In Another Life || Levi x Reader

Trost District

Year 850

Trost District

The air whipped fiercely against your body as you flew between buildings, your gear latching onto the high altitude of the now crumbled structures, careful not to hurt yourself or anyone around you.

In front of you moved Mikasa along with the others a part of the Garrison's Elite Unit. Despite being the youngest, Mikasa surpassed all of you in terms of speed and dexterity. You were close behind her but never quite able to catch up to her all the time. Whenever you thought you were fast enough to slash a titan's nape, she would always beat you to it. Your years of experience were the only thing that allowed you both to be close in expertise.

The moment you landed on a flat surface, the ground shook from beneath your feet; you could only assume another titan was approaching from behind your group. Before anyone else could act, Mikasa propelled into the air and launched herself at the nape. She succeeded in eliminating the creature, landing swiftly on the roof directly beside you.

"Mikasa," you called. "Be careful with wearing out your equipment."

She inspected her swords briefly, checking every angle. "My swords are just fine, I think."

"I meant the gas," you elaborated. "You go miles ahead of everyone, and we haven't even stopped to replenish our gas yet." You glanced down at her swords, then back up at her. "But your blades are looking a little dull now too, it seems."

"I guess I will take that into consideration," Mikasa replied.

"Enough chatting," Ian Dietrich, the leader of the Garrison's Elite Unit, interrupted. "There's no time for it."

"Sir, 15-meter headed this way!" one of the soldiers announced.

"Crap!"

The three of you dodged the titan attack quickly as it reached its hand out to try and grab any person within its vicinity. You rolled over and stood up in haste, attaching your grapple to the collapsed chimney on the opposite side of the building. There was a plan you had in mind, and Mikasa seemed to have picked up on it after locking eyes with you.

Mikasa stayed put on her side after lifting her body up. The titan had its full attention on her as she was getting ready to dodge again at the precise moment. Instantly, the titan extended its hand out to grab her, to which she responded by jumping to the bottom of the building. Briskly, you linked your wires onto the titan's shoulders, effortlessly taking out each of its bottom legs in the process. Normally, you'd have been easily able to attack the nape to get it over with, but due to the height of this particular titan and how distracted you were prior, it was best to play it safe and take out its limbs first.

The titan fell over onto the ground, and Mikasa swiftly flew over and sliced its nape, killing it instantly. She landed directly next to you, giving you a nod of approval. You reciprocated the same actions, grateful that she read your mind.

Dietrich approached you both from behind. "Amazing job. Both of you."

You and Mikasa always seemed to know how to handle dire situations like these. Somehow, you were both always able to just pick up what the other was thinking intuitively. Oddly enough, you worked well together when it came to engaging in battle.

As you were just coming down from the anxiety of the stressful situation that had just occurred, the withdrawal signal was heard, capturing everyone's attention; you waited for Dietrich to give the orders.

"That's it. We're done. Now let's replenish our stock of gas and scale the wall."

"I should help the vanguard withdrawal, sir," Mikasa said, not even fazed by the orders.