Hello! My gosh so many faves and follows! I love you all so very much! Even the reviews too! So sadly I didn't like how all of this turned out I'm still trying not to rush things too quickly. But I did like the ending with its feels and sweetness. Also! Please if you have any ideas for what I can do for little Eren do tell! I need all the help I can get. Thank you all so much and let's continue!
I do not own SnK!
"Levi left me again!" Eren whined as he walked down the hall. He had woken up to an empty room the shorter man no where to be seen. But a new set of clothes sat on the chair next to his bed. The brunet struggled to put the clothes on before walking out.
Why does he always leave me? I thought we were doing better now... The boy slightly pouted eyes down casted to the ground. He wished to play with the corporal but he would always leave him by himself. Does he not like me? He said he didn't hate me...but nothing about liking me...
"Eren!"
Jumping in fright, Eren turned around seeing Armin and Mikasa coming up to him. "...A-Armin nii-chan? M-Mikasa nee-chan?"
"Yes that is us Eren, glad you remembered our names." Armin softly smiled to him.
Mikasa pulled up her scarf blushing just a bit. "Eren we wanted to finish our talk from yesterday." She noticed his clothes weren't properly put on. "And fix your clothes too."
The three of them walk into another room quietly closeting the door behind them. Eren took a seat on the bed fidgeting with his hands every so often, he wasn't use to these two. Of course he knew Armin vaguely from long ago, but the girl scared him with her stare...and hadn't that scarf look so similar to the one he had?
"So Eren can you tell us why you think you're here for?" Armin as first taking a seat next to the boy.
He looked away playing with his hands a bit. "B-Because my m-mama d-dropped me o-off h-here? L-Levi didn't explain w-well..."
Leaning over, Mikasa reached out to try and fix his clothing.
"N-No!" Eren smacked her hand away moving back on the bed far from her.
"Eren I was gonna fix-"
"I-I'm gonna show L-Levi! T-That I can d-do it on m-my o-own!" Hugging his legs, the brunet leaned against the wall. "C-Can I g-go now?"
Armin placed his hand on Mikasa's shoulder nodding towards the door. He watched her get up quietly walking outside. "Eren mind if I still talk?"
He slowly nodded not moving from his spot.
"She means well Eren, we all do, none of us are gonna hurt you. But you're so afraid of us that it is hard to get to know you. Do we scare you that much? Or are you not use to new people?"
Again he nodded. "N-New p-people..."
"Okay, we won't push things, but you have to give us a chance too." The blonde softly smiled to him reassuring the boy.
"...Y-You're nice A-Armin nii-chan...s-she scares m-me..."
"Mikasa is only looking out for you Eren, she cares for you just as much as I do. Give her a chance, please?"
The brunet looked at him not moving from his spot. "...I-If she stops being s-so s-scary...a-and mean to L-Levi!"
Armin nervously laughed. "I can't guaranteed that she won't be mean at Levi Heichou, but she would try."
He hugged his knees more. "O-Okay..."
"Can I let her back in?"
Eren thought for a bit nodding to him yes.
The blonde got up going and opening the door for her to come back in.
Mikasa walked back up to the bed bowing. "I'm sorry Eren I didn't mean to make you sad or upset you."
Eren hugged his knees more. "I-It's okay..." He tried smiling to her.
The girl's cheeks tinted pink a bit as she pulled up her scarf to cover her face more.
"C-Can I go p-play n-now?"
"We were called for again Armin...by shorty..."
"Right, then we shall go, be careful okay Eren?"
"I'm a big boy! I can take care of myself!" The boy nodded proudly before crawling off the bed running off.
The two looked at one another before walking out as well heading to Levi's studies.
"You want us to do what now?"
Levi groaned pinching the bridge of his nose. This was why he hated brats, they couldn't understand a damn thing he would explain the first time. "Kirschtein was it?"
"Yes sir."
"Are you fucking stupid?"
"Uh well I-"
"Should I even ask? Of course not, you are if you can fucking understand what I just told you. But being the damn brat you are I'll repeat it one. Last. Time. You all better be listening because I'm not saying it again."
The new recruits nodded still saluting him, they were more the wiser than to talk back to the shorter corporal.
"Wet gonna start horseback training, learning to basically ride one, to make formations, and to fight on one if needed. But before all of that you need to get a horse, that will be the only horse you'll have unless something happens. So take care of them, now go get one."
Nodding once more they all left for the stables.
Levi sighed grumbling to himself about annoying brats as he went to a separate stable for his horse. Like hell would he have his horse with everyone else's, especially if not cleaned properly.
"Eren you can't go out there!"
"It's boring inside Petra nee-chan! I want to go outside!" Eren struggled against her grip trying to reach out for the door handle.
"You can't! L-Levi Heichou won't allow it!"
The instant stop in struggle made the ginger fall back on her butt having lost her grip.
"H-He wouldn't?" The brunet looked back at her fiddling with the hem of his shirt, he really wanted to go outside, but if Levi wouldn't allow him...
Petra looked back at him before down at her lap. "W-Well...I mean he just wouldn't prefer for you to-" When she looked back up the young boy was already gone. "Eren!"
Eren looked back at the entrance of the Survey Corp's home small pants coming from his lips. Sorry Petra nee-chan I just wanted to see the outside world. He turned his gaze back on the open field, the forest that surrounded his home...
"It's so pretty..."
"Everyone line up!"
Upon hearing the voice Eren headed closer to it hiding behind a barrel just peeking up over the top.
Levi sat up on his horse waiting for the recruits to come out with their horses, some of them already on. "Start by getting on them you brats."
Eren watched in awe at the quite big animals, but more mostly at Levi who sat on such animal.
"Fuck you're all so slow, now you have to bring them to walk, hopefully you already established some form of relationship with them so this should be easy. Bring the reigns forward urging them to walk." Levi did so bringing his horse to start walking.
Waiting for them to leave, the brunet got up going to the stables. He was in awe at how many were there. So much! Eren walked up to them hands fiddling with the hem of his shirt as he stared up at one.
"So big..." Reaching one hand up he tried to touch them.
The horse turned their head knowing that wasn't their rider.
A pout came on his lips as he tried again only to once more be denied. "Why can't I touch you?" The young boy reached up again.
Neighing quite loud, the horse went back on its back legs.
Eren screamed backing away as the gate was crushed under the weight of the animal. The others in the stable started neighing getting restless. Ducking more Eren cried feeling scared now.
"Levi Heichou!"
"Bertholdt was it?" Levi scowled a bit having to step back in order to see the boy, fuck he was much taller than the older man could ever dream of reaching. "What is it?"
"There is much commotion coming from the stables!"
Sighing he quickly got on his horse. "Keep practicing I'll check it out." Kicking his horse's sides making it go into a steady jog. Levi led his horse back to the stables where he saw a cloud of dust coming from the inside along with some screams. He quickly got off going in having his swords drawn.
Once he entered he saw much more dust as the horses were beyond restless, he saw Eren cowering in a corner more or less curled up in a ball. Putting his swords away he whistled making all the horses calm down. He came over to Eren staring down at him. "The fuck are you doing Yeager..."
The brunet pulled his hands down looking up at him tears falling down his dirt stained cheeks. "L-L-Levi!" He got up tackling the shorter man into a hug crying louder. "S-So s-s-scary!"
A scowl came on the corporal's lips as he pushed back at him. "Stop it you're fucking filthy." His eyes caught sight of some cuts and bruises on his body. "Where..." Levi looked over at one of the crushed gates. "that would make most sense...ugh come on stop crying."
Eren kept sniffing wiping at his tears only succeeding at making his face dirtier.
Levi sighed turning. "Come on, let's clean you up."
The brunet nodded as he took hold of the raven's thumb with his two fingers following after him.
"Stop squirming! It will only get worse!" A deeper scowl along with a glare stopped the boy's movements all together.
Both Eren and Levi sat in Eren's room (for he had been moved from the dungeon) after another deep cleaning bath for the younger.
Levi held the boy's hand in the process of trying to remove the splinters that got in from the stable incident. Why the hell am I doing this? He was too scared of Hanji, wouldn't even take Petra! The fuck! I don't have time for this! He quickly pulled out the small piece of wood before Eren could jump back from the pain.
"I-It h-hurts!"
"Let it teach you not to go near the stables again. I told you before to fucking stay in the castle yet you defy my orders."
"B-But it's boring being inside! I want to be outside and play!"
The raven took a glance back up at him before pulling out another seeing the other jump with a yelp. "Doesn't excuse you for defying my orders."
Eren looked down trying not to cry from the pain.
Taking bandages he cleaned up the open wounds before wrapping his hands and other parts that held cuts. "There all done, so don't start."
He wiped his eyes before the tears fell. "U-Um...L-Levi?"
"What is it?"
"D-Do you know w-when I can s-see my m-mama? N-Not that I don't w-want to be with y-you...I-I just m-miss h-her..." The brunet looked back at him before down at his lap.
Levi stared at him, contemplating on what exactly to say, he knew of the event that occur five years ago. Especially what happened to the boy's family, turning around he placed his hand on his head keeping it down. "Don't worry...you'll get to see her one day...just not right now. You'll be living with us."
Eren smiled before taking a hold of the corporal's shirt still looking down. "Okay, you will take me back to see her right? I want you both to meet!"
Staring down at his brown hair, Levi absentmindedly ran his hand through the younger's hair, it felt soft under his touch. "Yeah...one day..."
The brunet blushed a bit when he felt that hand go through his hair. "Can you stay again Levi?"
Pulling his hand back he took a seat in the chair. "To bed Yeager."
Crawling up, Eren went under the covers. "Good night Levi." He closed his eyes snuggling into the bed.
Time passed as Levi sat there watching the boy fall asleep; he stood coming up to the bed as he pushed some of his hair back. "...You're too strong brat...it'll be the death of you...that makes me a deadman walking then...fuck..." He pulled his hand back shaking his head, he turned to the door walking to it. Taking one more glance at him he opened the door quietly slipping out into the hall.