Promise Me (Levi x Reader)

A New Beginning

Each moment replayed in your head, each horrible detail of that day.

The last moments holding your little brother's hand. You held on tightly, knowing you wouldn't get to hold him again. As you looked around the remainder of your childhood house, you spotted a body lying in the debris.

You slowly let go of your brother's hand as his body went limp. "I'm sorry." You whispered as you dragged yourself across the stones and wood lying on the floor. You reached your hand out and grabbed onto the body. Tears trailed down your face as you came to recognize who it was.

"Mom..." You choked on your tears as you stared at her dead face. Her eyes were wide open and staring at the sky. You slowly moved away from her and sat down on the floor. You didn't dare to look in the direction of where your dad was, you already knew what the outcome was.

You stared down at your trembling hands as you heard more approaching in the distance. Today was your first encounter with titans, and you know it won't be your last. You could hear voices approaching you, but all you could do was continue to stare at your hands. "Y/N? Y/N?" You heard a familiar voice calling for you.

You heard footsteps running towards you and you slowly looked up. You stared at the person standing in front of you. "Erwin?" You felt relief as you came eye-to-eye with the blonde haired man. "Come with me." He reached out his hand and lifted you up off of your feet. He quickly rushed towards the horse standing outside of what is left of your house.

"Where are we-" "With me." Erwin grabbed onto your hips and pushed you up onto the horse. Erwin jumped onto the horse behind you and held onto the reigns. As the horse sped away form your house you looked behind at the bodies of your family. "Don't worry, you'll be safe."

You heard the door creak open and you jolt up in bed. "Everything alright Y/N?" Erwin walked in with his normal uniform on. "Yeah, just the same dream again." You pulled the covers off of your body and got out of bed. "I could tell. It was the normal terrible screaming." Erwin gave you a small smirk and leaned up against the dresser across the room. "Are you sure about this? I know I always push you to-" "Erwin, I'm sure. Okay?" You walked over to the dresser and pulled out a white collared shirt and a pair of black slacks.

"I already know what squad you'll be with. There's 3 people already, they need a fourth and you're perfect." Erwin reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper. You walked over to him and grabbed the piece of paper. You unfolded it and looked at the 3 pictures and names of the people.

Felix, a lean looking guy with long blond hair. Kai, a more muscular, scary looking guy with short black hair. Lastly, Willow, a small girl with bright red hair.

"Are they good?" You handed back the paper to Erwin. "Yes, that's why I put you on there. You were the top in your group, so were they." You nodded your head and grabbed the necklace sitting on top of your dresser. You gently put it around your neck and looked down at the small pendant.

"We should leave now." Erwin turned around and headed out of the door. You picked up the bag sitting in the corner of the room that you packed the night before. You headed out of the small cottage and towards the small wagon that was outside. Erwin was inside the wagon and the door was wide open for you to come in.

You climbed into the wagon and sat on the opposite side of Erwin. "Your parents would be proud." Erwin placed his hand on your shoulder and gave it a small squeeze. "I know." You looked out the wagon at the small cottage that you called your home for the past 2 years. Now a new beginning in your life.

You stepped out of the wagon onto the hard ground. There was little grass growing in the area and to your right there was a massive forest with extremely tall trees. You squinted your eyes as you looked at the large wooden cutouts of titans. You moved your head to the left to see a large wooden building. It was built almost like a school but with only one floor.

"Follow me. I'll introduce you to your squad." Erwin stepped in front of you and began walking towards the large building. As you walked towards the building, a crowd started to gather near the doorway. "Why are they looking at me like that?" You sped up your pace and whispered into Erwin's ear. "It seems as though word got out that you're my adopted child."

You walked past the crowd and they all looked at you with glares. You gave them a small smile and walked into the building alongside Erwin.

"Keep in mind that these guys have very different personalities. Don't let that scare you." Erwin pointed down the hall and gave you a slight push. You nodded your head and began walking down the hall.

As you walked you looked at the all wooden doors lined on the walls. They all had numbers on them, and some of them names. The ones that stood out to you were Erwin's name plate and Captain Levi's. You've heard Captain Levi be brought up by Erwin multiple times.

It felt like you had been walking down the hall forever, but you finally reached a large room lined with rows of tables and benches. This must be the cafeteria. You looked around and spotted three people sitting at a table in the corner.

You immediately recognized the three people from the photos Erwin had given you. The way they were sitting showed exactly how their personalities would be like. Willow was sitting directly on the table, swinging her legs back and forth with a large smile on her face. Felix was sitting next to Willow, also with a large smile, but he was sitting quietly with his hands in his lap. Kai was different, his demeanor made you feel somewhat intimidated. He was sitting across from the other two, with his arms crossed, making his upper arms the center of attention. He was the only one that had a straight face.

"You must be Y/N!" Willow called over to you, waving her delicate arms. You nodded your head and made your way over to the table. "I'm Y/N L/N. It's nice to be part of your squad." You made sure to be polite and keep a smile on your face as you felt Kai's glare burn through your skull.

"It's nice to meet you. I'm guessing Erwin already told you about us." Felix's voice was quiet and soft. "Uh he only showed me your names and your photos. He didn't really tell me much about you guys." You scratched the back of your head and gave a nervous laugh.

"Just don't do anything reckless and we'll get along fine." Kai stood up from the table and walked away from the others. As he walked by you he didn't look you in the eyes. "Don't mind him. He warms up once he gets used to you." Willow stuck her tongue out at Kai's back and hopped off the table.

"We can show you to your room. We all sleep together so I'm happy we finally have someone else! These guys get boring!" Willow grabbed onto your arm and began pulling you back towards the hallway. "Hey! I don't think I'm that boring." Felix trailed along behind you guys with a small frown.

Willow guided you towards a door that was only a couple doors down from Erwin's and Levi's. Room 117.

Willow threw the door open and skipped inside. Her red hair whipped all around, nearly hitting you in the face. "This is my bunk... and this is yours." Willow pointed to the top bunk with all the blankets and pillows that looked handmade, and then the bottom bunk that was bear. It had a gray folded blanket and a single grey pillow.

"I'm sure you can get more bedding since Erwin is your family." You heard the stoic voice from from behind you. You turned to the other set of bunk beds to see Kai laying in the bottom bunk.

"Listen, just because I have connections with him doesn't mean I'm treated any differently, okay?" You rolled your eyes and sat down on your bed. "Yeah, okay. I'll believe that after you prove yourself." Kai rolled onto his side so that his back was facing you. "I worked just as hard as you to get here, but if you need me to prove it then I will." You felt your face begin to heat up as you spoke.

"Anyways, our schedule is posted up here, Willow likes to write everything down to make sure we all remember. Training is tomorrow, so make sure to be there, but 'm sure Willow will make sure." Felix pointed to the small board on the wall. There was a lot of writing on it, in neat and small hand writing, as well as cute little doodles and motivating messages.

"Ok, I got it." You stretched your legs and laid down on the hard mattress. You took one last look at Kai's back and let out a sigh. Hopefully this will get better.