HI! HELLO! HOW ARE YOU? LONG TIME NO UPDATE, HUH?

Anyways...I'm not going to lie...the manga has had me completely messed up with how I was going to continue this fic, so that's why I disappeared, but now that I kind of know what's happening and I know it's ending soon...I've decided what I was going to do.

Also, shoutout to the bestie because I ran a few ideas passed her and she helped be narrow in on what I should do with this fic that will also make sense with this weird manga now.

I know the time jump was a bit much (4 years...and now you're giving us random flashbacks that don't help at all?!), so I don't do anything THAT extreme, but we will need to time jump a little, but again...IT WILL BE SLOWER AND HOPEFULLY MORE FLOWY AND CONCISE!

Anyways, enjoy and be on the look out for updates. However, it will still be a while until this fic ends because I've decided how I want to end it, but it depends on what happens with the manga, okay?

SO ENJOY THIS FILLER CHAPTER!

We ended up in the courtyard behind the building. The moon had risen and the stars were finally out. I walked beside Chase as we made our way down a path.

"How are things, Ryder?" He asked me.

"They're good. I'm still trying to process everything, to be honest." I admitted. The memories of the battle came flying into my mind. Erwin was now gone, we had to rebuild the whole Survey Corps again, Levi almost died, I almost died.

"I'd be surprised if you were completely fine." Chase said.

"It's just…" I stopped walking as my gaze dropped. I looked down at my boots and tried to hold back my tears. I had already cried and mourned for everyone who was now gone, but the tears still wanted to run down my cheeks. With a shaky breath, I lifted my head and stared at the sky above. "Do you believe in an afterlife?"

"Huh?"

"I just want to know that they had some place to go. I want them to be happy and safe." The memories of Isobel and Farlan, the original Levi Squad, Erwin and countless other people that were now gone all flashed across my vision. Their laughs, smiles, determination and overall life. "I just hope they're happy." The words came out as a whisper.

"Ryder…" I managed to swallow the lump in my throat and tried to push the tears back into my eyes before looking at Chase again.

"I mean, I'm still lucky – I have Levi." I smiled at Chase, trying to change the mood.

"How are things with you two?" Chase asked.

"They're still confusing, but they're good. We're in a better place than we have been since…ever." I admitted.

"Is he still not admitting that he's completely and totally in love with you?" Chase teased me.

"I think he has, but he's done it in a very Levi way." I laughed.

"What does that mean? He's killed a Titan and made a snarky remark about how you couldn't, but he's there so it's okay?" Chase teased. I laughed at what was said.

"No, but I guess that's happened more than enough times for it to be considered romantic anymore." I pointed out.

"Come on, let's sit down." Chase pointed to the nearby bench. The two of us took a seat and looked in front of us. It was so quiet outside, the sounds of crickets filled the air and we could hear the ceremony chatter as well, but everything was quiet and peaceful. I made a mental note to bring Levi out here one night.

"So what about you, have you met anyone yet?" I asked Chase.

"No. I think it's because I still like you." My head towards Chase, so I could look at him. I remembered when he confessed a couple years ago, but I told him that I wasn't interested because I only had Levi on my mind, so I was surprised that he still held those feelings for me. He was looking at his hands in his lap and avoided my gaze. "But don't worry, I know you're a Levi-only type of girl."

"Chase…" He finally looked at me and smiled.

"I told you not because I want sympathy, but because you're my friend." He told me.

"You're my friend, too." I gave him a soft smile.

"God, Levi is so lucky to have you. I really hope he appreciates you." He said.

"Well, you know, whenever you're around he tends to give me a little bit more attention." I told him.

"Really? Do you want me to hang around more often?" A sneaky smirk formed on Chases' lips at the thought of teasing Levi without him even knowing.

"No! We can't do that." I told him.

"But don't you like it when he gives you more attention?" Chase wiggled his eyebrows in a suggestive way. I began to entertain the thought in my head.

"I mean…we could…no! You're such a bad influence!" I pushed Chases' arm and he laughed with me.

"Come on, you love it when he gives you attention." Chase pointed out.

"To be honest, I just love him in general." I admitted. We were silent for a few seconds as I began to think about Levi. How his hair fell in his face, his grey eyes that always looked bored, the way the smallest smirk would form on his lips and how he still made my heart beat even after all of these years.

"What would your perfect ending be?" Chase asked me. I leaned back into the bench and looked back up at the sky as I began to think of the question.

"My perfect ending, huh? It would be me and Levi – together. I would want us to get married, but I feel like he would only do it because I kept pushing it and he wanted to make me shut-up." I giggled to myself. "I want two kids with him. I don't really care about whether they're a boy or a girl, but I'd prefer one of each." I began to think about how Levi would adore his daughter. He would protect her with every single fibre in his body and no guy would ever be good enough for his perfect ball of sunshine. "We'd have a house with a view. Levi and I love looking at mountains." The memory of our night in the cabin floated around in my head as I thought about how we saw the sunrise the next morning. "And there'd be no Titans. There'd be no reason for either of us to put our lives on the line like that anymore." I sighed as I thought of my perfect ending. It was everything that my dreams were made of. "But those are just dreams."

"I hope you get that one day, Ryder. You and Levi have worked so hard…I really hope you two can finally rest easy." Chase told me. I looked at him and smiled.

"I hope you get your perfect ending, Chase." Chase placed his hand on my knee and gave it a pat.

"We both will, Ryder. You just have to believe." I wanted to have the same type of belief that Chase had, but I still had this nagging thought in my head telling me that there was no point in the world that we lived in. "Come on, let's go back inside." I stood up with Chase and the two of us made our way back into the main hall. Once we entered I saw a very familiar black haired man walk up to us. Levi stopped in front of us and said our names as an acknowledgement,

"Ryder. Chase."

"Hey, Levi." I smiled at him. Levi's eyes narrowed in on Chase.

"Levi." Chase said the man's name in front of me. I knew that he only said his name because of the way he was greeted by said man.

"Where were you?" Levi asked me.

"Chase and I went for a walk outside." I answered.

"Did you accompany him because he's afraid of the dark?" Levi asked me without even looking at Chase.

"Why? Are you jealous that Ryder was holding my hand instead of yours?" Chase teased the man in front of me. I knew exactly why he was doing it and I mentally rolled my eyes at this game he was playing.

"To be jealous of someone, you would need something that I want." Levi said as he turned his head to look at Chase. "You have nothing that I want."

"I have the height that you've always wanted." Chase continued to tease Levi.

"Chase…" I said his name in a warning tone.

"Your height makes you a more obvious target, so while you're being killed, I'll continue to leave and actually do work, errand boy." Levi shot back. Chase puffed out his chest slightly and I noticed just how strong the smell of testosterone became between the two men. I quickly stepped in-between them and face Levi. With a smile plastered on my face I said,

"Levi, can you come with me to see Rose? She's been asking a lot about you."

"She's the one who keeps calling me your man friend, right?" Levi clarified whom I was talking about.

"Yes, but she makes those delicious cupcakes we both love!" I quickly grabbed Levi's hand and began to drag him away from Chase. "See you later, Chase!" I waved to the brunette over my shoulder. He just smirked and winked at me and that's when my suspicions were confirmed. Once we were far enough away I sighed with relief.

"I don't like him." Levi said.

"You've never liked him." I reminded.

"For good reason. I don't understand why you still talk to an idiot like that." Levi said.

"He's my friend. Just because you don't have any doesn't mean you get to be rude to mine." I scolded Levi. He ignored what I said and continued to follow me to see Rose. As we walked through the crowd, I noticed that people were looking at us and whispering. My brows furrowed as I tried to think to the reasoning behind all this attention until it dawned on me. I looked down and noticed that I was still holding Levi's hand. I quickly let go and put my hand behind my back. I felt my cheeks begin to redden as the embarrassment and happiness began to swirl inside of me. I shook my head as I tried to compose myself. I was a high-ranking officer in the Survey Corps and I helped with government plans with Historia, but here I was, turning into a tomato faced woman just because I held Levi's hand.

"Your face is red." I looked to the side to see Levi looking at me with his trademark bored expression. No words formed in my mouth, so I ended up balling my hands into fists as I looked away.

"It's just hot in here." I muttered before continuing my walk towards Rose.

I hope you enjoyed the filler chapter!

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