𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘'𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓 | 𝘭. 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎

Whilst you were reminiscing, someone suddenly burst through the door. The person lit a torch and you squinted your eyes, letting it adjust to the sudden light.

"Oluo? What do you want?" Petra immediately snapped at him.
"Captain Levi needs Y/n," He informed.
"Why does he need me at this time?" You grumbled.
"He won't tell me, but what's special about this brat anyways?" He asked Petra, completely ignoring you, and as always, still trying to impersonate Levi.

You got out of bed, sliding your gloves on and throwing on a jacket, following Oluo to Levi's office.

"Name and business," the familiar voice said.
"Y/n, you asked me to come," you responded.
"Oluo you may leave and Y/n come in," he instructed.

You mocked Oluo and shooed him away before going into the room. You saw Levi with piles of paper work. This man really does not take a break.

"What do you need?" You impatiently asked.

You wondered what he needs this time, especially at this hour.

"I called you here because it seems like you already received paperwork," Levi explained.
"What? Paperwork? How? I haven't decided if I wanted to contribute to being a squad vice captain."
"Seems like you don't have a choice."

You were stared at him as if he were a bizarre, unsolved mystery, which in a way was true.

"I better get something in return."
"You won't."
"I'm so fucking excited," you said in a monotone.

You walk over to where the paperwork's lay. You took a glance at the titles, consent, conditions, financial problem and so on. You always knew the captain's have a lot of paperwork but you definitely weren't expecting this much. You grabbed a few from the pile and went over to his couch.

"Can I?" You asked.

He hesitated before agreeing.

You sat down and started reading. You started reading the first few words and you already felt bored but you continued on reading. The papers were mostly about the expedition. You slowly felt your eyes get heavier. You finished the ones that you had grabbed and went over to grab more paper, but realised that it was all finished.

"Can I go now?"
"Not yet, we still have more paper," He said as he reached down and grabbed another pile of paper.
"There's more?" You complained as you grabbed more paper.

You sat back down on the couch. Just how long do I have to do this for?

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Finally! You exclaimed in your mind, doing a little happy dance while you were at it - of course, all in your imagination. You had finally finished. You glanced over at Levi, seems like he finished too.

"Did you take your pills today?" He suddenly asked.

"Yeah...why?"

"Nothing."

You smiled to yourself, thinking that Levi wasn't just a cold-hearted person. Thinking about it, if a comrade collapsed you would definitely freak out, whether you like them or not. It's just human instincts, and also a captain's responsibility. You stood up to stretch, your muscle numb from sitting.

You left his room and said goodbye, heading back to your room and it seems like Petra is already asleep. You carefully crept to your bed, hoping that you wouldn't make any noise. This, is quite an easy task for you, considering the conditions you grew up in and comparing this to the long hours of paperwork, this was a piece of cake. You took a quick glance at Petra, she was still sound asleep. You sigh and slipped your gloves off, climbing into bed. 

It wasn't long until your eyes gave in, though your mind was the complete opposite of tired.

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The expedition is today. You weren't quite sure whether your excited or nervous. You knew there was a lot of lives on the line, and they all depended on you to treat their wounds. There are new recruits too, Eren's friends you would assume. A sudden image of titans appeared in your mind, you shivered at the the image in your head. Even though people referred to you as a titan killing machine, you were secretly petrified of them. Perhaps it's the childhood trauma, what sane person wouldn't be afraid?

You tried calming yourself down by going outside to your favourite spot. It's been too long since you went on an expedition. You notice Levi already occupying your spot. You went over to Levi and sat down next to him.

"You didn't seem like the type to get sentimental," you jokingly commented.

He gives you a emotionless stare in response.

"So cold," you rolled your eyes.

You admired the view before asking, "It's beautiful isn't it?"

"What is?"

"The view. Think about what it would look like outside of the Walls."

You two stayed silent for a bit and just enjoyed the view, maybe for a last time.

"What was your best friends like?" you asked, trying to start a conversation with him.

"If you're fine with talking about them," you added.

"Their names were Isabel and Farlon."

"Yeah?"

"They were friends with me since we met in the Underground."

"How did they die?" You asked, hoping it didn't sound too rude but you also don't want him to waver about the past.

"They were eaten by titans."

"Oh."

You two sat there in silence again, your head probably steaming from you overthinking. Did I ask too much? Should I have just sat there in silence? Was that really necessary Y/n?

"We should head back now," you quickly said.

He nodded in agreement and you two went back inside, getting ready to gather everyone for the mission.

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Y'ALL I'M ALIVE!!! Sorry if this chapter was boring, I swear it'll get better (actually no promises made-) thank you for those sticking to this fanfic even tho i barely update. have my heart ❤