(Levi x Petra) Shock

Chapter Twenty: Finally

A/N: CHRISTMAS BREAK!!!! The feeling of liberation has gotten ahold of me, so I figured... why not update for you? I was gonna do it early, but what with the preparations of Christmas and all, I got busy. Plus, I believe that this is the chapter we've all been waiting for.

Rain... what a beautiful and horrible thing of the world.

The sound of raindrops echoed throughout Levi's apartment as he drank his evening tea. Well, technically, it wasn't exactly an apartment, but a temporary living space within a 1 mile radius from the SC base. Just last year, the queen helped build some fancy dorms near the Survey Corps castle base so that they could hurry into action if there was an attack, but have a comfortable living space.

Within Levi's spotlessly clean (surprise, surprise) apartment, there had been nobody there except for the confused captain, whose day had most definitely quite a surprise. Yes, it was still the same day of lunch with the queen, so yes, this was the same as the day of when Petra broke things up with Auruo. And to truly sum things up of what happened after that little... moment; Auruo never came back, Petra came back with a face full of sadness (yet no tears whatsoever), everything was awkward throughout dessert, Heichou came back here and it rained, where he sat in a broody manner with broody thoughts.

Why did she break up with him?

What does that mean for him?

Should he feel happy for himself or sad for his comrade?

But trust me, all of those questions were slowly answered when he heard a knock on his door. Levi was just about to put it all aside and read or something when he heard three little taps on his door.

Perhaps it's Hange, or maybe Eren, Levi thought to himself as he opened the door. But it was neither of them. Instead, in the entrance, much to Levi's surprise, was a wet and cold Petra Ral.

"Heichou, may I come in?" Was all Petra asked. Scratch that, it was if she didn't ask, but said, considering she walked in anyway. Regardless of the rude gesture, Levi ran and got her a blanket and a towel, upon which she dried herself off before wrapping the blanket around herself.

"What were you doing out in this rain?" Levi asked.

"Walking here," Petra replied.

"What for?" He asked, but he already had a hunch on what.

"I-I-I wanted to talk about what happened at that the lunch," Petra replied, confidently, but with a hint of a stutter due the shaking caused by the cold.

"Oh really?" Levi said, his expression growing angry, "Do talk then, because what the hell happened back there!? Why would you dump Auruo in front of everyone? In front of the QUEEN, for crying out loud!?"

"I didn't mean for it to happen like that!!" Petra replied, raising her voice a little, "It's just that Historia and Hange started bombarding me with questions, and one thing lead to another, and-AAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Regardless of the girl's screaming, Levi remained unfazed.

"It's not like you two worked together, because you most definitely didn't," Levi said, "But seriously? That's your explanation!!?? Hange puts everyone on the spot, in case you've forgotten. You just have to tell her to shut her trap!"

"Well, I'm sure its's easy for you, Captain I-Hate-Everyone-And-Everything-In-This-World-And-I-Have-No-Problem-Saying-It!!!" Petra shouted, shocked at her words but spoke regardless, "You have it easy!! You're practically Hange's advisor! But me? I'm just GODDAMN FODDER IN HER EYES, SO IT WOULDN'T BE HARD TO FIRE ME!!!"