"Carla," he repeated again but this time in a quiet voice.

She still seemed to hear her name but she looked confused because she didn't know why this short guy with a messy undercut knew her name. Levi snapped to his senses when she got a punch to the stomach and he just couldn't stand there and watch a lady being beaten up. He ran with full force towards her captors and punched the guy that was holding her back. His face immediately twisted with pain and agony as he let go of Carla to cover his now bruised face.

The second man who was still hitting her, started to realize what had happened to his partner in crime so he threw Carla over his back and started to make a run with for it. Levi knew what he was going to do before it even happened so of course he ran right after him. He was angry. He was mad because he found it so pathetic that two grown men would bully a lady just to get money out of her.

It was ridiculous and stupid that they would go for such an innocent and harmless target. It disgusted him to know that scums like them would do such a thing because they didn't know how to get their own money. People like them spend too much time trying that they don't even have the time to live and enjoy life anymore.

Levi jumped and swooped into the man and tackled him to the ground hopefully without hurting Carla. Levi was short but he was heavy enough to pin this guy to the ground no matter how tired he was right now. He slapped the guy in the face over and over again and even punched him a few times until he knew he was definitely going to get a nosebleed sooner or later.

"I want you and your asshole friend to get your ass out of here and I never want to see you here again, alright? Scram, asshat," Levi hissed and gave a kick to the man's stomach.

The man scrambled to get up and started to limp away as fast as he could. Levi stared at his bloody and bruised hands and made a sound of disgust as Carla watched him carefully as if trying to discover who he was. She was trembling and she looked as if she just saw a ghost but she was still able to talk.

"W-Who are you?" she asked through chattering teeth. "How do you know my name?"

Levi flinched a little when he heard her voice; it was like listening to the older female version of Eren talk and that painfully reminded him of Eren. Her voice sounded so caring, sincere and concerned, kind of like those really nice nurses who didn't work for money but just to make sure you got better.

"You're Carla Jaeger, right?" he asked and ignored her two questions for now.

"How do you know? Are you after my money too?" she was whispering with fear and she was started to walk away from him.

"Tch calm down I'm not after any money," Levi declared with a frustrated sigh. "Sudden question but you have a son named Eren, right?"

"Y-Yes," she said quietly. "Who are you and how do you even know any of this?"

"I'm Levi," he said and rolled his eyes with impatience. "I'm your son's boyfriend."

"What?" she exclaimed a little too loudly and for a split second Levi thought maybe she was homophobic by the way her eyes grew wider and the slight frown on her face. "Aren't you a little too old for him?"

"Okay listen up. I'm twenty seven and he's almost nineteen. I am not a pervert," Levi told her and crossed his arms.

"H-He's still alive?" she stammered excitedly. "My Eren is still alive? Even after I..." she trailed off as if she might be remembering something painful from her past. "Even after I left? He's still alive?"

"Barely alive," Levi muttered under his breath.

"What?"

"Your dick husband poisoned him with his weird ass drugs," he explained after a while.

"What?" she repeated as if she couldn't even hear him.

"Your son is dying," he said and closed his eyes for a moment.

"Why..." she trailed off again and she looked as if she were about to pass out from misery. "Do you know where he is, Levi? Can I see him?"

"Well you are his mother so of course you can," he said. "Follow me."

---

"My baby," Carla murmured with her hands pressed against the glass pane windows of Eren's hospital room. "My poor Eren."

She zoomed past the door and ran to his side. Her face was stained with tears and her hands were shaking uncontrollably. She was horrified to see him this way, terrified to see that Eren was holding on to life by a thread. There were more wires and machines attached to him more than usual and there were beads of sweat forming on his forehead like glass marbles.

He didn't react when Carla was frantically speaking to him because anything he did was painful. Talking. listening, turning his head slightly to the side hurt for him. She was just about to hold his hand but Levi stopped her.

"Don't touch him," he announced a little too loudly. "He feels a big amount of pain when that happens and we still don't know why. Your devil husband was an evil scientist to be able to make a drug like that."

Eren groaned as he tried breathing normally but he couldn't. There were times in the middle of the night when he did in fact stop breathing for one or two minutes which resulted in nurses and doctors running to his room to see what was the problem. He was like a toy car now; he was only a empty shell supported by batteries and his batteries were oxygen tanks and weird tubes. Once they were gone he wouldn't be able to function properly and he would just die.

He had to use paper and pen to be able to communicate now. it wasn't the easiest thing for him to do but it was better than nothing. He struggled to scrawl words on a notepad but his mother watched patiently. It was like watching a toddler draw some sort of art piece that didn't make sense at all.

'Mom?'

His writing was very messy but she was still able to read it just fine.

'I thought Grisha killed you.'

'How are you alive?'

'Why did you leave me to die?'

'Are you here to hurt me too?'

'Why did you leave me with that monster?'

'Why why why why why why.'

His written words left a fresh wound in Carla's heart. Was this what Eren wanted to ask her after years of being away fro him? Was it really her fault that he was like this in the first place?

"Eren," she choked out. "I'm sorry. I was selfish. I didn't know he would do such a thing, I swear. I left the both of you money before I ran off and I thought he would change but...he didn't. I'm so sorry, Eren. I wanted to bring you with me but he wouldn't let me. He said he would kill you if I did and I don't think I could forgive myself if you died. I'm sorry."

She was sobbing now but even so she still looked really pretty. It was like watching a lady in a movie cry except this time it wasn't for any cameras or fans. It was from deep sadness of a caring and loving mother.

'It's okay, mom.'

'Thanks for visiting before I die.'

'I love you, mom.'

'I'm sorry we had to reunite again with me looking like a piece of shit.'

She laughed at his last sentence but not humour but of joy. She was happy that her one and only son didn't build a wall of hate ever since she left.

"That's fine, Eren. At least...at least I get to see you again."

She was still crying but she was smiling. She did not want to show sadness in front of Eren when he was really feeling depressed and pained.

They chatted more about how their lives had been for the past eight years and surprisingly Carla's life hasn't transformed into that perfect, wonderful life Eren expected when she left. She had to work multiple jobs to support herself and it was rare for her to have days off. There was also that one period of time where she stayed out in the street but she managed to find a job and a sturdy home.

Eren's on the other hand was a little different. He was forced to stay with his father and of course he was abused almost all the time of every second of his life. His life was nothing but yelling, fighting and pain until Levi came along. He made everything better. Levi was still there in the room with them but he couldn't see what Eren was writing because he was standing a generous distance away.

'I...'

'I really love him, mom.'

'I hope that's alright.'

'He's a grumpy midget but I love him so much.'

His mother turned her head slightly to the side to flash a big smile at Levi which surprised him. She was happy that someone was there to watch over and love Eren while she was gone.

"Of course that's fine, Eren," she said with a grin. "I'm glad he makes you happy."

The older male flinched at her words when she realized she was talking about himself. Did he really make Eren happy? He always thought that maybe Eren was going to give up on him because he an annoying, little shit at times.

'Mom? I'm sorry I'm dying when we finally found each other again.'

"Silly Eren, you're not going to die."

Levi suddenly jumped at this. Was she just joking around to make her son feel a little better?

'But look at me.'

'I'm nothing but flesh and bones.'

'I'm falling apart.'

'I'm falling apart until there's nothing left.'

"We'll find a way. We'll find a way so that you can stay with your Levi and I promise that. I will not allow you to die just because that man I called my 'husband' drugged you."

"Carla?" Levi called out.

"Hmm mm?"

"Can I...speak to you for a moment?"

"Sure!"

Eren shot them both a worried glance as they left the room and closed the door behind them so he wouldn't hear what they would say. The hospital was busy and was filled with nurses and doctors wandering the halls with clipboards or pushing a patient's wheel cheer around. There was a lot of chatter but even so Levi spoke to Carla in a hushed whisper.

"What do you mean he's not going to die? We've done a few tests and it shows it's a 15% that he will live."

Sure she probably did say it to lift their spirits a bit but the way she said it was off. She seemed determined and sure about it.

"I've...received the same sickness one time," she whispered as she tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "Of course it's deadly and it can kill but there's a way to get out of it but it isn't easy."

"I'm listening."

"To Eren it seems like he's been like this for awhile now which will make it more difficult for him to get better and increases the chance of his death," Carla explained and frowned.

"So what should we do about it?"

"He needs surgery immediately," she answered solemnly. "The drug used on him focuses on the blood stream and attacks it. That's why when someone touches him even in the softest and caring way, it will cause excruciating pain. It's kind of like an electric fence. It's probably all over his body now so he...he needs a blood transfusion."

Levi was a doctor himself so of course he knew what this meant. It was going to be dangerous for Eren to receive one since he was in such a weak and unhealthy state. There were many accidents with blood transfusions that Levi has seen before and he hoped it wouldn't happen to Eren. 

"This could be dangerous and you know that, right?"

"Yes I know the risks but we gotta risk it if we want Eren to live. I've had one before when I was given the same drug and it was painful even with pain killers. It was like having your life drip out of you slowly."

Levi was starting to doubt her. He didn't want to hurt Eren but was it worth it if it meant he had a slim chance at living? He wanted Eren to live because he didn't want to be alone in this world without him.

"Are you up to it? I'm fine with it but...I want to make sure it's okay with his boyfriend first," she said as she gave a teasing smile.

"Let's do it."

---

Good things never really happened in Levi's life; Eren was one of them but he was slowly slipping away like sand gripped in his hand. Eren had agreed to the surgery, although it took a very long conversation to convince him. They later ran some blood tests which took a lot of time since they couldn't touch his skin directly but they managed to get some of his blood.

He was negative AB.

Levi knew that blood type and his heart sank like the Titanic. That was a rare blood type in this area so how were they supposed to find any people willing to donate a massive amount of their own blood? Levi could do it but Eren had to get rid of all his blood so that would mean Levi would have to donate almost half of his. Sure human bodies can generate more blood but it could take a while.

If this didn't work at all that would mean their efforts to save Eren would mean nothing. He would die in vain.

Levi decided he would do it even if it meant giving up his own life in return.

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