"You must be Eren." An excited, bubbly woman said as she stood, brushing herself off from where she's been sitting in front of Eren's house. His eyes widened slightly.
"Um, who are you?" He asked uncertainly. He was still in his uniform, but the top few buttons were undone and he had been preparing to go home and immediately change into something else.
"Oh, how rude of me! I'm Hange, a friend of Levi's. It's so nice to meet you! He told me all about you today while we were in a meeting together." Eren lit up immediately and grinned.
"You're friends with Levi?" She nodded enthusiastically.
"Yes! Although, I may have exaggerated a bit when I said he talked about you. He actually avoided most of my questions." She said with a frown. There was silence for a moment before Eren remembered they were standing in front of his house.
"Oh, let's go inside. What kind of tea do you like?"
"Anything is fine, but I prefer oolong."
"So do I." Eren said with a grin. "Milk, no sugar." Hange slung an arm over his shoulders as he unlocked the door and grinned down at him.
"We'll get along wonderfully."
"So you're telling me that you and Levi met because of an experiment gone wrong?" Eren clarified, eyes wide in astonishment.
"Oh, yes. I messed up so badly I had soldiers from Sina chasing me for miles." The crazed woman cackled. "Turns out firearms experiments in a warzone are a bad idea. But anyway, Levi comes in out of nowhere with a gun in his hand and the scariest look I've ever seen. He fired three shots into the air and scared the soldiers so bad the turned tail and ran back the way they came."
"Wow. But I thought you were a scientist? What experiments could have required firearms?"
"Ah, I want to hear about you, though!" She said, waving her hand dismissively. "What do you do? What is your favorite color? Do you like flowers?"
"I clean for one house and I'm a server for another, my favorite color is green, and I like gardens with flowers, but I'm not as much of a fan of bouquets." Eren said, pouring himself another cup of tea and silently asking if Hange wanted more as well. She nodded and he poured some for her as well, stirring in milk for the both of them.
"Why are you living here by yourself? It seems a bit big just for one person."
"My sister and I both lived here before she found her mate. It just seemed…wrong to leave. I suppose I'm going to eventually, though. It'll be different living with Levi." Eren murmured. Hange paused, cup barely touching her lips. "What?" Eren asked after he registered her shock. A slow grin crept across her pretty face and he felt wary for a moment.
"You said you're going to live with Levi." Eren's face immediately flushed with embarrassment.
"I didn't mean to assume he'd be okay with it, I mean of course I'll stay here if…"
"Eren." Hange said, cutting him off. "I guarantee you, he really wants you to move in. He's just not very good at expressing himself." Eren rolled his eyes at that and took a sip of his tea.
"I didn't get that feeling yesterday when he was walking around like any other alpha I've ever met." Eren said. Hange gave a sympathetic smile.
"I know. I'm one of very few betas where I work and the constant pissing contests get to be a bit much." She admitted. "But I promise that once you get to know him he's more than just your average alpha." Eren gave a small, almost shy smile and nodded.
"I kind of got that feeling." He said with a tiny smile. Hange looked at him blankly for a moment before squealing happily.
"Oh my god you're so freaking adorable!" Eren blushed again and hid it by drinking deeply from his cup. "Oh, we should probably get going." She added, almost as an afterthought. Eren furrowed his brow.
"Going? Where?" Eren asked in confusion.
"Oh, I told Levi I would come get you and bring you to his house since he would be in the meeting for a while. It would have ended…an hour ago." She decided after a glance at the clock on the wall. Eren bit his lip and glanced at the door for no particular reason.
"We could stay if you don't want to see him." Hange suggested coyly.
"No!" Eren said too quickly. Hange grinned and he smiled back despite himself. "I mean, I'd like to see him if he's not busy."
"For you? I guarantee he's never busy."
