"Isn't he beautiful Levi?" Eren asks as he stroke the baby cheek. "Look at him! He inherit that grump look of yours."
"I'm not that grumpy." Levi chuckles as he sit by Eren side to get a good look on their newborn baby.
"Can't fool me!"
And that earn him a pinch on his ear making the boy beg to be release from those rough fingers so Levi did but not before giving a peck on his beloved forehead. As a gratitude for giving him a beautiful family that he ever dream off. At first he thought it was impossible but here they are with their child inside of Eren arms. The baby eyes are still close and his hair hasn't even grow yet.
It is obvious from anyone eyes on how much love they both pour for their new baby.
"What are we going to name him?" Levi asks as he slightly poke the baby finger and find the small fingers immediately wrap around his index in an instant making them both laugh at the cuteness.
"Hope." Eren says before kissing his baby boy. "He is Hope."
Levi simply smiles as he nods with agreement.
"A perfect name for a son of the Humanity Hope and The Humanity Strongest Soldier."
"That's right."
They're perfect.
It was so perfect.
But as always, his happiness has always been snatched from him under his own nose as years passed and he find himself kneeling beside the bed as he grip on tight on Eren hand. Tears run down his eyes as he beg Hanji, Armin or anyone in that room to save his love one. The ring on Eren finger seems to lose its meaning now as Eren slowly closing his eyes for the last time and it shall never be open again.
The room is so silence.
Nobody utter a word as the man cries beside the bed as he beg his beloved to open his eyes again while their three years old son is sleeping inside crib peacefully in the room beside theirs. Unknown to the baby, he had just lost his mother that day.
If only life isn't that short.
"He is gone Levi." Hanji finally says.
"No." Levi shakes his head. "He is just sleeping."
Mikasa tighten her fist and within a second she punches him on the face. Levi look up and about to yell but stop when he sees her eyes are full as tears as well. Just like him she also has the look of denial as well as Armin.
"I'm upset too, okay? But we have to keep living on for Eren sake whether we like it or not. So stop crying or Eren wouldn't be able to go to heaven peacefully because of you!" She shouts.
Armin eyes darken and excuse himself from the room and afterwards everyone follow leaving the two Ackerman alone. Mikasa unwrap the red scarf around her neck and make her way to the other side of the bed. Slowly and carefully she wrap the scarf around Eren neck and the memories of the past come back to her on the day Eren had save her life. Eren had given her this scarf as a new beginning and now she is giving it back for Eren to have his own start on the other side.
"I love you." She whispers softly before kissing both side of the corpse cheek. "And this is truly a goodbye."
Levi grip the bed sheet tightly as he watches the scene before him. He always knew the girl loves Eren more than anything else but he is selfish by keeping Eren to himself. Slowly he stands back up and once again take the once warm hand with his and give it the final kiss to his princess.
"I will love you until death as you will always be my first and last love."
But he couldn't let him go.
He just couldn't.
"You got eye bags." Eren says as lean down to get a closer look on his face. "You should really stop working overtime."
He can't.
If he does then his imagination will grow. It hurts to see the image of Eren keep appearing and dissapearing before him.
"Levi?"
Why?
Why does he keep seeing someone dead talking to him?
"Have u met Hope yet? How is our boy?"
Hope . ..
He had never seen his child for years now so why would he wants to see that child again. Don't get him wrong. He loves his son but it is just that his son look like a spliting image of Eren and even inherit those bright green eyes. Those eyes that has encapture him from the start and had haunted his dreams every night. Why does he has to look like his beloved Eren? Because of that reason he chooses not to see that boy again or it will make him feel even more painful.
"Do you regret everything?" Eren asks as he stood straight back up.
"Regret?" Levi asks.
"For loving me?"
Did he feel regret?
If he had never fallen in love then he would never have . ..
"Do you?" Eren asks again and he looks like he's in the verge to cry.
"I. . ." How is he going to answer this. "I don't know."
