So I know I have a KHR fic that I kinda dropped so sorry about that- I'll try to be better with this one-
This was originally supposed to be a high school AU with a little twist but I couldn't think of a good plot and then this came to mind and then oh look a wild plot idea appeared.
OTL Hope you enjoy this fic-
Ideas for the title and Levi's Cleaning Service are from a certain someone on Facebook.
Help with the Therapy situations go to another certain someone on Facebook.
Help with edits go to another certain someone on Facebook.
Thank you all for your help.
I do not own Shingeki no Kyojin. Just the plot.
They came from all sides. He was surrounded by Them and with no way of escaping. His blades had been dulled from all his attacks, his ropes starting to become unable to support him. This was his worst-case scenario.
All his squad mates were dead. All but one of them murdered by the titans. The final one had fallen by his own hand. Just as he promised. And damn did that hurt to do. To watch your lover's final breath leave his mouth and be unable to do anything but stand there with a hung head and a fist around the blade that caused said final breath.
Ever since the beginning Levi had promised Eren that if he lost control of the titan dwelling within him, he would kill him. But it wasn't until that moment that he was left with no other choice but to hold true to that promise. The promise that would cause his own demise.
The titans, ranging in size, finally closed in on the short Corporal, but he wouldn't go down without a fight. Not after having come so far. He forced his ropes to preform until they could no longer. Even with dull blades, he managed a few kills, but it wasn't enough. Not enough to eradicate the titans. Soon he would be met with the same fate as his young lover. He felt his limbs being ripped apart.
That was when Levi sat up with a gasp. What was this wetness he could feel on his cheeks? He reached up to touch and examine it. … Tears? He was... Crying? Why? Was it from that dream? Who was that person he murdered? No... This was just a dream, wasn't it?
But it wasn't the first time he's had that dream. No. He's had similar dreams. And it always consisted of those giants and that brown-haired boy with emerald eyes. Those beautiful emerald eyes. He's never seen anything so beautiful.
What was he saying? He didn't even know who this person was. No, that was a lie. He remembered the person and his name. But that was his previous life. He didn't know the person in this life.
Levi had been constantly plagued with nightmares from what appeared to be his past life for years. He just wanted to forget about those dreams and his past. But there was something inside him -his soul, maybe?- that wouldn't let him. Every time he was close to forgetting, he would have the same dream again.
The same dream with the same brunette dying the same death and the raven dying shortly after.
Well, at least he knew how he died?
He glanced at the clock next to his bed. 4:26 AM. He wouldn't be getting sleep any time soon. So he got up to make himself a cup of coffee.
While waiting on the cup, Levi pulled out his phone to text his closest friend, Erwin.
I had the dream again.
He didn't expect to receive a reply anytime soon, so when the coffee was done, Levi sat himself down on the couch and turned the TV on to a random channel, mostly just for background noise.
He picked up the book on the small coffee table in front of said couch and opened up to the first page. It was a book about the history of the cities within the Walls, which were no longer standing due to the titans having gone extinct many decades ago.
Nobody had bothered to write books about the horrible experiences of people whose stories were passed down orally. Until a small team of people thought it would be best to record this as history.
There were mentions of the three military branches, their members and their ranks.
So of course Levi would be mentioned as both the Corporal of the Scouting Legion and as Humanity's Strongest soldier.
Descriptions of the weapons and their uses were also listed.
In a few places, there were drawings taped in. Levi's drawings. He had drawn what he could remember and taped them in for reference. Weapons were broken apart and the parts were labeled, faces of the solders he could recognize were drawn and taped in next to their names and descriptions.
But there was one soldier that he kept looking back to. Eren Jaeger. The name that matched the face of the boy in his dreams.
His fingers traced lightly over the name and drawing before he closed the book, setting it back down where he had picked it up from, looking up at the TV.
A couple hours later, Levi awoke again. When did he fall asleep? He checked his phone and saw that he had one new message. Erwin must have replied.
You really should see that therapist I told you about. I'm starting to get worried.
That therapist... He went by the name of Eren Jaeger, didn't he? Maybe he'd go when he got off work, though he was somewhat nervous. Was it the same Eren? Levi closed his phone and tossed it to the side.
He trusted Erwin's instincts, so if he said the raven-haired man should see a therapist, Levi would see the therapist.
Levi ran his own cleaning service, appropriately named Levi's Cleaning Service, though he worked from home. Why bother with another shop when all you need to do is just buy cleaning supplies and take calls from people who were too damn lazy to clean their own houses?
Sure, his rates may be high, but damn did he do a good job. The houses he cleaned were always left completely spotless. Even better looking than it was when it was first put on the market and bought.
His day was usually quiet and boring. Maybe he'd go in earlier. … Yeah, he'd do that.
He took a shower before putting on some clean clothes and making his way out to his car and to the recommended therapist.
Levi signed in and sat in a chair, waiting to be called back.
As Eren looked over the paper with his latest client, his eyes widened, seeing the name. Levi. It couldn't be that Levi, could it? His Corporal? No, that was impossible. There was no way Corporal Levi would be here in this building waiting to see him. Eren wasn't ready to face the lover of his past life. Maybe he never would be, but this was his job and he couldn't refuse patients that needed his help.
Eren had been in the Corporal's position before, remembering his past life and being afraid of it. If there were such a thing as Hell, that would be it.
The brunette chewed on the inside of his lip nervously before finally getting up to call back the client.
Seeing the man sitting in a chair not too far away made his heart skip a beat. The same hair, the same cold eyes. It was him, there was no denying it now.
"C- Levi? I'm ready to see you now." God, it would be hard to prevent myself from accidentally calling him Corporal.
A young man who couldn't be older than twenty stepped out into the waiting room and called for Levi.
"C- Levi? I'm ready to see you now."
What was that?
The raven-haired man's eyes widened as he looked up to the other male. The same hair, the same emerald eyes- it was him.
Levi could feel his heart rate increase and swallowed the lump in his throat, standing up to greet the therapist.
Eren blinked, looking down slightly at the shorter man who just kept staring at him, trying not to stare back or show any proof that he recognized this man. "Is.. Something wrong?"
The older male snapped out of his trance at the words and shook his head, looking downward. "N-No. It's nothing."
Still trying to hide things? Isn't this why you came here, Levi? His thoughts berated him.
The two sat down across from each other, the younger taking out a notebook and pen, pushing the short awkward moment to the side. "So, first off, how are you?"
"Tired." Levi muttered, answering quickly.
"Why?"
"I woke up from a nightmare."
"Nightmare?"
Levi paused. He was going to have to explain. Of course he realized this, he just wasn't sure if he wanted to go through with it. But he was already here so there was no going back, really. He looked to the carpeted floor. "...Titans. Everywhere. From all sides. I was a squad leader in the Scouting Legion, but my entire squad was killed. There.. There was one teenager. He-" The raven-haired man looked up at the other. "He actually looked just like you... He- I murdered him." Levi had lowered his gaze again.
So that's why he was staring... Eren mused, writing down almost everything Levi had said. "Titans haven't existed for over a hundred years, why you were dreaming of them, I'm not sure. Tell me how I- this person who looks like me was killed." He's remembering and suffering because of it. I just want to hug him and comfort him, but I can't.
"The back of the neck. I stabbed him there. Similar to the only known way to kill a titan."
Eren tried to hide his shock. The back of the neck. If he remembered correctly, he had a birthmark there. And as people said, a birthmark was where you were killed in a previous life. Reflexively, a hand reached to feel that spot on his neck. "I see.." He made a note of that. So it was true. He never really thought the dreams of his past life were true, he just went with it. But hearing Levi's explanation of his dream just proved that it actually happened.
"I've had similar nightmares too.. That wasn't the first time it happened." Levi chewed his lip a little.
"Do you mind explaining?"
"They're.. The same general thing. Titans everywhere, soldiers getting killed.." He didn't want to go into too much detail. More like he was afraid to go into too much detail. These dreams had really shaken him up.
Eren contemplated this, though somewhat upset that he couldn't hear about any other possible stories of their time together. "I can only suggest a couple of things to help. Avoid food and drinks other than water for a good two hours before bed, Avoid reading or watching anything that may cause your nightmares, such as horror novels, scary movies and books, or even history books, and listen to some soothing music, usually without words, to relax yourself before sleeping."
Levi gave a small nod, not admitting the fact that the closer he got to forgetting, the more often the nightmares struck. So the only thing on that list that he wouldn't be following was the staying away from his history. He couldn't stay away from his history.
Eren was supposed to help his clients and admitting he had similar memories as this particular one, even if he wanted to, couldn't be good for his job. He couldn't lose this one too. And it paid a good amount of money. The only thing he had to live off of.
Sure, Mikasa had a good job, too, that paid well, but Eren would much rather have money that he made with his own two hands.
"This information will be kept confidential. I would like to see you in a couple weeks to see how you're doing, Co-" Eren managed to bite his tongue, preventing himself from saying Levi's previous title.
Levi had started to get up when the younger began dismissing him, but stopped at the last part of the sentence. His eyes shot up to the other. "What?"
"Nothing!" Eren raised his hands defensively. "I didn't say anything, Corporal! I-I mean-" Shit!
Levi's eyes narrowed. "Shitty brat, trying to play it off as if you didn't recognize me. I'm not your 'Corporal' anymore so don't call me that."
That caused the younger to look down. "Sorry, Co- Levi."
The raven-haired man just stared at him, his cold eyes boring into the other, waiting for an explanation.
"I- I do remember.. The past. The titans. My death." Eren's hand touched the back of his neck again, the same spot of his birthmark. "Everything. But, I can't risk my job. As much as I love seeing you alive again, I- I can't. I'm already risking my job just by telling you this much. Co- Levi, I'm so-" Eren's words were cut off by Levi grabbing his shirt collar and pressing his lips roughly against Eren's own.
When Levi finally pulled away and released his grip on the other's shirt, causing him to fall back into his seat, Eren's face was a deep red. He could even form proper words. It all just came out as incoherent sputtering.
"Shitty brat." Levi's face had a small pink tint to it as well, though it was well hidden. "You don't know how happy it makes me just seeing you alive again."
Eren gave the older man a small smile. "Sorry for everything I've done in the past, Corporal."
"I don't care about the past anymore, Jaeger. And I told you to stop calling me that."
"Sor-"
"Shut up."
Eren opened his mouth to apologize again but closed it at the sight of Levi's glare.
"Maybe you don't need to tell your boss about this. I'd like to see you again, Jaeger." At that moment, he was grateful for Erwin for reuniting the two lost lovers.
Eren stared into the cold gray eyes that were staring back at him, searching for any hint of a lie. There was none. This man honestly wanted to see him again.
Could this progress into what it once was? Eren would like that. He was sure Levi would too.
After another moment of thought, Eren nodded. "Maybe.. We could go out for lunch?"
"When's your break?"
"Around one."
"I'll be outside waiting for you then." Levi nodded and Eren smiled.
"I can't wait!" Eren got up to hug the other, but too late did he realize that he was taller than the ex-corporal. "It- It seems I'm still taller than you."
"Do you want me to pick you up for lunch or not?" That wasn't a question. That was a threat and Eren picked up on it.
"Sorry!"
"Stop apologizing, shitty brat!"
"So-" He was silenced by Levi's glare. Again. "I- I still want you to pick me up for lunch."
"Maybe I shouldn't. I wouldn't want to babysit a brat who can't stop apologizing." Levi crossed his arms and turned away, only to look back at the younger out of the corner of his eye.
When Eren could finally move after the initial shock of Levi's words, his mouth opened angrily and his eyebrows furrowed. "I'm not brat!"
"Well you're sure acting like one."
Eren was about to lose his cool and moved to punch his ex-corporal, however, said ex-Corporal had been expecting this, based on his previous dreams, and before the punch could connect with his jaw, he grabbed it and pulled the brunette in close to kiss him again.
Eren had been shocked stiff yet again. Was Levi planning this? He didn't even know him in this life? So what if he had the same personality as his past self did? This was a different world, therefore a different Eren.
But damn that kiss lit a hungry flame within his entire being. Eren wanted more, but he knew he would have to wait as Levi pulled away again, this time with a small smirk on his face.
"I'll meet you at lunch, Jaeger." Was the last thing Levi said before walking out the door and back to his car, leaving Eren a blushing mess.
I'm already starting the second chapter to this so it should be out by at least next week- Sorry I can't write fast-
