Mistaken Message (Levi x Eren)-

Stockholm Syndrome

"Stockholm syndrome? Like when someone falls in love with their abuser?" Hanji questioned, confused as to how Levi could manage to woo their principal like that.

"Exactly. And you're going to help me. I need you to create a diversion. So I can drug Principal Church. Then a friend of mine will help me from there." Levi explained, he needed Hanji to do this for him, he needed Hanji to create the perfect diversion.

"Levi. That sounds dangerous. Even for us. Why do you care so much? It's just a guy. You'll see him over and over again next year when you keep getting in trouble." Hanji replied, waving their hand in a whatever motion. Hanji did not want to get involved but the second they look at Levi they felt guilty. All teenagers are a mess at some point, but Levi takes the cake. The closer it had gotten to summer vacation the more crazed Levi seemed, his hair stuck out at odd angles as if he hadn't brushed it, his face was oily and the bags under his eyes were huge.

"Please Hanji! Please you have to understand! I can't live without him. I can't go an entire summer without him! He's everything to me!" Levi grabbed the front of their shirt, pulling them close, his face full of anguish.

"If I have to go an entire summer without him. I'd kill myself." Levi whispered, truly believing that he needed Principal Church in order to live. Hanji gave a slight sigh.

"Alright. I'll help."

Hanji rushed into the apartment building and ran up the stairs two at a time. They knew what would happen, they knew that Principal Church had his life ruined, they knew that Eren would never recover from this. Hanji stopped a few doors down, seeing Levi in front of the door to his apartment.

"Hanji, I said we were done." Levi glared at his former friend, furious that Hanji was against this, given how much she had helped him with a similar situation in the past.

"Levi. I need to see Eren." Hanji tried their best to keep their voice calm and level, they knew what had happened the last time someone tried to stop Levi.

"You don't know Eren. He'd be scared to meet new people. I don't want you scaring him away." Levi crossed his arms, but kept himself tense enough to fight if Hanji wanted to.

"Levi. You remember what happened last time. You don't want that for Eren." Hanji was terrified for the boys safety, they knew that Levi wouldn't force themselves on the boy, that was one of his biggest rules for himself. But Hanji knew that Levi wouldn't hesitate to play with emotions, to lie and cheat his way into getting what he wanted. They had forgiven him for doing that all those years ago, but they wouldn't forgive him if he did it again.

"Levi. I'm telling Erwin what you're doing." With that Hanji turned and left, they knew they wouldn't win in a fight against Levi at the time. So instead they moved to plan B, get as much backup as possible.

Mikasa POV

Mikasa had called the police a million times, but they hadn't given her anything useful and hadn't gotten anywhere on the case. It was driving her insane. Her brother was out there somewhere, hurt or lost or maybe even dead, and Mikasa couldn't live with herself.

She should've gone with him that night.

She should've told him to come home earlier.

She should've kept him safe.

But she didn't, and Mikasa blamed herself.

Oddly enough, the messages from this mysterious blog had stopped after Eren had gone missing. Mikasa thought there was a link, the police did not. Every single time she tried to talk to them they brushed her off, saying they would handle it. But it had been over 10 days and they hadn't handled it yet. Mikasa was getting frustrated.

She grabbed her coat, feeling the need to walk, to clear her head. Anything but this constant guilt on her mind. Mikasa locked the door behind her, she knew it was late so she made sure her purse was stocked with her can of pepper spray, you could never be too careful.

Mikasa spent hours just walking, thinking, and hating herself even more. She wasn't even looking where she was going until she ran into someone, someone with a messy brown ponytail and glasses. They looked just as upset as Mikasa felt.

"Sorry.. I wasn't looking where I was going." Mikasa muttered to the strange person

"Me neither. But what is a pretty girl like you doing out so late? It's dangerous, you might get kidnapped." The person joked, a slight smile on their lips.

"Well that's what happened to my brother." Mikasa didn't even realize she had said that out loud until she saw the look of horror cross the persons face.

Eren POV

Eren stood in the kitchen, he could hear voices outside but couldn't tell what they were saying. After a few minutes the voices left. Eren figured it must have been some neighbours. Thinking back on it, Eren probably should've yelled in the hopes they would help him. But he didn't. And he couldn't figure out why he didn't.

Eren wandered around, he wasn't sure what to do. Levi had been gone for so long Eren was starting to feel almost lonely. He hated that feeling, being alone in this apartment, nowhere to go, nothing to do. Then a thought popped into his head. What if Levi had left him for good? What if Levi had gotten fed up and left Eren there to die?

What if Levi didn't really love him?

Eren sat down at the kitchen table, watching the door. He couldn't explain it but he needed to see Levi. He needed to talk to someone. He needed social interaction. Eren looked up at the clock, it was almost 11, and Levi wasn't back yet. Eren was really worried now, though he couldn't for the life of him explain why. He stood, heading back to the bedroom, making sure to take some extra food in case Levi came back.

He hoped Levi would come back. Eren gave himself a pinch on the arm. He had to stop thinking like that. Levi was a monster. A monster that was keeping him captive. As he drifted asleep he kept reminding himself.

Levi is a monster. Levi is keeping you captive. The closer and closer to sleep that Eren got the more his thoughts changed. Levi can't be that bad. Levi is okay.

Levi loves you, and you love him too.