Chapter 2
8 months ago
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It was a murky, rainy day and Squad Levi were all cooped up in their latest hideout cabin. No one liked rainy days. Rainy days meant no work which meant boredom and nothing to do which meant Levi would make them do cleaning.
Thunderous noises filled the cabin, it was a mix of the pounding rain that attacked the surrounding areas mercilessly and the heavy thumping of a grumpy team member heading down the wooden stairs.
No one spoke, they were too afraid of the grouchy woman that sat drinking her favourite iced lemon tea and end glaring at the swirling liquid. Well, Levi wasn't afraid of her.
"Why are you so grouchy this morning brat? It doesn't look good on you. Tch" Levi told her.
"Shut up midget man!" she grumbled in reply.
"Midget man? Is that really the best you can do?" he scorned.
"Leave me alone tiny twerp!" Kayla was beginning to get really annoyed.
"Tiny twerp? Pfft! Great comebacks this morning brat." Levi said with amusement.
"JUST GO AWAY, I'M NOT IN THE MOOD!" she yelled and stormed off back up the stairs into her bedroom.
A number of heads swivelled the way of their Captain who stood there stunned at his partner's outburst. His head said 'Did she just do that?' but his heart was contemplating what was wrong with her. Kayla was the kind of person to never let her emotions take control of her. She was usually level headed and never got angry so something must have affected her emotionally.
"Well, what are you waiting for, go talk to her!" Petra ordered him forcefully and shoving him in the direction of the stairs.
"She said she's not in the mood." Levi replied monotonously.
"When a girl says she's not in the mood that angrily, she means she wants someone to talk to but is to self-conscious to ask anyone. So go see her!" Petra protested desperately.
Levi gave her an icy glare but went along with it anyway and trudged up the stairs to go and meet his troubled partner.
A hard knock on the door alerted Kayla to the presence of Levi as he opened the door not even waiting for her to answer his appearance.
He found her sitting on her bed brushing her long azure hair something she did to calm down and relax. Her eyes met his and she silently wished him to be the one who spoke first which he agreed to.
"What's wrong brat?" he asked with the thinnest hint of concern in his words. The concern was there deep down but as always Levi chose not to show it.
"Can we talk on the roof?" she asked timidly.
Levi knew she found comfort with the cool air breeze but today was raining heavily so unless she intended to soak them both, he had no clue why she would want to be outside today.
"You do realise that its raining outside and rain is wet so we will get completely drenched?" he questioned with an eyebrow raised.
"I like the rain." she whispered.
After contemplating his options for a second her decided to comply with her wishes begrudgingly. "Tch, fine. Just don't moan at me when you get really wet." { A/N ;) }
A small smile graced her lips as she opened the window on the left wall of her room and clambered through the small gap into the torrential rain that fell from the heavens above. As soon as she stepped outside, the rain attacked her with all its might. Her blue hair stuck to her face almost immediately and her clothes hung tightly against her small body.
As Levi followed, a series of complaints left his mouth as the rain showed him no mercy either.
"Tch. I don't understand how you can love the rain. What is there to like? It makes you all wet and cold."
A light chuckle left her mouth as she watched Levi squirm around with a disgusted look on his face.
"Its calming." she replied simply.
"Tch." was his only response.
After a while of just enjoying each others company Levi decided he would take on Petra's advice and ask her about her troubles.
"Hey brat, you looked angry and upset earlier. What's wrong?"
A look of surprise flashed across Kayla's face. Levi wasn't one to notice other peoples emotions much less ask people if they were okay. She was frozen in shock for a while just staring at him like he was crazy.
"U-mm," she stuttered unsure what made him ask this. "It's the anniversary of the death of my mum, dad and sister. They died 10 years ago today and I still miss them every day. It hurts to know that I've nearly gone half of my life without them and they'll never get to know the person I am today."
Now it was Levi's turn to look surprised, he didn't actually expect her to response let alone by telling him somethin about her past.
"Well I'm sure they'd be proud of you." he said so quietly she barely heard it but she did which lit up her whole face.
"Thanks Levi."
A comfortable silence hung over the duo with only the sounds of the rain and their small shivers that shook them to the core.
"Can we go back inside now?" Levi asked but it sounded more like him saying 'We're going back inside now whether you like it or not!'
"Sure, sure."
The pair slipped back through the open window into Kayla's bedroom. They didn't properly think their predicament through because as soon as they entered the room there bodies began dripping onto her carpeted floor. The dismayed look on Kayla's face said it all, she hadn't thought through what would happen after they went into the pouring rain.
"Yeah, I'm going to go have a shower now," she muttered, walking out of the room.
A rare smile formed on Levi's face but he quickly realised what he was doing and stopped. He turned and followed Kayla out of the door towards his personal shower.
About 2 hours later, Levi started to worry. Kayla hadn't come out of the shower yet but the water had been turned off. She was no where to be found in the entire cabin and her trusty shuriken that she always took with her wherever she went was left behind in the small draw under her bedside table.
Finally, he decided to take drastic measures and go into the shower room to see if she just fell asleep or something. Although he was too afraid of what she would say if she was in fact in there so took Petra up on her offer to go and check herself as they were both women and it would therefore be less awkward.
Petra timidly entered the shower room as she called out "Kayla, you in there?"
When she was given no response she gingerly opened the door and was met with the sight of the shower curtain closed. She decided to open it but called out once more just to be sure, "Kayla, I'm coming in ok?"
Once more she was greeted with a peaceful silence with the exception of her racing heart. In one smooth movement, she pulled back the curtain to reveal…
Nothing.
She wasn't there.
Petra was about to turn back round and go back to tell her Captain the news but a small slip of paper caught her eye. Cautiously she made her way towards the paper and picked it up in one hand by the corner careful no to contaminate it too much in case it was evidence. She carefully pryed it open and saw that there was a message written inside. It said:
Captain Levi and friends,
I've got your girl and you won't be getting her back any time soon.
It wasn't signed which gave them no clue of who took Kayla. Petra cursed under her breath, Levi was sure to go mad over this.
She exited the bathroom and wordlessly walked over to her Captain and handed him the piece of paper. Petra watched him as he read the message. His face went a colder steel then normal. A fire started burning in his eyes as his fist curled into a ball. He stood up and spoke in an icy tone laced with venom, "We will find her. We will find her and whoever took her from me, from us and make them pay."
