A/N. Here is chapter 22. Hope you enjoy it.

Levi

Tch, I could kill Jaeger...

What was he thinking, sneaking around like that? Oh, I won't just knock him back all the way to next Tuesday; I'll kick his ass so hard he'll end up back in the time of the dinosaurs.

He'd fit right at home in his titan form.

I can't let that brat get to me now; I have a beautiful blonde queen to meet in secret. Hange scoured the corridors of HQ the entire day, and in the end, she found us a secret tryst room, and lord knows why HQ has a tryst room.

The old bastards of the military need to blow off steam every now and then. I just need to clean it first.

Disgusting.

That's why I arrived early with a bucket of hot water and soap, and now I scrub away at the old walls, grateful to see that Hange at least found us some clean sheets for the bed.

If these four walls could talk. Not that I want to know what they talk about. A shame our daughter may have to be conceived in a creepy sex dungeon like this, but needs must. At least there are no chains on the walls.

We're not exactly at Chantal's brothel anymore.

The door opens at last, and I turn, meeting my blue-eyed queen. The tryst room is behind a bookshelf of an old, dusty office, and classic.

She snorts when she gets a look at me. "Old habits are hard to break, I see."

She's still giggling when I sigh, scrubbing hard at the wall again. She's referring to my mask and headscarf.

"I'm not going anywhere near that bed until every surface of this room shines."

Historia rolls her eyes, moving over to the bed. She tests out the springs, smirking up at me slyly. "You're so sexy when you talk clean, Levi."

She giggles, and the sound shoots straight to my dick. Fuck cleaning. Time to get her pregnant.

I discard the scrubbing brush, then rip off my gloves, and excitement dances inside Historia's eyes. She bites her lip when I take off the mask and headscarf, and what the hell is with her? This aint no striptease.

That comes later...

Once I'm free of my cleaning garments, I join her on the bed, testing the springs out for myself.

"Not bad. Though the springs are a little loud. What if someone hears us behind the bookcase?"

That devilish smirk curves her lips again, and what is with her tonight? "Why... you afraid of getting caught?"

She leans closer, grabbing my cravat as she pulls me in for a kiss, and our lips brush. I close my eyes, basking in her nearness. Her hot breath wets my cheeks, and I don't think I'm going to be able to keep it in my pants any longer.

We've had plenty of sex in the Path lately, but not in the real world. We could get caught, and honestly, that's what makes it more thrilling. It takes me back to when we used to sneak around in the palace, back when I first became her knight.

With a repressed growl, I shove her back onto the clean bed, helping myself to her rose-petal lips, and finally, I get my taste of heaven.

If our kid is conceived tonight, then she'll enter this world with a bang. Something we can tell her on her eighteenth birthday.

I'm sure she'd be thrilled.

Our tongues entwine as I suck the air from Historia's lungs, and we're running out of breath. We pause for a moment, panting and sweating, and it's now or never.

Time to impregnate the queen of the walls.

She hears my thoughts as she reaches up, untying my buttons, and soon my shirt slips away. Then she brushes her fingers down my chest, making me shudder as she reaches for my pants.

Next, she removes my pants, and I step out of them one by one. Her eyes drop to my cock once I'm naked.

"Decided to skip the underwear, I see..." she notes.

I narrow my eyes. "Yeah, so? Why create more barriers?"

She snorts. "Barriers? Are you sure you're Levi Ackerman? You're all about barriers."

"Well, not when it comes to you, Your Majesty..."

"Yeah, about that. You don't have to act so sharp and formal when we're around the others, you know. They already know about us."

Again, I stare into her eyes, and I know she's referring to the moment I side-eyed her earlier.

I've been meaning to ask her about Eren. Why the hell was he in her room before?

She senses my thoughts, shaking her head. "I don't know. It seems he was about to confide something in me. Something to do with Yelena."

I raise my brows. "Yelena? What's that lanky bitch done now?"

"Nothing. I think he was just concerned about her. The way she worships his brother Zeke and all."

Now that's a face I could have down without picturing while I'm naked. At least Yelena is quite the catch (not many women can pull off a suit).

Historia hears my thought, narrowing her eyes. "Seriously? Yelena?"

I shrug. "Maybe... in a freakish, gargantuan kind of way. Now enough of beardy and his weird disciple. We have a task to complete."

She scoffs. "Is that all I am to you? A task?"

"Well, do you want to get pregnant?"

I don't even know what we're doing right now. Foreplay or dirty talk? I'm so confused. I'm getting sick of all the questions, though.

Sadness flickers through her eyes, and I regard her curiously. "What's wrong?"

She traces her finger around my chest. "Go a little easier on him, okay? I know he shouldn't sneak off, but I'm worried about him. Eren has not been himself lately at all."

He hasn't. But I never cared to make a comment on it. Hange always put it down to some rebellious teenage phase, but he's getting a little too old for that bullshit excuse now.

He's no adolescent anymore.

Truth be told, I'm worried about him too. I've always made it my duty to ensure his safety. He has always been our key to moving forward. Erwin ordered me to protect Eren once, and that's what I'm going to do.

Still. What has gotten into the brat? Even his best friends are at a loss.

I just hope he will be able to manage our trip overseas. Will we have to keep a tight leash on him when we get to Marley?

Historia's mouth falls slack, and then she gazes up at me with wide, glassy eyes. "You're... all going to Marley?"

I close my mouth. No point in hiding it from her now. That's what I get for not being careful with my thoughts when I'm with her.

Nothing is sacred when you have an Ackerman-Reiss bond.

I sigh, hanging my head. "Yes. Hange thinks we should go across the sea and show the world what Paradis is all about, rather than relying on potluck. Just another mission after all for the scouts."

Silence passes between us, and my little confession has dampened the mood. It looks like sex may have to wait.

Historia bows her head, and I know she's fighting back tears. She doesn't have to be strong for my sake. I shouldn't have withheld the information, but sooner or later... I have to go overseas.

I will have to increase the already increasing distance between us. It's bad enough that I had to leave her for the scouts, but at least I was still on Paradis.

But now there will be a whole ocean keeping us apart when I leave her again.

"We won't depart for Marely for a while. Not until you're pregnant. That way the MPs won't turn you when we're gone. It should keep you safe."

She nods, keeping those tears at bay, and I don't want her to hide her grief from me. I can't stand the thought of leaving her all over again, especially while she's pregnant with my child.

Life really isn't fair. Sometimes, I just want to run away with her and find our own cabin in the woods, but I would never abandon my duty as a soldier. Just as Historia would never abandon her duty as queen.

Besides, I still have to kill the Beast Titan.

One of these days...

"We will be back together again soon, I promise. I will be back by the time you have the baby."

Finally, she peers up and smiles, and my heart melts.

So beautiful... yet so brave...

I couldn't be more proud of her.

Historia reaches up and cups my cheeks, then runs her thumb along my bottom lip. "Then we best make the most of the time we've got left."

She kisses me, dragging me towards her, and I bury myself between her legs so I can fuck her brains out.

All that matters is that we have each other now. These stolen moments will fuel me in the weeks to come.

A/N: Thank you for reading!

I chuckled at the "You're so sexy when you talk clean, Levi," line :D

Also, thank you for your patience. It's quite rare when I feel the motivation to write this fic. I've been rewatching the anime in preparation for the last season, and i just found that I was inspired again.