#levi ackerman you

[killerskillercaptain]

Husband to be Levi ficlet (Reader's POV)

Author's note : this was one of my first Levi ficlets ever.

You and Levi are getting married tomorrow, reader's pov.

The night before the wedding

Your POV

You looked at your wedding gown hung on the window frame, the light coming from the moon was drenching your dress in an ethereal glow, at this point everything looked like a dream. You were getting married ? and to Captain Ackerman ? Humanity's strongest ?

You couldn't detach your eyes from your white dress, it looked like it was radiating, a soft glowing hue coming from it made you want to stare at it all night. But you had to sleep, tomorrow was the big day.

Your head felt heavy on the soft pillow, your body was ready for a good night of a stressful beauty sleep and your mind was in such a tumultuous state you were afraid you weren't gonna rest.

You toyed nervously with your sheets. Tomorrow... tomorrow you'll be sharing your bed with Levi, this thought sent your face ablaze.

You had pushed away those type of thoughts so far in the back of your mind while you were busy, but right now, in the calmness and the coldness of the night, alone between the stern walls of your room, they resurfaced. Will Levi put his arms around you when you're cold like this ? Will you never be cold again when you're with him ? What kind of husband is he ? Would he put you're well being before his ? Would he hold you close at night ?

His protective conduct on the field was ever so present, especially for you but this isn't titans territory, it isn't about life or death when you two will be sharing a roof, so was his protectiveness situational or would he exhibit just as much attentiveness and alertness in the confine of your peace and in between the sheets...

You were restless, now you really couldn't stop your thoughts and decided to let them do whatever they wanted to. You indulged yourself in all the things you kept locked in your inpatient, soon-to-be-married maiden heart. " What does he sound like in the morning? ", "What does his skin feel like under your fingertips ?", "What does it feel like to be held by humanity's strongest ?".

When you were on the field, you mostly knew him as ruthless, drenched in frenzy and bathed in anger, greeting teeth at destiny.

But that was the solider Levi, what humanity needed him to be. As for the comrade Levi, the regular citizen inside the wall Levi, the off-duty Levi, he had one of the most caring hearts you had ever seen in a man. You were always disappointed that this side of him never made it to the ears of the people who granted him all sorts of titles.

During the time you two spent inside the survey cops, you got a glimpse of what the Ackerman really was like. You saw him demonstrate the most selfless of acts and the most caring of gestures, you sometimes even questioned how those two sides of him inhabit the same person, lift the same spirit, but that's what Mr.Ackerman was, and have always been : a special breed.

You quickly came to the conclusion that you had to be the most selfless person to answer the call coercing you to ensure the world's safety, but you sure had to summon a monster in you in order to be able to unsure said safety. That was probably how is inner mechanics worked and you hoped he could find it in him to put his engines to rest when you'll be his bride.

His devotion to causes he deemed worthy and his ever growing compassion is what made you grow incredibly attached and loyal to him. You did wonder if you two were a cause he deemed worthy of his allegiance, and he had answered that question many times already.

"Levi..." you mewled to yourself in the quiet crisp air of your room, the name sounded new now, and you wondered if it would leave your mouth when you two would make love as husband and wife, you wondered what his name would sound like when you'll be basking in his presence.

Your head was spinning with insatiable thoughts, your spirit was aching, you were aching for Levi's presence at this moment.

You two lived in separate quarters, not letting your relationship mingle with your duties and lives as soldiers, you kept an exemplary conduct and both of you were mature enough to keep it low while nurturing the undeniable bond that was growing between you, a bond filling every space between the two of you.

You and Levi agreeing to an engagement quite soon came almost naturally : you knew you wanted to engrave your bond for as long as you two were alive, engrave it somewhere, be it a ring, a ceremony or a sincere vow.

Your body was quivering with the same restlessness before an expedition beyond the walls, but this time, it was restless for a certain man. You wondered if he was sleeping, if he was as relentlessly preoccupied as you were right now. Just when you asked yourself that question in the inner confine of your intimate mind, you heard three distinct knocks on your door.

[killerskillercaptain]

Forget Me Not - part II

this work is based on this request by anon

pairing : levi ackerman x reader

wc : 1037

themes : reincarnation au, canonverse to modern au, Levi and Reader both reincarnate in modern au, Levi remembers his past life, reader does not.

warnings : mention of car accident

a/n : everyone is reincarnated here, enjoy !

"Thank goodness you're awake !" said the small young woman entering the room.

She spoke with a soft voice, her hair was a candid ginger color and her eyes were big and bright but full of concern for you.

"How are you feeling doctor ?"

Doctor ?

Oh right, you remembered now, this is the hospital you work at, that's why the room felt familiar, this was one of those rooms were patients would rest after a surgery, you just never actually laid down in one of those beds. You still didn't recall how you found yourself here but you remembered the name of the young woman standing in front of you with a worried look.

"Petra, how did i get here ? What happened ?"

Petra's eyes grew bigger with worry, as if she didn't believe you just asked this question. You always liked her, she was younger than you, and just an intern but she was sharp, efficient, well-mannered and you remember you were impressed by how much recommendation letters she had when she first got here. She also showed a lot of respect to the hierarchy, which is something you appreciated.

"You got hit by a car"

"Really ?" you barely remembered.

"Yes, apparently you were crossing the street when that happened, but it's nothing serious really, you just had a concussion, you were conscious when Oruo and Gunther from the emergency service brought you up here, you must have slept that's all"

You listened only partly to her explanation, pain still shooting through your head.

You couldn't remember the said accident but everything came back to you slowly : you were a surgeon at the Maria Hospital, you lived alone in an appartement on a main avenue and Petra was your intern.

Still holding your head and groaning, you tried to get up.

"Maybe you should rest a little more doctor !" said Petra nervously.

"No, i'm okey, i just need some aspirin and coffee and i'll be back on track. You talked about a concussion, did you do an x-ray ?"

"Yes, everything is fine don't worry"

"Great"

Putting your slippers on, you managed to walk out of the room, making a bee line to the coffee machine tucked in the corner of your service. Pushing some coins down the machine's insides, you heard the familiar clicking of money then another mechanical echo followed by the sound of hot liquid being poured down.

You picked up the cup and let the steam overwhelm you for a moment, drowning the usual background noise of the hospital.

One, two, three. You counted down before opening your eyes again and allowing your senses to take in your surroundings : chatter, cries, the sound of things rolling around, feet shuffling in every direction, and overwhelmed nurses answering the phone.

****

It was 5 pm when you got out of the hospital, you decided to go home early today to get some rest, but also because Petra couldn't stop telling you to. You swung your cardigan over your shoulder, fixed your hair, did a quick stop by the toilet, grabbed a bottle of water at the same coffee machine and stepped foot outside.

It was the beginning of fall, and you enjoyed the shy breeze caressing your face softly, pushing aside some strands of hair. Looking for your car, you suddenly remembered you didn't drive it to come to work today, you had decided to walk instead. You mentally thought that maybe if you had taken your car as usual you wouldn't have been hit by a car. But who knows, maybe if you drove here you would still have gotten hit by the same car, the universe does play some tricks on you sometimes.

With doubled precaution, you were about tot cross streets when you noticed some police cars with their flickering lights and two cars, a red and a black one. The black car had hit the red one from behind and crashed its bumper on it. Petra did say that you got hit by a red car, so it must be that one. You approached the group of people looking at the scenery, and upon hearing what was being gossiped, you understood that the vehicles were still here because the police took ages to come.

The man who apparently was the driver of the red car that hit you was standing, holding his head in his hand as a police officer-very short in stature and visibly pissed-was scribbling something on a note.

More and more people passing by were stopping to watch the scene, which lead to more chatter.

"Tsk ! shut up" said the short policeman, probably more pissed at the commotion than the car crash.

The driver who hit you, suddenly recognized you and his face changed its expression quickly.

"Miss ! Miss ! Hey miss ! You're completely fine right ?"

This threw you off guard and you felt like you were being put on the spot, with so many eyes darting toward you now.

"Y-yes, i'm alright."

"See ? See officer ! She has nothing ! It wasn't that big of an accident !"

But the officer wasn't listening to him anymore, he was looking at you with an intensity that made you uncomfortable, he stared at you with wide eyes and an expression you couldn't quite decipher. He almost looked...shocked to see you.

What's wrong with him looking at me like that. You thought

"She's completely fine officer ! I didn't cause any more harm, so could you ease up a little bit-"

This snapped the short man out of whatever he was in, interrupting the driver.

"You don't get to tell me how i do my work asshole" he spit back at the driver.

Wow, he's so rude, and so angry. You thought, shocked and amused at the same time by his attitude.

You decided you had nothing to do here anymore and turned around.

Once the drivers parted ways, and all legal formalities were done, most of the police cars were gone, except for one vehicle.

The short police officer was still standing right where the collision happened, looking at spot where you were just a minute ago before disappearing inside the crowd. His arms hanging on each side of his body, still baffled

"I finally found you"

part II, next : part III

[killerskillercaptain]

Forget Me Not - part I

this work is based on this request

pairing : levi ackerman x reader

wc 1,8 k +

themes : reincarnation au, canonverse to modern au, Levi and Reader both reincarnate in modern au, Levi remembers his past life, reader does not.

warnings : lots of angst, death of reader, cursing.

You dragged your blades along the flesh of another titan's neck, tearing through it just enough to kill the giant. You watched the titan fall and crash while you landed on the ground using your ODM gear.

"Shit !" you muttered a bit panicked

Those were your last usable blades, all of the others already broke and the remaining ones were too damaged, weathered by the long and repetitive moves.

You looked around you, there were so many soldiers dead, their bodies lying flat on the ground, but you couldn't spot a single blade fit for use near any of the corpses, all of their swords had either been snapped in half, crushed or are still planted on the giant bodies trying to eat you alive.

Never had a battle been so demanding and tiresome, you don't recall seing a mission this gruesome, and you were a vet ! If there was a hell on earth, this would be it. Even the weather wasn't in your favor; it was raining blood, the air was filled with a repugnant smell that you soldiers were all too familiar with, the smell of titans body fluids and body parts rotting not far away from you. All of this was bearable you thought, grown accustomed to, what was never tolerable was the cries of your comrades getting eaten alive. The sound of their bodies crushed or getting bitten sounded new each time. It was strange, there was all this killing going on, all these horrible deaths happening right now, the rain and the muffled sounds of bones being crushed at the palms of faith, and some last words you could barely comprehend, but strangely enough, time seemed to stop for you, everything around you began to become distant and you could feel what resembled a calmness inside the turmoil inside of you. What was this odd feeling you thought, looking down at your hands, you observed the spoilt blades of your two swords, your hands weren't shaking anymore, and you found yourself in a bizarre state of apathy.

Did you accept your nearing death ? Were you going to stop fighting and let today be your last ? What could you do ? There were still more titans than soldiers, you were on your knees, incapable of making them move, even if there was a blade you could use on a body somewhere, you wouldn't be able to reach it without getting in the visual field of a titan, it would be like rushing to your death. You were stuck, your years of experience had taught you to assess quickly and effectively situations, and you knew you couldn't kill or save now, you could only run for your life, an option you couldn't bring yourself to do, maybe someone will come, someone with reinforcement and equipment.

You couldn't desert a battlefield. Looking up at the sky, you closed your eyes, cancealing the horrors of your surroundings, you prayed for one person to show up, only one person could make a way out of this hopeless situation.

Eyes still closed, you thought about Levi Ackerman, you wondered where he could be right now, you thought about the way he methodically does his job, nice and clean, no one being able to match his skills, you thought about how much he hated casualties and pointless deaths. As foolish and frivolous it was, you thought about his jet black hair and the way it would fall on his face while he escapes from a titan's grip, how his jaw clenches when he's faced with a particularly bothersome specimen, you weren't aware you picked up on those things until now, not to forget how his body spins, like a dancer in a deadly ballet. You also thought about how he always kept an eye on you every time you were together on a field, his eyes always trying to locate you somehow, you caught him so many times throwing worried glances at you, especially in dangerous situations, more than any other of his comrades. Did it mean anything ? You never thought about it that way, come to think of it, you never knew what Levi Ackerman thought of you, were you just a another comrade to him or someone more important ? Those questions were going to stay unanswered. All those times you caught him eyeing you, overprotecting you, asking you if you ate, slept, rested at the most random of occasions.

And him ? Did he know what you thought of him ?

You felt the ground tremble underneath you all of a sudden, you looked beside you and you saw a giant human-like feet, its nails extremely dirty, a long and deep cut carving an opening at its ankle, leaving the insides completely visible. When did you get accustomed to such disgusting sights ? The titan bent over, watching your form, you were looking up at him now.

He has a friendly face you thought.

You pictured Levi in your head, for maybe what you thought was your last moment. He hated futile losses.

"Don't you dare die on me" he always said.

An ear piercing sound blew out of nowhere and a black signal tore the sky apart. You saw a small figure jump from tree to tree using an ODM gear, you didn't recognize who it was until the silhouette landed next to you, only inches away. Blood and rain on his face, Levi pulled you up by your underarm.

"GET UP ! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING ?

"I don't- i don't know what had gotten into me Levi"

"I DONT WANT TO HEAR IT MOVE IT"

He let go of your arm and grabbed you by the collar of your cape and forced you to stand on your now shaky legs.

"I'm out of gas Levi"

"What ?"

If you've never seen Levi panic, you did now. His eyes darted around frenetically, from the titans to the dead bodies then back to you again. He was grabbing you by the arm again, you could feel his long fingers digging into your forearm, he was tense and panicking. Panicking because both of you didn't have horses, but mostly because he had only one gas bottle left.

Levi looked down, trying to asses the situation and come with a plan for both of you to shun the titans and get out safely while having just enough gas for one person. Feeling a hot puff on the top of your heads you both looked up just in time to see two big eyes and a large mouth ready to chop both of your heads off, Levi shot his grapple hooks and pulled you by the waist with him, you escaped this one, but he couldn't guarantee the others, this situation couldn't go one he thought. You landed far enough to be out of reach from the titan who just attacked you, but you could already spot two blonde abnormals noticing you and coming for you. Levi quickly grabbed his gas container and detached it from his gear.

"Here ! Take it ! This should be enough for you to escape far from titan territory !" Levi shouted under the heavy cascade of rain.

"What ? No !"

"Don't be fucking stupid ! Take it ! I can manage to escape without it somehow ! Forget about completing the mission ! We retreat NOW !"

You reached for the container and placed it on your own gear before standing up. One of the abnormal had come so close now you could see the veins on his ridiculously large stomach. Levi grabbed your arm one last time "I'm going to shot my hooks at the nearest tree, i'm gonna distract this one so you can escape ! You take the opposite direction"

You nodded while the ground shook harder now that the titan was in front of you, his gigantic form casting its shadow over you. You actioned your hand grips, your hooks flew right into a tree in the opposite direction of where Levi went, you prepared yourself to use the gas to speed up.

Levi thinking the titan would naturally follow him instead, landed on a giant oak before turning around. His face darkened as soon as his eyes landed on you. You were struggling to get past the titan who was still chasing you and ignoring Levi, how come you weren't moving fast, the amount of gas should have been enough.

Levi's felt his heart stop and sink down his stomach, he instinctively reached behind him and pulled up the container he still had.

It was full.

He had given you the wrong gas container.

He mixed them up and gave you the empty one.

That's why you were so slow, too slow.

Too late.

Looking up, afflicted, he launched forward screaming your name, but it was in vain and he knew it. He couldn't take his eyes off your small figure getting picked up by a giant human hand who didn't have the any struggle catching up with you.

You think you heard him scream

You think you heard him scream your name

You're not sure, but you think you heard him slash the titan's fingers and landing with you on the ground, the titan's blood pouring down on both of you, hot and sticking.

For a moment, you thought you were going to make it, but you got suddenly conscious of the grotesque laceration on your lower abdomen and knew that this was it. You weren't going to make it.

An indescribable pain, a man's cry of misery, and cold blood running through your veins, you watched your vision go black, and for a split of second, the feeling of falling down an immense pit was all you could think of, the voice of Levi's cries resonating against the walls of what you assumed was your consciousness.

"I'm sorry ! I'm so sorry !" "Forgive me !"

***

When you opened your eyes, the sunlight blasting through a nearby window blasted your vision, when your eyes adjusted to the lightening, you realized you were in a room painted with an immaculate white.

How did you get in this hospital room ?

Wait, how did you know this was a hospital room ?

Because it looks familiar

You tried to recall anything prior to this instant, but you couldn't. Your mind was blank, you grabbed your head with your two hands, how come your memory was so blank ?

Outside of the building, you could hear chanting ambulances and honking cars in the distance, making your head throb painfully. You looked at your right, a bed table was there, on top was a bottle of mineral water, your keys, and your purse with a stethoscope dangling from it. There was also flowers dipping in a small amount of water inside a glass.

Your purse ? Your keys ? You don't remember coming here by yourself ! You tried to get up and get out of bed but the thumping inside your head quickly urged you to lay back down rapidly. You closed your eyes to try and shut the pain but heard footsteps shuffling cautiously inside the room, eyes still closed you heard a familiar soft and young voice ask if you were awake.

[killerskillercaptain]

Trust - part 2

pairing : levi ackerman x reader

wc : 2k

themes : after this incident, levi never doubted the nature of his feelings for you anymore, angst, fluff, reader in possible danger, levi being his typical hero self, erwin and his shitty missions

warnings : typical levi cursing

a/n : i had the idea for this fic from a bonus chapter in the ACWNR manga, no spoilers.

The strength of Levi was never a subject of doubt for you, he could take those three men in an instant if it wasn't for the sharp knife the other boy was holding to your throat, the cold point teasing your flesh.

The taller boy had disappeared for a moment inside the blacksmith's warehouse and slowly sneaked back to point his knife at you. With one behind you and one next to you with a menacing blade, you felt tears forming in your eyes but you refused to let your fear show through, you were with Levi nothing could happen to you.

Right ?

You and Levi understood that these guys weren't playing and that they weren't to be trusted. Nothing proved that they'd respect their own conditions if Levi won.

If Levi wins, no, when Levi wins, everything will be over. His strength was crazy, you've already seen what he's capable of, without even referring to his confrontations with titans.

A table was brought from now where to be planted in the center of the place as more people came to watch, this was becoming some sort of sickening show.

Levi didn't even look at you, his eyes were too busy with the man who was now taking a sit in front of him, planting his right elbow on the table, and presenting a very filthy hand to the Captain. Now having to touch this disgusting hand was probably the hardest part for Levi., you thought ironically. Your breath hitched in your throat as the Captain straddled his sit and put his elbow angrily on the table, he looked like he would rather strangle the man, but he threw a discreet glance at the weapon menacing you and knew this was not to be taken lightly.

"I don't know what you heard about me" said Levi looking at the blacksmith, his hand inches away from his. "But i heard a lot of things about this shithole of a village too and guess what? You and your little guys proved everything to be true"

"That we didn't fuck around in this village ?" asked proudly the blacksmith.

"That you weren't the best of people" answered Levi.

A man emerged from the crowd and placed his hands on Levi's and the blacksmith's now joined hands, with Levi clearly repulsed by the physical contact.

"No foul play" said the captain

"No foul play " responded the bearded blacksmith

The moment the self proclaimed middleman let go of their hands, you saw the blacksmith clearly struggling to give all that he's got, veins even starting to pop at his temples, his ridiculously muscled arm already starting to bend towards the wooden surface as Levi effortlessly pushed him near his defeat. The blacksmith was resisting enough but it was clear who was about to win this arm wrestling. You felt some relief -even if you never doubted Levi's abilities- the sight made you loosen up, one of the men seemed to have noticed your body relaxing and brought the point of his knife closer to your throat as if to tell you not to rejoice so soon, earning your most menacing glare.

When the blacksmith's hand was about to get smashed on the table, you saw him bring his free arm behind his back, and gesture to one of the boys holding you. You were sure Levi wasn't able to notice this sneaky little gesture and you tried to shout something at him, noticing this, the boy holding the knife swiftly brought the blade behind your back and plunge it very painfully into your back muscle, the move made you shriek from the unannounced pain, it would have been impossible for you to hold back your voice even if you wanted to, and you hoped Levi wouldn't get disrupted by this, but to both your misfortune, it did. Hearing you scream threw him off guard levi just enough for the blacksmith to use the last bit of energy he had to slam Levi's arm flat on the table.

"What ? he beat Levi ?"

"He actually did it !"

"That guy never looses ! Not even to humanity's strongest !"

Loud screams and cheers started coming from the vociferous crowd, you froze for a second and looked in Levi's direction, you wished you could read his expression but you couldn't, he didn't look surprised or shocked, he looked disappointed. You, on the other hand, weren't going to let this whole masquerade slide without attempting anything. This man didn't win, he cheated. Even though you still don't know how it was possible for Levi to get distracted this easily, you weren't gonna go down without a fight. People were now coming towards the blacksmith to congratulate him and the whole excitement breaking out made the two boys holding you loose their concern for you. You could feel the one holding the knife relax, probably thinking unconsciously that there was no need to restrain you anymore. You remembered your own blades sheathed in your ODM gear that you couldn't reach before and used all of your strength to shove the boy holding the knife, you hit base of his jaw with full force, freeing your hand in the process and grabbing one of your blades for the first time without a hilt. The boy whom you shoved fell on the ground, surprise still plastered onto his face, turning to the second one you swiftly pointed your blade at him. You were in charge.

Being the actual one in danger now, the one who was still holding into your arm gulped uncomfortably before letting you go. You placed yourself behind him, restraining him in the same manner he did with you before, you shivered slightly, realizing how much the back of your shirt was drenched with your own blood.

Levi is quick to react too, realizing you were out of danger he climbed on the table, stepped on the bench where the blacksmith was sitting, not giving him time to react Levi grabbed the man by the collar of his shirt almost picking him up effortlessly from where his seat and slammed him head first on the very same table they were wrestling on just minutes ago.

"HE CHEATED ! Captain ! I saw him giving them a signal when he was about to loose" you shouted so the crowd hears you loud and clear.

Levi still holding the man on the table planted his boot in the blacksmith's back, before yanking his shirt, making him face all of the faces now glaring at him.

The glares soon turned into sneaky comments

"Is that how he has won the other duels too ?"

"So... is that why he keeps on winning against even bigger guys ? he cheats ?"

Upon hearing what was being said, levi bent over the man, his foot still pressing against his back, almost whispering to him.

"Is that so ? You have a habit of challenging people to some tricky shit huh ?"

Then, an even louder villager made his way in front of the crowd and made a single comment that made the entire crowd come to an agreement.

"Captain Levi can't possibly loose to this guy ! Someone who can easily lift a man twice his size and slam him on the table can easily win an arm wrestling, the girl is telling the truth!"

Now the crowd became more vocal and started insulting the blacksmith, heckles were thrown at him, and more villagers started denouncing him.

"Tsk! Thank you for making us loose our time jackass !"

Levi let go of the man, lifted his feat and stepped on the ground, making his way to you to see how bad your injury was.

Your eyes hooked on Levi's you kept looking into his steel orbs while he was approaching you, vaguely hearing what was being said some feet away.

"Now i see why he always keeps his two minions near him when he confronts someone"

"What a tricky little bastard"

"And here we were proud of having the strongest arm of the district"

You muffled a laugh, that's how he's called ? You asked yourself as the thought of someone building a reputation out of lies irritated the hell out of you. You got pulled out of your silent thoughts by Levi's gentle touch on the large stain of your back, you could feel drops of your own blood making their way to the small of your back, way down your hips. You never saw Levi so concerned with a minor injury before, his brows were furrowed, his gaze distant, he walked over to the boy who did that to you and kicked him down with one swift move of his leg, he wasn't going to stop at that but you grabbed him by the arm.

"Let's just go Captain" you said softly, not wanting things to escalate to a full fight.

One of the women present in the crowd, offered to clean your wound, you followed her with Levi closely monitoring everything as the woman took you to a retreated place and soaked a clean cloth in clear water and proceeded to cleanse you wound. When she was finished, you both thank the woman and went back to the village square, taking this time a narrow road where the stranger who helped you clean your wound said you'll find the shop you came looking for. After a moment you could see a shop's signboard and judging by the symbols and inscriptions on it, you recognized the shop owner's name Erwin had informed you of, relief rushed through you as you saw your time here coming to an end, soon you'll be on your horses, riding back to the quarters and this painful day would eventually become a distant memory.

The entire time you were looking for the shop's sign, Levi was speeding up, walking several feet ahead of you, he kept his pace quick and his head low, as if he was studying the pavement. You were still wondering how that happened, how he could have got distracted, it wasn't like him, he was the hardest one to throw off guard even in the most unpredictable of situations, and yet it happened.

As a matter of fact, Levi was pondering that very same question, over and over since both of you left the square. But he knew the answer. Yes, he could have easily overpowered the bastard who challenged him, and he was winning, until you let out that cry of pain. Hearing your voice in such agony, even for a fleeting second, was enough to destabilize him, his eyes and mind shifted their focus towards you as soon as he heard you, he got worried, he got scared, but most of all, he felt the most excruciating pain hearing you scream like that. It was a fact that if it was someone else crying out of pain he would have easily ignored it, but not being able to go deaf to your plea and the rush of adrenaline that run through him at that moment made him realize what he didn't want to admit to himself. You were more important to him than you should have ever been.

He promised himself he'd never let any feeling other than camaraderie bond the two of you, but today's events pushed aside any doubt he had about it. You were too important to him. Now the reality of his feelings was laid flat in front of him.

The shop was now near enough for you to be able to hear the heated conversations coming from inside. The sun was starting to set, the thick rays of light low enough to cast slim shadows of your two figures, Levi's shadow extending all the way to your feet. He stopped at the shop's door and just before opening it, he looked at you for a moment, not saying anything, with an indecipherable face before disappearing quickly inside.

He promised himself he'd never fall for someone, what was he going to do now ?