authors note: This is my first fanfic, I hope you will enjoy it! I'm going to continue this story, from when Petra Ral and Levi first met, until… Well You know the rest...
I guess this is the time I warn for character death?
Well, i'm new here so feel free to leave a review, thank you and have a good read!
The only thing we're allowed to is to believe that we won't regret the choice we made.
She looked at him, he was reading a couple of documents and hadn't even acknowledged her presence since she walked into his office, his elbows rested on the desk between them.
The window was open, showing an innocent sky, without any acknowledgment about what happened underneath its pale blue.
She played with her hands nervously, it felt like moments gone by when he finally spoke." Petra Ral." She jumped in her chair, her knees bumping into his desk.
"Ye-yes chief." Her face was blossom red. He still didn't look at her, his eyes focused on the paper in front of him.
"loyal, determined, carrying, would you describe yourself as such?" His tone was casual yet it was the voice of a commander, someone in a position of power, never able to doubt his own words.
"Well, I… You are only as strong as your comrades." She straightened her back, her cheeks still blossom. The commander tilted his head but didn't look up from his paper.
"Explain."
She cleared her throat, it felt like all the air had left her and she tried to fix her collar nervously, giving herself some air, she focused on the commanders bolo tie to ease her mind.
"Hum! I mean, i'm not a strong soldier, chief but i will always help my comrades, i will always put my life on the line if it means i can save someone i care about." She noticed that she was fiddling with her hands and tried to stop it, her eyes flashed to the open window, the commander didn't say anything so she continued."I… I'm not strong or brave, I'm… If i am its only because i know my comrades will be there for me as i will...For them."
"I want to assign you to captain Levis special operation squad."
Levi? She knew that name, of course she did, there wasn't a human alive nor dead that didn't know that name. He was known as humanities strongest warrior, the rumors had spread around him like a wildfire. Commander Erwin Smith had taken him in, as the rumors went Levi once used to move within the criminal circles, in the underground city. He had been taken in because of his superior skills with the 3D maneuver gear. Petra had never seen him but she had heard enough. He was impulsive and Smith's personal guard dog, it was said that his last squad had died in his service a long time ago. She braced herself. "hum, chief, Levi-"
Erwin looked at her, his blue eyes harch, his mouth stretched to a thin line, his jaw strong and clenched, his hands fists. "What about Levi."
She swallowed, almost shaking, her amber colored eyes met his."No-nothing, its an honor, i've-"
"Nothing more to it then, you can find your self at the survey corps headquarters tomorrow."
Erwin turned his attention back to reading the documents in front of him.
Levi, she was going to work with humanities strongest, a special squad, she felt her stomach curl. Her father would be so worried about her, she didn't know what to say to him, working with the survey corps was never a safe task but for Levi? He was known of getting his squad members killed while running special missions only he could take on. Her throat felt dry no matter how much she swallowed. She could already see her fathers worried face in front of her asking her to leave the force.
"That was all."
Petra jumped again. "Yes, yes Chief!" She got up from the chair, almost tripping it over while she fled towards the door. Her hand rested on the doorknob, bird song echoed from the open window.
"Why me...I mean, why me chief?" She looked at the door, scared of meeting his eyes."I'm not strong, I...I know my statistics 6/10 on battle skills, 7/10 agility, I can't even compare to his shadow, its people out there thats stronger than i could ever be."Her voice almost cracked, she wasn't really sure why.
"I'm, I'm sorry chief i shouldn't-" She opened the door, her eyes stinging.
"You scored 9/10 on teamwork and 10/10 on kindness, its something you can't train Miss Ral. A big heart and determination thats whats really matters in war, i've seen stronger men die their first day but kindness, looking out for your comrades thats what takes you far… Even tho, i can't answer that question Levi was the one who chose you."
She opened the door wider while she wiped a tear away that had escaped her hold with the help of her arm, a vague smile on her lips, god she hated that she was so weak.
"Thank you chief." she said while she disappeared behind the door.
"Levi, Levi, Levi… Poor girl, she has no idea what awaits her, what did you think?." Erwin said while he took a sip of his coffee, the back of Levis arm showing thru the opened window."A bit of a cry baby, she'll do, as you said she has a big heart." His voice was emotionless to the line of bored.
"I just used your words."
"Whatever."
"Don't you have more important things to do then standing here? Like writing those reports?" Erwin took one more sip from his coffee.
"Don't you have more important things to do than talk to me?" Levi was still standing with his back towards the window, his composed voice made it impossible to read his emotions.
"The report."
"Big ass trees, people died, dirt, blood, bath, done."
Erwin sighted, still with a smile on his face.
"You will never learn."
"You can't teach old dogs to sit."
"No, but you can force them."
"Freak."
"Maybe so…" Erwin murmured, Levi had already walked off without a sound.
"Petra Ral…" The only thing he could foresee was that she would die, they all did, Levi brought death wherever he went, not that Erwin would ever admit it.
He turned around to the innocent blue sky, how much blood that ever would be spilled, it would never be enough to color the sky scarlet, let it never rain blood.
