Before I start chapter five I want to both say thank you and I'm sorry to MB. I did not know that what you said in your first review was what I assume is your native tounge. If it is then I do hope that I'm not being an ass and if I am please let me know. Thanks for the reveiws and I hope that you keep reading. Okay then, now that that's out of they way let me say this: Enjoy chapter five. Today, I started this chapter my dog woke me up after only five and a half hours of sleep. I was slightly mad until it wore off a few hours later. And this is to the chapter three Guest reviewer: Gahhhhhhhh. I wish that you had told me that before. Well, too late now. I'll try my best to keep up. Once again, thanks for telling me.

Chapter Five: Nighttime Training.

Later that same day.

It was around midnight when Levi and Armin began their next training session. Like he promised he had blindfolded himself to try and make it more of a fair fight for Armin. He was still useing his own combat knife and the child himself was also given a combat knife. Armin was to use his hearing and sight alone. That's right, he had to stay within a very small lit zone about the size of three lanturns set in a circle and not leave the light. If he did he'd fail the test. As he scanned around the lit zone Levi spoke to him.

"Ready Armin?" The captain asked as he held the knife in his right hand this time.

"Yes." He said, determaned to do a better job then he did that morning.

"Alright. Start!" He said as he moved in the shadows.

'Okay Armin, now you really have to step up your game.' He thought to himself as he kept his eyes' moving. As the sound of metal hitting metal was heard Armin thought to himself again. 'I did it!'

'Hmmm.' Levi thought.

"Again."

As the sound of footsteps came from behind Armin he shut his eyes and focused his hearing. 'Left or right? "Left!" He told himself as he moved to the right, and got knicked across the arm. "Ah!"

"Wrong." He told him as he showed only his face, "Never give away your move to the enemy." before exiting the light.

"'Growl'. Of course!" He said in a 'I can't belive that I didn't think of that' tone of voice.

"Try again."

While the wind blew past him he heard the sound of crunching leaves coming from behind him. So he took a chance by turning around and from slashing left to right. Once again the sound of metal clashing together was heard as Armin saw Levi's weapon return to the shadows. Another swing was made as the knifes clashed together for a third time. "Where are you Levi? This isn't fair!" He shouted.

"Life isn't fair. Now keep trying or fail my test." He replied back.

This time, Levi took the chance to swing at Armin and aimed it at the boy's knee. He moved out of the way just in time and returned the favor by slashing at the hidden man.

Unknown to them both, Zoe watched from the top of the stairs.

'Go on Armin, you can do this. I know you can.'

"Uhghhh!" Armin cried out in pain as he fell to one knee and dropped the combat knife. There was a brand-new fresh cut on the back of his left knee. Crimson colored blood began to pour from the wound and down his leg, messing up his new outfit. He slowly and carefully stood back up, only for him to return to the one knee pose.
Levi took that as the sigh to stop and remove his blindfold. "Armin." He says as the boy looks up at him. "Get up."

"'Sob', What?" He asked with tears in his eyes.

"Get. up."

"I can't Levi."

"You can and you will. Or I'll leave you here until daybreak. Maybe when the sun comes up tommorow morning you'll see the swelling in your leg." He tells the child as his medium length blond hair started to get wet from the warm tears.

"Would you really leave me here alone in the dark?"

"Yes." He told him as he put his hands into his pockets while still looking right at him. After watching for a few seconds longer he walked towards the steps that were now empty. As he opened the door he looked behind him one more time and saw Armin crawling towards the stairs. He closed the door and waited for Armin to reach the first step. "I don't care how long it takes Armin, you will learn."

"Levi, I won't give up. I want to prove to you that I can do anything you tell me to do."

"Then prove it." He said as he went inside and shut the door. As he walked up the stairs he saw Zoe watching from the window. "Don't help him." He said, causing her to jump and look at him. "He needs to do this alone." She nods her head before turning back to the window. "If he reachs the door, take care of his wound and hair. It needs to be cut."

"Yes Captain."

Ten minutes later.

"Last one." As he climbed the last step he heard the door open and saw a pair of redish boots about five feet infront of him. "Zoe, please help me up."

"Sorry Armin. I can't. Captain Levi told me that if you reached the door you could come inside to get your wound treated. He also want's your hair trimmed too." Zoe told him as he stood up at last. He walked inside with a limp as Zoe stayed right beside him incase if he fell again. Once they finally reached her lab she helped him onto the table and wraped his new wound. After a few minutes of peace and quiet Armin spoke again.

"Hmm?" She asked with a calm look.

"Why's Levi doing this?"

"He's teaching you how to fight because he wants you to be able to keep yourself safe. The fact that he really attacked you at all is a little suprising."

"Think he's mad at me?"

"No. I don't think he could ever be mad at you. He cares about you as just as much as I do."

Smileing, he said: "You really think so?"

"I know so." She said.

Hugging her, he told her: "Thanks." before getting off of the table and walking up the few sets of stairs and heading to his room for the night.