His Little Brat. {Levi x Reader}

Centuries. (Child!Levi x Child!Reader Underground AU)

-Thank you for requesting! Enjoy! This oneshot is set when you both are young teenagers.-

"Hurry! Run!" Levi commands before dashing out of the scene himself.

You clutched the lukewarm piece of bread tightly in your hands as you spirited as fast as your small legs could go. The ground shook with the thudding of heavy footsteps that were trailing right behind yours.

"I-I am!! Levi! Take the bread and go!!" you panted as you toss him the two rolls of bread before turning a short corner around the alleyway.

"No! (Your Name)! Don't!"

You hear his desperate calls before having to come face to face with a large wall. There was no way for you to run or hide. As you scrambled to get out of getting caught, you feel a rough hand grab the cuff of your neck before being thrown into the air. The dirt and gravel dug into your flesh painfully. Just when you try push yourself off of the foul-smelling ground, a swinging kick to your ribs sent to tumbling back down. From then onwards, a series of beatings took place. By the time they were done with you, you were numb and also rigid with fear.

"Scum like you need to die. You should've thought twice before stealing, because when I'm done with you, you'll wish that you died starving." The man hissed as you see a hand loom over your head.

You close your swollen eyes before accepting the fact that you were done for. Yet, you didn't feel sorry about dying soon. The only thoughts that ran through your head were the ones about Levi  being able to eating your share of bread as well. You held your breath for the blow that never came, and ended up passing out instead.

  When your consciousness returns to you, you find out that you were laying beneath a very familiar ceiling. It was dirty and cracked, with a dim light attached to it. Just as you try to get up, your whole body objects and you whimper as every muscle screamed in agony. Your face felt bloated and you could barely see through your right eye. Everything from the other day comes rushing back to you as well, and you look around frantically, in search of the one you were desperate to see.

  At that moment, the wooden door creaks open quietly, and you catch sight of his familiar frame and a smile erupts from the bottom of your heart. Tears of relief suddenly spring to your eyes, and his sharp eyes catch sight of them immediately.

"(Your Name). What's wrong? Does it hurt?" he murmured as he reached over to touch your cheek gently before withdrawing his hand.

  You quickly scan him over to see him covered in bruises and cuts as well. Judging by the deep scrape on his face, he had come back for you just in time.

He suddenly hangs his head and you could hear his teeth gritting against each other. You've been surviving with him for years, so this type of behaviour was not foreign to you. Levi only made that face if he was greatly troubled. Your own eyebrows furrowed as you watched him in that state, so you reached over to clutch his scarred hand tightly. Your eyes met again.

"Thanks, Levi. For saving me." you whispered with gratitude.

"Even after years, centuries, or even millenniums, I'll always be the one to protect you. (Your Name), let's get out of this shit-hole together."