Perfect Match [Levi Ackerman x Reader] Discontinued

Chapter 16

“What is that on your hand Cadet?” Erwin asked, irritation building in his voice.

I froze, feeling my eyes widen and jaw drop. I glanced at Levi, who also had a panicked look on his face.

“U-umm, you see…” I started, not sure of what to say. Erwin was standing directly in front of me. He grabbed my hand, holding my finger out, examining the ring. He tugged the ring off my finger and held it in the sunlight, further looking at it. He turned and looked me in the eye, his eyes showing pure anger.

“What. Is. This. Ring?” he demanded, his jaw clenched. He turned on Levi, giving him the same harsh look. “Well?!”

“It was her grandmothers,” he quickly spat out. Erwin didn’t seem to buy it.

“And-” I continued, “I just found it in my belongings the other day. I had forgot my mom gave it to me right before she died. She told me to always cherish it and keep it close to my heart. So that’s why I’m wearing it.” I took a deep breath, hoping Erwin accepted the lie.

“If it was your grandmother’s, then why does it look brand new?” Erwin interrogated, raising a thick eyebrow.

“My grandma took excellent care of her jewelry, and my mom kept it hidden after Grandma passed,” I answered, raising an eyebrow back.

Erwin took a further look at the ring, examining the inside. He paused, appearing to be reading something.

“If this was your grandmother’s, then why does it say ‘1000 Titans just to be with you, [F/N]’?” Erwin retorted, meeting my horrified and confused look.

I had so many emotions running through my mind at that moment. My heart was melting from how romantic Levi was, but at the same time; I wanted to yell at him for doing that. Standing this close to a very pissy Erwin was not helping anything either. I didn’t know what to do. I looked at Levi, who looked as defeated as I was, to Erwin, who had a glare that could kill someone. I was in full panic mode.

“I was named after my grandmother?” I knew it was the worst lie I have ever came up with. I saw Levi facepalm in my peripheral vision. This absolutely sent Erwin over the edge.

“WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU TWO?!” he yelled, hitting a nearby bookshelf, causing a few books to fall. Levi jumped up and yanked me out of the way. I was absolutely shocked. I knew his reaction would be bad, but I have never seen Erwin this mad.
“Erwin. You need to calm down,” Levi calmly spoke, attempting to grab his arms and hold them down. Erwin swatted Levi away.

“Do you realize that this is going to make the government question us even more? We already had trouble with them on Jaeger. Now they know one of ours is the Colossal Titan. They are probably already questioning if we have any other Titan-shifters. They’ve accused us of rebellion multiple times. Now my Captain is marrying a subordinate. Levi, you know how much shit we’ve been through with them. They will have me arrested and you too if they find out about this. To top all of that off, we haven’t had a successful expedition in years. We are absolutely doomed,” Erwin furiously rambled, pacing back and forth.

Erwin’s speech sparked a million thoughts in my head. Levi continued to try to calm Erwin down as I stood by, thinking.

What if we just don’t act like anything happened? But almost everyone in the market saw us yesterday. However, the government knows we caught Bertholdt. But, they also don’t care who, they just like that he’s in custody. If there are other Scouts that are Titan-shifters, they know that they’re in danger of being caught. They know they need to escape. They wouldn’t escape without their comrade though. But who would it be? These are Titans with distinct features. These are abnormal Titans.

Erwin had finally sat back down after Levi practically forced him. I was so lost in thought that I didn’t notice Levi trying to get my attention until he walked in front of me and shook me.

“Hello? Earth to [F/N]. What are you thinking?” he asked, getting my attention.

I looked at both of them. “Tell me which Titans you have seen that have stood out to you the most.” They both looked confused.

“What does that have to do with us getting arrested?” Levi questioned, looking as confused as Erwin.

I paced, back and forth, across the room. “Think about it. There were two Titans the day Wall Maria was breached. They both looked extremely abnormal. They both didn’t have much skin. They both knew exactly what they were trying to do.” I paused to look at both of them again. Their expression had changed to a more understanding look. “We already know the tallest was Bertholdt; but what characteristics did the Armored Titan have besides being armored? Think about the similarities between Eren in his human form and his Titan form.” They were silent for a minute.

“Short, blonde hair,” Levi spoke.

“A very intimidating look on it’s face,” Erwin finished.
“Exactly. Who do we know that has short, blonde hair, and usually wears an intimidating look on his face?” I pondered further.

They looked at each other and looked back at me. “Cadet Reiner Braun,” they said simultaneously.