Mistaken Message (Levi x Eren)-

Caged

Hanji POV

Once again Mikasa was pacing in Hanji's living room, once again Haji was watching from the couch. They knew how worried Mikasa must be but Hanji trusted that Eren would be back eventually unharmed physically. Of course, Hanji expected there to be some mental scarring, but he would recover. From what they had heard about the boy from Mikasa, he was strong, and fairly reasonable. They were sure Eren could take whatever Levi threw at him. But Mikasa wasn't as sure and it was almost as if she was going insane. She looked thinner, her clothes baggier, and her face looked almost gaunt. Hanji was sure the young girl hadn't been eating enough, she probably wasn't even sleeping. Hanji had seen enough. This was saddening to watch and they figured they could find a solution.

"Mikasa. Would you like to go see if we can see Eren?" Hanji asked carefully, not even sure they would be allowed anywhere near Eren.

"What? You mean go get him back? Go kill that fucker who took him?" Mikasa demanded, turning to stare at Hanji, who shook their head.

"No killing. He'd kill you first." Hanji explained with a sigh "just a visit, see him. It's a maybe. I doubt Levi would let us in, but, if we try will you promise me you'll take care of yourself?" They tried to reason, they doubted it would work but they hated seeing Mikasa like this.

"Let's try it... I-I need to see Eren." Mikasa decided, grabbing her shoes and putting them on quickly. She had to go, she had to go now. She just hoped Hanji could get her even just a minute with her brother. So she could figure out a plan with him to escape.

Levi POV

Levi scowled as he peered through the peephole on his door, confirming it was Hanji. But someone unfamiliar stood beside them and that made Levi worried, he looked back over his shoulder to make sure Eren was in the bedroom, trusting that the boy had locked the door Levi slowly opened the front door just a crack, glaring at Hanji and this girl beside them. Levi could've sworn the new girl looked familiar, but he couldn't place where he had seen her before.

"What do you want Hanji? I told you you're not welcome."

"Don't be such a buzz kill Levi! Me and my friend here just want to see Eren. Say hello, chat, you know you can't keep him away from the public forever. We can just talk." Hanji said calmly, trying their best to convince the shorter man.

"You mean take away my green eyed beauty. Like hell I'm letting you and some stranger steal the love of my life." Levi didn't trust this, not one bit. He was too focused on Hanji to notice the girl beside them who was now sending Levi death glares harsh enough to match his own.

"What. Did. You. Just. Say?" Mikasa spoke each word clearly and slowly, practically radiating death. Did this short, grumpy, stuck up little guy just call her brother a 'green eyed beauty' and 'the love of his life'? How dare the person who took Eren call him those things. Levi turned to glare at the girl with equal strength.

"And who the fuck are you?" Levi demanded, about to slam the door closed. He didn't have time to deal with Hanji and some stranger. Not when he could be with Eren.

"I'm his sister! I actually matter to him! You're a freak and a psycho! How dare you keep Eren locked up and claim that you love him!" Mikasa didn't care at that point if she was supposed to be calm, she was facing her brothers kidnapper and he had the nerve to ask who she was. She clenched her fists at her side, ready to fight her way inside to Eren. She was only seconds from pouncing when she froze, when all three froze, at the sound of a voice.

"Mikasa?" Eren asked, beyond bewildered. He had heard raised voices from inside his room and couldn't help but investigate, despite it being against Levi's wishes. He stared at his sister standing just outside the door, and immediately felt guilt. Obviously Mikasa had been looking for him, and after the first few weeks Eren had completely forgotten about wanting her to save him. He hadn't thought about her much at all in fact.