Wedding vows, in Levi's personal opinion, were the vows of stupidity. There should be no vows between the one you love, because he thinks it should be a given that there are things you can do and things you can't.

Levi had always been under the impression that he will never get married.

But Petra loves weddings and marriage and the vows spoken.

So Levi complies, because it does not matter to him as much as it does to Petra.

It is their fifth day in their new quarters, and Petra is entangled in his arms on his bed in the middle of the night. This is something close to content he can feel, as he pulls her closer to him. Levi can hardly call himself affectionate, but there is something about Petra that unravels him straight down to his DNA.

" We're really going to do it right?" Petra asks, turning her body so she is face forward tucked in his arms instead. " When we come back from the next expedition."

She is beautiful, in all areas that count and Levi is always left speechless at her beauty. She has the eyes of the sun when it is gentle and the fire of Hell (wherever that is) when she is angry and Levi loves it -loves her. His eyes trail unto her lips that is highlighted by the moonlight and he places a gentle kiss on them. " Yes, Petra," He says with his eyes closed, " We are."

" We're getting married."

He couldn't help but smile at her excited tone of voice and Levi knows that she is smiling all too brightly and Levi can honestly say that she outshines the moon and the sun anytime.

But when he opens his eyes, he is greeted by salty tears falling down onto his face and unto his lips from a crying Petra that hovers above him. Alarm strikes down fast in him, and he couldn't believe he misjudged her so badly. Instantly, he is pushing himself up onto his elbows but Petra stops him with a hand on his chest.

" What's wrong? Petra -"

She chokes a laugh and says, " It's nothing Levi. I'm just... I'm just so happy."

Everything in him relaxes at once and he falls back down onto the bed without a second thought. " Don't cry over stupid things like this Petra."

Instead of hearing her answer, there is a sudden weight on him that makes him crack his eyes open again. If he is not humanity's greatest, he is sure he would have lost most of his breath under her weight. He suppresses a grimace.

" I don't care if it's stupid to you - I'm just so happy Levi! " She tells him, her tears ending as she runs her hand over the sides of his face. " Thank you."

She kisses his lips and he is only eager to return the favor. He wraps his arms around her waist and he feels her hands digging into his scalp but that is okay with him. Petra can harm if for all he cares if she promises to kiss away all of his pain as she does now.

" I love you," She whispers.

And Levi replies with a kiss on her lips that travels to her neck.

The night grows and so does their kisses.

Many days has passed since then, and by tomorrow they will leave for their 57th expedition. Levi however, has his mind in other places rather than on the expedition itself; he finds himself thinking of what happens after the expedition.

The plan is a simple one -of what happens after the expedition that is. When they return to the safety of the walls, they will find themselves a priest to officially announce them husband and wife. There will be no attendees and no rings, just them and vows.

It isn't much but it is more than enough for Petra, at least that is what Levi thinks. When he sees Petra the night before they leave, Levi is not wrong because it is enough. She comes into his room with stars hung over her head and clad in nothing but a simple white nightgown and Levi can feel the heat in him grow steadily. There is also a smile etched on her face as she throws herself on him, knocking them both onto the bed. He wraps his arm around her waist on instinct as they fall, and he can feel her body shaking with quiet laughter.

" After this we're married!"

Levi is amused with her enthusiasm and so he says, " So it would seem."

She begins to quiet down after that, seemingly content with lying in his arms for once without trashing about. He was in the middle of reading documents handed to him by Hanji earlier in the day when Petra barged into the room, but he suppose document reading can wait until after the expedition. For now, Levi would like to think about the two of them.

Quiet chatters drown the room until they both decide that early sleep would be best. Although 12 AM does not seem very early to Petra at all. Levi does not care however, because he has slept later hours than this and to him 12 is just a number with the sky attached to it; just like any other numbers.

" I can't wait until this is over," Petra murmurs into his ear, voice filled with exhaustion as she nuzzles his neck. " I want to be yours."

Levi does not say anything because when he does formulate a reply, Petra is already fast asleep. He saves his breath and words for after the expedition, to tell her what he means to tell now. He watches her as she sleeps, the gentle rise and fall of her chest and puckered lips drawing him into sleep as well.

The next day comes as how any expedition came; fast and blurry. There is action in every second and it burns in his veins.

The 57th expedition came and went and Levi now stands before a church.

He gives a long stare, and there is something like glass that is breaking in him.

Levi is right to think that he was never to get married.

After one one month in back with an update! This is from the riverta week prompt #VOWS I also think I screwed up Levi's attitude here so he's pretty much OOC so sorry about that. I don't really like this as much as my other two because it's not that sad and it's like neutral grounds with horrible writing. This is also unedited so if you do catch mistakes let me know so I can change it!

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