Chapter TWO
"Were staying here for the night." Levi finally decided. He pointed at a small flophouse. "I know the owner." He said. "And as far as I'm concerned, it's far less filthy that the rest of this fucking place."
Farlan shrugged in agreement; he was too tired to complain.
Isabel smiled down at Mikasa. The girl was gripping tightly onto the older woman's hand, eyes wide. Levi kicked the door open and stormed inside, Farlan following suit. Isabel followed them, gently pulling the girl behind her.
By the time the two females had entered the store, Levi was spinning a key around his finger. "We're sharing." He said, and walked off before anyone could say anything.
When they caught up to him, Levi had already entered their room and was sitting on one of the beds. "This place is fucking filthy." He muttered under his breath.
Isabel secretly rolled her eyes at Mikasa. "Levi's a neat freak. Don't mind him."
Levi scoffed. "I heard that."
Isabel shruged and bounced over to a bed on the opposite side of the room. The floor creaked, as if it was going to give way. Isabel didn't seem to care. "Girls on this side." She announced. "Come on, Mikasa."
Mikasa looked up at Isabel, then quickly glanced at Levi and Farlan, before slowly approaching her. Her footsteps were careful, not a sound to be made.
Levi slightly narrowed his eyes, his gaze plastered onto the girl's feet. Her steps were light but sharp, so if needed, she could quickly dart away. She finally reached Isabel, who patted the bed next to her.
"We should head out early tomorrow." Farlan said, and shot Levi a subtle glare. "Because by tomorrow, the news of the fight would have spread."
Isabel threw her arms into the air, clearly exasperated. "He just stepped on your foot." She said. "And you had to punch him."
"He made my fucking shoes filthy." Levi sneered.
"You could have cleaned them later." Isabel said.
"And walk around with filthy shoes for the rest of the day?" Levi snapped.
"Punching the guy wouldn't have cleaned your shoes." Isabel pointed out.
Levi growled and lay down on the bed. "I'm sleeping." He said. "We're leaving as soon as possible tomorrow."
Farlan shrugged and flopped down onto his own bed.
Isabel sighed and turned to Mikasa. "Go to sleep, okay?" She said. "We'll get something to eat tomorrow."
Mikasa nodded obediently and she crawled onto the empty bed. Isabel watched until the girl was tucked in, before lying down herself.
Levi had never seen his female companion act to mature.
Levi was usually the first to wake up, so he was pretty surprised that Mikasa was already sitting on her bed. At the faintest of the faintest sound he made when he moved, Mikasa looked up, eyes instantly guarded. Levi was impressed.
So she didn't trust them.
He got out of the bed and approached Farlans. He roughly kicked it and the male jumped up.
Levi smirked and Farlan let out a sigh. He crawled out of the bed and wordlessly began setting up his stolen 3D maneuver gear. Levi approached Isabel's bed and woke her up as well. In ten minutes, the four were ready to head out.
Isabel patted down Mikasa's slightly ruffled hair then turned to her male companions. "Levi~ I'm hungry."
Farlan nudged her. "Stop causing a fuss." He scowled.
Mikasa glanced between the three of them and did not say anything.
Levi caught her glance. "For food, we steal." He said simply.
Mikasa blinked those emotionless eyes of hers and nodded. She had easily caught his hidden message. 'You want to live, you're going to have to learn to steal.'
"Watch." Levi instructed. Mikasa nodded obediently. Levi slipped out of their hiding place and casually approached the crowd of people wandering around. Mikasa watched as Levi's hand flashed out from under his cloak. He came back seconds later, a leather wallet in his hands. He shook it next to his ear and clicked his tongue. "Not much, but will do." He muttered. "Did you get it?"
Mikasa nodded.
"If you get caught, even if you're a fucking brat, you wont be let off easily." Levi said. He had a distant feeling that he was forgetting something.
Mikasa nodded again.
"Good."
Mikasa hesitantly raised her hand.
Levi raised an eyebrow. "What?"
Mikasa took a deep breath. "Is money important?" She asked. "Is it important for us to live?"
Levi frowned. "Of course it is." He said. "Money can buy us fu-." He stopped. Right. Now, he had no idea where the 'no swearing around children' rule came from, but Isabel seemed pretty serious about it. "Food. We could steal it, but that would be such a bother."
"Okay." Mikasa murmured.
Levi then pushed his way past the crowd, making his way towards the dirty inn, where Isabel and Farlan were waiting. Mikasa followed himand Levi found himself glancing over his shoulder every once in a while to make sure she was still there.
The girl truly did not make a sound.
Isabel leaped to her feet when Levi kicked the door to their room open. "Levi! Mikasa! Your're back!" She cheered. "Farlan's not back yet. How did everything go?"
Levi shrug. "As good as it could have." He said. "Unlike somebody, my newest student actually fucking listens."
Levi felt a tug at his sleeve and looked down at Mikasa. "What?" He asked.
Mikasa reached for the button of her cloak and unbuttoned it. She then shook herself, and something landed on the floor. Followed by another, and another.
Isabel gasped. "Wow."
Lying at Mikasa's feet were three wallets.
"Where did you get those?" Isabel asked, eyes wide. She darted forward, picked up one in each hand and shook them. She the proceeded to empty all three onto the ground and began counting.
Mikasa blinked. "I watched Levi do it." She said. "I got them where we were walking through the crowd."
Levi stared at the girl. She had picked it up with only one example? She really was something. Just then, Farlan appeared at the door. He glanced around at the quiet atmosphere, and noticed the money "Seems like you got a decent amount." He said.
Isabel leaped to her feet, waving her arms in the air. "It was Mikasa!" She yelled. "Can you believe it? Levi only showed her ONCE! She just stole it off the people walking in the crowd!"
Farlan glanced at Levi. "Really?" He asked, eyebrows raised.
Levi nodded. He glanced at Mikasa again. She was quiet, neat, pretty smart, and was a quick learner. Maybe having the girl around wouldn't be so bad.
Now, once again, we have no idea what life was like in the underground city, and the characters may seem OOC.
Please ignore our errors, as this was sort of rushed.
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