By the time Levi and Mikasa had finished up with Jean and had arrived back at the hospital, Eren was asleep on the bed. The two walked into the room and looked at him. Levi walked over to his side while Mikasa went over to Annie.
Annie looked at the two and shook her head slightly. "You guys should feel bad, you know? Eren was really upset about you both just leaving like that." She told them with her arms crossed. Mikasa frowned when she heard that. "Sorry." She said.
"You need to apologize to Eren, not me." Annie told her. Mikasa nodded and looked over to Erens sleeping form. I know, I will when he wakes up." She said. Annie nodded her head in approval.
Levi stared down at Eren as he stood next to his bed. He looked over Erens face and sat down on the bed, watching him. He reached over and gently grabbed his hand, holding it in his own. Leaning down, he gently kissed Erens hand while Mikasa stared along quietly.
-The Next Day-
When Eren woke up the next morning, he found Annie and Mikasa sleeping in the two chairs at the foot of his bed. Annie had her head rested on Mikasa's shoulder while Mikasa's head was rested against hers. A small frown formed on his face when he noticed that Levi was not in the room. He sat up and looked around just as the same man he was thinking about walked in through the door.
"Levi!" Eren chirped, happy that he was there. Levi walked over to him with food in his hand and handed him a plate. "Here, I got this for you." He said as Eren took the plate from him.
A small smile formed on Erens face as he sat the plate down on his lap and looked up at Levi. "Thank you." He said before digging into his food. Levi nodded and began to eat his own food. The two ate in silence for a little bit before Eren decided to break it.
"Levi?" He said.
Levi lowered his forked and looked over to Eren. "What is it, Eren?" He asked.
"What did you and Mikasa do when you two left yesterday?"
Levi didn't say anything, silently cursing in his mind. He should have known that Eren would question him, why wouldn't he? He had just hoped that he would have waited a little bit, or asked Mikasa instead.
"I had some business to take care of." Levi finally answered after a moment. Eren sighed slightly at the answer and Levi rose an eyebrow. "What?"
"You went after Jean, didn't you? I'm not stupid, Levi." Eren said as he looked away from him and down at his almost empty plate.
Levi was now the one to sigh as he moved his plate off of his lap. He stood up and went to a spot on the bed for him to sit down on. "Alright, fine. I won't lie to you, I did go to Jean and I beat the shit out of him. And I'm not sorry, he deserved it. He caused you pain, Eren." He said.
Eren looked at him. "But... what if you get in trouble? I don't want you to get punished because of me."
"I won't, trust me. Jean won't tell."
"Was Mikasa there, too?" Eren asked. Levi nodded his head as he played with Erens hand. Sighing softly, Eren shook his head.
"I don't regret it, and say I did get in trouble, it would be worth it." Levi said. "I care about you, Eren. I need you to know that because I don't think you do."
Eren looked at him a little surprised and unsure of what to say. "I..." He tried to think of something to say, but nothing came to mind. He had never met someone like Levi, so he was never prepared for what he said. "Thank you..." He finally said. "I know you care for me, I do. It's just that other than friends and family, I've never had someone care, so it's kind new, but thank you so much."
Levi rose an eyebrow as he stared at Eren. "You don't need to thank me. It's a feeling, it's nothing I want to do."
"Gee, thanks." Eren said with a slight eye roll. Levi chuckled and nodded his head as he leaned over and placed a small kiss on Erens cheek, causing Erens face to turn a slight red and make him cover his face in embarrassment.