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Levi hadn’t always been very nice to you, in fact, his first conversation with you was a shouting contest about something as stupid as cleaning.
“You need to use multiple paper towels or else you’re just dragging dirt and grime around!” and “Using too many paper towels is wasteful!” back and forth until he commented on your relationship with your parents and you stormed off. Farlan came to you later and stated that Levi wanted to apologize, and your response was something along the lines of “If he’s not going to apologize to my face it’s not an apology.”
Despite all of the arguing between you and Levi, your trio was a pretty good one. When Isabel joined the party you couldn’t be happier to have a little sister so cute and so much like you. You do remember the day Levi began to be kinder to you, although you sincerely wish that it had gone differently.
That day was the day Levi, Isabel, Farlan, and you were to go with the Scout Regiment to the outer walls. Levi split up from you three with the intent to kill the commander. Although you and Isabel were mainly goofing around with the horses you could definitely hear Farlan scream to move out of the way. After a bit of confusion, you jumped out of the way right on time and landed on the ground as your horse neighed and ran away. You looked to where you and Isabel previously were and saw a titan with red eyes look at you.
From its mouth you saw Isabel hanging out, her eyes wide in fear.
“Help m-” A loud crunch stopped her sentence, and you watched as her head fell to the ground. The fear stopped and the anger took over you. Grabbing your 3D Maneuver Gear, you hooked onto the titan and went to slash at it anywhere that you could, but it was uninterested in you. It put out its hand and smacked you away from it. The force of its hand hitting into you and your back into the ground was enough to knock you out after you hacked out blood. You heard Farlan shout, and the wires of his gear go off, but your eyes closed before seeing the outcome.
More yelling woke you up, but not from Farlan this time. A recognizable voice- not one filled with fear, but instead anger and sadness. You opened your eyes, a blur of motion going left and right, back and forth and up and down as that same titan huffed and snarled in pain. Its head flew off and what was left of its body went limp.
Your vision fades in and out as you listen as Levi’s frantic voice and the commander’s calm voice rang in your ears. After hearing a bit of silence you raised your arm to gain anyone’s attention. You manage to croak out a feeble “Levi,” which sent him running to you.
He picked up your head in his hands and began saying things to you frantically, but your comprehension was at an all-time low. “I’m..sorry..” You managed out again, the death of your close friends finally hitting you. “I couldn’t...I…” You began to choke back words, a weak sob coming out as tears ran down your face.
Levi’s face was far from dry, a mix of blood, sweat, and now tears mixed as he looked down at you. You mumbled out a slew of words that didn’t particularly matter, apologies, ramblings, and general dissatisfaction with yourself. He brought your head up to his chest with one hand and gripped his arm around your waist into a very tight hug. You were ready for him to tear you a new one, asking why you were too weak to save your 2 closest friends, but what you got instead was a sad sob into your head;
“Please don’t ever leave me.”