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Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from Shingeki no Kyojin manga/anime. Hajime Isayama is the one who owns them. I do not own the fandom either. This fan fiction is not a commercial project, and I am not making any money from writing it. |
Athrun434: Glad you are still reading my story *hugs* actually there were a lot of scenarios of who had to knock out who… At first it was supposed to be Eren knocked out by the titan… then accidentally Levi fell (was not intended, he himself went into action), after that I decided that Levi had to lose consciousness and Eren was supposed to save the day… In the end… It turned out that Levi was the one to knock Eren out.
A/N 1: This chapter turned out a bit longer than the previous ones. xD
A/N 2: I am searching for a beta-reader!
Chapter 4: Missing in Action – Decisions
Levi looked down at the sprawled out teenager on the ground and cursed. He ran his hand through his hair in a frustrated motion and let out a long sigh that rattled a little at the end. The kid managed to rill him up again and made him act without thinking first. Now he was stuck in the middle of the forest with an unconscious soldier to take care of; when he himself was barely standing.
Levi looked around. They were deep in the forest by the looks of it. The sun was getting lower and the trees cast long shadows on the grassy ground. They needed to find a shelter. There was no way they could make it back to the other Legion members in time. Why? First, they would need a horse in order to do it, which they did not have. Secondly, their gas was almost depleted. Thirdly without a horse in an open field, they were as good as dead.
They were stuck in this god forsaken forest. Irwin will probably declare them MIA and will hope for the best. Besides, he knew for sure that Irwin will not send in any troops to find them – at least not today. They were left to their own devices.
Levi glanced back down at the teen that had not moved an inch. “Damned brat,” he muttered under his breath, but his tone was not angry. He scanned his surroundings once more and found what he was looking for. There, a dozen meters or so away, was a small mountain protruding from the treetops. They had to get there while the sun was still up.
Levi squatted down, took Eren’s left arm and tugged him up into a sitting position – his body boneless like a noodle. He slung Eren’s limp arm over his shoulder and attempted to lift him up.
The attempt ended up with them both on the ground. Levi cursed and heaved a pained breath. It seemed they were not moving an inch until the brat regained consciousness. Resigned, the corporal dragged the unconscious teen under a tree and sat down himself. All he could do now was wait and hope that no titan will go this way.
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Eren groaned. His body was all sore and his nose felt itchy. He reached up to scratch it. A soft breeze wafted through his face and he frowned. A minute later he shot up into a sitting position all alert.
“Oh, you are finally up.”
Eren looked to his right and saw Corporal Levi casually sitting on the ground.
“What… what happened?”
“Don’t tell me that punch has damaged your brain,” the corporal intoned with a bored expression on his face.
Eren scratched his nose that had almost healed and tried to remember. He cast a glance at the corporal, who was still looking at him with an impatient gaze.
“Umm…” Eren was not sure what to say. He was not sure why he had been punched that time and he was not eager to get punched again.
“We need a shelter for the night,” Levi broke the uncomfortable silence. “That mountain should suffice,” he said jerking his chin towards the aforementioned mountain and slowly got to his feet.
Eren scrambled after his superior, who was already moving towards the mountain. Only now did he notice how late it was. The sun was almost hidden in the horizon and the forest was shrouded in a greyish black colour.
“Come on, brat, the sun is almost down.”
“Y-yes.”
Minutes ticked by and after some time they managed to reach the foot of the mountain, which now looked much more impressive than it looked from the distance.
“Right,” Levi muttered to himself, “a cave, preferably uninhabited and a clean one,” his eyes darted around in search of something passable.
Eren stayed silent. He tried to make sense of today’s events but everything still seemed like a blur. Everyone was dead – their squad was dead. His breath hitched and eyes closed shut. He took a calming breath and glanced at the corporal, who had just spotted an acceptably looking cave and started climbing towards it.
“Sir, wouldn’t it be faster if we used 3DMG?”
Levi shot him a glare but considered the suggestion anyway. Finally he shook his head negatively, “No, the grapple hooks will not attach to these rocks, they are too hard.”
Eren nodded, not that Levi saw him do it. They proceeded climbing in silence and once they reached the cave, they went inside to inspect. Eren navigated them further into the dark cave, blades ready just in case. He almost jumped in fright, when all of a sudden light flooded the dark space. He turned around and saw Levi holding up a lighter in his hand. Levi’s eyebrow arched as if asking why did you stop?
They went further in and after confirming that the cave was uninhabited breathed in relief.
A moment later Eren dashed towards the cave entrance, earning a frown from Levi, which eased out when the boy returned with a thick and dry branch in his hands.
“We should light it,” Eren said as he situated the branch on the ground. “The cave bends to the right and the light should not be visible from the outside.”
“Hn, good thinking,” Levi tossed the lighter at Eren, who clumsily caught it – almost burning his fingers in the process. “Do it.”
While Eren was concentrating on the branch Levi unclasped his gear and put it aside. He removed his green cape, folded it and put it down beside the discarded 3DMG. His brown jacket and cravat followed suit. He started working on his straps.
Eren cleared his throat and Levi’s movements stopped.
“I have lit the branch.”
“Should I give you a pat on the head for a job well done?”
Eren simply sighed and dismissed the question. He did not want to get into a pointless argument with the corporal. Instead, he followed Levi’s example and removed his gear with the cape. He cast one more glance at Levi and flopped down on the ground to sit cross-legged.
Levi during that time finished dealing with his clasps and started unbuttoning his shirt.
Eren cleared his throat again, “Why are you undressing, sir?”
“Because I probably have a fucking rib broken?” hissed Levi at the stupid question and hastily attempted to pull his shirt off, wincing as the movement caused him pain.
Eren got up from his position, “I am sorry, I did not realise,” he said in a whisper. “Would you let me look at it?”
Levi turned around, eyes blazing with anger, ready to retort that he did not need any help from a brat but then just sighed and looked away from the teen. His nerves were frying from the day’s events and he wanted to just… forget everything. Eren was still looking at him with worry in his eyes.
“Look Yeager,” he started but then seemed at a loss of what to say.
“Sir, it was a hard day today. We are both stressed and at the moment I am probably even more of an idiot than I usually am,” he said with a smile that did not quite reach his eyes, “and I am willing to admit it. I am tired and I am worried too.” He looked up to see that the corporal was listening and continued, “I cannot say that I know how you feel or what you think at this moment but I just…” Eren swallowed a lump that was forming in his throat and continued, “I can just say that we are both in this situation and we need to somehow get along?” He lifted his questioning eyes and met Levi’s grey, calculating ones. “I know we had losses today… you even more so than I,” He whispered the last sentence breaking the eye contact with the corporal and then frowned. “I am actually not sure what I wanted to say… I started rambling.”
That earned him a huff from the stoic corporal but Levi’s shoulders relaxed.
“That was a poor attempt at lightening the mood,” Levi said, “but it actually worked,” he admitted softly. “Come here,” he motioned for the boy to come over and when he did he shrugged out of the shirt completely. “Could you–”
“Sure,” Eren took the shirt that Levi gave him and folded it, placing it atop the pile of corporal’s clothes. He turned back to the man, “We should move closer to the light.”
Levi complied and walked over to the branch that was crackling in the middle of the cave. Once he was close enough he turned to Eren, who tentatively reached out and prodded here and there, carefully watching Levi’s face for any indication of pain. When the corporal’s eye twitched, he pressed a bit harder, which earned him a pained grunt.
“Sorry, I just need to make sure.”
“Hn.”
After some more inspection Eren straightened up. “I don’t think it is broken, but it might be fractured,” he diagnosed. “Do we have any bandages?”
“Not that I know of.”
“Right…” Eren looked around searching for something to use as a replacement. Not finding any, he went to his discarded cape and ripped it into stripes, earning a displeased look from Levi. Eren just shrugged it off and bound the bruised torso, being mindful of the injury. Once he was finished, Levi put his shirt back on, and settled down with his back against the wall. They did not say much to each other afterwards. Levi closed his eyes in hopes to get at least a few hours of sleep.
TBC
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