(y/n) - your name

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I watched silently as every military soldier from the four different branches mingled about and chatter, eager for the ceremony to begin. I stood next to Levi, fixing my own scout cloak that everyone wore as he simply had his arms crossed in front of his chest.

"Stop wiggling around. You look fine." Levi mutters out and I freeze, stopping myself from being a nitpick but I had the urge to fix one last thing but I hold back.

It's like not scratching an itch!

I look over and see Floch arguing with the three childhood friends and I groan in annoyance.

I want to slap him so bad.

"Brat, what are you doing?" I walk over to Floch, getting irritated as he spouts off at my precious sunflower boi.

"It's cause you two got emotional and captain Levi did the same. He's alive cause you think your friends are more important-"

"-hey Floch." I grin mischievously, gripping the back of his neck and forcing him to my height. "How are you? Oh right no one asked. You know who I am right?" Floch glares at me. "I'm sure you do. The one person out of everyone here who knows the future. So when I say that Captain Levi made the right choice, he made the right choice."

"How was letting Commander Erwin die the right choice!?"

"That's none of your business and only mine to know. I agree it's sad that he had to pass on but he needed to rest from this hell hole. But Armin here had a future, a goal in sight for humanity where Erwin didn't. Now that is a big difference in a leader, plus the fact that Armin is a great strategist and won't sacrifice soldier lives." Floch gulps as I smile at him, him trying to tug his collar which I made sure to hold on tight. "I'm sure you understand right? Now be a good boy and run along or maybe I won't save your ass next time."

"Y-yeah. Got it." Floch immediately runs off and Jean, Connie and Sasha burst out laughing.

"Shit (y/n), now I know to not get on your bad side ever." Jean wheezes out, trying to calm his laughter and I just chuckle.

"I had a bone to pick with Floch for a long time. He annoys the fuck out of me. I was so close to smacking him." I hear a slight snicker and I see Mikasa hiding behind her hand as Armin just sighs with a smile.

"You're nearly as terrifying as captain Levi." Eren grins and I shrug.

"Nah. He's not terrifying. Levi is a big softie."

"Who you calling a softie?" Everyone shuts up quickly and I turn around to see Levi raise a brow at me.

"You duh. You're like a dad and the scouts are your kids. You love and care about them so yes, you're a big softie." I giggle, poking Levi's chest and he swats my hand away.

"Enough. It's time brats. Line up." Everyone shuffles to get in line and I dawdle back with Levi. "Aren't you lining up?"

"Nah. I asked Historia to not give me a medal. Didn't see the need for it." I shrug and Levi furrows his brows but shakes his head. We walk behind the scouts, standing to the side as they line up in front of Historia with the rest of the soldiers sitting in their seats.

"Hey, just wanted to say thanks for back there." Levi suddenly whispers in my ear and I look at him in confusion.

"For what?"

"You really are dumb. For saying the shit you said to that Floch brat." Levi leaves the sentence as it is and I grin.

"No problem Levi."

"You also said captain Levi when you told off the brat."

Levi is awfully chatty today, not like I mind.

"Did I? I guess it slipped."

"So there is some respect for your superiors in there." Levi snickers and I roll my eyes at him.

"Haha." We watch as Historia awards Hanji's squad, Mikasa, Sasha, Jean, Eren, Connie and Armin their medals.

"You should be there getting one. You keep saving their useless asses." I burst out laughing, quickly slamming my hand over my mouth to muffle it.

"Levi!" I scold him and he just shrugs at me. "I'm not good with crowds or big ceremonies like this. I get shy and very unsure of what to do."

"Really? The great (y/n) being shy. That would be a miracle." I punch Levi on the shoulder and he feigns hurt and fakes a frown at me before immediately standing straight and blank-faced when a superior was looking our way. It was time for Levi and Hanji to receive their medals and I shove Levi forward.

"I'll be cheering silently!" I whisper yell and Levi sighs, walking off to kneel in front of Historia with Hanji to get their medals. The ceremony ends soon after everyone had received their medals and we were brought back in the foyer for a small celebration. I was looking through the large crowd, trying to find Levi.

"Who are you trying to find?" I shriek and jump back in surprise to see Levi next to me.

"No one!"

"Sure."

"Where did you go?" Levi looks around before nodding his head towards a direction and I follow after him into an empty corridor.

"It didn't feel right that you didn't get yours." I look down and see Levi holding a medal in his hands.

"You didn't have to Levi." I smile up at him.

"Without you, so many lives would've been taken away. So many families would've been going through grief. I may be humanity's strongest but you truly are humanity's Guardian." I silently awe at Levi's speech as he puts the medal on me. I grin down at the shiny gem before jumping on Levi to hug him.

"I'm just glad that I can stop most of the pain you would've gone through." I lean back and I see Levi open his mouth to say something but I hear the door open behind us and I jump back.

"(y/n)!" Sasha squeals out, running towards me and shaking my arm.

"Whats up?"

"Histo-I mean Queen Historia is declaring a small ball for all the scouts! To celebrate the lives that had been saved by you!" Sasha starts jumping up and down like an excited rabbit.

"And?"

"And, she's personally making each of us girls some gowns for the ball!" Sasha squeals out and I flinch at the sound.

"I'm surprised that you're excited about a custom dress."

"Nope! I'm in it for the buffet!" I sigh out and chuckle.

"Of course you are." Sasha starts tugging my arm and pulling me back from Levi. "Wait, now!?"

"Of course! She needs our measurements!" I turn to Levi and frown, not really wanting to leave him alone but he just nods at me while mouthing go.

"Ok ok, quit pulling!" I let Sasha lead me down various confusing corridors that all look the same until she shoves me into a room where Mikasa and Hanji were waiting in.

"My baby!" Hanji squeals and runs over to me, rubbing her cheek against mine as she carries me over to Mikasa as Historia comes out from some sort of secret room with different kinds of fabric.

"(y/n)! I'm so glad you could make it!" Historia rushes towards me and pulls me into a gentle hug. "It's been too long! How have you been?"

"I've been fine. What about you? How has it being Queen?"

"Frustrating at times but it amazing to learn new things."

"Ok, I gotta ask. What's up with the ball and all this?" Historia calls in a tailor as she sets the fabrics down on her bed as I ask her.

"I wanted to boost morale in the scouts after reclaiming Wall Maria. I thought we should celebrate." Historia leans up to me and whispers. "Plus, it's like a way for me to have a break you know?" I wink at Historia and nod, giving her two thumbs up.

"I get it girl. You're all good." Historia claps her hand and the tailor goes around grabbing measurements from everyone. I go behind a divider and wear a dress singlet for him to take my measurements. I frowned at the various marks on my skin and I had the urge to dose my body in makeup that wouldn't come off. "Um, can I ask you one request please?"

The tailor looks up at me before nodding. "What shall it be ma'am?"

"Do you mind if you make my dress that somehow covers up my wounds, please. They don't look very nice." The tailor nods and writes away in his notebook. Once he was done with my measurements, he left and I got changed back in my clothes before coming out to hang out with the girls. Time flew by quickly and the tailor comes back with a few friends, holding a new gown for each of us.

That was hella quick.