Happily Ever After

I don't own Snk. If I did, I would be filthy rich.

The titans have perished. The humanity has won. The long battle was over.

And Erwin sat front of the Council, the wondering, but knowing why he was called.

"Erwin, we are thankful that you have freed the humanity from the walls, but there's one more thing we must ask of you." The head of the council, a big, fat bald man with rings on his stubby fingers and a pathetic excuse of a mustache beneath his nose, said in a loud, booming voice. Erwin only bowed his head, awaiting his order.

"The so-called Humanity's Strongest, Levi Ackerman must be killed. We'll show mercy and save his cousin, Mikasa Ackerman, since she's still young and not as powerful as Mr. Ackerman. But Levi Ackerman must be killed."

Erwin slowly blinked his eyes, silently tightening his grip on his clothing.

"What crime did he do, sir?" He asked, raising his head to directly meet the man's eye. The man flinched at the pair of calm, icy blue eyes staring at him, but continued on.

"Frame something; threatening the Royal family, murder, whatever that would suffice. Just kill him."

"And if I refuse?"

"Oh, you won't dare refuse, Commander. Would you risk your whole Survey Corpse for just one little man?" It was the bald man's time to turn icy. His thin, chapped lips cruelly twisted into a smile, a tone of sneer clear in his voice.

But he wasn't just one little man, Erwin thought. He's powerful, powerful enough to top you if he wanted to. That's the reason you want me to kill him. Now that the humanity's freed, people will look up to him, calling him their hero, making him possibly dangerous to you. You fear him, and you know fully well that he's just not a little man.

Words threatened to pour out from his throat, but he bowed his head back down. What he said was what he wanted to say the least.

"…I'll do it."


A ring of soldiers surrounded Levi, pointing swords at his neck. Erwin stepped forward, a fist tightly clutched by his side.

"Levi," He gruffly said. Why did the sun have to shine so bright today? Why did the sky have to be so clear?

"Erwin." Levi meets the blonde man's eyes. His voice is very calm, too calm.

"I'm going to be executed, right?"

"Levi Ackerman, you are to be executed on this spot…"

"I guess I knew it would happen. After all, I'm only good for killing titans. Now they are gone, I'm useless."

"The names of your crime is…"

"And now people think me as some kind of a hero. Too powerful for their liking, eh?"

"The possibility of overtaking the Royal family, threatening the Royal family, and being a threat to the Royal family…" Erwin's voice shook a little. Don't fall now. You have to do this.

"Don't worry, Erwin. I won't struggle. In fact, you won't even have to dirty your hands…"

Levi takes a dagger out of his pocket. Erwin can only too clearly see what he's going to do, but he can do nothing. He's rooted to the spot. Yet his eyes follow the swift movement of Levi's arm rising high through the air, gracefully falling down…down…down…to his heart.

"You were the one who gave life to me in the first place; my life is yours to take."

Levi smiles, the first-and last-smile Erwin ever saw. Blood spurts from the lips, and soon after, a small, frail body thuds on the ground. After a moment of heavy silence, Erwin opens his mouth and stares at the corpse with cold, unemotional eyes.

"…The criminal is executed."

A/N: I don't know why... I keep writing sad fics lately... I guess I just feel down. Well, thanks for reading, please review!