Sick Levi x Reader

The corporal was missing. I hadn't seen him all day and I was getting worried. He missed training, which wasn't surprising as it was a habit but even so, he rarely did it. No one had seen him cleaning and no one was sentenced to clean parts of the headquarters. I decided to check the training grounds again, hoping the short man was catching up on missed training. But for the fourth time that morning, he was no where to be seen. I turned around to look in a different spot when I saw Squad Leader Hanji, also my friend, sprinting towards me. I took one look at her and side-stepped out of her way.

"Ellie!" Hanji shouted.

"Yes, Hanji?" I asked.

"I've been told that you're looking for Shorty. Is this true?" she inquired very loudly.

"Yes, I am but could you please keep it down, Hanji?" I exclaimed to the crazy woman.

"Good because he's asking for you," Hanji stated.

"Why is he asking for me?"

"Follow me and you'll soon find out!"

I followed the brunette to the corporal's office, and conjoined sleeping quarters, and stopped when Hanji knocked on the door.

"Name and business," the corporal demanded.

"It's me, Shorty. Let me in!" she answered.

The door opened and I got ushered in by Hanji. Levi's office was spotless, as to be expected, but Levi didn't look to good. He had dark circles around his eyes, darker than usual, and he was extremely pale. He broke into a coughing fit and I was surprised. Levi was sick.

"I brought her as you wanted, Shorty!" Hanji exclaimed.

"That's obvious, Shitty Glasses. Now get out!" Levi remarked.

Hanji left Levi's office, closing the door behind her. I stood still as Levi made his way behind his desk and sat down on the chair.

"Um, w-why did you want me, c-captain?" I stuttered.

"I'm a lot worse than I look. I need someone to look after me. I can't go too far away in case I need to rush to a bucket and empty the contents of my stomach," Levi explained.

"So, you're going to make me run errands for you in case you need to vomit? If I may ask, why did you choose me?" I inquired.

Levi looked at me, his face was in its usual bored expression but his eyes held an expression that I hadn't seen anyone look at me with. It was weird. It was like he... admired me but I wasn't sure.

"I choose you because you aren't as incompetent as the other brats."

I nod my head slowly, wondering if he really thought of me in that way but my thoughts were interrupted by Levi running for the closest bucket. I closed my eyes and covered my ears so I didn't have to see Levi puke. After a moment, I opened my eyes to see Levi with his head away from the bucket and breathing heavily. I carefully made my way over to him to see if was was alright. I avert my eyes away from the bucket as I bent down to pat Levi on the back. He coughed a few times and stood up with my help. My eyes were filled with concern as I put a hand on his forehead to check his temperature but I quickly withdrew my hand shortly after touching it.

"Is there something wrong?" he asked.

"Yeah, you're burning. How are you not feeling hot?" I replied.

"Who said I'm not? I might be feeling cold," Levi responded, rather sarcastically.

"Are you feeling hot or cold?" I questioned.

Levi was silent for a second before replying. "I'm hot."

I nodded slowly and Levi raised an eyebrow at me.

"I'm going to get some cold water and some cloths. It should help with the fever. You'll have to take off you jacket and cravat. That might help as well," I stated.

Levi nodded and I exited the room. About half an hour later, after grabbing cloths and a bucket, cleaning the dust off the latter and then filling it with water, taking care walking back so that I didn't spill it, I arrived back at the corporal's office. I knock and then walk in without waiting for a response. I close the door behind me and turn around. Levi wasn't at the desk nor was he on the couch. I sat the bucket down near the desk and walked over to his bedroom door. I looked in his room and he was there. Levi was on his bed, without a shirt on. My eyes widened in shock and I turned around fast and practically ran to the bucket of water. I slowly walked back to the door and braced myself, knowing what was coming. I made my way to the side of the bed that he was on and knelt down. I grabbed one of the cloths that was floating in the cold water and I wrung it out so that it wasn't dripping wet. I put it on the corporal's forehead after I realised that he was sleeping. I stood up quickly and took the bucket out of his room. I grabbed an empty bucket and put it next to his bed in case he needed to vomit when he woke up. I sat on the couch in his office and laid on my side. I closed my eyes and the next thing that I knew was that I was asleep.

Levi woke up feeling a bit dizzy but stayed still til the feeling came to pass. He felt something cold on his head and took it off. He stood up and slowly made his way towards the door of his office. He saw Ellie curled up in a ball on his couch. He grabbed one of his extra pillows and blankets and walked back to her sleeping form. He gently lifted her head off of her right arm that she was using as a pillow and slipped the pillow under her head. He spread the blanket over her. She mumbled in her sleep and Levi almost smiled. He went to his desk when he heard her mumble again. This time, he was able to distinguish three words.

"Thank you, Levi."

This time, he did smile. He grabbed some paperwork and started to fill it in.

I woke up about a quarter of an hour later. Levi was sitting at his desk doing paperwork. I sat up and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. I stared at the blanket for a few seconds, wondering how it got there. I stood up and noticed Levi was watching.

"Thanks for the blanket, Captain," I said.

He reacted by going "tch."

I made my way over to him and checked his temperature again. It was still burning but not to the extent is was before. I grabbed a cloth from the bucket and wrung it out. I placed it on the back of Levi's neck. I heard his breath hitch and saw him shiver. I couldn't blame him seeming as he still wasn't wearing his shirt.

"Would you like some tea?" I asked.

"That would be nice, brat," he replied.

I walked out of the room and to the kitchen where I saw Sasha and Connie doing something suspicious. I had nothing against them so I ignored them. I knew how the corporal liked his tea as I had to make it before, and it was done in a few minutes. I took two cups plus the pot of tea up to Levi's office. I walked in and Levi was still doing paperwork. I put everything on his desk, away from his work and poured the tea. I gave him his cup and grunted in response. I grabbed my cup and sat on the couch, nursing it with both hands. I was lost in thought and I didn't realise that Levi was staring at me. I absentmindedly took a mouthful of tea and swallowed it. Levi shook his head and turned back to his work. I snapped back to the world when I went to drink and there was nothing there. I heard a quiet snort and my eyes widened when I realised that it was Levi. I stood up and walked over to him and checked his temperature. It had gone down again and I was quite shocked. Fevers didn't usually go down that fast but Levi did seem to have a better immune system than everyone else. I removed the cloth and grabbed the other one and placed it on his neck after wringing it out. I refilled my cup of tea and sat on the couch again.

"That would be cold by now," Levi said.

"It still tastes the same," I dismissed.

I raised the cup up to my mouth and took a sip. I honestly couldn't care that it was cold. It was something to drink after all. Levi was watching me with an amused look on his face but I had zoned out again so I didn't notice.

Levi knew that Ellie was tired and bored so, after she had finished her second cup, he put his pen down. She was starting to drift off so Levi picked her up and carried her to his bed. He took her shoes off so that his bed wouldn't get dirty. He took Ellie's jacket off and pulled the blanket up so that she was warm. He went back to his work and continued working until he heard sobbing. The sound was coming from his bedroom. He crept to the door and saw her crying in her sleep. Levi knelt next to her and watched intently.

"Please... don't go. Don't leave me alone. Please don't leave me. I don't want to be alone," she pleaded in her sleep.

Levi was stunned. Was she abandoned? He listened for more but she kept repeated the same words over and over. Ellie went quiet for a while and the frown on her face changed to a slight smile. She hummed as her smiled grew bigger. Levi relaxed slightly but tensed up at her next words.

"Hey, Mum. Why did you leave me all those years ago? I came to tell you..." she grew quiet and started talking again after a while. "Levi, he's one of my captains. I... I love him, Mum. He doesn't feel the same though."

Levi's eyes widened. He was speechless. She loved him? Levi didn't think that she even felt that way. Sure, he didn't show his feelings but he did have them and Levi knew, he loved her. He stood up and went back to his desk. A couple of minutes later, she came out as well.

When I went to sleep, I started dreaming about my mum's death. I was only a little kid at the time, so I didn't know much better. I had thought that she was abandoning me when she had given me to an orphanage. Then my dream had changed and I was at her grave in present time so I had started talking to the headstone as if it were my mother.

"Hey, Mum. Why did you leave me all those years ago? I came to tell you about what has happened since you left. The orphange wasn't that good. I found out that you died shortly after you left me there. Is that why you left me there? It doesn't matter though. I have found a good life in the Survey Corps and I think I've found the one. Levi, he's one of my captains. I... I love him, Mum. He doesn't feel the same though. At least, I'm not sure if he does. He hides his feelings very well. That's all I have to say. Bye, Mum. I love you."

I woke up after that. I was confused as to why I was in Levi's bed and I quickly got out. I saw Levi at his desk but he looked... happy? Relieved? I open my mouth to ask but I closed it, thinking I better not. I realised that I wasn't wearing my boots or jacket. I turned around frantically, wondering where they were.

"They're next to the bed, if you're looking for your stuff," Levi said.

I nodded and went back into his bedroom. I saw them and marvelled at how I didn't see them before. I put them on so I wouldn't get cold. I was about to walk out of the office when Levi stopped me.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm getting food. I'm hungry. You must be too," I replied.

"I was beginning to wonder when you'd go get food," Levi agreed.

I smiled and walked out of the room and made my way to the kitchen. Once there, I started preparing something. In less than an hour, I had made stew and cleaned up. I took the pot of stew and eating utensils back to Levi's office and served it up. He raised an eyebrow at the stew but he still accepted it. He had a mouthful and both of his eyebrows went skywards.

"Did you make this?" he asked.

"Yes, I did," I confirm.

"This is good!" he stated.

"It's only stew."

"Best stew that I've ever tasted," he said.

I shook my head. The corporal was probably trying to make me feel good but, knowing him, he wasn't. I felt the couch dip and I stared at Levi.

"I am being serious," he said.

"Not that many people like my cooking," I replied.

We both sat in silence as we finished the stew.

"Do you realise that you talk in your sleep?" Levi asked.

"No. Did I say anything weird?" I responded.

"You were begging someone not to leave you alone."

"Ah-anything else?" I said shakily.

"Yes. You were talking to your mum. You stopped for a moment or two, then started up again."

"What did I say?" I asked, unsure where this was going.

"You said my name."

"Anything else?"

"You love me?" Levi asked, turning his head to face me.

"You heard that?"

Levi nodded. I put my head in my hands and stared at the floor. Then, Levi laughed quietly.

"Was I not meant to hear that?"

"I wanted to tell you in person. Not while I was asleep. You probably don't feel the same way though."

"You said that as well. You're wrong. I do feel that way towards you. Why do you think I asked for you?" Levi said.

"You said that you wanted me because I wasn't as incompetent as the others," I replied.

"What was I meant to say? 'I wanted you because I may love you romantically!'" Levi joked.

I looked at him incredulously.

"You're serious, aren't you?" I asked.

"I am completely serious. I do love you!" Levi clarified.

Then, he lent over and kissed my lips. I kissed back. The next day, I woke up in Levi's bed with his arms around my waist.

If anyone is actually reading this, other than those assbutts from Critics United, please, feel free to review and request what you'd like to see next. As this is a Levi x Reader fic, you can change the name that I chose if you would like or if it offends you.