The Shift; Levi Ackerman X

III

The Fall of Wall Maria

Victor had aged only a year. Stress was a thing that came to him too often. He would soon be of the marrying age as turning 17 it was a woman's place. Such a thing like taking a roll he wasn't meant for. He had his lover, Leonna, with her tan skin and dark eyes. He thought it foolish to be in love so young.

Leonna had left to visit her mother who was gravelly ill, Monty escorting her to Shinganshina. They were having arguments the day before she left. Leonna wanted to address the fact that them doing missions in titan territory was too dangerous for her. She wanted to leave so they could be happy in the country but someone had proposed to Vic. He said no, of course, but the thought of it lingered. It was impending doom silencing his life with the woman he loved. They we're no longer children, life taking a toll in every aspect. It hurt.
The bells rang through the walls, yelling from throughout the garrison. Victor snapped from his thoughts to react to the situation. He spotted Erwin and Hange practically running to their horses with their gear. "What's happening? Why is everyone so panicked?"

"The walls. Maria has been breached in the Shinganshina District. People are being evacuated as fast as they can but the guards are being overtaken by 5 to 10 meter titans. We have to help." He continued to his horse, straddling up. "Levi is here, we can't take him with us with all of the new cadets coming in."

"Yes, commander." Victor stepped back letting them ride off. The rest of his squad was standing around, Kurt and Wilbur standing in shock.

"Vittoria-"

"Don't talk to me." He stormed back inside, knowing all he could do was wait. Levi came from the meeting hall. He was pissed, all of his anger kept just behind his silver eyes. Victor glared at him through his teary eyes, almost stumbling over to him. "Captain... I wish to retire for the night." Levi blinked and nodded. Vic turned to leave, the shorter grabbing his arm.

"You don't know she's gone."

He pulled his arm away. "It still hurts like she already is."

The next day passed, people had flooded in with no sign of Leonna or Monty. Victor waited a week while him and the scouts searched the rubble near the opening. Soon there were too many titans to continue the rescue mission. He had fone to the makeshift hospitals and the real ones too, finding what couldn't be found He didn't even have Leonna's body to bury.
There was one thing he didn't think to find. A ten year old boy and his adopted sister. The same green eyes as the 7 year old boy, the same as Vic's. He had forgotten about him, his father. It looked as if they were orphaned with the lack of guardianship. Only nannies and milkmaids. He thought about taking them in for a moment, instead turning around to unsee the angry look in that childs eyes.

Victor wandered aimlessly through the grounds, keeping to himself or brawling with Kurt and Graham. Harkness, Amele, and Yareth had visited with time off. They laughed only to sigh once the breech was brought up. Harkness had been engaged to Fannie, petite, silver haired Fannie. She was the shortest to be recruited, standing at 145cm(4'9). They were all so young. It wasn't even real love beating in their hearts at that age.

"Do we know where Merio is? He promised to gamble with me and Ofelia." Hona asked. Victor shook his head, snacking on some left over smoked beef.

"They might be with Levi. He found them sneaking around that storage cabin." Vic laughed. "Alone i might add. He's got them reorganizing the entire set up in one of the two rooms. It seems like he's turning it into some sort of office." He snapped his jerky, handing a piece to her.

"I don't sleep in these shitty beds." Both of them jumped, Victor hiding his meat behind his back. Levi smirked as he stepped further in the room.