Warning: This chapter contains lemon. Please be aware that I actually never had liked much writing sex scenes, and while nowadays if I write any, I try to do it as best as I can, back then when I wrote this fic on 2015 I wasn't that careful. I don't think is an extremely bad sex scene either, however you may notice it lacks of some basic knowledge, that I didn't bother to include. Since I never edited the original fic, I left the translation as it is as well, without fixing those minor details. Hope you like it anyway.

Chapter 11

Devastation Part I

Erwin decided it was time to put an end to all the uncertainty, he had to find out what had happened with Levi to make him behave in such a strange way. He rang constantly and could even talk to him for a full hour, or sometimes more, just like they used to do when they went out together; the only difference was that they no longer saw each other. Every time the policeman brought up the subject, the businessman skillfully diverted the conversation and evaded the question.

In the beginning, it had actually seemed endearing to Erwin, he was sure that Levi only felt embarrassment at having appeared vulnerable in front of him, but he was already starting to worry, more than a month had gone by since they last saw the other. He was also exceedingly stressed, he had had a lot of work lately and did not understand Eren's behavior either, since he had not slept with him again and was very distant for no reason. But he thought that if the young man was pulling away, though in a way it would make him feel slightly bad as he cared for him a lot, it would be advantageous for both, because he was certain that Eren felt something for him, but he was not as confident about being able to reciprocate.

All of that, added to the fact that Silverwire had also taken a most intriguing attitude towards him. In the last couple of weeks, the masked man had gone to him on multiple occasions, but it seemed like he was only interested in mocking the blond. He would wait for the moments when he would be alone and approached him to insinuate things and went as far as to touch him like the first time. What was most disconcerting to Erwin was the fact that he did not try to catch him, despite having him so close.

He could not explain the why, his urges to imprison him simply vanished as soon as the hooded man got on a silver platter by getting so close to him. He convinced himself that it did not feel fair to catch him without a fight but, deep down, knew that was not the main reason, only he could not explain what the real reason for his unwillingness to capture him was. Though he suspected that it had something to do with those strange chills he felt when the man whispered in his ear, or the full-body shiver when the criminal ventured to touch him, since he always did it in a sensual way, even.

The sum of all those odd circumstances was destroying his nerves. And, being Levi the easiest problem to solve, in his opinion, he decided to find out what was happening to him. There he was, in front of the door to the Ackerman mansion, with a bouquet of pansies1 in different colors. He inhaled and exhaled deeply before ringing the bell and the wait felt like an eternity.

"Ah, mister Smith! How can I help you?" The butler of the mansion asked upon opening the door.

"Good evening, I'd like to see Levi, of course. It's been over a month since we last saw each other and I'm really worried about him."

"Mister Ackerman is in excellent health, but I'm afraid that he can't see you presently, officer." Levi had given strict rules to his employees to not let Erwin see him for any reason, in case he showed up at the Ackerman mansion.

"It's really important, could you tell him that I'm here?" Erwin asked, he would not give up so easily.

"That's impossible, mister Smith. Mister Ackerman is extremely busy at the moment and he explicitly indicated that he was not to be disturbed." The faithful servant refused again.

"I understand. Could you at least give him these flowers and let him know I need to see him?"

"It'll be my pleasure, officer." The man accepted the bouquet and shut the door once Erwin had relented. He placed them in an elegant vase and arranged them in the best way possible, immediately taking them to Levi's room, where he was engrossed in one of his many books while he drank some tea.

"Mister Ackerman, officer Smith was just here to visit you." He announced upon entering.

"I take it you didn't let him in."

"That is correct, sir, however, he asked me to please give you this flower bouquet and let you know that it's urgent that he see you."

"I see. Leave them on the table and go, please."

"Of course, sir." The man placed the flowers on the small table in front of the couch Levi was sitting in and retired, leaving him alone once more. Levi could not continue with his reading, he felt slightly guilty for denying Erwin, but he did not feel fit to face him yet. He still held the hope that his 'infatuation' was only a fantasy and that staying away from the blond would do him good. And it was true that as Silverwire he was constantly stalking him, but Erwin's treatment of Silverwire was totally different his treatment of Levi.

The man looked at the flower bouquet, perfectly understanding the message it was transmitting and feeling even guiltier for turning him down. Whether Erwin considered him a good friend and sexual partner or was developing some sort of interest beyond that, Levi could tell that he appreciated him and worried about him.

"Tch, damn sentimental!" He tsked, angry, he lost himself in gazing at those flowers, even going as far as caressing one.

"I see that you liked my humble present." Pronounced a voice that was more than known to the businessman, who was startled upon seeing Erwin stood at his open window.

"I see that it's becoming a habit for you to break into others' houses through the windows." The shorter man replied, trying to hide his surprise.

"It seems to be the only way I can reach you now, Levi." Erwin went up to Levi and, without being invited to, sat down on the couch in front of him.

"Didn't my butler tell you I didn't want to see anyone today? Or are you becoming deaf?"

"My ears are in perfect condition and I heard what your butler told me very clearly, nevertheless, I decided that I didn't want to obey any of your orders." Erwin smiled patiently at Levi, who felt his heart go at seeing such a beautiful expression on his counterpart's face. He missed those gestures, missed hearing his voice in person. He could not help but feel a comforting warmth, which had nothing to do with lust or arousal, flood through him.

"Erwin, I…" Before he could continue, Erwin rose from his seat and placed his index finger over Levi's lips, to prevent him from finishing his statement.

"I don't want excuses and I'm not here to question you, Levi, I'm not the person to do that. I just need you to answer one question: Did I do something for you to push me away like that?" Levi moved Erwin's hand away from his mouth and, for a few seconds, meditated on what his answer could be; he could not tell him the truth, but he did not want to deceive him either.

"It's not something that you've done, Erwin, it's something I did myself. But I've been acting immaturely, and I offer you my apologies. I appreciate all the concern that you show, I already owe you a lot, chief."

"The only way I seek retribution is that you accept me back into your life or make it clear to me if you want me to completely go away. I know we haven't been extremely intimate but believe me when I say that you're the closest thing I've had to a best friend and it's hard for me to see how our friendship has fallen apart since that incident." Erwin was completely sincere about his feelings.

"I'm sorry, Erwin, I've been pathetic and dull." The taller man was surprised by the other's attitude, he already knew him enough to know that he was a person whose pride was so great, he could not explain how it fit in such a small body; he knew that it must be very difficult for him to say those words. "I don't want you to go away, Erwin, I just needed time to think about some things, but since you're already here, I believe it's time for me to stop behaving like an idiot, I apologize."

"You don't have to apologize, Levi, I'm glad that it wasn't a serious problem and, again, I'm not looking for any kind of payment for what happened the last time." That said, Erwin did something that Levi was not expecting, he walked towards him until he had him in a warm hug. Levi, with his eyes open wide in surprise, did not know how to react, his heart rate picked up and he worried that Erwin would be able to feel it. He had no choice but to reciprocate said gesture and circle the other's torso with his arms, sinking his face into Erwin's chest.

"This is the most effeminate thing I have done in my life, Erwin." The blond let out a cheerful cackle at that comment, he was pleased to see that Levi was still the same and that whatever had gone through his mind and made him withdraw that way, was not grave enough to end their friendship.

"Displays of affection and friendship are not reserved just for women, Levi."

"Anyway, now that we're back to how we used to be, would you like to accompany me tonight? It's been longer than it should since I've had sex and it's already becoming a little uncomfortable. Particularly if the extremely sensual chief of Sina police hugs me in such a suggestive manner."

"I'm glad to see that you've recovered fully. It would be an honor to be able to spend the night with you, mister Ackerman." Upon saying that, Erwin took Levi in his arms like he had on the day he rescued him from the kidnappers, and took him to the bed, where he set him down.

Erwin observed Levi's blushed face and found it truly beautiful. He did not know if it was because he had gone so long without seeing him or without sex, but he became aroused immediately, so he wasted no time and started getting rid of Levi's clothes swiftly. The shorter man, on his part, did not waste a single second either, and was already unbuttoning the blond's shirt.

As soon as they found themselves naked, both men began a voracious fight to devour the other's body with kisses and bites. While Erwin attacked Levi's neck, the raven was busy with a clavicle and his restless hands ventured to delineate the blond's defined abdomen.

Erwin moved his hand to Levi's crotch, starting to massage slowly, which made him release a sigh, Erwin smiled; it had been a long time since he had heard the noises Levi could make during sex. Blinded by the pleasure and the caresses was the only way that Levi behaved without reservations, where he did not care about keeping his composure and pretending to be cold. Only in those special circumstances was pride worthless, and Levi let himself get carried away by his body's desire, gifting Erwin the relaxing melody of his moans, pants and sighs.

The officer kissed Levi's forehead, then his neck and went down to the nipples, which he licked slowly, one by one, giving even more kisses. It the meantime, Levi's hands traced the strong muscles of his back and well-built arms and shoulders. Touching that sculptural body turned him on, made him desire more and more. Erwin decided to return to Levi's neck, because he liked to bite it and lick it, even behind his ear, while he sensually whispered in his ear.

Levi took advantage of the moment to grasp both erections and masturbate them together, to which Erwin answered with a hoarse groan. This time Levi smiled wantonly and proud of his skills. Levi's personality simply did not allow him to be a passive person who would let everything be done to him, only bothering to moan and ask for more. Levi liked to be in control of the act and, if not, at least to actively participate and that simply astonished Erwin, it was because of that and more that he considered having sex with Levi a work of art.

The raven yearned to trap Erwin's lips in a kiss. Never before had he given so much importance to that simple act as now that he found that the he man he had fallen in love with, refused to kiss on the lips. More than once, he had been close to kissing him in the euphoria of the sexual act, but Erwin always evaded him. Levi wondered how the blond's fleshy lips would feel while being devoured by his own, or how it would be to feel the warmth of his tongue tangled with his own. Would Erwin be a bad kisser? Or, on the contrary, was he so skilled that said privilege was denied to everyone, equally? Levi only felt desire to explore with his tongue that forbidden cavity, but he did not want to anger Erwin or make him feel uncomfortable for any reason in the world, so he held back as best he could and continued to rub both members with each other and with his hand.

"You're a master with your hands, Levi." The blond dared to say between pants, in an attempt to praise such masterful 'work' that his counterpart was carrying out.

"I can do better things with my mouth." The shorter man licked his lips and did not wait. He immediately pushed Erwin to lie back on the bed, that way Levi was on top of him. Ackerman positioned himself so that his member was in front of Erwin's face and, at the same time, took the blond's erection between his lips, leaving soft kisses on the tip. Erwin understood what they were playing at and hurried to imitate Levi, sucking his growing member and licking repeatedly upon feeling the liquid slowly well up.

They continued that way until both felt they were sufficiently excited, Levi then turned around to bite Erwin's neck as he sat on his pulsing member, to penetrate himself with it. The way that Levi always had control of everything drove Erwin crazy, both moved their hips rhythmically so that with each thrust, Erwin's member felt more entrapped by the opposite burning interior, while he reached deeply to be able to hit the point which caused Levi the most pleasure.

Their breathing and panting were perfectly synchronized, Erwin moved his hands to the other's buttocks to squeeze them strongly, pushing him to make the thrusts deeper. Levi tangled his hands in the golden hair and, with his teeth, attacked Erwin's shoulder and neck; he bit and licked at him to drown the moans that inevitably came out when both reached their climax.

Levi smiled, satisfied, as he had longed to have that man at his side once more and, even if it was in that manner, he knew that, for a few moments, he was his.

Erwin smiled happily because he had Levi back who, without realizing it, had become extremely important to him and was, by the by, the best sex he had had in his entire life.

Both looked at the other steadily, light blue fighting against the mysterious silver color, both attempting to decipher the opposite's thoughts. Levi realizing how much he had grown to love that man. Erwin trying to figure out why those eyes, who previously gazed at him defiantly, now reflected something different, but he did not know what.

In that very instant, Erwin had a flash and saw a mask covering Levi's face, and those same eyes looking at him with derision and flirtation.

"Erwin?" Levi questioned when he noticed the spasm the blond had suffered, and how his stare had changed to one of disbelief.

"It's nothing, it's just that it's been long since I've felt like this. I missed this."

"I feel the same way." Levi admitted. They waited to catch their breaths and, throwing lascivious looks and lustful comments, decided to repeat the act again, and it was not the only time they did so that night.

But there was something that bothered Erwin, the fact that he had thought about Silverwire while being with Levi. He wondered what the meaning of that thought was and internally cursed his mind for playing tricks on him.

Having solved his problem with Levi, the chief of police felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off him, besides getting to relax immensely due to the 'makeup sex'. Despite not being able to sleep more than a few hours, that day he went to the office beaming. He cheerfully greeted everyone in the police department and walked to his office to get started on his tedious paperwork, which did not annoy him this time. He was at peace once more, though he thought that he still had to fix the matter with Eren but, to him, it was better to wait a little to see what turn the situation took. He expected Eren to pull away until he stopped having feelings for him and, with some luck, they could recover their friendship in the future, without the sexual part, obviously, since, to Erwin, the young man had become much more important than that. And, in a way, that was the reason why he could not walk away from him so easily, he appreciated him too much to make him suffer.

"Chief!" As if he had invoked him with his thoughts, the young man with the emerald-colored eyes burst into Erwin's office, he looked agitated and nervous, besides having arrived shouting.

"What is it, Eren? Why are you yelling?"

"Chief, it's my…" Eren could not hold back his tears, which started pouring from his beautiful eyes "…it's my mother." he finished his phrase between hiccups.

"Eren!" Erwin, very concerned, rose from his seat and went to the younger man, placing his hands on his shoulders and staring at him intently, with his face at the other's height. "What happened to your mother?"

"I don't know…" the younger man's crying did nothing but increase.

"Eren! I need you to calm down and explain to me what's happening." Erwin tried to calm the younger man down, nevertheless, the crying did not cease, after a few minutes, Eren was able to contain himself a little and, between sobs, he was able to speak.

"My mother went out to do the shopping yesterday evening and she hasn't returned home since. We've looked incessantly. Mikasa, Armin, my father and I have gone asking around, but no one has seen her. It's like the earth had opened up and swallowed her!" Upon hearing this, Erwin opened his eyes wide at the surprise caused by the terrible news.

"This is very serious, we will deploy the search corps immediately."

"Chief, we have to find her! Please, help us!" The younger man begged, flooded with tears again.

"I'll do everything in my power, Eren, I promise." That said, Erwin took Eren in his arms, just as he had done with Levi the day before, but the young officer could only feel fear and sadness. The blond felt his pain and would do whatever it took to help him find his mother.

Immediately, Erwin gave the announcement to all the officers, they were to deploy a search op and swept the entire zone in search for Carla Jaeger. Eren, Mikasa and Grisha were interrogated about the last moments in which they had seen her, and they attempted a reconstruction of the woman's journey the day before.

The officers interrogated the citizens, but what Eren said was true, it seemed like no one had seen her, and she had disappeared without leaving any clues. The news reached Levi thanks to Petra's report and the constant updates from Erd, Gunther and Auruo, who kept him updated on the progress of the investigation.

In the secret room at his mansion, Levi studied the situation, traced the route that the missing woman must have followed on a city map. He wished to help, as it involved the wife of his doctor and the mother of the boy who was having such a rough time at the bar that day.

"Falling in love with Erwin was the least of your problems, brat…" Levi felt very sorry for that young man, he remembered his own mother and knew how painful it was to lose her. If possible, he wanted to avoid the same from happening to that boy. He spoke with Farlan and Isabel and gave them the task of accessing all the security cameras of the shops and streets on the way from the Jaegers' house to the supermarket, with any luck, one of them would have caught some hint of the missing woman.

Hours later, while the police op had not paid off and the alternatives were running out, Levi's friends sent him the video extracts that had been able to capture Carla.

At 3:15p.m., the Jaegers's own home security camera showed the lady exiting in the direction of the supermarket. As it was relatively close by, the woman used to walk. 3:30p.m. of the same day, the camera of a clothing store caught the woman walking past the front. Five minutes later, the camera of an ATM shows Mrs. Jaeger making a transaction, probably withdrawing money for her shopping, said transaction figured in the reports provided by Levi's squad.

3:40p.m., the camera on a pedestrian traffic light caught the woman crossing the street just a few blocks from the supermarket. Less than five minutes later, the tape caught by one of the cameras of an apartment building, shows Carla peeking into an alley and walking in. It looked as if someone had called her and she had approached them. After that, the recording begins speeding up, and only a few people walk across the street but, in the span of approximately 15 minutes, there are no signs of the woman.

Finally, a man can be seen exiting the alley, carrying a large, heavy sack, it was obvious to Levi that he was Carla's captor and that he had her inside the sack. How did no one notice that?

He was a middle-aged man, with blond hair that reached above his shoulders. The recording did not show his face in much detail, but apparently, he wore an ample smile.

"Sadistic bastard…"

The first thing Levi did with the information he possessed was to get dressed as Silverwire and go to the alleyway where the man had taken Mrs. Jaeger. There were no traces of blood or of struggling. Everything indicated that the man had not killed or hurt her at that place.

In the police department, the atmosphere was tense. The officers did every possible thing to find Carla, or any inkling that would hint at her whereabouts. They interrogated the civilians again, in the shops, in the supermarket, in the bank where the woman stopped to take out money. They had no more options and the frustrating thing was they had no clues either. They were all very anxious for Mikasa and Eren. And the one who probably felt the most helpless was Erwin, as there were cases of higher priority that he had to attend to in person, it was not possible for him to get fully involved in Eren's mother's case. It had been three days since her disappearance already, and he had been unable to do anything about it.

In his down time, he dedicated himself to examining the files carefully, over and over again, he trusted his instinct, trusted that he could see something everyone else could not. But the more he read and reread said files, he was not able to find any clues. He was extremely worried about Eren, he could feel his pain. He himself knew what it was like to lose a parent, since he had lost both at when he was little. But, what could he do? It was too similar to Historia's case, who had vanished without leaving a trace, but later they knew that she had gone straight to the place where she was being kept in an attempt to escape her father and the life she led; he strongly doubted that Carla was in the same situation.

On the fourth day of Mrs. Jaeger's disappearance, Levi got a call from Farlan, telling him that they had managed to identify the man with the help of Hanji's technology and the hackers who accessed the police's criminal database, they managed to discover that the woman's captor was a man who had been dubbed 'the smiling titan'2 in jail. He had recently gotten out of a murder sentence that had been reduced for good behavior. The nickname he had been given was due to the man's almost permanent smile, apparently, he also suffered from mental problems.

"So, the deficient judicial system let out a mentally ill assassin to keep doing as he pleases." That information only made Levi get angrier.

Eren and Mikasa used all their free time to search for their mother, they barely ate or slept. The fatigue was noticeable but they were desperate. Grisha was not much better, the man stopped going to work at the hospital, though there was not much that he could do, he was desperate to find his wife. But nothing they did helped them. So, on the fourth day of the woman's disappearance, while the three of them were in the living room having breakfast, the doorbell rang. Grisha ran to open the door, hoping that it was news about his wife, his children followed him, but the three were struck at seeing who the visitor was.

It was Silverwire, Sina police's most wanted criminal. He was right there, at their door, with an odd device hanging from his hips and his face and head completely covered, with the exception of the famous eyes which looked at them, intimidating. The three of them were paralyzed on the doorstep, until the masked man broke the silence:

"Before you do something stupid like trying to shoot me, I've come to tell you that I know where your mother is. All of the information is here." Silverwire gave Grisha a USB drive. "I'm going there right now, so I recommend that you take this to your boss as soon as possible." Having said that, the man activated his device and, hooking onto the roof of the houses, left quickly.

Grisha and his children looked at each other with confusion written on their faces, the first to react was Eren.

"We have to take this to the police immediately!"

"And what happens if it's a trap?" Mikasa questioned.

"Trap or not, it's the only lead we have. It's worth a try."

"Okay, Eren, we'll trust him this time." That said, the two left for the police station quickly. Grisha told them to keep him informed of the situation and they promised to do so.

Eren and Mikasa explained to Erwin what had occurred and gave him the information provided by Silverwire, in the drive was the criminal's file and an address.

"I'm not sure if we should trust information provided by this man. But it's the only thing we have, and we can't remain idle." Erwin called his officers quickly and several patrols went to the address he indicated.

Meanwhile, Silverwire had already reached the address that had been provided by his friends. He entered the hovel by forcing the door open, he was not concerned about making noise or making his presence known. He entered the place and could not help but feel disgust at seeing the deplorable conditions of the place; every rule of hygiene had been broken. It showed that it had not been cleaned in a long time, dust, trash and spiderwebs were the decorations. Cockroaches, dead rats and the smell of rot, blood and garbage finished off the distasteful scenario, which made him want to hurl.

"Come out of there, fucker! Where are you hiding? Cowardly bastard." Silverwire shouted, trying to make the criminal emerge from wherever he was. Each second he spent in the nauseating place made him want to get out of there as fast as possible, besides, he had to assassinate the man before the police arrived, as they had to be on their way there already.

A few seconds later, a gloomy laugh was heard at the back of the house, in what appeared to be the kitchen. Silverwire went to the place cautiously, with no idea as to what he was going to find there.

To be continued…

1 On the Flower's language, pansies mean loving thoughts, remembrance, to think. So Erwin gave those to Levi to let him know that he misses him.

2 Back them, we didn't know anything about the truth of SnK world or the titans, so I used that Titan without knowing it was Diana lol, I thought titans were genderless (I wrote this fic on 2015)