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After going through his limited options and considering each and every one carefully, Levi decided that there was really only three ways to remember what had happened between him and Eren.
The first route was relatively simple in theory, but Levi knew the process would not be easy; Levi could just repeat his actions until he figured out what he had done to Eren. There were only a few flaws in his plan, number one was the fact that Eren was avoiding him like the plague, two was that Levi had no idea where to start, and weeding out possible offenses would be an extremely long process. It could take weeks to figure it out.
Levi’s second option wasn’t really that complicated; he would have to message all his newer contacts he had acquired at the party and ask if they knew what had happened. This plan also carried a few potential road blocks not only would he have to message 20+ people about the party’s events, but there was no guarantee that they would cooperate with him or even remember what had happened.
Sadly Levi already knew that the third option would probably yield the most results. In order for it to work Levi would have to get drunk in the presence of someone he trusted and be questioned to figure out what had happened. Levi was aware, from past experiences, that even though he was a total numbskull in his drunken state, he had complete memories of past drunken events that way. The only problem was that he had the attention span of a goldfish when he was in his intoxicated state. The answers he gave were likely to be vague and short. In short, it would be a very trying process, and he only knew one person that would be crazy enough to help him with it. That person was Hanji Zoe.
…
Hanji Zoe was one crazy motherfucker, and she knew it. She was a Psychology major, but her minors were forensics and biology. Her biggest passion in life was trying to figure things out; she was better at solving mysteries than Sherlock Holmes. So when Levi asked her to help with his insane plan she agreed immediately.
Hanji arrived at Levi’s house with excitement flowing through her veins. After Levi had an impressive amount of alcohol, and Hanji had deemed him to be inebriated she pulled out her video recorder and started asking him the simplest of the questions. “Okay Levi,” she said trying not to chuckle at her friend who was goofily grinning at her from across the room, “Where were you last Saturday night?”
“I was at Armin’s birthday party,” he said giggling.
“Who brought you to the party?”
“Eeereenn,” he replied in a sing-song voice.
“Good, good,” she said, “Did you hang out with Eren all night?”
“Nope, nope, nope,” Levi said.
“Who else did you hang out with then?”
“I hanged out with EVERYBODY!” Levi threw his arms into the air and grinned.
“Okay, well do you remember when you were with Eren last?”
“Yup, I pretended to be asleep so he would carry me up the stairs.”
“How about before that,” Hanji asked grinning at Levi. Levi paused for a second and then answered.
“Yeah I remember,” He nodded his head, “He wouldn’t let me have another drink cuz he thought I was drunk, I dunno why!”
“What did you do after that?”
Levi gave her a roughish grin, “I persuaded him.”
“How,” she asked him, but she was pretty sure she already knew the answer.
Levi motioned for her to come closer. Hanji turned her head to him, and he whispered in her ear, “I seduced him,” he seemed very proud of it too.
“Oh,” Hanji said grinning, “I see.”
“After a while, he gave me a beer, and then I gave him a kiss.”
Hanji’s grin was unnaturally wide. Levi was a huge flirt when he was drunk, but it wasn’t often that he kissed people in that state. “Levi, do you like Eren?”
Levi gave her a sweet smile, “Of course I like Eren he’s my friend silly!”
“No I mean do you like like Eren?” Levi blushed dark crimson.
“Yes,” he said, “but you can’t tell anyone.” He held out his pinky, “you have to pinky promise.”
Hanji latched her pinky with his and grinned, “I promise.”
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Levi’s second hangover was a lot worse than the first. He began sobering up after an hour and a half, and his headache followed soon after. He glared at Hanji who had been filming his whole drunken experience with glee. She handed him a glass of water and some advil with a huge shit eating grin plastered on her face. “Quit smiling shitty-glasses and just show me the video,” Levi spat at her clutching his head.
Hanji opened up her computer and grinned at Levi, “Are you ready?” Levi nodded and Hanji pressed play. The grainy video started and Levi glared at the screen. On it he was grinning like an idiot and Hanji was asking him simple questions. Hanji had asked him who he’d hung out with and his reply made him groan in disgust. He couldn’t believe this idiot was actually him. Levi was an English major, yet he had sounded like a two year old on a sugar high. Hanji laughed at his expression, “It gets worse,” she said. Levi stared in disbelief. Sure enough, when Hanji asked him if he remembered when he was around Eren, Levi admitted to pretending to sleep so Eren would carry him. “How about before that,” Hanji asked him on the screen.
“He wouldn’t let me have another drink cuz he thought I was drunk, I dunno why!” Levi stared intently at the screen. Hanji paused the video and asked him if he was alright. “Of course I’m all right,” he snapped, “play the video.” Hanji reluctantly pressed play. She asked him what he had done after that, and he said he persuaded Eren. Levi grew pale, “no,” he whispered as his doppelganger whispered smugly, “I seduced him.” He glared at Hanji, “stop the video.” She glanced at him with a slight look of confliction but made no move to pause it. “After a while, he gave me a beer, and then I gave him a kiss,” he said on the tiny screen of the computer.
The Hanji on the screen grinned, “Levi, do you like Eren?”
“Hanji stop the video,” he said again. He looked away from the screen, but he could still hear what was going on.
“Of course I like Eren he’s my friend silly!”
“No I mean do you like like Eren?” Levi felt like he was going to be sick. He couldn’t listen to it any longer.
“HANJI,” Levi shouted, and scrambled to Hanji pause the video, but it was too late; the damage was already done.
“Yes,” he had said, and all of a sudden Levi’s carefully constructed world came crashing down.