Birds chirped from outside the open window as you swept the hallway, making sure not to leave any dust behind. You'd been tasked with cleaning the bottom floor of HQ-and while you certainly didn't mind, it didn't help that you had a certain Corporal checking up on you often.

It all started several days ago, when Levi called you to his office. Nervous, you hurried there, to find him sat behind his desk, looking down at a mound of paperwork. When he heard you knock and enter the room, he looked up, as agitated as you'd imagined he'd be. There was no reason you could think of why you'd be in trouble; you did as you were told, didn't mess around where or when you weren't supposed to, and the few times you had been caught slacking off, you'd made up for the lost time by working extra hard.

He motioned to the chair on the opposite side of his desk and you hesitantly sat down, easing into the chair slowly before folding your hands neatly in your lap. The Corporal sighed, rubbing at his temples gently. You sat quietly, trying not to fidget as you waited for him to speak up, but soon the silence became too much.

"Sir, I-"

"The Commander has informed me that due to the overwhelming amount of paperwork I've been tasked to complete affecting my general performance, he has ordered me to find an assistant."

Your eyes widened-he couldn't mean you, could he?

A groan escaped his lips, eyebrows furrowed slightly. "I'm choosing you because of your obedience towards superiors and ability to get things done." You nodded quickly, not wanting to get in trouble by disagreeing in any way. "You are to report to me every morning directly after breakfast. I'll decide what you can do tomorrow." There was a deep sigh, and then he leaned back in his chair. "That's all for now, Cadet. You're dismissed."

Quickly you stood and saluted before turning and leaving, glad that you weren't actually in trouble. It wasn't such a big deal to you, being used as an assistant of all things, because while the Corporal was somewhat brash and was said to give a rather large load of work at times to anyone with a rank under him, he also seemed to be somewhat more giving to those who worked hard.

The work itself, however... wasn't exactly what you expected.

The next morning, the short man had ordered you to begin cleaning Headquarters. When you asked him to specify where, he replied, "All of it."

And so, you began cleaning.

Which brings you here.

"Cadet? You missed an entire room on the second floor."

You tensed, turning towards him and running what you were going to say through your head.

"The storage room?"

"Yes."

"There were some boxes I couldn't lift to clean under on my own, so I figured I'd find someone to help," you began. "but I couldn't find anyone that wasn't busy."

He took a moment to process that information before motioning with his hand to follow him. "I'll help you move them now."

Scurrying after him, handle of the broom gripped in your hands, you both climbed the stairs and found your way to the storage room.

The Corporal helped you move boxes, as you swept under them, taking care to not leave anything behind. Once you were done with that, you hurried away to find the bucket and sponge you were using before, replacing the water before returning to the storage room to clean the floor. Levi left after moving all of the boxes to the hallway himself (how strong must he have been to do that?), but returned later to find you panting softly, wiping sweat from your brow. You turned to him, a small smile turning the corners of your lips up.

"Did you want me to reorganize the contents of the boxes, sir?"

He shook his head. "I checked them after moving them all. They seemed good enough, so I wouldn't bother." You nodded, hauling yourself up and beginning to work on the cobwebs around the corners of the ceiling and floor. Once that was finished with, you cleaned the lone window, the only light source in the room, scrubbing it with as much energy as you could muster before stepping back to inspect it. You turned to your superior, and he came forward, scrutinizing it quickly before turning towards the door.

"Good job, Cadet. Let's move the boxes back."

You helped him, picking up the lighter ones and moving them back inside the room neatly, careful to not drop them.

Sighing, you stretched your arms over your head, wondering if you could finish the first floor by dinnertime. Unlikely, but you could try. Setting off towards the staircase, you heard a voice behind you.

"Going back to cleaning the first floor?"

You stopped, turning back to the Corporal. "Yes, sir."

He stared at you for a moment. "Take a break, Cadet."

You started, surprised. You hadn't expected that, but you figured you'd take the chance he was giving you anyway. You set the cleaning supplies on the floor before saluting, then picking them back up and hurrying off to put them downstairs.

Considering how tired you were, you decided to head back upstairs, finding your room and falling onto the bed, closing your eyes and wishing for sleep to come.


Incredibly short chapter I know... And it ended really fast too. This is sort of an introduction chapter though, so things should pick up soon. Reminder that there will be smut scenes later on! I'll make them pretty obvious though so if you don't want to read them you can just skip over them.

And just to clarify, this happens sometime after Reader-chan graduates, and before any of the 104th kids come in. I dont know if I'll follow the main storyline at all or just let it be its own story... please review and tell me what you think!