Always Be With U [Levi X Petra]
Part (29)

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The girl's footsteps were so fast towards the stables located behind the headquarters. Realized that he ignored the greetings from his fellow soldiers, but not his squadmates of course. The three men have come home sweet to each other's homes since the meeting ended. It's not that the girl is arrogant not to say hello. Only he's really in a bad state right now. He was afraid of a messy face because crying all the way was visible to people.

Soon Petra was looking for where the horses were because the order of the horses was arranged by the head of the Survey Corps' needs division. After each use, the order is always different. However, the soldiers were allowed to have their own access to retrieve their horses, provided they were cared for and guarded. The law has only been in place since Erwin took over as commander.

"Peter?"

The girl caught Hanji's voice calling out to her, if guessed it would be coming soon.

Petra just got on her horse and drove at a moderate speed, leaving Hanji who was calling her name several times. It must be that woman was confused by his attitude now.

"Petra! Where are you going? Wait!"

Hanji chased after him, but still the horse must have been faster. As a result, he also gasps.

"Why with him?. huh.. hah.. strange when I often exercise. But. this is how tired it is," Hanji lamented as he stretched his waist to the right-left.

"Signs you're old."

He screamed in surprise. The baritone voice belonged to Levi, staring flat behind him while folding his hands in front of his chest.

"Good, Levi! If I die of shock how?!"

"good. There's no weirdo to experiment with Titans like you."

"Hey! Thank goodness I experimented! Otherwise Erwin will be stressed and will end up bald like.. the Connie, huh?"

Levi clucked. "I've never memorized their stupid names."

"You are this, until when will you behave fiercely and coldly like this. Maybe later no one wants to dig your grave because you are so creepy during life. You will become a sorry wandering spirit," Hanji teased with a chuckle.

"I don't care."

"Smurprise! Oh yeah, I thought you were here to ask me why I was."

Levi fell silent, not to mention. However, Hanji understood the look in those eyes which immediately turned towards him. Ah, means this midget wants to know.

"Petra took his horse and left just like that. I called him a few times. I don't think he's like he used to."

"What's the reason?"

"Some, I don't know. I don't know where he's going either," Hanji seemed to think for a moment and then. "Maybe something happened between her and Nico-"

"Oi! Whatchu mean?"

Hanji spontaneously closed his mouth.

Stupidhead! Why did you even say it?! You promised to shut up. I was swallowed by Levi..

Right after he finished his lapels, Levi pulled his collar. "Hanji, tell me what you meant just now."

The glasses lady bit her lips nervously. He had to apologize to Petra later for her stupidity.

"Yes, Petra went to see Nicolas Ravelis with my permission."

Levi threw his sharp gaze. "Why did you allow it?!"

"Me-they have personal business. I don't know what it is, but I'm sure it's urgent. At first I didn't allow it either. But, he begged to his knees before me. Petra is also determined to finish well and is ready to bear the risk. As a victim, he is also aware of it. If you want to report, report me. That has become my responsibility," Hanji explained at length with a firm tone.

Levi lowered his grip, then he exhaled while massaging his nose.

"I'm sure something must have happened after he met the bastard. Ii'm sorry. It was all my fault. Just report it to Erwin."

"Tch, I'll look for him."

Hanji gawked for a while looking at Levi who left him just like he forgot a long explanation from him.

"Hey! You're not going to report?!"

The man chose to ignore him because he had immediately climbed his beloved dark horse and darted quickly.

"Then I don't need to explain at length. Haahh, I hope you find Petra."

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The chirping of birds is still always drumming, even though the sky is cloudy. The wind that makes an imaginary sound. Clear river flow that is very soothing. All of that Petra can feel clearly.

Yes, the girl decided to ride into a river in the West direction of Trost District, no matter what the name of the river was. Something related to nature, he likes it. They're like tranquilizers. In fact, the girl can settle for hours in a place that she thinks is comfortable.

Petra cupped a bunch of water and washed her face several times, also letting the strands of her hair down. His reflection clearly visible on the surface of the water made him think that he was indeed very sad now. A red face and eyes that are so swollen. Plus the part of his left leg that is now bleeding with a deep wound.

Petra had stumbled upon the roots of a large tree. As a result, his horse hit a tree, and a wild twig did not know itself was ripping his skin. But what's the point of blaming that thing. A man like him is to blame.

Not so concerned with the wounds on his feet, because it was not comparable to what his heart and mind felt. This truth is much more painful. On the one hand, he did not want to trust her completely before he heard it himself from his father.

The tight golden in the chest back he did, now with a few punches. So tight, as if hampered by a bunch of loads at once. His teeth clenched tightly like holding something extremely turbulent.

"Aaaarrgghh!!!"

One scream just escaped. A shout that really implies a lot of meaning. The cry was accompanied by a heartbreaking sobbing for anyone who heard it. Let this earth know that there is a inhabitant who is complaining to the world, how he is not okay.

"I.. What should I do?" The first question that comes to mind.

Rain spots slowly invaded the surface of the earth, making the beautiful face immediately looked up. Instead of avoiding or taking shelter, somehow the girl was even comfortable accompanied by rain.

Petra glanced briefly at her horse parked under a shady green tree. In his heart he apologized to the innocent creature for making him rain. He was the one who brought her here anyway.

The body's shed. Let the coldness pierce the skin. The girl hugged herself. Her tears are now covered by rain. Both of his purchases slowly closed.

Till..

It really got into his subconscious.

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Levi clucked in annoyance. It's been almost an hour that he's been looking for Petra's whereabouts. The man had already toured all parts of Trost District, only the Western region was left. Levi almost wanted to let him go and thought 'later too he'll be back'. However, he maintained that this still concerned his responsibility.

With a moderate speed Levi drove his horse to the West more there are forests and small streams, as well as some plantation residents. There are rarely settlements there because residents prefer to live in the center of the district.

Heavy rain has also flushed the two bodies realized. However, the man still did not stop to sweep his gaze in all directions. At one point he saw a white horse under a large green tree.

And..

Someone who seemed to be lying down, not far from there.

That ginger mane, he recognized her very much.

That was Petra, the figure he was looking for. Why did the girl sleep in the rain?

"Oi, Petra."

"Petra! Petra!"

He is called again, shaken by his body many times, until Levi realizes that something is wrong with the girl.

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The netra hazel is now being squeezed several times. Occasionally frowning, trying to see all the objects clearly. His first look was a roof made of straw.

Is this a shack?

Immediately the owner of the net turned his head right and left. How surprised he was to see an unexpected stature, standing behind him, folding his hands in front of his chest while staring at the torrent of rain.

"Away awake?"

One rhetorical question made the girl directly sit down, even though her head still felt dizzy. He saw his body wrapped in two layers of the Survey Corps robe. But, even so, his body still felt shivering.

"Captain.. Why.. can it be here?"

"I should have asked."

Petra lowered her gaze, although she was not being looked back upon by the interlocutor.

He's afraid. Scared and not ready to answer. Even he was still in the process of digesting everything that happened today.

"I'm sorry, I must have been a hassle" Petra said in the end.

"Tch, thanks to you I have to lead two horses at once."

"Pardon me.." Petra bit her lips, feeling even more guilty. "Then why is the Captain looking for me?"

"Why do you dare to see him?"

Petra was expecting it. This will inevitably lead to the topic of 'Petra Rall, a strange and insane victim, daring to meet the perpetrator of a crime that almost took his life'.

"Did Hanji-san tell you?"

Levi was silent, throwing a sharp delicacy from the corner of his eye. The intimidation gaze was perfect.

"s-it looks right. Yeah, I broke the rules. Shouldn't the Captain act?"

The jet man fell silent for a few seconds before he finally replied, "I just don't like you acting like you. You're a member of my squad. Your business concerns me too. I should have been responsible for that too."

Degs..

Petra. Ah, it turns out that the man really thought it was only a squad member until this far. I don't know why that fact disappointed him a little. Weird right?

No. gabe. I can't think like that. You're the weird one, Petra. How could the Captain like you? There is no particular reason it should be so. You're lucky to have protected him..

The girl was increasingly able to conclude that what she was doing now might have been right. He should not put too high expectations about his feelings.

"What..all affairs must be known to others?"

Hearing that, Levi was about to say. It seems Petra misunderstood his statement. Or maybe he was the one who mispronounced the meaning of the sentence.

"If for this, yes."

This time Petra chose to be quiet. Somehow he did not want to extend the topic of conversation. Usually, he is always looking for topics to be able to chat longer with the aim of getting to know this man.

No, it's not just a goal. It was really the sincere thing Petra wanted to do, including some kind of dream. Being able to chat with this cold human for a minute Petra was already feeling happy.

A few minutes of silence between the two men of different gender, Petra decided to move from her seat and towards her horse. The action made the captain's voice sound again.

"You don't want to talk to me?"

"Sorry. I don't want to talk about it. I-I just want to go home, Captain."

Levi clucked, again. "You stupid or what? You want to get sick?"

Petra remained on her horse until she finally managed to complain of pain. His eyes were fixed on his left foot. True, the wound has not been treated fromitadi. How could he forget about the injury.

No lie Levi was surprised when he saw it. Because, he also did not realize while carrying the body of the girl.

"Since when?"

"So, on the way here. I tripped over a wild twig and it hit my left leg."

"Down. Let me treat it," Levi said, taking a small medical supply out of his horse's pocket.

"Necessary, Captain. I also brought medical supplies. I can treat myself as-"

The sharp and fixed gaze of the man was what made Petra immediately stop her sentence. He also wants to not have to obey it.

The girl recalled the principle of her squad, "Captain Levi's words are the absolute rule". Yeah, a terrible principle. They seemed to have been able to distinguish which one included a sentence of command, insults, or just plain talk from the midget man.

With this close distance, Petra could smell the distinctive scent of her captain. The smell of the body it likes, although not so concentrated because it mingles with the smell of rain. Unknowingly his netra hazel did not blink an inch. In fact, he seemed to have forgotten the pain of his injury.

"I thought I liked it.."

"Huh?"

Petra did not realize that she was mumbling slowly and it turned out that it was successfully heard by a flat man before her.

How he had forgotten that this man before him had outlived him. His instincts and sensitivity must have been at the level of a god, seeing many experiences that have been experienced. Yes, although Petra also admitted that the captain is only insensitive in terms of 'feeling'.

"That's it. I love the smell of rain!"

I hope that answer is acceptable. In fact, it is not entirely wrong because he really likes the smell of rain. Until he caught a reply in the form of a slow hum, a fairly relieving reaction.

"Captain.."

"What?"

Petra slightly turned her face. "What.. have you ever wished to live in this world without any burden?"

Levi stopped his activities for a while. "Eitherway. I didn't think it was there."

"Then how do you think about it?"

"Not all burdens are bad. It is we who make things a burden and consider them to be bad."

Petra was stunned to hear that answer. That's very true.

However, the rumble did not last long because he spontaneously reacted when the captain wrapped his wound with a bandage. It seemed like it was a little harsh until success made him complain.

Please slow down, Captain, ringis Petra in your heart.

And until when will he let the situation continue, eh?

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