Chapter 10: Caught

Nanaba's POV

"Uh.. Mike?" I looked at my husband who is currently cleaning the living room reluctantly. "What do you suggest we do with her"

If there is one thing that we regret today, it is that we let Hanji get drunk. Now she is on our carpeted floor, rolling and laughing for half an hour already. "Wanna see a Hanji sushi?" Hanji said laughing, accompanied with a couple of hiccups. I just shook my head in disapproval but this hardheaded woman fuckin' wrapped the carpet on herself and rolled until she reached the other end. Now she is stuck in the rolled carpet but the idiot is still laughing.

Mike went beside me. "I suggest we dump her off the river like that so we'll have one less problem"

I glared at my husband who just smirked. "I am serious Mike. I can't let her go to the guest room because your colleagues are in there and of course our room is out of the option. The couch..." I looked at our black leather couch where my drunk uncle is crashed "well... Its occupied"

A sigh escaped from my mouth. I looked at Hanji again and my eyebrows met when I saw what she is doing. The damn woman is now singing the national anthem with abnormally low voice while still rolled in the carpet!

Oh God. What am I gonna do with you?

Before I stress over where my crazy friend , a pair of arms embraced me from behind. Mike put his head at my shoulders as he sniffed the side of my neck.

"Stress is not good for you babe. Don't worry. We will bring Hanji to her apartment. As long as we put her in bed, I bet that she'll be alright" My husband said, snaking his hand to rest it above my stomach. "I can't believe that there really is a life growing inside you now. This is such a great gift. Thank you so much Nanaba"

I turned my head to his direction and kissed his cheek. "Thank you also for not giving up even when all hope was lost"

Maybe it was the hormones that caused it but in just a second, my eyes were brimming with water while I was held by my husband. He turned me around so we are facing each other. My eyes was focused only on his as he slowly close the gap between us. I always love how Mike direct his eyes only to me whenever he kiss me. The way he also holds me, it is so soft and gentle as if I may break any second. He really do want to protect me from everything, even including the slightest thing he might accidentally do which would possibly hurt me.

I closed my eyes, as Mike brush his nose over mine. I can already feel his breathing and smell the alcohol he drank with Hanji and the other guys earlier. But before our lips touched, a can of beer hit the back of Mike's head.

"What the?!" Mike angrily looked at the narrow eyed Hanji who just got loose from the carpet "why did you fuckin' throw that to me?!" He yelled at my drunk friend but Mike was taken back when she glared at him.

"Your lovey dovey shits disgust me" Hanji said in a serious tone. After that, she just suddenly crashed on the floor, sleeping like a log.

I looked at my husband and smiled. "I think that we should really bring her to her apartment now"

Mike laughed, shaking his head a bit before lifting my unconcious drunk bestfriend. 

~*~

"Hanji. Hey" I lightly slapped her cheeks, trying to wake her up. We are currently parked in front of her apartment and I have been doing my best to get any kind of response from her since we arrived. Mike and I can't enter the apartment after all because we don't have a key which only this unconcious friend of mine knows where it is placed.

After seeing that Hanji has no chance of waking up from her sleep, I looked at Mike with eyes asking for help. He sighed, lifting her up as we walked towards the door. "Never let your friend drink again Nanaba. She is a headache" Mike told me which made me slightly laugh. We reached the front door and I started picking the lock. Not to mention but I am actually good at things like these. Lock picking, password guessing, and account hacking is actually a hobby that I once engaged with when I was in high school. I stoppped tho after Mike and I started dating.

I was about to unlock the door with a hair pin when the knob suddenly turned, making my husband and I shocked. The door slowly opened, revealing a short, raven haired guy with a constipated face.

Wait, this guys is familiar.

"Levi?!" I looked at Mike who has his eyes wide. "What on Earth are you doing in here?"

The short guy, named Levi, smirked before he lowered his head. He raised it immediately but his expression already shifted into an unamused one.

"What kind of bad luck do I really have?" Levi rolled his eyes walking towards Mike. "Can I?" He asked him, implying Hanji who is currently asleep in Mike's arms. My husband hesitated at first but then he still gave my friend to the short guy.

"Wha..." I bit my lower lip. "W-why are you in my friend's house?" I directed my eyes towards Levi. As usual, he answered me with a cold stare before turning his back at us.

"I'll talk to you two tomorrow. 3 pm at Ben's" He turned his head towards us looking at my husband and I. "Don't tell anyone about this and I'll swear to tell you two everything" Levi said and for a moment, I saw his eyes plead. He then went inside of the apartment with Hanji on his arms.

I can't understand anything. And because of that, I don't know how I should react. I am not sure if getting angry at that man is appropriate as of the moment, or letting the two of them be is a good choice. Only one person can assure me tho.

I looked at my husband. He doesn't have the same shocked expression anymore. Instead, he is looking at the closed door with a serious expression. The kind of face that he only makes when he is thinking of something. Mike then looked at me and noticing my worried expression, he smiled and messed my hair.

"Lets go back to the car Nanaba" He said, taking my hand and leading me to our car. As soon as we get inside, I faced my husband.

"Mike, isn't he your former colleague?! The one who got fired because of harrassing Petra? What is he doing in Hanji's place?! And... And.... " I bit my lower lip thinking of the worst possible scenario. I care for my friend so much and I don't want her to be put in danger. If I can, I would save her even before she gets in trouble.

"Don't worry Nanaba. Hanji is safe. Levi is not like that" Mike assured me.

"Safe?! The guy who assaulted Petra is with Hanji. IN THE SAME HOUSE MIKE!" I yelled, my chest tightening. My breathing became abnormal and I didn't realize that tears are already running down my face. But I continued. "I... I don't want Hanji in danger. She is almost like a sister for me.... I cared for her as much as I care for you and my family" I said.

"I know how much you care about Hanji. But believe me in this. Levi is a good man. He will never do anything like those things which they accused him" Mike hugged me, running his hand at my back to calm me down. "I know it because I am also guilty" He confessed. I became frozen as I slowly get loose from his hug.

"What do you mean?" I asked my husband. He looked at me with his eyes reflecting pure remorse.

"I... I am guilty of ruining someone's career and life Nanaba" Mike said while I just looked at him, unable to comprehend what he is trying to say. "The thing about Petra... It is mostly not true. He didn't harrass her because he has all the right to act that way with her. She is his girlfriend after all"

My mouth opened in shock. "What?"

"It is a taboo to have relationships with you fellow colleagues but Petra and Levi broke that. Only our closest friends know about this. But when all of us were interrogated, we decided to lie in order to save our jobs. I can't afford to lose my job Nanaba. I'm afraid of what will happen to the two of us if that happens" Mike said, his voice filled with guilt and remorse.

"How... How about Petra?"

"She don't want to be terminated... So she also lied" My husband said which made me gasp. So all of the blame were placed on him? He lose his career, he lose his reputation, his girlfriend, the trust he tried so much to earn, and his money because they all betrayed him. And now, I am too quick to judge just because of that rumor.

I looked at the apartment and saw the lights in Hanji's room turned off. I am not clearly enlightened yet but I want to trust. I want to trust in this guy and I want to help my husband release that guilt in his chest that is why no matter what, I will help you with your problem, Levi ackerman. 

AN: 2 CHAPTERS? I AM TOO KIND LMAO