Hitting the ground hard, I quickly rolled to dodge the stampede of horse hooves as they raced over me. The Armored titan sprinted through the entire Survey Corps knocking most of us out of the way. Some of the others managed to get out of the way just in time while others were pretty seriously injured. Standing up as quickly as I could, I stared around assessing the damage. Not as bad as it could have been, but if we don't act quickly this was going to be seriously crippling to the Survey Corps. Those of us who could move, moved quickly to get those who were injured out of the way to the best of our ability.
"Don't attack him, our blades can't penetrate." I looked over at Levi who tossed one of his broken blades to the ground, replacing it immediately after. "The best we can do is to avoid attack, and if possible draw his attention away from the wall." He had leapt from his horse when the titan was about to sprint towards us, managing to get close enough to try and attack. I bit my lip nervously, looking as the armored titan stood still, his back still to us.
"How do we know he'll follow? He seems intelligent like Annie…he might not follow." Eren noted as the armored titan turned its head and glancing sideways at us.
"We've got to do something before he heads for us again." Armin spoke nervously, the armored titan turning its body, now fully facing us again. Levi grabbed one of the horses, swinging onto its back quickly.
"Eren, transform. We'll take care of the other titans around you." Was Levi nuts? There was no way Eren could take on the armored titan! Eren was strong but still, there was no way. Levi's cold glare made me stop from opening my mouth to object. He was sending Eren to fight for a reason? Levi what are you thinking? As Eren transformed, running to the armored titan, the rest of the Survey Corps moved quickly to deal with any and all nearby titans. For a long while, we hack and slashed our way through the herds of titans, many of us getting injured, a few losing their lives. It felt never ending. I held onto the side of the wall, panting heavily as we worked hard at trying to push back the titans from the newest hole in the wall. Our numbers were dwindling quickly and there was no hope for help.
Immense pain brought me out of my thoughts as I flew forward, hitting the ground rolling. I cried out as I finally landed, thankfully with no broken bones. Gritting my teeth, I slowly pushed myself back to my feet. A 9 meter titan walked towards me, likely the one who knocked me from the wall. I glared as it approached, reaching down to grab me. Quickly, I flew through the air with my 3DMG, dodging its grasp, spinning around to its back and slicing its neck. I landed back onto the ground, panting heavily, groaning as the pain was slowly starting to fade to a numbing sensation. I moved quickly towards the wall again where more titans pushed through the giant hole. My hands clenched my blades tightly as another titan approached, towering 14 meters high. It moved faster than the last as it came towards me. Again I flew through the air, spinning towards its back. Dizziness took over, my vision completely blurring, making it nearly impossible to focus on the titan. I quickly readjusted my course, flying away from the titan as fast as I could, landing rather hard on the ground a decent bit away from it. It still posed a rather high threat as it followed my movements, heading directly towards me. There was nothing I could do as I was suddenly brought to my knees, emptying my stomach completely. Why now? I felt so much better and now is when it all wants to come back? Great timing! I groaned loudly, glancing sideways eyeing the titan as it began to close in on me. It reached forward, its hand just about to close around me. In one swift motion, Mikasa flew through the air, slicing the arm of the titan clean off. The titan's hand sizzled above me, daring to collapse as I worked my way from underneath it. I couldn't shake the nausea no matter how hard I tried. Again I was hunched over sick. Mikasa swung through the air quickly, slicing the titan's neck before landing by my side.
"Ahna are you alright?" I shook my head as my body shook slightly.
"I don't know!" Mikasa lifted me up, throwing one of my arms over her shoulder, escorting me as far away from immediate danger as she could. Hange came running up not long after as Mikasa helped set me back to the ground.
"Ahna! You need to get out of here if you're sick!" She grasped my shoulders gently, looking directly into my face.
"I can't leave you guys to keep fighting…" I mumbled, placing my hand over my face. The nausea was still very apparent, as well as the dizziness, but I didn't have anything left to bring up, thankfully. Hange growled angrily.
"I'm getting you out of here." She stood up, signaling to Levi the best that she could. In an instant he was at our sides staring down at me worried. "I'm taking her out of here, she can't fight like this." Levi nodded, his eyes never leaving my face.
"Get her to a doctor." Hange nodded, helping me to my feet. Levi reached forward, stroking my cheek gently before turning back to the fight.
"Come on Ahna, I need you to try to use your 3DMG okay?"I nodded, gathering my balance to the best of my ability. We set off, propelling ourselves over the wall, moving quickly to get to the inner walls. Hange stayed close, helping me to my feet when I sometimes landed off balance. What the heck was wrong with me? We finally made it into the town, confusing many people as we made our way through the maze of crowds. A few scoffed at us, treating us like deserters while everyone else was fighting outside. I couldn't help but roll my eyes as Hange led me into one of the doctors' offices. The doctor stared at us confused as we entered.
"Shouldn't you be out fighting?" His tone was rather cold for a doctor. I glared at him, Hange speaking before I could.
"We were, but we can't have her fighting in her condition. I brought her here to find out what's wrong with her. She can't be on the front lines like this." The doctor approached staring directly into my eyes.
"What's going on then?" He grabbed my wrist checking my pulse.
"She's been throwing up the past couple of days. She had a second episode while we were fighting, it nearly got her eaten." I looked at Hange, feeling my stomach settling.
"I'm fine." I groaned wanting to get back to the fight.
"No you're not. You couldn't even work your 3DMG because of it." The doctor put his hand up to stop our bickering.
"What are your other symptoms? Any dizziness, fatigue, things of that nature?" I thought about it a moment and nodded.
"Hot flashes too." He stared at me a moment before turning on his heel and heading to one of his back rooms. Hange and I stared at each other confused for a moment before he reappeared with a needle. Oh dear god…
"Have you been sexually active?" I blushed a deep red as Hange giggled. "I'll take that as a yes. I'm going to take blood tests just to be positive, but from the sounds of it, you're probably pregnant." My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach.
"What?" Hange got quiet staring at me nervously.
"You're probably pregnant. How long prior to the nausea have you been sexually active?" I glared at the doctor, refusing to answer. No way…no way could I be pregnant. The doctor sighed loudly, shaking his head. "I'm sorry if it embarrasses you, but please correct me if I am wrong. If you have not been sexually active and there is no way you could be pregnant, then you need to tell me, otherwise, that is the most likely case here." I stared at Hange, who looked back apologetically, shrugging.
"I…guess it's possible…I just….I don't want to be pregnant." The doctor arched an eyebrow surprised as my lip began to quiver. My past was going to repeat itself, only this time Levi was going to leave wasn't he? I let the doctor finally take a blood sample, practically pushing Hange back out to the fight. "Don't say anything to Levi please." She smiled warmly, hugging me tight.
"I won't, but please don't hate me, 'cause I really hope you are." I glared at her as she giggled, waving as she left. I sighed loudly, plopping on one of the chairs at the doctor's office.
"What am I supposed to do?" The doctor stared at me questioningly while writing a few things down on a piece of paper.
"Well, I don't know you but you have options." It was my turn to stare questioningly. "You can keep it…or not. Whichever the case, I'll give you some information on both situations. You still have time if the timing I estimated is correct." I sighed loudly placing my head in my hands.
"How long until I know for sure?"
"It will be a couple of days. Is there a way I can reach you with the results?"
"I'm not sure. There will be one of two places I'll be…" I explained to the doctor how I was with the Survey Corps and we were currently residing at the old HQ, and where it was. I had been at the doctor's office for a few hours, talking about 'options.' The knot in my stomach twisted as I exited the building, staring out over to the walls where everyone was fighting. Levi was going to have a heart attack.
It was dark by the time I got to the old HQ on horseback. The fighting had commenced and the wall fixed, though the armored titan got away. I slid off the horse, walking slowly through the HQ doors, b-lining straight to the stairs. Today needed to end already, with as little contact with Levi preferably. I entered the dimly lit room to find Levi sipping a cup of tea, his free hand fidgeting with the arm of the chair. His eyes caught mine sending a shiver up my spine and forcing that stupid knot in my stomach to twist harder. We stared at each other for a long time, neither of us speaking nor trying to. I slowly made my way to the table, sitting opposite of him. More silence followed as I could feel his stare burning a hole in the side of my head.
"You're pregnant aren't you?" His voice split through the silence like a knife. I stayed quiet staring down at my clasped hands.
"I'm not sure." I finally spoke, my voice cracking slightly. "The doctor said that it was the most likely scenario, though we won't know until the test results come in." Levi continued to stare, staying quiet for a while after I spoke.
"Do you think you are?" I shrugged not answering. It's not like this was planned or anything.
"Do you think I am?" My voice was quiet. I still couldn't look at him.
"Yes." I turned and stared at him confused. His expression wasn't cold, but still serious.
"Why?"
"Your morning sickness." My brows furrowed as he continued. "It was pretty obvious when you wouldn't eat dinner, proceeded to throw up in the middle of the night, and then feel perfectly fine the next morning." I bit my lip nervously. He's suspected it all this time and didn't say anything?
"So what do we do?" I finally asked after a few more moments of silence.
"Keep it." My eyes widened. I felt like going over to him and shaking him to death. What happened to Levi? Are you still alive in there?
"How can we raise a kid? We're not married, both of us are in the military…neither of us are the type to stay home, so how do you propose we do this?" He shrugged taking a sip of his tea.
"Let's wing it." LEVI ARE YOU POSESSED BY A DEMON? I stared at him like he was mad. "Ahna we fucked up the first time…let's at least try to do it right this time. I'm just as scared as you." My lip quivered involuntarily, the waterworks threatening to push their way through.
"L…Levi…" I mumbled putting my head in my hands. He really wanted this? Levi stood up, moving quietly to where I was sitting, leaning down in front of me. I stared at him through the cracks in my fingers, lifting my head after a moment.
"Ahna…I love you." It took me a second to realize what he was doing; my heart caught in my throat at the sight of the brown and gold box. Petra's box. I stared into his icy grey eyes, his expression completely serious as he opened the box. "I'm serious when I say I want to do this right." God damnit Levi…the waterworks pushed their way through, forcing the tears to flow down my face. I covered my face with my hands, crying hard for a few moments. I finally managed to look at Levi, a smile spreading across my lips as I half laughed, half cried. There it was, the rare but beautiful Levi smile. He leaned forward kissing my forehead gently. He slowly slid the ring on my finger, making me cry even more. God damn you Levi for being so perfect. Levi stood up slowly, helping me with him, walking me slowly to our bed. He laid me down, climbing on top of me and resting his head in the crook of my neck, kissing gently. My arms wrapped around him tightly, not wanting to let go. After many minutes of just laying together, he finally leaned up, hovering over my face. I smiled up at him as he lifted one of his hands, running it across my cheek gently, slowly over my lips then down my neck. His touch was soft as he continued letting his hand grasp the side of my while he leaned down, kissing me deeply. In an instant our kiss became rough, our mouths opening slightly, our tongues instinctively attracted to each other. My hands grasped his shirt tightly as his hand left my neck, grasping my shirt tightly and ripping it open. The passion in our kiss escalated as we both weren't going to dance around what we really wanted. His hand caressed my chest roughly as my hands quickly unbuttoned his shirt. Levi leaned up tossing his shirt and cravat to the floor quickly, before returning to our kiss. His hand reached for his buckle to his belt, undoing it fast. I followed his lead, undoing my pants, quickly pushing them off. Levi's followed and in an instant we were one. He thrust himself hard into me, making me moan against his lips. His hands made their way back to my chest, massaging roughly; his thrusts getting rougher. Levi's tongue wrestled mine for domination, our moans and groans growing louder against the others lips. I could feel the familiar tingle down south as Levi's thrusts were unrelenting. I couldn't last much longer as I erupted in an explosive orgasm, whimpering against his lips. Levi followed mine almost immediately, pouring himself inside.
We finally broke our kiss, both of us panting heavily. I stared up into his icy grey eyes, a smile playing across my lips.
"Can I help you Mrs. Rivaille?" I squealed excitedly, kissing him lightly again. His head tilted to the side, a smirk faintly showing. I shook my head, pulling him down so he was now lying against me. My arms wrapped around him as I smiled. I didn't want to let go, at least not for a while.
