Nothing. There was no sign of Levi all day and Natalie drove back towards her flat in silence. A tear rolled down her cheek and she swiped it away angrily. She wanted to find him for Eren, poor, poor Eren... She'd keep looking tomorrow. She would NOT give up until she'd helped Eren find his friend. Driving back, she wondered what she'd tell the teen. She parked up and locked her car. The dark winter night had already set in and it was only 5pm. The block of flats shone like a beacon in the blackness, its windows bright with yellow light. Natalie headed inside and took the lift up to her flat. Quietly, she unlocked her door and solemnly went inside her flat. She shut the door behind her and kicked off her boots. Her coat was still damp with snow and her hair was also. She hung up her coat before slowly rounding the corner. Eren was by the window, looking out desperately, and looked over his shoulder when he heard Natalie come in. His face was tear stained and his green eyes dull and helpless. Natalie couldn't tell him, she couldn't bring herself to. The words stuck in her throat, so she just sadly shook her head. A tear rolled down Eren's cheek and dripped from his chin onto the floor. He was giving up hope. All he wanted was Levi back... Natalie held her arms open in silence and a sob escaped Eren's throat as he ran towards her and threw himself into her arms. He shook as he buried his face into her shoulder, wetting her already damp shoulder with pained tears.

The next day, Natalie quietly entered her living room at around 7am to get a drink, expecting to find Eren asleep, but she found him standing in the middle of the room. She stopped in her tracks and looked him up and down. He was wearing his dried out shoes and hoodie and looked ready to go out. "Eren, what are you doing?"
"I want to help you find Levi." He said firmly, green eyes flashing with determination. Natalie switched on the light and they both squinted at the brightness until their eyes adjusted to it.

"Eren, it's 7am..."
"So? Levi is out there all the time, he doesn't magically disappear at night and reappear during the day. I want to find him." Natalie sighed and just looked at him for a few long moments.

"Eren you're still sick..."

"No I'm not, I feel better! Please let me come with you, it's either that or I leave and go look by myself." He wasn't kidding, and Natalie knew he wasn't.

"Fine..." She sighed, giving in. "Let me just get dressed..."

"I don't need this."

"Do you want to come or not Eren?"

"I do, I ju-"

"Well stop complaining then." Natalie had made Eren put on a big warm coat as she was worried about him getting ill again. It was a woman's coat and Eren felt stupid. He let out a small groan and headed to the door, itching to get out.

"Can we go then? Please?" He said impatiently and Natalie rolled her eyes before following him and unlocking the door. She also was wearing a thick, winter coat. They headed out and locked the flat up before rushing down to get into the car. Natalie had barely unlocked the car when Eren was in and belted up ready to go. She got in after him and started the car.

The roads and rooftops were smothered in a layer of white, like icing on a cake, perfect and pristine. The two searched the roads and drove around the parks, scanning every nook and cranny for any sight of Levi. The parks were covered in a thick blanket of white. Statues peeked out under their new white caps, footsteps and paw prints were imprinted into the pure layer, criss-crossed over one another around the labyrinth of paths. Aside from the brown of the denuded trees, the only colour to be seen was the grass surrounding the trunks of them, staining the ground around the base of each lamp post and shrub. This practically perfect whiteness made Eren feels even more lost. Everything was different. In this swirl of white the world had been washed anew, like a new page, untouched and empty – and Eren hated this. He wanted Levi. That's all he wanted. The snow made everything so different, like it had covered Levi away along with the grass, buildings and ground, hidden from view and untouchable. They didn't find the ravenette in any park, on any street, at any bus stop... Were they ever to find him? They searched the entire town at last and there was still no sign of Eren's much-loved room-mate... It was 2pm, they had been going for 6 and a half hours straight with no break, all for nothing.

"I'm sorry Eren... He must have left."

"No. He hasn't. He's here somewhere, I can feel it! He must be!" Eren cried out.

"Eren, I don-"

"Do you know any alleyways that are discrete? Not the public ones we've already searched, but hidden ones that people are too scared to go down?"

"W-well, yes, but..."

"Good, let's go then!" Eren urged. Natalie let out a sigh, looking out of the slightly steamed up windscreen at the white world beyond.

"Eren, it would be irresponsible of me to take you there."

"Natalie please, I had hoped he wouldn't be able to find them if they were hidden but he must be there, there's nowhere else! Please! I'm 16, not 12! I can handle myself."
"Yes, 16... And there are people down there ready to take advantage of 16 year olds like you." The nurse protested, meeting Eren's eyes seriously. "If he's down there, I highly doubt we'd manage to get him to leave... Sorry Eren, it's a no. I'm not putting you in danger."

"Fine." Eren snapped through gritted teeth. "If you won't take me there, I'll go myself." He opened the car door, getting out and slamming it behind him.

"Oi! Eren, get back here!" Natalie scrambled out of the car also. "You don't know where they are!" She called helplessly after the brunette as he stalked away.
"So? I'll find them, and I'll find Levi!"

"Give me strength..." Natalie muttered to herself under her breath, her words creating steam on the freezing air. "Alright, alright! I'll come with you..." She gave in and Eren stopped in his tracks, looking back over his shoulder at her. His soft brown hair blew across his forehead and into his bright emerald eyes.

"You promise...?" He asked warily.
"I promise..." Natalie nodded and got back into the warmth of the car, expecting Eren to follow. Eren nodded back in silence and headed back to the car.

They drove in silence for quite a while until Eren finally spoke. "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to get so angry, I really am grateful for all you've done. If it weren't for you, I would probably have frozen to death by now and wouldn't have even gotten close to finding out where Levi is... I'm really sorry. I'm just stressed is all." He muttered, staring out of the car window, still alert for any signs of Levi.

"It's ok Eren... I know." Natalie said softly as she took a right down another road past a small park. "We'll find him, don't you worr-" She was cut off by Eren shouting.

"THERE!" He yelled and scrambled out of the car even though it was still moving. The wheels of Natalie's car screeched to a hurried halt in the middle of the road and several horns beeped behind her.

"Eren!" She called out after him. She quickly drove on and parked in the nearest available space. She rushed from the car after the brunette who was running towards a black hoodie-covered figure on a bench, sitting with his arms folded and his back hunched.

(A/N:) Hey guys! So sorry I haven't updated recently, but here you go, another chapter. Thank you for reading! I will be updating soon! Thanks for all you reviews too, I love reading them! I added dashes for paragraphs this chapter because 2 lines would stubbornly not let me split and they merged into one paragraph, so it was the only way I could make it make sense, sorry. See you soon! :D