He just got back home

It has been a long day at work as usual.

"Have you been working overtime again?"

Levi turns to see Eren sitting on the table with a worried look, he is swinging his legs back and forth as he stares at the older man. But Levi didn't reply and starts to take off his jacket and loosen the cloth to get some more air to breath. Usually in the past Eren will be greeting him from the door and helps to take his jacket for him and has already prepared a warm cooked meal for him. But he has none of that instead Eren is wearing his military uniform and those dirty old boots that he hates. The boy stare makes him sad and uneasy.

Ignoring the younger boy, he walks passed by him to get himself a drink. Since he is too tired to make his own tea, he just drink a glass of water instead. It would have been nice if someone to make him tea instead

"You should take a day off you know, you're not getting any younger." Eren spoke after a long silence.

"I know." Levi replies and Eren eyes widen.

"You finally reply, usually you just ignore me."

Levi sighs deeply before he take one huge gulp of the water. It taste blank but at least it keep his throat from getting itchy. It seems that he gets sick easily as he gets older. If his memories are correct, he is 46 years old by now. About 10 years has passed since the humanity had won against the titan and 10 years since he had last used the manuvear gear. Even though he is no longer part of the survey cops but he still works with the government and got a place in the Wall of Maria. Even though the wall is gone but the name o the place hasn't dissapear. Many people still choose to live in this place despite having the freedom to explore to new places. Or maybe they're still afraid of unknown world.

Even though the others had asked more than a million time for him to join them to see the outside world, he sees no reason to do that as he is fine with where he is now. From what he last heard, all Eren friends had all left this place for an adventure. Surprisingly Hanji chooses to stay but she did go out from time to time to explore new things and bring it back to show everyone of her new finding. Sometimes she will visit and hand him new types of food he had never seen which he just hand to the town folk since he's too lazy to experiment with the unknown ingredients.

Levi put the cup down and head toward the coach to take a rest.

"How's Hope?"

Levi eyes shut down hearing that name. The name of his most beautiful and lovable child that he ever had that has been taken under someone else protection. Thinking of his kid hurts his feelings as it reminds him of a bad parent he is but nobody seems to blame him for anything. Not even Hanji. They just seems to accept how broken he is and it makes him hurt more deeply on how they just forgive him so easily even though he had promised to love and care for that child despite everything that has happenned to him.

"You know I still love you, right?" Eren is now behind him and looking down with those gentle eyes that can seems to take all his worries away. "I will never blame you for anything.

"I can't." Levi says as he crutch down gripping his hands together like a prayer. "I can't live like this anymore.

"You promise!" Eren eyes panic. "You promise to me that you will live for Hope! Our beloved Hope!

"I can't!

"LEVI!" Eren screams.

"I CAN'T!" Levi screams back.

"Eren arms go around his neck to gives him a support but those hands are so cold making Levi tears starts running down from his red eyes and at that moment he just let it all out. His mouth starts cursing and screaming anything just to find something to blame for the pain inside his chest. In the past, he will never let his feelings show but Eren had always manage to break through his shell. That boy had always make him feel things that he doesn't want to feel but it is so nice for him to just let go.

"How?" He whispers.

How do you expect me to keep living when you're not here anymore?"

The arms has dissapear as the body vanished within the thin air. The moment he opens his eyes again, he is all alone his house with no one else on his sight.