A/N: I don't own Attack On Titan or the characters.
Chapter 3: Not even Death can't do us apart.
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It was dark and cloudy. Many citizens were in their homes spending time with their loved ones. Four figures walked the lonely streets of Mitras. They had disguised themselves with their cloaks making their way to a chapel. Once they reached the chapel. Armin opened the massive wooden door to let everyone in. A priest glanced at the four strangers. "Ah welcome children of the Walls! How may I service you?" When each of the group unveiled their identities from the hood, the elder priest gasped from seeing notorious heroes who took back Wall Maria from the titans.
He was surprised the queen was among them here in his chapel. Oh this is a blessing day meeting the true ruler of the walls. He kneels on his knee and kisses her hand as it's custom to greet the queen. "Your Grace. It is an honor to have you here. What can I do for you?" Historia looked down at the elder man with grace and poise as a ruler should be. "Rise Priest Michael." the old priest obeyed her command and stood up to look at Historia.
In the background a faded tch was heard. Priest Michael glanced to see it was Captain Levi Ackerman with Commander Zoe Hange and one of the best strategists of his generation, Amin Arlet. "We're here for a private wedding." Levi cut in before Historia would ramble something to the old holy man. The priest nodded but was confused who was going to be wed. He glanced at the queen to observe. No, the queen is just here as a witness since she was their comrades. His eyes look at the commander and the captain. They are in the perfect age to be wed together.
"I assume both Captain Levi and Commander Hange want to get married?" He said confidently. Hange burst into laughter while Levi was giving the infamous Ackerman glare to the priest. "Over my dead body." He scoffed. The holy man was intimidated by Levi's death glare. Commander Hange had recovered from her laughter. Historia and Armin were chuckling awkwardly. "No, it's Her Grace and the Captain." Hange pulled out a pouch of coins to show to the priest. "If you want them, I suggest you wed them and make sure this is kept a secret until the queen is ready to publicize their relationship."
This is now a peculiar night. Priest Micheal is processing from the Queen Historia picked Humanity's Strongest as her consort? This is very intriguing. He understood why these lovebirds came in secret. If the people of the Walls find out about their marriage, it could cause mixed feelings. The citizens will rejoice and accept them, but the nobles will cause commotion. He nods at the commander in agreeing the terms. The pouch was tossed to him and he caught it. "Yes, I'll perform the ceremony for Her Majesty and the captain." He turns around to go setting up for the marriage ceremony. Hange grins at the bribery being a success. Armin sighs in relief. Historia peeks to look at her boyfriend which he glances back at her. Even in the night time, she glows beautifully. She is his goddess. Ready to worship her until death.
The ceremony is now ready to begin. Levi takes Historia's hand to lead her to the altar where the holy man awaits them. As they reached the altar, both couples faced each other. The priest began to speak. "We're gathered here today for this special night. These souls will unite as one. Let's start with your vows." The old man eyed both of them. Hange and Armin were watching the ceremony but also on their guards in case intruders come and discover them.
Historia intertwined her fingers against Levi's. "Levi, we have gone through so much together in a short amount of time. Both of us are stubborn when it comes to our feelings. Eventually we finally confessed. I love part of you. From your obsession of cleaning and drinking tea to your demonic fighting skills. I know I'm always protected by you, but I promise I'll protect you too. We're a team. We belong together. No one can't come between us, my love." She finishes her vow and waits for Levi's turn.
On the outside Levi looked unmoved but Historia can see in his eyes her words soften him. Levi squeezed her hand gently. "Historia, I don't know where to begin...you were once a meek girl who grew to be a strong confident woman. You brought out the side of me that I haven't shown since the day my mother's death. I love you, Historia. I swear my life and honor to protect you and cherish you as a man and your personal sword. You're right that nothing can't come between us." Usually he struggles to say how he feels, but this time Levi knows what to say to his queen.
In the back you can hear Commander Hange dramatically. Armin smiles at the couple seeing this beautiful moment. Levi let a tch sound escape from hearing his commander crying with joy. The priest nods then continues. "Do you have the rings?" Historia gasped as she realized they didn't bring rings. "Don't worry, I got them. What? You don't expect us to get married without rings?" He said teasingly. He dug into his pocket then pulled out two wedding bands. Their gold with diamonds glittering. It's perfect for a royal marriage. The queen wondered how he could afford it? Levi read her expression. "Don't worry about it. I have my ways." He smirks while grabbing her hand. Historia is too curious by what he does to have his ways. "Will you tell me?" She used her honey tone to persuade the captain. He stoically looks at her. "No." The queen pouts but let it go for now.
"Excellent now you may put on each other's fingers. The ring symbolizes eternity with love and prosperity. The Walls gave blessing to this union." While the priest continues preaching, both Levi and Historia place the rings on each other's fingers. "Now do you, Captain Levi…um what surname do you have?" The holy man was nervous in asking the captain of the Survey Corps his surname. Levi still hasn't looked away from Historia. "Ackerman, Levi Ackerman." This is the first time he spoke his true last name beside his commander and his royal bride. For most of his life, he was just Levi, son of a prostitute, but Kenny found him and raised him until he can live on his own. He found out Kenny was his uncle and revealed that he is an Ackerman.
The elder man resumed. "Do you Captain Levi Ackerman take Her Grace as your lawful wedded wife? To cherish her and honor her. Even in sickness and in health." Levi said with his monotone. "I do." Historia smiles with joy. "Do you Queen Historia Reiss take the captain as your lawful wedded husband to cherish and honor him. Even from sickness to health." The holy man paused. "I do." Historia said with her soft tone. "By the power of the Walls and me, I pronounce you husband and wife. Captain you may kiss your bride." Levi smirk knowing he'll do it even if it's not mandatory. The raven hair captain leans to passionately kiss his new wife. Finally, Historia is his. Historia blushed the way they both are kissing. Both Levi and Historia are not known to be affectionate publicly, but when they are alone; it's different.
The ceremony is complete. The married couple pull away from each other to gasp for air. Hange already walks towards them as she places both her hands on each of the lovers to congratulate them. Armin joined in while Levi was lost in his own thoughts. If someone told him a year ago that he's married to the queen. He'll scoff then kick their ass for thinking such ridiculous shit . Historia was staring at her hand where the ring shines. Historia can't believe she's now a married woman. She's happy from becoming Mrs. Ackerman. Historia Ackerman or is it Historia Reiss-Ackerman? Maybe they should talk about it later about the last names. The queen was pulled by her husband since they were leaving the chapel. Before existing out of the chapel, Hange grins like the mad scientist she is to the holy man. "Remember our deal." The poor old man nodding eagerly to show the commander he'll keep the secret to the grave if he must.
They left the chapel and Armin stopped to look at the three of them. "Your highness, Captain Levi." The newlyweds stop as well to glance at the blonde hair soldier. "What is it, Armin?" The queen smiles to encourage him to speak his mind. "How will you hide your pregnancy from everyone? I'm sorry for overhearing you guys at the ball. It wasn't my place to eavesdrop." Armin looked down feeling ashamed. He accidentally listened to their conservation accidentally. He was coming from the restroom when Armin heard whispers that belong to Levi and Historia. "Yeah, it wasn't your business in the first place." Levi glared at his subordinate. The queen placed her hand on his chest to stop him from doing harm to her former comrade. "Levi, stop please. It doesn't matter now. We were planning to tell someone anyways." Levi stared at his wife who stopped him going towards Armin. "She's right, Ackerman. What's done is done. Now, moving on. Armin and I are going back to the headquarters and leave you two in peace." Hange winks at the couple. Both of them looked away when they blushed from Hange's emphasizing on consummating their marriage.
Hange chuckles and walks away with Armin back to the headquarters. Levi looks at Historia. "Let's go before your ladies in waiting discover your gone." He still holds her hand to get to their destination. Once they got there, Historia led him to where she sneaked away. The guards were not there again. "Seriously you got some shitty guards. I'm going to deal with them in the morning." He was worried for his wife's safety. Levi had his ODM gear with him. He pulls the queen towards him which she holds on to him as the captain launches the strings and gets pulled up into the balcony. Once they landed, Historia grabbed her husband's hand to enter her chamber. She turns around to face the man, gives her heart and kisses him again. Levi responded the kiss back as he took off the gear to have more freedom in embracing his beautiful wife. Historia moans into the sweet kiss. Her hands undo his shirt by unbuttoning them. Levi is already taking off her clothes. Both couples fell on the bed while being lost in their desires.
"Wait, did you lock the doors?" The raven haired man paused to speak. Historia was still in trance from their make out. "Huh? The doors lock?" She turns her head to look at the double doors of her chamber. "Don't worry, they can't barge in without my permission. Besides, they think I'm asleep." The blonde haired woman grins mischievously. Levi doesn't seem to be convinced. "Tch, I'm not going to take any chances. I'll go lock it." He gets up, which Historia pouts from feeling the cool air instead of her husband beside her. As Levi goes to lock the doors, Historia gets comfortable while watching him locking the doors just in case. Once the captain locked the doors, he turned around to see his wife laying on the bed wrapped around her naked body with a silk bed sheet. His eyes travel every inch of Historia's exposed body. The queen smirks since she knows where his eyes are at. Her finger made a coax gesture to allure him back to her like a mythical siren. Levi may be cold and aloof to anyone he encounters, but he is a hot blooded man. He walks towards his queen like a lustful predator then climbs on the bed. Historia feels an excitement from how her husband gives his hunger look. The bed sheet slowly falls off her body to reveal the rest of her skin. "You'll be the death of me, brat." His tone became husky. "Do I? Hmm, then you don't mind I keep teasing you, Captain?" Historia traces her finger on Levi's revealing body until it reaches down to his manhood which the queen grabs to stroke teasingly. Levi growls as his manhood is being stroked. He is going to retaliate soon. "Shit HIstoria!" He grunts and grabs her wrists to pin them over her head. "You're lucky, you're not my subordinate anymore or I would have put you on cleaning duties for teasing me like that." The queen giggles and glances into his grey eyes. "Hmm what I remember? You never did punish me when I was your subordinate. Face it Levi. You are a softie when it comes to me." He rolls his eyes at her. "Tch, whatever." He mumbled, then parted his wife's legs as his length entered into her. HIstoria arches her back from feeling his length inside her already thrusting but slow pace. The knotting feeling in her stomach starts to build up. Her nails pierced on his back to leave scratch marks.
The newlywed couple are too deep into their own world of pleasure and passion. "I- I love you, Levi." Historia whimpers underneath her lover. "I l-love you too, Historia." Levi mutually responded to his wife's affection. Just as they were about to reach their peaks, the doors were pounding eagerly. "Your Majesty! There's an urgency situation." Both stopped and froze when the loud bang disrupted their love making. HIstoria panics, but Levi whispers to her ear to calm her. "It's ok, tell them to give you a second." The queen nods and turns her head to look at the doors. "Give me a second!" By then Levi already pulled out to get off from her. She gets up quickly to grab her white gown and put it on. Levi goes to put on his clothes as fast as he can. Fuck, he's too old for this shit. He feels like those teenager brats trying to be slick to escape from being caught in the act. "Will I see you tomorrow?" Historia glanced at her husband. Levi who's now fully dressed, nods at her question. "Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow." He leans into her to give a sweet goodnight kiss while rubbing her belly. "Goodnight, my wife." He looks down to eye level her small bump. "Go easy on your mother, brat." He is still rubbing the belly then Levi turns around and checks the balcony to see the area is still clear. The captain climbed out of the balcony and Historia watched him vanish from her view. She walks at a fast pace to unlock the doors and open it. One of her advisors was standing waiting for her. "Advisor Gil, what's going on?" Her tone seems concerned. The advisor bow to his queen while handing out an open letter. The queen grabbed the paper to read it.
Dear Queen Historia,
There was a report on Eren Jaeger leaving the Survey Corps. This is an act of betrayal to the Scout regiment and to Her Majesty. Once we have him capture him, he'll go through Marshall Court against his superiors. We believe he had joined with his brother, Zeke Jaeger. This is a concerning matter, since both titan shifters had allies against us. The military police will send a few of their people to guard you for your safety.
Sincerely, Premier Darius Zackely
Historia widened her eyes in shock at the news of her friend and former comrade, Eren Jaeger's betrayal to join with his brother and his cause. This breaks her heart. Why would Eren do this? His friends and the rest of the Survey Corps vouch him in being an ally and friend. The queen looked at her advisor, "Is the Premier Zackely at his headquarter?" Her tone was stern as queen; she must put her personal feelings aside to deal with this issue. "Y-yes Your Grace, would you like a carriage to take you to visit him?" He said. "Yes, have a carriage prepared at once." The queen closed the door when her advisor left. She quickly put on trousers and a long sleeve blouse along with boots. Her outfit may not be ladylike but right now wearing something practical will do for now. After getting ready, the pregnant queen grabbed her cloak to wear it. She opened her doors to leave her chamber. While marching through the hallways, she finally reached the main wooden huge door which was open. She saw her advisor already prepare her carriage. The blonde haired woman got into the carriage and told the coachman to take her to the building where Premier Zackely's was located. So many thoughts were running through her head. If they do find him, will he be executed? Mostly likely...yes.
How long does it take for the coachman to reach her destination? Hm, it shouldn't be that long. The queen was about to move the small curtain that concealed the window of the carriage. The carriage stops then she quickly opens the door to get out. This is not right? Something is off. Her nerves are getting to her. The carriage stopped in a forest. The queen was now on high alert. She went where the coachman was supposed to be, but he disappeared. Great, now she's alone and defenseless. How could she be so stupid?! This was all a set up to either kill her or kidnapped her. Without giving a second thought, Historia starts running away before she gets caught. Her heart beats faster in distress. Her prior is to be safe since she needs to worry about her unborn child's safety as well. Oh the Walls, please protect her child. She said mentally praying. Historia crashed into someone who caught her before she fell on the ground. Being disoriented, she looks up to see Eren with his hood on him glancing down at the queen.
"Hello Historia, I'm sorry for what I'm about to do." Her eyes widened in fear. "N-no Eren please! I beg of you to let me go. I thought you were my friend!" She wiggles her body to try to break free from his grip. Tears fall from her eyes as panic and fear consume her thoughts. Eren was tying her hands then her legs. "I'm doing this for your own safety, please understand." This snapped her out of panic and face at her kidnapper. "Understand?! You want me to fucking understand that you kidnaping is for my safety?!" The titan shifter could see the queen was fierce and furious. "I promise, nothing will harm you. All Zeke wants to have a talk." Eren trying to explain to Historia. "Does he? I'm not a fool to believe that." She doesn't seem to believe whatever bullshit reasons he has. Now she's tied from her wrists and legs. The only thing she can do is yell for help. "HELPPP! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!" Eren chuckled darkly. "You still do get it? Where far away from the capitol. No one will hear you. Beside, I told you no harm will come to you. Please, calm down and stop struggling. I'm only trying to protect you." The queen burst into hysterical laughter. "Protect me? From what are you protecting me?" Her blue eyes glare at the man who was once her friend. "I'm protecting you from the real enemies because I can't lose the woman I fell in love with to the enemies…" Historia was speechless from what he said. Wait what? In love? With her? Eren kneels at her level. He cups her face. "You have no idea how long i wanted to tell you how I feel for you."
Historia was still shocked by this. No, he can't like me. Mikasa...does he know that Mikasa loves him too? "Eren, I'm sorry but I don't feel the same way. I saw you nothing more than a friend." She could tell her honesty is hurting him. "Please Eren let me go. I promise I'll forget the kidnapping." Eren sigh but shook his head. "I'm sorry but no. Maybe in time you will fall for me as I am with you." He proclaimed. The queen was in disbelief. Has Eren gone mad? The sound of snapping twigs echo the forest and two people walk towards them. "Hey lover boy, I see you finally caught your queen." The woman has spoken. Eren wore an annoyed expression when the woman appeared. "Aww don't get all moody just because your girl rejected you. We can hear the entire conservation from the carriage." The woman smirks while the other man nods in agreement. "Why are you two here? I have this under control." Eren grit his teeth from not snapping at them. "Your brother sent us to make sure that you're doing your part. Come on, we gotta go before the MPs find us." The woman ordered the other man to take Historia. Just when the queen felt arms wrapped around her waist, she panicked again. "NO! Don't touch my baby…" Her eyes widen from spilling vital information about her. Shit, she is screwed. "Baby? What do you mean your baby? Are you...pregnant, Historia?" Eren's voice was cracking from this news. The queen became silent from being afraid to spit out more information. If they find out, she's carrying Levi's child. They will either kill her or worst use her baby as their trump card.
"Well well this changes everything. We'll need to tell Zeke about the pregnancy after all we want to make sure both the mother and the fetus are healthy right?" The same woman grins. The titan shifter frowns. "Who's baby are you carrying?" His tone was stern, but Historia still didn't say anything. "She won't talk, kiddo. Don't worry once we get to our hideout, she will talk." Historia struggles again, but already the man who holds her dragged her away to the carriage. Oh The Walls, what can she do? She prays hoping by now the officials notice she is missing and go on a search to find her. She can feel her breath hyperventilating from so many potential situations she could think of. Her vision begins to get hazy as the darkness welcomes her.