My Sweetest Sin ~ A collection of Attack on Titan One-shots

Isn't it Tragic? ~ ErenxLevi

||Third Person||

After the last mission outside the wall, the thought of home has been playing on Eren's mind. Not a cell underground with that cold bed, home with his parents, home with Mikasa and Home with Armin.

The day everyone returned from the mission at dinner, Commander Erwin made an announcement to all of the scout regiment and survey corps. He stood at the top of the old stone stairs so everyone could see him. " After the penetration of wall Trost all of you will be going out into the village to help clean up. Show the public who the survey corps are, make sure they know we are here to help. We are not here to cause problems or bring trouble to innocent people"

Everyone in the room stood up and saluted followed by an enthusiastic "Yes Sir!" apart from one. Everyone but Captain Levi who was stood at the back of the room.

He leant on the wall, his arms crossed. The same neutral look on his face he usually displays. He pushes himself to stand up straight and interrupts the muffled talking of everyone. "Commander Erwin forgot to mention that if you want you can visit your families. As long as you get some cleaning done, that is." Everyone's face lit up instantly, they could go home, even for a little while, it's home.

Mikasa, who was stood next to Eren looked down and spoke to him but all he could do was just stare at Captain Levi. Armin approached Eren and his sister "Hey Eren, it's alright you can come back to my house for a while if you want, or you could ask where-" The blond boy is interrupted by Levi. No one noticed him approach from where he was stood.

"Look Eren, Mikasa, if you want to go back to your home I'll come with you. I'm sure Armin wants to go back to his. I can't go to mine either. If I have to spent another minute with these screaming brats I'll loose my mind." Eren looked at Armin who gently smiled at him, then Mikasa who patted his shoulder and walked away with Armin, probably so Armin could talk to the others about it all.

"Captain Levi, it's so polite and kind of you to offer but I don't know if I'm ready to go back yet" Eren says  looking into Levi's thin brown eyes.

"I'll be there with you, brat. We can do it together." Levi takes a step closer to him, making Eren smile on the word 'together.' His face no longer displays sadness and heartache anymore, he looks hopeful. Maybe even happy.

Eren tries to diffuse whatever this situation is by taking a step back but Levi takes a step forward to close the distance. At this point all the soldiers and Erwin have left the dining hall, in clusters friendship groups would disappear from tables. Mikasa has probably snuck into the men's bunkers to talk to Armin, or most likely Armin to talk to her.

Most of the candles have been blown out so the only light remaining is this one small candle beside us. "Captain Levi, if I may, what's going on between, I mean what is this?" Eren asks embarrassed. His olive cheeks turn a pale pink colour in Levi's presence.  What if Levi wasn't trying to hit on him? He'd be a fool, Levi would resent him forever. It's so unprofessional, especially for a captain and a member of the survey corps, his team.

"What do you think, idiot?" Levi replies so effortlessly making a 'Tch' sound. It's not like a disappointed tut, more of a playful sign of ease. "I know what you think of me, I'm not stupid, as much as some want to believe it, I'm not."

"What do you mean, sir?" Eren's shaking hands are forcefully shoved into his pant pockets. Then all of a sudden, he clicked, Eren knows what he's talking about. Ashamed, Eren seeks clarification "You know?"

"That you love me? Of course I know, nothing gets past me in this castle. I'm your captain, it's my job to know your strengths and weaknesses, know your intentions and goals, know who you hate and who you care for." Levi's words seem unreal to the brown-haired boy, he can't force a response. This isn't one of those scenarios you make up of a situation you wish would happen, it's not a bored schoolboys daydream, it's reality.