Levi POV

I was at Trost district with pastor Nick. I showed him the evacuation of people from wall Rose in Ehrmich district last night. It made him talk about a certain Krista Lenz from 104 training Corps. Tiana must know her. Pixis was in Trost and Erwin asked me to be there with him as the Garisson is involved in finding the whole in the wall. Now that I was sure about what to do about Tiana, all I could do was wait for her to return. I didn't distrust her abilities. I knew she is a very efficient and lethal soldier. The only thing bothering me was her injuries. She kept the sprained leg in check with a bandage but how long could that hold up? In case of combat, it would be a nuisance and decrease her abilities by a lot. There are possibilities that she wont be able to walk for a long time if she puts too much strain on herself. I wasn't a doctor but watching Hanji heal so many of our comrades gave me a vague idea on such things. I was sitting on the cart with the pastor and talking to some military police soldiers when a messenger came rushing and said "THE ADVANCE PARTY IS BACK! SOMEONE TELL COMMANDER PIXIS!" I wanted news about Tiana as soon as possible but I decided that looking too eager would raise suspicious. After Pixis and Erwin came down from the wall, the messenger continued, "W-we found no holes or any other irregularities in the wall.. B-but the situation has turned into an emergency! On our way to report to Trost district, we encountered a Survey Corps team led by Hange! There were a number of unequipped recruits and one equipped but badly worn out recruit from the 104th with them, but among them three of those soldiers were titans!" the messenger quivered. She was alive. The soldier mentioned to Erwin that they were the Colossal titan but the fight didn't go well. "Was anyone killed?" I asked the soldier. "Yes captain. One member from the Garisson was eaten by the colossal titan. Many are injured from the steam released by the colossal titan." the soldier quivered. Now I was sure that she was alive. Now I had the chance to make things right when she returns.

A few hours back:

Tiana POV

We were travelling to the wall to be safe from any remaining titans on the ground. Garrison members were gonna meet us up there with food and information about location of the hole in the wall. I was tired and hungry because the last time I ate anything was a bread that I bought from a store inside wall Sina on my way to the safehouse. I fought all night with only an hour of sleep. I felt dizzy and passed out on the cart to the walls.

My parents were going on a date. I was 8 years old. They kept a baby sitter to take care of me. His name was Jacob. My parents went on dates once a week. They used to keep this lovely lady named Miriam who used to read books to me but then she stopped coming and Jacob started coming. My parents said they will keep me safe and I trusted them but I felt uncomfortable with Jacob around. He used to hug me for too long, ask to kiss his lips because he said I would be a bad girl if I didn't listen and my parents will leave me back to that horrible place. My parents said that Jacob is a nice person and I felt like they really would leave me if I didn't listen to him. So I did what he asked for the last two months. Today it was the same but something felt different about Jacob today. I was in the kitchen eating an apple when someone hugged me from behind. I didn't do anything because Jacob always did that. I was always uncomfortable about it but I didn't dare to say anything. Jacob made me sit on his lap this time. He didn't do it before but it made me more uncomfortable. Suddenly he turned me around to face him and horror struck me when I saw his face. His round fat face had that look which I saw so many times in that place they rescued me from. Before I could react, my clothes were torn, my hands were held firmly, my legs were stuck between his and I saw his penis was already out. I knew what was going to happen. "Not again" I thought. My eyes were tearing up. I felt helpless until I remembered that there was a knife on the kitchen table just behind me. I could use it to threaten him and get out of the house. "You did all kinds of things in the underground didn't you? Well, lowlife sluts like you deserve that. I wonder why Mr and Mrs Hertz don't use you the way you are supposed to be used." he said touching me all over. "He's wrong" my mind screamed. "I wont be touched again" my mind kept screaming."Not today" I snarled in my mind and hit his head with mine as hard as I could. It hurted me like hell and I felt dizzy. It made his hands loosen but not his legs and I knew I couldn't reach the knife this way. I had to escape this. "YOU BITCH" he shouted and before he held me again, I stabbed two fingers from two hands in his eyes. This involuntary movement was caused by the fact that I was scared he might hurt me much more due to this act of resistance. He shrieked and I got scared as I realised what I had and curled my fingers into a fist. His eye balls came out and were hanging by two nerves in each eye socket. He let go of me completely and was shrieking and withering. I went to the kitchen table to get the knife as I was scared of him and what I had done. He was screaming in pain and saying words that I couldn't make out. I assumed that he was cursing at me. Suddenly, I felt calm. I stopped him. I remembered everything he said moments ago. Did I deserve what he was about to do to me? I remembered things that were done to me. How much it hurted. How the pain never stopped. How I grew to like the pain. Maybe I did deserve it. But that didnt mean I can't avoid it. With the knife in my hand, I approached the withering fat disgusting man.

"Tiana! Wake up!" I heard Hanji shout. I opened my eyes to see the massive wall. A lift was getting everyone up on the wall. I remembered the dream I had. It was a memory I always wanted to forget but never managed to. I suppose deep down, I didn't want to forget because I didn't regret it one bit. "Is there food up there?" I asked Hanji. "Yes the Garrison soldiers are supposed to bring food for you lot. It's field rations so don't expect anything tasty" she said with a smile and went back to check on the others. The sun was up properly. I assumed it had been an hour or two. My leg still hurted but I could walk. I walked on to the lift and it was pulled up. The view from above the wall was as spectacular as always. I sat on an edge waiting for the Garrison's advanced unit to arrive. A few minutes later, they arrived with news that there was no hole in the wall. As they were discussing it, I waited for them to being the food out. I was famished and weak. Eren was talking to Reiner and Bertholt about something and he looked kinda flustered. I was looking at them when suddenly Reiner removed his bandages and his hand was steaming like Ymir. I stood up shocked. Does that mean Reiner is a titan shifter? Suddenly I saw Mikasa charge at Reiner and Berthold slashing Reiner's hand and some of Berthold's neck. She charged at them again shouting at Eren to run and just then, they transformed into the armoured and Colossal titan. I stood there dumbstruck as the armoured titan grabbed Eren. I knew I couldn't fight so I tried to run as far as possible from the colossal titan. My sprained leg made it difficult but I was doing my best. I saw Eren transform in Reiner's hand and fight him. I decided to process all that information later. I had to survive first. I had to see Captain Levi again. The colossal titan threw a fist on the wall and I was far enough to not get hit. I didnt have any gas in my 3DMG so I knew I couldn't fight anyway. Running was my only option. I kept running away from it making as much distance as I can. Hanji and the others were trying to fight it but just like the last time, it emitted a gust of steam making it impossible to get close and giving everyone burns. That's when everyone went to fight Reiner but none of their blades were working because of his hardened skin. I regretted the fact that all I could do is watch. "Just like that day" I thought remembering the dream I had earlier. But this time I knew better. I couldn't make reckless decisions because for the first time, I had something to lose.

It seemed like an eternity of sitting down. The fight was over. Eren and Ymir was kidnapped by Reiner and Berthold. I saw everything and couldn't do anything about it. I was given food and water and I waited for someone to come. I was tired and my body ached. I wanted to go home.

Five hours later:

I dozed off for a while but the wall wasn't too comfortable. I had a dreamless uncomfortable nap. I woke up to the sound of horses. Other survey Corp members were here along with the military police. Captain Levi wasn't here presumably because of his injury. I was able to go back to a remote cabin where Eren and Historia/ Krista would be hidden. Apparantly they are the new Special operations squad. When I came in, I found Captain Levi sitting on the dining table which is the first room after getting inside the cabin. He had stacks of papers that he was working with. As soon as I got in, he looked at me. We made eye contact for a brief moment till he looked back at the paper he was working on and said "Take a bath. You look like shit. After that, come back and report everything to me. The bathroom is in the second floor, room to the right. You're second in command now so you will get your own room.". I murmured " Yes captain" and headed to the place he mentioned. So, he decided to make me second in command now? He did mention that I had the capability to get that position. I hoped it had nothing to do with our conversation that day and everything to do with my abilities. I felt weak and dizzy after taking a bath but I went downstairs to report everything. The captain was sipping a cup of tea while I briefed onto everything. When I said him about my titan killing, he mentioned that it was quiet impressive that I was able to do that and I might break squad leader Mike's record this way. I heard from him that squad leader Mike was dead. When I was done, and leaving, he said, "Tiana, wait.". There was something about his voice that I didn't recognise. It wasn't his usual bored voice. It was booming, demanding and powerful but it had something else. He stood up, looked straight at my eyes as if to assess something. Then he walked right at me and kissed me.

Levi POV

I thought all day about what to say her. I couldn't deny my attraction anymore. I just didn't care about any more complicacy. I couldn't stand the thought of her dying and being unsafe for some reason. I knew I had to man up and be there for her and face the consequences. The only problem was, till the last moment, I didn't know how to express it. After she was done reporting, I asked her to wait. I stood looking at her trying to find a way to say her how I feel about that morning and her in general but that's when I realised that I could show it to her instead of saying mere words. I came to her trying to contain myself but when my lips met her's I lost all control and gave up all the passion and lust that was built up over time inside me ever since I laid my eyes on her. This beautiful strong creature squirming in my arms was everything I could ever ask for and the one thing I desired was to get lost into the bliss that I was in right now. Wait, why is she squirming? I removed my lips to find a scared crying Tiana trying to get out of my grasp. I quickly removed my hands and she looked at me with fear. My heart sunk at the expression she gave me. I remembered what she said about her past and realised what grave mistake I made. "I'm sorry Tiana. I just wanted you to know how I feel about that morning. It was wrong of me to behave such coldly with you that day. I'm not good with words so I thought I could show you how I feel. You understand that right? I'm sorry I got carried away. I understand if you dont feel the same or if you want to take it slo.." before I could finish, her lips were on mine. She wasn't going for a passionate or dominating kiss but rather something soft. I liked it for a change. I never kissed a girl like that. She removed her lips after a few moments and I could clearly see the blush on her face. "I feel the same but please don't scare me like that. I avoided any physical intimacy for years and it is all very sudden for me. Please give me some time to process everything?" she said in a quiet voice. "Okay. I can go by that pace. However, no one can know about us. You're my subordinate and not to mention you're a lot younger than me. The situation we are in is complicated enough and this will complicate things more. We have a lot of enemies now and I'm not talking about titans. If anyone knows, you could be a target and I dont want that. Do you understand?" I explained to her. She gave a weak smile at me and said "Yes I understand." "Go get some rest. I'll cook something up before the new squad arrives. They should be back by evening. Get up after a few hours and eat." I said to her and she said "Yes captain" before going upstairs. I need to say her to call me just Levi when no one is around.