Switched

VI

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"Hello, destroyer."

Levi heard the name. He knew his former lover used to refer to him in a particular name but, never that. Destroyer.

And the way she spoke and stood up against all three of them combined,...

... it's as if the (F/N) that stood before him was an entirely different person, altogether.

"Tongue - tied now, I see." His former lover taunted, making his Petra seethe with anger.

"How dare you talk to my Levi like that - ?!"

"I' am not talking to you, you whore of the Underground." (F/N) shot back at the ginger - haired female, who drew back in both shock and terror after being referred to as a whore. "I' am talking to shorty!"

If (F/N)'s sharp tongue could kill anyone, then Erwin, Petra, and Hans would all be dead by now.

But, not Levi. He knew how vertically - challenged he was but, that didn't let him down. Heck, he even made those who insulted him pay for it!

But, (F/N) saying that word?

"You show up, pretend everything's alright, then insult me in front of everyone?" Levi said in a low voice. He went closer to (F/N) and looked up at her, wanting so much to threaten her. "Throwing your things out are not the only things I could do to you, and you know that, you fucking slut."

In a space of a few moments, (F/N) just stared down at the man, absorbing everything he just said. Then, her facial expressions changed from being blank to utter amusement. Levi was definitely taken aback when she started laughing in that very familiar voice that wrenched his heart a little.

"And here, I thought I was complimenting you, my dear destroyer!" (F/N) went on with her mirthful tone. "But, it seems that you have turned, how should I say this? Soft? Are you sure you're still Levi the destroyer?"

"I said," Petra shoved herself in between her and Levi and faced her in all her mean girl glory. "Knock it off! Go bother someone else!"

(F/N) just stared at Petra with a raised eyebrow. Then, she finally stepped away in defeat, smiling at her and making both Erwin and Hans sigh in relief.

"Okay, okay, I get the hint." (F/N) playfully said as she raised her half - finished burrito to her mouth.

Then, as if by some wild inspiration, she suddenly shut her eyes, creased her nose, and opened her mouth.

All the gods that Petra knew didn't save her as (F/N) sneezed in front of her, sending her burrito to her face and making a total mess of her outfit.

(F/N) opened her eyes and pretended to look sorry, when she, in fact, looked totally and bashfully shameless with what she just did to Petra.

And satisfied, at that!

"Why, you - !" Petra whined, unable to move with all the filth in her makeup - heavy face and expensive blouse. "BITCH!"

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" (F/N) halfed laughed and half apologized, not doing anything to help Petra with her fashion dilemma in any way. "I thought I smelled something weird. Didn't you take a bath this morning?"

"(F/N), enough of your bullshit!" Levi threatened, actually putting a forceful hand on her right wrist. He thought at first that he was exerting enough effort to hurt her but, when she grabbed his wrist in return, he couldn't help but wince in real pain.

How did a delicate girl get so absurdly strong?!

"Oh, you haven't seen enough of me." She whispered to Levi's ear, giving him her own taste of threats. Then, she tightened her iron grip on his wrist, making his face contort with pain. "Consider this a warning, midget. The next time we meet, I'll have your face on the ground beneath my own foot. And you'll be sure I'll beat your sorry ass over and over and over again,... " satisfied that her threats were actually working, she looked down on him with the sweetest look she could muster. " ... until I can make you admit all your faults and misgivings."

"You,... dare?!" Levi savagely whispered back, shocked that he couldn't escape her tight grip.

"Okay, let me twist that question." (F/N) whispered back, then leaned in closer to Levi's face in a lover - like fashion, making others think that they were just flirting around when they're actually doing the opposite. "How dare you hurt the woman who loves you?!"

"Is everything alright there, miss?" Asked a guard who came in to intervene.

(F/N) instantly removed her grip from Levi's wrist. "Everything is fine, sir. Actually, we're about to go now. Isn't that right, Hans?"

Hans, who was, apparently, a bit forgotten on one side of the room, nodded graciously and gratefully as he strode towards his female companion.

(F/N) smiled as she waved at Levi, Petra, and Erwin. "See you around!"

And with those words and triumphant feelings, the two left the vicinity and went straight back home.

***

"Hey, Jenny!" Hans called for the third time that day when he and (F/N) finally got home. "Nope. No answer."

"Maybe he went out?" (F/N) asked.

Hans shrugged his shoulders. He was about to put the shopping bags on the sofa when he and (F/N) were greeted by a sight so incredible, their jaws dropped in unison. It was none other than Jenny, himself, dressed in what looked like a long, dark leather vest, complete with an equally dark pair of cargo pants. He was holding a metal cane on his right hand and a brown leather bound book on his left.

"Jenny, what the hell?!" Hans muttered at him, unable to believe his friend was actually cosplaying inside the house, right in front of their very eyes.

Their friend didn't answer. Instead, he raised the book, opened it, and started reading.

"I,... curse my stars in bitter grief and woe." He droned on in a low and seductive kind of voice. "That,... made my love so high! And me,... so low,... "

"Okay, what has gotten into you all of the sudden?" Hans ignored Jenny's quotes and collapsed on the sofa. "Something good happened earlier, and I bet you'll be sorry you didn't come with us!"

"Wait, what?!" Jenny dropped his brooding voice and went towards (F/N), shaking her shoulders. "Come on, woman! What happened!"

(F/N) giggled as she placed a strong arm around Jenny's skinny shoulders. "I kind of avenged your (F/N)."

"You,... BITCH!" Jenny screamed as he playfully pushed (F/N) away. "How did you do it?!"

After a few minutes of detailed explanation, Jenny sank  to the sofa near Hans, both dumbfounded and amazed of what he just heard.

"Damn! I should've been there to capture everything on video!" Jenny exclaimed. "Which reminds me - "

He took his cellphone out and showed them his social media account, with one particular video post being the center of the viewers' attention.

"Hey!" (F/N) yelled, pointing at the screen. "That's me!"

"And, guess what, hon? You're going viral!"

"You took that without permission?" Hans disgustedly muttered, when he was, in fact, enjoying the film.

They were watching the video, when, all of a sudden,...

"What the f - " Jenny almost swore as the video got interrupted by a call.

"Wait, who's,... " Hans asked, when his eyes suddenly widened in utter shock. "... calling - ?"

All three of them looked, and when Jenny answered the call with trembling hands, they heard her voice,...

"Jenny? Jenny?" A soft, female voice from the phone was heard. There was a lot of noise but, they could definitely hear her loud and clear. "Oh, my God! Jenny! I'm here! I'm safe!"

Both Jenny and Hans' jaws dropped open. The latter took the phone and spoke.

"Oh, my God! (F/N)!" Hans almost yelled.

The other (F/N), on the other hand, was beyond terrified.

"(F/N), where are you?!"

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