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: I will be honest that I'm quite upset with the last chapter since I only received three reviews... but that ain't gonna stop me from updating. This one has more Rivetra feels, so have fun reading!
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.
"Did you really make this, Nura?" Levi suspiciously questions Nura, who sits diagonally next to him.
Very, very slowly closing the distance between the cup's rim and her lips, she makes a grimace and answers with a disgusted tone, "Yes, why? It there something wrong?"
"It tastes quite different compared to the usual crap you make," he continues to comment while eyeing the dark liquid intensely.
She takes the insult normally, knowing that's a part of his charm that Petra and herself like. Her eyes then glance at Petra who stands next to him, and appears to be begging her to make an excuse. "Perhaps it's because I added less sugar than usual. Ugh, this is so disgusting! Seriously, how can you stand this stuff!?"
"Why don't you just drink some tea then? I'll make some for you," Eren advises, his tone is a bit louder than usual, which causes Nura to glare at him.
Calm down, you'll trigger Levi-sama's suspicion on us, her eyes seem to send the message to him.
"It's okay. I've decided to drink it today, so I'm doing it with all my best." She tips the cup and swallows the whole drink, which almost causes her to puke and yell in revulsion, instead she shuts her eyes tight and purses her lips to endure the strong bitter taste. Petra giggles at her reaction, her voice unheard to the corporal.
While Eren keeps on getting worried for his senior, Levi still stares at his drink.
I don't think it's the amount of sugar being put in it since it's just about right. It's something else... it almost tastes like the coffee that Petra used to make, he assumes. That's impossible. She's no longer here, you smart-ass.
Other than that, he notices Eren is acting quite strange today. He seems to be a bit more panicked, as if he's trying to hide something.
"Eren, what the hell is wrong with you?"
He turns to the corporal, startled, "I beg your pardon, sir?"
"Are you hiding something from me? Don't tell me you forgot to feed the horses this morning." He shoots a threatening glare.
Eren waves his arms in front of him in defense, "O-of course not, Levi-Heichou! I did feed them and I also did some laundry."
Levi returns to take a sip. "I see." And everyone continues to eat their breakfast silently.
Eren takes this time to remember what happened fifteen minutes ago.
He crashes against the concrete wall, eyes wide open in shock. "P-P-Petra san?!"
Quickly, she clamps his mouth with both of her hands. "Shhhhh! Don't be too loud!"
Nura crosses her arms and sighs at the boy. "Seriously, what would you say if Levi-sama comes back into the room?"
He can only reply with muffled sounds, "Mmmpphhh mmpphhh."
"Oh sorry, Eren." Petra backs off and sits on her knees in front of him.
"If you're here, then last night... when I heard your voice... it was real?"
"You went to his room?" Nura asks Petra, curious.
She turns around and puts a hand behind her head. "I couldn't help it, I felt like I needed to check up on him."
"Petra-san, what are you doing here?"
"It's nothing much. I got worried of how everyone's doing, so I decided to come and visit."
"So, the coffee was made by..."
"It was me," Petra pointed at herself proudly.
"Did you really think I'd brew that stuff?" Nura continues. "I'd only do that if Levi-sama asks me to."
But Eren seems to not listen on that last part and instead starts to cry. "I- I wanted to apologize to you a lot of time, Petra-san. To Erd-san, Gunter-san and Auruo-san... For disappointing you and letting you die. If only I acted faster, perhaps I could've saved your lives."
Petra pats his head and strokes his messy hair in a soft, motherly way. "Alright, it's okay. We have forgiven you for some time. Well, Auruo didn't exactly say the words but he doesn't blame you for what happened to us."
To make sure, he asks while inhaling his snot, "They do?"
As if on cue, Nura passes a handkerchief to her. She smiles at him brightly. "Of course, we're a team, aren't we? Now, stop making such a hideous face. Come on, blow."
He does as she asked to which Nura repulses. "What should I do to repay your kindness, Petra-san? I know saying' thank you' wouldn't be enough, so you may ask anything from me."
She waves a hand. "It's okay, you don't have to-"
"But I insist. Please, let it be anything, as long as it's possible for me." He stands up with determined eyes and tone then makes their trademark salute, "I, Eren Jaeger, will do whatever that you, Petra-san, wish for."
"Eren. Come with me for a second," Nura interrupts and drags him to the dining room. "Excuse us for a moment, Petra-san."
"O-okay," she replies in a confused state.
Once they're out of her sight and hearing, Nura whispered to Eren with a devious tone. "You're sure of what you just said, right? Your posture seems to be convincing."
"Of course," he confidently answers.
She grins. "Then, I'll share something that you won't be able to resist. It's not her request, but it will make her happy as well as Levi-sama."
Try to make up a plan to allow Levi-Heichou see Petra-san? That's a pretty difficult request, Eren considers. But this is for Petra-san. I must do it. His eyes turn to gaze Levi. He also thinks that it's actually a good idea, knowing how he misses Petra although he never confessed his feelings.
"L-Levi-Heichou," he calls.
"What is it?"
Suddenly he forgot what he wants to ask due to Levi's scary gaze for interrupting his coffee time, plus the sight of Petra still surprises him enough to knock his breath out of him. "Would you like another cup?"
Levi, in suspicion, quirks an eyebrow. But decides to not take it seriously. "Wash your hands first."
Before lunch time, after finishing most of their chores, Petra, Nura and Eren are inside Petra's room since they know most people won't go there.
"You guys are planning to do what?!"
"Come on, you're lying to yourself. Just say that you want Levi-sama to see you again," Nura insists.
"I think Nura-san is right. I've heard that spirits usually won't be able to rest in peace as long as their wishes are not granted," Eren supports.
She shakes her head and crosses her arms against her chest. "And make Heichou feel any more guilty? I don't think so. Besides, how are you going to do that? I don't think he'd believe things like spirits or ghosts."
But Nura persists with more determined voice, "You'll never know until we try it, right, Eren?"
Eren nods quickly.
"I still don't think Heichou would listen to you. I'm sure you know how stubborn he is," she says. "Plus, he's not the type of person who would waste time for something like remembering other people's deaths. All he knows is that those who survived should carry on their wills."
In surrender, they raise their arms. "Alright, we'll forget about the idea. So how about this? We'll take you to your father and let's just spend some time together in the town, okay?"
"I was planning to go by myself, but I guess it would be nice to have some company as well as roaming around."
Unfortunately, she has no idea that her juniors are still hanging onto their original plan.
Oh yeah. I don't know how to make coffee. So Nura partners up with Eren to make Petra visible in the eyes of Humanity's Strongest. I decided to put a count down to the final day so that you guys won't lost track of time. More to come in the next chapter, guys. Reviews make me smile.
5 days left.