Chapter Recap
The thought of having the young girl put in her place made him feel a sadistic happiness. However, Titans did unexpected things. Even the intelligent ones. There's no telling how the mission would go the next day and how many lives are to be lost, if things were to go wrong. He sighed lightly and sat at his desk, deciding to drown himself in the sea of paperwork. 'I need to get my mind off of this.' He thought as he began to continue the work.
Now
Having a very strict determination, the troubled man wanted, no needed to finish the last few documents. They were slowly easing his mind. "I will not give up." Levi muttered to himself. 'Not like you did to Petra.' His mind taunted him. It was trivial to compare a woman to paperwork, but in Levi's eyes. People were like paperwork; difficult and impossible to get around since someone always shoved it in one's face. However, Petra was a different type of paperwork. She wasn't shoved into his face. She gradually landed in his hands, like a pleasant offer. "She was special, she was a beautiful work of art." He said quietly to himself. Levi got up, his sleep deprived body feeling heavy. "I need to rest." He sighed as he went to his room. After taking a long, relaxing shower, he changed into his nightshirt and went to bed.
The Next Day
There was a soft knock at the door. Levi groaned angrily as he woke up. "What time is it?" He muttered to himself as the knocks gotten louder. He cleared his throat. "State your name and business." The corporal said in a stern voice. "Mikasa Ackerman and...I was ordered to wake you. You're um...late." She said, a slight wave of nervousness settling in her voice. In times like these, she had shown emotion. Levi's eyes widened and his face had shown shock and anger. "I-I'll be there in a moment." He said. He got up and combed his disheveled hair, tied his cravat into a neat knot and put on his dress shirt and white pants. As he walked out his door, he grabbed his jacket and slipped it on. Levi groaned inwardly to himself. 'Late..I've never been late.' "Dang it!" He growled as he slammed his fist into the wall, causing small cracks to form from the impact. Hanji looked at him, frowning. "Corporal Levi? Are you alright?" Her normally hyper demeanor had disappeared once she saw how broken he was. "I'm fine..." The man said in a low voice. This scared the brunette squad leader shook lightly. 'I have seen Levi in many states, but this...this is frightening. Different and frightening. Poor Levi.' She thought to herself. "A-Are you s-" Hanji was quickly cut off. "I'm fine! The death of a few incompetent brats do not phase me!" He yelled at her. "Do not think of me as soft because most of my squad is gone." He grumbled at the scared woman then shoved her aside and walked away. Many others had saw this and began muttering about it. 'He's going insane from what I hear.' 'He and Petra had a relationship, he's still upset about her death.' 'Well, he doesn't have to be so rude just because he's grieving.' Their words continued to run through his mind, nonstop. What has become of him? Levi sighed lightly. His friends have avoided him. He has allowed his emotions to take over and it has made him an outcast. Erwin himself has told him he should take leave on his mission, let the others handle it without him.
Timeskip
Around lunchtime, Eren, Armin, Jean, and Mikasa were going over their roles of the plan for tomorrow's battle with the Female Titan. "Tomorrow is the day I'm supposed to go to court." Eren began. "However, I will not be going to the courthouse." Jean nodded, though he felt disgusted with his role. "Of course, I'll be posing as Eren." He mumbled. "I'll be sitting with Corporal Levi and Commander Erwin." Jean continued. "That's right, Horse Face." Eren said quietly. Jean growled. "What was that?!" He said as he got up. Eren got up as well, ready to land a punch towards the boy. Mikasa got up and shoved both boys down into their chairs. "Both of you behave like children. If he is a 'horse face' Eren, then you are. Whatever.." She sighed as she sat down in between them. "Armin will continue to describe the plan since you two are very dimwitted." Arwin's face flushed lightly as he began to describe the plan. "Eren will not be going to court, Jean will be posing as him. Mikasa, Eren, and I will try to lure Annie to the vacant underground city. There, she won't be able to transform into her Titan form. The Military Police will have her arrested since she won't transform." He explained. The others nodded at the plan. Soon, lunch was over. Eren had began to get ready for the next day. All those involved in it from this branch were getting ready. Eren had began to fill up both his gas tanks, that being the last thing he needed to do. "Hey Eren, could you fill up my tanks to?" A soft voice asked. It was Armin, he was stil a bit uncomfortable asking his friends for help. However,Eren didn't seem to mind the simple task. "Sure." He said as took the tanks from the blonde. Armin smiled softly. "Thanks Eren, I have to go. Commander Erwin has summoned me to his office. He has a plan just in case ours does not go well." Eren chuckled at this statement. "Summoned by the highest? That's an honor. Normally, he'd call for someone like Levi." Armin's smile faded. "Well...Levi is a bit unstable at the moment..." Then the blonde retreated to go handle his business. Eren sighed lightly. "The man's been unstable for a while now...he has to get over it. Come to think of it...I haven't seen the shorty since training." Which was true. Levi didn't show up for lunch. he had disappeared during training, saying he needed to be alone. He didn't tell anyone where he was going or what he was to do. The older squad leaders didn't seemed phased by his disappearance, but the cadets were a bit on edge about it. They did not understand this side of Levi. They honestly missed the threats of cleaning horse stables, but since he was not there, nothing was right for the young cadets. Some were beginning to think he was going to make a rash decision, such as cause his own death. That was not the case..
With Levi
In a Titan infested area, stood the corporal. He was ready to face the monsters, they had taken away something...no someone very precious to him. His eyes glowed red as he began to kill the giants left and right. Immense speed and anger carried him as he quickly sliced through the napes of their necks. He was so upset, he did not stop to clean the blood from his sword. "Destroy them...' He thought darkly. 'Slice the nape of their necks.' He gracefully flew through the air knocking these beast over. One by one they fell. Levi sighed softly as he had slowly gained control of himself. He mounted his horse and began to head back to the HQ, knowing a lot was going to happen tomorrow. "Tomorrow.." He started. "She will be gone." He said as he quickly rode away from the area. He rode through the thick flora so the Titans wil not be able to follow him.
That's the end of the second chapter. I hope you guys have enjoyed it. As always, comment and review.
