LLL- Yeah, so that last chapter was no good because it was 2 AM and I was really sleepy but this one should be better.

Levi- don't we hope so

LLL- Don't be so mean

Levi- I'm only nice to the person who owns SNK. Is that you?

LLL- No :(

Hange, Levi, and Eren stand in the under ground prison together. Levi is protectively in front of Eren in case Hange decides to leap without warning. This is the last thing Eren notices. His main thoughts are focused primarily on Mikasa.

"Why did you tell her I was with him?"

Hange raises an eyebrow. "Because she was looking for you... I don't see anything wrong with that. Unless..." Her eyes widen and a smile spreads from ear to ear. "You did something that...!"

"Don't go getting ridiculous ideas," Levi states painly with blank eyes.

"So nothing happened?"

"Nothing worth remembering."

"Oh," she sings with a suspicious grin. "That must be why you're standing in front of Eren like a father protecting his little girl."

"More like protecting a titan we need from death, now tell us what you want before we leave."

Now she narrows her eyes with furrowed eye brows and a cold look on her face that travels through the air. "You know I wouldn't hurt him."

"Intentionally," Levi adds, "but anything can happen."

"You don't trust me."

"I do." He averts his eyes from hers to the walls of the dimly lit cave.

"Then step aside. I just want to look at him for a second."

Levi breaths deeply, not wanting to test their trust, nor wanting to seem too attached. He steps aside and leans against the wall, one foot resting on it. Hange smiles again and walks towards Eren, grabbing his hand. He flinches from sheer instinct. "You look good," she says to him. "Slept good last night."

"No different from the others," he mumbles normally as she rubs all over his hand, moving up to his wrists.

"Hmm, same here." This catches him off guard since he wasn't expecting such a response from her. "I'm glad we got Annie but time is moving slowly. I'm here. We're all here when we should be out there making some progress." Her expression has become more sad as she feels on his neck. Eren glances over at Levi who leans against the wall with closed eyes. He makes no movement. It doesn't even look like he's breathing but Eren knows he's listening, it isn't like Hange to speak this way.

"You're making progress. No need to talk like that," Eren tells her, feeling the mood take a nose dive.

"I don't like it," she mumbles so low Eren can barely hear it. "The progress I've made, I got from hurting you. That is not what I ever wanted. I've just been so tired. So.. so scared. Scared to think that titans are living under our noses without us knowing that I... I..I'm sorry. I never meant to hurt you." Tears stream down her eyes and she squeezes Eren's hands. The wound she gave him long since healed itself. He stands with stupid disbelief written on his face. He's never seen her cry and he's never been good with criers. He has no clue what he can say to cheer her up. What is there to say to cheer anyone up in position like this?

"Quiet." Levi breaths. Hange's whines halt immediately and she looks over at him. His eyes are still closed. "You're alive. Eren is alive. We're alive so save the tears for when you're dead. Work now to keep others alive. Being scared, feeling guilt won't get you anywhere. You should be pushed to work harder because you know of the threat. You should feel stronger because... because you've got someone like Eren." He noticeably chokes on those last words but acts as if it's nothing. "You've got a team.."

"A family," Eren interrupts.

Levis eyes snap open in rage from the intrusion of his speech. Eren flinches back at the unexpected action and eventually Levi closes his eyes, continuing. "Keep doing you. The moment you stop, the moment you lose yourself is when we will fall."

"Yeah," Eren adds. "We need you."

She bites her lip to hold back the touched cry. In a breaking rush she runs to Levi and embraces him in a choke hold like hug. His eyes widen and he starts to turn red. Eren doesn't know if the color is from lack of oxygen or anger. The half titan releases a laugh.

In the corner of his eye he sees someone coming down the stairs. Eren turns his head only for his eyes to meet with Reiner. His breath catches in his throat, remembering the death request from Erwin. Reiner sees the scene with Hange and Levi and raises an eyebrow. "Uhm... I'm sorry. Bad time?"

Levi pushes Hange away with a grunt and straightens his clothes. Hange smiles at Reiner removing her big glasses and wiping her face of tears. "Nope. You need something?"

"No. I just wanted to see her. I'm not sure why. I guess I just can't believe it."

"Still," Levi grunts, regaining his original composure.

"Well, she was one of us. In my class..."

Levi also can't help but not like the presence of the broader soldier after the incident with Erwin. Erwin. One of his best friends. His most trusted.

Reiner walks up to the crystal and rubs it with his fingers. Abruptly his hand stops moving. "This.. the stone is...The size is different. Like it's getting smaller."

"Yep." Hange smiles. "I've figured it out. The crystal breaks when it come in contact with the blood of a titan. Eren is the key." Reiner sends Eren a look that is full of disbelief and shock.

"You know this and you still haven't gotten her out yet?" He asks, as calmly as he can manage.

"Well it takes a lot of blood. So much that trying all at one time could hurt Eren."

"He's a titan for heaven's sake. How much could it possibly hurt?!" He blurts

Before Eren can intervene, Hange steps up. "Titan or not he's still human and on our team. He doesn't deserve to be put in pain anymore than you and I do."

Reiner huffs. "One titan life over humanity." He takes another glance at Annie before storming out. Eren doesn't know what to feel. Shock settles on his face from the situation. Unexpectedly, Levi leaves the cave in a rush.

Both Eren and Hange watch him leave. "Go after him!" She tells Eren, alertness in her voice. But when Eren gets outside, Levi is no where in sight.

Levi strides across a roof top, looking back to see Eren now above ground, looking for him. He faces forward, not losing sight of Reiner one alley away. When the younger man is in a more secluded area Levi drops to the ground and pushes a blade to his throat. "I was given a hint to kill you not too long ago. I'm starting to think I should've done it."

Reiner glares at Levi with his cold blue eyes. "What's stopping you?"

"You're part of our team. Or I think you are. Am I mistaking?"

"You? The great and fearless Levi make a mistake?"

He presses the blade against his skin, creating a minor puncture. "Don't test me."

"Is that why you came after me? My talk of using Eren tested you?"

"No, you're just disgusting."

"Me? Since when have you been so concerned for the team. The oh-so ruthless Levi. Strongest soldier ever. Finally worried about someone's life other than his own."

Levi tries not to listen to the words, training himself long before not to let things get to him. He taught himself to fight his feelings but right now he's losing the battle. It is taking all of his mite not to shove the blade through Reiner's throat.

Reiner looks into the air nonchalantly. "Now who told you to kill me?"

"You tell me."

"I really don't know. It's not like I've done anything wrong. Like now, all I did was voice my opinion and you're trying to kill me."

"If I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead."

Before the blonde soldier can make a retort, Levi hears a tap behind him, as if something has fallen and hit the ground.

"Release him," Mikasa demands. Levi tilts his head around just enough to see the female holding up the sword to her 3DMG. The blade is close to touching him neck and he becomes highly annoyed. With a brash sigh he removes the blade from Reiner's neck and he creates safe distance between him and Levi. The leader turns around to face Mikasa.

"Thanks," Reiner says with genuine appreciation in his voice.

"I didn't do it for you. Go," she grunts, not taking her furious concentration off of Levi. The look on her face scares Reiner and he runs off without question.

"Need something?" He asks, looking into the dark gray skies.

"You lied to me last night."

"You knew I was lying from the start." A drop falls from the sky. then another, into a light drizzle.

"I don't like being lied to."

"And I don't like having sharp things pointed at me so I guess we both lose."

She lunges forward in anger, swinging the sword and Levi swiftly twists his body to the side, avoiding her attack. In a counter attack he bends to the ground and sweep kicks her legs from under her. Displaying her agility Mikasa performs a back flip and is back on her feet. The occurrence of attacks only took a second and happened as if they were perfectly choreographed. The rain pours more viciously now as the two glare at one another. "Why?" she questions with distress in her voice. "You're taking him from me."

"You never had him." The fire is spilling out of her and she swings for him again. This time he rebounds off of a near by building and flips over her head. In the blink of an eye he is behind her.

"But he wasn't out of my reach then. Now there's not even the slightest chance. Why are you attached to him."

"Because I need him." The water drips off of Levi's hair and he looks at the ground. Mikasa lowers her swords from again seeing emotion that is unlike Levi. "Being near him makes a lot of the death go away..."

"What are..."

"Death is always around me. Everyone that I've known and then the only person I loved..." He stops speaking and Mikasa becomes unsure if she should take the opportunity of his distraction to slash him throat.

"I want him to be safe. To be happy..."

Levi gives a weak smile. "And you're confident that killing me will do it. If I'm dead, he'll run to you?"

Realization hits Mikasa as she notices that he is right. She huffs. "Eren... he has feelings for you, doesn't he?"

"Ask him that." Levi doesn't spend anymore time risking his life around the skilled female. He turns around and leaves her to ponder his statement in the pouring rain. As he walks back to the house he holds out his hand. 'It rarely rains. Can titans swim?' He shrugs his shoulders at the random thought. When the house is in his sights, he sees Mikasa walking in the door and wanders how she got there before him. He trails in soon after her. She is standing at the table next to Armin with confused eyes. Levi listens on what their saying, not making eye contact within as they talk. Unfortunately he sees dust all over the house that makes him sick to his stomach.

"Yeah. Eren's the only one not back yet and the storm is getting bad. No one can really kill titans in this weather." Levi breathing comes to a halt at this.

"Mikasa, you haven't seen him at all?"

Mikasa sends a glare to Levi who still isn't looking at her. His entire being has filled with worry. In a jolt he runs out of the door. It takes everything that Mikasa is not to run out with him. She simply walks up the stairs and away from the group.

Levi sprints to the nearest storage building and equips himself with 3DMG. Worry filling all of his being he swings through the district, looking. The rain comes down hard and makes it difficult for him to see but nothing except Eren is on his mind. It isn't until he is almost near the wall that he sees someone on the ground. In a swift movement he swings back around and lands, seeing Eren on his knees on the ground.

Eren hears the footsteps and knows it's Levi but doesn't look up. His eyes are sadly focused on the ground. Levi drops to his knees and yanks Eren's head into a tight embrace. He holds him in his chest. Eren can hear his worried breaths through the hitting of the rain."I was worried. I shouldn't have left you. There are so many people out to hurt you and I still left you alone. It was so..."

Eren pulls his head up and looks at Levi in the eyes. He forces a smile. "You don't think I can fight anymore? I'm not some fragile girl, you know." The feeling of relief that floods over Levi at the sound of Eren's voice is like nothing he's ever felt. Despite this he notices an edge to his voice.

"What's wrong? Why are you out here like this?"

"I was looking for you."

Levi slaps the green eyed boy across the face, the contact of his hand sounding loud from the water. "You should have gone straight back to the house. It's not safe out in..."

"I was afraid you'd do something rash. I thought you kill him. Reiner. Because of what happened with Erwin and the stuff he said but..." Eren stops speaking, not finishing his sentence.

"But what?"

"But... he's right."

Unsatisfied confusion fills his eyes yet they don't look much different that their usual uninterested narrowness. "What are you talking about?"

"My life isn't more important than mankind. It shouldn't be a question for me to give my life to save our race. I should be jumping at the opportunity. I... I just.."

Levi stops Eren's sentence with a teary kiss. All of his sorrows pour into Eren through the warmth of their lips in the chilled rain. He pulls away, sadness showing clearly on his face. "Don't speak like that. Your life is more valuable than every life within these walls. If it weren't for you then there wouldn't be any life within the walls right now. He just wanted to twist you mind and it pisses me off that you fell for it." The tears on Levi's face mix with the rain and he pushes a weak, sorrowful laugh. "Would you really leave me that easily?"

Eren gasps, realizing too late the damage of his words. He holds the leader close to him, fingers in his hair. "I'm sorry. I wouldn't dream of it. I'll stay with you forever."

"I'll protect you. I love you."

Levi stays silent and thunder roars. The two stand up and Eren looks into the sky at the mean storm. Levi leads Eren to a building that stands about three blocks away from where he'd found Eren. He grabs a key out of a nearby plant and they walk in. It is small with only a few upper level rooms. "Do you have a key to every building?"

"No, but I've saved a lot of lives. I've been given a few things." The two go into a room. Levi strips soaking wet shirt, revealing his pale abs. Eren admires from a far. He then removes his pants and walks to a nearby drawer and puts on a long pajama gown. He throws one to Eren. "Here, take off those clothes before you get sick." Eren nods in reply, trying not to make how mesmerized by Levi noticeable. He removes his shirt and throws it to the floor. He starts to unbutton his pants but slows to a stop, feeling Levi's stare burning through him. Eren glances up at Levi. The leader leans casually against the wall and Eren continues at a snail's pace.

Levi pushes himself off of the wall and onto Eren, yanking his pants down. "You're taking too damn long." Eren falls back onto the bed and Levi crawls on top, kissing his shoulder. His hands run around to Eren's back. The half titan flips them over in a swift movement, putting him on top and Levi underneath.

"That was a dirty trick. Put your clothes on and attack me when I'm at my least."

"More like your best." Levi glides his hand over Eren's bare chest. He finds himself staring into Eren's green eyes. Eren bends down and kisses Levi around his face. The leader runs his fingers through Eren's brown hair. He reaches Levi's ear. "I want to ravage you," he whispers. "Salvage you all for myself." Eren's hand travels to Levi's groin before he lays down, spooning him the smaller male. "But not today."

"Wha...?"

"Just not the right time." Despite his feelings, Levi says nothing in debate to this. They knit their fingers together and become more relaxed together. "You love me."

"I don't."

This comes as a stab to Eren. "Oh... I'm sorry. I just thought..."

"I can't. If I love you, then I'll lose you."

"I don't think it works like that."

"It does. Decisions are fogged by love. You don't make the best ones."

"I don't understand..."

"If you had the chance to save 500 humans or me, do you think you'd be able to sacrifice me?"

"No wouldn't."

"And that's where the problem lies," Levi states.

"I don't see that as a problem. That is everyone else's problem." He props himself up on one arm, voice raising. "I won't leave you. I won't let you die. I told you, I'll be with you. I'm here for you and I don't intend to let you go. I'll stay by your side and if I need to sacrifice human kind to do then so be it." Eren wraps his arms around Levi and kisses the speechless leader's cheek. "I just love you too much. And even if you can't say it, I know you feel the same."

LLL- The longest chapter I've done. I hope it wasn't too boring. Sorry for all the spelling and grammar errors and thank you to everyone that has reviewed. I really really appreciate it.

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