"What... What happened next?" She raised her trembling voice. She couldn't believe anything yet she was trying so hard. "You owe us a fucking explanation!" Shouted Levi, when he was finally able to stand up.

"Everything stopped for some reason. It's... I don't know how to describe it... It may have ended because you are too relevant to the story. Thing is, after Hanji's death, Eren managed to get into his basement and saw what the priests were hiding. Point is, all titans were human once. And it all started with a failed experiment. After that was discovered, the titans have been gradually exterminated until they became extinct. It was all about a combination of substances that needed to be made in a bigger quantity. That's why it took a long time in order to remove the titans. What I'm trying to say is that we need you to protect the new world. The world you are living in. Somebody is trying to start this again and we need to stop it before it happens. You've lived 18 peaceful years after your deaths. It's time you get back in the business. You may want to stay out of this but the future of humanity is in your hands. You understand that, right?"

They both nodded with hesitation. "So what you want from us is to stop someone that we have no idea who he or she is from starting a new titan apocalypse?" "We know this sounds impossible but yes. This is what we want. Well, need your help with, at least..." Hikaru said with a shy smile, Arwen and Ryu looking at the two confused friends with begging looks.

Y/N looked at Levi and he looked back at her. They both nodded at each other. "Alright, we'll help. But you have to give us some clues. And if you don't mind, might as well take us back. This place makes me sick." said Levi with a kind of disgusted look. "Yeah, right. Let's get you back."

With a flick of his finger, Ryu got all of them back. "Okay, now let me explain all of the risks. First of all, we aren't even allowed to be here. That's why we need you to do everything. Because we cannot interfere. Well, we are kinda allowed because the gates of heaven need to be opened by Him, tho. But we have some rules. We are not allowed to help you, we are not allowed to give you clues and we are not allowed to develop strong feelings for you. Got it? Now, we already know who the cause of the disaster is. All you need to do is find it. And I'm going to break one of them and tell you that the evildoers might change in this world and that they are closer than you think. Now, please. Don't mention any of this to the others. Promise us." Levi and Y/N said 'Promise' simultaneously. They chuckled a little and then they were left alone in their room. Now that they know the secret, there is no point in Arwen and Hikaru's stay. They both left that day. Everyone was told that they had some family issues.

"Awww... We didn't even get their numbers..." whined Hanji. Erwin patted her back while chuckling at Hanji's childishness.

"What do you want to do now?" asked Ryu to break the ice. "Let's... I don't know... Swim in the pool..?" suggested Y/N, feeling kind of awkward. It was a lot for her to process in one day. The whole house. Belonging to her. It felt great and weird at the same time.

Everybody agreed with her suggestion and they all went to their rooms to change. Y/N got her one-piece swimsuit and she just tied her hair in a messy ponytail because she didn't really care. She was going to get it wet anyway. She was done fast so she let Levi in the bathroom. She went out and headed for the pool.

She was walking down the hallway when she bumped into Ryu. She backed up a little but he got close again. "Look... I-I'm sorry... I should've told you earlier. And... I..." "It's fine. Doesn't matter."

She walked away. Her calm tone made Ryu feel even more anxious. He had to make up to her somehow. But his mind couldn't process the last two days either. He kissed her and she let him. Why? Did she really feel so bad that she let him kiss her? And why did he kiss her in the first place? Why was she so calm after finding out what happened? Were his calculations wrong? Those were all the questions running around his head.

She watched her figure going downstairs. His heart was skipping but not hard enough to make him feel something strong. It was faint and he wanted to get rid of it. "No no no no no.... This can't be happening. It can't happen. For fuck's sake she's in love with someone... And most of all, she has something to do... There is a fucking mass murderer in this house and I can't tell her about her... What am I gonna do...?"

The part about the murderer didn't really affect him that much. It was more about the feelings. They were forbidden. And if he didn't control, it would be a problem for Y/N. But he let it slide and went downstairs as well.

Levi on the other hand was just done with changing and he stepped out of the bedroom just in time to hear him saying the location of the murderer.

He had to protect Y/N and find that bastard fast. At least he knew the gender.

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OH GOD IT'S BEEN AGES!

I'm so sorry for not updating in such a long time. At least I finally contoured the plot and I don't have a writer's block. Yay!

This book will be finished soon. I think that I'll conclude it in around 5-10 chapters. Not really sure. Might be longer, might be shorter.

But I am organising a contest.

The best Ryu fanart.

As you all probably know, I have decided to make a Ryu x Reader book, at the request of some readers. And I couldn't be happier about it. Point is, the best fanart gets to be the cover of this book. You probably got his features. Pale white skin, teal eyes, natural black hair that he likes to dye a lot. The hair won't be a problem though. You can basically make it any colour you want since you never know what's next. (by the way, i want to change his hair colour so suggest one in the comments) His clothing style is a combination of smart and edgy. He likes colours but he also loves looking tidy. I think you got the main idea.

I hope at least some of you will make one. It's not a problem if you don't. At least I know that you read this book!

It is going to be edited. I've found a lot of grammar mistakes, fact errors and the POV really bothers me.

Oh well, that's it for now. Hope you enjoyed this chapter!

See you in the next one!
~Andreea