Summary: Set two months after the death of his squad, Levi begins to accept everything, including Petra's. Unfortunately, that is the period of time when Petra's ghost comes to visit. Will Levi be able to see her once again? And will she be able to say her goodbye properly? With a help of a certain person, they might. (Levi/Petra ship [BEST OTP EVER!] and an existence of an OC)
A/N: Big appreciation for the reviews, follows and favourite, guys! Well, let's just go to straight to the point... continue with the story!
Disclaimer: Shingeki no Kyojin doesn't belong to me. The story and characters belong to Isayama Hajime-sensei. If they were mine, Rivetra would be the top OTP and lots of characters wouldn't have died.
Just like how she entered Nura's room, Petra goes into Eren's room silently and slowly. Once inside, she sees him sleeping on his bed which lies on the far left corner of the room. She can hear the light snore from him and stealthily approaches and carefully gazes at him, trying not to wake him up.
"I shouldn't try to make any noises, or else he'd wake up like Nura-chan did," the spirit wonders thoughtfully and decides to just crouch next to his childish face.
Petra silently smiles. She's been an only child and had always wanted for a younger sibling, especially a brother, so she was happy when she heard the news that he was going to live with them a few months ago, although knowing that it was entirely and strictly business matters. For her, Eren is just a cute, innocent 15-year old boy who is cruelly and forcibly involved in a situation that he doesn't want.
More like a tragedy that no one wants to face.
She understands that he felt extremely nervous and scared when he was abruptly assigned to the Survey Corps, not to mention Levi is the corporal. Petra snickers when she remembers what she had told him when they were cleaning the castle,
"He's not what people expect to see, you know. He doesn't look like the flawless hero they imagine, starting with his short stature. He's also unexpectedly tense, rude and unapproachable."
She also had the same feeling when Levi hand-picked her to join his squad. Of course, she was happy and thrilled. But she has always looked up to him, admired him, respected him to the point where she wanted to make him proud and not regret to choose her. Aside from to protect humanity, that was her reason to work really hard, kill as many Titans as she could, act strong and tough and try not to cry at all, if she could.
"P... Petra-san..."
Petra looks up, startled, thinking that he's awaken and sees her.
"Eren?" She whispers.
She thinks that he is awake, but feels relieved when he doesn't open his eyes at all and continues muttering, "Erd-san... Gunter-san... Auruo-san... Everyone..."
He must be dreaming about us, she thinks sadly.
Very cautiously and slowly, she lays her palm against his head and softly hums a very soothing melody that she learned from her deceased mother when she was four years old. Eventually, Eren stops muttering and returns to his earlier snoring.
He can hear me and I can touch him... that means...
Once again, she feels bad for leaving him to carry the burden and guilt over their deaths. She wishes she could wake him up and tell him that it's okay, and that dying as a soldier isn't so bad, because they died honourably and feel proud of themselves to be useful to humanity even though it was just for a short period of time.
I'll just tell him tomorrow, she settles on that decision.
After ten minutes, Petra stands up and leaves the room, and proceeds to go to other people. The next person she visits is Hanji, who is busy writing reports on her new discovery about Titans. Petra stands next to the desk full of textbooks, papers, coffee cups and a lantern, and eyes at Hanji, the woman she has admired for her level of dedication and bravery when conducting experiments on Titans.
"From the last expedition, it is hypothesised that Titans can focus their regenerative abilities in certain parts of their body to heal faster..." Hanji mumbles, sounding a little satisfied, with her glasses-covered eyes sparkling with excitement. "I should put an experiment on that Annie girl, this could be a huge discovery."
Annie? Who is that? Petra asks to herself, but decides to let it go, thinking it has nothing to do with her. So she just leaves a message and advice,
Hanji-san. I hope you'll find a lot more from your research, and contribute a lot to humanity. But please don't put too much effort. You might collapse due to overwork.
The fourth person she wants to visit is the Commander Erwin. But she couldn't find him in his chamber, causing her to wonder where he is.
Finally, with heavy heart, she enters her room, and then she just stands very close to the door. She stands there, just looking at the empty room. She originally thought it was untouched, but thanks to Nura, she knows it wasn't. Her eyes move to her old closet, desk, dusted mirror, and lastly her bed, where the sheet appears to be quite disarranged.
I guess Nura-chan wasn't lying, she snickers and touches the cold fabric.
This is where Heichou slept after I died.
Suddenly a lot of memories come rushing into her mind. The cold eyes of Levi when he chose her into his squad, his stern voice whenever he gives out commands during training or expedition, his smile-less but satisfied expression while he drinks her well-made coffee, his light snore and slightly relaxed face as she catches him accidently sleeping in their dining room, his soothing touch as he comforts her whenever she cries, his frustrated yet caring shouting once he finds out any of his members get hurt.
The reminiscence of being with him, standing by his side, fighting along with him, causes her eyes to tear up and then followed up by a quiet sob coming from her mouth. She clutches the sheet tightly as she tries to fight the emotions, her other hand covers her mouth to muffle her sobs. She falls onto her weakened knees afterwards.
Heichou... I want to be with you again... She silently wishes, although knowing that it will never come true.
She continues to cry until she notices that she shouldn't cry after accepting that she no longer belongs in this world. She stands up and quickly wipes the tears, revealing her blood-shot eyes.
How silly of me. I've come here to make sure that everyone is doing well, and here I am, crying over my own loss in my room. How pathetic. If Heichou sees this he might knuckle my head.
She then forms a smile with the image in her head. Now remembering her original goal, she gives a glance of the room one last time and heads out, to return to the dining room.
Once inside, she sees Levi sleeping on top of the desk and sighs while smiling. Then she goes to the supply closet, grabs a piece of thin clothe, and drapes it around Levi's shoulders and body.
Seriously, Heichou. I thought I once told you not to force yourself too much. You need to take care of your body for the sake of everyone. But I guess that's how stubborn you are, and I like that part of you as well.
She takes seat closest to his and continues watching him until it is almost dawn.
Levi wakes up from the sound of chirping birds and stretches his sore muscles. He then realizes that he was covered by a blanket when it falls down from his shoulder. And then he picks up a smell of a coffee and heads into the kitchen.
"Nura? What are you doing?" He quirks an eyebrow.
"Preparing breakfast, sir," Nura replies with an obvious answer, while stirring the potato soup.
"I can see that but did you make coffee for yourself as well?"
She moves to the side to cut some bread. "That's right."
Before Levi can say another word, Eren appears behind him and greets, "Good morning, everyone. Ah, Nura-san, you're making coffee? I thought you hate it and prefer to drink tea and hot cocoa."
Nura then makes a disgusted face, but since she faces away from them, they can't see it.
"I do. But today, I feel like giving it another shot. Besides, I need to save some of the cocoa. They're pretty expensive, you know," she explains and turns around with a neutral face expression. "Hey, Eren. Come over here and help me pour the coffee, will you?"
"Yes, ma'am," he complies and rushes to her side.
"Sorry, Levi-sama. I guess it would take some time to finish the soup, so you may go and wash up first."
Levi is silent for a while but then agrees, "Call me when it's ready."
After he's gone, Nura calls out, "Petra-san. You may come out now."
That confuses Eren and his confusion changes into shock and disbelief when he sees Petra coming out from the wall.
A/N: *sob* believe it or not, I cried while writing this chapter. I guess it's a bad idea to write a Rivetra fanfic (especially angst one) while listening to Fujita Maiko-san's songs (Koi ni Ochite and Mienai Tsuki). I'll say the famous quote dedicated to Petra-san, "WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DIE?!" I've read too much fanfiction and doujins where she's still alive/reincarnated and just have a happy ending. Gah, damn it! Come back already! And yes, I detest coffee.
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