Humanity's Strongest Kitty (2)
Before he would do anything about the d*** cat, Levi thought, he needed to put on his full gear. And by his full gear, he meant the military uniform with the 3DMG on, plus an apron, plus a handkerchief to tie around his face, plus a pair of ultra-clean bleach-sodden gloves. It was a big mess to put on, it would have taken anybody at least thirty minutes. But not Levi. It was almost a second nature to him to slip on to his gear and get ready for his 'operation' he liked to call it.
When finished donning his clothes, Levi strolled down the hallway without giving so much as a glance to anybody who stared at him. He kicked open the door to Erwin's office, stomping menacingly toward the box which the demonic creature was held.
The office was empty save for Levi and Chattons. The skinny black cat stared up innocently toward the small man, its huge, wide eyes full of curiosity.
"You. D***. Cat." Levi growled darkly under his mask, picking up the kitty by its scruff of the neck.
"Know your freakin' place. Erwin's arm is mine, Erwin's chest is mine, Erwin is mine. Understood?"
"Meow. Meow." The cat mewed, struggling in the man's grip. He did not like this man. He radiated with anger and menace, with a threatening tone that meant,
'This is my area, get your a** out of here."
And Chattons did not like that one bit.
He quietly unsheathed his claws, deadly sharp, at least in Chattons' opinion. Then, he let his body hang limp, dangling harmlessly from the man's grip. When he seems relaxed and lets his guard down, then he'll strike.
Levi smirked to himself, satisfied at the cat's changed demeanor. He gave the cat one more shake and set it down back into the box.
More likely, dropped it into the box, clutching his hand.
The freaking cat had turned around and tried to claw him when he was about to set it down. Luckily, the cat was only a kitten and its claws were quite dull and blunt, not enough to scratch him. Levi had dropped the cat more from surprise then from pain, but that didn't mean that it didn't hurt.
"You f***ing cat…" Levi glared at the kitty, who was grooming himself. However, his scowl soon turned into a smirk. He reached deep into his pockets and pulled out a ball. He dangled it in front of Chattons, grinning even more widely as the kitty tried to touch the ball fruitlessly.
"Hmp, you like catnip, don't you?" Levi raised the catnip-filled ball just a little bit higher, sending Chattons reaching for it even more desperately. Slowly, he walked back out of the room, luring the kitty along with him. When he was fully outside the room, he reached back and threw the ball as far as he could, sending the ball zooming through the hallway.
And Chattons flew after the ball, hypnotized by the sweet smell of catnip.
"I hope I will never see you again." Levi called out and walked back to his room, satisfied with the work he had done.
Levi set in his office, drinking his tea and enjoying the warm afternoon sun. There was no news of the kitty, and shouldn't be for quite some while. For a long, long while, he hoped.
He wondered what Erwin's reaction would be when he found out that Chattons was gone. He would be angry, he was sure, but it wasn't technically Levi's fault. That kitty had walked out of the room on its on foot and there was no proof that Levi forced it out. It was perfect.
"C-Captain Levi! C-Commander Erwin j-just slipped on the floor and b-broke his leg-"
A soldier burst into Levi's room, breathless. Levi's eyes grew wide at the message, standing up so fast he knocked his chair down.
"Where is he?" He growled, sending the soldier into even more jittery state.
"H-He's on the staircase on the farthest right…"
Levi was gone and out of the room by the time the soldier finished speaking.
The raven-haired man nervously chewed on his lips as he ran down the hallway. What could have happened? Erwin was a big, strong man and he didn't break his leg easily. And he was always so careful and deliberate; he would never take a misstep. As the thoughts rolled around in his head, he had reached the staircase, a huge mop of people surrounding Erwin, who was kneeling over clutching his injured leg.
"Get out of my f***ing way!" Levi shoved and pushed people around until he was standing right in front of the blond man.
"What are those people doing, not calling for a medic?" He spat, and stared down coldly, but not without worry at Erwin. Shaking his head, Levi reached down and gently picked Erwin up from the ground, bridal-style.
"Um, Levi, are you sure-"
"I can pick you up with my pinky, you Eyebrows." Levi snapped, and began running again. It was a comical sight, a small, tiny man holding a giant person in his arms, except that the small tiny man was the Humanity's Strongest. Levi ran steadily toward the medic room, trying to run as smoothly as possible to save Erwin from any unnecessary pain. His arms were tout from exertion, but not too much so he couldn't bear it. He was strong.
"I…I knew that you were like a kitty, Levi." Erwin grunted in pain as Levi stumbled a little, maybe on purpose.
"Did breaking your leg make you delusional? If you're injured, shut up and concentrate on not being any more of a bother than you already are."
"Oww, you're such a tsundere, you act so cool and unconcerned but inside you're all worried about me~."
"Shut up or I'll drop you right now and leave you to die." Levi threatened, and that got Erwin to stop speaking. But not without a smile on his face.
Erwin and Levi were in front of the medic room in no time. Levi kicked the door open and barged in, throwing Erwin at a nearby bed.
"Here. Commander Erwin is injured. He broke his leg approximately five to ten minutes ago from falling down a staircase." Levi addressed the surprised medics, giving them all the information he could possibly give. Then, he pulled out a chair and plopped down on the seat next to Erwin, giving the medics a scowl.
"What are you doing? Shouldn't you be putting casts on Erwin's leg or something?"
That got the medics to move. They carefully touched the injured leg, feeling around for any misplaced or pulled bones. They told Erwin that he was lucky. Erwin actually did not break his leg but only fractured it.
"But you shouldn't move around or put weight on your leg for at least a month." They instructed. Afterwards, they left Erwin and Levi to go do their own business.
"Thank you for carrying me all the way to the infirmary. I don't know how much longer I would have been on that staircase before somebody remembered to call a medic if you didn't come." Erwin commented, gazing at his casted leg.
"I was climbing down the staircase when Chattons suddenly appeared out of nowhere chasing a strange ball. He sprinted right underneath my feet, and I twisted my step while trying to not step on him."
"That d*** cat…" Levi swore, but he couldn't help but feel a hint of guilt at the very back of his mind. He was the one who threw the ball, after all.
"It was very unfortunate." Erwin agreed.
"I really wonder who threw that ball filled with catnip. I don't know anybody who could have thrown it with such force…except for one, of course."
"I don't know what you're talking about." Levi stated, staring coolly into Erwin's bright, sky-blue eyes.
"You were jealous, weren't you, Levi?" Erwin asked it so directly and bluntly Levi almost replied yes out of reflex. He managed to catch that word in his throat right before it spurted out of his mouth, though.
"Once again, I don't know what you're talking about." Levi drawled, but he inwardly flinched under Erwin's gaze.
"You didn't like the way I said Chattons was 'mine'. You didn't like that I held him in my arms just the way I did to you. You didn't like that I adored him and patted him." Erwin listed off one by one, and Levi couldn't help but wonder if Erwin had somehow acquired the ability to read his mind.
"Well, am I right?" Erwin asked, but when Levi' didn't answer, he asked again.
"You were jealous to a kitty. Am I right?"
"What, you f***ing a**hole…" Levi growled, but he couldn't find the words to speak. Mostly because what Erwin said was true.
"You were calling the Humanity's Strongest Soldier as a kitty. Isn't that laughable?"
"Well then, will you let me call you not as a kitty, but a kitty?"
"A kitty that can lift up a 186cm man? A kitty who is the Humanity's Strongest?"
"Why not? Answer my question, Levi. Will you be my kitty?"
"F*** you…fine." Levi reluctantly answered, his face bright red.
"Excuse me?"
"I said, fine!" Levi shouted at Erwin's face, and turned around, ready to leave. However, it was prevented by Erwin grabbing his arm, enclosing Levi into his hug.
"I guess that I'll have Humanity's Strongest Kitty for myself, then." He laughed against Levi's hair, and secretly, Levi let a faint smile on his lips.
"Yes, you do."
A/N: Just marry, you two...anyway, thanks for reading, and a penny for your thoughts! (translation: Review, please!)