Hey guys. Here's another updated chapter of HSF. Still, I will shout out to arrios18 and emwal6492 for the support. Also, my fanfic was inspired by some of the other fics I've read from writers like Amaya0kami. They have some great fics I think you should check out. Anyway, onwards with the story.
"What do you mean he's missing?" Levi asked as the boys walked towards them.
"We were about to sleep when we decided to look around for him," Daniel started, "We couldn't find him anywhere. Not in the bathrooms, the cafeteria and not anywhere we knew."
"Yeah and just so you know…" Dean added, "there's no way Danny and I will sleep in a room with old smelly paedophiles."
"Easy buddy. How do you even know what a paedophile is?" Mikasa said before looking at Levi, who was deep in thought, "do you have any clue as to where he may be?"
Levi furrowed his brows as he tried to think. Where could his son be? He then remembered, "He asked for the car keys earlier. He said Erwin's brat was giving him a tour of the town."
"But he's never out this late," Mikasa said while looking at her wrist watch, "It's 11pm." The couple shared a brief look for a moment both were trying hard to think of where he could be. Mikasa was about to say something when she noticed Levi suddenly scowl, "I'm guessing you've figured it out."
"Tch! That idiot went back to get his laptop," he scoffed before getting up.
"Wait, what makes you so sure?" Mikasa asked as she watched him put his shoes on, "no normal person would willingly risk getting eaten by titans for something as trivial as a laptop."
"Last time I checked, Junior isn't a very normal person," Levi said while putting on a leather jacket. He then looked at twins, "you two should stay here with your mother and sister while I go get that idiot." He then looked at his wife, "I'll be back."
"Levi," Mikasa called before he left. He stopped in his tracks and turned to listen, "please bring him back safely."
"Don't worry," Levi assured, "Our little boy's coming back without a scratch."
Levi stepped out of his quarters and into the hallway. His first job was to find Erwin but where could he be? He then stuffed his hands in his pockets and began to make his way down the hall, occasionally glancing from left to right as he walked. Suddenly, a familiar voice called out to him.
"Hey Levi," Hange called as she jogged up to him. She smelt like sweat and her visor had some steam on it.
"Can I help you?" Levi asked as he continued to walk, now with her by his side, "you smell like shit."
"Never hurt to say hi," she sighed before looking down at him, "where are you going at this time of night?"
"My kid decided to sneak out," he groaned as he thought about the possibility of him really going back to the city. He shook his head before looking up at Hange, "have you seen Erwin anywhere?"
"Hm… I met him on my way to the bathroom. He was looking for Irene and was checking for her in the girls' dorm," she answered before pointing to the right, "it's down there."
"Let's go, then," he said before following her direction with her tagging along, "say how're Eld, Oluo, Petra, and Gunther doing?" his remembered his old squad members from his army days. Somehow, he had lost contact with them.
"Oh those guys huh," she said before trying to remember, "they're still kicking though I haven't really spoken to them in a while. They live at Fort Rose across the city."
"Just how many of these stupid forts are there?"
"I don't think you have the right to call your current shelter stupid," she muttered under her breath before answering, "there's about three of them around Paradis City; Fort Maria, Sina and Rose."
"Which one is this one?"
"Fort Maria," she started but before she could add more information, they heard Erwin's voice.
"Why isn't she picking up?" Erwin asked as he leaned against the wall of the girls' dormitory. His looked at his phone with an expression showing disappointment and worry. He then noticed the two walking up to him, "Good evening."
"Erwin," Levi started as he looked up at the blonde man, "my brat is missing and I have a feeling he went back to the city."
"Coincidentally, Irene is missing too," Erwin added before putting his phone in his pocket, "do you think she could be with him?"
"Well, they were together," the shorter man added before deciding, "we need to go back into town and get them."
Hange then got an excited look on her face, "great thing you brought that to my attention because I have some toys that need to be tested," she said with excitement before the men shared a look with each other.
"The city looks quite deserted. Those titans sure cleared the place." Irene said as she sat in the passenger seat of the Ford while Junior drove. The town looked pretty roughed up. Most lights were off and there were a lot of crushed buildings, vehicles and blood splatters all over the place but there were no people in sight. It was like it wasn't an overpopulated place.
"Yeah, they had one big lunch-slash-dinner," Junior responded before turning. He eyes glanced around to see if there was any danger present, "surprisingly, I haven't seen a titan since we got here." He then looked at Irene and noticed her absentmindedly staring out the window.
"Are you okay?" he asked, causing her to turn her head towards him.
"Oh, I just hope my dad's okay," she said while looking at him, "I didn't tell him I was sneaking out with a boy."
Junior had a blush on his face as he somehow managed to take the statement out of context. He then shook his head before sighing, "I bet my dad would be pissed if he found out about this. I bet he'd break my laptop in my face just to hurt my feelings when we get back," he groaned before the issue of sneaking out came back to mind, "but then… how does your dad feel about you having a boyfriend?"
Irene's face briefly flashed pink before she smirked at him, "why do you ask?"
"I-I was just curious," he stuttered while keeping his eyes on the road. Trying his best to avoid making eye contact.
"Well, he doesn't mind as long as the guy isn't afraid to meet him," she explained, "but the one time I did have a boyfriend over, he freaked out and ran off when he saw my dad," she then sighed with a smile, "I guess I won't have a boyfriend unless I meet someone who isn't afraid of my dad."
"I've seen your dad at parent-teacher conferences. He doesn't look that scary… from afar anyway," Junior muttered before stopping the car, "we're here," he said as they stopped outside the house, "is your phone off?"
"Yeah, I turned it off before we left," she said while showing him the phone.
"Great, we don't need to attract any unnecessary attention," he said before opening the door and hopping out as Irene mimicked him. He then locked the car and started to lead her into the house.
They entered the building and Junior ensured to lock the door behind them. He looked forward and saw Irene looking around.
"This is a nice place you got here," she said in admiration, "Ever since I started staying with my dad, all I've known are the barracks."
"Uh thanks," he said before pointing towards a different room, "you can get a drink from the kitchen while I go look for my laptop."
"What do you have?" she asked while looking straight at him. They happened to be the same height.
"I think there's soda pop in the fridge—that's if the twins didn't drink it before we left," he said before she started to walk towards the kitchen. He then decided to make his way upstairs and into his bedroom.
He opened the door and glanced around. It was as messy as usual, "I guess dad forgot to check my room today," he then looked for his laptop and there it was, resting on his desk like some collectible in a videogame.
He rushed towards the device and began to inspect it for any damage before showering it with kisses, "I missed you so much," he said as he held it close to his chest.
"You're like every typical teenage boy on TV," Irene said from behind, forcing him to look back at her and found her looking at a magazine he swore he left under his pillow.
"Irene, please… for your own hygienic purposes, please put it down," he panicked as she slowly put it down.
She then glanced around the room and noticed all the fantasy gear he had. Robes, weapons and figurines, "you are such a nerd, Levi."
"Ugh, yeah, whatever," he rolled his eyes before grabbing the charger and stuffing it is his jumper pocket. He then held the laptop next to his chest, "let's get going. We weren't supposed to take too long here."
"Okay," she said as they left his bedroom and made their way towards the front door.
"Now, when we get back, you should say you were showing me some landmark," he said as he unlocked the door.
"Yeah… like the ponds," she said while trying to come up with something, "I could say we went for a swim."
"Uh… sure," he said before opening the door and they both froze at what they saw. There was a titan, seated right on top of the car and it seemed to have crushed the vehicle judging by the fact that the tires were lying flat right next to their original spots.
"Fuck…" Junior said before looking back at Irene who looked like her life was flashing before her eyes. she was gasping for air as her eyes widened. She then took a deep breath but before anything could come out, he covered up her mouth and took her back inside.
"Calm down Irene," Junior tried to coax the terrified girl into relaxing. He could feel her breath pushing against his palm. He could hear her mumbling, "I'm only going to remove my hand if you promise to be quiet." He still felt her mumbling, "do you promise to be quiet?" he asked before she nodded.
"What do we do, Levi?" Irene asked while panicking, "what if the titan eats us? I don't wanna leave my dad heart broken," she said.
"Calm down, Irene. We won't get eaten," Junior said before he started pacing. He began to think of possible ways to get back home, "If it's an hour drive then I think we could get there in a few hours on foot."
"Levi, we are so… not walking," Irene said, "we'll be eaten even before we leave town."
"Well then, what do you suggest?"
Three motorcyclists drove through the moonless night on the dirt road leading to the city. one of the cyclists accelerated in front of the others leaving dust behind her, "what do you guys think of this stylish mode of transport?" Hange asked into her headset as she excitedly rode ahead of them.
"This isn't a bad choice," Erwin's voice responded as he rode on her back right, "it's unique, yes but I don't think this will be a suitable mode for soldiers. We'd be more like a biker gang."
"Don't worry, I'm working on everything. When the time for our first expedition comes, we'll be all set," she smirked before glancing at her back left and saw Levi looking a bit distraught, "You okay, Levi?"
"Huh?" he asked before shaking his head, "of course I'm not. You just blew fucking dust on me!" he cursed before sighing and looking at the city. That brat better be okay.
The bikes soon came to a stop outside the city entrance the city. "Aw, where are the titans?" Hange asked as she got off her bike and pouted while looking around. She anticipated seeing them in the city.
"Maybe they're asleep," Erwin suggested, hoping to humour the shorter two but to no avail. He then turned to Levi, "how far is your home from here?"
"About a thirty-minute drive from here," he estimated while looking down one of the roads.
"Hah! This will be a great opportunity to test out the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear" Hange with even more excitement before stroking the contraption hooked around her waist. She then turned to the males behind her, "I take it you guys remember how this works, right?" she asked before they nodded.
"I guess, I'll have to take the lead then," Levi said before firing the steel wires at a nearby building before jetting towards it with the other two following.
As they glided through the air, they all couldn't help but enjoy the feel of the air on their faces. It was a thrilling experience.
Levi couldn't help but get a feeling of nostalgia as he flew past several buildings. It was exactly like in the Underground, except instead of running away from cops, he was flying alongside fellow former militant and a commander. Suddenly, an idea hit him, a trick he used to use back then.
He looked around before he saw what he was looking for, a glass building and it looked like most of the glass was already broken, perfect.
He then fired the hooks at said building and began to reel himself in at a fast rate using a lot of gas. Once he was close to the building, he disconnected the hooks and flew right through the opening. Because of how much force he propped himself with, he glided through the building and out of it before hooking onto another building.
"Way to be a total show off," Hange commented through the earpiece as she was flying right behind him.
"How Far, Levi?" Erwin asked.
Levi glanced at the ground before noticing his house, "we're actually not so far. It's below us."
The group eventually landed on the roof of the house opposite the Ackerman residence.
"Wow, swanky neighbourhood you lived in," Hange said while looking at the other houses. When she looked at Levi's house, her face lit up with excitement, "oh my gosh, a real life titan is right in front of your house!"
"Shut up, will ya?" he said as he looked where she was looking and saw the titan right in front of his house. He then took a closer look and saw four familiar tires beside it as well as some metal parts on the ground. His heart nearly stopped, "is that thing on my car?"
"Why isn't it moving?" she asked while flailing her hands in front of it, "hello… Mr. Titan!" she called but got no response. she then sighed before looking at Erwin, "perhaps you were right, Erwin. It is asleep."
"It's sleeping on my fucking car!" Levi shouted while grabbing his head, "my beautiful car!"
"Calm down Levi," Erwin said while looking down at him. "the more important thing is the children. They must be stranded without a means of getting back to the fort."
"Fuck Junior, my car is wrecked!"
"Levi!" Erwin reprimanded with a firm tone and facial expression, forcing Levi to shut his mouth and mumble continuously. He then looked back at the house, "the fact that the titan seems unresponsive can be used to our advantage. We best try and act now before it's too late." He then hopped off the roof with the two following him closely.
Hange immediately walked over to the beast and began to examine it while taking pictures and taking notes on her phone, "you guys go in," she said while feeling the titan's flesh, "I've got work to do."
Erwin nodded before looking back at Levi, "I'd prefer you be the first to walk in," he said before the shorter man grunted and walked towards the entrance.
He twisted the knob and opened the door to the house. Both men entered the house and looked around. The lights were off so they pulled out their phone torches while Levi searched for the switch.
In a minute, the lights were on, revealing the living room but no teenagers, "Irene! Levi Jr.!" Erwin shouted but they got no response. The commander then looked at the veteran, "no response."
"I know that, dumbass," Levi grunted before he started to walk towards the staircase with Erwin in tow.
They both reached the upper floor and Erwin decided to call again, "is anyone here?" he asked and the door to Junior's bedroom opened revealing Irene who made a dash into her father's arms. The held each other in a tight embrace while Irene spouted a lot of things.
Levi then decided to storm into his son's room and found him seated on his bed with his beloved laptop on his lap. For a moment, he had a look of relief but that was easily taken over by an angry look.
"H-Hey, dad," Junior nervously greeted his father, who clearly wasn't happy to see him.
"Let's go," was all Levi said before his son shut his laptop and got to his feet with the device in his hands and followed the short man outside the room.
"You're a fascinating creature, aren't you?" Hange asked while stroking its side. The clouds then separated and moonlight penetrated and shone over the area, "good thing the moon is out so I can see you better…" Hange started before the beast began to stir until it shot up and off of the car. It stood straight before letting out a growl.
Hange took a few steps back. She was scared but mesmerised by it, "such a beautiful creature," she said before leaping backwards as it tried to grab her. It was awake but a bit slow.
"What's going on out here, Hange?" Erwin asked as everyone ran outside before seeing the monster turn to face them and charge after them, "take cover!" the commander ordered as everyone ran out of its path—except for Irene, who it caught and was raising to its mouth with her flailing.
"Dad!" she yelled as she screamed as it gave her a squeeze, forcing a bit of blood out of her.
Erwin's eyes narrowed before he latched onto the titan and launched himself at it. With a swift slash of the sword, the titan's arm was slashed off and went to the ground with Irene. Luckily, the arm cushioned her fall and Erwin quickly pried her out of its hand and lifted her bridal style. He looked at her, "are you okay?"
"Y-Yes," she responded while looking up at him.
Everyone then looked back at the titan that now had steam on its wound. Hange took a closer look and saw the skin repairing itself, "I think it's regenerating."
Erwin help his daughter back onto her feet before motioning her onto his back and she hopped on, "Alright, we need to get out of here now," Erwin said before readying his ODM Gear, "Let's move!"
"Hop on my back, idiot!" Levi ordered his son.
"W-Wait, wha…ow!" Junior started before he was kneed to the crotch and was forced onto his father's back.
"Hold on tight," Levi said before they jetted after the others with the Titan in tow.
As they soared through the air, they heard a lot of roaring from the ground and when they checked, about twenty more titans had joined the original two.
"Whoa, that's a lot of titans!" Hange yelled in awe as she flew ahead of everyone, "that means there's probably different types to study."
"That also means, we have to get to the bikes before they do!" Erwin commented before asking, "can these things go any faster?"
"Yeah, just use more gas!" Hange responded before demonstrating and Erwin quickly followed behind. Leaving the Ackermans behind.
"Hey, dad. We've been left behind!" Junior pointed out.
"If you had quit eating those cheese sticks like I told you, we wouldn't have been!" Levi responded before latching onto another building and using a lot more gas.
Before he could change direction, a titan hopped into the air and spread out its hands. In a swift movement, Levi barely dodged it, sending them crashing onto one of the roofs.
Junior quickly sat up and glanced around. He then freaked out when he saw his laptop broken on the ground. He crawled towards it and looked at the pieces. Suddenly, there was a loud rumbling and a titan hopped onto the roof and grinned at him hungrily. He felt his body paralyse with fear."
"Ugh, fuck…" Levi grabbed his leg as he flinched in pain with his eyes shut. He hadn't felt that bad since the actual injury itself and it stung terribly. He grunted as he tried to ease the pain but to no avail. Suddenly he heard a cry.
"Dad, help!" Junior called.
The Veteran opened his eyes when he heard the cry, "Junior!" he shouted as he panicked with his eyes darting around. Finally, he saw his son as the titan loomed over him the fear in Junior's eyes sent rage through Levi's veins before he propelled himself towards the titan, "stay the fuck away from him!" he snarled before slicing off the titan's legs.
The titan lost balance on the slanted roof and soon it fell off, landing on smaller titans on the ground.
"Did he hurt you?" Levi asked. The concern was evident in his eyes as he examined him by checking his body.
"Yeah," he responded before his father helped him up, "but my laptop sure isn't."
"Ugh, let's go. That doesn't matter right now," Levi said before Junior got back onto his back and they were back into the air.
They landed back at the spot where the bikes were parked and found the others waiting for them. Erwin was the first to respond, "what was the hold up? We were getting worried about you."
"Please Erwin, calm down," Levi said, "you know very well that there's no known thing that can kill me," he said smugly before going to get on his bike, "Junior, come on!" he said before his son joined him on the bike.
"Alright then," Erwin said while also getting on the bike, "Let's go!" with that, the bikes were on the road once again. All of them had survived the titans first-hand and this was a new story to tell for Hange. She was ecstatic and was moving the fastest.
"You know, Junior," Levi started as they rode, "your mother and I were worried about you. She'll be as glad as I am that you're safe." His expression didn't seem to earn him a response so he quickly took a glance back at him and saw him staring into nothingness. He wore a depressed expression and Levi knew what was happening. That brat was still thinking about his laptop and he had enough of it.
"Tch!"
"Dad, what's wrong?" Junior asked after hearing the signature scoff.
"Erwin and I come all the way out here to save you guys' asses from a titan because you wanted your laptop, Irene almost got eaten, you almost got eaten and yet you're still thinking about your laptop!" he responded while keeping his eyes on the road. He didn't want to risk getting in any accidents.
"Wha-how-why are you getting angry at me for?" he asked as he clearly didn't understand how he was in the wrong. He just wanted back his property, "don't I have the right to get back what belongs to me?"
"Junior, you risked both Yours and Irene's lives in the name of getting back some cheap gadget. Junior are you aware of that?"
"Dad, you have no idea how much that laptop means to me!" he shouted, "you can't understand."
"And you can't understand how much Irene means to Erwin and how much you mean to me. Do you know how miserable Erwin and I would have felt if you guys didn't survive? Do you know what kind of impact that would've had on your mother?" he poured out the questions with a slight crack in his tone. He cleared his throat before continuing, "we've gone out of your way to raise you, yet you turned into such a materialistic brat!"
There was a tense silence that befell them. The only ambience being the sound of the engines roaring and Hange's occasional yells on excitement. Junior couldn't tell what was taking up more of his mind, the need to retort and what to actually say. Eventually, the words came.
"Well Excuse me!" he started, "none of this would've happened if you had just let me take it in the first place!" the younger Ackerman felt satisfied when he noticed his father flinch. He was about to say another thing when the motorcycle slowed to a stop, "dad?"
Ignoring his son, Levi triggered the earpiece, "Hange, please come back for a moment. I need to tell you something," was a he said before sighing and sitting in silence with his arms crossed.
A few minutes later, Hange's motorcycle came to a halt right next to Levi's, "Hey, what's up?" she asked while removing her visor.
"I need you to take Junior with you," Levi said in his usual tone, trying his best to seem normal but Hange saw through it.
"Are you okay, Levi?" she asked while resting her hand on his shoulder. From the time she spent with Levi on duty, she came to know him quite a bit. Including how he acts when he's upset, "you look tense."
Levi then removed her hand from his shoulder, "I'm fine Hange," he said while looking at her with his regular look, "I just want to make sure there are no titans that could've followed us. I just had a bad feeling and I need to clarify."
"Hmm…" she said skeptically before he scowled at her, "Okay, geez. Come on Levi No.2," she finally gave in.
"Dad, why…" Junior started before he was cut off.
"Junior, just get off the bike," he said as his son hesitantly got off and hopped onto the next bike.
"You all set?" Hange asked while looking at the boy who nodded. She then glanced at Levi one more time before starting up her bike and driving off.
Even as she drove, she still had an uneasy feeling and dared to glance at him through the mirror. The last thing she saw before she looked away was him kicking at the ground and falling onto his back in the distance.
Eventually, they did arrive back into the fort and both bikes parked outside the barracks. Junior stepped of the bike as Hange turned off the ignition.
The woman then turned to him, "do you know where the boys' dorms are? I could take you," she suggested.
"N-No, I'll wait for him," he declined before Hange wished him a goodnight and walked off. He then looked to his side and saw Erwin and Irene conversing about whether or not she would need to be in the infirmary. After a five-minute discussion, they came to an agreement.
"Um Levi," Erwin started while looking at the young man, "when your father gets back, tell him I'm sorry I couldn't wait. I need to take Irene to the infirmary."
"Okay Mr. Smith," Junior responded before the blondes walked off. Now that he took a good look at him, he understood why Irene's first boyfriend freaked out. He was a way… taller than him and he carried a very intimidating presence with him. He then sighed as he thought about his dad.
Guilt started to flood his mind when he processed everything Levi said to him. Come to think of it, he was being materialistic and he didn't even deserve to be saved. Even after being saved, he still gave his father a hard time. His head was getting clouded.
"Tch!" he scoffed before covering his mouth. He felt even worse because he realised how much he sounded like him.
About an hour and a half had passed and Junior had already started to doze off while leaning against the wall. The sound of an engine woke him up and he rubbed his eyes when he saw the last motorcycle roll up. He rose to his feet and waked towards the bike as Levi dismounted it, "Hey dad, I…"
He was cut off by his father's right hand while his left hand held a bottle of beer. He went out for a few drinks. Did he upset him that much?
Levi then decided to walk past him. He was about to go far, but the pain in his leg decided to return forcing a grunt out of his mouth as he clutched it.
"D-Dad, are you ok?" Junior tried to help but once again he received a pass before watching his father limp into the building.
Junior then looked back at the bike and noticed a box on the back. He must've forgotten it.
Desperate to speak to his father, Junior took this as an opportunity and grabbed the box to take it to him. As he walked into better lighting, he saw the words 'I'm sorry' written on the top of the box. Bombarded with curious thoughts, Junior stopped and looked at the box.
A large part of him yelled 'open it!' so he did. He opened the top and was met with a large amount of bubble wrap. Even more tempted, he worked on the wrap and reached into the box. He held onto something and pulled it out onto his lap. His heart nearly dropped when he saw what he held.
"He got me a new laptop."
Hey guys. Thanks for reading the story. I appreciate all you readers very much. Anyway, I'm sure you've noticed my OCs and enjoyed the chapter. I'd love to hear what ya'll have to think. Anyway, thanks to all those that enjoy this. I enjoy writing for you.
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