Even the Strong Cry

Chapter Twelve

In the morning Levi was still acting frostily towards Eren, as he walked out the door to do his morning jog he barely noticed the young boy sitting at the breakfast bar drinking coffee and eating a bowl of Rice Crispies. Eren had plans to make the mood change though....
When Levi arrived home hot and sweaty after his run he had plans to get a cold shower, a cup of tea and then finish the work that he had been doing the night before. None of the plans included walking in to a full Irish fry, along with a fresh pot of tea already made.
"What's this Eren?" He asked.
"Breakfast sir," Eren replied politely. "I thought you might be hungry so I made you a little something..." Levi had to admit, it smelt delicious so he sat down and within second Eren had served him a delicious fry, with orange juice and tea made exactly the way Levi liked it.
"This is pretty good," the captain said with his mouth full, momentarily forgetting his manners. He swallowed. "Where did you learn to cook like that?"
Eren shrugged. "I just sort of taught myself."
Levi just contented himself with that answer and continued to eat, finishing much quicker than he had expected to, and he was almost disappointed when it was over. It was the best thing he had eaten since Furlan and Isobel had left; Levi wasn't really much of a cook. 
Eren watched keenly as Levi finished off the last piece of toast, then swept in and cleared up the dishes before the captain had a chance to object.
"Go get a shower sir, then I've got something important I want to ask you..." Eren kept his back to Levi, so he couldn't see the effect that his words had, which was probably a good thing!
After his shower Levi walked out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist, only to find an eager Eren standing outside the door with his clothes draped over his arm "I brought these for you sir," he said as he handed them over.
"Thank you Eren.."Levi said suspicipusly. He wasn't used to people doing thing for him for no reason...Eren must want something. And Levi didn't even want to think about what it was that he wanted.
"I'll wait for you in your office," Eren said cheerily as he walked down the stairs and into the office.

(Eren's POV)

Eren was sitting on the piano stool hyperventilating. He had just seen Levi with no clothes on but a towel around his waist! It was too much for him to handle.
He ran a hand longingly over the ivory keys of the piano. He longed to be able to make music the way Levi had, but he didn't know the difference between one note and the other, and his mother had often joked that he was tone deaf. He pressed a key at random and just listened to the beautiful echoing sound that it made. Maybe he wouldn't be so bad after all...