AN: I originally wrote this on tumblr .com - posting it on FF to organize my stuff better.

The first time Levi saw her abs, he knew he was doomed. Levi had been called many names: arrogant, conceited, heartless, and for good reason. He was the best of the best, and he knew it, so it was rare to see someone with such physique that made him wonder if he would still remain on top… and he sure wanted to get on top of that.

But then, she had that god awful glare that he hated so much. It screamed defiance, when all he wanted from his subordinates was complete obedience and submission. He couldn't stand it when her eyes glowed with anger, threatening to disobey his command. He wanted, no needed, to break her spirit if he were to ever be at peace.

And so he did.

He rode her so hard she often passed out from exhaustion. Unfortunately, it was only from physical training, and not a different kind of riding. Also quite unfortunate was the fact that he was also suffering from her physical training. As the days went on, it became harder and harder to control his thoughts of her, and soon he worried that other things would also get harder.

Fuck,

is exactly what he wanted to do with her.

Levi stomped away from Mikasa doing push-ups; she was supposed to do them until she couldn't feel her arms anymore. After that she was supposed to run laps around the training grounds until she couldn't feel her legs anymore. Then after that, she was supposed to do sit ups, until she couldn't move anymore.

Levi was pissed. He was pissed that nothing he was doing was getting through to her. Although he kept giving her impossible things to accomplish, she just kept doing them with her unyielding resolve and those damned eyes. She even started getting a following amongst the new recruits. They admired her for her tenacity. It just angered him more.

"You know, you could just ask her out on a date." Levi jumped. He was so lost in his own thoughts that he didn't see Hanji sneak up on him.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Levi responded, trying to shrug her off.

"Please, everyone sees it. You're attracted to her. Why else would you keep punishing her like this. Especially since you're supposed to be training Eren. God Levi, sometimes you're such a kid!"

"Shut up, you're annoying me," and with that he stalked off.

He decided to watch Mikasa run in a nearby tree. On her second lap, it started pouring, and he could see her clothes hug her incredibly athletic frame. On her fourth lap, she took off her jacket and her shirt because they were getting heavy, and he felt a warm, familiar sensation below the belt.

Goddammit, he thought, and yet he couldn't pry his eyes off of her. No wonder that Keirstein kid dotes on her so much.

Without warning, her head turned sharply towards him, her piercing eyes drilling a hole into his soul, and something in him snapped. A fury (and something else) rose within him, and within a split second, with the help of his 3DMG, he was on top of her. Her eyes didn't change, in fact she was even smirking, as if she had won a small victory.

"God dammit Ackerman. Fuck you, and your god damned abs and your god damned eyes and your god damned lips," he snapped before he pushed his lips forcefully against hers, engaging her tongue in a little duel for dominance. For the first time, that glare of hers broke, and in its place was shock, then amusement. Something in Levi calmed itself; finally, he could be at peace.

When Levi finally pulled back from the intense kiss, Mikasa said, "took you long enough."

With that she flipped him on his back and straddled his hips, her eyes gleaming with mischief. Levi's eyes widened in surprise. How the hell did she still have that kind of energy.

She pulled off her sports bra, and for the first time in his life Levi thought that maybe it wasn't so bad not being on top.

fin.