LLL- Hey everyone. This is my first SNK/AOT fanfic. I hope you guys like it.
Miksas- She doesn't own Attack on Titan
LLL-What she said
Levi- She never will -_-
LLL- Thanks alot
He kneels on the floor, heart in pieces. Slowly, with much strength, he looks back up at her frozen body. "Annie. Why…?" He bends to the floor completely this time, palms on the ground. His hair flows in front of his face and he punches the ground, tears running.
"Control yourself," a voice says behind him.
Eren looks back and sees Levi leaning against the wall. He wipes his eyes frantically. "I didn't know you were in here."
"Of course you didn't." Levi stays, as Eren gets to his feet.
"Why do you think she did it?"
Levi lets out a huff, almost a laugh. "What does it matter? She did it. Now she's an enemy. Personal feelings come after war."
With that, Levi walks up the stone stairs. Eren hears every clack as he ascends until he is gone.
"What does he know?" He looks back up at Annie and her Titan form flashes before his eyes. He remembers the gruesome death that Petra suffered and the way Levi looked. For a few seconds, and only a few seconds, he didn't seem emotionless. He actually looked sad. Eren walks up to the hardened rock that incases Annie and places his hand on it. He then hears footsteps walking down the steps and he turns around. Armin and Mikasa enter the underground room.
"You're here again," Armin states, looking at her. Mikasa says nothing. She simply looks at Eren.
"Yeah. I was hoping something would come to me but…."
"Stop thinking about it. Right now this is not your problem. You should focus on getting to that basement. We'll be heading there soon."
"Right." He walks towards his two friends. "Lets go." They follow him up the stairs and out of the deep underground prison. There has been a lot of commotion since the incident. Reiner is in prison for destruction of the town. The scout regiment has been placed under heavy watch by every other unit and Levi has stayed quiet.
The three walk together through the streets and to the building where the scout regiment have been staying. Just as they are about to walk inside they hear talking around the side of the building.
Mikasa walks around the side to see who it is and almost trips over the legs of Connie. He sits next to Sasha as she chows down on a potato. The two look up at the trio as they round the corner one by one. "Oh," Connie starts. "What's up guys."
"Nothing" Armin replies. "Just finished visiting Annie."
"Again?"
"Yeah."
"Did you happen to see Hange down there?"
"No. I think she might be getting some rest," Mikasa says.
"Yeah. She's been losing quite a bit of sleep over the past few days trying to unfreeze Annie," Sasha adds with a full mouth.
"Where'd you get that food?" Eren asks.
"The commander's quarters."
"But….. we're not allowed in there."
"I know…"
Eren raises an eyebrow and steps back. "OK. We're going to leave." He turns back around the corner and enters the building, the other two following him. As soon as they enter, sitting at the table is Jean. He has a cup of water in front of him and he is staring into it.
"Hey," Mikasa says.
He glances up surprised. "Oh. Hi."
"What you are you thinking about?" She sits at the table next to him and Eren and Armin remain standing.
He laughs bluntly. "What aren't I thinking about? Marco. Eren. Annie. Sitting here being useless."
"You're not useless."
"Then what are we. Really?"
"We're being strategic. You know if we just run out there we'll be killed. Stupidity doesn't account for success."
"Neither does cowardice." He bangs his fists on the table.
She looks up her two friends. "Give us a minute." They shrug their shoulders and walk up the stairs to Eren's room. He shuts the door and Armin sits on the bed. After a few minutes he begins to pace around the room. "Uhm. Eren, are you OK?"
"No," he grunts. "Jean is right. We can't just sit around doing nothing."
"You know there isn't anything we can do right now without it having a negative effect."
"I know…" He stops walking and leans his head on a wall. "Annie had to have had her reasons. I wish we could just talk to her."
"We all do. But that's kind of not possible. Right now you should just rest until the date to go to your basement arrives." At those words, Armin leaves. Eren sits down on the bed and puts his head in his hands. The door suddenly swings open and he is full of confusion when he sees Levi wearing an apron and wrap around his head. There is a feather duster in his hand. He sends Eren a deadly glare.
"This room is disgraceful. Clean it."
Eren looks around the perfectly fine room and then back at Levi. He looks cute… but scary. Eren stands up quickly and grabs a broom. Levi leaves him to his work. After 10 minutes of literally sweeping nothing Eren lies back down. As soon as his body hits the bed Levi is standing at the door again. He walks into the room with white gloves on and swipes the window seal with a finger. Four specks of dust appear on his fingertip and he shoots Eren another death glare. "I said clean. If I come in here again and its not clean, I'm beating the titan out of you." Eren's face is distraught and he runs and puts on a cleaning outfit similar to Levi's and starts cleaning away. By this time the sun has set well beyond the horizon. Eren cleans for almost an hour and a half before laying down on the bed again. There is a knock at his door.
"I'm finished, I swear!"
In walks Armin and Mikasa. They see Eren's state. "Oh. So Levi got to you."
"Ugh," he moans. "What is with that guy?"
"Well," Armin states. "You and Jean aren't the only ones who feel useless around here. He's just putting it to as much use as he can."
Eren thinks about this. "Yeah. I guess you're right."
"Well, I'm going to head to bed now. Curfew is about to hit." Armin stretches. "Good night." With that, he walks out, Mikasa stands silently in front of Eren.
He glances up at her. "What?"
"You're worried about her aren't you?"
"What?"
"Annie. You're worried about her."
He rubs his hair back with a sigh. "No. I'm worried about everyone else."
"Are you?"
"I guess I am worried about her too…. I know she has her reasons. But…" Eren stops talking and MIkasa stares at the floor. The door swings open and Levi stands in the entrance. He sees the two. Mikasa turns around and walks past him.
"Get ready to sleep." That is all Levi says before walking away. Eren's mind is stuck in distress. Eventually he undresses and goes to sleep.
He dreams of that moment again. The moment he is on top of Annie as a Titan and can see her vulnerable body curled up in the neck of her titan. He tries to reach for her but again the dream fades and he calls out for her.
In a cold sweat he sits up in his bed. For the last few nights he's had the same recurring dream. "What is my mind trying to say to me?" He gets out of bed and creeps down the stairs, being sure not to wake anyone. When turns the corner he sees Levi sitting at the table, back facing him. He quickly ducks back around the corner, back facing him.
"Give up," Levi's doesn't speak loud in the slightest but his voice travels around the corner. Eren walks to the kitchen table and takes a seat in front of him.
"Why are you…."
"Don't ask me questions," Levi commands. Eren says nothing. "Why are you going to see Annie again?"
Eren says nothing and looks at the table. There is a picture of Petra and a Scout Regiment patch next to it. "Uhm… I wasn't…."
"It's 2AM and you're going to try to lie to me? I'm not in the mood."
"How do you do it?"Eren questions. Levi says nothing. He doesn't even make contact. "How did you let go of her…"
"I haven't." He clutches the patch on the table. "She died with honor" His breathing becomes more heavy. Eren feels bad for asking such a stupid question and puts his hand on top of Levi's.
"I'm sorry. I wish I were as strong as you."
"I'm not strong…. I couldn't protect her." He stops talking. The expression on his face doesn't change but a tear drops from his eye. Eren grabs his hand tighter.
"I'm sorry. She did this and still i'm worrying…."
"It's not a big deal." Levi stands and walks towards the front door. Eren get up and follows him outside. The night sky is starry and the air is peaceful. The two talk into the underground trap where Annie is being kept. When they enter Hange is asleep against a wall.
"What are we doing in here?" Eren asks.
"This is where you wanted to come isn't it? That's why you were not in bed."
Eren looks at Levi then back at the frozen Annie. He walks closer to it and touches it with two fingers. He then leans his forehead onto it. "Why?" Normally when he comes into the cave he feels sadness and pity but now is a sense of pure frustration. He thinks about Levi's state a few minutes ago. It hurt him to see his leader like that. Never had he ever seen Levi show any emotion, so a tear went straight through Eren. "When you are out of here. I will kill you with my bare hands," he hisses to the frozen figure. With a grunt he punches the stone. A sharper piece punctures his skin and he starts bleeded. He goes to punch it again but Levi grabs his wrist before it can make contact.
"There's no purpose in injuring yourself." Levi pulls him up the stairs and he stumbles some what. The two quietly walk back to the house, Levi slightly dragging Eren behind him. When they return Levi sits Eren at the table, leaves, and returns shorty with a first aid.
"It's not that serious. It'll heal. It's…."
"Shut up."
Eren says nothing else and Levi starts to dress the wound, cleaning it first. As Levi cleans the wound Eren realizes something odd. "Your hands are really soft." Levi pauses for a second and the quiet of the room consume the two.
"Didn't I say shut up?" He bandages the hand and lets go, leaning back in the chair. "Go to sleep."
"Shouldn't you sleep too?"
"I can't."
"Try."
Levi squints his eyes, irritant.
"You look tired," Eren adds.
He looks back at the picture of Petra before stuffing it in his pocket. "I've been tired for a long time." Eren stands up and grabs Levi's wrist the way he did him, pulling him up. There is a slight difference. Levi brings around his other hand and smacks Eren in the face. "Good Night." With that Levi walks up the steps and Eren follows closely behind him rubbing his face with cocky a smile.LLL- Want more? Review. You don't want anymore? Review!
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