Here is the 7th chapter and I hope you enjoy! I don't own anything ^ o ^ )/ Oh and there is one minor cuss word.
Cia's POV
"Hey Armin get out of that daze." I say while shaking him.
My squad got here too late. All we found was one soldier and that soldier was Armin. Connie had gotten here earlier and was already questioning him by the time I landed.
"Why are you alone?" Connie asks him with a hand on his shoulder. He retracts his hand and begins to clench and unclench. "And what's this weird slime on you? What happened?"
Weird slime? I turn over my hand and notice something shiny running along my palm. Bending my middle finger, I slide across it and gather some onto the tip before taking a sniff of it.
"It smells horrible!" I exclaim while wiping it across the tan tiles on the roof.
Connie and I stare at Armin waiting for answer but he simply stares at the gray sky in a daze. His eyes suddenly grow wide and he jumps. His hands go up to his head as he begins to scream while ruffling his hair.
"You useless idiot!" He shouts at himself.
I reach my hand towards him but he pushes it away.
"D-die!" He screams.
"Hey calm down Armin!" Connie tries to console him but doesn't touch him because of the disgusting slime. "Where is everyone?"
"Armin answer us!" I pound the spot next to me and inch closer towards his face. All I see are his tears dripping to the floor. "Armin-"
"That's enough you guys." Ymir suddenly butts in. "They were all wiped out...All except for him."
I flinch at the realization that Eren was on his team. As my mind is remembering all our past memories… Connie is arguing with Ymir. As if this matter wasn't important at all to them.
"Ar-Armin," I gulp. "Eren…He w-was on your time right?" My eyes are as wide as Armin's now and I feel tears prickling in the corners of my eyes. "He's not dead is he?"
What a stupid question.
He shakily nods at my question. No that can't be right! Wasn't he going to be the one to exterminate all of the Titans? To gain back our lost land!
"What a shame that this loser survived instead of Eren and the others." Ymir says disappointedly.
"Want me to shut that mouth forever bitch?" Connie threatens her.
Ymir shouldn't be talking right now. It's not like she's been through what Armin has. At least she still has Krista! Armin on the other hand has lost one of his childhood friends.
We lost one of our childhood friends.
I resist the urge to open my mouth and give her a piece of my mind.
"Stop it both of you! No one is thinking straight...All of our friends are dying so fast. It would freak anyone out!" Krista intervenes with her arms outstretched.
I only stare at the blonde as she tries to calm all of us down. She is then hugged by Ymir who only laughs and jokes about getting married. How can she be so carefree at a time like this?
"Anyway, we can't leave you here. Can you stand Armin?" Connie offers his hand.
I wipe my tears with the sleeves of my jacket and stand up.
"Armin we need to go now. Titans could be here any second." I rest my hand on his shoulder and that seems to wake him up. He stands up and looks at the both of us.
"S-sorry for causing trouble." He stutters while walking past us. "I'll go meet up with the rearguard." He suddenly jumps off the roof and flies away.
"Armin!" Connie and I shout at his disappearing form. I run towards the edge of the roof and as I'm about to jump off, a hand pulls me back.
"We have orders to advance." Annie says.
I spin myself around and stare at her with wide eyes.
"But Armin!" I try to argue.
"He'll be fine. Let's move." She retracts her hand and walks over to our squad.
I stare towards the direction Armin flew off in with a sad look before shaking my head and following after Annie. The atmosphere is too serious that Reiner can't even make a joke.
"There are two over there." I say softly. They only stare at me for a few seconds until Reiner speaks up.
"Bertholdt and I will handle them." He motions to the both of them. "Annie you stay with ribbons." He says before jumping off the roof with his partner.
Turning my head I notice Annie hadn't moved an inch. I really like her hair. I mean it looks really silky and it doesn't seem to get in her way while she's slicing up Titans. I also love how she doesn't cry. She's a really strong girl and I can't help but admire her. If you really think about it…Mikasa and Annie could be sisters, for they act the same. Is this my way for getting over my friend's death? I wonder why-
"Is something the matter?" Annie's smooth voice questions. She still hadn't taken her eyes off the two.
"N-no. Nothing at all." I stutter and turn my head to hide the faint blush that managed to appear on my face. Gee why do I never notice what I'm doing? I rub my forehead with my wrist. What's wrong with the weather today? It's drizzling and yet it's hot. I suddenly feel a hand on my shoulder and I notice its Annie's.
"We're moving." She says before flipping her bangs and jumping off towards Reiner and Bertholdt.
"Right…" I mutter with nothing in mind except for Armin, Mikasa, and…Eren. I can feel more tears threatening to spill because of my lost friend. I shake my head and put on a brave front because I know he doesn't like people who cry. I land on the roof beside Annie and that's when I notice 1/4th of the 104th trainees' squad bent over and crying.
"Why….What happened?" My eyes widen at what's left of our whole squad. Is this really what's left of it? Not knowing what to do, I follow after Annie who's making her way to Reiner. That's when I see Marco staring off into the distance beside Bertholdt.
"Reiner, what should we do?" I hear Annie ask him.
"Nothing yet." He cracks his neck before continuing. "If we do it, we do it all together."
So the reason we stopped isn't because we ran out of gas but because we all need to work together? What exactly are we going to do though? Feeling my hands going numb, I put the blades back inside their case along with the handle sticking out.
"It's hopeless…There's no way any of us can make it out of this town alive." Marco speaks up, sounding as if he already died. "I knew I could die…But what am I dying for?" I can feel myself grow angry at his words.
"We-"
"Mikasa! I thought you were with the rearguard." Someone yells out. I don't even care that I was interrupted because it's Mikasa.
"Annie! I have a basic idea what's happening." Mikasa says with urgency in her voice.
I step back and resist the urge to hug her. She doesn't know about Eren yet but when she does, she'll need someone beside her.
"And I'm sorry to involve my personal feelings, but did you see Eren's team?" Her question nearly makes me choke.
"I didn't see them." Annie shifts her eyes to me for a second.
I can't tell her.
So I turn my head and try not to meet her or Mikasa's gaze.
"But no one's gotten over the walls yet." She finishes; staring back at Mikasa.
"Actually, Armin's over there." Reiner motions towards Armin who's all alone with his head down. Before she makes a move to approach him, she stares at me.
"Cia, do you know anything?" She sounds genuinely concerned. That's when I remember that this is Eren we're talking about.
"No. I'm sorry." She stares at me for a second longer before running off towards Armin.
"You know don't you?" I try my best to ignore Annie. "Why didn't you tell her?"
"Because…as her friend I didn't want to be the one to put her through that pain." I can feel my voice waver and body shiver.
"As a friend? You're a soldier aren't you?" Annie questions me.
"Ye-yes! I am a soldier how could you-"
"Then you should be the one to tell her."
"Me? What are-"
"It's fairly obvious how much you adore her. Anyone could see it." Her eyes drift up to the gray sky above.
"I honestly don't know what you're trying to say." She turns and stares up at me. The coldness is her light blue eyes make me take a step back.
"As a soldier you should be the one to tell her." She takes a step closer I take a step back. "But as a friend, you should be the one to console her."
That's right. I can be both-no, I've been both. A soldier and a close friend. Grabbing onto her shoulders, I give them a squeeze before taking off after Mikasa.
"Thomas Wagner!" Armin screams.
The countdown begins
"Nack Tias!"
Come on legs don't give up on me now! I mentally shout at myself while jumping a roof.
"Milius Zermusky!"
Armin…you knew all of them didn't you? I run past Jean and shove Connie by accident.
"Hey!" I pay no attention to his shouting.
"Mina Carolina!"
Mina died too? I feel my legs go wobbly but I push myself forward.
"Eren Jaeger!" He finishes with a loud shout.
"Mikasa!" She only has enough time to turn before I latch onto her. "Mikasa…" I mumble deep into her jacket.
"I'm sorry Mikasa." Armin whispers while crying. "He sacrificed himself for me."
Mikasa crouches down and doesn't try to shove me off. Instead she…she rubs my back absentmindedly.
"I couldn't do anything." He cries once more.
Turning my head to the side, I see everyone is staring at us. Either with shock, pity, or just plain fright...They don't look away.
"Armin calm down." Mikasa says in a surprisingly calm voice.
"Mikasa?" Looking up at her I notice how dull her eyes had gotten. As if she's hollow on the inside.
"This isn't the time to get emotional." She completely ignores me and continues speaking. "You both stand up."
Pulling myself off, I stood up at her request. I stand beside Armin drying my tears with my sleeves.
"Marco, if we eliminate the Titans swarming HQ, then we can refuel and climb the walls. Isn't that right?" Mikasa doesn't sound affected at all about Eren's death.
I look up at Armin and proceed to rub his tears away.
"Thank you…"He mumbles.
I only nod my head at him before paying attention to Mikasa.
"That's right, but…But even with you here there are too many…" Marco suddenly trails off as if he's afraid of Mikasa.
"I can do it." She turns to glare at him.
"Huh?" He's as surprised as I am.
"I am strong!" She lifts up her sword and points towards the dark sky above. "Stronger than you guys. Very strong. Therefore, I can defeat those Titans! Even on my own." Her eyes meet everyone's gaze. "You are not only weak, but you are spineless cowards." She points her sword at us. "I am disappointed in you. Just stay here…Stay here and watch."
"Hey, Mikasa what are you saying!"
"You're going to fight the Titans all by yourself?!"
"There's no way you can do that!"
People began to shout at her all at once. I really wanted to defend her but there are too many Titans for just her alone.
"If I can't, I'll die. " She stares them down before turning away. "But if I win, I'll live. If I don't fight, I can't win." She finishes and jumps off the roof.
"Armin we're going!" I yell at him to which he gives me surprised eyes.
"Huh?!"
I grab onto his hand and pull him along side me.
"Cia!" I hear Sasha and a few other people shout.
"Wa-wa-wait!"
"Nope we're going!" Letting go of Armin's hand, I begin running on the roofs after Mikasa.
Mikasa's far ahead of me but that only encourages my legs to run faster.
"Armin, Mikasa's fast isn't she?" I say with furrowed brows. Too fast!
"At this rate she'll-"
"She's falling!" My scream gets the attention of the other trainees.
"What?"
"Damn it!"
"I'm going after her!" Making a U-Turn with my 3DMG, I begin to remember all our joyful memories. Mikasa you're not going to die just because Eren is gone. No! You're going to live and be happy! So please be safe Mikasa!
Please!
A/N
Thanks guest and maybe it will be. I still don't know yet. Anyways, I apologize for any mistakes you may find. So did you all hear about it? I hope you did!
Kingdom Hearts III
Yep KH3 everybody! My mind is a big jumbled mess and I can't wait to hear the new OST. ' w ' )
Ahaha please forgive me for fangirl-ling.
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Inspirational Song – Dearly Beloved
Arranged by – Kyle Landry
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