Don't Die - Levi x Reader {Book 1}

Chapter 25

(Y/N) did as she was told and readied herself for the day ahead. No matter what kind of training they did that day, she would need to be just as prepared mentally as she was physically. They hadn't even begun yet and she already didn't like the looks she was getting from her new squadmates.

"Well, before we start, I guess we should do some introductions."

Saru still looked bored and annoyed by having to go through the whole process of adding a new member but she did her job nonetheless.

"Alright, everybody listen up. This is (Y/N) Daremo. I'm sure you all know that already since she can kill more titans in one minute than any of your sorry asses will kill in your entire lives."

Saru paused for a small dramatic effect and (Y/N) saw many faces twist in dislike. She internally groaned. Saru wasn't doing her any favors by making her teammates hate her right off the bat.

"And, lucky for us, starting today she has been transferred to our Special Ops Squad."

More expressions of animosity emerged from the group and (Y/N) felt her heart beat faster.

"Anyway, all of you go ahead and introduce yourselves. Leo, you first."

(Y/N)'s eyes skimmed the group in front of her before a tall man stepped forward. His dark hair was cropped against his skull and his tan skin contrasted against the white of his shirt. (Y/N) could see from the way that his clothes lay against his body that Leo was quite muscular. He was a big man and he was definitely someone that would scare just about anyone.

But (Y/N) wasn't scared. Which was good because the last thing she needed was to let the members of the Special Operations Squad believe that they held any sort of power over her. All of them would no doubt be poking and prodding at her walls to see if they could find any hidden cracks. Unfortunately for them, they would find none. There was only one person in the whole world who had ever managed to get (Y/N) to crumble even the slightest bit, and he was on the opposite end of the training field.

Leo crossed his big arms over his chest and looked down at his new teammate. (Y/N) was a whole foot shorter than him and he towered over her with an intimidating presence. His brows lowered over two small blue eyes and his thin lips were pulled into a small scowl.

"I'm Leo."

(Y/N) waited, perhaps expecting him to say a bit more, but nothing ever came. Apparently, Captain Saru wasn't satisfied with his introduction, either.

"Oh, come on. That's it? Tell her how old you are, what your favorite color is, do anything besides this shit. Guess it was too much for me to hope that you all knew how to say a proper hello."

Leo's scowl deepened and he shot a glare at his Captain. But he followed her instructions.

"Fine. I'm twenty six, if you must know and I have 18 kills and 35 assists."

(Y/N) grinned at him and extended her hand. His intense demeanor didn't affect her in the slightest and even though she already had a somewhat negative image of her new squadmates, she wanted to do her best to make friends where she could.

"I'm (Y/N) Daremo. I'm sixteen and I have 52 kills and 23 assists."

For a moment (Y/N) waited, but no hand met hers. When she finally lowered it back to her side, she became painfully aware of the awestruck faces that watched her. She'd completely forgotten about the effects that her stats had on people. Her numbers were higher than those of even the most experienced soldiers and yet, she was just sixteen and had only been on one real expedition outside the walls.