My very first post :D Based on one of the character theatre episodes, the pudding one! Enjoy ^.^

Levi watched her from across the mess hall.

It was evening; the time for dinner. The hall was loud with chattering soldiers and the clattering of spoons, forks, and plates. However, there was an additional specialty to tonight's menu; apparently it was delivered from within the infamous Wall Sina.

Pudding.

This sweet concoction sparked enthusiasm to the Scouting Legion's soldiers as they rarely eat luxurious foods. The pudding had lifted the atmosphere to a more cheerful air. Although, unfortunately, for Levi… that was not the case. Hanji was blabbering and laughing louder than usual beside him, while Commander Erwin silently sipped his tea that complimented the sweetness of the dessert, a quiet and amused smile on his face. Levi wouldn't admit it out loud, but he was glad that Erwin decided to get out of his office for a break.

The soldiers ate their dessert with delight… with the exception of two passive soldiers: the Legion's best soldiers.

Levi wanted a reaction.

He wanted to see if pudding can break her stoic shell. Any reaction would satisfy him.

He watched as Mikasa stared at the dessert; as if waiting for it to talk to her. He fought the urge to just go across the hall and smother it in her mouth.

After what seemed to be forever, Mikasa picked up her spoon and was about to take a scoop. As her spoon touched the delicate pudding, it jiggled. Surprised, she dropped her spoon and her eyes widened. No one noticed, not even Eren or Armin beside her or any of the soldiers seeing as they were busy chatting away.

Levi smothered a laugh.

It was like watching a curious cat. She hunched over, staring at the jelly substance in awe. She picked her spoon and poked it again.

This time, he couldn't cover a chuckle.

Erwin's eyes glanced at him, surprised to hear a sound he had not heard for a very long time. His eyes followed the Corporal's gaze and saw one of his best soldiers, the girl worth a hundred men, poke at her pudding with curious, wide eyes.

Hanji had heard it too and gazed at Levi, her eyebrows reaching the crown of her head and followed his gaze as well, settling on the oriental girl.

"OH-HOH-HOH," Hanji chortled, clapping Levi's back. "What're you looking at, old man?"

"Shut up, Hanji," Levi snapped as he tore his eyes away from the girl and sipped his tea, eyes closed.

"Ah…" Hanji murmured and watched Mikasa. She leaned in and sniffed at the pudding, looking very much like Mike at the moment (in fact, Mike sniffed his pudding as well), and slightly pouted. Levi cringed, personally cursing at her for ruining the moment, as Hanji squealed, "Ahhhh! She is so adorable~ I just want to hug her and squeeze her right now!"

Unbeknownst to Mikasa, there were three pairs of eyes from her superiors watching her across the hall. She delicately scooped a small piece of the pudding and placed it in her mouth.

The reaction was instantaneous.

Levi watched as the girl's always dark, cloudy eyes brightened as if the sun had shined after the storm. The spoon still in her mouth, the girl flushed a pretty rose hue.

She looked undeniably adorable.

A quiet, rare smile was on her face as she scooped another bite, closing her eyes as the sweetness melted in her mouth.

He was in awe. He had never seen her smile before, he wasn't even sure if the girl could smile at all. But there she sat, smiling over a piece of food.

Hanji was in shock as well, "Are you seeing this? Erwin, look she's smiling! Mikasa is smiling…"

The trio watched as she finished her dessert with delightful satisfaction. Licking her lips, she playfully stole a scoop from Jean's pudding, who was just sitting across from her.

Jean froze, and started to feel very warm as the oriental girl in front of him quietly giggled with the spoon in her mouth. The whole table; Eren, Armin, Connie, Sasha, and Krista, turned to look at her, their mouths agape.

"M-Mikasa," Jean spluttered, blushing furiously. It was the first time seeing her acting playful. Mikasa never jokes around, from the two years of training together with her everyday, he was convinced that she did not do anything for amusement.

"Sorry," Mikasa murmured slightly amused and not sounding sorry at all. She stood up with her empty dishware, "I'll be going first, goodnight." The group stared at her as she walked to the counter to place her tray. Still in awe, Levi watched as the girl happily set it down and walked lightly, with a little skip, as she exited.

The next day during breakfast, she was back to her normal self, looking bored and apathetic as she chewed her stale bread silently. Levi tapped his fingers on the wooden table, annoyed.

He wanted to see that smile again.

Hey guys, this is my first post! Please check out/follow my blog: honeydewslush . tumblr . com! It is the same name as my username :D I will be posting fics there as well! Mostly RivaMika, my current obsession! Currently there is only this fic, but there will be many more to come. Please support me and I'll be supporting other shippers as well ^.^

I will most likely post a second part; I just want to see how many RivaMika shippers there are xD this is an experiment for me, since it is my first time :D