Levi lives in Paris and his peaceful lunch alone gets interrupted by Eren who is a lost tourist who doesn't speak French very well.
Levi was enjoying his crêpe at his favorite breakfast place. Luckily for him it was just down the street from his home which meant this could be a common occurrence for him. What wasn't a common occurrence was having someone accidently bump into your chair just as you were about to take a bite.
The slightly nudge made him drop his crêpe and some of its filling got on his shirt. He mumbled some curse words at himself as he grabbed a napkin and started to pat at the stain before it set in.
"Sorry!" he could hear someone say next to him, American, typical, "No that's not right...umm...s'il vous plait. No that's not right either,"
"Geez, relax kid," Levi looked up in time to be met with the top of a messy pile of brown hair. This kid was bowing at him.
He was left speechless when the kid looked at him, but was still bowing. The pair of green eyes that met his eyes were mesmerizing. Then he stood up.
"Oh thank god you speak English. I was separated from my tour group on the subway and I don't know how to get back to them," Levi was only half listening to the boy, "can you help me?" Levi wasn't sure what was going on until a piece of paper was shoved in front of his face and the kid took a seat in front of him.
"Sure, sit down. Please join me, stranger," Levi said, but looked at the paper nonetheless. An itinerary. The next place they would be visiting was the La Louvre judging by the times. It wasn't too far from here, just a train stop away. He was going to tell this to the kid but he could easily get lost. And he had been planning on spending his Sunday shopping, he needed to pick up a few things. He could do so easily while taking this kid to the museum, but he would have to go home and change first.
A waiter came by and asked the kid if he was ordering something. Levi was amused at how he just stared wide-eyed at the waiter.
"Are you hungry, kid?" Levi asked. He looked back at Levi and shook his head, Levi told the waiter, "l'addition, s'il vous plait,"
"Oui, monsieur," once Levi had paid for his breakfast, he stood from the table and motioned for the kid to follow him, he started for his home.
On the way he learned that the kid had a name, Eren, and was a college student. He was in Paris for a week with his French class ("Isn't ordering food one of the first things they teach you in French class?" "I fell asleep, okay?!").
When they reached Levi's apartment he started walking up the stairs.
"This doesn't look like a museum," Eren said warily behind him.
"That's because it's not. This is where I live,"
"You're not going to murder me are you?"
"Well not now that you're expecting it," he glanced back at Eren who now looked pale and was frozen in place. Levi sighed and turned around fully, pointing to the stain, "I'm not walking around the city with a dirty shirt," once Eren visibly relaxed, Levi turned back. He quickly changed into a clean shirt after Eren had complimented him several times on his apartment ("wow! It's so nice, and so clean, nothing like my room back on campus").
On their way to the train station, it was Eren's turn to learn about Levi, ("So are you an artist or something?" "As crazy as it is to believe, not everyone living here is an artist. A lot of us have normal jobs," "Like what?" "I work in marketing but lately I've been working more for the translations side for the company," "Is it because you speak English so well?" "That, and the fact that I am American,"). This apparently seemed to be interesting to Eren and that caused for more questions.
As soon as they stepped into La Louvre, Levi heard both his name and Eren's name being called out in a high and shrill voice. Eren seemed to have the opposite reaction as Levi. Levi groaned and cursed to himself while Eren practically beamed. Suddenly they were both embraced by Hange. Then Eren was being hugged by a raven and a blond.
"Eren! We thought we'd lost you! Luckily you ran into Levi here, huh," Hange nudged Levi's arms and he grimaced at her.
"Hange," Levi acknowledged, "this another side job of yours?" Levi and Hange had moved to the city at the same time, and while Levi found a stable job, Hange opted out for wanting to get a taste of everything.
"Yes it is! Aren't I great at it?" she asked Eren.
"Obviously not if you lost one," Levi deadpanned.
"But he found you! I'm sure you gave him the best tour of the city,"
"The only thing he showed me was his apartment," Eren said. Then he realized what he said from the look on his friends' faces and immediately tried to take it back, "not like that! I didn't mean it like that! We just went back to his apartment. We were only there for like five minutes!"
Hange nudged Levi again, "I guess you like to work fast, don't ya, Levi?" Levi sighed and let Hange continue to spread the lie that him and Eren had slept together. After a while Hange asked Levi if he would be joining them. When he declined the offer, Hange grabbed him by the arm and pulled him along with them until he told her to let him go and that he would be joining them.
From then on, Hange went into full tour guide mode as she led them through the museum. Eren and Levi stayed at the back of the group where Levi couldn't really hear Hange's voice anymore. He gave Eren his own explanation of the painting and the artists, but they ended up talking more about other things.
After the museum, Hange took them to the Pont des Arts over the River Seine. When Hange jokingly suggested that Eren and Levi write their names on a padlock and throw the key in the river, Eren blushed and Levi rolled his eyes at her. But when she turned back he smiled slightly at the suggestion.
They continued to walk around the city, enjoying the sights, even though Levi lived here and had already visited many of these places, it was nice to do so again with Eren, he was overzealous and made the experience more fun for Levi.
Once it was dark out, Hange took them to take a boat ride to enjoy Paris at night. Somehow, Levi and Eren ended up on a boat together, alone. The rest of Eren's class had piled up in one boat and the two were left to take another one.
But neither one seemed to be bothered by it. They stayed silent during the whole boat ride, it was relaxing to sit there and enjoy the lights of the city. He looked over at Eren and he was mesmerized once again by his eyes, they reflected the lights and Levi was glad they weren't talking anymore. After a while, Levi made the bold move of holding Eren's hand that had been resting on the space between them. Eren stiffened at first, but then he relaxed and squeezed Levi's hand gently. A few minutes later Eren laid his head on Levi's shoulders. In return, Levi pressed his cheek to the top of Eren's head and they stayed like that for the rest of the boat ride.