How did it end up like this, injured on a roof waiting for certain death? Well, that was her story to tell, if only she could remember it.
part one
"Come on Levi, keep up!" shouted Hanji, as she took down her 5th titan that day, her horse ahead of Levi's.
"Oi! Shut it shitty glasses, I have taken down 7 titans so far today!" Levi responded.
"Yeah? Well then your horse is so far behind mine because you wait for all that blood that gets on you to evaporate, yes must be that, you are such a clean freak after all." she grinned at him as his horse caught up to hers, chuckling a bit.
"Well cleanliness might not be a concern for you since you are blind as a bat anyways but it is rather important for anyone of the general society. Now keep your eyes peeled, we are entering an old town where there are probably lots of titans"
"Not to your extent, Lance Corporal. And I am aware, not like I am going to go and get myself killed right?" Hanji chuckled.
"If you did that shitty glasses, I would murder you myself." Levi let out the ghost of a grin.
Hanji laughed at that, and turned to look at him again. "You know, despite you thinking otherwise, it is impossible to murder someone if they are already dead."
"Tch, no it's not, you still owe me a wedding shitty glasses."
"Yes, I suppose I do, as I do believe, it was scheduled for next month. Though only Erwin knows."
"Exactly, so do your best not to screw up and get killed here, this is the last mission before the wedding."
"Of course, of course! I would never dare screw up, you know that! Or at least out on the field, apparently I always screw up when it comes to hygiene."
"What kind of person doesn't wash their hair though shitty glasses? You are the only fucking person I know who refuses to do so, it had better be clean during the ceremony."
"I already promised I would, you promised to arrange to capture a titan the trip after as a reward if I do, which is plenty of motivati-"
SUDDEN TITAN ATTACK!
A 5 meter class titan kicked Hanji's horse, sending her flying. Even using her 3d maneuver gear she got injured, landing on the roof of a building tall enough to offer some protection.
Levi quickly dispatched the titan, and flew over to her.
"Idiot, I told you to watch out, are you okay?" His face was a mask, but she had learned how to see under it, and could see the concern for her.
"I will be fine, broken arm possibly, maybe my leg and foot too, but it is not too serious, I managed to prevent anything worse." She was lying through her teeth, it was probably much worse, her head was bleeding, and she hurt like hell all over, but best not to let him know that.
"Even so, we won't be able to move you without a cart, I will signal the main group to come, and ward off the titans in the meantime." He fired a flare, signaling that they needed to be picked up.
"Righty-o captain!" She grinned through the pain, and watched as he took off. The titans had seen Hanji falling, and could probably smell her dirty hair a mile away, therefore many were starting to come near.
He spun like a beyblade, slashing and cutting into the skin of titans, chopping out the napes of their necks brutally, defending the woman he loved, for if he fell she would most likely die too. The spin was his skill, using his body weight combined with short stature, knowledge of how gravity works (and using that to his advantage), and strength to rapidly spin himself in circles without getting dizzy, keeping his duel blades out, one in front and one behind his back, to literally create a spinning blade out of his body. Among the newbies he was often called "the amazing spinning midget," a term he much disliked, but it was almost humorous whenever Hanji called him it.
Titan after titan fell to his blades, and Hanji could only stare in awe. This was the man she was planning to marry, sometimes it still amazed her just how skilled he was. She was known to most as being "the crazy scientist obsessed with studying titans" and so to the public that was all she was, not the person who had a higher ranking in the Scouting Legion than "Humanities Strongest Soldier" captain Levi. He too had become a title, and that title required him to hide emotions for public face, but as he fought off these titans to protect her there was clearly anger on his face, and hidden underneath, worry, concern, for her, but he had learned to hide his feelings so that he could become a symbol instead of staying a man.
15 meter class, 7 meter, 3 meter, two 12 meters, four 3 meters, three 8 meters, five abnormals ranging from 10 meters to 17 meters, it seemed he was impossible to kill. Titans kept falling, and for once he didn't stop to get annoyed at the blood and guts splattering onto him, he had to keep fighting since Hanji was unable to, at least until the rest of the squads came.
He kept fighting, the titans were disappearing, there was maybe 3 left. Then two. Then one. Then-
Then...
Then…
He was out of blades.
And stuck in the hands of a titan, the last titan in the area.
Being raised to the mouth.
Hanji let out a scream.
"LEVI!?"
Hanji pulled herself up despite the pain, launched, and killed the titan, making it to another roof. She passed out from that last exertion, but not before saying, "I still owe you a wedding, you can't die yet, you can't die here, I-I was always going to be the one to die first because of how reckless I was. You-you can't die here Levi, not here."
There was a silent tear on her sleeping injured face.
end part one
Some cannot bear such painful memories, and so find other ways to shut them out. With a bump on the head it would be easy to forget.