Hey guys, hope you enjoy and sorry about this chapter being so long.
Eren:
With Levi gone the emptiness of the cell was deafening, even his monotone was better than this. Gently putting my box of stuff down on the 'bed' I started rummaging around the room, checking for rot and damp seemed like a good place to start. The job kept my hands busy but let my mind wander. God, this day had been crazy, although Levi wasn't as insufferable as I'd first thought, heck I'd go as far as saying he'd been borderline pleasant. Something of a rarity. Bending down I began pulling out the draws of the bedside cabinet to check in there, halfway through checking a draw a thought made me freeze. When had I started calling him Levi to his face? It's always Corporal or Captain, and why didn't he correct me? Having finished checking the cabinet I knelt down and started looking under the 'bed', not the most dignified position but I'd rather know now than later if my bed is going to collapse. Hmn. Maybe He'd never particularly minded? No wait I'd seen him quip at Jean for calling him that, god that was funny, so why was it suddenly okay? By this point I had finished checking over the cell, altogether pretty mould-free, though it could definitely do with a clean. Good job Levi did go to get those supplies. Speaking of which where was he? It shouldn't take nearly an hour and a half just to get a few supplies.
Levi:
The store room was just as I had left it, Pros: Everything was where I left it and was easy to get to, cons: that means no one else will have bothered with cleaning. Sighing I stepped inside, at least it wouldn't have the humiliating task of asking someone to reach something for me. The store room was small, made even smaller by the lines of shelves that now held an array of cleaning materials. From leather razors for sharpening blades to old fashioned mops. Ducking round the shelves it was easy enough to gather supplies, a mop, duster, clean bedding and any other basics. My mind wondered back to why I was getting these materials. All so the damn jail cell was habitable. Thoughts of the cell eventually led back to the question that had been on my mind for a while, why was Eren hospitalised? Hanji didn't give me an answer when I had first set out to find him, meaning Eren probably didn't have a clear idea earlier. Tsk this is just sending me in circles. Stepping out of the supply room back into the filthy corridor I was greeted by Petra.
"Let me guess Erwin wants to see me again?"
"Hey! Did it ever cross your mind that maybe I wanted to chat?" Her tone playful. Maintaining eye contact, I coked my eyebrow, clearly I didn't believe her.
"Although you are right, He did sent me to drag you off to another meeting, something about plans and he sounded pretty insistent so I've been told to get you there now."
I could feel my resentment build up, but Petra wasn't who I was annoyed with, I'd save my anger for when I got to the damn meeting, rather than shooting the messenger.
"Hey Levi why are you carrying around that lot?" indicating to the small pile of cleaning product under my right arm.
"Eren's been moved after some bullshit and I have to set foot in the disgusting jail cells, these are to make it less disgusting." It was annoying that I couldn't be more specific, but if Eyebrows wanted her to know she would have been told.
"Oh is he waiting on them?"
"I guess so." That was Petra I suppose always thinking about everyone else, she's way too good for Molbit. But whatever makes her happy.
"Do you want me to drop them off while you're at the meeting? I know Erwin has a tendency to go on a bit." Wrinkling her nose in annoyance.
"Could you? I've got a lot to talk to eyebrows about and I wouldn't want the damn brat spending the night in the filth, let alone me having to go in there."
"Sure, He's in the cells right?"
We'd finally arrived at Erwin's station and as I got to the door I turned to say thanks and give her the supplies.
"It's a shame about the cells but hey maybe Eren can get it to your standard." She grinned as I knocked and stepped into Erwin's office.
"Levi, I apologise for calling you back so soon an-"
"Damn right." His glare rivalled my own, hopefully this would be over quickly.
"More to the point Levi, we've received reports from the military police and such that there has been a rise in people dropping post or going vigilante."
Ha, they critic us for our order and it's their men that are breaking rank. "Where do we come into this?"
"The Higher ups have requested that after these missions we have a meeting with them to discuss the growing problems."
"And why the hell did I need to know this now?"
"Because you are expected to come with me and provide evidence from our side that our squadrons don't have drop outs."
Tsk. "Fine." Great another task as well as taking care of Eren, speaking of which Erwin might know about what happened to the brat.
"Erwin, why was Eren put in the medical bay? If he needs medication it'd be easier to get before Hanji was off on the mission."
His blue eyes flicked away from mine briefly, "I believe Hanji listed it as a complication of being in the sun for too long, so no medicine should be required."
Bullshit. But at this point I just have to go with it. I turned leaving Erwin to his mountain like piles of paper work and headed towards the cells, thinking none stop.
