Not The One Who Dies ⇀ Attack on Titan *Original*

Part 18: The Date

{warning this chapter might be more fluff and cutesy and cringe than usual but I want at least one chapter of happiness.}

Levi looked down at the boy who had been sitting on his bed as seemingly all of the emotions he had built up came out all at once. The boy crumbled into pieces right in front of the man, his face fell as he held his head in his hands. He hadn't had time to process all of the pain and death that had happened to him. Levi quickly moved to his side, doing whatever he could to help calm the boy down, he held the boy in his arms as his body racked with sobs.

"Petra... Eld... Oluo... Gunther... They all died right in front of me Levi, they died protecting me, what good am I if I couldn't protect my family? I'm a fucking monster! Just some freak who can't even save the people who saved him!" Logan sobbed as he grasped the man's shirt as he tried to get as close to him as possible.

"You hate me... I don't blame you. I couldn't save her Levi... I'm just some kid. Some kid who can't even protect his family..." He whimpered out as he soaked the man's shirt in his tears.

"I don't hate you... It's okay. It's okay. You did good kid, better than I ever could have." Levi stated simply. He was never the best at calming down people when they were upset, he knew how to inspire, not how to comfort so he said what he thought.

"Logan... I need you to listen to me okay? I know I suck at this, the emotional stuff. But I don't hate you, I couldn't ever hate you. You're- well I was going to say that you're like a son to me but you're more than that. You're the person who brings me even the slightest bit of light in this shitty world." Levi said as he patted the boy's side causing Logan to slowly but surely stop crying. He composed himself but you could still see the dark circles around his eyes and his tear-stained cheeks.

"Go take a shower brat, then get some sleep," Levi said causing Logan to sigh and nod, standing from the bed and giving Levi a lingering look.

"Thank you, Levi. I love you." Logan said, almost breaking into tears again. Levi gave him a short but noticeable smile.

"I love you too, kid," Levi said before Logan left the man's room, Levi no longer feeling like a failure.

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Logan grasped a towel from the rack, quickly drying himself off before getting dressed in one of his softer shirts that he had along with some soft pants. The boy wanted sleep more than anything and he was excited to get it. Logan walked out of the bathroom as he made his way towards the room he hadn't been in since all of the chaos of the past few days started.

Logan opened the door to his room, finding it exactly how he left it, Levi must've put Jango back into it while he was showering as the cat was asleep in his room, at the foot of his bed.

Logan's eyes traveled up the bed to see an empty spot with the sun shining on it. Logan frowned as he half expected to see Eren there waiting for him.

Logan placed his towel on his dresser before pulling his shirt off of his body and tossing it onto the towel as he slid into his bed, his cat climbing up to his legs and laying down in between them.

Logan's eyes began to get heavy as he felt the safety and comfort of his bed take over.

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Logan felt his eyes flutter open as he stared into the darkroom as the door cracked open and light-filled in the room.

"Logan? Are you awake?" Erens voice asked causing Logan to sit up in his bed and slightly yawn as he nodded. Eren made his way into the room, holding two plates of food.

"Here, I figured you haven't eaten since you were so tired," Eren said as he handed the boy a plate that Logan gratefully accepted.

"Yeah, it's hard to believe I'm still tired," Logan mumbled out as he stuffed his face with the food from his plate causing Eren to slightly chuckle at the sight.