Until the End || Levi x Reader Insert Fanfiction

Ch 9- The Plan

We're on our horses despite the early morning sun barely having passed the horizon. You look forward to Hange on their horse in a state of despair. You hold yourself back from giving comfort, knowing you couldn't do much and focusing on the road ahead. We had woken to hear that Bean and Sawney, the two Titans we had captured, and Hange had been experimenting on, had been killed. As we arrived at the scene, you saw what you heard was true as two skeletons depicting those of Titans lay steaming in the sun, soldiers surrounding Hange as they screamed at the sight in front of them. "Those subjects were very valuable... did one of the soldiers do it?" You turned to Gunther, who was staring at the corpses in disbelief. "Yeah, we don't know who yet," Eld replies, following Gunther's line of sight. "They were both killed at the same time before dawn. By the time the watchmen noticed, they'd used their maneuver gear to get away."

"So this was a deliberate plan involving two or more people..." Eld mutters as you nod, both looking at you grimly. "It seems that way." You watch as Hange screams the names of the Titans, clutching their head. "Look... Squad Leader Hange's gone nuts." You hear Oluo mutter between Petra and you. You tense up, used to criticism thrown at Hange's methodologies but sick of his disrespect at such a time. You elbow Oluo in the ribs, causing him to fall to the ground. "Respect your superiors, Oluo. Isn't that the first thing you learnt in training?" You mutter darkly as even Petra seems surprised at your lack of usual composure. "S-sorry, Captain," Oluo splutters on the ground, but you don't answer and instead look to Levi. "Let's go," he says as you look across to him, "It's up to the Military Police now." You go behind the squad to follow Levi as you see Erwin approach Eren, "What do you see? What do you think the enemy is?" You hear Erwin mutter to Eren as you walk past towards Levi. Well, something tells me Titans are the least of our worries right now. Somehow, the thought that would have provided you comfort yesterday scared you more than anything today. You and Levi wait for Erwin, who catches up with us after his interaction with Eren as we share a look and continue away from the scene.

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Days had passed since the selection ceremony whereby new recruits selected what branch of the military they would join, and you were surprised to hear that people had actually joined the Survey Corps. Levi, Eld, Gunther, Eren and you had been on patrol, so we hadn't been there. You wonder what Erwin said to have made them join in a situation like this, but decided that if Erwin could get Levi to join, he could get practically anyone to. You tended to your horse, brushing through the white of her mane before tracing the white patch on the brown of her head. [h/n] leant down slowly at the touch, and you smiled. "We've been through a lot together, too, haven't we [h/n]," you mutter as you turn to see Levi tending to his own horse, which was a deep shade of black. You grin, seeing him gently caress the stallion.

"Have you still not named him?" you ask as he turns over to me, "It's been what, five years? What if he gets lost or something." He turns to you with his deadpan stare, "Well, it's been five years, and he hasn't gotten lost." His lips then slightly turn upwards, "Besides, I'm not one to pick out a horse that needs a name to follow basic instructions." You gasp, putting on a look of mock offence as your horse leans down so its head is next to you, the both of us glaring at Levi. "Oh no, humanity's strongest soldier can't name a horse," you tease as you reach out and pat his horse, who immediately perks up at your touch, and you grin as he nuzzles into your shirt. Levi gives his horse a sharp look, but he doesn't care. He had always been so openly happy to receive your affection, unlike someone else you know.

"Aww is the scary man not giving you enough love~," you say in a chiding voice, to which Levi continues to glare at the side of your face as you continue to caress the horse. "You know what, I'll name you then," you smile, eyes glinting, "I'll name you Bob." Levi's eyebrows twitch as he looks at me, "You are not naming my horse, Bob." Your smile widens at his growing irritation, "why not, he seems to love it," you say, nodding to the horse that seemed to melt under your touch. "He doesn't like the shitty name. He likes you," he mutters darkly as you let go of his horse and walk over to his side, crossing your arms as you observe the two horses, who now seem to be interacting with each other. "Hmm, too late. I've already made up my mind", you reply, as Levi sighs in both defeat and annoyance. You were going to be the death of him.