I don't own Attack on Titan! I just wrote the fanfiction! I haven't been keeping up with watching the anime or reading the manga simply because of employment complications (Italics – thoughts/dreams/someone on the other end of a phone line (on certain occasions)). *Quick warning this is a modern/omegaverse au* Please leave your comments and let me know how I did or if there's anything I can do to make my story better, and; as always; enjoy :).
Chapter 3 - A Delinquent on the Rise, But Quick to Fall
It was 8 years after the riot, Levi was a senior in high school, he was living alone, and it was the middle of the school year.
Levi pulled a sweatshirt over his head and then a jacket with a fur-trimmed hood. He put his shoes on, grabbed something to eat, puts his bag on his shoulders, and got his house keys to leave.
At the very same time, a friend of Levi's - Eren Jaeger was leaving for school. He lived not too far from Levi and spotted him walking down the street; he always looked so...distant. "Levi!" He called as he ran to him.
Levi pulled an ear bud out of his ear and looked at him. "What?" He says.
"Oh good, I got your attention. I thought you'd just keep walking." The brunette boy said as he stopped running when he got to him.
"Not today..." Levi said plainly.
"Only today?" Eren asked in confusion.
Levi simply shook his head; he was hiding something, but Eren couldn't figure it out.
The slim boy spotted three shiny silver clips on Levi's jean pocket. "Pocket knives?" He thought.
The two stopped at a crosswalk.
"I'm gonna take a longer way to school. I meet you in class ok?" Levi says.
Eren looked confused but he nodded. "O-ok..." He stuttered before quickly crossing the street.
Levi went down the street and never crossed. He came to a warehouse and put his hood up and put a cloth mask over most of his face but down just enough so he could see. "Now, let's get this raid going..." He thought before sneaking into the parking lot. He then found the people he meant to rendezvous with.
"You found us, good. Did you bring it?" One asked.
Levi took out a case and opened it to reveal a lock pick set. "This is what you mean right?"
There was a slight chuckle from the two. "Yeah that's it. Nice job Rivaille."
Levi smirked. "May I do the honors of picking the door then?"
"Be my guest." One said.
Levi walked up to the door and took a couple picks to the lock. He was able to get the lock picked and opened the door. "Let's go."
The other two nodded and followed Levi inside. They looked around. "So what're we takin'?" One asked.
"Take what you can carry, nothing too big or too noticeable though. Be quick about it!"
"What about you?"
"I gotta get goin. Tell me how it goes, and whatever you pawn just remember our deal."
The two nodded and got to work.
The raven-haired teen then left the warehouse and ran to school after hearing sirens from police cars. "Get out quick you two!" He thought as he ran.
Eren saw a SWAT truck and a few police cars race by with their sirens blazing. "What did you do?" He wondered. He then got inside and went to class.
Levi got to the stairs that led to the front doors of the school and casually walked inside as he put his pocket knives in a safe place where they wouldn't be spotted. He then walked to class and sat down.
Eren looked at him and nudged him.
Levi looked at him.
"What did you do?" The boy whispered.
"Nothing." Levi whispered back.
"Tell me."
"I didn't do anything."
"Why are there police sirens going off then?"
"There's always some problem in this city. There are many reasons."
Eren huffed. "You better tell me."
"Or what?"
"Or I won't stop asking about it just to annoy you."
Levi signed. "Fine, but only during advisory."
Eren nodded.
~Time Skip~
Levi and Eren walked into their advisory and sat down.
"Now tell me." Eren demanded.
Levi looked at him. "I was involved in a raid."
"What?!"
"Shhh! Not so loud!"
"Sorry, but is this the first one?"
"No. It's my sixth."
Eren looked completely shocked. "Levi...why would you do all this?" He asked in his head.
The classroom phone rang and the teacher answered it.
"Hello?" She says.
Levi gulped. "That better not be who I think it is or I'm in deep shit…" He thought.
"What was the last name again?"
Eren looked at the teacher.
"Okay. Thanks. He'll be right down." The teacher said before hanging up. She turned to Eren and Levi. "Mr. Ackerman, you're needed in the main office." She says.
"Did they say what I was needed for?" Levi asks.
"Nope."
"Alright…" Levi said; his voice hinting his anxiety.
Eren watched him leave with eyes full of worry.
Levi walked to the office and saw two SWAT cops and a city policeman. "You called for me?" He said walking up to the desk.
The secretary looked up. "Name?"
"Levi Ackerman."
"Oh, yes. These three gentlemen wanted to talk to you, they didn't say what it was about though…"
"Great…" The raven-haired teen thought as he turned to see the police officers waiting.
A police officer with blonde hair cleared his throat. "You're Levi right?" He asks.
"Yes sir." Levi answers.
"Formal tone...hm..." The man thought. "Can we speak with you outside please, Levi?"
Levi nodded; not showing any hesitation. He couldn't help but remember how his uncle used that tone on him numerous times.
The police officers escorted Levi out of the building.
The blonde officer put his hand out. "I'm Officer Erwin Smith, nice to meet you." "Although you're a delinquent; you used to have so much promise..." He thought.
Levi shook the man's hand out of formality. "Likewise." He said, again, out of formality.
"Now, Levi..." Erwin started. "I'm going to ask you some questions, I just want you to answer them honestly ok?"
Levi nodded.
"Good. Now, are you familiar with the raid that took place around 7:05 this morning?"
Levi was silent as if he was thinking.
Erwin waited.
A SWAT cop forced him to the ground; making the teen drop his backpack. "He asked you a question!"
Levi winced a little, and when he glanced back at the cop he could see his advisory from where he was. "Shit...that's just great." He thought.
Erwin walked up to Levi and crouched. "I don't want to have to repeat myself young man..." He said.
Eren looked out the window, hearing what was going on, and saw the three policemen and Levi. "Levi...no!" He thought.
Levi winced again at the tightened grip on his wrists. "Then don't. You're wasting your time." He says.
"So you're not going to answer any of my questions then?"
"I never said that."
"You never didn't say it either."
Levi was now silent in protest.
Eren raised his hand.
"Yes Mr. Jaeger?"
"May I be excused please?"
"Yeah sure." The advisory teacher said as she signed a hall pass. She then handed him the pass.
"Thanks." The boy said before grabbing his bag and walking out of the room. He walked to the foyer and saw Levi and the three policemen outside. He went out to Levi and wrapped his arms around his neck.
Levi's eyes widened. "E-Eren!"
"Don't hurt him...please..." Eren begged.
Erwin looked at them. "Was he involved?" He asked.
"No!" Levi answered.
"Then what is he doing here; he should be in class."
"I don't know..."
Eren looked at Levi and saw that he wanted him to get inside so he stood.
The SWAT officer allowed Levi to stand.
Levi opened the door and nudged Eren inside and locked the door vigilantly and leaned against it.
"Levi!" Eren called desperately; his voice muffled by the glass.
Erwin had the SWAT cops stand behind him. "I can handle him from here." He whispered.
The SWAT cops nodded.
Levi gulped and he put his hands in his jacket pockets and found a pocket knife in each. "I'll only use two…" He thinks.
Erwin put a hand on his baton. "Now, I'm going to ask my question one more time, and you're going to answer them. Ok?"
Levi remained silent.
"I'll take that as an "ok"..." He said before taking the baton off his belt loop and held it. "Are you familiar with the raid that took place around 7:05 this morning?"
Levi still remained silent.
The officer was becoming impatient with the teen.
Levi could see his growing impatience and persisted to remain speechless; a blank, distant look on his face.
Erwin took a step closer to the teen. "Answer me!" He growls.
Levi stood unflinching and clutched a pocket knife in each of his jacket pockets.
Erwin raised his baton to the boy and went to whack him with it.
Levi was quick to act and blocked the blow with his knives; which were both knocked away and broken.
Erwin's eyes widened. "He's quick. I wonder who trained him to be like that..." He thought. He stared into the raven-haired teen's cobalt eyes. "I will ask you once more, answer me. The raid that took place at 7:05 this morning, do you know anything about it?"
Levi persisted to be silent still.
"Levi! You're making a big mistake!" Eren called from behind the doors.
"I would listen to him Levi; he seems to know what he's talking about." Erwin said in a low, intimidating tone.
"It's pointless trying to get him to talk…" One of the SWAT cops thought.
Erwin cleared his throat. "Tell me what you know."
"All I know is that two people were able to break into a warehouse, that's it."
"Do you know their names?"
"No."
"Do you know how they got in?"
"They had help."
"From who?"
"I don't know, probably someone from the inside."
"I can see you're lying. Tell me the truth. How did the raiders get in?"
Levi gulped.
"I can see you're even scared now. So tell me now and I'll make you a deal."
Levi seemed very hesitant and his cobalt eyes showed his true fear.
Erwin saw his hesitation as an opening. "You can be honest, even though you should've just been upfront with us from the beginning...Levi." He says.
"I-it was me...I helped them…" Levi shakily says.
"How did you help them?"
Levi pulled out the leather kit of lock picks. "With this." He said handing it to the officer.
Erwin looked in the kit and saw the lock picks "He's good with these; they don't even look cracked…" He thought. He tossed the kit to a SWAT officer. "Hold that for me please."
The officer nodded after he caught the leather kit.
"Now, I'll make you a deal…" Erwin started.
Levi gulped.
"I know how much you wanted to be on the police force when you were younger; I was a new recruit when you were a but a trainee. You're very skilled as I can see, so if you join the police force now, I won't arrest you."
The raven-haired teen's cobalt eyes widened. "He'd let all six raids slide just for me to join the police force?!" He thought.
"So, what'll it be: joining the police force or prison?"
Levi felt his heart rate increase, but his face remained emotionless. "Fine...I'll join the police force."
Erwin smirked. "Good."
Levi picked his bag up and puts on his shoulders. He unlocked the door, but before he went inside he felt a hand on his shoulder stop him.
"You can come by later to get fitted for your uniform." A man said.
Levi nodded; not even turning to face the officer who stopped him. He went inside and was immediately hugged by Eren.
"Don't scare me like that; I thought you were gonna get arrested!" he said. he realized that he hadn't made any sort of motion since he got inside and looked at him. "L-Levi? Are you ok?"
Levi's eyes showed how shaken he truly was, but he said nothing.
Eren hugged him again.
"I was almost arrested…" Levi said; his voice rather shaky.
"I know, but now it's ok ." Eren said in a soothing voice.
Levi nodded and walked back to class with his emerald-eyed friend.