Ahaha...I managed to knock this one out in a rather sleep deprived state last night :'D sosorryifitsnotthatgoodsinceithinkitsabitoffbuthey youguysmightstilllikeitidfk
And thanks to those who answered my question about Levi, but now I'm just deny deny deny! He's in his 20's in my head, and if anyone needs me, I'll be in Egypt
In a little over a day and a half, Eren was back up and running. Crawling around on the ground with his new right arm, he was constantly following Hanji around like a puppy clinging onto it's new master, and over the course of a few days he had also taken a shine to some of the trainees; namely Armin, Mikasa, and Christa.
Eren was fond of Armin since he likes to pick on the poor blond by headbutting his leg and stealing his possessions, but he also enjoys curling up to nap next to him while Armin would quietly read a book. Mikasa was the one to play around with him through mock wrestling, which helped to build up his muscles (they were currently in the process of strengthening his calves so he could walk) and giving him the affectionate attention he needed. Christa was found to be the least threatening, and also liked to show affection towards him, which often lead to a huffy Ymir.
Most of the other cadets were a bit touch and go; He would be a bit stubborn around Ymir, Sasha, Connie, and Marco. He had a strong dislike towards Jean for some odd reason, at one point he was trying to bite Jean's leg off which ended in failure since he couldn't get his teeth through the cadet's boot and only managed to get Jean to fall on his arse. As for Annie, Reiner, and Berthold; Eren would avoid them like the plague. He found the three very intimidating, though Hanji suspects his only scared of Berthold due to his freakish height.
As for Levi...Levi was just glad the feral boy finally had a shirt big enough to cover his shame.
Currently Hanji was tapping away on her laptop, typing up her current research and observation notes. Armin was occupying the seat next the the woman, and was currently reading through some of Dr Yeager's notes which he found fascinating, while Mikasa was sitting on the ground, trying to pull Eren's shirt back on after he had managed to get it half off in his hatred for the clothing.
"No. Eren, sit still and wear your shirt." Mikasa commanded as she struggled to get the boy, who was flailing around and snarling on her lap, to get his arm through the hole.
Armin lowered his book and watched the two's antics "You need any help Mikasa?"
"That would be great Armin." Mikasa grunted as she finally got his arm in, only for Eren to pull his head out of the hole.
Hanji turned in her chair and watched as the blond approached the two, and soon ended up struggling in the little tussle, though Eren was now on the losing side even though he was still putting up a fight. The brunette couldn't help but grin and giggle.
Being distracted by the little show, the scientist didn't notice that someone had entered the tent until there was a tap on her shoulder which the woman jumped at from the surprise. Looking up, she was greeted by Auruo.
"Hey! I haven't seen you for a few days, where the hell have you been hiding?"
"You've pretty much secluded yourself in this tent, looking after that...Damn brat." The man snorted as he leered at the boy who had finally had his shirt back on, cheeks puffed up in disapproval.
"Oh god, don't try acting like Levi again. It'll start with the same insults, and then you'll become some OCD freak who obsessed over perfection and cleanliness. One Levi is enough thank you!"
Auruo scoffed, "Whatever. Anyways, Commander Smith needs to talk to you, it sounds pretty serious."
"Alright." Hanji pushed herself up, and turned her head to the three that were sitting on the ground. "Hey, you two gonna be alright keeping an eye on him on your own?"
"Yeah, we should be fine." Mikasa answered. Armin was distracted by pulling faces, which Eren would mimic.
"Okay then, lead the way."
Hanji followed Auruo outside and found Irvin, who was discussing something with Mike, Gunther, and Urd outside the food hall. Guessing from the body language and hand gestures, it seemed like something that was guy exclusive, which would just fly over Hanji's head.
"Commander, I brought Zoe." Auruo interrupted the mens talk, all four males looking at the two.
"Thank you Auruo, you're all dismissed." Irvin stated, the group of men just waltzed away to go do whatever they felt like.
"Heh, we're so damn relaxed right now that we don't even bother saluting each other. The higher ups would be spewing if they saw this." Hanji joked.
Irvin made a noise in agreement, followed by giving the Squad Leader a serious look. "I got a message from Central."
"Oh?"
"It appears that Maria is threatening to wage war on Rose and Sina."
"Shit, we've been trying to avoid this...Does that mean we're gonna be heading back?"
"At this point you've been scheduled to return by the end of the month, but depending on the situation, you might need to be prepared to move out earlier."
"I see."
"Rose has been trying their best to maintain the peace, but things don't seem to be going in our favor. If war is declared, we may need to resort to our new weapon."
"Huh? New weapon?" Hanji questioned with a quirked eyebrow. She looked Irvin straight in the eye until it clicked, and gasped. "NO! There's no way we can do that!"
"I don't think we have a choice. He was created to be a weapon after all, and with what we've seen, we may be able to avoid it if we threaten Maria."
"But Eren hasn't transformed once since we've had him in our custody. We wouldn't know how to trigger his transformation, nor do we know if we'd be able to contain him if he were to go out of control. And then there's his own health to consider, he's physically 15, but he's only an infant mentally. I can't allow this, he's not ready!"
"Then all he needs is some training, and with some research I'm sure we can find a way to trigger his transformation and how to control him if he were to act up."
"Don't forget he was out of commission for 3 days straight afterwards with a high fever, and we don't know how long he can last in his giant form!"
"Hanji!" Irvin snapped. "Must I remind you that you are a soldier. If conflict were to arise, then we must allow sacrifices to be made in order to protect our country and our allies. That is out job. Emotional attachments and morality will only get you killed. Do I make myself clear?"
Sweat started to drip from Hanji's face and she swallowed hard, "Y-yes sir..."
Irvin seemed to relax and let out a sigh, "Good. Look, I understand you want to protect the boy, but under these circumstances, I don't think it's possible... Your dismissed."
Hanji nodded before trudging back to her tent, her expression grim while her head hung low as a million thoughts spun around in her head at once. When she returned to her tent, Mikasa and Armin only took one look at their superior to know that she wanted some alone time, so they picked themselves up from the ground and left. Hanji plopped onto her chair; elbows on her knees and face buried in her hands as her shoulders shuddered every time she breathed as she tried to calm herself down.
Eren, who was still left inside the tent, noticed the change in behavior of the usually perky and cheerful woman, and made his way over for inspection. Position still the same, Eren placed his hands on the woman's knees to pull himself up to stand on his own knees and lick the back of her hands.
The scientist let out a little squeak at the strange touch and removed her hands from her face to see Eren in front of her and nipping at her fingers, which was probably his own bizarre way of comforting her. A strained chuckle left her lips as she moved her hands to ruffle the boys hair and then pulling his ears gently.
"Heh, you're such a sweetheart knowing you were worried about me."
Eren rested his head on her lap and let out a high pitched purr, enjoying the sensation from the light tugs on his ears.
"Hmmm, you deserve better than this. You deserve a home with someone to who will love and take care of you, not life out here in the wild, or with the military."
As soon as the ear pulling stopped, Eren raised his head to look Hanji in the eye. He then managed to climb onto the woman's lap, stomach on her legs while his limbs and head flopped off the ends like an oversized rag doll.
"Oh god Eren, you're a bit too big for this." Hanji grunted as she tried to position herself better in her seat while Eren made no attempt to move. As soon as she was able to get into a more comfortable position, she carefully turned her chair (making sure Eren's head wouldn't hit the desk) and proceeded with her work, occasionally scratching the top of the boys head absentmindedly as she flicked through her notes in an act to distract herself.
*wheezes* HOLY CRAP, THIS FIC REACHED 101 FOLLOWERS! OH GOD, YOU GUYS ARE FREAKING AWESOME! :D
I think I should do something to commemorate this since this is my first fic to hit that many on anything.
Maybe a cover picture? That would be fun, though I wouldn't know what to actually have on it, but I'm seriously considering drawing one up! :D
