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People came and went today. Most likely because titans were spotted near the wall, and that didn't stop Hanji from wanting to join along with her team. But she didn't like the looks people gave them whenever the Survey Corps passed through the village. It was as if they either felt pity or disappointment towards the crew that grew smaller every trip. It was the moment she hated most in being a proud member.

Yet today was a bit different from the usual gazes. As the team passed through the people to the grand entrance, Hanji noted that their eyes glazed with mixed emotions. Some people were afraid. Others only mocked their presence with lopsided smirks. Perhaps they thought that this would be the Survey Corps' time to shine.

Hanji was no fool.

Riding her horse up to the front of the squad, she met up with Corporal Levi, she gave him a big smile. He glanced at her sideways then flicked his eyes back. "That stupid grin of yours is fake." The woman looked straight again but still kept a small glimmer. "These people think of us as fools."

"They are the fools, for they cannot step outside wearing the same simple-minded smirk you put on every time."

Hanji raised her eyebrows in surprise as they finally exited the walls. "Is that a compliment?"

Levi looked only forward, to the titans in the far distance. It seemed that they were close enough you could see their grotesque bodies. It bothered him that such filthy scum roamed the Earth. But then, who was he to complain after knowing how impure humans themselves can get.

"No."

Then the squad spread out like a blanket and headed straight to the titans while a few others went around to flank them. It was a good thing that they were in a forested area, otherwise, attack would've been extremely difficult. Hanji was one of the flankers and crossed to the trees just behind a six meter giant. Busy with its opponents up front, it didn't notice her swooping down to make her kill and back up again like a hawk after catching its meal. Things were going great, and Hanji smiled, noticing her improvement. She looked to find Levi making kill after kill among the slight chaos. Still as graceful as last time, she thought.

Turning to find more titans, Hanji then heard a scream, then several. The slight chaos became an even greater one. Her eyes slightly widened at the titan, who used a strange method to get through the Corps' line of soldiers. "Aberrant!" she yelled to her teammates. She barked orders to her squad and took another look at this certain titan among the others. It had faster reflexes than the rest and it regenerated in an insanely fast pace, making it both difficult and annoying to kill while it ate her team members one by one. She looked towards her corporal, but he was too busy taking care of titans ten on one (well it seemed like ten on one because he was the only soldier who stood out among the rest).

So this had to be solved by herself this time.

Jumping down from the branch she swung towards the aberrant, and grimaced as the scene came closing in. It was a bloody sight, with the titan messily tearing her squad members apart like a dog. She screamed in rage and the titan looked up. But just before it could react, the woman sliced through the back of its neck. She wasn't done with it yet. As soon as Hanji passed its head she twisted back around and hooked her maneuver gear to its shoulder and sliced off its limbs, spinning to finish off. Hanji turned and looked back at the titan, not caring about the remaining ones that the rest of her squad were taking care of. There were tears in her eyes, fogging up her goggles and blood that covered her blades and arms.

The hand of the aberrant lay on her feet, smoking up like the rest of the body. She picked it up and her teary eyes widened in shock. It was incredibly light despite the size of the thing; like holding a feather. Weighing it in her hands she suddenly felt not rage, but rather... curiosity. Hanji turned the arm and looked inside of it. It was just like any other arm; meat bones and all. Yet what was making it so weightless? And why was it heavy when still attached to the titan? While she pondered about this, the rest of the Survey Corps finished up with their work, there were no more titans in the area.

Corporal Levi landed beside Hanji and looked at the titan, who was now only a pile of smoke. He looked over to what she was holding in her arms, only to see that it was smoking and bloody. His pupils dilated and he immediately grabbed her wrist, wrenching it to himself, not caring about the blood. He examined her arm, to find that it was perfectly fine. She grimaced in slight pain and tried to pull away. Still he grabbed her other wrist and put both up in front of his face, rubbing his fingers into the soft skin. The man found no wounds and threw her arms down with a slightly frustrated sigh.

"I'm fine, Levi," Hanji said with a big smile. His eye twitched and he rubbed his now bloodied hands with a handkerchief. "Such repulsive manners, daring to touch the thing even when it is dead."

She grinned and wiped her own hands on her uniform as they walked towards their horses. "Don't be shy. I know you were worried about me."

And at that moment she remembered the arm. Her mind thought up the different theories as she stared into the distance. Levi looked at her before getting on his horse. For the first time she was actually deep in thought. He decided to leave it alone, getting his hands dirty was enough for the day.

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The next few days Levi ate lunch by himself at the usual place. He silently chewed on the soft slice of meat with pleasure. A rarity that only the top corporals had the leisure to eat. But somehow his meal seemed incomplete. Looking up from his place on the table he scanned the room; and his eyes once again stopped at the empty chair in front of him. Despite being sharp, the man just didn't know why his food tasted slightly less than it was a few days ago. The meat had less flavour, and the carrots tasted stale. For some reason, as soon as he finished his cuisine, he decided to wait. His glass was empty by the time a vein popped in his forehead. "Where is she..." he mumbled under his breath. With that the man looked out the window for a long time, contemplating on why she hadn't gone to lunch yet.

Then he heard the clatter of the slight screech of the chair and the clatter of a plate. He looked to see with light interest, hoping it would be who he thought it was.

"Hey, Levi." he averted his eyes to the person opposite and frowned. It was Mike. Immediately he got up with his plate and walked over to the food counter to hand in his plate. Despite his rude action Mike still smiled and called out to him, "She's out, Levi."

He grunted and replied, "Who said I was looking for her?" With that Levi strode right out the door to the courtyard. Mike shook his head and smirked in amusement as he saw the other man amble outside and walk the perimeter.

After about an hour of looking he decided to go to the training grounds. Maybe she's training... Instantly he waved the thought away. "Why am I looking for her?! Tch, I should just go back."

Next thing he knew he was strapped up and stood at the base of the forest filled with titan dummies. His eye twitched in irritation. "You're just here to train," he confirmed to himself. He hooked his maneuver gear towards the trees and glided gracefully through the foliage, cutting through all the titans he saw. This went on for another thirty minutes until he stopped and landed on a large branch. Sitting down, he remembered that day when the idiot crashed into him instead of landing beside him. Levi clutched his blade in frustration. Why am I thinking about it?! In annoyance he hooked his gear to the dummy opposite and instead of cutting he landed and balanced himself on the wood. Taking his blade he stabbed the leather deep. He stabbed again and again at the material until it was torn to bits.

Staring at it with an apathetic expression, he went back in disappointment.

He let his feet guide him to his room and for some reason he started knocking on the door.

"Come in." a voice called out. He frowned and entered the room. There he found Hanji sitting on her table reading something. Without looking up she asked, "Is there anything you need, Levi?"

"This is my room."

She looked up and turned to him. "Um, no, this is my room." Levi then came to his senses and looked around. Her stuff was scattered rather messily around the room. Surely this was NOT his room. He would never treat it this way. A dark expression shadowed across his face. That lying bastard.

Levi walked up to see what she was reading and saw that it was an encyclopedia on titans. To be honest, there really wasn't much contained inside; only what they looked like, how to kill them, and the brief history. She smiled big at him and patted the book. "I've learned so much from these titans, Levi! Would you like to hear about it?" Without a word, he grabbed another chair from the room and sat next to her. "I have nothing else to do anyway," he mumbled. "As much as these things disgust me, it would be entertaining to have you enlighten me on them."

With that she grinned and then lectured him on her research. She rambled on for a good two and a half hours before he grew tired and regretted asking. This woman... is obsessed. He frowned and looked around the room not really listening anymore, looking for an excuse to make her shut up. "But then, it's so confusing! How light it actually is despite its-"

Levi cut her off. "Your room is messy." She looked around too with slight interest. "Yes, it is."

"Clean it."

"What? Why?"

He sighed. "Do you need a reason?"

"No, not really."

"Oh, so you want to live like a pig."

Without waiting for a response he went out the room and came back with a cleaning kit. He began mopping the floor and throwing the junk and clothes on the bed. When he got to her desk he lifted her up without hesitation. She squealed a bit at his wet gloves. "L-Levi-" He threw her on the bed away from the desk. She hit her head on the frame and rubbed her new bruise. Looking back she saw that he was actually making progress. Within a few minutes the room was sparkling clean, except for her bed which was filled with her clothes and other junk. Hanji raised her eyebrows at the sight and smirked.

"That was pretty quick. You could be a killer for germs." He grunted and went to put away the supplies.

"I am a killer of germs."

At that Hanji burst out laughing and fell to the floor holding her stomach. "So you do have a sense of humour! Shishishi..." She then noticed that he never came back and looked out her door, only to see him descend the stairs. "Hey, where are you going?" He looked up at her and shrugged, continuing down the stairs. She followed up after him and they both walked outside on a stroll. It was funny how she had to avert her eyes downward to see his face. "Hey, Levi. Tonight I'm going out drinking with my friends."

"What does this have to do with me?"

She shrugged and replied, "Just wondering if you wanted to tag along. You know, we could be drinking buddies sometime."

"Now why would I do something so... germ-ridden with a bunch of fools?" Hanji smiled and went in front of him, stopping their walk. She leaned down a bit so they were face to face. "It's up to you. You always like to live in luxury, why not just hang out with friends? It's not necessarily unhygienic. Unless you would want to see me drunk too?" She clasped her hands to her chest and looked skyward. "Oh poor me! What will I do? I'm all alone in the pub, drunk to death, with no one to take me home!" His eye twitched and he walked around her. "That's what your other friends are for, not your corporal."

Hanji pouted at his back, then yelled at the top of her lungs, "Levi you're a dummy who can't take a little alcohol!" With that she ran away. Most likely to the local pub to join her friends, he thought. He then gazed back at her, running opposite from him. "I can take alcohol," he murmured. The sun was just about to set. "Just not you."

Yes, yes, I know there wasn't enough LevixHanji moments in this one (I apologize)! And again I'm sooo sorry for late update! Also the next one will definitely be faster to update so please leave reviews! I live off them! They give me energy (not really)! But still! Please look forward to the next chapter where there will be plenty of LevixHanji moments. Also, criticism is allowed (so long as it's not entirely rude) I want to improve my writing skills and I need YOUR help!