Chapter Thirteen: First Meeting

(Levi's POV)

        "Commander!" Eren's voice pulled me out of my thoughts as I turned to face him. "Do you have a death toll for me yet, Yeager?" I asked him. The attack on Karanese thankfully wasn't as bad as the attack on Trost. I had easily dispatched five twelve meter tall titans when I first arrived here. Eren sighed deeply and shook his head. "Not yet sir, hopefully soon though." Eren stated as I rolled my eyes in annoyance. Suddenly Jon came flying towards us using his ODM gear. My eyes widened as soon as I saw the look of fear on his face. "COMMANDER LEVI!" Jon yelled as he landed on the rooftop a few feet away from me. "JON! WHAT IN THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE! I ORDERED YOU TO STAY WITH LIEUTENANT ACKERMAN, DID I NOT?!" I screamed, the anger that had been slowly collecting inside of me finally exploding. Jon stood up and saluted me, keeping his green eyes directly on me. "Yes Sir. I was sent here by Captain Historia Reiss. While we were escorting Lieutenant Ackerman to the safety zone her water broke Sir. I was able to get her to the medics quickly and safely, and Captain Reiss stayed behind with her sir." Jon explained as my eyes widened in fear. Shit! Now was not the time for Megami to come!

     I quickly turned to face Eren, who saluted me in respect. "Yeager, I'm putting you in charge of the rest of this. Make sure to write me a full report after you're finished. Jon, take me to Emi NOW." I stated as they both nodded in response. It took us about a forty minute ride by horse to the scout regime base located in Stoness. The whole ride there my mind was filled with thoughts of Emi and Megami. I could feel my hands begin to shake in panic as we finally approached the gates of the barracks. I jumped off of my horse before it even came to a complete stop, shoving my way through people as Jon lead me to the basement where Emi was. As soon as we walked down the stairs the sound of a babies cry filled my ears. I instinctively shoved Jon out of my way when I heard the baby cry.  "Commander Ackerman!" Historia called over to me, as she stood in front of a spare room. I ran over to her, trying to catch my breath as I spoke, "H-How is she?!" Historia sighed and smiled boldly at me.

   "Emi did a fantastic job. You should be proud of her." Historia explained as I sighed a breath of relief. "Thank god..." I muttered, tears began streaming down my face. I reached for the door handle and carefully opened it. As soon as my eyes met Emi's, I felt an overwhelming sense of joy take over me.  Emi smiled softly and looked down at the small infant that was in her arms. "Hi." Emi whispered softly as I walked over to her, kissing her as deeply as I could. She met my kiss with just as much passion as I had put into it. After a few moments she pulled away. I slowly looked down at my beautiful daughter, Megami. She had a lot of the same facial features as Emi, except her eye shape and nose were mine. I gently rubbed the top of her little head, as the tears continued to stream down my face.

  "I'm so sorry I wasn't here Emi, please forgive me." I spoke softly as she smiled. "It's okay Levi, I was never mad at you in the first place. Would you like to hold our daughter?" She asked as I nodded. "Can I?" I mumbled as she giggled, carefully placing the tiny six pound four ounce baby in my arms. I looked down at Megami in awe as Emi rested her head against my shoulder. "She looks so much like you, Emi." I explained as she giggled. "Really? I see a lot of you in her." She spoke as she reached up and moved a strand of my sleek black hair out of my face.  "I'm so proud of you Emi. I heard you did an amazing job." I whispered as I leaned over slightly and kissed her forehead. Everything now felt right in the world, with my daughter an my wife by  my side I felt like anything was possible.