His little one (Levi x reader)

Ch. 4 Honey

I wake up early and begin my daily chores. I want to be finished with them early today so I can keep my promise to Levi. I leave Levi's room for last in hopes maybe he slept in. I slowly open his office door and see that it is empty. I wall in and tap on his bedroom door. "Levi?"
No response. I slowly open the door. He is still asleep. I quietly grab his laundry and step into his bathroom so I can clean it. I quietly close the door in hopes he won't hear me and continue sleeping. Soon his bathroom is spotless and I walk out. I hear him begin to stir so I pour him some morning tea and sit on the edge of his bed to hand it to him. His eyes slowly open and he looks out the window. He then sits up noticing me.
Oh god he's shirtless and ripped... I look down embarrassed until he grabs the cup and I look at his face.
He's smirking! That little shit planed this! My brows furrow and I turn and walk out down to the mess hall. And to think he was so sweet last night. Jerk!
I go down and begin working on the piano and soon I have all of the keys working but one fucking middle C! By this time most people are already in the hall eating but I don't notice. I keep cleaning and re stringing it but it just won't work! I get so worked up over this I throw my tools to the ground gaining everyone's attention and yell, "you stupid fucking peace of shit!" And go to leave the stage when I see all eyes on me. Embarrassed due to me out burst I put my hand up to cover my face and rush out. Oh gosh that wasn't the impression I wanted to make... damn stupid middle C!
Ervin comes out with a mug of coffee for me. Which I accept but don't drink. I hate coffee.
"Well that was quite the show." He says lightheartedly.
"... stupid middle C wasn't working..."
He chuckles and motions me back into the hall to eat. "I'm sure you will be able to fix it."
I sit down across from Levi and he looks up at me.
"Don't you say anything." I say pointing at him.
"I just didn't think that pretty little mouth of yours knew so many dirty words."
Oh I see... he's just been trying to fluster me all day.. Well two can play at that game and it's a game I will definitely win.
I drop my voice seductively, "oh wouldn't you like to know all of the dirty things my mouth pretty little mouth could do." I add a wink for extra measure.
I hear Ervin's breath hitch and Levi blushes loudly. Me and Hanji look at each other and bust up laughing at their reactions.
"You are absolutely the best (y/n)!" I take a small bow and she hugs me.
Breakfast ends quickly and I go outside to try to find a bee hive.
Some of the men are already outside training and they watch me as I go by. I quickly run into the fields nearby and close my eyes to listen for any buzzing. I hear something to my left so I open my eyes and move left looking for a bee. I don't see anything so I close my eyes again. Now I hear it behind me I turn and open my eyes. A bunch of people are lined up on the edge of the training grounds watching me. Levi looks pissed and goes up to them yelling something I can't quite make out once they scatter he looks at me and I wave at him. He gives me his usual cold look and walks off.
He is probably still sour about loosing earlier.
I begin looking for a bee again. Soon enough I found one and I began following it from flower to flower.
Man I must look insane...
At times the bee lands on some herbs that I pick and place in my basket. She even landed on some chamomile that I couldn't wait to have Levi try before bed. Maybe it will help him get to sleep. We ended up quite far from the castle when the bee finally ended up back home. I saw the hive not to far ahead in a hallowed out tree. I make a mental note as to where it is stand walk back. I come back and walk into the castle it has been a while since I left. It's past noon. I walk up to my room and start handing my herbs and Levi walks in.
"I found the hive so we can go collect some honey tonight."
"..."
"Levi?" I say turning and seeing an upset Levi.
"You were gone for a long time." I could tell he was clenching his jaw.
"I told you sometime it takes a while to find the hive."
"I don't care you were gone for hours." He was getting more and more upset by the second.
"I'm very sorry if I made you worry." I say in an attempt to calm him.
"I wasn't worried. You sound just like shitty glasses." Levi storms out of the room nearly running into Ervin on his way out.
"Oh Ervin I didn't see you there."
That is a little embarrassing... he probably saw everything. Ervin talks to me.
"He was worried and he kept talking out on all of our new recruits. Honestly you were gone longer than expected though. If you are going to be gone that long please take someone with you or at least let us know approximately when you will be back. Levi was about ready to send the whole garrison out looking for you."
Shocked by how worked up they all got by my absence I reply. "I'm very sorry for the commotion I caused. But just to ease your mind you should know after running away at thirteen I lived in the mountains alone for two years. Nothing would happen if I were lost for a day."
"I don't think that that was what he was worried about..."
What is he talking about? ... those men who were starting at me before I left.
Ervin saw the light go on in my head. "I've put you under Levi's protection. Starting today. Please don't make it too hard on him."
"Understood, Thank you sir."
Ervin steps out and I'm left reeling. I didn't think about it before but most people here are men. In fact I think I remember Hanji saying something about that when I first came.
Dinner time rolls around and when I step out I see Levi heading down too. I run to catch up. He looks down at me still pissed.
"I am very sorry..." I say meekly.
"Do you really think that just apologizing is enough?"
"I understand. Um I promise to always let you know where I'm going and when I will be back."
He stays silent forcing me to add more.
"If you feel it's too long I will bring someone with me or if you are free I will never protest you coming with me." He looks at me slightly relieved.
"Okay you are forgiven. So we are leaving after dinner right?"
Wow that was a quick turnaround. "Yep we can leave right after!"
"Good. What were those herbs you brought back with you?"
"Oh there were various different ones like pepper mint, lavender, red root but there was one that I was most excited about was chamomile. It has some pretty strong calming properties. I thought it might be helpful for you at night."
Levi dropped his head. "You are too kind. Never let people take advantage of that."
Where is that coming from?
"I will be mindful of that, but I just can't keep myself from wanting to help people. Besides it's not that at the same level as your selfless acts. You put you life on the line for others freedom."
"Tsk you are still too kind people prey on that kind of thing."
"Well you're just going to have to watch out for me then. Make sure no one takes advantage of me then."
Levi looks at me shocked. Of course he would be the one I turn to for help with this... he is the one obligated to look after me after all.... ya that has to be why.
Levi returns to his normal self. "Tsk annoying brat."
Brat? ...hm.
I laugh at his response, " You're funny Levi." I say taking his arm I feel him tense up. He must not get touched very often. "You pretend not to care but I know you do." I say smiling as we make it to dinner and I let go of his arm.
We finish dinner and I walked up to my room to grab the supplies. I grab one of my hats and some netting to go over it just to keep the bees off of my face. I also grab my bee hive smoker, matches, a knife and a basket and cheese cloth to put everything in.
I put my large sun hat on and go to Levi's office door. I knocked on his door. That's weird I never knock on their offices (it's one of the rules of my position to not knock)
"State your name and business."
Is this how he greats everyone?
"Um it's (y/n) are you ready to go?"
Levi opens the door, "you never knock... Let's go."
It was a cold evening the sun about an hour away from setting. You make your was into the forest with Levi. You walk for a while until you come upon the hive.
"Ok the most important thing to remember when handling bees is that you need to stay calm. The CO2 in your breath agitates them and you will get stung and when you are nervous you breath more. Have you ever been stung before?"
"I have."
"No reaction to the sting? Swelling anything?"
"No I didn't."
"Ok good you're likely not allergic." I say placing my net over my hat. And handing Levi one. "Don't worry it's just to keep it off of your face. Now one thing that is important to remember is not to take too much, this is their food storage and we can't have them starving." I take out my hive smoker and place some underbrush in the fire compartment and light it. I close the lid and pump it a few times until smoke comes from the spout. "Now smoke will calm the bees but you can't use too much or they can die. Here you can be the one to wrap the comb in the cheese cloth." I say handing the cloth and basket to him.
We both slowly approach the hive. "Now try to breath as little as possible. That is the best way for us to remain invisible to them."
Once we are there I send a few puffs of smoke into the hive and it quiets down. "Did you know all of the worker bees are female but none of them can be breed to have babies that is the job of the queen and she is only breed once in her lifetime."
I reach in to cut some of the comb careful to avoid the brood.
"Oh look there she is." I point the queen out to Levi. "In order for her to be made she is fed something called royal jelly."
"Oh sorry I'm rambling." I say handing Levi the comb I just cut. "Ok let's go."
As we make it away from the hive I ask, "So did you get stung at all?"
"No, I didn't did you?"
"Ya I did in two places. But this is kinda interesting look." I say showing him the place on my arm I was stung.
"When a bee stings you it is actually sacrificing it's live because when she stings you she leaves behind her poison sack." I point to the small bump on my arm. "Because of this when you are stung you never want to pinch and pull out the stinger or else you will just squeeze all of that poison into you. What you want to do is take a thin object and run it down the area like this. It will then come out without pushing all of the poison into you."
"How do you know all of this?"
"... well when I was younger I didn't like being in my house so I was always outside with our gardener. He was the one that taught me all of this. He really was my best friend."
"Oh well let's get back before it's too dark." Levi says looking at the setting sun. He is so beautiful like this. I shake my head. No stop that you idiot he would never like someone like you. You're probably too high maintenance and feminine.
"You're right lets go," you say taking his arm again for stability up a slope. He then reaches over to where you are touching him and he places his hand over yours. You feel your heart flutter by his delicate action.

Time skip

Once back in your room you show Levi how to cut the comb and separate it from the wax.
You end up with two jars of honey one you place in your hutch and the other you hand to Levi.
"I can have this?" He asks almost like a child.
"Of course! You're the one who helped collect it."
"Thank you." He mumbled under his breath it was almost impossible to hear.
"Goodnight Levi." You say sweetly as Levi walks from the room.
"Goodnight (y/n)." Levi says looking directly into your eyes as if to say there was more behind his words than he said.
Levi left and for the second time you heard pacing in the room next to you. And again you played music until the room next to yours was quite.