Don't Die - Levi x Reader {Book 1}

Chapter 43

Both of them got some rest, though it wasn't uninterrupted.

(Y/N) had no nightmares but every so often she would wake to Levi shaking in her arms. He wasn't dreaming, only falling too far into the torture of his own thoughts. Some rounds were only shaking and some were horrifying sobs. (Y/N) would just hold him tighter, pressing her lips to every bit of his skin she could find and running her hands through his hair until he finally calmed and fell back asleep.

It happened over and over again but (Y/N) never hesitated to comfort him. She'd do it as many times as she needed to.

Eventually, (Y/N) woke not to the feeling of Levi's trembling but to the light of the morning sun. It crept in through the cracks in the curtains and cast orange patterns across the room.

They'd made it through another night.

She turned her eyes to Levi. He was still next to her, his arm loosely wrapped around her as he slept. She smiled, happy to see the peaceful expression on his face after a night full of torment. She realized that when he wasn't scowling he actually looked his age. He looked young.

She sank back into the bed, admiring him. From the orange color of the light, (Y/N) knew that it was only sunrise. They still had a few minutes before she'd have to wake him.

Her hand reached out to touch his face and she traced his features, careful to keep her touch light so as not to disturb him. Her fingers went over his jawline, his cheekbones, the bridge of his nose, the dark circles under his eyes, and finally his lips. She lingered there for a moment before moving her hand to his hair, brushing his bangs from his eyes and feeling the softness of every strand.

(Y/N) reaffirmed her belief that he was the most beautiful person she'd ever seen.

She stayed there with her hand in his hair until the light changed from orange to yellow. Sunrise had passed. It was time to get up.

She moved closer to him and pressed her fingers to his cheek as she placed a kiss on his lips. He stirred but didn't wake and (Y/N) laughed quietly. She'd have to try again. Her mouth met his once more and she knew he'd woken when his lips started to match her movements.

Ever so slowly, Levi's arm tightened around her waist, pushing her further into his chest. She smiled against his mouth, excited to have him back. Even just the few minutes she'd let him sleep had been enough to make her miss him.

After a couple more seconds (Y/N) broke away, pressing her forehead to his.

"Good morning."

Levi answered by putting his lips back on hers. He couldn't think of another way to express how happy he was to see her.

(Y/N) pulled away from him again. She knew that if she didn't, she wouldn't want to leave the bed all day. And they had things to do.

"It's time for us to get up. I need to go to the forest for herbs and then we need to get some clean uniforms."

(Y/N) hadn't been expecting them to go back to training so soon and she'd failed to grab any extra uniform clothing for either herself or Levi. All they had were things meant for leisure time.

But (Y/N) realized that getting a clean outfit for Levi would mean going through more of Jack's things or even going to Levi's dorm. Both of those sounded like very unpleasant options.

She pushed the thought away. She'd deal with it when they got there. For now, she didn't want to lose the happiness of their morning.

"Did it make you sick?"

(Y/N) was brought back to the present when Levi's voice rippled through the air. But she didn't understand what he was talking about.

"What?"