Promise Me (Levi x Reader)

New Responsibility

"Saddle up, come on we don't have all day." Levi stood waiting for the rest of you to get on your horses. "Y/N, tell your husband to not get his undies in a bunch." Rose rolled her eyes as she rode past you and joined Nico. "I think we're ready Levi." You headed with him towards the front of the small formation.

"Ok, you all know this is just a patrol of outside the wall. Keep your eyes out for anything suspicious." Levi looked at everyone as they nodded their heads. "Let's go." You rode next to Levi as everyone took off. You all rode the familiar path towards Wall Maria.

Past the forests and the grasslands, the same forest Willow died in. The thought never leaves your head, but you're able to cope with it now. As your focus stayed on the forest, Levi looked over to you. "Stop dwelling on the past." Levi looked away from you and you let out a sigh.

The rest of the journey to the wall was uneventful. People had begun to populate wall Maria, so it was strange seeing actual people running around the towns and not titans. You smiled as you passed by a small group of children. They all looked up at you and Levi with big, shining eyes.

"It's the scouts." You heard one kid whisper to the other as the group raced by them. The wall had come insight, the wall that was once the objective to secure. You never thought that would change to fighting a whole nation you never heard of. You all raced towards the bridge that led to outside the walls.

The air flew through your hair as your horse raced on the bride, through the tunnel, and finally outside the walls. You smiled brightly as you looked around. There was always some sort of feeling that came with exiting the walls. "To the right. We'll start here and just go around." Levi pointed over to the patches of trees that laid over to the right.

Everyone agreed and quickly followed Levi. "Split up so we can cover more land." Levi shouted back at the group and you pulled away from him. You moved closer to the wall as the others moved away. You kept your eyes and ears peeled for anything. There hasn't been any sign of Marley yet since the Beast Titan came, but there was bond to be something any day soon.

You slowed down your horse and focused on trying to listen. You could here faint rustling in a bush. It's probably just an animal. You looked around for the noise and your eyes landed on a large bush that sat near the wall. You paused as you watched the bush continue to move. You felt your stomach turn when you realized the movement was a lot more than what an animal would be making.

You slowly hopped off your horse and moved towards the bush. You held onto your sword in your ODM gear as you got closer. "Hello?" You called out quietly, and then the rustling stopped. You got closer as a small tuft of dark hair peaked out from the bush.

"I know you're in there." You moved your hand away from the sword and stopped in front of the bush. Your eyes widened as you watched a small child come waddling out of the bush. You immediately lunged towards them, holding them still and checking them for any injuries. "Oh my god, what are you doing out here?" You looked at the frighten child.

The child looked like a boy who was no older than 6. "Can you speak? Are you okay?" You still held onto the child as they struggled to spit out words. "I had to come here." The child began biting his finger nail, looking at you with his large, blue eyes. "What's your name?" You pulled the child closer to you and you slowly sat down on the cold ground.

"Eden..." The kid walked slowly towards you and wrapped his arms around your body. "Where are you parents Eden?" You looked around for any sign of other people. "Gone." Eden sniffled as he nuzzled into your shirt. "What do you mean gone?" You stroked his long black hair, trying to settle him down. "They wouldn't wake up."

Your felt your heart drop when you realized what he meant. "Do you have anyone else you can go to?" Eden shook his head, still gripping onto your waist. "Come on." You wrapped your arms around him and pulled him up as you stood up so that he sat on your waist. You began walking back towards your horse when Levi came trotting towards you. "What the fuck." Levi looked at the child and then at you.

You glared at Levi and he continued to look at Eden. "Levi, his parents... are no longer around and he has no one to go to and I found him outside the walls and-" You rambled on and on without catching a breath before Levi cut you off. "You can bring him back to the base and we will decide later."

"What's his name?" Levi stared at Eden as you hoisted him up onto your horse. "Eden." You pulled your self up on the horse and made sure Eden was secured. Rose and Nico came dashing over, eyes bright as they spotted the stranger. "Who are you?!" Nico shouted as he got closer to you and Eden.

"Eden." The kid quietly shied away from them and fell back into you. "We're taking him back with us." You smiled as you patted his head.

"Yes! A child!" Rose laughed as she looked at Eden. "Come on. Enough shouting."

You bounced Eden on your lap as you sat on Levi's bed. Eden had a large smile on his face and he couldn't stop giggling. "You're so cute." You brought your hand up and held his cheeks, bringing his face towards yours and placing a kiss on his forehead. "You really like kids?" Levi sat at his desk, holding a cup of tea in his hand.

"I always have." You pulled Eden into your lap and snuggled with him. "Did you and Hange decide what to do with him?" You ran your fingers through Eden's soft hair. "Yeah... about that." Levi stood up from his desk and moved towards you. "Yeah, I know this is no place for a kid and you don't-" "Y/N. How would you feel about being a parent?" Levi crouched down in front of you and ruffled Eden's hair.

"Levi? Are you being serious?" Levi nodded his head and stood up, leaning over to you. "Eden can be our responsibility now. I love you and now I have someone else to love." Levi placed a kiss on your forehead and then moved close to your ear. "I don't know how I'll get to enjoy our special time together anymore if we have a kid." You let out a small laugh and brought your hand to rest on Levi's face.

"Don't worry about that." You smiled and looked down at Eden. "Eden, do you want to stay with us?" Eden frantically nodded his head and squished his face into your chest. "I guess we've got our hands full now."