Author's Note: Just an idea for a fic that has been going through my head for a while now that I just now felt inspired to write. Initially meant for it to be a oneshot, but I may continue it. Will contain spoilers through chapter 66, probably the later chapters as they come out if I continue this for long enough. I do not own SNK/Attack on Titan. I hope you enjoy!

"She's awake!"

"What should we do?"

"Someone get Erwin!"

Their words created a sense of urgency inside Annie and she felt an urge to escape, but darkness would take her first.

"I want to see her," an angry voice asked, slowly drawing Annie back from the realm of sleep.

"I'm not sure that's a good idea," a second male said.

"Let him in. I willing to bet she'll be more cooperative with Eren here," another voice. Eren's name triggered Annie's memories and everything came flooding back to her, from her mission to her failure to capture Eren. She let out a small gasp as she realized that her crystal couldn't protect her anymore.

"Looks like someone's awake," the second male said, a familiar voice that made Annie's blood run cold. Instinctively she raised her hand to her mouth but found that both of her arms were chained to the wall. A small female laugh filled her ears.

"I'm afraid we can't have you shifting on us," she said, another voice that Annie recognized. Reluctantly Annie sat up to face her captors. It took a moment for her eyes to adjust to the darkness but when they did she saw Levi, Hanji, Commander Erwin, and him. Annie's eyes widened, realizing the sort of situation she was in as she avoided meeting Eren's gaze.

"Relax. We aren't going to hurt you," Erwin said calmly.

"Then what are they doing here?" Annie asked, her voice dry and scratchy from disuse. She certainly hadn't forgotten how Hanji had threatened to dissect her when they had almost captured her the first time, or how Levi nearly killed her single-handedly.

"Hanji and Levi are two of my most trusted soldiers," Erwin answered, maintaining a steady voice. "But there will be time for chatting later. For now we have some questions for you, Female Titan," he said, causing Annie to flinch.

"Annie, we know about Bertolt and Reiner," Eren said, his voice not betraying his emotions for once. Annie's eyes widened in shock. Erwin assessed the situation for a moment.

"We'll let the two of you talk," Erwin said, gesturing for Levi and Hanji to follow him out. Reluctantly, both followed.

"Where are they?" Annie asked, her voice a mix of fear, anger, and worry.

"We don't know," Eren admitted. He clenched his fists. "But why did you three do it? Why did you do any of it?" he asked, struggling to keep his emotions in check.

"You wouldn't understand the motivations of a weak girl like me," Annie said coldly.

"You. Are not. Weak!" Eren cried out as he slammed his fist against the wall behind him in frustration. "You were our friends, our comrades!" he continued, making it clear how betrayed he felt. "I…I loved you," Eren added quietly, and Annie looked up. When she met his gaze, she could feel the hurt radiating off of him.

"You picked the wrong girl to fall in love with," Annie said bitterly.

"It's not like I chose to," Eren pointed out. He sighed. "You really won't tell me anything will you?" he asked after several minutes of silence, clearly hurt by the lack of explanation. Annie looked away.

"I can't."

"Then at least help us," Eren pleaded. Annie looked back at him, caught off guard.

"Help you?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

"We can patch the hole in Wall Maria," he explained, his eyes full of hope. Annie frowned.

"Don't you understand? I'm the enemy. If you know about Reiner and Bertolt then you know that we don't want to fix the walls. We're the reason they were breached in the first place. We don't want to help humanity," she said coldly.

"Would you rather stay locked up in here for the rest of your life?" Eren asked.

"You're crazy."

"And you already knew that," Eren pointed out with a smirk. Annie stared at him blankly.

"I tried to capture you twice, I've killed countless of your comrades, and I have made it very clear that I'm no friend to humanity," Annie pointed out in disbelief. "Why do you even want my help?" she asked bitterly.

"Believe me, if there was another way I wouldn't be asking you. We've seen the titans in the walls, which gave us an idea on how to breach the hole. The plan is to shift into a titan and harden my skin to fill in the gap. I picked up the ability to harden my skin a few weeks ago, but I can't shift into a titan that's large enough," Eren explained reluctantly.

"And you think I can?"

"Maybe not, but if we work together we can seal the breach. Besides, I'm still not very good at controlling the crystallization or even just my titan form in general. You seem to be pretty good at it. Hell, you're a lot better at controlling yours than I am," Eren said.

"I have a lot more experience," Annie deadpanned. "Commander Erwin put you up to this didn't he?" she accused.

"What? Why would you say that?" Eren asked, clearly caught off guard.

"He seems to enjoy ridiculously risky plans," Annie noted, remembering her experiences as the target of said plans.

"Well, he didn't put me up to this," Eren said. Annie sighed.

"I suppose he didn't. He would have picked a better liar. Someone like Armin," she said bitterly.

"You saw right through him and still went along with it," Eren pointed out.

"It was the last chance I had to complete my mission," Annie said dismissively.

"Says the girl who constantly says she just wants to save her own skin. You knew it was a trap," Eren said.

"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. What does that prove?" Annie asked.

"You know, we met two members of the Military Police that know you, Marlow and Hitch. Marlow told us about what you said, that you admire people like me and him that go against the flow, that you consider yourself to be weak. He said that you just wanted to weak to be considered human too. Well you know what? You are human," he began, catching Annie's attention. "Weakness is what makes you human. They keep touting me as "humanity's greatest hope" or some other bullshit, but you know what? I'm weak. I'm not strong enough to protect my friends, I've spent most of the past few months being kidnapped by various people, and even what I can do isn't enough to save humanity on its own. No one can destroy the titans by themselves. We have to stick together, or humanity will be wiped out. Together, we can actually change things!" Eren said, growing more impassioned as he went on.

"Humanity can't stop the titans," Annie argued. "I won't throw my life away for a cause that's doomed to fail," she added, remembering the promise she made to her father.

"If you don't help us, we're all dead anyway. If the titans break through these walls, they will kill every last one of us, shifter or not. They don't care if we are like them," Eren pointed out, hitting a nerve in Annie.

"Eren, it's time to go. Erwin wants you to get some sleep," Levi said, coming to the entrance of the cell.

"Fine," Eren said reluctantly after a moment. "Think about it," he said to Annie as he left.

"Don't even think about escaping, Female Titan," Levi said coldly as he gestured in the first watches of the night. Annie glared at him before laying back down in an attempt to get some sleep.