One Last Time

Ch.14: Reasons

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Chapter 14: Reasons

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She remembers telling him to stop, her cries of help, and how they began to softly subside. Knowing that it was impossible for anyone to hear her. Her torn dress and her wrists red due to the strong hands holding her against the floor. The knife that was against her neck, almost touching her skin. She remembers looking at the wooden ceiling as she tried her best to contain the pain that overtook her body the moment the unknown man took her dignity.

"I am sorry ... But I have to do this."

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"Why ... am I remembering this? Why right now?"

After Erwin told Maria that she had six months to figure out what she wanted to do with her situation, she exited the room alongside the soldiers.

"Elise, are you sure this man is trustworthy?" Levi asks they were on the hallways, right outside Erwin's office.

"Absolutely, I am going inside Wall Sina soon to see my parents, would you like to come with me and meet him?" The blond asks seeing that this could be a good opportunity to have some time with Levi.

"Mmm, that seems like a good idea," Levi says and he turns around to look at Maria. "What do you say, Maria-"

It was an expression Levi had never seen on her face before. Total panic, despair, as if she was in a nightmare she couldn't wake up. The light in her eyes was gone and for a moment Levi felt terrified and his body couldn't move.

"Maria?"

It was Nicholas' voice the one who broke her out of her trance. A certain relief filled Levi's body the moment he saw her go back to herself. But he saw her, holding into Nicholas' arm as if life depended on it.

At that, the redhead immediately knew what was going on. His guilt overtaking him as he placed an arm around her shoulders. Although the act made Levi feel the tiniest of jealousy, he didn't say anything. Seeing that it brought some comfort to the brunette, Levi couldn't help but wonder ... Just what was going through her mind.

"Are you having flashbacks?" Nicholas asks as Maria nods. The handsome man looks back at Elise and Levi. "We are going back home, I think Maria just had a long day."

And just like that, Maria and Nicholas left. Levi watched them and he couldn't help but feel his heart hurt a little. Because it seems like no matter how much he tries ... He couldn't help her.

And that thought was killing him alive.

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Levi hasn't seen Maria in days and now he was really starting to miss her. Something he will never admit but as he walks through the corridors of the Survey Corps facility, the more he thought of her. He was in his way to see Erwin again, he hated it going to his office but there was no other way around.

He had realized just how much easier and how much he took Maria's presence in the house for granted. Yes, he was used to the cleaning and cooking in the house before she arrived. But the moment she left ... Well, let's say he got way too used to her presence. He knew how to clean and enjoyed it but he couldn't deny the fact it was nice to come back home and see that the cleaning was done. It was calming to him to see things clean.