Thank you so much for the reviews, follows, and favorites!~ I really love you guys who review the chapters individually and make me feel like it's actually interesting to the readers u I love you :u: Anyway I've got chapter 4 out!~ Feelings are established here guys this is what you've come for. The relationship will progress more but who doesn't love the moment where the relationship initiates?

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Chapter 4

Levi shivered against his bed and reached for the livid blanket that barely shielded his feet from the cool air lingering in his room. He stretched the warmth over his body and tucked it beneath him trying to warm up and fall back to sleep. It didn't work, he was already awake now. He stared at his window, rays of light split between the blinds and illuminated specks of the room.

Levi bravely exposed an arm to the chills of the air and grabbed his glasses before he lifted his phone from its charging spot on the nightstand. He pressed the lock button to check the time. 3 pm. Levi's tapered eyes grew in surprise. Last night he did stay up an extra few hours after he returned home so he could do the finishing touches to his proposal, but he didn't expect to sleep in this late.

A groan arose from his throat once he noticed the alerts that spammed his lock screen now.

[ (5) Missed calls and voicemails : Hanji

Hanji: Answer Levi 2:32 pm

Hanji: Are you awake? 2:14 pm

Hanji: Please reply soon 1:50 pm

Hanji: Ignoring me again huh? 1:24 pm

Hanji: I need to ask you something! 12:56 pm

Erwin: Would you like to go out and eat with everyone later? 12:55 pm]

'All of that fuss just for one simple invitation that she didn't even mention.' Levi rubbed his forehead and pressed a finger against his phone to swipe across the screen though his chance faded away as Hanji's name lit up the screen along with an "Answer" and "Decline" option.

"What a surprise." Levi muttered to himself while simultaneously accepting the call and pressing the screen against his ear.

"Hel-"

"Finally you answered!" Hanji's voice rang through the receiver issuing a wince from Levi's side. "What have you been doing? I've tried to get a hold of you all day!"

"Quiet down idiot, I've been asleep." Levi had a few more choice words he wanted to use against this troublesome alarm clock but decided otherwise.

"Really? You've been asleep until three? That's ridiculous, who sleeps that long?" She chuckled towards the end of her question.

"Apparently I do." Levi's low voice filled with nothing but anger, not that it even frightened the annoying woman in the slightest. "I stayed up doing that proposal due in our economics class." He heard a short gasp from the other line letting him know that she hadn't even thought about it since the day it was assigned to them. "So you didn't even begin? What a shame, mine is practically perfect due to the help from a certain economist I was so grateful to meet."

"Wait, you had help from an actual economist? No wonder you're finished already, that's cheating!" She was yelling again through the phone that was now about 4 inches away from Levi's ear.

"It's not cheating, it's called utilizing my resources."

"Whatever, it's still unfair," Hanji pouted. "How'd you meet him anyway?"

"He's Eren's father. Though the kid himself doesn't really care for the idea of economics at all."

"Eren? Who's Eren?" Hanji's voice wasn't exactly blaring anymore so Levi rested it against his ear again.

"He's the one who made my tea spill all over myself."

"Ohhh, deadmeat." It clicked in her head who he was talking about now.

"Deadmeat? Didn't we discuss that I didn't feel the urge to kill him?"

'Unlike how I feel towards you sometimes.' Levi sarcastically thought in the back of his mind.

"We did, but if he did it once then something similar will probably repeat and when it does, he's deadmeat."

"He does seem like the clumsily type so you're probably right." Levi humored.

"Clumsy type? Heh-heh." And there was Hanji's famous creeper laugh she always did before getting over excited about something. "Say Levi? If he's clumsy he must also be the cute type right? Is he cute? Oh does he like mystical creatures?!"

"No, I'm pretty sure he doesn't give a shit about mystical creatures." He sighed avoiding the first question.

"Well is he cute then?" She asked, her excitement dying down.

Levi groaned in frustration. "I guess he is." He rolled his eyes. "Anyway, what time are we planning on going to eat?"

"Huh? I haven't even asked you about that yet." her voice sounded just as confused as it was noisy.

"And that's your problem."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, earlier Erwin asked me if I'd like to go out with you all later."

"He did?"

"He did. And he did it in one simple message. Did you hear me? One message not five."

"Okay I get it but when you don't reply quickly I get worried." Hanji's words softened.

"Worried about what?" Levi asked impatiently, emphasizing his last word.

"I don't know, worry can stretch through a million possibilities." She tried to explain.

"Yeah, appreciated. But not really so cut it out, I'm fine."

"Wah Levi, you're so mean!" Hanji wailed startling Levi back into annoyance.

"Is that your catchphrase or something?" Levi's voice was growing louder into the receiver. He noticed and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry. Now what time are we going and where?"

"That's my Levi!" Hanji laughed while Levi rolled his eyes. "We're meeting at six o'clock at Shina. You know that restaurant by our school?"

"Yeah, I've driven by it before. Alright I'll be there at six."

"Great! See you later then!" The phone beeped and Levi's monochrome background replaced the calling options.

He sighed, sent a quick message of approval to Erwin, then placed his phone back down on to the stand. Levi stood up from the bed, used the bathroom, grabbed a water bottle, and sat back down to review his proposal because who knows how many kinks would be left after only revising it during the early hours of the day?

After another hour of diligent and persuasive editing, Levi was convinced that his proposal was the closest to perfect that it would ever be. It was a little after four now giving Levi plenty of time to get dressed and drive over to Shina.

Eren stared at the closet doors next to his bed. His morning mainly consisted of figuring out what exactly was wrong with him. His thoughts constantly wrapped around the same conclusion each time he thought out a scenario but a conclusion like that couldn't possibly be true. There was no way he could like Levi as anything more than another friend. Eren shook his head frantically for the umpteenth time. It didn't make any sense, he had only met the man a few days ago, not that he was against the idea of love at first sight but for him it just seemed impractical. He could argue though that he had found quite a few things that he admired about Levi. For one, Levi was one of the few people who probably wouldn't have threatened to beat Eren to a pulp after spilling steaming liquids on a nice jacket. Two, he was definitely smart and serious about what he needed to accomplish. And three, even if his face said otherwise, Levi never seemed to get tired of Eren being around, at least during the few hours that they actually had spent together. Eren's friends were intelligent and nice too but when those traits were applied to Levi, it was just more attractive.

Eren nearly suffocated himself by burying his face into the bundle of blankets encasing his body. He released a strained groan at the thought, but he knew that Armin and Mikasa knew him more than he even did.

Eren rolled onto his back and sprawled out on the bed facing the ceiling. He picked up his phone and navigated to his messages with Armin. He began typing out the characters, phrasing a question that asked if Armin would be able to come over soon since there was still time before Eren needed to go to work. Within minutes a buzz caught Eren's attention and Armin's message let him know that his friend could make it in about 45 minutes since he also rode the train.

"Eren," Mikasa peeked through the door of the dim-lit room. "Armin is here, he said you asked him to come over."

Eren didn't move. He took a deep breath and exhaled. "Tell him to come here, and you come too."

Mikasa hesitated while she tried to read Eren's face. She wasn't sure what to expect but she had a faint idea. A very small idea about what could be on his mind, or more specifically, who was on his mind. "Alright, he's talking to mom right now but I'll go get him." She watched him for a while as his head nodded up and down.

Mikasa closed the door and Eren could hear her footsteps fade away. He inhaled again and released a long breath of air. This wasn't going to be easy. It's not that he didn't trust his friends but everything about this was just wrong. It all may very well lead to the worst conversation he's ever had.

A few fast paced knocks startled Eren. He sat up against his headboard as Armin and Mikasa walked in and sat wherever there was room.

"Okay Eren, you've got me all the way over here, what's wrong?"

Eren struggled to find the words he wanted to say. "It's...It's about Levi."

"Levi..." Armin repeated. "What about him? You guys are getting along right?"

"They are." Mikasa assured, lacking the visible worry that Armin had. "I made sure the other night that he would treat Eren well."

"Don't remind me," Eren brushed his fingers across his face and glared at Mikasa. "That was embarrassing."

"It was necessary." She gave a dull reply.

"It wasn't!" Eren fired back and sighed again. These deep breaths he's been taking were becoming a bad habit.

"Eren, Mikasa, can we not do this for one day?" Armin shot furious glares to both of the bickering siblings, silencing them with the stare. "Good. Now tell us what's wrong Eren."

"W-Well..." He figured at this point it was probably best to just cut to the chase. "I think I...like Levi as more than a friend. But I'm not sure." his words lowered along with his head and by now his face must have looked like a prize winning tomato.

"Oh." Mikasa and Armin both uttered the word as their eyes focused on Eren.

Eren couldn't bring himself to look at them. His legs squirmed under the blankets, trying to adjust to the uncomfortable feeling that overwhelmed him now.

"Why?" Mikasa finally asked as they were all registering what Eren had confessed to. Mikasa had a hunch that this was about Levi but to think that Eren would have fallen for the guy was an idea that never so much as even crossed her mind.

Eren met her eyes then averted them to the side. "There's something really admirable about him. I can't really explain it all, but I've never felt this way about any other friend. There's so much to know about him even though I've learned practically nothing about him. It's strange and even annoying because I don't totally understand why I feel like this. I can't stop thinking about him and it doesn't even make sense." Eren's voice grew louder and the built up frustration seeped out. "And the worst part is, that he's a man! " Eren shifted his attention to both of his friends as the guilt reflected in his eyes. "It's wrong for me to like a man isn't it? And having a man like me back is too absurd to even think of!" He buried his face in the palms of his hands. "What's wrong with me? I need your help. I need you guys to tell me what this really is. Tell me, I'm over thinking my friendship with him." Eren pleaded into the warmth of his hands.

"Eren," This time it was Armin who spoke. "It's love. That's what it is. You're not over thinking it, the signs are obvious." Armin stood up and leaned down in front of Eren. He tore Eren's hands from covering his face, earning Armin a glossy glare from reddened eyes that were on the verge of leaking an unwanted stream of tears.

Armin's face filtered with shock but within seconds he regained his composure and smiled. "You're in love with Levi. There's no doubt in my mind." Armin wrapped his arms around Eren an embraced him tightly. "It doesn't matter who you love and Levi would be a fool to not love you back."

Eren rolled his eyes and reluctantly held Armin in return. Eren knew Armin wasn't speaking from experience but he'd never been wrong before and that's why he was called here. Eren's eyes loomed on his bed but eventually made their way to Mikasa. She never did show much expression but Eren could tell she wasn't angry, hurt, or disappointed, if anything her face portrayed Armin's actions pretty dead on. She gave Eren a small smile and was returned with the same.

Armin released his hold and sat back on Eren's bed. "So are you going to tell him?"

"No way. He probably wouldn't even want to look at me again." Eren waved off the idea.

"You don't know that." Armin countered, eyeing Eren with a glint of hopefulness enough for the both of them.

"I don't know, but I'd rather not take that chance."

"What's life without chances?" Mikasa shrugged and looked away.

"You would know," Eren smirked. "It's pretty daring to date someone who could be mistaken for an actual horse."

"Well, I'd rather date a horse than a midget any day." She tried to keep a straight face, but her smile brightened and both began laughing quietly to their selves.

"I guess neither one of us has any room to speak." Eren joked in between lingering chuckles.

"Guess not," she agreed before standing up and heading towards the door. "It's time for me to go get ready. I'm meeting my horse in shining armor soon, so good luck to us both huh Eren?" The corners of her lips lifted up and then she left.

"I should probably let you get ready for work, it's already 3:45 and you need to be there by five right?"

"Oh yeah." Eren thought about it and the time passed a lot faster than he had hoped it would. "Um Armin, thanks for coming over. I'm sorry it was just so you could listen to my annoying confusion, but I really appreciate it."

"No problem. And anything that you or Mikasa worry about has me going to, I'd be offended if you didn't tell me." Armin laughed. "Just make sure you try your best with Levi okay? Don't give up so easily and never second guess yourself. That's probably the most important thing I can tell you."

"...Okay." Eren acknowledged the advice and walked Armin to the front door. "I'll see you at school tomorrow."

"Of course." Armin waved a last goodbye and headed down the street towards the station around the corner.

Eren closed the door and went back to his room. He definitely felt better now, his friends were great when it came to that. Eren rummaged through his dresser and found a clean work uniform. He pulled out the full uniform and tossed it on to his bed.

"Let's hope for a good day." Eren mumbled as he pulled off his shirt and replaced it with a black polo exclusively made for the Shina restaurant's employees.

"Can you pipe down, people are staring?" Levi hissed as oohs and ahhs escaped Hanji's mouth when she was inside the unfamiliar restaurant, she finally was able to visit. Going to Shina was her idea to begin with since she's always wanted to go in, but never got the chance to actually sit around and dine.

"But Levi! Look at that! And this! And...OH CAN WE SIT OVER THERE?" She cried out, darting towards a table without waiting for an answer to her own question.

"How annoying," Levi growled under his breath. "How can you stay so calm around her?" Levi looked up at Erwin, the irritation bubbling in his expression.

"Because that's just her," Erwin chuckle. "I can't change it so I let it go as far as needed."

"So you admit "she" is actually and "it"?"

"No Levi, that's not what I meant from that." Erwin sighed and sat down across from a bubbling Hanji.

Levi looked at her then back at Erwin. "Huh. Could of fooled me." He sat down next to Erwin, in a spot that Hanji's random drool wouldn't reach. Petra sat on Levi's other side and Oluo sat across from him, following Gunther and Eld while Mike took the seat on Erwin's other side. Petra giggled at the little conversation Levi and Erwin just finished and Oluo spent a good amount of time trying to figure out why she was laughing.

"Where are our menus, I haven't had a bite since last night." Levi looked over his shoulder impatiently and noticed a waiter in the distance grabbing, hopefully, a bundle of menus for them. "That better be our waiter over there or I'll get up and walk to the next restaurant over to eat."

"Calm down Levi!" Hanji laughed. "I can see him coming this way so get your panties out of a bunch!"

"What?" Levi narrowed his eyes at her comment, his death glare was interrupted by the sound of a different, yet familiar, voice.

"Hi! Welcome to Shina, my name is Eren and I'll be your-" suddenly the waiter stopped and Levi finally looked up to see if the name and voice matched the face. It did.

"L-Levi?" Eren stuttered and suddenly his face was bright red. After the conversation he had with Mikasa and Armin earlier that day, he wasn't so sure he was ready to even see Levi so soon.

Levi blinked in surprise. Eren made a good looking waiter, that much Levi could tell by a first glance. He hadn't expected Eren to work here though. He had mentioned being a waiter but he never given a location as to where he worked.

"You said your name was Eren?" Hanji questioned the nervous man standing next to her. She looked at Levi then laughed. "Is this the Eren you've been talking about?" She nudged a thumb at Eren.

Levi whipped his head in Hanji's direction giving her the coldest glare he could muster up on impulse. He didn't want Eren to know he'd spoken of him, especially on numerous occasions.

If Eren didn't look like a surprised wreck before, he did now. His first thought was that Levi had told them all about how he was a huge idiot that was running without watching where he was going and consequently, spilled tea on Levi.

"You're right Levi, he is cute!" Hanji smiled brightly at Eren, not noticing the hard facepalm and deep sigh from Levi. "By any chance do you like mystical creatures?" She leaned in towards Eren.

His color darkened another shade. He hadn't expected that.

"I- I think they're neat but it's not an interest of mine." He awkwardly replied, more focused on the unsteady patter of his heartbeat than anything else. Any faster and it'd probably break out of his chest and on to the table.

"I told you he didn't give a shit." Levi gave Hanji the death glare. Fair warning to shut her mouth before he shuts it for her. "For future reference, that's Hanji. Avoid her when possible, trust me."

"Drat, one day I'll find my cute mystical creature loving pal." Hanji mumbled, paying no mind to Levi's comment.

"Levi," Erwin chuckled and shook his head. "Hanji's a good person." He turned to Eren."I'm Erwin, a friend of Levi's."

"It's nice to meet you." Eren stretched out a hand and met Erwin's whose grip could've crushed Eren's hand in his own.

The rest of the table noticed the conversation and mummers of "Levi's new friend" shot from one mouth to another. Eren listened in and his stomach churned with butterflies. Levi actually acknowledged him as his friend, that sounded crazy enough as it was, Eren couldn't even begin to wrap his mind around the thought of Levi calling him cute. Levi's eyes moved in the direction of the rest of his fiends when he caught Eren tentatively listening.

"Hey airhead. Can we have our menus now?" He turned to Eren dully.

"Oh r-right!" Eren had almost dropped the menus several times during this encounter but he managed to place one properly in front of each guest now. It was a relief to get them out of his hands.

"What could I get you guys to drink?" Eren asked, sliding a notebook out from within his apron pocket and reached for the pen tucked above his ear.

Various cocoa-cola products were named and a few teas, one so happened to be Levi's, go figure. Eren scribbled the drinks down as fast as he heard them.

"Alright I'll be right back with your drinks and then I'll take your orders." After the shock of seeing Levi there finally sizzled down, Eren talked and grinned as if he had been doing this job every day for his entire life, then walked away and retreated behind the bar counter to make the drinks.

Levi leaned over to see where Eren was. He was still behind the counter talking to some big boned blond boy now, giving Levi the opportunity to scold Hanji.

"Why'd you say that?" He gritted his teeth, trying not to talk loud enough for everyone to hear him.

"Say what? That you said he was cute?"
"Yes that," He sighed, and streaked his fingers through his hair. "He's going to think I'm weird now."

Erwin's head turned with each mouth movement of the two friends. He never got tired of their conversations unless he needed to break it up.

"You are weird." Hanji looked confused.

"I'm not weird." Granted, Levi wasn't the most normal person but he didn't need Eren to think he was attracted to him whether he really was or not. "Not in that way at least." Levi slouched back in his chair and folded his arms.

"Well he was pretty cute." Erwin teased, making Levi sit up again. Erwin nudged Levi and stared in Eren's direction. "I'd take what I can get if that's what I'm offered."

That earned an appalled frown from Levi. "Shut up, you're being creepy." He grumbled. Another strange feeling clouded his chest but this time it wasn't a happy one.

"And you're being dense."

"What does that mean?" Levi scowled.

This time it was Hanji's turn to move her head back and forth as the conversation carried on.

"Can I talk to you? Alone?"

"Right now?" Levi didn't look pleased with the sudden request. Erwin understood Levi's discomfort with leaving the table and nodded anyway. He got up and pushed in his chair waiting for Levi to follow along. Levi sighed. Erwin only did this when he had something important to say. This time wasn't an exception. Levi stood up and reflected Erwin's actions. The two began walking towards the entrance. Erwin put an arm around Levi and pulled him in so he could lean down and whisper to the shorter man. Levi looked back and saw Eren watching them leave. His face was marked with confusion, though it rarely wasn't.

Erwin leaned against a brick wall of the restaurant. "Levi you know, I've known you a long time and I can see right through you?"

"Yes, and I also know that you start every serious conversation with that same line, so speed this up will you?" Levi hugged his arms to fight back the chills against his skin.

"Okay okay," Erwin gave humorless laugh. "You never so much as acknowledge your friends so what gives with this kid? He acted kind of funny around us when he saw you, is there something going on with you two?"

"Define "going on"." Levi looked to the cars on the road, their lights illuminating the dim-lit street in front of them.

"Are you interested in him?"

"I am." Levi deadpanned, facing Erwin again.

"So something is going on." Erwin concluded.

"Sure." Levi responded without a hint of hesitation, his mind wasn't on the same page as Erwin's.

"Romantically?"

"...No." Levi furrowed his eyebrows. He enjoyed talking to Erwin because of how short and precise their talks were but when Erwin pried into matters that Levi was even unsure of, then the enjoyment was lost.

"You hesitated. You want something more don't you?" Blunt as usual.

"I'm not saying that," Levi's tone switched to defensive mode.

"You don't have to." Erwin smirked. "This is why the spiel about me knowing you for a long time is important in the beginning of our conversations."He laughed, the seriousness draining from his appearance.

Levi rolled his eyes. "Sure. Then what if that was actually what I wanted?"

"Then that's all there is to it." Erwin shrugged. "What is it about Eren though?"

Levi took in a sharp breath."Eren's..." Levi was at a loss for words. Why was it Eren again? Right, because it was the way he made Levi feel important, the way he lit up the moment he saw Levi , the way he trusted Levi enough to let him in his house a day after they met. Levi was special to Eren, it didn't take a genius to see that and whether it was special in a friendly way or special in a more intimate way, it still made Levi feel better than he had in years.

"I need him," Levi's dull expression remained the same. "I just met him and already he's managed to make me feel different." Levi had no problems saying how he felt, it was drawing the conclusion that he found difficulty with.

"So you're in love with Eren. I'm glad you understand now."

"You're really annoying you know that? This always ends with me explaining myself to you and then you replying as if you told me everything. How could you possibly know anything I'm trying to say before I even figure it out?"

"Refer back to the beginning of this conversation," Erwin brushed his arms and exhaled quickly. "It's getting way too cold, I'm going back inside."

"Right," Levi pressed his hands into the hold of his pockets. "...Thanks Erwin."
"Yeah, yeah. Just don't tell Hanji so soon or else the whole restaurant will know."
"No kidding." Levi followed behind Erwin.

"She's right though, you're weird."

Levi gave a dry laugh. "I guess so."

Erwin and Levi approached the table as Eren scribbled away at the food orders.

"There you are, you're just in time to order!" Eren beamed when he turned to see Levi and Erwin take their previous seats. "What would you guys like to eat tonight?"

Erwin elbowed Levi and winked, in return, receiving another roll of Levi's eyes. Eren's friendly smile dimmed while he studied Levi and Erwin, the two had their eyes glued to their menus now. Levi squinted closely at the plastic wrapped paper, his glasses must have been left behind. Guesses and "what ifs" stormed through Eren head like a tornado. What was the relationship between those two that made leaving together and winking a casual thing?

'That woman did say that Levi said I was cute so maybe he's...if so, then there's no doubt in my mind that he's with that guy.'

Eren unconsciously frowned at Erwin. The man was handsome, Eren would give him that, though he could do something with those eyebrows of his. Was that the type Levi was into? Eren's chest throbbed painfully. He wasn't that type. Just by looking at Erwin, Eren knew that he couldn't be that. Levi looked so comfortable with Erwin, even while the charmer had his arm around Levi's shoulder. Maybe they were always like that. Maybe Levi preferred stronger guys. Eren's head fell and he glanced at this own arms. He was alright, but he wasn't that.

"Alright, I'll go with the maximum burger, hold the onions, and a side of fries." Levi's voice shook Eren out of his self inspecting daze. He began writing down the order as Erwin gave his own.

"I'll take the same, leave the onions though." Erwin smiled.

'Of course you would,' Eren sarcastically mocked. He repeated back everyone's orders in his well rehearsed tone.

Eren tucked the pen back over his ear. "I'll have those right out." He ripped a page from his notebook as he turned around and dropped the pad into his apron pocket. He soon ended up behind the bar counter again. Eren's smile faded completely now. He felt a mixture between his previous happiness and new found insecurity. He tacked up the ripped order paper for the cooks to see. He sighed and began to make the drinks that another table had ordered.

"Hey Eren! What's with that face?" Eren adjusted his head to see the blond man he was talking to before, next to him now. "You look either lovestruck or constipated, and I'm guessing it's not the latter. Did you see a hot girl over there?" He looked from one side of the restaurant to the other.

"No Reiner, that's not it." Eren answered with mild frustration.

"Well there are some hot girls out there. Were you looking at men then?" He flopped an arm over Eren's shoulder and shook him playfully. "Hey if you liked men, you'd be into me right? Right?" He laughed, rocking Eren jokingly with his arm. Eren's face turned bright red again, this time with half anger and half embarrassment. Reiner lifted his draping arms and cupped Eren's chin in his hand. "You'd make such a nice girlfriend." He brushed his thumb across Eren's cheek and against his lips, making Eren frown with distaste. That comment really pissed him off now.

"Lay off Reiner," Eren squirmed out of the man's hold and continued his drinks. He and Reiner once were decent friends. Reiner had changed since then and Eren hasn't the slightest idea as to why. It was hard for Eren to get over knowing someone as admirable and then suddenly see them take a turn for the worst. It wasn't just the joking, but Reiner's personality seemed to flip more often than it should have. It was beginning to take a toll on the entire establishment and even Pixis was at a lost for what to do. No one seemed to be able to find out just what Reiner was going through.

Eren topped off the sodas and placed them onto the tray. From the corner of his eye he noticed a figure standing up in the distance. It was Levi. He watched as Levi paced to the exit and went outside. Eren looked back to Levi's table. He could see that woman, Hanji he remembered, saying something to Erwin with a look of confusion plastered on her face. Erwin only shrugged and shook his head. He mirrored half the confusion that Hanji did. He must have had something to do with the sudden escape that Levi managed.

The anger boiled in Eren's stomach. He could tell by Levi's walk that the guy was pissed off. And obviously that "friend" of his caused it. Eren took the tray of drinks and dropped them off at another table, bearing his waiter's façade.

15 minutes passed and Eren received Levi's order along with the others'.

"Where's Levi?" Eren looked worried. "I saw him get up and leave earlier, but has he really been gone this whole time?" His heart sunk. Had Levi really just up and left?

"That's what I want to know, but it will have to wait until after I eat to find out. I'm starving!" Hanji reached for her plate and Eren sat it down in front of her.

"I don't know, he seemed upset." Erwin shrugged at Eren. That must've been the way to tell he was lying.

"I could tell he was upset." Eren's bright appearance fell dark. He handed out the rest of the plates, thanked them and went into the office of the restaurant.

"Mr. Pixis," Eren knocked on the wooden door and popped a head inside. "May I go on a short break, my tables have been served for now?"

"Sure, make it fast and let Reiner know you're going out." Pixis looked up from his paperwork and smiled.

Eren nodded his head. "Thank you." He left the room and headed back out front, grabbing his jacket before he talked to Reiner. "Hey Reiner, I'll be right back. I need a quick break." Luckily Wednesdays weren't the busiest of nights so Eren didn't have to worry about the restaurant becoming packed while he was gone.

"Sure thing," Reiner didn't look up to make eye contact but he nodded and that was good enough for Eren.

Eren quickly headed towards the exit that Levi used and peered through the darkness when he made it outside. The streetlights were dim and spotting Levi wasn't an easy task. He finally found him sitting on the curb where Levi had parked his car. Eren walked over there and took a deep breath. "What are you doing out here?" he asked, sliding his hands into his pockets.

"I could ask the same question. Don't you have a job to do?" Levi sat with his knees bent. He shivered slightly, just enough for Eren to notice.

"You shouldn't be out here. Are you upset?" Eren didn't look worried anymore, he had found Levi so now he could figure out what was going on.

"I see none of our questions are going to be answered." Levi replied.

Eren's shoulders rose and fell again. "I'm on break and I came to check on you. Your turn."

"I'm out here to take a breather and I'm not upset." Levi said in the same way as Eren.

"You are upset."

"Then why did you ask?" The impatience inflicted Levi's words.

"I asked because I wanted you to tell me. Was it because...of Erwin? Did he do something that made you mad?" Eren's voice quieted down when he had to mention Erwin's name.

"I guess I could partially blame him but it's mainly because of you." Levi hadn't meant to give that much information because now an explanation was due. Unfortunately, being blunt wasn't something he thought about before dealing out words.

"Me? What did I do?" Eren's expression morphed into anger now. Had he disappointed Levi? Maybe Levi was tired of him already and seeing him again tonight, just annoyed him. He thought Levi wasn't like that though.

"Eren, it's-"

"No I get it," Eren cut him off. "I'm annoying I know, it's not my fault that you guys came here, I'm sorry I'm not much to look at either." He focused on the concrete beneath him in an attempt to hide his discomforted face from Levi. But his tone was enough to get Levi's attention.

Levi stood up and stepped closer to Eren. "I'll ask again. Are you an idiot?" Levi folded his arms and raised an eyebrow. "Didn't we briefly discuss this last night?" Eren's mouth opened as if he wanted to answer him but couldn't. "What do I even see in you?" Levi mumbled quietly enough for Eren to miss the question.

"Then why are you mad at me?" the anger switched to agitation. This didn't make sense anymore.

"Have you ever heard of jealousy? You and the gorilla you work with were getting on my last nerves." Levi was dense on some matters, but once Erwin clicked most of it into place,the rest made perfect sense to Levi. He knew what was wrong at this moment.

"Jealousy? And you're mad at me? What do I have to do with that? What does Reiner have to do with it? And what about Erwin?" The questions flooded out of Eren's mouth, never stopping to leave time for an answer to each one.

Eren's attention fell to the ground again. 'Levi is jealous...and mad at me for it? He couldn't possible be jealous over me? He had Erwin and only sees me as a friend, if even that. Armin did tell me not to second guess myself but there's no way he-'

Eren's thoughts were silenced in a heartbeat as Levi's lips covered his own. The swift touch sent a warm chill down his body. His face flushed with heat and at this point a jacket wasn't necessary, not when his body temperature accelerated at a dangerously high level.

Levi pulled away and stared at Eren with an unexciteable look that gave the movement of his heart no justice.

"Do you understand now?" Levi crossed his arms again. Eren's eyes widened and he nodded without taking in full consideration of the question asked.

"And your answer, Eren?"

A smile snuck on to Eren's face, the corners of his mouth pushed against the pink tint of his cheeks. He grinned unabashedly and took a step closer to Levi, the fabrics of their clothes almost touched now.

"Levi, I think I've fallen for you."

That chapter ending...it was too cliche wasn't it? I didn't want to leave it for a while but it ties in with the fic title so I just typed, saved and posted. No regrets! x3

Look forward to the next chapter, it can only get cuter from here~

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