After leaving the office, everyone continued cleaning, and as expected, the cats took care of the mice infesting the castle. Tessa returned to the Medical Wing to fix the leak with Levi's help while Eren, Oluo, Gunther, and Eld carried the newly cleaned bedframes back in with Petra as their guide. However, it wasn't easy since the guys couldn't stop arguing for more than five minutes, "Come on, Oluo! Pick up your slack!" Eld groans, and Gunther nods, "Yeah, you're letting Eren carry all the weight." He adds, which only annoys Oluo more, "Hey, I'm lifting here! It's not my fault that the rookie here doesn't have arm strength!" Oluo snaps, which angers Eren, yet he remains silent. Petra shakes her head as she stands in the spot for the bed the boys are carrying, "Can you four just get the bed in here, please?" She asks bitterly yet gently, but the boys don't hear her except Eren.
The three Seniors continue arguing while Eren remains silent as he tries to carry the metal frame of the first bed, yet they're still in the doorway of the medical wing. Petra is still trying to give instructions, only for the three men to ignore her. As Levi hands Tessa the following tool to fix the broken pipe, she pulls down her mask to see what the hold-up is until she hears the arguing outside the doors. She shakes her head while jumping off the ladder, "Never send a bunch of boys to do a woman's job," She growls before turning to Petra, "Petra, care to join me in showing these boys how to do it right?" She asks, and Petra nods, "I gladly will, Captain," She replies before joining Tessa's side, "It's ridiculous that this is the first bed, and it's not in place." Petra confesses, only for Tessa to smirk, "Which is why you and I are going to take care of it ourselves." She replies while they walk over to the door. Levi stops working to watch, internally hiding his amusement and lust as Tessa takes charge of the situation.
Eren notices Tessa and Petra coming to the door and quickly gets the hint to move out of their way, only for Oluo to question him, "What do you think you're doing, rookie? Pick up your end." He orders, still unaware of Tessa and Petra approaching them. Tessa holds her hand up, "There's no need, Oluo because Petra and I will take this over since you three can't stop arguing," She corrects, then turns to Petra, "Ready?" She asks, and Petra nods, "Of course, Captain." She replies before walking over to take Eld's and Gunther's spots while Tessa takes Eren's and Oluo's at the bottom frame. The girls don't say anything more as they carry the metal bed into the ward, leaving all the guys speechless, including Levi himself. They made it look easy without the bickering, but the funny thing was that this wasn't the first time Tessa and Petra had moved these beds by themselves. All of the girls that worked in the medical wing with Tessa managed to move the very same beds before they would deep clean the space after returning from an expedition.
After placing the bed, Tessa and Petra dust off their hands before turning to the four in the doorway, still dumbfounded by what they just saw. Tessa and Petra grin at each other before Tessa crosses her arms while leaning against the metal frame's footboard, "Well?" She asks, and Eren clears his throat, "You guys managed to move that bed without any problems. How?" He asks, and Tessa smiles at Eren's innocence before sighing, "Well, it comes with the territory of working in the medical wing. Besides, you four were approaching it differently, which explained the many issues you were facing," She informs before turning to Petra, "Petra, care to explain to these boys what I mean while I return to fixing that pipe?" She asks, and Petra nods, "Of course, Captain Tessa." She answers, then walks away, leading the four outside to grab the second bed and show them what Tessa means.
Tessa rejoins Levi on the ladder to return to fix the broken pipe, "Don't even say it." She warns while grabbing the same wrench she put down earlier, and Levi raises a brow as he smirks, "I wasn't even going to say anything, Tess." He answers, and Tessa looks at him before rolling her eyes, "Yet your eyes tell me differently, Levi," She reveals before loosening the pipe for its replacement, "Or maybe that shit-eating smirk of yours." She adds after placing the broken tube on top of the ladder. Levi clicks his tongue as he sets the new pipe in, "Tch. You're one to talk about having a shit-eating smirk, Brat. You seemed," He pauses as Tessa hands him the wrench, "Pretty impressed with yourself because you got them to shut up." He grunts while tightening the pipe, yet Tessa's eyes trail down Levi's chest as his abs contract along with his arm muscles, which makes Tessa bite her lip. Levi notices Tessa's lingering stare and lip-biting before setting the wrench down to lean closer to Tessa, "See something you like, Brat?" He teases while flexing his muscles again to make Tessa's face turn red as she rolls her eyes, "Oh, bite me." She growls before flicking Levi's forehead, then jumping off the ladder.
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The Humanity's Strongest & The Graceful
ActionGraduating from Cadets and at the top of her class, twenty-three-year-old Tessa Lind is ready to join the Scouts, but life has other plans for her as if it hasn't done it enough. When Tessa grows a custom being a Scout and the Doctor now, she doesn'...
