Ymir's Necklace: The Secret You Hold | Levi x Reader

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LEVI'S POV

As the heavy rain continued to pour down violently on Levi's hair and skin, he remained still. He could not believe his eyes.

Was this really happening?

Right in front of him, swiftly getting off a horse, stood Reiner and Annie. Both of them completely soaked and beat up: bruises covering their visible skin roughly.

Annie couldn't dare to look at you or Levi, her gaze remained locked firmly onto the ground. A sad expression in her eyes, as in filled with regret. Reiner, on the other hand, stood tall right in front of Levi, his eyes framed with a deep frown, while his mouth remained agape. He looked shocked to see you two together.

And that is when Levi became uncomfortably aware of the fact that you both were wearing night robes - the same night robes he had placed inside the tent when preparing the surprise for you.

'What the hell?', Reiner expressed under his breath as he looked at you both, inspecting the scenery that laid before his eyes. He looked confused and slightly annoyed. God, did Levi want to punch him on the nose right then and there.

'You are asking us questions?', Levi pushed his body onto Reiners as he yelled this, an enraged look in his eye.

He quickly grabbed the pocket knife he always carried with him in his pants and pressed it against Reiner's neck. With his other hand, he grabbed onto the blond's collar to completely immobilize him. Deep down, it truly amused Levi how much he could easily handle Reiner, despite their size difference.

Reiner grinded his teeth and grunted against Levi's grip as he tried to push him away but to no avail - he couldn't get rid of his forceful handle. Annie remained completely still a few steps behind Reiner, as if trying to hide herself. And then, Levi heard you screamed loudly at the scene.

'Stop! Both of you, now!', and you didn't have to repeat yourself.

As soon as Levi heard your voice, his enraged expression turned into a deep frown. He grunted under his breath and abruptly let go of Reiner, pushing him away from hid body as he did this, prompting the buff man to fall to the mudded ground.

Levi then turned to face you, veins decorating his face and neck as his breathing became less agitated. He held onto his knife as he placed himself beside you again, not breaking eye contact with you for a second. He felt irritated but still understood the bastards had to stay alive a bit longer. They had a lot to answer for.

'You're walking...Levi',  Reiner gasped as he continued to remain on the floor.

'What are you doing here...together?', the blonde continued as he placed his gaze onto yours. Levi continued to look at you and analyzed your facial expression.

'Did you not hear him just now? You are not asking us any questions', as you barked this Levi felt himself internally grin but made sure not to show it. Something about seeing that fire within you, and both of you working together as a team excited him deeply. You then continued.

'Where the fuck were you two?! What happened to Jelena?! Answer, now!', you screamed loudly, anger completely filling your voice. You didn't stutter at all, which prompted Annie to look up at you both and finally speak.

'Jelena? What...happened to her?', she frowned in confusion. When she realized you and Levi wouldn't say a word, she continued.

'We were kidnapped and tortured...for days', she sighed again, looking back a the ground.

Levi felt your gaze fall onto his, a confused and worried expression in your eyes. He found this hard to believe...they had conveniently disappeared right after Jelena was murdered? But, then again, someone could have wanted to frame them. Still, the whole thing was very strange.

'Who the fuck would want to kidnap you two?', Levi asked firmly, his gaze penetrating Annie's.

He could hardly stand to look at her, a deep disgust filled his insides as the blond girl held her gaze onto his. But he recognized there was nothing inherently threatening about her - she looked weak and sad. In some ways...almost defeated.

'The Warriors. It was a group of five men who took us. We didn't know what had happened to Jelena until now!', Reiner only looked at you, as if you would be the only one to believe them instead of Levi.

He wasn't completely wrong, though, Levi thought to himself as he now stared into the blond's eyes. Reiner didn't look innocent or kind, he was nothing but a disloyal, piece of shit traitor to him.

How could he even think of ever trusting him again? As Levi continued to wonder, Reiner picked himself up from the ground and slowly started approaching you. Without even thinking, Levi placed his body in front of yours abruptly, not allowing him to get closer, completely shielding you.

'What exactly do you think you're doing, idiot?', he grunted at Reiner, his anger rapidly growing again.

'Look...I...know this is odd. But we didn't do shit! Why would we attack the camp? Why now?! The people that held us hostage... they are going to attack the camp soon, and we intend to prevent that from happening!',  something about his voice sounded sincere, but Levi knew he couldn't risk it.

He reckoned he had trusted idiots before, idiots who had stabbed him in the back. And thus, countless lives were lost forever. He would not tolerate that again. But before he could utter a word, you placed yourself besidee him.

'What's their plan? Why attack a refugee camp?', you asked lowly, concern palpable in your voice.

'It seems as they want to get rid of as many Eldians as possible. Refugee are goldmines for them. They tried to... reclute us. Tortured us for days, until we managed to escape', Reiner looked at the ground as he said this, a pained expression in his eyes.

Levi could see how the raindrops decorated his eyelashes and his troubled gaze. As he felt his own breathing become more labored, Levi noticed you were slowly approaching Annie.

'And you? Any words from you?', you exhaled against her face. She remained silent, holding her gaze to her feet as if still ashamed.

'Answer her!', Levi barked loudly, this time feeling as his patience was slowly disintegrating. He would never admit it out loud, but there was something oddly cathartic about this hostile interaction.

Annie didn't utter a word, and that's when he lost it again. He quickly turned and grabbed Reiner's collar, roughly pushing his body close to his. The blond tried to get him off of his body but struggled harshly. He grunted against Levi's face, uttering words he couldn't comorehend

Reiner pleaded and cried... he begged for forgiveness. But Levi wouldn't let go. As this continued, Levi could hear your footsteps behind him - and suddenly, a clicking sound.

He turned around fast, quickly trying to gather what was going on, but what he saw was something never in his life he would have expected to see.

A deep, loud, thunder-like sound shook the whole forest around the four of you. Electric-like orange and yellow bolts surrounded your whole body, completely hiding your frame from sight.

Levi parted his lips and widened his gaze in shock as he stared at the terrible scene before him. He yelled out your name in desperation, not understanding if he was actually there or if this was some sort of nightmare. Reiner and Annie stood silently, their eyes wide as they looked up at you in disbelief. 

And that's when Levi noticed. Your pendant was laying on the ground.