REWRITE THE STARS
BY: Camille
Chapter 3
"Glorious"
Levi
While strolling towards the Commander's quarter, Levi felt the heat of the sun emanating from the windows as the sunlight physically contacted his cheek. While walking in the hallway, the new rookies gave their morning greetings to him; he just nods without meeting their eyes, whether they are the new scouts from the military police or not, he doesn't care. He reached the Commander's door. For sure; Erwin is ready to leave his room at this hour. It came to his mind that he would need the Commander's friendly opinion regarding what he brought up with the Young Queen last night.
If only Historia had seen his face when the shitty door hit his arm, surely the blonde kid would not stop mumbling her apologies to him, she'll be pouring all her kindness into his fucked up face. He wanted to punch the wooden door out of habit but for some unknown reason, he can't. Especially, when the Queen appeared before his eyes. He was very stupid as he wondered why he could not avoid just one single fucking door. Now he could not move his hand as it commenced to swell. This is the first time it happened.
Finally, he reached the Commander's door and knocked hoping that Erwin's still inside.
"Who's there?" he heard him ask from the other side. He let go a sigh of relief.
"Me," he replied in a casual tone. He knew that Erwin recognized his bored voice.
"Come in." He said in an authoritative tone.
Levi entered the room and he saw Erwin sitting at the side of his bed, reaching down to fix his boots. He's well dressed now, Levi's mind wondered how he managed to put those clothes and shoes on when he only had one arm, he felt sorry for the loss of his good friend's arm. Yet Erwin still had that determined and proud composure as he goes on with his daily life. Well, he can get used to it, he's an extremely brilliant person than any of them.
He sat on the chair beside Erwin's desk, it was piled with a lot of papers; pens were settled in a small storage, there's a cup of tea and a pot. At least, it's not messy compared to Hange's table. He would like to invite himself for a cup of tea but he prefers to drink later at the mess hall. For now, he wants to talk to Erwin about something. He battled to keep his composure as the migraine came once more, He closed his eyes, crossed his arms and legs whereas holding up for the Commander to say something.
"What is it, Levi?" the Commander finally asked.
"The kid wants to build an orphanage." He spouted out, setting his eyes on the desk.
Erwin looked at him with a confused calm expression. For sure, he won't know what he's talking about but Levi waited for a moment for the Commander to process what he said. He hates to talk that much.
"Queen Historia?" Erwin emphasized the first word; for sure, the Commander gathered his thoughts before he determined what he was talking about, Erwin decided to get up and headed to the cabinet to get his brown jacket and started to dress with it. Levi felt the pang when he realized that the other side of the jacket's sleeve was still on its downfall level. Reminding him of how did the Commander lost his arm.
"Good point. I heard everyone was asking her about her first plans for the throne, one of them was Frigoz. He is making his move for his next victim. He got his eyes on her; you saw it too, at the dining hall. That bastard, he's a clean douchebag, yet so known about his dirty works." Levi grabbed a document from the piled papers and tries to read the content. He can see from his peripheral view that Erwin raised one of his thick eyebrows.
"He's not an easy boar, and that's the perks of having the new Queen seated on the throne, she's good bait for those clean hardcore creeps at the government like Frigoz. We can get our hands on them when they are involved with the Queen." Erwin
Levi's jaw hardened about the thought. Erwin's pawning the Queen to catch the bugs. Which only means, that things might get dirty when his plans cross the tough roads. Well, we can't avoid danger in this corrupted institution.
"Then let them come, I'll be watching." He replied to Erwin. He's wondering if he will still be there to ensure the young girl's safety.
"So, you met the Queen? Last night?" Erwin
"Hmm. . ."
"Really? I didn't see you both talk. Is that why you vanished at the Dining Hall?" he casually said, as if Levi did not notice the discreet doubt in his question.
"Tch, No. After the Queen left the party; the celebration with the pigs turned out to be screwing pointless. So I went outside for fresh air. A few hours later the kid suddenly arrived at my location out of fucking nowhere." He turned his eyes and holds his injured hand. He remembered the feeling of being alone in the dark; it was so peaceful until shit happened.
"You stayed up late and met the Majesty?" the Commander is fixing his collars and turned to him with his curious gaze.
"Yes, MPs were not guarding outside her quarters so she managed to sneak out. Now I don't trust the Military Police. What are they doing while they left the Queen unguarded." Levi then reads the paper in his hand. It's a resignation letter from one of the scouts.
He tries to switch his attention by reading the papers, but it seems that he's distracted as ever. He knows how he looked like today; he looked shit since he's up in his room until sunrise. The image of Historia keeps on flashing in his mind. That brat.
Erwin suddenly stopped fixing himself and looked at him. The Commander does this whenever there's something that caught his interest. "I see. So you mentioned that she wants to build an orphanage, Right?"
"Yeah. I tried to ask about her priorities as a Queen, so she said that she wants to rescue all the orphaned brats from every wall down to every corner of the Underground City." Levi returned the paper to its original place and put his injured arm at the desk.
"You told her about the Underground City, even though you have issues about going back there?" Erwin continued what he's been doing.
Levi pressed his index and thumb finger at the center of his forehead, "I just told her that I was raised there." he said with disbelief
"Are you bothered?" Erwin stood in front of his bed and began to arrange his pillow.
Levi fell silent. He's not bothered about helping the Underground City. But about going back there?
Hell, yes.
"Well, if I am, then I shouldn't have told her about where I came from. If the Queen's plan will be implemented, we will be directed to rescue the kids from the underground, it will be an easy task while we're in the middle of something and obviously, I will be in the first line to lead the mission. But, there's a but--"
"Now I see where this is going. Don't start with me, Levi. I don't want to hear your excuses." The tall Commander turned away from him, shaking his blonde head.
"Erwin, seriously." He said in a low solid tone. He doesn't want to argue with this man, but he has to insist.
"Be responsible, you started this anyway, so if you are going to give me an alibi, then better forget about what she wants, what's got into you, Levi?" Erwin said like it cracked something on Levi's guts. He bit his lips. He admits that he's a coward when it talks about the Underground City.
"I know it's a lot to ask. But I still want to help her. Don't ask why." He just looked at the floor; if the Commander wants to say no, then everything will be good as nothing. Yes, he made tough decisions before, and facing all kinds of danger is not new to him.
"You wanted to help her but you don't want to take a step to do it?" Erwin closed the windows. He bet that it's time for them to step out of the room.
"First of all Erwin, I see that she has the potential, We still do not know much about the Young Queen's ability, just like Yeager, I want to see if it's worth to gamble, for the sake of all people, you know that she can't do it alone." Levi grabbed his hair, punishing himself.
"Listen closely if she wants to build an orphanage, we can arrange a meeting for that, for sure the orphanage will stand in a few months. But when you mentioned the other casualties in retrieving the orphans from the underground, then you better think twice. We still have a lot of other business to talk about before Reiner and Bertolt come back and kill us all. So in this case, you can help her with all the access that you had without backing out and spitting out some excuses if you want to pursue something or. . Someone who is --"
Someone?!! When Levi heard it, he cut through the Commander's words, His eyes gone wide and he can't help but burst into a mild, sarcastic tired laugh and it just adds more pain to his disorganized mindset today. He banged his injured hand at the desk, letting out a wave of small anger for not taking him seriously, causing the Commander to throw his serious calculating eyes to him. Erwin's driving him insane.
"Really? Erwin, I know I'm asking you for a favor, I will admit that I want to help her. I also know that we had a good conversation last night but I expected you to take me seriously." He leaned at the chair as he realized that the Commander is not getting his point. He shook his head.
He just wants to get some sleep after this, for the fuck sake!
"Go to sleep Levi... The Queen might—"
"Oi Oi! You're starting to sound more like Four-eyes when she wants to get a piece of me. Let me remind you that you only had one arm left. It will be an honor for me to do the second cut if you don't catch up with what I am trying to say." He fixed his gestures to look more serious in the eyes of the Commander. What happened to him? What the fuck is happening with the Commander!
Then suddenly, Erwin smirked.
"You're so defensive. I don't know if how she managed to talk with you peacefully, I'm just amazed by her; she has the guts to catch you off guard." The Commander gazed at his swelled hand that is resting at the desk. He bet that Erwin did not remember about him getting injured yesterday. So he must think that Levi got this injury last night.
"What happened to your arm?" Erwin asked then started to continue fixing his uniform, completely ignoring his temper.
"It got hit with a door." he said rejecting the Commander's growing curiosity about his arm.
How can he tell Erwin about last night? When he went out to breathe fresh air and suddenly Historia came just by kicking the damn door. How the fuck did she found him? How can she be so naïve around a grown-up man in the middle of the night in her nightdress? Levi remembered how the kid looked at him at the dark grey sky. Her face was sweet, she blushed all night. Her youthful features were visible to his eyes since she had a brighter complexion under the moonlight. Her full-bosomed body marked as the cold wind blew her dress, and he can't even swallow while glancing in her direction. Then after she returned his green coat, her scent of sweet rose petals and honey keeps on lingering on the fabrics of his uniform. It disturbs him; he tossed his jacket at the laundry clothes. She smelled so sweet and. . . .
Innocent.
Bollocks, she's a kid Levi.
He shrugged in his seat and tried to look more serious and formal so that the Commander will not take him lightly. Erwin's measuring his mood presence.
"Anyway, speaking of access, that's why I came here to convince you that I will help the Queen, but in case you are going for an underground mission, do not include me or let the military police handle it without me. You can entrust me all the work here on the upper ground, I will give you all the information to locate the thugs who are responsible for human trafficking." Levi tries to open the pot and smelled the tea inside.
He wants some tea, but this is cold.
"Again, I thought we settled this matter before, Levi. You can't avoid the Underground City if we will conduct a rescue operation; we will need you the most because you knew the place better than us. Soon, the time will come that you have to face that horrible world again, whether you like it or not. Expand your maturity if you want to live above the ground; don't rot with your regrets." Erwin gave him a snobbish gaze. Levi started to feel uneasy in his stomach; Erwin is maybe a calm tempered guy, but he can sway you with his simple words, then later you will realize that he insulted you like there's an invisible knife from his respectful tongue. Clever.
"But how many times do I have to refuse?" he admits that sometimes he's a pain in the ass because he's avoiding the Underground City for years. But it's all about the fucking Queen's plan.
He noticed the Commander sighed heavily as if he's tired of dealing with this stuff again. Erwin put his hand on his waist and faced him. But his thick eyebrows were down and more proximate together at the center. "Levi, you're old enough to scowl at me. How many years has it been since I pulled you out from there? How many underground rescue operations did you refuse to join, and until now, you still can't face the place where you came from."
The feeling of his childhood struggles, the grim faces of the people, the laughter of the prostitutes, and the darkness of the place, the smell of blood and violence. His mind rumbles as it all began to flashback.
"I can't." Levi reasoned out, covering his eyes with his hands.
"Now you're wasting my time." Erwin started to walk towards the door.
"Whatever, I believe you also want the best for her right? But I hope you can see for yourself that we can give her a little helping hand. Help coming from the bastards who pushed her to the crown. And" he paused "it's the only help I think I can give from that place." He simply said and it's enough for the Commander to pause before he reaches the door.
Levi holds his own hands together on the top of the desk. Praying for the Commander to consider his request, it took a moment for Erwin to talk again, but after a long awkward silence, he spoke.
Please say yes.
He turned to him.
"Fine. I will let Hange conduct the rescue operation in the underground as well as here above the ground, it won't take long. But I will entrust you the Queen, guide her and, continue what you both started...You know what to do. Be a man." Erwin said in a calm tone now.
Levi's thoughts clung to that word.
"Tch. Whatever, but thank you." Levi stood on his feet.
"You and your Squad will give your assistance to the Queen as long as you all live; you will keep what you promise to her. Let Eren Yeager help you so that you can keep your eyes close to him." They both stepped out of the room.
"Fine. Now I have two brats to babysit." They crossed the hallway.
"You asked for it. Another thing Levi, you are not allowed to choke her again. I heard what you did before and I'm not pleased by it." Erwin warned him.
"Tch, I didn't have a choice. You know me." He blurted
"Be nice to her. It's an order."
"Tsss."He said.
*
The sky is clear blue without a hint of an incoming storm; the sun is high on its peak. Levi thought that this day will be perfect for an outdoor meeting while he is standing in front of the Reiss Green House Farm. This is the second project that they had established after they built the orphanage; before Historia opened up to anyone, she asked him if he could still help her with the implementation of this huge garden, he didn't refuse.
Erwin supported and helped with the second project as they made preparations for their next expedition. Levi assisted the Queen in persuading other high-ranking authorities to support, all of them agreed with the Queen because they thought that a lot of residents will enjoy the project.
Dhalis Zachary also supported the young Queen's plan, as he said that it's not difficult to implement this because they're sufficient in supply and budget. Same as the orphanage, they recovered this garden from the properties confiscated from the nobles.
It's a garden that is developed for the entire public community. This is a place where they grow various medical herbals, vegetables, and fruits as a free supply for the whole Districts, including the families at the Underground City. It's a five-hectare land under the expense of the new Queen. The people that volunteered to work here were those who are homeless, poor farmers, and deserving people from the Underground City who devoted their lives to the Queen. Thanks to Erwin who suggested the criteria for qualifications. These people were paid and protected under the Royal Monarchy.
Today, there are people gathered in front of the gates, he bet that they were still waiting for the important person to arrive so that they can all start the first tour in this green place. As he approached, he saw Commander Erwin and Hange talking near the entrance, both of them were wearing their formal attires. Erwin and Hange wore their usual buttoned-up shirt and black pants, Hange's eyeglasses is pulled up on her forehead while Erwin's on his casual look, his yellow hair tip to its opposite side. Both of them turned in his direction.
"Leeeeevi! Good to see you here, I thought you're not coming." Hange greeted him enthusiastically. She's always shouting for his name whenever they meet as if he's standing on the other side of the mountain.
"Hello, Four-eyes." He replied flatly.
"Oh, so after this, you will head straight to the camp?" Hange asked while looking at his uniform attire with the green cloak.
"Yes, I will meet with them after this. Yeager's in good shape again after you used up all his strength. I will check if he can do the titan hardening experiments tomorrow."
"Yeah, I felt sorry for that, but I'm sure he rested well for one day, so we can get back to the experiments today, I'm sorry to tell you this but we have to proceed with our experiments today since this is a quick lunch with the Queen." She said in a serious tone.
"Tch, I don't know but one day is still not enough for sure. But I see he's eager to master the skills before that two jerks appear in front of us again." He remembered Yeager's green orbs, the stubborn yet so determined titan shifter. It caused the lives of his previous squad to keep his ass safe, so he better makes good progress after this whole damned preparation ends. They have five days left to complete the preparations to reclaim wall Maria and to use that key to the basement.
"Where is she?" Erwin suddenly spoke beside him; the Commander looked at him with his usual stern gaze.
"Who?" he asked flatly
"The Queen, Levi, don't tell me you forgot about her?" Erwin asked in a dominating tone.
"Tch." He glanced around the crowd. For sure, Most of the residents are gathered here just to see the Queen. Anyway, where is she? That blonde kid should be here, it's already lunchtime.
"Well, we thought you'll be with her. What happened about escorting her today?"Hange glanced at the Commander. His blue eyes were always calculating the movements of the crowd.
"She said that the Mp's will escort her today. "Levi remembered that Historia wrote him a letter three days ago, saying that his squad doesn't have to escort her. That Nile insisted for her to use her royal guards whenever she attends meetings here in the capital.
"Ahh. I just observed that if you're not with the scouts, then for sure, you're only spending your time with the Queen. Since you have to attend the meetings with her regarding the orphanage and the greenhouse project." she laughed and elbowed him lightly at his side.
He frowned at her. Does she need to have something to say about everything he does? Especially about Historia?
"I don't understand what you are talking about." He said flatly like he doesn't give a damn about her observations.
"Hmm, you don't know what I mean but you do know that you are spending too much time with Historia than focusing on Eren. If Mikasa's not around to watch over him, you will probably have a hard time spending your day at the orphanage or with Historia. You even managed to visit the orphanage two times a week and check on the Queen's activities. "Hange sited,
"You knew my business with the Queen, right? Do we have to talk about it all over again? After two months?" He shut her with his cursing stare.
"Stop interrogating the Captain, Hange. You can also spend your free time at the orphanage; the Queen said that the Survey Corps has a special place to stay at the orphanage at whatever point you like, so Levi's simply utilizing his short available chance to help. ." Erwin clarified in a protective tone.
"Well, I love to visit the orphanage someday. What I am amazed about is how Levi prolonged his patience towards our Queen, and there's a side of him that was new to my observation, a personality that only shows up when he's around with the Queen. Don't tell me, Erwin, you didn't notice something? After how many years we had fought together, don't tell me there's nothing unusual about the two of them?"She smiled teasing him.
Levi just throws her a look of disgust and tossed away her hand that is on his shoulders.
"You're always suspicious when you're not fond of seeing something. I'm not surprised." He avoided her eyes. He doesn't have an opinion about what she says.
Her gesture changed into a serious manner, Levi saw the spark on Hange's eyeglasses as she fixed it on her forehead.
"You know what I mean Levi, I don't have to say it on your face since you just don't want to admit that you are attached to the Queen."She moved her glasses discreetly but her eyes were staring at him. He turned away, there's no point listening to her useless observations.
"Talk some sense four-eyes. There's nothing unusual about it."He rolled his eyes. Even if there's a simple explanation for a single problem, she's still not satisfied with it. Is it bad to be kind towards the Queen? Is there something that he should be guilty about?
"That morning, after the coronation day, you have an injury on your left arm, and you can't even move them for days, you said that you were hit by a door. Is that true?" she added with a curious tone. Seriously, is she not gonna shut her mouth? Does she have to dig about him and the Queen?
"Hange, for a million times, I already answered that question. Erwin, can I just leave? "He stood still and clenched his fist. The more he ignores Hange, the more that she searches for her wrong answers.
"No. Just answer her and you're good." Erwin simply said, but his attention was roaming around. Levi gave them his threatening look. He just felt that he have nothing to explain about his attending with Historia. There's nothing unusual, though he's giving his full support to Historia's plans. He just thought that he's performing these to help.
He glimpsed that the Commander is not paying attention. The way his face wanders around the area.
Well, Erwin's distracted again. He's not like this before; his eyes are searching for something.
Or someone.
Tch, for sure, Nile's wife is here, he thought that his family is residing somewhere near this place and that's why Erwin's not paying attention. His eyes were on that girl again. He wondered why Erwin had his eyes pinned on Nile's wife.
He can see Erwin's longing, flushed, and regret facial expression,
Regret? seriously?
For the love of your fucking eyebrows Erwin, it's a married woman.
He's sure he didn't say that aloud.
One time he heard Nile and Erwin talked at Erwin's office, Erwin said that he had feelings for this woman but he chose not to pursue her because of the line of his work. Well, he bet that the Commander did not feel any regret. Or did he?
He wondered about that. Despite being so stern and intelligent, does the Commander have feelings for a woman? But why did he not pursue her? Are his dreams matter more than having a lover?
Great, now he will deal with Hange alone about these frequent activities with Historia.
"Levi." He heard Hange beside him but he tried not to turn to her since he's looking around to find that woman. He never met her, but if he will follow Erwin's gaze, he will determine the woman's face. He tried to look from the crowd, but no one matches Levi's suspicions.
"Levi, look!" he felt that Hange tapped her fingers on his shoulder while he's glancing around, looking for the perfect suspect about Marie's identity
"Levi, look this way." She grabbed Levi's jacket and forced him to look in another way that he almost tips to the side. In one swift move, he grabbed Hange's hand and twisted it, making the regret that she reached for him.
"Shit, don't touch me. Idiot!" he snarled at her face.
Hange just looked at him flatly, pulling her hand back. "The Queen's coming." She pointed her finger, for some reason he followed the direction and it seems that the people's attention was drawn to something. They are all looking in the same direction; Erwin is looking there too.
He heard a thudding on the ground as he stared at the road and when he spots something in the distance, he sees a dominant white horse that stands out beyond all the colors around the environment. White as snow, its long soft manes dance extraordinarily, while it crosses the road between the houses and the crowds. He can see it's blue eyes as it raged towards their direction like a mythical creature. Broad muscles moved while it stretches to make a sprint along the way.
Glorious.
He relaxed and let go of Hange's hand. He began to fix his cravat and his cloak. As he looked back at the horse, he can spot the rider at the back of the wonderful horse, a small blonde headed girl wearing a white corporate blouse and white riding pants with black, boots. Her golden locks are fixed at the back of her head. Both the rider and the horse looked so compatible with each other as they approach them with a group of Military Police behind them. She looked so small at the back of the creature as it strides towards them.
Hmmph. He thought that despite telling her not to leave the orphanage, she is not taking a no for an answer. He understands that the Queen's not yet used to her new role. Sure it would be boring since she will not participate in any combative activities unlike them. She's a Queen now, so she should be sitting at her throne and enjoy her new fancy life. Or let's say, she should have been with the orphans.
"I guess she hates the carriage," Hange said in a low tone like she's also starstruck by the sight of the incoming person. She shook her head upon looking at the young Queen. Levi heard Historia once said that she must follow the right protocol regarding her transportation which is to use the royal carriage, but she refused to use it as she described it to be so fancy for her taste.
Levi turned to Erwin. "Excuse me."
Erwin nodded and Levi walked towards the pathway. A few seconds, Historia is halting her horse in front of him, and the MPs halted behind her. He drew closer to the pearly white horse as it acknowledged his presence. The horse glanced at him, its blue eyes were looking at him, leaning forward for an attempt to lick his face but he managed to avoid it. . The horse sneered. Well, the bond that they'd share will always remain.
"Glorious" He welcomed the white horse as he runs his hand on its forehead. The horse groaned when he tapped its side. She hissed and sent a small amount of slime on his face. Just like old times when they are together at the stables. It's been three weeks since the horse was relocated to the Queen's premises.
He gave the horse his icy pissed look as it nickered on his familiar touch. She still has this smooth coat, her whiteness is still there.
"Well, it means that she wants her treat Captain," Her Majesty's voice spoke behind the horse; he turned to the young Queen and met her blue eyes as always, it matched the eye color of the horse, they both have the same color, he enjoyed the sight of it. She smiled at him while some of her locks loose from its place
"Hi, Captain Levi." She simply said.
"Your Majesty." he said without returning a smile on her.
He reached for his pocket and drew out small slices of carrots and feed it to the horse. The white mare chewed the treat as Levi's hand touch her lower jaw. behind the horse's head, he can feel the young Queen's childish gaze while he's offering his food to the beast.
He glanced at the young Queen, her blue eyes reflected the warmth of the place, as playful as she moves her cloudless sky blue orbs to their direction. A worried and expecting expression is written all over her face. She's watching at the horse as it chewed the food from his hands. Levi stared at the young Queen's innocent youthful face for a moment, waiting for her to meet his eyes. He just wanted to tell her how hard-headed she became, he clearly stated from his last visit that they are finalizing their preparations and they don't have time for this quick lunch, but then again, she went for it., When she felt his gaze, she looked at him. Her rosy lips formed into a sweet smile that it reached her ears as her eyes were whispering something to him.
He ignored and turned his attention to the horse as it starts to devour his hands.
"Tch, Hey, don't chew all the carrots at the same time, you'll get choke again, stupid horse." He cursed as Glorious' saliva filled his hands. But it didn't bother him;
"Nice to see you today, Queen Historia." Erwin approached them.
"Hello Commander, I'm glad you all made it. Hello Section Commander Hange." She turned to Hange. Her smile was genuine as they all looked up to her. Behind her blonde hair is the clear blue sky with the white clouds, her stunning blue eyes suddenly standout in Levi's view. He drew out a white handkerchief to wipe the disgusting liquid sticking on his hands. Erwin glanced at him and rolled his eyes.
"Greetings your Majesty, You look dashing riding on your white horse, you look good together." Hange praised the Queen.
"Yes, anyway, thank you for giving Glory as a gift. She's a wonderful and intelligent horse, I love her so much." She hugged the horse's nape.
"Glory? Is that her new name?" Levi asked the Queen. He raised his eyebrows for disapproval. No one called his horse that name before.
"Y-yes, it's a short name for Glorious. Her name is too long, so I made it short for her. She loves it, right Glory?" Levi watched carefully as her tiny flawless hands caressed the manes of the beast. The horse just made a small sound and twitched its ears. Levi felt betrayed as he looked at the horse, he knows that the horse won't listen if you call her another name, so he's amused how the hell did Glorious accepted that name for a short of time.
Ugly beast.
"Captain, is it ok if I call her Glory?" Historia looked at him.
Oh, she's asking for his approval now? When the horse spent three weeks in her barn?
"Hmm." He just looked at her blankly and nodded his head. The horse is not his now, so why bother?
"Then we are glad that you tamed Glorious. When she's still in the hands of the Scouts or let's say, Levi as her previous owner, she had kicked everyone who tried to get on her back and she only listens to the Captain, that's why we're worried when Levi chose her as your gift, she's precious to him. There's no way that a stranger can take this wild beasty."Hange said
"Yes, it's a good point for you, Your Majesty, I really think you have a thing towards Ill-tempered beings..."Erwin said and glanced at Levi.
Levi's eyes gave him a "what the fuck do you mean by that" look.
Their conversation was interrupted when an MP approached the Queen and signaled that he will help her to get off; Levi thought that he failed to serve his purpose for approaching them, so he just stood back and waited for her to get off the saddle. Without a word, the Queen and the three of them walked towards the gates of the garden. The MPS stayed at the pathway.
As they entered the garden, he can see the field of green bushes planted in rows, several paths allow the vendors to walk, and he can see a few farmers who are strolling around digging at the ground.
Not bad.
They trailed the small soiled path, they were in the middle of the green bushes and it's a bit muddy when they stepped on the ground since it rained these past few days.
He's keeping his balance to avoid slipping. Erwin and Hange were walking at the frontline followed by Historia and Levi.
"I thought you can all make it today Captain. I was expecting the others" Historia mumbled as she carefully makes a step.
"I told you already, as we speak, my squad is still busy preparing at the HQ. I hope you will understand, but they asked me to appear here to tell you that they can't come." He said in an apologetic sound.
"I'm sorry for interfering with your schedules. I just want to see familiar faces when coming here. It's hard to keep my mind busy when I am worried..." Levi's listening while he was staring at the Queen's back.
He can see her perfect bunned golden hair, the white skin on her nape that is hidden behind the white collars and her small shoulders, and curved hips. Her hands clasped behind her. He can sense her concern, they are all aware of the upcoming operation and they are all hoping for something impossible to happen.
"I told you that we are in the middle of preparation, your Majesty. So there's no need for you to bother from coming here from the orphanage. We're already exchanging letters, so why can't you place your butt stick to at a safe place." Levi protested. He's certain about explaining to her about their next objectives.
"I think you should wait at the orphanage, since the kids needed you there, Your Majesty. At times like these, it's hard to see when it will be safe for you to venture out again. We don't know what those bastards are doing now. So you should stay behind." Erwin said in a mild and directive tone.
"Maybe I can still join you at this expedition—"
"You're expecting your dear Ymir to appear right?" He asked. He remembered that Ymir is always clinging with Historia way back at their scouts days. He can still picture out how worried she looked when they recovered Ymir's injured body and how Historia protected her from Hange who wanted to end Ymir's life. Then maybe that is why she's itching to join them. To see her lover who chose the two bastards over Historia.
Fuck.
The Queen did not respond. But her shoulders are down as she makes small steps at the muddy ground.
Could he be somehow correct on his suspicions? That she's expecting to see that bitch again?
While they are still walking at the small road, between the green bushes of the garden, Levi can spot their destination. The House in the middle of the place. Tables and chairs were placed outside the structure, with a tent to cover the setting from the rain or heat. The maids were preparing the food.
"But I can't just stand here; wearing that crown and watch you guys." She said in a caring and tensed voice.
"I don't want to hear another word from you, kid. Don't be ridiculous." He simply said at her back.
"Don't worry your Majesty, we will spare a time for you to meet them again if that's what you wish." Erwin said in a calm demeanor tone. The Commander is covering his offensive lines for the Queen, well he knows it's not that offensive. He just can't help it, if hurting her feelings will shut her mouth, then he will be willing to do it.
They are still following the muddy footpath; the soil is revealing an unpleasant moist every time they step on it. Levi felt uneasy when the sticky earth meets his shoes, It's getting thicker and the ground is swallowing their boots, it would be easy If the farmers filled the way with stones to help the passersby walk confidently. Because there's a big possibility that one of them will slip into the dirt. Levi flustered at the sight of the muddy soil.
This is hideous. He thought.
"It's getting slippery here; please follow my steps so that you will not fell on the mud." Erwin said at the front row. As they continued to walk, Levi observed that Histora's not following Hange's steps. She's having a hard time keeping up with them since they are walking fast.
"Hey, quite your clumsy steps, you're slowing us down." He snapped at the young Queen as the others made a great distance from them now...
"It's so thick, I can't lift my boots or else I'll slip." She struggled to speak as she's lifting her legs. Her white pants were still no trace of dirt, a sign that she's walking carefully so as not to splatter some mud on her attire.
"I can't believe you're wearing white clothes in a place like this, you're Majesty." He mumbled. He's pretty sure that at the end of the day, her clothes will get stained with mud. How can she not realize that this is the kind of environment that they were getting to?
He rolled his eyes as the Queen tries to spread her arms to keep her balance while stepping on the gluey soil. Her small body was striving to make a step, worried that she will end up on the ground.
"I don't know that it will be so filthy here, now am cautious of course. I will not forgive myself if I--" she didn't finish her words as both of her feet slides on the slippery mud, she attempted to move her feet to step on the ground but her other leg was now bending and her body's slanting backward sending Historia's body to Levi's direction. When he noticed that she's slipping off, he immediately stepped forward and reached to catch her.
"Shit!" He caught her by his chest and his arms went to wrap her flat stomach. without time to speak, he circled his arms around her so tight. Unfortunately, His boots got slipped and by the time Historia's figure bumped his chest, the next thing he felt is her weight pushing him to the watery soft mud. He saw both of their feet rising above their head.
They both slipped to the ground causing a splash of brown water.
She's lying on her back on top of him, while he's lying on his back on the mud, eyes wide. His head, his back, his legs kissed the vicious mixture of water and soft soil. His other arm was perfectly covered with dirt. He also realized that his other arm was on the Majesty's flat stomach. He can feel the muscles under her shirt. Her hair was on his face. The smell of sunflower and lemon thrust inside his nose with a thick bump of her blonde head to his teeth. Her lower body levels on his belly and between his legs.
"Bollocks !" He growled under the Queen.
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Author's note: Hi Readers! Thank you for reading and following my fic. I'm happy that you reached chapter 3. Lately, I'm out of inspiration because I only had few reviews. But I know it's normal, I am a new writer and this is my first Rivihisu fic. So I am ending this chapter like this since it's already a long chapter. Like 14 pages in ms word. That's long for me haha. I know the scenes in this chapter is not that much, but I am still working to build up a relationship.
Hahhaah! I will still figure out something to make things more thrilling and in shape with AOT characters. Just share and leave a review to keep me going and inspired. whhahha
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