Disclaimer: I own nothing of Attack on Titan
Warnings: This fic has Levi in it, so violence. And this fic has Levi in it, so foul language. Lots of foul language.
Chapter 1 - Prologue
The first thing he noticed when he came around was the unbearable throbbing in his head. As his vision cleared, slowly the familiar shape of captain Levi, strangely upside down, and leaning against a barely lit wall materialized in his vision.
A tight knot nestled itself inside Eren's gut when he saw the look on the captain's face. Levi seldomly showed any emotions at all, but now, his face was etched in deep and absolute fury.
"Listen closely you little piece of shit traitor, I will only ask you once why you did what you did, and I want the absolute truth," his voice was dripping with hate, and Eren was at first too overwhelmed to realize that he couldn't even speak because a gag had been placed inside his mouth.
What was happening?
Eren tried his hardest to remember what on earth could have brought him into this hell of a situation, but the fear that shot through his body and nestled itself in his brain kept him from thinking clearly.
Levi pushed off the wall he was leaning on and left Eren's field of vision, the clicking of his boots indicating that he was still very close and now behind Eren. He tried to keep his sight on him, because Eren was certain that the captain in such a mood was deadlier than any aberrant titan.
He couldn't turn his head, all Eren managed was that the barely lit room – or by the look of it, dungeon - slowly swung left and right.
The pulsing in his ears became unbearable when he realized that he was hanging from the ceiling, suspended by his ankles like a carcass.
The comparison made him want to retch, and he was barely able to stop himself and with that stop himself from asphyxiation because of the gag.
"Tsk. Now you regret, as soon as it's your own ass that's on the line. You should have thought about the consequences earlier, fucker," he punctuated his last word with a kick to Eren's kidneys that sent him spinning and groaning into his gag.
He was put to a halt by two strong hands on his shirt. As soon as his vision cleared from the spinning, he looked awkwardly up at Levi's face still dominated by anger and fury. Eren tried to talk to him through the gag, trying to make him stop so that he could explain himself. Telling him that he only needed a moment to just think about what happened, that he couldn't remember just yet, and that it was likely all just a misunderstanding. He realized that his hands were still free and tried to pry the captain's hand's away, but Eren was too weak and Levi relentless.
The captain only raised one eyebrow at the sad display. A contemptuous snort escaped him. "Yes, now you're ready to talk, but if you had listened to what I said earlier, you'd have realized that I didn't ask the question yet," a sadistic smile spread on his face, "and I won't for a while, so just stay where you are and hold still. "
Eren panicked. This was all completely crazy. He screamed into his gag to make Levi stop, to at least remove the gag that he could defend himself, but the captain relished the fear in his eyes and delivered a hard kick to Eren's ribcage.
A whimper escaped Eren and he tried to block Levi's next kick that aimed for his torso. But he was too slow and uncoordinated to achieve anything. He let his hands fall back, dangling hopelessly towards the dirty ground in defet. It hurt, as Levi maltreated his body systematically, hitting one sensitive spot after another. Between the pain, Eren wondered how Levi was so adept in torture, because that was exactly what he put him through in the moment. He winced after a particularly mean blow in his guts and wondered why the ground and his face were wet. His entire body pulsed in agony and Eren could only hope that Levi would tire anytime soon or find some gleam of mercy inside his soul.
But Levi continued hitting and beating Eren, oblivious to the muffled screams and later sobs coming from his prisoner. Eren's foggy mind realized, just before slipping into unconsciousness, that Levi deliberately refrained from inflicting open wounds. He didn't want Eren to shift into a titan. And then it hit him. The thought of shifting into a titan provoked a landslide of memories to jumble into his mind. And shortly before unconsciousness claimed him, one thought remained. He probably deserved this.
AN: Soo…any guesses? What could Eren have possibly done to earn this? Please leave a review if you liked this chapter, it keeps me motivated and helps me to update sooner :). Also, constructive criticism is always welcome, including my English, as it's not my first language and I always try to get better. Thanks for reading!