What Was Broken

Chapter Seven

Levi carefully laid down so Eren could sleep comfortably on top of him. He rested one hand on Eren's back, the other behind his own head. He closed his eyes and took a couple deep breaths through his nose. Eren's sweet smell filled his nose, causing him to relax. Within minutes of inhaling the sweet scent, Levi managed to fall asleep, holding Eren close.

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A woman in black paced the room of her boss. Her long heels clicked the floor with each movement. She flicked her short silver hair from her eyes.

"Sir, you need to make a move here soon. You want to lure out Levi to kill him, yes? Don't capture his whore yet. Go after his team. His sniper and her partner or something. Isabel was her name and Farlan? If you go for them first, Levi will weaken. Then, you can take out that Eren boy and have Levi crumble at your feet," the woman adjusted the glasses on her petite face. Her boss hummed for a minute.

"Rico... that actually sounds like a good idea coming from you. Hear that, everyone? She actually had a point. Pray tell, how in the FUCK are we going to lure out Levi's closest companions?" the other mafia leader growled in his low voice. His face was hidden in shadows. Rico smirked at his question.

"Why, they are already here to try and spy on us," she purred, whipping around and launching a knife. A yelp was heard and Isabel fell to the ground. Rico whipped another one and hit Farlan, making him crash to the ground. "There sir. Now we have them. We can infiltrate using our best spies. Annie, Bertolt, Reiner, you hear that? You have a job," Rico went over to Farlan and Isabel and tied them up. The mafia boss let out a loud burst of laughter.

"Perfect! Just perfect!" he cackled cruelly. Some hit men hauled the two captives to their feet. The boss motioned a small spy forward, one who had infiltrated Levi's ranks long ago.

"Now, go tell Levi what has happened. The game has begun and we need to make sure he watches as those he cares about suffer..." the boss walked back into his quarters with a blood curdling laugh.

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Eren's eyes fluttered open when he heard commotion outside. He shifted from his position on Levi's chest. He stretched, careful not to wake Levi up. He cracked his door open and looked out. Petra and Hange were speaking to some other small member of Levi's gang. They seemed to be in a panic. A frown formed on his face as the kid ran off, leaving a very distressed Petra and quiet Hange.

"Guys? What's the matter?" Eren asked softly. Petra looked towards him with a sad expression. Hange stepped forward.

"Eren, where's Levi?" she asked sternly. Eren pointed to his room and followed the women inside. Hange shook Levi awake.

"Levi... Levi!" she called, making the man groan.

"Shitty glasses... what the fuck do you wa-"

"Quiet. Not here. Come on," Hange and Petra hauled him up and took him through the bathroom and to his room. Before Eren could enter, Petra shut and locked the door. Eren huffed and pressed his ear to the door. He frowned when all he could hear were muffled words. Then, he heard an angry yell that was undoubtedly Levi. The yell was followed by crashing and the sounds of shattering. Eren scrambled away from the door with wide eyes and a hand clapped over his mouth in shock.

"What the hell has happened?" Eren muttered. He had never heard Levi react like that. Usually, the older man was so stoic and fiercely calm, not a loose canon. That was Eren. Eren wore his emotions practically on his sleeve, even before his pregnancy. That wasn't Levi's style. A deep worry settled deep in his bones.

Levi sat down on his bed, taking deep breaths to calm himself down. He has heard news that made him want to tear apart a couple people by hand, limb from limb. He swallowed hard as he calmed down. He was glad that Eren wasn't in the room. That would have scared the poor kid.

"Petra, get my squad. I need to tell Eren that I'll be gone for a bit. Hange, make sure my van is ready." The two women left his room and he walked through the bathroom and over to Eren's room. He would deal with his mess later. Eren looked up as the door opened.

"Levi...are...are you okay?" Levi gave a nod and sat next to him on his bed.

"Eren, I have to leave for a while. I want you to keep your doors locked unless it's Hange or Irwin." By the tone in Levi's voice, he knew it was probably something dangerous. He wrapped his arms around Levi's torso, hugging him tightly.

"Promise to be safe and come back alive." Levi let a small smile slip onto his face as he hugged Eren back. "I will, brat. Don't worry." He pulled away and ruffled Eren's hair. He got up and left the room, going to get his weapons and meet up with his squad. Eren did as he was told and locked the doors, curling up in his bed.

Levi walked down to a room that had weapons galore. He walked over to a couple weapons that were separated from the rest in a glass case. They were his weapons. He pulled them out and put them along his body where they belonged. He also changed into a pair of black jeans and a leather jacket that he wore for moments like this.

He walked outside to his black van that had bigger weapons and enough room for his whole squad to hit. They were already in the van, waiting. Levi climbed into the driver's seat and started the van, speeding off.

"You know your objective, right?" A series of head nods. "Good." Levi narrowed his eyes as he drove. Once they arrived at the base of the other mafia, everyone jumped out, surrounding the area. On Levi's count, they entered the building, taking out anyone in their way.

Levi went straight for the boss's office, kicking the door in. His body froze at the sight. Isabel laid there, her head no longer attached to her body. Her blood stained the cold concrete floor, marking the sin that had been committed. His eyes looked over to Farlan and noticed that his legs were no longer there. In fact, his whole lower half was missing. Only Farlan's pale corpse remained. Levi clenched his teeth but was pulled out of his anger when he heard a scream. Not just any scream, it was Petra's scream. He ran down the hallway, but he passed a couple familiar bodies. Oulu had been shot a few times in the skull, Eld had a knife in his eye socket and another in the weak part of his throat. Gunther's head only held on to his neck by a muscle or two. Levi swallowed hard but kept running. When he reached Petra, no one else was there besides the bodies that littered the ground. Petra looked like her head had been smashed into the wall, her head cracked open like an egg and her blood painting and staining the concrete wall with its crimson color.

He failed. His friends were dead. His squad was gone. He needed to get back to Eren and make sure he was okay. He ran back outside and got back in the van. He felt sick, resisting the urge to puke. He started up the van and drove off, knuckles turning white from how hard he gripped the steering wheel. He drove back to his base and parked the van. He climbed out of the vehicle and suddenly felt light headed. Before he could take another step, he passed out, hitting the ground hard. He could faintly hear Hange call out his name as the world around him went black.