Promise me [Levi Ackerman x OC]

LXIII: Tiktok

On that day, humanity received a grim reminder.

Hazel didn't know how many days had been pass, she would stay for hours awake waiting for news or for anyone to came back until fell asleep, just to wake up by the lack of air. It didn't matter if it was day or night, she would just stare at the window for any signal when she wasn't at the bathroom puking or getting in the shower to ease the cramps.

The days were eternal for her trying to keep her last strength, she felt tired, really tired. All the times she had an episode the last month, he was there to help her, but she get through her symptoms alone.

He heart aside of being tired, felt broken. The desperation and regret invading her body thinking if only she had accepted the power of a titan, she might had a way to help and not being here locked alone and ill in her lasts moments.

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Hazel felt a pinch in her chest, making her brought her hand to the heart area, leaning in the chair beside the window and yelp in pain, but just then, a bunch of horse footsteps started to sound, Hazel's attention went to the window again.

Forgetting the pain, her eyes enlightened and the tears fell down in happiness. She didn't doubted it at any moment, the relief and joy of seeing them came back was greater than her body's suffering, she ran all the way from the room to the courtyard of the headquarter.

Her lungs were sore, with every breath she took, they felt like were going to explode and her heart felt so heavy in that moment, like a big stone inside the chest. The electric feel on her legs was going to made her legs reached a break point at any second.

She tossed apart every person in her way out finally reaching the main door that leaded to the courtyard. The instant she got to the exterior, she saw him, widening her smile. She started to run faster in his direction.

Levi was coming down his horse when he got sight of her, running toward his direction, he rushed, finally taking her in his arms. After the expedition and long days of hell fighting titans, he got get to see and hold her.

The appearance of everyone who had arrived from Shiganshina was awful, blood and dirt all over the clothes, fear and exhaustion all over the face, Levi was no exception.

Hazel pulled apart from him to get sight of his face, cupping it with both hands and smiling with tears. "You're back, sunshine." She placed her forehead against his, closing her eyes in delight.

He clenched her back, trying to feel that she was really there, after the chaos they had live, nothing felt real. After a few seconds, he ran a hand to the back of her neck and the other in her jaw to lift her face and leaned to kiss her. Breaking the kiss, he traced her face features, inspecting them carefully.

"I was so worry." Her voice was a whisper, once the euphoria their returning had provoke on her, she felt the lack of air and the other symptoms. The oppressive feeling in her chest made her gasp, but she silenced it by resting her head in his shoulder and gripping his shirt by the side of his triceps. "I'm so glad you all made it back." The words came out her mouth with great effort.

Levi noticed she was having troubles, her legs started to shiver, so he took her by the waist so she wouldn't fell. "Haze, what's wrong?" Her breathing started to be superficial and shortened, her skin was pale and cold, with light sweat on her forehead. Her legs gave up, Levi grabbed her by the waist with one arms before she fell on her knees making him to be the one kneeled, holding her weak body. With his free hand took her by the face. "Haze! Hey, look at me."

At their backs, Hange was stopped by Erwin when she tried to get closer letting them to have this time alone. "Let me go, idiot!" She screamed in desperation, trying to set herself free from his grip, she wanted to run where they were, Hazel was clearly not well. Seeing the scene of both at the floor, made Hange to start helplessly cry and fell to her knees unconsolably.