Hanji POV

Once again Mikasa was pacing in Hanji's living room, once again Haji was watching from the couch. They knew how worried Mikasa must be but Hanji trusted that Eren would be back eventually unharmed physically. Of course, Hanji expected there to be some mental scarring, but he would recover. From what they had heard about the boy from Mikasa, he was strong, and fairly reasonable. They were sure Eren could take whatever Levi threw at him. But Mikasa wasn't as sure and it was almost as if she was going insane. She looked thinner, her clothes baggier, and her face looked almost gaunt. Hanji was sure the young girl hadn't been eating enough, she probably wasn't even sleeping. Hanji had seen enough. This was saddening to watch and they figured they could find a solution.

"Mikasa. Would you like to go see if we can see Eren?" Hanji asked carefully, not even sure they would be allowed anywhere near Eren.

"What? You mean go get him back? Go kill that fucker who took him?" Mikasa demanded, turning to stare at Hanji, who shook their head.

"No killing. He'd kill you first." Hanji explained with a sigh "just a visit, see him. It's a maybe. I doubt Levi would let us in, but, if we try will you promise me you'll take care of yourself?" They tried to reason, they doubted it would work but they hated seeing Mikasa like this.

"Let's try it... I-I need to see Eren." Mikasa decided, grabbing her shoes and putting them on quickly. She had to go, she had to go now. She just hoped Hanji could get her even just a minute with her brother. So she could figure out a plan with him to escape.

Levi POV

Levi scowled as he peered through the peephole on his door, confirming it was Hanji. But someone unfamiliar stood beside them and that made Levi worried, he looked back over his shoulder to make sure Eren was in the bedroom, trusting that the boy had locked the door Levi slowly opened the front door just a crack, glaring at Hanji and this girl beside them. Levi could've sworn the new girl looked familiar, but he couldn't place where he had seen her before.

"What do you want Hanji? I told you you're not welcome."

"Don't be such a buzz kill Levi! Me and my friend here just want to see Eren. Say hello, chat, you know you can't keep him away from the public forever. We can just talk." Hanji said calmly, trying their best to convince the shorter man.

"You mean take away my green eyed beauty. Like hell I'm letting you and some stranger steal the love of my life." Levi didn't trust this, not one bit. He was too focused on Hanji to notice the girl beside them who was now sending Levi death glares harsh enough to match his own.

"What. Did. You. Just. Say?" Mikasa spoke each word clearly and slowly, practically radiating death. Did this short, grumpy, stuck up little guy just call her brother a 'green eyed beauty' and 'the love of his life'? How dare the person who took Eren call him those things. Levi turned to glare at the girl with equal strength.

"And who the fuck are you?" Levi demanded, about to slam the door closed. He didn't have time to deal with Hanji and some stranger. Not when he could be with Eren.

"I'm his sister! I actually matter to him! You're a freak and a psycho! How dare you keep Eren locked up and claim that you love him!" Mikasa didn't care at that point if she was supposed to be calm, she was facing her brothers kidnapper and he had the nerve to ask who she was. She clenched her fists at her side, ready to fight her way inside to Eren. She was only seconds from pouncing when she froze, when all three froze, at the sound of a voice.

"Mikasa?" Eren asked, beyond bewildered. He had heard raised voices from inside his room and couldn't help but investigate, despite it being against Levi's wishes. He stared at his sister standing just outside the door, and immediately felt guilt. Obviously Mikasa had been looking for him, and after the first few weeks Eren had completely forgotten about wanting her to save him. He hadn't thought about her much at all in fact.

"Eren!" Mikasa's anger seemed to dissolve into thin air when she saw her brother, her face almost seemed to light up as she completely forgot about the short black haired man in front of her.

"So you're the Eren I keep hearing about." Hanji said with a smile "It's nice to finally meet you!"

"Eren. Back to your room. Now." Those words were coated in a harsh iciness as Levi said, more like demanded, that Eren return to his room. All Eren did was nod slightly, a bit scared of the man, he seemed like a completely different person than he had before. The last thing he wanted to do was make Levi angry. But when he looked at how overjoyed Mikasa seemed to be compared to her usual cold demeanour he found he couldn't just turn away.

"Levi... Please let them in. Just to talk. Please, for me?" He asked, more like begged, for them to stay. He didn't want Mikasa leaving and telling the police where he was. He didn't want Mikasa to turn him in, he didn't want Levi to be taken away. Eren doubted Levi would leave him alone with his sister, but maybe he would let Eren have one conversation. His hopes came true as Levi sighed, moving aside slightly, just enough that Mikasa and Hanji could step inside.

"You get five minutes." Levi said, no room for argument in his voice. He wasn't going to let them have too much time with his green eyed beauty. He watched carefully as the two stepped inside, Hanji removing their shoes immediately, like how Levi liked it. Levi's eye twitched as he saw Mikasa not even bothering but instead running forward to pull Eren into a tight hug. He didn't like that, he didn't like that one bit. What gave her the right to rudely wear her shoes in the apartment and dirty his floor, and hug his green eyed beauty? But Levi took a few deep breaths. He was doing this for Eren. Eren was what mattered. He could control himself for five minutes.

"Mikasa. You should.. Uh.. Let go now." Eren said, seeing Levi on the verge of snapping over her shoulder. He had missed her but he didn't want Levi to stop him from seeing her ever again. He took a step back, away from her when she let go, hoping it would help calm Levi.

"Eren. You're alive." Mikasa stated, wiping at her eyes to keep from crying. She couldn't believe this. Her brother was here, in front of her, alive and breathing. She only had one wish left, that he could escape and his captor be locked up forever. She had no idea that Eren wanted the opposition.

"Yeah.. I am." Eren replied, sheepishly rubbing the back of his head, "let's sit down, we don't have much time to talk." He offered, pulling out chairs for Mikasa and Hanji. Both took their seats, Eren sitting across from them with Levi standing behind him, a hand on Eren's shoulder.

Mikasa watched her brother carefully, he didn't look or seem hurt. In fact he almost looked content with Levi's hand on him. It worried Mikasa. Was she too late? Was there no saving him? She shook her head, that was stupid. She knew she could save him and she would. She just needed to get even one minute alone with her brother.

"So.. Why are you here? How did you know where I was?" Eren started the conversation, hoping he could make the most out of these five minutes. He noticed Levi checking the clock.

"I missed you of course! I was so worried you idiot!" Mikasa ignored the growl that came out of Levi's mouth and continued, "I was out looking for you when I ran into Hanji, and they told me that their friend had taken you." She sent a glare in Levi's direction. "So I knew you must hate it and I wanted to come see you. To see how /miserable/ you must be." She directed the last few words towards Levi, knowing it would annoy the man that she hated more than anything. Eren flinched slightly as the grip on his shoulder tightened, but he forced a smile.

"Mikasa... Don't make assumptions." He said carefully, hoping to keep his shoulder intact. "I.. I like it here. I really do." At this point Eren didn't even know if he was speaking the truth, but he knew it wasn't a complete lie. Sure some things could be better, but Eren didn't hate it here.

"Bullshit!" Mikasa shot up, glaring at both of them now "He took you! He's keeping you captive! Do you even see how much paler you've gotten?! He's a maniac!" She grabbed Eren's arm tightly, wrenching him out of Levi's grip.

"We're leaving! You're leaving! I promise we can reverse this! We can reverse this sick mind control!" She pulled Eren out if his chair as he stumbled for balance. Levi stood in shock for only a second before grabbing Eren's other arm, death waves radiating off him as he glared at the asian girl.

"What the fuck did you just say?!" He demanded as he pulled Eren back towards himself, the poor boy practically being torn in two. Hanji stood, watching with worry etched on their face but they knew they wouldn't be able to get between the two and live. They just felt bad for Eren as he was pushed back and forth like a toy, like a prize. It was terrifying to watch.

Eren managed to rip his arm out of Mikasa's grip first, then tore his other arm away from Levi, holding both up in a sign of surrender.

"Stop it! Both of you! Levi, get your emotions under control! Mikasa. Leave. I don't want to talk to you right now." Eren said, storming out of the room into his bedroom, slamming the door. He couldn't believe that they had just fought like that. Mikasa was acting a lot more over protective than usual and it scared Eren a bit, and Levi, this was a side of Levi he didn't love. The possessive side, the side that almost tore him in two like some kind of prize to be won. Eren couldn't believe it and he didn't want to as he stared at his hands, the fight going through his head. Was Mikasa right? Was he being brainwashed? Eren didn't think so, but maybe she was right. Was he really paler? Eren hadn't noticed until now but maybe he was. One thing was for sure though, as much as he loved Levi, today he realized that this was wrong. Something he had forgotten. He missed the outside world. He felt caged. There was nothing in the world Eren Jaeger hated more than being caged.