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Don't Scare Me Like That (Levi x Reader)

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"(F/n)? You okay? You don't look so good." Eren asked, giving you a worried look.
"I'm fine, just tired." You lied. In truth, you hadn't been feeling well for a few days now. But you didn't want to make a fuss, so you dealt with it. You were all stood outside, about to start your 3DMG training, when the corporal walked over to you.
"Cadet (l/n)? Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yes sir. I'm fine." you replied.
Unconvinced, he walked back to the front of the group and carried on his explanation.
Some time later, he announced you could start, and that you could go straight to lunch when you were finished. Everyone zipped off into the forest.

You had always been good with the 3DMG, but today you were sluggish. Grateful that no one noticed, you lagged behind slightly. You didn't last long though. Your vision went hazy and the trees seemed to move and sway. One of them came flying towards you, but you couldnt change your direction quick enough. Smacking straight into the tree, the last thing you remembered was falling, and then everything went black.

Meanwhile in the mess hall, Eren, Mikasa, Jean, Connie and Sasha were having a contest to see who could throw little bits of potato up in the air and catch it in their mouths the most times in a row. Jean won.
"Where's (f/n)? She normally wins this." Jean asked.
"Probably in bed. She said earlier that she was really tired, she definitely looked it." Eren shrugged.

***Time Skip To Dinner***

During the second potato catching contest, Jean noticed you weren't there again.
"Hey, where's (f/n)?" He asked with worried eyes. "She never misses two meals in one day." He laughed nervously.
"I didn't see her earlier during chores, she's in my group." Krista said.
"I'll go tell the corporal." Mikasa said in her usual bored tone, getting up.
"Sir." She said as she got to the squad leaders table. He looked up at the unexpected guest.
"Cadet. What's the matter?" He asked like he didn't really want to know. Ignoring this, she carried on.
"Its (f/n) sir. No ones seen her since training earlier."
Raising his eyebrows slightly, he realised you weren't here at lunch either."Go check her room." He said simply.

Mikasa ran to your bedroom only to find it completely empty.

"She's not there sir. And her bed was made." She said after returning to the mess hall.
Remembering your pale face earlier, his eyes widened a fraction. You didn't look well and he knew it, but you said you were fine so he didn't question it.
Leaving the hall, he headed towards where the 3DMG was kept.



It was dark and raining when you finally woke up. Your head was throbbing but you couldnt move much and there was a sharp, burning pain radiating from your leg. Turning your head slightly to look at it, you sucked in a deep breath, which resulted in more pain from your ribs. You were hungry and cold, and in so much pain.
'Oh God, the pain.' you thought to yourself, letting your eyelids droop shut.

Zipping through the trees, Levi called for you.
"(f/n)! (f/n)!" Getting no reply, he gave up shouting. "Stupid cadet, putting me through all this trouble." He muttered, a nervous look in his eyes.
He seemed to be out there forever in the pouring rain, and he was just about to give up and come back when he saw you lying sprawled out on the floor. As he got closer he could see your leg bent at an abnormal angle.
"Jesus." he muttered, landing elegantly next to you. You were a mess. Your (h/l) (h/c) hair splayed out in all directions after coming out of the hair tie, you normally tanned skin pale and your vibrant eyes had dark circles under them. Although your breathing was shallow, your heart was racing, he discovered after crouching down and gently placing 2 fingers on your pulse. On closer inspection, he notice parts of your ribs jutting into your skin.
"Holy shit, (f/n), you really did a number on yourself." he sighed softly, gently scooping you up, making sure not to touch your injured leg. Then he started making his way back to HQ.

Warmth. You could feel the warmth seep into your bones. As your eyes fluttered open, you saw the corporal.
"S-Sir?" you croaked. "What are y-you doing?"
"Saving your ass, stupid. Did you think we wouldn't notice you were gone?" he muttered. "We're on our way back to HQ."
You didn't think he would notice and it warmed your heart that he did. You smiled gratefully, eyes fluttering shut again.
"Tch. Stupid brat, what are you smiling for now? Do you ever not smile?" he muttered, rolling his eyes as a grin tugged at the corners of his mouth. He loved the way you had such a positive outlook on life, and, although he never showed it, it made him happy too.


Arriving back at head quarters, Levi landed gracefully once again to be greeted by Mikasa, Eren, Jean, Connie and Sasha. He nodded at them and walked briskly past, straight to the infirmary. Eren was about to follow when Mikasa caught his arm.
"Let the corporal take her, you know he likes her, let him be the one who's there when she wakes up. We'll go see her in the morning, okay?"
Eren nodded and everyone agreed, laughing at the corporal for being so sweet for once.


After what seemed like hours of waiting, the nurse finally came out and said he could go in and see her.
"What's wrong with her? Will she be okay?" he burst out, eyes nervous.
"She's fine, she got lucky, She has a badly broken leg and 4 broken ribs. She suffered concussion and she has a high fever. She also has a few deep cuts on her stomach where the branches had impaled her ever so slightly, and a couple of big bruises. To be fair, she shouldn't have been in training in the first place." She said, glancing over at you. "It seems she had been ill for about 4 days before this happened."
He shot you an evil look for being so reckless.
"Can I stay?" he mumbled, a slight blush creeping over his face as he turned away in embarrassment.
"Of course you can." The nurse chuckled. 'He's so sweet when he's in love.' she thought to herself. "I'll leave you to it" she smiled and closed the door on her way out.

He walked over to the corner of the room and pulled a chair to the side of your bed. He gingerly stretched out his hand and brushed it down the side of your face, tucking the stray hairs behind your ear.
He grasped your hand and shivered at how cold it was.
"I swear to God, when you wake up I'm gonna make you clean the whole HQ for putting me through that." he muttered, resting his head on his hands.

You woke up at God knows what time, but you knew it was still dark. You were still cold and in so much pain. Then you felt something warm on your hand. Looking to see what it was, you gasped in pleasant surprise. Levi had fallen asleep holding your hand. He looked so peaceful, which was a shocking contrast to his normally scowling face. Slowly, your brought your free hand up and moved it towards him . You reached forward and stroked the top of his head, his charcoal hair weaving smoothly through your fingers, then you felt the shaved bits on the side. Even those felt soft, like a cat's paws. You smiled. And before you knew it, tears started to fall. As you brought your hand away to wipe your eyes, his steel grey orbs flashed open.

His eyes widened as he saw you crying. You looked majestically beautiful, the gentle breeze making your (h/l) hair dance around your face, the moonlight shining around you cast a pretty glow around you, the way you were smiling softly as your sparkling tears fell.
"Why are you crying? Shit stupid question." He mumbled. "You're obviously in pain."
"No, that's not it. I'm just happy you're here. Not just now, you're always there for me, even if its just making me do chores, I always know you'll be there. Most of the time you don't even realise it. But that's why I'm always smiling, because of you, if I'm ever upset I just think of the fact that you'll be there for me, and it makes me happy..." You looked away, blushing.
Without thinking, he wrapped you in a tight embrace. You let him hold you until the pain was too much, Damn you, stupid ribs You smiled to yourself.
"Ouch." You wheezed, half laughing, half crying. "Sir, my ribs, you're crushing them."
"Oh shit sorry," he mumbled, embarrassed by his actions.
"Hey" you said, grinning, "Its okay, it doesn't hurt as much anymore." you chuckled, then tried to hide a grimace, and failed. He raised an eyebrow and pursed his lips.

"Why didn't you say anything?" He fired.
"Well sir, I--" you started.
"Levi." He corrected.
"Sorry. I was unconscious for most of the day so I couldnt really say anything." You said with a smile. He shot you a glare which made your smile grow even wider.
"No, I meant why didn't you tell  me you had been ill? I would have said to stay in bed or something." He retorted, a look of pure worry in his eyes.
"That's why I didn't say anything, it was only a fever and I didn't want to make a big deal out of nothing. I would have been fine if I had just watched where I was going!" You forced a laugh, and immediately regretted it.
"See? We were all so worried. You know what went through my head when I saw you laying there, bloody and broken? I thought 'she's dead. I've lost another person I love.' If you hadn't woken up on our way back I here I have no idea what I would have done! Don't scare me like that. Ever." Without realising, he had gotten up and began pacing back and forth.
"Levi." You said.
Still pacing.
"Levi." You said louder.
More pacing.
"LEVI!" you said getting up.
He finally heard and whipped his head around to face you. His eyes widened as he watched you get up.
"Wait, (f/n), don't! Your leg!" he yelled.
Too late. You had completely forgotten about it and put way too much pressure on it. You began to fall forwards and shut your eyes, waiting for impact, which never came. Instead you felt Levi's arms come gently around your waist, making sure he didn't touch your ribs. The searing pain in your leg slowly subsided as he effortlessly scooped you up and placed you back on the bed.
"Sorry.." You mumbled as he put you down again.
"Just promise." he sighed.
"Promise what?"
"That you'll tell me if anything's wrong." he finished.
"How about we make a deal. If you promise you'll never leave me alone, I'll promise to tell you everything." You said with a shaky grin.
"Deal." He said, sticking out his little finger.
"Deal." You smiled, shaking his finger with yours.
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LOVE THIS SO FREAKIN MUCH!!!!!