"I really was a nuisance, wasn't I?"

Year 842

"Hey," A voice rang out through the silence of Reina's room. "Wake up,"

Reina squinted her eyes open to see a fully dressed Levi, with small beads of water dripping from his hair. He must have taken a shower in her bathroom. Reina didn't like the idea of getting up. Instead, she tugged her blankets over her head and snuggled into her pillow.

"Don't do that," He mumbled, tugging the blankets out of her grip, "You'll just make it harder to get up."

"But Levi," She whined as he pulled her arms to make her sit up. "Why can't I just sleep forever?" She leaned over onto Levi, the side of her head slowly making its way towards his crotch.

"Don't put your head there," He said, grabbing her armpits and stood her up beside the bed. She mumbled some incoherent words as she dizzily leaned side-to-side. "You're such a nuisance in the morning."

"You're a nuisance in the morning," She mumbled, poking him in the chest. Levi rolled his eyes.

"Go shower," He lightly pushed her toward her bathroom door, "I'll put out some clothes for you."

Reina stumbled into her bathroom with squinted eyes. She turned the showerhead on, undressed, and got in.

After the duo's little confession session the previous night, Levi was in a cuddly mood - much to Reina's surprise. He ended up falling asleep with her on her bed embracing her. Reina blushed while thinking about it. They both confessed to each other – what do they do now?

When she finished showering, Reina hopped out and wrapped herself in her towel. She opened the door to see Levi sitting on her bed, staring out the window. She found her uniform on the dresser beside her bed, along with a bra and a pair of rather sexy underwear that she didn't often wear.

"Levi, where'd you find this?" She said, putting one hand on her hip while she held the lacy thong in the other. Levi glanced at her with an indistinguishable look before looking away with a slight angry blush on his cheeks.

"I just picked a random pair. I didn't really look."

"Yeah, right," Reina smirked, "You're such a pervert," She giggled, taking her bundle of clothes to the bathroom to change.

"A grid-pattern is better. We'll have reinforcements from all sides at the ready."

"Yeah, but a triangle would be better for stealth missions, which is what we're doing."

"What're you two doing?" The Reina look-alike leaned over the lunch table to see what Levi and Reina were talking about. There was a map placed in between the two marked with dotted lines and other symbols.

"Battle strategy," He took a sip of his tea, "for a new excavation."

"Well, in that case, I agree with the corporal," Petra said.

"And why's that?" Reina asked, eyebrows twitching at the slight smirk on Levi's face.

"Well, like he said, the reinforcements will be right beside the leader, rather than behind him. It would make it easier to defend them if things go wrong."

"I disagree," Eld chimed in, letting the argument unfold. "If somebody's good enough to be a leader, they should be good enough to take care of themselves. A triangle would be better because they can scope out hazards beforehand, rather than a whole row coming in contact with it at once."

It was Reina's turn to smirk as she leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms with a smug smile. Petra looked down in disappointment and Levi glared at Eld in a discerning manner.

"Disagreeing with your boss, huh?" Levi said, staring blankly at Eld, "You're not going to betray me, are you, Jinn?"

"No, sir! Your plan is superior, clearly." Eld choked out.

"Eld!" Reina whined, lightly punching him in the arm.

"It looks like I win then," Levi said, rolling up the map.

"That's not fair! You can't pull the 'superior' card!"

"I just did," Levi gazed at Reina, challenge in his eyes.

"You're so mean! I'm going over to my own table, where people aren't cheaters!" She stuck her tongue out at the black-haired man and made her way over to squad four's table.

"Captain! We were just talking about you!" Hanji gleamed, making room for her superior.

"Oh, really? Well go on, tell me what they say about me!" Reina rested her elbows on the table and placed her chin in her hands.

"We probably shouldn't…" Keiji muttered, turning his head.

"Yeah, I'm not sure if you'd want us to," Didrika said.

"What? Why? Do you guys hate me or something? Were you trash talking me?"

"More like discussing your love life," Didrika slowly stated.

"Oh, I didn't know I had one of those!" Reina grinned, "Tell me about it!"

"Well, someone said they saw you and Corporal Levi leaving your room together, so rumours are starting to fly." Reina's grin collapsed at the sentence.

"Oh, you guys don't understand. Levi comes into my room sometimes to wake me up since I sometimes don't," She lied, "I can understand how people would misinterpret."

"Oh, I see." Didrika smiled, sipping at a cup of tea.

Lunch passed by and soon enough Reina found herself in her new office with Levi, cleaning. As she dusted a shelf on the right wall of the office, she felt a pair of hands slink their way around her waist. Reina smiled and turned around, meeting face to face with two gray eyes. Levi gave her a quick peck before moving his lips down to her jawline, kissing all the way down to her collarbone.

"People have started talking," Reina whispered, running her fingers into his hair.

"Let them," He mumbled into her neck. As soon as the words left his mouth, Reina heard a commotion going on outside her office.

"Yes, commander. He said he was going to help her clean the office up." Gunther's voice sounded from behind the door. Reina attempted to push Levi away, but he just held her tighter.

"I'm not ashamed. Are you?" He muttered. They heard a knock on the door and the turn of a handle. Erwin popped his head in and immediately made eye contact with Reina.

"So, the rumours are true then," Erwin's eyes seemed to twinkle in amusement. Levi turned his head to the left, looking at Erwin from the corner of his eye with boredom. His arms slowly fell from Reina's waist.

"What rumours?" Gunther's voice sounded from outside of the room. Shortly after, his head peaked in on the scene. "Wow, clean up the office my ass! Eld owes me money now!" He shouted.

"Now, now, Scholtz. We need to respect their privacy." Erwin walked over to Reina's desk, placing a small folder on it. "This is the bio of your new recruit, Oldman. Her stats are all inside so you can place her in her most fitting position when it comes time to fight. Aren't you lucky that Labarre died and left you to take care of this mess?" Erwin smiled. Reina stared at him, astonished that he would say such a thing.

"You really are a creepy guy, Erwin." Levi scowled, leaning against the wall. Erwin let out a small chuckle before leaving the room, tugging Gunther along.

Shortly after the commander left and the two captains gained their composure, a loud bang flooded their ears, along with sirens.

Titan sirens.

Sorry if this chappy is just...eh...I dunno, lame or boring or whatever... I tried to segue it into a more interesting one haha. segues are a lot harder than you think! For real!

Oh, next chapter is gonna be bloopers probably, so stay tuned :)

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