WOW! THIS CHANGE IS CUTE! YOU ARE FORGIVEN.

Wow! Such heart ache and sadness, but still reading.

TO GUEST: I was so close to giving up reading check 6, until I saw your translation.

Truly interesting. Love the details .

Very emotional, as upsetting as it was I just couldn't stop. -

I am not sure what happened but at least for me this was in code form so it was kinda hard to read... but it was good, just telling you because you might be able to do something about it for others.
Thanks for writing such a great story.
Lizzie :) ;) :D ;) ;D

why did you put a christian song in there...you do know that it is a christian song right...i mean it fitting but...

- Zoe must have noted Levi's raised eyebrow because she started to explain. "We had a game of dodge ball in gym. Mike is a really tall, well-built blonde. Well, Mike grabbed one of the balls and chucked it at some bald kid. What was his name… was it Bonnie? Lonnie? Connie? No matter. So the bald kid dropped to the ground and the ball nailed Armin straight in the face. Poor kid, he was flat on his back for ten minutes, easy."

Armin's face burned dark red. "H-he's a danger to mankind! Note how I stopped playing dodge ball after that incident."

Zoe grinned and slapped Armin on the shoulder before she turned her brown eyes on Eren and she stretched her hand out. "Hello Eren! It's a pleasure to finally meet you. Levi's told me so much!"

Levi clapped his hand over her mouth too late. Dammit… Note to self: drown Zoe. Eren nodded and hesitated for a moment before he shook her hand shyly. Zoe shook the chestnut-haired man's hand vigorously before letting it go. Eren tapped Armin on the shoulder and the blonde boy turned to look. All three watched closely as Eren started to sign, although two of them had no clue whatsoever about what Eren was signing.

The emerald-eyed man ceased after a moment and Armin glanced at Levi. "He wants to know how you two are doing. Also, he says to Levi, I quote, em'I thought you hated rain. So why come out now?'/em"

"I dragged Levi out to see if we could spot any kids who might be in his classmates. We saw Marco and Nanaba."

‘’Oh, that’s nice! Speaking of which, I need to see if Nanaba wants to borrow Beyond Good and Evil’ still."

"Ah, Nietzsche," Zoe sighed, a dreamy expression crossing her face. "He comes up with some interesting points!"

Levi rolled his eyes instantly on the taller man's face. "Ignore her," he muttered, jerking a thumb in Zoe's direction. She was blathering on about Nietzsche to Armin, who looked quite interested in what she had to say. Perhaps Zoe had finally found a friend to rant to aside from him. God knew that would save him hours upon hours of listening to her drone on and on and on and on.

"As for your question, I was forced out. Against my will. By this insane wench."

Eren raised an eyebrow. "Wench?" he mouthed.

Levi shrugged, "She might not be a prostitute, but she is a young woman. I'm still working on finding something that suits her better." The chestnut-haired boy grinned. Levi couldn't help the miniscule smile that crept onto his face. Eren's smile seemed to be contagious, but in a very good way as opposed to the nasty-ass way of bacteria.

"Levi, you'll spend a lifetime looking for a nickname that fits me!" Zoe laughed and clapped her hand to his shoulder. "Shall I get you a dictionary? Or perhaps I should get you a Thesaurus. Both are good options!"

Levi brushed her hand off and reluctantly dragged his eyes away from Eren in order to glare at her vehemently. "You know what? I think I emwill /emsmother you tonight." He sighed and his eyes slid past her, looking at the bushes a little ways away. There was something ginger sticking out of the bushes. Silver eyes closed and Levi turned back to the three surrounding him. "Zoe, Petra is in the bushes."

The eccentric woman twisted around and glanced at the bushes. "Hey Petra!" she yelled, flailing her arm as she waved to her half-sister. Out of the corner of his eye, Levi saw the head of orange hair disappear into the bushes

Armin glanced at him, one blonde eyebrow raised. "Dare I ask?"

Levi shook his head and sighed. Of all places, why did Petra have to follow him here? "Don't, just don't. It's probably best if you don't know."

’’Ah… alright," Armin nodded, glancing back towards the bushes, an amused glimmer in his eyes.

"So what are you two doing out here?" Zoe asked, her head tilting slightly to the left.

"Eren and I were discussing some things," the blonde man said. "You know, like how those Red Sox are doing."

"You actually support the Red Sox?" Zoe whispered, her eyes widening. She grabbed Armin by his shoulders and started shaking him gently. "No! Come back to the Dark Side! Don't go over to those heathens! Support your local Titans!" the brunette woman cried. That was when she decided to start sobbing on Armin's shoulder.

The blonde man, arms still in the air, stood there for a moment before he glanced at Levi and Eren. "Help… me."

Levi grabbed Zoe's shirt collar and wrenched her back, pulling her off the blue-eyed man. He hauled her up until her face was a few inches from his. Irritated silver eyes glared into maniacal brown orbs. "Zoe, I will slaughter you."

"Why slaughter?"

"Because emslaughter/em can't with spelled without emlaughter/em." The raven-haired man let Zoe go and glanced at Eren and Armin. The latter of the two looked more than a little relieved. Eren, on the other hand, looked a little startled, but he smiled when he noticed Levi looking at him. His emerald eyes brightened, the light dusting of pink still on his cheeks.

He wanted to touch Eren's cheek so bad, to let his fingers linger there. Levi jammed his hands in his pockets instead so he could resist that urge. A vexed look crossed Eren's face. The emerald-eyed boy glanced at Armin, who was chatting with Zoe about physics or something. Levi didn't exactly bother to pay attention.

Eren pulled his phone from his pocket and typed out a quick message, tan fingers flying across the keyboard. emNow that I know, he really does have hands for violin. Hell, he could play piano too. Long, thin fingers with lots of flexibility… Oh, stop thinking already. /emEren finished typing and passed the phone to Levi so he could read.

Thanks for yesterday. I had a lot of fun :)

A soft smile crossed Levi's face. "No problem. I had fun to. It was a relief to get out of the house." Eren nodded in agreement and he met Levi's eyes for a moment before he looked away and started to type again. emWhat was that in his eyes? Something strange… /emBefore Levi could chase that thought much further, Eren held the phone out again. His cheeks were redder now than before. Seeing him blush sent a jolt racing down Levi's spine, warmth trailing after it. emNote to self: make him blush more./em Levi took the phone from Eren, silver eyes skimming over the message.

I'd really like to hear you play the piano sometime

"And I'd like to hear you play the violin," Levi murmured as he passed the phone back. "Perhaps you could come over sometime and listen. Maybe you could even bring your violin." A vibrant grin stretched its way across Eren's face and he nodded eagerly. His emerald eyes were bright and brimming with happiness. It was like watching a sunrise – beautiful and slow, but once it was there, it seemed like nothing could erase it. The taller man started typing again and passed the phone back. Levi reached out to take it when a voice interrupted him.

"Hey, faggot."

Levi's hand stopped moving towards Eren's. The two conversations screeched to a halt. Levi's eyes, still fixed on Eren, didn't miss the tremor that ran through the man's body. They didn't miss the flash of fear in his eyes. The raven-haired man turned around ever so slowly. emCalm face, calm face. /emThe chant echoed in his head, helping him keep his face passive despite the urge to bare his lips and snarl as if he was some feral animal.

There was a kid standing a few feet away. His hair was ash-blonde, short in the front and a little longer in the back, with the under layer of his hair dyed black. His brown eyes were narrowed with irritation and disgust, but there was also something else there. Levi couldn't quite place it, not that he wanted to. The kid looked about Eren and Armin's age.

"What did you say?" His voice was the embodiment of frigid, cold enough to freeze blood. Silver eyes glared at the blonde man, daring him to speak again. Thinly veiled threats lurked behind the silver orbs.

The man looked a little uncomfortable, but that didn't stop him from running his mouth. "You heard me. Faggot. Or do you need me to spell it out for your rotted brain?"

Levi's eye twitched and he curled his fingers into fists. "Levi…" Zoe whispered, setting a hand on his shoulder. "Don't do anything rash."

The raven-haired man knocked her hand off and stalked forwards. Levi stopped just in front of the man. "Yeah, I am a fag. You got a emproblem/em with that, you little fuck?"

"Yeah, I do."

"Well suck it up, bitch. I'm not gonna fucking change to fit your fucking ideals."

The blonde man's brown eyes flickered over Levi's head for a moment. The thing lurking in his eyes was more visible now – pain and regret. What for? The brown eyes fix back on Levi after a second and they hardened again. "Why don't you go back and suck your boyfriend's cock or something? We might have a stroke of luck and you'll choke."

"Choke on this," Levi snarled. He grabbed the man's collar and pulled his left fist back. His hand slammed into the man's jaw, snapping his head to one side with a satisfying crack. The kid slumped, still conscious, but he was stunned and disoriented. Levi let go of his collar and the blonde man's legs wobbled but held. "You wanna walk away now, or do I have to kick your bigot ass to the curb?"

"Like a scrawny little queer like you could do that." His voice was thick and his cheek was already starting to swell and discolor. It wasn't broken – Levi hadn't hit him hard enough for that – but he'd have some lovely bruises on his face for a while.

"Jean, just shut up!" Zoe yelled at the man, her voice hard and cold. So Zoe knew this little shit heap. It would certainly be unfortunate if this Jean man were her friend.

"Try me," Levi growled. Pale hands grabbed Jean's shoulders and held the man still as Levi rammed his knee into Jean's stomach. All the air in the blonde man's lungs rushed out and Levi pulled away, shoved Jean backwards. The tall blonde man stumbled backwards and doubled over, wheezing and coughing.

A hand landed on Levi's shoulder before he could step forwards to deal out more punishment. He glanced back, his silver eyes cold and pale face tight with rage. Zoe shook him gently and leaned close. "Don't do it," she breathed, her voice holding the same wrath that Levi felt coursing through his veins. "It's not going to change anything. Besides, you don't want Eren to be afraid of you, right?"

Levi shook his head and sighed. He turned his back to Jean and walked back to Eren and Armin. "Are you okay?" Armin whispered with concern in his blue eyes.

Levi nodded, but it wasn't Armin's concern that he sought. His silver eyes were glued to Eren's face, watching him close. The emerald-eyed man looked startled and his face was a little pale. The remnants of anger drained out of him when he saw Eren's face. "Eren, are you alright?" His voice was soft and even.

Eren hesitated but nodded, a small smile flickering to life. Levi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that. If Eren was smiling, then he was probably all right. Now that he was calm, the hand he had punched Jean with was starting to throb a little. Maybe he emhad /empunched the other male harder than he initially assumed. Eren held his hand up and reached for Levi's left hand. The raven-haired man let him take it.

Slim, tan fingers carefully cradled his pale hand. Eren's hands were warm. The contact sent pleasant chills racing down Levi's spine. The chestnut-haired man brushed Levi's knuckled with his thumb. "I'm fine. I just punched him on the bone a little harder than I thought I would."

Eren nodded and released Levi's hand, his warm hands falling back to his sides. emYou didn't have to let go… /emLevi shook his head and glanced back at Jean who shot a glare at Levi and slowly limped away, one hand still on his abdomen. "I suppose we should go in case that bastard starts shit up again."

""Probably," Armin murmured. "Hey Levi, I'm sorry Jean was such an ass to you. He's usually better than that. He's never really made a comment like that around Eren and I, so I don't know why he'd attack you and not us. I suppose it has something to do with his mother. She's not exactly the most stable of people."

Levi shook his head, "It's fine, I don't mind. I probably shouldn't have beaten him up. That was a little rash."

Zoe snorted, "Only a little?" Levi elbowed her in the side. "Bye Armin, bye Eren!" Zoe sang, wrapping them both in a crushing hug.

"Bye… Zoe," Armin managed to gasp out while she had him clutched in a bear hug. Eren opted for waggling his fingers at her.

"Bye Armin." The blonde boy turned to Levi and smiled, raising his hand to wave, "Goodbye Levi."

Levi turned to Eren and bit his lip. "Well… I guess I'll see you around Eren."

The chestnut-haired boy raised his hand and hesitated for a moment before he glanced down and pulled his phone out. A small blush colored his still-pale cheeks. Levi watched as Eren slowly typed out a message. His hands were shaking so hard it looked like he could barely type. Silver-gray eyes watched as Eren tapped the same button several times – deleting characters. Eren glanced up at Levi, the blush darkening. Emerald eyes caught Levi's eyes, so wide, nervous, and innocent. There was no thought, only action.

Levi took a step forwards and grabbed Eren's arms gently, curling his fingers around his warm arms. He didn't hesitate as he stretched up and leaned close – silver eyes still locked with emerald – and pressed his lips against Eren's. Levi wanted to linger, but he pulled away almost instantly and dropped his hands back to his sides. Both of them were frozen. Eren stared down at him, eyes wide and shocked, his mouth open a little.

Feelings of nervousness that had been nonexistent seconds before slammed into him. emAh, shit… I really should have thought that through. /emThe chestnut-haired man still gaped at him. emFuck, what was I thinking? I'm an idiot, such an idiot./em

Levi grabbed Zoe – who was openly goggling at him – by the arm and dragged her off. It wasn't easy to move as fast as possible when toting an unwilling passenger. "Wait, Levi, wha-"

"Shut up shut up shut up."

Eren curled up on his bed in the darkness, staring blankly at the wall. A pillow was pressed tight against his chest, his face buried into the top of it. His phone was lying near his head. He could still feel Levi's mouth on his, still smell that faint scent of lavender. It was impossible to get it, him, off his mind. His face flared red again, both with embarrassment and with happiness. emI should have done something. I'm such an idiot./em

A sigh dragged its way from his throat. After a few moments, Eren pulled his face away from the pillow and rolled onto his back so he could stare blankly at the white ceiling instead of the wall. emI should text him… I should tell him that I liked it. And that I was just surprised./em

He could still see the sadness in Levi's eyes when Eren had simply stood there and stared. That was something that wouldn't get out of his mind either. He sighed and rolled back over onto his side so he could pull his phone back down. One press of a button and the screen lit up. A swipe unlocked it. Another took him to his Notepad app.

Eren opened the app and stared at the line of text he had typed. The one he had been typing before Levi had kissed him. The one he did on a whim once he had realized that Levi had actually admitted to being gay. The one he had been too nervous to type, too nervous to show the raven-haired man before he had bolted away, sadness in the silver depths of his eyes.

I like you.

Hey everyone ! I just spent one hour and a half deleting all the crappy stuff, so here it is... Dear author, i'm sorry if the chapter is in the reviews, maybe you didn't want to, but it stops people from continuing the story :/
(Btw bold and italic doesn't work)

From Armin Arlert:
Heeeey! How'd it go?
Received: 7:01 AM, July 26
To Armin Arlert:
Why are you up so early? Its summer... meant for sleeping in, not waking up at 7 in the freaking morning. I need coffee ASAP... How'd what go?
Sent: 7:14 AM, July 26
From Armin Arlert:
Sorry! I didn't think you'd wake up. Usually you sleep like you're on anesthetic or something. You're date of course XD
Received: 7:17 AM, July 26
To Armin Arlert:
I can't even argue about that T.T It wasn't a date!
Sent: 7:20 AM, July 26
From Armin Arlert:
Exactly! Oh, you wish it was~ XD you're blushing, aren't you?
Received: 7:23 AM, July 26
To Armin Arlert:
Armin…
Sent: 7:24 AM, July 26
From Armin Arlert:
See, you can't even deny it! Seriously, tell me. You can get your coffee while I read.
Received: 7:26 AM, July 26
To Armin Arlert:
-_- It was pretty good
Sent: 7:28 AM, July 26
From Armin Arlert:
... Am I going to have to drag you out of your house so I can get every detail?
Received: 7:30 AM, July 26
To Armin Arlert
I dunno. I'm still waiting on my coffee
Sent: 7:35 AM, July 26
From Armin Arlert:
Siiiiiiigh. Alright, get your coffee and get dressed. Meet me at the park in an hour. I've gotta take a shower. C ya there!
Received: 7:38 AM, July 26
To Armin Arlert:
... Dammit. Fine, I'll be there. Don't drown.
Sent: 7:40, July 26
From Armin Arlert:
Yay! And I'd have to either be an idiot or drunk as hell to drown in a shower. Although that changes if someone was trying to murder one. That would complicate the whole I-won't-drown bit.
Received: 7:44 AM, July 26
To Armin Arlert:
Oh go take your shower already
Sent: 7:45 AM, July 26
From Armin Arlert:
Okaaaaay I'm going!
Received 7:47 AM, July 26
From Armin Arlert:
Seriously though, I would have to have passed out in the shower with my head at just the right angle to drown on my own. The human body won't allow you to drown yourself. It's one of those psychological things, like how we can technically bit through our fingers, but a subconscious part of our brain prevents that!
Received: 7:52 AM, July 26
To Armin Arlert:
Armin. SHOWER NOW.
Sent: 7:54 AM, July 26
…
Zoe grinned at Levi, her brown eyes glittering with excitement as she stared at him. She stretched out on his bed on her stomach, her legs in the air over her back and her chin cupped between her palms.
"Soooo," she said, "What happened yesterday? I mean, you didn't answer me at all. Did you meet up with Eren?"
Levi glanced at Zoe, already tempted to smother her. I should have known she'd start talking about this. Fuck, I knew it from the beginning. I should have just refused to let her in. Hell, I shouldn't have even opened the door.
"Maybe," he muttered, pointedly turning away from Zoe. Pale fingers tapped out a rhythm on the back of one of his library books.
"Ah, you're tapping! You are hiding something!" Zoe accused. Doubtlessly, there was a massive grin on her face.
Dammit… stupid habit.
"So? Am I not allowed to see people?"
"I knew it!" she sang. Fabric shifting and rubbing alerted Levi to her movements. Either she was shifting on his bed or she was preparing to tackle him and wrap him in a bear hug. He truly hoped it was the former of the two. Thankfully, no arms were thrown around his neck or chest. She had just been shifting then. "You're so defensive too! Ah, Levi, sometimes you are too cute!"
"Zoe, if your voice got any higher you'd make an excellent tea kettle."
"Oh shut up," she laughed."
Levi turned in his chair again and stared at Zoe, who stared back, her face twisted. Her warm, brown eyes were wide, her mouth pulled up into a strange mixture of a grimace and a snarl while her eyebrows were scrunched. She looked like an idiot. "I hope your face freezes like that."
Zoe's face returned to normal and she stuck her tongue out. It was a childish gesture, but Zoe was practically the epitome of childish things. "What did you two do? Did you just talk? Or perhaps you made a move?"
Silver eyes narrowed at her questions, especially the last one. What does she think I am – a pervert? "Come on, please Levi! Tell me!" Levi sighed and pressed his back against the edge of his desk.
I could tell her. I could also just kick her out. Wait... no. then she'd just spam my phone with texts and calls till I talk. Dammit all to hell.
"We went to the library."
"Aaaand?" she pressed."
"We talked a bit. I managed to scare the shit out of him. He hit his head."
That was the part that confused him the most. It had been on his mind constantly since they had parted ways. The sheer terror in Eren's eyes had been startling. All he had done was go to rap him on the head. His reaction had been confusing then and still was now. Why would he react like that? Is someone hurting him? Is he one of those people who have a fear of being touched? Is it some mental disorder? Or perhaps he was being serious about being startled… Oh hell, I don't fucking know.
"Levi! How many times do I have to tell you to stop scaring other people?!"
"I just went to hit him in the head! I wasn't even going to hit him that hard!"
"That still counts!" Zoe smashed her face into Levi's bed and shook her head. "You're an idiot," she muttered, her voice muffled. She lifted her head after a few moments and set her chin on one hand, motioning for Levi to continue speaking with her other hand.
"I saw his friend. Armin. He's blonde. A little taller than me."
"Well, it's not exactly hard to be taller than you." Levi scowled and Zoe rushed on, her excited blather filling his room. "That's Armin Arlert! I've seen him around at school. He's really smart – top of his class last year. What happened after that?"
Levi shrugged, "Armin ran up and tripped. He knocked Eren into me." Zoe let out a little squeak of excitement there, but she was silenced by another irritated glare. "Is my life a sitcom or some shit to you? Armin and I talked a little."
"Details Levi, I need details. Every. Single. Damn. Detail."
Levi sighed and dug one finger into his temple, desperately trying to resist the urge to throw something at the eccentric brunette woman. "We went to an ice cream shop. Are you happy now, wench?"
Zoe's eyes snapped open and her brown eyes fixed on Levi, staring at him hard. She was silent for several long, tense moments. With Zoe, silence was rarely a good thing. "Was this a date?"
Levi smashed his palm into his forehead and sighed. It was amazing he hadn't strangled Zoe yet, it really was. "No, Zoe, it was not a date."
I wouldn't have minded if it had been.
"We were simply meeting up. I only took him there to make up for scaring him. Dumbass... you're always jumping to conclusions."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever you say. Now, did anything else happen?"
Silver-gray eyes rolled again, so far back that Levi lost sight of his room for a moment. "Well… he and Armin were gesturing to each other at one point. Mutes use sign language, right?"
Zoe tapped the side of her face with a finger, a thoughtful expression replacing her usual excited one. "Yes… those who are deaf and mute tend to communicate through sign language. We use American Sign Language – ASL. They offer it as a language course at school. Why?"
"No reason. I just wanted to know."
The brown-haired woman jerked her shoulders in a shrug and slid off Levi's bed. "Whatever you say, Levi darling!" she sang, dancing around his room.
Levi rolled his eyes and watched her move over to the door, where she had left her shoes. "Where are you going?"
Zoe glanced at Levi. "Grab your shoes. We're going out. We'll continue this talk as we go."
"Go where?" Levi growled, irritation coloring his voice and flashing across his face.
"We're going to the park of course! You need to get out of your house more! Plus we might see people who'll be going to school in the fall. I mean, you've met me of course, and you've talked to Irvin a few times, but that's it!"
"… Zoe," Levi groaned, burying his face into the crook of his elbow. "I don't want to go out. It's supposed to fucking rain today."
"And your point is…?" She sounded so confused about Levi's reluctance to go out. Then again, this was the woman who tended to venture out in the middle of brutal thunderstorms all in hopes of finding some animal or something. She truly was insane.
"I'm going to strangle you."
"No you won't! Not if you know what's good for you."
"I hate you."
"Good. I'd be questioning your sanity if you suddenly said you loved me."
"I don't care."
Zoe continued chattering on. Either she hadn't heard Levi or she was just ignoring him. That tended to be a tossup with Zoe in that regard. "Or I'd have to test and see if you had been abducted by aliens, copied, and had one of them implanted into your clone's body so that they could come and-"
"And I still don't care!"
…
Armin cut in front of Eren, started walking backwards, his blue eyes wide, and filled with interest, his hands behind his back, and an unopened umbrella clutched in one hand. One could only hope that the blue-eyed man didn't trip, although that was very likely. It wasn't like the paths in the park were level.
"Eren, are you positive that wasn't a date? I mean, it kind of looked like one from where I was. Plus, he took you out to that shop! Speaking of which, you were sooo not kidding about Levi being hot. He's got that dark and dangerous thing going for him."
Eren buried his face into his hands, attempting to conceal a blush that was all-too visible for his liking. Why, oh why did I tell Armin about this? Oh right, because Mikasa has zero experience with relationships and Armin provides input – lots of it.
"Have you guys decided when you're going to meet up again?" Eren shook his head. Armin shrugged and dropped back to Eren's side. "You really should," Armin said. "I think he likes you."
Eren's head whipped around and he stared at Armin, emerald eyes wide. The blush, which had been steadily leaking out of his cheeks, rushed back as heat flooded his face. If Eren could talk, he would have been stuttering in protest and embarrassment.
"Personally," Armin continued with a teasing expression on his face, "I think it was a good thing I tripped. If I hadn't known it, I would have said he was hugging you! You two looked so adorable! Well, you looked like you were about to pass out and he looked startled, but that's understandable. Maybe you should let me do that again."
Eren waved his hands frantically, eyes stretching as wide as they could go. Armin smirked and waggled his eyebrows. Evil... Armin is fucking evil.
"I don't think I've ever seen you that red either! You kind of looked like a tomato there for a while." Eren blanched. Had it been that obvious? Had Levi noticed? "Oh, Eren, I was kidding! It wasn't that bad! More like you started out pink and then you were red for a bit. It could have passed for sunburn, I promise."
Eren frowned and shook his head. "Not funny Armin," he signed.
Armin grinned, "Oh yes, it was. It was so cute. How he caught you, your faces, all of it was perfect." A serious look fell across the blonde man's face and he grabbed Eren's shoulder, jerking him to a stop. The blonde man crossed his arms and stared at Eren, tapping his elbow with his free hand as bright blue eyes stared. "You really like him, don't you?"
Eren sighed and pressed his fingers to his forehead. He nodded after a few moments and glanced back up at Armin. The blue-eyed man nodded. No surprise showed on his face. He must have known the whole time. Armin could be absurdly perceptive about people when he wanted to. "I figured you did. You don't exactly make friends easy. I think this is a record for you, especially after your mom... after your accident. He must have something special to him."
Armin glanced up at the green canopy overhead, spots of gray visible through the gaps in the leaves and branches. "Should I tell Mikasa not to kill him? Remember when I had a crush on Annie? Yeah, let's not repeat that." Eren blanched at the mention of that. Mikasa, despite all her wonderful qualities, had the tendency to be ever so slightly overprotective over the both of them. That had doubled after the incident six years ago. A grin broke out on Armin's face, all traces of seriousness dissipating like water on a blisteringly hot day.
Eren smiled and shook his head slowly. Armin was so erratic sometimes. They started walking again, moving idly through the park. There were less people out than usual. That was mainly due to the storm system. Meteorologists were predicting rain at around nine, but one could never know for sure.
Eren glanced up at the sky, covered with thick, gray clouds that stretched from horizon to horizon. A gust of wind buffeted the pair, throwing their hair all about and in their eyes. Leaves rustled overhead and some of the older, more unstable branches creaked quietly. Eren zipped his green jacket up, not eager to be that one idiot to catch a cold or some other ailment in the middle of summer.
"Hey, Eren," Armin murmured, his voice just audible over the rustle of leaves.
"Hm?" the chestnut-haired man hummed, glancing up at Armin.
His blonde friend stared forwards, blue eyes wide and mouth agape. "Is that Levi?"
Eren's head snapped up and he spotted two people walking towards them, their heads bent in discussion. One was a tall girl, about their age, her long, brown hair tied back in a ponytail and glasses perched upon her tan face. She was wearing a white shirt with what looked like a multi-colored guitar on it, black jeans, and sneakers. The other was instantly recognizable – Eren couldn't help that he had committed Levi's appearance to memory.
A broad grin spread across his face and he started to wave. The smile stretched a little further when the girl beside Levi noticed and pointed, Levi's head turning until he spotted Eren.
…
"Okay, you see that boy over there?" Levi sighed, but looked in the direction Zoe indicated. He didn't see any point in coming out. He didn't want to see any of the people who might be his classmates in the fall.
All he wanted to do was put some music on, maybe Tchaikovsky, and get started on one of those damnable reading assignments. Luckily, those would be easy – he could probably slap some shit down and still scrape a B at least. That was what he had done in middle school. Of course, his father was never satisfied with anything less than an A, but Levi couldn't bring himself to give a damn about that.
"Are you talking about the one with black hair?" Levi muttered when he caught sight of someone who might have been the one Zoe was talking about. It was a tall, lanky boy with cropped black hair and a pale face. A slightly smaller girl walked beside him, her short, blonde hair braided and over her shoulder. They were holding hands and talking quietly as they walked on the opposite sidewalk.
"Yep, that's him. Hey, Marco!"
The call carried across the street and the black-haired man – Marco – stopped, glancing around. He spotted Zoe and waved back with his free hand. The girl turned around and Levi blinked. "Hey, Zoe, it's nice seeing you!"
"You bet it is! Hey, I'll text you tonight! I'm taking my friend around!"
"Alright!" the boy called back. The pair started to walk again.
Levi could feel eyes on them and he ground the heel of his palm into his hand. Could she have been a little subtler or something?
"Did you really have to fucking scream across the damn street?"
"Yes, Levi, of course I did." She clapped her hand on his shoulder and forced him to keep walking.
"That person beside him..."
"Oh, that's Nanaba."
"How do they identify?"
"Way to be subtle Levi."
"You're one to fucking talk!"
Zoe chuckled and shook her head, a huge grin on her face. "Well, Nanaba is a transgender female. Marco's cool with that, which is great for her - it was hard for her at first with some of the people around here. It's really helped her transition so far - he's encouraged her so much and helped her gain a lot of confidence.."
"Okay. I'd rather know now than fuck up later."
"Smart choice, cause that girl can whoop some ass." Zoe grinned and pushed on his shoulder again, propelling him forwards.
They turned the corner of one street and kept walking. Thankfully, few people were out. It was a combination of being out during working hours and the impending storm. That just meant they would get to the park faster. That in turn might mean that Levi would be able to return to his home sooner rather than later. "Come on! You move like an old lady!"
Levi growled in agitation, but walked faster. "Good, good! Hm, I wonder if anyone else will be out. Well, Jean or someone will probably have a party soon. You should come. Be social! Meet some people!"
"I don't want to meet people," Levi huffed, glowering at the ground. Why couldn't Zoe just drop it? Ever since she had realized he would be attending school in the fall, she'd been trying desperately to get him to go to parties and other social meetings. It was downright irritating. He would meet those idiots when he actually got into class, so why did it matter that he met them now and not later?
"Oh, right, you just want to meet Eren."
"Say one more word and I promise I will tear your throat out." Zoe smirked. How have I not killed her yet?
"Can't deny it, now can you? Oh Levi, you're so precious sometimes!" she sang. The few people who were out were starting to stare again. Levi punched her in the shoulder, his silver eyes twitching in irritation. "Ow! Dammit Levi, stop hitting me!"
"Then stop analyzing how I feel!"
"Nah, that'd be waaaay too easy! I wanna watch you squirm." She grinned devilishly and wriggled her fingers at Levi. Then she started waving her hands around, almost like she was conducting music. That or she was having some kind of fit. Levi was somewhat surprised that she didn't start rubbing her hands together and laughing like the manic she was.
"You're devil spawn."
"Ah, but that makes you the friend of devil spawn! So technically, it's your fault that we're even having this discussion. You know, you should let me meet Ere-"
"No. Hell fucking no. You'll taint the kid."
They reached the gates to the park and walked in. The leaves were rustling in the light wind. Overhead, the gray clouds were shifting and slowly meandering across the sky, not that it made much of a difference. There were no breaks in the flat blanket of gray that hid the blue beyond. "No I wouldn't! I promise! As your friend, I demand that I get to meet and assess him!"
"You're the one that needs assessment – from a psychiatrist."
Zoe flicked him in the temple and sighed. "Levi... I'm being – why is that guy waving at us?"
Levi glanced up and followed Zoe's hand, which was pointing to a pair of familiar faces. Eren and Armin stood a couple hundred paces away, the former of the two waving like mad. The raven-haired man raised his hand and waved back before he started to walk again, heading straight for the pair. He didn't even want to see the expression on Zoe's face. She would doubtlessly hold today over his head forever.
The two pairs reached each other within a minute. Eren had a massive grin on his face, along with a slight blush. It was adorable, something that Levi rarely thought – about anything. "Hey Eren," he said, a small smile curling his lips up.
"Hello Armin." Eren waved again, his eyes scrunching up, his face brightening even more. His face was a miniature sun that radiated happiness.
"Hey Levi," Armin said cheerily.
"Hey Armin, remember me? I'm Zoe Hanji! I had Advanced PE third period in the fall when you had Freshman PE. I still remember you getting hit in the face by Mike during dodge ball."
Armin winced and his hand went to his forehead, just over his left eye. "I thought my skull might have been fractured when I woke back up."
Zoe must have no

It took a while, but I read through the messed up chapter 6, so if anyone was still wondering about it, here's a quick summary, although you won't get the amazingness of the author's writing:

[Obviously spoilers]

Levi and Zoe went to the park, Eren and Armin went to the park and they ended up bumping into each other. They talked a bit, and Jean showed up acting like a bigot. He started insulting Levi for bekng gay, Levi beat the crap outta him, Jean leaves. As they're saying their goodbyes, Levi kisses Eren. Eren stood there shocked, Levi thinks he dun messed up and drags Zoe away. Eren actually likes Levi, Levi doesn't know.

Chapter 6 seems to have been uploaded wrong, it is fixed some were else?

I'm not sure what's wrong with this chapter, but it's impossible to read :\

Excellent story btw! You write very well :)

Can u plz make this chapter readable

Um... author-san this chapter is messed up

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I cant read this chapter. I was so eager to read this too, then I deflate after see that I cant read it. Can someone help. T-T