AU: Soulmates feel each other's pain.

"Ow," you exclaim as you feel the sharp pain of a pinch on your arm, "really?!"

"Well, if you weren't such an irritant, I wouldn't have done it." Levi retorts, continuing to walk.

You huff as you walk beside him, crossing your arms over your chest. You notice a familiar comrade of yours.

"Hanji," you call out, "Levi's being mean!"

You could practically hear Levi roll his eyes at the mention of the glasses wearing scientist. Hanji practically runs up to you and wraps you in her arms, dramatically clutching you to her chest.

"Levi, how could you do such a thing to your soulmate?!"

"Shut up, four eyes." Levi scowls, walking off.

"Ah, Levi, don't be cruel!" you whine.

You let out a gasp when you feel your back crack. You hear Levi let out a hiss from the pain too.

"Put her down, Hanji." Levi snaps.

Hanji lets out a laugh and sits you back onto your feet. You grunt and thank her as you rub your now sore back.

"Well, I have... things to get back to, good day!"

And with that Hanji rushes off to wherever she could to get away. You look back over at Levi, who was glaring at you.

"Hey, you pinch yourself, I hurt too, I hurt my back, you hurt too." You shrug.

"How annoying." He frowns.

"Eh, you can blame the universe for giving you a soulmate." You shrug.

~~~

You let out a yelp as you're punched in the stomach again. Someone grips onto your hair and pulls your head up. You scowl as you look up at the officer standing in front of you.

"We know you know where the other scouts are," he snaps, "now tell us."

Your stare blankly at him, "fuck you."

A sharp slap across the face causes you to hiss in pain.

"How about a day or two without food might tach you to be more cooperative."

And with that you're left alone in the cell, your arms tightly bound to the chair behind your back.

If you had just moved a little faster, you would've gotten away with everyone else. You begin to imagine the pain the Levi was in right now. Not only was he in just as much physical pain as you, but he's probably worried sick knowing who had you. So all you could do was waiting for either someone to get you out of here, or death, and you were prepared for either.

Your head lolls forward as your vision darkens.

~~~

You wake up to the sound of footsteps descending down the stairs. You struggle to open your eyes, licking your bloody lips.

"I thought it was two days without food," you huff, "at least try to stick with your word."

"I don't think that was something I said."

You head snaps up to see Levi, Jean and Mikasa standing in front of you.

"Hmm, I guess not." You laugh, which is cut off short by a coughing fit.

Levi walks around behind you and cuts your binds. You let out a sigh of relief from the straining feeling.

"You look like shit." Chides mockingly.

You just hum in response, too tired to continue the banter. Levi appears back in front of you, a worried look on his usually stoic look.

"It's okay, we're getting you out of here."

Levi manages to pick you up, despite his short stature and begins to carry you out of the cell.

"You two, take out anyone that gets in the way."

You furrow your brows as you look at the two teenagers. Mikasa seemed straight faced, but Jean seemed... hesitant to do so. But eventually they both nod and go ahead before you and Levi. Your head leans against Levi's shoulder.

"I'm sorry." You rasp, your hand gripping onto Levi's shirt.

"It's fine, you're okay, that's all that matters."

~~~

A bed was the most comfortable place you'd felt in ages. All of your wounds had been cleaned and bandaged. So all you had to do now was waiting for your recovery. You could hear the others outside, chatting away.

Luckily all of you had managed to find a cabin that you could all stay in, so you were safe until you could recover properly.

"I'm glad to see you awake."

You look up from the blanket to see that Levi was at the door, a bowl in hand. You smile up at him as he takes a seat beside your bed. You go to reach out for the soup but he pulls back.

"Just relax, will you."

He picks up the spoon from the bowl and holds it to your lips. You giggle before opening your mouth. You hum in delight at the delicious food.

"Hey Levi," you begin, "I didn't get to ask you earlier, but, are you alright?"

Levi raises a brow as he scoops up another spoonful.

"Of course."

"Don't lie to me you little shit, you felt everything I did, and you were still running around looking for me."

Levi sighs and sits the spoon back in the bowl, looking at you straight in the eyes.

"(Y/n), no matter how much pain I endured, it doesn't matter," he shakes his head, "as long as you're still alright, I'll push past anything."

You could feel your eyes watering.

"Oh god, don't start crying."

"I'm sorry." You smile, wiping the tears away.

You look back up to see Levi smiling, your eyes widen at the sight. It was rare to ever see him smile.

"Alright," he rolls his eyes, a smile still on his face, "let's get you back on your feet."