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Note: because I felt bad for not updating for so long… there you go, 2 chapters in one day ^-^

Heat [Chapter 5]

"That was really stupid, miss Ral!" The nurse said, taking care of her left hand. After she punched the crystal, I brought her upstairs quickly, calling her nurse. Dry tears were still on her red face, it took her a while to calm down.

"I'm going to talk with Hanji, call me if you need anything" I told Petra, and she nodded. I exited the room, walking towards the main room, where the captains and squad leaders were having their meetings.

I opened the heavy wooden door, and stepped inside. "Ah, Levi, hi" Hanji said looking up. I nodded and sat down. We were talking about the usual stuff we talk about, such as plans for the next expedition, etcetera.

After a while there was a short silence, we were both doing paperwork. "I saw you guys, in the underground room" I closed my eyes and sighed. "It's nice knowing you have a soft side, you really need to do something about your attitude" "shut up" I hushed her, only to hear her giggle.

I stood up. I was so worried about her in the past few days, I almost forgot about my own job and responsibilities. I walked outside. "I'm going to the gym" I quickly said. "Alright" Hanji mumbled.

I walked towards the inner gym. Where all the punching bags were, etcetera. I walked inside, many soldiers were in there, practicing. There weren't many troubles lately, but that doesn't mean we can forget about everything and just lay back and do nothing.

I noticed Mikasa training with another soldier. As always, her form was amazing and she seemed really strong. We need to let her stay in the Survey Corps. Having her is a huge advantage.

I grabbed my gloves, starting my regular training routine. Right before I had the chance to start training, someone called my name. I stopped and turned around. Erwin stood behind me. I sighed, and removed my gloves. I followed him outside. "What is it?" Erwin sighed. "It's about Petra" I cocked one eyebrow.

"We have a feeling she's a titan shifter" he said, and I shook my head. "You're wrong then, we have many reasons of her not being one. I already told you about her case" Erwin looked at me concerned. "Just keep an eye on her" patting my right shoulder and walking past me, towards his office. "I will, I will" I sighed and closed my eyes.

-1 month later-

I waited outside her room. Her parents were still in there, god knows what kind of stuff they were talking about. They have been in there for almost 4 hours now. I should really check what's going on.

I turned around, facing the door. I knocked on it 3 times. "Yes?" I heard Petra's voice. I opened it slightly. "Ah! Corporal Levi!" Her father said, smiling. I nodded back. "Petra, the nurses said that later tonight they can remove your cast" I informed her.

She smiled back. "Thank you". I looked at her parents. "Also, it's almost 4pm, I remember you guys said that you have to go around 4?" Her mom quickly stood up. "Oh, right! Thank you for reminding us" her father stood up as well. They walked towards the door. "Bye mom, bye dad!" Petra said, and her parents turned around just to say goodbye, and exited the door.

After they went away, I stepped inside and closed the door behind me. "What took them so long?" I asked her, sitting down on the edge of her bed. Petra looked down. "Urm, they talked about… life, and such. Our family…" she mumbled. "…And marriage" she finished.

She picked up the second pillow that was on her bed, and hugged it, covering up her lower face. "Why are you blushing?" I smirked. "I'm not…" she mumbled and looked away. "What did they tell you?" she looked away.

I grabbed the pillow and threw it on her bed. "Stop doing that" "doing what?" "hiding your face, you look cute like that" my own words surprised me. Her eyes widened. She quickly breathed in.

I moved closer to her. She looked at me confused. We're not teenagers anymore. No. We're not confused teenagers anymore. I knew what I was doing. We were only a few inches away from each other. I grabbed her shoulder and moved closer, placing my lips on hers, and closing my eyes.

She gulped, I felt her body shake. "Mm-m…" I heard her mumble. She touched my cheek slwoly with her left fingers. Chills were running down my spine.

I broke the kiss, laying my forehead on hers and opening my eyes. Her lips were shaking and her cheeks were deep red.

We're not confused teenagers anymore.