Lady execution Levi Ackerman x OC (ENG) 18+

Chapter XIX. Cross-purposes

The royal city of Mitras 17th July

"13:20, I still have some time," Levi checked the main clock and stretched the stiff muscles in his neck as he filled out the necessary paperwork to set up new orphanages. He handed them to the military police cadet and rubbed his bloody hands, determined to leave to the Trost. He was stopped by Prime Minister Zachary himself, who had important information for Erwin, which he obtained from former ministers. Levi reluctantly entered his office, which smelled of blood. He frowned in disgust.

"How do you get that information?" Levi asked, looking around the room full of very strange furniture.

"Do you really want to know?" Zachary smiled and Levi looked away instead.

"Please give me the documents, I have to return to Trost urgently," he asked politely, to which Zachary frowned.

"I would like you to describe to me the method of Eren's titan hardening," he explained, confused by Levi's attempt to leave as quickly as possible.

"It's really not suitable for me today. I have to be in Trost by five," Levi protested, a little irritated, to which Zachary waved his hand and walked over to the glass case to pour himself some alcohol.

"The main clock showed half past one. You have plenty of time for a short explanation," Zachary stated seriously, and Levi could feel the command in his voice. He let out a frustrated breath and crossed his arms over his chest to begin his explanation as short as possible. He walked over to the window and gazed at the sky while speaking the words he knew more or less by heart when the position of the sun looked strange to him. He frowned, wondering why the sun was so low, when a cadet brought Prime Minister Zachary's regular high blood pressure medication.

"Oh, my dear, were you mistaken? After all, I'm supposed to take my medicine an hour before dinner," complained Zachary, sipping from a glass.

"Yes sir, It's already four o'clock,," he replied politely and Levi froze in shock.

"What the hell..." he briskly walked over to the second window that had a view of the square and crudely pushed the curtains to look frustrated at the main clock, which still showed 1:20 p.m. "Shit!" He cursed and grabbed the jacket with the files for Erwin to run out of the building without explanation. He ran across the square to the stables, where he found his horse, which he immediately mounted. He galloped off, gritting his teeth nervously. "Fuck! Why today! I'm such an idiot!" He cursed in his own thoughts while galloping as fast as he could towards Trost.

Trost District July 17th, 5:45 p.m

She played with peony petals that she placed in the prepared vase while listening to a pleasant, sad melody played by a talented pianist. She closed her eyes and exhaled.

"My husband is Levi Ackerman, humanity's strongest soldier. There will never be a day when I would be more important to someone than some fucking humanity," she calmly got up from the table and stroked the bouquet of peonies she had left on the table. She paid the bill and went back to their apartment with a polite greeting. It seemed ridiculous to her to walk through the district where everyone sees her only in her uniform, now in a dress and heels. She hid her combed hair under a scarf and walked across the city to their apartment, where she stopped. She dismissed her intention to return home and continued walking towards the survey corps barracks. "I'm really so alone. That I don't have anyone to complain to, Ilse, I miss you so much," she muttered and cursed herself for choosing shoes that pressed her on perhaps every toe. Just outside the gate of the survey corps compound, she took them off and carried them in her hands as she walked barefoot up the stairs to the second floor. She knocked on the wooden door, until hearing a gentle voice. She opened the door to find her father sitting at his desk. When he saw her, he immediately frowned.