Warm.
That was the first thing Eren thought when he came to. He never felt so relaxed and safe. It was hard to come by these feelings when fighting with his life on the line for humanity's survival constantly.
He heard muffled voices come from somewhere near him. He instantly recognized one of the voices to be female.
The corporal.
House.
Titans.
Outside the walls.
Eren's eyes shot open and he jerked upwards into a sitting position. He saw two people on a colored floor. A girl with blonde hair and.. the corporal?
"L-Levi?"
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Naruto hummed as she was getting the water boiled in the large pot. She never felt so alive. When she woke up, she thought she was dreaming the whole thing up. When she went to the living room, she saw the two men and couldn't believe her eyes. She had to touch them to confirm that they were real, though. She couldn't trust her eyes when she just woke up. Sure enough, the men were real, alive and breathing.
Naruto smiled. She heard muffled footsteps and she turned to see Sasuke standing beside her.
"I think you need to work on your stealth. I think you're getting rusty," she said and stuck out her tongue.
"Haha very funny." He lightly touched his lips on her cheek and sat down at the table.
Naruto placed a large plate of fish in the middle of the tables and gave Sasuke a pair of chopsticks. She placed her set on the table and went back to the kitchen. Naruto prepared a broth for the injured man in case he woke up. For Eren, he would have to settle for fish. Hope he liked fish.
It was quiet like that for a while. It felt like a regular day, as if nothing happened. But she knew if she turned around, something did happen. Omagawsh, she couldn't believe this was real and happening. She continued to work on the vegetables when Sasuke broke the silence.
"Oi dobe, I think the injured one's waking up," Sasuke said in a low voice. He wasn't entirely sure, he merely just saw the man shift his head to the side.
Naruto felt excitement stir inside her. She quickly poured the board of chopped vegetables into the soup in the pot and washed her hands before lightly skipping towards the center of the living room. As she sat down near the man's head, she caught a glimpse of grey. Sasuke sat down on the small couch beside the sleeping men. It was clearly obvious that Sasuke was curious about these two the way he abandoned his fish.
"Oh.. he has an interesting eye color," Naruto pointed out in awe.
"Hn."
Fuck.
This is why he hated getting injured. It brings fucking migraines the moment he wakes up.
Fuck. Where was he?
Right, the brat took him who knows where. They were stranded outside of the walls. And judging by the smell, he wasn't anywhere near them. He couldn't think of anywhere with a smell like this, not even if he tried.
Shit. The brat.
Levi tried opening his eyes. He managed to open them on the first try. The first thing he saw was a wooden ceiling. Everything was bright, dammit. He had to get up to see where he was. For all he knew, he could be eaten any second despite his surroundings. But, before he could get up, he saw something, or someone, move towards him.
He close his eyes immediately.
"Oh.. he has an interesting eye color." Was that a female? Dafuq was a girl doing near him. An unknown girl at that.
He heard movement close by and another voice rang out.
"Hn."
He waited, impatiently, until they hopefully went away but of course, as fate would have it, absolutely not.
It felt like hours before he heard the same female voice speak. "Hey, it's okay. We don't bite." He felt a smooth hand rest on his forehead. The hand was cold and slightly damp.
"Oh. You're friend is next to you by the way. He's still sleeping like the dead though."
Eren? Did she mean Eren?
Levi cautiously opened his eyes again. His grey eyes met bright blue ones. The girl had blonde hair. The new knowledge made him even more suspicious. The only blondes he knew of was Erwin and that Armin guy.
"Nice to see you're awake, finally!" She had the largest grin on her face. Dafuq did it feel so fucking refreshing?
Levi carefully sat up. The blonde girl quickly saw what he was doing and helped him up. Sasuke shifted towards his right to make space so that the man could lean on the couch.
"Take it easy." The man on the couch offered when Levi winced. He glared and looked down to see white banadges tinged with brown wrapped around his torso.
He looked up and saw Eren on the floor. He was on his side and had a blanket literally wrapped around him. His body was facing them and he noticed Eren was wearing foreign clothes a tad too big for him.
The brat had drool on his face.
Levi turned his attention to the two strangers.
"And you are." Levi wasn't asking. He was demanding and answer. His voice was straight and he played a professional poker face as he spoke.
The man glared at him but the blonde spoke up before he could.
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki! That's Sasuke! You're Levi, right?"
Levi was up and in a fighting stance before the blonde could say anything else. What surprised him was the man valled Sasuke was also up. Almost as if he knew that this would happen.
Naruto's eyes widened and stood up behind Sasuke.
"Hey it's okay! We aren't the bad guys!" she said quickly. It's bad for her health if they started to fight here. Too much excitement, especially since it's morning.
Levi didn't budge. His eyes were still absorbing these two as enemies.
"Prove it. As far as I know, you could be on the titans' side."
Naruto couldn't stop herself. This man was ticking her off.
"Oi. You and Eren are the ones who came to our house in the first place. I saved you from dying and gave you shelter for the night. If we were enemies siding with the things you call titans, I would've let you die last night and kill Eren in his sleep. If that's not proof, I don't know what is!!" Levi looked at her before relaxing. She looked like she meant every word she said. If she knew their names, Eren must've told her.
".. my bad." Levi sat down again and pressed a hand to his wound. It fucking hurt like the devil.
Sasuke had calmed down as well. But, instead of sitting back down, he walked towards a table near what looked like a fireplace. Levi looked towards the girl. Naruto looked like a different person now as soon as she saw his hand on the bandages.
"Does it hurt? I'll go get something to relieve the pai-"
"L-Levi?"
Two pairs of eyes quickly turned towards the source of the voice. Naruto burst into a smile when she saw Eren awake. She looked over Eren's face and giggled. She got up from where Levi sat and went over to Eren. She combed her fingers through his messy hair, failing to tame it.
"Are you always this hilarious when you wake up?" she said smiling. The last of her laughs left her and she pulled him up gently.
"Let's get your face washed. I need to get some pain relievers for your friend."
Eren willingly got up. "So, he's okay?"
Naruto nodded. "Now, come on. You're face is all puffy."
She walked towards what was probably the back door and opened it, gesturing with her hand to for him to follow her. Eren looked at Levi, then to Naruto, and back to Levi. The corporal looked at him amused. Eren didn't know that look, so he quickly left, following Naruto towards the back.
He saw the familiar three legged stool leaning against the wall of the house along with the now empty bucket he had used last night. Naruto suddenty had a towel in her hand and she grabbed a smaller bucket filled with water. She placed the towel in Eren's hand.
"Just rinse your face and come back in." She gave another one of those now familiar grins before she disappeared into the house. Eren looked at the fluffy towel.
When was the last time he felt so at ease?
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Naruto poured the broth into the bowl. She picked up a clean spoon and brought it to Levi. Said person looked like he was calculating her every move.
Sasuke had finished eating, leaving a portion for Naruto. He cleaned his plate in the bucket. He left the chopsticks out, knowing Naruto would need it to separate the bone from the fish. He then went into the small storage room down the hall. Sasuke found what he was looking for and pulled it out.
He walked back towards the living room and towards the Levi.
"I brought a table." Naruto looked up midwalk with the bowl and spoon in hand.
"Oh good We still have that." Sasuke walked towards the man and opened stool like table. Naruto placed the bowl on top of it and handed Levi the spoon.
"You look like you hate being fed, so I'll leave it to you!" Levi sighed with relief and recieved the spoon. Whenever he got injured or even got the smallest of scratches, shitty glasses would always insist that he was hurt and needed to be fed. Then she would proceed to forcefeed him.
What made him furious was that Erwin allowed it.
Naruto stood up after she saw Levi take the first sip. That's when Eren entered, looking like a different person.
"Just in time! I hope you like fish. Let's eat together, I didn't get to eat breakfast yet."
Naruto led Eren towards the table near the fireplace. Eren set the damp towel on the table beside him as he sat down. Naruto took the chopsticks that Sasuke left her and proceeded to pick out the meat away from the bones. She gave the set that she was going to use for herself to Eren.
Sasuke sat down on the couch again, on the end closer to Naruto.
"MM!! This is good!!" She said loudly and picked off more meat. She put some pieces on the side of the plate closest to Eren. Eren took them gratefully, unsure how he was expected to eat.
"Hey Sasuke! Let's go out and get more fish later. This is so good," Naruto said as she ate. She saw a shadow in front of her and turned to see Levi holding an empty bowl.
"Oi! You shouldn't walk around like this in you're condition!" Naruto set down her chopsticks and stood, taking the bowl and spoon.
"I'm fine," he said. Naruto looked at him unsure, but went to put the bowl in the bucket anyway. She walked back and sat down, picked up her chopsticks and resumed eating.
Levi looked at her, and then to Eren. The brat looked happy. He didn't see faces like his right now often. The constant fear of titans attacking at any moment made that possible.
The man Sasuke stood from where he sat and walked over. He crouched down next to Naruto and kissed the side of her temple.
"I'm going to go out now," he said. She looked up.
"Stay safe."
Sasuke nodded. He headed towards the wall around the fireplace and grabbed something that looked like a scroll from a hook on the wall. He then exited the house through the back door.
"BYEEEE!!" Naruto yelled from inside before Sasuke closed the door. It was quiet for a few minutes before Eren set down his chopsticks. "Thank you for the meal!"
Naruto smiled.
She took the plate of fish bones and the chopsticks towards the bucket. She looked at the bucket and sighed. The water was about to overflow, despite how big the bucket was. "I'm gonna do this later," she decided and took a clean rag from one of the cabinets in the counter. She wasn't in the mood for greasy hands.
"Um.. Is there anything I can do to help?" Eren asked as he stood up beside Levi. Naruto looked up and shook her head.
"It's fine. I'm almost done anyways. You can both wait on the carpet or couch. I'll be there in a sec." They did so.
True to her word, a few moments later, Naruto finished wiping the top of the table. She left the damp rag on the counter and she went over to the carpet, where Levi and Eren were sitting. They looked like they were talking about something serious. She saw the way Eren's became furrowed, as in furrowed in frustration. Levi, on the other hand, had a straight face.
Lucky bastard.
Naruto took a seat on the carpet next to them. They noticed her and stopped their conversation.
She waited for them to speak first. They must have a thousand questions by now. Naruto had a ton as well. But, since they were the guests, she would at least let them have the privilege of asking first.
A few minutes passed.
..do they even want to ask? Naruto thought. She gave in to the silence and started to speak.
"Okay then.. uh.. well.. you already know I'm Naruto Uzumaki and the guy who left is Sasuke Uchiha." Levi payed careful attention to her words. This could be vital information that might help in the future.
Naruto sighed. Here goes nothing.
"We're not actually from around here. We come from a village called Konoha."
Levi narrowed his eyes. Something wasn't right.
"But you wouldn't know of it. It probably doesn't exist in this dimension." The girl looked down.
"What do you mean, dimension?" Eren asked.
Naruto rubbed a hand on her neck, still avoiding eye contact. "Um.. how can I say this? We were actually both preparing to go out on a mission one day and then poof!, we ended up in the middle of a forest we didn't recognize. After looking around the area, we knew that we weren't in Konoha anymore. The most logical explanation we came up with was that we were both somehow transported to a different dimension, which is here."
Eren's eyes widened. "But that's not possible!"
"As I said, it's the only theory we could come up with. Everything else we thought of was either impossible or just plain stupid."
To say Levi was stunned, that was an understatement. He was trained to always expect the unexpected, but this was beyond that. This girl is claiming that her and her companion comes from a different world.
How was anybody supposed to have a calm reaction to that.
"How long has it been since then?"
Naruto's eyes lit up. "Oh, that's easy. It's been like..." she started to count mentally and physically using her fingers. "Uh.. three to four years since we ended up here."
Eren's jaw dropped.
"But, how did you survive? You should've come across a titan by now! And I didn't see any weapons in the house either!" Not to mention they were a good distance away from the walls.
Naruto twiddled her thumbs.
"If you're talking about those huge human like weird monster things, we have come across quite a few while going out for supplies. For some reason though, they can't enter the field we're on. That's one of the main reasons we decided to build a shelter here in the first place. It's like.. a safe zone." She looked up only to catch Levi looking straight into her eyes. She saw the message in them clearly.
Tell me everything.
So Naruto proceeded to talk. "We go out pretty often, I can tell you that. There's actually a stream nearby the house full of fresh water. We use that as our water supply. When we go into the forest, it's usually for wood and plants, natural resources. The things you call titans, we actually have to fight them pretty often when we're out there."
Eren looked at her in concern.
"But don't worry! We're both totally capable of taking them down."
Eren and Levi exchanged glances.
"How exactly are you capable of .. 'taking them down'?" Levi asked. He didn't like where this was going.
Naruto shrugged. "We fight like we normally do back home." Levi raised an eyebrow. That wasn't very helpful, much less specific.
"She means we use jutsus."
The back door was open, revealing Sasuke holding his scroll thing.
"I'm back," he said.
"Oh? That was fast," Naruto said, looking up at him.
"Yeah." Sasuke walked towards the wall with the fireplace and hung the scroll back on it's respective place. Then he went over to the group of three and made a space for himself next to the blonde.
Eren tilted his head to one side, clearly confused.
"What's a jutsu?"
Naruto and Sasuke froze.
Naruto looked like she had just seen ghost.
"You don't know what a jutsu is?"
Levi butted in.
"Are we supposed to know?" Naruto opened her mouth, but Levi continued to talk before she could say anything. "From what I know, it's impossible for normal people like you two to kill a titan without any weapons or gear... unless you're not.. human?" Eren visibly winced.
"..." Naruto sighed. "My bad? To be honest, I sort of expected that kind of reaction.
And hey, watch your words. First off, we're both 100% human. And second, how do I explain this? I'm bad at explaining this kind of stuff."
She closed her eyes, thinking of a way to explain the use of chakra and all that complicated stuff. She opened her eyes.
"I think telling you our occupations will clear up some things. I highly doubt that you don't know what this is.
You see.."
Eren leaned in while Levi kept listening with a straight face.
"We're-" Sasuke interupted her.
"Ninjas."
A/N
That ending was terrible XD.
about the updates and stuff. I'm actually updating as soon as I get a chapter done, so there's no schedule or anything.
Maby when I start wrapping up my other stories, I'll start updating regularly. .. dun have a clue when thats gonna happen. But thx for asking Quos
