Wings of Freedom

By: Kiba/KibaSin

Summary: She never wanted to go back into that endless darkness, but if it meant he could spread his Wings of Freedom wide, she just might. [Levi x Kagome]

Disclaimer: All copyright claims to Inuyasha belong solely to Takahashi Rumiko-sama, while all copyright claims to Shingeki no Kyojin belong solely to Isayama Hajime-sama.

Genre: Angst/Suspense/Drama/Romance

Rating: M

One

Levi Ackerman's cool gray stare narrowed intently, tracking the twelve meter Titan that had appeared some twenty minutes prior. It had to be an Abnormal, he was certain, and he was beginning to believe that everyone else had turned into fucking morons the moment it stepped into the area. The damn rookies seemed to be avoiding it. It almost looked as if they did not even see the damn thing, if that were possible, and he was quickly gritting his teeth.

He was under strict orders. Until his leg had fully healed, he was not to engage, but he was starting to wonder if he would have no choice if the Titan decided to do something other than wander back and forth, following a small number of soldiers from the 104th Training Recruits. It had had ample opportunity to devour several of them already, as they seemed to unknowingly use their 3D Maneuver Gear to pass inches from the Titan's content smile.

Glancing behind him to where Hange Zoë was barking orders to several recruits to take down a seven meter Titan, he wondered briefly why Shitty Specs was not gawking and attempting to convince everyone to capture the Abnormal. The Squad Leader was directing soldiers on where to resupply their gas, seemingly unaware that such an oddity even existed, and Levi stared at her impassively for a few moments, waiting for any sign of change.

"Can nobody see this damn thing?" Levi asked himself quietly. Was it fucking invisible? And even if that were possible, why could he see it? "You, brat!" he called suddenly, catching the attention of a nearby soldier.

"Sir!" the soldier saluted. It took only a moment for them to land on the rooftop beside him.

"Your name?" Levi asked.

"Reiner Braun, sir," the man replied.

Staring up at the soldier for a moment, Levi finally returned his attention to the Abnormal wandering around unnoticed. "Do you see that Titan there?" he asked, nodding in its direction. He noticed the way Cadet Braun's eyes narrowed slightly in curiosity, before his brow furrowed inward and his mouth dropped open a bit in shock.

"Where did that one come from?!" Reiner exclaimed. "Sir?" He looked confused and paranoid then, no doubt from the mysterious appearance of a twelve meter Titan walking aimlessly between members of the Scouting Legion without a care. "How long has that one been there?"

"At least twenty-five minutes," Levi admitted, noting the horror that crept into the cadet's eyes. He narrowed his eyes a bit more, as his lip drew into a grim line. Could they honestly not see the damn thing? It was a massive target, and an easy one at that. "I want you to gather a few of the other soldiers and kill it, is that understood?"

"Yes, sir!" Reiner nodded, before jumping from the rooftop.

Levi watched then, attempting to wrap his head around the genuine surprise that had crossed Cadet Braun's face. How could he see the damned Titan? Was he standing outside the range of whatever ability it possessed? Where had it come from? It looked normal enough, as ugly as it was, and it lacked the obvious intelligence of a Titan Shifter with the way it seemed content to merely follow what should be its prey.

"Tch," Levi sighed when he noticed that Cadet Braun had zipped right past the Titan without a care in the world. Did the Abnormal cause people to experience fucking amnesia? He stepped to the edge of the roof then, his hand drifting down to his blade. This was a special circumstance, and he was certain that Erwin would forgive him for disobeying a direct order after he learned that multiple soldiers had been completely oblivious to the presence of a Titan.

The Titan, however, turned the moment Reiner Braun flew by, its gaze settling upon the soldier. A completely feral sound ripped from its throat, its stance becoming tense, before it tore after the blonde.

"Fuck!" Levi cursed, wondering what had changed in that instant, as recruits alike were startled and screaming in horror at the sudden appearance of a Titan directly next to them. He saw several soldiers become tangled together in the wires of their 3D Maneuver Gear, becoming obvious targets for the remaining Titans they had yet to dispatch, and decided that he would need to intervene before the Titan caught Cadet Braun.

"Captain Levi!"

Stepping off the roof then, Levi easily maneuvered between the buildings at a quickening pace, knowing that the Jaeger brat was following behind him. He did not even spare the boy a glance, intent on intercepting the Titan hell bent on chasing down Cadet Braun for whatever reason.

"How long has that Titan been there?!" Eren called. "Where did it come from?!"

Levi barely even twitched, only the corner of his eye indicating his annoyance with the questions he could not properly explain.

"Captain?" Eren yelled. "What if it's a Titan Shifter?"

"It's an Abnormal," Levi called back. He felt his jaw clench at the sight of the Titan gaining ground on Cadet Braun, despite the soldier's immediate attempt to get as far away from the Titan as he possibly could the moment he came back to his senses. Where the hell was everyone else? He flicked his eyes away from a moment, noting when another cadet made an attempt for the nape of the Titan's neck, only to falter once within range, the grip on their blades becoming slack, before they continued on their way as if the damned thing did not even exist. They seemed to come back to themselves after a few moments, making the same attempt with failed results. "What the fuck?"

"What's wrong with everyone?" Eren sounded horrified and concerned. "Should I transform, Captain?"

Levi barely even winced at the pain that lanced up his leg when he was forced to make an abrupt turn in the air, another Titan falling the moment his blades sliced through its neck. It really was their luck that this happened during a routine cleanup of the area in an attempt to cut down on the amount of Titans in the area beyond the Trost District.

"Captain?!"

The Abnormal Titan gave a strange roar of satisfaction then, its massive hand closing around Reiner Braun in mid air. The blonde gave a cry of pain, terror clouding his features as he stared into the gaping maw of the Titan holding him captive. He tried to struggle, but it lasted only a moment before the Abnormal removed his head from his body without hesitation.

"Reiner!" another soldier shouted from a distant building.

"R-Reiner…?" Eren stumbled onto the rooftop. He could only watch, barely aware as Levi continued forth, as the Titan devoured Reiner in seconds.

The momentum pushing him forward, Levi brandished his blades in an arching circle, intent on putting down the Abnormal before it decided to eat anyone else. "Damn!" Steam prevented his pursuit, however, as the Titan suddenly toppled over into the road between two buildings. He turned the speed of his strike, pulling himself away with another hook shot into a nearby wall, and wondered what else the Abnormal was holding up its sleeve.

Hange landed on the roof above him, her eyes wide and frantically searching for any signs of life. "Did you kill it?!" she panted. "Tell me it's alive!"

"It's alive, Shitty Specs," Levi said, "for now."

"It had to have been an Abnormal!" Levi could practically hear the drool dripping down her chin with the statement. "How do you suppose it was able to deter so many soldiers from killing it? A pheromone, maybe? Oohh, what if it excretes it through its skin, allowing it to—!"

The Captain of the Special Operations Squad ignored her then, knowing that she could continue to spout nonsense about new Titan abilities until she was satisfied with her observations that she had written down in her notebook. His eyes remained upon the steam billowing up from the street below, though he noted that there were several Titans a few streets over that had seemingly become aware of the occurrence. No doubt they were attracted to the fact that every member of the Survey Corps had come to investigate what had happened to the Abnormal. He was about to start barking orders to have them eliminated when he spotted… her.

Levi's eyes widened a fraction when the girl stumbled out of the steam, her legs shaking and barely able to keep her upright. Where had she come from? Who was she? How had she survived the intense heat given off by the Abnormal? How had she gotten out here without any sort of 3D Maneuver Gear? And… why was she dressed like a harlot this far away from the Wall?

The little green strip of cloth around her waist hid nothing from the imagination, leaving her legs completely bare, and it was clear that her blouse had been ripped halfway down the middle from the way it was hanging off her elbow on one side. Where had she even gotten those clothes? They were unlike anything he had ever seen.

A quiet sob escaped her as the steam began to clear, and Levi quickly realized that the Abnormal… was gone. Only the girl remained. His eyes narrowed with the very real possibly then, his lips becoming a very thin line. Had the girl been a Titan Shifter the whole time? Did she know Annie Leonhart? Was she with the Armored and Colossal Titan? How many of them had infiltrated the Walls?

She tilted her head back then, her hands cradling her cheeks, before she stretched one up toward the sky as if it was her salvation. She stumbled again, whatever strength that remained from her transformation beginning to drain away then. The sobs escaping from her were heart wrenching, despite the brilliant smile that touched her lips the longer she stared up at the bright blue expanse above her.

Levi landed on the ground beside her, his sword held at his side. He briefly noted that the girl appeared to be an Oriental. She was too thin to be a soldier of any kind, and it was clear that she did not have the muscle mass obtained from learning to use the 3D Maneuver Gear. It was believed that the Armored and Colossal Titan had infiltrated the military alongside Leonhart, so what use was a girl that did not even look like she knew the proper way to hold a blade? Dressed as she was, she would have come under suspicion from the Military Police almost immediately, eliminating her usefulness. Had they left her outside the Wall because of that?

"Who are you?" he demanded.

She seemed to become aware of him then, a quiet gasp escaping her lips when her dark blue eyes settled onto him. Levi felt his eyebrow twitch upward a little from the sheer awe and wonder, as if she had never seen another human being in her life. He almost cut off her hand when she swayed on her feet, placing it lightly upon his chest for support, and he had a feeling from the way her eyes widened that that small touch had confirmed he was real to her.

Was she even aware she was a Titan Shifter? This close to her now, he could see the marks underneath her eyes that indicated she had pulled herself free from the Titan's body. They looked exactly like those that appeared on the Jaeger brat whenever he was carved out of his Titan form.

Grabbing her wrist, Levi applied enough pressure to quietly inform the girl that he could hurt her if he wished, as he said, "Who are you?"

"I… I'm…" her voice sounded harsh, raw, in a way that only became possible from not speaking for long periods of time.

The sound of pounding feet distracted her, and Levi silently cursed when he looked up to find a three meter Titan rushing toward them. What the hell were those fucking recruits doing? Gawking? He heard the sound of wires dispensing, and watched as a rookie attempted to slice through the Titan's neck. The cut was not deep enough, he already knew, and he quickly wrapped his arm around the girl. It would strain his leg and be annoying, but the Titan Shifter needed to be interrogated for answers about her possible comrades, not rotting inside some piece of shit Titan.

The girl surprised him, however, when she glanced over her shoulder at the Titan almost upon them. She screamed like someone that had never seen a Titan before in their life, shifting her body weight into him and throwing him off balance. "Fucking bitch!" Levi spat. "Are you trying to get us both killed?"

"W-what is that?" she asked.

It was too close, Levi realized. He could see Shitty Specs leaping off the roof nearby, but it was too close and he could not afford anymore damage to his leg. "Get off me!" he snapped, feeling the girl clutch at his shirt. She was putting too much pressure on his leg already, and she had shifted herself into a position that his grappling hook was sure to impale her thigh if he attempted to use the left one for escape purposes. "Do you want to die?"

She huddled into him more, shouting, "Get away from me!" as she raised her hand toward the Titan.

The pink light that exploded from her body startled him, and Levi released a grunt, snapping his eyes shut against the brightness, as he attempted to shove the girl away from him. A soothing warmth nestled deep into his bones, relieving every ache he could have possibly complained about, and Levi allowed his grip on her arms to become limp. What… was this? His gray eyes opened slowly as the light faded away, and he could only stare down into that oddly blue gaze the Oriental girl possessed.

"Oh my—!" Shitty Specs sounded like she was about to have an orgasm, and Levi quickly lifted his gaze to find her kneeling in a pile of glittering pink… ash? "They're… they're all gone?!"

He felt the girl's tight grip on his shirt loosen, her body slumping toward him in a dead faint, leaving the Captain to only wonder about what had just happened. He shifted his weight to hold her up better, and quickly realized that his leg… his leg was fine. His brow furrowed inward then, curiosity nestled deep within his gaze, as he quietly asked, "Who the hell are you, brat?"

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-KibaSin