Modern!Laina AU with Agent Lillytiger

[Agent Blackhawk]

Raina grinned against Levi's lips, pressing a bit deeper into the kiss as the room erupted. She smiled a little more, oddly enjoying the attention for once. She laced her fingers into his hair, holding their lips together until he pulled back. "Don't thank me. That's all for you." She murmured, nodding out towards the still cheering crowd. She raised a hand slightly as everyone else fell in line with them. She looked across the stage, realizing that in Levi having all this, the band, she'd somehow gained them as friends as well. She looked over at Levi, returning his soft smile as he looked at her. She felt him suddenly tense and then drop his arm from her shoulders and walk away. She glanced confusedly at the rest of the band and they returned her look, indicating they had no idea what had set Levi off either. Gunther finished tossing out his picks and Eld grabbed the mic. "Thank you San Francisco! We are The Squad and we'll see you at the after party! Goodnight!" They all took another bow and waved as they walked offstage. Raina immediately shoved her way past them and towards the dressing room as she heard a crash come from that direction. She threw the door open without knocking, concern and confusion etched into her face. "Hey, what's wrong?"

[Agent Lilytiger]

Levi had just grabbed another chair to hurl across the room when Raina stepped in. Her presence did little to calm him and he proceeded to throw the chair against the wall. "What's wrong?" He yelled. "That son of a b**** is here, that's what's wrong." His blood burned with anger as he whirled to grab another chair, only to find that he'd already thrown the only two in the room. His fists clenched at his sides, ready to throw punches. "What the h*** was he thinking? That he could just show up here like nothing has happened?" He growled under his breath, more to himself than to Raina. He stalked across the room to the first chair he'd thrown, kicking it so that it slid across the floor.

[Agent Blackhawk]

Raina flinched as Levi hurled a chair across the room. She visibly recoiled as he started yelling, even though she knew the anger wasn't directed towards her. She hesitantly stepped forward, holding out a hand to try and calm him. "Who? Who's here, Levi?" She asked softly, the concern on her face dripping into her voice. She flinched again as he kicked the other chair. "Levi, please." She begged.

[Agent Lilytiger]

Levi ignored Raina, pacing back and forth, running his fingers through his hair in a nervous habit. "I can't believe this. I just-" He spotted a old microphone sitting on a table and grabbed it, hurling it into a mirror, which smashed into bits. Levi sank to the floor, his back pressed against the wall. His anger suddenly faded, leaving him utterly confused and hurt. "Why now?" He muttered, his voice trembling slightly.

[Agent Blackhawk]

Raina bit her lip as Levi ignored her. "Levi." She murmured, not having much hope that her voice would get his attention. She retracted her hand, flinching again as he threw something else and shattered the mirror. She just watched him, her heart aching. She hesitantly knelt down beside him and cupped his chin in her hand. "Who?" She pleaded again. "Please talk to me."

[Agent Lilytiger]

Levi swallowed as Raina cupped his chin, finally forcing himself to look at her. "My father." He whispered, the words so strange, so foreign, that he felt as if he'd spoken another language. "He's here. In the crowd." He gently pulled away from her and shook his head. "I saw him in the crowd and- and I didn't believe it at first but it was him. He's here." His voice darkened and his previous anger slowly ebbed back into his mind.

[Agent Blackhawk]

Raina raised a brow as Levi answered her. She'd thought the guy was dead, but apparently he wasn't. "Okay." She muttered. "I understand how you feel, but you have to let this go." She slid her hands into his and tugged on them gently. "Come on. You have an after party to get to that he probably doesn't have a ticket for." She tugged on his hands again and stood as she heard the anger starting to seep back into his voice. "Maybe the party will help you take your mind off this unfortunate occurrence."

[Agent Lilytiger]

Levi just stared straight ahead, barely listening as Raina spoke. He grudgingly stood as she tugged on his hands, still ignoring her. One thing did catch his interest and he slowly turned to face her, his face a mixture of hurt and furious. "Unfortunate occurrence?" He sputtered. "The man walked out of my life before I was even born, I haven't seen him for almost four years and he just saunters back into my life and it's an 'unfortunate occurrence'?" Levi yanked his hands out of Raina's, his anger returning in full force. He stormed toward the exit, shoving the door open only to be confronted by a throng of screaming fans. He glanced around once, huffed, then slammed the door shut. "This is lunacy." He muttered, going back to pacing the floor.

[Agent Blackhawk]

Raina smiled a tiny bit as Levi got to his feet. She backed up a step as his mood shifted back to anger. She nodded, doing her best to not let Levi's temper set her off. "And my dad beat me at least three times a day starting when I was five and a half." She dropped his hands as he yanked them away. "Levi, he's standing in a crowd of thousands of people and you just happened to make eye contact with him." She was about to tell him to not open the door when he did and then promptly slammed it shut. "Look, I know you're upset, but tonight is a good night. You're successful and surrounded by people who love you, so honestly, who gives a s*** about the jerk in the crowd?" She gently laid a hand on his shoulder. "Please, let's just go to the party and enjoy it and each other and your accomplishments."

[Agent Lilytiger]

Levi stopped in his pacing as Raina spoke again, his hands on his hips. "Just some jerk in the crowd?" He yelled. "That's my father, the man who, the last time I saw him, literally pretended that I didn't exist!" He angrily pointed at the door leading to the stage as he spoke. "There I was, right in front of him, the spitting image of him, and he said that I was crazy, that he didn't know who I was, that he didn't know my mother!" Levi shook his head furiously. "He'd moved across the nation, got married, had another kid, who, I might add, did not grow up having to steal to eat. He just left my mom and I behind so that he could go on with his career with no hesitation. And then he had the nerve to pretend he'd never heard of my mom?" Levi was beyond angry now, he was furious. "I told him that day that I'd kill him if I ever saw him again. And I don't know, that sounds pretty good right now."