AN: Waaah Chapter XXII! Brrrgh, it's so cold here in the Philippines. It's raining plus it's September and when it's this time of the month, it's freaking cold. Even if ain't raining. Anyhoo, tell me this in your reviews; do you guys want me to make an arc where Levi, Celeste and Petra go to the future to meet Celeste's adoptive family? Tell me your answer in your reviews. So, this is the conclusion chapter of the Forgotten Arc. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and Thanks to those who reviewed!
CHAPTER XXII:
REMEMBERED
Slowly, Celeste opened her eyes and she was in her room again. It was dark outside. She had a weird dream where she was a Titan like Eren and until the other Titans took her down, she was killing the other Titans. When she was about to get up, she looked to her right. Her right hand was there when she clearly knew that it was eaten. Celeste screamed in surprise before bolting out of her room. When she was about to leave the HQ, something dragged her to the dining hall. Craning her neck, she saw that it was just Petra.
"Celeste, calm down. It's just the three of us here since Eren, Mikasa and Armin went to town."
"How am I going to calm down? My right arm was supposedly eaten off!"
Petra gripped her face and looked at her straight in the eyes.
"Calm the fuck down, Celeste! You turned into a Titan covered in Ice, of course they'd regenerate!" She explained.
"Fuck the-how did that happen?" Celeste asked as Petra made her sit down.
"Hanji. Turns out she sneaks into your room and injects you with Eren's blood."
"Why am I not surprised?"
Petra sat in front of her and held her hands.
"Celeste, how did you turn? What did you do?" She asked. It all came back to her in an instant.
"Uh…last thing I remember was yelling at God while I lay there bleeding. I told him that if he really is out there, he better help me shake my wound off so I can get back out there and help because I didn't want to die like that."
Petra cupped her daughter's cheek afterwards to comfort her.
"Celeste, I remember everything." She blurted out. Celeste's eyes widened in surprise.
"You-you remember me? Remember us? Dad and I? Who we really are to you?" She asked and Petra nodded in reply. A month ago, Levi told Celeste his real reasons of wanting Petra to remember things on her own; he was hoping she'd completely forget that they were married. Because he deemed himself unworthy of being with Petra. It was hard for Celeste but she accepted her father's decision.
"I remember everything, my little angel." Petra answered. When Celeste was a baby, she and Levi called her their little angel.
"Why didn't you tell me right away? It must've been hard for you." Petra gently scolded her. Celeste felt tears in her eyes as she spoke up.
"It was stressing. I went 15 years without you. 3, not even knowing my mom was in front of me the whole time. When Dad told me it's for the best that you remember on your own, I figured a couple of months more without you wouldn't hurt. If you want to know more about, I'll send dad to your room."
With that, she stood up and walked upstairs. She heard Petra following her and heading to her own room. Celeste headed for her dad's room and entered. He was doing paperwork as usual.
"Dad?"
Levi immediately looked up at Celeste, quite annoyed that he was disturbed with his work.
"What is it?"
"Mom wants to talk to you. Her room. Please just talk to her." She requested. Levi knew that she was getting frustrated and stressed out with the situation.
"It's late, Celeste. Go get some more sleep before morning comes." He told her as he patted her head. Celeste walked back to her room immediately to get more sleep while Levi headed for Petra's room. He knocked and the door swung open, revealing Petra on the other side.
"Celeste said you wanted to talk to me." Levi bluntly said and she nodded, letting him inside.
"Why didn't you tell me? Why did you want me to remember on my own?" Petra asked him. Levi decided to tell her the truth to just end the conversation.
"Because I was hoping you'd forget we were married or that you ever loved me." Levi said without any emotion.
"Yes but why? Did you even stop and think about Celeste? Don't you love me anymore?" Petra asked him furiously as tears streamed down her face. Levi immediately turned around to grab her wrist before she could pound him on the back. Not once did he think that he doesn't love her. He loved her very much that he would die for her if that meant she'll live on.
"Because I was a failure. I failed as a husband and a father and yes; I thought about Celeste. She said she was fine with you not remembering immediately. I thought about her everyday and I never realized that it might've been hard for her. And don't you dare think that I don't love you because I do." He admitted. Petra leaned her forehead to his as she cried.
"Levi, you don't get to say if you're a failure or not. Only Celeste and I can decide that. I think you're a wonderful husband and aside the fact that you kicked her ass to save her and for training, you're a wonderful father. I'm sure Celeste would say the same."
She ended the remark with a kiss. It was only then that Levi realized how much he missed her kisses. He missed the feeling of her body against his. He missed her. Levi pinned her to her bed as they kissed.
"I love you." He whispered to her the same way while she was still sleeping.
"I love you too, Levi." She replied as she pressed her lips to his once more. What happened next is pretty much best left to one's imagination.
Meanwhile, Celeste was peacefully sleeping in her room when she heard something banging on her wall. It sounded like a headboard was hitting the opposite side of the wall. It took 2 minutes before she put the pieces together; her mother's room is next to hers, the bed is on the opposite side of the wall…
And her dad is in the next room.
"The fuck?" She asked herself as she sat up. Another bang was heard but it was followed by a pretty loud moan this time. Celeste may be a 19-year-old virgin but she was never a dense child. She knew what banging and moaning means ever since she was 9. It can only mean one thing; her parents are doing the do.
"Oh, hell no!" Celeste yelled as she stood up. The picture frames she nailed on the wall were moving for God's sake.
"Fuck, this shit!" She declared as she walked out of her room. Just then, Eren, Armin and Mikasa came up as another loud moan was heard.
"What's going on?" Eren asked her. Celeste scoffed at them before banging on the door.
"THANKS FOR THE UNNECESSARY WAKE UP CALL, YOU JERKS!" She yelled before facing the three again.
"You might want to relocate rooms for the night." Celeste told them before marching off to her dad's room.
That was the first time where Celeste didn't sleep where she was supposed to sleep.
AN: And that is Chapter XXII! I hope you guys liked it. I made an effort to sprinkle a little bit of humour towards the end. Again, tell me in your reviews if you guys want me to make the Future Arc. 2 voted yes for this and so far no one has disagreed to the idea so please, help me decide here. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Please leave a review. Thanks to those who reviewed and will review!
