We heard a knock on the door at 6. We all quickly put on our final touches of lipstick and slipped into our shoes.

"Come in!" Petra called.

In the background:

"Heyyyy!" Hange said pulling Moblit in the room, ruffling his hair and making him blush profusely.

"You- you- look…pretty…squad leader." Moblit mumbled out before nervously straightening up saluting.

"I KNOW LOOK AT MY SHOES," Hange stated pointing down at her white pumps with black tips and spinning around several times, making her dress flare out and Moblit having to catch her.

"You look beautiful," Levi murmured while proceeding to kiss Petra lightly on the temple.

You walk slowly toward Mike, your (f/c) two inch heels making soft tapping noises. He's dressed in a classic black suit with a gold pinpoint dotted tie.

"You look…amazing" Mike says while letting out a nervous breath.

"You don't look bad yourself" You state while giggling and pulling his hand by the wrist, "We should get down and get in the carriage before we get late."

….

Mike bowed low and took your hand and helped you out of the carriage as you rolled your eyes at the cheesy gesture and smiled. You all walked in and admired the decorations and the…unique…food. After about an hour and a half of laughing with each other and "socializing" with the nobles a slow song comes on and everyone starts filling the dance floor. *its reluctant heroes piano version if anyone wants to listen*

"Do you want to dance?" Mike asks extending his hand out to you.

"Yeah…I'd love to," you say a shy smile approaching your lips.

He takes your hand and leads you out to the dance floor. You place one hand on his shoulder and hold the other one out. He holds it steady and gently places a hand at your hip. You don't notice but about halfway through the song your head is already resting on his chest and his hands are pulled tight at your waist.

"I'm really glad you asked me to be your date to this Mike," you say softly.

"I'm really happy you said yes. I didn't want to have to go without you. ," He murmurs at the top of your head. You laugh into his shirt as you both sway gently side to side.

"I guess the scruff is already pushing the reputation of the Survey Corps huh." You hear him give a low chuckle.

"No, not just about that. I'm glad because I didn't want to have to go with another girl."

"Ohh? And why is that?" You tease pulling away slightly to look up at him.

"Because I can't do this to any other girl."

He spun you around and dipped you low- so low that you thought you were going to fall- held you tight and bent down to whisper in your ear. You leaned in closer and he said:

"Do you want to bail this place and get something decent to eat?"

You laughed and buried your head in his chest as you straightened up.

"mmmm…after this song"

"That I can do," he said as he kissed the top of your head.

After you gathered Petra and Levi (who scowled at you when Mike pulled him away from Petra to get into the carriage) and Hange and Moblit (who mouthed a 'thank you' because Hange kept stepping on his toes during the dance) you all rode back to a small café to get something normal to eat. Mike bought you, what you thought was the most delicious soup ever, and a piece of bread. After you all finished your food, you all moved in closer together to avoid the harsh winds. You fell asleep on Mike's shoulder and he held your hand the entire way home. He didn't want to wake you up so he carried you to your room bridal style. As he tried opening the door your eyes slowly fluttered open.

"uhhmm…M-Mike?" you say sleepily and get embarrassed as you find out he's carrying you. You scramble to your feet instantly as your cheeks turn bright red.

"It's okay you fell asleep on the way home. Well…goodnight" You stepped into the doorway as Mike slowly turned away.

"Mike?"

He turned around quickly "Yeah?"

"I had a really good time tonight."

"Do you…maybe…want to do this again sometime?" Mike asked cautiously.

"Yeah…I'd like that" You say as you pulled him slightly toward you and kissed his cheek, "Night Mike" You slowly shut the door and you can hear Mike doing his happy dance all the way down the hall.