"Leeeeviiiiiiii!!!!!" you heard a woman calling very loudly while you, Erwin, Mikasa and Levi, of course, turn around in unison to the source of the unfamiliar voice. But as soon as you all turn around, a small woman is already clinging around Levi's neck, holding tight to him and cuddling her head against this shoulder. What the heck is going on here?!
"Oh damn, Levi! I missed you so much!"
"Pe-Petra?!" Levi asked with eyes wide open from shock and surprise alike. At least, he knows that woman. But you feel very uncomfortable seeing this woman so close to Levi, with her arms around him, her face close enough to kiss him. It makes you sick! You cross your arms, trying hard to control your jealousy as much as possible. You first want to watch this situation a little longer before you overreact about this. She could be a long-time friend which he hasn't seen for ages. Who knows...
"What the fuck are you doing here, Petra?! I told you to leave me alone! Forever!" Levi burst out, raising his voice for everyone around noticeable as he grabs her arms roughly to remove them from around him, throwing her back a little which caused her to stumble a bit. This is really getting interesting. Seems like the joy about the reunion is one-sided. One point for you. Erwin approaches you from behind and places both of his hands on your shoulders. And even Mikasa came closer to your side, standing almost in front of you as if she wants to protect you from something.
"What's going on here guys? Why are you acting so strange?" You asked totally confused.
"Shh.....Just stay here and try to be silent." Erwin whispered. It seems he knows the woman too, just like Mikasa. But all of this just adds to your confusion. When your gaze turns back to the strange woman, who's rubbing her wrists where Levi had grabbed her, she approaches him again with slower steps.
"But Levi! Don't say you haven't missed me during these long six years! Because I missed you like hell! I wasn't able to think straight for even one day during all those years! After we broke up, my world was shattered into pieces! Please!" Wow.....now it dawns on you what's going on here. This woman is Levi's ex-girlfriend! That's it! Now you definitely have a reason to be jealous!
"As if! I broke up with you for a very well known reason, you crazy bitch! I wanted to spare you the humiliation for calling the police and obtaining a restraining order against you, but even moving into another city doesn't seem to work! I should've called the police to lock you away when I got the chance!" He bargained, anger written all over his face, his brows frowning more than usual and almost touching each other in the middle. You've never seen him so furious before!
"Don't be so mean, Levi! I did it for you! For us! You know that!" The red-blonde woman sounded desperate, almost begging as she approaches him with small steps, putting her hands together before her chest as if she's praying for forgiveness. Erwin's grip around your shoulders tightened as he pulls you closer. And you still have no fucking damn clue what's happening here!
"Enough! I'm not going to put up another discussion about this. It's over! For good! Deal with it and screw yourself!" Levi bellowed angrily before he stomps off into the training area again, leaving the girl behind, and you as well. It's a little strange, but you understand him. Maybe he's so angry that he just want to get out of here. Even you act careless when you're that angry, so you don't blame him for it. The woman trembled from his yelling. I pitied her a little, but not enough to comfort her, for it seems that she's still after Levi. Good thing he doesn't like her at all, according to the way he talked to her about the "police" and "obtaining a restraining order. Then the woman suddenly turns to us. "Sorry that you had to endure this scene. I'm happy to see you again Erwin. And you too, Mikasa. Good to see you haven't changed after all this time." She claims with a warm smile.
"Tsk...you too. You haven't changed either, Petra." Mikasa retorted sarcastically. Why is everyone freaking out about this woman? You definitely have to interrogate Levi and Erwin about this. There is something about this woman that makes your skin crawl. You can't help it, but she has a weird aura around her.
"Why so repellent Mikasa? I thought you would be happy to see me again. And what about you Erwin? Are you happy to see me again? You were always so nice and polite. I would be surprised if you'd changed that much." When you remember her name correctly from Mikasa, it was Petra. The way she talked to Erwin gave you a slight possessive feeling in your guts as well. True, Erwin isn't your boyfriend, but you sure won't allow such a suspicious bitch to talk such sweet words to him.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Petra. But this time, I have no friendly words for you either. You better leave now and never come back. You heard Levi, and this time, I'm not going to protect you." You almost can't believe your ears! You never heard Erwin talking like this to anyone before! Not even to Levi when he was in a bad mood. What was about that Petra? You cheered a little on the inside when Erwin put her in her place, but your curiosity just grew more.
"Oh, Erwin. What a disappointment. And who's the third one over there? According to the way you're holding her, she must be your girlfriend. She looks nice and you two look good together. I'm so happy for you. What's your name, darling?"
Again...Again someone was thinking that you're Erwin's girlfriend. Normally, you don't mind the mistake, but you're still so jealous about her clingy behavior towards Levi, that you just want to shout the right answer right into her stupid face! But just the moment when you want to speak up, Erwin shakes your shoulders as he tightens the embrace around you from behind.
"Her name's Nina. And don't call her darling. She's none of your business! You better go now and leave me and my girlfriend alone." What? Now Erwin claims this as the truth? Enough is enough! You struggle free from his embrace to face him directly.
"Whoa, Erwin! Gimme a break! You know very well that I'm NOT your girlfriend! I'm Levi's girlfriend! I have no idea what you're thinking, but I won't listen to this shit any longer!" This was relieving. To finally shout out the truth and making this bitch swallow it. But as soon as you spoke out the words, Erwins face turned into a shocked expression and his fists clenched tightly, causing his knuckles to turn white. What's is going on here? Erwin wasn't mad, but why on earth is he so shocked, almost panicking? And not just Erwin. Mikasa's face was also mirroring the same emotion. She bites her lower lip as her gaze meets the ground. It almost looks like as if she'd lost a sparring fight. The whole situation was just too confused to understand.
"Oh? Is that so?" You hear Petra questioning from behind. After turning around again to face her, you finally understood why that woman had such a weird aura. Her gaze had darkened and her eyes bear an expression as cold as ice, sending a shiver down your spine. She almost looks like a psycho who's about to pull out an axe from behind her back to launch for its victim. Scary.
"And all the time I was wondering what kind of strange smell lurks inside here. Now I know. It smells like a coward. Disgusting." So now she's showing her true self. For a brief moment, you lost all of your facial expressions, staring at her in surprise and shock alike before you chuckle into her face.
"What's so funny, coward? I can't remember saying something funny." She snapped.
"It's you. I'm laughing about you. I don't know who you are or where you come from. And I don't know what you're trying to achieve with this whole show you just put on, but let me tell you, you can't affect me with it. Maybe you and Levi were a couple for who knows for how long, but according to his reaction, he doesn't want you back." You retorted in self-confidence while your hands come to rest at your waist. Her face darkens even more, even if you thought that this was even possible.
"That's just a phase. He will come back to his senses very soon, and then he'll come back to me. He always does." Is this bitch still sane? She can't be serious about this. Levi isn't the type who runs back to one of his ex's, especially not after this scene he just made. Or...could it be that she's pretending? This would be the only proper reason. But no matter if it's true or not, her words hit a nerve as you feel anger boiling up in your stomach at her offending words. You forced yourself to remain cool and collected, but it's more difficult as you could ever imagine. You never were jealous before. You were angry in the past, you were furious in the past, but jealousy was completely new territory. But losing your head won't be helpful either. You know very well how you would react when you get too angry...You're going to talk lots of bullshit, then comes the insults and offenses, and last but not least, when the Angry-O-Meter reaches its limit, you will start to cry from the overwhelming emotions. So embarrassing! Sometimes you hate to be an emotional person. But that's the way it is, and you better do something before this situation will escalate.
"Huh. Maybe he will. But only in your dreams, sweetheart. Face reality and take this in: He's mine. Levi is my boyfriend. For several months now. And I'm not planning to give him away in the near or distant future. You better forget about your fangirl-antics and leave this place and never come back, just as Levi told you. And you better start now, because I want to train with Levi and Erwin here. It was a pleasure to meet you, Petra." You snapped back at her before you turn your back to her, walking into the same direction as Levi did. You're already done with your training and a good shower is waiting for you, but you need a good excuse to run after Levi for a good, dramatic leaving when you suddenly feel a hard grip on my shoulder.
"Oh no. It's not me who's going to leave this place, coward. You won't get rid of me that easily." You turn around again to see Petra standing so damn close behind you, that another shiver runs down your spine. With her cold and emotionless face, she glares at you like a psycho again. Your heart skipped several beats. This is really scary. This is almost like in one of this jealousy-scenes in one of these afternoon soaps on TV, with the fine difference that this is reality! Her grip on your shoulder tightens until she reaches the point where it hurts as she digs her fingers in your flesh, but you won't make noise at her attack. Erwin finally steps in as he grabs Petra's hand to shove her away from you rudely, embracing you with one arm and holding you tight to his body again.
"You heard her Petra. You better leave now, or I will call the manager to throw you out!" She rubs her wrist, where Erwin had grabbed her and glared at both of us.
"I will go. For now. But this is not over yet. We will meet again". She spat that threat in your direction before she turns on her heels to run out of the gym, bursting the entrance door open with one arm before she vanishes behind the corner. You feel so relieved that she's finally gone. But her threat bugs you more than you're willing to admit. Did she really mean this? Or was she pretending again? Anyway, for now, this matter is settled and you exhale harshly while you let yourself fall into Erwin's embrace.
"You okay, sweetie?" He asked with noticeable worry in his voice.
"Yeah. I'm fine, thank you. But I guess you owe me an explanation, don't you think? Who was this crazy person? From where and how long do you know her and, WHAT the actual fuck was she talking about?!" You're still so angry at all the happenings and you want answers! You sure won't just sit there and watch while some random woman walks into the scene, talking to Levi like long lost love and then threatening the crap out of you. Erwin sighs deeply, tightening the embrace around your shoulder as he looks over his shoulder to Mikasa. She just nods in reply.
"I'm going ahead, guys. See you in the training room." And with that, she wandered off.
"Can you please tell me what's going on here? I feel like an actor who's thrown into a random scene and fails badly to improvise!" You bargained, but Erwin's eyes locked tightly with yours, his expression mirrored sorrow and concern. Your anger subsided a bit, seeing your friend so sad, that it almost looks like he was about to cry. You can't imagine Erwin crying! A terrible picture.
"Please, Nina. Listen. I will tell you. But not now. I beg you to be patient a little longer. I have to discuss this new change of situation to Levi first. This has the utmost priority. Do you mind if you sleep at your home tonight for a few days? Just in case..."
"What? Don't tell me you take this girl serious? I'm sure she was just talking bullshit." But Erwin shushed you before you could continue.
"No! She was not just talking bullshit. We have to do something about this as soon as possible." And just as you thought the situation can't get any weirder, you're proven wrong. Terribly wrong, since Erwin suddenly walks around to kneel down before you, taking both of your shoulders in his hands.
"Please Nina. Listen to me closely now, because this is very important. Don't come here for training alone, and make sure that either Mikasa, Levi or I am always close to you as long as you're here. And the time when we're not here, make sure to always pay attention to your environment. Never go out alone in the near future. I know it sounds strange, but you have to trust me. More than ever before. I beg you, please do as I say!" He can't be serious about this! He really seems to believe what this stupid bitch was telling. Sure, it was scary and her whole presence was anything but friendly, but really?! With a loud groan from annoyance, you remove his hands from your shoulders.
"Yes. If it calms you down, I will try my best to follow your instructions. Satisfied?" You asked sarcastically, but his face relaxed the moment you give him the answer he desired.
"Yes. Very. Thank you, sweetie. Now I feel relieved." He tugs you into another tight embrace, stroking your back up and down as if he was afraid to let you go. Your mood changes into a more relaxed one too and for a short moment, you allow yourself to stay like this, with your face pressed against his chest while you inhale the musky scent of his aftershave.
"Let's pick Levi up and leave. Mikasa is probably busy with calming him down. Maybe you should help her, but don't mention the situation that just happened. He's pissed enough about this. We don't want to give him more reasons." Erwin said teasingly, but you roll your eyes.
"Yeah....if you're happy with this. Let's go."
Finally, you can leave this place. That stupid, crazy girl took enough time from your precious day. You're absolutely sure that Erwin is overreacting and overprotective, but since everyone is freaking out about this, there might be a hint of truth in her words after all. So...it won't hurt to obey to Erwin's orders, for once. Maybe the next days will light up your mind a bit and Erwin will answer your questions. Let's see, how this develops.