((AN: this is where the story takes a slightly darker turn and I know that not everybody will like it so be prepared.))

They didn't talk much on the way to Levi's apartment. Eren was filled with questions he didn't know how to ask, and Levi didn't seem to be in the mood to talk. He only stared straight ahead, looking as if he was lost in thought. Eren was worried about Levi, he clearly needed help and he was showing some signs of depression. Eren wanted nothing more than to help his friend. On the other hand, Levi was ecstatic, he had found the love of his life, and now he knew it was fate. They were meant to be together and surely Eren knew that as well. What else besides date would cause the two to run into each other?

The two stopped at a local pizza place, getting a large. Levi kept his opinion to himself as he internally cringed at the size, he would have to make sure that Eren didn't usually eat that much, otherwise he would have to fix that habit. He needed Eren to be healthy, and happy, and his. Once they had gotten their pizza Eren offered to carry it, he sounded uncertain, as if he was regretting this. Why? Why would Eren regret this? They were finally together, and Eren would soon realize how great that was. Right?

They arrived at the apartment soon, Levi unlocking the door and letting Eren in.

"It's... Empty." Eren commented, he was used to his own apartment that he shared with his sister, which was always very cluttered with all their stuff. Eren then remembered that he should call Mikasa, he usually wasn't out this late and she was probably worried. He pulled out his phone.

"What are you doing?" Levi asked, his hand locking the door "who are you calling? I thought we were just going to be alone, just the two of us." His voice sounded just a bit threatening, but not enough for Eren to pick up on its implications.

"Just my sister. I need to tell her that I'm going to be out a little longer." Eren responded, still not picking up on the hostile mood coming from Levi. He dialled the phone, his sister picking up immediately.

"Eren! Where are you? You should be home, it's going to get dark soon." Mikasa sounded beyond worried, which wasn't a first. Eren always thought she over reacted about things when it came to him.

"I'm fine 'kasa, I'm just letting you know I'm going to be out a bit later. I promise I'm fine." Eren replies, with a bored almost 'don't mother me' kind of tone. Levi reached forward grabbing the phone before Mikasa could respond, hitting the end call button.

"There. Now you've told her all you needed to. Now we can spend some time together." Levi handed the phone back to Eren, he kept a fake smile on his face, but inside he was seething. Eren was here, in his house, with him, and yet he wanted to talk to someone else? That was unacceptable. Levi was sure that Eren would learn that soon enough.

"Oh. Uh okay. Do you want to eat?" Eren was a bit confused, Levi seemed to be a little clingy, he hadn't seemed like the clingy type online. But maybe this was another reason why he needed help, Eren was determined to help him, no matter what it took.

Levi nodded, pulling out plates and forks and knives, placing a piece of pizza on each plate. He handed a set of utensils to Eren before sitting down and cutting his pizza up in bite sized pieces.

"Thanks." Eren commented, setting the fork and knife aside before sitting down and picking up the pizza with his hands. He glanced out of the corner of his eye to see Levi giving him a glare deadly enough to kill a small animal. Eren slowly set the pizza down, glancing at how Levi had cut his pizza up. It was strange, and Eren said so.

"That's... A different way of eating it. I've never seen someone cut up their pizza before. I usually eat it with my hands." He said, his chuckle cut off by the glare coming from Levi, it was even more intense and Eren hated having someone look at him like that.

"If you're going to stay here, you will eat like a civilized human being." Levi practically growled, he hated the idea of the love of his life being so sloppy. It was unacceptable. Eren raised his eyebrows in shock before getting his fork and knife, he had never seen someone respond like that to someone eating pizza, and did Levi say stay here? As in he wasn't planning on letting Eren leave? Eren shook his head, that was silly, Levi was just a regular guy. A regular guy who had a few issues. Eren was sure he could handle changing a few habits for the sake of a friend.

Once they had finished their pizza Levi turned on the tv "come watch a movie with me." He beckoned Eren over, patting the seat beside him.

"I really should go, 'kasa will kill me if I'm not home soon." Eren said, pulling on his jacket. He felt weird being here, like he was trapped. Eren wasn't sure why, this apartment was bigger than his own but in this apartment he felt like he was captured, Eren hated that feeling.

Levi stood and was in front of the door in seconds "no! You can't! Please... You have to stay!" His voice was full of despair, he was torn up inside with the idea that Eren might ever even consider leaving.

"Levi. I need to go home." Eren was confused, this was the most emotion he had ever heard from Levi, and it was triggered by his leaving.

"Please... Just stay the night." Levi pleaded, his arms blocking the door, no matter what he couldn't let his green eyed beauty leave. He was his, and Levi didn't like to let what was his out of sight.

"Levi..." Eren started, but he paused and that's when it clicked. Levi was just lonely, he didn't want to be alone and he clearly had some problems, maybe if Eren spent the night, he could figure out how to help him.

"I'll stay, okay? It'll be fun, like a sleepover." Eren wasn't sure why he regretted his words immediately after he said them. But, the smile that spread across Levi's face made Eren forget all his worries, how bad could it be? He was sure Mikasa would understand.

Mikasa POV

This was suspicious, Eren was always home before dark, and she knew he wasn't hanging out with friends because she would've been invited as well. Mikasa was worried, what if something bad had happened? Once the clock hit midnight and Eren still wasn't home she needed to investigate.

He had his camera with him, but he had forgotten his laptop at home on the kitchen table. Perfect. Mikasa opened it, if he had a new friend he hadn't told her about that was great, but she needed to know that that was it. That he was with a friend and he hadn't been hurt. She pulled up his Tumblr, glad that he had forgotten to log out, looking through his messages, he had been talking to someone lately, in fact for awhile. She clicked on the name of the blog, there wasn't much there. It was suspicious, but for now Mikasa was content. So he had a friend? It was bound to happen eventually that he had a friend she didn't know about. They had always been in the same group of friends, she was glad Eren had finally branched off to make his own friends.

She just hoped that Eren was with his new friend, and not hurt.