Chapter 10: Humans are interesting
Eren waits for Levi to tell him what to do. As he told him to come out of his titan he jumps happily out and as before Levi catches him. Eren loves to get caught and steal a hug from his favourite human in the process. Being little has a lot of advantages. Hugs and touches in general are better given in his human form. Even when petting Levi´s head with one finger or the human´s hand on his face feel good too.
Levi pets his head but Eren feels that most of his attention is somewhere else, to be precise on the humans in front of them. The strange one that wants to touch him is the closed one and he thinks she is drooling. "Levi why is this human looking at me like I am food?" Levi follows his eyes and looks at the other human strangely before he sighs.
"She is … just very interested in meeting you." Levi nods at that human and it comes closer. "Eren that is Hanji, she will not experiment on you but she might ask you many question, don't feel obligated to answer them." He offers this human his hand like Levi taught him and she is very anger to shake it. Eren is not sure about that human but at least she doesn't want to eat him.
The other close up human with golden hair is coming now close enough to talk to them too. That is the human Levi called Erwin. Levi has his hands on Erens shoulders keeping him in front of his body. Protecting his back in that way and also seeing what is happening in front of him. Eren offers his hand to Erwin. "Hi my name is Eren. It´s nice to meet you." He offers that man a smile. Eren had learned that smiling is helping some people to relax.
After a few seconds of hesitation, the blond man shakes his hand. Maybe is won´t be as dangerous as Levi thinks inside the walls. These two humans are nice but looking behind the blond human a lot of the other humans don't look happy at all. "We should find a place for the night." Levi says close to my ear. "Do you have a spare horse?"
Erwin nods and signals one of the other soldiers to bring one of the horses. Another human brings a horse her eyes follow every of my movements and I try to smile at her and waves but she doesn't seem to like it.
"Don't mind them. They understand that someone like you exist first. They will be more accepting." Somehow Eren hears the word ´hopefully´ at the end of the sentence without Levi really speaking it. Before Eren can say something else Levi lifts him up so he can sit on the horse and follows smoothly after. "Over there is a place where we can stay the night." Levi points into the direction we came. They pass another smaller forest with a few very high trees where the humans are safe for the night.
They reach the trees as the sun starts to lower, without thinking Eren lifts his hand to bit in his hand to transform and climb up the tree but Levi stops him. "Not now." Eren remembers he told him not to change without Levi telling him to do or in an emergency. So Eren let his hand fall back and watches as the humans start to get ready. They all fly up into the trees, 30 meters up in the sky and a bit of jealousy grows in Eren. He wants to fly too. He hears Levi behind him huff and I know he can read my thoughts again. He always says all his emotion are clearly seen on his face. "Inside the wall I will teach you. As I promised."
Before Eren can answer they are interrupted by Erwin and behind him is Hanji looking at Eren as if she wants to eat him again. He doesn't like it. "Do you need gas?" Erwin offers him one of the silver containers. But Levi shakes his head.
"I still have some. It wasn't the gas that stopped me from returning." Levi nods up to the trees. "Let's continue our conversation up there. Come here brat." Happy I follow his call as he lifts me up in his arms. "Hold on tight. I won´t come down again to get you." I laugh, we both know that it is a lie. Levi shoots his cables up the trees and brings both of us to one of the bigger branches safely. Erwin and Hanji follow us. The other soldiers are around them. Everyone knows his task and while Eren watches them he wonders what they will be like inside the wall. Levi told him that being outside the wall makes most of the humans nervous and they act different. They all look tired and stressed, wary and suspicious when they feel him watching them. But no one seems to be brave enough to say something. While he watches them Levi tells them how they met, how he survived, that Eren took care of him and that they decided to fight the titans together. He also tells them about his graveyard and offers the back to Erwin. "A few of ours. You can give them to their families. Eren gave them all a place to rest forever."