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

Chapter 52

(Y/N) woke first.

And it was early. Very early. A quick glance out the window revealed that the sun was just beginning to rise.

(Y/N) blinked, trying to take in her surroundings. She still wasn't used to waking up in this room. It left her feeling a little confused until she felt the warm body beside her and she remembered where she was.

Levi's arm hung loosely around her waist and his legs were twisted into hers. She'd been sleeping with her head pressed into his chest and her hand resting on his neck.

(Y/N) glanced at his face. He had the same peaceful look he'd had a couple of days ago and, once again, she couldn't help but smile. It was amazing how young and he looked when he relaxed the usually hard lines of his features.

(Y/N) peeked again at the light trickling in through the window and realized that she could let him sleep for quite a bit longer. She'd make sure he got as much rest as possible. Even if she already missed him.

She reached up, taking just a moment to brush his hair out of his eyes and trace his jaw. She couldn't help herself.

When she was done with that, she wiggled closer and placed a light kiss on his cheek before finally sliding away and off the bed.

Her feet hit the cold floors and she stood, using the bedside table for support. But she soon found that walking wasn't really going to be that hard. Maybe her body was getting used to it.

She moved, a little shakily at first but then with more balance, toward the bathroom. Her eyes landed on the scattered clothing that had been tossed all across their room the night before. She smiled.

Just like every night, Levi had taken her to the bath and washed her, but this time he'd whispered how much he loved her into her ear every few seconds. (Y/N) had just run her fingers through his hair and traced his face, listening to every word he said and saving the memory away forever.

Levi had kept her in the bath until the water had gone cold and then he'd found her a clean set of clothes and dressed her before changing the sheets and lying her down on the bed.

He'd started another fire and then joined her, pulling her close and continuing with the whispered "I love you"s. (Y/N) had held on to him like he could slip away at any moment.

They'd stayed there like that for a long time. It had only been around 8 o'clock when they'd gotten back and neither of them had been tired enough to fall asleep yet.

(Y/N)'s mind had wandered, reliving their time together over and over again and cherishing it more with every round of remembrance. But those memories had leaked into others and soon she wasn't just remembering her time with Levi, but her time with Tika and Jack and even her time with her father. Surprisingly, the thoughts hadn't made her upset... just... thoughtful. There was so much she'd yet to tell Levi, even if he knew the basics. But she wanted him to know more, she wanted him to know all of it. She wanted him to know her.

So she'd told him.

When she'd randomly asked him if he wanted to hear about her family, Levi had been surprised but he'd agreed immediately. Whatever she wanted to tell him, he was ready to hear.

He'd listened carefully as she'd told him the names of her aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents. She'd recounted all of the times they wronged her but also the times that a certain cousin of hers had treated her with the tiniest bits of kindness. Levi strongly doubted he'd ever meet her family but he'd filed away the cousin's name, Finn, as the only person from her past that he should spare.

She'd eventually moved on to her father, explaining more of the ways in which he'd tortured her. Levi had consciously needed to stop himself from breaking something.