruo. They were closest to him and he trusted them more than he trusted himself. They got to work, investigating, and learning as much as they could about them. But so far, they have gotten almost nowhere. It was like they were completely off the radar.

"And what a weird corporation name as well." Hanji continued.

"I agree. What kind of name is Titan Inc.?"

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Eren left the room and went straight to his desk. He was going through paperwork, organizing this week's figures. He felt quite exhausted even talking to Hanji. She was so eccentric and energetic that it almost seemed that she took some of the energy from Eren himself.

But, she seemed like a good lady, someone who knew how to enjoy life, even with its little quirks. And, she was defiantly passionate in things that she believed in and that's a good trait to have. Eren sighed, leaning back, before he heard someone come in through the door.

He looked to the door, wondering who it was. A blond man with permanent worry lines on his forehead walked in, looking around the room, as if looking for something in particular.

Eren got up from his seat, walking towards him.

"Hello, do you need something?" Eren asked him. He looked at Eren, his eyes a bit freaked out, running a hand through his hair, pushing it back.

"I'm looking for Hanji Zoe. I know she came this way." He looked worried.

"Um, she's in Rivialle's office at the moment." He explained and the man seemed to relax a bit.

"Of course. Why can't she just sit still? One moment I am looking through the paperwork she needs to give Mr. Rivialle, and the next moment she's gone, running off somewhere." He was blubbering now, and he looked like he was finally calming down, but it also seemed like it was his job to worry.

"And, you are?" Eren asked. The stranger looked up, realizing he never introduced himself.

"Oh, sorry, the name's Moblit, Hanji Zoe's assistant." He explained. He brushed out the wrinkles in his vest, a smile finally taking form on his face. The smile was only there for a bit, when they both heard Hanji's voice come from the hallway.

"I'll find it for you Levi!" The sound of a door shutting came after and they could hear Hanji coming towards them. Moblit seemed to tense, holding the paper's tighter in his hand. As soon as she appeared, he jumped on her.

"You forgot the paper's!" He scolded her and Hanji seemed to realize that she had an assistant.

"Oh, did I? Sorry, Moblit, can you take them for me, I gotta talk to our Eren here for a moment." She wrapped an arm around Eren, knocking him a bit off balance and causing him to look up at the woman whose arms were around him.

Moblit only sighed, complying with her order and Hanji quickly took Eren by the hand and led him outside of the office, where the main floor hallway was. Eren was confused by what she could possibly want.

"So, Eren, how old are you?"

"Uh, n-twenty-two." Eren had to catch himself there. It's been a while since he's almost said his actual age. He hopes Hanji didn't notice and it seemed like she hasn't. She only continued to grin as she walked down the hallway with him.

"What do you think about the job here? You enjoying it?" She finally asked him, enjoying how uncomfortable he seemed, as if he didn't know how to answer. He probably realized how close her and Levi were and was worried about how much she'd tell him.

"I get good pay, I guess." Eren couldn't choose the best answer.

"That it? What do you think of Rivialle?"

"He's honest and even though his expectations are high, he really is a good guy." Eren was being honest. He wasn't just saying this to get bonus points with the boss. Hanji gave him a weird look, but it was a sweet one. Eren smiled at her, she was really a sweet person.

"You know, Eren. I know." She said, nonchalantly. Eren looked at her with confusion.

"Huh?"

"I was at the Club too, you know." She continued, causing Eren to stop walking and look at her, eyes wide. Hanji continued walking, only slower, so he could still hear her.

He could feel the words wash over him and his body started to shake slightly in a panic. All he could think about was that he was going to get fired, that she was going to tell everyone. He couldn't even imagine Rivialle's face.

"Don't worry, I won't say anything." Hanji winked at him and Eren felt himself relax. He was still a bit stiff, sure, he trusted her to not say anything, but she was still a stranger, and a threat.

"I really appreciate it." He finally said, finding his voice. He knew he had to reply, but he was still on edge.

"I have to go before Moblit yells at me to do something else. Good luck, kid!" Hanji gave him a little, joking salute that made Eren relax a bit more. He waved goodbye, feeling the worry he was only feeling a bit ago fall off his shoulders slightly.

As long as she didn't say anything everything was going to be all right. Well, as long as Rivialle never found out.

So, the only reason I got this chapter out so fast, was because I am really sick right now, which gave me so much time to write. So all your reviews were coming in, and I was like "fuck, I need to get writing". Although, I have to say, some things might not make sense because when you write with a fever, everything you write doesn't make sense to you. I was so out of it, I had to look up how to spell Levi. So, forgive me. Oh, but my english grade is back up, thanks for the support you guys!

I introduced a new plot line here, Titan Inc., hmm what to think. But, I kind of already have this story all planned out finally. Thanks to that boring day in math where I wrote fanfic notes instead of actual math notes. I am truly horrible at school, wow.

So, Hanji knows! Good guess, eliina! She's an observant person, so she knew right as soon as she saw him. And, poor Moblit, always chasing down his boss.

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