Year 2077 (Eren x Levi)

--Chapter 25--

"Zoe, Smith, Ral. I want you all to head to the Yeager residents and do a stakeout. If the kid is right about people following him, then we need to catch them before anything happens." Mike said to the three detectives that were playing a game of snap at Erwin's desk.

"Yes Sir!" They quickly shout out in surprise at the sudden appearance of their chief. They try and hide the fact they were playing a game of cards while on duty, but it didn't exactly work because Mike gave them a disappointing look, knowing this isn't the first time. He's given up trying to stop them anymore, it turns out to be useless.

"Uh, Sir. Is it a good idea for me to go too? Wouldn't it blow my cover as a college student?" Petra asks.

"It's a stakeout, you'll be in the car across the street from the building. You're only there to keep an eye out for any suspicious people going in and out the building, got it?" Mike confirms. Petra nods in agreement, although she was still a little worried that she'd get caught by one of the kids she went to college with.

"Oou, I'm so excited! Let's go, I'm driving!" Hange jumps up from their seat, grabbing their keys and bursting through the front door of the police station.

Petra and Erwin shared a defeated look, knowing Hange can be a kind of reckless driver when they want to be. But they had to get there somehow and Hange doesn't give in easily.

They both sigh and head out the door waving goodbye to their chief. Hange took the wheel like they said, Erwin in the passenger seat and Petra in the middle seat in the back.

"This is going to be so much fun! We're gonna be besties after today!" Hange screeched as they backed out of the station, stepping on the gas toward their destination. Erwin and Petra were holding on for dear life at the state of Hange's driving. They weren't going over the speed limit, rather they had a lot of close misses with other vehicles and objects.

***

"I told you, Jean, none of them are picking up!" Armin explained to the pair sitting across from him. He was out with Marco and Jean getting lunch when he decided to invite the others. None of them picked up however and Armin found it particularly weird that all of them were away from their phone. Especially Sasha, her phone is always glued to her and always turned on.

"They're probably just busy, Armin," Jean said in return. He found it weird as well, but he just thought that maybe they were all busy doing chores or something. Who was he kidding, Eren never did chores.

"Maybe we should go to their apartment. They could be there?" Marco suggested. He knew that the main hangout place was Eren's and Mikasa's apartment because it was closest for everyone to drive to.

"Yes, let's go." Armin cut in before Jean had time to answer, standing from his seat to pay the lady at the counter for their drinks. Marco decided to follow behind, leaving Jean sitting at the table in confusion.

"Well, come on then," Marco said as he walked out the door.

"Fucking hell, can't I just have one day without Eren screwing something up..." Jean sighed, reluctantly following his friends outside to head to the Yeager apartment.

***

"I spy with my little eye, something begging with... B!" Hange gasped excitedly. They had been sitting outside the apartment building for a good twenty minutes now, waiting for the culprits that have been following Eren to show up. They got a little bored after the first five minutes, so Hange suggested they play a game. So they opted for eye-spy.

"Bush," Erwin said, looking aimlessly outside the window of Hange's car.

"No."

"Uh... Building?" Petra inquired.