In Another Life

Chapter 99/ Levi POV

Levi POV

"You know he's a lot like you, you know that?" Hange had just finished the wagon.

"God... I sure hope not.... I hope he turns out more like his mother then me." Giving Y/N a side glance and small grin.

She had been a empty shell since her transformation. Something snapped in her, I felt like I lost a piece of me. And I was fighting to the tooth and nail to get it back, to bring her back.

All she was able to muster out was a soft smile, that's faded from her lips the second it appeared.

I kept my good eye on her, studying her. I was scared that at any point she might just break. Shatter into a million pieces before my eyes, she looked so fragile.

"He refused to let anyone hold Rize the entire ride up the mountain. Also refused to leave the base until I promised to bring Maya and her parents along. Without a doubt he's your son Levi." Hange joked back in a playful manner.

"Those Ackerman genes must be strong in him, just as protective as his father... at least I didn't completely ruin him." Y/N almost whispered the last part to herself, but not low enough for my ears not to hear.

"Stop that, the only reason either of those two children have a fighting chance in this world is because of you. You are everything good in our children, we made real life angels Y/N. Don't ever try to write yourself off from them, your the only woman I've ever wanted to carry my children. If there was not you, I would simply die a old lonely man, and the Ackerman bloodline along with me, or at least my side of the bloodline. I don't want anyone if I can't have you." I extended my mutilated hand out to stroke her face, but immediately stopped as my blood stained hand came into view.

She must think I'm disgusting. No better then any of those other filthy men that had forced themselves on her before. I couldn't protect her, my own wife. And in the process got myself cut up. She probably thought I was terrifying to look at. I wouldn't blame her, I was disgusted in myself.

She's my everything and I couldn't protect her like I had promised so many times before. We're they all lies, just talk? No.. I tried my best, I did everything in my power. Yet it still wasn't enough.

Her hands came out to grab ahold of mine as I allow it to fall between us, my head hanging along with it.

"Your beautiful Levi." I could feel her soft skin against my finger tips as she brought my bloodied hand up to her cheek, resting her face in my hand as she planted soft kisses up and down my palm. All the way from my wrist to the two missing fingers. She wasn't scared at all, her eyes stayed locked on mine. Gently sweeping her lips to and from each finger, making sure each one of them got the same amount of attention as the rest.

"Don't hide from me, not after everything. What did we say? This life time and in the next and in all of them. I don't care what you look like, nor will I ever. I care that your still here breathing beside me. That, that heart of yours continues to beat for me and our family. That's all I care about, that you are alive and here with me." She brought one of her hands out to poke my chest, where my heart would be.

"I thought... I thought you were gone when I found you face down... there was so much blood, Rize and Kaneki.. they need you Levi. She's still to small, I can't always protect her. And Kanekis getting bigger but he's still not a man, he can't do everyth-"

I yanked her in by the strings of Hanges cape. She had it wrapped around her, at least until I could find her a shirt. I would have given her the one off of my back but, apparently it was to far gone to be used.

Smashing her lips into mine, silencing her. I didn't want to hear the incoherent rambles of a frightened woman, much rather my wife's. It broke me to see her so worried.