Finals week proved itself to once again absorb the light out of anyone of the student's souls, so they decided to sit out in the parking lot after their last exam before winter break. The sun shone down but provided little warmth for them, as many of the students were curled in their lettermen's or hoodies. Little was spoken, but a sense of peace eased itself upon them all as they all rested against their car hoods. Before long, it was time to say goodbye and head home, where they'd catch up on sleep and meet the next day to head out to the airport to spend time in Colorado, a trip they'd planned for a long while.

Levi unlocked his car as he shooed Hanji off to go finish packing, and Eren stepped into the passenger side with ease. Levi followed in the driver's seat shortly after, and the car came to life when he turned the ignition. The brunet turned to give a smile, and held up his wallet.

"I lost the bet, so I have to do the ridiculous follow-through. Pick a place to eat, and then we'll head out to see a movie," He slipped the wallet back in his jacket, leaning back in the seat.

"We can just head over and grab something to eat at Ninfa's, nothing too expensive to burn a hole in your minimum-wage pizza delivering money wallet," Levi replied, turning the radio up.

The drive was fairly quick, not much was spoken since the two could sit comfortably in the silence. Levi parked the car with ease, stepping out with Eren and sliding his keys on the belt loop of his jeans. They strode into the restaurant, finding that it wasn't very busy except with a few students who side-eyed the pair as they walked in. Sitting quickly and ordering their drinks, Eren sighed and picked up the menu.

"I don't think I've ever been that stressed out in all sixteen years of of my life," He took a sip of the tea that was placed in front of him.

"Probably because you had to pack for tomorrow, fix more microphones, and then wake up this morning to take your Algebra II exam," Levi replied, taking a sip of water when he finished.

"Right, thanks for tutoring me the rest of this week. I'm pretty sure I would have failed since Armin was busy studying for everything else. How did your sociology exam go?" Eren ripped open two packets of sugar, adding them in the tea and stirring it in.

"It was fine, I should probably thank you for tutoring me," He shrugged, biting into the lemon that came with the tea. The teen in front of him laughed a little, and Levi could feel himself smile softly.

"Anytime, Levi."

The food was ordered, and hadn't taken long to come at all. Students continued to glance over at them until Levi shot a glare signaling for them to either get up and leave, or quit getting in their business. He poked around at the enchilada, not feeling extremely hungry but still eating.

"What do you want for your birthday?" Eren asked nonchalantly, looking out the window.

"Nothing, Eren. Just like every year," He replied, taking a bite of rice.

"Come on! It's Christmas and your birthday; you shouldn't just give and not receive. What do you want?"

"A real life Justin Chancellor."

"Something I can afford and actually find, Levi," Eren laughed at his reply, rolling his eyes.

"Ugh, fine. I'll be fine with just a sweater or new jeans," Levi wasn't actually sure what he did want for his birthday. Probably just to sit around and do nothing at the house in the mountains, just like he'd planned.

Eren nodded, accepting the fact Levi was a person that was hard to shop for. He'd just go and get a custom sweater like last year before they left tomorrow, and made a mental note to stop by that place that does custom printing. Before long, with just mindless chatting, a few hours had pass and Eren was paying for their meal. They walked back out to the car, stepping back inside and turning it on to let the warmth come through the air vents.

"What movie do you wanna see?" Eren asked, blowing into his hands and rubbing them together.

"Actually, let's not go see a movie," Eren gave his friend a puzzled look, and Levi continued. "Let's just go to the beach. Your first time wasn't much fun, and it's still cold out so we can't swim. We can make a fire and roast s'mores, though, and stay out for a while."

"I…that sounds fine," Eren was a bit shocked, but pleased with the idea. Sure he'd have to pay for the s'mores stuff and a couple of coat hangers to stick the marshmallows on, but that was still fairly cheap. The sun was beginning to set, anyways, so they could probably make it to the beach by seven.

Levi pulled out from the parking lot, driving down the highway for a few minutes and pulling into a Wal-Mart. They stepped out, walked inside, and instantly a smile crept on Eren's face.

"Hey, remember when we'd stage kiss in front of people to freak them out back in freshman year?" He asked, and Levi grabbed one of the small baskets.

"What are you implying, Jaegerbomb?" He asked, strolling inside with the tall boy following after. A small laugh escaped past his lips, and Eren continued.

"We should go and do that right now! The store is crowded, and people will freak out," He took marshmallows from the shelf and threw them in the basket, and Levi frowned.

"Eren, at least buy the shit before we get kicked out," He scolded, taking the Hershey's from the shelf and placing them in as well. They both walked over to go find cheap wire coat-hangers, and settled on a pack of ten. The pair found themselves at the self-checkout, and Levi began scanning the items. He briefly debated getting them a few sodas, and eventually decided on putting a Coke and Dr. Pepper in the basket. Eren paid for the items, and they took the bags and went to find the exit.

"Can I do it now?" He pleaded.

"Ugh, fine, but if we get yelled at by parents with children it's your fault," Levi took the bags from Eren's hands and braced himself.

Eren all too quickly placed his thumbs over Levi's lips, and held his face while bending down and placing his lips on the thumbs. Levi tapped his foot with impatience as a few bystanders gave noises of disapproval, and glanced to find a man covering his children's eyes. After about a minute Eren pulled away and laughed, walking out and ignoring the dirty looks they were given.

When they got back in the car, Levi frowned in Eren's direction. "I swear, you are the weirdest person sometimes."

"Your fault, you let me do that. Did you hear that woman when we were walking out? 'Oh, I don't mind that kinda thing, but PDA when children are around!' It's like, lady, they've already probably seen it on television a million times," He laughed, turning the radio up.

"Whatever, let's just go to the beach."

The way there wasn't much but a lot of traffic lights, and Levi yelling at people and their shitty driving. Occasionally they'd sing along to the songs Eren put on his iPod and plugged into the car, but other than that they didn't speak much. Nothing really had to be spoken, as they both knew that the night would just be relaxing and eating food that wasn't remotely healthy.

Levi pulled his car on the beach, instructing Eren to grab the blanket from the backseat and the other groceries. He went over to his trunk, grabbing lighter fluid and then going to the area that held firewood. After picking up a few pieces, he came back to find Eren laying down the blanket, and Eren looked back over after smoothing it out.

"Do you just always have lighter fluid?" He asked.

"You never know," Levi shrugged, pouring some of the gas on the wood and reaching in his pocket for a box of matches. When he found them, he struck a match and threw it into the pit. The two males sat down, and gave a sigh while leaning back on their arms.

The sun was properly setting, and Levi poked at the firewood to get the fire a bit higher. Eren held out his hands for some of the warmth the fire had to offer, and when the fire was high enough he began to unravel the coat hangers. Levi stood up to jog back to the car, turning it on and letting the radio play quietly. The first song was Panic! At the Disco's Northern Downpour, and Levi came back to hear Eren singing along quietly.

Hey moon, please forget to fall down.
Hey moon, don't you go down...

Levi opened one of the two bags of marshmallows, and grabbed a hanger Eren had straightened out. He poked the marshmallow on the piece of wire, and handed it to Eren. He then took one for himself, and stuck the cloud-like food on the hanger and held it next to Eren's.

Sugarcane in the easy morning.
Weathervanes my one and lonely.

Eren rotated the marshmallow around until he saw it was on fire, and brought it close to him, ready to blow it out until he realized it wasn't on fire anymore, and he turned to see Levi smirking at the fire. He couldn't help the laugh that bubbled up after that, and went to work on putting the burnt piece on to his chocolate and cracker, closing it with the second cracker.

The pale boy sitting next to him pulled the marshmallow out when it was a light brown, and took a bite from it. He whined at how warm it was, but quickly got over that and swallowed the bit. The second one he'd make would go on the cracker, but it'd been a very long time since he last had a marshmallow. Eren handed his friend another from the back, and Levi stabbed it with the hanger and placed it back in the fire.

You are at the top of my lungs.
Drawn to the ones who never yawn.

"This song is really relaxing," Eren muttered, taking a bite of the treat.

"Catchy, too," Levi topped his with a graham cracker and took a bite, savoring the sweetness.

"It sucks we won't be able to do this forever," Eren sighed, looking a little sad. "Eventually we're all going to move on and get jobs, lose contact, the whole gist."

"Don't say that," Levi snapped. "For all you know, we could all end up just starting our own company. I don't see any of us splitting up anytime soon."

The brunet glanced at the relaxed man next to him, now laying down and looking at the stars. They were clear tonight, and he was looking comfortable in his too big jacket and just eating a s'more. The fire continued to flicker, giving a soft light that didn't frame his features much.

Eren turned away, feeling his face heat a little at the fact he was staring at Levi. He didn't bother arguing, but just continued, "Maybe. It's still nice to have these moments as teenagers."

"Sixteen and sitting on the beach with your most attractive best friend?" Levi sarcastically asked, holding in a laugh.

"Oh yes, sure. I'm so flattered to be in the presence of the God of Hotties," He laughed, finishing off a s'more and poking at the fire to keep it high.

The silence settled itself back upon the two, as the music played softly and the night grew longer. They didn't complain, though, it was a comfortable silence that held them well. They went through half of the supplies, and eventually stopped eating, opting for lying next to each other on the blanket.

"I know I said it would better if we wait," Eren began, and Levi turned his head, "But can I ask something?"

"Sure, Eren," he nodded.

"How long are you willing to wait?" Eren sat up, and Levi followed.

He gave a little thought, and brought his knees towards his chest. "Forever, if I have to."

Eren smiled at this response, and ran his hand through Levi's hair. Before long, he'd found himself leaning over and placing chapped lips upon Levi's softer ones, lightly breathing and closing his eyes. It was a simple kiss, mouth on mouth and nothing more. Eren almost protested when Levi pulled away and turned back to the fire, giving a small sigh. The noise was caught in his throat though, when in the light of the fire he noticed a small smile.

He rested back down and looked up at the sky, seeing the moon shine down and reflect in the sea water. When the fire began to go out, they started packing the items away and going back to the car, relishing in the heat that they were greeted with.

"For you, Eren," Levi quietly said, "I'd wait lifetimes."

A/N: i really want to thank all of you for this amazing experience, i never was much a writer before this fic. you all have been the best through and through, and it's amazing. i'm extremely touched by all of you and i really hope you look forward to the next theaterverse fic i'll be writing. thank you hanna, because throughout this process you inspired me to finish and inspired me to write it, you're an amazing co-creator and i appreaciate it to much.

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