A loud crash was the unpleasant wake up call for the soldiers in the Survey corps.
Erwin already seated in his deskchair since the early morning hours thanks to lots of unfinished strategy reports and fundings request paperwork he had to attend to let out a tired sigh. Massaging his temples he already had a feeling something 'big' was about to come and this was not his already growing stronger headache.

Rather than something 'big' Hanji was staring at something pretty 'short'. It was Levi, but he was a child!?

A few minutes earlier Hanji was experimenting on a drug she created. But because she had no empty containers left to fill the created light brown liquid inside she used one of her empty tea cups. She would just quickly go out and get new glass containers out from her laboratory storage next door and fill her great weapon against the titans in it.

This was her plan.

It WAS her plan because just as she found what she was looking for she heard a loud crash from her laboratory. Letting go of everything she was holding making it shatter with a loud glass shattering crash Hanji sprinted into the hallway. Smoke was emerging from her opened laboratory door as she run inside.
Being lucky knowing her lab even with blindfolded eyes she had no problems running through the tick smoke and opening her window to let everything out.
After the smoke cleared Hanji noticed the coughing she never actually noticed until now and looked around seeing something moving around. The first thing Hanji saw was the all to familar black hair and a small body hiding in a pile of clothes. A soldier uniform... Her eyes widened in surprise as the childhead looked up at her with blue grayish eyes.

"L-levi!?"

"What the hell did you do to me shitty glasses?"

"What the hell did you to him Hanji?"

Those were the first words Erwin could muster to bring out as as he was looking at the mess Hanji was holding up to him. It was a child, Levi in a child body wearing his shirt which was way too oversized for him now. He was glaring, and very unamused because Hanji was holding him up under his elbows. How dare she? He may be in a child body but his mind is not that of a child!

"It isn't my fault Erwin. I was just out of my laboratory for a few minutes to get some supplies from the storage room than there was a loud crash and I run back inside to find my lab in smoke and chaos. I don't know what HE did. He's at fault!"

All eyes went to Levi which was scrowling since forever.

"Who puts some experiment shit in a teacup!? I was waiting for you to sign me some papers and as you didn't returned I served myself some tea. Or what I was thinking was tea! Turn me back to normal shitty glasses!"

"Uhm.. That's not so easy.. This was a weapon to fight against titans. To shrink them maybe into human size or smaller. Like this we could fight against them a lot easier. I don't have a antidote for it.. yet."

Erwin stared at her for a long while letting the informations sink in until he sighed, letting his head rest on his hands.

"Hanji, your first priority will be to get Levi back into his normal age. This whole thing will remain a secret. I cannot allow the higher ups to find out that humanity strongest soldier is a child and unable to fight against titans anymore. And another thing Hanji"

"yes, Erwin?" She gulped, finally letting Levi down until he would really manage to kick her with his struggling.

"For the time being I will asign you to keep watch over Levi. The whole time. Understood?"
At this Levi snapped. First he learned he had to be stuck in his child body for a while since there was no antidote to turn him back and now he needed someone to watch over him? "Erwin what!? I certainly don't need someone to take care of m-"

"That's an order Levi." Erwin stayed firm looking down at Levi who could only click his tonuge. Erwins orders were absolute for him.

How much worser could it be? Little did Levi know what would await him in the next few days.

The following hours were quiet. After Hanji and Levi left Erwin's office they went straight back into Hanji's lab. While Hanji was trying to find a way to turn Levi back to normal, Levi sat himself down onto the couch she had in her lab. Since there were cases were Hanji was too lazy to return to her sleeping quarters she took a short nap on the couch or read some of her tousands of books in her bookshelves during a short break. To keep himself busy he picked out a random book and skimmed trough it. Even if half of the stuff he read he didn't even understand since all her books were research books about titans, human anatomy, animals, plants or forbidden books over lost places which were supposed to exists outside the walls. It was something to keep him busy.
Sometimes Hanji couldn't help and give a curious glance backwarts to her short friend. As much as the situation was bad for Levi it certainly awakened Hanji's curious researcher instinct. It didn´t bother her much anymore that her created 'weapon' worked not exactly how she planned it since it still did work and this time on her secretly most favorite none titan subject. She chuckled as she saw how Levi was reading one of her way too big and heavy books from her. Levi was not much bigger as the book himself which was the hilarious thing. Feeling her gaze on him Levi turned around looking into her direction, still glaring at her.

"What?"

Hanji only chuckled more. "nothing. I was just thinking how cute you are being able to handle such a big book. Levi as a child is a sight I will not forget ever"

"Fuck you. You are to blame for this all at the first place."

Not intimidated by his cursings Hanji' stood up and walked up to him. A huge grin plastered on her face."Hmm~ what was this? I don't think a child should be allowed to curse like this"

"Tch." His eyes wandered to her clock. It was already past dinnertime. If they wouldn't hurry nothing good would be left anymore. "Whatever. Let´s take a short break and get something to eat at the dinning hall.

"Are you sure you should wander around outside?" Hanji said slightly troubled. She still remembered Erwins words about how nothing should leak out to some higher ups like from the military police. They would immediatly report it to the rich guys in Sina and with that they could finally find a reason how to finally shut down the survey corps for good to save taxes as they say. She couldn´t let that happen.

"I know what you´re thinking. But I´m not just staying in my or your room doing nothing. I won´t be as dumb as to leave headquarters. I don´t want many people to see me either like this believe me shitty glasses."

It wasn't like he shrunk and turned into a child by mind and body however by now Levi wasn't sure if he would have or not have preferred it that way if that way he wouldn't have to endure this humiliation he was experiencing at the very moment in the dinning hall.

All eyes were on him and he couldn't blame them being in this currient small form.

On the other side Hanji acted like always greeting the other recruits cheerfully like ever while they walked to their usual table in the back of the dinning hall to not have soldiers pass their table every second. Levi hated this. In the morning he wanted nothing more than to simply drink a cup of morning tea in peace before Hanji or anyone else would keep him busy again soon enough. But even this little time of peace was out of reach for him at the moment.

Levi pushed his chair away from the table to be able to sit down... or more like he had to first climb up the big ass wooden chair to be able to sit down. He could hear Hanji force herself not laugh, probably having a hand clasped over her mouth to keep her muffled laughs as quiet as possible.

"One word and I'm kicking your ass shitty glasses" he cursed under his breath as he finally made it up the chair now glarring at her from his new position. However this only made her chuckle more and she had to hold her stomach with her hand being unable to hold back her laugther anymore.

Levi was not blessed with his height. Unfortunatly this meant as a child Levi was very small for his new younger age too. He could barely look over the table, releasing this his cheeks became a pink rosy color which made him even more adorable in Hanji's eyes.

"I-I'm sorry. You're just so adorable. Here I got us some food in the meantime already" Still chuckling amused she placed the plate in front of him and sat down next to him with her own plate.

"Shut up. I'm not adorable" he muttered angrily trying to peek over the plate. This morning they got bread with a potato soup content thing and carrots. Military food was never good but it filled the stomach at least. Taking his spoon in his small hand he tried to eat without pouring the content over him only to notice it being damn hard. He must look so ridicilous having to dip the spoon in the plate than move the spoon carefully low enough to reach his mouth.

Hanji watched him quietly for a moment until she couldn't take it anymore.

"Levi wait. Let me help you. I have an idea."

"I don't need your ideas anymo- HEY! Hanji what the hell are you doing!?"

The spoon fell down with a clattering sound on the floor. Taking Levi by full surprise Hanji put both her hands under his elbows and lifted him up from the chair. He got placed down onto something much more comfortable soon enough however. Behind himself he could lean against something soft while the arms from Hanji he noticed were placed around him into a warm embrace. His eyes widened finally understanding he got placed on her lap and the soft thing he felt behind him was her small but existing chest. His ears turned red along with his cheeks and he was glad she couldn't see his face in their currient position.

"A lot better, right? Now you can see clearly the plate. You can have my spoon. Sorry about that. Now eat, I'll eat later." hanji learned forward reaching for his plate to place it infront of him and herself without thinking that her chest was pressed against Levi's back even more during this moment much to Levi's mysery. Damn her stupidness. He was still the same over thirty years old guy despite his body size at the moment.

"Tch"

Levi hastly ate his meal. The sooner he could end this embarrassment the better he thought. He wanted to disappear as soon as possible before anyone he knew would see him like this. But today for Levi nothing went according to plan.

A loud "heichou!?" yell from a little bit farer away followed by the crashing sound of plates hitting the ground and breaking into tiny pieces followed by even more shrieking noises over the most likely spilled content of soup over the whole poor floor now... along with the most likely now stained white pants and brown boots. What a mess...

In the middle of the whole mess stood none other than Levi's special operation squad with Petra at the very front, staring at him with wide eyes along with the three guys.

A little bit awkwardly Hanji waved at them grinning sheepishly "Ah.. Hey guys.. you see something happened a tiny little bit wrong with my latest experiment-"

"Oi shitty glasses don't! Shut up-!?"

Levi knew it was too late to hide anything anymore but despite that he still wasn't ready for what was about to happen next to him.

"Sooo cuteeeee!" Squealing loudly Petra run up to them and without hesitation snatched Levi out of Hanji's embrace cuddling him strongly instead despite Levi's loud protests.

"Oi! Petra! Petra! Let me go! Right now!" He struggled against her bear hug. But his kicks with his short statue and short legs didn't help him out one bit. Hanji who watched everything decided after some frustrated glares to her direction to come to his rescue.

Carefully walking closer to Petra she smiled amused. "Petra, I think you should let go of him. Levi is small but his mind is still the same.. and at the moment he has a dead glare on you..."

"He is... Wait..what?" Releasing what she is actually doing and her mistake Petra's face flushed turning into a deep shade of red, quickly letting go off him. "I...ah.. I'm sorry heichou. I was just.. I wasn't thinking and-"

"Enough Petra. It's ok." Levi sighed and re arranged his clothes. He felt a headache forming already, his squad members demanding for answers looks on their faces not helping it. "Let's just say shitty glasses fucked up really bad."

"Aw come on it's not that bad. Let me explain..."

While Hanji explained the currient situation they were in they took a seat again at the table. But this time not in the dinning hall where everyone could see Levi any time again. Instead this time in Hanji's laboratory on her couch with the small coffee table infront of it. Levi didn't had to sit on someones lap like this either to have a good view on everything and everyone as well.

Much to his relief. This was enough humiliation enough for one day and he hoped nothing more like this would happen... At least he hoped...