"You're sure you're ok?"

"Yes, I'm fine. Really."

"You don't fell somehow... different?"

"Are you referring on something or?"

"N-no no no! I mean, doesn't your wound hurt you?"

"Well, hurt is not a good word for it. It's itching too much! I think I'll peel off my own skin if I keep touching it. Do you know how can I get rid of this?" asked Petra one morning at breakfast.

Eren spilled out his water and coughted. Petra was confused and looked at others, but they were avoiding eye contact for some reason.

"What is that?" she asked.

"It's a complicated. Usually we don't like speaking about it." said Mikasa. "It's a-"

"It's, well, Levi-" started Armin, but Connie quickly covered his mouth and answered instead of him.

"Levi can help you with that!" he said with grin.

"Really?" asked Petra.

"Yes! You can go to him now, considering it's as itching so much as you said."

"Ok? But why are others so silent?" asked Petra suspiciously.

"Oh, don't worry! It's nothing really!"

"You know, I don't believe you." said Petra and raised an eyebrow.

But Connie's mind was like made for finding a way to embarrass someone. He walked to Petra and whispered to her.

"Others don't want to talk about it because Levi has a homemade balm for this things. The truth is, balm burns for three minutes. They are crybabies and can't handle it, but you can because as I see, your wound is in really good state compared to others."

Petra first looked at him, then to others.

"Is that true? Everything you need to do is to come to him and he puts on your wound-"

"Yeah, it's true, don't speak further please!" said Sasha with her hands in front of her, like some sort of defence. Petra almost laughted.

"Is that it, really?" she chuchled. "It's not a big deal at all!"

"WHAT?!" Eren, Sasha, Ymir and Jean gasped.

"I'm coming now, thank you Connie!" she said and exited.

"Petra wai-" Annie started, but she was gone already. They shoot glares towards Connie who was grinning like an idiot.

"What the hell is your problem?!" shouted Eren who was the first who experienced Levi's wound healing and he hoped he'll be the last. But life had other plans.

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"..........You what?" asked Levi, not believing what he's just heard.

"I-I came to you to, um... ask you to help me heal my wound, if it's ok with you. It's itching and it hurts really much."

Levi stared at her with blanc face. "Who told you about it?"

"They told me..." she really didn't want to be tattletale and tell Connie told her that, but later on, she regreted it.

"...... Show me your neck."

Petra's heart throbbed because those were exactly the same words he said to her that night. To expose her neck. She swallowed.

"Ok." she did as she was told and Levi used his hand to motion her closer to him. Once she was close enought, he spoke again.

"You must sit on my lap."

"W-what? Why?" she blushed.

Levi cleared his throat. "Because... you might be uncomfortable while I do that."

"A-Are you sure?"

"I'm positive."

"..." Petra's legs trembled while she was lowering and finally sat on his lap. Her legs were at the each side of his, which was even more awkward because she was in a skirt. Levi slightly smirked, but Petra didn't see it. He brought his face close to her wound to look in which state it was.

"Well this one seems to be different."

"What do you mean?"

"I'll tell you when I finish."

He observed the wound and to Petra's surprise, put his hands around her waist. Before she even had the time to protest, he put his wet tongue flat on her skin.

"AHHH! What are you doing?" she tried to get up, but he was holding her too tight. Levi raised his head to look at her.

"Helping you with your wound."

"THIS will help?" she asked flustered and too red in a face.

"So they haven't told you? Tch. What do you think was the reason no one came to me to heal? It's because I need to lick it to heal quicker." he answered.

DAMN you, Connie! Homemade balm, my ass! Petra wanted nothing but to get back to the dinning hall and beat the hell out of him. But if she really wanted to heal... she needed to accept this. Just great.

"A-alright... It's o-ok." she said avoiding eye contact. Levi tilted her chin and made her look at him again.

"If it's too much for you, I can-"

"It's ok. I w-would be glad if y-you... heal me."

Levi's looked at her eyes. He needed to know, was there fear? No... It wasn't there. Petra wasn't afraid. Her rosy cheeks showed a hint of embarrassement, but Levi couldn't blame her.

He slowly and gently traced his tongue on her wound. Her skin was red of too much scratching and it felt a little warm. He could just keep licking her soft skin while be so close to her. He liked it a lot. His grip around her waist tightened and he wanted so bad to bring one hand to her thigh and feel it up, but he must control himself. The last thing he wanted was her to be terrified of him if she wasn't already after the night five days ago. He felt his heart pounding like a mad because of his dirty thoughts.

What's wrong with me? It's not even a full moon...

Each time Levi's tongue carresed her skin, Petra felt a warm sensation, but it was a real relief for her wound. It was so embarrassing in the same time and Petra haven't even realized she's tangled her arms around his neck. Now they looked like a loving couple embracing eachother. Her heart was like a hammer in her chest. Her blood was rushing-

Wait! Blood! He can sense it! My God he can sense my heart's throbbing!

Petra became more red in face with the thought that Levi can sense how flustered she is.

"Um, s-sir...?"

"Levi." he corrected.

"Oh, yes. L-Levi, c-can you... you know, sense someone's heart throbbing or blood rushing throught arteries?"

Levis stopped licking for a second and eyed her carefully.

"Why do you want to know?"

"J-just asking! I want to know m-more about you- I mean-"

"You're a cute one. It's been just a few days and you managed to do this."

"W-what?"

"N-nevermind... I'm finished for today." he said.

"How do you mean for today?"

Levi sighed.

"Your wound seems to be in a worse state than I thought. It needs different care which means - I need to lick it everyday in next ten days."

Petra went pale in a face and red in cheeks, the state Levi believed was impossible.

"You're alright?" asked Levi with full concern.

"I-I-I'm ok, no worries! I-is that so bad? It really need to be threated everyday?" she asked flushed. Levi simply nodded.

"If I don't do it like that, it'll start burning soon."

With that, Petra stood up, thanked Levi and exited the room. She had mixed emotions inside her. She buttoned up her shirt and continued walking to dinning hall, ready to kick some ass. In the way there, she walked past large door of the Throne room and remembered...

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"What... was that?"

"Guys, what are you doing here?"

It seemed like time stopped for them, but they got back to reality as soon as they left it.

"Peeetraaaaa!!!" cried Sasha and hugged her friend tightly, almost falling in process.

"Petra!" Ymir and Christa joined the hug.

"Whoah! Is everything alright?" Petra laughted. She was so happy seeing all of them again.

"Miss Petra!" Eren sprinted to Petra and girls moved so he can get to her. He hugged her with tears formed in his eyes. He was holding to her like lost child who haven't seen his mother for so long. There was a little truth though. Petra was like a mother to him and he loved her so much, even if he was 15 and Petra 23.

"There Eren, I'm alright." she smiled at him motherly.

"I was... so scared." he whispered only for her to hear. She ruffled his hair and Eren couldn't help but to remember how Levi did the same not too long ago.

Mikasa teared at the sight inside. She saw Petra as her mother too, since her real one got killed, together with her father. She was tough and strong, but was worried maybe more than Eren. She wanted so bad to join them, but decided she'll stay to the side.

Petra saw her hesistation so she extended her hand and smiled. Mikasa felt like crying, but kept her normal expresion, except a tiny smile formed on her lips. She was missing that feeling so much.

"Thanks God..." sighed Eld.

"Indeed. After snapping at him two weeks ago, I hate to say it, but it was somehow logical for him to hurt her... I don't know what miracle saved her, but it's a good one." said Jean.

Petra heard them and memories of Levi's gentleness that no one saw before, came to her. When Mikasa and Eren let go of her, Petra turned to Eld and Jean, not before patting her 'children' 's heads.

"He would never do such a thing, so there wasn't anything to worry about."

"Eh?"

"Petra you're ok? Have you lost too much blood?" asked Gunther.

Petra shook her head.

"No. I'm perfectly fine. I got to see another side of him which no one told me about. You shouldn't speak lowly of him at all."

Now they didn't know what to say. Eld and Jean exchanged glances and focused on Petra as to chech if she looks sick or something like that.

"... He drinks blood Petra, that's called a vampire." said Auruo.

"You, no... everyone sees him as a monster just because he's born like vampire. He's actually... caring. He apologized to me and even brought me to my room because I couldn't walk properly at that moment."

"Wait, he apologized you?" asked Connie.

"Yes."

"He's never done something like that." said Christa.

Maybe it was because, he's never done- Petra blushed at embarrassing memories.

"Uh, are you ok Petra? You're a bit red?" asked Armin.

"Ee, I'm alright. Have you heard what I just said to you? No one dared to even speak to him or try to get close. I'm feeling quilty with the fact that I believed rumors and acted with prejudice." she asked and placed both hands to her hips.

They were silent for 2 minutes at least, thinking, until Armin spoke.

"Maybe... we were too selfish. So scared and too dumb to be a good persons towards him. Have we even thought if he ever felt rejected?"

"Those things must be discussed." said Connie. "So let's get back to dinning hall, better than speaking here."

Unbeknown to them, Levi was leaning on the wall, hidden, listening all the time...

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Five days passed and many things changed. They were observing Levi more than usual when he needed one of them. His expressions and his words were observed with different and more careful eyes and ears. Eren and Christa made the bigest sucess thought - they actually started conversation with him. It was long and relaxing. They told others about it and now they saw Petra's words were right. They haven't showed that, but every single on of them felt the sence of quilt. Quilt for not wanting to know what a man was standing before them.