LLL- I'm really sorry for the long wait! I just moved into my college dorm and can barely find time to write. I can't even call my friends much.

Levi- Boo Hoo, all of my friends were killed. Stop complaining.

LLL- I.. Uh... Don't own AOT/SNK. Enjoy and review if you may.

The sunlight shines through the window and Eren squints his eyes open against the fatigue. An unusual coolness settles in his arms and he sees that Levi is not there. With a brash groan he rubs his hand across his face. For him, the week might be a little long. It is now the time to figure out how to bring Levi's memories back. Eren rolls over in the bed and inhales deeply. Levi's strong scent fills his nostrils and he sighs. He'd give a lot just to lay in this bed all day.

Unfortunately, he can't so he tumbles out of the covers and lands on his feet. Throwing his arms into the air, he stretches his muscles. When he walks to the dresser he remembers that he isn't in his own room and makes his way out of the door. The halls are empty and quiet. Slowly Eren walks to his room. He dresses himself in the many belts of the 3DMG and it takes him about 5 seconds. This is almost record time. The clothes practically appear on him.

He again walks into the hallway and takes note of the strange silence. He takes it upon himself to check some of the other rooms and walks towards Connie and Sasha's room. The two doors are diagonal to one another. Eren peeks inside and sees nothing but the sun lit room. He then turns on his heels and checks the rest of the rooms. Absolutely vacant.

There is one last room at the end of the hall for him to check. It's Armin's and Eren nods with realization. He was hurt terribly yesterday and everyone is probably in his room checking on him. Eren walks towards the door, making a journey that feels like a century.

When he is finally there, the door is cracked. For some reason his hand won't move to open it. He hears a small hum from inside and it takes all of his will to open the door. When he finally gets it open his heart drops and his breath catches in his throat.

Armin's room is dark and the only piece of furniture in it is the bed. On top of the bed is Levi. He is completely naked. Beneath him is Armin. The two embrace one another and Levi thrusts down into him. Eren tries to step back but his body won't listen, both legs and arms shaking. Levi eventually looks over at Eren and smiles a devilish grin. "I love you... Armin."

At those words, everything falls into disarray and the room crumbles.

Suddenly Eren sits up. He is sweating and his vision is blurred. He is shaking, but not from the slight chill of the room. It is still very dark. He feels something soft between his fingers and then a slight shift the in the covers. Slowly, he looks down and sees Levi in the bed next to him, hair messy and covers pulled up to his neck.

Finally, his heart rate slows and he looks around the room, seeing that it's Levi's and not Armin's. He can't help but release a relieved sigh. There is another shift in the covers and he looks down. Levi flips over again with a grunt, back facing Eren. "Disgusting. You're sweating." he mumbles, voice full of sleep. "If you're going to have nightmares, sleep in your own bed."

Eren lays down in relief from hearing his voice, shaking the entire bed and holding Levi in a strong embrace. "I'm sorry. I'll never have another nightmare again. Just don't leave." Levi's eyes are wide as he feels Eren spooning him. He feels a slight leap in his heart that startles him more then the sudden hug.

Without warning, he elbows Eren in the stomach and causes the half titan to rollover. Levi sighs. "Don't touch me, brat."

Eren smiles and gets more comfortable, creating breathing room between him and Levi, but not much. "Good Night." Eren closes his eyes again and falls into a more peaceful sleep. Levi on the other hand is now disturbed by his laps in control over his emotions. With little satisfaction he tries to brush off the worry and goes back to sleep.

The next morning Levi wakes to a chill. His blankets have been stolen and violated by Eren. The taller male is now contorted in the piece of fabric with it between his legs. If the option presented itself he'd push Eren to the floor but there is a wall on the other side. Levi brushes his hair out of his face and stands. The window produces a slight blue glow from the sun rise outside.

It takes him a good thirty minutes to get dressed and ready for the day. He isn't exactly sure what he'll be doing but based on past events, anything is fair game. That's when he remembers Armin and walks out of the room, making his way into the hall.

Someone is in the bathroom and steps out just as he is about to cross it. The two stare at each other, not saying a word. Their expressions are similar and hate radiates from their bodies. Mikasa doesn't say what's on her mind and walks past him.

"Hey Ackerman."

She stops walking. "What."

"I want a rematch. I refuse to believe that I lost to the likes of you."

"Really? I figured your lack of memory would be enough proof."

This heats up his insides. "Just say OK and leave."

"When do you want this rematch to be?"

"Another time. Another challenge."

"Excuse me..."

"No hand to hand combat."

He hears a jeer in her tone. "Oh? The Lance is afraid?"

"Tch, if you're going to be stupid do it somewhere else." Levi can understand why he had wanted to fight her.

"Then what are you trying to say?"

"There's no way I would lose to you and frankly I don't want to kill you. I mean, I do but that's not necessary. We will have a contest killing titans. I've heard you're pretty handy with 3DMG."

"The best since you. Maybe better."

"Keep your dreams to yourself." With that he walks off and Mikasa doesn't take action with fear that she might hurt him again. They both take separate ways, Mikasa going down the stairs. Levi continues to Armin's room. He stands in front of the door and suddenly he hears a loud thump from the opposite direction.

In seconds Eren is out of the room and in the hall, running towards Levi with intense speed. Just before he reaches the captain he trips and stumbles. He rolls just into Levi's leg and wraps his arm around it. He is breathing hard and his face is covered in sleep.

"Don't go in there!" He whispers between breaths.

Levi shakes his leg. "Let go."

"No... you can't!"

Levi raises his foot and kicks Eren a few inches away, the sole of his boot making perfect contact with Eren's face. A shock is suddenly sent through Levi's head and he drops to one knee, endering the pain. Eren rubs his face and sees Levi on the floor. Magically he heals and runs to the other male's side.

Eren's eyes frantically search Levi and he says, "What's wrong!"

Levi barely has one of his eyes open against the sting. "C-courtroom?"

Suddenly Eren becomes excited. "Yeah.. Council. In front of the entire council you kicked the shit out of me. Like just now."

"Why?"

"So they wouldn't kill me."

"Why would I care about the death of some brat? Was it love again?"

Eren looks to the side. "No. I don't think so. Petra and the others were alive when this happened. It was just because society needed me and were too afraid to admit it. You believed in me. You and Erwin. We accomplished a lot and lost more."

"Say if I were to have let you die that day, how would things have turned out?"

Eren considers this. "Well we wouldn't have won back Wall Rose and many more people would have died. I don't know what Annie and Riener were planning but they were titans within the wall. I revealed a skill that more people have and that no one but me could fight back."

"And now both of these titans are dead."

"Annie yes, but we don't know where Riener is."

"Then we need to find him. And what about that one in the prison now?"

"Ymir? She might be of some use to us. I think she's on our side."

Levi doesn't respond to this. He looks at Eren who's still on the floor and in his pajamas. "Go put some clothes on." Levi reaches for the door again.

"WAIT!"

Levi snaps his head back down to Eren. "What." He then sees the saddened expression in the younger male's face.

"Do you love Armin?"

Levi is silent for a few seconds. It's not exactly a deep silence than it is an annoyed silence. "You really are a moron." Levi walks into the room, leaving Eren to sulk alone. He sees Armin laying in his bed, no one else in the room. He slowly approaches him and stands by his bed side. Armin's covers are just below his chest and he is shivering.

Levi reaches and pulls them up a bit. The shivering doesn't stop but it might help. Armin's skin is pail and Levi places a gentle hand on his forehead. Armin has a high temperature and is probably very weak. Levi pulls up a chair and finds himself staring at the blond boy for a while.

A knock sounds at the door, causing Levi to look back. Erwin stands tall and Eren cowers slightly behind him. "Levi, Good Morning."

Levi turns away, looking back at Armin. "Did you handle those men?"

"The one you stabbed died and the one you circumcised is being held in prison."

"On death row I assume."

Erwin sighs. "Only if you're the one to kill him but what he did isn't punishable by death."

Levi glares at him. "You think this is a joke." His voice is fatal.

Erwin walks further into the room and Eren doesn't bother testing his chances, staying at the door. Erwin is finally only a few inches away, towering over Levi. "I don't. I never have." Erwin reaches down to Armin and touches his head. Levi smacks his hand away as soon as it makes contact. Erwin acts as if it wasn't done. "It seems he has a fever. We will need to have a doctor look at him."

Mikasa walks to the door and sees the two next to Armin's bed. She runs to her childhood in a worry. "What happened to him!" She sees the black eye and fat lip for the first time. "Who did this?"

"Military Police," Levi grunts.

"And they have been dealt with accordingly. One of them even killed." Erwin tries to save the situation before Mikasa explodes, but it only assists slightly.

She pushes past Erwin and grabs Armin's hand. "He's burning up."

"Yes. He is a bit ill it seems."

"What did they do to him!"

Erwin gives her a serious look. "I will tell you but first I need you to fetch a doctor for me. This is clearly important." Of course he could have asked someone else but she needs to cool off. This won't do it of course but it'll at least by him some time to think of something.

She turns and leaves. Erwin looks at Levi in the chair next to Armin's bed. "The Military Police don't believe that their men committed such crimes and are now suspicious of you Levi."

"I don't give a damn. Let them come in here and see him. Otherwise, I don't want to hear a word from them."

"Understandable. But there are a few other things. It appears some of the Military Police went to check the Trost District to see if all of the titans were dead and if people could be sent over to help with the clean up. They never returned. That means the titans are still there and the Military police that went there are dead."

"Serves them right," Levi hisses.

"Levi." Erwin's voice now mimicks that of a parent. "We are one as a human race and no one deserves to die by titan hands."

"Don't lecture me."

Eren interupts their family moment, stepping up. "So that means we need to go beyond the wall and kill the titans. That's strange. I could have sworn we'd gotten them all last time."

"There are still some out there and the district won't be safe for living until they are all out. I've decided a team that will go beyond the wall." Erwin glances back over to Levi. "You're in it." He doesn't say anything. Armin releases a soft groan and the other snap to attention. He shifts in his bed and pulls his covers up, shivering. Erwin yanks them down. "You can't wrap up like that when you have a fever. You'll just get warmer."

"But it's cold," Armin whispers, eyes still closed.

"You'll have to bare it."

Suddenly Levi reaches out and grabs hold of Erwin's wrist. "He's cold. At least let him have the blanket." Erwin doesn't respond to his and Levi lets go before pulling the blanket over Armin. Minutes later Mikasa returns through the door with the same doctor that Eren had punched in the face a few chapters ago.

Levi doesn't pay him any mind and leaves Erwin to give the introductions. "Ah, Mr. Grant. It's a pleasure to see you."

"Same to you Chief." The doctor acknowledges Levi with a simple glance. Grant is a middle aged man with a few strands of grey in his brown hair. He looks at Armin and touches his head. "Well clearly he has a fever, but the cause of it is what I don't know. That will determine what medicine I give him. Do you mind if I take a looks at his body."

Levi takes a deep breath but doesn't say anything. Erwin again handles the speech. "Do what you must."

Grant throws the blanket off of half of his body and examines his leg. Then his foot. The doctor moves up to his hand and his arm where a large bruise is. "Hmmm. This is human abuse. Being in the scouting legion I was expecting titan damage. May I ask what exactly happened to him?"

Erwin starts to speak. "Well, he..."

"Was raped by the king's dogs," Levi grunts.

"What!" Mikasa has finally found her truth and is ready to go out on a killing spree. Luckily Eren grabs her arm and shakes his head. Simply his touch has calmed her immediately.

The doctor nods at this and digs into his bag, pulling out a bottle of herbal medicines. "So he has experienced something traumatic that will most likely replay in his head repeatedly. What he went through has changed his life and this is more of a mental illness then anything. It's all in his head set on repeat. This type of sickness usually includes flu like symptoms and occasionally memory loss."

"What!" Levi becomes more attentive now. "Memory loss?"

"Yes. This medicine here is the treatment. It is three doses. Just enough for your friend here. The herbal properties were discovered by Dr. Jaegar himself. A good man."

"Dad?"

The doctor looks over at Eren who has now stepped up but Erwin speaks before any unnecessary conversation gets started. "Is this all of the medicine that you have left?"

"Yes. It is. It was used a lot when the flu broke out within the walls. Dr. Jaeger found the cure. This medicine has many healing properties but is extremely rare now. It was found outside of the walls and when after discovering it's usefulness was collected in bulk. It's finally ran out."

Erwin holds out his hand for the medicine and the doctor hands it to him. "So how is it to be taken."

"Well it can be consumed but for the quickest and most effective results it needs to be mixed with water and injected. 3 ejections through out the day should do the trick. Don't do it at the same time. It's a strong drug that can alter mental capabilities and can be fatal."

"Do you know where we can find it outside of the walls?"

The doctor looks into the air curiously, thinking. "Well, I do know that there is a forest with really big trees on the other side of Wall Rose with a large clearing in the middle. That's where is grows. The third forest maybe."

"I know what you are talking about," Erwin nods.

Levi stands. "How do you know where it is."

The doctor straightens his jacket. "I went with Dr. Jaeger the day he picked up more of the herbs."

"Thank You doctor," Erwin smiles. "We appreciate your work. You shall receive a check on behalf of the scouting legion." The doctor shakes his hand and leaves.

Levi rolls his eyes. "Don't hold you breath bastard. We're broke."

Eren steps up immediately, glaring at Erwin. "We need to give Levi that medicine now! It might bring his memory back."

"But Eren, Armin needs..."

"Levi needs it more! It might bring back his memory"

Mikasa grabs his arm. "Eren, Armin is sick!"

Eren snatches his arm away. "No. This is an opportunity for Levi to..."

"Shut up." Levi's voice is low and annoyed. "Stupid brat. Armin has more than just memory loss like I do. He has experienced a traumatic event and is now in pain. I thought you cared about your friends."

Eren looks shamefully at the ground. "You're right. I'm pathetic." Eren holds out his hand for the medicine and Erwin slowly hands it to him. "I'll fill up the needle." Eren leaves the room and walks into the bathroom to the sink.

He measures the water in the tube while it runs into the sink. He hears a creak and looks back at the door to see Levi standing against it. Eren can't help but turn back around and look down into the sink. There's no way he could look back at the captain after that embarrassing display in the room.

"He's more important you know." Levi mumbles.

"I know. It's just..."

"It doesn't even matter. Someone like him doesn't deserve that kind of pain."

Eren isn't even paying attention to the running water anymore, but continues staring down. "Don't fall in love with him."

Levi raises an eyebrow before closing his eyes. "I knew you were a moron but really? Love?" Eren stands there with a question mark over his head and Levi attempts to elaborate. "I once had a really good friend named Farlan. He was smart, courageous and did everything and anything I asked. He trusted my judgement even though his own was good enough. Although more timid, Armin reminds me a lot of him. A friend I lost."

"What happened to him?"

"He got eaten by a titan." Levi's voice shows sadness, but he doesn't let it affect him entirely. "I don't love Armin. I never could, but I'll hold him close. I don't love you... anymore. But maybe I can learn." Eren smiles with shiny green eyes, ready to tear up. "I want my memory back as much as the next person but we don't even know if this medicine will work and Armin comes first."

"Right. I'm sorry."

Levi looks off into the hallway. "I'm going off beyond the wall to find the herbs. Maybe you can come along to help. Then I can finally get my memory back and know what it feels like to love again."

"Yeah. Of course." Eren smiles.

"And Eren.."

"Huh?"

"I'm sorry I couldn't save Armin."

Eren rolls his eyes. "And you call me an idiot."

"What the hell did you say?"

"You did save him. He's here safely and is about to get medicine. You could have been selfish but you gave the medicine to him like it was intended. You've always done that, put someone other than yourself first. It's one of the likable qualities about you."

"Likable?" Levi still isn't looking at Eren. "Uhm... what other likable qualities do I have?"

Eren's eyes widen at this. It's the first time he's heard Levi ask a hesitant question. "Well you were always defending me and you never smiled but you are always happy. I see you smile. And your kissing..." Eren pauses at this and finds himself walking closer to Levi who leans on the door. Eren is soon no more the 1 centimeter away, towering over him. "Your kisses were always so strong." Eren leans in and Levi's breathing picks up as Eren gets closer. The heat of their mouths radiate like fire.

Just before their mouths touch Levi turns his head. "We... You need to get the medicine back to Armin."

Eren looks down at the tube, somewhat disappointed. "Right. I'll do that." Before he walks away, he steals a quick kiss from Levi, the short touch of their lips lasting an eternity to Levi. For Eren it wasn't enough but he doesn't speak on it. He walks away, leaving Levi. The captain can feel the speed of his heart beat and lack of oxygen in his lungs. There was a tingle on his lips that he wasn't familiar to and it all worried him. Such dangerous behavior was not good and shouldn't be done.

But he needed it. He needed the danger. Levi puts his hand on his head, closing his eyes. Suddenly he heres more footsteps and before he can move his hand down, Eren has grabbed it and shoved their lips together. The breathing stops so that the two can devour one another. Eren pulls out and Levi is panting. "W-what... are you... doing?"

"That taste. I can't resist. I can't hold back. You may be the strongest soldier alive but here," Eren grabs between Levi's legs, "you're weak."

Levi releases a long moan before placing his entire palm on Eren's face and pushing him to the floor with great force. Levi looks down at him. "If you ever think you'll be able to do something like that to me, you'd have to knock me out and tie me down. That's the only way you'll stay alive."

Levi walks past him as he stares from the ground. Eren smirks, watching him walk away. "That can be arranged."

LLL- Thank you for waiting you guys. I'm in college right now. Moved in 5 days ago and I've been busy ever since. But nothing can keep me from writing!