Hello everyone! Before you read this, I have to warn you, this story DOES NOT follow the manga. While I was typing, I realized how off I was from the manga. Let's just say this is my version of Attack on Titan.. with implied Levihan and Springles (hints of others as well) One thing that is off is that… the Colossal Titan and Armor Titan are not mentioned here. This story is based on the final war of the survey corps and the titans. It's basically Beast Titan vs the survey corps. Soo remember, this is a different storyline, but the characters are still the same I swear! I also kind of got cheesy with the story, and empathized "black" a little too much hahaha… But I hope you enjoy this one!

Levihan Week Prompt 2

Black

Levi's life had always been gray. Every time Levi starts to see the light in his dark life, it becomes dim again. He lost his mother, but then Kenny Ackerman, whom he thought was going to be his guardian, stayed by his side. Then, Kenny left him alone. Levi became a thug after that, which darkened his life again. However, colors changed when he met Isabel and Farlan. But then again.. blackness lurked again, and decided to swallow his two lights. However, Erwin wouldn't let Levi be taken from the color black. The color black is every hellish thing; fear, death, hopelessness, regret, and despair. With Erwin's help, Levi escaped from black, and decided to fight against it. He handpicked his trustworthy companions, Erd, Petra, Oluo, and Gunther believing that they won't lost to black. However, blackness proved once again that it is attracted to Levi. He lost all four, continuing his grayish cycle. Levi thought that blackness is only teasing him, but he discovered that blackness mocks everyone. And there is one person who is also desperately running away from blackness's grasp: Hanji Zoe.

"Levi.. what color are you seeing now?" Hanji asked, barging in his room. She didn't even bother knocking, and hopped on to his bed. Levi scowled at her intrusion, but lets go of her actions.

"I don't dare to hope for the color white." Levi answered, continuing his paperworks. Hanji is the only person who understands his descriptions and terms "black" and "white". She even talks about it with him on some nights.

Hanji smiled gently, and stood up from his bed. She walked towards Levi, and hugged him from behind. Without flinching, Levi stopped his writing. Hanji whispered to his ears, "I promise Levi, I won't leave you behind. I will make your world into pure white. You won't lose to blackness."

Levi swallowed. He really wanted to believe her. But so many times in his life, his hopes have been crushed. He held her hands, as Hanji rests her head in his shoulders. "Go to sleep four eyes. It's past midnight." Levi whispered back.

"Why aren't you sleeping then?"

"I got paperwork to do."

"I just saw you finish them."

"Now I am going to clean my bed that you messed up."

"No Levi, pleeaseee. Hey can I sleep here tonight?"

"Your brain is full of crap."

"I'm taking that as a yes!"

"Is your room so filthy that you can't sleep on it?"

"… Maybe."

"I'm cleaning your room"

"Thanks Levi. I love you too." Hanji giggled, lying down on his bed. She made her self comfortable, wrapping herself in his blanket.

"Good night Levi.. You should get at least 4 hour sleep today. Tomorrow is a big day. We need as much sleep as we can." Hanji whispered. Before she can rant about protecting the kids or whatever, Levi could hear her breathing softly. He stared at the bed, watching her chest rising up and down. It calms him, seeing that Hanji is alive and breathing.

"You better keep your promise, four eyes." Levi murmured. He walked in front of the sleeping Hanji, leaned down, and kissed her forehead. Levi continued, "You're the only woman I have ever loved. That's the closest thing to true happiness in this hellish life"

Due to Levi's slight insomnia, he wasted his time walking around the halls. He surprisingly saw Eren, Jean, and Connie gathered in front of the fireplace.

He walked up to the trio, and startled them. "Yo why are you brats staying up this late? Tomorrow is the expedition."

Eren gulped, "Captain Levi! Um… We are just discussing about.. things."

Jean added, "How can we sleep when there is a chance that you won't make it out alive tomorrow anyway." The tension grew stronger after that statement.

Levi sighed, and sat down with them. "You'll die before you know it if you don't rest. You'll have a better chance of surviving too."

Connie scoffed, "Thanks for that half-hearted joke, Captain."

The males forcefully chucked, and grew quiet for a while.

Connie broke the silence and asked, "Have you guys ever wondered what we will do after we are done with this shit?"

Jean snorted, "I can't imagine that I would ever escape from this hell."

"Yeah, we don't even know what's out there," Eren agreed.

"I would open a tea shop obviously," Levi answered. The three boys gaped at him.

"That's… unexpected." Eren whispered.

"Well if you're already thinking like that Connie, do you think you can survive this whole thing?" Jean asked.

Connie looked down, and said, "We can hope man." There was another moment of silence.

"Captain Levi, do you ever think about marrying Hanji-san or having a kid with her?" Connie asked casually. Levi's eyes widened while Jean and Eren blushed at Connie's bold question.

"Wait a minute Connie.. that's um a personal question." Eren whispered to him.

"Also, how can he ever think about that while we are at war?" Jean scolded.

"Hey come on now you lover boys. Don't you ever think about stealing Mikasa's heart from each other too? We are men, we always think about that stuff." Connie bluntly said. Eren and Jean blushed even more.

"Well Springer, what do you think marrying is? I just think it's some bullshit term that just means that you make your relationship official. And you can identify yourselves to husband and wife and shit. I never thought about marriage cause I know I am already committed to Hanji, and I am certain she is too." Levi answered.

"Captain Levi.. You actually answer Connie's stupid questions," Jean muttered.

"Oh.. I don't know. I thought that since you guys are older, you guys would go for marriage. I'm still young but it would make sense to marry right now, right? After all, many people die young haha," Connie remarked. The three whipped their heads at Connie.

"Gee Connie! Already thinking of marriage?! At this time?" Eren exclaimed.

"I don't even have a girlfriend yet.." Jean mourned.

"You loners don't know how it feels like to love. I really do love Sasha, but I don't want our relationship to be like it's just for relief or entertainment. I know she can be serious too, so I think marriage take it up another level." Connie explained. He slightly blushed, after saying his confession.

"You are still youthful Springer. Don't be too bold." Levi said.

"Aren't you guys ashamed for having these kind of feelings at the time of war?" Eren asked.

"You may think feelings can get in your way, but it doesn't really." Jean said.

"Look at Captain Levi and Hanji-san. They've been seeing together and still act like harsh soldiers." Connie added. Levi glared at the comment.

"That's true.. I didn't even notice they were.. like that until someone directly told me." Eren whispered.

"Yeah well Eren. It's one of these things you will face in life. Now if you want to live longer and see how it's like, go to sleep." Levi growled. The three scurried back to their rooms, with no questions asked. Levi returned back to his own room, with Hanji snoring softly. His eyes softened at the sound of her soft snores. He pulled his chair in front of the bed, and watched her chest slowly rising and falling again. He gave a small smile, leaning in kissing her cheek. "Thank you for staying with me this whole time." Levi whispered, before falling asleep on the chair.

8:00 am

"Wake up four eyes, we have to leave in 5 minutes." Levi grumbled, shaking Hanji.

Hanji slowly stirred and rolled on to the other side of the bed. Her eyes fluttered, and opened her eyes. "OH SHIT!" she screamed, jumping off the bed. She quickly took off her night clothes and grabbed her uniform that was neatly folded on Levi's desk.

Levi grunted, "It's a miracle to me that a woman can get ready under a minute."

"Well I am no normal woman, you know that, Levi." Hanji retorted, tying her hair messily.

"Abnormal to be more precise."

"That's why you love me."

"Absolutely not."

"You're so stubborn!"

"Stupid, you didn't even button your shirt right."

"Eh.. who cares."

"I care, it looks annoying."

"Fine fine.. Well I'm out the door, don't be late Levi!"

"Come back here four eyes!" Levi yelled, chasing her down. Hanji ran outside, giggling and laughing. The two ran to the front gates, meeting Erwin.

"Morning you two.. looks like some people were finishing up last minute businesses." Erwin teased them.

"You dirty man, go find a wife or a cat." Levi countered him.

Hanji chuckled, but her chuckle died away quickly. The three suddenly looked stoic, and nodded. It's time for war. War for Wall Maria.

"Whatever happens, we only retreat if the plan fails 100% and if there is no way to revive it. Understood?" Erwin told the squad leaders. Every squad leader nodded.

"Also.. if something happens to me, Hanji will make the big decisions." Erwin added.

"What if something happens to me then?" Hanji questioned bitterly. Levi's eyes turned deadpanned, hearing her question.

"Well that's a worst case scenario. Then Levi would take over. I don't think anything can get worser than that." Erwin answered. No one wanted to think of the worst case possible that could happen in this mission.

"Gather your squad and let's head out!" Erwin commanded. Hanji gave a small smile to Levi, and departed from him with Erwin. Levi watched her go, a bit sullen that she was in the front lead. He quickly shook away the thought, and reminded himself that they are in a war. He can't let these selfish feelings take over him. He motioned his squad to huddle.

"Okay listen up. We are heading to the outer skirts of Wall Maria. We are expecting to face that big-ass hairy titan, so victory of this battle could change everything. However, plans will be changed if that hideous shit titan doesn't show up. Erwin thinks that titan is like the king or whatever. It was last seen at the outer area of Wall Maria so that's why we are going that far. Whatever it takes, we need Eren alive. Do your best." Levi lectured his squad. He looked at each one of them. Armin was pale as ever, but had a determined look on his face. Levi was proud of him, his intelligence helped him made it this far. Next he looked at Jean, who of course had the "oh shit" face. But Levi knew that Jean will do whatever it takes to survive and to fight for humanity. He glanced over to Mikasa, and his eyes slightly softened. It wasn't fair, he just found out that him and Mikasa are somehow related. He thought lost all of his family, but then Kenny revealed that Levi was an Ackerman, and so was Mikasa. He had a feeling they were, since they both have this stoic and neutral faces. Mikasa will definitely increase the chance of victory. He also peered at Eren, who had a hell of a scary face. If anyone has to survive, it has to be Eren. Eren is basically humanity's hope and survival due to his titan abilities. He grew after so many events, Levi started to see Eren as a reflection of himself. And finally, he stared at Connie and Sasha. He wished he didn't look at them in all honesty. They were holding hands, leaning onto each other. They were whispering, "it's okay, everything will be ok." and "I will always love you, no matter what happens. We can see each other in the afterlife." Oh how life is cruel .

"Let's go." Levi ordered.

"Yes sir!" his squad answered.