DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ATTACK ON TITAN NOR THE CHARACTERS WITH THE STORY.

THE ONLY THING I OWN ARE NAOMI ANGEL AND DAVID.


I had become one of the strongest fighters.

Reiner had taught me how to lock opponents down and showed me how to properly use their weight against them.

I was tied with Annie and Mikasa, even beating Eren in combat. Reiner usually beat me because we practiced so much together.

In times that we weren't training, I usually spent time both Reiner and Bertolt.
As much as I loved training with everyone else, I was still most attached to Reiner.

Nobody guessed that we were romantic, except for David. This caused a lot of tension between the two of us.
I loved David but I tended to avoid talk to him since it had become too awkward.


It was a stormy day; this was my favorite kind of weather.

Unfortunately, it was also a day off, which made many of the cadets bored.

Jean made a proposition. He assumed he was the fastest cadet out of all us. Almost everyone disagreed and started to argue with him. He proposed a race.

Participating in the race was Jean, David, Eren, Sasha, Connie, Reiner, Mikasa, Annie, and yours truly.

Marco, Bertolt, Krysta, and Armin were going to judge.

The rules for this little race were simple.
We were to start at the beginning of the forest and make it to the clearing.
No messing with other participants, no harming equipment, and if you ran out of gas, then you were done.

We stood quietly on the ground, waiting for the queue to begin.

"Are all contestants ready?" Marco rang out from behind us.

I had the perfect branch to in sight that would boost my chances of winning. I wanted to win this so bad.
I knew I was the fastest out of anyone here and I needed to prove it.

"GET READY

GET SET

GO!"

Wires were sent ripping into the trees as everyone launched themselves into the forest.

As the storm started to intensify, it was getting harder and harder to focus.

"Your left!" I heard Reiner call out behind me.

"If you think you're gonna beat me, you're crazy!" I yelled behind me. With him on my heels, I increased my gas and sped up.

Within a minute, I could see the clearing. I laughed in excitement and picked up the pace. I was going to win! I thought gleefully.

The sky rumbled above me. A loud crack filled the air and a bright light lit up the sky.

The tree that I had just attached to had been hit by lightning.
I was moving too fast to stop. I went crashing down with the tree.
I screamed in pain as I felt an intense pain surge through my body.

After that?

I blacked out.


"...been out for days..."
"...she'll be okay?..."
"...let's go, don't want...too loud..."

Voices weaved in and out of my head. My eyes felt like they had weights on them as I tried to gain consciousness.
My eyes barley opened and my hearing became more sensitive. I heard the faint beeps and motors of machines around me.

I craned my head to the right. I saw a large blurry figure that seemed hunch over.
I open my mouth, trying to make audible words. All that game out was a weird groan.
"Oh my god," the voice of Reiner came from the blur.

As he came to my side, I blinked my eyes rapidly trying to gain more focus.

I gave a weak smile to the boy as he leaned in and gave me long hug.
He pulled a chair up next to me, holding my hand the entire time.

I was quiet for a while, still trying to gain complete awareness.

"So...what happened?" My voice was hoarse. I scrunched my face up, I sounded gross.
"During that dumb race the storm had gotten really bad. The tree you attached to fell and, along with a concussion, you more or less got struck by lightning," he spoke.

Wow I was accident prone. First, I lose half an arm; next I get struck by lightning and get a concussion.

"How long have I been out?"
"4 days."
"Have you been here the whole time?" I looked over at him.
"Most of the time. If I wasn't, David was," he started. "Shadis let me off from training for the most part, if David was at a higher skill level, he would have been here more often."

I smiled sheepishly at him. I ran my hand across his cheek. I was amazed that he had stayed with me for so long.

"So...did I win the race?" I smiled to myself.
He laughed quietly and shook his head. "If it hadn't been for the accident, you probably would have won. Your wires ended up getting stuck. I had to cut you down from the tree and carry you back to camp. The others didn't know what happened to us," he sounded amused.

Starting to get restless I tried to prop myself up in the bed. Only one arm moved.
"Reiner," I sounded panicked. "Why can't I move my left arm?"
He stood up and came to my left side.

This was also my amputated arm. The last thing I needed is another thing wrong with this damn arm.

He pulled up my sleeve, revealing half of the arm that remained attached to my body.
My breathing stopped as I looked at it. It was covered in thin red branches that wrapped around it.
I took my good arm and ran my fingers over it. I couldn't feel anything.
"It's nerve damage. Doctor said you'll have to do therapy but he said it isn't too severe. It's gonna take some practice but you'll be able to move it and feel with it soon," he reassured me.

I nodded in understanding. "Where's the other half?" I scanned the room.
"It was destroyed. The metal part under the plastic sort of acted like a lightning rod. You'll have to get a new one," as he spoke he traced the lines on my dead arm.
"God dammit," I said, trying to relax.

"Everyone was super worried about you," he scooted closer to me.
"Everyone?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Besides Annie, but she's just bitter," he chuckled.

He rested his head on my arm as I stroked his blonde hair. No matter how large he was, he was always so gentle, especially with me.

I lay there quietly as I tried to sort out my thoughts. Rushes of emotion came over me, anger, sadness, anxiety, and grief. Emotions started to spill over and I felt wetness on my cheeks.
"Naomi," Reiner's face was up to mine in an instant, searching my face rapidly. "What's wrong?"
"What if...what if I can't become a soldier?" I said through shaky breaths.
"Don't worry about that right now...just worry about getting better," he spoke softly, holding my face.
Anger filled me. I pulled my face away.
"You don't understand. I can't -not- become a soldier, Reiner," I said with a harsh tone.

He made a small growl and pulled my lips to his. I struggled to get free and he just pressed harder.
He pulled away but stayed close to my face. His eyes were filled with sadness.

I placed my hand in his hair and pulled him back to my lips.
I kissed him softly, making him release a soft moan.
The noise sent a spark through me and I started to kiss him harder.

"Hey guys, how're you- Oh."
I jumped in surprised and pushed Reiner off of me.

I looked over to say Eren, David, Mikasa, Armin, Jean, and Connie.
My mouth gaped open at them. Jean, Connie, and Eren stood there holding in immature laughter, Mikasa and Armin stood there awkwardly, and David looked confused and almost angry.

"Hey, she's awake!" Reiner said cutting off the awkward silence.
I held back a giggle. "Hey guys," I croaked.
"HEY!" Jean, Connie, Eren and Armin came over to me, Mikasa and David right behind them.
"How are you feeling, Naomi?" Armin asked.
"Oh, I'm sure she's doing just fine," Jean snickered.

I blushed furiously but glared at him. Mikasa sympathized and hit Jean, along with the laughing Connie and Eren, on the head.

David was quiet, not acknowledging the situation.

"Hey uh, could you guys let me talk to David...alone," I spoke.
Everyone left quickly except for Reiner. He gave me a concerned look.
"Go on," I reassured him. He squeezed my hand and left the room.

"How could you be in any sort of romantic thing? You're supposed to be a soldier," David stared towards me blankly.
"It's not like I asked for this to happen," I glared at him.
"But why? Is it a sex thing?" He voice rose.
I growled. "I haven't done anything like that with him."
"Right. Listen, you're a soldier. You shouldn't be whoring around like this, you have more important responsibilities," he shot at me.

SLAP.

I jumped up and smacked him directly in the face.

"Don't act like you understand. You have no idea what this is like. And I will not tolerate that level of disrespect, especially from my little brother! Don't talk to me until you've solved your own issues, because they do not need to be taken out on me," I whipped around and sat back on the bed. I was heated.

"Are you kidding me? You're a solider! You don't have time for any of this nonsense. I'm not even sure you're fit to be a soldier anymore," he growled.

That was it.

I shot up again and punched him in the face. I lifted my leg up and kicked him in the stomach, causing him to fall back.

"Now, get out," I said in a deep voice.

He stormed out. I felt my hand turn into a fist. I needed Reiner before I did something stupid. I limped over to the door.

"Do you know how this is going to affect everything?" Bertolt?
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. Don't worry about the situation," Reiner said harshly.
"You know how this is going to end," Annie said, obviously irritated.

I opened the door slowly and stuck my head out. The three of them looked over at me. I received a harsh glare from Annie.

"Just, go back to camp," Reiner said to them. He walked towards me and took me back into the room.

"Reiner..." I said quietly from the bed. I was sitting on the edge watching him pace around the room.

He walked over to me. He placed hands next to my legs on the bed and rested his forehead on mine.

"What were they talking about?" I asked quietly. He squeezed his eyes shut and pulled his hands into fists.

"Tell me," I whispered as I ran my hand across his features gently.
"They're...worried about us," he sighed heavily. "They know things are going to end badly," he looked away.

"It seems everyone feels that way," I sighed.

I started getting angry again. Why did they care? Nobody else was going to get hurt in this situation.
"Fuck what they think," I said harshly. Reiner looked at me surprised at my change of voice.

I shook my head and made my way to the bathroom.

Leaving the door open, I hobbled over to the sink and splashed water in my face. I looked like total crap.

Reiner walked behind me and wrapped his arms behind my waste.
I turned around and placed a small kiss on his lips.

He placed his hands under my butt and picked me up, kissing me deeper.
I wrapped my arm and legs around him, afraid of being dropped.

The ease that he picked me up was almost embarrassing; it made me realize how large the size difference was between us.

He propped me against the wall behind us and kissed me roughly.

I made a small squeak which turned into a moan as he slipped his tongue into my mouth.
He breathed heavily and continued to wrestle his tongue with mine.

I pulled away after a minute.

He looked at me with a puzzled expression.

"Do you really want to...do things with my arm like this," I blushed and looked down at my arm. It was awkward having an arm that couldn't move, let alone feel things, while you were doing…activities.

He chuckled a little. "It's not a big deal, but we can stop," he kissed me lightly.

I was conflicted. I wanted him more than ever but things were going to be difficult.
"Yeah, we should stop," I sighed.

He continued to carry me and sat me down on the bed.

For the rest of the day we laid together. It was extremely relaxing having him there.

I never wanted him to leave.


woo chapter 4

HAHA FLUFF AND STUFF RUINS MY LIFE

Probably going to change the rating to M incase of future lemon whoops /

Not sure if I'll even write one, what do you guys think? :O

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