Hey everyone, so glad so many of you are finding an interest in this story.

Some bad things have happened in real life, but nothing I cant handle.

Also, obviously there are some differences between the OVA and the story. I had to make adjustments for Levi and Kagome to properly meet.

Listening too: Clair de Lune, By Debussy. I felt like being classy tonight.

Love you all!

Chapter 2

"Walls?"

Levi's eyes narrowed, his grip tightening. What was wrong with this oriental?

"Yes, the walls you idiot." He glared at her, willing himself not to look at the head not a few meters away from him. He watched her share another look with the weird ass cat, it was like they were having a silent conversation.

The cat made a quiet meow and her blue eye's met his own again. Did she actually understand it?

"I'm sorry, I don't know what walls you're talking about. You're the first person I've seen in three days."

He faltered just slightly, his anger and sorrow momentarily forgotten. Was she fucking serious? She had to be completely mental. How was it that she didn't know about the walls? There was no way she could live out here with the Titans alone. Wait, three days...

"Where were you before three days ago?"

She blinked and she head tilted to the side some. She looked liked a confused dog. "I was home. I fell asleep, and woke up in a field not far from here. Don't know how I got here." The cat meowed in what he assumed was an agreement.

Yeah, she was completely mental.

Even so...

Putting his blades away, he made up his mind. "You're fucking crazy." The deadpan look he gave her could freeze hell. "It's amazing the Titans haven't eaten you yet." He noticed the look of confusion on her face at the mention of the Titans.

She looked at the cat again before looking back at him, it was starting to get on his nerves. "Titans? You mean the Giants I've been seeing?" Her eyes then swiveled to the decaying remains of the nearest Titan. All that was left of it was some rib bones.

Following her gaze, his dark blue's lazily watched the steam coming off of the bones. "Yes, they're called Titans. How is it that you've not been eaten by them yet?" She had no ODM gear, so there was no way she could reach the nape on one of the larger Titans with her weird ass blades, and her bow wouldn't do much except piss them off. "You don't have any ODM gear."

"O.D.M gear?" She asked, her accent came out thick as she tried to spell out the abbreviation.

For FUCKS sake.

"Yes, this." He stressed while motioning to his harness with one hand and his blades with the other. "Its Omni-Directional Mobility Gear. Let me guess, you've never seen it before?" He asked, almost bored. He already knew the answer.

Her nod confirmed it.

"Where the hell have you been living? Some damn castle in Wall Sina?" All he got was another confused look. Somehow it didn't surprise him.

She ran a hand through her ridiculously long hair sheepishly. "Ever heard of Tokyo?" She asked slowly.

Now it was his turn to be confused. His confusion must of shown on his face, she sighed sadly and said something under her breath in a foreign language.

"Guess no-" She stopped abruptly, her eyes widened, both her and the cat looked behind him.

What the hell was she looking at?

"Levi!?"

Oh, his eyes narrowed, his anger came back full force. He looked behind him for a moment in the direction he could hear Erwin yelling for him. Faintly he heard the sound of hooves hitting the saturated ground. Stopping himself from snarling, he turned back towards the crazy oriental. "Don't you fuc-" He cut himself off.

She was gone, as well as the blades and belt she put on the ground. The weird cat was gone as well. He didn't even hear her move.

Tch, that wasn't important right now. He made eye contact with Erwin's bright blue's once he was close enough. He sneered, all of this was his fault. Furlan and Isabel were dead because of him. His knuckles were turning white with how hard he was fisting his hands, he didn't even notice the blood flowing between his fingers from his nails digging into his palms.

Erwin looked around. Noticing the remains of the Titans and the bodies of his comrades before looking back to Levi. "So, you're the only survivor." It wasn't a question. "How pathetic."

His breath hitched, his glared intensified. Quickly withdrawing a blade, he rushed at Erwin and swung at him. His blade was stopped when Erwin grabbed it with his bare hand. "I'm going to kill you." He ground out through clinched teeth."That's why I'm here!" He snarled.

Remaining calm, Erwin removed a scroll from his pocket and tossed it to the ground. "These documents reveal Lobov's crimes are fake." Making eye contact with Levi again, he continued. "The reals one's have likely reached Daris Zackley by now. Lobov is finished."

"You knew everything from the start! You knew we were after you, and yet you-" He went to push against Erwin but was pulled away by Mike Zacharias. Falling to his knee's, he looked to what was left of Furlan then to Isabel. The fight leaving him instantly.

"Believe in us."

"You can count on us, Bro!"

He could feel the tears building up in the corner of his eyes.

"Don't. You'll regret it."

Blinking, he looked back up toward Erwin.

"If you begin to regret, you'll dull your future decisions and let others make choices for you. All that is left for you then is to die. Nobody can foretell the outcome. Each decision you make holds meaning only by affecting your next decision." Taking a breath he continued. "We're going to continue the Expeditions." He then turned and walked the opposite direction towards his horse. "I expect you to come with me."

Levi remained on the ground, and watched him mount his horse. He watched as Erwin paused for only a moment to look at a fallen Scout before encouraging his horse to continue walking away through the bodies littering the ground. The ground was stained red with the blood of allies, the puddles from the rain reflecting a bright red from the sun.

Levi could only watch him go. He didn't understand...

But then...

"I've never understood...Even if I believe in my own strength...Even if I believe in the decisions of my trusted friends...even then... in the end...nobody..." Raising to his feet, he was still looking in the direction Erwin went.

"But..." He started, walking to his own horse. "... this man is gazing up at something I can't even see." He whispered as he mounted the bay stallion. Looking to where Erwin was meeting up with Shadis, Mike, and Hange, he made up his mind.

"Fine. I'll follow you, Erwin Smith and I will never regret this decision."

Hearing a quiet slosh behind him. He turned his horse around and saw the Oriental. He had no idea where she came from or where she was hiding during that whole exchange. There was something weird about her, he hadn't noticed it before. She felt... different.

"Do you really not know where you are?" He asked quietly, he noticed that she had put her belt back on and had both her blades put away in their sheath's. The cat was on a different shoulder he noted.

She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and looked to the ground uncertainly. "Yeah. I've never heard of Wall Sina, or these other walls you mentioned." Looking back up to him, she smiled solemnly. "Sorry, I know you think I'm crazy. I can promise you that I don't have amnesia, or a spy, or anything like that." Raising a hand, she scratched the cat behind its ears.

Sighing quietly, he looked back towards where the rest of the scouts were meeting up. He could see the wagons that the fallen were being placed in making their way closer to them slowly. Soon, they would be upon the hill him and the Oriental were at to place the remains of his comrades inside them.

"I'm sorry."

Looking beside him, the Oriental stopped by his horse, looking in the same direction he was a moment ago. No doubt seeing the bodies she hadn't noticed before, the part of the forest he noticed her arrive from the first time was clear of Scouts and Titans as far as he was aware. The trees were thinned out where they were.

He didn't know why, but he believed her.

Maybe it was the way she dressed, her weird cat, or maybe... it was because she felt so...

Pure.

He couldn't explain it. How could someone feel so pure like she did? Huffing, he looked up to the sky, watching as a flock of birds flew overhead.

"Do no apologize, death is a regular occurrence. It is a sacrifice we make for the sake of humanity."

She looked at him, he expected her to argue with him. Who wouldn't? Most of the citizens thought they were crazy and suicidal already. What was one more person to think it? But, a part of him didn't want her to think that. Meeting her gaze, he was surprised to see understanding shinning in them.

Death was nothing new to her, it was obvious by the way she reacted when he first saw her. He didn't understand the words she was saying, her actions spoke enough for him to understand however. She understood, he didn't know how, but she did.

"My name is Kagome, and this is Kirara."

Coming out of his thoughts, he saw the small genuine smile on her face. She didn't think him a monster, suicidal, a delinquent, or crazy. She saw him as a person, someone of worth. Not some punk from the underground. She was giving him a look Erwin had given him on more than one occasion.

For some reason, the look coming from her meant so much more. Something in him snapped, he decided...

She was precious.

He would protect her. Just as he would protect Erwin. Something in him was telling him too.

"Levi."

The smile she gave him then stole his breath away. All his sorrow was forgotten in that moment. How this strange woman from some unknown land he just met was having such an effect on him, he didn't know. He didn't really want to know.

Reality came crashing down in the next moment though when the sound of a horses whinny caught their attention. The wagons were getting closer. Noticing the look of concern on her face, he shifted in his saddle. "You can come with us, Erwin will probably be able to get you inside the walls without much fuss. You would need to change your clothes though." He didn't know what to make of her clothing, her pants were skin tight and came to just below her knee's, they were black with green stripes going down the sides. Her shirt looked normal enough, with the exception of the quality of fabric it seemed to be made of. It was also form fitting, not so much as her pants, but still left little to the imagination. It was the same shade of green as the stripes on her pants.

She almost looked like a harlot. The giant blue backpack she wore threw that out the window however, and her weapons.

"Its not time for me to go there yet. I have a feeling that I'm meant to stay out here for now." The incredulous look he gave her made her chuckle. "Don't worry, Kirara and I can handle ourselves."

That wasn't the point.

He narrowed his eyes. "How do you expect to protect yourself if you can't reach their weak spot? You have no ODM gear, remember?" How was he suppose to protect her if she stayed outside the walls?

She put a finger on her smiling lips. "That's a secret." Then she turned away from him and started walking back the way she originally came from. "We will meet again, Levi. I promise." Throwing a smile over her shoulder, she waved at him. Kirara looked at him with her red eyes and meowed, her tails twitching.

He watched her go until she disappeared into the tree line. The sound of the wagons drawing nearer caught his attention, but he ignored them. He kept watching the tree line, it wasn't until he heard Erwin's voice that he looked away.

Yes, they would meet again. He wouldn't make the same mistake's again. He would protect her.

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Oh man, this one was a monster to type. Hope you all like it!