#'its a hairball from the dark forest!!' -shiver probably

[splatloafbud]

shiver's warrior cats roleplay

[aki-mochi]

Ch. 4: The Truth

WARNING: contains vulgar and sensitive scenes of human butchering

Several hours have passed since Levi had taken down Zeke and dragged him to where Y/n was. His emotions were going fucking haywire in his mind. He loved Y/n. God, did he love her. They’ve been together for four years since the tragic 57th expedition. She was the only survivor of his Special Operations Squad, other than Eren. The countless nights he spent with her in his arms as she slept, the long hours of quiet talking as she played with his hair to lure him to sleep due to his insomnia, the passionate nights as he loved her between the crisp white sheets of his bed, and when they both ventured beyond Wall Maria and saw the ocean for the first time. She meant everything to him and was there when he needed her the most, and he for her.

But then he recalled her betrayal back in the forest. It pissed him off to no end. He was hurt. He was supposed to trust her and yet she ran away with that fucking bastard of a monkey, leaving him to die at the hands of his comrades who were turned into pure Titans because of that damn wine. Levi growled lowly to himself as he glanced back towards Y/n and Zeke as they remained unconscious, secretly relieved that she survived the explosion caused by Zeke.

Driving the wagon as the sun started to set, his ears perked as his ashen eyes glanced over where Y/n was laying as she stirred from her unconscious state. Pulling at the reins, he stopped his horse and climbed into the back of the wagon and watched as she winced in pain when she sat up, probably from the massive headache she might have or from when Zeke forced himself onto her. Her eyes roamed about to clear her vision before they landed on the stoic man before her.

“Levi?”

“Oh, so you wanna talk now?” He snarled. “You’re lucky you survived with only minor injuries. But this one won’t be minor.” He said as he stood from his spot and stalked his way over to her form with a menacing glare.

“Levi…what are you doing? Please stop, you’re scaring me.” Y/n quivered when he got in front of her.

“I can’t help it. I’ve been waiting to do this since I saw you run away with Zeke. So damn right you should be scared of me. I hope you know who is in control.” He stared down at her with a cold look. It happened in a blur as Levi kicked her harshly in the torso. Her eyes widened in utter pain as her breath was knocked out of her before collapsing down onto her side. Her arms held her stomach as she wheezed and violently coughed. Tears pricked her eyes as she glanced up at the man she loved through the tresses of her hair as he stared down at her with a malice glare.

“Levi….why….?” Y/n asked between breaths.

“What do you mean? It should be fairly obvious, traitor.”

Levi saw the look on her face, seeing how heartbroken she looked after he had kicked her. He understood now. “Oh, I see….you think I saved you…because you think I love you, am I right?”

He knelt down and reached to move her hair away from her face so he could get a good look at her to make sure she was listening. “Let me get this through your head, princess. I only saved you….so I could be the one to kill you with my bare hands.” He glared.

Y/n’s eyes widened at his words. Kill her with his bare hands? She sacrificed everything, even her own friends, to keep him alive and he wants to kill her. She was trying to protect her lover from the hands of Zeke and his tainted wine but all he saw her as was a traitor. She couldn’t really blame him, she would see herself as a traitor too if she was in his shoes. But she had to try explaining the situation to him so he would understand why she had done what she did. She grit her teeth and tightly shut her eyes as tears fell down her face. She laid her head against the floor of the wagon, not having the strength to speak her words as the pain in her stomach was too great from where he kicked her.

Levi furrowed his brows at her, his heart tugging harshly at the sight of her but knew it was for a good reason. Standing up, he tied her hands behind her back and let her be for now as he walked back over to his seat at the front of the wagon. He watched her until Zeke started to stir from his spot.

“Morning shitbag.” He snarled.

Zeke’s vision focused as he tried to move. Looking down, he saw that his arms are tied securely behind his back as well as a thunder spear sticking out of his abdomen while the string was tied around his neck. Gritting his teeth, he felt an unpleasant feeling in his stomach before puking his guts out onto the floor of the wagon by his head. Y/n cringed from the smell and wanted to throw up herself before Levi’s voice spoke to her.

“Let me show you something Y/n. This is how you take care of the enemy. Tie them up and put them in a position where they can’t move or else they’ll get blown up.” He pointed as her eyes fixated on him as he spoke. She said nothing as she lowered her head.

“But Y/n, I want you to tell me something.” Levi grunted as he drew out a blade from his gear and came closer to her once again.

“Levi, what are you-!“ Her sentence was cut short as he held the blade up against her neck, the pressure forceful enough to make a cut along her skin as crimson blood dribbled out. Fear stretched itself on her face as she looked up at him, a harsh glare on his own face.

“I just wanna know where’d you get the idea that you could run away from me and survive. Because looking at you right now makes me want to kill you.” His voice was cold and demanding.

“Levi, please! Untie me and let me explain!” Y/n begged.

“Explain huh? What could you possibly explain now? How could you let him poison our comrades? Or how you left me to die?” His voice grew louder as he spoke; moving the blade away from her neck and raising it above his head as he prepared to strike.

“Either way there’s nothing to explain now over what you did for this hairy bastard!” He yelled as the blade came down to slash Zeke’s feet in half, making him scream in agony from the pain.

Tears welled in his eyes as he spoke with a raspy voice. “See Y/n? I told you he’d hate you even after you saved his life.”

At this, Levi’s glare slightly faltered. “What did you just say hairball?”

It was uncomfortably quiet between the three of them. Levi tried to understand what Zeke had said before he looked towards Y/n for an explanation. “Y/n, what is he talking about?”

“You don’t get it, do you? I did it for you! He told me he wouldn’t give you the tainted wine if I went with him! I love you Levi! I just wanted you safe!” She cried.

Levi just huffed at her response. “Stop talking nonsense. I saw you two in the carriage! Don’t lie to me-!”

“No, you don’t understand!” Y/n cut him off. “I tried to stop him but when he took my gun I was vulnerable!”

His eyes widened at her words. “Vulnerable? Is that what happened?” He looked over at Zeke who laid in his spot, he could see the smugness behind his eyes even if he was in pain from getting his feet sliced off. Levi’s glare darkened. It took every ounce of both their strength not to shiver in fear. Levi’s never looked so pissed, and it’s been a while since Y/n had seen that look.

“You took advantage of her?! You asshole!” He quickly raised his blade once more and started to mercilessly cut at Zeke’s legs. “HOW *slice* DARE *slice* YOU *slice* TOUCH *slice* HER *slice*!? If I can’t kill you right now, I’ll slice you up into tiny pieces!” He yelled as he continued to cut inch by inch of his legs off his body like he was a chunk of raw meat. Zeke screamed, his voice getting louder with each painful cut. Y/n couldn’t watch the bloody scene as she closed her eyes and turned her head away, wanting to cover her ears to mute out the sounds if her hands weren’t tied behind her back.

Levi panted slightly when he was finished before giving a growl. “And I’ll take you where you’ll meet your end.”

As Zeke went unconscious again, Levi clicked his tongue and went back to the front of the wagon. Grabbing the reins of his horse, he snapped them to make the horse move towards his destination. Levi drove for a good hour, watching as the sun gave its last little rays of light before dark clouds embedded the sky. Feeling a few drops of rain fall onto his clothes, he stopped the wagon for a minute and climbed into the back of the wagon towards Y/n. His eyes softened at her sleeping form. Even though his heart ached for what she did, he wasn’t heartless. After gently cutting the rope from her wrists, he took off his green scout cloak and covered her up to somewhat shield her from the downpour that was about to come. He moved a few strands of her loose hair away from her face before stroking her cheek with the back of his fingers as she slept. Quietly, not to wake her, Levi made his way back to the front of the wagon to continue his drive when it began to rain.

Letting out a sigh, he glanced back at her once more as he spoke softly. “Don’t worry, Y/n. He can’t hurt you if I’m here. So, just keep sleeping…I’ll protect you…”