A/N: Wow! Am I finally posting the next chapter? Please don't be mad guys. I know I took too long, more than two months in fact. But I was just so busy with graduation and stuff, I hardly had time. And then came this huge writers block which I'm still fighting to be honest. I'm really sorry it took this long. I promise I'll try to be more regular from now on.

So, this is the chapter from Levi's POV showing his side of the story. Enjoy!

Chapter Summary: Levi is faced with his unresolved emotions. How will he deal with them? Avoidance is always an option.

~~Levi Ackerman~~

There are two things that I was forced to learn very early in life.

One. The world is a shitty place.

Two. Life is the most unfair fucking shit ever.

And believe me when I say, in my total of 34 years, there have only been a handful of incidents that could make me think otherwise.

Hange Zoe is NOT one of them.

If anyone ever asks me to represent Hange with something, I'd say they're like a shitstorm without any prior notice. Full of irrationality and batshit crazy. A typhoon that comes in your life and does as it pleases without a care in the world.

Everything around you is blowing up? All your carefully constructed plans are getting ruined?

Haha. See if they give a damn!

I know what you're thinking. Why do I put up with such madness? Huh… Fuck if I know! It's that shitty eyebrows who's in fault. If only he'd listened to me the first time and changed my working partner, I wouldn't be here suffering right now.

'Here' being the weekly get together at Hange's.

Don't get me wrong. It's not like I don't enjoy hanging out with these two. Because I do. Hell! I was enjoying even half an hour ago.

Until shitty glasses brought up the one person I've been refusing to think about for the past few days.

"Hey Levi", they called my name in a calm voice. A voice that warned me that they were up to no good. I lifted my head to look at them with cautious eyes.

They grinned evilly, and instantly I knew what they're gonna ask.

"Hang–"

"Have you contacted Eren yet?" they shouted over my attempt to shut them up. And the moment I heard that name, I froze.

Erwin looked back and forth between Hange and me, confusion etched in his crystal blue eyes. "Who's Eren?!"

I swear Hange's face would have split in two if they tried to smile any wider. No, wait. I'd hoped their face did split in two! Fucking annoying shitty glasses! That'd have shut them up.

"Oh Erwin, he didn't tell you?!" Hange turned to Erwin with a look of mocking hurt. And then, it slowly morphed into an impish grin.

Okay, time to leave this place!

"Eren Jaeger is my friend…" they paused and wiggled their eyebrows at me. "… and Levi's darling little boy!"

It's totally undignified to choke on your drink and spill it all over your clothes. But that's exactly what I did.

"He is NOT my darling little boy!"

Did I tell you the world was a shitty place? Let me tell you one more thing. The inside of Hange Zoe's head was the shittiest of them all.

The next thirty minutes were spent with Hange laughing their ass out at my outburst and Erwin trying to stop me from murdering them. After Hange somehow managed to control themselves and I successfully calmed down, Erwin gave me a change of clothes which I took with a grunt and disappeared into the bathroom.

So here I am, down on my knees and leaning my forehead against the bathroom door. My mind has finally caught up to everything that trespassed in the last half an hour and I'm racking my brain to figure out exactly why I got so easily affected just by his name. Maybe the fact that he's a minor actually distressed me more than I previously thought. Maybe I'm still disturbed by the fact that I actually lusted after someone young enough to be my child!

Or maybe I'm afraid of letting my daughter down. Afraid that if she ever found out, she'd hate me forever.

Yes, that must be it. That must be all there is to it. After all, the idea of me falling for a seventeen year old is ridiculous and creepy. And despicable.

Even though the mere thought of that seventeen years old lights a spark inside me that makes me feel all warm and tingly inside.

It doesn't mean anything. I'm probably getting down with a fever. That's all.

When I'm out of the bathroom and nearing the door to the living room, I hear faint whispers.

So now they're talking behind my back, huh?

I'm about to go in with a glare and tell them to shut the fuck up when one of the voices suddenly gets a little louder.

"You sure he wasn't just infatuated?" It's Erwin.

"I've never seen him look at any other person that way… like ever!" Hange whispers furiously. "Sure, I agree it was probably just attraction in the beginning, but… there's more Erwin! I'm sure of it!"

I watch Erwin sigh and shake his head. "It was just two days Hange. You can't be that sure in just two days."

My fists clench painfully. Who is he to think two days isn't enough?! It might have been very little time, but–

I lean against the wall for support, shocked by my own thoughts.

What the hell am I saying?

"Levi."

"Yeah…"

"Levi."

"What?"

"Levi."

I whirl my chair around to face the man currently irritating the shit out of me.

"What. The. Fuck. Erwin?!"

He friggin' smiles! "Ah, finally you're listening."

My eyes narrow dangerously. "What do you mean finally?! I heard you the first time. You're the idiot who kept calling my name again and again."

He looks down at my desk, the smile slowly turning into a sly smirk.

This is bad!

"I needed to make sure you're paying attention, Levi", he says amusedly. "After all, I'm not the one doodling pretty green eyes in the middle of work."

What?

I look down, and to my utter mortification, there lies a piece of paper gloriously carrying the proof of Erwin's words. I hastily pick it up, curl it into a ball and throw it in the nearest basket.

Shitty eyebrows smirks wider.

Fuck!

"How's school, kid?"

"Dad!"

I chuckle at her outburst. "What? I can't ask about your school?"

The pout she gives is way too adorable. "You can. But not now! Dinner time is father-daughter bonding time!" She folds her arms over her chest. "Study talk is strictly prohibited!"

"Is that so?"

"Hmph!" she nods vigorously and I can't help but snort at her antics.

"Okay…" I pretend to think for a moment. "So what do we talk about? That boyfriend of yours – what's his name… Farlan?"

"Dad!"

Well well, that's a new sight. I never thought I'd see my daughter go beet red like that just by the mention of a name.

"What? You wanted to talk, right?" I smirk.

She pouts, knowing full well how it weakens me. This brat! "Yeah, but not about Farlan. A-And just so you know, he's not my b-boyfriend or anything!"

"Yeah yeah", I wave her off. Like I'll be fooled! How old does she think I am anyway? "Alright then, you pick the topic."

She beams like I've just handed over her favorite ice-cream. Why do I have a bad feeling about this?

"Tell me about your Shiganshina trip!"

Whoops!

It's totally a coincidence that the food somehow ends up in my windpipe and I start coughing violently. Isabel rushes out of her chair to help me. I take the glass of water she holds out to me and gulp it down in one go.

"Thanks", I mutter once I regain my breath.

She watches me with worried eyes. "You okay dad?"

I raise an eyebrow at her. She rolls her eyes and laughs.

"Now tell me about Shiganshina!" Damn! I thought she'd forgotten. "Did you meet Hange's friend? How is he?"

Inwardly, I start to feel guilty. For the millionth time. Izzy only knows that I went with Hange to their hometown to meet their old friend. Little does she know that this friend is actually a mere teenager and that Hange's original plan was to hook me up with him.

Which I almost did – I think with a grimace.

"Yes, I met him", I start cautiously. "He's a nice guy."

Isabel gives an irritated sigh. "That hardly explains anything! Be more elaborate dad!"

I sigh and rub my temple. "Fine! What do you wanna know?"

"What's his name? How old is he? What does he do? What kind of person is he? What does he look–"

"Wait wait!" I cut her off. "Breathe kid. One question at a time."

She huffs.

I ruffle her hair before continuing. "His name is Eren Jaeger. He's 17 years old and in his 2nd year of high school."

"So young!" the surprise in her voice is genuine.

A bitter laugh forces its way out of me.

Too young!

"Anyway", I shake my head to get rid of unnecessary thoughts. "He's a nice guy. Quite tall for a high schooler, has brown hair which always looks messy and…"

I remember ocean green eyes, staring at me with wonder and admiration. I recall olive skin dusted with pink. I take a deep breath and somehow I can smell grass and rain and earth. I close my eyes, and I see Eren fucking Jaeger.

"And…?"

"And eyes that remind me of sunset in a beach."

"Sunset?"

"Yeah, ocean green with a warm golden sparkle… like sunset."

What brings me back to present is my daughter laughing hysterically in front of me.

"What?" I narrow my eyes and scowl.

"Nothing!" she manages to spit out between laughter. "I just… I don't think I've ever heard you talk about anyone like that!"

My eyes narrow further, if that's even possible. "What do you mean 'like that'?"

The reply she gives sends a chill down my spine.

"Like he's the most beautiful human being you've ever seen!"

Petra… maybe I'm losing my mind. Otherwise why can't I stop? It was just a physical attraction, right? I was supposed to forget about him by now. Then why do I keep letting myself think about him?!

A boy.

A kid…!

I try to shut the thoughts. I do. But they keep coming back. I feel so disgusted!

Tell me Petra.

Are you disgusted with me too?

A/N: Levi is very closed off about his emotions. But Hange and Erwin are just the persons to rile him up! ;)

Also, since he's afraid that his feelings for Eren would affect Isabel negatively, he himself has started thinking that what he's feeling is wrong. So whenever he catches himself thinking of Eren, it just leaves him with more self-loathing. Poor guy. I wish he'd talk to his friends about it. But we all know how he is, don't we? Which is why I see him talking to Petra about it. Since she was his partner in life at some point, Levi finds comfort in talking to her. Even though it's just in his mind. Levi is just a lonely soul who needs lots of love.

By the way, Farlan will make appearance later in the story. Probably much later, considering the things I have planned till now.

Okay, I'll stop my rambling for now. Next chapter is going to bring a new twist in the story. Wait for it! And have a great day!

As always, thanks for reading! ^_^