Distance (levi x oc)

Leaving

Edlaine's POV

I toss and turn all morning debating if I should jump out a window to my death or face Levi. I go with the latter option eventually, but I was really considering it.

I groggily sit up on the bed and pull the sheets off of me. I stand up and take a second to breathe and shake off the dizziness.

I bend over and grab my bag, I look back through the room once more and make sure I didn't miss anything. I look over to my bookshelf and sigh. I really wanted to read all those. The romance helps me forget about Titans.

I run back over to the shelf and grab a few of my favorite books. Just in case I get bored. I scan the room one more time, hoping I could find my journal.

I walk out of the room and try to picture our new headquarters. Would it be a big building like this one? I pause and I groan internally. I bet mister clean freak will make us pour bleach through the whole place before we are allowed to actually train. I smile slightly at the thought of Levi again.

I walk to the mess hall and all the way my stomach grumbles in protest. I must be hungry. I walk through the doors and look around spotting Hanji right away. She looks over at me and I can see tears in her eyes. Not once have a ever seen Hanji without a ginormous grin on her face.

I drop my bag and run over to her. She stands up and throws her arms around me when I reach her. She begins crying louder and more exaggeratedly. It almost sounds forced or fake. I pry her arms off me and demand to know why she's crying.

"Be-because," she sniffs, "Your leaving meeeeeeee.... who am I supposed to experiment on my babies with?!" She's screaming now.

She's sad at the fact that I won't be experimenting with her, not because I am leaving for a while. I push her off me and glare at her. "Seriously Hanj, you've gotta be joking me." I say seriously.

Her eyes grows wide as she notices my glare and I can't help but laugh at her. I break into a grin and hug her back even harder. I hear her laughing right in my ear. I pull back and walk back over to pick up my bag where I dropped it.

I make my way over to Hanji for the second time in a matter of minutes and sit down beside her. I pay her shoulder and say with a sarcastic voice, "I'm sure that everyone of these suckers would love to experiment with you Hanj." I swing my arm over the crowd and they all stare at me with wide eyes.

She doesn't seem to understand and gets all happy again, I laugh silently at her gullibleness. I look up and notice that Levi is staring at me. I pause and recall last nights fiasco.

His arms around me. The scent of sweat, trees, and peppermint tea filling my nostrils. The way he soothed me and touched my hair. The heat of our bodies pressed together. I feel my cheeks grow warm and I just stare back at him.

This seems to startle him because he sits up straighter and he begins to look angry and "Tch"ed me. He abruptly got up from the table and walked out without a second glance. I'm extremely confused. I thought that he would be just as embarrassed as I was.

I watch as the mess hall door closes and I grow sadder as I play out all the possibilities of why he is upset in my head. I look down at the bread on my plate and begin eating it robotically without tasting it.

I look over at Hanji and watch as her face lights up every so often when talking with the man across from her. I think his name was Moblit? I'm not sure though, maybe he can help her.

I grab her shoulders and turn her to face me. She stops mid sentence and looks at me expectantly. I sigh sadly and hug her again. "I'll be back soon you idiot." She pulls away from me and smiles.