Love Never Quits

Secret Stash

I'M BACK BITCHES. Miss me? No? Well, that's fine, either way you're gonna have to deal with a story update. Y'all haven't read from this in how many months? 7? Yeah, I know. Anyways, time to update this because it is too early in the morning and I have no life~

((I'm going to delete the original secret stash chapter and add it to the beginning of this because that's how I roll.))
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"All these rules are lame." Levi groaned loudly, plopping face first onto her leather couch, "Do you still have that box that I can live in?" All of Petra's rules seemed like they would just make his life a living hell, even though they were simple rules that even Hanji could learn to follow.

Petra rolled her eyes, "No, I don't." She sat down on the chair next to the couch, and sighed, knowing that this was going to be a lot more work than she originally planned. "Rule number seven, do not, under any circumstances, enter my room." This was one of the simplest rules, it was obvious that she did not want him in there, as she is a girl, and girls need their privacy. Even though Petra seemed to have a tougher exterior, at least from Levi's view, she was still a girl.

Levi gave her a look, "Well no sh-" His sentence was cut off as an orange hit him in the face, "Really?! That's the fifth time!" Levi rubbed his head where the orange had hit, trying to relieve some of the pain. The thought that she should play baseball or something came to mind, but it made him laugh internally, as she would probably just throw the ball at the batter's face and break his nose. "Any more rules, your highness?" Levi made another remark towards her house sassily, knowing it'd piss her off, and that was slightly attractive to him.

"Don't call me that!" She yelled, giving him the reaction that he had desired. "Rule number eight, don't call me princess." She glared at him, but all he could do was smirk. He couldn't deny the fact that it was fun watching her get so fired up.

"Whatever you say," Levi picked up the orange that she had previously thrown at his face and threw it up in the air, then catching it again, "Princess." He could barely finish the word before he had another fruit thrown at him.

"Rule number nine," she smirked, "every time you break one of my rules," she rubbed her chin in thought, "you owe me a mile." An image of Levi running 10 miles came to mind, and she couldn't help but laugh. She knew that he wouldn't be able to make it; he'd pass out before he completed the second mile. She grabbed another orange from the fruit basket which was conveniently set on the table beside her.

"That's not fair." Levi shot her a glare, only getting a laugh in return. He threw the orange that she thrown at him a bit earlier at her, but growled in annoyance when she caught it with ease.

"Better luck next time," She smiled innocently, and threw the orange back at him, hitting the side of his head. She never knew that a guy that acted this tough would be this weak. It was, in all honesty, quite hilarious to her. She sat up from the chair and let second orange roll off her hand and into the fruit bowl.

Levi rolled his eyes at her act of "innocence" as he rubbed the side of his head in which she had hit him. Part of him couldn't help but admire the fact that no matter how mean he was to her, or how intimidating he tended to be, he could never get her to be scared of him or even hate him. He didn't just admire it, he kind of appreciated it. It was nice to have someone who was willing to go through things like this just to help him out. It wasn't everyday that he met people like that, so he realized that meeting her was an amazing opportunity. Yes, he realized it, but he never really processed what it meant. "I still need my grand tour of your castle." He reminded, standing up, glancing around the room and looking at the giant chandelier that was hung above them.

Her arms moved to rest on her hips as she shot him a soft glare. "It's not a castle, don't call it that." She then started walking, gesturing for him to follow her. "And there isn't much to show you, considering you'll only be allowed access to a few rooms." She walked up the staircase that was set parallel to the front doors, and Levi followed, his hand using the railing as he walked. "The bathroom is all the way down to the right." She pointed to the right hall as she arrived at the top of the stairs. "Your room is up another floor, the stairs are right through here." She mumbled the last part of her sentence as she pushed through two doors, which revealed a library-like room. There was a spiral staircase near the east side of the room which lead to a balcony along with more rooms. "It's the first room to the right up those stairs. Don't go any farther than that, and we'll get alo--" She was cut off by her phone in her back pocket buzzing with a faint ringtone able to be heard. "Sorry, I thought I muted it." She laughed softly, grabbing it out of her jeans and looking at the contact name. "Oh, this is my dad, do you mind if I take this." After Levi shook his head, she nodded a thank you and left the room, holding the phone to her ear.

Levi looked around, walking up the second set of stairs. Once he got to the top, he opened the door in which she had told him was him room. After examining it for a few moments, he was bored. Which didn't surprise him in the slightest. Nothing could keep his attention for long, and that was one of the reasons why he didn't go out to parties and have a lot of friends. He knew he would get bored of it too easily. Plus, he honestly didn't like dealing with people at all. It wasn't that he was shy or anything of the sort, he just didn't like talking to or befriending people because that causes people to get attached and then it just hurts him when they leave. He isn't interested in abandonment again. He had already suffered through enough of it with his parents.

He walked farther down the hall; towards where she had specifically told him not to go, but it wasn't too big of a deal to him. Besides, if he was quick about it, he wouldn't get caught and that was all that mattered to him right now. And if you didn't like life with at least some adventure in it, and you only play by the rules, you aren't really living your life. And he was already 30. There isn't a lot adventuring a broke 30 year old man can do at this point. Breaking on of the "princess'" rules was probably going to be the highlight of his year. He went to open one door and turned the handle, only to find it locked. He muttered a curse under his breath and reached into his pocket, pulling out a paperclip that he had always kept on him, for a reason unknown to even himself, but he was glad he had it at this moment. Discovering the door locked meant that there was something that's at least somewhat of a secret in there. And he was determined to find out what. He unbent the paperclip and adjusted it slightly, putting it in the lock and figiting with it until he heard it click unlocked, he then held it in place and grabbed a dime out of his pocket, using it to turn the lock while he head the paperclip in place. After he turned it fully, he shoved both things back in his pocket, then opened the door, smirking slightly to himself because of the fact that he could do that.

He looked around in the room but wasn't that impressed. It was just a room, nearly the same as the other, but this one had more of the appearance that there was someone residing it in currently. He walked in and started moving stuff around, being snoopy as he always was. When he looked under the box, he found a large box. Curiosity getting the best of him, he pulled it out and opened it. His eyes widened only slightly and chuckling as he found the box to be full of...

Candy.

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TO BE CONTINUED. DUN DUN DUN! I HOPE I DIDN'T DISAPPOINT TOO MUCH~