Chapter rating: T

Note: gah, finally done unpacking my computer! Sorry for the huge delay, thank you for your patience! Another note: I forgot if Petra's dad told Levi that he wants her to get married, or if he wanted her to marry Levi. If I made a mistake I'll edit it later . I don't have Wi-Fi at the moment so I can't check on the internet.

I also forgot if they put Annie under the Survey Corps HQ or somewhere else… oh well .

Human [Chapter 4]

-A day after-

"Clinical Death?" The two nurses who took care of Petra looked at each other confused. Eren nodded. "M-My dad told me about it several times in the past" he mumbled. "I've heard about it before" the left nurse said. "It's really rare though, you have no idea how lucky Ral is" the same nurse finished.

Trust me, I do. I saw her die, I saw her cold, dead body, and now, 6 months later she's here, with us. Breathing.

"We should let her parents know!" Hanji quickly said, clapping her hands. "This is a miracle!" I nodded. Her father… when he was talking with me about her getting married, did he want her to marry me?

Hanji stepped outside. "I'll let her parents know" she said closing the door behind her. "You can go now Eren, thanks for the information" I said walking towards him. He nodded and walked outside as well.

One of the nurses walked outside as well, writing stuff on her clipboard, while the other one bent down next to Petra to check some final things.

"Hh…uh…" both I and the nurse looked up instantly. Petra slowly opened her eyes. I rushed towards the bed and bent down next to her. Petra coughed a few times, she tried to sit up but the nurse stopped her from doing that.

"Petra, how do you feel?" I asked her. My heartbeat, it was so loud again. She fully opened her eyes. "Eh… where… am I?" She said closing her eyes again. I touched her arm, it was still warm. I don't want to lose her again.

"A recovery room, you've broken many bones and your medical status is pretty bad, miss Ral" the nurse said. Petra opened her eyes again. "Le-vi?..." I breathed in. "I'm right here" I said, and she cocked her head to her left side, looking at me and softly smiling before closing her eyes again.

Her eyebrows furrowed, and her face became redder. "My head" she mumbled, placing her left arm on her face.

I looked at the nurse. "I'll bring something to kill the pain, you can stay here" she stood up and hurried outside.

"What happened" Petra opened her eyes again, I brought a chair and placed it next to her bed, sitting down. "You… well… you died but… now you're alive. Mind explaining?" I said, trying not to sound too harsh.

"I can't really remember, all I remember is waking up inside a body bag, in the middle of a field" I sighed in frustration. If that person wouldn't go after his friend, we wouldn't have to throw her body off the cart, and she would wake up when we arrived, and not in the middle of a field outside the walls.

But… I don't really know how long did it take until she woke up. If it was more than a month, then if we brought her home, she would already get buried, and waking up underground wouldn't be a good thing.

To be honest, I don't know what's worse.

She sat up. The nurses already dressed her up in a white shirt earlier this morning. I supported her by holding her back. She held her face with her left hand, her body was shaking. "Are you sure you want to sit up?" I mumbled while setting her pillow behind her, so she could lay back without hitting the wall behind her.

She nodded and slowly laid back, sighing. "I was so scared, I was thinking about why the hell would I be in a bag made for dead bodies, and then I remembered… the female titan. The way she killed me" her lips were shaking and her eyebrows furrowed again.

"…The way she killed my friends" she clenched her fist. She released her fist a few moments later, breathing in and out. "My entire left side hurt, and my right ankle seemed to be broken. I quickly got outside the bag, walking around, using all the energy I had to search for… anything actually" she stopped for a second only to sigh. "I found a half broken 3DMG nearby, I used it to climb up the trees. I couldn't stay on the ground, it was too dangerous".

"I was hunting for food, and found a small lake nearby, but it was too small. The water ran out pretty fast, considering the fact forest animals drank from it as well. Then, you guys found me…" she looked at me, her lips were shaking again.

"Did you find out who she is?" She said, she clenched her fist again. I nodded slowly. "Yes" she looked at me frustrated. "I want to see her" she stated. "I don't think that's the best idea right now" I said resting my hands on my laps.

"I want to see the bitch that killed my friends, and almost killed me" she was really mad, I've never seen her like that before. I sighed and closed my eyes. "Alright, but don't do anything stupid" she smiled slightly. "Thank you".

The nurse stepped in, holding a bottle in one hand and a spoon in the other. She was slightly surprised seeing Petra sitting up, but quickly stepped forward, placing the spoon on the table and opening the bottle. She poured some of the liquid that was in the bottle into the spoon.

"There you go, this will make you feel better" she said giving Petra the spoon. Petra lifted up her shaky left hand to pick it up, but quickly dropped it, closing her eyes and biting her lip. "It hurts…" without thinking, I grabbed the spoon myself and patted her back, she looked up at me. "There, open your mouth" she blushed instantly, and opened it slowly. I carefully placed the spoon in her mouth, and she drank the medicine.

I heard the nurse quietly giggle, I shot a glance at her and she instantly stopped. I handed her the empty spoon and she grabbed it, exiting the room.

Petra was still blushing, and she looked away. I rolled my eyes. "Do you still want to see her?" She slowly nodded. She removed her blanket, her entire left side was still covered in bandages, and her right ankle was covered in a cast.

I helped her get up, placing her left hand around my shoulder. I held her right hip, being careful not to hurt her too much. She still looked away. We started walking towards the door, and underground. Many people looked at us as we passed through.

I mentally sighed and looked forward. We made it halfway, and Petra suddenly stopped, her eyebrows were furrowed again and her eyes were closed in pain. "I-I'm sorry, I can't walk any more…" she bit her lip.

My expression changed a bit. She is sort of cute. I thought to myself. I bent down a little bit. "Eh?..." she mumbled. I placed my left hand under her knees, picking her up bridal style. "Uh-um…" she instantly blushed again, covering her face with her hands.

I smirked. "Don't act so silly, Petra" I said looking down. "Just shut up" she mumbled into her hands.

We finally made it to the underground part of the HQ, where Annie was held at. "We're here" I said, walking in. I stopped in front of the giant crystal. Petra looked up, her eyes widened.

"Annie Leonhardt, the female titan" I said, carefully letting Petra stand up, I placed her left arm around my shoulders and held her right hip again. I looked down at her.

Her expression changed from confused to mad in matter of seconds. She limped forward. "Eh?" I mumbled. "You bitch!" She shouted and punched the crystal with her left hand. My eyes widened. "Petra!" I shouted.

She crouched, sitting on her legs. holding her blood soaked left fist. I kneed down next to her. "What are you thinking to yourself?!" I shouted at her. Tears started running down her eyes.

"Because of her… because of her many people died. Because of her our mission failed" She sat down, holding her knees close to her chest and burying her face in her knees, crying. I sat down next to her.

I closed my eyes and sighed. I placed my right hand around her, bringing her closer to me. She rested her head on my right shoulder, crying.