Levi was right, Petra was about the same size as her. The sweat pants were black and loose at the hips but tight around the calves and ankles.
They were surprisingly comfortable too.
Petra looked a little worried about why she needed them but didn't say anything about it except for 'good luck'.
She also gave her a hair tie and Mikasa pulled the front of her black hair up into a half up style, and then headed to the same door Levi disappeared behind just a few minutes ago.
She braced herself, she was about to be faced with his tempting scent and would have to endure it at close range too.
It was only a single flight of stairs to walk down until she reached the basement, it was much bigger than the one yesterday and it was much brighter too. The walls were the same clean white color and had the same wood flooring.
There was a few different barbells with weights, a punching bag, and some other random small exercise equipment but other than that the space was wide open and looked kind of like a dance studio.
She saw Levi come out of a small room in the back of the basement and took a deep breath.
He was shirtless, wearing only loose grey sweat pants.
She could only think of one word to describe him.
Ripped.
She knew he was well defined since the first time she saw him, all of his shirts showed the outline of muscles but she had no idea that it was on this level.
His chest was incredible, it was like a work of art. It was impossible to say she wasn't attracted to him now.
She felt her face heat up, concentration was going to be hard enough to achieve with his deliriously good scent but now his state of undress made it that much harder.
"Are you ready?" he asked waiting for her in the middle of the open space.
She tried not to look as flustered as she felt but her teeth were already threatening to come out of their hiding spots, and she hadn't even gotten close to him yet.
"So what exactly are we doing?" she asked for clarification.
"Like I said, round two but this is more of a sparring match than a real fight. The main goal is to pin the other person down or make them tap out, so no blood shed." He explained.
"Can't guarantee anything." she mumbled.
He narrowed his eyes at her but look almost amused at her comment.
"You done any martial arts before?" he questioned.
"No, not really. I just go to the gym at school a few times a week." She replied, she liked working out. It took some of the stress of everyday life off of her shoulders.
"That's surprising, you seemed like you knew what you were doing before." He commented, wrapping his hands with black material.
"Instinct." She mimicked him from earlier, watching his every move.
He finished with his hands and stood directly in front of her, and Mikasa was amazed by the intensity of his eyes. They were completely focused on her and she felt almost embarrassed but she squared her shoulders and waited for something to happen.
It was like lightening, she could barely register that he had moved. Her feet were out from under her and her back hit the ground none too kindly.
She blinked and his face was hovering above hers but she felt her body freeze up when she inhaled, his scent was very concentrated with their close proximity.
"Again." He sounded clipped and annoyed.
He heaved off of her and she stood to her feet, she obviously needed to focus. Scent or no scent she wanted to prove herself this time.
He circled her, knees slightly bent and his body loose.
She tried to simultaneously keep her mind off of his smell and watch him at the same time but it didn't work as he struck a second time, this time flipping her over his shoulder and then getting on top of her.
Show off.
"Again." He said firmly. She felt his breath blow against her face and it smelled just as sweet as last time. Her fangs began to ache, and she could feel her eyes dilating. Her body was starting to react to the scent, she could already see more and hear more but she tried despretately to keep it at bay. Terrified of losing control.
He got up and circled her once more, her back was starting to hurt from hitting the ground twice in a row.
He attacked quickly again but she was able to dodge his straight punch, he brought his opposite leg around and aimed for her face but she was able to move out of the way of that too.
Her heart was racing and her muscles contracted, she could feel the power behind them.
She attacked him now, trying to land a hit to his throat but he grabbed her wrist and pulled her into a kinder version of a choke hold.
Mikasa wasn't expecting to be this close, the bare skin of his chest flush against her and he was starting to sweat. The smell was becoming thicker and thicker. Soon it would cloud her thoughts like a haze.
The teeth came out in full force now, her body craving one thing.
He let her go and circled again.
She shook her head trying to focus. She could do this, she could control herself. She kept her mouth shut so he couldn't see her teeth, even though he wanted to see her true self, whatever the hell that meant, she still felt self-conscious about the teeth.
Levi came at her even faster now, he threw a punch that she narrowly avoided and then immediately hooked with his other fist. All she could do was dodge him, he was so fast and half of her attention was focused on trying not to attempt sinking her teeth in him.
He suddenly picked up speed again and soon had her back down on the floor, and back on top of her.
She didn't remember him being this fast before.
"I assumed you were going to at least try, this is weak." He snapped.
She was slightly panting, trying to keep up with him was kind of hard. She had a reply for him but feeling her long teeth against the inside of her lips made her stop. She couldn't shake the awkward feeling of having them out.
"Well? The fuck are you holding back for?" He huffed.
His hand grabbed her chin and made her keep eye contact with him, this manhandling was getting on her nerves.
"I told you, I wanted a real fight not this bullshit." He reminded her.
"It's not the same." She mumbled, cringing at the funny way her words sounded around her teeth.
"Do I have to slit Eren's throat to get you to fight back?" he hissed.
She tensed, he wouldn't and she knew it.
She stupidly took a deep breath in to calm her rising anger and winced. His amazing smell was so thick now she could practically taste it. Oh god, did it smell good.
He narrowed his eyes at her and she was nervous that her thoughts were too obvious.
"Maybe a different kind of motivation is necessary to get you to stop acting like a damn human." He growled.
Levi sat up and Mikasa scrambled to her feet and he had the ghost of a smile on his face.
"I want to see the vampire Mikasa, the one I caught a glimpse of the first time we fought." He began circling her once again, this time very slowly.
"You've left me no choice, since you'll probably see through any bluff I make towards the brat I'll have to use another method." He spoke slowly but Mikasa knew what he was going to offer.
And she was both excited and horrified at the same time.
"If you manage to pin me down, I'll let you bite me." He bargained.
She just stared at him dumbfounded and she didn't know whether to be offended or not.
"You don't know what you're saying." She argued trying to fight down the rising eagerness.
He scoffed.
"It's simple enough, in order to pin me down you have to fight me with your full strength. If you can manage that then I'll willingly let you bite me." He explained.
She gave an indignant huff.
"I'm not some mindless beast you can use food to bargain with." She growled.
He laughed. A short, breathy laugh but still a laugh.
She was momentarily shocked, he didn't seem he even knew how to laugh.
"You're not giving me much choice, since you seem hell bent on acting like something you're not." He replied.
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes, letting her body relax into its natural state. She felt her eyes change and turn crimson. The rest of her vampiric senses honed with one goal in mind.
She opened her eyes again and fixed her gaze on the infuriating jackass in front of her.
"Fine, deal." She spat.
If it was a monster he wanted to see then it was a monster he was going to get.
Levi looked at her like a kid who got what he wanted.
"Finally." He stated.
He put his arms by his face and quickly Mikasa lunged, surprised at her own speed, she landed a hit on his upper arm.
Levi quickly jumped back out of her range barely dodging all of her punches.
She knew her face was probably twisted in some nasty looking snarl but she was so focused on this moment that she didn't really care.
Punching, kicking, and dodging was all they were doing neither one of them able to touch the other until Mikasa caught his wrist as he tried to catch her in the jaw. She pulled with all her might and he fell to the floor.
He rolled into a crouching position just in time to catch her foot with his hand, she went down on her side but caught herself on her elbows.
Growling at him she kicked with her other foot until he let her go, it was a childish move but she did it anyways.
With barely enough she jumped back to her feet, he threw a hard right hook so fast it made her hardly believe he was human. She dodged it but he threw another with his left hand that did came dangerously close.
She moved back to get some space from him and noticed that while he was keeping up her very well, his breathing was labored and he skin was shiny with a coat of sweat.
Mikasa could smell the glistening beads on his skin, the saltiness mixing with his blood made the smell that much more intoxicating. She was determined to win, all apprehensiveness about biting him out the window.
He came at her again, trying his best to hit her and knock her down but she was getting faster and faster. She could feel her powerful muscles contracting with terrifying speed but she felt more alive in this moment than ever before, completely enthralled with the hunt. Entralled with the scent.
She turned her focus now to offensive instead of defensive, firing her own set of punches and kicks. They all missed but every time she swung it got closer and closer to his body.
He was tiring out trying to keep up with her.
Finally after what felt like forever she landed one of her kicks into his thigh which made him stumble and she took the opportunity to throw herself into a full tackle. It took him by surprise and they fell to the floor with Mikasa on top of Levi.
He landed with a huff, his breath fanning out into her face forcefully stunned her. Everything about this man smelled so good, his breath still had the same sweet aroma as the first time but minus the toothpaste smell.
Taking advantage of her momentary pause he flipped her over pinning her hands to her chest with his body weight pressing down on her.
"You almost had me that time, what happened?" he panted, each sweet breath caressing her face.
She closed her eyes as mild disappointment flooded through her, disappointment in herself for losing control but also because she wanted to actually win. She wanted more than anything to sink her teeth into the thick flesh on his shoudlers and finally taste the blood that had been tourting her for almost a week now.
Her own breathing was mildly labored and her body wasn't even really sweating much.
Levi let go of her wrists but stayed on top of her. She let her hands fall to the floor on either side of her head.
She opened her eyes and saw him staring at her, she was aware of her mouth forced slightly open by her teeth and she covered her mouth with her hand self-consciously.
"Don't" he whispered, tugging at her arm softly.
She was stunned by how gently the word left his mouth.
"I thought they were gross." She mumbled, remembering his words from the basement.
"I lied." He stated as if it were obvious.
Levi leaned down and pressed his lips against hers unexpectedly.
She was too shocked to do much other than lay there awkwardly with his warm mouth on hers.
He moved his lips slowly against her until she closed her eyes and let herself kiss him back.
Her first kiss.
And it was with a man she swore up and down she hated, and she might still hate most of the time but then he had these rare moments where he showed this weird gentleness that she wanted to see more of and it confused her.
The kiss was so awkward she wanted to curl up and hide.
Her teeth and lack of experience made things very difficult. Their teeth clacked loudly, she had no idea with what to do with her hands, and her heart was beating out of control.
But he tasted so nice that it was worth the embarrassment. The sweet smell that was always present in his breath was definitely indicative of how he tasted. It was overwhelmingly delicious and it made her mouth water. She wanted to taste all of him, he was just so infuriatingly inticing.
All too soon it was over, he lifted his head to look at her with cloudy eyes but just as she opened her mouth to ask what the hell was that a loud noise came from the door.
Levi jumped up just as the door up the stairs opened and a large blonde man entered through.
"There you are, Levi" he boomed.
The man was quite handsome, neatly combed blonde hair and a tall build that seemed to command attention. He was wearing a nice navy jacket with ironed slacks.
He stopped midway down the stairs to look back and forth between her and Levi, it was obvious something had happened with her laying on the floor looking confused and Levi standing there shirtless and sweaty.
"Am I interrupting something?" he asked tentatively.
"No, just sparring." Levi snapped, back to his usual pissy attitude. Mikasa wanted to roll her eyes.
"hmm okay, is this the girl?" he asked, eying Mikasa.
"Yes, this is our resident vampire." Levi mumbled grabbing a towel from off of the floor near some chairs.
Mikasa stood up too, nervously awaiting an explanation about who the guy was.
"Hello, I'm Erwin Smith and I'm the one in charge of the recon division of the Guard." He held out his hand and Mikasa shook it hesitantly.
"I came down here to steal Captain Levi from you, if that's okay?" he lightly teased.
She shrugged, still a bit dazed and shaken up over what had just happened prior.
They began to make their way up the stairs when Hanji burst through the stairs looking panicked.
"I think we can confirm Dr. Jaeger was making shifters." She half screamed.
Mikasa recalled their conversation earlier about shifters being genetically modified to act like monsters from fairytales but there was no way Eren's dad was doing that to people, he wasn't evil.
"Did you find him?!" Erwin yelled back, suprise on his face.
Hanji shook her head, her face was etched with fear.
"No." Hanji whispered.
"Then how do you fucking know, four eyes?" Levi barked.
Mikasa felt uneasy.
"Because it seems he was experimenting on his own son." She stated sadly.
Levi turned with eyes wide toward Mikasa but she stayed frozen looking at Hanji who was staring back at her with pity in her eyes.
Mikasa felt her world shatter for the second time in her life, she was in a building full of people who did nothing but kill shifters.
And Eren was a shifter