"Please Levi? You can stick with me, it will be fine!" Eren was sitting on Levi's bed, poking the lump under the covers that was Levi. It was a weekend and Eren wanted Levi to go out with he, Armin and Mikasa so that Mikasa would maybe feel better about him. Levi had got annoyed at him asking so had just hidden under his duvet in annoyance – it was also freezing and it was warm under the covers. A growl emerged from the duvet as Eren jabbed the lump. "Please? I want Mikasa and you to meet properly so that it won't be as awkward! And Armin is really nice!"
"No..." Levi grumbled from under the covers and Eren tugged them off of him, flopping down beside him so that his head was on the pillow and he was facing the moody Levi. Levi glared daggers at him, his hair a hot mess.
"Please...?" Eren asked quietly. "For me?" He looked at Levi with huge puppy eyes and Levi growled again, looking away. "Please?"
"Ugh, fine! But I'm not talking to either of them and I'm sticking with you..."
"But the point is that you should talk to them! I want you and Mikasa to make up as you didn't really have the best start..."
"No. If you want me to come, I stay with you." Levi mumbled firmly and Eren sighed, watching Levi. He knew that that would be impossible as Mikasa would get jealous if Levi didn't let her near Eren... But oh well, maybe Levi would speak to them when he met them... Eren was meant to meet them in 10 minutes in Armin's room.
"Fine. Just be nice, ok? And it will be fine, I promise." Eren propped himself up on his elbows and leaned forward, pecking Levi gently on the lips before sitting up, shivering. "It's freezing..."
"Well it is December..." Levi grumbled.
"Are you not excited for Christmas? I've never heard you mention it and it's in 20 days." Levi shrugged as he sat up, smoothing down his messed up hair. He watched Eren moodily.
"Why would I be excited? It's just another day isn't it, people just eat more and spend too much money on stupid gifts that no one ever appreciates."
"It's much more than that! You spend time with friends and family, you eat nice food yes and you give and receive presents but there's decorations and nice things to do with everyone!"
"Yeah well I've never done anything for Christmas... Isabel and Farlan died in December anyway, I would rather not celebrate..." He mumbled, getting up. Eren watched him sadly.
"Well... You are going to have to have a nice Christmas this year because you're stuck with me for a room-mate and a boyfriend." Levi groaned, not interested in Christmas in the slightest.
"Whatever..." He murmured and Eren sighed, getting up also.
"Come on Levi, we need to go. Eren got his tattered shoes out, pulling them on without bothering to tie them up properly. Levi watched him and shook his head.
"Tch..." He sighed, pulling on his own. He put his hands in his pockets and followed Eren from the room. Eren locked up and Levi trailed behind him down the corridor. The brunette knocked softly on Armin's door and the blonde came out, wearing his warm coat.
"Is Levi coming or not then?" He said and then saw the moody male behind Eren, hiding behind his hair. "Oh hey Levi!" He said cheerily and glanced up and down the corridor. "Now we're just waiting for Mikasa." After a few laborious minutes of waiting, Mikasa appeared at the other end of the corridor. She saw Levi before she saw the others and glared darkly at him. He glared through his ebony hair back at her. She came over to them and pulled a scarf around Eren's neck while Eren protested.
"What's he doing here?" She murmured to Eren. Armin and Eren had deliberately not informed her that they were planning on dragging Levi along.
"He has a name. Levi is coming with us, aren't you?" Levi said nothing. "That's a yes. Come on, let's go. Mikasa, I don't want this..." He fingered the red scarf in disgust.
"Too bad. It's freezing and I don't want you to catch a cold. You gave it to me ages ago, remember?" Armin started to lead them down the corridor and Levi trudged after them. Mikasa was beside Eren and Levi glared at her back as she walked off with him, not able to help the feeling of jealousy that was bubbling away in his stomach.
"Why did you have to invite him? He hates me." Mikasa whispered quietly to Eren as they headed down the stairs.
"That's the reason I did, you need to get over this stupid thing there is between you. I don't want to constantly choose between the pair of you." The brunette mumbled back and Mikasa shot a glare at Levi over her shoulder only to receive a worse glare back.
When they got out into the street Levi shivered. He really didn't want to go with them, he'd only agreed for Eren's sake and now he wasn't even able to be with him. He looked up when he felt a hand pull his own out of his pocket.
"Come on Levi." Eren said softly and pulled his boyfriend up beside him so that he was between Mikasa and he. His sister's eye twitched as he watched them link hands and she bristled but said nothing.
They followed Armin down the street and Levi kept lagging behind so Eren kept tugging his hand, but Levi didn't even look at him. He hated being around people that weren't Eren and he felt embarrassed holding his hand in front of them. They headed to a coffee shop with sparkling blue Christmas lights twinkling on the entrance in the shape of icicles. Levi huffed as they headed inside and Eren let go of him. Just as he and Armin had planned, Eren sat beside Armin at a table, leaving Levi and Mikasa no option but to sit together. They glared at one another, standing a meter away from each another. "Go on, sit down." Neither moved. "Mikasa, do it." Eren looked at her meaningfully. He knew that Levi would never do it unless Mikasa did it first and he would probably just walk out. She hissed and sat down on the seat at their booth and scooched down as close to the wall as she could, not looking at Eren. "And you Lee... Sorry, Levi." He hurriedly corrected himself after an angry glare from Levi. The ravenette reluctantly sat on the edge of the seat, as far away from Mikasa as he possibly could. "Ugh, this is ridiculous... Just sit next to one another."
"But she hates me."
"But he hates me." Mikasa and Levi said at the same time and turned a harsh glare on one another.
"Oh give me strength..." Armin sighed and got up. He gestured for Levi to move next to Eren and he sat down beside Mikasa. The girl glared at Eren's boyfriend and he glared back as he sat beside her brother. Eren looked between them and shook his head, muttering to himself. When a waitress came over, Armin ordered for them and asked everyone in turn what they wanted. When he asked Levi, there was silence so Eren spoke up for him and ordered him a coffee, receiving a rather strange look from the waitress. Mikasa rolled her eyes and tsked. What was he, a child? Could he not speak for himself? What was wrong with that guy, and what must be wrong with Eren for liking him... When the waitress left, Armin turned back to the three.
"So..." He said awkwardly in the silence. No one replied and Eren shifted uncomfortably, taking Levi's hand comfortingly under the table, knowing that this was difficult for him. Levi faced his lap. He hated this, he hated people, he especially hated Mikasa and he hated the fact that he could feel both her and Armin's eyes on him. He was doing this for Eren, not for them. Armin seemed alright but he didn't want to talk to him and he hated Mikasa.
"So why'd you come with us Levi?" Mikasa glared at him and Eren shot a dark glare at her, squeezing Levi's hand protectively.
"Because I asked him to, I wanted him to come with us so he agreed for me... Because he's great like that." He continued to glare hard at Mikasa and she glared back, not blinking.
"Let me change my question then, why did you want him to come with us?" This time she directed her question at Eren.
"Because I like him, and you and he need to stop this childish fighting. I expected you to at least try Mikasa, and you didn't."
"Well why didn't you expect him to? Are you saying it's my fault?" Mikasa snapped and Armin looked between them nervously.
"Because you're different people Mikasa, I thought that you would at least sit next to him but you made a fuss!"
"So did he!"
"But that's not his fault!"
"Well it's not my fault that he hates me!"
"Yes it is actually!"
"Y-"
"Guys!" Armin interrupted their sibling argument loudly, his voice cracking slightly as it usually did when he shouted. "Stop. Just forget about it, we came here to all get along, not fight."
"Yeah Mikasa..." Eren snarled and Mikasa hissed at him. Armin shook his head with a sigh. They all sat there and it was silent apart from the odd word. Levi went on his phone but kept holding Eren's hand and Mikasa continued to glare at him. He wasn't stupid, he knew she was doing it. When they got their drinksm Levi didn't even look up. Eren spoke to Armin a bit and Mikasa just continued to glare at her brother's moody room-mate. Levi didn't even touch his drink. When they got up to go, Eren gave Armin some money for the drink apologetically and mouthed a sorry to him. The blonde teen nodded in understanding.
The 4 headed down the street and Eren walked beside Levi. Armin walked quite fast beside Mikasa, trying to give Eren some time to talk to Levi.
"You ok Levi? I know this is difficult for you..."
"Yeah, fine..." Levi mumbled, scuffing his shoes on the concrete.
"It means a lot to me that you would do this for me and come with us, I'm sorry that Mikasa isn't cooperating..." Eren said regretfully, his messy hair blowing in his eyes in the chilly breeze..
"Mhm." Levi murmured and Eren stopped him in the street. He put his arms and Levi's waist and leaned down to kiss the shorter male. He pressed his warm lips to Levi's and Levi could taste the rich coffee on Eren's lips. There weren't many people in the streets and Levi couldn't bear the thought of pulling away – so he kissed him back. Armin glanced over his shoulder and saw the two. He raised an eyebrow and carried on walking, hoping that Mikasa wouldn't look back. She did and she growled at what she saw.
"That's disgusting..."
"They're just kissing, it's not disgusting..." Armin mumbled and he looked up at Mikasa.
"I mean the fact that Eren would want to kiss him of all people..."
"Mikasa! Don't be so rude!"
"Sorry, but I don't like him one bit."
"You don't know him! Why won't you give him a chance?" Armin said, upset.
"Because I don't like what I've seen so far, he seems trouble and is rude and horrible, he threw Eren out of their room, remember?"
"Eren said he'd had reasons and told me that Levi apologised later on that day..." They went to a bench and Armin sat down, patting the seat beside him so that they could wait for Eren and Levi who obviously wanted a moment alone. "Look, Mikasa..." He let out a sigh. "If Levi can come out here with people he doesn't really know, which is something he obviously has trouble with, for Eren, then you can at least be polite to him for Eren. Levi obviously doesn't feel comfortable being around Eren's friends, Eren told me ages ago when we started this year that Levi seemed to try to distance himself from anything to do with friends, I don't know how Eren managed to be his boyfriend if Levi is like that but Eren knows him a lot better than we do. Do it for Eren if not for him, just try and be nice? I'm not saying you have to be best friends, just not enemies... Because otherwise this will be a really long day and both Levi and I will probably get tired of it and leave." Mikasa sighed and glanced over at Levi and her brother as they parted their lips and spoke to one another, Eren leaning his forehead on Levi's, their hands clasped. She wondered what they were saying. She saw Levi nod solemnly and Eren reach down to kiss him lightly on the lips again before they started walking back to her and Armin again again. She looked away hurriedly. She didn't like seeing Eren kiss anyone, let alone Levi. She was very protective of him and always worried that he'd get hurt. She looked up at the sky. It was grey and plain, the sky was obscured with dull grey clouds and she felt a couple of cold flakes touch her face. She looked down when Eren and Levi turned up. Levi let go of Eren's hand and stayed back from the group. She saw that Armin pretended not to notice and figured she should do the same... She wasn't doing this for Levi, she was doing it for Eren.
Mikasa tried to be civil towards Levi for the rest of the day but he didn't say one word to her, he stayed either next to Eren or behind the lot of them. She'd rolled her eyes when he'd taken Eren's hand to cross the road, thinking he was too scared to do it himself, not knowing the real reason fir it unlike Eren and Armin. She kept on catching Levi glaring at her and she glared back, forgetting that she was meant to be trying to make up with him.
"Do you ever smile?" She snapped in the afternoon when she'd all but had enough, and Levi glared at her harder. She was at her breaking point. Eren stepped between them.
"Stop it Mikasa."
"I just asked him a question!"
"Yeah well don't, alright? Just leave him alone!"
"I didn't do anything wrong! He's the one that has been giving me the evils all day!"
"Stop acting like such a child, you did it too bitch..." Levi snapped moodily and Eren screwed his eyes shut, knowing this was going to end badly.
"Me? At least I don't have to hold Eren's hand to cross the road or have him order stuff for me!"
"You don't know me, just fuck off!"
"Ok stop!" Eren glared at them both. "Levi, shush. Mikasa, you too. This is ridiculous. Mikasa, he's right, you don't know him so leave him alone, he was holding my hand to protect me, not himself. He worries about me, ok? And Levi, don't swear at her."
"Trust you to take his side!" Mikasa yelled.
"I didn't, I told him to stop too!" Eren shouted back, his eyes flashing. "The whole point of this was to make you two stop fighting, not make it worse!"
"How can you expect me to be nice to him if he just acts like a dick to me!"
"Fuck off Mikasa, I haven't even spoken to you today until now, all I did was look at you, not that it was a very nice sight!" Levi was also at his breaking point.
"Ok, STOP." Armin stepped in too. He glared at Mikasa and Eren glared at Levi. "The pair of you. Mikasa, you're coming with me, Levi go with Eren. I don't want to listen to this any longer."
"Sounds good to me!" Mikasa snapped before turning on her heel and stalking off. Armin cursed under his breath before hurrying after her. Levi glared up at Eren and Eren glared back.
"I told you this wouldn't bloody work, we still hate one another! In fact it made it worse."
"How was I supposed to know that? Don't swear at my sister either!" Eren growled but then sighed. "Come on, lets go back to college... I'm sorry I dragged you out here, Armin and I just wanted to try and fix everything... It didn't work. It's not Mikasa's fault nor your fault, it's mine for coming up with the idea... I'm sorry..." He sighed sadly, the biting wind blowing his hair softly in his eyes, hiding him.
"Hmph..." Levi grunted, not looking at him. He didn't blame Eren for this, he didn't expect anyone to like him, how could he expect other people to like him if he didn't even like himself?
(A/N:) Another fairly long chapter, phew! Took ages to proof read but it was worth it :) - well, I hope it was, let me know if you enjoyed it, hopefully you did! Thanks for reading! I've had a few reviews asking whether this sort of thing was going to happen and yes it has ;). More hopefully coming tomorrow :).