Lara (Long-Fic Levihan | Armin Arlert X OC)

Chapter 65 - Vacation

"Wow..." Lara gazed at her new house ahead, open-mouthed, "I knew you had a lot of money saved, dad..."

With the help of Hange and Levi, she was unloading her belongings from the carriage that had brought her on Sunday morning. Levi had not let her see the house before, for he wanted it to be a surprise. He and Hange looked at each other, with a little smile, at seeing that their daughter had a gleaming in her eyes of happiness.

"It is just like the brochure..." whispered Lara, with a big smile on her lips, then she turned to Levi, "Dad, thank you so much, really... You didn't need to do all this... It's one of the happiest days of my life!" Levi approached and ruffled his daughter's hair, with a smile.

Hange and Lara couldn't help but feel immense gratitude for everything Levi had done for them, especially for buying that house, so now they could finally live happily together.

When the carriage left, Levi got startled when his girls suddenly gave him a big hug at the front door, showering him with kisses. He then took them by their waist and led them into the house. Even though Hange had already been living there for a week, when she walked in again, now accompanied by Lara, it was like she was seeing it all over again for the first time.

Lara wasn't able to close her mouth, such was her admiration as she contemplated the house interior. She began having a fit of laughter, while feeling tears coming out of her eyes. When she finally arrived at the door of her new bedroom and saw how beautifully decorated it was, her body couldn't take it and she simply fell to her knees on the floor, bouncing her shoulders, crying, while only managing to say:

"Thank you... Thank you... Thank you..."

Hange and Levi got startled by their daughter's sudden fall and knelt down to see if she was okay, but Lara just continued to cry, while clinging to their necks.

"Thank you!" she exclaimed, between sobs, "Thank you for adopting me! You're the best parents in the world!"

Hange couldn't hold back the tears and hugged her daughter back, tight. Levi felt such a strong love rise in his heart at that moment, seeing his girls there by his side, that he had an intense urge to hug them too, and so he did, placing a kiss on top of their heads. They stood there for a few moments, feeling each other's love.

That night, while having a delicious dinner made by Levi, Lara asked if it was possible for the three of them to take a week's vacation, because they had never taken one and she would much enjoy being able to spend some time with her parents in the new house.

Fortunately, since Hange was now the Survey Corps Commander, she talked to her superiors and they allowed her and Levi to take another week off, with Lara.

The new family spent what was one of the best weeks of their lives. Just like Hange, Lara also took some time to get used to her new home, exploring every inch of it, as if it was a tomb full of hidden treasures.

She was also extremely surprised by seeing the basement and told Levi that if they covered the floor and walls with soft rugs, that place would turn into an excellent room for fighting training. Levi kept that in mind and every now and then, he would catch himself standing at the basement door, wondering how he could execute this project.

Lara was very happy with her new bedroom, for it was spacious and had a gorgeous view of the mountains afar. As Levi knew she was fond of drawing, he placed a large desk there, so she could let her imagination run wild.

Right at the beginning of the vacation, the three of them went downtown, and Hange bought several board games. So every night, after dinner, they played a few games, and whoever lost had to do the dishes. Hange and Lara thought it was weird, because Levi was losing in almost every match, and then, the girls came to the conclusion that deep down, he really wanted to do the dishes.