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"Are you ready to do this, Eren?" Hanji asked. I stared down the well, smiling reassuringly to the boy down there. I had insisted on tagging along. I hugged the boy before he went down, receiving a glare from my husband in the process. He sure loves to glare at me, doesn't he?

I was given the duty of firing the signal flare once we were ready. I could tell that Hanji was a mixture of happy and anxious as we got started. We got on our horses and got some distance away from the well. I fired the round and we waited. After some time, there still isn't a Titan in the well. "What's going on?" I asked..

"Maybe he didn't see the signal?" Hanji said.

"No...there are no guarantees to what we're doing." My husband stated grimly.

I moved forward first, the other two right behind me. I could only think the worse had happened until I reached the well. "Hey, Eren! We're canceling the test!" Levi yelled.

I ran to the well and looked down. A screech left my throat. "Eren!" I yelled.

"Did something happen?" Hanji asked, as carefree as always.

Eren then spoke, "I couldn't turn into a Titan."

It was later that evening. I had wrapped Eren's hands and served everyone tea that I had made earlier. The poor boy looked depressed. He told me that he was a failure and that he couldn't protect us.

I told him that maybe something else was needed for him to transform and gave him a big hug. Not that he looked reassured afterwards, though.

I handed Levi a cup and stood beside him while I sipped on mine. "So even the hand you bit hasn't healed?"

"No..." Eren whispered.

"If you can't turn into a Titan, your plan to seal Wall Maria will mean nothing. I'm giving you an order. Do something about it."

He turned around and I followed him. "Levi, there's no reason to be so angry. He tried his best, right?" I tried to defend the boy. My husband is as stubborn as a bull. He won't listen to me or anyone.

He glares at me, hazel eyes burning with fury. "There is a reason, Julia. You're babying him. He's not your son. Eren is a member of the Scouts and he's a Titan. I can't have you softening him up."

I looked down and hugged my belly. "Yeah, okay. You're really a heartless bastard you know."

I turned my back to him. "I wish I had never met you."

What had I just said? I wish I never met you? Why would I say that. I thought these things as I walked away from my husband. I'm such a jerk.

I looked back and saw Petra talking with him, while he calmly drank his coffee.

I stopped . Is it the hormones? I just don't know anymore. Maybe I shouldn't have gotten pregnant. I'm 28, still young, but these days that's old to have your first child. Most women already have three babies by now. An exploding sound interrupts my depressing thoughts.

"What was that?" I said, spinning around. Smoke rose from behind me, and I ran towards it. I could make out Eren, on top of a huge carcass. I ran faster, finally seeing squad Levi surrounding the thing.

"What happened?" I yelled.

Eren looked to me, frightened. "Julia, don't go near him!" Petra screamed at me, as I came up beside of her. I didn't say anything as I moved beside Levi. The screams started then. "Why'd you do that without permission? Answer me!" Eld yelled at Eren. The four of them continued to question and threaten the boy, without giving him time to answer.

"Levi," I whisper to him.

He nods. "Olou, I said to calm down!"

"Captain! Please move away from Eren! You and Julia are too close!"

My husband addressed the woman. "No, you guys are the ones who are too close."

They continued to scream at him. "No, stop it," I say. "Would you all shut up!" I yelled. I breathed heavily. "Gosh you just want to put extra stress on me don't you?" I sighed after they quiet down. I received a rare proud look from my husband.

Let's just say that in short, Hanji showed up and lightened the mood, like she always does. Later that night, we all gathered in the dining room. I told Hanji about the pregnancy when she came in the room. Her response was "can I experiment on you?" I told her no, but she can be there for the birth if she would like. She thanked me and started to jump up and down as usual. My best friend is a weirdo.

We found out that a teaspoon lead to Eren's sudden transformation. I couldn't believe what I was hearing as my friend explained that. We also found out that Eren must have to have a specific goal in mind as well as be in pain to transform. I remembered that I had told him that something else might be needed for him to transform. It turns out that I was right. I smiled to myself.

It was at that time, that I realized that this group really does take pride in their comrades. They bit their thumbs for Eren and as Petra told me, she told the boy to trust them, believe in them.

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