Broken Hearts, Severed Limbs (Levi x OC x Erwin)

|9| Welcome to the Special Ops

"Do NOT be deceived, greenhorn,"

"E- Excuse me?"

"Don't be expecting the royal treatment. Whether you're a titan or a human, we all share the Captain's skills to-" Oluo tried to say, but instead he received a smack on his shoulder by Nathalie as she urged her horse to approach his.

"We do not do royal treatment, but we also don't scare children to death," Nathalie scolded him and Oluo groaned.

"He could be a double-crossing enemy!" Oluo cried out.

"Doesn't look like one to me," Petra said.

"Well, I knew you women would straight up bond with the kid but I wasn't expecting such a-" Oluo never got to finish the sentence as his horse stepped on a rock and he ended up biting his tongue hard enough to draw blood. Oluo cried out in pain and his hand reached for his mouth right away.

Nathalie tried her best not to laugh and she took out a handkerchief handing it to him. "Here," She would've smacked far harsher than that but he seemed in pain already.

Having Eren around called for some special measures. The Special Operations Squad were given a different Headquarters, remote and far away from all towns and Cities. Greenery surrounded it. It was a castle that once belonged to a noble family. It was now abandoned and once the team was brought there, they'd have to move the boxes with their belongings and most importantly, clear the place.

Levi always prioritised hygiene and Nathalie would never blame him. She would never admit, but she too was a clean-freak sometimes. She took care of moping and clearing the glass of the windows. Gunther and Eld took care of the garden and Petra changed all bedsheets and dusted every corner of every room. Levi was around everyone, making sure they were doing their work well. Eren was given half of the rooms for him to mop. Nathalie couldn't mop the entire place. The rooms were many, and the castle was big.

Levi wouldn't trust anybody to clean his own bedroom but Nathalie and himself. He still checked up on her. He entered the big room where his new double bed rested and he tsk-ed. What good would a double bed do? He had been sleeping in the streets beside the sewer rats for as long as he could remember. He just assumed it previously belonged to the head of the house.

The stony floor was clear enough to squeak beneath his shoes. Nathalie was in a grey dress with a cloth wrapped around her hair keeping them off her face. She could not focus otherwise. She turned and looked at him, resting a hand on her waist whilst the other hand held onto the mop. She turned and looked at him slightly breathless. She had to make sure she scrubbed the floor thoroughly. She was in no mood to have him scold her should he find a spec of dust on the floor.

"How's it looking, boss?" Nathalie asked sarcastically raising an eyebrow.

Levi did not give her an answer right away. He approached the bed that was covered into the freshly washed sheets and his hand reached beneath searching for dirt. He found nothing. He did the same with the bedside table and with the small desk that stood in front of the window. The window was opened, allowing the fresh air in. She had done a good job. She always did perfectly whatever it was that he'd ask of her. It was one of the many things that he liked in her.

He turned and nodded at her and he headed out. "I'll do your room," He informed her, and before she could say anything to subject, he closed the door behind him and left with no further words.

Nathalie slightly cringed. The floor of her own room was going to be way squeakier than his. She didn't mind him going to her room. She didn't have anything to hide from him and he didn't have anything to hide from her. The only things she'd brought with her were books and clothes.