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It was a sudden thud that awoke Levi.
His body suddenly woke up to the noise and his breathing paused listening for any other sounds. He waited for any other sounds before finally exhaling thinking it might’ve been a dream, he cursed at himself for waking up as he only just got a chance to fall asleep.
Just as he was about to lay his head on his pillow another thud followed.
This time he knew he wasn’t going crazy, something or someone was in the house and he knew it.
He looked over at your sleeping figure and unlike him you were still sleeping silently. His mind recollected itself at the sight of you before looking across at the cot beside the bed with your 3 month old child sleeping silently just like her mother.
He slowly dragged his feet off the bed; being careful not to awake either of you. If there was someone in the house without a single thought he would take care of it.
He walked out of the shared bedroom and shut the door behind him gently. A rattle echoed in the corridor as he froze, floorboards creaking underneath him.
They came from Mikasa's room. His eyebrow raised. What was she doing up at this time?
He shuffled across to her room, stood in front of her shut door as he knocked softly.
He knocks again.
With silence answering him; he just had to make sure that she was asleep.
He twisted the knob carefully not to disturb, only peeping his head out to see the scene of the bedroom window wide open. He glanced at her bed, an abnormal bump underneath the covers.
It took him less than a split second to put two and two together. He walked over to her bed to see what was hidden underneath the covers. He pulled them back only to reveal a poorly made pillow body to disguise as her sleeping posture.
He clicked his teeth thinking about what to do next.
He didn’t want to wake you up and scare you as he knew exactly where she would’ve gone.
Your daughter had a particular crush on the boy that lived just down the road from you. You and Levi had met him a few times and he seemed polite and well-mannered but it was all too obvious that he liked your daughter as well.
You however were happy for them to meet and get to know each other but the same couldn’t be said for Levi.
Who attempted to banish her from seeing him.
Forever
So of course it was expected for her to run off and disobey her father to go meet up with him in the middle of the night.
But Levi could handle this himself.
He took the seat from Mikasa's study desk and sat down. He couldn’t go back to sleep, especially with the fact that Mikasa could be anywhere ringing in his head.
He would sit there and he would wait until morning if he had too.
He wouldn’t leave until she returned.
Around 2 hours had passed when the rustle of bushes sparked Levi's attention and he sat up crossing his arms prepared to confront her.
A hand appeared on the rim of the window and a soft grunt as she pulled herself up. Levi remained perfectly still, eyes watching her as she came through the window. He didn’t say a word when she finally came through. And after dusting herself off, she turned before sitting down on her bed ready to lay back and drift off as if she never left.
"Where have you been?"
She let out a small shriek, turning to see her father sitting beside the bed on her chair. Despite it being dark she could already picture his expression across his face before he turned on the night lamp beside Mikasa’s bed.
She hesitated, stuttering over her words, unable to get out a sentence, “Wha- what are you doing here?”
“No.” he cut off. “I asked you a question, where have you been?”
She sat silent, the pale moonlight glow washed over her face through the window. Levi too waited for an answer out of her.
A reasonable excuse to why she snuck off in the night to go out.
His eyes watched her expression carefully as she froze before his eyes caught on something he couldn’t miss.
His eyes squinted before he got up “The fuck is on-” he muttered, not watching his language.
Mikasa held her breath, unable to move as her hands collapsed together, it was too late. He knows.
His hand grabbed her chin softly and turned her to the side. The patch across her neck even more visible underneath the glow of the lamp.
Levi’s eyes widened as an indescribable blare left his mouth.
Your eyes opened abruptly in a slight shock, you turned over to quickly notice that Levi was no longer by your side. You heard the muffled sounds of his voice through the walls, you rubbed your eyes slipping out of bed with the cold air causing goosebumps across your skin.
Isabel stirred in her cot letting out a slight cry and immediately you rushed to her side soothing her with your voice and presence, a finger stroking her chubby cheek.
“Shhh it’s okay.” you whispered, realising that the sounds of Levi’s voice were toning down.
What the fuck was he doing shouting at 3am?
You slipped out into the empty, dark corridor; following the loud whispers between your husband and you soon realised your daughter too was awake.
You pushed the door open as the too of them adruptedly paused to stare at you, somehow shocked that you were awake. “What the hell is going on?” you whispered a bewildered expression across your face
They both remained silent for a moment, looking at each other competitively on who would get the chance to tell their side of the story first.
Levi successfully spoke up first, “Well, let’s ask Mikasa where she’s been? At what? At 3 am. I’ll tell you. She sneaked out in the middle of the night to go meet that Jaeger boy down the road and that’s not the worst thing...look at her neck.” he sputtered in one long whisper, indicating for you to come over and take a look.
You walked over slowly confused, your daughter’s head turned away in shame, “Let me look darling.”
Your eyes peered at small dark patch across her neck, it wasn’t big, yet it was noticeable. You sighed deeply, rubbing your head in exhaustion.
“You see. I’m going to kill that boy when I see him.” Levi muttered, chewing on his lip.
You sighed once more, “Go to bed sweetheart.” you rubbed her head softly “We’ll talk about it in the morning.”
“What?” Levi questioned, thinking he misheard you.
“But-” Mikasa began before you cut her off..
“Bed. Now.” you repeated.
“But-” Levi then began.
You turned to face him “You. bed. Now.” you said a little more sternly to him.
He looked away before following you out of the room “Oi this is not over, you hear me?”
“Levi!”
He followed you out without another remark, muttering to himself like a scolded child.
“Shit Levi, you nearly woke Isabel.” you murmured, once the two of you were back in your shared bedroom.
“Shit-!? Shit?” he repeated with you shushing him immediately, the sounds of Isabel groaning a little in her sleep.
He continued in a whisper, sitting down on the bed next to you “Did you not see what was on her neck?”
“Yeah I did Levi, I have fucking eyes.”
“And that's all? You tell her to go to sleep like nothing happened.” he challenged.
“Yes that’s it. I’ll speak to her tomorrow about it. It's 3am.”
“You mean we.” he corrected.
“No I will, you're overreacting right now.” you corrected.
“Me!?” Me overreacting?”
“It's not that bad Levi.” you said, finally laying down onto your bed, pulling the covers over your body. The warmth made you let out a slight yawn as he too laid beside you.
“Not that bad?” he repeated again.
“You nearly woke the whole street.”
Good I hope that Jaeger boy hears me.”
Levi, look she’s not going to be your little girl forever. She’s a teenager of course.”
“Yeah but-”
“So you’re going to have to let her make her own decisions at some point. Remember when you left hickeys, my parents weren’t exactly over the moon with you.” you recalled.
Levi tutted, “That’s different.”
“How?”
“Well we’re married now and they trusted me back then, how can I trust that Jaeger brat?” he muttered.
“Eren.” you yawned, “ His name is Eren.”
“Whatever.”
“We'll meet him when Mikasa wants us to meet him, you not letting her be with him will cause her to sneak out more. Is that what you want?”
“No.”
Then…” you drifted off “You have Isabel to shield over if you’re really that upset.”
“I'm not.”
You hummed, finally shutting your eyes with a smirk across your face.
A few moments later Levi whispered out your name into the darkness, not knowing if he would get an answer.
“Yes?” you replied
“You’ll be my girl forever though?” He mumbled, hand reaching across your waist, tucking his face into the back of your neck.
You chuckled a little to yourself before reassuring him,
"Of course Levi."