I Am All Yours - Levi x Reader Book 1

Part 10

This was honestly the best birthday you had ever had and you hadn't even had lunch yet.

You hear Lex chuckle in your ear and as you draw apart you notice him wipe a tear from his eye. Lex was home. There was no other way to describe it, he was everything that you could ask for in a brother, father and uncle and the thought of not being near him made your heart tear in two. He had really changed your life and in the matter of days he had become one of the most important people in your life. He was kind, hard when he needed to be but more than anything he cared for you. You smile back at him as he shakes himself out of his sentimental moment.

"(First name)! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" You hear the happy shriek from the doorway, and see Sasha bounding into the garden, shortly followed by Eren and Jean who were on her heels. She wraps her arms around you, laughing and smiling, you look over her shoulder and see the boys looking happy but strangely a little sheepish. You give them a questioning look but Sasha lets you go before they make any motion to answer you.

"Happy birthday" Eren greets you as he also pulls you into a hug and gives you a gentle kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you.." You say with slight surprise, wondering what had caused the kissing thing to happen again. He only grins at you more as Jean hugs you, also giving his best wishes and another kiss is placed on your cheek. You turn bright red, touching your cheeks, you stare at them in disbelief, completely at a loss for words, both the boys were looking pretty flushed themselves.

"The boys didn't know what to get you for your birthday, so they thought that a gesture would be better than any present. They're both wimps and have been psyching themselves to do it all morning." Sasha explains and you hear Lex laugh behind you.

"Ah youth of today. You have gathered many kisses today. Here have another." Lex turns you round, embracing you in his strong arms, and places a kiss on your forehead. "That would be three now. Perfect for Birthday Girl. Just one more we wait for." He gives you a wink, you glower at him, knowing exactly to whose kiss he is referring...

"I think our kisses are enough. She doesn't need any more." Eren said with a hint of jealousy.

"I think that is up to her do you not think? She has to deal with one jealous fool, do not make her life harder Eren." Sasha and Jean scoff at this, and Eren's face scowled only causing the laughter to erupt louder from the other two, Eren seemed awkward and brushed his hand through his hair, trying his best to wheedle out of the situation.

"I am here you know." You fold your arms in feigned indignation, you had gotten used to people talking about you as if you weren't there. Even still, the conversation was fairly amusing. Watching Eren become ever so slightly jealous was quite endearing and you raise your eyebrows only to tease him further.

"Oh, we have something for you!" Sasha said with a mouthful of pastry that had miraculously appeared out of nowhere. She beckons you inside with the rest following suit and returning indoors. As you walk through the kitchen you hear Erwin call you.

"(first name) I need to speak to you." He pauses. "Its important, its about your position within the Corps" You stop, taking a few seconds to let his words sink in, his look was grave and it sent a shiver down your spine.

"What-"You are stopped in you tracks.

"No! You are opening your present and now!" Sasha demands, grabbing your hand and pulling you into the lounge. You notice, sitting on the coffee table was a small brown box, you sit down and wonder what is inside. Jean gives it to you with a smile. You smile back, but couldn't help but worry what Erwin meant by 'your position on the corps', it made you feel uneasy and you could feel your stomach turning, yet you try to concentrate on the box that you had been given.

"We were planning to send this to you but as we are here, we decided to bring it with us instead and give it to you in person." He offers you the box, everyone looking at you expectantly. Placing the box on your lap, you open it slowly barely being able to contain your excitement and seeing the contents only makes you happier. Inside there were various envelopes with different handwriting, written you imagine from each of you friends, there was an uncooked potato, obviously from Sasha, which caused you to laugh involuntarily. Upon moving the letters you see a field knife, with the initials J.K crudely carved into the handle, Jean smiles at you nervously.

"I thought that you might need one. Y'know a spare which you could... Well you know what I mean." You thank him, your heart swelling at such a lovely idea, he had meant for it to help protect you; which from someone like Jean, who wasn't all that great at expressing himself when it came to things like this, was actually really quite big. Then at the bottom of the box was a piece of paper, carefully you pick it out of the box and a massive smile appears across your face. Eren, the only one it could have been, had drawn a very lovely picture of you all together. He was no great artist but it was so thoughtful that you could almost feel the tears rising in your eyes, you rub them to stop yourself from crying again, everyone had been so thoughtful, and to give them credit, they actually knew you more that you thought they did.

"Thank you guys! I cant tell you how much this means to me!" Your words come out a garbled mess, what with the dread you had in the pit of your stomach and the overwhelming joy from your gifts, you felt giddy.

"Oh no, she's going to start crying again. Everyone get your umbrellas out!" You laugh and throw a pillow at Eren for his comment.

"Kotenok. I think it would be good to go out today. The sun is out and we should have fun for Birthday." You turn your head to Lex who was leaning on the back of the sofa. "I have a little money that we could go and enjoy day with."

"YES!" Eren shouts enthusiastically. "Lets do it! Let's go out and actually have fun for a change!" Everyone agreed and you were dragged out of the house before you could even begin to protest at the idea.

However as the day went on you had to admit; every second had been extremely enjoyable, to the point where you had almost forgotten about Erwin and his much needed talk with you. First you had stopped for lunch at a tavern which served the hugest plates of food. It was mainly only reserved for those that were extremely wealthy and traders who had made their fortune from selling their stock to those less fortunate. You hated to think how much it had cost Lex, but he paid for it with a smile, mentioning that money was nothing in comparison to the priceless smile on your face.

You were then dragged to a shop that you would never have dared enter, it was a women's clothes shop, also reserved for women who had more money than sense, or at least their husbands did. The fabrics that the clothes were made out of may as well have been made out of pure gold. There were silks, satins and lace, all of which were like gold dust in a place like this. For starters the base materials needed to even make the fabric were so hard to come by, you would have to sell half your family to even get a glimpse at them, let alone buy a whole garment.

"Why are we in here?" You ask desperately, this was not the type of place that made you feel comfortable.

"You are to buy a dress." Lex answered shortly.

"But why?" You were cut short by Sasha who was dancing around with a very beautiful dress made of silk.

"Because its your birthday and you will never get a chance to wear something like this again." She said dreamily and was instantly relieved of the dress by the shop owner, who put it back in its place on the shop floor. Sighing she continued. "Honestly, it would be good for you to feel normal for once, right?"

"I will also never wear it again." You raise your eyebrow at her, still not swaying to the idea.

"I would pay good money to see you in a dress." Eren grinned.

"No money in the world would be enough to get me in a dress."

That was not how it turned out, however, everyone picked an outfit and ushered you into a changing cubical, much to your displeasure. The first three dresses felt extremely uncomfortable, and very unforgiving to your curvy hips, to the point you refused to even come out and show anyone. Jean and Eren jeered, desperately trying to get a peak at you in a dress, but you down right refused.

"You have one more dress to try Kotenok. Please, let us see this one." Lex coaxed but you could tell he was amused by the comical conversation happening between Eren and Jean. He was right you did have one more dress to try on, and if you were honest, it was the prettiest out of the lot, it was the most beautiful forget-me-not blue, with a wonderful lace trim. Slowly you put the dress on, finding it difficult to do the buttons up you ask Sasha to come and help you.

"Woah..." Sasha stands there, just looking.

"What? Help me with the buttons will you?" She does so, taking glimpses of you in the dress every so often and soon enough all the buttons are done up and you are ready, you don't even bother to look at yourself in the mirror, and you sigh.

"Come on! Let us see!" Jean calls from outside, you look to Sasha for support, but she just grins at you and opens the curtain. Slowly you walk to where the rest are waiting, and are amazed to see the looks on all their faces. Jean was open mouthed, Eren looked like his eyeballs were going to drop out of his head and Lex smiled knowingly at you.

"Doesn't she look great?" Sasha says from behind you.

"I .. Uh... yeah." Eren stammers in response, Lex laughs as he shuts Jean's mouth. He takes your hand and spins you round, your dress spiralling out around you. You cant help but give him a girly giggle, that came completely out of nowhere and you give yourself a stern internal talking to for being so stupid. It felt amazing on, and you really did feel like a girl for once, well no, more woman, the dress drew in at the right places and really showed off your figure.

"Dress fit for princess. You shall have this one." Lex mused aloud.

"No, I couldn't possibly ask you to pay for this."

"Hmm. Then do not ask. It is offered." Lex smiled, and went off to speak to the shop owner, who in turn brought some dainty little boots to you that were supposedly to be part of the matching set. Amazingly these fit perfectly as well, and even though you pleaded with Lex not to waste his money, these were bought too. Sasha dragged you to the mirror and made you look at yourself, gasping in shock, you couldn't believe that the person staring back at you was really you. You could almost say you looked like someone else, Sasha grins at you and tugs gently at your hair tie, which caused your locks to fall over your shoulders. You didn't look like you were part of the Survey Corps, you looked like a very well off rich young woman, only the scars on your body betraying you.

"Perfect!" You look at her, not really knowing what to say. As much as the dress was beautiful, you felt like a dressed up doll, this wasn't really your thing, and so much money had been spent on you too. She gathers up your clothes and has them folded and put in a bag to carry home. "Right where next?" You ask as you follow the others out of the shop.

"We have been in here for ages, its probably dinner time already!" Jean said despairingly.

"This is why you should bring snacks" Sasha replies with handfuls of food. Jeans eyes widen as he leaps to grab some of the items, Sasha moves out his way and runs off. Jean trails after her desperate to get his hands on something to eat. You laugh and set into a gentle paced walk, the weather really was beautiful, a perfect birthday. Lex had trundled off to look in an old book shop and you embrace the warm rays of the sun like a salamander.

"You look really nice (first name)" Eren sets into the same pace as you, and you smile at him warmly.

"Thank you Eren. Its a shame all my scars and wounds make it look awful." He shakes his head at you.

"No, it wouldn't be you without them. My mum always used to say Scars are the writings of your personal journey, if you have none, you have not lived."

"You know I like that. Make sense really. Your mum was a clever lady" You pause looking a little thoughtful. "I know you take the piss out of me, but I really do appreciate everything that you do for me. Sasha told me how much you fought Erwin to get me back."

"Well, yeah, we all did, but apparently I have the loudest mouth, so I was given the duty to make sure the Commander had an earache." He gave you a bashful chuckle. "According to Erwin though, it seems like I wasn't the only one being a nuisance to him either." You stop walking a second and look at him.

"What do you mean?"

"Levi was constantly shouting at him to sort it out. I think we even ended up almost being in a tag team because as soon as one of us came out of his office, the other went in." Eren laughed. "I honestly thought Erwin was going to jump out the window at one point, he was so stressed."

"Levi did?" You say with doubt, slowly starting to walk again.

"Yeah, as much as I don't particularly like him, he was pretty insistent to get you back." He sighs almost seeming in conflict. "I hate to say it, but he has been different here. Like before, he was constantly punishing you, but now, you should have seen him when you were kidnapped. For a guy who doesn't show much emotion, he was seriously angsty, he would have killed Varga if he was given the chance."

"I know. I saw that. I didn't want him to have blood on his hands because of me. I don't know what to think about what is going on. He has told me nothing, he still acts hot and cold, I give up with it to be honest." You sigh. "Anyway, do we know what the plan is for the rest of the day? Its gotten quite late hasn't it?"

"I think we were going to go out for a drink, to celebrate your birthday and all that."

"Oh no. Maybe that isn't wise, I'm not really very good at holding my drink."

"I'll hold it for you" You see his eyes flash with mischievous light and you giggle at him.

"Eren, you are a strange one! Come on lets find the others."

~

You ended up in the same inn that you had always ended up in. Gus had welcomed you with a large glass of wine and you eyed it gingerly, this was going to get messy. The whole place seemed to have changed over night, everyone was laughing and having a good time, so different than when Varga controlled the place. Normally people would be huddled away in corners, but it was a surprise to see everyone chatting, with smiles on their faces, people were actually playing music and others dancing. Someone had a violin another a flute and the melody just added to the wonderful atmosphere of the once solemn inn.

"It used to be like this. Before Varga. It is good to see." Lex said beaming happily, he really was revelling in it as much as you.

"Come on! Drink up!" Eren urged. The boys had already drunk their drinks as part of a competition to see who could finish theirs first and you could tell that they were definitely not used to alcohol. Even Sasha had becoming increasingly giggly after only drinking half of hers, and Lex was, as always, unaffected by it. You drink a large gulp of the wine and feel it instantly go to your head.

Before you even knew it you were on your second and feeling extremely tipsy, the musicians had grown in number, and there was now a lute, drums and god knows what else. The whole inn seemed to be bouncing, and you could tell that Lex was itching to get up and dance. You laugh at him clapping along, this was a side that you had never seen to him, it was almost like the awful weight of his mission had completely left him, and if you dared to think it, he looked happy.

"Come. We dance." Your eyes widen in horror. You hadn't danced since the night you had lost your family, the only one you had ever danced with was your little sister and you weren't planning on starting again. You had lived fairly close to an inn, being used to the sound of the music they played and you had danced with your sister almost every day before it was time to go in for dinner. You had no idea whether what you had done was actually classed as dancing, but it had made both of you so happy that you hadn't cared at the time.

"No. I can't dance!"

"You will dance. I teach you." There was no arguing with him, he had already grabbed your arm and dragged you to the makeshift space that others were using as a dance floor. You stood on the spot, motionless, feeling very self-conscious, but Lex didn't seem to mind your hesitation and he offered out a hand to you as the music changed, almost crying out for joy when he recognised what they were playing. You gave him your hand, and very slowly he showed you the steps, making you look round at the couples dancing around you, to mimic their movements. As he showed you more of the steps, you realised that one of your neighbours had once shown you the same dance when he had seen you dancing to the music in the street and a smile appears across your face.

"I know this!" You fling yourself into the dance, being spun around, changing partners, and very quickly memorising the steps that you had previously known. Not long after you noticed that the boys and Sasha were trying to work out the steps and were having a hard time following them, so they resorted in dancing together in a weird mash up of the last three dances. You wave at Lex on the other side of the room, who seemed to be having as much fun as you, you were whirled round moving to the next person, laughing as you did, not noticing who your next partner was. You were caught in another mans grasp, and turning your head back to your new partner, you gasp in shock as you realise who it is.

"Levi!" You had no idea he was here, but then you hadn't exactly been looking for him either. He followed the dance steps with ease, which surprised you, he didn't seem to be the type to ever entertain the idea of dancing, let alone actually knowing how to dance. His eyes were intent on you, something about his look smoldered as his arm reached around your waist, pulling you closer to him. "I didn't know you could dance!" You smile, all the spinning had made you dizzy and then being thrust into the arms of Levi was making your head spin. He leans in closer running his lips up your neck to your ear. You shiver as the sensation sends your body haywire, it was quite worrying he had started having this effect on you.

"Happy birthday, brat" He says, just loud enough for you to hear, his voice was soft but was tinged with something else. Could it have been desire? You realise that the song called for people to change partners, and as you are about to leave his grasp, when he pulls you out of the way so that the transition misses you and you stay partnered with him. "You look beautiful in that dress." You stop dancing and blush, looking down at the floor. He releases your hand and raises your chin so you are once again looking at him, you tilt your head as you try to work out why he is staring at you, and you feel the rest of the room melt away with only you as occupants.

"Thank you. Shame it is only tonight I will get to wear it. It must have cost a fortune."

"It did. Alexei and I thought you deserved it." You look at him in confusion.

"I thought Lex..." The music changed to a slightly gentler jig, you both still in a semblance of a dance, but far more interested in the conversation you were having, paying no real mind to the music or the dance itself.

"No." He shook his head. "We put our money together, the dress that he picked out, was one that was selected by me."

"What? Are you telling me you went dress shopping Captain Ackerman?" You couldn't help but laugh, the image in your mind of Levi surrounded by dresses was by far the most amusing so far.

"In a manner of speaking. Judging by the fact you are wearing it, I see that I chose wisely." You smile giving him a nod as he spins you round in time with the music and pulls you in tighter to him. You couldn't tell whether it was the drink or your own feelings, but something about him drew you to him. Eren had been right, he had changed and for the better; the Levi from before was a far cry away from the man you were now dancing with. You put your hand on his shoulder, feeling the muscles under his shirt and subconsciously you bite your lip at the thought of them minus the shirt, and your body quivers in response to the idea, becoming very aware of how close your bodies were.

"Thank you for last night." You murmur innocently and notice his raised eyebrow, swiftly followed by a smile that hovered over the corners of his mouth. Again he leans to your ear, his breath dancing over your skin.

"You know if any one were to hear you speaking like that they would think we were lovers." There it was again! His voice was dark and rolled off his tongue with pure suggestion. You move your head away, needing the distance, almost frightened at the thought, to be so close to him and to even think that you were having this conversation with him, was daunting. This was something that only happened in books, not in real life! His eyes were so intense, that you could feel your body trembling against his, you were completely powerless against him and if you were honest, with the combination of the drink and general atmosphere, you weren't exactly complaining.

"I honestly don't know what you mean!" You reply coyly, trying your best to stay relatively innocent, however, your mind had wandered off with imaginary Levi and was gifting you with a lot of very interesting scenarios that caused your insides to coil in excitement and it was only when he responded that you were pulled away from your reverie.

"I think you do." The smile becoming more apparent across his lips. "Especially if they had walked in on us this morning." You turned bright red again and could could feel your cheeks burning. "I found it interesting that you said my name in your sleep." You heard a quiet chuckle, but his eyes stayed on you, watching your reaction.

"I didn't!" You could feel the horror rising up in you.

"So you don't want to hear what else you didn't do?" He was definitely laughing now, eyes showing his mischievous amusement and he moves away from the throng of dancing people, taking you with him into the night air.

"What didn't I do?" You demand inquisitively, still not believing that your sleep had betrayed you.

"Well, you were like this" He pulled you closer, moving your arm over his shoulder and wrapping his hand around your waist, on reflection, you distinctly remember waking up on your side that morning. His face moved closer to you and you could feel yourself start to tingle at his closeness. "You whispered my name, and then..." He moved your hand to his cheek and leaned in closer, placing a gentle kiss on your lips. Your eyes widen in response, partly because of the kiss, partly, if he was to be believed, you had done this in your sleep.

"I did that?" You mutter in shock, completely unmoving, still with your hand on his cheek, he nods as his eyes soften and you are taken aback by the way he is looking at you. "I'm sorry." Your apology takes him visibly by surprise, and you release yourself from his hold.

"You are sorry for doing it?" You could hear a sharp tone within his voice, stark against his previous timbre.

"I would never have done that if I had been awake." You look at the floor feeling extremely embarrassed.

"I see." He looked away from you, and you could feel the air change around you. The playful atmosphere had gone, in fact it felt like the air was frozen. "I think I may have read into this wrongly. I should go." You hear him begin to walk away, and you feel like this was not the way it was meant to go, maybe he had taken it as a slight against its affection, if thats what it was. Was... was he hurt?

"Wait, Levi." He pauses, looking back at you with his deadpan expression. "I wouldn't have done it because I'm not that forward, not because I wouldn't want to." You bite your lip, searching his face for a reaction, in hope that you hadn't said something completely stupid.

He whirls round, that familiar smile gracing his lips and walks back to you, grabbing your arms and pushing you into the wall. His body was pressed up to yours, his muscles tensing as he held you, and he looks at you for a second, with dark longing eyes. His lips were on yours before you knew it, his kiss fervent and needing, and you could feel your body respond to him in kind. He run his tongue across your lips, begging for entry, and you allow him in, feeling his need intensify. His kiss was sending you into a frenzy which you were desperately holding yourself back from, something seemed to click and you let go, unknowing of what it meant. You wiggle your wrists out of his grasp and run your hand over his neck, stopping on his cheek as he pulls you in closer to him.

The urgency seems quelled as the kiss softens and slows giving you a chance to take him in. His lithe body against you, his scent and the softness of his lips. Slowly your lips part and you stand still in an embrace, looking at each other and you become very aware of how invested in the kiss he actually was. It causes you to blush at the thought of Levi becoming aroused and smile timidly. He doesn't speak, he just looks at you, running a finger along your jaw line.

"So, what now?" You ask meekly.

"Mmm. I can think of a few things." The smile reappearing on his face, his eyes almost seemed to be taking you all in, they were dark and wanting, his voice full of suggestion and lust.

"I.. I don't know what to say."

"Then do not say anything, let me show you." He presses against you harder, hands wandering up your torso and tracing over your skin.

"I.. You..." He hushes you, taking your hand and pulling you away from the inn, in the direction of home. After a while of walking, which was hard to keep up the pace with him in the boots you were wearing, you stop. "You.. Want to do this?"

"Tsk. More than anything." He says nothing else and when you finally reach the house, he pulls you inside, his kiss and his hands almost desperate to take ownership of you, you cant help but melt into his touch and a few moans escape you as he explores your body. He chuckles under his breath as he pulls you in the direction of your bedroom, and as you reach the first step, the living room lights are turned on. Squinting against the now very bright room you notice Erwin in the doorway of the kitchen.

"I need to speak to you." His voice sounded the same as before, and you realise you had completely forgotten that he had wanted to talk.

"Tsk. Not now Erwin. We are busy." Levi hisses at him.

"I am quite aware." He shuffles uncomfortably. "However, this needs to be said before anything else happens."

"Don't!" Levi warns stepping closer to him. The commander ignores him, moving sideways to face you.

"(first name) you are not coming back with us, and due to your involvement with Captain Varga's activities, I have been told that you are no longer welcome in the Military police."

The words did not make sense in your head at first, but slowly as you grab onto Levi's sleeve, the meaning forms itself in your mind. You were being kicked out, completely. This was the end.