Chapter 8: Training to Escape
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~(Y/N)~
Waking up to the sound of pounding at my door I sit up a little startled. Nope, this is still reality, I was still in... I actually don't know the exact year I'm in. Climbing out of bed I pull the skirt of my nightgown down to hide my legs.
Stepping over to the door I open it slightly finding a very annoyed Levi. I look up at him shyly. "Yes?" I ask softly.
"You're late, hurry, and change we're starting your training today," he says.
"Okay.... By the way... what year is it exactly?" I ask.
He flashed me an annoyed glare. "Tch it's year 850... now hurry the hell up I don't have all day." he snaps.
"Y-yes sir," I answer.
Closing the door I turn and head to my closet grabbing the uniform. There was a set of gear by the closet as well which I had no idea how to put on. Standing there I get dressed then attempt to put on the gear.
I spent a good half an hour trying and failing miserably before there was another pounding at my door. Instead, of waiting this time Levi barged right in. "What the hell is taking so long brat?" he asks.
Holding the straps I turned to him nervously. "I-I can't get them on s-sir," I answer. Letting out a sigh he charged to me causing me to fall back in a scared manner.
"Tch, I'm not going to hurt you brat, I'll help you put it on," he says.
Standing there I loosen up feeling slightly more relaxed than before. I hand him the straps and slowly step toward him. Kneeling down he wrapped each strap to my leg slowly making his way up to my chest.
With one last click, he had finished setting up the straps. "Looks like I'll have to teach you how to use the ODM gear," he mutters.
He spared me one last glance while tightening the straps before looking back down at my chest in a non-perverted way. "All done," he says.
Giving a slight nod I let out a sigh and follow him out the door. Closing my door I walk down the hall beside him, it was a rather quiet walk to the training room. Stopping in the doorway I look around a little confused. I thought we'd train outside?
"Tch what is it now?" he asks.
Tensing up I continue to look around. "N-nothing... it's just...I thought we were training outside?" I ask. Slowly I step into the room like a wild animal being released into the wild again.
"We will later when everyone is gone, for now, we will train privately," he explains.
"Why privately?" I ask.
Letting out an annoyed sigh he took off his jacket. "Because I'm sure if you see Jaeger you'll go into some kind of panic attack," he answers.
Taking off my jacket as well I stood there. Watching Levi start stretching I do the same. His back was facing me as I do stretches. Turning to me he then got into a stance. I do the same, and already I was screwing up. Letting out another sigh he stood up straight, doing the same I watch as he slowly made his way over to me. "Not like that, here," he says.
One hand fell onto my hip as he lightly pushed, with his other hand he took one of my hands showing me a good stance to take. "Like this?" I ask.
With a dull expression, he backed away and looked down at me. "Good, now I'll throw the first punch your job is to dodge it and pin me down... I'll go easy on you since you're new," he says plainly.
Nodding I watch his hands as he threw the first punch, ducking my head I move back and continue to dodge his punches.
After a few more punches he stopped for a moment. "Good but you need to find an opening in order to pin me down, you can't just dodge my hits," he instructs.
Nodding I watch him take stance again, doing the same he threw a punch, dodging it I quickly jabbed him in the stomach sending him back a little ways, then I quickly do a roundhouse kick hoping to knock him on his side.
Unfortunately, I was too slow and he caught my leg. "Too slow, try again," he says. Nodding I resume position.
For hours it seemed all I could do was get my ass kicked. Landing on my stomach I lay there tiredly as I hear footsteps come toward me, I had done alright with dodging but whenever I tried to hit him or knock him down he'd catch it or dodge then tell me to do it again or worse continue and kick my ass.
Landing on my ass once again I let out a tired huff. "Again," he says. Shaking my head I look up at him while catching my breath.
"No more, please, I need a break." I sigh.
He seemed to be perfectly fine while I was exhausted. Extending his hand down he seemed to have wanted to help me up. Taking his hand he hoisted me up quickly. Standing on my feet I quickly brush myself off. "We're done for today, tomorrow we'll go again until you get it right," he says.
"What about the ODM gear... I'll need to train with that-
"Not until you are able to pin me down... go relax for a bit, eat lunch then meet me in my office to start cleaning," he says.
Flashing a slight glare I let out a sigh before nodding. I didn't want to piss him off so I obeyed him this once. Just listen to him for now then tonight I make my escape and go back home.
~Levi~
Watching her nod I walk past her. "You're dismissed now," I say in a dull tone. Leaving the training room I decided to go see what Hanji wanted knowing she had been wanting to speak with me about this whole situation.
Quickly making my way down the hall I push through the crowd of cadets who stood in the hall getting ready to go eat lunch. Standing at Hanji's door I knock three times, attempting a fourth I go to knock when the door swings open suddenly. "Oh Levi, hello." she greets.
"You wanted to talk to me about something?" I ask.
Her lips made an 'o' shape as she realized what she wanted. "Yes! Come in," she says.
Grabbing hold of my wrist she yanked me in before slamming her door shut. Walking over to her desk she sat down while turning her chair to me. "I heard you started training with (Y/N) today," she mentions.
"Yeah, it's gonna be a lot of work." I sigh.
"I'm sure she'll learn quickly... anyway, I wanted to talk more about her... you said she came from the forest?" she asks.
Crossing my arms I shrugged my shoulders slightly. "From what I could tell, she was out on the road but she looked like she had been climbing through the forest," I answer.
"Did you find her attire strange? It seems too futuristic." Hanji mutters.
"That's what I thought, but I don't believe in time travel so that's out of the question," I say, looking over at her she seemed a little disappointed that I took out that possibility.
"It's possible-
"What proof do we have huh? Her clothes aren't enough to prove she's from the future, think realistically about this." I groan.
"You're right... maybe if I find out what's in her bag... what did she say when asked about Eren's key?" Hanji asks.
"She said she found it in the woods," I answer.
Looking puzzled she tapped her desk slowly with a pen. "Hmm... something isn't adding up... the chances of finding it randomly are one in a million." she mutters.
Standing there silently we could hear the chatter from outside the office. "Get to know her... see if she will open up." Hanji says.
"I'm not doing that for your personal gain to find out where she came from," I growl.
"What if she lying? What if she knows Grisha? She could have valuable information about the titans." Hanji protests.
Letting out a sigh I couldn't find a valid argument. She had a point. "Fine... but if I'm doing this, I'll do it my way." I say.
"As long as you get information from her then I don't care how you handle it," Hanji says.
Nodding my head slightly I coldly bid her farewell before leaving. Opening the door I quickly exit the office and make my way out into the hall. Shutting the door again I look down to my left in the direction of the mess hall. Maybe I'll join her for lunch.
~Time Skip~
~(Y/N)~
Night had fallen across the headquarters. Opening my door slightly I checked the halls, it was dark and empty. Slipping from my room I quickly walk down the hall. Slowly walking past Captain Levi's office I bolted for the nearest window. We were on the second-floor meaning I'd have to jump a ways.
Looking back I check again before slipping out of the window, sitting on the ledge I look down before pushing myself off. Tumbling to the ground I rolled a little ways away before I slowly stood up. Looking up at the window I find no one looking out. I need to find a way back to my time.
Running towards the front of the place I snuck past the guards and slipped between the gate, running down the road I hoped a town would be nearby. I checked behind me continuously to make sure I wasn't being followed.
From a distance I could see lights shining, a town not so far away was just ahead. Pushing myself forward I entered the busy town. Guards roamed the town throughout the night, I hid in an alleyway for a moment taking in the surroundings.
I needed to get out for a while and hopefully find someone to help me get back home, preferably a scientist of some sort that has some study about the whole time travel crap.
Women wore dresses with corsets, and men in formalwear, it was a busy night probably celebrating something. What is there to celebrate when titans are roaming this earth?
Crossing the street I intended to go to a bar, but as I got to the middle of the road I had been stopped. A horse cut me off with a man on top. "I haven't seen you around here before." the man says.
Looking up at him I flash him an innocent smile. "O-oh I'm new here sir." I stutter nervously. Before he could ask more question I bolted a short ways.
"Hey! Get back here!" I hear the man yell in an angry tone. Why the hell did I run? Kicking his horse he sped up to catch up to me. Looking back I found he had something on him and was ready to use it.
My eyes look forward as I continued to run, only I fell as something snapped across my back. Falling face-first into the ground I felt a burning sensation at the middle of my back. What did he do to me? Pushing myself up I felt a rush of pain coming from my back again. Hissing to the pain I fall limp to the ground again.
I was soon hoisted from the ground and cuffed. I had done nothing wrong, only ran. "You're coming with me." the man growls.
Slowly walking back to his horse he led me to their small little headquarters. It reminded me of a police station. I was sat in an office by myself while the man who brought me in talked with someone else, he had seen the wings of freedom symbol on my jacket and wanted to get Erwin... or possibly Levi to come out and get me.
Apparently Erwin put in my records that I was not to leave the headquarters until further notice. I shouldn't have given him my real name. I sat there nervously watching my hands shake. The men didn't care that I was bleeding all over their chairs. Listening in I could hear a man being scolded.
"I can't believe you used a whip, Levi is going to be pissed when he sees this." a man scolded. Is that what he used?
Between the blood loss and nervousness I couldn't keep still in the chair, I looked about the room soon growing dizzy. Oh jeez, Levi's going to kill me. I heard loud footsteps making their way to me, boots hit the hardwood floor before stopping beside me. My breathing was uneven and it looked as if the room was spinning. I heard a loud overdrawn sigh before a hand laid on my shoulder.
Looking up I focused on the short angry man. "Tch, you idiot." he hisses. Taking my wrists into his hands he pulled me up harshly, only I bent down due to the sharp pain in my back. I then watched as Levi turned to the side slightly and tugged at my shirt.
"Goddamn it... who the hell did this?!" Levi snaps loudly.
The man who had brought me here shyly stepped forward. "I-I'm sorry Captain Levi... I didn't know who she was at the time-
"That gives you no fucking right." Levi scolds.
"I'm sorry-
"And you let her bleed out here? Fucking disgusting," he says. Levi pulled my arm over his shoulder as he helped walk me out of the building.
"We'll have to hurry back, Hanji can stitch you up," Levi mutters.
Stopping I pull back and shook my head. "N-no... I can't go back." I sigh.
He held my wrist gently as he looked at me confused. "Why not? You can't leave the Scouts that easily, besides you'll die if you don't get these wounds cleaned." Levi says.
"I don't belong there... trust me, it was a mistake for us to meet." I say, a sharp pain stung at my back, I hissed in pain and jerked forward. He let out an annoyed sigh before pulling me along.
"Sir, please listen to m-
"Shut up." he snaps.
Glaring at the back of his head I yank my hand from his grip. "I will not, I've tried to be nice but you're being a jerk," I confess.
Rolling his eyes he crossed his arms. "Like I said, no one leaves the Scouts that easily, so if you want to leave you take that up with Erwin, but right now you are under my supervision and orders," he argues.
"I'm not going to be controlled by some short, ill-tempered man." I insult. Storming past him, he didn't hesitate to stop me, grabbing my arm he yanked me back. Facing him I flashed him a deadly glare.
"Don't fucking call me short, I'm not gonna let some stupid girl give up her life just because she doesn't belong." he snaps.
"I shouldn't have agreed to join then," I mutter.
Yanking me forward he dragged me outside. Taking hold of my hips he lifted me up and helped me get onto the horse. Getting on behind me his arms slipped past my waist and grabbed the reigns. His chest brushed against my slightly bare back causing my wounds to sting.
Kicking the horse's sides we took off down the main road quickly heading back to headquarters. It seems I'll have to train harder in order to escape.
As we came to the gate of the headquarters I could see Eren standing there waiting for us. I tensed up and looked for an escape. My breathing was becoming uneven and I was beginning to shake as I fell into a panicked state. "(Y/N)? What's wrong?" he asks.
The screeching sounds of the gate made my head turn. I watched Eren slowly walk up, ducking my head under Levi's arm I fall off the horse falling flat on my face. I need to getaway. "(Y/N)!" Levi called.
As I looked up I saw Eren now starting to rush towards me. Pushing myself back I shook my head and whimpered to all the pain I had been feeling. "Eren go!" Levi orders.
Levi rushed over to me and placed his hand on my shoulder. "What is going on with you? It's just Eren he's not going to hurt you." Levi says calmly.
"I know that." I snap as I slowly stand up.
"Then, why were you shitting yourself the moment you laid eyes on him?" Levi asks. Glaring at him once more I push him aside.
"You wouldn't understand," I mutter. Again, he grabbed my arm and pulled me back turning I look at him slightly confused. What does he want now?
"You need to start trusting people, if you don't it'll not only make my job harder, but it'll make it hard for you to work with others, if you're not willing to look after your comrades we lose more people," he growls.
"If you don't want your job to be harder then let me leave." I groan.
Before I knew it I was pulled back into his chest and lifted up and over his shoulder. "W-What the hell?!" I gasp.
"Shut it brat, I don't intend on letting you leave that easily," he says. I gave up fighting knowing it wouldn't do me any good since I was inured.
"You're an ass," I say.
"You're an ass too but a stubborn ass which is worse," he comments.
I let out an annoyed groan as I fell limp into his arms. "This isn't the first time you've been whipped isn't it?" Levi then asks changing the subjects.
I lifted my head slightly before turning slightly. I didn't answer, I didn't want to talk about my past. "I'll take that as a yes then," he mutters.
Letting out a soft growl I pushed my hands against the back of his shoulder. "Let me down asshole." I groan. Trying to pull myself out of his grip, I felt him tighten it.
"No way, shut your trap, we're almost there." Levi groans in annoyance.
Soon enough he stopped, quickly he knocked on the door and waited patiently before it opened to a surprised Hanji. "O-oh, hello again," Hanji says.
"This shithead needs stitches," Levi says.
Walking in through the door Levi walked over to the medical bed and set me down. Flashing a glare in his direction he only turned his face away so he couldn't see my hateful glare. I need to train more in order to escape that's the only way I get out of here. And so Hanji spent a good half an hour stitching my back while Levi patiently waited to take me back to my room. Nowhere in the research did it mention this guy was a complete ass hole.
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