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ReaderXLevi - Nothing Means Something

"It was fine, Hanji," he replies as they draw closer to his office. Much to his disappointment, Hanji easily keeps up with Levi's speed walk, her longer legs giving her a speed boost.

"What? No details? What did you talk about after the movie?" She asks, her questions beginning to annoy him.

He shakes his head, "We didn't finish the movie. I turned it off and then we talked about how stupid it was."

Hanji grins at him, earning another scowl. "What about after that?"

"I asked her if something was wrong when she looked unhappy, but she said it was nothing, so we spent the rest of the night in relative silent," Levi replies, hoping that will stop any further questions from being asked.

She abruptly stops walking when he finishes. He takes another few steps, fully intending to leave her behind. However, the curiosity hits him and he sighs as he, too, stops in the hallway. Levi turns to face his companion. "What?" He demands.

"When a girl says it's nothing, it is usually something," Hanji answers. However, her answer only confuses him.

"What?"

Hanji sighs in apparent exasperation, despite Levi being the annoyed one. "'Nothing' means 'something'," she replies as if he should already know this.

"You are not making any sense," he says before turning to continue on his path to his office. Much to his annoyance, Hanji runs in front of him, forcing him to stop yet again.

"[Name] said nothing was wrong, right?" She asks, annoying him further by not answering his question. When he nods, she continues, "Then something is wrong. When girls say it is nothing, that means they don't want to discuss it, but something is wrong."

He frowns, "That is stupid. And how do you know this?"

"I'm a girl, duh," she replies. Levi stares at her for a moment before raising an eyebrow. That is still up for debate...

He continues to stare at her as he considers his options. Hanji is likely wrong, but it is possible she is right. Knowing he will regret this decision, he decides to ask a question, "What do you propose I do about it, then?"

Her eyes light up in excitement and he is tempted to turn around and walk away before she pulls him into one of her crazy ideas. However, it is too late. "A stakeout!" She shouts enthusiastically.

Levi blinks, "A what?"

"You know, a stakeout. Remember how Major Heartthrob stakes out the giants' den in the movie?" She asks, the excitement clearly building up inside her.

"Are you suggesting that we stakeout the Titans?" Levi asks, completely lost. The moment Hanji starts using movie references is the moment Levi blanks on her plan.

She laughs, "No. We stakeout your girlfriend and see if her actions reveal what's on her mind."

"Can't I just ask her?" He asks, not liking that the plan involves a lot of time wasting.

Hanji reels back as if offended by the idea, "Of course you can't! Absolutely not! I will not let you ruin your relationship with [Name] because of your blunt words."

Levi stares at his companion in exasperation. Of all the people he had to encounter today, it just had to be the crazy one. However, he might as well let this play out. It is his relationship on the line, after all.

~1000 Hours~

"Hanji, remind me how you dragged them into this?" Levi asks when he eyes the members of his squad sitting around the table. A large chalk board has been set up at one end of the table with the words 'Operation: Nothing Means Something' written in bold white letters at the top.