Hi guys. This'll be a short little splurge side and isn't part of the story, but it is however a message. Now before I start, yes I know some of my favorite authors do Yaoi, but hey... what author or reader hasn't read something like that. But that's not what I'm writing this for.

Recently, it came to my attention through one of the reviews that someone suggested a child rape. Now I already commented on this, saying that I wouldn't do such a thing. Yet, I feel this is need that I write this to clear up any conflict what so ever. I don't want to turn this into a drama; or any online fighting. Also, if you guys don't want to read this and if I lose any fans because of this, so be it. But I will write what I want to write, and if other people enjoy it, that means a lot to me.

Levi is a cold hearted formal criminal. Yes, he was part of a gang, but he beat people up. Not rape them. Nor is the type of person who would even consider doing such a thing to such a important person in his life. Rahi means a lot to Levi, and I purposely made it so that way Levi has a support system (and spoilers) rather than the haunting memories of his gang members dying from when he first joined the Survey Corps long before Smith was even in charge.

Besides. Rahi is a seven year old girl. A fragile seven year old girl at this point in the chapters. I haven't even made her eighth or any birthdays for that matter. I haven't even made Levi's birthday for that matter.

With that cleared up, again, if I lose any fans to this sort of "let down" of "fan service" then so be it... I write because I enjoy it, and I'm extremely happy that others do to. But I will not tolerate such thoughts about very important characters to me and hopefully some other people too. Otherwise, besides such a depressing talk, here's a little splurge about Rahi and Eren (After the first story events by the way). I don't own anything from SnK, and I just thought this would be a cute idea. Emphasis on the Cute.

Eren held up Rahi by her back on the ladder in the library as she struggled with her single arm to reach a book that was just too high for her to reach. Even standing on her toes, Rahi's slender fingers came up short. Levi had told Eren that his new job was to keep Rahi from leaving HQ unless it was to go on town business inside the walls; to protect her memory of certain events... and to make sure she adjusted well. After reading the book that Levi had been writing for years, Rahi felt like she had missed many years that were important to both her and her father. The ladder wobbled as Rahi's eyes widened and she yipped as Rahi fell back. Her eyes were clamped shut expecting to fall only to land on something rather soft... and bony.
"Ow... Rahi... you hurt." Eren groaned, as Rahi stood up frantically. Extending her hand to help Eren up. He stood up, stretching his back as it cracked a couple times. Rahi smiled lightly, brushing some hairs out of her face as icy blue eyes watched Eren as he stood on the ladder to grab the book for her.
"There you go. Need any others?" Eren asked, as Rahi shook her head.
"No, that should do it." Rahi took the rather thick book and put it in her messenger bag for safe keeping.
"So what are you doing today?" Eren prodded lightly, as they left the library.
"I need you to saddle up your horse. I'd like to go to Trost today." Rahi explained, as she began to turn their walking path to the stables.
"What for?"
"I want to introduce my dad to a new type of tea he might like." Rahi smiled lightly, but even still seemed rather grim. Eren knew she felt like she was supposed to play a role that she had no idea about... all because a titan had nearly bit her head off as a little kid and the wound healed wrong. It gave Eren another reason to want to kill the titans even more. Especially shifters that weren't fighting for humanity like him. It just wasn't right... for Ensrahi to lose all her memories like that...
"You sure about that? He uh... pretty dead set on his black or earl grey tea." Eren suggested as he whistled for his horse. She came galloping over and stopped in front of them with a huff.
"I'm pretty sure... I'm gonna try it first before even think of giving it to him." Rahi sighed, swinging onto the saddle first as Eren followed suit.
"Alright, to Trost we go."

Rahi slipped off the saddle, her boots landing on the dirty concrete with a light thwack, Eren told her that he was going to tie the horse down and not to stray so far. She reached over into her bag, and pulled out a list as Rah began to walk to the nearest spice market. The merchant seemed nice enough, as she began to look through all the bags that were open noting just how much money she had.
"I'll take a small bag of rose hip peels, beetroot, citrus peels, white bai hao yinzhen and acai fruit powder please. Oh and some rock sugar please." Rahi politely asked, as the merchant smiled.
"You making a tea?" he asked as Eren caught up to Rahi, and took the ingredients to hold for her. Rahi smiled and nodded, paying the merchant before moving on.
"What type of tea is this gonna be Rahi?" Eren asked.
"It's a recipe I found for an Orange Blossom Youthberry. It's supposed to have a bitter, yet fruity flavor. I just call it Oran Blo." Rahi smiled, as Eren shook his head in amazement. If she wasn't the lead tactician for the Survey Corps, she could have been a Tea Cynosure... Levi would have loved her even more then.

Rahi stopped by a fruit stall, buying some apples, oranges, candied mango and pineapple pieces. She than stopped by a flower stall buying some orange blossoms, roses, and hibiscus. Eren smiled, watching her converse with people lightly like her arm wasn't an eye sore for any of them at all. She wasn't wearing her normal uniform, but rather her relax time clothes, not even bothering to tie up the empty sleeve. Eren knew she was aware of it, even when they were leaving back home for Trost mid-day.
They snuck into the kitchen, aware of yelling coming from the stables to the new recruits. Pulling out a normal sized pot, Rahi put in a small metal strainer as she began to take out what she had bought onto the counters.
"Alright Eren, I need you to slice up the apples, and the oranges." She commanded as Eren smiled taking up the knife. She poured pinches of the spices in, taking off the rose petals, and the orange blossoms; crushing them in her fingers before putting them into the boiling water. Rahi poured a couple pieces of the candied fruit, and put in the cut up fruit in as well. Rahi than took a ladle as she pushed the ingredients in the strainer through pulling out the most flavor as possible. She than added the hibiscus, allowing the juices to soak. Eren could smell the fruity yet bitter flavor coming from the tea.
Rahi took out the strainer, tossing the used ingredients away as she began to run the pump; cleaning the strainer in the process. Eren took to washing the dishes as Rahi strained out as many big parts as she could from the tea, the smell really beginning to wafer through the mess hall... catching the attention of a certain individual who had a keen eye for tea.
"Rahi, you better be making a damn good tea to miss lunch." A familiar deep voice grumbled through the door as a shot corporal walked through. Rahi smiled.
"I am. Something new." She began as Levi looked at her skeptically.
"It better be as damn good as it smells brat." he warned as Rahi pulled out a tea cup, and Eren came over, closing the cabinet for her. She took the ladle and poured a cup of a dark red liquid, pushing it over to Levi. He looked at the liquid, wary.
"I promise there's no blood in it dad. It's just because of the rose petals."
"Rose petals?! Since when was flowers part of tea?" Levi demanded as Rahi laughed.
"Dad, how do you think tea was made?"

Levi took a small sip quietly, swirling around the brew in his mouth to get the texture and the flavors. The orange did stand out, but not in an overwhelming way as he could tell there was a light hint of apple and white tea... fruity, yet bitter. It was a fairly good balance. Yet the bitter taste wasn't to his liking.
"It's too damn bitter." Levi commented, as Rahi snapped her fingers.
"Ah shoot! I nearly forgot!"
Rahi ran back to her ingredients, as she pulled out a couple pieces of what seemed to be a dark amber almost like rock. Levi was confused before she put them in his tea, pulling out a spoon and stirring it. He was completely baffled before he saw the rocks beginning to dissolve and disappear in the steaming water.
"Now try it!" Rahi smiled.
"I know I drink alcohol once and a while on the rocks... but this is a little too far Rahi." Levi speculated as Rahi laughed.
"No! It sugar dad, not dirty ice." she smiled as Levi sipped his tea again. It wasn't as bitter as before, rather, now it had a good balance over all. A delicious tea indeed.

"Alright brat, what is this shit called." Levi demanded, drinking his tea happily.
"It's called Orange Blossom."
"You better make more in the future."