The troublesome piano Chapter 1: Levi, an attack on titan/進撃の巨人 fanfic

Chapter 1: Levi...

Author's note: I saw this video on YouTube called "Is Levi gay or European?" and I just couldn't help myself.

This was it...

In just a few moments, her end would come...

This was NOT how she wanted to die! Funny how you get a whole new appreciation of life when you know you're not going to have it for much longer. June trembled in fear as she stood there in the entrance to the mess hall and stared down the very thing that was going to get her killed:

The piano...

A few days ago, Hanji had thought it would be a great idea to place a grand piano in the mess hall and let Cadets play on it on lunch breaks. She had thought that a little music might help lift the spirits of the soldiers after the countless murders they had been witnesses to and the idea itself, actually wasn't that bad. The only thing that dragged down the idea was that now, that piano was going to be the cause of another death.

June's death...

***Flashback to the previous night***

"Oh no... Oh, no, no, no, no, no... I am NOT doing that! Not in a million years! NO!" June protested angrily at the other Cadet's dare.

"Oh, come on! You know the rules of truth or dare; you have to." Ymir laughed, grateful that this stupid game was finally getting interesting.

"Yeah, June; rules are rules" Jean added, he too laughing his ass off.

"What, are you trying to get me killed!?" The woman only screamed angrily in defense.

"I'm not some suicidal maniac! Do it yourself!" She was slightly hyperventilating in anger mixed with fear at the mere thought of actually going through with the dare. Eren who sat right next to her, padded her on the back soothingly.

"Come on! They don't call it a dare for nothing, and I'm sure he won't get that mad" He pleaded the redhead.

"No! There's just no way!" She persisted.

"I would rather jump straight into the open mouth of a Titan!"

All the Cadets sighed in exasperation, all disappointed that June seemingly wasn't going to do this. That is until a mischievous smirk formed on a certain blonde's lips.

"Juuuuune!" Armin purred as he scooted closer to the very stubborn girl.

"Yes, Armin?" She asked as the boy in question leaned closer in, until his lips were mere inches from her ear.

"If you don't accept the dare, I guess that I have to tell Mikasa that you were the one who..."

"FINE!" June jumped out of her seat, a scared expression written on her face.

"I'll do it!"

***End of flashback***

For a while, the slightly older Cadet just stood there, completely frozen on the spot. She couldn't believe that she was to be only 25 years old.

Why the hell did she agree to this!? Wasn't the Captain way scarier than Mikasa!?

Well... That was kind of debatable. Captain Levi was bound by duty not to hurt her too much, but Mikasa wouldn't have that to chain her down.

This was impossible! Either way, she was going to die!

June swallowed the lump she had in her throat and entered the mess hall, taking her sweet time to get to Hanji. The very eccentric woman was sitting at the superiors' table, talking Commander Erwin's ear off about Titans. Captain Levi just sat calmly next to them, sipping on his tea. The stoic expression he always wore was slightly laced with boredom. June was about to wipe that away and replace it with anger shortly. She gently tapped Hanji on the shoulder, making the woman turn to her with the widest most annoying grin, plastered on her face and she just knew right there and then that she was in on this.

"Good morning Cadet Hale! How are you this fine day!?" Levi stirred slightly at the mentioning of June's name. He glanced at her for a split second, before returning to his tea. She coughed awkwardly before answering.

"Uhm... I'm... Fine, I guess? I-I" She couldn't do this, just NO! She was just about to turn on her heel and flee, when Hanji grabbed her by the arm.

"Come on June, I won't bite"

"I know you won't" She mumbled under her breath, glancing quickly at Levi. He didn't notice... Or maybe he just didn't care.

"I..." June sighed.

"I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY A SONG ON THE PIANO, PLEASE!" She just blurted out, too fast for her to stop herself. Hanji let out a high-pitched shriek.

" That's wonderful!" She jumped out of her seat faster than you can say "Titan" and tackled June in a soul crushing hug. They both tumbled to the floor, causing several soldiers to stare at them.

"LISTEN UP, GUYS!" Hanji shouted out to everyone.

"JUNE HALE IS GONNA PLAY A SONG FOR US! AH! ISN'T THIS EXCITING!?" She dragged the scared Cadet over to the piano and returned to her seat.

'I can't believe I'm doing this! I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS! I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M ACTUALLY DOING THIS!' June chanted to herself in her mind. Her hands were cold and clammy, her legs, almost like jelly.

"I would" She tried to shout out to the 'crowd', but her voice came out way too high-pitched and cracked like she was just about to cry in terror. A death glare from Mikasa, however, made her try again. This time her voice came out right.

"I would like to dedicate this song to Captain Levi!" Everyone's heads shot up at the sound of her statement. Whispers started to fill the room.

'Is she serious?'

'Isn't that pretty dangerous?'

'Is she suicidal?'

Levi himself didn't actually act like he cared. She did hear a faint 'Tch' though, but that was a pretty normal thing to hear from the Captain.

Shaking like a leaf, she sat down in front of the piano and placed the piece of paper filled with the lyrics, the other Cadets wrote the previous evening in front of her. She placed her pale, slender fingers on the keys. Tears actually started to form in her eyes as she started to play the instrumental intro. Every muscle in her body tensed up as she opened her mouth and started singing: (If you want to know the melody and stuff, the song is called 'Gay or European')

"There! Right there!

Look at that tan well tinted skin.

Look at the killer shape he's in.

Look at that slightly stubbly chin.

Oh please, he's gay, totally gay!"

Cue spit take!

Levi, choked on his tea, coughing violently. He was definitely surprised. Small giggles could be heard around the room and the fiery redhead considered leaving the stage, but no... She carried on with the song.

"I'm not about celebrate.

Every trait could indicate.

The totally straight expatriate.

This guy's not gay, I say, not gay."

The giggles got louder now. June only gulped and continued.

"That is the elephant in the room.

Well, is it relevant to assume.

That a man who wears perfume.

Is automatically medically fay?"

It was getting hard for her to breathe out of sheer fear, she did not dare look at the Corporal to see how bad the damage was. After all... The song was far from over.

"But look at his quoft and crispy locks.

Look at his silk translucent socks.

There's the eternal paradox.

Look what, we're seeing.

Is he gay? Or European?"

The up-beat melody of the song now changed to one that sounded more stealthy and June's voice changed to one that sang in a whisper, just like she was talking about someone behind their back.

"Gay or European?

It's hard to guarantee.

Is he gay or European?

Well, hey, don't look at me.

You see they bring their boys up different in those charming foreign ports.

They play peculiar sports.

In shiny shirts and tiny shorts!"

She chanced a glance at the Captain and immediately agreed with herself that she shouldn't have. Oh boy, did he look angry! He remained seated though, the tea cup still in his hands. He just stared angrily at the wall, trying to ignore you, it seemed.

"Gay or foreign fella.

The answer could take weeks.

They will say things like 'Ciao, bella'

While they kiss you on both cheeks.

Oh please!"

Levi looked like he was fighting an internal battle with himself, to keep his temper in check.

"Gay or European?

So many shades of gray.

Depending on the time of day, the French go either way."

A shattering sound could be heard from the superiors' table. Levi had accidentally crushed his tea cup in his hand. His teeth was gritted and his jaw was clenched. Of course June knew that Captain Levi had French heritage, and of course all of her so called 'friends' knew that too when they wrote the song. How she hated their guts right now.

"Is he gay or European? Or live right there.

Look at that condescending smirk.

Seen it at every guy at work.

That is a metro-hetro jerk

That guys not gay, I say, no way!

That is the elephant in the room.

Well, is it relevant to presume, that a hottie in that costume.

Is automatically, radically, ironically, chronically.

Certainly, curtainly, genetically, medically gay?

Officially gay, officially gay, gay, gay, gay.

"Dammit, gay or European?

So stylish and relaxed.

Is he gay or European?

I think his chest is waxed."

And that was the final straw. When June glanced over at Levi; all the squad leaders and Commander Erwin were holding him down as he had gone in complete killer mode. This was the perfect time to run for dear life, but unfortunately, the song wasn't over yet.

'What are you doing, June!?' June's common sense yelled at her.

'Get out of here, NOW! Before it's too late! Don't make this worse for yourself!' She chose to ignore it and kept playing.

"But they bring their boys up different.

There, it's culturally diverse.

It's not a fashion curse.

If he wears a kilt, or bears a purse.

Gay or just exotic?

I still can't crack the code.

Yet, his accent is hypnotic.

But his shoes are pointy toed.

Gay or European?

So many shades of gray.

But if he turns out straight.

I'm free at eight on Saturday.

Is he gay or European?

Gay or European?

Gay or European?"

June took a deep breath, trying to ignore the cold chills running down her spine as she looked at Levi's glare. Now, came the big finish of the song.

"People! I have a big announcement!"

She made a big deal out of singing in a French accent and sounding like a man at this part.

"This man is gay AND European!

And either is his place.

You've got to stop your being a completely closet case.

It's me, not her he's seeing, no matter what he say.

I swear, he never, ever, ever swing the other way.

You are so gay, you big parfait.

You flaming boy in cabaret.

You're straight?

You were not yesterday.

So if I may, I'm proud to say:

He's gay and European!

Hooray!"

Just as June finished the last note of the song, the lid on the piano was slammed closed. She barely got her hands out of the way. Ever so slowly, she lifted her gaze to meet angry eyes, shooting lightning bolts at her.

'Oh shiii- taki mushrooms!'

"Cadet Hale!" Levi's voice was low and dripping with cold venom.

"What... In the name of the three walls, was that?" He didn't ask as much as he commanded an answer. June just stayed silent though. He stared coldly at her for just a while more, before he barked at her.

"My office... Now!"

'Well...' She thought.

'I'm as good as dead anyway, so why not see what happens?' She shrugged on the inside. Gathering all her courage, she pulled on a poker face and crossed her arms.

"No..." She said calmly, staring him straight in the eye. Her answer earned a loud gasp from all the other Cadets in the room; she had almost forgotten that they were there too. Even Levi showed surprise.

"What did you just say?" Levi asked calmly. June's common sense started speaking to her again.

'Okay. Oooookay... It's fine. It's fine! We can still fix this, if you just apologize and go with him to his office. Just apologize... Like, right now. Right now would be good... June? Why aren't you apologizing? (J-June)? What are you doing? June!'

"I said no..." June answered confidently. Levi's eyes widened in slight surprise. She simply continued.

"I haven't done anything wrong, have I?" She asked, tilting her head in mock confusion.

'June!? Do you wanna die!? Don't blow this for yourself! You're still so young! June!' Her common sense yelled at deaf ears.

June jumped in surprise as Levi slammed his fist violently against the piano.

"CADET HALE! I WON'T SAY THIS AGAIN! MY. OFFICE. NOW!" Boy was he scary.

'You see? Now you've upset him! You are SO dead'

"Why!? So you can punish me!? Soldiers within the Survey corps are allowed to speak their minds! So technically, you can't punish me for pointing out that you're gay!"

'Abandon ship! Abandon ship! All brain cells, please exit in a calm and collected manner!'

This wasn't good. Never in her life had June seen someone THIS angry. Levi was furious! And I mean, FURIOUS! His eyes were mere slithers, his mouth locked in a frown and his fists clenched so hard that blood from the wound he received when he shattered the tea cup was dripping from his hand.

'Do you... Realize what you've done? DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE DONE!? I give up! Live without a common sense! I. am. OUT of here!'

"What. Did. You. Just. Say?" Levi's voice was sharp and cold like a blade and June couldn't hold back a gulp.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Corporal! I had no idea that you were so sensitive about the subject." She answered in a mock tone.

'I... hate you'

Hanji's loud laughter could be heard clearly in the mess hall now. Glancing at her, June noticed that she was rolling on the floor out of sheer amusement. Even Erwin cracked a wide smile. Levi though, was not amused.

Not... The tiniest bit amused. June suddenly felt a slight pain, as Levi grabbed her by the collar and forcefully dragged her out of the mess hall. She decided to keep her mouth shut as she was dragged through the halls, up the stairs and through the door to his office. Levi threw her violently to the floor and slammed the door shut behind them. He even went as far as lock it and throw the key in to some unknown corner of the room. The pain of landing on the freshly waxed floor, briefly immobilized her ability to speak, but alas; all good things must come to an end.

"OW! LEVI, that hurt!" She complained, unaware of the effect, calling him by his first name had. Levi raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Huh... Interesting..." A shimmer of silver quickly glanced in his eyes. June quickly got up from the floor and leaned against Levi's desk for support. The look in his eyes had changed. It was no longer shining with pure anger. Instead, he looked intrigued.

"So, listen, brat. What urged you to have the audacity to write such things about me?" Levi was slowly pacing back and forth in front of her, with his arms behind his back in a military matter. His bangs slightly covered his sharp, steel gray eyes. Obviously, June couldn't tell him about the dare. She was many things, but a snitch wasn't one of them. Deciding to keep up her brave act of defiance, she shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't really know... Boredom? Maybe I just wanted to see if I could humiliate you?"

'WHAT!? Did you seriously just say that!? Are you CRAZY!?'

A smirk formed on Levi's lips at the sound of her words. Not a mischievous smirk, merely one of amusement.

"Huh." Levi stopped pacing.

"And why would you want to humiliate me?" He asked, still keeping his voice full of authority. He sounded angry, but curiosity had made its way to the surface.

"Because I- I wanted to see if it were possible to get a reaction out of you?" She answered, more as a question to herself.

"I see" Levi nodded and walked over to a closet in the corner of the office. He carefully pulled out a broom and walked back over to June. She tilted her head in confusion when he held it out to her, gesturing for her to take it.

"Wh-Why are you handing me a broom?" She asked, her fear slowly starting to return. Levi's smirk widened.

"It's your punishment. Sweep the floor of my office..." He stated bluntly and handed June the broom.

'Okay, June. Be smart here... He's handing you a chance to redeem yourself. Take it! Take it and live!'

No... For some inexplicable reason, June wanted to defy Levi. She wanted to know what happened if he reached his breaking point. She refused to give up now; even though she was kind of terrified. She was stubborn, so she did what any suicidal maniac would do in front of Captain Levi himself: She threw the broom to the ground.

"No... Clean it yourself."

Levi remained oddly calm. He just stared at her for a while with a gaze she couldn't possibly read. After what seemed like forever; he finally spoke.

"Are you defying me, Cadet?" Levi leaned in so close to June that she could feel his breath in her ear. She gulped.

"Yes" She sounded way more confident than she was.

Suddenly, steel gray eyes met with emerald ones, this time she knew that she had never seen this look on Levi's face before. Not in a million years would she even have dreamt of seeing it on him of all people:

Pure amusement.

Sure, his lips weren't formed in a smile, but that look in his eyes was not to be mistaken. This had to be Levi's way of smiling.

'June? Why are you blushing? No, June... You can't blush in front of Levi. What if he notices!?'

June couldn't help it. She was blushing at the sight of Levi "smiling".

"Good"

Wait...

WHAT!?

Did Levi just say "good"? How was it a good thing that she defied him? Was that what amused him? Levi leaned in closer to her, pinning her to the desk with an arm at each side of her small body.

"I am not gay, June." He stated, rather annoyed, actually. Being this close to Levi flustered June too much for her to think clearly. All she knew at that moment was to defy him; defy him, no matter what.

"Is that so?" She asked casually. Sweet Maria, Rose and Sina, was he close now. Her breath hitched as she started to feel his own breath against her.

"Yes." His voice was so low and husky, his breath smelled like mint tea and those sharp orbs of steel gray were so intriguing, she couldn't help herself. The words just slipped out of her mouth without permission.

"Prove it then..." She breathed.

Not a second later, she felt something soft touch her lips. It took some time for her shocked mind to register that it was his lips. Levi was kissing her! What should she do!? What should she do!?

'Kiss him back, you idiot!' June's common sense told her.

Slowly, she started moving her lips against his, wrapping her arms around his neck. Levi's hand went up to cup her face, but ended up in her silky locks instead as his other arm, snaked around her waist, pulling her closer. A moan escaped her lips as Levi deepened the kiss and he responded with a low grunt from the back of his throat. Slender fingers made their way to the raven black locks that was Levi's hair and slowly started to caress it. He seemed to respond well to this as he pulled the woman even closer to him. When they finally broke apart for air, Levi turned his gaze towards June's emerald orbs.

"There... You go ahead and write a song about that, Cadet." He whispered huskily against her lips.

"Oh, and please do only defy me when we are alone" He added, alluringly. June simply nodded. She didn't feel like defying him right now. Levi leaned in to kiss her again, but barely had their lips touched before he stopped.

"One month of stable duty for humiliating me." He gave her a small peck on the lips and pulled away from her.

"Dismissed."

June left the Corporal's office that day in a state of euphoria. She slowly traced a finger over her lips; the very lips Levi had touched with his, no more than five minutes ago. She didn't mind the stable duty. She didn't mind the humiliation of singing that awful song. She didn't mind anything at that moment. There was only one thought flying through her head.

"Definitely European..."

The following day:

It was lunch time at the Survey corps once again, and once again, June had a special surprise for them. One that would definitely get her in trouble again, but, hey! She couldn't pass this opportunity.

"Excuse me, Squad leader Hanji?" She tapped the brunette on her shoulder again. Once again, Hanji turned around at the speed of light.

"JUNE! You are a GENIUS! I laughed so hard yesterday! What's up?" Levi who sat beside Hanji, cringed at the memory of yesterday's embarrassing event.

"That's actually what I came here to talk with you about. I have another song I would like to play" June smiled confidently this time. Levi just shot her a look in which she replied with a look that said 'Don't worry'

"Oh my, YES!" Hanji literally grabbed June and dragged her up to the piano.

"GUYS! JUNE HAS ANOTHER SONG FOR US!" She screamed loudly and the crowd immediately grew silent. Considering what happened the day before, they did not want to miss this. June cleared her throat.

"Okay, guys. So yesterday, I sang a song dedicated to the Captain. I recently, however, discovered that my assumptions were wrong and I'm here today to fix that. Again, I would like to dedicate this song to Captain Levi!" A lot of the cadets started cheering as June got in front of the piano. Everyone was listening as she started playing the song. After a long instrumental intro, she decided to get right to the point and skip ahead to the chorus.

She took a deep breath and smiled mischievously.

"I kissed a girl, and I liked it!"

Levi did a full spit take on his tea this time as he abruptly flew out of his seat.

"June, what the hell!?"

June simply laughed as he advanced towards her in anger.

"Aw, calm down. It was just a joke!" She ran down to meet him half way and immediately crashed her lips against his. Unable to resist her, he slung his arms around her waist and kissed back. Gasps could be heard around them, but they didn't care.

"Cleaning duty" He said between kisses, not taking his lips off of hers.

"Two months"

June just chuckled and deepened the kiss.

***Extended ending***

Six months later:

June was once again, sitting in front of the piano. This time, she hadn't bothered dedicating her song to anyone. He already knew it was for him. The instrumental part was soft and beautiful. She had really poured her heart into it this time around. She didn't sing in silly voices or French accents.

No...

This time, she did her best to sound as beautiful as she possibly could:

(A/N: Listen to the song "Fallin' for you" by Colbie Caillat while reading this part, if you want)

" I don't know
But I think I may be fallin' for you
Dropping so quickly
Maybe I should keep this to myself
Waiting 'til I know you better

I am trying, not to tell you
But I want to,
I'm scared of what you'll say
And so I'm hiding what I'm feeling
But I'm tired of holding this inside my head

I've been spending all my time
Just thinking about ya
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you
I've been waiting all my life
And now I found ya
I don't know what to do
I think I'm fallin' for you
I'm fallin' for you

As I'm standing here
And you hold my hand
Pull me towards you
And we start to dance
All around us
I see nobody
Here in silence
It's just you and me

I am trying not to tell you
But I want to
I'm scared of what you'll say
And so I'm hiding what I'm feeling
But I'm tired of holding this inside my head

Oh, I just can't take it
My heart is racing
The emotions keep spilling out

I think I'm fallin' for you

I can't stop thinking about it
I want you all around me
And now I just can't hide it
I think I'm fallin' for you
I can't stop thinking about it
I want you all around me
And now I just can't hide it
I think I'm fallin' for you

I'm fallin' for you

Oh
Oh no no
Oh
Oh, I'm fallin' for ya"

Authors note: So yeah, that was chapter 1. Just to give you a taste of what this fan fiction is about. The next chapter is gonna be about Jean. Let me know if you want the story to continue. (Some chapters end romantically, but not all) and, yes! I will create a different OC for (almost) every AOT character.