AN: So this is something I've been working on since yesterday. This is my first long story I'm gonna post. Usually I'd wait until I finished the story before posting but that's because I write in notebooks. Since I got a writing app on my tablet, I'm able to write basically anywhere. Now...concerning the update schedule. Since my mom doesn't approve or know about my writing, the schedule is basically this: Whenever I finish a chapter, I'll post it that night. It's gonna be kinda all over the place but I can't do anything about it. So, I hope you enjoy!

Chapter One

Levi Ackerman stood in the line, waiting for the team to start. He looked at the person in front of him with cool, gray eyes. He heard whistling and yelling before they all ran back. Someone threw him the football and he ran to the end zone. His team mates covered him, tackling anyone who got too close. Only a couple more yards and it'd be a touchdown.

One of his team mates fell in front of him and he cursed. 'What the hell is he doing?' Levi was running too fast. His small, slender body was perfect for running to the end zone because he was very fast, but he couldn't stop in time. "Dammit!" He yelled before tripping over the man on the ground. He dropped the ball and rolled on the ground, hearing a loud snap.

All he heard was his hard breathing. Not the crowd screaming, not his team mates running over in terror, not the announcer, or the coach, or the referee. Levi gripped his leg in pain. Everything was in slow motion. The flash of the cameras. The coach yelling at the guy who Levi tripped over. The fans crying out. His best friend and captain, Erwin, asking if he was okay.

Levi looked down at his leg. He stopped breathing. 'Oh, god...' There was a huge gash down his shin, blood was everywhere, dripping onto the ground. But what caught his attention was the thick, white, blood covered bone poking out of his leg. He started to hyperventilate. The gruesome wound turned his stomach and he threw up on the grass next to him.

"Oh, god. Oh, my god...oh shit oh shit, fuck, fuck it hurts so fucking much." Levi mumbled to himself. He felt someone pick him up and he cried out. "AH! GOD FUCKING DAMMIT! IT HURTS!" Erwin grabbed his hand in a friendly gesture, stopping Levi from grabbing his leg. He was set down on a gurney and taken away to the closest hospital.

Levi laid in the hospital bed, one arm over his eyes. Erwin set a hand on his shoulder. "Levi, are you okay now?"

He shook his head. "Why did this happen to me..?" He looked at Erwin in the eyes. "That stupid fucking Darrel...it's all his fault. He wasn't in the right position and I tripped. I wish I could kill him." The black haired male looked at his heavily bandaged leg.

"Coach already yelled at him. And I kicked him off the team. He wasn't that good anyway." Erwin smiled. "Everything's gonna be fine. Once you heal you'll-" He got interrupted by the door opening and the doctor walking in. "Doctor, how's his leg?"

The doctor sighed and looked at his clipboard. "Well thankfully it was a relatively clean break so as long as Mr. Ackerman doesn't do anything to further injure himself, he'll be fully healed in...about five months maybe?"

"Maybe?! Well what the fuck does that mean?" Levi yelled.

"Levi!" Erwin reprimanded. "I am still your captain. Have some respect." He turned to the doctor. "Sorry for my team mate's bad manners. What do you mean by maybe?"

"Well, it all depends on the patient them self. It could be four months, it could be six months. It all depends on who it is." The doctor looked at the clipboard again. "But concerning your football career...I feel terrible for having to say this but you won't be able to play ever again. The part of the bone that broke caused permanent damage. I'm sorry."

Levi felt his stomach drop. "I can't...no more football..?" He looked away and at his leg. Erwin quickly intervened.

"Thank you, doctor. Can you give us a minute?" He led the doctor out. "Oh, and whatever you hear, don't come back in. If it gets serious I'll call you but just don't come back." Erwin smiled and pushed him out the door. He stared at Levi for a few minutes.

Levi leaned his head back and let out a sorrowful scream. Erwin closed his eyes and turned away. Seeing his friend in this much pain hurt him. When he looked back, Levi had tears coming from his eyes. "Erwin...why..." He sniffled and wiped his tears away, more just replacing them. "Football is my life. And now everything is ruined. I'll kill Darrel, I swear."

Erwin ran a hand through Levi's hair. "It's okay. You're not gonna kill him." He sighed. "Look, things happen for a reason. Maybe it's time for you to settle down. Have a calm life. I know you don't like crowds." Levi leaned into his touch.

"I know...Erwin, can you just...stay here? Please?" Levi looked into his eyes. "I need you.." He whispered.

Erwin bit his lip and looked away. "Levi, you know I'm married. What we had is in the past now."

Levi grabbed his hand. "I know but I'm just not myself and I need your comfort. Just for tonight. Please."

"Okay..." Erwin got on the bed behind Levi and set him on his lap. "Just for tonight." At Levi's nod he leaned down and kissed his team mate's cheek, massaging his shoulders. He moved his hands down to his sides and then started kissing his neck. Levi laid his head back, allowing his captain full access to his pale neck. Erwin left small bite marks and Levi gasped, grabbing one of Erwin's hands and lacing their fingers together.

"I...I still love you...you know that, right?" Levi whispered. Erwin rested his chin on Levi's shoulder.

"Yeah, I know." They stayed in that position until Levi fell asleep. Erwin carefully raised the younger male and stood, laying him back on the bed. He let out a breath of relief and left.

*One week later* Levi was finally let out of the hospital. Erwin helped him get home without too much hassle. They walked in and Levi sat on the couch, looking around the living room. "I haven't been here in forever." Erwin nodded and sat next to him.

They sat in silence, just thinking until Levi looked at his friend. "Can you get me a drink?" He frowned. "I hate being helpless..." He laid back on the couch, covering his eyes with his arm while Erwin got him a glass of water and a couple pills.

"You know I don't mind helping out." He handed Levi the glass and pills. "You need to take your medicine." He sat in the chair across from the couch.

Levi stared at the water. "I meant an actual drink. Lord knows I need it..." He shook his head and took the pills. He sighed and glared at the ceiling. "I fucking hate this. I'm so bored, and I can't even exercise. I feel so gross."

Erwin chuckled and leaned back in the chair, crossing his arms. "It's not like you to complain so much, Levi."

Levi growled and turned his glare onto his ex-captain. "Shut the fuck up. This is the perfect time to complain. This is the worst time of my life."

Erwin stood up and walked to the door. "Well I'll be back soon. I gotta tell coach that you're back home." He opened it. "Call me if you need anything." And he left.