The Perfect Fit--A Levi Ackerman x Reader Series

Chapter 14

Levi Ackerman x female reader

Warnings: cussing, mentions of brothels, prostitution (nothing graphic), mention of wound infection, a tad bit of creepy men (again nothing graphic)

The thought of going into the depths of the Underground was enough to make Levi's heart pound and skin sweat, even after all these years. Everything he saw down there, everything he experienced... would he even be able to focus enough to find you, let alone save you? Should he call for reinforcements instead of taking on this task himself? He frowned to himself. There was no way Erwin or Hange could make it in time from Wall Rose. Would your family pay the ransom? After talking with Mrs. Reimann, he learned that your family had made of name for themselves through exploitation and corruption. When she had spoken about your lineage, Levi felt his fists ball up involuntarily out his anger; he wasn't sure if it was directed at your family for their heinous acts, or at you for reaping the benefits of it as you grew up. Rationally, he knew you weren't at fault for any of your family's crimes—you didn't choose who you were born to, after all—but emotionally, Levi was falling apart at the seams. Your family were the people who kept people like him, people like his mother, stuck, living in the filth of the Underground with no other options. Then again, you had never mentioned your family once in all the time he had known you. If you were proud of their misdeeds, surely you would've mentioned it by now, used your connections to gain something or bragged about your immense wealth. Levi then remembered your cottage you used to live in all those months ago. That certainly didn't exude any type of richness. Hell, his first meeting with you consisted of you almost in tears over your horse, unable to afford her medical care. Come to think of it, why did you leave the city in the first place? Why did you volunteer your time and efforts, helping the very same people who your family fought to keep poor? You were friends with Erwin long before you met Levi; with all of his trips he took with you into this city, he must've known your background, yet he stayed by your side as a trustworthy companion. You had run from your past and found a future in the Survey Corps, just like Levi had. He took an imperceptible steadying breath. You were still the same woman he had grown fond of and that woman was in major danger. Unfortunately, he couldn't just rush into the Underground without some sort of formulated plan. Levi addressed the older woman once more.

"Mrs. Reimann." His voice was firm. "Will y/n's family pay the ransom?"

She shook her head, casting her eyes down. "I spoke with them already. They didn't care she was taken. They will give no money."

His expression hardened. "I see."

Right as Mrs. Reimann went to continue her trek up the stairs, the front door to the shelter burst open, slamming against the wall. Levi had his knife out and ready to strike the person, but he hesitated when he saw it was a frantic woman.

"You're Levi, aren't you?" the mystery woman asked between shuttering breaths, clearly having gotten there in a hurry. He didn't answer, instead eyeing her warily.

"Who are you?" he demanded.

"Mina! Are you alright?" questioned Mrs. Reimann, hobbling down the steps. Mina gulped down some more air as Mrs. Reimann poured her a glass of water.

"You're him, I know you are! You fit her description perfectly," Mina continued saying to Levi. "Y/n sent me to find you. She's injured but stable. She's at a brothel in the Underground."

Levi's breath hitched in his throat as his worst nightmare was unfolding in front him but he couldn't let his guard down at a time like this.

"How do you know y/n?" he asked accusingly.

"Her selflessness allowed me and my baby to survive when I was a prostitute. I was doing charity work of my own when I recognized her name and then her face."