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A Thug Life of Loving You
"I just did what I know is damn right."
Levi wasn't looking at Erwin when he said it. He doesn't know what the blond commander saw earlier. Was it about the moment when he pulled Petra closer to him?
"Do you want to tell me something, then?" Erwin asked with a serious look on his face. His blond, thick eyebrows were quite distracting.
Levi looked at him. "My shit successfully came out before the expedition." he replied jokingly but since it's the worst talent that he ever possessed, the atmosphere became awkward.
For some reason, Erwin felt like a nerve wanted to pop out of his temple but he brushed the annoying air away. "I see. That's good for you."
A dying wind suddenly blew over them and the sounding crickets hymned to interrupt the incoming awkward silence.
"Your wig is sliding off, Erwin. It's annoying." Levi said, "By the way, you should drink more water to avoid constipation." He then turned his back and left.
The blond commander let out a sigh. "Mike." He called out the sniffing man who was eavesdropping around.
They planned to corner Levi and ask him about something involving Hanji's hypothesis. The sniffing man came out.
"Warnings are red. Retreats are blue." Mike said.
"What now?" Erwin asked.
"Love is in the corner," Mike paused for a moment to sniff, "And titans too." He looked at the distance. "I can smell it, Erwin."
Erwin gave him a void look. "I see."
"Petra," Hanji called out when she saw the light ginger haired lady came out of the tent. "Can I talk to you for a minute?"
Petra blinked and nodded. They were standing outside the tent that they set up for the meantime. The buntaichou grinned before she began her statement.
"What do you think of Levi?"
Petra immediately blushed but she tried to compensate on her reaction. "He is humanity's strongest soldier."
Hanji raised her eyebrow. "And?"
"He's a good squad leader to us."
"And?"
Petra twitched her eyebrows anxiously. "He is a clean freak."
"And? And? And?" Hanji scratched her head impatiently with both hands.
"He is short." Petra answered innocently.
"Gracious walls!" Hanji blurted out. She wasn't satisfied with Petra's answers and her extreme longing to hear something sweet and passionate words were in vain. "Say something realistic, will you?! And stop faking good!"
"Faking good?" Petra asked. She has no idea what Hanji is up to.
"Can't you even tell me that Levi is hot when his button up shirt is half unbuttoned. Levi is the most admirable man in my life. I want to marry Levi. Something like that!" Hanji yelled before her.
Petra's lips suddenly turned pale upon hearing Hanji's statements. She didn't speak a word and just remained standing on the ground merely flustered. Did Hanji hear her self-talk while daydreaming in her room last night? Hanji held her shoulders and looked at her amber colored eyes. Petra blinked twice and shifted her gaze to other direction. Hanji's eyes behind her intelligent glasses were frightening.
"Oi, shit glasses. What are you up to?" Levi suddenly interrupted the moment.
Hanji let go of Petra's shoulders and adjusted her glasses. "Do you really want to know?" she confirmed.
"Tch. No thanks." He answered and glanced to his only female squad member. "You're getting pale, Petra." he noticed upon shifting his gaze on her lips.
Hanji ran away quickly while grinning. She has to announce some good data that she gathered on her investigation team.
"I'm fine." Petra responded while trying to control her struggling heartbeat due to Hanji's questions. Levi walked closer towards her and placed his hand on her forehead.
"You're cold too." He said and quickly removed his fragrant hand on her cold, nervous skin. 'That shit glasses.'
He heard the whole conversation while hiding behind the tent. He knew that Hanji would ask embarrassing questions but he never expected it to be that way. The 'I want to marry Levi' thing made his eyebrows twitched.
"Am I?" She sheepishly said while looking at his narrow eyes.
A sound of a flare gun suddenly echoed throughout their area which distracted them and all the soldiers around. Thanks to Mike's powerful nose detector of titans. Everybody was alarmed and rode their horses when Erwin shouted to pack up.
"Darn it." Levi muttered under his breath and they started to retreat the place.
Their expedition continued through marvelous plains and majestic mountains for several weeks of struggling, increased numbers of casualties and Hanji's extreme yearning to capture titans for experimentation. Sadly, she didn't able to catch anything and Erwin fired the retreat signal flare for the whole corps to know that the mission has ended.
"Another mission failed." Auruo sighed.
Petra elbowed her that made him look on her direction.
"Don't twitch your thin eyebrows on me." He told her.
"You two!" Gunther called out, "Let's go."
They were somewhere in the rear area of the Forest of Giant Trees and just killed several titans a few minutes earlier. Riding back on their horses, they joined the legion and went back to the district dejectedly.
"In Karanese?" Erdo asked.
"The commander has to report to the authority." Moblit replied when they were near the said district.
"Oi, Petra, isn't Karanese your hometown?" Erdo inquired.
Petra, who was currently spacing out, didn't able to answer so Gunther yelled at her. "Petra!"
She went back to her senses. "Y-yes, Gunther-san?" she replied.
"Daydreaming." The men whispered in synchrony.
"What?" she asked her comrades.
"We're heading to Karanese District. Isn't that your hometown?" Erdo asked.
Her eyes brighten up and she became excited. 'I hope I can go home and visit my father.' She told herself. "Yes." She answered happily.
On the other hand, Levi was secretly staring at her in the distance.
'Karanese, huh?' he said at the back of his mind.
The gate opened and the usual mocking faces of people welcomed them. Insults and crying lingered in the atmosphere during their parade which made them gloomier. Mothers and other family members cried and mourned over the deceased soldiers who were just being recovered from the mission. When they stopped in the infirmary for medication, Erwin went to the authority to report about the mission. Hanji and Levi accompanied him but they just waited on the lobby.
"So Levi," Hanji started the conversation, "What are you planning to do now?"
"Nothing." He replied shortly.
She snorted. "You're a boring person."
"You should take a bath." He sarcastically blurted out for no reason.
Hanji dropped his statement, adjusted her glasses and cleared her throat. "I will explore the whole district. Wanna come?"
He didn't reply and remained emotionless.
"Isn't it exciting?" she asked.
He still remained quiet.
"I see." Hanji said smirking.
"What?" Levi asked to confirm what she was trying to say.
She stood on the couch and inhaled the almost dying air in their midst. "Nevermind." She replied and turned to Erwin who was walking towards them. "What are you planning to do now, Erwin?"
"I need to work with papers in my office." Erwin said.
"Okay. Good luck. I have to do some research." She said and they parted ways to where they wanted to go.
Erwin released an order for all the Survey Corps soldiers to have a week of vacation. He also needed time to investigate and plan for his agenda.
The next morning, Petra excitedly changed into casual clothes because she was planning to have a good time by herself while wandering around her district. She missed her hometown. When she left the door, she was surprised to see Levi leaning on the wall.
"Levi Heichou. Good morning!" She greeted.
"Are you going home?" he asked.
"Yes, tomorrow. I want to surprise my family." She answered with a smile.
He stared at her from head to feet, then back to her head, because he rarely sees her in casual attire. Petra felt conscious about herself.
"Do I have dirt on my face?" she asked him.
"No." he answered.
A long awkward silence embraced them while staring at each other. After some fateful seconds, Levi broke the silence.
"This is your hometown, isn't it?" he asked.
"Yes." She nodded.
"I am planning to look for black tea." He said.
"I will go to town right now. Do you want to come with me?" Petra offered.
"That's what I want to tell you." He wanted to say but that would be awkward and weird so he thought of a safer answer. "Interesting idea." He finally said and they walked together outside the HQ.
They remained silent since they started walking together. While on the street corner, Hanji was giggling while writing on her notepad. She started to track them since they left the HQ to gather more data that she was planning to slap on Erwin's face. Thanks to her investigation team who left her alone in her data gathering.
'I'm going to convince Erwin to get rid of his freaking relationship rule.' She told herself.
While stalking Levi and Petra, she didn't notice her way and bumped to a tall, blond man, and her glasses fell on the ground.
"Uh, I'm sorry." She apologized without looking at the man and picked her glasses.
"Hanji?" the man asked in a surprised tone.
"Huh?" she raised her head to see the man who just called her name. "Hey! I thought-!"
Author's Note: I am like a turtle on my updates but thank you for the reviews. So sorry, I didn't notice that I haven't updated for a month. I AM SO BUSY. I hope you like this chapter. Reviews are well appreciated.