Erwin and Levi

Levi was still sitting on the wall when Erwin finally caught up with him. Erwin sat down next to him and stared out over the open ground, not speaking for a while. Eventually, he cleared his throat.

"Hell of a mess huh?" he said.

Levi scowled at him "You think?"

Erwin laughed slightly, "Levi, you are the only one who can sort this. I know it is all new to you and probably a bit of a shock but you will need to sort this out. Hange wants to talk to you, she is awake and mad as hell. I can't risk sending you all out again until I know that Hange and Eren are not going to attempt to kill each other."

Levi shook his head, "Do you really think it will be that easy? What if I decided to pick one of them? The other would still be pissed and we would be no better off. The only solution is to tell them both I am not interested."

"Would that be the truth?" Erwin asked, his eyebrow raised.

Levi didn't answer. He just went back to staring out across the open land outside the wall. He had been sat here for hours, trying to work out whether he would be able to tell them both that and it be the truth. For a man who did not like to show emotion, this situation was driving him mad. He was going round in circles telling himself that he would be able to decide on the right course of action. Finally, he stood up and brushed himself off.

"I'm going to go check on Hange," he said and walked off in the direction of the infirmary.

Erwin sat and watched him go. He did not envy the position Levi was in but he also would not allow this situation to continue as the wellbeing of his regiment was at stake.

Levi and Hange

Hange was sitting up in bed when Levi walked him. She looked over and frowned.

"About time, I'm laying here wounded and you finally stroll in!" she muttered.

Moblit hid a smile and shook his head. It was obvious she was shaken by the fact Levi had been told about her feelings for him and she was hiding it behind a bad temper. Levi sighed and looked over at Moblit.

"Would you mind giving us a minute please," Levi said.

Moblit glanced at Hange and nodded. He stood up and walked over to the door, glancing back and seeing the look on Hange's face that seemed to scream 'Don't you dare leave me alone with him!" He chuckled to himself and walked out, heading towards the mess hall to update the rest of Hange's squad on her condition. Once Moblit was safely out of earshot, Levi took his place sitting down next to the bed. For a while, he did not speak, not really knowing where to start. In the end, Hange beat him to it.

"It is not a big deal Levi, nothing has changed. Erwin should not have told you, you did not need to know," she smiled, aiming for reassuring.

"Yeah well now I do and I have to deal with this. Eren could have killed you. I will not be responsible for you dying!"

"I wound him up, I told him to back off. It was my own fault really. I mean I had no place telling him that. It is not like there was anything between me and you. I was just jealous that you seemed to like him." Hange shrugged, "I'll get over it. I've been through worse."

Levi realised that Hange was talking as if he was already with Eren and had resigned herself to that face and in theory that could make life easier for everyone but Levi was not sure that he wanted her to get over it. Hange was special to him. Did he love her? He was not sure he could say it went that far but when he had seen her laying at the base of the tree, his heart had skipped a beat thinking he had lost her. Would he feel the same if it had been Eren? He did not know.

"Tsk, just stop talking Four Eyes," he said and smiled at her.

Hange smiled back and leaned against the pillows, closing her eyes. "My head hurts."

Levi sighed and reached out and got hold of her hand, "Rest, I need you back in fighting form as soon as possible!"

Hange opened one eye and looked at his hand.

"It doesn't mean anything Four Eyes; I am being nice!" Levi muttered.

Hange smiled and drifted off to sleep, happier than she had been for a long time.