Hello! This is my first time writing a SNK fanfiction so I am pretty nervous! For me, Levi's character is so hard to shape but I hope to make him in character so I will try my best! =) Rivatra is my OTP and it is a tragedy that Petra had to die. So for this fic... it is probably a way to express my fantasy of them being together.

Anyways, enough of me talking. Let's get started on this journey through time! To you, I give you...

The End Of Time

Chapter 1 – One Shot, One Opportunity

A knock resonated in the empty corridor.

However, there was no reply from the room the knock was given to.

The ginger hair girl bit her lips and withdraw her hand from the door, unclenching her hand which was formed into a fist before. She lowered the hurricane lamp and was about to try again when a strong and firm voice was heard from the room.

She brightened up. Too much for her liking.

"Who is it?"

"Petra, heichou," the ginger hair girl answered with her gentle and soft voice. There was a subtle hint of nervousness.

A pause. "Come in."

Gingerly and hesitantly, Petra stepped into Levi's room. She always thought going into Levi Heichou's room was like stepping into the World of Narnia. This place was so different from the rooms and places she had to bear with for trainings and camps where filth and dirt was basically their surroundings.

This place, Levi Heichou's personal room, was clean. No. Clean would be an understatement. The floor and wall was scrubbed till polished – even though they were made of stones and wood, not marbles. The windows gleamed and reflected the reflections of the large bed, desk and closet. There was no speck of dusts around. Everything was cleaned meticulously to an inch.

And it was cleaned by…

Petra's eyes landed on the said man who was sitting on his large bed – a bonus for being in the high rank – who was currently looking at her with his usual bored gaze. Her eyes travelled downward and widened as she saw him wearing his uniform with the 3D Maneuver Gear with his dark brown boots. Everything was normal except…

His shirt was unbutton, showing his muscular and lean figure – one that is desired by women and men alike – and his Survey Corps' jacket and cravat were nowhere in sight.

Petra felt herself flushing. The deep intense gaze he was giving was slightly too much for her to take… and seeing her Heichou's muscular chest…

"Tsk. What is it?"

Petra's head shot up, as though as finally realising why she was here. She quickly cleared her indecent thoughts and straightened up.

"Commander Erwin requests for a meeting immediately before the 57th expedition tomorrow. I was told, on the way, to inform you."

"Tsk," Levi crossed his leg over another. "Disturbing my plan to bathe," Levi narrowed his gaze. That would explain why his shirt was unbuttoned, Petra mused. His shirt hung dangerously opened and Petra swallowed back a nervous gulp.

"Erm…Levi Heichou," Petra opened her mouth again, this time her voice trembled.

Nervousness? Levi thought but looked at her in a way to say "go on, I am listening".

"Would you like a cup of black tea after the meeting? I-I bought some from the market this morning. It was rare to find." The ginger hair amber eyes' girl was looking anywhere but him now, waiting for the ultimate and undeniable rejection.

There was silence and Petra lifted her head. "For-"

"I will be back in thirty minutes," Levi said and left.

Petra stared after him and smiled.

He often wondered if history would change its course if that night they both had continued what they were almost doing, if he had let things change between them. After all, didn't they say time can be altered even if the slightest thing was changed?

He would never be able to find out.

An ear splitting sound snapped him out of his thoughts. He glanced down and saw that the table he had set his paperwork on was reduced to a pathetic heap of wood. His eyes flickered over to his hand. It was clenched tightly.

He must had broken the table with his clenched fist.

The door slammed opened. A tall woman with hair tied back into ponytail stood by the doorway. She pushed her glasses up. "Levi, I got something to show you!"

"I have no time for your ridiculous titans' experiments or any other ridiculous things you do. And," he added, looking up, face expression, "learn how to knock, shitty glasses."

If Hanji was insulted or even offended by Levi, she hid it well as she simply pouted. "That is mean!" Before her eyes flickered toward the heap of wood and the pieces of papers scattered on top of it. "What are those?"

Levi had always thought Hanji was weird. Who would ask about the papers first instead of the table that was reduced into a mess of wood?

"Petra's death document," he answered almost without emotions. Almost. But if you had been with this short man for a long time, you would have seen the slight betrayal of emotion – of grief – in his eyes. And Hanji knew just that.

"Didn't you send out Oluo's, Eld's and Gunthers to the respective families already?"

"Hers came in late so I had to do it later," Levi answered, again with that monotone.

Hanji was quiet, absorbing the words. The death of Levi's squad in the 57th Expedition was a great loss to the Survey Corps and the Survey Corps' members. After all, the four of the deceased members were respectable comrades and nice to be around with. The loss of Petra's friendliness and sunny behaviour was the most prominent remainder that she was dead, along with Oluo, Eld and Gunther.

"Well," Hanji broke into a grin. "I had something to show you after you are done!" She was swift to change the topic. She, for once, did not want to be reminded of losing few of the closest comrades she had. And, she knew that Levi was greatly affected by the death of his squad even though he controlled it well.

"I said I had no part in your crazy experiments," the short man answered curtly.

"Aww! Come on! You wouldn't want your tiny secret of fearing and loathing mold to be leak out, right? The strongest solider of humanities scared of mold and mildew!"

Levi's hand stopped moving and Hanji smirked smugly.

He looked up, a glare sent her way. "I will be there after I am finished here."

"YES!" Hanji punched the air with a burst of energy. Levi glared at her, a frown marring his features. "Get out."

"Yes, Heichou," Hanji said teasingly and Levi was reminded of a certain ginger hair girl. He shook his head and continued his work. Only to snap his head up when he noticed mud footprints courtesy of Hanji's riding boots.

"Clean your shit out, you shitty four eyes!"

After he was done, he decided to grab a cup of tea before facing his fate in the name of Hanji and her experiments. He searched for the tea leaves as the water boiled. He opened a cupboard and froze when he saw a packet of black tea leaves pasted with a small note. His name with a 'Heichou' behind was written on the note in a neat girlish handwriting. Along with a smiley face behind those two words.

He stared at it for a while until the kettle shrilled. He walked over along with the packet of black tea leaves in hand.

"How is it?"

"How is what?"

"How is it, Levi?!" Hanji pushed up her googles and stared at him with wide eyes, her grin stretching across her face scarily, causing the soldiers around her to fidget around uncomfortably.

Levi stared at her before sliding his gaze over to the disgusting and mammoth-size titan sitting on the floor with his…no, its legs and hands pierced with nails. Despite the obvious torture, its expression was showing none of that; in fact, with its eyes staring at them soullessly and its teeth mashing together – wanting a feast of humans – it seemed almost comical.

Levi's eyes narrowed. Hideous creature.

"We are experimenting on this yet again. I would appreciate it if you would ask…plead Erwin for some funds!" Hanji said, starry eyes on the short man who was currently ignoring her.

"Ask him yourself," Levi said. "I have plenty of things to do." He turned around on his heels.

Hanji coughed. "Ahem, remember my words in your office, just now? Bud-dy?" Hanji rested her hand on Levi's shoulder.

Levi stopped walking. "Tsk. We are no buddy. Get your filthy hand off me."

"And?" Hange said in a sing-song voice.

A pause. "I will stop by Erwin's office later. Don't get your hope up."

"It is to see if hidden in the spines are humans like the Female Titan that killed P-"

One second Hanji was standing beside Levi and the next, she was flung to the opposite end of the room as Levi sent her flying.

"Tsk! Shut up," Levi almost growled. Something tells him he should be more composed; he was slipping out of control. The air was tensed and charged with nervousness.

Hanji stood up, brushing the dust off her. "Levi-"

Levi stared at her for a long while and without another word, he took off.

Walking out of the room, he almost slapped himself for almost losing his emotions there. He was Humanity Strongest Solider. He knows that. Losing a comrade was normal. It is like breathing. Easy… so easy but … losing his squad like that…

Losing her just like that without ever seeing her smile or drink her tea anymore…

It just was not fair. God was not being fair. He was shouldered the responsibility of Humanity Strongest Solider. He had to lose so many people around him.

Losing her now was breaking many of his straws and he wasn't even sure when his last straw would be. There were a collection of his comrades' badges in his drawer. He took Oluo's, Eld's and Gunther's but he could not even take hers. No. Correction: he gave hers away.

"Tsk," Levi was getting annoyed with himself. What was he doing? He had a meeting soon. It was time for him to get going.

It was at that moment where everything went bright and the floor beneath him crumbled to nothingness yet he was still floating.

He glanced down. Was it another of Hanji's stupid prank? He had no time for this shit.

He blinked again and that was when everything in his vision was back to a second earlier. The brightness was gone and he was standing upright on the floor again.

His eyes flickered down to the floor. Maybe it was time for another cup of coffee. After all, he only slept two hours and five minutes last night.

There was a sound of the knock.

Levi looked up and took in the sight of his surroundings.

He was in a room – or more specifically, his room. Was he not in the corridor earlier on?

"What the-" he muttered.

He noticed the knock and addressed it. "Who is it?"

"Petra, Heichou."

And for the first time in his entire life, Levi felt just the tiniest tremble from his body.

Took me pretty long to type this story! If you enjoy it, please read and review!