Blue and White - Levi Fanfiction

Ch. 107 - Yours, Always

By the time Farlan stepped through the threshold into the house, it was late. It was far into the night, not that it was easy to tell down here, but his internal clock was telling him to get to bed already.

Oh, but it seemed there was an interrogation to be had.

As Farlan shrugged off his coat, he locked eyes with the man who had obviously been waiting for his arrival.

"Levi," Farlan greeted. "You're up late."

"You were out late."

"What, are you my mother? I'm a big boy, I can handle myself."

"Tch," Levi clicked his tongue, clearly irritated - only, there was a glimmer of amusement in his eyes, and so Farlan smiled as he pulled his shoes off one by one and set them by the door after hanging his jacket up. "It wasn't you I was worried about."

"Hm? So what, then?"

"The gear. It took us a lot to steal that set. Any longer and I'd have set out to pry it off your dead body if I had to."

Farlan didn't have it in himself to say anything more about it, so he only chuckled and shook his head rather indulgently. He crossed the room with slow, measured strides, then lowered himself into the seat across from his partner.

"Alright," he said as he stretched his feet out before him. "Ask away. I know you're curious."

"I don't need to know what run-down bar you decided to get shit-faced in."

"I'm perfectly sober!"

One of Levi's eyebrows arched upwards, showing that he didn't believe even an ounce of what he said. Dammit, weren't they partners? Comrades, colleagues? Weren't relationships like these supposed to be built on trust?

"You certainly look pleased with yourself, at any rate."

"Well, I am," Farlan said, straightening up in his seat, hoping Levi would be baited into asking.

...He wasn't.

Whatever, Farlan knew he'd listen, so he started talking.

"I was just with Amaya."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Well?"

"Well, what?"

"I was with Amaya."

"Who?"

"She's the-" Farlan cut himself off with a huff and slumped back against the chair. "She's the woman we watch sing."

"Ok. And?"

"I was trying to convince her to join us."

At that, Levi leveled an even look with him, one that very well was asking what the hell was wrong with him. "Why?"

"Because I see potential in her."

"As an asset?"

"No," Farlan said. "If I wanted that, I'd have said so. Would she be a good one to have? Sure. But there's more to her than that."

"There's more to Yan and the others too, I'm sure."

"Right," Farlan agreed, "but she's a damn good fighter. Don't you get it, Levi? The thorn in our side was her and her alone. She's been behind everything that's gotten in our way the past few months."