Mistaken Message (Levi x Eren)-

Maman

"Tell me about yourself Eren." Erwin said calmly, watching the boy closely when he looked down at his lap.

"Uh... Well what do you want to know?" He asked in reply, unsure of how to answer that question. This was weird, Eren wasn't sure how to react when faced with this stranger who seemed to know Levi.

"Oi. Can't you see he's uncomfortable? Leave him alone eyebrows." Levi said, his hand still clenching Eren's tightly. He hated the way Erwin was staring at Eren, as if he could figure him out, as if he knew everything. It really pissed Levi off. Erwin stared at Levi for a second before turning back to Eren.

"Are you feeling uncomfortable Eren?" He asked, still calm and collected.

"No.." Eren said after a minute, turning to Levi "I'm fine." He tried to reassure Levi, he thought the two were friends but the way Levi was acting led him to believe that the two had had a falling out.

"Good, hey Eren do you want to hear some things about Levi?" Erwin tenpted the boy, hoping he would open up more so Erwin could see whether or not the boy was truly uncomfortable, or saying it for Levi's sake. He let a smile breach his features when Eren nodded.

"Well I only met him when I was in college but did you know Levi speaks french?" Erwin glanced at Levi "Isn't that right?"

"Oui. Et tu êtes un morceau de merde." He gave Erwin a quick glare, it had been awhile since he had spoken French, but he clearly remembered his mother language. If he thought about it, Levi realized he hadn't spoken French in years, not since his mother.

"Really? What did you just say Levi? Oh can you say something in French to me?" Eren had no idea that Levi spoke another language, it was interesting. He found himself wanting to know more. He watched Levi think for a minute before the man responded.

"Tu est beau. Tu es l'amour de ma vie. Tu êtes ma beauté aux yeux vert." Levi replied, not answering Eren's other question. It was nice, being able to say those things out loud, so calmly, yet Eren had no idea what he had said, and the way the boy looked at him, as if this was the most interesting thing that had happened to him. Maybe Levi should have told Eren about his second language earlier. He hadn't even thought about it, he hadn't spoken much French since the accident. Levi's hand tightened around Eren's for a second when he remembered.

"I'm sorry Ms. Ackerman, but we cannot allow your son to stay at our school. His grades are subpar and this is the fourth fight this month. Levi will no longer be accepted at this establishment." The principal explained calmly, his face blank with no expression. But Levi knew. Levi knew they were glad to be rid of him. They all were. There wasn't a place where Levi could be, because Levi refused to listen to any rules but his own.

On the way home neither Levi nor his mom spoke, instead spending the car ride in silence. Kuchel's hands gripped the steering wheel a bit too hard, her knuckles white. Levi could tell she was seething with rage but he knew she would never take it out on him.

"Désole maman..." Levi muttered under his breath, looking out the window as they drove home. He couldn't help it. Those kids were being assholes, even after Levi had told them to stop. Levi didn't give second chances, they had what was coming for them.

"Non. Tu n'est pas désole. Don't lie to me." Kuchel said with a slight groan, pulling into the driveway of their home.

"Now I have to find you a new school and I doubt there's a school left that will be willing to take you anymore! I can't just move Levi, my job is here! Why can't you just be normal?!" She snapped, immediately regretting her words. She didn't mean that. She didn't mean to hurt her son but she knew she couldn't take it back as Levi unbuckled himself, stepping out of the car.

"Va te faire foutre maman." He went inside without looking back, slamming his bedroom door closed. He didn't even care when his mom went out for another drive. Probably to clear her head. Maybe to just escape from Levi. Either way, Levi didn't care until he heard the knock on the door, staring at the police who stood in the doorway.

"Levi Ackerman? Your mother has been found in a head on collision. I'm sorry to say she did not survive."

"Levi? Is something wrong?" Eren asked, confused by how Levi had spaced out so suddenly. Erwin watched Levi carefully as well, wondering if maybe the topic of language had brought up some memories. He couldn't remember Hanji telling him about any French related incidents, but clearly something had upset Levi.

"I'm fine. Don't you think you've been outside enough today?" Levi stood, pulling Eren up with him.

"We're going home."

Erwin watched the two leave, tempted to follow them but deciding against it. He hadn't found too much suspicious about today. Maybe Hanji was wrong. Maybe this wasn't anything like the last time Erwin had been told about.

Hanji POV

"That was bullshit! We need to get Eren away from him!" It was obvious that Mikasa was furious, but Hanji was a bit tired of the same thing over and over again.

"Mikasa, you upset Eren just as much as he did. He is not entirely at fault. I told you to stay calm." They tried to argue, the last thing Mikasa had done was stay calm. Hanji was positive things could've gone better if Mikasa hadn't blown things out of proportion. They could tell Mikasa was going to snap at them but Hanji was saved by the bell, literally as their phone started ringing. They quickly fished it out of their pocket, checking the caller ID.

"Erwin?" They asked when they hit accept call, confused as to why they had gotten the sudden call.

"Hanji. I ran into Levi and Eren today. Outside. I think you might be wrong about this."

"Outside? Like both of them were outside in public? No, that can't be right. Levi wouldn't." Hanji couldn't believe the words they were hearing, Erwin couldn't be right, they had just seen Eren and Levi and there was no way that Levi would let Eren outside after what had just happened.

"Hanji. Maybe we shouldn't keep such a close eye on them. Maybe things are fine." Erwin tried to argue, after meeting Eren he could see clearly through the way he talked, the way he seemed so interested in Levi, the way he asked Levi if everything was okay. It was clear to Erwin that Eren loved Levi, and honestly he didn't care about how Eren came to love Levi. He was just glad that Levi was loved after all these years.

"Erwin. That doesn't change the fact that Levi took him."

"But that does change the fact that this isn't like last time. Levi has changed."

Hanji was silent for a moment, thinking it over.

"Maybe you're right." With that Hanji ended the call, gesturing for Mikasa to leave. Hanji needed to think. They needed to decide what to do next.

Translations for the French:

"Yes. And you're a piece of shit"

"You're beautiful. You are the love of my life. You're my green eyed beauty."

"Sorry mom..."

"No. You aren't sorry."

"Fuck you mom."