A Reason to Fight (Levi x Reader x Erwin)

Chapter 4: Busted

Your POV

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck! Now what the hell do I do? I was too focused on chasing down Jean, I didn't even notice we were by the Mess Hall. And of course I also didn't expect the Commander of the Survey Corps and my squad to be there.

There is no getting out of this one.

Jean is walking beside me, and I keep catching him looking at me out of the corner of his eye. I punch him hard in the side, causing him to stumble a bit and groan in pain, "Stop staring at me, Jean. You're lucky this time, but remember I am short so my punches land low."

His face turned completely red, and he avoided looking at me for the rest of the trip to Commander Erwin's office.

We file in and Commander Erwin motions for me to sit in a comfortable looking black chair, in front of his desk. Hange, Mike and Jean sat on a couch, while Captain Levi chose to stand behind Commander Erwin and slightly to the left, leaning against the wall.

"So," Commander Erwin's deep voice made me jump a little, "Who are you really?" I bite my lower lip and remain silent, not really knowing how to begin. What should I say? Should I try to lie? No, that's a terrible idea, he would know in a heartbeat.

When I didn't answer, Commander Erwin looked over at Jean, "Who is she?"

Jean's face went completely red again, and he stared down at his hands, "I don't remember her name, I just recognize her face."

"Okay," Commander Erwin sighed, "where did you meet her?"

"My real name is (y/n) (l/n)." I say before Jean has a chance to answer. Commander Erwin looks towards me again and waits for me to continue.

"Are you familiar with a man named Lawrence Pearson?" I queried, finally meeting Commander Erwin's gaze. As soon as my eyes met his, I could see a faint blush appear on his cheeks.

"I've heard the name before," he acknowledged, "however, I do not know the person attached to the name."

"He is a prominent member on the King's council, and he owns a number of miscellaneous establishments." I looked down at my hands, I don't have to be completely candid, maybe I can innocently omit some parts...

"I was sold to him by my mother and her husband." I continued, looking up at Erwin again.

"Your mother and father sold you to some man from the capital?" Hange challenged, not quite believing me.

"I said 'my mother's husband', I didn't say he was my father." I answered stiffly.

"Why?" Commander Erwin asked, bringing my attention back to him.

Shit. One of the pieces of information I was hoping to withhold.

"My mother has 4 children including myself, my three siblings are older than me. Her current husband is the father of my siblings. But my mother ran away with a man from the underground, and that man was my father." I look down at my lap again, dreading what questions may come next.

"So, you were born and raised in the underground with your father?" Levi asked me.

"No," I answered, "my mother and I lived together in the underground. I only remember my father visiting me a handful of times. My mother was hiding from her husband and his men. He denied my mother a divorce, and tried looking for her. A man of his prestige would be looked down on if people knew he was getting a divorce, or that his wife ran away with some other man. I don't think he realized, at the time, that she was in the underground."

"When I was 13 she fell ill, and the quality of health care in the underground is dismal at best. It already wasn't safe for us in the underground under normal circumstances; my father isn't exactly a popular man." I shift in my seat uncomfortably, "I have my mother's looks but my father's hair colour; it's a unique shade of (h/c)." I nervously run my fingers through my hair.