Saved by Deception

Foreboding

Levi as a ten-year-old

Author P.O.V.

Erwin was working on a research paper when someone rang the bell of his house. He walked to the door already knowing who was the only person that could be visiting him this late at night.

"I brought munchies!", Hanji said the second he opened the door.

"I get that you are also planning to do an allnighter.", Erwin said unsurprised.

"I have to finish a report due tomorrow so I don't have much of an option.", she said while pulling her laptop out and sitting on the table.

They were working and eating munchies with only the lights of their computers lighting the room. They were used to this, long nights of work was almost part of their schedule even though they were working on completely different things they enjoyed each other company and opinions. Only the sound of their keyboards filled the room until,

Crash! the sound of a window being broken startled them.

"Did you heard that?!", Hanji asked Erwin and he slowly stood up and signaled Hanji to stay silent.

He walked to a cabinet next to him and pulled out a gun. Slowly he walked towards the noise to catch the apparent thief that had broken into his home. He heard quick footsteps and then, silence. He entered the room where the sound came from and saw the broken window. Then, he felt something being pressed against his lower back followed by, "Move and I shoot you, where do you have your valuables in this house?"

He heard more steps around him, it was clear now that it was more than one person. "I don't have valuables here.", Erwin replied.

"Levi, I think I saw two laptops in the other room.", a female voice said.

"I should warn you kid, there is nothing in here worth your freedom if you end up in jail.", Erwin said in a loud voice as he heard footsteps moving to the other room.

"They would have to catch me first.", Levi said.

Suddenly Erwin heard another male voice shouting, "Levi! Isabel! Run!". He quickly turned around to try and get the gun off the kid who was pointing it at him but the kid was faster and kicked him on the knee punched him on the ribs making him fall to the ground.

Erwin grabbed the kid's leg making him fall and they started struggling until the light switch of the room was turned on and Hanji walked in pointing a gun to another kid's temple with one hand and grabbing the back of his shirt with the other.

"Stop or I will shoot your friend.", Hanji said.

"Hanji there is a third one!", Erwin said quickly enough for Hanji to turn and see the girl that was getting close to her with a knife in her hand.

"Drop it, or I will shoot him.", Hanji said.

Levi tried to break free but Erwin shouted, "If you do another movement I will tell her to shoot him, and she will do it trust me."

"Let them go, you can take me in instead.", Levi said.

"No! It was my fault!", the kid Hanji was pointing the gun at said.

"Shut up Farlan! I need you and Isabel to go! I will handle this!", Levi shouted.

"No one is leaving and I am not turning anyone in under one condition.", Erwin said.

"If you are one of those creepy pedo people I will not accept your condition.", Levi said angrily.

"For fucks sake, no! You kids seem hungry, let me give you something to eat, but first give me the weapons and let's talk this through, alright?!", Erwin shouted.