"Go to bed"

"No"

"Hange" he begged.

"No, it's too early" they frowned, stomping their feet on the ground.

"Yeah, so you can wake up early"

"The average child sleeps somewhere between ten and twelve hours at night. It's nine o'clock. Do you want us up at seven in the morning?" raising an eyebrow, they crossed their arm over their chest.

"Fine! You can stay up for another hour" he fell on the couch, Mikasa smiling from his side with Levi sleeping in her arms.

"Thanks Eren!" they climbed in the couch, kissed his cheek and ran to where Armin was reading "You are the best!"

"Shh, not so loud, Levi is asleep" Mikasa rocked the boy so he didn't wake up, his head on her shoulder as he breathed slowly.

"Sorry!" they replied in the same voice as before.

"Don't even bother" Eren chuckled, throwing his head back.

"Levi is sleeping too much" she commented, using one hand to push away the boy's hair.

"It's probably because of his malnutrition" Eren got closer to them, his hand resting on her shoulder "I've seen worse, so don't worry about it" he gave her a reassuring smile.

"Did you see them with your father?" she whispered with her arm around Levi as if protecting him from things that could come out from the shadows the candle light made.

"Sometimes. Sometimes they were just… there… when I walked around town…" he shook his head to get rid of the bad memories of his hometown and instead smiled at her "He's going to be fine if you keep taking care of him like you are now"

Mikasa blushed, a little smile making its way into her face as she tried to hide it with her scarf, balancing Levi so he didn't fall.

Armin, a few meter away, let his own sad smile as he sighed.

"Are you okay, Armin?" Hange asked as they put down the book.

"Oh? Yes, I'm fine" he gave them a more confident smiled, letting the book fall on his lap.

"You looked sad for a moment"

"I just really hope they get their own family" Armin ruffled their hair, setting the book on the table near him.

"Yeah, they are nice. I hope so too" they smiled as they went back to their book, their hand under their mouth with their arm resting on the table as their eyes moved.

"Yeah, very nice…" he felt a lone tear fall from his eyes as he thought about everything they had been through, as he thought about everything they had done for him. They really deserved it.

"To bed, Hange!" Eren called from his place at the couch, standing up to fetch the pillow and blanket for the kid.

"It's not a bed" they spoke as they climbed down the chair they were sitting on.

"Well it's the closest thing you'll get"

"Why?" they climbed in the couch, Eren covering them with the blanket as Mikasa covered Levi still in her arms.

"Because people will freak out if they see you" he sat in one of the couch's arms, looking own at them.

"Why would they freak out?"

"Because children are not supposed to be here in the HQ. Now sleep" he put his hand over their eyes, smiling as he felt them frown.

"That doesn't answer anything but okay. Good night, Eren. Good night, Mikasa. Good night, Armin"

"Good night" they answered, Mikasa already closing her eyes and Armin accommodating himself in the armchair he was sitting on.

"Yeah, sure, leave Eren to sleep on the floor" he mumbled, dragging a small blanket and a pillow to the floor in front of the couch. Armin blew out the candle, letting darkness flood the room.

"We can change if you want" Mikasa whispered from her position near his feet.

"Nah, Levi is better with you. God, I never thought I'd said that"

"For your information, we actually make a good team…when… y'know… you are not in danger"

"Good night, Mikasa" Eren closed his eyes smiling.

"Yeah, good night, Eren. Good night Armin"

"Oh, you haven't forgotten about me?"

"Now I will. Go to sleep" Eren grunted, covering his face with the blanket.

"Your feet are going to get coold" Armin sang from his place, giggling as Eren flipped him the finger.

A few seconds of silence went by before Armin gasped.

"What now?" Eren sat up, frowning at his childhood friend.

"Moblit. He doesn't know what happened. He's going to come here looking for Hange tomorrow!" at his words, Mikasa sat startled.

"Fuck" Eren whined, letting himself fall back.

"Guys? Who's Moblit?"

"Hange. Sleep. Now!"