Hey everyone, sorry this update took so long! Life has been crazy, and I have had this chapter finished for some time now, but my sisters laptop is out of commission so she had to borrow mine while I got her tablet. I can't upload with a tablet so that was an added two weeks. I have the next chapter written, I just have to type it up. It's a fun one, and I think everyone will enjoy it. I'll continue to write when I have time and hopefully get the next update as soon as possible. I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 13:

Levi's POV

As soon as we got inside the walls, we were met with the same reaction from the people. Sad pitied eyes watched us as we passed through the crowd, landing on every injured soldier and frantically looking for their missing husbands, sons, and daughters. I looked down at Dawn as she laid passed out in front of me. Her face was distorted in pain, she had sticky blood along the side of her face from the wound along her head. I continued to observe what I could of her injuries before I heard a young voice call out,

"Big brother!" I looked up as I watched a young blond boy run into the street and towards the soldier that Dawn saved from the titan. The soldier smiled solemnly before patting the young boy on the head and whispered something to him. The young boy nodded and ran off. Soon the crowd dispersed and we continued our way to the hospital. I looked down at Dawn once more and pushed some of her hair that had gotten out of her stupid pig tails away from her pained face.

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Soon we had every injured soldier in the hospital going through treatments. My squad and I waited patiently in the lobby to hear how Dawn was. Finally, a nurse in a white coat came out of the hallway with a straight face. She didn't look at anyone is particular as she asked,

"Is there someone here for Dawn Lovaf?"

Petra quickly stood from her seat and walked over to the nurse and told her that it was us. The nurse said something back before walking out of the lobby. Petra came back over and announced,

"Dawn is fine, she has a few bruised ribs and a concussion from the fall, and her ankle is broken. The nurse said she won't be able to do anything for a while."

"Are we allowed to see her?" Gunther asked

"She's sleeping, but two of us can still go in at a time."

Petra left to go see her with Gunther and I tapped my fingers on the armrest of the chair waiting for everyone who wanted to visit her finish. I didn't understand the point of seeing someone who was perfectly fine in the hospital, but I didn't question them as they went. Finally, the four of them were done and I stood to leave. Before we could though, Petra pushed me toward the hall door and gave me a look. I rolled my eyes and walked through the doors into the white hallway and walked down it to the room Dawn was in. There was a chair set up next to the bed Dawn was laying in and I took a seat. I stared at Dawn's patched up body and shook my head while tsking.

"Idiot." I said quietly.

When my eyes landed on the cast on her ankle I rolled my eyes before standing to walk out the door and saying,

"I told you stay off of it, shit-tails." I turned towards the door to leave when I heard Dawn say,

"Still calling me shit-tails even while I'm in the hospital?" I turned and looked at her face and found her blue eyes watching me. She rolled her eyes and let out a small laugh before groaning and holding her side. After a minute of her holding her side she opened her mouth and spoke again,

"Sometimes I think you don't even know my name."

It got quiet between us as time went by slowly. I listened to her breath and began to hear a shuffle on the bed before she let out a grunt and breathed out "Ow." I looked up and watched as she struggled to make herself comfortable but fail as she whined again. I walked towards her bed and placed my arms under her small frame and lifted slightly causing her to hiss in pain, before I put her back down in a slightly different position.

"Better?" I asked

She nodded slightly before bringing her hand to her head. She looked up and asked,

"Did the soldier see his younger brother?"

"Is that why you risked your life for him?" I asked instead of answering her question

"I wasn't about to let another soldier die when I could have helped.!" She responded raising her voice slightly.

I knew exactly where she was coming from, I had been there before. I hate not being around and then finding out that my comrades had died when I could have helped. However, that did not hide the fact that what she did was dangerous, she should have let someone more experience deal with the situation.

"You could have killed yourself." I reminded her

"But I didn't..." she whispered

I met her blue eyes and let out a sigh before patting her head. Silence overtook us as I continued to sit in the chair next to the bed. I stood to leave and as I turned around I heard Dawn whisper,

"Thank you."

I turned back to her and quickly nodded my head before replying, "You're welcome...Dawn."

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As soon as we got Dawn back to headquarters she was determined to work. She would not listen to the doctors or anyone else's orders to stay in bed and rest. I sat at my desk and attempted to do paperwork while she stood on a crutch at my door. I was beginning to get annoyed as she kept asking for me to give her something to do.
"I can still do work! I'm not dead!"

I clenched my teeth as I kept my mouth closed and continued to write on the papers. When Dawn didn't get a response she grunted as she hobbled closer to my desk. She bumped the leg of my desk with her crutch causing my pen to scratch upwards on the paper ruining the document. I closed my eyes and tried to calm down my anger before she yelled out,

"Levi!"

At that I turned my head towards her and gave her a death glare and stood causing her to stumble. I got close to her face and hissed,

"That's captain to you Shit-tails." I sat down once more and looked through the organized files on my desk while asking, "You want something to do?"

When I didn't receive a response I looked up and found her nodding her head slowly, not wanting to upset me anymore. I found the stack of files I was looking for and handed them to her.

"Put these files into alphabetical order."

"What?" She asked, appalled that I would ask such a thing

"And when you're done, there's more. Now leave!"

I watched as she hobbled away grumbling incoherent things under her breath. As soon as she left I let out a sigh and pushed back my hair before picking up my pen and working on the paperwork once more, leaving me to my thoughts. They drifted off to Dawn and I shook my head while thinking 'I don't think I have ever dealt with a more difficult woman.'

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Dawn's POV

I sat at my desk as I organized the files Levi gave to me. I don't know what gave him the idea to give me secretary work, when I could be doing so much more. 'He's only trying to keep you from hurting yourself more' a part of my mind whispered. I shook my head and tried to get back to my work. I took a deep breath and began quietly chanting to myself,

"I don't have feelings for the captain, I don't have feelings for the captain..."

'Why not?' The same part of my mind whispered 'He is incredibly sexy and strong.'
"No! He's a complete jerk!" I yelled back at my thoughts. They stayed silent for a second while I worked on organizing the papers before it reiterated. 'Even though he's a jerk sometimes, it's obvious that he is very caring as well.' I growled out loud and tried my best to ignore the ongoing thoughts about how great Captain Levi was. Finally, I got so fed up, I suddenly stood on my good foot and slammed my palms down on my desk.

"Shut up!" I yelled

"I haven't even spoken yet." Captain Levi's voice spoke from my doorway. My face instantly heated and I stayed turned away and took a deep breath before stumbling over a response.

"I-I was talking to myself."

I heard his boots echo across the wooden floors as he walked closer to me. As soon as he was standing right next to me, I plopped back down into my seat and tilted my head forward so my hair covered my red face.

"Have you finished organizing those files?" He asked

I nodded my head slightly and took a glance at his handsome face from the corner of my eye before handing him the pile of files. He quickly took them and scanned his eyes over them before looking over at me and slanting his eyes. The redness in my face had gone away and I met his eyes while he said,

"You're being oddly obedient shit-tails."

As soon as that name rolled off his tongue my blood began to boil as I quickly stood from my chair once more. My face became red once more but this time with anger as I responded angrily,

"That's not my name."

"I'm quite aware." He said as he turned away from me and towards the door. I hobbled up behind him and grabbed his free arm to turn him towards me and harshly said,

"If you're aware, then start calling me by my real name."

"Fine, brat."

At that I sent a punch towards his chest which he easily caught. When I looked up at his face I swore I saw the hint of a smirk, which made me even angrier. I sent more punches toward his chest while yelling out,

"I hate you! You're such a jerk!"

I lost my balance mid punch and fell until Captain Levi caught me mid fall. I met his eyes and noticed how close his face was to mine and caught my breath as my blush rose to my face again. Levi began to pick me up, before I freaked out and yelled,

"What are you doing?"

"Helping you." Is all he said before placing his arms under me and picking me up bridal style and walking me towards my bed. He placed me down and I avoided his eyes as he stepped back.

"Now how about you get some rest, instead of being a nuisance."

I pouted up at him and before I could reiterate, he walked out and shut the bedroom door. I let out a deep breath and closed my eyes to try and take a small nap. 'There's no denying you have feelings for him. He's a jerk who's fun to argue with.' My mind whispered while I relaxed into the comforts of my bed. 'Not to mention he obviously cares for you.' It added making me smile slightly and fell into the lulls of sleep.