Immer: Yays, this story is getting loves.

Chapter title based off the song Trouble by Mike Tompkins.

Chapter Four You Were Trouble

WIRSINDDERJAGER

"Armin, pick up the pace. Horse Face, stop horsing around. Sasha, put that bread away, now isn't the time to stuff your face in. Did you brats graduate without discipline? And most of you were top of the class. Top of the class, my ass." Captain Levi, the squad learned, was a harsh leader.

But they knew better than to talk back. Jean learned this early on, hence why the captain refused to call him by his name in means to humiliate and drive into his skull not to question the captain's authority. When told they would be focusing on stamina and endurance training Jean made the mistake of asking for something more challenging.

"Krista, stop lagging behind on purpose. It's good to reserve some strength, but not to the point you're defeating the purpose of this training. My aim is to push you brats further than you've ever done before. And should you feel like you're about to collapse, don't hesitate to stop and yell titan fodder." Levi instructed, noting they were coming near three titan dummies.

"Separate into three smaller groups. We're coming up upon titans." He was staying his blades for now. He wanted to watch how these guys worked.

They scrambled, and he noted how they each instinctively scurried behind certain people. Connie and Sasha followed behind Jean's lead, who took them to the right. To the left Mikasa led Armin and Krista. Eren took to the middle, behind Levi.

The captain flipped to raise himself higher to leave Eren alone. This made them all realize he was staying his blades. Krista and Sasha realized the mistake and switched to be beside Eren. Within seconds they all sliced their targets.

"Learn to pay attention to the smallest details. Did I pull my blades? You shits almost left Eren alone. Our objective is to protect him, not serve him on a silver platter." Levi realized something, this was also partially his own fault for not clarifying earlier.

"Everyone stop." He swooped down to the ground. He didn't trust his ability to land safely on a branch with his leg still sore. To ensure he didn't skid in the dirt he flipped to slow his speed and landed safely on his feet.

The squad landed around him. Armin collapsed face flat on the ground. Mikasa and Eren were at his side and helped him up. Krista was on her knees, shaking. Sasha was green in the face, but instead of vomiting she stuffed the last of the bread she snuck from the kitchens in. Connie was leaning forward, catching his breath.

"I forgot to clarify something beforehand. I don't work like other captains."

"Yeah, no shit." Jean cursed under his breath.

"What I mean is, I don't give orders and tell you shits what to do. I will give orders when necessary, but for the most part I leave it up to everyone else. In the end, it's still up to me to make the last call in certain scenarios." Levi elaborated, and he could see their minds working.

"You don't want a repeat of your previous squad. In an event something happens to you, you don't want us losing our heads like chickens." Jean received horrified looks from everyone, but Levi was grateful.

"Exactly. I'm grooming you lot to take matters into your own hands and keep your heads. Out there beyond the wall is not the time to mourn. Save it for the return. With every expedition, anything can happen. Anyone can die at any given time. Don't rely solely on me to get us out of a tight spot."

I might be Humanity's Strongest, but I'm not a miracle like Erwin or Armin.

"And another thing, don't always stand behind the strong. Unless special circumstances happen, they can very likely handle themselves. They don't need a full brigade as back up. I made this squad bigger on purpose, to balance out strength and duty to increase our chances of success." Levi was looking at Eren especially.

Just because we're stepping into dangerous territory together doesn't mean he should stick by my side at all times. He should have learned from Erwin's mistake.

"Does that mean we shouldn't surround Eren? He's pretty strong." Sasha was confused, and she wasn't the only one.

"No, by all means stay by his side as much as possible. Thus far he hasn't shown me he can't act rationally out there. But that doesn't mean crowd him. Too close together when surrounded by titans is just as dangerous as being alone."

There was a flash in Eren's eyes. Levi registered hurt and it was hard not to flinch. There was also fury rising up, but Eren fought it down. He knew now wasn't the time to talk about it. And perhaps later after calming down he would be able to think with a little more rational, rather than letting his emotions drive him.

"Let's take a break. In a bit we'll move on to hand to hand combat." Levi could feel the strain on his leg was nearly unbearable. As much as he wanted to continue, it would be too reckless.

He took a step and the searing pain was worse. It shot up in hot intense pain he never felt before. Levi almost lost balance, but quickly regained. The misstep didn't go unnoticed by his squad, however.

"I think you should have that leg checked." Krista handed him some water, and he gratefully drank a few gulpfuls.

"I have to talk to Hange later anyway." It wasn't true, but he had meant to ask Hange a few things, anyway.

"Do you need help back to base, captain?" The girl was being genuinely concerned.

"I'll be fine." Levi forced himself to move despite the pain.

When they reached the castle, Levi made a beeline for Hange's office. He got to the door and heard voices. He knocked out of politeness, when he usually didn't care and walked in if someone was alone. With Hange he learned to knock if there were voices.

The image of Hange and Moblit...ugh.

To this day that made him shiver whenever he was reminded of it. However, this time it wasn't Moblit's voice that he heard. Levi wasn't sure, but the it might belong to Erwin. He heard quick footsteps, followed by Hange overstepping or tripped, hitting their head against the door.

They opened the door wide and exclaimed with excitement at the sight of Levi. But his focus wasn't on Hange, but someone beyond. He had been right, it was Erwin. Levi immediately lowered his gaze when he read his eyes.

"Captain Levi! What a surprise! To what do I owe the pleasure of this rare visit? Is your leg okay?"

"I'll come back later." Levi turned, wincing as he couldn't help his limp.

"I was just leaving, actually." It was a lie, but even though Erwin was angry with him, he put Levi before himself. The commander gathered his papers and moved to leave.

Levi moved out of the way for him, refusing to meet his eyes as he passed. When he was gone, Hange gently ushered him inside the office. Levi was too distraught to care about the mess. Hange closed the door, breathing out a sigh.

"Well that was awkward."

"Don't make this anymore awkward, Hange. I'm not in the mood." Levi helped himself to sit.

"Okay." They nodded, it was one of the rare times he used their name instead of his nickname. "So what's troubling you? Need me to check that leg of yours?"

"That, and, I have a question." Levi lifted his leg to rest on the other chair Hange scooted closer. The squad leader knelt down and carefully removed the boot. Being as gentle as possible they pulled the pants leg up to have a better look.

"It's swollen. I suggest you take long baths every other day to help ease the swelling. Does it burn each time you move it?"

"Only after a while."

"You have to take precautions. I know you want to get back into your duties as usual, but you don't have Eren's healing abilities. You can't rush the healing process." Hange said as they applied a salve for inflammatory.

"So, what did you want to ask me?"

"It's stupid." He was suddenly feeling nervous.

"Oh, come on. It has to be something important for you to seek me out for answers. You usually turn to Erwin for questions. But things are awkward between you two, and you are afraid of Eren judging you, so you turn to me."

"You know about me and Eren?" Levi stared, panic rising. He had thought they weren't that obvious.

"Relax, Eren vented to me a while back. Hey, it was better me than to confront Erwin. The poor kid was scared you would drop him in favor of Erwin after one little mistake."

"I can't stay mad at him, Hange." He admitted, earning a surprised look.

"That's a first. When people cross the line with you, you don't give them the light of day. Although Erwin is a close second, isn't he?"

"I just...I want to go back to the way things were before Eren. I'm scared. I'm walking into territory I never went with anyone else, and it came with the sacrifice of breaking ties with Erwin. Five years of trust down the drain. And we're both to blame on that one, but I didn't have to take things too far."

Hange studied the captain. It was rare to see him so open with his feelings, let alone admit he was scared. The captain accepted responsibility of his actions when he went too far, that Hange knew. But to express he was scared left the other squad leader torn.

"You just have to tread carefully. Take things slow. Does Eren know how frightened you are?" Hange brought out clean bandages and started wrapping.

"No. Otherwise I wouldn't be talking to you about it." Levi bit his lip.

"Then talk to him. Tell him what's bothering you. He might be young, but he's understanding. As for Erwin, let things cool down. I'm sure the two of you can work things out. It won't be as the same as before, but I can tell you guys care enough to put it behind you." Hange finished wrapping, and with caution they pulled the pants leg down to how it was before.

"We got side tracked. I meant to ask a question and we started talking about my sex life." Levi realized, and Hange laughed.

"Well, now do you feel better enough to ask me what's on your mind?"

"Does Eren's scent intoxicate anyone?" Levi managed to ask with a straight face.

"You're wondering if it's his ability of being a titan that draws people to him through his smell?" Hange read his implication, and he nodded. "Well, I haven't noticed his scent doing things to me. Or anyone else for that matter. What, does his smell drive you crazy?"

"It's one of my major weaknesses with him, other than his eyes." Levi admitted, knowing Hange would figure it all out eventually.

"Captain Levi, why, I think I understand your problem."

"What? What are you insinuating, Four-Eyes?"

"Well, they say that anyone's natural scent that attracts you is an ideal partner. And most of the time, that partner becomes life long. So, captain, to put it simply, you're falling in love."

Hange expected to be kicked in the face. Their nose bled, and they covered it while laughing. Levi promptly got up and left, trying to retain his dignity. But it was too late, Hange would forever remember the day Captain Levi blushed so brightly like a hopeless love struck fool.

"Remember to bathe later! Half an hour of a soak should help your leg!"

He is love struck, whether he realizes it or not.

WIRSINDDERJAGER

Levi sighed, relishing in the hot tub. He hated the responsibility as captain, but he didn't mind one of the perks, which his own private bath. There were only a handful of private baths in the castle, the rest were a bunch of showers in one room. One for the men's, the other for the women.

He was so relaxed from the hot water and steam that he must have dozed off. He was woken up with a gentle shake, his eyes heavy. Levi looked up to Eren leaning over.

"What are you doing?"

"I was cleaning the private baths and when I got here, you were asleep." Eren blushed, doing his best not to look at the captain's lower area.

"It was your turn to clean this area?"

"Well...we drew sticks. I got the shortest. So I ended up having to do it." Outside they heard people shuffling in, knocking on other doors to check if it was being used or not.

One of them Levi recognized Hange and Moblit. To his luck they chose further down the hallway. It saved them from hearing everything that they were about to do. Across the hall and a few doors down from them the sound of water also echoed.

Well there goes my peace and quiet.

"Um...what's going on?" Eren blushed at the sounds of moaning.

"Didn't you know? These private baths are also secret sex orgies." Levi couldn't help himself. The way the titan shifter blushed gave him a wicked idea.

He pushed himself up and sat on the edge of the large tub. He pulled the drain, the water had gone too cold. Levi shivered from how cold it was. Just how long had he been out? He hadn't meant to take a nap in a bath. Levi pushed away the towel, much to Eren's confusion.

"Strip. You smell sour. So I'm drawing another bath." Levi said so casually, not even bothered as the moans grew louder.

"But...I'm supposed to be cleaning..." Eren gulped, nervously shifting his weight, trying not to get hard.

"And I'm your captain. You cleaned the others, yes?"

Eren nodded, his face so red he was bright as a tomato. Levi found it adorable, but he wasn't going to admit that out loud. More people shuffled into the other private baths. Guess everyone needed to let off some steam today, as gasps, groans and grunts echoed all throughout.

"Then you're done cleaning. Now strip, before I throw you in, clothes and all." By now the large tub was half full. It was one of those that were in the floor and was decently deep, with the sides coming up only a few feet. The bath was big enough to fit four grown adults to sit around comfortably.

Levi heard rustling of clothes. He took one of the special liquid stuff to make the bath water smell pleasant. He normally didn't use these, but he felt like spoiling Eren. The brat had to make use of the men's showers, never fully private. He sniffed all the options, and chose lavender mixed with vanilla and something else equally as calming.

He poured it in, careful not to use the whole bottle or use too much. When he placed the bottle back in place and turned to face Eren. He was greeted with a fully hard cock in the face. He looked up to meet Eren's gaze, who was equally embarrassed and turned on.

"Do you miss my mouth that much?" Levi wasn't as displeased as he thought he would.

His fucking scent is so strong.

"Y-Yes. Since last night I couldn't stop thinking of you."

All we did last night was kiss.

In truth Levi couldn't stop thinking about him either. Even the kiss, everything Eren felt so right. Even now, with the foul scent of sweat and a day's worth without a wash, Levi found himself opening his mouth to take it in. Eren gasped, surprised this had gone his way.

Unlike the first time where they were rushed, Levi took his time. He worked himself to take more of Eren in slowly. Along the way he used his tongue, earning gasps and moans. Eren tried to cover his mouth so he wouldn't be heard, and Levi pulled away.

"Don't hold back. This sort of act in the private baths are normal." Levi continued on taking Eren into his mouth.

Within a short amount of time Levi had Eren moaning louder. He wasn't covering his mouth anymore to the captain's delight. Soon the moans were joined with slurps as Levi picked up the pace. As Eren neared completion he gripped the captain's hair and started thrusting. Levi was too lost in his arousal to care he was being face fucked, and the scent was messing with his mind. Eren soon came and once more Levi happily swallowed the load.

Eren was shaking, barely able to stand. Levi helped into the tub and had him sit. The young man released a quiet sigh at the warmth of the water and the calming floral scent. It soothed his aches and pains, and Levi grabbed a sponge and started rubbing his back. Eren leaned against his touch.

Levi didn't care if he found release or not. His length was slowly softening. The cold tiles of the tub helped calm him, so he could better focus cleaning Eren. After scrubbing his back, Levi took to washing his hair. He lathed his fingers in soap and started, his fingers messaging the scalp.

"Can I wash your hair when you're done?" Eren tentatively requested.

"Mm. Just don't get soap in my eyes." Levi warned, tilting Eren's head back so the foaming bubbles didn't go down his face.

A few minutes later Levi washed the soap out of now soft brown locks. They switched places, and Eren started the same process. First he took a sponge to the captain's back, and Levi leaned against the gentle touch. When it was time for his hair Eren's hands felt so good Levi couldn't hold back a soft purr in the back of his throat.

He's like a kitten, melting into my touch.

By the end Levi had fallen asleep again. Eren carefully scooped him up in his arms and out of the tub. He dried them both, being mindful of the injured leg. By now, the sexual activities had diminished, and either everyone was enjoying a long soak or had already left. Eren put his clothes on, and dressed the captain in a shirt and pants before carrying him to his room.

Unknown to Eren, someone had exited their own bath. Their eyes caught sight of them, and watched with hurt and regret. The blue eyes willed away the pain, the man continued on as if he had never witnessed such a thing.

WIRSINDDERJAGER

"Hey, Eren. What took you so long to clean the private baths?" Jean smirked as they sat in the same table.

"Everyone made a mess." Eren shrugged, leaving it at that.

"Then why do you smell like pretty flowers? You some kind of princess?" Jean was persistant, and this time Eren glared.

"What, got a problem the way I smell, Horse Face? Cuz you smell like horse shit."

"Now that was uncalled for, you psychotic moron!" He lashed out with a kick under the table. Eren responded by kicking back.

"Then don't call me a princess!"

"I can't help it if you smell like florals meant for a girl!" Jean sat down and cleared his throat. "So, who did you score?"

"I didn't score anyone. Not that it's any of your business, anyway." Eren continued eating.

"Jeez, Eren. So defensive." Connie commented, smirking as he elbowed Jean, who laughed.

"So he is seeing someone!" Krista beamed, next to her Ymir busted up laughing.

"What's so funny?" Eren narrowed his eyes.

"Didn't think you would attract anyone besides Mikasa. Pffft!" Ymir snorted with a wave of her hand.

"I don't judge you with Krista. As long as you treat her right I don't care." Eren replied, and both girls blushed, one of them choked on her piece of bread.

"Are you implying I don't treat her right, Jaeger?" Ymir stood up, glaring.

"Calm your tits, Ymir. And sit down. For the record I wasn't. But she's a friend. I don't just sit around and twiddle my thumbs if my friends are abused." Eren rolled his eyes.

"Hey guys, where's the captain?" Armin glanced around, noticing the lack of a certain someone.

"Probably working. Or cleaning." Mikasa shrugged. "He can take care of himself just fine."

"It's not like him missing out on a meal." Sasha said through a mouthful of food.

"Who cares? I'm more interested in who Eren got wrapped around his finger. Or is it the other way around?" Jean wasn't going to let that one go.

"Why do you want to know so bad?" Eren frowned, suspicious again.

"Oh, no reason. What other gossip we're supposed to occupy our time with?" Jean avoided mentioning Annie. He didn't have to say it, everyone knew what he meant.

"So, Eren. Spill, who is it?" Armin was curious as well.

"No one." Eren knew the captain wasn't ready.

"Aw, you shy? Or embarrassed about the relationship?" Ymir teased.

"It's nothing like that! We're just not ready, okay? Can you guys leave it alone right now? I just want to eat dinner and go to bed. Is that so hard to understand?" Eren snapped, fist slamming on the table.

"Okay, okay, we get it. Calm down, man."

At the stairs, out of everyone's view, Levi heard the whole thing. He was out of sight of his squad, but he was in perfect view of Erwin. The captain felt his blood freeze as blue eyes stared at him, too well guarded for him to read his emotions. It brought back memories of when Levi was brought into the Survey Corp, and he didn't understand the man's intentions.

Back to square one it is.

But was it even worth it? Levi wanted to believe it to be. Aside from Eren, Erwin was the only other person Levi would lay his life down for. He would sacrifice himself for them, and the tension hurt his already broken heart.

I am too old and tired for this.

And Levi had no one to blame but himself.

"No, but seriously. At least give us a hint, Eren."

"I don't have to tell any of you shit."

"He sounds like Captain Shorty."

"Oi. I didn't hear what I think I just heard, did I?" A dark voice interrupted.

Everyone tensed, the most panicked was Jean. He didn't have to turn around to see Captain Levi standing behind him. Everyone across the table stared past his head in horror. Sasha couldn't even chew the bread she had stolen off of Connie's plate, even though it was sticking out of her mouth.

"What did you call me, Kirstein?"

"Uh...I didn't mean to call you Captain Shorty, Captain Shortstuff - I mean Fun Sized - I mean...I'm so dead, aren't I?" Jean paled.

"You get to clean the private baths for the next week. Enjoy the fuck fests in there." Levi glared as some of the others snickered. "The rest of you get to clean all of the stables for the same amount of time."

Levi enjoyed the groans as he walked away to grab himself a plate. As he left, Jean caught a scent near identical to the floral soap that coated Eren. He followed his nose and stared in horror at the retreating captain. The realization hit him and he shuddered.

I am so dead. I am so, so dead.