"My Teacher is Dating the Janitor"

Jean just didn’t believe the rumors. There was absolutely no way that his history teacher, Mr. Smith, was dating the janitor, Mr. Ackerman. It just wasn’t a possibility. Mr. Smith was just so kind and cheerful, and Mr. Ackerman was… well, not.

He’d heard the rumor from Sasha and Connie, who had excitedly brought it up at lunch. Both he and Eren immediately rejected the idea, the first time they’d ever agreed on something. Mikasa said she could see it, and Armin began to build a case for Sasha and Connie, mentioning all the times the two had been seen together.

They were sitting in history class that afternoon, Mr. Smith busy explaining the fall of the Berlin Wall, when Connie and Sasha set their plan into motion. Jean wanted no part of it, not wanting to get in trouble if they were caught. But the two had come up with an idea to see how Mr. Smith and Mr. Ackerman interacted around one another, and all they needed to do was bring Mr. Ackerman into their classroom.

Connie and Sasha were sitting in the two chairs in front of him, and he watched them nod briefly at one another before Connie ‘accidentally’ knocked Sasha’s drink over, the bottle tipping and landing on the floor with a loud splash as the water inside began to pool on the floor.

“Oh no! Connie!” Sasha gasped in mock surprise, reaching down to retrieve her water bottle.

“I’m sorry!” Connie apologized - and Jean had to refrain from rolling his eyes as the two were so obvious in what they were doing.

But Mr. Smith was none the wiser. He paused his lesson, quickly going to the phone and calling for the janitor to come help with a spill in the classroom. When he wasn’t looking, Connie and Sasha high-fived, satisfied that their plan was working.

“No worries, you two,” Mr. Smith reassured them as he got off the phone. “Mr. Ackerman is on his way.”

The two of them smiled innocently and thanked Mr. Smith, and Jean couldn’t help but admit that he too was now curious as to how they’d interact, considering that Mr. Ackerman was on his way to the classroom. He supposed it’d be amusing whether the allegations were true or not.

Soon enough, there was a knock on the door, and Mr. Ackerman came walking into the room with a roll of paper towel, looking significantly irritated. But upon seeing Mr. Smith, his expression softened, much to Jean’s surprise.

The two men exchanged a soft glance, Mr. Smith clearing his throat and greeting, “Good afternoon, Mr. Ackerman. Thank you for coming so quickly. Connie accidentally knocked over Sasha’s water bottle.”

Mr. Ackerman nodded, giving the history teacher a brief smile - the first time Jean had ever seen the man smile - before he headed over to the spill to clean it up. Sasha thanked Mr. Ackerman, earning a small glare from the man as he mumbled a quiet ‘you’re welcome’ before scolding her for keeping an open water bottle on her desk.

But Jean was busy staring at Mr. Ackerman’s wrist as he cleaned up the spill - was that… Mr. Smith’s watch? Mr. Ackerman was wearing Mr. Smith’s watch around his wrist. But why? How? This seemed like such an intimate thing to exchange - how had Mr. Ackerman gotten it? Surely this was a mistake…

But Jean wasn’t a complete idiot. The glances, the smile… now the watch? Perhaps the rumors were true. Mr. Ackerman finished up and stood, Mr. Smith thanking him a second time. The janitor couldn’t help but share another smile with Mr. Smith before he waved briefly and left the room.

Jean would certainly have something interesting to tell Sasha and Connie after class, if the two hadn’t noticed what he had.

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Levi gasped as Erwin pushed him against the wall of the supply closet, kissing him passionately. The two had been dating in secret for about a month now, and they were certainly enjoying themselves after school ended that day.

“Wait, wait,” Levi stopped Erwin, pulling away. “You left your watch at my house. I wore it today so I could remember to give it back to you.”

Erwin smiled down at him as Levi took the watch off his wrist and placed it on Erwin’s, doing up the clasps, “Thank you, baby. I really appreciate you bringing it back to me.”

“Of course,” Levi smiled, leaning up to kiss Erwin again. “You’re lucky nobody saw it. I think the little brats are starting to catch on to our relationship.”

“Well, we can’t keep it a secret forever,” Erwin shrugged, going back to kissing Levi.

Erwin wrapped his arms around Levi, lifting him and setting him down on the table in the closet. Levi grinned into their kiss and sighed happily as Erwin moved to kiss and suck at his neck. That’s when he heard giggling.

“Erwin, stop,” Levi grunted, pushing Erwin away. “Someone’s outside the door.”

Erwin shrugged, “I didn’t hear anything.”

He nuzzled Levi’s neck, nibbling on the skin and causing Levi to gasp and bite his lip, holding back a groan, “Erwin, stop. I’m serious!”

Erwin pulled away, frowning a little as more giggling could be heard outside the door. Erwin was hearing it too now, Levi could tell. He hopped off the table and went to the door, pressing his ear against it. More giggling. It was those damn kids.

“Do you want me to say something?” Erwin asked.

“No,” Levi grumbled. “I’ll take care of it.”

He whipped the door open, seeing Jean, Sasha, Connie, Eren, Mikasa, and Armin gathered around the door. In fact, Connie and Sasha almost fell into the supply closet from leaning against the door; Jean and Eren had to catch their arms and hold them back.

“You brats!” Levi yelled. “Quit spying on us!”

They all looked terrified and sheepish, Armin speaking up first, “We’re… We’re sorry, sir! We were just curious… are you and Mr. Smith dating?”

Levi could feel himself blushing as he crossed his arms and scolded, “That’s none of your business!”

Erwin came up behind him and whispered, “Levi, if we tell them they’ll leave us alone, don’t you think?”

The kids nodded eagerly in agreement with Erwin, and Levi sighed heavily, glaring at the kids before he grunted, “Fine. Erwin and I are dating. Is that what you wanted to hear?”

Grins all around, the kids exchanged excited looks. Erwin chuckled softly at their reaction, and Armin congratulated them, “We’re so happy for you both!”

“Yeah!” Jean agreed. “You two make a good couple!”

“I dunno,” Eren shrugged. “I think Mr. Smith is too handsome for Mr. Ackerman.”

Mikasa nodded in agreement.

“Excuse me?!” Levi snapped in annoyance before Eren held up his hands in innocence.

“Kidding!” Eren laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. Poor kid looked terrified.

“Are you going to have sex in the closet?” Connie asked, wriggling his eyebrows.

“That’s hardly appropriate,” Levi grumbled. “And not now, not with you kids listening in.”

Sasha giggled, “Aww, sorry Mr. Ackerman! We’ll leave so you two can get it on.”

The six of them were laughing softly, and Levi could feel himself blushing. Erwin laughed nervously, “Now now kids. Having intercourse on school property would be highly inappropriate. Come on, we’ll escort you back to your classes.”

Only Erwin would say something as cheesy as the word ‘intercourse’. Levi rolled his eyes a little, grumbling something about needing to get back to work anyways. Erwin stepped around Levi and pressed a kiss to the top of his head, which the kids ogled at, before he began to lead the brats back down the hall and to their individual classes. Levi watched after him, sighing happily. Erwin was so handsome. How had he gotten so lucky to bag the history teacher?