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Levi's POV

"Levi, where's your squad?" Commander Eyebro-- I mean Erwin asked.

"I don't know. Probably picking each other's noses or some sh*t like that."

"Go get them. We need to get supplies."

I sighed, walking away to look for my squad of idiots who I didn't want to bring along since they would just mess around. I went into the castle, hearing loud chatter and laughter so I went towards the source. Opening the door to the mess hall, I find them sitting on a table.

"What the hell are you guys doing? I told you to be at the stables after breakfast."

"We were playing truth or dare."

"Get your a*sses outside."

They all followed me in silence, I'm guessing it was because they didn't want to irritate me any further. All of us got on our horses, me and Erwin at the front, and we were about to leave until we saw something the size of a human scrunched up in a ball. I jumped off of my horse and crouched down as I frowned. I scrunched my nose up in disgust and brushed the unruly hair from their face and saw (e/c) eyes half-open, looking up at me. I was able to see the bones under her skin on her face, arms and legs, the rest of her body was covered by a scruffy dress. She looked as if she was on the edge of death, pale and weak, and she had trouble to breathe. I didn't think she would be able to walk in this state. I stood up and looked at Erwin who had just leapt off from his horse.

"What's wrong?"

"This girl looks like she's going to die anytime soon."

"Let's take her to the infirmary."

I nodded and went back to the girl, crouching down again.

"Do you trust me?"

"Yes," she managed to croak out with all her strength.

I scooped her up and carried her to the infirmary which wasn't far. I asked them to take my horse back to the stables before they left to get supplies without me.

Normal POV

You laid on the most comfortable bed you've ever been on. Out of a window, you could see the bright, azure blanket illuminated from the radiant sun. Before you had slept, for however long, you weren't able to breathe properly but now you were able to with ease. You felt a lot better than before but your stomach was still growling for some food. You brushed your hand over your stomach, feeling the soft and clean clothes you had on your body.

The door opened, making your eyes to flit there and you gripped the pristine sheets, terrified to find someone walking in. He had blonde hair, blue orbs that radiated a warmth that made you feel comfortable. He gave you a smile and approached you. You've never seen him before but he's acting so casually around you.

"Do you feel better?"

You stayed silent, not wanting to talk to this mysterious man even though he seems benign.

"I'm guessing you're hungry after sleeping for two days." He passed you a tray of food, your eyes beaming at the amount there was. You picked up the spoon and popped a bit of food into your mouth.

"Do you like it?" He asked to which you shyly nodded. "One of my men made it. And I don't think he'll make it again so you're lucky."

"Thank you..." you trailed off, wanting to know his name.

"Erwin."

"Thank you, Erwin," you said quietly.

"If you can move, there's a room for you. I'm going to let you stay here and enlist you as a scout."

You scoffed the food down, listening to what he was saying but you didn't want to say anything. You had a bit of food on the corner of your mouth which Erwin wiped with a tissue as he subconsciously smiled. He sat on a chair, facing you while you ate.

"What's your name?"

"...I don't have one..." You stopped eating and kept your eyes on the plate.

"Where's your family?"

"I don't know..."

The blonde had a slight crease in between his eyebrows before he asked another question. "Do you have a home?"

"No."

"Well, you can call this place home now," he grinned, trying to get a smile on your face, but it didn't work. "If you have any questions or uncertainties about anything, come to me."

You gave a mere nod as he got up to leave, taking the tray from your lap since it appeared as if you weren't that hungry anymore. You've never felt so comfortable somewhere. No place has felt like a home to you, but this place does.

After a while of staring into space, a knock on the door snapped you out of your trance. A man you recognised came in but you couldn't remember where you've seen him.

"How are you feeling?"

Silence.

"So, you're just going to ignore the person that rescued you from death?" His tone had a bite to it but you seemed unfazed by his sharp character.

That's where you saw him; he was the one who picked you up and brought you here before you would slowly die away. His grey orbs before were pooled with concern but now, they hold no emotion whatsoever. He took slow steps towards your bed.

"Thank you for saving me. I'm in your debt."

"Tch. I didn't save you so I could have something in return." He crossed his arms. "Anyway, Erwin asked me to take you to your room."

You nodded, slowly getting up as you noticed that you weren't feeling weak anymore and you were able to stand properly without feeling dizzy. Your bare feet padded against the floor, following the raven whose name you have yet to know. Catching up to him, you walked beside him as you fiddled with your fingers.

"Why are you nervous?" He suddenly asked.

You slightly shrugged as a small blush crawled onto your cheeks.

"You aren't much of a talker, are you? Well, that's a good thing because I don't want another brat giving me a headache."

Brat? He's being harsh with the person he saved and someone he barely knows, and he thinks he can call you a brat? Whatever, it's not like you're going to stand up for yourself.

"When we get to your room, have a shower. You smell like sh*t."

You understand that you would stink and you aren't in the cleanest state, but does he have to be so critical?

Upon reaching your room, he fished a key out of his pocket to unlock the door. You walked in and he passed you the key which you took from his hand, your fingers skimming his which he clicked his tongue to.

"Be ready in nine minutes. I'm taking you to Erwin's office." And with that, he left. Why was he so specific about the time?

~/~

"Do you have any experience with fighting?"

You shook your head meekly as you sat on a chair on the other side of Erwin's desk, fidgeting with your hands which were slightly damp with sweat. You've never seen these people until two days ago, or even an hour ago, so you were afraid of these new people. Can you trust them?

"What were you doing before you stumbled across this place?"

"I-I was homeless. I w-would eat the leftovers of what people threw out and people b-beat me up for no reason. I wasn't able to make any friends and I n-never knew my family. I d-d-don't even know my name."

Erwin stood up with a look of sympathy and went towards you, crouching by your chair and whispered, "you don't need to be frightened here. None of us will beat you up and you will have your own room. You won't need to eat leftovers. Don't worry. You're safe here."

Not able to hold back anymore, he hugged you, leaving you and the other male in the room in surprise.

"And I'll give you a name." After being in thought, he spoke, "how about (Y/N)? Do you like it?"

"Yes," you said, almost as if you mouthed the word.

"(Y/N) it is. And I don't know if you already know or not, but this is Levi. You can trust us if you don't trust anyone else." He stood back up.

You nodded, getting up to leave.

"And whenever you're ready to start training, let me know."

"Can I start tomorrow?"

"...Sure. But don't you think it's a bit too soon. You just recovered from a severe illness."

"It's fine."

"If that's what you want."

You left his office, gently closing the door behind you as you made your way back to your room.

"Erwin?" Levi said.

"Yes?"

"Why are you being so gentle with that girl? This isn't a f*cking fairytale where she gets pampered by you. This is a military base, Erwin. She's a freeloader with you treating her like that. No one here takes it easy."

"That's enough, Levi. I'm not going to let her take it easy, all my soldiers are treated the same way."

"Explain the way you hugged her then."

"I was simply comforting her. And I don't why you're complaining, you're the one who brought her here."

"It was just so she could be brought back to health. I didn't think you would enlist her as a scout. She has no experience with fighting. What potential does she have?"

"A lot. You are dismissed, Levi."

Levi clicked his tongue and exited the office. He didn't want another brat to look out for. He just hoped that Erwin would be in command of you instead of him. You better not cause any trouble for him.

~/~

You thrust your fist forward, attempting to punch Erwin but you never liked hurting people so it was a light blow. He let out a light chuckle, shaking his head.

"(Y/N), don't be scared to punch me. This is part of your training."

You went into an awkward fighting stance which he fixed for you, telling you what to do. You got ready to punch him again and this time, it was stronger but he could tell you weren't putting all your strength into it.

"Again."

You took a moment to fix your posture before throwing a surprise punch to his stomach. But unfortunately, he saw it coming and made a cross with his arms, nearly stumbling back but he kept his balance. You lifted your leg, kicking it into his side where he wasn't able to block it. He smirked, seeing how you were able to get a hit on him.

"Okay. I'm going to attack you and you need to defend yourself now."

You nodded, getting ready for any attacks that would be coming your way. He threw his fist at your jaw, knocking your head back. Straight after, he punched you a couple of times at your stomach, causing you to cough up some spit as you bent down, too weak to stand.

"Get up."

You got up unsteadily, complying to his order.

"Defend yourself."

For another hour, you trained with Erwin until you were too exhausted to carry on. By the time you stopped, the sun was setting as a wind blew over you, cooling you down after your training. Your skin was drenched in sweat and stained by mud and dirt which you were going to go wash off.

"Same time tomorrow."

"Okay."

You reached your room, stripping your clothes off your body and stepping into the raining water, steam dispersing from the shower. You scrubbed all the grime from your body and washed out the sweat in your hair. You got out, grabbing a towel to dry all the water that remained on your flesh before slipping on a fresh uniform. You let your wet hair hang down your back as you went to the mess hall for dinner. You took some food and sat down on an empty table, silently eating your meal, desiring the food that was specially made for you a few days ago.

"Why don't you sit with the others?"

You looked up, seeing Erwin holding a plate and a smile on his face. You faced the table again, shaking your head. The blonde sighed and sat down opposite you, joining you for dinner. Levi looked over at you two, thinking, 'Why is she so special to Eyebrows? He's acting as if he's her dad or some sh*t like that.'

Erwin tried to get you to speak but you would only say a few words since you were shy and there wasn't really anything you could talk about, he basically already knows everything about you for your life feels like it didn't even start until you came here. You haven't spoken to anyone but Levi, Erwin and someone else called Hanji. She's a bit too energetic for your taste but she has a friendly nature. And even though you speak to them, it's only a few words like 'yes', 'okay', 'thank you'. You don't speak to them as they would speak to each other. You try to avoid interacting with anyone but Erwin always seems to get you to talk, even if it's one word.

~/~

You pinned Erwin's arms over his head and straddled his legs, breathing heavily as you wiped the sweat from your forehead with the back of your hand. He smiled, glad to see that you have improved significantly over the past two weeks. You were one of the best scouts he's seen develop and you could maybe even be one of the best scouts in the regiment after you train some more. Now, he can show Levi the potential he saw in you.

"Well done, (Y/N)."

"Is this what you call training?" A voice inquired to which you looked up to.

You blushed and abruptly got off of Erwin, allowing him to stand up as he dusted off his clothes. You gazed at the ground as the blonde cleared his throat, facing Levi who had his arms crossed over his chest.

"I never knew you were the submissive type, Eyebrows."

"We were training and I can tell you that (Y/N) is better than you think."

"Better at what exactly?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Fighting. Stop thinking like that."

"Whatever." The raven walked away with the roll of his eyes.

"Have a shower and go to the mess hall."

"Okay."

"And you're training with me is over. I'm going to put you in a squad."

You were just getting comfortable with Erwin and now, you're going to have to join a squad of new people you've never even spoken to. Oh, well, it's better than living on the streets.

You gave him a nod and strolled back to your room, getting stopped by two young boys whose names were Eren and Jean.

"You've been here for nearly three weeks but you haven't spoken to me or anyone else."

"Jean, leave her."

"Why's she so quiet?"

"It's a miracle she is," a monotone voice stated from behind you, and you knew who it was. "Both of you, go. Let her go to her room because she needs a shower."

Again, he came with the usual criticism. At least, it got those boys to leave you alone as you started to walk again.

~/~

Over the year, you have become one of the best scouts, joining Levi's squad who had no objection because you still don't talk much and you won't give him a headache like the others. And maybe there's another reason...

"Oh, come on, (Y/N)! Take it easy on me!" Eren complained after you had knocked him to the ground with two punches and a kick.

You shook your head, putting your jacket on, which you took off to spar with Eren who thought he could beat you after he made a bet with Jean. You went off into the building, getting stopped as soon as you entered.

"Cadet Smith," Levi, who was watching you spar, called. (Btw I chose Smith since Erwin took you in as his daughter and you never had a surname before).

You turned around and shyly saluted, avoiding eye contact. It could be true that you may have developed feelings for the Corporal over time. He might have been cruel to you at the start, but then he started to be nice to you, well, it's his version of being nice and you think he's only kind to you because Erwin told him to.

"I told you that you don't need to salute. Put your arm down."

You let your arm hang by your side, still standing there timidly as you could feel his gaze burn into you. Your eyes finally averted from the floor when you felt an arm rest around your shoulders. You realised who it was, relaxing your tensed shoulders.

"Is Levi being rude to you again?" Erwin asked.

"I was never rude to her." Levi scowled.

"You always seemed to frown whenever she was around."

"Tch. Why are you here?"

"I need to speak to (Y/N)."

"I was going to talk to her."

"You can in five minutes."

Levi clicked his tongue with a roll of his eyes. Why did Erwin have to ruin the opportunity for him to talk to you? All Levi wants to do is hear you say full sentences, see a smile on your face and make you happy because frankly, you aren't/don't do anything of those things and you deserve to be happy, in Levi's opinion. But that blonde man comes in and lets the chance for that to happen slip. Yeah, Erwin may be trying to get you positive as well, but Levi wants to do that before anyone else does. Somehow, it makes him upset to see you gloomy and he wants to fix that.

"I'll talk to Erwin first," you softly spoke.

Damn, he just wants to hear more of that delicate voice you own.

"You like him, don't you?" Erwin whispered once you were out of hearing distance of Levi.

"What?"

"You like Levi."

"W-Why would I?"

"I don't know. I'm not the one who likes him." He ruffled your hair with a smile. "You can tell me anything, I'll keep it between us.

"...Yes, I do," you admitted.

"Okay. You can go to him now."

You walked away with a pink hue stained on your face, trying to get rid of it. You accidentally walked into Levi's office without knocking but he didn't seem to mind when he saw it was you.

"Bring me tea," was the only thing he said before dismissing you.

You merely nodded, heading for the kitchen as Levi carried on with the paperwork. You boiled the water and reached for a mug before pouring it inside the porcelain that had a teabag. You stirred it and let the flavours of the tea infuse the water. You picked it up from the surface and went towards his office, meekly knocking on the wooden door. Upon hearing a 'come in', you opened the door and stepped in, closing the door behind you. You placed the cup on his desk, where there was a space free, and stood there silently.

"Why are you just standing there? Sit down."

You sat down in the chair opposite him as he took a sip of the tea and you noticed the slight surprise on his visage.

"This tea is really good."

"Thank you." You blushed and looked down at your hands.

He opened a drawer and pulled out a tin. He took the lid off, showing some cookies that looked appealing to you.

"Help yourself. I made them."

You were confused; why was he complimenting you? Why was he giving you his homemade cookies? Why's he making small talk which he hates so much? Why is he being so casual? What did he want to talk to you about? What's going on?

"Sir?"

"Levi," he corrected you. "I already told you that you don't have to address me formally when you're speaking to me."

"Levi, why are you doing this?"

"Tch. Just appreciate that I'm treating you like this."

"But why are you?"

"..."

Silence settled in the room. You didn't want to ask him any more questions since it may infuriate him and he'll probably kick you out which you don't want to happen. He continued with his work, acting as if he was ignoring your presence.

'Tch. Why can't I just say it? It's not like she's one of those people who will shun me out of their life. Why do I hesitate? Do I fear rejection? No, of course not. What is it? I just want to see her smile. See a smile enhance her beauty. See her happy. But how the hell is that possible in this world?'

"(Y/N), Ilikeyou," he confessed quickly and quietly, making it difficult for you to apprehend what he said.

"Sorry?"

"Damn it! I like--!"

"Shorty!!!" His door slammed open.

"What the f*ck do you want?"

"Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt your date," she grinned as he rolled his eyes.

"It isn't a date," he growled. "What do you want?"

"I have some more paperwork for you."

'This is what you barged in here for, you idiot?'

"Okay. Get out."

"Have fun~!"

She creepily smirked and closed the door, leaving you two alone again.

"You were saying something...?" You inquired.

Levi huffed, running a hand through his charcoal locks. "I've been wanting to tell you that I like you," he muttered.

Did you hear him right?

"Pardon?"

"You heard what I f*cking said."

"You...like me?"

"Tch. Just get out if you have nothing to say." He never even glanced at you.

"...I like you, too," you barely murmured.

"Why was it so hard for me to tell you this whole time if you like me back?" He mumbled to himself.

He stood up and tipped your head up with his fingers, placing a kiss on your lips, causing you to become a blushing mess. You could taste the tea he previously had and you had to admit, it did taste pretty good.

Levi pulled away and gave you the first smile you've seen.

"Can you please smile for me?" He whispered, cupping your cheek and brushing his thumb on your skin.

Your eyes fluttered from his steel ones, now pooling with affection and warmth. He turned your head so you could look at him again.

"A woman like you shouldn't be so downhearted."

He pressed his lips against yours again for a more passionate kiss. You lidded your eyes, moulding your lips with his as you felt a smile tug at your lips. Once your lips tore away from his, you were still smiling with gleaming orbs gazing up at him.

"Thank you." He leaned his forehead against yours, feeling content to see a smile grace your features.