I know it's a bit late for christmas and all that, but I think of this as a belated christmas present filled with angst, smut, fluff and then more angst. In that order. I have been planning this chapter since day one of writing this, so I hope you like it!

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Fred POV

Within a minute of Eren and Levi leaving, Dumbledore walked into the room, proud and imposing. He looked like he'd been up for a few days with no sleep, and a long lecture from Umbridge on top of it. He sat at the head of the table and looked over all of us, motioning to those of us in the other area of the kitchen.

"Join me here… I have much to tell you all." He says, seeming weary all of a sudden as he says "Those of you who are old enough, think back to the end of the first war. Those who are not, imagine what I tell you." My mother seems to pale slightly, every elder person at the table stiffening as the younger generation stare and I say "Wait, Harry, Ron, and Hermione aren't here… Neither are Eren and Levi…"

He turns to me and I see his eyebrows pinch together a moment before I suddenly hear a sound that echoed throughout the entire house. It made the walls shake, the floor rumble, and made every fiber of my body scream in some kind of primal terror. It was a roar, a deep, echoing roar created by some giant beast.

As it faded away I hear human screaming, high, and shocking compared to the other sound I'd just heard. It was followed by other screams, shouts, and sounds of something firing. Dumbledore jumped up, running out of the room as George and I run after him, moving toward the screams. I hear the others rush after me, adults, and kids alike.

The sounds are coming from the drawing room, which was locked as Dumbledore tried the door as another roar echoed throughout the house. Ginny grabbed onto my arm as he stepped back then, grabbing out his wand and shouting "Protect yourselves!" before giving his wand a grand wave and bellowing "EXPULSO!" The door, wall, and surrounding area exploded as others threw up shield charms. And as the dust settled, I knew I would have nightmares about this for years to come.

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Levi POV - Five Minutes Ago

I stepped into the room with Eren, seeing the box that Mad-Eye had with him earlier. It was just a plain cardboard box with the top folded shut, yet it gave an unnerving shake as I stepped toward it. I looked away from it and saw the trio looking at us, Harry looking pleased with himself as the other two looked confident as Harry says "And now we will prove that you're Death Eaters."

I looked back at the box worriedly as it shook again and suddenly burst open, and out from it burst forth my worst nightmare. I was back in the walls, however it was far from peaceful. I heard screaming and shouting in the distance, accompanied by the sounds of 3DMG firing as soldiers rushed around me.

I suddenly saw Eren's Titan, in the center of everything, fighting the armored Titan. But before I could shift I heard Eren's Titan roar, seeing flames and blood scattered around us. The wall was falling before my eyes, crumbling down as the Colossal Titan stepped through the break, roaring a second time.

I hear a massive explosion from behind me, hearing new people screaming and someone vomiting to my right as I suddenly felt someone grab onto me, seeing Hanji and Erwin pin me between them as I saw a Military Police officer dart toward Eren's Titan. My Squad appears and suddenly hacks Eren out of his Titan. "Let me go!" I shout to my friends, finding Hanji silent as Erwin says "I'm sorry Levi. This was the only way we could save them."

Before I could ask who he was talking about the Armoured Titan was walking off, and Eren was held up between Petra and Eld, two of the people I almost saw as siblings holding Eren's unconscious form as the Military Police Officer leveled a gun at Eren's head. "EREN!" I screamed, thrashing in my friends grip as Hanji said "This wouldn't have happened if you didn't love him. He has to die because you couldn't stand being alone anymore. He never even loved you to begin with, he was just manipulating you so that he'd live. He was using you Levi."

I feel a small part of my heart start to shatter, seeing Eren unconscious to the world around him as they prepare to execute him, and at the words Hanji said. Before my eyes I see and hear the gun go off, see the bullet tear through his skull and saw him fall to the ground, dead eyes staring at me as he collapsed onto the ground.

I wasn't even aware of the tears that started streaming down my face until I saw Eren step in front of me. But… Eren? I just… What… Everything swirls black around us a moment as my friends vanish and I try and piece together what's happening, and why I just saw every fear I held close to my heart, hidden under layers of apathy and anger. Yet as our world paints itself anew I see his form of Hell.

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Eren POV

As I saw myself fall dead to the ground I moved between my mate and this thing. I couldn't remember what it was, but seeing my mate so terrified and fearful as he called out to me made every instinct I had scream out in anguish. I wanted to hold and comfort my mate, tell him that what this thing had said wasn't true.

That I wasn't using him that I loved him and nothing on this planet could change that. Yet as the images around us changed I felt a foot slam into the back of my knee. I fell to one knee as I feel someone pin my pant leg down with a blade before Mikasa and Armin were on either side, keeping me still.

I tried to pull away, the blade and my friends keeping me still as I see Levi crying out a ways away from me. He was in his uniform, but it had blood on it, causing him to stand out in my sight. He was screaming, and in the grasp of a Titan. It had it's hand wrapped around his waist, pinning him as he struggled against it. I saw the wall shattered behind him, the smell of blood hanging thickly in the air.

I could hear Levi faintly screaming for me, begging me to help him as I fought against my friends, yet they held on, keeping me in place. I heard the screams of soldiers and civilians alike, saw Levi's squad and my friends dying around us. Yet within the tiny space we occupied it felt almost like it was silent as Armin said "You know… I always hated you, the monster who'd never learn to fight for himself without getting others killed…"

I watched and struggled on in absolute horror as Levi screamed that he hated me cause I couldn't save him. And before my very eyes, he's eaten the same way my mother was while I was hearing the words that I'd always feared from my friends. That they saw me like everyone else did, like a filthy monster. I feel something deep inside my chest start to crack, feeling a deep sinking apathy start bubbling within me, partily to hide my sanity from this pain. I saw Mikasa raise her blade, pointing it at my neck and saying "Goodbye Eren." before a spell appeared and shot her.

Everything blanked out, and something hid deep within the box again as another spell slams into the box and it blasts apart, the creature as well. I catch myself with a hand, feeling anger and pain bubble up as I realize what exactly just happened. I can feel the tears dripping down my face as I let out a soft growl, vision going slightly red around the edges.

I look over at the trio, who had huddled as close together as physically possible in the corner of the room that hadn't been blasted apart. Harry was so pale he looked like a ghost. Hermione looked like she was going to be sick, and Ron was horrified as I stand and take a step toward them as I say "Who decided… That a boggart… was the best way to learn something from us?"

I see them shake as the smell of vomit permeates the air to my right. I feel my body begin to shake with absolute rage as I want to beat an answer out of them. Before I can move any further I hear a soft call of "Eren?…" From behind me. I stop, feeling a twinge of pain and deep seated fear of abandonment.

It takes a moment for my head, so muddled by anger and pain to realize that these are the feelings of my mate. Mate… Safe… My head was a little slow as I turned, seeing my mate holding his wand, kneeling on the floor with tears dripping down his face. When my eyes meet his he drops his wand and jumps up, rushing toward me.

He trips though, and I catch him easily, pulling his sobbing form close to my chest as I bury my face in his hair. As my rage subsided my tears quickened as Levi clung to me, sobbing silently as I shake with the after effects of adrenaline. I want to vanish, to disappear from this fucking room and never step foot within it again. Someone seems to understand this as I feel a small tug on my pant leg as the room changes around me, our room appearing instead.

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Fred POV

I saw Kreacher grab onto those two and they vanished with a small pop as I hear someone else retch. George and I held Ginny protectively as she shook while clinging to us. The trio all slowly peeled themselves away from the wall, shakily walking over toward us. Dumbledore was pale as he moved away, sitting down heavily in a chair in the hall and placing his head in his hands.

Professor Snape glares at the trio with a glare I'd only seen rivaled by Levi. He didn't say a word though, sweeping past all of us and moving to the stairs, rushing up them. Mom suddenly grabbed us into a hug, holding us so tightly I thought I was going to pop. We held her just as tightly before she turns to Dumbledore and someone asks "What… what was that?..."

"That was a place called Wall Rose…" I hear Snape suddenly say as he steps softly down the stairs, looking a little weary all of a sudden. Dumbledore stood and said "All of you, come downstairs." We nod and move as a group, shuffling and stumbling down the stairs. Sirius and Remus haven't let each other's arms go, Mundungus is holding a flask and drinking heavily from it, Kingsley won't look anyone in the eye and Mad-Eye looks like he just saw something horrific, which he did.

Dumbledore sits down at the head of the table as we crowd around him, faces terrified, questioning, or both. Mom just held onto us as Dumbledore says "As you all know, during the last war Tom collected followers. among these were Trolls, who are by nature are rather solitary creatures. After the war, something happened to them, causing them to mutate and become dangerous to humans. They became impervious to attack spells. So, I devised another way to stop them."

We'd all edged closer, watching him with rapt attention as he placed his elbows on the table and wove his fingers together. "I found a dimension much like our own. However, it appeared to be void of life according to my spells. I couldn't go there myself, as the trip would have killed me. So, those of us involved all agreed, and we sent the trolls through, unaware that the trip would mutate them further. Even worse was that the numbers we sent them through in distorted time and sent them back 2000 years."

I shiver at the sudden apathy in his words as his voice become soft. "It wasn't until a few months ago, when two people literally dropped into my office that I realized how wrong I was." I froze as Harry suddenly says "Wait… Eren and Levi? They came from that dimension? That's what those things were? That's… that's why you made them stay silent about it…" Dumbledore nods softly at his words while Hermione looks horrified.

"As far as I've learned, the people there are much like those two. And despite everything that you think about them, they have seen and done things no child should be forced to." We nod slowly as he also says "Harry, Ron, Hermione. You three are to stay away from them." Harry goes to speak as Sirius says "I agree Harry. Just until they feel comfortable enough to approach you again."

Hermione seems close to tears as Ron nods and rubs her arm softly and says "We can talk to them later Hermione. We can apologize then to." She nods before walking out of the room, ignoring everyone as Harry seems upset at the new rule but Ron seemed accepting of it. Ron nudged Harry after Hermione as everyone slowly edged out of the room and leaving in pairs or trios, no one staying alone for very long.

Ginny clung to Mom as the two of them head upstairs as she says "I'll go repair that wall..." Before they leave George and I with the rest of the order. It was silent as I pulled my twin off, not wanting to be alone but not wanting to be around that all encompassing horror.

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Eren POV

"Thank you Kreacher…" I say softly, holding Levi tighter as the house elf bows and vanished with a small pop. Levi buries his face deeper into my shirt and shivers, body quivering against my own as I say "Levi? What that thing said wasn't true." My voice is slightly thick with tears. He pulls away, looking at me with a look bordering on desperation as I saw tears gently fall down his face, leaving softly shining trails on his cheeks.

He says "You don't-" I shake my head and say "Yes I do. You need to hear it from me. I love you Levi, I am not using you. I never would. I need you more than anything, and I would never hurt you." I gently wipe away the tears in his face, seeing him give me a small smile and says "I never saw you as a monster Eren, and I don't hate you."

His voice had been thick with tears too. I nod, letting out a relieved sigh as Levi hugs me tightly, burying his face in my chest again as I hold him tightly as well. He shivers again, hands gripping my shirt before he pulls away again. I let him, yet he barely pulls away a few inches before he kisses me softly, nuzzling into my throat again and pulling me back as he took a step.

I follow him slowly as he leads us somewhere before he tipped back, and pulled me on top of him as we hit the bed. I barely manage to brace myself as my weight falls on top of him, yet he just wrapped his legs around my waist and pulled me closer. I could feel echoes through our bond, need and arousal thrummed from his mind.

Within moments it was the same in mine as I kissed him gently, feeling him yank on my shirt before letting out a slightly annoyed sound. I hide a small laugh as I pull off him enough to say "You first." He pouts up at me before yanking his shirt off as fast as he could before yanking at the front of mine.

"Your turn." He says, smiling slightly despite the tear tracks that still shine on his face. I easily pull my shirt off, tossing it to the floor before bending down and gently kissing his face. He tries to squirm away as I gently coat his face in kisses, kissing away what was left of his tears. He seems to realize what I'm doing after a moment.

"You've cried enough for a lifetime… I never want to be the reason you cry tears of anguish again…" He nuzzled against my cheek and said "Then the same goes for you, I don't want you to cry due to pain about me…" I nod at him and kiss him, softly running a hand up his leg before pulling away and pulling his shoes and socks off.

He lays on the bed while giving me a fond look that nearly makes my heart melt. I gently move my hands back up, resting them at his hips before hooking my fingers into the waistband of his shirts and give it a strong tug, lifting his hips up a few inches and placing pressure on the obvious hard on in his pants.

He whimpers slightly as his hips twitch in the material, gasping at pressure as I say "Now, what would you like to do about these Levi?" He pants a second before saying "Off, get them off." I nod and do so, easily unbuttoning them and yanking them off him before tossing them to the floor, seeing his glare at where I drop them.

"I'll straighten up later." I say off handedly as he snorts and says "I don't exactly see how you can straighten anything, provided you aren't straight." I laugh, smiling at him and say "Well, I can always use magic, sense I am a magical person." Levi smiles slightly and says "Oh magical fiance of mine, hurry up and fuck me."

I shrug and stand, pulling my pants off slowly, sighing at the relief it gave and say "Hmm. What if I don't want to? I could just be really itching for a nap." Giving him a playful grin as he glares before getting a sweet pout and saying "Please Eren? I want you to fuck me. Pretty please?" I stare at him with my mouth slightly open as he lays on his back and tilts his head to the side, baring his throat for me before my control snaps.

I pounce on him, burying my face in his neck, grinding against him as he wraps his legs back around my waist. I bite at his neck, sucking a deep hickey into the spot. He groans deeply and pants as I feel him scratch softly at my back, I leave a trail of gentle bites on his neck and shoulder, pausing every now and then to suck a hickey into his pretty pale skin.

After a minute or so Levi panted out "Please… Just fuck me…" Letting out a gasp as a particularly hard grind. I nodded into his neck sharply before pulling away, making him whine in annoyance as I say "Move further onto the bed, and I'm grabbing the lube you packed, because I doubt you want me to fuck you dry."

He nodded and let me go, letting me step over to his trunk and kick it open, grabbing what I wanted as he moved on the bed. I walk back over to him, and climb back into my spot before settling between his legs and hooking my thumb in his boxers and giving him a raised eyebrow. He nods and I pull them off him in one move, tossing them onto the floor.

I see him go a little red as I adjust his legs and look him over with a smile. Levi's face goes a deeper shade of red as I do this and he pouts at me and says "Hurry up you ass." I grin and say "But what if I want to take my time with you?" He pouts more, giving me a look that was akin to a kicked puppy.

I relented and popped open the lube in my hand and poured some onto my fingers, seeing him shiver with anticipation. I set the bottle down before grabbing his left leg and bending it back toward his chest. He let out a soft sound at the stretch as I give him a soft kiss, his hands tangling in my hair as I gently rub his entrance, not yet breaching.

He moans softly at the feeling, his hips thrusting downward as he says "Please?" And I cave, gently insert one finger, slowly moving it in and out at a measured pace. My second finger joining quickly as I speed up my even pace, his hips twitching downward with every thrust of my fingers as he let out a chorus of moans and whimpers.

I press one of his legs firmly against his chest, and bury my face back in his neck. He shivers and gasps under me as I avoid his prostate with my fingers as I add a third, not wanting this to end too soon. When I finally removed my fingers he let out a long whine, his hole clenching around nothing. I grin and pull off him, looking over him again.

His cock twitched against his abs, which were just as awe inspiring as they had been when I first got him like this. His legs shivered as I ran my gaze over them, watching him curl his toes softly when I run my fingers gently up his cock. He gasps than, looking up at me and saying "Please Eren… I need you…"

His words are soft as he twitches his hips and peers up at me. I nod and yank my underwear off, tossing them after his to the floor. I pour lube onto my own straining cock, hissing at the cold feeling as he reaches down and stokes me softly as I groan at the touch before he wraps his legs around my waist again and pulls me close.

I wipe my fingers on the bed spread, getting most of the lube off of them before I grab his leg, and adjust it to where I want as Levi let my cock go and grabs at the bedspread beside his head. He pulls his bottom lip between his teeth and chews on it a moment before I give him a soft kiss, one he happily accepts before I slowly enter him.

I move slowly, stopping whenever he tenses. It takes a minute or so for my hips to touch his ass. Were both moaning at this point, Levi with his head tipped back, moans spilling from his mouth freely. My face is buried in his neck, moaning against the skin there. After a few moments I slowly start rutting in and out of him.

He moans deeply, legs tight around my waist as he says "I'm okay… Move!" I nod and gently pull out, pressing back in at the same gentle pace. He squirms under me, gasping and whimpering before saying "Eren! Move faster please!" Nails scraping down my back as he moves. I nod and pull away a bit, placing my weight on my hands.

I suck a final hickey into his neck as I pull out almost all the way before straightening my arms. I grin down at him and slam back in, watching him arch and yelp as I keep up the brutal pace, pulling one of his legs off my waist and bending it back again to his chest. I slam into him relentlessly, making him scream in pleasure after I slam against his prostate.

He was a jumbled mess of begging and crying out my name, and I panted. I grinned as I saw my mate, red faced and screaming under me. I could feel his own pleasure echoing in my mind. I could feel his orgasm approaching, along with how loud he was and the way he was tensing. He wrapped an arm around my neck and pulled me down enough for him to kiss me as his other hand scratched my back.

I kissed him happily until he pulled away and let a rather loud scream, arching his back and coming, coating his belly in cum as I continued to fuck him, yet I could feel my own orgasm fastly approaching and felt him tighten his leg around my leg as he pulled me as close as possible before I let out a loud groan and bottomed out, coming so hard I swear my vision went black for a moment.

I pant softly as I set my forehead against his. Staring into his bright eyes as he groaned quietly. I gently let his leg go, letting it stretch out a moment before I wrap my arms under him and roll us over, letting him lay across my chest as he hums happily. I run a hand through his hair, messing it up further.

He smiles up at me and nuzzled into my hand before burying his face in my neck. We don't say a word, but somehow the silence seems to help us share the thoughts we held. I knew that he didn't think of me as a monster, and he knew I loved him. It was an almost indescribable peace that we shared.

I was his, he was mine. Our fears were shown and soothed, and now everyone knew. We didn't have to hide anymore, and that had to be more calming than anything else. I didn't have to lie about how Levi and I met, or anything else. And I knew he was relieved as well. I could feel it echoing off him in waves.

Yet I as I went to doze off, Levi sat up, giving me a rather innocent grin before saying "You weren't done with me, were you?" As he moved his hips in a gentle circle. I grabbed onto him and grinned back, pleased by his thoughts and say "Done with you Levi? I don't think I'll ever be done with you."

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Harry POV

I stared down at the bowl on the table, trying to force myself to eat. Eventually I just give up, and instead look up at the ceiling. "It's been two days Ron…" Hermione says softly, picking at her food. The twins hadn't spoken to us in all that time, leaving the room whenever we entered, or just ignoring us. No one had seen Eren or Levi either, they hadn't left their room since the Boggart.

Dumbledore had apparated over every day too, but only spoke to Sirius for a few moments before leaving again. Kreacher seemed to have a special thing for them, as he brought them trays of food during meal times. He would tell us that they were still breathing and that they weren't ready to come out yet.

Mrs. Weasley had even forbidden us from going onto the third floor, making us all protest. Yet Kreacher had ensured that no one would disturb them, by placing a barrier at the end of the hall. At this point, no one could go check on them. So we were left to wait and wonder as time passed, cleaning the mess left in the drawing room.

That had been a gross job, since almost ten people vomited. I hadn't been the only one to wake up screaming from nightmares, and I suddenly had a new found pride in Eren and Levi for not having gone insane. I jumped as the door opened and the twins walked out, George with his arm thrown over Fred's shoulder and looking half awake.

Fred rubbed sleep out of his eye as he lead George over to the table with an arm around his waist. Mrs. Weasley places a plate of food in front of both of them, giving them an affectionate smile before bustling off to cook something else. The twins sat so that there sides were touching as Fred said "Wake up George! It's Christmas Eve!"

That seemed to work slightly as George pulls his head off Fred's shoulder and starts eating as the door opens again, to reveal the two people I hadn't seen in two days. Levi was wearing a pair of black, tight fitting pants, a black and a gray plaid shirt, along with the same lace up boots. He had a hickey mostly hidden on his neck.

Eren wore a pair of black pants and boots as well, he wore another dark green plaid top. His hair was ruffled and slightly damp, like he'd taken a shower not long ago. Levi looked as perfect as ever without a hair out of place despite the fact he looked a little tired. He leaned heavily against Eren and winced once and awhile when he stepped.

Before I could even stand they were grasped in a tight hug by Fred, George, and Mrs. Weasley. They seemed surprised at the sudden hugs, yet Eren gently hugs them back, I cannot see what Levi does. When they finally pull away Hermione rushes over, and Eren instantly pushes Levi behind him and growls softly at her. She freezes a few feet away, Ron with her as she looks hurt by the action.

Levi seems relaxed in the situation however, gently placing a hand on Eren's arm and softly saying "You said you'd hear them out." Eren doesn't shift at first though, before gently taking a step back and pulling Levi to his side. His glare rested heavily on us all though, and Hermione instantly said "I'm so sorry! We didn't know! I- I-" Eren looked at her with absolute indifference.

Levi looks at us and says "'Sorry' doesn't fix something. 'Sorry' doesn't stop nightmares or fix broken lives. Just because you feel bad about something, it doesn't mean that you can fix it. Apologize until hell freezes over, till the walls fall and everything you know and love is crumbled to dust at your feet. Than you'll see how empty and worthless those words really are. If you want to fix this, or have any kind of relationship with us that isn't hatred, than you're going to have to be as patient as death himself."

We nod and I move closer to my friends and say "I'm still sorry… What we did was stupid and you didn't deserve it…" Eren nodded sharply and looks at Levi, asking something softly as Levi gets a small glare and says "No Eren. They apologized, that means that despite our mutual wish to turn them into paste, we can't… At least not now."

Eren gave a small pout as the twins laughed, Ginny walking into the room as well. She runs over and hugs Eren and Levi, even though she really didn't know the two of them that well. She hugs them both tightly before helping Mrs. Weasley get some food together. When Sirius sees them he quietly backs out of the kitchen without them noticing.

Mrs. Weasley shoves them to the table and says "You two eat. Were going to set up the final decorations on the tree soon." Ginny smiles at them and deposits two plates of food in front of them before going to grab her own. "You three, eat. Were getting to work soon and I won't have you two complaining about empty bellies!"

I nod and quickly eat, finally finding a small amount of my appetite back. Ron and Hermione seem to be a little bit better as well. I smile slightly at them as I ate, finally feeling like something might go well with Eren and Levi. Hopefully we can be friends again, and maybe he can help us against Voldemort.

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Eren POV

I didn't realize that it was Christmas Eve until this morning when Kreacher woke me up to tell me. I'd heard them all making Christmas plans and such, even Sirius was singing, but I'd forgotten to look at a calendar. Levi had been ecstatic, since tomorrow was his birthday and I'd still managed to hide his present from him.

I'd decided to save the sugar quills from him and give them as a present. I'd also worked with Snape and managed to create a cloak that was completely windproof. That way he wouldn't be so cold during the winter time here. Also a cap that had the survey corps wings emblazoned upon it. I'd also secretly gotten him a pair of pink, fuzzy socks. He used to have some at the base, he loves to wear them whenever it got fridged.

I had no clue what he got me, as he was good at hiding gifts. I smiled softly as he pressed himself against my side. The food was awesome, but Levi's hidden excitement was ten times better. If he had been anyone else I'd have betted that they would be jumping off the walls, or telling everyone about how they had their birthday coming up soon.

But Levi just quietly leaned against me, letting everyone happily plan their Christmas around him. Okay… I need to quietly tell Mrs. Weasley and the twins. I want to surprise him with this. I kiss Levi's cheek after I finish my plate, Levi finishing at the same time. I take his plate and walk over to the sink, easily starting to wash the dishes.

I hear Levi suddenly say "Huh?... I thought I grabbed that…" I look over at him as he peers up and says "I'm going to run upstairs a second. I forgot something." I nod at him as he exits the room. I hear him go up the stairs as I quickly drop the plates into the sink and turn to Mrs. Weasley and say "Ma'am? Can you help me with something?"

She blinks and asks "With what?" I swallow and say "Keep your voice down. Now, Levi's birthday is tomorrow. Could you maybe set something up for him? He doesn't want to inconvenience anyone by saying anything." She holds her hand to her mouth a moment before nodding with a smile and saying "Of course. The twins can help me, they are the sneakiest of my children. We can have something done. Now, does Levi like chocolate?"

I blink and nod with a smile and say "Levi loves sweets period. But he loves chocolate and strawberries." She nods and says "Good. Now, off you get, I'll get started. We have some cooking to do if we're to be ready by tomorrow." She shooed me out of the room than, telling me to keep Levi out of the living room on the first floor for now.

She also gave me a large, heavy sack and said "Also, please go feed Buckbeak." Levi came back downstairs after a moment and I gave him a smile. I held the sack away from me and said "Want to go feed the Hippogryph upstairs?" He raises an eyebrow before snickering and saying "You were roped into feeding him huh?"

I nod and smile at him as he turns and starts walking up the stairs. I follow him as he easily find Buckbeak's room, and Sirius within as well. He pales slightly as he sees us and says "I… I'll let you see him-" I hold up a hand to him and say "No, it's fine. I actually wanted to talk to you." Levi nodded as well, Sirius looking a little upset at this.

He stands there awkwardly as Levi says "Sirius? We don't blame you…" Sirius looks surprised as Levi continues saying "You were just trying to keep Harry safe, and that's okay. I don't like the way it turned out, but I'd like to have you as a friend Sirius." I nod and say "I agree. I can't hold it against you, since I'd have also reacted badly to anyone posing a threat to Levi." I see Sirius let out a breath as he gives us a small smile.

"Thank you… I'm sorry for what happened… I wish it hadn't gone down like that. I had no clue what Harry was planning, just that he told us to stay out of that room." He says, seeming more relaxed than I'd ever seen him before. He gently runs his hand over Buckbeak's beak and scratched the feathers at the edge of it.

A thought occurred to me, seeing the way Sirius acted with Buckbeak and how solemn he seemed before we decided to stay here for Christmas. I smile to myself as Levi gives me a questioning look and I mouthe 'Later' at him. He nods and lets it slide. We spend the next hour or so with Sirius and Buckbeak, talking as Buckbeak happily enjoyed the attention.

After that Levi and I went into the library, as Sirius decided to go downstairs and see if Molly wanted any help with the baking. Levi wanted to check out the family room, where the Black family tree housed. We walked around the room, Levi or I making a comment at each of the small people, causing us to laugh or snort as we went down the tree.

Once we finished that Mrs. Weasley was calling us down for Lunch, and Dumbledore apparated into the kitchen. He appeared with such a sudden crack that he made Ginny jump, Ron almost drop the tray he was holding, Kreacher vanish from the room in surprise, Sirius turned into a giant black dog, and Levi, who sat in my lap, to let out a soft yelp when I jumped. He gave us both a small smile and said "I apologize for the intrusion."

Sirius as a dog whimpered before shifting back and saying "Been years since that happened." Dumbledore laughed as Levi asked "Sirius? You're an animagus?" He nods and quietly takes a sandwich from the tray Ron held while Dumbledore said "I must speak with you two after this. In the library please." Levi nods and I do the same, the both of us shaking slightly.

Levi hums softly, taking a sandwich and happily munching on it while those around us talk, mostly about Christmas. A few minutes later, after we had both eaten enough bacon sandwiches, we follow Dumbledore up to the library. Once inside he pulls out a small device and says "This is a device that allows us to see if a student has the trace on them. The trace is a spell that sounds an alarm at the ministry whenever a young wizard uses magic outside Hogwarts."

I nod and he says "Now. Please perform a spell, anything will do." I shrug and Levi pulls his wand out of his pocket and says "Avis." Causing small birds to appear from the tip of his wand and flutter around the room. They looked like small hummingbirds, zooming around Levi's head. Dumbledore smiles and nods, looking down at the device, which I now see looks remarkably like a toaster in size and shape.

He hums softly and says "Eren?" I nod and pull my wand from my pocket and say "Lumos." The spell causes the tip of my wand to light up and Dumbledore nods. He tucks the device back into a place in his cloak before saying "It seems that the two of you are free to perform magic as you please." Levi nods and I grin. "Yes!" I say, almost giving a small jump as Dumbledore smiles.

Levi laughs softly and Dumbledore says "Since that is out of the way, I wish you a merry Christmas and happy new year. As I have other matters to attend to. Such as getting you two home." I nod as he vanished from the room, leaving us alone in the library. I wander towards the bookshelf, peering over the titles before smiling and saying "Hey Levi, do you want to work on that memory book Malfoy gave us?"

He gives me a small smile and nods saying "I'd love to. Want me to grab it?" I shrug and say "I can if you want." He sighs at me with a smile and leaves to get the book while I settle down on the couch, smiling upon his return. He holds the book in one hand as he walks over to me, sitting down beside me and kicking his shoes off. He cuddled against my side and opened the book, looking over the first blank page.

"Where do you want to start?" Levi asks as he sets it in my lap. I shrug and say "When we first met?" He gets a slightly upset look and says "Right after I beat you up?" I blink at him and say "I was thinking more of when you talked to me that night in my cell. Remember? You drew up a chair and asked about what I thought of you." He blinks and says "Oh… yeah. I remember that."

I glance down at the book, looking over the page before saying "Uhhh… did you bring a pen?" Levi snorted and said "We don't actually need one. Here, read." He passed me a small note that said,

Place your hand on the page. Think over the Memory you want to place in the page. It will warm up as it copies the Memory. Once it cools you should have a handprint on the page. After that simply touch the book with that page open to view the stored memory. - Draco Malfoy

I nod and say "Okay. You pick a side. We can go through the memories we love the most and copy them down in chronological order!" Levi nods and says "Okay. I call right!" I snicker and poke his side and say "And why is that my little Fiancé? Because you're always right?" He laughed and nodded before he said "Yes. That's exactly why!"

I shake my head and said "Alright then. Come here!" He let's out a startled squeak as I lift him up and set him down on my other side. I laugh at the sound he made as he punches my arm lightly and says "You ass! You could have warned me before picking me up like a sack of potatoes!" I'm still laughing from the sound, having to clutch my sides as it continues.

It's so rare he let's out a sound like that, and when he does it's so cute. Once I finally quit laughing and can sit up straight again Levi is pouting at me. I laugh and try to hug him, only to be pushed off with him playfully saying "Oh no, I'm mad at you mister!" As he places both hands on my chest to keep me back as I press against him. I knew he could easily keep me off him if he wanted to, so by him barely trying to stop me made me grin.

I drop my weight against him and almost squish him under me as the book falls from my lap and I grab him into a hug. He let's out a tiny 'humph' sound before hugging me back. I smile and say "You get to go first?" He nods and gently picks the book up and places his hand on the right page of the book.

He smiles softly as he holds it a moment before pulling his hand off the page again. Upon it sat his handprint, clear as day on the blank white page. Above it the words Levi Ackerman scrawled themselves in thick black scrolling letters. I let him adjust against me before placing my hand on the page and thinking over that day again, mostly going over how I felt first.

My ribs ached, I'd probably broken one of them while sparing against Petra earlier, but I didn't want to make a fuss over something that'll heal in a few hours time. I only had one soft light on that I was reading by, I'd been placed in a holding cell, but at least my hands had been free. I'd been reading maybe two hours before I heard the faint sound of footsteps coming down the stairs.

I sat up completely as I heard them approach, before seeing my mate appear from the other side of the bars. He looked like he hadn't slept in a few days, the same way I felt. He had on a pair of white pajamas like everyone else, but they looked a bit big on him. He looked me over before softly asking "Mind if I pull up a chair? I can't sleep." I shrug and say "Neither can I, go ahead. The company is nice."

He nodded stiffly and walked over into another area and pulled a hair over. He sat there with his legs crossed, looking awkward as I felt. His hair was tousled and far from the normally clean cut look he normally sported. Right now, he looked barely older than I was, but still cute. He watched the floor for a moment, looking at a loss for words.

I gulped softly and said "So… why did you join the survey corps?" He blinked at me and chuckled softly and said "Well… I was kind of drafted in by Erwin to put it lightly." And that's how it all started, and I pull my hand off the page, seeing a perfect handprint there. Levi peers up at me and says "Can I see yours now?"

I nod and we both place a few fingers on the page with mine and I see the scene unfold again, except this time I could actually feel my ribs ache, the chill of the room, and hear us talking, and all my thoughts. Once the memory ended Levi gives me a look that makes sends shivers down my spine. His glare made me gulp as he said "One, I did not look like a kid! And two, WHY DIDN'T YOU GO GET YOUR RIBS BANDAGED LIKE A NORMAL FUCKING PERSON YOU ASS!"

I hold both hands up in surrender at my angry mate and say "I bandaged them myself, I wasn't that dumb. I didn't want to bother her with it, you know that." He let's out a humph sound and snuggled into my side again saying "The next time you break your ribs and don't get them seen to you're sleeping on the couch until i'm no longer mad at you." I gulp softly and say "Alright Love, deal. I'll get them seen to."

He nods sharply and I say "Now… what did you think of me?" I touch the page as he let's out a tiny yelp as I place my hands on the page and the Memory plays in front of me. I was happy to see his memory of me, feeling the way he hid his smiles and heard his thoughts on what to say. I smiled down at him as the memory ended and I pulled him to my side.

He hummed softly and I say "It's nice, to see what you thought of me." He gave me a small smile and said "Your thoughts were nice as well… But it's a tad embarrassing to have you seeing through my eyes, and everything that I thought of you." I smile and say "Well, we could move onto the next page if you want. What would you like to archive next?"

And that's how the hours were spent, recording memories and laughing at the fun we had. Before too long we'd shut the book and peacefully lounged on the couch as we heard the others run and laugh around the house. He hums softly and runs his fingers across my knuckles, running them up a feather light trail along my arm until I snort and say "Quit! That tickles!"

He smiles sadly and says "I miss stuff like this… I miss lounging on my office couch while we hid from Hanji… I miss you and I running from Erwin's paperwork… I miss Mikasa bringing us tea and Gunther baking cookies. I miss Eld and Mike waking everyone up to play hide and go seek at two in the morning. I miss Oulo bringing cake to training and making us all share it… I miss them all so much…"

I nod and say "I miss Sasha running into your office and sharing candy with you. I miss Armin showing us a new book. I miss Jean trying to one up me. I miss Hanji barging in on us talking about a random experiment. I miss them all too…" he buried his face in my shirt, his voice was slightly muffled as he said "I want them all back… but I can't just leave the twins and our friends here."

I nod at him and say "I can't just leave them to fight this alone too. No matter how much I want my friends back." He nodded and pulled away before sitting up slightly and running a hand through my hair, scratching the nape of my neck and I hum in content. His smile is soft as he laid across my chest again, I gently rub his back as we lay here, feeling his mind doze off. Before long I find myself copying his wonderful idea, softly falling asleep, the book on the table beside us as we laid across the couch, content as snow gently falls outside.

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Armin POV

I glanced outside of the window of Levi's old office. We hadn't cleaned it out yet, even though most of the time his stuff would have been removed the day after. It's been months since they had… vanished. I still can't call them dead can I? I go back to sweeping the floor, Petra whipped down the desk and Oulo dusted the bookshelf. The others did other things around his office, keeping it clean the way he liked it.

Mikasa sniffed softly and said "It's snowing…" I nod and say "The Corporal would be attached to Eren's side in this weather." Eld snorts and says "Attached is a light word. He'd be carried around by him more like. He hates cold." Erwin nods and says "Exactly. And probably forcing you guys to do anything outside because he refused to go outside." We all nod and let out small smiles before I hear the door open.

Sasha and Jean stood there, holding coats and scarves in their arms. Sasha looked like she's been crying, and she probably had. Jean looked at us and said "We were… we wanted to visit them you know? It's a few hours till Christmas and all…" I nodded slowly and took a coat, Erwin pulling his own on as we all get dressed. Erwin pulls me against his side and nuzzles my hair softly.

I could feel him shiver softly and I hug him lightly before moving off and pulling him with us. He holds my hand just as tightly as I do his as we exit the base, seeing Gunter and my other friends standing out in the ankle deep snow. Behind us I can hear the rest of the castle partying in the hall. Probably drunk as hell by now, but none of us could find the urge to join them.

Instead we trekked out into the night, in ankle deep snow to a small but now familiar meadow in the forest. We walked into the meadow and saw two stone graves at the center, both covered in snow. We walked out to them, smiling at the stones. To the left was Eren's grave, Levi's to the right. Erwin had them set up in hopes that we might have some closure. All it really did was remind me that these graves are as empty as the holes they left in our lives.

I still see Mikasa walk down to the basement where Eren had his room, hoping that he'll be there. I see Petra still make tea at the same time everyday before realizing that Levi isn't here to drink it. I see Erwin mutter to himself about paperwork before setting it in a small rack on his desk before realizing that Eren won't be here to take it to Levi. I could see the cracks that they left so plainly it hurt.

Jean kept snapping about stuff that Eren would do, only to realize that he won't smash into the room and call him a jerk. Oulo hasn't stopped copying him yet and sometimes it's painful to see his mannerisms. We all missed them so much that we had trekked out in the snow to see a stone marker without a body because it felt better here than sitting in his office.

But every time I opened that door I kept expecting to see Eren sprawled out on his back, snoring softly as Levi laid across his chest and slept on him. I kept expecting to have to grab his finished paperwork silently and let them rest. But that never happened because they weren't here anymore… I lean into Erwin as my vision blurred slightly, Mikasa grabs my hand tightly as Gunther wiped the snow off the headstones.

He opened the box and placed a small strawberry cupcake with chocolate frosting on Levi's and says "He loved these… So I made him one since it's his birthday." I nod slowly as Erwin pulls me against his side, Mike moving so that he was barely touching Erwin's other side. Gunther put a candle in it and lit it and said "Remember how the corporal would get so upset when we'd sing?"

I snort as Mike began to hum the tune as we all began to slowly sing the song to his grave, the birthday tune haunting almost with the gently falling snow. And as the wind blows the candle out I smile gently at the graves, all of us huddling together as the sound fades and I finally release a tear, wanting nothing more than the two of them back in one piece again.

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I'M SO SORRY THIS IS SO LATE. I kept writing the ending wrong and I couldn't post it without it. SO. HAPPY REALLY LATE CHRISTMAS AND SHIT. Review! Comment! Tell me your thoughts!