Corporal's Pet

My Pet

Levi POV

There, in the middle of the room, sat Eren. His messy brown hair had what seemed like fuzzy cat ears perked up, not only that, but he also had a long, brown tail, happily swaying back and forth. He sat in the usual position of a cat, sitting on his knees with them spread apart and his hands together, sitting in the space on the floor between them. His wide green eyes curiously looked around the room, then suddenly settled on me. I walked over to where Hanji was standing next to him, glaring at her angrily with my arms folded.

"Hanji, what the actual fuck?"

She frowned slightly, looking upset as her eyes locked on mine "Well...um...you see, I might have made one tiny, little, microscopic mistake.."

"You think turning the one shifter that's actually fighting for humanity is a little mistake?"

"Well...yes, I understand, but I can fix this."

"How long will it take?"

"A few days.....maybe a week or two.."

"Hanji, Our next attack outside the walls are in two weeks. You better have him fixed by then."

"I'll do my best, but he'll have to stay with you in your room until then. I'd let him stay in here, but he's more cat-like than you would think, and he's really playful, and I don't need him knocking over any chemicals while I'm trying to find an antidote. He could stay where he usually sleeps, but I don't wan to take the chance of the commander or any soldier seeing him, and your room is right down the hall."

"Fine.....anything I should know about him besides that he's playful?"

"He seems to be a bit more.....innocent than before. Maybe the chemical I used had some affect on his brain.....anyways I have to give you something before you take him."

"What?"

Without answering me, she walked over to a closet in the room and came back, handing me a collar and a leash. "Your kidding me, right?"

"It's just in case he tries to run away."

I sighed and walked over to Eren, who stared at me as I knelt down to his height. I carefully put the collar around his neck and hooked the leash on to it. I expected him to say something, but all he did was stare at me....I stood up and gently tugged on the leash for him to follow. He stood up quietly and I pulled him out of the lab and into my room without much hesitation. As he walked into my room, I shut the door and locked it quickly, then took the leash off him and sat on my bed. I buried my face in my hands out of frustration and sat quietly trying to get my thoughts in order.As I did this, I felt something push against me. It was Eren. He was on my bed rubbing his ears against my shoulder. I ignored him for a moment, before finally addressing him about his actions.

"Not now Jeager. Stop doing that"

He sat up after hearing this and looked down. He gave a small whimper before looking back at me.

"L-Levi...?"

"What brat?" I asked in a harsh tone of voice.

He flinched slightly at this, as if he was scared I was going to hurt him. His ears were down and his tail was no longer swaying. "Um...N-nevermind....." He kept his head down this time, keeping his eyes closed.

I watched him a moment before moving closer to him and gently petting his ears. Without moving or opening his eyes, he began to purr....the sound was relaxing and made his ears go slightly lower as if he were relaxed. He stayed like this for quite some time before I decided to quit petting him. He quit purring when I stopped and slowly brought his head up to look at me.

I smirked and looked back at him, knowing he was more than likely annoyed. "nnh....don't stop.." he begged.

"Awe, is the little kitten begging now?"

"Please..." He whimpered as he cocked his head, staring at me pleadingly.

I was about to tell him no before he began rubbing his ear against my chin. I finally gave in and gently started petting his ears and hair. He laid his head against my shoulder as I did so, purring loudly. I saw him slightly smile and all I could think about was how peaceful he looked. It was so different for me to see him like this, so different from seeing him looked determined and angry at the world. Now, he was so innocent, so cute...But I had to remind myself he wouldn't be like this for long.

After a while of petting him, he fell slowly asleep, still purring quietly. I slowly laid him down on the bed, careful not to wake him up. I stood up and watched him for a moment, making sure he wouldn't wake up anytime soon. After a few minutes passed it became evident he would be out for a while. I walked out of the room and down a hallway to my office. I decided to go back and look over the plans for our next attack once more then maybe do some cleaning.

I sat down at my desk, crossing my legs and looking back over our battle strategy. I was about to call Hanji to bring me some tea when the commander suddenly burst into the room.

"Hello, Commander" I said emotionlessly.

"Good afternoon, Corporal. Your pet didn't show up for training, would you happen to know anything about that?"

"Yes, he's resting right now. He didn't feel well, so I told the brat he was excused from training until further notice."

"Where is he then? He wasn't in his room last time I checked."

"He's in my room. He'll be staying with me for the next few days."

Erwin smirked, "Oh, will he now?" He said raising an eyebrow.

"Fuck off, eyebrows. It's definitely not for the reason you think."

"Fine Levi, but you need to remember how to respect your elders.".

With that, he finally left. I sighed and continued on with my work. Just great, a perverted commander, a neko, and this damn paperwork to worry about.

I always spend most of my days in my office, it's quiet and usually I have no one to bother me or anything else to do. But, two or three hours into my work a loud mewing sound reminded me otherwise. I cursed under my breath and went to check on the brat.....