Levi took a big sip of his black coffee and grimaced slightly at the bitter taste before downing the whole thing. He could only sit at his desk with his infamous scowl and ponder on every big accomplishment in his life that no longer held any meaning to him; graduating college being at the top of his class, his head position at work he earned at such a young age, and being the reason why his business is the most feared and most respected business in the country. Those were all accomplishments that used to please him, but now? Now they’re all part of one big lie that he only recently considered his life to be.
He always felt as if there was a giant piece of his life missing, something that he knew he had to remember but just couldn’t. At first, Levi thought it was merely a coincidence when his newest employee, Eren Yeager, seemed so damn familiar. Then it became suspicious to him when even more of his new employees seemed like old companions to him. They couldn’t have attended school with him so it wasn’t that. Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Hange and so many others. He felt like all of them belonged in his memory somewhere but he didn’t know why.
Then you started working there. Once he laid eyes on you, memories of his past life flashed past him in a blur. The titans, all of his friends, and you; his favorite yet most saddening memory. When he first remembered what happened to you in your past life, he nearly completely lost his strong and emotionless demeanor. Back in that old life, he was broken after that horrible day- the day your life was ended by the hands of the titans.
In a way, he was glad that he had another opportunity to be with you again, but he was also confused about the whole situation. In this new life, you seemed so much different than he remembered you to be in your past life. Back then, you were outgoing, strong, and just as vulgar as Levi is. From what he’s seen in this new life, you were pretty quiet, keeping to yourself when working. He couldn’t possibly see himself in a relationship with this new you.
Suddenly, the door to his office opened to reveal a nervous looking Eren.
“What is it?” Levi snapped, not in the mood to deal with anyone at the moment.
“Sorry to bother you, sir. I just wanted to know if I could perhaps leave a little early today,” Eren asked.
Levi thought for a minute before answering with a sigh. “Go ahead,” he replied, focusing his attention back on the pile of papers that were stacked upon his desk. Eren, in turn, looked completely shocked by his boss’ answer.
“Wait, really?” he asked incredulously.
“Are you fucking deaf? I said yes, now get out of here before I change my mind.”
“Yes, sir! Thank you, sir!” he exclaimed before running out of the office, never closing the office door behind him. Levi huffed at that but never bothered to close it, using that opportunity to take a walk around the building floor and to see how all of his employees were doing. Everyone seemed to be hard at work, he wouldn’t tolerate any less.
You walked by him with a stack of papers in your hand and he couldn’t help but watch your every movement. When you bent down to put the papers way, his eyes never left your ass, causing a smirk to appear on his face. When you turned around and caught him staring, his face went back to being cold before he made his way back to his office. He hadn’t even sat down for a few seconds before you barged in as angry as could be.
“You may be my boss, but that doesn’t give you permission to be staring at my ass,” you told him angrily.
Levi scoffed at your outburst but was somewhat surprised by your words. Maybe you really weren’t as different than your old self.
“Then don’t be flaunting it around in those tight jeans like a cheap whore,” he replied.
“Huh, so what everyone said was right; you are an overconfident bastard. You can’t even apologize for being a pervert?”
Normally, Levi would never accept this kind of behavior from any of his employees. But he couldn’t help but show a small smile when he saw that you were brave enough to put him in his place.
“Fine,” he said, leaning back in his chair, acting as if he couldn’t care less. “I’m sorry.”
You hesitantly took a step back, surprised that he actually gave in. That was the last thing you expected, you had already accepted that you would probably lose your job due to your outburst. This wasn’t the bold and rude Levi Ackerman that you heard so many stories about.
“You’re sorry?” you asked him warily.
“Are all my employees fucking deaf? Yes, I said I was sorry,” he repeated again, his anger flaring.
That anger made it clear that all the stories you heard about him from the other employees were indeed true, but it still confused you as to why he was being….kind to you.
“This may be out of place, but why did you give in before?” you asked curiously.
“Oh, so now you’re questioning my acts of kindness?” he sighed. “Let’s just say you remind me of someone I once knew.”
Now that he mentioned it, he did seem awfully familiar. The moment you started working for him you noticed it, but you simply brushed it off.
“Speaking of which, have we met before?” you asked him. “You look very familiar.”
Levi hesitated, debating whether or not he should tell you. He knew that from just that question alone, you didn’t remember your past life like he did. Would it be better to just tell you now or hope that you remember it soon?
“You wouldn’t believe me if I told you,” he muttered, a part of him hoping that you would just drop the subject.
“I can believe a lot of things, just tell me.”
“Do you believe in reincarnation?”
You thought about that for a moment. Where was he going with this?
“I suppose so. Why?”
“Hundreds of years ago, titans still walked this earth and took the lives of thousands of innocents. You, several of the employees out there, and I hunted and killed these titans in order to allow the human race to live on. We were lovers back then and we planned to get married up until your untimely death by the hand of a titan,” he told you, the cold look that was always on his face was replaced by pure sorrow.
“Oh, wow,” you said surprised. “That’s the worst pick-up line ever.”
“I’m serious.”
“You know, if you wanted to ask me out you could’ve just asked.”
“Dammit, (Y/N)! Stop shitting around, this isn’t a joke!” he said as he stood up from his chair, slamming his fist on his desk.
“Of course it’s a joke, did you even hear what you said? It’s ridiculous! You’re crazy!” you fired back.
“Look me in the eye and tell me that never once in your life did you feel like you were missing an important memory. Tell me that none of those employees out there seem familiar to you. Because that’s how I’ve felt my whole life and it nearly drove me crazy not knowing why they all seemed so familiar until I remembered my past life.”
You lowered your head in defeat, knowing full well that you’d be lying if you claimed that none of those applied to you. From the moment you started working there, Levi and all the others seemed like old companions but you didn’t know why.
Levi let out a breath of relief knowing that you couldn’t argue with him when you stayed quiet. Maybe telling you was the best thing he could’ve done.
“So I expect to see you at my house on Friday night,” he told you calmly.
“What?” you asked slightly surprised.
“We may have been lovers in our past life, but it isn’t like that now. Let’s start this off with a dinner first.”
“O-okay,” you stuttered.
A smirk suddenly spread across his face.
“And who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky and end up in my bed on the first date.”
