So I wanted to finally do a chapter story of my OTP so tada! This is based on a prompt that was sent to me, hope you like it.

Warnings: none for this chapter except mild language.

Disclaimer: I do not own snk/aot (sadface)

Contains spoilers from ch 55!

He often wondered why exactly it had to be that girl, sure she was pretty but there were so many other pretty girls in the scouting legion. He thought maybe it was her strength, maybe he was just excited that another person could carry some of the weight humanity had placed on him when they labeled him the strongest but her strength was almost wasted because she made such reckless decisions concerning that brat.

He even thought maybe he was just lonely. It had been awhile since he kept the company of a woman, but when he tried that method he could only see her face the entire time and afterwards he felt no different.

But he eventually accepted the fact that he harbored feelings for the strange girl but he made sure to conceal it. There was no way he could possibly ever act on those feelings, even if he could be with his subordinate squad member the girl seemed to resent him greatly. She had calmed down around him more and even seemed to trust him after saving her precious brother but she still was cold towards him.

She was never one to show a lot of unnecessary emotion but she acted like he didn't exist unless he was giving her an order. He had a habit of watching her when he was near her. She never looked his way, she only paid attention to her brother and sometimes Armin but he couldn't help but wish she would just glance his way sometimes.

It stopped irritating him a long time ago, he eventually heard about her tragic past and so he then understood her desire to keep everyone out except Eren.

But one thing that annoyed him more than anything now was the fact he found himself doing things all the time to try and get on her good side. He would try to get foods that she liked, he would contain his colorful vocabulary around her, and he would even try and be nicer to the brat.

The girl even made him smoke more than usual, it was a dirty habit that he hated being addicted to but it was already too late for him to stop.

He was outside their hideout smoking and talking to Hanji about the information they just found out from their hostages. It was interesting really, the fact that Historia girl was the real heir to the throne. He knew only Erwin could actually use that information, that asshole was the only person in the world who would try to overthrow a government peacefully.

"Do you think she has what it takes to rule?" Hanji said offhandedly, her usual cheerfulness was diminished most likely due to the fact she had to torture that man, Hanji was many annoying things but she wasn't evil. Levi took a long drag on the last of his cigarette and snuffed it out on the ground.

"Does it matter?" he asked her "Anyone would do at this point"

He looked down at his filthy apron and wanted nothing more than to clean himself, the need to bathe was making him antsy.

"I'm going to go make sure the others are alright" she sighed walking back towards the entrance.

"I'm going to take a bath, this is disgusting" he growled, following her inside. She didn't even so much as giggle at him, which wasn't like Hanji at all. She walked down the stairwell towards the rest of his squad. He turned towards the right and entered a room that held a bathtub, he started the water and then went to fetch himself some clean clothes.

He walked into the room he was staying in and got out the only extra shirt and pants he had with him, all this moving around was becoming annoying and keeping clean was harder than usual.

After finally getting in the tub and washing off all the blood and dirt from today's activities, he sat in the water for a while to think. He recognized this to be a bad idea because as soon as he closed his eyes, Mikasa's face popped into his mind.

He sighed and decided he shouldn't give into his desires at this moment, he had other obligations to do and he thought rubbing one out was not one of them.

He got out of the tub and was glad to dress in clean clothes. Levi folded the dirty clothes and walked out of the bathroom, as he shut the door behind him he ran into someone.

"Dammit" he muttered looking up to see who the hell was right outside the bathroom door. His eyes locked onto big grey ones and he immediately recognized that they belonged to none other than Mikasa Ackerman.

She stared at him as silently as ever, which made him crave a cigarette again. "Well?" he prompted from the girl. His heart started to beat a little faster at the close proximity but he made sure to show no emotion on his face.

She looked at him for a moment before opening her mouth to speak.

"Hanji wants to discuss something with us" she said blankly. He waited as she walked away down the hall. He watched the way her hips swayed as she walked and he had to bite the inside of his cheek before following her to where the rest of the squad was sitting.

He stood beside Hanji and looked at the faces of his squad members, they looked dejected and disappointed. He couldn't blame them really, he never wanted them to get involved in something like torture. They were just kids for god's sake, but this was the harsh reality of the world they lived in. If they wanted to really be free of these walls then they would have to soil their hands sometimes.

"I've sent out the information we received from our guests, so now we just have to wait for the Commander to tell us what to do next" She informed everyone like they didn't already know this.

"Is that it?" Levi asked annoyed.

"Yea you're all free to go to bed now" she announced to the squad and she left without saying anything else. Levi sighed deeply before getting up.

"Are you going to bed Captain?" Eren asked curiously looking at him with wide eyes. Levi shook his head slightly "No but I am going to make some tea, want some?" he asked Eren.

Eren perked up some at his question and nodded his head. "Y-yes sir! I'd like some" he replied with a smile on his face. How easily the brat was cheered up he thought while heading to the small kitchen area to make a pot.

He made himself a cup and sat back down where it was now only Eren, Mikasa, and Armin sitting. He guessed the others went to bed, it was rather late.

"It's ready if you want it" he informed Eren who got up to get a cup.

Armin seemed deep in thought and Mikasa was sitting as quiet as ever.

"Lively crowd" he mumbled while taking a sip. Armin seemed to break out of his thoughts and looked at Levi.

"Sorry, I was just thinking" he clarified shaking his head a little.

Eren walked back in the room with his cup and sat down next to Mikasa.

"Thinkin 'bout what?" Eren asked Armin.

Eren was only a hairs distance away from Mikasa and Levi couldn't help but feel a small pang of jealousy. It was irrational but he had her wrapped around his finger. If he told Mikasa to jump she would probably say 'how high'.

"Remember when you kept messing up during training for the first few days because your holster was broken?" Armin asked Eren looking down at his hands. Eren looked up from his cup, and looked nervously between Armin and Levi.

"Y-yea I do" Eren stuttered a little, with his hand rubbing the back of his neck.

"But once they figured out the problem I was perfect" he stated proudly taking another sip of his tea.

Levi lifted his eyebrow at that statement.

"No Mikasa was perfect but you did pretty well, at least it was much better than me" Armin laughed punching his friend in the shoulder a little. Eren shoved Armin on the shoulder lightly and laughed with him.

Levi had to admit he liked where this conversation was going. He wanted to hear more about Mikasa and her past. So she was little miss perfect since her training days, he didn't know much about what people went through during formal training seeing as he never did it but it wasn't surprising that she was just as good then as she was now.

"Don't down yourself Armin, you did very well" Mikasa chimmed in patting Armins hand. Eren rolled his eyes at her and Levi had to fight the urge to slap him. Mikasa obviously cared about both of them and he didn't like how Eren took that for granted.

"I'm gonna go to bed now guys" Armin sighed. "Alright night" Eren called after him and now it was just Him, Eren, and Mikasa.

"I remember how tough Shardis was on you" Mikasa mumbled. She looked like she wasn't remembering that fondly.

Eren nudged her shoulder with his elbow and Levi narrowed his eyes slightly at the boy.

"You remember that because he gave you everything you wanted on a silver platter" Eren scoffed at Mikasa. She didn't react as you usual but Levi wanted them to keep talking about this.

"Shardis is an ass" Levi declared sipping his nearly cold tea. Eren chuckled a bit and nodded. "Did you have him too?" he asked.

Levi shook his head and pursed his lips "No, but he was commander of the scouting legion before our dear old Erwin and I knew of him when I joined" He stated looking down at his cup.

Eren looked surprised and perked up. Levi glanced at Mikasa and she seemed interested too, which was rare for her. "Ewrin was newly appointed Commander when I joined and Shardis made of habit up showing his ugly mug around a lot"

"He didn't believe in anything we did thus the legion suffered greatly" he explained to the two. He was desperately craving a cigarette but he refused to give up this moment he had with Mikasa, even if she was only here for Eren.

"I can't imagine anyone else as Commander" Eren said shrugging his shoulders. Mikasa nodded in agreement.

"He is the only idiot that could handle this job, that's for sure" Levi pointed out. Eren yawned and stretched his arms out. His hand brushed Mikasa's shoulder and Levi had to scold himself for being so irrationally jealous of Eren's hand.

Eren got up with his cup in hand "Well I guess I should go to bed too" he stated walking toward to kitchen. This left him and Mikasa completely alone and Levi was dying for a smoke.

He was expecting her to get up and leave since Eren wasn't tying her here but surprisingly she didn't budge.

Levi sipped on his cold black tea even though it was now disgusting but he was trying to think of something to say.

"Who did you train with?" She asked suddenly looking down at her hands. He almost choked on his nasty tea. This was the first time she had spoken to him of her own accordance and it wasn't about Eren.

"No one" he replied simply. She looked up at him confused. He knew his answer was vague but he wasn't sure how much of himself he was willing to share. As much as he was excited that she wanted to talk to him giving personal information about himself was dangerous and could result in more attachment than he already had. Her face seemed eager and her eyes were all bright and wide.

"At least no one from the Military" he clarified, he supposed sharing a little was okay.

"How did you learn to use the maneuver gear or get into the scouting legion?" She asked quietly her eyebrows knitted together. He looked at her pretty face and the way her black hair framed it. His right hand clenched into a fist and he knew he couldn't go much longer without smoking.

"I learned on my own and I was persuaded into joining by Erwin himself" he placed emphasis on the word persuaded remembering exactly how Erwin and lackeys forced him into joining. She looked at him shocked and he was pretty sure this was the most emotion he ever saw from her outside of fighting and worrying over Eren.

But he was at his end, he needed a cigarette now and even Mikasa's presence couldn't keep him from it. He was about to get up when she spoke first.

"You can go smoke if you want, I'll come with you" She offered. She uttered those words so normally not knowing the effect she had on him. He felt his heart skip a beat and he was trying to calm himself down.

"You should probably go to sleep" He stated blankly getting up and taking a cigarette out of his jacket pocket. She stood up too and looked at the ground, sweeping a lock of hair behind her ear with a delicate finger. "I don't sleep much really" she mumbled.

His heart sank a little at her words, he knew that feeling all too well.

"Fine come on, just stopped looking like someone kicked you" he grumbled walking towards the stairwell to the exit. She looked up at him and nodded her mood seemingly lifted.

They walked outside in the cool night air and Levi struck the match. He felt relief swim through his veins as he sucked down his first drag. It was hard on him being so close the object of his ridiculous infatuation and maybe now he could talk to her easier.

"So how did you learn on your own how to use the gear?" she asked, interest apparent on her face. She was standing near him her arms crossed in front of her. He knew that he shouldn't give away too much, attachment was dangerous in this world and he was already in deep shit for this girl but he also knew he couldn't stop himself. She was showing him some attention and he was already addicted.

"I was born and raised in the underground city called the Capitol" He answered.

She was watching him intently, her usual passive look replaced with curiosity, it was endearing. "I had to fend for myself so I picked up the gear from the black market and pushed myself to learn it" he said flicking the ash off his cigarette.

She looked disbelieving, shaking her head a little. "Yes, but how? Without the safety of the training equipment learning on your own would be suicide" she concluded with her eyes wide.

He almost chuckled at her expression, it was completely uncharacteristic of her. He wanted to see more.

"It wasn't easy that's for sure but with the right motivation anything's possible, I'm sure you could've done it too" He stated finishing off his cigarette. He tried to maintain his bored expression but talking to this girl was making him feel like a giddy fool. He took a deep breath. He needed to remember she was his subordinate and she was just being curious.

"The fact that you even got gear that worked was amazing enough" she blinked at him. He looked at her and he couldn't believe this was happening.

"Enough about me, what was your motivation to be so good" he asked, not ready to go inside yet. He looked over and watched her close back up again as she looked away from him, her eyes becoming distant. He immediately began to regret his decision to ask her a personal question. He should've just been happy with her asking about his own life.

She looked back up and started walking to the door, "I should go to bed" she muttered and headed inside without even a single look back at him.

He ran a hand through his hair and sighed loudly. He supposed this is what should happen. If he continued thinking about her like they could ever be together, his already crumbling self-control would disappear completely.

But he couldn't help feeling rejected as he headed back to his room to go to bed.