My Regret

Epilogue

Through life, we make mistakes. It's a universal thing that naturally happens. No one can be perfect, no matter how much we make them out to be. But when you strive for something perfect you want in your life, maybe if you work hard enough, you'll surely get it. Just keep your head held up high, alright?

Upon bringing Kuchel home, she had her daddy wrapped around her finger.

The small girl certainly took after her father. Down to the raven hair, grey eyes and pale skin. She reminded Levi so much of his mother, and he couldn't have been happier.

Everyone had come over to see the new little addition to the family, and many were left in awe with how much she looked like Levi's deceased mother, especially his father.

Kuchel simply stared in curiosity as she was met with new faces, wondering who all these people were.

Levi's step mother held her granddaughter in her arms, "Aww, she looks so much like daddy." She gently poked her button nose, making the girl giggle.

Eren smiled from his place on the couch, "Yeah, she looks exactly like daddy." The raven had made him lay down, a warm blanket over him.

"Have the boys seen her yet?"

The brunet shook his head, "Not yet. They were staying with Isabel and Farlan while Levi and I were at the hospital."

You see, when you have kids, they tend to be jealous of the other when one gets more attention. Both parents were just hoping their kids wouldn't ever feel that way. They had only one way to find out.

"Mommy, daddy!" Two sets of voices called out.

Levi was the first one to greet them, bringing them into a warm embrace, "Hey boys. Behave for aunt Isabel and uncle Farlan?"

"Yep!"

"Good. Now, when you hug mommy, make sure you be careful."

"Is mommy sick?" The small brunet had a worried look on his face.

"No, no, mommy's just a bit tired."

Both boys nodded, "Okay."

They went over and gently hugged their mother.

Eren chuckled softly, kissing their foreheads, "Good job on behaving for Isabel and Farlan. Hearing that makes me happy."

Normally, the boys would blush at being praised, but they were focused on the baby now being placed in their father's arms.

"Mommy, who's that?" Sebastian pointed to the baby.

"That's Kuchel. She's your little sister."

Now, you would think they would latch onto their mother or father for dear life, well, remember, their kids are not ordinary ones.

"Yes!" Both boys squealed out in joy.

Originally they would have been relieved they weren't jealous, now they were confused.

The brunet finally spoke, "Why are you boys cheering?"

Sebastian and Yami smiled at their mother, "Because, we wanted a little sister who could play the princess and we're the princes who look after her."

Now that was more than satisfactory of an answer for Levi.

"And daddy's the king and mommy's the queen now."

Everyone's eyes slowly shifted towards Levi.

None of them were surprised to see him grinning.

Eren groaned as he woke up to the sound of his daughter crying.

It had been a few weeks since they brought Kuchel home, and it seemed that whenever she fell asleep and didn't see her parents beside her, she would cry until they came to get her.

The brunet was about to get up when she immediately stopped crying and was giggling instead.

He then noticed that his husband wasn't beside him in bed.

Ah, so he must have heard her sooner.

Eren got up and quietly made his way to the baby's room. He smiled as he watched through the gap.

Levi had the baby in his arms, gently pressing kisses to her temple, and rubbing her back in soothing motions, "It's alright, princess. Daddy's here."

The small girl suckled on her purple pacifier as she looked up at her father.

"You know, little one, I was nervous that I would raise you in a different way since I've no idea how to raise a girl. But my mother once told me something."

He walked over and sat down on the rocking chair, gently rocking back and forth, "She said if you love your children, you always raise them with the intention of what's best for them. I love you princess, and please forgive me in advance if I'm overprotective. I know I'll do things you'll later on argue with me, but remember, I do it because I love you and want you to be safe. You know, just like your big brothers."

Levi gently kissed her forehead as his daughter drifted off to sleep.

Eren smiled as he went back to their room.

And this moron was worried he wouldn't be a good father to his daughter.

He is fantastic already.

Kuchel giggled loudly as the kitten and German shepherd both nuzzled her.

Sebastian and Yami were playing with some toys and watching over their sister while their parents were in the kitchen with uncle Rivaille and aunt Mikasa.

It had been a few months by now, and apparently Levi's little brother had some news.

"We're moving in together!" The two were smiling and holding hands.

Eren smiled, hugging his sister as she came around to his side, "That's amazing, Mika. Congrats."

Levi pat his brother's back affectionately, "Finally got her to agree, huh?"

The raven nodded, "Yeah. She and I went apartment hunting for several weeks, sorry Eren that we didn't tell you, but it was rather stressful until we found something we both liked."

"Let me guess, it was where Isabel and Farlan's apartment is, isn't it?"

"Wait, how did you know?"

"You forget Isabel can't keep a secret to save her life."

"God dammit."

"Hey, Lee, um, can you and I talk about something? I need your input. Sorry if I sounded rather vague on the phone."

Levi had gotten a call from Farlan if he could come over to his house and talk about something. Apparently it was rather urgent.

Eren went out with Mikasa to get some furniture for her apartment and took the kids along with him.

"What's this urgent something?"

"How would you feel about me dating someone?" The blonde was scratching the back of his head nervously.

"You're an adult Farlan, you know that dating someone means commitment and that you're more than welcome to date anyone you want."

"What if that someone was very close to us both?"

"Well, who is that someone?" The raven knew who it was.

Farlan chuckled, his laugh wavering a bit, "Um, well, you, see, the person I'm dating is well, Isabel."

"Oh that? I knew about that." He picked up his water and took a calm sip.

"Wait, what?! You knew?!" And here the blonde thought he and Isabel were being good at hiding their relationship.

"I've known for a long time now. Ever since you two came from France, the first time I've seen you both physically in years, I had a feeling like something had changed between you two."

More like he was absolutely certain when he saw Farlan kiss Isabel softly in the airport before he saw them.

"So, um, what do you think about it?"

"I always thought it was normal in a way. I mean, I know I've seen you date other people, but I always thought you were better with Isabel. I never had a problem with you dating her, I actually accepted it rather easily. Because I knew, no one would treasure her as much as you do. But, keep this in mind."

The blonde was smiling as he nodded, "What's that?"

"If you ever hurt Isabel in any way, know that this big brother will easily find you and make you sorry."

Farlan felt an unpleasant shiver run down his back, "Know that I won't ever hurt her in any way."

"You better not."

"We don't get many moments like this anymore, huh?"

Eren and Mikasa had finished shopping for furniture and were now sitting at a park.

The twins were playing in the park and Kuchel was sleeping in her stroller.

"Not really. With me having to take care of the kids, still doing my online tutoring classes, and you moving in with Rivaille, a lot has been going on."

"Hey, at least llse's parents were kind enough to move in to her house while she stays with mom here."

Let Eren explain. Since their mother had been now living alone, they noticed she seem to be feeling rather lonely.

So, Eren's cousin and half-brother decided to fix that. They moved into the home saying they wanted to get to know her better and spend time with her.

Apparently, Carla didn't mind whatsoever. She treated llse and Flagon like her own children. The brunette loved the fact that she could spoil two more people.

Mikasa smiled, "That way mom isn't alone. I'm so happy they did that for us."

Eren chuckled softly, "Yeah. We know how sad mom got when we both moved out. But know that cousin and little brother are with her, we get to not worry and stress out as much."

"Yeah." The raven then sighed, "Man, did life change so much within the span of a few years."

"You're telling me."

If they're to be completely honest, neither one saw this outcome.

Just a few years ago, Eren was sitting alone in his room, having broken up with his lover, and left alone to raise two children.

Mikasa was sitting in the living room and wondering if she would know what true happiness was like in another person's arms.

And even though times got rough, they were able to hold strong and attain the very thing they wanted all those years ago.

The brunet was now married with the twins growing up and having had a baby not too long ago.

His sister had gained her self-confidence back and was now dating his husband's brother, whom was an amazing man by the way.

They both learned an important lesson; if you hold strong and are surrounded by people who care, then, maybe, just maybe, you'll get the happy ending you've been looking for.

You just have to be around to see it.

"That's it, Kuchel. Come to daddy." Levi had his arms stretched out to his daughter, Eren smiling right beside him, the twins on each side of their sister to make sure she didn't fall.

The little girl carefully took step after step, only to fall down. The twins would have helped her but their father shook his head.

"No, boys. It's best to let her get up on her own. This way, she grows up to be a strong girl."

Kuchel had several tears gathering in her eyes.

"It's okay, princess. Come on, I know you can do it. You're a strong girl."

She sniffled, the tears threatening to fall.

Eren smiled at her, "Its okay, little one. Mommy and daddy know you can do it."

Kuchel slowly got up and continued walking, finally reaching her father's arms. She cried into his shoulder, holding onto him tightly.

The two parents smiled down at the girl, her brothers coming over and kissing her cheeks.

"And here I thought Mikasa would be the one proposing." Levi sighed, "Looks like I owe Eren money now."

Rivaille rolled his eyes, a fond smile on his face, "Come on, bro. You know I had the confidence, it just, didn't always show around Mikasa is all. She just…"

"Makes you into one nervous dork?"

"Exactly."

"Yeah, those siblings sure know how to get us."

The raven laughed, "You can say that again."

Eren raised a brow, "We know how to get you? Please, you're the ones who get us with those charming looks and gentlemanly ways."

Mikasa nodded in agreement, "It's true. You two are way too suave."

The brothers didn't seem to think so, but then again, it's best that they should keep their mouths shut. Last thing they want happening is for both of them to be sleeping on the couch.

"Oh my god, my little girl is getting married! Where does time go?" Carla sighed as she smiled at her daughter.

"Too fast, mom."

"Right you are. The last time there was a wedding it was for Eren. Now it's for my other child! Aww, I can imagine the children you and Rivaille will be having. They'll be so adorable."

She could already imagine Rivaille as the doting father, much like Levi, and Mikasa as the loving mother.

Mikasa turned a beet red at the mention of children.

Eren gently pat her back, "I feel your pain."

She glanced back at him, "But you already went through it twice."

"Does not mean the pain goes away." God, when he started showing, man, did his mother hurt his ears with all her squealing.

The brunet turned to his mother and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Besides mom, it's a little too early for them to be having kids. They need to get a lot of stuff sorted out first. Kids can come later. Don't worry, you'll get them."

Mikasa made a mental note to get her brother something nice because he saved her just now.

"Alright. But let's get focusing on picking out your sister's dress!"

"Nervous?"

Rivaille made a face, "Who? Me? No."

Levi leaned over to his father, "I call bullshit."

Their father laughed, patting his older son on the back, "I think you're right, Levi."

The younger of the two glared at his brother, "Hey, you were nervous too."

"Never said I wasn't. But you're the one that said he wouldn't be nervous at all, and have more confidence than nerves unlike his older brother."

Rivaille sighed, "God dammit."

"Now, now boys, there is no need for you two to be arguing about who has more confidence. I about shit my own pants when I got married."

Both of his sons looked at their father, "At least our pants are clean." They each glanced down at their pristine looking clothing.

Vincent nodded, a chuckle escaping him, "Exactly, you should be grateful and that idea alone should help increase your confidence."

Rivaille hummed in agreement, "You know, as weird as that was, I oddly feel more confident."

Levi glanced at his father, "Why didn't you share something like that to me when I was about to get married?"

"Because you had so much more confidence than your brother here."

"True. He's not very confident in social situations."

"I'm still here you know."

"Mikasa, are you ready?"

Carla, Annie, and Eren were patiently waiting for the raven while she went about adjusting her flower crown.

They all smiled when Mikasa turned around to face them.

"As ready as I'll ever be." She smiled, cradling her bouquet to her chest.

Slightly rocking back and forth on the heels of his feet, Rivaille idly looked around the church, trying to kill time.

"That's not going to make time go by any faster."

The raven turned and faced his brother who greeted him with a smile, "And how would you know that?"

"I did that at my own wedding."

Rivaille rolled up his left sleeve, revealing the watch on his wrist, "Time seems to go by so slow while waiting for the bride, huh?"

Levi nodded, then smiled towards the entrance, "Time to look proper, brother."

The other was about to ask why, when the music started.

Mikasa was holding onto Eren and Carla's arms as they walked her down the aisle, her veil covering up her face.

You know when people say they are about to get married and when they set their eyes on their future spouse, and the world just kind of stops, the two raven's very much believed in that saying.

Eren smiled at the nervous groom, he and his mother taking hold of the bride's hands gently, trying to coax the male in taking her hand.

The raven carefully reached out and grasped his fiance's slim hand in his own, watching as a beautiful blush appeared on her face.

Both of the brunet's went to their places, Eren beside Annie, and his mother standing beside him.

Rivaille sheepishly rubbed the back of his head, a dark blush on his face, somehow not believing that this amazing woman was about to become his wife.

The priest smiled at the blushing bride and groom, "Now, let's begin..."

"The couple have written vows and now they will exchange them."

Rivaille and Mikasa turned to each other, the male gesturing towards his bride, "Ladies first."

The raven playfully scoffed as she smiled at her husband to be, "Such a charmer." She took a deep breath as she began.

"I vow to always be there so we can play our daily game of rock paper scissors, and yes, I'll even do that to see who gets to pick the game we play every Saturday night."

"I vow to make sure that I sit beside you every time that you're looking through reports, I just wanna make sure you don't get headaches, and apparently I'm the only medicine you'll ever need."

The audience was both snickering and awing at the comment, leaving the groom a blushing mess.

"I vow to never keep score in a game, even if I'm totally winning."

She smiled as everyone laughed, clearly all of them knowing of her competitive streak.

"I vow to share my fries with you, even when you're finished and still hungry."

"I vow to let you win at wrestling sometimes, and sometimes not."

Levi murmured, "I wonder what kind of wrestling." He cringed when his father elbowed him in the ribs.

Mikasa gave her husband to be a warm smile, "And above all, I vow to be an amazing mother to our future children, an amazing wife who will love and support you no matter what, and a best friend who always has your back and won't be afraid to kick your butt at some games. I love you and I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you."

Their friends and family smiled, thinking that the pair were very playful and much suited for the other.

Rivaille let out a low whistle in awe, "Wow, those vows are gonna be tough to beat, Mika. But, I think I've got it."

"I vow to kiss every paper cut, every finger you've slammed in the door and every bumped hip you get when you hit the counter."

"I vow to try my hardest not to laugh when you whisper questions and make comments when we're watching a movie."

The raven smiled, "I vow to say good night, cuddle you until morning and give you those forehead kisses as good morning that you love so much."

Everyone awed as they saw Mikasa blush, trying to hide her face behind her bouquet.

"I vow to send you weird memes through text message even when we're next to each other, just to see you shake your head, smile and call me an internet nerd."

Their guests laughed, while Mikasa shook her head, a smile on her face, clearly remembering her fiance had a tendency to do stuff like that when they were relaxing in their apartment.

"I vow to make sure I brush up on my knowledge when we play trivial pursuit so we don't have to google everything again."

Rivaille smiled at his bride, "And honey, I vow to love you every single day of your life, solve any problem you may have, sit with you when you have painful cramps, be a wonderful father for our children and tell them mommy rules the house and has me wrapped around her finger, be the husband you've always wanted, and be a great friend who annoys you with memes. I love you, Mika."

By the end of the vows, Levi was still rubbing his injured rib, Eren snickering, Carla wiping away tears, Vincent smiling and shaking his head, Flore on the verge of tears, and Annie rolling her eyes at the ridiculously cute pair.

Levi gave his brother the ring, whom carefully placed it on Mikasa's finger.

Eren handed his sister her ring, sliding it on her spouses' finger.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Mikasa wrapped her arms around Rivaille's neck when she was in his arms, "You better tone it down with the memes."

"Not even gonna happen. Be prepared love." He leaned down and kissed his wife, their friends and family all clapping loudly and whistling as they did so.

"You're having a baby?!"

The two raven's nodded enthusiastically, Rivaille's hand gently rubbing circle's on his wife's stomach.

It had been several months since their wedding, and while things had been going smoothly for them, the two couldn't help but feel there was something missing in their lives. So, after many failed attempts at trying, the two were more than happy to announce they were going to have a third addition to their small family.

While Flore, Carla and Eren went to embrace Mikasa, Levi and Vincent were giving Rivaille congratulatory pats on the back.

The happy mother had a hand placed lightly on her stomach the entire time.

Back when they were children, Farlan had always talked about writing a book that was based on some real life events; not one much for the whole make up your own world kind of ordeal, something about it being too straining on the writer, but not entirely opposed to the idea.

His fiance, Isabel, had been completely supportive, though had said the blonde had the type of personality to create something fantasy related, however, didn't object when he went down the more serious route.

His brother, Levi, had been his entire inspiration and with his permission, it brought him to where he was now.

The blonde smiled as he stood behind the podium, "I never thought that my first book would be something so realistic. Honestly, I saw myself writing things for the fantasy category for a while. But this story that happened, it was just too tempting not to write."

Farlan took a quiet deep breath, slowly letting it out, the tension in his shoulders lessening, "This story was something that I thought would never happen, but then again, most authors don't know that some stories they write would happen, maybe that's the appeal of this whole job? I dunno."

The audience laughed at his remark.

"My brother always told me that there were some things in life that you just can't stop, and that sometimes they'll happen for a reason or for no reason at all." Farlan rubbed his chin with his right hand, "This guy should have been a philosopher instead of a businessman now that I think about it. Would have gotten laid a lot more in his early twenties."

People laughed as Levi's distant call of, "Fuck you, Farlan!' rang through the room.

The blonde grinned, "Anyway, harshly off topic. Where was I...? Ah, yes." Farlan snapped his fingers to get back into his train of thought, "This story is something that I thought that could tie well into something that would later be inspired in my career, but no, my mentality said, nope, you're doing this now. So, the events that led to this could have been avoided or prevented, but I think they needed to happen for a reason. Each event that happens in lives leads to something significant or not really relevant. But in this instance, this was something that I believe needed to happen."

Farlan reached over to his left to pick up the book and flipped to a specific page, "This is my favorite quote of the book, I've heard of fortune telling, red string of fate, destiny and all the other things that we can have affiliated with the thing we call our destiny. You know what I say to this? Screw it. Because if we solely rely on what's been spelled out for us, we'll never be adventurous, spontaneous, excitable, and daring. So, instead, let's go balls to the wall and take a leap of faith." The blonde closed the book and smiled as he was met with the approving nods of the people.

"That conversation took place with a very good friend of mine, Rivaille. Whom is actually my second older brother. Sure, we might have been half-drunk when he said that, but its the quality that counts, right?"

The blonde smiled at the crowd, "With that being said, I hope you all love my new book and pick it up in stores when it comes out." He grinned as everyone stood up and clapped for him.

My Regret

By: Farlan Church and Levi Ackerman.

"Hey dad, could you come and help me with this problem? I'm not sure what the professor is asking." A tired twenty year old Sebastian called from the kitchen.

Levi gently moved his sleeping daughter's head on the couch cushion he had been occupying before going over and standing behind his son. "What's not making sense?"

Over the years, both his boys had grown into mature and respectable young men and his daughter into an intelligent young woman, with enough sass to rival his own.

The young man rubbed the back of his head, "I'm supposed to memorize this for my internship in the summer, and this isn't really sticking with me."

Back in high school, Sebastian became fascinated with psychology and decided to peruse it, while his twin followed in his uncles footsteps and tried his hand at writing, to which Farlan constantly reported his son, Yami, was a natural born genius for the writing world.

His daughter, Kuchel, decided to study to become a doctor, just like her uncle Rivaille, and his brother's own daughter, Luna, wanted to become a pediatrician, sharing a mutual love for children just like Eren.

After explaining a simple method of memorizing the topic his son was stuck on, the young man breathed out a sigh of relief. "Thanks dad, I don't know if I wouldn't have gotten this if you hadn't helped."

The raven lifted a hand and ruffled his son's hair, smiling as he got a chuckle in response, "Better hurry up and get to your room, your brother should be calling soon."

Yami was currently away from home on tour with Farlan, it was the blonde's idea to invite his nephew so that he could get accustomed to how the whole ordeal worked, this would be the third time he was gone.

Sebastian nodded, excited to speak with his brother after three weeks of only just short messages because the other was so busy.

Kuchel must have overheard her older brother would be calling soon, and slowly made her way to the kitchen, "Come on, big brother, I wanna talk with Yam-bam too." That nickname had stuck with her other brother since she was young and learning to talk, and just never fell out of the habit, even when they were each grown.

The raven nodded and gathered his things from the table, knowing his father was big on cleanliness and didn't feel like getting scolded for leaving his things there again.

Both made their way upstairs and prepared for the video chat with their brother soon, while their father sat on the couch again, knowing his son would personally call him later and tell him all about his stories.

However, there was two more calls that he would have to make before taking that one with his son.

He pulled out his phone and made the first call.

"Hello?"

"Father."

"Ah, Levi, my boy, how are you?" Vincent greeted him, a bit groggy, no doubt from just waking up, time difference surely must have been harder now on the aged man.

"Very well father, how are you and mother doing on the trip?" He reclined further in the couch.

"As well as a retired couple can do, son. Your mother constantly drags me out and says that we need to see everything before the cruise ship moves onto a new location."

Levi quietly chuckled, that certainly sounded like something his step-mother would do.

"And how are you, Lee? The house a handful with Yami and Eren both gone?"

"Not at all. Farlan keeps me constantly updated with how my son is doing, and with his attached that boy still is, he messages me and his mother everyday to let us know how he is. Kuchel was never a handful to begin with, and spends most of her time with Luna, as per usual, and Sebastian is most focused on his books than socializing." Maybe that last one was more due to his twin being gone, and his normally social able son more reserved.

"That's good to hear that my grandchildren are all doing well. And Eren?"

"He calls everyday and tells me the things that he, Mikasa and his mother have been up to in Germany." His significant other had been away for a week now, due to some needed family time with his sister and mother, and decided to go back home to Germany and really enjoy themselves from their everyday lives, and bring back souvenirs to spoil everyone they knew.

His father was silent for a moment before sighing, the distant voice of his wife on the line, "I apologize for cutting this so short son, but your mother insists that I get ready for the day."

Levi hummed, "Not a problem, we can always talk later when you have more time. Enjoy yourselves." After bidding his father goodbye, he made his next phone call.

"Hey, Lee."

"Hey love. How's Germany been treating you?"

"Amazing! Mom took us out for a hike today in one of the places Mikasa and I used to go to a lot when we were kids, and she even made us our favorite lunch we had when we went up there! I had so much fun."

That immediately put a smile on the male's face, knowing that his partner was enjoying himself left him very content.

"And how goes it back home? Have the kids ran you up the wall yet?" There must have been a grin on the brunet's face, Levi just knew it.

"Please, those kids barely do anything to drive me up the wall. They've been behaving just as they always do."

"Good. Yami called me earlier today and told me he really missed his dad, and stated a clear no offense mom."

"What a coincidence, Kuchel and Sebastian are really missing their mother." The two had complained that their father didn't have their mother's cooking and more often than not, their uncle Rivaille came over to cook for them all.

Eren laughed through the line, leaving a warm feeling in his chest, "Do they miss me or my cooking? Those two have bottomless pits for appetites. But be assured, I got some new recipes from my mother to try and make when I get home."

They continued to talk for another hour before the brunet had said that he needed to be up early the next morning, and suggested Levi do the same as he had work and had to take Kuchel and Luna to school.

"Hey, bright eyes?"

"Hmm?"

"I love you."

"Love you too Lee."

"Goodnight, see you soon."

"Goodnight, and I look forward to seeing you soon too."

The raven hung up and leaned his head back against the cushions, listening to his son and daughter still talking with their brother, making a mental note to let them continue to speak for another hour before they all had to be in bed at a reasonable hour.

Perhaps his life hadn't been easy as some people pictured that it would be, but in his opinion, he really loved how it turned out.

There might have been a lot of pain and hard work that led up to this point, however, he wouldn't change it for the world.

Wouldn't change how his kids had grown up with him, letting them experience a father and mother with a loving environment, albeit with an uncle with a bit of a hard streak to him, thanks Kenny. But he was the whole reason his kids grew up strong like their father.

A brother whom he had no idea existed, and felt like he had known his entire life, and could relate to his twins and say he was also attached to his brother.

A daughter whom was a spitting image of his mother, and treated her like a princess and a queen at the same time, constantly reminding her that he was the first man to be in love with her, and keeping a gentle hand on her back and guided her down the path she chose for herself.

His father who had left when he was young and reappeared many years later, and brought him the clarity and closer he desperately needed, and was now very close to the man whom he was proud to call his father.

Isabel and Farlan who had stuck by his side through thick and thin, now awaiting their own child, and poked fun at how the two still acted like children even as a married couple.

His mother who was his beacon of hope throughout his entire life, her words and teachings sticking with him and leading him down a path to which ultimately brought him to his happiness.

And who can forget the love of his life, Eren? The brat he happened to meet one night and expected nothing and got everything in return. Yes, he'll admit his kids laughed at how they met, and while amusing, he wouldn't change that meeting either.

Because meeting Eren made him a better man, a father, brother, son in law, and friend.

It was all because of Eren that landed him where he was right now.

He had his regrets in the past, yes.

But he would never regret going after the brunet who finally made him feel human again.

Fin.

Wow, I'm honestly really sad to see this go, but also happy that I finished this and that all of you liked this so much. While this may have been long overdue, I wanted to say thank you to all of you who stuck with me in the very beginning, even those barely finding this, thank you so much.