Alright so this is the second to last chapter... Probably. I have no idea anymore, the idea's keep coming. FYI this does not take place in the castle, Annie has been captured, and this is about 7 months forward from the last chapter. And with that said. Read away.
Petra gingerly brushed her hand over her stomach, feeling the baby kick. In the past few months Petra had become accustomed to the movement of her and Levi's unborn child regularly. She was only a week away from supposed delivery (according to Hanji's estimations) and she was growing more excited as the days went on.
Levi was always keeping a close eye on Petra now, and dreaded it when she went out on missions without his consent. She finally promised him a week prior that she wouldn't go on anymore scouting missions until the baby was born, giving him a little more peace of mind.
She leaned against the head bored and started to drift off, the baby giving her a break from its constant kicking. "I wonder if you'll ever be able to see the outside world..." She spoke listlessly to her son or daughter, doing anything to end her terrible boredom. "Who knows, maybe daddy will have destroyed all of the Titans by then?" She jolted up on the bed when she felt it kick strongly..
"With energy like that, you're bound to be just as good of a titan slayer as Levi. Hopefully his looks as well... If you're a boy anyway." She smiled to herself, imagining all of the possible combinations for what their child could look like. "Umpf!" She grabbed her stomach instinctively and winced a little. "Ugh..." She fell back against the bed and pulled Levi's shirt down over her belly.
Ever since she found out she was having a baby she liked to wear Levi's shirts, as a way of always keeping him close, protecting her and the baby. The baby kicked once again, stronger than all of the previous times before and Petra started to become worried. She was supposed to still have another week until it arrived, but of course there was always the possibility it could come early.
She stumbled to her feet and almost fell out of bed, she quickly regained herself though and headed out of the door to find anyone.
Of course the baby would decide to come when Levi was gone. Sure he was supposed to come back today but still, it wasn't until late that night. Thankfully she found Hanji sitting in the kitchen and eating some food while writing out some report stuff on Annie's current state. "Hanji?" She wobbled in.
"Petra? You're supposed to be in bed, I said just to yell if you needed any food or water or anything."
"That doesn't matter. My baby's coming!" She screaming at Hanji and bent over on the table, exhausted from the short walk from her room to the kitchen.
"Your baby's coming...? WOO-HOO! FINALLY, I GET PUT ALL THE KNOWLEDGE I LEARNED ABOUT PREGNANCY TO WORK!" She jumped out of her chair and raised her arms in the air in excitement.
"Help me!" Petra refocused her.
"Oh right!" Hanji took her hand and helped her back to her room. She got a blanket and some warm water quickly ready for the baby and helped Petra get her clothing off to deliver the baby.
"Ok, Petra, I'm going to need you to push the next time you feel a contraction. You can do that, right?" Hanji nodded to Petra who didn't respond the same way.
"Hanji, I don't want to have the baby without Levi!" She begged, however she knew she had no control over when the baby came.
"Well Levi's not supposed to be back for hours so, try not to focus on that. Focus on having his baby!" She shook Petra's shoulder and went to the foot of the bed.
"But... Levi was supposed to be here!" She protested and clawed at the sheets of the bed as another pain hit.
"Well things don't always work out the way they're supposed too, now push!" Hanji retorted to Petra's stubbornness.
Petra started to whimper and tears started to fall down her face as the pain escalated through her body. She tried to imagine Levi was next to her; holding her hand and comforting her. Soon she got to a point however where she could care less if Levi was there or not. All she wanted was for the baby to be out of her.
Finally the hurting ended with one last quick sharp pain through her body and instead of hearing herself scream, she heard something else. "It's a girl Petra!" Hanji cleaned it off and handed her to Petra as quickly as possible. Petra bounced her in her arms and study her features carefully. She had black patched of hair scattered across her head, she seamed to have most of Petra's facial features despite the nose belonging to Levi, and finally she opened her eyes. "She has Levi's eyes!" She smiled down at the infant who was quieting down with her crying.
"But hopefully she doesn't developed the glare too." Hanji commented as she came to look over at the infant.
"I don't care if she has a glare or not... I'm just glad she's here and safe." So many children died nowadays that Petra halfway excepted it so to find out that she was alive and well bright even more tears to Petra's eyes.
"Did you and Levi come up with any names yet?" Hanji bent over the baby who was now being nurses by Petra.
"Yes... We agreed that if it was a girl we'd name her Kadyn Isabelle Ackerman." She remembered back to their night when they discussed the possible names for the child. They both settled easily on Isabelle after one of Levi's old friends who was killed by a titan and Kadyn because it meant fighter and seemed appropriate for a time when all they did was fight.
"Hm, nice choice I suppose, however I was really hoping for something like Hanji Ackerman, but you know, I understand if you'd rather name her something else." She turned away, pretending to be hurt.
"Petra?"
"Huh?" Petra looked up and saw Levi in the doorway...
A/n: so, one more chapter. Short or long I don't know, I've written part of it so expect it probably by Friday at the latest. I'm going to see the avengers tomorrow so I probably won't write any then. So, see you guys later, thanks for reading!
