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Chapter 15

Good morning!
How has everybody's weekend been?
I've been sooo lazy it's unreal 😂😂

Anyway, here's a little mid day chapter for you!

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Illyria cracked her eyes open, wincing slightly at the blinding sun that poured through the window. She felt exhausted. She had slept fine, but felt like she could sleep another good few hours. She raised her arm and flinched as a sharp pain spread all through her back, reminding her of yesterday's onslaught. Groaning quietly to herself she slowly pushed herself up onto her elbows, alarmed to find that the white bed sheet was coloured in blood. Her eyes widened and she jolted upright in horror, panic taking over. As her eyes cleared from sleep and she took in the disturbing sight before her, she heard the bedroom door open, her head turning to face her visitor.

Levi entered the room and as soon as his gaze fell on Illyria, his eyes widened slightly. He took quick strides towards her, inciting more panic and fear in Illyria. She cleared her throat and attempted to move but he had already taken a hold of her arm, helping her out of the bed and on to her feet.

"Levi I'm..." she was cut off by her captain spinning her around quickly, forcing her to face away from him as his expert hands worked the buttons of her shirt, quickly stripping the material from her body.

"Are you alright?" his voice held a hint of concern for her wellbeing and she blinked, more than a little confused.

"Yes sir, I'm fine. I'm sorry about..."

"You must have opened up your wounds in your sleep." He quickly interjected, his hand now working on undoing the bandages, carefully pulling them from her frame. Illyria felt the wet bandages fall to the ground with a soft thud, and stood erect, feeling incredibly uncomfortable as she stood completely naked in the room.

Levi, did not seem to be at all affected, eyes taking in her injuries. The angry looking lash across her right shoulder was seeping, fresh blood trickling from the wound. Dried blood covered a vast part of her back and shoulder area but most of the other wounds looked like they would heal quite well. He turned away, heading for an armoire that was just to the left, opening it up and pulling out a towel and dropped it on the bed, avoiding the bloody puddle. Illyria looked to what he had thrown but didn't move, knowing if she turned around Levi would see everything.

The captain reached into the drawer of his bedside table and dropped a bar of soap on to the towel.

"Go and take a cold shower, clean yourself up. Be back on the bed in fifteen minutes so we can sort out your wounds." He said, turning away from Illyria and leaving the bedroom. Illyria let out a sigh of relief, picking up the towel and soap and heading into the shower.

She stood under the water, watching the blood tinted water at her feet swirl around before going down the drain. When the water ran clean she began washing down the rest of her body with the soap Levi had given her. She looked at the slit on the top of her right shoulder, wincing slightly from discomfort when she ran her soap covered hand carefully over it. Once she was satisfied, she stepped out of the shower and carefully dried herself off, wrapping the towel around her before heading back to Levi's room.

The captain entered the room with fresh bandages in hand, giving Illyria the once over and nodded towards the bed.

"Lie down, take off the towel." He ordered softly, turning to pick up the balm he had used on her last night. Illyria lay down on her front and then removed the towel, dropping it to the floor softly. She noticed the captain had changed the sheets. Levi sat next to her and began administering his treatment, carefully reapplying the goo to the wounds on her back. Once he was satisfied, he told her to sit up. She did as he asked, kneeling on the bed and he shifted behind her before he started to wrap the bandages around her body. Illyria licked her lips.

"I'm sorry about your sheets, sir." She whispered, turning her head a little to try and catch his eyes. Levi secured the last bandage, reaching for yet another fresh shirt and helping her into it. Illyria began buttoning up her shirt.

"Forget about it. I'm sure it wasn't intentional." He replied, his voice lacking emotion as he moved from the bed, grabbing the rest of her clothes that had been discarded last night and dropping them next to her. Illyria quickly pulled on the clothes, noticing how her trousers were stained with blood and moved to follow Levi into the office. The captain went to his desk and sat down, eyes gazing over the stack of paperwork at his desk.

"You will need to clean, treat your wounds and reapply fresh bandages twice a day. If you make your way to the infirmary, Hanji will give you everything you need. Erwin has kindly allowed you three days free of all duties while you heal. Then you will be on light duties for another week before resuming training." He picked up his pen and started scribbling on a sheet of paper, not giving Illyria any acknowledgment. She frowned slightly, taken aback by his cold attitude to her this morning.

"Is that all, sir?" she bit out, her voice a clear indication of her current annoyance. The captain looked at her, eyes as hard as ever, but his voice was softer, sending Illyria an array of mixed signals.

"Yes Light, that's all. Is there anything else you need to know?" he asked, seeming genuinely confused. She couldn't believe he was giving her the cold shoulder again like this. She hadn't expected him to go out of his way for her, to offer to help her treat her wounds or anything like that... but she had still expected something from him. He had seemed so concerned about her last night, had taken measures to make sure she was safe and attended to, had tended to her injuries personally. And then he had stayed with her until she had fallen asleep. Why was he acting so indifferent now?

Illyria stared at him, and he stared right back. She had no idea what to say to that. Eventually he looked away, shifting in his chair as though he were uncomfortable and took a deep breath.

"Dismissed, cadet." He finished, focusing back on his paperwork. Illyria shook her head, completely flabbergasted by his cold demeanour and let out a snort of anger before she turned and stormed out of his office.

She was filled with rage and hurt as she stalked down the halls on her way to the infirmary, barely biting back tears of anger. She was angry at Levi, at his coldness, his heartless dismissal. He had upset her by just being him, yet again. But she was also incredibly angry at herself. She was angry that a part of her had expected something more, expected him to treat her just a little bit softer, show his care just a touch. How could she have expected that from him? He was Captain Levi Ackerman. Humanities strongest soldier. He was unaffected by mostly everything, uncaring and hard. Why on earth would he treat her any differently from any other cadet? So what if they had slept together, it was only one time, only a heat of the moment thing. It probably meant nothing to him. Less than nothing even, if his actions were anything to go by.

She walked into the infirmary and sought out Hanji. The squad leader did not say much, she had obviously heard of the incident yesterday and when her eyes met Illyria's, she indicated for the cadet to sit on the table.

"Let me have a look at you, take off your shirt." She instructed calmly, washing her hands in a nearby sink and fetching the supplies she thought she may need. Illyria did as she was asked, flinching slightly when Hanji's cool hands touched her sensitive skin. Hanji hummed quietly.

"Well, I've seen worse. Levi did a good job at tending to you it seems. It's good to see he does actually pay attention sometimes..." she was mumbling to herself more than talking to Illyria so she stayed quiet, allowing Hanji to deal with her injuries.

She worked silently on her wounds and when she was finished, she started putting together her treatment kit. She shoved a disgusting amount of bandages and several bottles of ointment into a bag and handed them to her.

"Do you know what you're doing with this stuff?" her voice was professional, no hint of playfulness which made Illyria feel quite uncomfortable.

"Yeah, I know..." Hanji gave a small nod, leaning over her desk as Illyria put her shirt back on, fingers quickly closing the buttons.

"They will need tending to twice a day... I suggest 8am and 8pm, who is going to help you?" she began jotting down some notes on a piece of paper, looking up at Illyria over her glasses. Illyria cleared her throat.

"I'll ask Historia." She answered and Hanji wrote some more. She sighed as she straightened herself up.

"I want to examine you in two days, to make sure you're healing alright. I understand Erwin has given you three days off to recover, so rest. No cleaning, no lifting, no nothing. Any small move could tear you back open..." Illyria swallowed, feeling even more uncomfortable. Hanji shook her head, arms on her hips. She looked like a disappointed mother right now.

"Why did you do it?" she asked, her voice almost a whisper, face void of any amusement. Illyria felt awful. She hadn't spent much time with the squad leader, but she respected her nonetheless. She had gotten to know her very slightly whilst organising her office. She was always so upbeat, so excited about something or another, seeing this other side of her was unsettling. Seeing the disheartened expression on her face and knowing she was the cause of it, made her feel terrible. She was upset with her actions. She licked her lips to reply but Hanji was quicker, shaking her head as she looked away.

"Well... like I said, twice a day. Shower first, keep the water cool for now, ointment to help with scaring and keep the wound moist, and bandages to prevent infection. Swing by around midday in two days time and I'll look over you." Illyria nodded and quickly made her leave, feeling even worse than what she did after leaving the captains room.

She pushed open the door to her bedroom to find Eren, Historia and a very anxious looking Sasha in her room. All eyes were turned to her, all of them immediately jumping to their feet and regarding Illyria with mixed emotions. Concern, sympathy, guilt... it was all present in their eyes. Historia stepped towards Illyria, her blonde hair swaying in her abrupt movements.

"Illyria... are you okay?" her voice was soft and sweet. Illyria, was not okay. She was being consumed by her emotions and wanted nothing more than to be left alone. But her friends' pleading, concerned eyes helped to melt away her frosty exterior. She gave a small sigh.

"I'm fine. I'm just tired..." she lied. Again. Sasha stepped forward, taking Illyria's hand.

"Illyria I am so, so sorry. I never even thought that..."

"Forget it." Illyria cut her off, shaking her head and offering a very forced smile. It was the best she could manage at the moment. Sasha looked like she was about ready to break down into tears.

"I decided to do what I did, not you. But don't think I'm going to bail you out again next time." Sasha shook her head vigorously.

"No, no. I know. I really am sorry! How can I make it up to you?" Illyria chuckled then, giving a half hearted shrug.

"I'm not sure yet, but don't worry, I'll let you know." Sasha smiled, looking to Eren and nodding, seemingly satisfied that she had been forgiven. The brunette boy smiled and looked at the drained auburn haired woman, stepping towards her and wincing slightly when he saw the cut on her cheek.

"Are you alright?" he asked, his question holding more authority than Historia's attempt, voice stern, as if demanding the truth. Illyria nodded.

"I'll live. Obviously I hurt, and I'm so tired. But I'm alive." Eren nodded, averting his gaze for a moment.

"If there's anything we can do. Just let us know, okay?" Illyria's expression softened. She really did have some good friends here. It warmed her heart a little to know that they cared, especially when she had felt so unimportant just a few moments ago. But it didn't extinguish the hurt within her completely.

"I could use some unscented soap?" she teased, eyes taking on a hopeful expression and Eren smiled, a small chortle leaving his lips before he rolled his eyes.

"I'll see what I can do." He replied as he and Sasha took their leave. Illyria turned to Historia and smiled, noticing how the blonde was still beside herself with worry.

"Honestly, Historia, I'm fine." The blonde frowned at her, fists clenching at her side.

"What the hell were you thinking? Sasha told us that she was the one who stole the bag, why did you lie and say it was you?" Illyria sighed, moving to sit on the edge of her bed. She really didn't want to deal with Historia right now. She was a great girl, but Illyria was just not in the mood.

"If the commander knew it was Sasha she would have been kicked out of the survey corps. It's not like I expected this. Please just, I'm so tired... can we argue about this later?" Historia's anger faded as she folded her arms across her chest, watching Illyria with attentive eyes.

"Do you need anything?" she asked, though she still sounded pissed. Illyria smiled, knowing that was the best she was going to get out of the blonde at the moment.

"I need someone to help me with my wounds twice a day?" she tried, smiling cheekily at her friend. Historia rolled her eyes.

"Well, I know that much... obviously I'll help you. But I mean right now? Do you need anything right now?" Illyria shook her head and lay on her side on the bed, facing Historia.

"I just want to rest." Historia nodded, her arms unfolding as she headed to the door.

"I was really worried about you, Illyria. That was... horrible. Next time Sasha screws up, you had better let her ass get kicked out." And with that she left. Illyria blinked, incredibly surprised by Historia's lack of compassion towards the crazy potato-loving girl. Historia was always so sweet, so kind and generous. She wouldn't hurt anyone. To hear such harsh words come from her mouth was a shock.

Still Illyria didn't care right now, she just wanted to rest.

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Think this chapter was mostly filler but that's ok!
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