3. Getting Use to the new Environment

Levine is in his room that night and he was staring into space. The others are probably fast asleep in their own rooms while he is still wide awake. This is his first time sleeping in a soft mattress. Underground, he sleeps on the cold hard floor of his abandon building.

He's used to the cold air of the night and the darkness in his area of the Underground. So these...a room, a window where light of the moon can pass through and blankets provided for him are all new to him.

Well, this is what he chose. He chose to join the Corps to have at least a decent place to sleep in and food that he didn't need to steal in the black market, but is fighting titans for the rest of his life alright for him?

Yeah, he can beat any Underground thugs easily no matter how muscular or big they are, but fighting titans are out of his league. They're huge beast. Bigger than any thugs he'll ever see and they eat human being.

Well, at least, that's what he heard and he thinks it's true. Have you even heard thugs being cannibals? Titans are surely not thugs and he never had proper training in killing them. He can only use 3DMG.

"What have I gotten myself into?" He asked no one in particular and sat up from his bed. Thinking can't help him fall asleep. He can't steal anything in the HQ so it's pointless, so there is only one thing left to do. He have to fight his way to sleep.

He slipped in his boots and put on a clean white hoodie. He fixed his hair in front of a mirror, but stopped when he slipped hi hair in half. He tried getting his hair slip in even and stared at his reflection. He looks like that Levi from earlier.

They're both Ackermans and Hazel did say they look alike. The question is. Who is he? Does he and Levi have some kind of connection? And the other girl earlier. The girl with short black hair and blank gray eyes. She's also an Ackerman. Mikasa Ackerman. Do all three of them have a connection?

Levine suddenly thought of where his parents are. He knew he's an Ackerman because of one person who trained him to be a fighter. Kenny as he remembered. Six years of his life, Kenny would often visit him and train him to fight and he is the one who told him of being an Ackerman. After his sixth birthday, Kenny never came back and left him to thrive alone.

Even though he knew that, never once he thought of finding his family, but thoughts suddenly flooded his mind. Where are they? Why didn't he met them? Did they abandoned him or maybe they died? Over-all, he knows he's starting to get curious about them.

"Tch, is going to the surface really made me this curious?" Levine asked himself and split his hair to it's original style before leaving his room. He snuck out of the building and went to the back where he remembered the dummies were.

He found the training dummies and set one up for him to fight. He took a stance and started punching the dummy a couple of times and then did a roundhouse kick. He did it several times, inflicting damage every time he hits the dummy. He didn't hit it with all his might, but enough to destroy it.

He clicked his tongue and stared at the broken dummy. He took the broken piece and spun it around with no specific reason. It just bored him so he decided to just lay down on the floor for past time.

As he look up the sky, he didn't saw the bright blue one, but a dark void with twinkling crystal-like forms.

He heard these crystal-like stuff are called stars and they kept the night sky from darkness. Another first time for him and he had to admit, it looks stunning.

"You fought well," a cold voice said, earning Levine's attention. He looked over to his side and saw the ravenette Corporal with his arms crossed. Levine sat up and stared at him.

"What are you doing out late?" Levine asked, making Levi raise an eyebrow at him.

"Shouldn't I be asking you the same, cadet?" He asked and Levine clicked his tongue, standing up. He put both of his hands in his pocket and looked at Levi.

"Can't sleep. Shouldn't you be in your room? Your wife will be looking for you," Levine said and looked away, remembering that Hazel is married to him.

"Tch, that's none of your concern, brat," Levi retorted and Levine pull up his hood.

"So why are you here?" Levine asked, decided to start up a conversation. If he wants to put the pieces of the pieces together, he should start to get to know this guy first.

"I saw you. You fight well for a kid who wasn't trained," Levi said, coldly and Levine looked at him under his hood.

"I was. Just not trained to kill those beasts," Levine confesses and looked down at the broken dummy. He growled and decided to clean up his mess. He picked up each pieces then threw them in the nearest trash bin. Whoever is in charge with the cleaning, he's sure know when to get the garbage out.

"You were trained, but you lived alone," Levi stated and Levine shrugged.

"Not in my first six years of living. Someone trained me to thrive alone and thanks to him, I'm here, but I doubt I'll ever see him again," he said as he remember Kenny's face. He really don't know if he's still alive.

"Living alone in the Underground isn't easy. Especially when there's thugs whose trying to control the place," Levi said and Levine clicked his tongue. Of course he knows that. He doesn't need he's words of wisdom just to know that stuff.

"But if you're strong enough. You can rule the whole place without worries," Levine said and looked up once again. The stars already captivated him, but he won't ever say it out loud. His thoughts stay with him.

"Is that so?" Levine glanced at Levi, but he's not in his spot anymore. Next thing he knew, he's on the ground with his back aching. He growled and opened his eyes, seeing Levi standing up with arms crossed, "You're just lucky that I didn't stayed long enough to see your reign."

"Oh really? Well, too bad. I could've kicked your butt real hard," Levine said with a scowl.

"You can't even see me coming," Levi said, annoying Levine. He stood up and strike a fighting stance.

"Bring it on, Ackerman," he challenged and the two started a hand-to-hand combat. It was neck-and-neck, neither if them breaking a sweat.

The fight continued for about 15 minutes until someone came to stop them.

"It's late and thanks for cutting off my sleep, guys," the two stopped and turned to look at their back, seeing a tired looking blonde with arms crossed. Levine suddenly blushed and looked away as Levi clicked his tongue and walked over to Hazel.

"Blame the kid, Hazel," Levi said as the woman growled and flicked his head with a glare. Levine flinched and looked over to the two seeing them bickering.

He pulled his hood lower and went back to the building since he suddenly feel sleepy. As he walk towards the building, the two who stayed behind turned their heads to Levine.

"So he's from the Underground, huh?" Hazel asked and Levi nodded. She crossed her arms and clicked her tongue, "What a coincidence it is. He's so much like you."

"Am not," Levi denied while he glares at Hazel, "And don't make it sound like he's a son of mine."

Hazel's eyes widened and looked at Levi. She suddenly put her hands on top of her stomach and blushed.

"T-That's not what I meat, you idiot," she said and Levi looked at her hands and a small smile came across his face. He went closer to her and put his hand on top of hers.

"Let's go. You need some rest," he said and the two of them went back to the building.

~°~•~°~

In the morning, Levine put on his new uniform and check himself out in front of the mirror in his room. It looks quite good on him, but he feels it needs something else on it. He looked at his bed and saw his neatly folded hoodie. Normally he uses that hoodie, but it can be left out this time. Maybe tomorrow he'll use it.

He went out his room and met up with Eren, Mikasa and Armin on his way to the mess hall.

"Hey, Levine! Wanna eat with us?" Eren invited as Levine quietly walked towards them, accepting his offer. It's not like he have other choice. The mess hall is filled with soldiers and there is no other place to seat, other than the table where Eren and the others stay.

"So, how's your first night, huh Levine?" Connie asked as he tried guarding his food from Sasha's greedy grasps.

"It's fine," Levine simply said after he took a seat from getting his ration.

"Really? You took it better than I thought," he said and Sasha successfully took his mashed potatoes. Connie scolded the brunette and tried getting the remaining potatoes from her. Levine looked at them weirdly and turns to the others.

"Are they always like that?" He asked and Jean nodded.

"Pretty much everyday," Armin answered and Levine looked at the two of them with a disgusted expression.

"They'll make a mess," that's all he said before he started eating and the others either chat or bicker. It was cut off when Hange started skipping happily into the hallways. Levine didn't bothered to look at her since she always look happy, so what's new about that?

"Hazel~!" Hange cheered as she skip towards the superiors' table. Once she arrived there, her face fell, "Hey, where's Hazel?"

Upon hearing that, Levine looked over to see Hazel and Levi's spot are vacant and Erwin and Hange are in the table.

"They left early this morning," Mikasa said and the whole squad looked over to her with a questioning glance, "I saw them leaving when we were passing through the hallways."

"Hey, how come we don't noticed?" Eren whined and Mikasa said that he's too distracted to notice.

"Anyway, didn't Hazel-san mentioned yesterday about finding a house?" Armin asked and Connie gasped.

"Could it be? That Hazel-san is pregnant?!" He asked and Levine halted from eating. He looked over the others and saw their shock looks.

"Pregnant?!" The sudden outburst got the other cadets' attention and they knew what they meant.

"Yoho! That is correct!" Hange suddenly exclaimed as she push up her glasses. The cadets shivered, but Levine didn't get why.

"What's the problem?" He asked, confused and Eren looked at him with a slight grim expression.

"Look. Levi Heichou and Hazel-san are the coldest and strongest soldiers the corps have. Their combination is scary enough, what if there's a kid like them?" Eren said and Armin sweat dropped.

"You're kind of exaggerating it, Eren," Armin commented and Levine took a spoonful of mashed potato and shoved it into his mouth, "Wait. So that means, the two of them are going to be busy for about nine months?"

"Yep! Pretty sure!" Hange nodded and their eyes widened. Without those two, most of what they want to can be done, but it's still not sure so better control themselves, "So since Hazel can't accommodate me with my experiments. Eren. Let's go."

"W-What?!" But too late. Hange already grabbed his wrists and dragged him out of the mess hall. Levine finished his meal by then and stood up. He left the table and went out of the hall to his room.

Levi and Hazel sure is famous around here. And he can't believe they're married and now, Hazel's pregnant! It's not that he care anyway. He's here to fight titans alongside humanity and not to be nosy about some other people's life. He's here to live along with the laws and stop his criminal doings underground.

Once he was in front of his room, he stopped walking and turned the knob, opening the door. Once the door fully swung open, his eyes widened seeing someone inside.

"I thought you'd be here."