Instantly I felt my body move to the edge of the ring. He almost managed to push me out but I caught myself increasing the gravity on myself keeping me in place. I gave him a smirk knowing this move would be useless and he would counteract due to reading my thoughts. I caused a gravity field just outside the ring flipping the gravity so that it pulls objects towards it. Levi had already jumped out of the way and moved in closer to me giving me a little smirk.
Just as planned. I saw the smirk drop off his face when he realized he walked right into my trap. There was a reason there was a circle spray-painted on the ceiling too and that was because this wasn't the first time I've done this move.
I flipped the gravity on us causing us both to start floating to the ceiling. I got my feet on the ceiling and fixed it so I stayed in place. He used his power and tried to get himself stabilized. He managed to get his footing on the ground giving me a glare for pulling such a cheap trick.
I looked around and smiled, "It looks like we've got an audience."
Levi looked at me and I knew I was going to be screwed. "Good, they can see you lose," he said before I felt a horrible sadness take over for a moment making me drop my guard causing the gravity everywhere to go back to normal. Everywhere aside from the one, I placed on myself since that's where I tried to keep all my focus.
Empath overload. He's trying to overload my senses with emotions. Guess we are both using some cheap tricks huh babe? I asked mentally seeing him smirk a little. "Too bad you're holding back," I said before taking a deep breath and flipping the gravity once again causing everything around me to start floating up to the ceiling where I was still secured in place with a different gravitational force.
I have to end this fast. I can't keep this up for much longer. I could already feel my wrists start to ache. While he was distracted still trying to get his footing I used another gravity field outside the circle. I thought I had him but he moved himself out of the way with his telekinesis. Shit. He was close to me so I did another gravity field causing him to come towards me. I was about to flip it the second he got close enough for it to shoot him out of the ring but my timer was up.
"Fuck!" Was all I had time to say as I felt my wrists scream in agony. The second my feet came off the ceiling I knew it was over. I came face to face with the ground only to stop seconds before impact.
"Babe, you okay?" Levi asked, lowering himself down next to where he had me suspended in the air. He looked really concerned. Damn, I did it again I made him worry about me.
"Yeah, I just overdid it," I sighed, "Sorry, I should have given up sooner."
"No, I'm sorry I should have made sure you had your braces before taking you in the ring. Besides, I know you never give up and that's what I love about you," he said letting me down on my feet. He gave me his hand and we walked out of the ring together.
"It's a draw," Erwin shook his head, "again."
"Well, it's nice to keep the score 4 to 4," Levi shrugged.
"I could have sworn it was 5 to 4," I said teasingly.
"You wish."
We walked over towards the rooms. Well, the closest thing we had to rooms. Petra was kind enough to use her powers to make small areas with walls for privacy. With curtains and rags and doors. Each section had a mattress and some personal belongings as well as a few different pairs of clothes. A few rooms were a little bigger than the others. All the teachers had one of these bigger rooms with two mattresses in them in case a student needed some comfort they could go to them no questions asked. The other rooms that were a medium size were rooms like mine and Levi's where there were two people sharing one room.
We went into our room and Levi had me sit on the mattress while he grabbed my wraps and braces. He gently wrapped my arms before putting my braces over the top. "Better?"
"Much," I gave him a smile and he helped me up.
"Alright, let's go see mom," he said and I nodded.
Levi had told Ms. Magnolia that we were planning on going with Erwin. The next day she showed up at the school with a small suitcase packed. She insisted on coming with us saying, "if my babies are going then so am I." We knew there would be no arguing with her.
When we told Pixis he got a kick out of the whole thing and said he didn't mind her coming with us. When she got to know the rest of the kids Levi warned me what would happen but I didn't believe him until I saw it with my own eyes. Long story short she's pretty much adopted every single one of us and everyone calls her mom now.
We made it to her room and bumped into one of the other students who had left with us. She was the youngest. "Thanks, Mom."
"No problem Mina anytime you need to talk I'm here," Mom said before Mina left.
We gave a little knock at the door and her face brightened up seeing us walk in.
"Aw there's my boys," she said, gesturing for us to sit. "I heard you two were sparing again how'd it go?"
"Well," Levi rubbed the back of his neck.
"We tied," I shrugged.
"Oh I see," she laughed, "still staying evenly matched I see.
"More like Eren didn't have his braces on and Levi took pity on him," Jean said from the doorway.
"Ugh Levi," she sighed, "I've told you to watch out for him, and Eren you know better," she said and I felt the lecture of a lifetime coming.
I turned around to glare at Jean. When he spoke up again. "Don't worry they didn't push him too hard, they stopped the second his wrists started hurting," he lied. Damn, it takes some balls to lie to mom.
"I'm sure they did," Mom said unconvinced.
"Do you mind if I steal Eren for a minute?" he asked and I both felt grateful and pissed off at him. Grateful that he's saving me from the lecture pissed off that he's the one who threw us under the bus to start with. Good luck Levi she's going to chew you out. I thought before standing up and leaving the room with Jean Marco was standing in the hallway next to him. I could hear Mom lecturing Levi from a few rooms down.
"So Orbit, wanna spot me and Marco in a sparring match? We asked Erwin, but he's talking with Hanji at the moment."
"What's with the code name?" I asked if we hardly ever use them unless we are out on missions.
"I'm just trying to get used to calling you something other than dickface that's all," he shrugged.
I rolled my eyes, "I walked right into that one," I mumbled before looking back up at him, "sure, but get Levi out of there first," I said looking back towards mom's room.
"Fine but you owe me one."
"As if, you're the reason he's getting lectured in the first place."
"Fine Marco could you get him?" he asked and Marco nodded.
"Seriously though, are your arms doing okay?" he asked, looking at them," yeah I'm okay, power backlash is just a bitch. I miss the days where I used to just get tired.
"Well, they aren't meant to be used this way, they are meant to save us from life or death situations, so overuse is something very new to us." He let out a sigh, "I didn't rat you out to mom cause I want you to get yelled at... well maybe a little, but because I want you to be more careful. The stronger the power the stronger the backlash, remember that," he said just as Marco and Levi came out to join us.
"Thanks for getting me out of there," he said to both me and Marco. "As for you," he said walking up to Jean and smacking him upside the head, "You're a dick."
Jean just rubbed the back of his head glaring at Levi, "I wouldn't have to be if you guys actually took this seriously," he mumbled before walking towards the ring.
Levi and I stood outside the ring before remembering to take a few steps back. "I don't think I need to go over the rules," I said before looking at Jean, "You specifically, try and keep your power in the ring, please. I don't need to get hit with a fireball again."
"That was one time," Jean rolled his eyes.
"Twelve," Levi said deadpan.
"Same thing," Jean mumbled before shaking his head, "can we just start already."
"Alright," I said before looking at Levi and nodding.
"Three... two... one... Spar!" Levi said and instantly we saw both fire and ice spring up in the circle. One second I was freezing and the next I was burning. They need to take it down a notch.
I found myself squinting to see anything as the ring filled up with steam. "Dammit Jean we can't see anything," I yelled and a moment later someone flew out of the ring. We turned around to see who just got knocked out.
"Sorry baby," Marco yelled running out of the ring. Jean was lying flat on his back a few feet away from the ring.
"It's all good," he said, giving a weak thumbs up.
"I couldn't see him and I used my ice and then I heard a thud," Marco said panicked as he knelt down next to Jean.
"He'll be fine, he's got a thick skull," I shrugged before looking to Levi. "What's the score?"
"Marco 7 Jean 5," Levi said writing it down on a notepad.
"Good job babe you kicked my ass," Jean said as Marco helped him up.
"I didn't mean to hit you that hard, maybe we should see Hanji," Marco suggested but Jean just blew it off.
"Nah I'll be okay you just knocked the wind out of me," he laughed.
I just nudged Levi, "maybe we should check with Pixis and Shadis see if they have any missions planned," I mumbled.
"Getting restless I see."
"I feel like I could be doing more. Sitting around here makes me feel like all I'm doing is wasting time. I want to do everything in my power to fight back."
"I know, believe me I know," Levi let out a sigh, "I just want all of this to end, but I know the only way that will happen is if we fight for it. So if you are up for a mission then so am I."
I nodded and we made our way over to Pixis and Shadis. Hopefully, they have something for us. Anything, small, big, it doesn't matter I'll take it.