Maybe I'm meant
to suffer
so my writing
will not.
Kat Savage
-Emmryn's POV-
"She'll make a full recovery, Captain Levi. She just needs to take it easy for about 3 or 4 weeks in regards to her foot and four to six weeks in regards to her cracked ribs. That means no ODM gear during this time," I heard a voice saying followed by a familiar hmm in response. I opened my eyes slowly and turned my head to see Levi sitting beside me in his uniform, a concerned glint in his steel gray eyes.
"You let yourself get distracted and almost got killed," he stated, irritation obvious in his voice despite the concern in his eyes, "And after you made such a big deal about warning Eyebrows, Shitty Glasses, and I to be careful too." I rolled my eyes at this as I sat up, wincing slightly from the pain in my ribs.
"Yeah. Being half blind and in the middle of humanity's first victory against the titans tends to distract you a little bit," I bit back, my voice showing that I was not in the mood for his scolding.
Suddenly, Levi grasped my chin firmly in his hand forcing me to look at him before crashing his lips forcefully into mine. I groaned slightly at the hunger and frustration that he expressed in the kiss as I returned it full force. It had been months since we had been able to be together fully, and that tension was clearly building up for both of us and was only fueled by the fact that I had almost died. His right hand moved down to my waist, tracing my curves and causing me to whimper when he went across my ribs, snapping us both out of our lust filled makeout session and back to the present.
"Don't be so reckless in the future, damnit," he muttered huskily in my ear as he tangled his long fingers into my dark copper hair, "I don't get attached to people easily. I don't want to lose you." I smiled at this and wrapped my arms around him and laid my head on his chest.
"Sorry, Levi. I'll be more careful in the future," I said sweetly before coming back to reality about what was going on before I passed out, "Wait a minute… Where's Eren and Mikasa and Armin?" He pulled back and looked at me quizzically.
"Oh, the titan kid and the other two from Shiganshina," I clarified. He hummed in response, his usual bored expression returning to his face.
"The titan kid is in the dungeon underneath the capital. Erwin is already in a carriage waiting for you and I to go with him to see him," he explained. At that, I jumped out of the bed, wincing slightly as I did so.
"What are we waiting for then?! Let's go!" I exclaimed, looking around for my clothes. Levi sighed at my slightly scatter-brained behavior before pointing to a set of folded clothes on the table beside my bed. I smiled brightly when I noticed it was a Scouts uniform.
"You won't be attending the graduation ceremony, so there's no need to make you continue to wear the Cadet Corps uniform. You're under my supervision again in lieu of your contract for your freedom," he stated bluntly. I smirked seeing a good opportunity to tease him as I changed.
"And I'm sure your insistence on this has absolutely nothing to do with me getting injured or you having trouble sleeping by yourself at night," I teased as I reached up kissed under his eyes, hinting at the fact that the bags under his eyes had gotten worse since I left. This earned me a "tch" in response to which I couldn't help but laugh lightly. I had missed this hardass so much while I was in training.
I quickly got myself dressed in my uniform, with some assistance from Levi since my sore ribs made some movements way more painful than they should have been. After that, he got me discharged from the infirmary, and we made it to the carriage that was waiting outside for us. He opened the door and allowed me to get in first before getting in himself. As I got in, I saw Erwin with a concerned look on his face as he did a once over of me, clearly inspecting the apparent injuries I had gotten.
"I'll survive, Erwin. After all, I'm a Smith. I won't go down that easily," I teased with a smile. He smiled back a bit, but it seemed more forced than I expected. What did I say wrong? I thought referring to myself as a Smith would cheer him up. Especially since it showed him I wasn't THAT pissed at him for sending me to training.
"Right… So what can you tell me about this titan boy?" Erwin asked, changing the subject. I frowned slightly at this, but went with it.
"His name is Eren Jaeger. Hot-headed as all get out, and not the sharpest tool in the shed… But he has a passion for killing titans. If he could learn to harness this titan power of his, he could be the secret weapon that gives humanity a real shot against the titans," I explained honestly, "He's a good kid. He just lacks experience; however, he and his two friends managed to survive Shiganshina. So they have a better idea of the terrors that titans can inflict than any of the other cadets." Erwin smiled at this.
"That's great news! So you believe he will join our cause in the Scouting Regiment?" he questioned enthusiastically. I chuckled slightly.
"The kid practically looks up to you and Levi like you're his heroes or something. I guarantee he'll join," I admitted with a smirk in Levi's direction causing Levi to click his tongue in response.
"What are you thinking, Levi?" Erwin inquired with a quizzical look towards the raven-haired captain.
"If the brat is as hot-headed as Emmryn says, he may end up being more of a danger than he's worth, especially if he can't control that power," Levi responded bluntly as he leaned back putting an arm around my shoulders pulling me into him not seeming to care that my older brother was literally right in front of us, "He may end up being more of a liability than an asset in that case; however, we won't know unless we give him a shot. Which you're clearly intending on doing regardless of what I have to say about it, Eyebrows." Well, leave it to Levi to say things exactly as he sees them regardless of who he is talking to.
The next couple of hours were spent in relative silence as Levi kept his arm protectively around me, eventually pulling me to his chest when he noticed me getting tired and insisted I sleep. Not having the energy to argue, I eventually knocked out and only woke up when Levi and Erwin made me get up once we reached the capital.
As we got ready to go down to the dungeons, I followed Levi and Erwin but was stopped by an MP who had allowed both of them to pass ahead of me. This particular MP I suppose did not notice that the two high ranking officials he had just allowed to pass through had stopped and came back up when they realized I was not with them.
"I don't remember being informed that an underground sewer rat was allowed to see the high risk prisoner," the MP sneered, and I rolled my eyes.
"Underground sewer rat. Cute. Never been called that before. Let me guess. Next, you're going to call me some variation of a whore, slut, or prostitute?" I spoke sarcastically, a bored expression on my face, "Do yourself a favor and stand aside, MP. I am here with the Commander and Lance Corporal of the Scouting Regiment, and as much as I'd love the opportunity to flip an MP, the doctor said I'm supposed to be taking it easy for a bit." Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Erwin look at me in shock before shooting an accusatory glance at Levi while the lance corporal in question had a slight but proud smirk on his face.
"Really? You think you're so special just because you're related to Commander Erwin. Yet, where are the two high ranking officials you claimed to be here with?" the MP sneered, an arrogant smirk on his face. At that question, I let my eyes meet Levi's which were glinting with both annoyance and amusement as I motioned to the MP to turn around. His face paled as he turned to see both high ranking officials directly behind him as he quickly went into a salute and apologized before glaring at me and letting me pass.
"Levi, your attitude is rubbing off too much on my sister," Erwin stated plainly as we walked down the stairs. And I bit back an urge to make a very inappropriate joke at this. What? I just spent two years with hormone crazed teenagers where sex jokes were literally the main source of entertainment. Don't judge me.
Levi clicked his tongue in response as we reached the bottom of the stairs, and we walked to a table and looked into the cell across from it. There was Eren, chained up and passed out. I sighed and winced slightly as I leaned against the wall beside Levi as Erwin sat in one of the available chairs at the table. We waited in silence for Eren to wake up. Fortunately, we didn't have to wait long.
"Where am I?" Eren slurred as he sat up, still half asleep; however, his eyes went wide when he saw me, Erwin, and Levi across from him and noticed the chains on his ankles and wrists, "What the hell?! Where's Mikasa?! Armin?! Wait a minute! Emmryn! You're okay! What are you doing here? Where are the others?!" I could feel Levi getting pissed off beside me as Erwin interrupted Eren's panicked rant.
"Eren Jaeger," Erwin called calmly, getting Eren's attention.
"Oh my gosh! You're the commander of the Survey Corps, Erwin Smith!" Eren exclaimed, and I face palmed at the fanboying I knew was fixing to come as his eyes fell on Levi, "And you're Captain Levi!" Erwin cleared his throat, and I was silently thanking him because I think Levi was ready to punch Eren's lights out.
"Eren," Erwin calls out again, holding out a key that Eren used to always keep around his neck, "I understand that you claim that this key is to your basement in Shiganshina and may hold answers about the titans. Do not worry. We do not find you as a threat. You're a potential savior to humanity." I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. Here we go. The humanity's war against the titans speech that I had heard too much as I tuned everything out. That is until Levi moved from beside me.
"The kid's got spunk. Tell the higher ups I'll look after him. It's not necessarily 'cause I trust him, but he could possibly be of use," Levi stated, his usual bored tone and facial expression ever present.
"Thank you so much, Captain!" Eren exclaimed before turning his attention back to me, "Emmryn! You never told me what you were doing here!" Levi glared at this as he moved in between us blocking his view from me.
"She doesn't answer to you, brat," Levi responded, his voice slightly irritated. I sighed as I came up behind him and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Enough, Levi. Eren is my comrade. He's just confused and worried," I stated bluntly, earning me a glare from Levi, but I ignored him as I turned towards Eren, "Armin and Mikasa are fine. I don't know about anyone else. I got grabbed by a titan before one of Levi's squad saved me from getting eaten. I was already injured, so I ended up passing out pretty quickly. As for why I'm here, I know intelligence is not your strong suit, but I tend to remember it being pointed out multiple times that Erwin's my older brother. Oh, also, I'm a member of the Special Operations squad, so I am one of Levi's squad members. They were kind enough to allow me to come check on one of my fellow trainees."
Eren looked at me in shock. I smirked as Erwin explained that Eren needed to be patient while we tried to get him out of prison before excusing us as we left the dungeon, this time with me being in between Erwin and Levi to prevent any issues like last time. I could feel the irritation radiating off of Levi in waves at my behavior in the dungeon, and I knew if I wasn't injured, my ass would probably be grass. I sighed, but smiled despite myself. It was good to be home.
Song: No Place by Backstreet Boys
Edited: 03/26/2020
