A/N – I'm so sorry that it took so long to update this story! My toaster had given up on me T.T but now my dear computer is fixed so I hope it won't take so long anymore. Enjoy!

The first things Levi became aware of when he started waking up were the ropes tightly bound around his wrists and the cold, steel chair he was sitting on. He wondered for a moment about where he was until he vaguely remembered being ambushed during his walk. He cursed to himself and tried to loosen the rope around his wrists. He opened his eyes to a slit and spotted a dark silhouette leaning against what appeared to be a door. His sight gradually became less blurry and his senses began returning to him.
"Don't even bother, you won't get them off. I made sure of that." The silhouette said menacingly.
Levi slowly raised his head and glared at the man. From the moment he had woken up he had been thinking about a way to get out of there.
"So I've noticed." Levi replied dryly.
The other man got up from leaning against the wall and slowly stepped towards him. He halted right in front of Levi and spat on the ground.
"Cut the attitude, princess." The man smirked, he'd longed for the moment to call the captain that, he'd probably been too out of it the first time. He knew he'd given up his identity, but he didn't care. He actually enjoyed it a little.
Levi glared, it was the recruit that had broken into his room earlier – if it was even a real recruit.
"What do you want, shitface." Levi growled.
"Oh no," the recruit said wiggling his finger back and forth, "not so fast. I'm not done with you yet." His eyes darkened as he hit Levi in his side with his foot.
Levi grunted as he fell to the floor, unable to soften his fall because his hands were still tied. He braced himself for the kick that would probably soon follow. The breath was knocked out of his body as he flew – with the chair – against the wall behind him.
"Now, now, Dan. Don't be too harsh, we still need him." Another voice said coming from the door.
Levi focused his eyes towards the voice and tried to steady his breathing. This was more serious than he'd thought at first. They obviously wanted something from him and he reckoned it weren't his cleaning skills they longed for.
"Pick him up." The man commanded Dan.
The young man followed his apparent superior's order and set Levi upright again, he then walked to the corner of the room and stood there smirking.
Levi turned his attention back to the large man standing in front of him, the room was badly lit and he couldn't tell who he was.
"Levi Ackerman." The man started, "I've waited quite some time for this moment."
"I'm glad at least one of us feels that way." Levi retorted. Just after he felt a fist collide with his face. Dan had come to stand behind him, still smirking his ass off. Levi shot him a death glare and reminded himself to try and stop from making his usual remarks.
"I sure do." The man continued, seemingly uninterested in Levi's answer. He slowly paced back and forth, "You know … I never would've thought about taking you, but your blonde friend would've been too obvious. Anyways," he continued on a softer tone, "you know something. Something I and several others want to know."
"The fuck are you talking about?" Levi asked, his annoyance reaching a new height.
"Oh, now, now … Don't jump ahead of yourself, captain." The man said softly, his eyes gleaming evilly in the dim light. "Don't want to spoil the fun, eh?"
The man stopped pacing around and straightened up, "I'll get back to you soon. There's some other duties I need to attend to right now." He diverted his attention to Dan, "I'll leave him to you, please make sure he's still presentable when I return." He then turned and stalked out the room.

When Erwin had stopped working, sunlight was already peering out through the window. He stretched and looked at the time, seeing it was nearly time to check on his troops he slowly got up. He looked disdainfully at the stacks of paper that still awaited him. Every year when the new recruits arrived the paperwork doubled, and he barely slept. Usually Levi helped him out with the recruits' forms, but it wasn't nearly enough for him to take it easy. He shook his head to clear his mind and made his way downstairs.
He heard the recruits training from within the building. Pleased with the sounds he went to check on the progress of the recruits. Most of them were already ready to take on the titans, but when you're ready, you're actually not.
He walked outside and subconsciously looked for his captain, who was nowhere to be found. In the back of his mind Erwin thought it was a bit odd. On days like these Levi was always found outside seemingly uninterested checking up on the progress of the recruits, just like he usually did if he had the time. Not worrying about it further he walked through the training recruits, helping them out here and there.
One of the recruits had caught his attention. He moved differently than the others, more like a professional and constantly seemed aware of his presence. He'd deliberately avoided the young man, there was something off with him. He'd decided to look into the papers later.

"Commander!"
Erwin looked up from the carriage he had been checking and directed himself towards Hange, the one who had called him. He walked towards her and after her short but respectful salute she immediately stated her business.
"Sir! Do you know where Captain Levi may be? I have looked everywhere, but I cannot seem to find him."
Erwin slowly shook his head, "I have no idea where he is. He wasn't on the training grounds this morning either."
"That's not really like him." Hange mumbled in herself, "Anyways, I need someone for a project of mine and he's a perfect fit. You know …" She rambled on, using excessive hand gestures.
Erwin interrupted her before she could fall in her usual habit of talking about titans for hours. He lifted his hand to silence her, "Let me know if you find him." He said as he walked away.
"Yes, sir!"

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Levi was glad the annoying brat had finally gone away. He'd taken some more beatings, but after not reacting the kid had soon lost his interest. Levi sighed and felt blood dripping into his eyes, his hands were still firmly tied and there was no way of undoing the ropes.
The kid had mentioned things about his past, so he'd been breaking his head about the words he'd said. Seeing he couldn't get away, he'd better do something somewhat useful. This is for my father, it's your fault I've become like this – that all of this happened … The kid had said it over and over again. He still didn't know who the apparent boss was, though he did recognize the voice from somewhere.
Levi cursed out loud, he just couldn't figure it out.

"Now, now, such a foul mouth." It sounded from the doorway. "I see Dan treated you nicely. He's a good kid, usable." He grinned, "Either way, I need you to go to sleep for a bit now." The man said as he slowly approached Levi, bearing a large stick.
Levi's eyes widened as he saw the man raising his hands and swinging the stick towards him. The force of the blow knocked the air out of his body and soon after he went limp, sinking off in the soothing unconsciousness.
The man turned and gestured other men to come in, "He's done. Take him to the base."

A/N – I'm sorry it's a bit short, but I'm still thinking about the next move. Thanks for reading and I hope you're enjoying this! If you have the time, pleaseeee review. c: