"It's official. My life is over." The gossips were spreading like a wildfire, every person adding something new to the story. There was possibly a silver lining, though; "They didn't say anything about me, did they?" The story was constantly changing and so did the facts which could tie you to it. Feeling a spark of hope in your heart, you focused on eavesdropping the girls again. And sure enough, they soon turned back to the subject you were eagerly waiting to hear more about.

"She was from military police? Really?" Someone gasped. "You sure?"

"Positive. Not even my cousin Derrick, a simpleton he is, wouldn't mistake that big ass insignia on that girl's back."

"But… who was it?"

An unnerving silence.

"Hmm… No idea."

"YESSS!"

"Could be Irma from Officer Bayer's squad, if you ask me." First girl snickered. "She was always such a slut…"

Sounded like your death sentence was revoked, after all. Letting out a deep sigh of relief, you buried your face into your hands and took a moment to calm down. If no-one noticed you sneaking out after the bar fight, they should have no reason to think it was you. Emmett was a well known bully in the military police and the last thing you wanted was him to know that you had anything to do with this! He had some personal grudge against Captain Levi and scout regiment overall, so 'scheming with the enemy' was the worst thing to do in his book. "What was going on in my mind back then anyways?" You sighed again. "I guess I just felt so sorry for him, stupid drunkard me… I don't have anything against him, anyways― Well, maybe that one thing, but it was a long time ago-"

"[f/n]? Hello?"

"Eh?!" Snapping out of it, you almost jumped when you found a thin framed young girl standing next to you― An auburn hair tied up on a messy bun and those hazel eyes behind the silver rimmed glasses told you it was no-one else but Elise, your fellow officer. She looked at you puzzled, but gave you a warm smile before speaking.

"I'm sorry, did I startled you?" She apologized, giggling a bit at your shocked reaction.

"Yeah, a little bit." You snickered back. "No harm done."

"Dozing off middle of the day, huh?" Elise smiled again, correcting the position of her glasses as she continued. "Heard you guys were out pretty late. But anyways, I just wanted to check in if you got that Yarckel tax report done?"

"Oh, right. Yeah, I have it right here…" You nodded. Elise waited patiently while you patted through your jacket pockets, double checking the inside breast pockets more than a few times. "...Huh? What the-?"

The tax report was gone. Thankfully Elise was very understanding, agreeing that you'd return it the next day— If you'd find it, that is. That little piece of paper just seemed to have vanished into the thin air; no matter how many times you turned your room upside down, it was still nowhere to be found. "That's odd…" You muttered to yourself as you went through the cabinets for the third time. "When was the last time I saw it..? I knew I had it…" You remembered still having the list when you went out with Emmett and the others, and then it hit you― There was only one place where it could be.

"I always end up doing stupid shit like this… Which I most probably regret later, but no can do…" You muttered to yourself as you carefully opened the window and climbed into the room. "Pick the lock, get in, find the paper and get out… Simple as that." You had done your fair share of shady odd jobs in the past, so you weren't new to stuff like this― But breaking into Captain Levi's bedroom was taking it to another level, so to say. Past as a petty criminal wasn't something you were necessarily proud of, but one had to make a living, right? Signing up to the military was your ticket to a better life, and ever since you had tried your best to stay on good terms with the law. "Okie dokie… So where could it be..?" Careful not to make any sound, you closed the window behind you and took a look around. His bedroom was attached to his office, separated by a door, but both of the rooms had their own separate doors to the hallway as well. You had made sure Captain Levi was away and wouldn't be back in a while, giving you plenty of time for searching the paper, but you still tried to make haste― Longer you stayed in the room, bigger the chances were to get caught.

"There's a chance I dropped it when I hauled Heichou's drunken ass to the bed… Huh?!" You almost couldn't believe your eyes when you saw his bed; "No way… How it is even possible for someone to make their bed that neatly?!" It almost looked like he had washed and ironed all his bed sheets that very morning and spent a very good 30 minutes making sure every single pillow and blanket was perfectly placed on the bed. The whole room was almost unsettlingly neat and organized overall, not a single flake of dust in sight. "... A bit OCD, huh?" You muttered. "There's no way I'll touch those ridiculously wrinkle free sheets! And if the list was in the bed, he must have―" You were about to take a step forward, but halted as you glanced down; Even the rug fringes were perfectly aligned straight! "Are you kidding me?! This room is a goddamn minefield!" Your little 'in-and-out without leaving a trace' -mission had turned out to be more complicated than expected― If he paid this much attention to the detail, he'd surely notice if something was even minorly out of place. Carefully stepping over the edge of the rug, you tiptoed across the room, continuing your search by scanning the floors. "It's no use… He must have found it..!" You sighed to yourself as you peeked under the bed. "I guess there's no choice but to get a new list and make up the numbers-"

*Click*

Your heart dropped when you heard the lock of the door click open― Someone was about to enter the room, and that someone had to be no-one else but… "Heichou! Oh fucking hell..!" Screaming curse words inside your mind, you acted without thinking and dove under the bed, barely in time before the door swung open. Holding your breath, you listened how the footsteps made their way across the room, stopping unnervingly close to the bed. "Holy shit, does he know I'm in here?!" You were sure you'd get a heart attack at any moment― If he would take a look under the bed, it would be the end of you. "Stupid, stupid me! This was a bad idea to begin with..! Yeah, confronting him after all the stupid shit that happened last night would've been pretty damn awkward, but what about this?! Yeah, not awkward at all!" For your relief, the footsteps lingered there only for a moment, soon heading over to the other side of the room. You finally found courage to take a little peek from your hiding place, and sure enough, it was the captain himself. "What is he doing here this early?! He wasn't supposed to be back from supervising the cleaning duty in another hour or so! I hope he just stopped by to pick up something… because if he flops behind his desk to do some paperwork for a few hours, I'll rather-" Your mind went completely blank at the very second you realized what Levi was doing; After placing his jacket on the back a chair, he was now opening his harness straps one by one. He stood there his back turned at you, so there was no way he could see you... but when the shirt came off you had to force yourself to look away― If you hadn't been squeezing your hands so tightly over your mouth, you would've squealed at the sight for sure. "Contain yourself, damn it!" You commanded yourself in your mind, trying your best to control your breathing so he wouldn't hear you. "This isn't time to panic, you've seen half naked men before! But… not him, though." Taking another quick peep to… well, you know, to make sure he hasn't noticed you (an obvious lie), you couldn't help but to stare at him. "Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner..!" First thing that came into your mind to describe him was 'almost ridiculously perfect'. "Oh geez… I'm going hell for this…"