Lunchtime at school. The sky was of a miserable gray colour and It was pouring down. Every student would most likely spend their lunchtime either in the canteen, library, or the corridors. Nobody was outdoors, except for some people sitting under a gazebo that wasn't a long distance away from the main entrance.

Levi, Reiner and Bertolt were just next to the main entrance, and they were watching the people under the gazebo through a window as they were talking.

"I've noticed something. That stupid pussy Armin really annoys me. He's being such an idiot in the health class! He's acting like he knows everything! Stupid show-off kid. Teacher's pet." Reiner had said. Now it was Bertolt's turn to talk.

"I don't really see this guy on the classes and I don't know much about him. But what I do know is that he sounds really annoying."

-"He should just do a little favour for everybody by learning how to shut his mouth!"

"Maybe we should teach him."

Reiner chuckled at the thought. A nice kick on that pussy's ass would feel good and it would serve Armin's rght. "How's that Levi? Should we go and teach him a lesson?" Levi hadn't talked much since the lunchtime had started. He had been observing the people under the gazebo. Another group of three friends. There was the biggest brat on planet Earth, the horseface, and the wimp of whom Reiner and Bertolt were talking about.

Bertolt and Reiner weren't the only ones who had noticed that Armin was annoying. Their opinion was shared with Levi. "I'd love to. But I'm not in the mood today." The two other tough guys were eyeing Levi with surprise.

"Come on Levi! What's wrong with you? You have gotten too soft!" stated Reiner.

"Yeah! You have been acting weird!"

"This is because of that stupid Eren, isn't it?"

Levi's eyes widened the tiniest bit. He was looking at the particular person under the gazebo, laughing at something. At Armin, Levi assumed. His mouth was moving. Maybe he was telling something weird.

"Tch. What makes you think it's Eren?"

-"Just two days before you refused to beat him." Bertolt said.

Levi took his eyes away from the gazebo and glared at Bertolt. "Because I didn't feel like it."

-"Are you sick or something Levi? You don't feel like doing anything. It has to be about Eren." Reiner announced.

"Shut the fuck up. As if I even cared about that brat. I hate him." Levi's voice was really cold and that left Bertolt and Reiner speechless. After a few seconds Levi broke the silence. "Fine, lets do it."

He knew that his intentions were highly questioned and it was too troublesome getting this weird shit from his friends. It was easier to say yes than keep going on like this.

"That's more like it!" Reiner cheered.

The bell went, declaring the lunchtime to be over. "Oh shit I totally forgot my science homework! I'm done for!" Eren shrieked. It was just normal for Eren to complain like this every now and then, so Jean and Armin didn't even react to it in any way. "Oi, Eren, lets meet at the lockers after the lesson, okay?" They had planned to meet after school at Armin's place. "Got it, meet you there!" After running through the heavy rain and entering the school building, the three friends parted their ways. They didn't notice the tough guys staring at them when they had rushed through the doors.

After his IT class, Armin decided to rush to the lockers as quick as he could. He didn't want to keep Eren waiting if he had already made it there. Armin needed to pick up some maths books from his locker for studying before heading back home and that's why they had promised to meet there. The school corridors were full of students swarming around, finding their umbrellas and eventually finding their way out.

When Armin arrived at the lockers, he didn't see Eren around. It was alright though, he would just find his own locker and do what he had planned while waiting. He opened his small locker with his keys and opened his bag ready to shove the books in. But then... "Oh look, the bookworm boy." Armin knew the voice belonged to Reiner Braun, and felt chills run down his spine. He turned around and saw him. And two other guys. Bertolt and Levi, surprise, surprise. Oh no, what do they want from me?! Armin was helplessly looking around, not even sure what to look for. "Say, do you like your books?" Reiner was now towering over Armin, smirking down at him. Armin's whole body was trembling and all he managed to do was stutter out some syllables. "Speak up boy, we can't hear you!" Bertolt demanded.

Armin had never known how to defend himself against bullies. He was always good at giving advice to other people but he wasn't the one to encounter the bullies himself. Many people at the lockers were watching the scene, but sadly, nobody interfered. Armin was really scared. "Uh... I.. I gu-guess so" he managed to stutter.

"You have to speak louder!" Reiner spat at him aggressively. Armin shrieked in response. "And you need to leave him alone!" A new voice announced. This guy got the attention of all the bystanders, bullies and Armin. "EREN!" the blonde boy shouted. Armin felt really embarassed but hopeful.

The first thing Eren saw when entering the hallway was a group of students gathered around something. It didn't take a long time from Eren to spot the tall figure of Bertolt sticking out from the crowd. That's when he knew what was going on.

Eren bravely pushed himself through the crowd. Now he was standing before Reiner and his people, with his famous determined eyes. Eren couldn't understand why they were after Armin. He was so innocent! Then again, maybe the innocence caused this. The other thing he could think of was himself. Were they doing this because of the things that had happened between Eren and the punks? Oh dear lord...

"What happens if we don't?" Reiner stepped back from Armin to face Eren, smirking. "You don't even want to know what will happen. Now. Tell me, what are you doing here?"

"We were just having a friendly talk here. It seems that he got scared of us though." Bertolt chuckled and Armin blushed a bit. He was being humiliated in front of many students.

"Listen, if this shit is because of me, I think you people are pathetic!" Many gasps were heard from the bystanders mouths. "Eren, please don't!" Armin was worried, but was getting even more worried every second, and his voice was full of grief. Eren ignored him. "Why would you attack my innocent friend when you could have come to me?"

Levi had not said a thing yet. He was a silent observer, as always. But Eren just knew that it was about being calm before a storm. And now the storm came in, rumbling. After Eren's latest words, it happened. Eren got a quick and a powerful fist on his face. Eren's head was forced back and he yelled in pain, holding his cheek with his hand. He would definitely get a bruise there later. People around the scene were in terror, especially Armin. "Eren!" he yelled and tried to go for help, but Bertolt grabbed Armin from his arms and held him still.

Eren angrily looked at Levi, whose face, not to Eren's surprise, was deadly calm."You son of a..." Eren started, but then Levi furrowed his eyebrows, and landed a kick just below Eren's kneecaps, making him fall down on his knees. Then he landed another kick on Eren's chest, making him fall on his back.

"Eren! No! Eren!" Armin kept yelling out his best friend's name and felt really helpless. What could he have done when the 2-meter punk was holding him still, and right next to them was a musclebeast who was about as strong as Levi was.

"Jäger. Hate me much? Hmm? Do you despise me?" Levi spoke. Eren's mouth was bleeding as he had accidentally bitten his own cheek when Levi had hit him. He spat the blood on the floor, and growled, still holding his cheek. It was painful, but he still managed to get up. "I don't want you to get the pleasure from me answering that question." Eren spat in disgust.

He was really brave and again, Levi was quite impressed. However, he couldn't let the crowd see it. He had to act cool. Just the way he was expected to act. He grasped Eren's left shoulder, and with his other hand, he punched him in the stomach, receiving some more groans from the brunette. "Don't get too cheeky, brat. You don't benefit from it in any way." Coldly, he looked at Eren who was hissing at the shorter guy.

Finally, Levi looked back to Reiner and Bertolt. "Come on, lets go." He walked away, the two other guys following him.

Armin, who was let go by Bertolt, ran to Eren to help him. He felt so disgusted about the bystander students that eventually left the scene without even lending their hands. "Eren! I'm so sorry about this. Are you okay?" He asked hastily. Eren still had his eyes on the tough guys walking away, and noticed how Levi took one last look at Eren. There was something weird about Levi. He had a hint of regret in his eyes. Levi turned his face away from Eren again, and soon he was out of sight.

"Can you hear me Eren? Please say something!"

-"Oh don't worry pal. It's nothing..."

"Don't say that! This is all my fault..."

-"Armin, this is NOT your fault! It's nobody's fault. Those guys are just being some huge pricks."

"But if I hadn't been so weak, you wouldn't have needed to come and save me.."

-"Seriously Armin. Don't blame yourself. Lets just relax and head to your place, okay?"

"If you say so... Yeah, we can patch you up when we get to there."

Group pressure is a rotten thing, Levi thought to himself.

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