Levi walked into the quiet bar and glanced around. Soft music played in the back round and a few people were sitting around the tables. He adjusted his heavy jacket and walked towards the bar, the storm raging behind him. He arrived at the bar and took a seat in a stool near the wall. He shrugged his jacket off leaving him in his thin, black, long sleeve shirt, and tossed it on the stool next to him. He rested his arm on the counter and slightly moved his fingers, signaling the bartender.

A man younger than him, walked over to him while drying a glass with a towel.

"What can I get you?" He asked smiling lightly at him.

"Scotch" Levi said, scowling at him. The man continued to smile and turned around quickly making his simple drink and placing it on a coaster in front of him. "Enjoy" he said casting his eyes down and walking into the back room. Levi watched him as he left. The kid looked young. Whatever not his problem.

His hand wrapped around his drink and he took a small sip, as the liquid touched his tongue and his eyes widened. This was the expensive stuff, he didn't order this. He smacked his hand on the counter and the man came back from the room and came over to him, a small look of confusion on his face.

"Is there a problem?"

"Yes, I didn't order this." Levi glared at the kid. He just smiled.

"You ordered scotch"

"Yeah scotch, not this expensive shit" the man continued to smile.

"It's on me" he went to go back to where he had come from.

"Wait" Levi called, pausing the man's stride. "What's your name?" The man turned with a fond smile, Levi had never received before.

"My name's Eren. What's yours?"

"Levi" he mumbled glancing away. Eren walked back over to him, and leaned against the back counter.

"So what do you do for a living?" He asked casually, continuing to "dry" the same glass. Levi glanced up at him,

"I'm a cop" he said taking another sip. Eren smiled wider.

"Really? I would have pegged you as a thug rather than a cop" he said, a far away look in his eyes. Levi glared at him.

"Think I'm too short" he snapped at him, daring him to say something back.

"Oh please, height never had anything to do with it. You're plenty intimidating in your current stature." Eren said waving a hand dismissively. Levi looked at him skeptically tilting his head slightly. He shrugged and took another sip of his scotch.

"Obviously you're a bartender." Eren just smiled. "How old are you anyways, you barely look old enough to drive let alone bartend." Levi asked.

"Umm, I don't know. I lost track a while back." Eren said looking thoughtfully at the ceiling, his finger touching his chin.

"You don't know? How could you not know?" Levi asked, more like accused, in disbelief.

"When you don't have any one around to help celebrate it, it just becomes another day." He said suddenly giving him a sad smile. Levi thought on that for a second before shrugging.

"I suppose"

"Ok, are you married?" Eren asked curiously. Levi gave him a hard stare.

"No"

"Hey, just asking, no need to bite my head off." He said putting his hands up in mock surrender. Levi just "tsked" and finished his drink.

"Want another?"

"You trying to get me drunk?" Levi cocked his head at him. "I have time to kill" Eren said before grabbing his glass and putting it in the sink before grabbing a fresh cup and pouring a second glass of scotch. He wiped off his coaster and put the new glass onto. Levi watched him. He was extremely careful not to contaminate it. Though Levi was grateful, he was also surprised a bartender would bother.

"You know, I served in the military before here." Eren mused.

"Oh?" Levi asked, this got his attention.

"Yes, I was placed in an elite squad. My captain was a short, handsome man with a wicked temper, but he was also a clean freak, though he never admitted it." Eren laughed lightly. Levi smirked sounds a lot like him.

"He was the best of the best, we called him "humanity's strongest"." Levi let out a small gasp. Why did that sound so familiar.

"He was amazing to watch, his movements were fast and precise. His skills were incredible. But.. I couldn't save him, he died." Eren's face morphed into one of complete despair and anguish.

"He died, just like everyone else, until only I was left. Years passed when I noticed I wasn't changing, so I moved. I started a new life hoping to find someone like him again." Eren said coming back to himself and looking up at Levi. Levi had tears rolling down his cheeks.

"Eren.." he gasped. Eren reached a hand over and wiped his tears away.

"Come now, heichou, you've never show me tears before." He chuckled a pained smile crossing his face. Levi jumped over the bar landing behind it and pushing Eren up against the counter.

"Eren" he whispered against his lips before pressing them desperately to his lost love.

" glad you remembered me." Eren whispered returning the kiss, running his fingers through his under cut and into his short hair, pulling it back from his face. Levi pulled Eren by the waist trying to bring them closer. He missed him so much. When Eren had told him of his former captain and what happened to him, years of memories came rushing back to him. They were so real yet unfamiliar at the same time. But he knew he loved the man in front of him with everything he had. His emotions running rampant in a way they never had before. Levi kissed him like his life would lose all meaning if he broke it.

"Captain, how I've missed you." Eren said breaking the kiss and crying into his shoulder, holding him as close as he could.

"I love you captain." Eren whispered.

"I love you.. Levi"

Levi's eyes snapped open. He blinked for a second before sitting up and taking in his surroundings. His eyes took in the smooth edges of his office. He sat back in his chair and let out a puff of air.

"Only a dream" he said and looked out his window to the wide open country side of the inner wall rose. He looked back to his desk and pulled out a secret compartment in the leg, removing an envelope. This envelope had been given to him by Eren a few weeks prior and he was instructed not to read it until he was dead. Levi scowled and ripped it open pulling out the letter inside. His angry expression softened within only a few moments. He stood and exited his study walking down the large corridors until he reached the garden. He walked straight through to the very back until he stood under a large cherry tree. At the base of the tree was a plaque.

"Here lies Eren Yeager, friend and comrade"

Levi knelt down in front of the stone and ran his thumb over the engraving. His heart clenched, and his eyes shut tight.

"Why, Eren? Why didn't you tell me?" He cried quietly. He pulled the clean paper in front of him and read,

"Dear Levi,

Thank you for being my captain. Though I'm sorry you have to find out this way. I wanted to tell you in person, but I needed you to be able to kill me. You were the only person that could have. There are so many things I wish I had told you, like how handsome you are and how even you're smallest smile lit up my world. You were my friend when everyone else called me monster. You were my captain when I needed a leader. You were my savior when I needed to be put down, and you were my first love. Thank you for everything, Levi.

I love you, and I always will. I will find you in the next life and I'm going to make you fall for me.

Love,

Eren Yeager"

Levi slumped down, tears falling steadily down his flushed cheeks. His breathing ragged and uneven as he attempted and failed at controlling them. He laided down on the ground, contorting into the fettle position and resting his head on the plaque.

"You brat, keep your promise."