You never wanted this. You never wanted any of this. Why did it hurt so much? Everything was painful and your head felt like it was about to burst open. That’s when the light came, it was like opening your eyes for the first time

The scene was not that of a hospital and the proud faces of your parents and doctors though. You were on the roof of a building, the rubble of Shinganshina surrounded you

Your head began to pound again, but you could see the everything clearer. The voices were accompanied by visions, and you realized they were memories. Bertholdt’s memories. They got louder and flashier, leading you to cover your ears and hyperventilate. You inhaled and tried to scream, but nothing came out

You could feel a presence come quickly behind you, but you didn’t have the energy to flinch as it threw some sort of cloth over you. There was shouting and the zipping of ODM gear, a pair of weapons being drawn and footsteps ran across the roof

Finally, it went quiet again. The rush of memories slowed down until they came to a stop, and you were able to see clearly once more

You were still on the rooftop. You shakily pulled the cloth that was thrown earlier around yourself tighter, lifting your head up

Voices were shouting in the distance, but one was much closer. It was Levi, and his eyes locked on yours before he stepped closer and crouched down to your level

“Hey brat. You alright?” He breathed, nothing but love and concern in his tone. He helped you fix the cloth around you. It wasn’t until now that you noticed it was his own cloak