Levi's POV

Erwin decided to come and visit me in my room to talk about what happened on the trails. After retrieving Hanji from the view, I stopped to see it. She was right about one thing: I would never have found it if it weren't for her. But I complained to Erwin about her recklessness and inability to listen to the rules. He said he would come by later to talk about it.

As I waited, I wanted to figure out what to say to get her to listen. But by the end, I concluded that she was a troublesome kid. Nothing would get her to change her ways of ignoring people. But for some reason, I can relate to her. I would've rebelled against someone a few years older than me.

3 knocks at the door and I answer it. It was Erwin.

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Erwin spent a few minutes thinking after I told him my complaints. He chuckled and smirked at me. "She sounds like a handful."

"That's barely scratching the surface of how I feel about her."

"What do you feel towards her?"

"Hostile."

He clears his throat, chuckling again. "That's an unusual word to explain that."

"How else am I supposed to put it? She doesn't listen to me, she does the complete opposite. Then she's all goodie-goodie two-shoes when other counselors come by. She hates me and only me."

"We certainly cannot stand this at the camp, Levi."

"What do you expect me to do then?"

That's when I saw the smirk on his face. That... smirk. "Just talk to them. I heard something about when people deliberately disobey someone, it's a sign that they like them."

"That's stupid."

"But it happens, Levi."

I sigh, shaking my head, "Well, I don't feel the same towards her." There was something about Erwin that didn't feel right with me. The way he was pushing me toward her and the number of times he put me in a situation that related to her. I can't help but think that these coincidences are something else. I'm being set up.

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I can't convince myself to let her go. She managed to bury herself deep into my head and all I can think about is her. Even if I try to forget, I see her sly smile figuring out mischievous ways to piss me off. I can't wait until she's gone for the summer and I wouldn't need to see her anymore. And I can't wait until I'm going back home and never coming back to this camp. I prefer my air-conditioned apartment.

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Erwin's POV

I found Abigail still cleaning up the dining hall, and I decided to help her. I got close to her, beginning to tell my side of the story. "Levi is feeling hostile about Hanji,"

"That happens, Erwin. You can't force a story like that within a month."

"Hanji's 16, right? She can come back next year?"

"We don't require it, but we can only hope for her to come back here. Might as well make this summer something for her to remember so she can come back next year. But it also depends on Levi. He has to come back here next year to see her."

"I can convince him."

"Let's not try to force them this time. Let them settle and we can have them handle it. Love works in mysterious ways, Erwin."

It does, but it doesn't tame the rage in his heart.