I still don't know what I'm doing but since everyone (The four that have reviewed anyway) say I should do more, I did. Also, I wrote this in a day so I'm sorry if it's not as well done as the first.
To Aria: I tried doing a jealous Levi for you but I've never written someone as being jealous before so I don't know if I succeeded.
The day had started out with such promise. Levi had suffered through breakfast just as he had from Day One, gritting his teeth and biting his tongue until it bled as he watched Mikasa fuss over Eren, his Captain, and blocking out Hanji's incessant chatter as Petra encouraged her. Levi had tried, really he did, to stay out of it but there was only so much one person can do to avoid the aberrant that was Hanji Zoe. Bile rose up in his throat as Mikasa, once again, reached over and touched Eren's face, which she had been doing all morning.
If Eren had some oatmeal stuck to the corner of his mouth, Mikasa would wipe it away, if his hair got in his face, she would tuck it behind his ear for him. Sometimes, during dinner, Eren would even let her play with his hair. Sick, gross, couple-y shit that Levi refused to admit he was jealous of. Months had passed since he had joined the Survey Corps. and his admiration for Captain Eren Jaeger had evolved into hero worship and then into a crush.
Now, after Levi had successfully escaped from breakfast and started practicing with his 3DMG, the raven was certain that some Higher Power was hell bent on making his life one giant joke. Levi hung upside down from a thick tree branch with one of the wires wrapped painfully around his leg. When he had shot out his hook it had embedded itself into a tree truck, like it was supposed to, but it hadn't released. Levi had been yanked off course as the wire snapped and, on reflex, he had shot out the other wire. However, he had been spinning as he fell, which was how the wire had wrapped around his leg.
Every time he tried to curl up and untangle himself, the wire would dig into his leg like a constricting snake and he'd have to fall back down again to make the pain stop. That had been at least half an hour ago. Levi hung with his arms crossed over his chest and his other leg folded behind his trapped one as if he was sitting cross-legged.
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"Levi!" Levi's gunmetal eyes snapped open as Eren's voice rang throughout the trees surrounding him. He opened his mouth to shout back when his captain came into view, from this distance all Levi could really see was how his hair was tossed around by the wind. "Levi, are you alright?" Eren asked once he came to a halt in front of his cadet.
"No." Levi deadpanned. It was beyond embarrassing but he wasn't going to lie to Eren. "Every time I try to move the wire digs into my leg," Eren's gaze flicked from Levi's eyes up to his leg and inspected the wire. "The other wire snapped, the hook is stuck inside a tree somewhere back there." Levi jerked a thumb over his shoulder.
"Ok." Eren nodded and then he dropped down and hooked one arm around Levi's chest and slowly lifted him until he was right side up again. Levi froze as he was pressed against Eren's strong chest, ignoring the wire as it tightened around his leg again. Eren was unnatural warm, it felt nice and made Levi's heart race just a little faster. The leather of his boot creaked as it was squeezed; Levi hissed which caused Eren to pause. If it wasn't for the pain then this wouldn't be so bad but as it was, Eren was jostling him around as he dug in his boot and pulled out a knife.
Levi took it from him and sawed the wire until it snapped. He fell against Eren completely when his leg was freed.
"You ok?" Eren asked. Levi handed him his knife back and rolled his ankle then tried to flex his toes.
"Yeah."
Embarrassed but ok.
"You're sure?"
"Yes, mom!"
Eren chuckled.
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When they got back, Levi immediately went about finding new wires and lacing them through his maneuver gear. Shoving the ruined ones aside. Sometime during Levi's inner melt down Erwin came in and sat down beside him.
"You'll never guess what I just found out," Erwin started casually.
"I don't care." Levi said.
"It's about Mikasa and Eren," Levi froze and grit his teeth to keep from lashing out at his friend. That didn't stop him from glaring at him though. Levi could tell that Erwin tried to suppress a shiver of fear from rolling up his spine but he failed and the smaller man saw it. "Well, I'm going to tell you anyway," Erwin leaned forward like he was about to share a secret and maybe he was. "They're siblings."
Levi's mind drew a blank.
Siblings.
Brother and sister.
All of Levi's fear that his captain was already taken left him in a rush and left him light headed. Levi sighed heavily and let his body fall onto the table, his forehead hitting the wooden table with a resounding 'thud' that made Erwin wince.
He was still jealous of those casual touches though.