The Winter Project-[Levi x Eren]

Chapter Thirty-Two: Mistakes

Chapter Thirty-Two;

Mistakes:

TW:Hospitals,Injuries

No POV:

Eren lay unconscious in a hospital bed, on one side blood an IV were being pumped into him, and on the other his heart rate was being closely monitored. Doctors and nurses rushed through the busy hall, light beeping noises filled the air. Mikasa and Armin waited in the waiting room, although they weren't going to be allowed in until noon Mikasa persisted that they stayed until they would be allowed in. She was stubborn, and there was no way in hell Armin could convince her otherwise.

Eren's doctor loomed in the room, and carefully fixed the badaging on his body. He had been surprised at how well they had seemed to be treated so far, and was amazed at how well his ankle had been wrapped up.

"Dr. Smith...? We have three visitors waiting, and the girl is demanding to see him, there's a lot of tension between those kids," a young nurse said through the crack of the door.

"Ah Anne come on in," Dr. Smith called.

"I think your son goes to school with them, you might want to go out and speak with them. They're all very concerned, and since the one that brought him here came back that girl has been much more aggravated," Anne suggested with a serious tone.

"They might know Erwin huh? I'll go out and see them once I finish looking over his wounds, he has lost a ton of blood,around one liter in what looks like the past few days," He said, turning back to Erens unstable body.

"Okay. Thank you Dr.Smith, I will let them now you'll be out soon," Nurse Anne walked down the long white corridor and stepped into the elevator. Soft music played and the doors opened. When she arrived in the waiting room one of the boys sat on the couch with tears running down his face while the girl sat next to him with a worried yet angered look. The one who brought him here leaned against the wall with a scowl on his face but it dropped when he noticed her.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, but we still can't take guests until noon. However the patient's doctor will be headed here soon," She was slightly frightened by the one who brought him here. "Could I have your names? So I can schedule you to see the patient later?"

"I'm Mikasa, this is Armin. The one by the wall is-" He cut her off and shot her a glare, "Mr.Ackerman."

"Okay. Thank you," Anne said and quickly scurried off.

The existing tension in the room only grew and Armin wiped his tears. Mikasa and Armin were obviously very worried, the Ackerman on the other hand seemed unaffected. He wore the same dull look he always had; his emotions were unreadable. Not very long after the doctor walked in, once confirming who they were he sat down across from them.

"Mr. Smith," the short boy said as he reached out his hand to shake.

"Ah Levi, no need to be so formal," Dr. Smith said as he shook Levi's small hand.

"Hello, I'm Dr. Smith and I'm Erens main doctor now. It's a pleasure to meet you,"

"Hello," "Hi" Mikasa and Armin spoke on top of each other's words. "Dr. Smith. How is Eren? When can we see him?"

"Well. It seems he had first and second degree burns on his arms from the fire, one broken rib on the left,severely sprained ankle, he had stitches put in his cheek,one head wound, and his body is covered in some pretty nasty bruises and cuts.He did lose a lot of blood so we're pumping it to him. He should be okay soon. You may see him at noon," The doctor spoke calmly.

"Okay..." Mikasa spoke solemnly while the boys just nodded.

"However, there is something a bit strange," Dr. Smith paused, "we don't know how his rib was broken. A fall from that height is not capable of causing that kind of severe injury. Even more strange in nature is that his face, leg, arm, and head injuries other than burns were not from a fall. They had to have been inflicted by someone, "He sighed, "We don't have enough information on what happened to say for sure. Eren is still unconscious," Mikasa's eyes immediately flickered over to Levi.

"Eren was with Levi the whole week," Mikasa hurriedly said out loud.

"I brought him home early Friday night. He wanted to go back because he wanted to see you guys when he came back," Levi spoke calmly.

"The wounds were far too recent to be from the past week, anyhow this is not the time to be discussing matters like that," He patted Mikasa on the shoulder as he stood up. "That's really all I have for time, I have to get back to Eren."

"Oi, Doctor, mind if I talk to you alone for a moment?"

"Of course not, " Levi approached him and they walked up the hall.

"So what is it you'd like to discuss?"

"I want to see Eren. It can't wait. I have vital information but it's personal to Eren and I don't want to tell anyone without his permission. I need to talk to him," Levi said as he focused his gaze on the ground.

"I'm sorry Levi but I can't let anyone-"

"I don't think you heard me. I said I needed to. Let me see him or I will fucking drop kick you onto the floor in an instant,"His tone became harsh and he glared coldly at the taller man.

"You really are still the same since you were a kid. Just for you I will make an exception but don't tell anyone,". Dr. Smith was vulnerable; especially since he'd known Levi for a long time.

The two men hurried their walking pace and stepped into the elevator. Nothing but the sound of beeping monitors filled the air. They both stepped into the room and Levi hurried to the side of his bed. Levi slipped his hand into Erens and gave it a squeeze. Levi may have blamed himself for all this but he still didn't regret it. Regret was not something Levi would live with.

He crouched down and rested his head on the side of the bed, the doctor watching from behind. "Levi. When he was with you did he get hurt at all? It seems as if his ankle was sprained once before, and was almost completely healed. It was wrapped up professionally and he even had a brace on it," Dr. Smith questioned.

"Yeah. He did. I won't be telling you the reason, until I get Erens permission too."

"You really are very loyal to him. Why?"

"I don't know."

Levi's answer was short, and it was the truth. He had no idea why he had been so drawn to him, but one thing now was for sure. He wouldn't let Eren get hurt anymore. He felt Eren's hand twitch and immediately darted his head up. "Eren!?"

Eren's eyes slowly opened and the doctor rushed to his side. Levi stood up and grimaced as he noticed the short line of stitching on Erens cheek, and the gauze on his head. His neck was bruised, and his lip was swollen. "God fucking dammit," Levi mumbled under his breath as Erens eyes slipped back shut.