Eren shut the door and leaned up against it, staying quiet in the dark. Levi could faintly make out is figure in the moonlight. Eren stood, nibbling and his lip in nervousness. It was enough to make Levi feel antsy as well.
" What is it you needed?"

Erin's head shot up at his voice as if he had forgotten Levi had been there to begin with.

" I came to check up on you sir."
Levi raised a brow in question.
" This late?"

Eren hesitated before answering." It was the only time I had sir."

Levi sat, contemplating what he should do, weighing his options. He hadn't ever really been in this situation before. Especially with Eren showing up after such a dream. One he didn't wish to remember. One he didn't want to know the reason behind.

" You're suppose to be in your quarters Jaeger." He continued, trying to keep his raspy voice even. Though half of his words faded as his voice gave out.

" I know sir. But I was really worried about you and I had been up and working when I woke up so I didn't have a moment to sneak away until now."
So the kid had snuck away to see him. What a moron. But still, it seemed nice to have someone worry over him. Not that he needed it, it just felt . . . good in its own way.

Then there was a rumble.

Erin's face flushed red and he grabbed at his stomach in a hurry to hush it. Levi couldn't stop the corner of his lips from turning up as he stood.
" Hungry Jaeger?" He asked.

" Very. I haven't eaten since we've left. Huh? Sir where are you going?" Eren questioned as he watched Levi make his way to the door.

" Can't have you walking around with your stomach growling as loud as it is. It'll wake up the whole base at this rate."

Eren stood there, shocked. Then he felt his heart flutter with happiness. He knew that despite his comments, Levi truly cared about his squad and comrades. He knew that his teasing and rude remarks were just a way to conceal the way he felt on the inside.
" Don't waste my time Jaeger."

" Yes sir!"

Then he chased him out of the room, catching up to him in the hall where they both walked in a happy silence.

" I know this may sound stupid sir but won't we get in trouble?" Eren asked as Levi placed a plate of food down in front of him.
" You haven't eaten in two days. I think that alone is excusable enough and just call me Levi when we are alone. What? Got a problem with it?"

Eren shook his head. " It's not that, it's just that you haven't eaten either. Not to mention you're reaching the worser stages of your cold. You need to eat or you'll make it worse."

Levi grunted slightly in annoyance as he sat, his cheek resting in his palm. Not from Eren pushing him to eat but from the fact he was right.

Then he felt something poke gently at his lips. His eyes shifted up at Eren, feeling crumbles break free from the bread he held out to him. He narrowed his eyes.

" I can feed myself Jaeger."

" Bread will help your stomach. My mother would give it to me all the time whenever I was sick and couldn't stomach to take a bite of food." He explained as he waited patiently. His fingers were a safe distance from Levi's skin yet he still managed to feel the heat radiating off of him. " Please just take it."

Levi let his shoulders fall with a small sigh. His blinked once then leaned forward. Erin's breath hitched when his lips brushed against the tips off his fingers ever so slightly. He had been joking about feeding it to him but it seemed Levi wasn't going to let him off with it.

As he chewed Levi looked off the the side. Erin's eyes grazed over him, taking in every detail. The bags under his eyes had lightened up some now that he had been able to get a good rest. Although he still seemed exhausted. Still, he was just happy he was able to bring him back in time before his fever had gotten too high. It had been worth the pain he had gone through as he carried him back to base, his ankle getting more and more agitated with each step in the mud.

" The others don't know your sick." He continued, trying to calm his erratic heart. " So if you're worried about that don't."

Levi just nodded curtly. Then he spotted Eren's foot through the gaps of the wooden table.
" How's your foot?"
Eren was taken back but rotated it gently.
" It's much better. Hanji says for it to be taking this long to heal I must have broken it to begin with."
Levi's lips fell downwards. " Does it still hurt?"

" It's sore but better than how it was before. She said I'll probably have to take a few more days off so I don't make it worse. She said you need to too."

Levi attempted to take a breath through his nose, only to find that it was still stuffed. Eren tried to hide how adorable he found his captain to be at that moment. He had started to rub at his eyes, almost like a child, only making them more watery in the process. He would occasionally have a small sniffle or rolled his shoulders to ease the aching in his back. Then Eren heard his captain sneeze. It took all he had to hold back his chuckle.

As Levi recovered from it he glared up at him in warning. Eren hid his smirk behind a piece of bread as he ate at it, holding out another piece to him. This time Levi reached out and plucked it from his hands instead of having it fed to him. There wasn't anymore talking for the rest of their stay. They both just sat there, sucking up what it was like to be in each other's presence, trying to savior what little time they had left of it.