Eren
Levi had been acting a lot different lately, its almost as if he's acting the same way he was before he and I got close. I sigh softly we havent kissed or hugged since that night and I have to admit it hurts. I want to be with Levi more than anything but he's changed a lot. I walk quietly behind him as we go to where our horses are waiting for us.
"Who is she?" Its quiet but I still manage to hear the words falling from Levis lips.
"Corporal?" I ask as he turns to look at me over his shoulder, he's glaring at me and I can tell he's extremely angry.
"The blonde who you ran to like you were in love." I stare at him with my brows furrowing.
"Annie?" he rolls his eyes and stops in front of me.
"Tch, fucking brat. Did you have a relationship with her before coming here?" I shake my head staring at him confused.
"No of course not Corporal, why would you think that?" he narrows his eyes as he clenches his fist.
"You were all over her Eren." I feel the smile sprouting on my lips before I can even stop it.
"Are you jealous master?" Levis eyes flair at the accusation making me realize its true.
"Fuck you." he says kicking my feet from under me making me fall onto my back and even though I'm gasping to catch my breath im laughing.
"Get the fuck up brat lets go!" Levi growls as he stomps away. I smile to myself as I follow after him to the stables. I quickly mount my horse and follow behind the Corporal as he leads me to a large well near the castle grounds. When we get there Levi squad is already in position Hanji is waiting for us near the well.
"Okay Eren, today we are going to lower you into the well, you have to transform, we need to keep you caged just to make sure you aren't hostile." Miss Hanji says as she hands me a rope and nudges me over to the well. I look over my shoulder to see Levi and Petra talking, my heart constricts when I see him smile at her. The corporal doesn't even smile at me anymore, I swallow hard jumping in the well. When I get to the bottom I feel like crying, why am I jealous, they are just talking.
No, it was that smile, the one I thought that was only reserved for me. I had noticed them getting closer over the past four months but I don't think the corporal would have gotten jealous today had that been true. Maybe it wasn't jealousy at all, maybe it was because he's worried since they are from the military police. Suddently I feel like I cant breathe, what if she is the reason the corporal pays no attention to me anymore… I flinch as I hear the sound of a flare shooting into the sky, that is my que to begin.
I bite down on the pad of my thumb hard expecting to become a titan. Nothing happens... I look down at my hand in shock. Why... Why cant I transform. NO! They are all counting on me! I have to do this, they need this information to fight off the titans. Maybe I didn't bite hard enough? Without thinking I bit down on a spot close to the part I had bitten. Absolutely nothing happened, my heart sank as the tears rolled down my cheeks. I kept biting down on my hand over and over hoping something would spark and I would transform. I sank to my knees my hand bloody my heart aching, if I can't transform I'm useless to the survey corps. I'm useless to Levi even after he went out of his way to help me and take responsibility for me. I'm only a disappointment for Levi making him look bad by taking me in. The tears wouldn't stop at this point as I sat at the bottom of the well clutching my knees tightly. I'm so sorry Levi, I really am.
"EREN!" my eyes snapped open in shock as Levi jumped in the well landing in front of me. I swore I saw the worry in his eyes before his face turned to his usual cold demeanor.
"I-it didn't work Levi, I cant transform into a titan." I cried. I froze as Levi caught my hand bringing it between us. I finally noticed how many times i had bitten it. There was blood staining my hands, I watched as Levi pulled out a small handkerchief and wiped the side of my mouth that had blood running down it. I must look like a mess to the corporal. He slowly wrapped my hands up in gauze almost producing it out of thin air. Why are you being so kind to me Levi, if I can't transform what good am I?
"Brat!" I flinched meeting Levis silver eyes.
"hold on to me, Im going to get you out of here." I nodded wrapping my arms around his neck. My face flushed as Levis hands found their way to the backside of my thighs lifting me so I was flush against his body. It had been so long since he even touched or held me.
"C-corporal" I whispered I buried my face in his neck tightening my legs around his waist. My heart sped and I swear Levis did too. Being this close to the corporal even though I had failed filled me with happiness. I clung to him as he used his 3D maneuvering device to help me out of the well. When we were out Levi pushed me away from him making me fall on my ass at his feet. He glared at me all signs of the kind Levi disappearing the instant the others caught sight of me. Levi left me to my thoughts to go speak with Hanji who was already itching to do more tests on me. I looked down at my hands seeing that that werent even attempting to heal.
I froze as fear gripped my heart, I will have failed all of humanity if I cant transform. "Corporal Levi!" I cried making Levis eyes snap to me as he made his way over to where I sat.
"What is it?" I swallowed hard, please don't hate me Levi.
"M-my hands sir, they are showing no sign of healing." I said raising the blood stained gauze he had put on my hands.
"Oi! Brat! No offense but you arent much good to us in this form. If you can't transform all of our plans to reclaim wall Maria will go up in smoke. Pull it together.. and that is an order!" Levi growled before walking away again.
"Y-yes sir." I whimpered before I stood walking over and sitting at the table with Erd, Gunter, Aurou, and Mike.
"Dont worry youll get it kid." Gunter said softly patting my back making me nod weakly as Petra stood running to speak with Levi. I felt a pang of anger as she spoke to him her face turning slightly pink as she tucked her hair behind her ear. I picked up my spoon to drink some tea hoping it would ease the ache in my hand.
"Ah!" It hurt! it felt like a raging fire was coursing through my hand when I tried to grip the spoon.
"Is everything alright?" Erds soft voice drifted to my ears. I gave him a soft nod before leaning over and reaching for the spoon I had foolishly dropped. The moment my hand caught the spoon my heart began to race and an explosion happened around my body. Next thing I know I feel my right arm smothered by a larger titan arm that I was now attached to.
"GRRR AHHHH!" I screamed and grunted trying to pull my hand away from the mound of titan flesh holding me.
"DAMN IT WHY NOW!?" I screamed thrashing trying to pull away.
"Calm down!" Levis voice rings through my body cutting through the haze of my panic like a dagger.
"I-Im sorry Corporal I.. I dont know how I..." I froze... Levi wasn't talking to me. He was standing in front of me protectively as the others gathered around me like a pack of wolves ready for the slaughter.
"The situation is complicated so calm down!" Levi growled keeping his eyes alternating between them making sure no one advanced on Eren. Petra, Aurou, Gunter, and Erd, I looked at each of their faces reading the fear and hatred rolling off of them. At this moment they didn't care what I was they just wanted me dead so they wouldn't have to be scared anymore.
"WOOOO YAHOOOO!" I heard Hanji's scream as she ran full speed towards me.
"EREN WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING!" Erd's normally soft voice was rough and aggressive making me flinch back. One wrong word and not even Levi could stop them from slaughtering me.
"S-sir please." I tried calming him but he only glared fiercely in return.
"No one gave you permission to transform did they?!" Levis head snapped in Erd's direction.
" I said calm down!" he tried again but no one was listening they were too afraid.
"Answer the question Eren! What got into you!?" Aurou screeched making me wince.
"Leave it! Explanations can come later, right now you need to persuade us you arent hostile! your life depends on it! Prove it or we kill you!" Gunther growled making Levis hands grip his weapons even tighter.
"Twitch or move an arm and ill lop your head off this is the first and only warning youll get, I can end you in a heart beat do you understand me boy!" Aurou screamed as I turned to face him. This is bad, this is very bad. I was trembling in fear, they were too scared to think rationally they wouldn't believe me. I looked up at Levi helplessly as he met my gaze I could see the unease in his eyes. He was trying to think of a way to help me.
"Aurou how many times do I have to say it!" Levi screamed at his squad.
"Corporal! you need to step away, you are too close!" Petra cried out. My heart was shuttering in my chest.
"Right now I believe you are the ones who need to step away! DO IT!" Levi yelled with his cold eyes trained on Petra.
"Why on earth?!" Levi glared around him.
"Intuition." Levi was defending me, hes the reason they havent attacked yet. Why are you doing this Levi? just let them kill me... let it be over with.
They were all screaming at me at the same time their voices mocking and mixing together. I cant stand this its too much they need to stop. "WILL YOU ALL JUST BE QUIET!" I screamed making everyone stare at me in shock.
"EREN! CAN I TOUCH THE ARM?! Pretty please with sugar on top?" Miss Hanji? I almost forgot about her. she was salivating her face pink as she stared at the specimen before her.
"I don't think that's such a good- Wait no!" I cried as she placed her hands on the arm. she was fine for two seconds before she screamed.
"AHH SON OF A BITCH! ITS HOT, AND I MEAN REALLY HOT! are you burning up? Hows it attached to your hand? you gotta let me see! please, please!" Miss Hanji screamed flailing her arms around like a banshee.
Wait, I looked down at my hand still stuck in the piece of titan flesh. I should just be able to pull it out.
"Come on!" I growled pulling my arm back as hard as I could. I pulled so hard the moment my hand came free I fell back off of the flesh falling onto my stomach in front of corporal Levi.
"No Eren that's too soon! I wanted to put it under the knife." Hanji continued screaming as she hopped around angrily. My whole body relaxed as Corporal Levi came and stood next to me, I looked up at him my eyes glittering sadly.
"Im sorry Corporal." I said looking back down ashamed.
"So you feeling okay? or what?" Levi said with an attitude. I couldn't answer him I just fell flat on face on the soft grass. My vision was blurring and I felt Levi lift me up into his arms.
"Oi shitty brat did I say you could fall asleep? tch leave me with all the work." I smiled to myself Levi may have said that but he didn't really sound all that mad. I curled into the warmth the Corporal provided me as he took me back home to my bed in the dungeon.
"Are you awake now brat?" I blinked a few times to see Levi carrying me down the stairs to my dungeon.
"Yes Corporal." I said trying to slip out of his arms so I could walk myself.
"what do you think you're doing kid? I've already brought you this far let me get you to your bed." I nodded snuggling myself closer to inhale his sweet lavender scent as he continued.
"That was a wakeup call Corporal, I didn't realize how little they trusted me until they pulled their blades on me." I whispered in his ear hoping for him to comfort me.
"what did you expect, the suspicious nature was at the top of my criteria. Traditionally you arent considered a real scout until you come back alive. But out there theres only so little intel to go on. So many unknowns and uncertainties it's a wonder how any of us come back alive...you have to be able to react. Hit the ground running while anticipating the worst. That doesn't make them heartless though they arent just a bunch of mindless machines. Whatever that might have looked like out there today I can promise you every single one of them was conflicted."
Levi said as he laid me in my bed pulling off my clothes until I was in my boxers before throwing the covers over me.
"Wait you remember why you chose them?" I say sitting up staring at him in shock.
"I remember bits and pieces of everything, it hasn't all come back but I remember the basics of who I used to be." Levi says looking away from me.
"I'm going to go sleep in my room, after todays incident you have to sleep in here. I'm sorry." Levi says and my heart begins to ache at the thought of him leaving, I wasn't ready to be alone. I sat up catching his wrist making him raise an eyebrow curiously at me.
"Master, I don't want to be a-alone." My cheeks flushed and my heart raced, all I knew was that Levi made me feel safe, I needed his protection his care. I wanted the my master back.
"Is that so brat?" Levi smirked as he pulled his hand away from mine and began to undress until he was down to his boxers. My mouth went dry at the sight of the Corporal like this, it really has been along time since he's shown me his body.
"Are you going to sit there and gawk at me or let me in the bed brat?" Levi hissed making me wince and scoot over. Though Levi and I had shared a room for a while, I hadnt been in his bed since the morning after the night I hurt myself. He never explained he simply took to being as far from me as the room would allow.
"Master, I-I don't know if I can... I mean I don't think im ready for that." I stuttered out helplessly as Levi crawled in the bed smirking like I was his prey.
"you are a dirty brat. I'm not going to fuck you Eren." Levi whispered in my ear as he snuggled his chest against my back. His arms clutching my shoulder blades holding me tightly to him. Hes warm, I sighed softly feeling content as Levi snuggled closer.
"Not tonight at least." He murmured in my ear huskily making my whole body hyper aware of him. I swallowed hard choosing to ignore the comment and just enjoy having my Master close to me once more.
I closed my eyes finding a peaceful sleep in Levis arms, my whole body surrendering sweetly to the warmth he carried around him. I couldn't help but smile to myself before my world went black. The object of my desires for so long was in my bed curled up against just like before he changed.
Unknown pov
I can hear Eren talking to that man again, from what I heard it really is true that he lost his memories. That should take a lot of his skill away meaning it wont be difficult taking Eren from them. Ill throw the whole survey corps into chaos and take Eren to safety. I want to go down there right now, I want to tear that man away from my Eren. But I cant, not yet, this is going exactly as planned all I have to do is wait. By tomorrow you will be mine Eren, no one will ever take you from me. I remember you saying you wanted to see the ocean, don't worry ill take you there. Ill take you every where you want to go, ill make you so happy, I know I can. But first, I have to let everyone know that the rumors are true and that the Lance Corporal has lost his memory. From there on my real plan begins. Wait for me Eren, ill love you forever, I wont ever hurt you. you are just like me and I know I can make you love me the way I love you.