Titans Rule, a Levi Ackerman x Fem OC story.

(20) A day to remember.

~Amelia~

After our bonding session, Levi and I continued our training. Instead of continuing with sparring, Levi provided me with advice on how to improve, and I learned just how rigorous a teacher he could be. The pain I felt the next day was certainly evidence of that. However, I left feeling more confident in my sparring abilities, so I couldn't complain.

We kept going late into the night until we couldn't move our limbs anymore. I returned to my room with my eyes stinging and my head throbbing. It was safe to say I would be sleeping through until the morning for the first time in a while.

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A few days passed before we heard any news of what happened at Wall Rose in our absence, and it was a lot.

A battle unfolded between Eren, Reiner, and Bertholdt in their Titan forms, resulting in Eren and Ymir being kidnapped. It turned out that Ymir was also a Titan shifter, which no one saw coming. From how her Titan was described, it turned out that she was the Titan who had eaten Marcel all those years ago.

Ultimately, Ymir decided to side with the other Titan shifters and leave with them—a foolish move and one that I never would have guessed would happen. Even from afar, I could tell how much Ymir and Christa cared for one another. A smile rose on my lips at the thought of their constant flirting. But with Ymir's true identity revealed, I wondered if their relationship would last.

Next, I was informed about another Titan shifter who entered the battle, too—a Titan now titled 'The Beast Titan' due to his hairy and beast-like appearance. The battle ended in a massacre as the Beast Titan called upon a horde of Titans, resulting in the loss of many Scout's lives. Erwin was also injured in the process, and the remaining souls barely managed to escape with their lives.

When I found out everything, I was with Levi. The messenger that had been sent ahead arrived when we were training together- something we'd been getting into the habit of doing since the first night we had.

I could tell that Levi was devasted despite no changes in his expression. He dismissed the messenger and promptly left, going to prepare for everyone to return. I chose to stay behind and continue my training, not knowing what to do with myself. I couldn't do anything to help, and Levi most likely wanted to be alone in processing the news.

The following day, I went to the dining hall to eat breakfast. Unsurprisingly, Levi was nowhere to be seen. I had heard that everyone had returned during the night, so I assumed he was with them.

As I was finishing up, someone I didn't recognise stopped me before I could leave. "The Commander wishes to see you," they announced to me in a grave tone. Given his current state, I was surprised that Erwin wanted to see me. The messenger hadn't told us how badly Erwin had been injured, and it had only been a few hours since his return, so I couldn't figure out why he'd want to see me specifically.

I hid my surprise with a smile. "I see. I assume he's in the infirmary?" I asked the boy nicely.

"Of course, it's this way." The person started to lead me there, not knowing that I had already visited it quite a few times. I didn't want to interrupt him, as he was probably just doing what he had been told to do, so I followed behind him silently.

"They're waiting for you in there," the person told me as we approached the door of Erwin's room.

"Thank you," I responded. The messenger saluted me, bowed and then left.

Turning my attention back to the intimidating wooden door, I inhaled a large breath, braced myself and knocked. I heard no response for a few seconds as if the people on the other side were caught off guard until I was beckoned in.