"Absolutely not." Eren looking into the mess hall to hear Captain Levi's voice. Squad Levi were blocking Eren's view of the captain, and whatever he was disagreeing too. He could hear Petra's voice, though not as clearly.
"Awh Captain why not?" Her voice was tiny bit desperate but calm in its own way. Curiosity got the better of him and he walked into the mess hall. Walking slowly he ended up beside Oluo. Eren looked over at Petra to see a puppy in her hands. Captain Levi was just frowning and shaking his head.
"Is that a puppy?" Eren spoke out and shimmied over to Petra, petting the puppy. It squirmed and licked at his hand, causing Eren to chuckle.
"You can keep it." All heads turned towards the Captain as he spoke. Petra and Eren's faces lit up happily as they patted and played with the dog. It happily allowed them to do so, licking at Eren constantly. The tiggleish pink tongue made Eren squirm and laugh.
"Thank you Captain!" Squad Levi chorused, Eren and Petra saying it louder and more enthusiastically than the others.
Petra and Eren stayed playing with the puppy in the mess hall under the watchful eye of Levi. They had been there all day and Levi had gotten through 9 cups of tea. The Captain hadn't said anything for the entire time but had kept an eye on Eren. The brunette boy just disregarded it as Corporal Levi making sure he doesn't transform or something like that.
After a while Petra got called in by Erwin which left Levi and Eren in the mess hall alone. Eren was sitting with his back up against one of the table legs, the puppy asleep on his lap. He stroked the puppy softly while trying to keep his own eyes open. Levi still stayed silent.
Curiosity took over Eren and he sneaked a glance at his Captain. The sight left him gaping with his eyes open. Corporal Levi had fallen asleep, his black bangs gently falling over his side. His arms were crossed loosely and one leg was still over the other. Eren noticed though, that the man's head was tilted in the boy's direction and the normal creases between his brow had smoothened out. Eren smiled softly and stood up, gently placing the puppy on the ground. It only blinked once at the movements before falling asleep again.
Eren walked over to the press and opened it, revealing thick blankets. These were there so that if anyone happened to fall asleep in the mess hall (as the Captain did) or if there's an emergency that kept everyone in the mess hall.
Eren pulled out the first one and walked over to Levi, draping it over the raven haired man. Eren smiled and ran his fingers through his soft hair. Leaning forward, Eren pressed his lips gently on the man's forehead.
"Dogs are always obedient, hm?" Eren jumped back, surprise written all over his face. His brain slowly started figuring out what had just happened.
Levi had been awake.
A blush flared up on the brunette's cheeks.
"S-sir!" He gasped. His whole body tensed in a defensive state, looking at Levi. The raven's lips were stretched into a smirk, his eyes only open slightly.
"I have to say, letting a dog into this regiment was a good idea." Levi slowly stood up and stretched. He walked up to a blushing Eren, bending down and throwing the teen over his shoulder. Eren gave a surprised yell.
"Captain sir?!" He sounded distressed and confused. Levi just smiled.
"As I said Jeager, dogs are quite obedient." And with that Levi shrugged, standing up and walking away.