Blue and White - Levi Fanfiction

Special - The Day of Love

It wasn't very often that we got a day off in the Survey Corps. Today was no exception, despite it being a holiday. That wasn't going to stop me from making the most of the day, and with the way that the excitement grew with each passing day over the last week with anticipation for today it appeared that I wasn't the only one.

As soon as my eyes fluttered open, I wanted to inwardly groan because with the way that dim sunlight streamed in between the curtains, it was already time for me to actually wake up. But then I remembered what day it was; it took a moment, because my fuzzy brain was working at a very slow pace, but it got there eventually. And the realization that today was the Day of Love gave me the energy I needed to sit up.

Levi's arms that had been around me fell limply to the bed as I slipped out of his embrace. He let out a grumble of something or other, making me laugh lightly as I turned and leaned back over the bed. I lowered my head to his and pressed a kiss to his temple after brushing his dark hair out of the way. It seemed that he slept abnormally well last night; usually he'd be up and alert before me, but today he seemed reluctant to get out of bed.

I stood again, making my way towards the wardrobe. I immediately began gathering a clean set of the uniform, my ears catching the quiet sounds of him sitting up. "Good morning, my dear," I called to him as I lifted a pair of my pants out of a drawer. Keeping it folded I set my shirt on top, then opened a different drawer to fetch underwear. I could feel the weight of his gaze on me, and I peered over my shoulder at him, flashing him a warm smile.

He looked confused as he watched me, and I returned my attention to my clothes. Finally with everything that I needed, I closed the drawers and took the pile into my hands. "Amaya," he said, catching my attention again.

"Yes, love?"

"What the hell is going on?"

"What do you mean?" I asked, genuinely confused now. "I'm getting ready for work... Because it's a workday. So I have to get ready for work."

"Not what I meant, jackass," he muttered. "I usually have to push you out of bed. And yet today you seem excited to wake up."

"Oh," I said, a smile growing on my face, "that's easy. Today's the Day of Love!"

He blinked. For a moment that was his only outward reaction to what I'd said. I stood there awkwardly, shuffling slightly on my feet as I waited for something, anything from him. I did say it clearly enough, right?

It was the Day of Love. We all knew what it was. This wasn't exactly something new. My smile faded from my face as he continued to look at me with no other emotion in his face other than slight confusion.

"And why are you so excited?"

"Because..." I began to answer immediately but trailed off.

This man has told me that he loved me on several occasions, and I'd said it on many more. We'd been in love for years. So why exactly he didn't understand why I was excited to spend this special day with him was beyond me.

And putting all the other examples aside, even just last night when we'd had sex, he'd said it! Several times, at that! Love! He knew what it was! He was smart enough to know that word, I was sure of it.

I could get that he didn't want any outward displays of love, even if we were still in this old base with only our own squad, Eren, and occasionally Hange and Moblit, but while we were here in private, surely he felt comfortable enough to do something now, right?

I mean, honestly, this man was so confusing. I wasn't sure if it was just a male thing to do, to not make a big deal out of something like this, but maybe he could put his pride aside for it... even for just a moment. Or perhaps that was asking for too much.