Yay Ch. 2! *throws confetti and candy around* Armin as a little one is so much fun to write! He'd so freaking cute! Okay. On with the story!
Levi was woken a couple hours later by a tentative knock on his bedroom door. He sighed as he got up. He opened the door and looked down at Armin "Yes?" Armin looked shyly up at him "Can I get breakfast sir?" Levi nodded "I suppose also you don't have to call me sir, call me Levi." Armin's eyes widened a little and he nodded Levi shook his head and lead the way to the kitchen with Armin following behind.
He made eggs and toast and when Armin finished he told him to wait in the living room while he got ready. Armin looked up "Are we going somewhere?" Levi nodded "I have to get you some clothes and stuff. I don't want you walking around in dirty clothing all the time." Armin nodded and went to wait in the living room, he looked around bored and his eyes lit up when he saw some books.
He stopped, last night Levi had told him not to touch anything did the rule still apply? He hesitated a second longer before he became so bored he was willing to risk it, if Levi hit him for it it wouldn't hurt to bad and really if Levi had rules to follow he should have told Armin right away. He grabbed a small but thick book and looked at the cover, The Wizard of Oz? He'd never heard of that before.
He looked around one more time before sitting on the couch and starting to read, he made it ten pages in before Levi came back but Armin didn't notice, he was to engrossed in the book. Levi cleared his throat and Armin jumped, he quickly closed the book and set it aside "I.. I didn't know if you didn't wanted me to still not touch anything but I really like books and I'm sorry if I wasn't supposed to but I-" Levi cut him off "It's fine, I'm not going to yell at you for reading a book."
Armin sighed in relief and Levi glanced at his watch "If your good I'll buy you a book while were out." Armin looked up at him with a wide smile, seeming to forget his usual shyness, "You will! Thank you Mr. Levi!"
Levi sighed but gave the kid a tiny smile "Drop the Mr. okay kid. Now get in the car and lets go." Armin nodded still smiling and even bouncing a little, Levi groaned internally.
How was he supposed to take care of an excitable kid? Well at least he was more well behaved then most brats Levi knew, even some of his students didn't act this mature most of the time. They got in the car (Levi had to help Armin with the seat belt) and drove to the store. Levi got a cart and asked Armin if he wanted to ride in the kids seat, Armin nodded and Levi helped him inside.
They got him some clothes that Armin said he liked and Levi grabbed some supplies for class and some groceries then they made their way to the book section. Levi let Armin out of the cart to pick 1 book, Armin nodded and smiled brightly then went to go look through the books. Levi made sure to keep an eye on him and sat on a bench to wait. About five minutes later Armin came back with a book "this is the one you want?"questioned Levi eyeing the rather large book about Ocean animals, Armin nodded and gave Levi a wide smile that Levi had to admit (though not out loud) was rather endearing.
The went to the cash register who rang up the items with a smile at Armin who blushed and hid behind Levi shyly, the cashier giggled and blew Armin a kiss as they walked away and Armin waved, still blushing, Levi rolled his eyes at the rather sweet moment and pulled Armin toward the car Armin turned to smile at him book clenched tightly to his chest "Thank you Levi!" Levi nodded and buckled Armin in then drove home.
He helped put Armin's clothes away and change him into new ones, throwing the old ones in the washer then went to start dinner while Armin read in his room. An hour later dinner was ready and Armin had made it almost halfway through the book. Levi called Armin into the kitchen and they ate. Levi spoke "Where do you go to school?"
Armin looked down suddenly "I don't anymore. They took me out of school because I tried to tell on them once." Levi cringed slightly at the reminder and sighed "I'll have to sign you up for school then. I'm a teacher by the way." Armin looked up in awe "You are?" Levi nodded and Armin smiled brightly "My mommy was a teacher once, she would let me come with her sometimes.
My dad worked at the aquarium." Levi smiled a little and Armin kept talking, the longer he talked the more comfortable he seemed to get in Levi's presence. He talked about the fish in the aquarium that his dad had taken him to a lot, he talked about the babies his mom used to teach (She was a preschool teacher) he talked about what kinda books he liked and what kinda stuff he liked to do. Levi would interject with questions and stuff he felt would keep the conversation going and before they knew it they'd talked all the way through dinner.
Levi cleaned up as Armin gave a yawn. Levi glanced at the clock, 9:00. He sighed he'd have to set Armin a bed time and give him some rules to follow and such. "Go to bed Armin." Armin nodded but hesitated, Levi shot him a questioning look and Armin quickly gave Levi a hug whispered goodnight and fled the room. Levi chuckled and followed.
He knocked on Armin's door and entered, Armin was sitting on his bed with his face buried in the pillow and Levi smiled "If you wanted a hug you could have asked, I wouldn't have said no." Armin peeked up from the pillow "Your not mad?" Levi shook his head "I'm not mad." Armin scooted closer "C.. can I have a hug?" Levi nodded and Armin hugged him. It only lasted a couple seconds but Armin seemed much happier afterwards.
Levi smiled "Go to sleep Armin." Armin nodded and settled under the covers "goodnight Levi." Levi sighed "good night Armin." the he left the room. He smiled slightly as he made his way to his own bed, he had to prepare for school in the morning. He stopped and groaned, what would he do with Armin? He headed for the phone and dialed a number "Yo?"
said the voice on the ed of the line and Levi sighed "Hanji. I need you to take Armin for the day tomorrow so I can work."
Hanji shook her head "No can do Levi, my snakes are back from the vet and I have work tomorrow. You could try Erwin." Levi nodded "Fine." then he hung up. He dialed Erwin's number,
"Hello?" Levi glanced at the clock "Erwin. I need you to take Armin tomorrow so I can work." Erwin sighed "I have work tomorrow to, did you try Hanji?"
Levi glared at the wall "Her pests are back and she also has to work." Erwin grimaced "Sorry Levi. Just take him to work with you." Levi sighed "Fine." Erwin smiled "hows he doing?"
Levi's glare cooled a little "He's fine. He finally warmed up to me, apparently he likes to read and all I had to do was buy him a book before he decided that I was his best friend."
Erwin laughed "You don't sound to put out about it." Levi nodded "He's not the worst brat ever, he's more well behaved than some of my students." Erwin chuckled "Glad to hear your getting along, Hanji already contacted the police about the issue by the way."
Levi slouched against the wall. "That's good to hear. Will they be coming to question him?" Erwin shrugged and switched the phone to his other ear "They haven't said yet but they most likely will." Levi rubbed his temple "Alright. Thank you for informing me. I'm going to bed now." Erwin nodded "Goodnight Levi." Levi sighed and hung up, then went to bed. He made sure to set his alarm then fell asleep, in his room Armin was curled around the book Levi had bought him.