I'm. A. Cat! [Discontinued :(]

Getting Settled and Understanding

A/N: GUYS OMG I COULD CRY YOU'RE ALL AMAZING

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~Third person POV~

Eren gulped. "Bad news?! W-What kind of bad news?" He stammered, looking nervous and ill.

"Well," Hanji said, sitting crossed-legged on top of Eren's small desk, "firstly, I have 0 ideas on how to fix your dream problem." Eren's face fell to the floor. "And secondly, Levi's new furry accessories don't look like they're going to disappear anytime soon."

"What do you mean by that, Four-Eyes?" Levi glared at her questioningly.

"Exactly what it sounded like. They seem like they want to stay for a while."

Levi gritted his teeth and his hands clenched into fists. Mikasa, who was perched on the end of the bed beside Petra, eyed him warily.

"Uh... So, um, what do we do, Hanji?" Eren asked, attempting to drive away Levi's murderous glare.

"After analysing your blood, Eren, I've found that the chemical that caused this can't be killed or separated from your cells. You're just going to have to wait until the cells it's attached to, either die or get passed through your body." She said quickly, not making eye contact with neither Eren nor Levi.

"In other words, you and Levi have to remain here until it's all gone from your system. You won't be able to sleep or go outside on missions for a while, either."

Both men turned a few shades whiter as they let the information sink in. "H-how long is 'a while' exactly?" Eren asked slowly.

Hanji bit her lip nervously. "Three weeks, at least."

Eren let out a cry of dismay and fell backwards onto the bed, his legs dangling off the side and his boots scraping the floor. "Three weeks? Three bloody weeks?! I can't stay awake for that long! I have to sleep sometime! Also, I have Titans to kill; what about the missions? And what about Levi?! He won't want to stay here cooped up for three weeks, either! If only I could just-" Hanji cut him off with a bored wave of her hand. Eren, out of breath and flustered, scowled at the ceiling.

Sighing, Hanji pushed her glasses further into her nose. "I know you have to sleep Eren, but unless you want to die then I suggest you just listen to me." She glared at the brunette in front of her and he nodded reluctantly.

"Right then," she began, noting how uncomfortable Mikasa, Petra and Levi looked, but not saying anything. "Firstly, I've already spoken to Erwin about yours and Levi's missions: he says he understands and will give them to others who are available. Secondly, I don't care if Levi doesn't want to stay, for I'll tie him to your bed and chain the door if I have to. We don't want you dying because some grumpy idiot didn't want to stay inside for a few extra days."

Levi frowned at being called a 'grumpy idiot' but whispered quietly to Eren, "Tie me to your bed? Never would've guessed Four-Eyes was into bondage," which made them both chuckle despite the grim situation.

Hanji rose an eyebrow, having not heard what was so funny, but wasn't overly interested. The gesture made Eren realise how weird a serious Hanji was.

"Thirdly," she continued, "although it's not at all healthy for you, Eren, we're going to be forced to keep you awake. If we don't, it is extremely possible that you will die of your injuries."

A thick silence followed her statement.

"Now then!" Hanji's usual gleefulness was back. Levi groaned. "I'll leave you all to it!" She beamed and escaped through the door.

There was an awkward pause before Petra grasped Levi's wrist and dragged him over to the corner of the room, out of earshot, and left Mikasa to start fussing over Eren again. "You can't stay with him for three weeks!" She hissed to the raven haired man.

Levi rose a sleek eyebrow. "And why not?"

"He's... He's dangerous, Corporal!"

Levi rolled his eyes. "Don't be overprotective, Petra. I don't need you to be. I can protect myself, and anyway, that's besides the point because he isn't dangerous!"

Petra stared at him, slack-jawed.

"What?"

She shook her head. "I can't believe you can still say that after what happened. It's those silly cat ears! They're driving you mad, Corporal!"

Levi narrowed his eyes at the blonde's bad choice of words, but let it slide as he gripped her shoulder gingerly. "I trust the man who helped us get back Trost, Petra, and so should you." And with that he sauntered back over to the brunette and the ever-annoying Mikasa.

~Meanwhile, Eren's struggles...~

"Eren!" Mikasa gasped, tears gleaming in her warm grey eyes, as she bundled him into a hug.

Eren shrieked. "M-Mikasa no! That burns, stop!"

She quickly released him as though she had been punched or struck without meaning. "Oh I'm sorry it's just-"

"No, no it's fine don't worry about it. You didn't know" The brunette shivered and his shoulder spasmed gently. "Ah..."

Mikasa clasped her hand to her mouth. "What's actually happening to you, Eren? What did they do to you?"

Eren blinked at her and shook his head frantically. "They didn't do anything! Levi and Hanji are helping me. I feel much better now that I've woken up and Levi's with me. I just don't know why, that's all..."

"B-but your shoulder!"

"Oh this?" He pressed his hand over his burned shoulder and winced painfully. "It's nothing."

She didn't look convinced but stopped poking anyway.

"If you say so. I just wanted to see if you're alright with being around Levi so much." She narrowed her eyes in his direction as he was talking to Petra.

"Why wouldn't I be? He's strict, and an asshole, too, sometimes, I guess, but... He's... Not bad."

Mikasa whipped her head to face him again and Eren shifted uncomfortably. After a few seconds, she said, "Whatever, they're coming back now," and left with Petra without a second glance.

Levi leaped gracefully back onto the bed and lightly rested his chin on Eren's spasming shoulder. It immediately stopped at his touch. "That was odd," he mused quietly.

"Definitely," was Eren's tired reply.

"Well then," Levi sighed, stretching his back, "guess we'd better get settled because we're not going anywhere anytime soon!"

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