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

Chapter 55

"I win. Again."

(Y/N) smirked as Levi twisted around on the ground, trying to get back up after she'd just knocked him down. She'd been training him in her fighting style for six months now and he was getting better, a lot better, actually, but he'd still only ever managed to beat her a handful of times. Even so, (Y/N) was extremely impressed with his progress. It had taken her years to get to the level that Levi was already at. She hadn't even been able to land a punch on her father until she was nine. But Levi had been able to hit her after just a few days of practice. He was unnaturally good at all things physical.

"Oi, you've had a lifetime of practice and I've had a few shitty months."

(Y/N) snickered at him.

"Well, I still won and that's all that really matt-"

(Y/N)'s words came to an abrupt halt when she felt a hand wrap around her ankle and yank. She fell to the ground and landed on the grass with a soft thud.

Just a second later Levi was hovering over her. Now he was smirking.

"Who's winning now?"

(Y/N)'s expression shifted from shock to annoyance in a second and she slapped his chest.

"That's not fair. The match was over."

Levi leaned closer, a teasing look on his face.

"And who was it that told me to never let my guard down?"

(Y/N) furrowed her brows and her lip stuck out in a pout as she glared up at him.

"That's in real life, not in a training matc-"

She didn't even get to finish before Levi's lips hit hers. He didn't stay there long before moving to her jaw, her cheeks, her forehead, her nose.

(Y/N) felt all of her irritation melt away and she giggled at the feeling of Levi's light touches.

"Levi, quit it!"

(Y/N) tried to make herself sound serious but her words came out as a laugh. She never stood a chance at being mad at him when he was in such a playful mood.

After a few more seconds, he heeded her request and brought his mouth back to her lips one last time before he fully pulled away.

He stared down at her, allowing the corners of his mouth to turn up the tiniest bit when he saw the bright grin on her face. Even after seeing it so many times, it never failed to blow him away.

(Y/N) stared up at him for a moment and allowed her gaze to linger on his lips, admiring the small smile. It was still a sight that only she got to see. Usually. Sometimes Erwin or Hange would spout something that made him unable to contain himself and just the tiniest bit of a grin would slip through. Hange always went nuts. Erwin just smiled back.

(Y/N) felt Levi's hand on her face and suddenly she was broken from her trance. She could still get lost in him just as easily as ever.

She took a deep breath and met his eyes.

"Let's go home. I'm hungry."

Levi nodded, moved off her, and stood, extending a hand down.

(Y/N) took it and pulled herself up quickly, excited to get home. They'd stayed after training to work on hand to hand combat by themselves. They'd been at it for the better part of an hour, though, and (Y/N) was starting to feel a gnawing in her stomach.

She reached for Levi's hand and her fingers locked with his immediately. It was so automatic now, almost like breathing.

(Y/N) leaned in and kissed his cheek before moving back and pulling him toward the castle. They'd gone into town a couple of days ago and Levi had bought her a very nice cut of meat. Maybe a little too nice to be acceptable. But she wasn't going to let it go to waste and she was already planning how she was going to prepare it.