"OK, I guess now I can add being a peeping tom to my list of illegal activities!" You knew that what you were doing was wrong, but what could you do? "Well I could look away…" You could've, but you didn't. All the opposite, you were basically devouring the unaware regiment captain with your eyes! Forcing yourself to take your eyes from him even for a second, you took a moment to calm your racing heart―That sleek but still firmly muscular body would haunt you in your dreams for the rest of your life, that was for sure. "I'd never think I would end up doing something like this! What next? A murder? Or… a… sexual assault..?" Your concentration was slipping once again as you glanced at his direction. For your relief (but also for your disappointment), Levi had already put on a clean shirt and was middle of adjusting the harness straps. You swiftly hid from the sight again and waited until he left, not moving a muscle until you were sure he wasn't coming back. "How low I've sank..? This is ridiculous…" You whimpered as you squeezed from under the bed, relieved you could finally breathe freely again. "The new low… and one of the highlights of my life? Wait! Nope! Forget all about it! This never happened!" Oh no, you'd never forget it and you knew it. No matter how hard you'd try, the image of shirtless Heichou was burned into your mind forever― And what a nice image it truly was~! Now you couldn't help but to think about the last night as a wasted opportunity; "We were drunk, laying in his goddamn bed together. That kind of combination should according to all the laws of the universe lead to… something! But no… I only do stupid things when there's nothing in it for me, apparently!"
Your mission was a failure. The list was nowhere to be found, so you retreated the same way you came from and scuffed back to the military police HQ. There was nothing else you could do but to get a new list and scribble some random numbers on it. Pretty low thing to do, but desperate times require desperate actions. The next morning you were about to do just that, making your way across the HQ's courtyard and towards the offices; No-one should be there that early, so you could just grab a new form and go on your merry way. You were just about to past the courtyard main entrance, but what― or more like who― you saw made you froze in place. You felt the blood escape from your face when your eyes locked in with his, and for a moment neither of you said a word.
"Um… Hi there. [l/n], right?" Levi started the conversation somewhat cautiously, occasionally glancing over your shoulder as if to make sure no-one saw the two of you. "Do you have a minute?"
Not wanting to anyone see you in his company either, you nodded and followed him outside the gate. Bolting to the opposite direction without a word did crossed your mind, but maybe it was better just to listen what he had to say; It was a very unlikely scenario, almost impossible one, but you couldn't help but to feel nervous if he had somehow found out that you had broken into his room and was here to confront you about it.
"I'd rather not show my face there for obvious reasons…" Levi explained as you two made your way to a narrow alleyway next to the base, just far enough to hide from curious eyes. "Alright, so… I think this belongs to you." He reached inside his jacket and handed you a slightly crumpled piece of paper.
"Ah! T-t-thanks!" You stuttered surprised as you took the tax list from him. "He really had it, after all! I never thought he would go through the trouble of returning it, though..!" That also explained how he knew your name; You were pretty sure that you never mentioned your name to him, but it didn't take too great detective skills to look it up from the paper.
"And…" Anxiously shifting weight from a feet to another, Levi took a moment to put his words together. His overall presence was calm and collected, but the little things told you he was clearly just as nervous as you were, or possibly even more. "My memories are pretty hazy, and I… I just have to ask…" He lowered his voice as he continued, seemingly trying to avoid your gaze as he spoke. "Did we..? You know..?"
"Did we what?" You blinked confused. "Oh… Oh!" You felt all the heat of your body rush up and onto your face when you realized what he meant. "Don't tell me he really just asked me that?!"
"I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable―" He tried to save the situation after seeing how shocked you looked. You didn't clearly just imagine it; Judging by his reaction, your face really had to be flaming red at the moment. The fact that he had noticed it didn't make you feel any less uncomfortable, all the opposite. "It's alright, just forget I even asked-"
"No! No… No, we didn't." You quickly interrupted him, trying to brush off the awkwardness of the situation with a nervous laughter. "I just walked you home, that's all― And, well… fell asleep as well, I guess. That wasn't part of the plan or intentional whatsoever, so sorry about that…"
"No harm done― I guess I should be the one apologizing." This was probably the first time ever you saw him smiling― Even so slightly, but it still was a genuine smile, maybe even a little mischievous one. As a military police officer, you hadn't really had much any interaction with Captain Levi, but those rare times you had seen him he was always looking so severe… even quite intimidating, to be honest. This far he had turned out to be very different from what you had expected. "I doubt I was at my best that night." Levi cringed at the memory, avoiding the eye contact seemingly embarrassed. "I'm sorry that I caused you all that trouble. And… thanks." He gave you another slight smile as he thanked you, preparing to make his leave. "I guess I've taken enough of your time already― Just wanted to return that list and sort out this mess a bit." You followed him with your gaze as he made his way past you and towards to the exit of the alleyway. For your surprise, he halted, taking a short moment to think before turning to look at you again. "And… I'd like to make it up to you. Only if you're up for it, of course― It's completely understandable if you don't want to take a risk of being seen in my company, so no offence taken if you say no."
"Make it up to me?" You asked surprised. "How?"
"I honestly have zero idea what he has in mind…" You thought to yourself as you locked your room door before heading out. "Or why I agreed to this in the first place... Almost like I'm asking for trouble." Levi had told you to meet him at the northern entryway of the scout regiment base late in the evening, but didn't say what for. "Oh boy, I almost got in sooooo much trouble, just imagine if anyone would find out that it was me who was with the captain that night? I should definitely stay away from him for now― Hmm? What was that? Oh, you wanna hang out? Sure, I'd love to, just tell me where and when~! It's not like my life will become a living hell if someone finds out about this! Seriously, what the hell is wrong with me?!" Although the evening was going to be chilly, you wanted to play it safe and went out without your jacket; It had given you out the last time, so you wouldn't make the same mistake again. Sun was already starting to set when you arrived to the meeting spot― Levi was already there waiting for you, and without further explanations he gestured you to follow him inside the base walls.
"So… What are we exactly doing tonight?" You inquired as you pranced after him.
"You'll see soon enough."
"...Fine. Are you always this mysterious or is it just for today?" You rolled your eyes, taking the hint that continuing your inquiry would be pointless. Levi just chuckled at your words, not commenting on your sneering. Your curiosity grew as he lead you through the base grounds using remote paths, all the way to the scout regiment training yards. When he stopped at the edge of the forest, you still had no clue why he had brought you there. Levi seemed to enjoy keeping you in the dark until the very last moment, leisurely leaning against a tree to examine you. "Expecting me to get all confused and keep inquiring why you brought me here?" You frowned to yourself and crossed your arms over your chest. "Sorry, not gonna to give you that pleasure. Just whenever you're ready…"