Kinda soulmate AU- Levihan
Chapter 1
Levi had long disliked the concept of the lines. His mother had explained it to him when he was little, that every time you fell in love, a small black line, like a tally mark would appear on your wrist. If that love were returned, the line would turn red. If the person who you love hurts you, the line turns into a scar. To his sadness, Levi's mother revealed only scars.
He was thirty-two now, preoccupied with saving humanity, and his wrist remained blank. He saw many of his comrades bearing all numbers and colors of lines. It was true that he cared for those around him, but he had never formed a very special connection with anyone in particular. To some degree, Levi was glad that he hadn't fallen for anyone. His and everyone else's chances of survival were slim, and he figured he didn't need a romantic relationship to complicate things. Levi had seen many of his comrade's marks turn to scars over the years. Despite Levi's efforts to not think about it, he often found his mind wandering towards what it would be like.
As Levi put on his 3DMG and his Survey Corps jacket that morning, his mind returned to the lines. He tried to ignore the thoughts, as he had his first training session after being "convinced" by Erwin to join the Survey Corps. Even though he was adept at using the 3DMG, he knew he had to be focused.
After drinking a cup of black tea and straightening his bed to perfection, Levi made his way down to the field with Isabel and Furlan.
"This is such bullshit," Isabel mumbled while rubbing her eye. She had remained belligerent ever since their capture in the underground.
"It's better than stealing food and hiding from the military police, so act like you want to be here," Levi deadpanned even though he wasn't exactly thrilled to be there either.
Isabel only sighed in defeat and remained silent for the rest of the walk.
When they arrived at the training field, two people greeted them. The first introduced himself as Moblit Berner and to Levi's disgust, shook their hands. However, he did notice that Moblit had a couple black lines and one red on his wrist. Good for him, Levi thought.
The second introduced herself as Hange Zoe.
"Wow! We haven't had many experienced 3DMG users join the Survey Corps in a long time. I can't wait to see what you guys can do!" She exclaimed while she shook Levi's hand vigorously. Hange greeted both Isabel and Furlan with the same enthusiasm. She had the sleeves of her jacket pulled down all the way, concealing any lines that resided on her wrist. He had only spent about twenty seconds with the woman and Levi was already thoroughly annoyed.
Soon after their instructions were given, the trio was set loose on the training grounds. Levi found slicing the wooden titans' napes extremely easy while Isabel and Furlan had some trouble getting used to it. Nonetheless, they managed to impress both Moblit and Hange.
"Erwin told us you guys were good, but I didn't expect you to be that good," Moblit complemented them after they landed.
"Gee, thanks" Isabel answered sarcastically.
As the three made their way back from the training grounds, Hange caught up with them and began talking to Levi, who only scowled.
"Levi, the way you hold your blades while fighting is quite interesting. Humanity's survival is dependent on individual skill, so I think you will fit in quite nicely," she said, eyes wide.
Levi only grunted in response. Hopefully she'll get the message, he thought.
Only, she didn't. Hange continued filling him in about the Survey Corps, which quickly devolved into her telling him about her experiences with the titans. Levi just stared straight ahead, trying to ignore her. Is this woman for real? He asked himself. She was seriously getting on his nerves.
"Anyway, we began to test their response to pa-" Hange began to say when she tripped over a rock and fell flat on her face. Levi only watched as some mud flew onto his crisp, white pants.
"What. The. Hell." Levi muttered through clenched teeth.
"Whoops! Sorry, I kinda get lost in thought and forget what my feet are doing" She said as she hopped back up and fixed her glasses.
Levi began to frantically wipe off his pants, only to realize that he would need soap and water to get it off later.
"Watch where you're going, damn four-eyes," He grumbled, obviously pissed off.
Hange only laughed at the nickname and said, "Won't happen again clean-freak,"
At that moment, Levi could tell being in the Survey Corps might be more annoying than he originally thought.
End Chapter 1