When the moon cries

Small spaces

Should Eren be...

A)Able to shape shift. 1

What should Armin be?

1) Fae 1

Should Eren stay to "work off the debt." they owe?

X) Of course, how else will we get Levi involved with him. 1

"You're pretty strong." Erwin watched as Eren held the plank of wood they had rolled Armin on to. Eren was at the smaller blond's head.

"Yeah?" was all he said.

"Learned to keep your mouth shut...been on the streets a bit." Erwin snickered as he walked, backward, down the steps.

Eren had been able to get a few more hours of sleep next to Armin. The tiny blond was still asleep. Hange stated this was normal and to not worry. Yet Eren worried when it came to the blond. He gazed down at the closed eyes. Part of him wishing he would just wake up already. Another part knew that he needed the rest. He let out a soft sign.

"No, I learned that a long time ago." He muttered.

Erwin's intense blue eyes swung up to him. They gazed at each other. Neither spoke as they carefully maneuvered the sleeping teen down the stairs. Eren wasn't sure if Armin would like the situation he had gotten them into. In his mind, he couldn't see any other way. What Levi had said, made sense. They would have a place for Armin to rest, somewhere safe for him to heal. They would have decent food and a place to sleep. Eren would work of the debut they owed. He never promised them Armin's help.

"You know, you never asked." Erwin chuckled.

"Asked what?" Eren muttered. His larger foot slipped on the narrow step. He leaned into the wall to keep from dropping Armin.

Erwin waited, watching until Eren regained his balance. They went down a few more steps. His eyes watched as those elusive blue/ greens never quite settled onto his face.

"What we are." Erwin offered after some silence.

"Not my place, not my business." Eren answered.

"So, not curious about the little runt?" Erwin smirked.

They edged the sleeping teen between them, around a tight curve of the stairs. Eren had to lift the head up as far as he could reach, over his own head. Good thing Hange had strapped Armin to the board. Erwin edged his way around the corner. There was a door at the very bottom. It stood open, since Levi had gone down before them. All Eren could see from here, was a dark hole.

"Curious, and butting into someone else's business, are two different things." Eren insisted.

"So they are." Erwin smirked. He reached the small area before the door.

He paused to look up at Eren. Their eyes met, briefly, before Eren looked away. Erwin watched as those intense oddly colored eyes drank in the sleeping form.

"He means a lot to you." Erwin half whispered.

"If it wasn't for Armin, I would still be a prisoner." Eren smiled coldly.

"Or dead, if dad had his way." He added.

Erwin jerked back a little as those intense eyes pierced him. His shoulder hit the wall, making his hand go, temporarily, numb. He nearly dropped the body. Eren moved swiftly. It almost looked as if his arms elongated. His hand shifted under the board, catching the enter weight of it, along with its occupant.

"CAREFUL!" He snarled.

"Yeah, sorry 'bout that." Erwin muttered.

Levi appeared in the door. He glanced between the two guys. Erwin had adjusted his grip. Eren looked to be normal once again. They both looked to Levi as if they had been up to something, and were trying not to be caught at it.