I sighed, wandering to the little shop over the road.

It was two days after I had 'confessed' to Levi. It was half-true; when I was younger, I did have feelings for him. I didn't really know if I still did or not.

Levi's response wasn't really what I expected. Although, to be honest, I didn't really expect much. He had simply replied with, "Let's see how things go."

We had come to the conclusion that Levi was to stay at my place, since none of the hotels around my flat wanted to give a room to a Higher. Lowers and Highers didn't really mix well together, unfortunately.

The past two days I had been on edge, waiting for something bad to happen. How would he die? Would I go mad and stab him or something?

I shook my head, trying to dispel my thoughts. I headed into the shop and picked up some milk. I looked around a bit, before concluding that milk was the only thing I needed. Money was tight, since I spent most of it on renting out the flat.

Once I had finished paying for the milk, I headed home, deep in thought.

Some time in this week I would have to leave. It was that or kick Levi out. I wasn't about to do that, so the only option was to desert my home. I sighed, but came to a decision that I would leave the night after tomorrow. That gave me two days and one night to pack my stuff discreetly. I would take the spare key, and leave the main on the side in the kitchen. Should I leave a note? If I did, it would have to be something simple. After all, time was of the essence and I didn't want Levi catching me on my way out. Something small, maybe two or -

"Eren?" I looked up. Levi was standing in the doorway, staring at me.

"What?" I asked, moving past him into the living room. I wandered into the kitchen and placed the milk in the fridge. I heard Levi shut the front door.

"You were standing outside for ages. What were you thinking about?" He questioned. I turned around and glanced at him.

I was thinking of leaving you. Hah! As if Levi would take that news well. I shook my head.

"Everything and nothing." I mumbled.

"What was that?" Levi followed me into the living room and sat next to me on the only sofa in the apartment.

"I said, I was thinking of nothing important." I raised my voice.

Levi looked at me a moment longer, like he knew that I was lying. It started to creep me out, so I peered into his soul, wondering what he was thinking.

"Stop looking at my soul, brat." Levi hissed. "You know I hate it when you do that."

I huffed and stood up, wandering into my room. With one last glance back at Levi, I shut my door behind me. I was glad that this was room had a lock. It meant that I could pack in peace, without having the threat of Levi finding out looming over me.

Accompanied by a soft click, I locked it and hurried over to my bed. When I had moved in, I had shoved my suitcase under my bed, in case I needed to make another quick exit. I was eternally glad that I had done that.

First of all, I shoved the clothes that I wouldn't wear the next few days in at the bottom. Then I packed all the other stuff at the top, leaving a few shirts and trousers in my wardrobe. I didn't want it to look suspicious.

When I had done that, I slid it back under my bed, ready for the time when I would have to make a quick exit.

I just hoped that I had the guts enough to actually do it.

"EREN!" Levi yelled. "Dinner!"

I let go of the edge of the covers on my bed, and made sure that they covered the bulk that was my suitcase. Once I had checked that I couldn't see it from any angle, I hurried out of the room towards the kitchen.

"Eren." Levi said over dinner the next day. "What's on your mind? You've been a very quiet brat recently. You never used to be like this."

"Yeah, well, people change." I said, irritated. Would he ever stop comparing me to how I was when I was younger?

"You haven't, not really. I mean-"

"Levi, would you just shut up, please! Stop always comparing me to how I was before! I changed! I had to! I had no choice in the matter. I-" I've said too much!

"You had no choice?" Levi said, putting down his fork. He proceeded to ignore the pasta in front of him, instead watching me like a hawk.

I sighed, my breath ruffling his dark fringe. "Just leave me alone, Levi. I never wanted you here! I didn't ask for this. I was perfectly fine until you showed up!"

He stared at me, and I stared at him. After a moment, I looked away and got up, leaving him alone at the table. I walked into my room and locked the door. I couldn't take it anymore. Nothing had happened yet, but I knew it would. Hags never got anything wrong. It would be within a week, she had said. Which meant that I had to leave soon, or Levi would definitely be screwed.

I took off my shirt and replaced it with a loose T-Shirt that I had stolen from Marco. I took my trousers off, but left my boxers on.

I crawled under the covers, and lay on my back. As I lay there, unmoving, I thought about the argument me and Levi had had.

We had never argued when I was younger. We had been inseparable, never leaving the other one's side. Except when Levi had to travel.

So when had we become so distant?

I opened my eyes and looked at my watch. 03:00 AM. That meant Levi was asleep, right? In the space of a minute, I came to a decision. I would leave tonight.

I flipped the switch on my lamp, letting it chase away the darkness. I got out of my bed, throwing on the first pair of clothes that I could find, which ended up being my clothes from yesterday. I opened the drawer on my bedside table, pulling out a pad and a pen. I dragged the pen over the paper, before grabbing my suitcase and heading out of my door, leaving the pad on my bed.

I poked my head out of my door, checking that Levi wasn't awake. After I had made sure that I was the only one conscious, I padded back into my room and turned off the lamp. Then I tiptoed towards the front door, hurriedly shoving my boots on. Grabbing the spare key from a hook near the front door, I opened the it and stepped out. There was a soft sound as the door shut behind me. I took a deep breath, before starting my journey.

The pad I had left on my bed had two simple words written on it.

I'm sorry.

A/N: Three chapters done already (though they are quite short). I don't know what will happen in the next chapter, so no question asking, please!

I will try to make the next chapter longer, but I can't promise anything.

Whew! What a way to end a chapter!

Until next time! Byeeee, pebbles! :D