[Comprehensive] This is using life to kill

late december.

Even though it was afternoon, the streets in winter were still very cold, and Aaliyah couldn't help exhaling on her reddened palms to relieve the stiffness in her palms.

The things are also bought, it is time to go back, otherwise it will be too late.

Carrying a big bag, she walked quickly back to the tavern where the closing sign was hung, then went into the kitchen, rolled up her sleeves and started to get busy.

I made an appointment with Levi to come to the pub tonight to help him celebrate his birthday. Of course, she didn't say that she wanted to help him celebrate his birthday, but she just insisted that he must come, otherwise he would stop drinking and drink milk instead. Levi frowned, nodding in agreement.

And right now she's making a birthday cake.

When it was almost finished, she used chocolate sauce to draw a Q-version cartoon character on the surface of the pure white cream, who was pressing his feet on the head of a person lying on the ground, with a somewhat impatient expression.

I have to say that Aaliyah's drawing skills are quite good, at least those who know the original shape of the Q version of the character will recognize it at first sight.

After finishing the painting, she carefully spread the bright red strawberries around. Aaliyah breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead, carefully put the cake aside, and began to clean the utensils.

Not long after, she looked up at the wall clock, and when it was almost time, she walked out of the kitchen with the cake in her hand, put the cake on the bar counter, and glanced at the box she was hiding under the bar counter as a surprise, Then he leaned against the bar counter, propped his head on his hands and looked at the door expectantly.

Surely he couldn't guess that he would help him celebrate his birthday?Or are you so busy that you even forgot your own birthday?

What should she say first after he came in?

After waiting for half an hour, 15 minutes had passed since the agreed time, Levi still didn't show up.

Maybe it's on the way now?

Aaliyah pursed her lips, lying on the table and staring at the cake in a daze.

After waiting for a long time, he still didn't come.

...Could it be that you forgot?

She glanced at the cake that was beginning to deform a bit, and felt a little annoyed.

Of course, she didn't think about the old-fashioned plots of "he was robbed by hooligans when he came", "he was knocked out and put in a sack", because with Levi's skills, how could he be hindered by these things = = No, it should be said that there is no hindrance at all.

So, is work too busy?

Do you want to go to the Survey Corps to find him?

But if it interferes with his work...

The bastard!Even if you don't come, at least someone will send a message to tell her!She doesn't know what to do now.

Aaliyah sighed deeply, picked up the cake and was about to go back to the kitchen to put it in the refrigerator, the sound of leather shoes came from outside the door into the silent tavern, she didn't have time to put down the cake in her hand, she looked up at the door in surprise , Levi, who was wearing a soldier's uniform, was pushing open the door. Although his face was calm, he could faintly hear his breathing becoming a little rough.

"Are you here?" Aaliyah didn't seem to expect that he would appear suddenly, her mind went blank, and she could only ask questions that a bum could answer in a daze.

Levi glanced at her, didn't speak, then his eyes fell on her hands, his expression was a little stunned, but he quickly returned to calm, and then he walked to the bar and explained lightly, "Suddenly called by Alvin Living."

"Oh, um." She came back to her senses, put the cake in front of him again, and looked up at him excitedly, "Happy birthday!"

He didn't have much ups and downs, he seemed to understand when he just saw her cake, "Is this why you called me out?"

"Otherwise, what could it be?" Seeing that he was not as happy as she expected, Aaliyah's enthusiasm gradually cooled down as if being suddenly soaked by a bucket of cold water, and she asked a little uneasy, "Am I hindering you?"

Doesn't he like celebrating birthdays?Is it because of a bad experience?

Aaliyah, who made up a series of Levi's childhood memories in an instant, cursed herself as an idiot in her heart.

So she cleared her cough, and just about to say "It's okay, then you go back quickly", Levi had already said, "Where's the knife?"

"Huh?" Aaliyah, who didn't keep up with his changes in thinking, blinked.

Levi glanced at her, "Didn't you want to cut the cake?"

"Oh, wait." She ran into the kitchen in a panic and took out the knife, then ran out and handed it to him, "Here!"

He took the knife, but didn't put it down. This time, he looked at her like he was looking at a pig, "Plate."

She was stunned for a moment before she realized, her face flushed all of a sudden, she lowered her head and ran into the kitchen to take two plates and put them on the bar.

I forgot to bring a knife and a plate...

Thinking of the way Levi looked at her, Arya couldn't help but want to defend herself, "Well, I didn't celebrate anyone's birthday, so..."

The hand that was cutting the cake paused, "Yeah." Levi responded lightly, and asked, as if he suddenly remembered something, "Where's your father?"

"Father, he's gone out." She learned to be smart this time, and quickly followed his channel, "They said they were going to visit friends."

Maybe because he was not satisfied with the answer, Levi frowned, looked up at her as if he wanted to say something, but after a moment of silence, he lowered his head again and ignored her.

Did she say something wrong?Why does he look so... upset?

Arya, who thought she had answered his question correctly, was puzzled.

The silent atmosphere didn't last long, Levi quickly cut the cake, put it on a plate and handed it to Aaliyah, then picked up the fork next to the cake and started eating.

After he took the first bite, Aaliyah quickly asked him, "How is it? Is it delicious?"

Levi glanced at her, paused slightly when he saw her shining eyes, and then looked a little disgusted, "It's okay."

"It's just okay..." Aaliyah was frustrated, "Isn't it? I practiced it many times."

She took a bite of the cake and didn't find anything like the wrong salt and sugar, it tasted pretty good, so she twitched the corner of her mouth and looked at Levi, "Your standards are really high."

Levi raised an eyebrow, noncommittal.

After eating the cake in her hand, Aaliyah looked at the large plate of cake left, took a paper box and packed it, "Do you want to take it back? Anyway, it was made for you, and you won't be able to eat it if you put it here." arrive."

He didn't speak, just looked at her straight, as if waiting for her next move.

She puffed up her cheeks, and took out a gift box from under the bar to him, "How do you know I still have a gift for you?"

If you hear Han Ji keep saying in your ear, "Aaliyah is going to knit a scarf recently, I wonder if she knit it for me, she is really cute" and so on, and you still don't understand, then he Wouldn't the days in the underground street be in vain?

Thinking of the inexplicable annoyance when he heard that Aaliyah was going to knit a scarf before, and the gift box he was holding in his hand now, Levi didn't know what to say for a while.

But she couldn't help but speak, Alia was blinking her eyes waiting for his response.

So he opened the box, took out the white scarf inside, pursed his lips, with an unnatural expression, "Hmm."

Aaliyah's expectant face suddenly turned into a steamed bun face.

"You idiot who can't even say thank you!" Her cheeks were puffed up with anger, she reached out to pick up the scarf and leaned her upper body to help him put it on, "Be careful that you won't be able to chop the giant if you freeze."

Levi's body was a little stiff, and when he saw Arya's face close at hand, he turned his head away from her, and rarely reprimanded her.

"If it's rotten, I won't do it for you again." After helping him put on the scarf, Aaliyah clapped her hands with satisfaction, "So take good care of it!"

Levi squinted at her, "Sure enough, he's still a brat."

"Hmph! Even if I'm a brat, I'm a brat taller than you!" She stuck out her tongue and patted his head, "Okay, kid Levi, let's go back."

Levi's face darkened as she thought, and after giving her a cold look, he took the paper box containing the cake and left without even saying goodbye, very neatly.

"You still care so much about your height." Aaliyah propped her chin and looked at his back, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you're a little short."

Because his back is wide enough.