Captain Levi's Apology (Levi x Eren)

Promise You Won't Leave

//Hey sorry about typos and if my writing is awful. I hope you enjoy though (:

Weeks later, weeks of training, dealing with new troops, so many long days, restless nights. Some nights were easier to sleep through than others, that's when Levi would come to lay with me. He'd ask me, "how are you brat?" I'd say "fine." He'd kiss me, on the forehead, or the cheek, or even on the lips. Those were my favorite. We'd talk for hours and hours. About everything. Our childhoods, his early days as a soldier, something funny we saw Sasha and Connie do that day. Once I told him about the day my mother died...

"My last words toward her were angry.. I was so mad at her,I- I'm always going to live with that-" tears rolled down my cheeks and I sobbed while Levi just held me. He didn't need to speak or anything. Levi was Levi, no matter what, but I was falling in love with him anyway.

And now? Now we were really leaving. I sighed, bouncing uncomfortably on the saddle of my horse. Today we were heading to a town on the edge of Titan territory. Tomorrow, we were leaving humanity's territory and heading to Theirs.

"Hey! Eren look we're almost there!" Armin pointed out the small town ahead of us. I smiled and nodded, turning an watching in front of me. Levi and Mikasa were there, glaring at each other every once in a while. I shook my head, at least they haven't murdered each other yet. We all managed to fit in a little compound of a bunch of houses. Levi, Armin, Erwin, and I were in a building together.

Everyone was away, "celebrating" our last night until the expedition in one way or another. Which I don't know why that's something to celebrate but maybe it just made everyone less afraid. For some reason I knew Levi was sitting in his room,good, I wanted to talk to him. And what do you know? I was right. I knocked lightly, heard an "I'm here," from inside and eased the door open. The corporal was staring out the window, head resting on his right hand.

"Hey" I smiled. "Everything alright?" He nodded and rolled his eyes.

"You know I'm fine brat." To anyone else that was a rude comment. I knew it was harmless.

"Alright, I just wanted to come talk to you I guess."

"About?" I shrugged, pulling up a chair next to him.

"I dunno actually."

"Why would you come here with the intention of talking to me if you don't even know what you want to say?"

"Levi," I said sternly. That, that did hurt a little. I looked at my hands in my lap, trying not to seem hurt. The other man took one of my hands, touching my face with his free hand.

"Don't be that sensitive Eren. I'm sorry though." I smiled at him and said I was tired.

"Wanna lay down?" I nodded and soon we were in each others arms, facing each other and laying on his bed.

"I'm scared," I whispered. I've always wanted to go to the outside world, but now that its happening- who knows what the outcome will be?

"We all get scared. We're human," Levi replied, just as quiet. I nodded. We both knew saying "it'll be okay" was pointless. Bad things would happen, it was inevitable and everybody realised that.

I couldn't hold the words in any longer.. "Levi? Levi I- I love you." I spat the words out, tears forming in my eyes.

"Eren-"

"No! Listen. I want you to know that I do okay? If one of us dies i don't want to leave off without telling you exactly how i feel. I just want you to kno-"

"Eren stop-" I cut him off,

"People will die. If we get separated in any way Levi, I love you. I love you."

"I- love you too."

"Don't say it out of pity."

He sat up, angry. "You really think I'd say it when I don't mean it? What kind of idiot do you take me for, Yeager?!" I put my head in my hands,

"Sorry. Sorry. I wasn't expecting you to actually love me y'know? I mean I knew you liked me." He took my hands away from my face, so I had to look at him. He had his usual, emotionless and unamused face, but his eyes had a kind of softness in them.

"Sh, I'm glad you told me Eren. I am." He released my hands and pulled me into a hug, holding me close.

I melted into him, looking up and smiling. Our faces moved closer and we kissed, a quick kiss, one after the other- kiss- kiss- kiss- kiss. After a few we didn't pull away as quickly. Levi's lips were soft and warm against my shaky ones. I pressed myself closer to him, parting my lips a little.

He stopped for breath, chuckling "easy there." I blushed, embarrassed, but leaned foreword and kissed him again, gentle and sweet, pulling away and resting my head on his shoulder.

"I love you Levi."

"I love you too Eren. I'm not going anywhere an neither are you okay?"

*Promise me.* I thought. Promise me you'll never, ever leave me.

It's unrealistic. But I hoped he was right. He fell backwards, laying down with me huddled close to him.

Everything could be changed soon. We'd lose our friends. But there might be a victory for us somewhere.

I hoped there'd be no need for me to transform. I sighed, feeling exhausted all of a sudden. The other's breathing had already become steadied out, quiet and rhythmic.

"Don't leave me" I whispered, "We have to be okay."