I stood in the doorway watching Levi get ready for our lessons, "Well brat, are you going to stand there all night?" I started to cautiously walk towards him still unsure of how these 'lessons' were going to play out. "Oh stop walking like you have a pole up your ass Jaeger!" He snapped, I quickly rushed over to him and stood waiting for instructions. Turning towards me he said "Alright Eren, let's begin."

Pole dancing is harder than it looks. It takes a lot of upper body strength and balance, which I don't exactly exceed at. Levi started by showing me the basic turn that all pole dancers use "Alright Jaeger, just lift your leg up next to the pole." Half-heartedly I raised my leg up but it was still bent at the knee. Levi slapped my thigh making me wince "Keep your leg straight, idiot!". I wanted to retort but decided it was better if I didn't. Fully extending my leg, Levi began to push up on it "Good, give 'em a nice view of your ass." My face began to redden slightly as he took a step back and said "Now, bend your knee around the pole, grab on and push off with your other foot." I tried this, I expected to replicate the graceful spin I saw last night. But as I lost contact with the floor I lost my grasp on the pole and found myself lying face up on the ground. "Try not to damage your nice ass too much Jaeger." Levi said with a cocky smirk. "Why don't you show me how I'm supposed to do it then?" I shot back. He started to walk towards me, I thought he was coming to hit me. But instead he gracefully leapt onto the pole and, in one fluid motion spun around it. I was still spread out on the floor, looking up at him when he stood over me. "Get your lazy ass off the ground and try again." I was in an uncomfortable place. If I sat up, I would get a face full of Levi's crotch but I knew if I stayed on my back, I would get kicked. I think he noticed my problem because he smirked at me and refused to move. "Come on shitty brat. What's wrong? Do you not know how to move? I know I kicked you hard the other day but I didn't think I would give you brain damage." I pushed up with my arms, my face being uncomfortably close to Levi's crotch. He took a step back and I pushed myself onto my knees, "Brat, if you're going to sit on your knees all day you could at do something useful." I felt my face redden as I stood up. I didn't know how to react to Levi's change in personality. He was usually so harsh and brash around everyone but he talked to me as if we had known each other for years. I walked over to the pole and gripped it in both hands. Pushing off with my foot, I tried to keep my balance but made it only halfway around the pole before falling. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Levi shaking his head at my failure,"Eren, if you keep falling off like this we're not going to get anywhere". I quickly got up and tried again, this time spinning all the way around the pole before touching the ground.

As I set my feet back on the floor, I turned to face the captain, he had a strange smirk plastered on his face, "It took you long enough." He said as he walked towards me. I stepped back, afraid of what he would do next. As he reached me he raised his hand, making me flinch, and then put it on my shoulder, "You know, you're not as bad as people say." I blushed at this compliment, "T-thank you Captain!" I stuttered. He smiled at me, not the condescending smile he usually gave people, but a warm admiring one that made me blush even more. "Don't call me Captain, that's what you call me around the team but when we are alone, I want you to call me by my name." Surprised by this new level of friendliness, my face flushed red and I stammered, "Y-yes cap- I mean, Levi". He then placed his other hand on my hip which made me jump. "You need to keep your legs stiff if you want to do this right." I blushed light pink at his touch and straightened my knees, trying to make them less flexible. I heard Levi sigh behind me "Well, I guess that will do" he muttered. He grabbed my hand and moved it into the pole and described the next move I would learn. "Alright Eren, now when you push off and spin, push your ass against the pole and spread your legs apart." My eyes widened, did he just say what I think he said? Up until this moment I was okay with that Heichou asked but this... This felt different. I turned to look at him, "L-levi.. I can't do this." He looked at me with.. well, the same look he has constantly. Just blank and angry. Why the hell did I think that was a good idea...