Hiya! The last installment of of Hotel Colossal Chaos! Thanks so much to all of you who've followed, favorited and reviewed this story. Now time for the end!

Eren had an amazing weekend with Levi, spending their time at the beach in the cold, salty water to making dinner in Levi's beach house. Since he was cooking, he bought all the necessary ingredients seeing as it was Levi's place and Levi spent a fortune on it.

He couldn't complain though. The beach was beautiful and the little town near it was friendly. He gushed to his parents about it, saying he had gone with Armin. That technically wasn't a lie. Erwin and Armin spent a night at Levi's with him seeing as Armin wanted to see the ocean. Though Erwin had a house of his own on the shore, he decided to come bother Levi, saying that he owed him big time. For what exactly, they never got into detail. Levi didn't let it bother him, so he figured he didn't have to either. He left his phone off for the most part, telling his parents to email him if anything happened and they needed him. Leaving it on killed his battery and annoyed him to no end, getting texts from everybody demanding to know where he was and pleading with him to rethink his decisions. Weird. Ugh, he was twenty fucking years old. Why were they talking to him like he was five? He didn't let it get to him too badly since he was spending time with Levi. He really didn't want to ruin their weekend. Levi was really patient with him and snapped when he needed to, taking Eren's phone away when he got a text from Jean saying that being a sugar baby for the rest of his life would only prove how much of a pussy he really is. What the fuck was Jean's problem? Mikasa was weird too, telling him that he could rely on her if things were ever to go wrong and that he didn't have to do what he thought was right for money. Jesus…

Eren was being driven by Levi to his school the Monday after the weekend. He was sporting a little tan now and made sure to bring seashells and tiny oyster pearls for his parents as a sorry for taking the weekend away from home so suddenly. He would introduce Levi to them soon, but for now, they were playing it off as Levi trying to be friendly so he was taking Eren to school. Mikasa had taken the Prius anyway.

As Levi drove closer to the school parking lot, he grabbed Eren's hand and squeezed.

"What are you thinking about?" he asked. Eren was going through his phone, frowning at the messages he had gotten.

"Nothing much. Just my friends acting weird."

Jean and the others were grouped up near the school, waiting for Eren to arrive. After the shitfest on Friday, everyone was pissed when Eyebrows and Armin disappeared before they could properly interrogate him. The frightened maid quickly called several Titans to escort them out of the room, Reiner, Annie and Bertolt coming in to do the job. Annie was smirking to herself as she grabbed Mikasa and Sasha by the arm and pulled them out. That bitch totally knew. But after everyone minus the Titans texted and called Eren like crazy, they all became ridiculously sad on the hallway floor. Bertolt, sweating like crazy to try and help his friends, offered to pay for their buffet and room to make them feel better.

Newsflash, it didn't work. Everything done by each person was with bitterness. They walked bitterly to the hotel lobby and glared bitterly at Reiner who tried cracking jokes. The buffet walk did nothing to soothe them. Even Sasha was eating bitterly, eating way more out of sadness while the others joined her. They swam bitterly in the hotel pool, showered bitterly after and slept in their beds bitterly. Their text messages ranged from angry to trying to be understanding and offering help if Eren wanted out. No reply. He was in too deep.

They didn't have the heart to tell his parents, who were always kind to them and made cookies whenever they studied at his house. For all they knew, Eren was an innocent twenty year old who hadn't even had his first kiss yet. They were gonna let them think that way if they could help it.

Now it was time to confront him. And even though Armin was trying to tell them that it was a legit relationship, they wouldn't believe it until Eren said it himself. They were all crouched in some bushes nearest to a student building knowing that Eren's first class was there. Armin didn't want to hide with them seeing as he wanted to be more mature about it, but they shoved him over into the bush and kept his head down. They had scolded him too about Erwin, but Eren was a bigger problem since he didn't say he had a boyfriend like Armin did. For all they knew, his so-called boyfriend was a rich old man who was after Eren's, regrettably noted, fine booty.

Levi dropped him off in the parking lot, sharing a kiss with the brunet.

"I'll see you in a few hours." Eren smiled.

"Yeah." As he got out and Levi drove off, Annie, Bertolt, Reiner, Ymir and Krista were waiting for him at the sidewalk of the parking lot. He quirked a brow.

"Hey, guys. You've never waited for me before. What's up?" he asked, fist bumping them. Annie shrugged.

"Just making sure you're still alive. I see the others haven't got to you yet." Eren blinked.

"They've been acting weird since Friday. What gives?" Krista grinned and grabbed his arm.

"I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding! Let's head to our classes! Maybe we can have lunch together?" Eren smiled sadly.

"Sorry, but I'm meeting up with Levi later." Reiner coughed in his hand.

"So I'm guessing you haven't told them about him?" Eren frowned.

"No. They'd get the wrong idea. Jean would've made fun of me and Mikasa would threaten Levi and bug him to death. We're serious and I really want to explain and be mature about it, but I didn't know how. They'd reject it before I could explain anything. You guys know because we went to the hotel together." Ymir led them towards the school.

"You need to explain it, dude. They really made us earn our pay." Everyone hummed in agreement. Eren looked around in confusion.

"Did something happen?" he asked, walking towards his lecture hall. At that moment, his friends jumped out of the bushes.

"INTERVENTION TIME, ASSHOLE!" shouted Jean, grabbing Eren's arm. Before Eren could react, Connie grabbed his other arm and hoisted him up. Sasha, Mikasa and Marco followed after them with Armin and the others left behind. Reiner raked a hand through his hair.

"This isn't gonna end well." They followed after them.

Eren was plopped down on a bench, everyone swarming him from all sides. Jean sat next to him, slamming his fist onto the table. He was red in the face like after running a horse race.

"Alright Eren, spill it. Who are you fucking?!" What the…

Eren's eyes bugged, too shocked to retort. Mikasa was next, a dark, menacing aura clouding her.

"Yes Eren, please tell us. We just want to meet him…" She looked like Sadako from The Ring with her raven hair strewn about. Eren shuddered. There was nothing pleasant in her tone. Connie scratched his head sheepishly.

"Or throw him off a building. If he's a perv, of course," he added helpfully. Were they talking about Levi? They found out? How?

"Who the fuck are you talking about?!" he shouted, hoping someone would tell him. Jean growled.

"Your fucking sugar daddy, you idiot! I saw you get out of his Tesla and heard you talk to him in the bathroom on Friday calling him 'daddy.'" They found out. Eren cursed himself for being careless, but…

"You fucker! So you automatically think that I have a sugar daddy?!"

"No shit, Sherlock! What was I supposed to think when you called him that?" Eren scoffed.

"I don't know, Horseface, maybe that he's my boyfriend?! So yeah, we don't have the same kinks like you, but that doesn't mean I'm his fucking charity case because he just happens to be rich." He was getting frustrated by the minute. How could they assume that he had a sugar daddy? It sounded degrading.

"You guys seriously think I'd date someone for their money? That's fucking low, even for you, Jean. I can't believe you thought the same." He looked at his other friends angrily, guilt washing over them. Mikasa the most.

"Eren, we were worried that he was manipulating you." Eren groaned.

"I'm not that desperate where I follow where the money is. You guys should know me better than that. I thought you guys were my friends!"

"We are your friends!" yelled Connie, unable to keep quiet. "But since you didn't tell us anything about this guy, we could only think the worst! Maybe if you told us about him, we wouldn't be arguing like this."

Eren's face was filled with rage. They were partially right.

"I'll take the hit for not telling you, but either way, you guys wouldn't have approved. Admit it! Dating a guy ten years older than me who happens to own a massive company would raise red flags. You would've assumed the worst and I was right, you did. Levi's my boyfriend. Not my sugar daddy and not my wallet. I'm twenty fucking years old and my relationship is my business. I love him and I want you guys to respect that. But you wouldn't give him a chance. They knew," he pointed at the Titans, Armin and Krista, "and they didn't freak out because they know I can handle myself. I kept it from you guys because I know how you would react and I wanted to wait until we were really serious to tell you. But I guess you don't know me well enough to think my relationship is good for me."

He got up from the bench, fists clenched at his sides. "I'm sorry for not telling you guys about Levi, but that doesn't give you the right to judge my relationship before you even meet him. I'm leaving."

He ran off to his class. Sasha jumped up when the others were too shocked to react.

"Wait!" Armin quickly moved to intervene, tapping Annie's shoulder. She nodded.

"Stop!" Annie slammed her on the floor, lying on her back.

"Eren's hurt right now. He won't listen to you guys. Just let him cool off." Jean winced, anger fading to exhaustion.

"We're just worried about him." Armin looked at him sternly.

"Worried, or did you really think that Eren would use himself for something materialistic? There's no way someone that stubborn would let himself be won by money. I wish you guys asked him to meet Levi rather than storm Colossal to stop him." Mikasa spoke quietly.

"But how would we know if this Levi is a good person? What if Eren has blinders for him and Levi has other intentions?" Armin nodded.

"Exactly. How would you know if you haven't met him?" Mikasa, feeling guilty, wanted to run after Eren and apologize, but she was still suspicious of Levi. She trusted Eren with everything, but she knew nothing about the other half. Jean sighed, rubbing his face with his palms.

"But Armin, it's just strange. The guy's older, isn't he? And rich too. You can't really blame us for thinking he was his sugar daddy. Especially since Eren hid him from us." Armin clicked his tongue. He couldn't help but feel for Eren because he got the same shit for being with Erwin.

"But he's not. I know it sounds odd, but it's not your relationship to worry about. I'm sure Eren appreciates that you guys worry, but you have to trust him to make his own decisions. He's an adult." Sasha, finally let up by Annie, made a face.

"But what about you? Is Erwin someone we can trust to not hurt you?" Armin blushed.

"Yes. He's amazing. He has the same hobbies I do and he treats me gently, but not like I'm delicate. I can tell him anything and he does his best to understand me and the decisions I've made. We're very alike and I feel comfortable around him. We've been together for the last six months. His efforts to get to know me were…strange at first." He laughed, remembering the time when Erwin tried a new look to talk to Armin when he was talking to Eren during the latter's break from cleaning. He sported a different hairstyle which consisted of wavy blonde locks, a plaid shirt and a pair of black-rimmed glasses. He was overly friendly and laughed like a crazed man, creeping them out. Eren immediately called for Levi thinking that Erwin was high. Levi banned him from his floor for two weeks. But after, Erwin apologized and asked Armin out properly. They had been happy ever since.

Armin frowned a little. "If I were Eren, I wouldn't like that you guys don't approve of my relationship. Relationships are made because you're happy with the person, right? Why would you not want that for me and Eren?"

Mikasa couldn't keep her silence. "Because Eren could get hurt! He acts on his emotions without thought and I'm afraid that Levi could use it against him. What if he grows tired of him? Eren would be heartbroken."

Armin could only pat her arm soothingly. "Have faith, Mikasa. Eren and Levi have been together for so long that those suspicions are gone. They were never there in the first place."

Eren left the school right after class, deciding to ditch the rest since he could barely concentrate. His first instinct was to go home, but his parents would be worried and lying never worked with them. He couldn't handle it if they disapproved too. So he went for the next best thing. He was on the next bus to Levi.

After Armin's chemistry lecture, he was quickly found by Marco, Connie and Sasha.

"Armin, could you take us to meet Levi?" asked Marco, looking concerned. Armin frowned.

"It's really not my place to. You should ask Eren because it's his boyfriend." Connie groaned.

"He's not gonna want to talk to us. Besides, we need to apologize to them both for being assholes. We really didn't mean it." Armin smiled sympathetically. His friends were all pretty impulsive, not just Eren. But the ones who really needed to apologize to him weren't around. Sasha noticed Armin's stare around them.

"Mikasa has a midterm for psych and Jean has one for math. It'd be best for us to apologize and find out more about Levi. If they know that we approve, it would make them more accepting of him." That made more sense to do.

"Okay fine, I'll take you to him. But!" he snapped when they smiled, shaking a finger at him. "Be polite! You don't want to get on his bad side."

They swore not to and crossed their hearts. Armin nodded and followed them to Connie's car.

They made it to Recon Corps' building, the skyscraper-like structure standing tall and proud. Unbeknownst to them, Eren had already made it fifteen minutes ago, on his way up to Levi's office.

Auruo was the doorman that stopped them from entering the building. Armin winced, knowing that Auruo would make it extremely difficult to go up.

"I know you," said Auruo, pointing at Armin, "But Erwin didn't mention that you'd be coming."

"S-surprise visit!" Armin lied quickly, feeling guilty that he was using Erwin to get inside. Auruo shrugged.

"Isn't that romantic? What about these brats?" he asked, sneering at the others. Connie and Sasha growled.

"Who are you calling 'brats,' asshole?!" they shouted together, raising their fists threateningly. Marco quickly kept them apart from Auruo, who lunged at them.

"They didn't mean it!" he shouted.

"Yes we did!" shrieked Sasha, throwing her empty potato chip bag at Auruo. The bag fluttered pathetically in the air, brushing against Auruo's arm. They all watched it hit the ground like a feather in slow motion. It was enough to get him enraged.

"Why, you…!" Auruo tried to reach around Marco to get her. Armin grabbed his hair in frustration. How did it come to this?! How was he going to explain to Erwin why Auruo was fighting a bunch of students in front of his business? But by some miracle, Auruo stumbled over when he tripped over Marco's leg, a spurt of blood coming out when he bit his tongue midair. He fell to the ground, unable to catch himself and knocking his head on the sidewalk. Marco panicked and fell to his knees, holding Auruo's head up. He swore he saw his soul rise from the body.

"Are you okay, sir?!" On cue, two other men rushed over when they saw Auruo. The blonde of the pair sighed.

"What are you doing, you idiot?" he scolded even though Auruo was unconscious. He knelt down to Marco's level.

"He bites himself like this all the time," he assured the worried group. He and the brunet with hair like an onion hoisted him up out of Marco's arms. Armin quickly pulled them all into the building.

"Why'd you have to make him mad?!" hissed Armin as they pushed their way through the crowd. Connie snorted.

"He was the asshole first! Besides, we didn't make him trip and take a chomp outta his tongue. He tripped himself." Sasha nodded.

"Yeah! Who told him to be mean to us?"

"I hope he's okay," murmured Marco, looking over to the door. Armin marched them over to the elevator and pressed the floor for Levi's. He rubbed his temples and prayed that there wouldn't be any problems for the rest of the visit.

Levi glanced over when Eren initially walked in, too engrossed in the new proposal to notice the boy's solemn stare. While he was happy to see Eren so soon, it wasn't the right time to meet.

"I wasn't expecting you for another two hours. Not that I'm complaining, but a fucking text or something would've helped. Be a good boy and wait for me to finish." Eren said nothing, keeping his eyes on the floor. Levi was busy so he couldn't keep him from his work. His drama was minor compared to the business. He would've thrown a fit if he was pissed, but he was just...disappointed? Sad? He couldn't pinpoint an emotion to it, but he didn't like the feeling.

"Okay." Levi froze for a second, straying his eyes away from his paper to Eren. He was stiff like a board, looking like a kicked puppy. On a normal day, Eren would've made a dumb comment and sit on the couch until Levi was done, but he just stood awkwardly without making a sound.
Something was wrong with his Eren.

"What happened?" He was given no reply.

Petra and the rest of Levi's employees weren't on the floor when Armin and the others arrived, most likely grabbing lunch seeing as it was already noon. But just in case, they all went on the floor on all fours and followed Armin as he crawled his way to Levi's office. With how the cubicles formed a maze, Armin figured that it would take some time for anyone to notice they were there. Through a small crack the door made, Armin peeked in, seeing Levi sitting at his desk with a paper in his hand and Eren standing over it from the other side. Sasha peeked over and rested her chin on his head, Connie doing the same to her and Marco after him.

Connie made a face when he saw the raven-haired man.

"That's Levi? He's shorter than I imagined." Sasha quickly shushed him. Luckily no one heard them.

"Like you can talk! He's taller than you are!" Armin nudged them.

"If he heard you, he'd kill you," he rasped. Marco smiled understandingly while Connie and Sasha looked horrified.

"Their relationship is healthy?" hissed Connie. Armin waved his hand.

"Levi's a little awkward and gets mad easily. Besides, we said we wouldn't judge the relationship until we know him," he scolded.

"Yeah…" they muttered.

Levi sighed, grabbing their attention. "Oi, are you gonna tell me what's wrong or do I have to beat it out of you?" Completely healthy…

Eren said nothing. Levi studied him carefully, scooting his chair back. He brushed past him to sit on the spacious couch, taking a seat with a sigh.

"Eren," he said, looking over and patting his lap. It didn't take long for Eren to move. He was in Levi's lap within seconds, arms around his neck and burying his face into one side. Levi's arms went around him.

"Now tell me what's wrong." His voice was much more soothing. Eren looked defeated.

"My friends know about us. They didn't approve." They had never seen Eren like this. He would always be mad and storm off, but this was the aftermath? Their guilt weighed heavy on their shoulders. Levi only hummed.

"You knew there would be complications to telling anyone about us."

"Yeah, but then they called me a…" he trailed off, swallowing slowly. "A sugar baby. And that we were together because of your money."

Levi growled. He could take the insults no problem, but to insult Eren was completely unforgivable. He forced himself to hold his tongue.

"I love you, Levi. I'd never date you for your money. I wouldn't use you for that." They stared at each other, then shared a kiss. It helped the both of them calm down. It let Levi clear his mind as he and Eren pressed their foreheads against each other lovingly.

"I'm sure your friends didn't say that to hurt you." Eren sniffed.

"But they did and that's what matters."

"Then it's their problem. Like you said. You love me, right? I only care about how you feel. Not anyone else." Eren smiled.

"You're too good for me. What am I gonna do without you?" Levi lifted a hand and wiped a lone tear away from his eye.

"No, I'm the one who needs you." They shared a smile and kissed each other, Levi pulling him closer into his arms.

Sasha's heart fluttered, slapping her hand on Armin's shoulder.

"They're. So. Cute!" she breathed. Armin smiled.

"I told you it was legit!" Marco nodded.

"We should apologize to them. We were wrong to think cruel things about their relationship." Connie whacked him on the cheek.

"Not now though!" Armin nodded.

"He's right. Let's head down to the cafeteria, eat and wait. I'll text Eren to come meet us later and bring Levi. Then you guys can be properly introduced." They all agreed and were about to get up until the elevator doors dinged to signify an arrival. Armin panicked, grabbing and forcing them to follow him to an empty cubicle. Armin and Sasha hid behind the wall going into the cubicle away from the door. Marco dove under the desk and Connie curled into a ball on the desk chair, turning it so the back faced the door.

Petra walked in with an entire group, each person returning to their desks.

"Are we going to get caught here?" hissed Connie, trying not to shake the chair. Armin shook his head.

"This person's on vacation."

Another girl with dark red hair in pigtails came out of a different elevator with takeout bags of food.

"Hiya!" she greeted excitedly. Petra smiled as she sat at her desk.

"Isabel!" She looked really friendly as she spun around.

"Levi's sister," Armin explained. Connie made a face.

"How's she related to him?! She looks like the type to chill and have a beer with. That guy acts like he has a stick up his ass and I don't mean Eren's!"

"Not possible. Levi tops," Armin replied sagely.

"Petra! I need you to tell me something! Please tell me the rumors aren't true about Levi dating Eyebrow Erwin!" Isabel shouted, looking annoyed as she put the bags on a nearby desk. Petra blinked.

"No, they're not." Isabel looked relieved.

"Thank God! I knew it wasn't true! Besides, the only reason why Levi would date Erwin is because his eyebrows remind him of a broom." Connie and Sasha nearly burst out laughing. "And Erwin's so in love with himself that his type is blonde, blue-eyed pretty boys."

Armin made a face, making the connection. Isabel waved her hand dismissively.

"But enough about that. Is Levi in? He said he wanted to have lunch with me." Petra looked over inside Levi's office and blushed.

"He's a little preoccupied at the moment." Isabel rolled her eyes.

"Work again, huh? Funny, he's been in a really good mood lately." Petra giggled. Before she could speak, the door opened and Auruo came out, his head in bandages and the men from before behind him. Sasha held her gasp with a hand.

"Connie! Get ready to fight!" she hinted hoarsely. He turned slightly in the chair and his eyes sharpened. Isabel raised a brow.

"Hey, wannabe-Levi. What's up?" she asked. He flipped her off and fought off the men who tried to drag him back to the elevator.

"Where're those brats?! They were planning on seeing Erwin, but they're not there. It's that runt Erwin's sleeping with and his pals!" Connie and Sasha couldn't suppress their anger. Connie stood on the chair doing the mantis pose and Sasha jumped onto the desk in crane stance, scaring Marco underneath. Armin flinched when they both hissed threateningly. No point in hiding. He got up and revealed himself shyly.

Isabel gasped. "Armin, are you dating Erwin? Called it! He dates blondes!"

Everyone ignored her. Auruo growled. "You brats nearly killed me!"

"We didn't do shit!" shouted Sasha. "Your ass was clumsy and tripped over Marco."

"I want payback!" he snapped.

"Don't bite your tongue, old man," Connie mocked. Marco, desperate for peace, got out from his hiding spot and between them as before.

"W-we were just about to leave!" he promised, eyeing Levi's door. Nothing happened and everyone ignored him. Connie growled, shifting his pose and nearly falling off the chair. He righted himself and glared at Auruo.

"Let's do this, old man!"

"Cha!" Sasha hissed, both of them jumping off their perches and at Auruo. Marco ducked and crawled away to avoid being caught in the crossfire, shaking from the shock of having his friends fly in his direction. There was a ton of screaming and yelling along with flailing limbs. Problem was, none of those limbs were connecting with anything. Instead, Connie and Sasha were flailing their arms and legs at Auruo, the man unable to get a hit in due to the confusion. Everyone stared in disbelief and shame except for Isabel. She propped her elbow up against a cubicle, looking curious.

"Soooo, are they fighting or do we need to call a mental hospital?" Petra sighed in defeat.

"I'll get the number." Marco and Armin looked at each other with terror. They didn't want the people coming because one look at Connie and Sasha and you knew those two were dead ringers for mental patients. The stairwell doors near the elevators opened and in ran Hanji, looking mental and nearly drooling.

"Who said mental?! Who wants to talk to me?!" she shouted. In surprise, the 'fighters' whirled around. Auruo, by some luck, bit his tongue and fell to the ground. Marco and Armin quickly took advantage of it and bull-rushed their friends into the stairwell, bolting down the stairs.

Levi twitched, unhappily shifting from his comfy place on the couch. Eren felt him move and blinked.

"Something wrong?" Levi narrowed his eyes.

"Shitty glasses is on my floor. And Isabel…" Eren chuckled.

"How can you hear? You soundproofed your office." Levi glowered.

"Because they're capable of being loud enough to go through it."

They came out of the office and saw Auruo being wheeled out with blood on his chin. Isabel whirled around and grinned.

"Hey, bro! Hi, Eren!" she waved. Eren waved back. Levi sighed heavily.

"I told you to text me ahead of time." She frowned defiantly.

"I did text you before I got here!" She grabbed her phone, checking through her messages. Her eyes narrowed in victory when she found the text in question.

"See?! I did-oh," she visibly deflated when she eyed it, "I didn't send it. Shit. Oh well!"

She tossed her phone onto a nearby chair dismissively. "I'm here now! Surprise, bro!"

"What a shitty surprise," Levi muttered. Eren chuckled, patting his shoulder comfortingly. Levi smirked, catching Eren off guard. Without warning, Levi grabbed and kissed him hard on the lips, hands touching him in places much preferred in a locked bedroom. Everyone's jaw dropped, Petra blushing as she was reminded of the afternoon she caught them in this very position. Hanji was panting in excitement, animal-like noises flowing out of her mouth.

"Y-you guys are together?!" she shouted ecstatically. Isabel was already dancing around them.

"I approve! I so approve!" The others even applauded in agreement. Eren blushed in embarrassment as he pushed Levi away, his grip barely loosening. He was flattered with the support, a part of him yearning that from his friends. Levi kissed his temple.

"Feel better?" he asked, praying for a yes. Eren smiled softly and nodded.

Downstairs, Marco, Connie, Sasha and Armin were panting in the cafeteria, Armin's phone in hand with a message already sent to Eren. Connie recovered first, slamming his hands on the table they were at. They jumped in surprise at the wild look in his eye.

"Alright. Now what the fuck do we say without making us look like stalkers?" They all sighed painfully. No one thought of that part.

It was too late because Eren and Levi walked into the cafeteria, holding hands casually. Sasha looked over, heart lifting at how cute they looked. Eren spotted them, going pale. What were they doing here? Were they here to convince him to break up with Levi? His hand tightened around Levi's, determined to argue if he needed. Levi did the same, taking the initiative and walking towards them with Eren in tow. If they wanted to insult Eren again, they would have to do it in his face. But Marco quickly stood up, saluting on instinct.

"We're here to say sorry to the both of you. To Eren for hurting his feelings and trust, and for judging you too quickly." While Eren felt a sliver of hope, Levi quirked a brow.

"Why the sudden change of heart?" Sasha smiled.

"Because Eren's in love with you," she said simply. There was no need to mention that they snuck through his floor. Eren bit his bottom lip to keep from yelling the obvious.

"I told you guys that I did." Connie scratched his head, exhaling sharply.

"Yeah, we were wrong to say those things to you. But dude, you could've...I dunno, broke it to us softly." Eren smiled a little, admitting that he was also at fault. He laid his head on Levi's, comforted by his scent and touch.

"Yeah. I'm sorry, you guys."

"We're sorry too!" they chimed. Armin smiled proudly, happy that they made up. Eren tugged Levi's hand, he was blushing again.

"Uh...s-so this is my b-boyfriend," he whispered, embarrassed to introduce him. Earlier he was just fine telling them, but now that Levi was here, it made him way more nervous. Levi rolled his eyes.

"Oi, at least be proud of it. Levi," he said, holding his other hand out to them. Marco shook first, reminding him of Jesus with that gentle smile and sweet demeanor. Sasha was next, excitedly jumping and shaking as hard as she could. She reminded him of Hanji. Connie shook last, grinning and giving him a thumbs up. They were a weird batch of kids, but Eren loved them dearly and Levi could learn to.

"Wait, so you guys met him?!" shouted Jean the next day at lunch. Marco, Sasha and Connie simultaneously nodded.

"He's smitten with Eren," sighed Sasha dreamily, chewing on a fry. Eren wasn't at lunch with them because he was with Levi. Mikasa was still wary, unsure if she could trust him. While she valued her friends' judgment, she had to make the last call herself. Annie seemed to read her mind.

"Get over it, they're fine together. Freckled Jesus over there is your best judge of character, even if he is naïve." Mikasa glared at her, standing up and walking away. She had to meet this Levi herself.

"Mikasa!" Jean called out, running after her. Ymir snapped her fingers at him, getting his attention.

"If you guys want to meet Levi, then Eren told Krista that he'd be at the park for lunch. You could still catch them." Jean nodded absently and ran off. Reiner whistled.

"Damn Ymir, you want to cause trouble for them?" Ymir shrugged.

"For who, Levi and Eren? Psh, they'll be fine. I just know Jean's gonna fuck things up and we're gonna get calls to bail his ass out. It's perfect because he's gonna owe us favors for the next month." She laughed evilly, ignoring the stares from everyone else.

Eren and Levi were at the park as he said before. He made lunch for them both and were cuddling in the shade under a tree. Levi had brought a water resistant blanket to avoid stains and moisture. He laid his head in Eren's lap, the day exhausting. Some deals didn't work out and left him annoyed after he spent the day convincing/threatening those bastards to agree with their proposal. Eren was reading his biology notes while combing his fingers through Levi's hair absently.

"If I knew you were this tired, I would've convinced you to not leave your office." Levi grunted.

"That's why I didn't say anything. I like hanging out with you after a day like this. I don't have to deal with bullshit when we're together." Eren went warm and gave him an upside down kiss. Levi kept him down by holding his head in place. They departed slowly, cheek to cheek.

"I love you dearly, Eren." Eren's heart hammered in his chest.

"I love you too." Levi smiled teasingly, touching his other cheek.

"See how easy that was to say? How come you weren't like this yesterday in front of your friends?" Eren smacked his shoulder lightly, going red from embarrassment.

"L-leave me alone. It was my first time telling them about a boyfriend. When I have another, I promise it'll go smoother," he joked. He yelped when he felt Levi grab his ass.

"Over my dead fucking body is that happening. I'm not letting you go that easily." Eren giggled girlishly.

"I made you confess and show how possessive you are!" he gloated proudly. Levi scoffed.

"Not hard when I'm talking about you."

Jean and Mikasa pulled up to the park, Jean parking as carefully as he could into a spot.

"Okay," he said, taking off his seatbelt, "So the park isn't too big, but we're gonna have a hard time-Oi! Mikasa!"

Mikasa was already leaving the car, darting away quicker than he could keep up. Jean groaned, but Mikasa was a way better spy than their other friends. Now he had to be careful and not run into Eren and Levi while finding them.

It didn't take long for Mikasa to hide and stealth it out. The park had enough trees to be confused for a forest so it was easy for her to climb out and find them. She quickly spotted them from her perch, rage filling her veins when she saw a midget with his head on Eren's lap. She clenched her fists. If that man did something Eren didn't like, she was drop-kicking the son of a bitch. She quickly jumped along to the closest tree near them without being spotted.

Jean wasn't having the easiest time being sneaky. He tripped over some dogs, ran into joggers and nearly had a heart attack when he spotted the Tesla. Fearing that the two were inside, he quickly had to blend in with a group and took off when they got suspicious. None of that helped to find them, so he had to follow Mikasa as much as possible. She was breezing through trees while he stuck to hiding behind a bush where he had a far view of Eren and Levi. His first impression? Levi was short, but he wasn't about to cross paths with a guy like that. He was worried for his life. Second impression? Good God, that's the sappiest couple he's ever seen. From the picnic blanket to the movie-esque scene of Eren being Levi's pillow. He was gonna gag. If this is what it took to ride in a Tesla, fuck no was he gonna do it. Ah well, it was Eren's thing. He hoped that they wouldn't catch him. He sunk further into the bush.

Levi on the other hand sensed more than one pair of eyes watching him and Eren. Honestly, he couldn't give a fuck. What were they gonna do, steal Eren from him? As if, he wasn't going anywhere. But enough about that.

"So I'm guessing that your friends are done with hating me?" he asked. Eren stopped combing his hair, smiling sadly.

"Ah, not really. They're fine, but two of my other friends haven't been told." From how sad he sounded, Levi rubbed his arm soothingly.

"I'm guessing they're the ones who accused me and you of having a sugar daddy/sugar baby relationship?" Eren nodded slowly.

"Yeah. One thinks I'm sleeping with you for the money and the other thinks you're manipulating me. The others were just going off what they said." Levi rolled his eyes.

"Those assholes. Do you want me to talk to them? We can get this all over with that way." Eren shook his head.

"I'll talk to them properly about us. Mikasa, the one who thinks you're manipulating me, has protected me since we were kids. I expected her to act this way, but was hoping she would trust me enough to find someone good for me." Levi adjusted himself on Eren's lap.

"Does her opinion matter that much to you?" Eren smiled sadly.

"As I grew older, no, but I want her to understand. She's my best friend. I want her to understand that you're good to me and that she can trust you too." Eren cupped his cheek. Levi leaned into his hand, beckoning for Eren to come closer so he can kiss him.

"If she loves you, she will. She'll come around, Eren." Eren grinned hopefully and kissed him hard.

On her tree, Mikasa felt warm and guilty at the same time. She felt guilty for making Eren feel that way, for judging his love and being. But it was for his own good and she had wanted to see Levi. With her anger gone, she was able to see the gentleness Eren gave Levi and vice versa. There wasn't the image of money looming in the air, but just Eren and Levi. They both looked in love not just from the obvious kiss, but by how Levi looked completely relaxed in Eren's lap and the look Eren gave only to his closest friends and family. She didn't see the evil she envisioned just moments ago of a pervert thinking only of his pleasure. From a stranger's point of view, the two were simply cute and in love.

She smiled to herself, promising that she would apologize in person to them rather than now. Eren's trust in her was shaky, he didn't have to know about her spying.

Jean didn't understand a word because of how far he was, but now that he thought about it, it didn't seem that bad. Aside from the cheesy, cliché picnic, they were all right. The money he had expected to see was nowhere in sight. This wasn't a fancy restaurant and the food he saw was food Eren made all the time. This was as domestic as it could get.

"'Scuse me," said a small voice behind him. He growled and turned around. A little girl was waving at him, hands behind her back.

"Why are you spying on people?" she asked, bouncing on the balls of her feet. Jean rolled his eyes, trying to smile as pleasantly as he could.

"I'm not spying on people. Now go away, I'm trying to think here." The little girl frowned.

"My mommy says it's not nice to stare at people." Jean grit his teeth. Couldn't this brat just go away?

"I'm not." She shook her head primly.

"But you're staring at those misters over there," she replied, pointing in Eren's direction. "My mommy says that people who do that are bad people. Are you a bad man, mister?"

"No, because I'm spying with good intentions. Now go away little girl. Want candy or something?" he asked, wanting to be rid of her. She shook her head again.

"My mommy says that taking candy from strangers can be bad." Jean groaned, scratching all around his head.

"Your mom's smart. Now go away!" She smiled brightly.

"Okay, mister!" She took off.

Jean sighed in relief, thankful to be rid of the brat. Now where was he...oh yeah, Levi seemed cool. Then again, he knew why Eren hid it from them. Motherfucker could've at least hinted at them that he was dating. Sure, they would tease him, but it was way better than how blown up this was. When he saw them kiss, it felt awkward to watch, but the more he did, the more he appreciated it. From what he saw, it looked like regular, normal couple shit. And all that secrecy wasn't needed, but Eren was worried with the age gap and Levi's obvious wealth. Fuck. He was an asshole then. It wasn't completely Eren's fault. Dammit. He grabbed his wallet and checked for his credit card. He had to buy them an apology gift.

"There he is, officer! That's the man who's been hiding in the bushes stalking people! He even tried to bribe my daughter with candy!" Holy fuck. He turned and saw a police officer with a woman and the little girl he spoke to just before. The officer glared at him.

"Any reason you're doing that, son?" he asked. Jean cried inwardly. He didn't want to get arrested. He cleared his throat.

"Well..."

"He said he had a good reason, Mr. Officer! Then he asked me if I wanted candy, but my mommy says that's bad," piped the little girl, talking as though Jean were nice. Fuuuuuuuck. The officer and woman looked at him in disgust. Then he saw handcuffs and he was cuffed. He writhed around.

"C'mon, you can't arrest me! It's not my fault! My fucking stupid friend didn't tell us he was dating so we thought he had a sugar daddy! There was a Tesla and a beach house and they rented a room in a hotel to get it on! Then we found out he wasn't a sugar daddy and I'm spying because I had to make sure! Lemme go, man! It's a misunderstanding!" he shouted. Mikasa saw what was happening and quickly hid from the officer. She grabbed her phone and called.

"Mikasa?" asked Armin.

"Armin, Jean just got arrested." Armin made a crying sound.

"Seriously?! Ugh, I'll tell the others so we'll post the bail money."

Eren jumped when he heard yelling, the sound eerily familiar. Levi grimaced from being disturbed.

"Oi, don't move so suddenly." Eren smiled apologetically.

"Sorry, I just heard yelling." Levi raised a brow.

"Yelling at a park? Someone call the army." Eren nudged his shoulder.

"Whatever. Are you ready to have dinner with my family tonight?" Levi smiled a little.

"Yeah." If he wanted anyone's approval, it had to be the parents'.

They cleaned up and walked back to Levi's car, Eren pausing when he saw a familiar-looking Mitsubishi. A stranger in a trench coat and large hat was lingering near it with a key. Connie had sped down with Sasha in his car, Sasha driving Mikasa back and Connie taking Jean's car. Eren tilted his head.

"Excuse me," he called out. Connie froze. "Is that your Mitsubishi?"

Connie coughed. "Uh...yeah, man," he said, making his voice as deep as possible. He unlocked and dove into the car, cowering away from him in hopes that he would just leave. Eren shrugged before being pulled to the Tesla by Levi.

Dinner was a very easygoing affair. His parents took the sudden relationship warmly, though with some concerns.

"Honestly, I didn't expect you to be dating Levi. You too seemed so different," said Carla, passing the dessert. Grisha wiped his mouth with a napkin, smiling.

"I hope Carla's job isn't in jeopardy if that's why you're dating my son." They all laughed, Levi grabbing Eren's hand under the table.

"Your wife's job won't be affected at all. Besides, she's Erwin's secretary, not mine." Eren snorted.

"If anything, Mom's job would be in trouble if she was Armin's mom." Carla and Grisha's eyes grew wide.

"Erwin is dating Armin?!" Eren went pale. 'Oh shit.'

"Uh...I-" The doorbell rang. Eren jumped to his feet.

"The door! I should get it!" He nearly tripped running away.

Mikasa was at the door. Eren raised a brow.

"What are you doing here?" he asked. Shit, Levi was inside. Man, he didn't want a fight starting at his house. Mikasa smiled a little.

"To apologize." Her phone was out on speaker.

"Me too," said Jean from the phone. Eren blinked.

"Jean? Where are you?" Jean sniffed.

"Nowhere important. Anyway, we wanted to say sorry about...you know...calling you a sugar baby," said Jean awkwardly. "It was fucked up to say that."

"And I wanted to say that I do trust you, Eren. And I believe you if you say that Levi is a good man. I'm sorry for hurting your feelings. I shouldn't have said that about you or him without meeting him. I hope you two can forgive me. I should've trusted you in the first place. You're old enough to make your own decisions. You don't need me anymore," said Mikasa, tearing up a little. Eren smiled and hugged her, to her surprise. Her understanding and Jean's apology made everything all right.

"Thank you. And you're wrong. You're my best friend, Mikasa, I'll always need you. I'm sorry I never told you about Levi." Mikasa held him tightly.

"I understand." She pulled away. "I'd like you to introduce me to him."

Eren was excited, happy that everything was back to normal for the better. He turned to get Levi, but remembered where he was. He looked back at her apologetically.

"He's talking to my parents now. You know, the meeting the parents part of the relationship. Maybe I'll introduce him to you later with Jean, wherever the hell he is," he said louder for Jean to hear. Jean groaned. The bail money was taking its sweet time getting processed.

"Trust me, you don't want to be here." Eren looked at Mikasa questioningly, but she shook her head. A hand gently touched his shoulder, forcing him to look. It was Levi.

"You were taking a while so I went to see what was wrong." Eren grinned.

"Nothing's wrong. This is my friend Mikasa. Jean's on the phone." Levi twitched.

"You're the one who said I was manipulating Eren." On the other side of the phone, Jean shuddered in fear. The guy sounded scary. Mikasa straightened.

"I did. And I'm here to apologize to you. I was wrong to assume something that serious." Levi stared, then looked at Eren. This was for him. He held out his hand.

"Levi." She grasped it, feeling for a shred of doubt for this relationship. She found none.

"Mikasa." Jean coughed awkwardly.

"I'm Jean." Levi stared at the phone. While he initially wondered where Jean was, he decided he didn't care.

"Okay then." He turned to Eren, smiling at him. "Time to head back to my place."

Oh, the perverted things they would be doing. Mikasa stopped herself from grabbing Eren from him. This was his boyfriend, so he and Eren were probably hitting home runs, pitching and catching more than she wanted to know.

"I hope I can spend some time to get to know you better." Levi nodded.

"For Eren, we will be." Mikasa grabbed a small envelope from her purse, her and Jean's gift to them.

"An apology gift." She hurried away, smiling to herself. This relationship was good for him and a perfect way she could tease him from now on.

Eren didn't check the envelope until after they reached Levi's place, Eren looking at the gift while Levi was making out with his neck. He went blazing red when he saw a card offering a free room at Hotel Colossal for two nights. Levi looked over and smirked.

"Guess we have a good idea for our next weekend together." Eren whacked him with the envelope, smiling secretly. Now he didn't have to worry about hiding their relationship anymore. Excited, he pushed Levi down and crawled on top of him, licking his lips. He grinned when he felt Levi's dick twitch against his leg.

"We should celebrate now that everyone knows about us." He leaned down, locking lips with him. His tongue darted out and wrapped around Levi's. He moaned as the kiss turned sloppy, the room filling up with their dirty moans. Levi grabbed his ass with both hands, squeezing appreciatively and running his finger along his tight entrance. He smirked when Eren closed his eyes and moaned loudly.

"Let's start with you riding me."

Yeah, I'm not ending it with something super smutty :P I'm hoping to either update Living a Lie or my other stories. OR I upload the No Name or Animals (Maroon 5 song) AU I've been planning on doing! I'll decide in the morning.

Also, the part about Erwin is a take from the chibi AoT shorts! It was so hilarious