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The night was dark with no moon in sight; the scent of salt was heavy in the air as the waves of the ocean crashed against the shore. Boats of different sizes were tied to the seemingly never ending pier and the wind howled in agony with its ice cold chill.
There were warehouses situated next to each other; they were all abandoned for the night, expect for one. At the outside the warehouse looked just like the others; locked up with no light source in sight and looking completely innocent, however if one was to look at what goes on in the inside they will find a scene that is far from innocent.
"Are you going to fucking talk? Or am I wasting my precious time with a piece of shit like you?" His voice was colder than ice. His grey eyes stared at the bloodied man lying before him with irritation. His lips were set in a scowl and a dark shadow descendent upon his face, making him look even more annoyed than he already was. The man was decked in a full black suit with a simply blue tie, and his clean leather shoes shone under the artificial light from the room. Levi Ackerman really fucking hated torturing people because that shit was messy and he hated messes, so that's why he usually left the torturing to Hanji since she was crazy enough to enjoy it. The woman was a bloody psychopath. His lips barely twitched with that thought before he stepped back and nodded at her.
Hanji smiled as she bent down and opened the man's mouth wide, she plucked a pair of pliers from her belt and happily ripped a few teeth out. The man screamed and gurgled as blood pooled in his mouth and he started to choke on it. Hanji grabbed the man's head and tilted it sideways to let the blood pour out, so their victim won't choke to death.
"Well?" Levi asked as he glared down at the man with unblinking eyes. The man tried to struggle against Hanji, but it was no use since all of his bones in his arms and legs were broken. Struggling would only cause him pain that he really didn't want and he was in immense pain from the torture. He was sure he wasn't going to survive that night. Shit he cursed out loud as the image of his wife and daughter flashed in his mind.
"I-I….I…ha-aave a…." he paused as he spat out blood on the cold concrete floor "….daugh…ter…." tears and snot covered his face as he sobbed and screamed out in terror. He didn't want to die! It wasn't fucking fair! He wanted to see his precious little Emily one more time, but this fucking midget was going to kill him ! FUCK
"You think you're the only one who has a wife and kids? Eh? What about all those young girls you kidnapped for your gang's fucking human trafficking ring? So shit like you doesn't get the fucking privilege to cry about it" and with that Levi pulled out his gun from his jacket and pointed it at the man's head. The man's eyes widened as he desperately tried to persuade Levi to let him live. Levi only clucked in tongue in annoyance before he pulled the trigger and shot the man point blank in the face.
Hanji sighed in annoyance as she pulled off her bloodied mask and gloves and threw them in the garbage bag she brought along. Her brown eyes drooped in exhaustion as she yawned and pulled out her phone.
"Should I call Petra and Oluo to clean up while you go report to Erwin?" Hanji asked not waiting for Levi's reply as she already dialed the number.
Levi only grunted in response as he pulled out a handkerchief and started to wipe down his gun as he muttered curses under his breath. He wasn't someone who enjoyed killing people, but he knew when it had to be done he had no choice, but to pull the trigger. After ten minutes of senseless babbling from Hanji he said his goodbyes as he discreetly left the building. He walked down the darkened warehouse alleyways with fast gait so he could get the hell away from that dirty place. He turned a corner and stopped dead in his tracks when he heard footsteps in one of the many dark alleys. He cursed silently as he pulled out his gun and quietly pressed himself against the dirty wall. His eyes narrowed and his finger ghosted on the trigger.
Shit, were they followed? Damn, were he and Hanji not careful enough? Calming down his beating heart, he narrowed his eyes and stepped in to the alley and pulled the trigger. A loud bang was heard before a small whimper reached his ears.
"Pl-pleeaassee" he heard a child's voice cry out. His heart sank to his stomach as he quickly put the gun away and pulled out his phone and used it to light the alley. He was met with a small boy that looked at him with big green eyes that were filled with tears. The boy looked dirty with bruises on his cheeks and ripped clothing, he didn't even have any shoes. Levi cursed as he knelt down and slowly tried to reach the child. The child cried out in fear as he stumbled back and fell down.
"Shit..kid, I promise I won't hurt you" he said as gently as he could as he tried to reach the kid. The boy growled as his fear was replaced with determination; he pushed himself from the ground as he bared his teeth and attacked Levi. Levi cursed as the kid sank his jaws into his arm; which didn't really hurt him since his suit jacket was thick, but he could still feel the pressure of the bite. He held back the urge to punch the kid as he forcefully grabbed the kid's hair and pull him back, the kid screeched as Levi turned him around and covered his mouth with his hand.
"Oi, kid I promise I won't hurt you, but do me a favor when I let go do not scream or bite me, alright?" he said as the kid nodded his head.
Levi slowly let the kid go and stared into the child's bright green eyes that seemed to glow in the darkness.
"What's your name?" Levi asked.
The kid didn't say anything only biting his lip and refusing to take his eyes away from Levi.
Levi sighed in annoyance when he noticed that the kid won't talk cause he didn't trust Levi; smart kid.
"Look, I'm not going to hurt you. I promise, but the only reason I shot at you earlier was because I thought you were a bad guy" he said as he sighed and ran his fingers through his raven hair. What the fuck was he going to do with this kid? Was he a victim of human trafficking?
"Are you really a good guy?" the kid asked with a slight hopeful tone.
"Yea" he breathed out as he beat down the slight feeling of guilt for lying. Well, it's not like he is going to see the kid tomorrow anyway; he would let Erwin deal with helping the kid home.
"My..my name is Eren" the boy whispered as he looked down.
"Alright, Eren my friend Erwin is going to help you go back home, okay? You'll just have to come with me" He said as he stood up and held his hand out to Eren.
Eren looked at his hand with suspicion as he nervously shuffled back. Even though this man had said that he was a good guy, Eren was still suspicious about him because his face was so scary, but still that's how he got taken away in the first place: he trusted someone he didn't know. Well, his dad did know the person who took him…
"Eren, look at me" Levi knelt down again and ignored the twitch his eye at the dirt he undoubtedly contracted and looked at Eren in his eyes with the help of his phone light.
"I promise you that I will not hurt you" Levi let his guard down and looked at Eren with the most sincere look he could muster. Normally he would never let his emotions out like that, but he really needed to get this kid to Erwin so he could be reunited with his family.
"You promise?" Eren whispered as he hesitantly reached over to Levi. His eyes watered slightly as he slowly inched his way to the man. Levi sighed in relief as his big warm hands wrapped themselves around Eren's small cold ones.
"I promise" Levi said as he lead Eren away from the dark alley.