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Author's Notes: Well, this just came to me while I was reading some RivaMika/LeviMika fanfics (I ship them and proud). I'd like to warn you though. I am NOT an avid fan of Shingeki no Kyojin in a sense that I don't keep track of where they are at a specific time so I may get the facts mixed up or come up with something outrageously incorrect. So, I apologize in advance! Still hope you enjoy!
Levi dashed through the halls of their makeshift headquarters. He didn't bother acknowledging the people that greeted him as he zoomed past them. Which was probably a good thing. Levi's face was more serious than usual.
"Corporal! Yesterday, a woman! She-she was able to…"
SLAM!
Levi burst through the door of the infirmary. Hanji who had been sitting on one of the vacant beds jumped to her feet. Erwin merely directed his gaze at his friend, "Ah, Levi. You've come."
"Cut the crap, Erwin. I heard it all from that Arlert brat. What is the meaning of this? A civilian had been found roaming Titan infested grounds and then managing to stay in one piece and find this place? What the hell?" Levi's voice was deadly calm, his sharp eyes narrowed dangerously. He watched as his superior closed his eyes briefly before looking down. Levi followed his gaze and his eyes widened slightly. Only now did he notice, there was a woman lying unconscious on the bed in front of Erwin.
Curiosity getting the best of him, Levi walked over to the other side of the bed. He needed to see this woman himself. It was strange enough that a civilian had made her way out of Wall Rose and to their headquarters without getting eaten by them, 'Well, forget uneaten, this woman is practically unscathed.' And indeed, the woman looked healthy enough aside from the bandages covering her eyes,
"Blind?" asked the Corporal. Hanji nodded, "Looks like it. We found her unconscious out front. She appears to have suffered some damage to the head but no other injuries besides that." Levi raised an eyebrow, "If she's blind then how the fuck did she get here?"
Erwin sighed, "If we knew the full story, we would've told you, you know. However, she hasn't regained consciousness."
The Corporal snorted and walked away. He grabbed a chair and leaned it against the wall, taking a seat, "Fine, wake me up when she does. This job is shitty enough already, we don't need any more surprises."
Erwin and Hanji solemnly nodded, watching him close his eyes. Both let out a sigh when his breathing became even.
"I thought he was going to shake the poor girl awake." Chuckled Hanji. Erwin shook his head with a small smile on his face, "Despite his crude behaviour, Levi knows common courtesy."
Looking back at the woman, they fell into a thoughtful silence. She looked so fragile.
"Levi has a point, though. She doesn't look like someone who could avoid becoming Titan food." Observed the scientist. Her companion hummed in agreement still studying the girl. Well, she obviously wasn't normal. Just three days ago, they have received reports of deviant Titans near the area. If this girl had been wandering the forests, despite any company, she would've undoubtedly been killed. Well, one possibility could be that she was another Titan shifter. In which case, he had to determine if she could be of some use. If not, then they either have to quarantine her or destroy her.
Erwin stared intently at the woman's sleeping face. Still, no matter how he looked at her, this girl didn't look like she had ever seen a Titan…
Levi woke to the sound of something crashing. Blinking lazily, the Corporal scanned the dim room. His eyes landed on a crouched figure. Standing up quietly, he approached the silhouette. It was moving rather hurriedly. Placing a hand on their shoulder, Levi was shocked when the person suddenly screamed.
Momentarily stunned, it took him a second before he covered their mouth with his hand, "Shut up! Do you want to wake every fucking person in this castle?" The figure stopped screaming but continued to thrash in his hold. He figured it was the woman. Who else would go screaming in the middle of the night despite being in Titan-free territory?
Levi growled when he fell on his butt, releasing the stranger from his hold. Rubbing his sore behind, he searched the room irritably for the woman. It didn't take him long before he heard her whimpering. She was sitting in the nearest corner, hugging her knees to her chest and sobbing. Levi wanted to shake her senseless. 'What the hell is she crying for?'
Deciding to at least hear her out, he stood up and lit a candle. He glanced briefly at where she had been crouching earlier and saw pieces of what used to be a vase. 'What a mess…'
Levi let out a breath. He'd have to clean that later. Looking back at the woman, he noticed some cuts on her hands and feet. The white nightgown that was given to her had a few blood stains. He put the pieces together and had to refrain from sighing again. He would at least try to be…less hostile. She was blind after all. What was a vase or two? Approaching her once more, more cautiously this time, Levi asked, despite already knowing the answer, "What were you doing?"
He watched her cower under his voice. She was shaking terribly.
"I-I'm sorry, I just… W-Where am I?"
"Scouting Legion Headquarters, outside Wall Rose." Levi resisted the urge to interrogate her then and there. The woman didn't need to be even more frightened than she already was. He watched her straighten up a little, turning her head from side to side, obviously confused, "S-Scouting…? 'W-Wall Rose'? I-I don't understand… I was in Sengoku Jidai… I-My friends and I were fighting Naraku… P-Please… Tell me where I am."
Levi watched as she tried to stand up properly. Her quivering hands were feeling up against the wall, guiding her trembling body upwards. Her head began whipping from side to side in panic, "Where is this place? And who are you? Where are you?" One of her hands left the wall, reaching out in various directions, trying to feel him.
The Corporal raised an eyebrow at her words. She was mentioning things he had never heard of—'Sengoku Jidai', 'Naraku'. It looks like she was a lunatic. And to not know Wall Rose and the Scouting Legion? That was downright crazy. Everyone left on this damned Earth knew humanity's last defences.
Not really in the mood to babysit a loony, Levi made his way towards the door. He needed to find Hanji. If anything, Levi knew it'll take one crazy person to care for another crazy person because he sure as hell won't do it. Just as he was about to reach for the knob, he heard a soft cry. Swivelling around, he saw the woman step on the broken glass, in an attempt to follow after him.
"You, idiot! What the fuck are you doing?" Despite his harsh words, Levi quickly led her away from the mess before she hurt herself even more. Ordering her to sit on a bed, he told her to keep still. Kneeling in front of the woman, Levi began to carefully remove the shards that embedded themselves in her feet. He worked silently, taking great care to make it hurt as little as possible. He mentally praised her for not whimpering while he worked.
Just as he had pulled out the last of the glass, he felt something wet drop on the back of his hand followed by another…and another. He didn't look up. She was crying.
"Why the hell are you crying? Stop being such a brat. It was your own damn fault anyway." He reached for clean cloth and some bandages and proceeded to treat her wounds. He didn't say anything anymore, letting her cry as she wished. From his peripheral point of view, he saw that the woman had felt the bandages on her eyes. She realized she was blind...
Levi was back to sitting on his chair, as he watched the blind woman. She had stopped crying a few minutes ago and ever since, she's been quiet. Not really sure if it was a good idea to leave her alone again, Levi decided to simply stay put. It was still dark outside and the others were probably still asleep. It would be troublesome if he left her by herself. She might stumble across one of Hanji's pet Titans. That would not be pretty.
"Um, thank you for treating my cuts. I apologize for causing so much trouble."
Levi came out of his musings. Crossing his arms, the Corporal leaned back, his sharp eyes fixed on the girl. Her head was bowed in sincerity. Levi grunted and asked,
"Who are you?"
The woman visibly stiffened for a moment. Raising her head once more, she gave him a soft smile, "Kagome. Higurashi Kagome. And you are?"
"How did you get here?" he continued, ignoring her question. The woman, Kagome Higurashi, frowned slightly, "Quite rude, aren't you?"
"Just answer the damn question."
Kagome raised an eyebrow,
"And here I thought you were a perfect gentleman. For your information, I have no idea what you are talking abou-." He cut her off, "What about the Titans?"
Kagome let out an exasperated sigh, "I don't know what a 'Titan' is, all right? I don't even know where I am and it may come as a shock to you but I'm really scared right now!"
The woman clutched the beddings tightly, "The last thing I remember was being sucked into a Meidou and transported to a forest. I wandered around for a bit and then I felt the Earth shaking." Kagome gulped and breathed in deeply before continuing, "I-I knew something huge was coming. I thought it was a youkai. Realizing that I didn't have my bow and arrows, I ran. Not that it did me any good though. That thing, whatever it was, caught up quickly and it seemed to me that it wasn't alone. I...didn't know what to do... It got hold of me..."
Levi's eyes never left her form. She was trembling again. She seemed to be telling the truth. And judging from her story, she had encountered Titans in the woods. The question now was how she escaped. When she didn't look like she was going to start talking again, the Corporal spoke, "Finish your damn story. If that was it then you should be nothing but a lump of vomit somewhere in the forest by now."
Kagome bristled at him and despite the bandages coverng her eyes, Levi was positive she was glaring at him, "I don't know what I saw, all right? It looked like some sort of human... But not. The eyes were blank and vicious and it was five times larger than the average Joe. It smelled terrible. Behind it were a few smaller ones. They were all deformed, one way or another. I think one of them didn't even have any skin. Anyway... I began to feel desperate. I fought it but the thing just squeezed me tighter. I...I don't know what happened next but it dropped me. I think I bumped my head on a rock or something. I probably crawled away from them and ended up being found by you."
Sharp eyes narrowed. She failed to tell hm the most important piece of information. Studying her a bit more, Levi knew she wasn't lying. Nor was she holding anything back. In any case, he wasn't going to get anything useful out of this woman. Standing up, the Corporal went to leave the room again. The sound of her voice made him pause momentarily before he left the room completely.
"I'm sorry. It seems that you didn't like my answer."
Kagome smiled sadly when she heard the door close.
'I guess it's only natural. Still... He could've been a tad bit nicer...' Kagome sat there for a few minutes trying to gather her thoughts. Tracing the bandages over her eyes, Kagome fought the urge to break down again. She had absolutely no idea what happened to her. She was sure she wasn't anywhere near Inuyasha and the others. She wasn't in her time either-not unless there were those Titan-thingys roaming around in modern Tokyo. And what was that about being vomit? She shivered at the thought. She might be blind, and she might be in a totally different dimension but there was no way in hell that she'd be regurgitated by a monster.
Hearing the door open again, Kagome's head shot up.
"Wipe that panicked look off your face. It's just me."
The sound of his footsteps neared her bed. Her surprise grew when she felt her bed dip indicating that he was siting beside her.
"Open your mouth."
"Excuse m-ugh!?"
She was cut off when he put something in her mouth. Her first reaction was to spit it out but Levi was ready for it. He covered her mouth, leaving her no choice but to swallow. Removing his hand, Levi smirked as she coughed.
"What the hell was that just now!?"
"Shut up and eat, woman."
Kagome scowled at him, "It wouldn't hurt to tell me first, you know."
Levi snorted, "This is already troublesome as it is. Don't make me kick you out in the middle of the night."
The woman muttered something under her breath but opened her mouth obediently. The Corporal felt the urge to smirk at the light blush dusting her cheeks as he continued to spoon feed her.
"You never did tell me your name." she said after a few minutes of silence.
"Levi."
She tilted her head, "Just Levi?"
"Got a problem with that?"
The Corporal watched her disinterestedly as she broke into a fit of giggles, "What's so fucking funny?"
She shook her head, "Nothing, I'm sorry. All right then, Levi, could you please lead me to the bathroom?"
Levi looked at her blankly.
"Well? Are you going to help me or not?" asked the blind woman. Levi narrowed his eyes, "You do realize that I'm a fucking guy, right?" He felt somewhat satisfied when she became flustered, "I-It's not like I have a choice! Not unless you want me to wet the damn bed!"
Levi cringed at that. The image of filthy sheets...
"Can't you hold it in?"
Kagome smirked, "Until morning? Are you serious? You just have to show me the way, you know. I'm not asking you to go in with me. Get your head out of the gutter, you lecher."
"Tch."
Feeling a bit mischevous, Kagome feigned shock, "Did I hear something akin to disappointment? I never took you for a pervert, Levi-san!" She broke into a fit of giggles.
Levi furrowed his eyebrows and looked at her disdainfully, "Don't flatter yourself, woman. Now get the fuck up before I drag you out."
Shaking her head, Kagome got off the bed, "You're no fun. Woah!" Kagome's foot slipped and she braced herself. To her surprise, Levi was quicker. He managed to grab her arm just in time. Steadying herself again, Kagome smiled at him, "Thank you."
"Clumsy oaf."
To Kagome's credit, she didn't feel insulted at all.
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