Chapter 4
The Attack on Trost. Three weeks later.
Levi had just seen another soldier, yet another of his men killed by a titan. The man’s blood was still on his hand where he the dying man had clutched it during his final moments. Levi was walking away, ready to kill every single titan, when Levi suddenly said.
“Levi.” She said his name and nothing more, causing him to turn. She had a scared look on her face.
“I know that this is the worst time….I know that I shouldn’t be telling you this now…but I need to. Levi…I’m pregnant” Levi felt as if someone had punched him straight in the stomach, pure shock consumed him.
“You’re…” Petra nodded, not wanting to repeat the words. Levi contained himself, not allowing the tears of joy that blurred in his vision to escape, and even more so resisting the urge to run over and embrace Petra.
“I want you to get to safety” Levi said quietly and Petra shook her head.
“Like I told you Levi, no matter what, through thick and thin, I’ve always got your back” Levi frowned, knowing that she was right, but nodded. He turned.
“Just…stay back as far as you can. You’re surviving for two.” Levi said before using his 3D gear to zoom off, briefly he wondered when it had happened, but then a memory rushed up at him.
He and Petra had been living together for a couple of days, and Petra had wanted to do something to show that she was appreciative of everything he did for her, and so she had made a special dinner for him while he had been in a meeting with Commander Erwin. She had even went and bought a bottle of wine at the market, it wasn’t cheap, but it was worth it to show how much she appreciated him. When Levi had come home he had smiled at the meal laid out on the table, bread and vegetables and even meat on plates, and glasses of wine with the bottle set between them. Petra was an amazing cook, and Levi had enjoyed everything she had made. Somewhere along the way though he had drank enough wine to lose his clear mind.
He remembered them making love, but didn’t remember the exact details of what bought that to happen. He remembered that act being so full of love, and remembered that they had woken up intertwined the next morning, in more ways than one. Levi had gotten up and went to washroom, taking a brief shower and when he had returned Petra was lying propped up one elbow, still unclothed but covered by the sheets.
“Good Morning…” she had said with a tired smile. Levi had sat down on the bed next to her.
“Good morning” he responded and she sat up, wrapping her arms around him from behind and kissing his cheek.
“You know, that was my first time last night….you were so gentle…it was wonderful” a small blush had spread across Levi’s cheeks. It had been his first time as well, but he wasn’t about to state that to her, it embarrassed him. And now, just a few short weeks after that day, she was telling him that he would be a father.
That news did indeed come at the worst of times but he understood her reason for telling him now. She wanted him to be careful in this battle, not be his normal reckless self and go rushing in to fight a group of titans. She wanted him to survive, not only for her, but for their child. Levi understood this, and so as he approached a group of titans he diverted away towards a lone one, taking it out and managing to lure another away from the pack. He worked methodically; the titans seemed to come in this same pattern, allowing him to slowly but surely thin the pack out.
