Chapter 17 : Revenge
Hanji's eyes almost left their sockets as Levi turned to face her :
-"It's out of the question!"
-"I want to help scientific research on Omegas. I would like to be able to take medication without wondering if it's really going to work or if I' m going to be in pain anyway."
Levi tensed up more:
-"Please, Levi. Let me participate in scientific research about my nature. Please, please, please, please, please..."
The plaintive tone accompanied by light pheromones of sadness persuaded the Alpha:
-"All right. All right. But only blood."
Hanji and Eren smiled at each other:
-"Thank you, Levi."
The scientist dragged the young man in his suite into the elevator and the trio then headed to one of the blood collection rooms:
-"Okay. Sit here."
As Hanji got ready and took out the gear, Eren rolled up his left sleeve. Levi was pouting, camped against the wall:
-"He won't feel a thing, Levi, stop looking at me like that."
The Alpha answered her with a simple grunt. Eren gave him a reassuring smile. Levi's phone started ringing and he took the time to look at the caller's name:
-"I have to take this call. I'll wait outside."
-"All right."
The Alpha left the room, leaving Hanji alone with Eren:
-"Is everything okay with Levi?"
-"Yes. I'm slowly getting used to his almost constant presence. But I'm still having a hard time dealing with his dominance pheromones when he uses them on others."
-"What do you mean?"
Hanji making conversation with him while taking his blood sample to distract him from any pain or discomfort:
-"I... I... When he releases them to dominate his entourage, I feel dizzy, I feel weak, crushed, with the need to roll myself into a ball, my throat exposed, to show him my submission... It's the first time it happens to me, usually, the pheromones of Alphas give me just a weak need to submit, which I can easily resist."
-"We have to admit that Levi's pheromones are exceptionally strong. Very few Alphas possess pheromones that strong. Concerning your resistance to Alphas pheromones, it would be interesting to see if a genetic particularity might be the cause. If you agree, I can compare your DNA with my Omega DNA database to determine what's different about you."
-"Do you think it's genetic?"
-"I don't know, but it's a hypothesis to be tested."
-"All right. Will you keep me informed?"
-"Sure. I'll personally take care of running the tests."
-"Thank you, Hanji."
-"You're welcome."
The Beta withdrew the needle, put a bandage on the small wound and put away her equipment:
-"Here you go. I've got everything I need for work. Thank you very much, Eren."
-"Thanks."
The duo left the room and found Levi, still on the phone. He detailed the Omega for a moment before saying:
-"I'll meet you in a couple of hours. Prepare a full and detailed report."
And he hung up:
-"Are you okay?"
-"It was just a blood test, Levi. I didn't rip his arm off."
The mobster showed his fangs, and Eren rushed to his side to calm him down:
-"Look, he said, showing him his arm. There's nothing more than the point of the sting. I promise."
Levi gently took Eren's arm in his hands and carefully observed his skin:
-"Doesn't it hurt?"
-"No, I'm fine."
-"Good."
Hanji emitted a squeak that earned her the attention of the two men:
-"You're absolutely adorable."
Eren once again restrained Levi from jumping at Beta's throat:
-"I'll leave you two lovebirds, I've got work to do. Bye."
And she disappeared behind the doors of the research lab:
-"What do we do now?"
-"We're going to go to lunch. Then I'll have a present for you."
-"What kind of present?"
-"A gift that can make you like me as much as make you hate me."
-"Ho..."
What kind of gift could that be? What kind of gift could be so double-edged?
Levi took Eren to a restaurant not far from the harbor. It was a small, quiet restaurant and the young man didn't feel uncomfortable there. The meal was simple and nice, which delighted the Omega. This time he did not mind the older man paying, since he had no money :
-"How do you feel?"
-"I'm fine. Thanks... And you?"
-"I'm fine. Ready for your present?"
-"I... I think so."
How could he be ready to receive a gift that could break what little connection he had with the Alpha? He didn't want to destroy what they'd started to build... Levi took the wheel and they headed for the harbor's cargo docks. Eren was feeling more and more anxious. The early afternoon activity on the docks didn't help him relax at all. Why was Levi taking them to the most isolated part of the docks? What gift could possibly be dockside related? The Alpha stopped the car in front of a small, private hangar and got out. The young man timidly followed him:
-"Levi…"
-"Don't worry about it. You're safe."
The young man stayed very close to the mobster as they made their way to the high, large sliding door of the hangar. Levi slid it just enough for them to get in and closed it behind them. They moved between piles of wooden boxes:
-"Okay. Close your eyes and take my hand."
Strangely enough, Eren didn't hesitate for a second and obeyed. Levi's hand seemed warmer than usual to him and he immediately grabbed it with both of his hands. His steps were cautious as the Alpha led him further into the hangar:
-"Sit down."
Once again, Eren obeys wisely:
-"You can open your eyes."
The Omega opened his eyes and found himself in front of a computer screen supported by Auruo. Levi stood on his back and put his hands firmly on his shoulders:
-"You're about to watch a recording from August 18, 2017."
Eren tightened immediately as a deep pain crushed his chest and heart. No... it wasn't possible. The police said there was no record of the accident. Auruo played the video. Eren watched the footage carefully and then closed her eyes as his heart was breaking as he saw his parents' car get hit hard by a grey SUV. A tear rolled down his cheek, then another:
-"Look", Levi ordered him.
The young man found it hard to obey, but he did. He watched three people get out of the SUV and head towards his parents' car. They looked panicked. They noticed that Grisha and Carla were unconscious before rushing back into their car and fleeing. The video stopped and Eren turned his head sharply towards Levi:
-"Why are you being so cruel to me?"
-"According to the police report, the case of your parents' accident was quickly dismissed for lack of evidence. However, we searched the police archive server and found this video. After a few phone calls, we managed to identify the 3 people present on this video."
Auruo displayed on the screen the faces of 3 individuals; 2 men and a woman:
-"Eren, meet your parents' killers: Annie Leonhart, Reiner Braun and Bertholdt Hoover."
Eren was struggling to process what was going on:
-"We asked about these people and found out that they were part of "The Garrison". So I set up a plan for the police to go through their gang's stuff, and the second we had the opportunity, we acted."
The Alpha turned Eren's chair around and Eren found himself facing three people on his knees with their hands tied behind their backs and a bag over their heads. Gunther and Erd were on either side of the trio, ready to intervene. Levi snapped his fingers and the bags were removed. The young man stopped breathing for a few seconds. In front of him were the three people Levi had just introduced to him:
-"Here's my gift to you, sweetheart, the people who broke up your family."
The Alpha's hands slipped from his shoulders to leave them, leaving him completely free to move. Although they could not speak because of the gag in their mouths, they all implored for mercy with their eyes and groans. The young man found it very difficult to come to his senses. But when he did, he turned to Levi:
-"Are you... Are you sure it's them?"
-"You can watch the video again if you want. You can also ask them."
Eren rose feverishly and approached the prisoners. He removed Annie's gag:
-"Have mercy! It was an accident!"
The Omega will clench its teeth. Levi hadn't lied, it was the people responsible for his parents' death:
-"Why didn't you call 911?"
-"We... we panicked. We had just joined the ranks of "The Garrison", we didn't want to be noticed by the leader already. We had already been punished by our trainer when we told him about the accident and he had to make the evidence disappear."
Eren bit the inside of his cheek so he wouldn't explode. He was in pain. He was confused. He was angry. He turned his head to the Alpha:
-"What are you going to do with them?"
-"Me, nothing. You, on the other hand, can do with them as you please."
-"Me?"
-"Yes, sweetheart. What do you want to do?"
The young man turned his attention to his parents' killers as Levi stood beside him:
-"Please. Spare us."
It was at that very moment that all the frustration he had accumulated during all those months when the police had never made any progress in this investigation exploded. He hit Annie with all his strength, knocking her to the ground... The man named Bertholdt shouted behind his gag and tried to get close to Annie:
-"Spare you? Spare?! While you murdered my parents in cold blood! If you had called 911, they might have had a chance to stay alive!"
His heart was pounding in his chest and his hands were trembling as his self-control was shattered. He turned to Levi:
-"Do you... do you have a thing with you?"
-"My guns."
-"Lend me one."
The Alpha hesitated for a moment before putting his hand to his left side to extract his weapon from his holster. He loaded it, removed the safety, and wrapped his fingers around the Omega's fingers to show him how to hold it properly:
-"Careful not to hurt yourself with it, sweetheart."
The young man clenched his fingers to the gun and pointed it at Annie. A long shout from Bertholdt drew everyone's attention to him:
-"I think he wants to say something.", Erd laughed.
-"Let them talk.", Levi ordered.
The gags of Bertholdt and Reiner were withdrawn:
-"You can't do that.", begged the tallest of the prisoners. "It was an accident... We were young and stupid."
-"And your stupidity caused the death of my parents and ruined my life!"
Eren pointed the gun at Bertholdt and fired without hesitation. The bullet went through his shoulder, making him scream in pain while the other two screamed in fear. The recoil had surprised the young man and he had to take a step back:
-"Hold your weapon more firmly, bend your arms slightly and spread your legs a little bit for better balance. Use the gunsight to get an accurate shot."
-"I want them to suffer.", Eren breathed.
-"I understand sweety."
-"Where should I shoot to make sure they die, but not too fast?"
-"You can shoot through the whole abdominal area."
And Eren didn't waste a single second to do it. Annie collapsed to the ground beneath Bertholdt's cry:
-"Your eyes tell me she's important to you, so watch her die first."
The next shot was for Bertholdt:
-"Die second, so that the one who cares about you will watch you die."
Eren looked up at Reiner before crouching down in front of him:
-"You... you, who were driving that SUV, can watch him die with the same look of regret he has for Annie."
The Omega turned his head towards Annie and Bertholdt and smiled an unhealthy and satisfied smile as he watched the life fade away in the eyes of his first two victims. He grabbed Reiner's chin and forced him to look at him. Reiner's eyes were filled with rage, sadness and pain. An immense feeling of happiness and relief overwhelmed the Omega:
-"That's how I've felt all this time... But you won't get a chance to go through that."
He placed the barrel of Levi's gun against Reiner's abdomen and fired. Eren held Reiner's raging gaze, pursed his lips and emptied the gun's barrel on the man who had been at the wheel of the SUV that had killed his parents. When the loader was empty, Eren used the weapon to beat the now lifeless body of Reiner. Only the sound of blows and sobs from the Omega filled the shed. When he no longer had the strength to punch and cry, he tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and savored the feeling of satisfaction that ran through his being. His mind was fogged with euphoria and he felt no remorse after killing three people. He had finally gotten his revenge and was sincerely happy. He hadn't felt this good for a long time:
-"Sweetheart ?"
The young man slowly opened his eyes and turned his head towards Levi. The latter seemed impressed but slightly worried:
-"Eren?"
He smiled before getting up, not without difficulty because of the adrenaline that made his muscles tremble. Without warning, he wrapped his arms around the Alpha's neck and embraced him forcefully, despite the blood staining his clothes. Levi didn't hesitate for long before wrapping his arms around the youngest's hips. The younger one moved his upper body back to look at the mobster:
-"How did you do that?"
The Alpha smiled:
-"Sweetheart, I'm the Executor of the Survey Corps Mafia, I can get whatever I want."
The Omega lowered his head to nestle his nose in the crook of Levi's neck:
-"Thank you.", he whispered.
Eren was relieved. At last he was at peace with himself. He had avenged his parents. Levi had managed to find the people responsible for his parents' death and had allowed him to take his revenge. Justice had been done. He was happy and grateful to Levi. The Omega detached himself from the mob and declared:
-"I want to be in."
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