Sorry guys! I meant to publish this yesterday and completely forgot. This is the final chapter of my short but sweet ficlet!

Enjoy!

"If he comes back with her, nothing lengthy. Just that you're sorry and you love her. Alright?"

Hange and the other have moved to the lounge, and are waiting for Levi. To let them know if she's alright or still upset.

"Yes, squad leader."

"I hate waiting. Somebody start a conversation." Hange is the definition of impatient.

Krista tries to relieve some of the tension. "Uh… well how was the honeymoon?"

Hange reclines back in her chair. "Let me tell you, no responsibilities for a whole month is the absolute best."

"Why you tease?" Sasha pouts. "Meanwhile we've been here breaking our backs!"

"Oh don't gimme all that." Hange waves Sasha off. "With us gone you guys probably didn't have to commit to half of your responsibilities."

"Do you feel different? Ya know, now that you're married and all?" Armin decides to refocus the conversation.

"Not at first. But yeah, I do feel kinda different. It's a good kind of different." She laughs. "I never imagined myself one to ever get married. Especially not after joining the scouts. I guess this was a bit of a happy accident."

Krista looks on in confusion. "Accident?"

"Well yeah…" Hange shrugs. "I got no other way to describe it."

"I'm happy for you guys." Krista smiles.

"Thanks, blondie. Also we really appreciate you guys looking after Ina while we were away. Levi had such peace of mind."

Eren nods. "Anything for that little squirt. Besides, you guys of all people deserved the vacation."

"What's Captain Levi even like when he's on vacation?" Connie simply couldn't picture it.

Hange laughs again. "Exactly how he is here. When I tell you he woke up at the same time every single day I mean it."

"I don't think Ackermans' know how to relax." Eren nudges Mikasa, who wants to argue, but decides against it. She would only prove Eren's point.

Hange shakes her head. "They don't. I got him to have wine once and he fucking hated it. That was the beginning and end of his attempt to relax."

Jean snorts. "Can that man even get drunk?"

"No. I learned that the hard way. I suppose, he's great to have around during a hangover." Hange shrugs.

"Told you Eren." Mikasa sneers at the green eyed scout. "Stop trying to test that theory before I throttle you."

"Hey, if we're being honest I was curious too." Armin admits.

"Well I tested it out years when Levi and I were still enlisted. He got really close to being buzzed, but had gone through like 3 and a half bottles of vodka to get there."

"Damn!" Half the scouts exclaim.

"Yeah… I kinda gave him alcohol poisoning and had to pump his stomach. Eren, take it from me, it's pointless. Don't do it. She'll never forgive you."

"No. I. Won't." Mikasa shakes her head with every word.

Levi enters the lounge, followed closely by Ina.

"Peanut!"

They all rush to greet her.

Ina hugs them all one by one. Each of them whisper a single short phrase as they wrap their arms around her.

"We're so sorry. We love you."

"I love you, too."

Ina doesn't mind repeating it over and over. Because she can never say she loves them too many times. There just aren't enough words to express how much they all mean to her.

They sit up for hours talking and playing around with her. Everyone notices Levi and Hange sharing a seat. They've never seen him remain so willingly close to another person aside from Ina. Never seen him show affection to someone other than Ina.

Wow, they really are a couple now. No one is surprised. As Krista often told her comrades, Levi and Hange becoming a couple was a matter of when, not if.

At one point during all of the fun and laughter, Ina shivers innocently. The 104th crowd around her. Shuffling her into eren's arms before Levi and Hange can blink. The Titan shifter thinks nothing of it, and wraps his arms around her in an effort to warm her up.

"You've got 3 seconds to tell us what the fuck happened?" Levi glares at them.

"It's nothing! I just get chilly." Ina defends.

Sasha puts a blanket over Ina's shoulders. "Here, peanut."

"I'm with Levi on this one." Hange crosses her arms. "You've all been acting awfully strange since we got back."

"Have not!" Ina argues.

"And why is Ina covering up for you? What did You brats do?!"

"I am not! Papa, just let it go. It's nothing! Honest."

"She fell in the pond!" Sasha covers her mouth right after blurting out the confession. The entire 104th body slams her to the ground.

"Sissy!"

"What?!" Hange exclaims. She grabs Levi's arm when he tries to grab the closest subordinate to him and smack them. "You guys best be joking or I'll have to let Levi fuck you up."

"I'll be doing that regardless." Levi growls. He could break out of Hange's hold if he wanted to, but chooses not to. It would only serve to upset Ina and he'd rather not do that. "Start talking!"

"I'm sorry guys. Secrets give me diarrhea." Sasha cries.

Krista covers the brunette's mouth. "Sasha shut the fuck up!"

"Well it's out now, so one of you better start explaining." Levi glares at the incompetent morons before him.

Ina stands and takes the blanket with her. "Papa, it was my fault."

"They're supposed to be watching you-"

"At all times, yes papa I know. Well, they took me out to play in the snow and I ran ahead of them… I didn't realize I'd run onto the ice until they stopped me. They said big brother pulled me out."

Eren corroborates Ina's story. "She wasn't even under for a full minute, we swear."

Krista gives up on trying to smother Sasha. "Sir, we spent 2 straight hours rewarming her. We used Eren's body heat to keep her warm and I guess she got used to it."

"I'm fine." Ina reassures her parents. "Seriously they took good care of me. They made me tea and soup, and big brother kept me warm all night."

"So that's why you were both in the infirmary?"

"Yes, Sir." Eren nods at Levi's question.

"But you're okay, Ina?" Hange knows how thorough the 104th are when it comes to Ina's care. She still can't help but worry. One of the new, unwelcome perks of being a parent.

"Yes, Mama. I'm good as new. I just… I feel cold sometimes. And big brother is really warm."

Ina returns to eren's arms and snuggles into him. Levi and Hange notice her posture relax once with him. Eren folds the blanket over her shoulders and rubs her arms, letting Ina's head rest just beneath his chin. She's so cute bundled up like this.

"You're lucky Ina's vouching for you." Levi folds his arms across his chest.

"Hey!" Ina perks up. "If they got in trouble then I should too. We sink or swim together. Speaking of which, you guys need to teach me how to swim."

"What did you guys sign a bloodpact or something?" Hange raises an eyebrow. "And yes Ina you'll learn in the summer."

"We have to keep some of our secrets don't we?" Krista folds the blanket over Ina's feet.

Hange finds herself grinning at the simple action. "Well if you're that loyal then maybe Ina won't mind sharing her present with you all?"

"Ooh, another present?!" Ina wishes she felt like getting up, but doesn't want to disturb her cocoon of warmth.

Hange pulls out a blue gift bag and hands it to Ina, who doesn't move.

"Um, Big brother could you?" She looks at the gift bag, then up at Eren.

"Sure thing, Peanut." Eren takes the bag from Hange.

"Don't forget this is for her. I don't want any of you trying to take her shit. Understood?" Levi orders.

"Yes, Sir."

"But you said I could share, right? What is it big brother?" Ina peeks into the bag without removing herself from the blanket.

"Let's see what we have here." Eren repositions Ina to free his hands. He reaches into the gift bag and pulls out a red satin bag.

"Ohh, it's so pretty. What is it?" Ina states at the bag.

Levi needs her to stop being so fucking cute. "Look inside it, you little brat."

Eren pulls the strings at the top of the bag loose and leans forward so Ina can see what's inside.

"Oh shit these are chocolate truffles!" Eren exclaims. Only Sasha reacts, but restrains herself when she wants to grab the bag and take the treats for herself.

"What's that? Take one out big brother, I wanna see!"

Eren pulls one out for Ina to see, but doesn't give her much time to examine what it is. Instead he unwraps it and pops it right in her mouth. Ina's overrun with the wonderful taste of creamy chocolate.

"Take it easy brat!" Levi yells.

Ina groans in delight as she starts to chew.

"This is amazing! You guys! Try one! Big brother let them have some." Eren is about to hand the bag off when Sasha dives for it, but Connie stops her.

"One, Sasha. Where's your goddamn self control?" Connie takes a single truffle out and gives it to her. Then hands the bag around so the others can try one as well.

"I haven't had one of these since I was 11 years old. The fuck outta here!" Sasha all but inhaled her truffle.

"Want another, peanut?" Eren asks the bundled up child when the satin bag comes back to him.

"Yes, please!"

"Open up." Eren unwraps another truffle and pops it into Ina's mouth. Then works on getting one for himself.

"Goddamn that's good." Ina cries.

"Language!" A few of them chastise her.

"Sorry!"

But she doesn't look even the slightest bit remorseful.

Fini

And there you have it. The last chapter is short and sweet but I feel like it wraps up this brief story pretty well.

The whole point of my writing and publishing this was to further establish Levi/Hange's relationship. I know what you're thinking. We barely scratched the surface! They were background characters in this! Both are correct and I'm sorry. Remember when I started sense of belonging a million years ago and said that I avoided romance because I suck at writing it? That's still true lol. I have a very very very rough around the edges draft of the honeymoon but it's all over the place. I don't see myself publishing it any time soon because it's just... so embarrassing!

I'm taking a huge risk by publishing my next fic. It's angsty and unlike anything I've ever written. This upcoming fic is sad and tragic but also uplifting and somewhat hopeful. Levi and Hange ARE the main focus. I'm going to dive headfirst into their relationship and explore what happens when they're both tested to their limits. I will give you guys the title so you can speculate and have fuel to hold on to while I make my final edits.

Coming soon to a phone/tablet/computer near you: It's Quiet Uptown

Do with that title what you will. I'll see you guys very soon.