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Woodley-doodley-doo! Here comes chapter 2!
I am actually surprised at myself for managing to update so quickly. Maybe it is because I have been writing with my ipad when I have free time and thus the writing is adding up very quickly.
There are probably a lot of mistakes since I had typed this up on my ipad and then emailed it over to myself and had to reformat stuff. Let me know if there are any mistakes. Sorry for those.
Sincerely Mewtrune
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Last left off: At least with death, he could be free. The judge looked over him through spectacles and with a slam of his gavel, Eren's fate was decided. Though the world went dark before he could even hear the outcome.
For a few brief moments, everything felt numb and was quiet and peaceful. Eren could only hope that this was the afterlife where he felt nothing. It was almost time went on, he grew more and more aware of his surroundings, like what seemed to be the clacking of wooden cart wheels mixed with the stomping of hooves. Those sounds he knew well. But Eren was thrown off by the softness behind his head and the gentleness of fingers carding through matted hair. It reminded him of his mother and he thought perhaps this was the trip to the afterlife.
"Eren..." a voice called to him softly. "Eren..." it repeated again. He first heard it as his mother's sweet voice and nearly teared up at the thought of being reunited with her and that he wanted to apologize to her for not being strong enough to save her back then. But the voice morphed into another familiar tone. Although every fiber of his being told him to keep his eyes shut and stay dead to the world, Eren opened his eyes to the bright sun above to see it was not his deceased mother but rather Mikasa looking down at him with a worried expression.
Seems the judge had ruled for him to be handed over to the scouting legion to be tested and experimented upon. "Armin! Corporal! He is awake! Eren is awake!" She hurried to alert them. Armin's blond hair came into view with him spouting off how worried that had been. Levi to him not to crowd and to let Eren have space. "Where are we?" He croaked, throat feeling like sandpaper. "We are on our way to headquarters just outside the walls." That place had been home to them for many years. Well the basement had been home to him. Mikasa carefully raised his head, lifting a canteen to his lips so Eren could drink. He guzzled it down before it spilled over his lips as he coughed and coughed. "Easy there Eren. Not so quickly. Now try to get some more rest. We'll be there soon." Fingers were back
in his hair, stroking softly and lulling the battered Titan-shifter back into the land of sleep.
At the courthouse, many had started to panic as Eren slipped unconscious, most believe he was going to shift and kill them all. Levi had rushed in, telling them to shut up and use their eyes. Eren was not going to even harm a fly and was not even aware. He was weak and pathetic and sick. It was blatant disregard for human life. The Corporal spoke of the comrades they had lost, of the nightmares they have seen and survived. He spoke of the countless lives that Eren saved and protect, that the reasons they were all alive today, everyone in the courtroom was alive all because of Eren Jaeger fighting and risking his life to save humanity.
And yet, when it was all said and done, when he could finally rest and should have been thanked for his service, he was treated like a monster, a beast that could be put down or like a tool that once had been useful but now had no purpose but to be tossed into the junkyard. Being beaten and cut, spilling his blood which had already been spilled enough was his thanks and everyone in the courtroom had red on their hands.
Eren was just a kid. A poor kid whose family was shredded, who endured countless pain and witnessed dear friends dying. A kid who bearded the writ of humanity and carried them to the top.
The judge then interrupted, reigning in attention again to declare his choice."The custody of Eren Jaeger is given to Commander Irvin and the Scouting Legion." There were protests but in the end, the decision was made. Mikasa rushed to her foster brother, trying to wake him only to be horrified by his condition. Hanji approached, looking over the once determined and strong boy, checking him over as the rest left. "This isn't good Levi." She said in a serious tone. "He has fresh and old wounds. Things are healing at a snail's pace at best is seems." Eren should have been healing rapidly thanks to Titan regeneration, so why was he like this?
They knew they had to move him and thus chose to do so quickly, carrying him out to a cart to be transported to the recon headquarters. Levi had carried him, held his frail form in his arms. Many times in the past when he had to retrieve him from his Titan body, he had to carry him. Compared to then, Eren felt bony and thin.
'What did they do to you brat?'
The next time that he woke up, Eren felt like he was in the softest bed in the world. The room wasn't the dungeon type that he was used to. He was tucked into a bed, a window open and letting in a fresh breeze adjacent to his head. Light spilled into the room. Was he at headquarters? Turning his head ever so slightly, he picked up on the Corporal sitting in a chair, a book in hands. While he had never seen Levi read anything aside of paperwork, Eren always had a feeling he enjoyed books almost as much as Armin.
He jumped in the bed as the book was shut abruptly and the Corporal locked eyes. "Took you long enough to wake up." He said, uncrossing his legs and pushing himself up from the chair. The book was deposited in a nearby table. "How are you feeling?" He asked, making Eren remember the times he would ask that exact same question after shifting. "N-Not too good Corporal..." He replied, like he always would. "Sorry."
"No. I'm sorry." Levi interjected. "I'm sorry Eren for having left you behind." If he had just taken him with them before, none of this would have happened. "Don't apologize for something not your fault." Eren didn't know what to say. "C-Corporal..."
His stomach growled unceremoniously. How long had it been since he last ate? "You must be starving. I'll go get you some food and tell the others you woke back up. You've had everyone worried when you didn't wake back up the other day." What did he mean? In truth, Eren had been unconscious ever since being lulled back to sleep by Mikasa 3 days ago. 3 days without food coupled with the days that the military police had denied him his meals left Eren starving.
Armin and Mikasa came bursting through the door, making Eren panic again. He wasn't used to friendly faces bursting in on him. What he had grown used to was being beaten awake and having glares full of hate come rushing towards him from his cell.
"Oh thank god Eren, you're alright!" Armin fussed as Mikasa embraced him tightly. "You've been healing in your sleep. Hanji will be happy to see that." His bruises and cuts had started to fade away when he had been given proper rest. Gashes that once crossed his skin were now more like paper cuts and bruises that were once ugly black and blues were now soft yellows. Though while they may have been healing faster than before, it still wasn't back to his usual speed and his body was still very sore.
They spoke little with Eren not feeling talkative, especially with people he had wished for months would return and save him. And even when they had returned, they didn't come to see him. Eren had every right to be bitter and ignore them if he wished. Though the apologetic and worried expressions broke him down a bit. Food was brought in by Levi on a tray. It was a small amount though. "Before you complain, Hanji suggested we start feeding you in small amounts as a precaution." After being handed over some bread, he decided that was a good idea after all. While the growling ceased, his stomach churned as it was slowly being filled with needed nourishment. Eren paused mid bit after managing to devour half of the bread. Levi could practically see him turn green and quickly instructed for the waste basket. It was put rapidly in front of Eren who took hold and quickly emptied his stomach, leaving him back at square one.
The Titan-shifter could help the sobs that wrecked his body as he threw up. No one enjoyed being sick and he certainly didn't enjoy throwing up a meal he finally got. Mikasa and Armin were ordered out, having started to flock the poor young man which Levi found obnoxious and useless. With the two gone he stepped closer, a warm hand pressing against Eren's back and rubbed gently. "Easy easy. You'll be ok." Eren couldn't believe the corporal was comforting him like this, or at least trying to. No doubt he found the vomiting disgusting.
It soon ended and Eren felt as if all his energy was zapped. Levi settled him back against the pillow, moving the waste basket aside with a look that made him seem offended. "Why... Why am I even here?" Eren asked arm put over his eyes as he took in shaky breaths. "Why didn't you just let me die... Am I really just something you can use?" He wished that he had just been put down. After all, he
was merely a dog right?
"When the fuck did you start believing in what others said Jaeger?" Levi's tone was cutting. "You're still alive because you are a valuable human being. Not a monster." His arm was tugged off his face, and made eye contact with the other's grey eyes. "If you think for one moment no one here thought about you while away, then you've got another thing coming." Levi moved away. "Now focus on getting better shitty brat. You have everyone here worried." He left soon after.
"...Even you Corporal?"
Pfft me, updating? Woah it actually happened.
Thanks to those who reviewed and reminded me of the story I was thinking of. It was on AO3 and is called Difference. People should read it. It is very good~! Love me some hurt Eren. Don't you just want to coddle him and make him better?
Open to creative helpful NICE criticism. If you are gonna be a dick or anything, take it else where.
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