Unforeseen Consequences Chapter 2
A/N: Thank you all for coming! I recommend reading this note as it might clear some things up.
Warning: So I've decided that this may include a bit of smut later on. Its not important per se to the story, but it's important to Sasori's development in getting to know a bit more about humanity, and being comfortable in his own. If it's yaoi, most likely, then neither character is going to be super submissive cause well, shit none of these characters are. You will be able to skip it of course, as it is going to be a chapter all to itself, so no budding feelings-ish things. So if it's not your cup of tea, you are in the clear as I will post two chapters to make up for all those who didn't want to read it. Though if it ends up being a mildly popular pairing, I wouldn't mind doing one shots for you guys at a later date.
Both Levi and Sasori are pretty much asexual in my mind, for this particular story. Levi is extremely picky about his partners, and Sasori spent most of his life as a puppet and before that he spent his time making puppets. He doesn't really understand human emotions and feelings so sex was never something he even pondered let alone attraction. (This will be explained in detail later) I did want to point this out. Cause, it's important. Later.
Clearing things up: I don't know how long this will be and I won't be bashing anyone in this story. I wanted to mention, in my last chapter Eren speaks up several times, and Sasori addresses him directly a few times in response. Eren is a person fueled by his emotions, and after the betrayals that the SC have gone through, he is a bit more aggressive then usual. But I suppose that's what he has Mikasa and Armin for, yes? Calms him down a bit.
Funnily enough, this wasn't supposed to be serious, at all. Kinda funny, fast paced, and crazy, but yeah… It hasn't turned out like that. It took a life of its own!
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Chapter 2
If one was to take a look at the Survey Corps as they returned through the wall, they would have never had guessed that they had a redheaded S-rank ninja hiding out in one of the supply carts. The Corps had returned with only a ten percent casualty list, the lowest in while, and so people celebrated. The people were happy, and it was a great distraction for the smuggling operation. It had been a long way back to the walls where the remaining humans were driven to, as Sasori was hidden in the cart the entire time, and he was relieved when a knock on the side signaled that it was finally okay to get out. Who knew humans didn't like dark cramped spaces? Sasori certainly didn't enjoy it. He idly wondered if that was part of a reason people screamed in his workshop if the paralytic he used started to wear off before he was done doing important steps in his puppet making. No matter, it didn't matter at the moment. He simply didn't have the right tools.
The redhead quickly and quietly got out, noted that it was dark out, and was given some clothes to change into soon after. Erwin Smith smiled at him and answered the question that had started to form in his mind. "Levi heard about you from an old acquaintance in the underground, quite impressive to go unnoticed for so many years especially with hair like yours." The blonde paused stating the basic story they were going with and silently Sasori cursed the man for his height because his neck was getting sore from all the looking up. "You're about Levi's height and build, so those should fit."
Sasori scoffed and replied. "Interesting. Ill be sure to tell you how at a later date." The redhead looked down at the clothes and sighed. "Where can I change and where am I staying?" He asked, and Erwin simply told him to follow. They passed into the building, and he was lead to a room after being shown where the mess hall wa, and several other important places were.
"This is where you will be staying, it has a private bathroom so no one will see you until we deem you ready for an introduction. Levi is going to be the one to keep an eye on you, so I expect your best behavior. In the morning Levi will give you information about the Underground that you will need to know in order to pass any tests about it at a later date. Only myself, Major Zacharias, Squad Leader Hanji, Lance Corporal Levi and his squad know where you really came from. You will be up by six in order to eat and start training. You are dismissed." Erwin said and Sasori turned and opened the door, entered, glared and then shut the door.
"Well, fuck." He said to himself. This was turning out to be one hell of an adventure. Even though he had been resurrected, not that he was complaining, but death was actually peaceful. Like his tea was supposed to be, in his house, alone. He mildly wondered if anyone would notice his absence. He was never gone long after all. He cursed again to himself, he hated making people wait.
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Sasori woke from his sleep with a frightening clarity that he was well and truly fucked. Pein and Konan would probably have his head when he returned, and until then he was stuck playing obedient dog to a similar man to Pein until he could find a way around it. Charismatic, probably (for sure) crazy, and drew in people like flies. At least Erwin didn't play god. The redhead looked over to the clock beside his bed and noticed it was only three in the morning. With a sigh, he decided to get up to shower and change. Sasori, at that moment, really hated being in a human body because the water froze him. He was notorious for taking five minute showers before, and not one second later mind you, but that day he managed to take a two minute one.
He folded his cloak, rice hat in the middle, and pulled a storage scroll out from a compartment in his lower thigh close to where wood met flesh. From mid thigh down it was all wooden limbs, which he was thankful for, or else he would have been far more uncomfortable in this place. He had never been one to be out in the open like this for long, as he always used Hiruko, but unfortunately he didn't have any of his puppets on him nor any of the important tools to make them with. He only had weapons, basic kit, and his poisons on him. Not that it would restrict him much, he could use the bodies, willing or unwilling, of the people here if need be.
He put on the clothes, and came to a simple conclusion that these people really were fond of snug fitting clothes. He had to bring out his basic kit to fix his arms to enable opening compartments around the wrists to ensure retrieving kunai, senbons, and poisons without tearing the white button down and the jacket. Unfortunately he wouldn't be able to use the devices in his legs, without tearing the white pants. If Sasori really needed what was in the compartments in his legs, screw the pants because it was necessary.
Sasori's head turned as he heard the soft footsteps of whom he assumed was Levi approach his door, and the door unlocked. To no ones surprise he was locked in after Erwin left, like that could really stop him, but hey he got his own bathroom. He stopped messing with his arms and turned to focus on the Corporal, the compartments snapped shut quietly. Levi just gave him a blank stare.
"Should I ask?" He asked as Sasori rolled down his sleeves to cover his wooden arms. Sasori smirked and shook his head.
"How can I help you?" the redhead asked the raven. Levi ignored him for a few moments as he walked into the room, noting that Sasori kept his room clean and tidy. There was a distinct bit of approval in his eyes before he answered.
"You need to know about the Underground and who the major players that were in there the past few years. You're what, twenty? Probably pushing it, but I'll tell you the basics of what I remember. Also, you need to strap in. Make sure it's tight or it will chafe or come undone. Honestly I can't believe you fit in my clothes. Make sure you wash everything everyday. I'm not working with someone who is filthy."
Sasori smiled and merely replied. "I'm actually about 35, give or take a year or two." The look of disbelief was well worth the revealing of that bit of information. After that, Levi told him what he needed to know and explained the ins and outs of the city, and Sasori nodded along. Sasori had thought about a believable story and the fact he didn't really play well with others would help the fake background that they had created. He strapped himself in after he took a moment to observe where they landed on Levi, he cringed a bit at the restrictions, put his boots on, and put on his new jacket before he was completely ready.
"Follow me." Levi smirked at the redhead in the uniform and walked out the door.
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Levi honestly didn't know what to think about the redhead. He had planned to wake the man up, probably a bit violently, and get him situated. However when he opened the door, he saw that he was already awake and Levi simply didn't know how to react to the man's arms not quite being normal arms at all. Levi decided he didn't really want to know what they were. As long as the redhead behaved and didn't betray them it was fine. Three betrayals from titan shifters was enough, he didn't need this guy doing it too. The ravens instincts told him that this man was highly dangerous, and that he would have probably made a deal with anyone to actually get inside. Levi hoped that Erwin knew what he was doing.
Sasori was clean, tidy, got up early, and was pretty much ready by the three thirty mark. Levi was alright with that. One point for the man. Another point? He was practically the same build as he, and was a similar height. Levi was 5'4 on the dot, and he was pretty sure that Sasori might have had half an inch or less on him. Not like Levi was counting or anything. He didn't have to hate the bastard because he was taller, now he could find justifiable reasons later. One more pleasantly surprised point, he didn't have to worry about the guy getting taller because he was already thirty five, his own age. Fuck yeah simple pleasures in life. Three total points for the man, but quite a lot against.
"I expect you to help keep this shithole clean, and when I mean clean, I mean spotless. Teenagers are fucking filthy and I refuse to live in filth." Levi mentioned as they arrived at the mess hall. "As you are new here, today you will sit with Erwin, Hanji, Mike, and myself. We have several things to discuss which is why we are all getting up before the asscrack of dawn before everyone else." He stopped and spun around to give Sasori a look. "Whatever you do, don't ask Hanji about titans. I refuse to listen to that shit." He warned.
He, however, did not warn Sasori about Mike Zacharius. Mike was the perfect man to test the redheads self control, and if not, how much damage is done when he is caught doing something against his deal. Levi hoped it hurt a lot. He really wanted to see that doll like face contort into a real facial reaction.
Sasori trailed after Levi with a look and body stance that gave off that he was in no hurry and picked the least amount of food that he could. Levi certainly noticed and was about to ask if he thought he was too good for their food when the remaining three people they were waiting on came in. No point in wasting time. Levi sat down across from the petite male, while Hanji sat next to him, Erwin sat at the head of the table, and Mike sat next to the impassive redhead.
"You look good in our uniform, Sasori." Erwin said as a way of greeting. Sasori glared but turned away to focus on the plate in front of him. 'What an ass.' Sasori thought. Konan had said something similar when he had first joined the Akatsuki and he still thought the same thing.
"So this is him, huh? I expected him to be taller." Mike said, and in the moment of truth for Levi,as they had all pegged the little redhead as a guy who didn't like to be touched or even close to being touched, he leaned in and sniffed Sasori. Faster than anyone could see, Sasori had a long thin needle like object pressed to the side of Mike's neck, while the other hand pinned his head and neck down onto the table.
"I'll warn you once," He hissed. "Don't fucking touch me, or sniff me ever again unless you want to be paralyzed for several hours, or poisoned." Levi watched and he was ready for Erwin's signal to interfere, which probably wasn't going to happen, but he noted that the redhead's eyes actually changed from his impassive half lidded look. His eyebrows drew together, eyes were narrowed, and a small frown graced his features. Then before anyone could react again, he put back the weapon with a small flick of a wrist, and resumed picking at his meal. It was silent for a few moments until Sasori's right hand flew to shoulder. White lines spread up his neck from the seal and Sasori's jaw clenched in pain but his face didn't give off any other indicators that he was receiving large amounts of pain. The white marks receded down his neck and back underneath his collar. He relaxed with a small hiss and then proceeded to pick up where he left off with his food, as he tried to ignore some of the aftershocks in his body. He refused to back down to these people.
"So thats what happens huh. What does it feel like?" Hanji asked, practically crawling across the table to know. Erwin chuckled, Levi smirked, and Mike look smug. After all, it wasn't as though it wasn't a test of sorts. It was satisfying to know even that small threat hurt. Sasori stared blankly at the brunette and tilted his head back and sighed.
"Ever been struck by lightning? No, neither have I, but if I had, it probably would feel something like that. Who knew threatening a little bodily harm like that would cause it to go off." He said and then turned his attention to the blonde beside him. "You must be a favorite. For it to react like that, Erwin must have felt threatened for you."
Mike looked between Erwin and Sasori and had the audacity to laugh. "You naturally smell of sandalwood and plants, but when that went off you smelt like lightening. I'm surprised that red hair of yours isn't standing on end." He teased and Sasori looked at him with an exasperated expression.
"There is a clan in one of the major villages back home where they breed people like you and have mutt companions. Ever think of getting a dog or are you the dog in the relationship between you and the Commander?" He sassed back, and finally put some food in his mouth. He frowned, but continued to eat.
"Do you not like the food?" Erwin asked calmly, ignoring the dig at him and Mike. It wouldn't do well to spoil the moment. He gave his trusted people a sharp look to keep quiet.
"It is fine, I just don't generally like eating. Chakra substitutes most of my food as long as I drink a special blend of tea I created a while back." Sasori replied rather indignantly. It was always a noticeable trait in the company of a small group. If there was a larger amount of people at the table he would be able to spread it around enough to look like he ate something. No point in lying about his tea, maybe they would allow him to be able to avoid eating all together, but he had a sneaking suspicion that they wouldn't.
"Before you ask, yes Chakra can actually do that. It runs along the body like the circulatory system. It can also help flaws in the human body and morph it to something useful. I personally know someone who looks, and sometimes acts, like a shark. The association that I am with has many unique people with unique abilities." He stated, cutting off that line of questioning.
"You mentioned yesterday that you could control puppets. How?" Erwin asked quickly, cutting off Hanji before she could speak once more.
"With chakra strings. It takes fine control and years of practice if you aren't naturally good at it. If one is good enough, you could use the strings to tie together human bone, skin, muscle, and even cells. Of course only masters can do the latter. Those skill require high concentration and time. It simply supports and ties everything together, so it's no miracle skill, just cuts down on healing time. I never learned how to become a medic which could actually heal it, but the knowledge isn't beyond me." He stated and then with a flick of two of his fingers, several of the forks snapped out of their hands and started to dance above the table. It was a simple display, but he showed what he could do.
"Can you do more than make forks dance?" was asked while a "Fucking hell, now I need a new fork. That's fucking filthy now." was heard at the same time.
"Really any object, and in some circumstances, if the person is willing, someone's body." He half lied. Hanji practically jumped out of their seat and looked like they wanted to drool. "Can you do it to me?" Sasori raised a delicate eyebrow, rested his head on his left hand, and brought up his right hand. To everyone's amazement, and a squeal, Hanji got up, bowed, and started to do some hand to hand solo exercises.
"Oh this is so fascinating!" and a "Oh, so that's how you do that move!" Came from Hanji's mouth as everyone watched on. Erwin glanced at the red heads hand and noticed how the slender fingers would twitch. It's was also noted that very fine thin lines circled around his finger joints, and a barely there blue glow at the tips. He stored that information away for later. He was sure it would be useful.
Soon after the demonstration they got a move on, discussing how the 3DMG strapped on, and how it worked. Sasori 'hn'd' several times in between and slowly but surely finished his meal. He would officially be introduced to the corps as Sasori Akasuna at a later date so he needed to remain hidden, He would be training with their gear until he was as quick and efficient as everyone else in the mornings. After lunch he would he would meet Levi's squad. Sasori scoffed but didn't actually say anything about the group meet and greet.
Erwin dismissed everyone and so they got up and cleared their plates and silverware off the table but Erwin stopped Sasori before he could go too far. "I wanted to see what would happen with that seal, so I allowed what you did and what you have said to go unpunished. Don't do it again. If someone angers you, or does something to warrant such a reaction, come to me and I will deal with it. If you disobey, you will be properly punished. The corps aren't out to get you, Sasori. We are a brotherhood, no matter how weird each individual may be. You are safe here. Whatever your past happens to be, we don't know about it. Simply put, you can be whoever you want to be. Don't underestimate us though. We are aware that you are dangerous, and if you get out of hand we can hand you over to the people like Hanji who wouldn't mind tearing you apart to see how you work. I'm sure they would love to experiment on you, after all I trust Hanji and my men so you wouldn't be able to retaliate." Erwin smiled and his blue eyes were hard with determination and honest manipulation. His intelligence was not to be underestimated.
In those few sentences, Sasori fully realized just how crafty the Commander was. Sasori was tied to him through a seal, yes, but in those precious sentences Sasori knew he lost the subtle game they had been playing around since they had met yesterday. He tsk'd, a bit impressed because he hadn't expected to be checkmated that quickly. "It seems I lost this round, and as the loser I don't necessarily have a choice in what you want to do with me. You are quite clever Erwin Smith. I knew you'd be interesting." Sasori's red-ish brown eyes then glittered dangerously. "I am curious to find out just how well you play. Don't forget what I am." He warned and with that he left. Levi would be outside waiting for him and he couldn't make someone wait after all.
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Erwin smiled, half his plan had worked after all. He hadn't been entirely sure if the redhead had truly understood what he walked into, but with those words he did. Akasuna no Sasori had realized that he was a pawn in Erwin Smith's goals. How curious that he issued another challenge.
Mike walked up to him and looked at the smile that was on his face. "Damn Erwin, you can be really creepy sometimes. I hope you didn't show your hand too early though." With an afterthought he continued. "At least he smells nice. Doesn't make my nose hurt."
Erwin looked over at Mike and rolled his eyes. "No, I caught him at just the right time. He would have pushed boundaries on how to get around his leash and see what he could get away with which could possibly kill one of us. I am not risking my men for the amusement of that man." Erwin chuckled, the chessboard had been set and the challenge to play a new game had been offered and accepted. He didn't have to worry about being betrayed or harmed, but he did have to worry about the guy stirring up trouble in other places. Erwin wondered just how far Sasori would go.
"I swear to god I am the only one who is normal here." Mike muttered and wandered off to go back to sleep. It was going to be a long week.
Yay~ Chapter two! I totally used this as a stress relief from my exams. Don't expect an update this fast in the future. I wanted to get the ball rolling a bit. As usual questions or comments are welcomed! Please let me know what you think.