Titans Rule, Levi Ackerman UNDER EDITING

(8) A rollercoaster of a day.

~Amelia~

Levi let Amelia lean on him as he helped her to the infirmary. Amelia could tell that he hated the contact from the grimace on his face. However, when she had been struggling to make it up the stairs to make it back inside the Scouts, his grip tightened on her arm for support. She supposed his guilt for injuring her was outweighing his disgust for having to be so close to her.

"We really don't need to go to the infirmary. I'll be fine in a little while," Amelia pleaded but her yelp when she walked onto an uneven floorboard wasn't helping her case. Amelia had survived much worse than this and she knew that with a little rest, she would be fine.

Levi rolled his eyes at her. "I'm sure that you would but, everyone saw me hurt you and it would look bad if I didn't get treated. Besides, I don't want to have to carry you back to the dungeons. If you have to be following me around, I'd much rather have you be able to keep up with me." Amelia was a little taken aback by his coldness. No one had talked to her in such a way before. But she had to remind herself that was his personality. If the two of them were going to be spending so much time together, she'd just have to get used to it. And he did have a point about it making him look bad if she was limping behind him all day.

"Fine, you do have a point," she gave him, sinking a little more into him for support. Levi gave her an appreciative grunt, hooking one of his arms around her upper back for extra support. His body was warm which helped her to focus on something other than the pain.

When they arrived at the infirmary, Levi slipped his hands out from under her and used them to push open the door. Amelia immediately noticed a nice-looking man in a lab coat, tending to a bump on a soldier's head. He peered up as they entered, greeting them with a warm smile. He told them to have a seat until he was finished with his current patient. After a little while, the patient was given an ice pack and got ready to leave.

"So, Corporal, what exactly happened here?" the doctor inquired, scanning over Amelia to ascertain what problem she had come to him with.

"Sparring injury," Levi replied vaguely.

"Right. Did you take your frustration out on one of the cadets again?" the doctor chuckled, turning his full attention onto her. "Could you tell me where you got injured?" the doctor asked her with a soft voice. Amelia nodded.

"It's an old injury," She started to explain to aid in his prognosis. "I had a misunderstanding with a wolf a year or so ago. I think the wound may not have healed properly. And the kick from Levi may have disturbed some of the scar tissue, causing some minor bleeding under the skin judging from the colour."

The doctor was a little in awe at her knowledge. "Interesting. I see you have a bit of medical knowledge yourself." He picked up a notepad and started to scribble down what she said.

"Just a little." Had she said too much? It was a little suspicious for a normal person to know so much about lacerations. "I used to have an interest in medicine," she added ambiguously.

The doctor nodded, flashing her an easy smile. He walked over to one of the infirmary beds and signalled for her to sit on one. "Could you lift your shirt for me? Just enough so I can have a look at your injury."

"Of course." Amelia would gladly take sitting down on a bed over standing up any longer.

Pulling up her shirt, she revealed a large purple bruise forming just below her ribcage. The doctor gave her a look of concern. "Can I touch it? Just to give me a better idea of the internal bleeding," he asked for her permission again. Amelia nodded, bracing herself for the pain that his touch would bring.