I woke up later that same evening in the hospital. This is nothing new for me, but of course the nurses and doctors are surprised that my body has healed so fast. Though this was slower than usual for me.
A nurse informed me that Farlan and Isabel had been pronounced dead at the scene. Farlan being on the side of the initial impact died immediately as did Isabel who was at the time playing around and had somehow gotten onto his side. She was decapitated. Levi however, somehow managed to hold on until someone called the paramedics to the scene and refused to let me go screaming at me that I've been through worse and to hurry and wake up already. When they finally got him off me he fought until he lost consciousness as well and currently he was in Intensive Care fresh out of an emergency surgery. Apparently, they believe he won't make it though.
I rushed over as soon as I could with only the thought that he remembers me on my mind. I open the doors to the waiting room to see that Kutchel and Kenny are already there waiting for him to wake up so we can see him. They come over and ask me how I am and hug me happy that they didn't lose me. A few minutes later a doctor comes in and tells us that Levi didn't make it. The trauma was too much for someone so young and his heart gave out on him. Kutchel immediately breaks down and Kenny goes over to her trying to comfort her as he himself lets his tears fall free.
I just stand there, feeling numb. I knew this would happen, but I always hope he'll make it through. Especially now that whatever is keeping me alive is starting to seem like its going away. Leaving me with an average human life span.
I start crying as well, no matter how many times I have seen him die, it never gets any easier. Not at all.
Eventually, they let us see his body and someone comes in to help us figure out what we want to do from here. Kutchel and Kenny ultimately decide for a funeral this coming weekend and to cremate him so they can spread his ashes in his home country of France. They know that was his favorite place in the entire world and would want him to be happy, even in the afterlife.
The funeral comes and goes as does the next couple weeks. All my friends have been extremely supportive of me and most even came to the funeral. His best friend Hanji, though he would never admit she is, also came with her parents. Being so young, she was amazingly capable of understanding death. Most were stunned by her maturity of it, but I knew her. She's always been incredibly smart for her age.
However, she wasn't as strong as most thought she was that day. I found her curled up in Levi's bed when I came home and she was crying her eyes out. I couldn't blame her. She had just lost three of her closest friends at only ten years old. I sat down and cried with her.
Eventually her parents decided it was time to leave, after having spent the remainder of the day with Kenny and Kutchel for support, as they were all good friends. But they knew we needed some time to ourselves to mourn the loss of our young and beloved Levi.
I started going back to school recently and most of my teachers have been lenient about the work I missed, and my friends helping out as much as they could. Eventually we all fell back in routine, because I knew that even if this young Levi had died, his mind was currently being reborn into another body. I knew I had to go search for him, but I also could not leave his family the way they were now. Mourning the loss of someone so precious to them, I couldn't leave either. They have grown to love me as well after all, and I them.
I decided to finish my studies here with them and afterwards I will go searching again. After all, he's still going to be a baby for a while. A couple years wouldn't hurt.
O"Uncle Kenny, can I ask you something?" I asked my adoptive uncle. At this point its already been 6 months since Levis' passing and while we still miss him, we have gone back to our regular routine. I have already finished the semester for the summer as well and am currently working in Kenny's garage for some extra money.
"Of course kid, what is it?" He answers taking a break from fixing whatever it was in the engine from the Chevy Impala in front of him.
"I know you and Aunt Kutchel are busy but I was wondering if maybe we could all take a break and head to France for the summer. With the money we have saved up we could afford it, and I believe we could all use a vacation right now." I respond from behind the counter I was assigned to work at, considering I know shit about cars.
"You know Eren, that may not be a bad idea. The last time we went was just to spread our boys ashes and we came back right after. A little vacation time will do us all good, especially my little sister." Kenny answered after a moment of thinking about it. "Now kid, lemme ask ya something as well. What do you plan to do once you're done with school? I know ya only got about a year left. Do you plan on staying with us or leaving within that time?" He looks me straight in the eye, evaluating my expression and waiting to see if I answer him honestly or not. Of course, I do.
"I'm sorry uncle Kenny, I know its going to hurt you both, but I'm leaving as soon as I get my degree. Considering I took extra classes my first two years at Uni, I will be done early. I just want to finish and then head on to live my own life. I would love to stay with you both, but I'm a grown man now." I tell him, looking at him and speaking with sincerity. I can practically see the love and slight heartbreak he's feeling at my confession. I knew he expected it, but it still hurt him to think that he was practically losing both sons at this point.
"I understand Eren. I know ya gotta make your own life now. You're already 21 after all. Many kids are already on their own at this point. But where ya gonna head to next? I thought you didn't have any other family around here left."
"I don't, not in the US at least. But I now of some in Germany. They haven't contacted me in a while and I haven't either, but I believe that they'll be happy to see me again."
"Huh, and here I thought you were just gonna wing it kid. After all, you ain't much younger than myself and in barely getting my shit straight." He half-joked laughing at the fact that he really is only 12 years older than I am. "You know, at the age you are now is when Kutchel had Levi. She was so young at the time and her shit ex boyfriend decided the family life ain't for him and after our family practically abandoned her, I was the one to step up to the responsibility of being a father figure to him. In fact, that Mikasa girl you know is a distant relative of ours. A cousin of a cousin I believe. But that's not the point. After I botched being a father to him, I'm glad you came into his life. He really looked up to ya and loved you more than me. You were the best role model that he coulda asked for. Both me and Kutchel are so glad we found ya that day. We ended up loving ya as well. So all I gotta say is thank you Eren. For everything you have done for our family. I don't think I've said it enough before but we are eternally grateful for you and to you."
At the end of his speech, I felt tears prickling at my eyes and threatening to come out. I looked over to see that he had some unshed tears as well. "Thank you uncle Kenny. You don't know how happy I am for having been able to come into your family and be accepted as one of your own. I love you all as well." By now both Kenny and I are embracing each other and crying in a moment of true emotion and tenderness. I almost rethink my decision to leave after I'm done with school and just tell him the truth. That way we could search for Levi together. But I know how terrible of an idea that is so I keep my mouth shut.
"Okay kid, enough with the chick flick moment, we gotta get back to work. We ain't getting paid for half finished jobs ya know." He pulls back going back to whatever it was he was doing to that black car.
"Of course uncle Kenny, and ill make sure Kutchel doesn't find out about it." I wink as we both laugh at the imagined reaction his sassy sister would have about this.
The rest of the day goes by without incident and eventually we get back home to Kutchel and we tell her about our vacation plans. She eventually agrees and we start setting a date and figuring all the details out.
Days go by, and then weeks, and eventually months. Our vacation wonderfully enjoyed by us and school begrudgingly returned to. The end of my school career comes up quick on me and I graduate early, along with Armin, Mikasa, Marco, Annie, and Historia. The rest of our group of friends either having had already graduated because they're older, or still need one more semester to go.
Eventually, I am on my own again. I miss everyone, like everytime I have had to leave my life behind. But I have to find Levi now. He should be about 4 right now. I haven't been able to sense around where he is that easy yet. Last I felt, he was in Germany, but as soon as I got there, I could not find a trace of him. All I can hope is my ability to find him isn't fading as the rest of them are.
I just need to find Levi. That is what I'll do until my last breath.
Levi, I love you.
Okay, so I am still struggling to get used to this, and the fact that I only have a phone to write and upload stories from doesn't help. Free wifi is a wonderful thing when you're too broke to pay a phone bill or have a laptop/computer. Fun.
Anyway, so I know this story starts out pretty odd but I didn't want to start off with Eren all of a sudden mortal after the prologue at the beginning, so I had to do it. I had to kill my babies. Also something that I just realized I never explained; they aren't from the world of titans. Eren is immortal and Levi is reincarnated all the time but I wanted to make them into our history, which will show up at random intervals in the story, but that meant I couldn't keep them in canon. Which is why they aren't even mentioned. Also, keep an eye on Erens friends. I have plans for them as well.
Okay, enough rambling, please review this story so I know at least one person likes it! However, I do love all my readers.
Peace out homes.