ONE ʙʏ ONE 𝟸 : ᗩᗷᑌᔕᗴ ᗩᔕƳᒪᑌᗰ

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"Eren..." Levi breathily sighed, but before he was able to answer, red and blue lights flashed in the window. "The hell?"

Everyone was confused. Nobody would call the police considering they're all guilty of some kind of crime.

"How'd they find us?" Eren wondered, moving to peer out the window.

As he looked he noticed the nurse, now awake, talking to the police.

Eren panicked, "All of you, run out the back. I'll distract them."

"Eren, no. I can't lose you again." Levi argued.

Eren smiled at him. "Trust me." He pressed his lips to the raven's. Levi felt a tear prick at his waterline. "Please, work with them."

Levi swore, "Okay, I promise."

Eren urged them towards the back, sharing one more kiss with Levi. The brunette was unsure if Levi would keep his promise, but it was a final chance for Levi to redeem himself. After the group fled, Eren opened the front door to the complex.

"Freeze! Put your hands up where we can see them!" A megaphone demanded over the sirens.

Eren did as told. He didn't know where he would be transferred to now, but he knew one thing. That nurse would follow him. Rin had a weird look in his eye, similar to the way Levi stared at him. It wasn't love, it was predatorial.

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Everyone escaped before the building was surrounded, and they fled back towards the coat where Hange was stationed. They had to steal someone's RV to carry everyone, which Levi knew Eren wouldn't be happy about. There was an awkwardness floating in the air of the vehicle.

Levi pulled out his notebook and began to update it. As he scribbled, Armin and Erwin sat near him.

"What was that nurse's name?" Levi asked to no one in specific.

Nobody answered for a moment, but Jean decided to speak up. "I think Eren said his name was Rin. Why?"

"No reason."

Levi jotted something down. His eyes gave away the deep thought and planning he was conducting. Jean peered over the raven's shoulder to see what was in his journal.

Levi's notes hadn't been updated for a while, so he still had Hange and her crew as enemies. He had plans to kill Jean, Christa, and Zeke boldy constructed. Every note on Jean had a star next to it.

"You really need some help." Jean shivered as he noted how Levi was planning to kill him with constant sedation.

Levi glared back at him. "And you need to learn boundaries."

Jean wondered, "Why do I get the stars?"

"You're at the top of my list."

Jean raised his brow. "You didn't use past tense."

Levi glared at him until he backed off. Levi wasn't going to ever take someone off the list - he just needed Eren to approve of it. Someway, Somehow, Levi was going to get Eren to agree to Jean's death. In the meantime, he could only plan.

Levi updated his note on how Zeke, who was now revealed as Eren's half brother. The raven glanced at Zeke, thinking about how he was going to be an in-law. He had to form a bond with the guy somehow. It was a moral of his, he needed to be on good terms with Eren's family - as long as they don't hurt Eren like Girsha did.

"Zeke, right?" Levi asked, catching the man's attention.

"What do you want?" Zeke shot, still having resentment towards him.

"Come sit and talk with me." He looked to his pair and Jean. "You three, shoo to the back."

Armin and Erwin immediately began to make their way towards the back. Jean eyed him for a moment before following them. Zeke sat across from Levi, his aura everthreatening.

"You're Eren's half brother, right? That's what my pair tell me."

Zeke corrected, "Brother, not half brother."

Levi questioned, "Don't you have different fathers?"

"Different mothers, but that doesn't change anything. Eren is my brother." Zeke insisted, crossing his arms. "Why do you care?"

Levi thought to himself for a moment. He knew this would be a struggle. "I'm sure everyone is aware of how much Eren matters to me. I've made a point to myself that any part of Eren's family - that doesn't cause him distress or pain - is part of my family."

Zeke scoffed, "Don't forget your insanity into my family."

Levi bit back an insult and reasoned, "I'm trying to be nice here. It's apparent you don't like me, so what can I do to change that."

Zeke pondered for a moment. It wasn't really a fact about pleasing him, it was about whether or not Levi was good for Eren. So far, Levi's landed him in a psych ward, traumatized him with murder, and has destroyed his future. Overall, it would take a lot to recover.

"Listen, Levi," He began, "Make Eren happy...and listen to what he says. If he tells you to stop killing people and be good, by God, you better act like Betty White."

(A/N Who else misses Betty White🥺😢?)

Levi huffed, "I can't not kill, Zeke. With my uncle running his businesses, I'm bound to have enemies."

"Then I guess you won't be getting any approval from me." Zeke stood, having enough of Levi's excuses.

"Hold up, wait a minute," sighed Levi as he thought for a moment. "Fine, no killing...unless important lives are on the line."

Zeke huffed, "I guess that's acceptable."

Levi held out his hand for Zeke to shake. The man looked at him. "Let's see if you can go a for a month, then you'll get a handshake."

Levi shrugged and lowly chortled, "So I can't refer to you as my brother-in-law?"

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I'm getting back into the writing game!

Please get as many people as you can to read this series!

Toodles~