Eren explained as quickly as he could what he'd done and he pointed up at the messy yellow streak that was painted across the alley wall way up high. It was only just about visible, but visible all the same. Eren put his hands on his hips proudly, his body full of adrenaline. He had decided that worrying too much was stupid. Worrying was pointless when it would get nothing done, he had to simply use his head and be strong. Levi wouldn't appreciate his worry, that was for sure. He'd used his head and found a way out that they could now try out. Now the next problem was figuring out how to carry Levi out... Eren followed Natalie over to Levi and it was impossible not to get a thick lump in his sore throat when he saw the state his boyfriend was in, even though he'd seen it before. It was still horrible and scary. Shaking his head slightly, Eren swallowed past the lump and bent down on one knee. Looking at Natalie, he searched her eyes as she tried to think of the best way to get them out.

"He's heavy, why does he have to be so strong? He has lots of muscle." She whined in annoyance. Eren couldn't help the pang of jealousy and protectiveness when Natalie mentioned Levi's muscle - it was his natural reaction as Levi was in fact his boyfriend. Well... if Levi still wanted to be his boyfriend that is. Levi was bi after all, Natalie still had a chance. This thought made Eren tense slightly but he shoved the idea away for now. This was no time for that.

"What's the best way to lift him? Is he well enough to sort of walk if we put his arms around our shoulders? Or is this a case of literally carrying him? Like one takes legs, one takes arms kinda carrying." Natalie tapped her chin thoughtfully.

"We could give him a try at walking with us..." She murmured in response. "I haven't tried standing him up yet but it would most certainly be easier to get him out if we could just help him wa-" She stopped when she saw Levi's hand reaching for Eren as if he wanted to see if the teen was really there. The brunette shakily reached out a hand in response and touched Levi's arm lightly to tell him that he was indeed there. Natalie watched the two in silence. She wondered how long the two had been friends. Eren had mentioned they'd become roommates that year, but hadn't mentioned whether they'd been good friends before that. Eren seemed pretty close to him, they must be best friends... "Come on Eren, let's get him up." Natalie nodded at the teen and he nodded back firmly, a look of determination etched across his features. Going to the opposite side of Levi to Eren, the nurse reached out to gently start lifting him. "We need to do it slowly ok Eren, do not jolt him."

"O-ok..." Eren carefully put Levi's arm around his shoulders and the two started lifting the sick man to his feet. Eren felt his heart broke when he saw a grimace on Levi's face. The male knew exactly what was going on, didn't he? He knew what they were doing but was unable to say anything or really move. "It's ok Lee... You need to try and walk, ok? We're gonna get you out..." Natlalie turned her head away to start kicking wine bottles and such from their path to make it clear and Eren pressed a soft kiss to Levi's dirty cheek.

Readjusting Levi's arm around her shoulder, Natalie started to lead Levi and Eren slowly down the alley. Levi's legs were weak and uncoordinated, but he managed to slowly walk alongside the two. This was humiliating. He hated being so weak in front of people, let alone people he didn't know! It was bad enough that Eren saw, but who was this other chick and why was she here? A friend of Eren's? As they went Levi stumbled slightly but Eren and Natalie moved fast, keeping a good strong hold on the sick man. Levi wanted nothing more than to just hug Eren and apologise. He'd been so blinded by his need for cigarettes and his depression that he said and did things he never would have wanted to do to Eren... He should never have run away, this was all his fault, and of course that brat just had to be the kind that doesn't give up on people he loves. If he still liked Levi after this that is. Levi wouldn't be surprised if Eren just dumped him on the spot after this. He'd put Eren through so much stress.

Natalie and Eren coordinated their way around the tunnels and alleys, following Eren's yellow mark at the top by the roofs. Eren actually managed to see off two men with needles by leaving Natalie to hold Levi for a minute and charging at the men while roaring angrily at them to not dare come near. Holy shit, he's so protective... Natalie thought as she watched him go. She would have stopped the teen but he had been gone so fast, and it was too late now. Once the men had retreated down another alley, Eren returned to Levi's side and scooped his arm around his shoulders once more. Natalie glanced at the boy but he didn't look back, so she just continued to help him carry Levi forward. For an hour they picked their way through the alleys, having to manoeuvre their way strategically around crap filled bins and through seas of shattered fragments of sharp glass. Feet aching and heads hurting, they continued to help Levi through. Eren didn't care about how freezing he was or just how much his feet were killing him, especially the one with his hurt toe - all he cared about was getting Levi safe and sound. Car horns could be heard beeping in the distance, giving Eren a surge of determination. They were nearly there! This nightmare would be over soon! Well, at least this part of the nightmare - but he had a feeling he wouldn't be waking up from it any time soon.

(A/N:) Well... haha... this is awkward! It's been nearly 2 months... I'm really sorry I haven't been updating, I had exams and work experience and had to do a load of YouTube stuff and asdfghjkl. I am on summer break now so hopefully I will be able to update more although I am very busy with moving between houses and filming and stuff so... I will just have to write when I can. Thank you all for waiting so long, love you guys and thanks for reading my story 3 I should be updating again soon so stay tuned ;)