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Levi forced Eren to change back into a wolf, seeing as they can't have a naked boy walking around in public. Levi had parked his car nearby. It was a black 1968 Pontiac Firebird with a shit ton of mileage on it, but Levi reckoned she could still kick the asses of the muscle cars of today. If not in speed, then in class. He ushered Eren inside, and got into the driver's seat. The old car was still in pristine condition, probably due to Levi's obsession with being clean as Hanji pointed out plenty of times before, and because he didn't want his stuff to break.
Eren sat in shotgun, his bulky figure giving him a rough time, "Why don't you sit in the back?" Levi suggested, but he only got a silent glare as a response.
Shoving the key into the ignition, he started up the car, letting it hum for a second before shifting it into gear. He drove off towards the town, ignoring the massive, panting ball of fur that was Eren. He figured that he should go to Hanji and figure out what's happening around here. He wanted to ask Eren if he had any ideas as to what, or who, took his friends but he felt that the boy didn't really want to talk. So instead, Levi reached forward to turn on the radio, praying for a good music station.
He decided that one thing should be said, "I know someone who might be able to help. She's a doctor. Is that alright?" He looked at Eren briefly who was getting ready to move. Levi cursed when Eren decided to shift to the back seat of the Firebird.
"Dammit brat! Not while I'm fucking driving!" Levi snapped, trying not to let Eren disrupt his driving. Eren gave a low woof in response and Levi could almost taste the sarcastic retort in Eren's tone. He managed to get his bulk into the back seat and stretched out on it gratefully. Levi growled quietly in annoyance, but said nothing else. He let out a deep breath and looked in the rear view mirror to see that Eren had fallen asleep despite the music. Levi shook his head, his attention now returning to the road, "Brat."
Luckily, the hospital Hanji worked at was only a couple of hours away, "Now, you have to behave yourself, okay? Play along with whatever Hanji does." Levi got out of his car once he parked in the lot, and opened the door for Eren. He closed the door shut after Eren got out and locked the vehicle. Levi walked into the hospital with Eren following beside him. When they entered, people jumped, looking at Eren with fear in their eyes. Levi noticed but made no move to reassure the people inside the waiting area. He walked up to the woman at the counter and she looked at Eren, raising a thin, blonde eyebrow.
"I'm here for Dr. Zo-"
There was a squeal, and Eren folded his ears back from the unwelcome noise, and swung his massive head only to be greeted by a lady with glasses and a messy brown ponytail in a white lab coat, sinking down to her knees and wrapping her arms around Eren with force. He didn't know how to react until Levi's words came to mind. Play along. Eren decided it would be best to stay still, and not really do anything.
Levi watched, still in shock at Hanji's entrance. His annoyance towards her grew, but he kept it hidden. Hanji was always like this and it didn't help that she loved dogs.
"I didn't know you'd be bringing your dog here! He's adorable! Let's go to my office!" Hanji grabbed Eren by the scruff and charged down the hall way with Levi standing by the counter clenching his fists. The woman sitting on the other side of this counter asked if Eren was aggressive, and Levi shook his head. It was a known thing that if Hanji was okay with it, everyone else was okay with it too. She may be erratic, but she had good judgment.
Levi ended up in her office with Eren retreating to stand by him. Hanji was sitting at her desk, staring, "So, a Skinwalker Levi? Didn't know you picked up these kind of freaks," She winked at him, and Levi felt his annoyance flare from a campfire to a fucking forest fire.
"Hanji we will not get into that now, understand?" He shot her the best glare he could come up with, feeling Eren's curious gaze on him. Hanji had been obsessed with Levi's sexuality ever since she found out that he swung both ways. And Levi would always add that she forced it out of him by threatening his very wellbeing. He didn't think she would make a big deal about it since it had nothing to do with science, but he was wrong. She was this annoying fan girl who shipped him with every single guy he was near, stranger or not.
"Eren is with me because he's looking for the two who are possibly connected to the case I'm on. Armin Arlet and Mikasa Ackerman. They're close to him, and he wants to find them and I figured that I'd help. No other reason, Hanji." He added pointedly. He received a grin as a response.
Eren changed forms and Levi glued his eyes to Hanji's face. Fucking brat. He hissed mentally. He was able to keep his composure just fine, but the brat had a good body. It was toned and lean, like a dancer, his abdominal muscles were formed but not sharply defined. Hanji saw what Levi was doing and raised an eyebrow, but shot it down when she received another glare.
"Miss Hanji, if you can help me-" Eren was cut off by a laugh.
"Drop the 'Miss', please. It makes me feel a little too young," Hanji smiled, and leaned back in her chair. She opened a drawer and pulled out a file folder, handing it to Eren, "This is what me and a friend of mine have collected on your friends who went missing. It isn't much, but I hope it will come into use. Since you knew Armin and Mikasa, and since you probably saw them last, do you have anything to add?" After she handed Eren the folder, she leaned forward with her elbows on the desk, her fingers laced in front of her mouth.
Eren became a little pale, but kept his calm, "No, not really. I-If you want to know if they were human, they were."
"That's not what I was talking about," Hanji mused, and Levi saw Eren's eyes narrow slightly. Hanji stayed silent as if she was thinking. Then, she spoke again, "Eren, go up to the front desk and ask for a change of clothes. We always keep clothing here incase patients loose theirs in an accident. Can't be too prepared." She was staring at Levi as she spoke, but Eren did as she asked and left. Levi watched him go feeling a little confused. He turned towards Hanji again and sat in one of the in front of her desk.
"I'm assuming you wanted to talk? Why else send Eren out in his birthday suit," He looked at Hanji skeptically.
"You assumed correctly. I'm still confused as to why you're helping a Skinwalker, Levi. He's the very thing you kill for a living. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't curious as to what you're up to."
Levi didn't really know how to respond, partly because he didn't know why he was helping Eren. Levi just got caught in what was happening and…
He shook his head, trying to clear it, "Does it really matter anymore? He's here, let's get his family back." Levi looked at the file Eren had left behind when he exited the room before and picked it up, sifting through it for something to do.
Hanji watched him, her eyes softened a bit in sympathy, "Family, huh? I see," She leaned back in her chair. Before Levi could say anything else, Eren came into the room dressed in a white shirt and black pants and holding socks and shoes with him. He looked a little perplexed, and Hanji laughed at his expression.
"Let me guess, the receptionist didn't bat an eye when you approached her naked?"
His silence made her laugh even more that ended with a sigh, "Well, you're talking to a lady who handles screaming women and general chaos daily, so I doubt seeing a young man naked is new to her,"
Eren stood behind where Levi sat, shifting his weight on his feet and feeling a little uncomfortable. Levi looked over his shoulder and closed the file in his hands abruptly. He stood up and Hanji follow lead.
"So, should I contact Erwin or…?"
Hanji shook her head, a smug smile on her face, "No way, I want to be the one to explain this situation to him." She walked past them and headed to the door of her office, "Just go home, and try to figure out what you can, okay? I'll see if Erwin can help with anything. I'll also be on the lookout. You have no idea how many of Erwin's hunters come through here!" With a wink, she exited the office. Levi sighed and followed, walking back to the main doors with Eren following like, well, a lost puppy.
It was silent on the way back to the car, and once they were in and the engine had started, Eren looked towards Levi, "We're going to go to your house?" He asked, and received a nod in response. Eren fired off another question, "Where do you live?"
"A long way from civilization," The tone of Levi's voice made it clear that he didn't want to continue this conversation. Eren settled into the passenger seat of Levi's car as they traveled, putting on his socks and shoes at a leisurely pace.
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It was a long time before Levi drove up his dirt driveway, and then a little longer until they reached his house. Levi's house was located off the highway after taking many back roads and passing many farms and eventually driving into a forest. Eren looked out the window and studied the house that they were approaching. It was almost like a cabin in the forest- correction; that's exactly what it was. It had a garage attached to it and some scrap cars in a clearing a little behind and to the right of the house, all in a neat little line with plenty of space between each.
It was getting lighter outside, and Eren just realized they had been out all night. Time seemed to pass quickly from the time Levi found him, to going to the hospital and meeting Hanji, to coming here. When the car stopped Eren got out, shutting the car door firmly behind him. He looked to Levi who had already walked towards his house and was now fishing the keys from his pocket. Eren followed and when the door was open, Eren stepped in. Levi however, stayed outside.
"You got fur all over the seats of my car, filthy mutt. I'm gonna go clean it up. Afterwards we're going to talk." That was all Levi said before shutting the front door and leaving Eren in his house. Not knowing what else to do, Eren took off his shoes and made his way to the living room. On his way there, he noticed that there were no pictures. Anywhere. A standard bachelor would have the odd picture of their family or friends, but Levi's walls were bare, and so were the counter tops of everything. The other thing Eren noticed was how clean and orderly the house was. Everything had it's place and if Eren didn't know any better he would be convinced that dust didn't exist. At least not in this house. He sat down on a homey little couch and waited for Levi to come back. The couch was comfortable, and it smelled just like Levi's car, clean. He held his hands in his lap and held back a yawn that threatened to escape.
Levi did come back, and sat in front of Eren on the opposite couch. He threw his feet on to the coffee table between them, "So," He began, "Skinwalkers need to eat human hearts to survive, which is gross by the way, don't expect me to get it for you."
Eren furrowed his eyebrows, "Skinwalkers eat human hearts?" He asked, a little mystified. Levi just stared at Eren, briefly wondering if the kid was really stupid or not.
The older male felt his mind wander off due to lack of sleep, and tried to concentrate on the task at hand. Why was this kid so surprised about Skinwalkers eating hearts?
What is even stranger, Levi thought, Is that Eren's eyes changed colour when he got pissed back at that dump of a house.
He took his feet off the coffee table and leaned forward, placing his elbows on his knees and lacing his fingers. He wasn't paying attention to what Eren was saying anymore despite his best efforts. I know a Shapeshifter's eyes reflect light, but for what I know Skinwalkers don't, and Eren's irises changed colour completely. I've never seen that before in my life…
Levi was brought back when Eren snapped his fingers a couple of times. Levi looked up at Eren again with a slightly irritated look for throwing off his train of thought. He leaned back into the couch again, "What is it, brat?"
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
"…Okay. Anyways, as I was saying; I don't eat hearts. I never have." Eren looked to his hands in his lap, thinking and sorting through his memories. He had never had the need to eat someone's heart. The thought of it made him a little sick.
"Brat," Levi said a little too sharply, "How long have you been a Skinwalker for? They're a cousin to werewolves, so I assume Skinwalkers infect others the same way, with a bite?" This kid was getting more confusing. First it was the thing with his eyes, and now he doesn't eat hearts? What the hell? It was like Eren was taking 'monster tradition' and shitting all over it.
Eren nodded, "I've been a Skinwalker ever since I could remember. I actually can't remember when I wasn't a Skinwalker…" No matter how hard he tried to think back, he never remembered being normal. Not ever.
Levi sighed and ran his fingers through his black hair, "Well aren't you a mystery." He muttered before letting his hand drop, "At least worrying about feeding you a regular diet of hearts is scratched off the list," He stood up, "Look, I don't usually have people over so you'll have to sleep on the couch for the meantime, okay? You must be tired so I'll get blankets."
Eren stood up when Levi left the living room, "What about you? Aren't you tired, too?" He tried to follow Levi, but was suddenly handed a blanket and a pillow. He went back to the couch and set everything up while looking at Levi.
"I'm going to go over some stuff," The raven haired male responded, gesturing to the file in his hand. Eren realized that this was the file that Hanji had given to him earlier. The file that contained information about Armin and Mikasa. Why does Levi have it? That file is mine! Eren thought, feeling more annoyed the longer he looked.
Eren started to protest, "Hanji gave it to me-"
"Does it look like I give a shit, brat?" Levi intercepted Eren with a blank but aggressive tone. Eren immediately shut up and crossed his arms over his chest, looking to the side. Eren knew this was a loosing fight so the Skinwalker simply muttered a 'fine' and laid down on the couch. He draped the blanket over himself and stayed there, closing his eyes.
Levi watched Eren with slight amusement, What a temperamental mutt…He thought before silently leaving.
Levi's room was up the stairs, and to the right in a nice secluded area where he could have complete silence. Although, Eren seemed like a challenging roommate, if that's what he was, and Levi wondered how long the blessed silence would last while Eren is around. Levi entered his room and turned on the light. He sluggishly lofted the file on to his desk. Dragging out a sigh he changed into loose sweats then took a seat at his desk, opened the file, and started reading.
Oh look, and a second chapter to boot.
See? Told you more would be coming soon.
I have a thing with old cars- not because of Supernatural, but because let's face it, they're freaking awesome and they look great.
And yes, Levi is going to be a self taught mechanic if you haven't picked up on that at the end of the chapter. And he's bisexual.
Ahh. Yes. Self taught mechanic and a bisexual. The mechanic thing is weird I know but it will fit.
ANYWAYS, I'm going to have one generic thing with Levi and Erwin in this fan fiction. Can you guess what that generic thing is? I think we all know.
Military. Aww yiss I think it's damn near impossible to have these two NOT be in a similar position of authority of SOMEKIND present or past and if you have pulled it off then Sir or Ma'am, congratulations, you have God-like powers that I do not and never will possess.
Still in the editing process of this thing. Why do I do it when it's already posted? No idea. I find it easier for some reason. Again, sorry if the sentence structure looks, well, weird.
**I am looking for a Beta Reader. Preferably one who can help with sentence structure and well, romance seeing as I kind of suck at it. Also, I want them to help with "Out Of Character" behaviors in the fanfiction. It 'irks' me when I see it in others writing ((But it doesn't throw me off their story)), and I really, really don't want it in my own writing. Problem is, I'm kind of iffy about it, and I usually go a little out of character. At least I think so.
I also would like to be able to bounce plot ideas off them, too.
I'm sorry for being in such a demanding person, and if you want to help me with this fanfiction, and you don't 'meet'/do/whatever ((for lack of better words. Bluh)) everything that has been bolded, it's FINE. I just need help, and it would be greatly appreciated.
Also it would help if you knew about the series a little, and the pairing...I don't want you have you as a beta and you either:
A) Do not like Eren x Levi.
or
B) Not have any idea about the actual show ((Attack on Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin)), and/or it's characters.
Basically: I don't want to trap you if it does happen.
If you just don't give a damn about A) or B), then by all means help.
Plus, this is my first time ever asking help for a Beta Reader so I have no idea how this works or anything at.
Just figured to put this up here while I'm looking for one in that massive, massive list of Beta Readers.
Thanks,
-Vince
