Complications Throughout Generations

Chapter 87

Levi's POV:

Unsurprisingly, Eren and Mikasa went straight up to her room. I stayed quiet on the couch. There was a pit in my stomach. I had almost sobered up entirely. Meanwhile, those two are still intoxicated. My mom sat next to me and put her arm around my shoulder.

"I think they'll regret that in the morning." She started to rub my arm so I moved in closer.

"No," I whispered, "they won't."

"Don't say that, honey."

"You know that's why she broke up with Jean. She loves Eren. Eren told me he used to love her back then so this is probably their second chance. I was just a play thing to get to her."

"Oh no, Levi, no." She held my head close to her chest as I started to sniffle very quietly. "Eren loves you."

"No, he doesn't." She squeezed me tightly.

"I promise you, sweetheart." She whispered, lightly scratching my head as I wrapped my arms around her waist. "He does." Usually she's always right. But I think she's got it wrong this time. "Let's say Eren and Mikasa do start something, I know he'll come back to you in the end."

"I need my memory back." I sat up. "That'll change everything."

"What makes you say that?"

"Because that's what he said to me tonight."

"We fell in love, Levi. I loved you. More than anything in this entire world. And then I left you. I left you a fucking letter and never told you how I really felt like a god damn scumbag. But when I came back, I destroyed the fucking world. But we still loved each other the entire time. So I came back as a ghost and that's how we were able to see each other. I was lucky enough to fall asleep next to you, tell you how perfect I thought you were, tell you how much I missed you and how much I loved you. But our love wasn't in the fucking cards of the world. I had my moment with me being from the afterlife but we both needed more. We deserved it. So what did I do? I aligned our futures together with everyone we used to know just so you and I could have a second chance. Because all we ever wanted was to love each other. Instead, I've gotten a fucking bully, someone who is afraid of their own feelings. Fucking stop! Look me in the eyes! Look me in the eyes and tell me you don't love me."

"I can't."

"Right. You fucking can't. And you wonder why I had no issue getting with Mikasa."

Being more sober, that conversation became clear as ever. It was me that fucked up. This is my fault. All I had to do was tell him I loved him, none of this would've happened. I'm sure of that now. Should I do something about this now? Maybe. Yes. I'm going to do it. I stood up and went towards the stairs to get to Mikasa's room.

"Where are you going?" My mother asked.

"I'm gonna pull a Captain Levi." Pretty dorky to say but it felt cool. I slammed open Mikasa's door to find Eren on top of her. They stopped immediately. "You," I walked over to Eren and pulled him off to drag him with me, "we need to talk."

"We've done enough talking." He sounded exhausted. I pulled him in my room and locked the door. I pushed him on my bed and walked up to him, having some sort of height advantage. I'm on my way to being a striking 5'1.

"So Mikasa was all you wanted the whole time, right?" Eren just smiled. He was so out of it, it made me sick. "I can't believe how filthy you are. You're just a pile of shit." Eren started to laugh. "Eren." I was angry.

"Captain." He smirked. That's when I smacked the shit out of him. It didn't seem to phase him. Either I've gotten weaker or he's too stupid to realize he just got slapped in the face.

"This isn't a fucking game!"

"You know you said something to me along those lines years ago. You finally found me in Liberio. God, you kicked the shit out of me."

"What are you and Mikasa?" I gripped his hair to look into his dull eyes. This is what Captain Levi acted like, right? Seems so. Maybe this'll help.

"I don't know." He shrugged.

"Eren, why?" My voice became softer.

"Because she loves me."

"So?! I fucking love you, Eren! I do! I have this entire fucking time!"

He ripped my hand off his hand and stood up.

"Then you should've fucking said something." He seethed through his teeth. "So what if you fucking love me? Now you tell me? When it's too fucking late? You know something, Levi? I never gave Mikasa a chance even though I knew how much she loved me. She wouldn't fucking beat my ass or play mind games. Maybe this new world was actually meant for me and her. Not. Us."

"You don't mean that." Any ounce of Captain Levi completely escaped. That one hurt.

"I do." He nodded. He shoulder checked me as he went to leave my room.

"What if I got my memory back?" He stood in the doorway for a second but didn't answer as he left.

This is all my fault.