Summary: The high mage Levi's little apprentice stirs up some trouble in the Reiss castle and Jean thinks his time to shine has finally come.
This is just pure fluff.

A man in a red robe with a staff in hand strides across the corridors of Reiss castle illuminated by the setting sun's light entering through the windows. Darkness would descend upon the kingdom in an hour or so.

"High mage Levi!" The man in the red robe stops to turn around towards the person who was calling for him.

Levi sees that its one of the Reiss kingdom's knight. Christine? No. Kristuine? No. no. Kirstein? Yes. Jean Kirstein if Levi remembered correctly. "What is it Kirstein?"

Jean replies as he salutes to Levi,"Commander Erwin wanted me to give you the details of the attack on the northern post of our border."

"Hmm… the attack where there was a breach in our barrier right?"

The Reiss Kingdom always had been a kingdom where there was high affinity of magic. It was said that the first Reiss princess had been blessed by the heavens with the powerful magic. Ever since then, every princess born into the Reiss family has had a strong magic stored inside them. The magic inside the princesses was the reason why such a small kingdom as Reiss had flourished so much in the years. But this magic was also the reason why the country was attacked frequently. There were others who wanted the Reiss princess' powers for themselves.

Levi remembered how 8 years ago when right after Princess Historia was born, the magic that pulsated throughout the kingdom had made him freeze right where he was standing. He had never experienced such power coursing throughout him ever before. It had only lasted for a few seconds, but it was enough for him to realize the extent of the Reiss princess' powers. It was nothing like what he had read in the books. Such powers in the hands of an evil being would bring catastrophe to this world.

To protect the princess and the country from invaders, there was a magic barrier surrounding the country. Fifty mages inside the castle combined their magic to surround the perimeters of the country with a powerful barrier. In these five hundred years since kingdom's formation, this was the first time the barrier had been breached.

"That's right sir. Summoner Hanji was able to expel whatever it was that broke into the kingdom back outside the barrier but she was not able to decipher the magic used by the perpretator."

"What do you mean 'whatever'? It wasn't human?"

"According to Summoner Hanji, whatever she fought did look like a human but was much more powerful in terms of physical strength and also magic attacks had very less effects. While she didn't sustain any physical wounds, Summoner Hanji was magically exhausted after the battle with the creature. And…."

"And…? What Kirstein? Spit it out." Levi ordered the knight in front of him.

"Summoner Hanji suspects that this might be related to what happened two years ago."

Levi's eyes narrowed with anger at the mention of this. Two years ago…. Levi clenched his fist around his staff. Those memories of what happened two years ago, even now he has nightmares of that cursed day. Just as Levi was about to ask more, a sudden scream erupted from within the castle. Hearing the scream, both men started running towards the source of the scream which they realized came from the castle's kitchen.

Levi ran towards the kitchen closely followed by Jean. So many scenarios were running in the heads of the two men. Was someone hurt? Did one of those creatures Hanji fought manage to breach the barrier after all? Even with all the worst case scenarios in both men's mind, it didn't prepare them for the sight they saw when they reached the kitchen.

The kitchen was completely overrun by…frogs. There were frogs on the floor, on the kitchen pantry and Levi could hear some croaking coming from inside the kitchen wares. The green little critters were everywhere.

Jean and Levi snapped their heads to the right of the kitchen to see a maid cowering at the corner of the kitchen with tears all over her face.

"What the fuck happened here?" Levi practically yelled at the maid.

With a shaky voice, the maid replied, "The staff….the kitchen staff ….oh god…they all turned into frogs! Every one of them...it's just horrible." She started sobbing more hysterically.

"High mage Levi, I shall go and inform Commander Erwin about whatever happened here." As soon as Jean was about to leave, Levi stopped him.

"Wait Kirstein, there isn't any need to inform Erwin."

"But sir the castle has been under attack and we need to find the perpetrator who did this" Jean scrunched his face in disgust at all the frogs in the kitchen. How dare they attack the innocent kitchen staffs and with such a heinous magic?

"No need to worry. I already know who this perpetrator." Levi spoke as he rubbed his temple in annoyance. Before Jean could ask what he was talking about, "Kirstein, I want you to round up these frogs. Don't let any of them escape. Got it? Capture all of them and come meet me at my office." Levi barked at him before turning around and leaving a dumb founded Jean behind.

Levi was pissed. He was beyond pissed. How many times had he told her not to do anything when he wasn't around? When would she stop being so stubborn and obey him for once. The last time she tried to do something stupid like this, she had almost blown up his office. Levi opened to the door to his office and closed it with a loud bang. The mage's office was like any other office with a desk and a bookcase stacked with books except his office had a secret door leading to his basement where his actual office was located. Muttering a small incantation, the wall behind his desk revealed a hidden passageway.

Levi's basement office was dark, only illuminated through the help of candles hovering above. It had everything a mage would have in his/her possession. There were various kinds of pots, vials and ingredients. Levi walked up to the front his desk and stood there with a stern look.

"Come out now." Levi ordered with slight anger in his voice. When he saw no movement, he sighed. "You better come out now before I drag you out with my magic brat."

Suddenly from behind the desk a figure stood up. The girl wearing a pointed black hat and black robe had black short shoulder length hair. Her onyx eyes were looking everywhere around her beside the man in front as she fiddled with her fingers.

Levis stared at the eight year old in front of him. "Mikasa, explain."

Still not meeting her master's gaze, "Well…you see…I mean…what happened….was….ummm"

Levi rolled his eyes. This was getting nowhere. He moved to where Mikasa was standing. Seeing her master moving towards her, Mikasa tried to take a step or two back. "Don't." Levi spoke as he glared at his apprentice. Sitting on his chair and setting his staff aside, he beckoned to Mikasa. "Come here, sit on my lap."

"What?" The young apprentice asked not believing that her ever strict master wanted her to sit on his lap.

"Just come over here."

Cautiously Mikasa went over to her master and hoisted herself to sit on his lap. Levi had never been good with kids but these two years of being a mentor for Mikasa, he had learned a bit on how to handle them. Well Mikasa more like since she was never like those bratty kids he saw when he visited the city. She was much more mature than those kids…well mature when she wasn't pulling some shitty stunt like this.

"Oi, look at me Mikasa and explain."

Looking up at her master finally, "I didn't mean to! I swear, I didn't mean to turn all those people into frogs. It was only intended for that jerk Sam!" Mikasa slapped her hands to her mouth as soon as she said that. Oh snap.

"Oh?" Levi asked raising his eye brows.

"He bullied Armin though Levi! And... and… when Eren tried to stop him, he punched Eren. He hurt Eren and Armin. He needed to be punished!"

Levi stopped himself from rolling his eyes again. Of course, it had to do something with the Yaeger brat. Levi was aware of Mikasa's crush on that loud mouth but didn't get it at all what she saw in him.

"So you decided that you're the one to punish him? Is that it?"

"NO! I mean…but he…."

"You know what you did wrong here don't you?" Levi asked the dejected looking girl in his lap.

"Yes. Magic should be used to protect but instead…..I used magic to hurt someone. I used it for my own selfish reasons. I'm sorry."

"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to." Mikasa nodded her head.

"Levi… you can turn them back to normal right?" Mikasa's worried eyes searched his own. So she was worried about them after all.

Levi chuckled as he replied,"Of course, I'm the high mage after all." Just as soon as those words fell out of his mouth so did the tears from Mikasa's eyes.

"Thank god. Oh my god Levi I was so scared because I didn't know how to turn them back and I was so scared that now I would turn into a dark mage. I would disappoint you, Eren and everybody else. I was so scared." The tears poured out of Mikasa's eyes as if a damn had been broken. Now Levi was at a loss. The feisty and stubborn Mikasa who wouldn't hesitate to talk back to him was now sobbing against his robe.

Rubbing her back to calm her down, "Hey hey now. You realized you were wrong in doing this right?" Mikasa nodded her head against Levi's chest, tears still pouring out. "You regret what you did right?" Mikasa nodded again. "Then there is no way you would have become a dark mage. Got that? Now look here and stop crying. You look ugly."

Mikasa nodded as her crying subsided to only a few sniff here and there now.

Levi sat beside Mikasa's bed as he watched her sleep peacefully. After she had stopped crying, he had carried her to her room and laid her down in her bed. Within few minutes, she had fallen asleep. He hadn't seen Mikasa cry like the way she had today since the night two years ago when she had been brought to the Reiss Castle as the only survivor of her village. Her village was located at the east side of the country, just past the borders of Reiss Kingdom. Bandits had raided her village and had killed everyone. Mikasa had only survived because on instinct her dormant magical abilities had formed a barrier.

Even after all that had happened to Mikasa, she was still so innocent Levi thought. But then he was glad, this was the same innocence that had saved him from going to the dark path himself. When Levi himself had lost his entire mage squad two years ago, his mind had thought nothing but ways to bring them back. Using magic to revive the dead was an art of necromancy. It was dark magic.

Then Erwin had gone and saddled Mikasa to him as an apprentice. Of course, Levi had blatantly refused but this was Erwin were talking about. The man wouldn't take no for an answer. At first, he was very harsh and strict wither Mikasa just so she would quit herself. But eventually Mikasa's determination to learn from no what, won him over.

Glancing at Mikasa once again, Levi stood up to leave. He still had to talk to Erwin about what happened at the Northern post. He also had Mikasa's spell on the kitchen staff to break.

Closing the door to Mikasa's room, he strode towards his office to see Jean standing beside the door.

"High mage Levi, I've captured all the frogs as you requested. Did you deal with the one who did this?"

Levi nodded his head. Entering his office, he beckoned Jean to come in. As Levi sat on his chair with his chin propped up on the top his interlinked hands, he stared at Jean intensely. "Kirstein, you're the only hope for those staff members that were turned into frogs."

"Excuse me Sir?"

"You're the only one who can help me break this spell. To break the spell, an individual with exceptional skills is needed. You're the only one who I can think of with such skills." Levi asked in a very serious tone. "You will right?"

Jean wanted to jump with glee. The high mage was asking him, Jean Kirstein, to help break the spell. Not just that but the high mage also called him an individual with exceptional skills. This was it. This was the big break Jean was waiting for. He would be known as the one who aided the high mage and maybe he would finally get promoted!

"Of course I will. It is for the sake of the people of this country. I am even ready to throw my life if I have to." Nodding his head vigorously, he couldn't help feel but feel extreme pride for himself.

Levi smiled. "Great, you can start breaking the spell then. All you need to do is kiss the frogs to turn them back."

Jean nodded his head. "Got it. Kiss the fro-what? Wait a minute, what do you kiss the frogs sir?"

"To break the spell, you need to kiss the frogs." Levi replied calmly.

"Huuuuuuuuh?"

"Kirstein didn't your parents read you any bed time stories? Curses like this can be broken through a kiss…on the lips." Levi smirked at the man before him whose face was slowly turning green.

Authors note:

I was playing Bravely Default on my 3DS and so I thought why not, Levi as a mage and Mikasa as the little black mage.

Some extra info:

Levi is 22 years old. He became high mage at 18, the youngest in history ever to be.

Also thank you for all the lovely reviews for my last chapter. I am planning of making a separate drabble series for the shoujo series. At the moment though exams are coming soon but please look forward to it in the future.

Oh and there is probably tons of mistake here and also tons of plot holes but please forgive me. And probably will just stay a one shot.

Thank you for reading!