For the One I Love || Hanji x Female Reader

Chapter Eleven: Delirious

Sasha woke up in the middle of the night in search of a glass of water but was surprised to see that [Y/N] was not in bed. She lazily rubbed her eyes and glanced at the clock, which showed that it was 2:34 in the morning.

"Maybe she's just in the restroom?" Sasha mumbled to herself before taking a peek at the aforementioned area, only to find it was empty.

She then noticed that their door was unlocked, which rarely happened since they both made sure to lock it before going to sleep, and thought about where she could've been. She took off running into the dark corridors in search of [Y/N], only to collide with a figure a few moments later.

"Ow!" Sasha yelped as she rubbed her aching arm, not realizing who the figure was.

She then squinted in the dark for some time, and immediately straightened upon realizing that it was none other than Levi.

"Captain Levi!" she hastily said with a salute, before covering herself as she was only in a nightgown.

Levi brushed off his cloak and righted his cravat before glaring at the brunette and asking,

"What are you doing up, brat?"

Sasha averted her gaze from Levi before softly saying, "I...uh...can't find [Y/N] anywhere, Captain. I was wondering if she might be somewhere else inside the dorm."

Levi's eyes widened for a bit before he managed to compose himself. He couldn't afford to make Sasha panic even more. Levi looked directly at Sasha and said, "Go back to your room, I'll look for her."

Sasha looked like she was about to say something but Levi cut him off, "No meat for you for a week if you don't follow my orders."

Sasha could only nod at Levi, before walking back to her room, her worry evident on her face.

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As soon as Levi saw Sasha walk back inside her room, he walked briskly to a certain scientist's room, knowing that they would still be awake at this time. That, and that Levi knew that Hanji would want to know where [Y/N] had gone off to.

Levi arrived moments later and knocked on Hanji's door, to which the scientist replied with a soft "Come in!"

'For the first time, it's a good thing that they sleeps late,' Levi thought as he practically slammed the door open.

"What's gotten into you?" Hanji asked as they looked over to where Levi was. They were in the middle of looking into one of the crystals from Annie's titan but was frustrated that they couldn't find any other related research about it.

"[Y/N]'s missing," Levi stated, and Hanji hurriedly stood up and grabbed Levi's collar before asking lowly, "What do you mean by 'missing'?"

Levi rolled his eyes and looked somewhere else before answering, "That brat - Sasha, woke up and saw that [Y/N] wasn't in her bed. She wasn't in the restroom either. We ran into each other a while ago, and that was how I found out about it. Sasha must've been running through the hallways looking for her."

At this, Hanji tensed before slowly releasing her hold on Levi, a look of guilt washing over her features.

"This is all my fault," Hanji said softly as they ran a hand through their hair.

"Then fucking do something about it!" Levi retorted harshly, and Hanji had to admit that they were surprised at his sudden outburst, but didn't comment on it.

"I might know where she is."

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"What makes you think that you're correct?" Levi asked before he lightly clicked his tongue, as they been walking for quite some time in the woods. Not that he was complaining, but if what Hanji said was true, and that it was indeed their fault that [Y/N] was missing, he was going to make sure that there'll be hell to pay.

"Call it a hunch," Hanji replied in a woeful manner, their eyes distant, which was unusual for them.

They silently continued to walk until Hanji suddenly broke into a run on a clearing near the lake. Levi briefly wondered what the reason was until he saw someone lying on the ground.

"It's [Y/N]!" Hanji yelled out in panic as they covered [Y/N] with their own cloak before cradling her head gently against their chest.

Levi sprinted soon after, and upon reaching her side, his eyes scanned her for any signs of wounds or injuries. There seemed to be none, and so he asked in his usual monotone, "Maybe she's only asleep and we're overreacting?"

Hanji's eyes widened at this as if they never even considered the option. Levi could obviously see how much the girl meant to Hanji since they were always rational in everything since they were a scientist. Seeing them in this panicked and disheveled state only furthered his argument.

Their silence was interrupted when [Y/N] said something incoherent, coming out as a pained moan. She was sweating despite the cold weather, and Hanji couldn't help but fret over her. Levi bent down and placed the back of his hand on her forehead.

"She's burning up with fever," Levi said as his face, usually devoid of emotion, showed signs of concern for the girl.

Before Levi could even move, Hanji effortlessly carried [Y/N] in their arms, as if she only weighed as light as a feather.

"I'll carry her," Hanji stated plainly, not wanting anyone to touch [Y/N] at the moment, especially since she had ended up in the state because of their careless actions.

"Then let's hurry before her fever worsens."

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Hanji carefully placed [Y/N] on a spare bed inside their room as Levi grabbed a wet towel and placed it over her forehead. [Y/N] was breathing heavily, and she kept tossing and turning in her sleep, as if she was having a nightmare.

"She has a high fever, Levi. I'm going to try some other medicine if this one doesn't work well," Hanji said with a soft sigh before sitting down on a chair they placed beside the bed.

Levi, who was leaning against the wall, merely nodded and asked, "I take it that you don't need any help in taking care of her?"

Hanji's answer was immediate as they said, "I'll do it."

Levi arched an eyebrow at this, mulling over it for some time before asking, "Because of guilt?"

Hanji, on the other hand, was quiet for a moment before saying, "More than that - it's because I'm selfish."