Chapter 10: Test

I've been running for a while now. Levi had me stop by the spot where his team's corpses lay, only to find them missing.

"Erwin must have collected their bodies, keep going." The dark haired man ordered. My eyes lingered on the blood splattered tree before heading towards the path we came from. How could Levi speak so calmly about his squads dead bodies so casually. Did he care? It was so hard to read him, his face never betrayed his emotions. However, just very briefly, I could see a flicker of anger. His way of grieving was through wrath, much like Sasuke. I hated the similarities between the two.

"What's going to happen to Eren?" Mikasa broke the silence, save for the sound of my feet stomping on the ground.

Levi sighed. "I don't know, but worrying about it isn't going to solve anything."

Mikasa sulked, caressing Eren's back sensually. "What about her?" She glanced at me quickly. Levi didn't say anything. His silence was killing me. What was going to happen to me indeed…I was painfully nervous. Still, it was just as Levi said, the more I worried the more stressed I was going to be. Worrying wasn't going to solve my problem, for now, I just had to keep going. The forest was a blur the faster I ran, my pink locks flew wildly around my head. I should tell them the truth. I wasn't going to get anywhere by lying. If anything, it would make things worse. As hard as it would be to believe, I hoped they could understand. I knew Hanji for sure wasn't going to hesitate to buy my wild story, knowing how eccentric she was.

"We're almost there, slow down." Levi instructed. I ceased my running and took to a slow jog. My eyes scanned the floor. Strange…there weren't any horse's foot prints on the dirt. Where were they? A wave of uneasiness bubbled in the lower pit of my stomach. It was ominous that Levi was taking this so lightly. I just turned into a giant skinless titan and he hops on my shoulder to use me as a human horse? I was expecting him to attack, or at least hurl accusing insults my way. The way he was behaving was not a normal response, it was as if he was expecting me to turn. Something was up. I could see daylight at the other side of the path, we were near the end of the forest. I stopped jogging and took long strides, the light of the afternoon sun becoming clearer, the shadows of the forest diminishing. My nervousness grew with each step. Levi was going to get me out, but how exactly? Considering the fact that we were targeting the back of the female titan's neck, her real body was probably in there, she had her hands covering that spot. So…my real body was at the back of my neck as well. I pressed a large hand under my hair gently. I couldn't feel it at all. I was completely disconnected to it. Was Levi just going to slash open my neck? He could seriously cut me in the process, there's no telling how far in my body is.

"Alright, Mikasa, let's get off here." Levi took Eren by the waist and used the remaining gas he had left to hop down. Mikasa followed. I took small steps, careful not to step too close to them as they walked to the side of the path. What was he doing? Wasn't he going to get me out? An explosion startled me, I nearly jumped out of my skin. Wires shot towards me, stabbing through my body from different angles. I didn't even have time to react as someone shouted something incoherent. A huge spike filled net was thrown over me. My knees buckled, causing me to fall and land on them. What was going on?! Once the smoke cleared I could see Erwin and Hanji, along with all the other members of the survey corpse scattered around me, swords in each hand. So it was a trap…Levi purposely led me here to capture me. I felt betrayed. I strained against the wires that bound me. I was in a kneeling position so my face was pretty close to the head commander, he stared seriously, watching me struggle with my bindings. It didn't hurt, but I didn't want to be kneeling at such an awkward angle. It was disgraceful. Levi walked up to the handsome blonde, eyeing me wearily.

"Well you were right, she's a titan shifter, who would have known." He patted Erwin on the shoulder once before walking next to hanji, who was spreading her arms over her head in glory.

"Wait, that's what we were waiting here for? To capture another titan?" Jean asked quizzically. He was scratching his head, eyeing me closely, then gasped in surprise. "Hey! That face…It's that pink haired girl!" Armin tensed next to him, his mouth agape.

"This wasn't merely a mission to use Eren as bait for the spy that infiltrated the walls five years ago, this was also a test for Sakura." Erwin spoke eloquently. He stepped closer to me.

"Wait!...Hold on…She's a Titan too?" Jean's mouth hung open, he clutched his hair and threw his head back. "Ahhhh! Everyone is a freakin titan!" He stared at the people around him suspiciously, as if waiting for someone to miraculously turn into one.

"What is the meaning of this? Why not just confront her about it when you had the chance?" Mikasa asked. She was standing next to Eren, towering over him like an overprotective hawk.

"Because I wasn't sure, I was already suspicious of her when she told the story of her village being breached by titans, and, coincidentally, she was the only survivor." He smiled warmly at me. "Not only is it impossible to survive outside the walls with no defense mechanism to fend off the titans, but she was acting clueless as to what a titan was, and she didn't ask even once if we would be kind enough to return to her village in hopes of finding survivors." My eyes widened with each word Erwin said. Stupid! I was so stupid! How could I have been so careless.

"I didn't really think about that…"Armin whispered slowly.

"Not only that, it was too inconvenient for her suddenly showing up after my suspicion of a spy arose, I kept wondering if she was somehow tied with the spy, I had to test her loyalty, In order for someone to survive without the walls or the 3D maneuver gear, they have to be a titan shifter." Erwin paused to study my eyes. He was only half right, but man, he was smart.

"So I asked myself, what would a titan shifter be doing infiltrating the walls with a fake story about a breached village? Maybe it's not fake, perhaps her village has its own set of defense structure, which I would very much like to hear about, the question is, is the titan shifter from the same village the spy is from? Only this mission could determine that, If she was in fact tied with the spy, she would follow her back, and let her kidnap Eren, since that would be her goal in infiltrating the walls, only this mission could determine if we could trust her, if she wasn't from the same village as the spy, if she wasn't a spy at all." I was dumbfounded. This sounded like the plot of a detective novel.

"So? What now, she fought the titan to win back Eren, Even helped bring us back…" Levi trailed off. Erwin smiled at him.

"Just the fact that she's here tells me she isn't a spy, she would have been long gone by now, the only problem now is why she kept the knowledge that she is a titan shifter from us." Erwin mused to himself. People were starting to lose the desire to attack, they lowered their swords quietly, giving me questioning glances.

"Soooo….We're keeping her right? I mean, one does not simply kill a titan with pink hair!" Hanji exclaimed loudly. I mentally deadpanned. The only person who seemed to be on my side and she was crazy…

"We have to hear her side of the story, Levi, cut her out." Erwin instructed him. Levi took out a sword from his gear and used his wires to latch on to my shoulder. I panicked, he was just going to slice my neck like that? My arms tried to lift instinctively but failed, I was completely trapped. I could feel the Sasuke clone walking around my back, his boots were light as he stepped directly under my neck region. I shut my eyes and braced myself. It was quick, I didn't even feel the slice, but a sharp pain suddenly erupted on my back, on my real body. I could feel the breath and mind of my giant body cease as I felt hands wrap around the waist of my smaller one, and lift me. The sudden blast of cold air startled me and I flinched. My body was hot, steam was everywhere. What was happening? I felt incredibly disoriented and cold. Arms wrapped themselves around my torso and lifted me up into a sitting position. I glanced at the person grabbing me. Levi averted his eyes and fumbled around the top of his uniform, a bit of blood was smeared on his face but he didn't seem to care, despite being a clean freak. I shivered as he took off his green sleeveless hoody and pulled it over my head. What was he doing that for? I peeked down my body and realized, with complete embarrassment, that my clothes were torn, my gear was covered in an acidic substance and my pants were halfway dissolved, I had nothing but ripped bindings on my chest. I pulled on the hoodie furiously, not wanting him to see. He took the hint and looked away until I was covered in the Sasuke clones uniform. What on earth happened to mine? I had that and my jacket on, not to mention my white collar shirt. Just how hot was it in there that my clothes had to melt, this was embarrassing, having to wear something of the clean freak, of all people.

"I'm going to bring you down now." He stated calmly.

"I can bring myself down." I stated flatly, and hopped down the body that I was no longer connected to. He followed, using his gear to hop down carefully, trying hard not to put so much weight on his leg. Stumbled forward slowly, still feeling quite nauseous. Erwin stepped in front of me.

"You can explain once we get back to headquarters, we shouldn't linger here anymore than we already did, can you walk?" he grabbed my arm gently and lifted my chin up to look me in the eyes.

"I-I think so, I feel a bit dizzy, I'm sorry, I don't know how this happened." I commented lowly. I was still feeling hot, and the cold air wasn't helping.

"I see, you can stay with Eren on the cart then, and save that for later." I glanced at the sleeping boy laying on said cart. I nodded and made my way there, ignoring the whispers that were skyrocketing around me, and took a final glance at the titan I was in. Green eyes were turning grey as she dissolved, her vibrant pink hair drooped lifelessly. Hanji was wailing at Levi that he got me out too fast, she wanted to try a quick experiment first. He ignored her and exchanged a few words to a blonde man, who was clearly upset. I hopped on the cart and sat next to a cover wrapped Eren. I winced in pain as my hand reached out to his forehead. The damned Sasuke clone had accidentally cut my back while getting me out, and it hurt when I moved my arms.

"Can't do anything that doesn't involve pissing me off…" I muttered tiredly. Now I had to heal both of us.

Eren was hot too, I pumped some chakra into him, hoping to soothe any injuries he might have gotten. His face was serene, as if he was in peace. I was glad he was okay at least.

"Let's go! Stay together and in formation!" Erwin's voice made me look around. Everyone was seated on a horse, Connie and Jean led the horses that pulled the cart. Christa and Sasha led the horses that pulled another cart full of wrapped dead bodies. My stomach churned at the sight of them, somewhere in that pile was Petra and Oluo. We sped forward, horses hooves slammed against the floor as they ran. I stared at Levi's back thoughtfully. How was I supposed to explain why I was a titan if I didn't even know myself? I was in a bind. I know I wasn't a titan when I was in konoha, I didn't get huge when I summoned Katsuyu. I gasped. Did this mean I couldn't summon Katsuyu anymore? The only way I could summon was by drawing blood, the only way I could turn was also by drawing blood. It was a win-lose situation. I shook my head. That didn't matter now, I had plenty of time to worry about that later. I had to figure out how I turned…I racked my brain for any ideas. Something must have happened to me when I got here. Something…Let's see….I woke up in the forest. Then the doctor…I gasped. The syringe! He injected me with something that appeared to be medicine. I clutched at my arm where the injection took place. That must be it, that crazy old man turned me. Humanities last hope. It made sense now. I stroked Eren's forehead. So his father….was responsible for his transformation too. It was an odd coincidence. I just had to bumb into this boys strange father. I suppose now I would have to tell them about him. I sighed and stared at the forest behind us.

"What was the whole point of waiting for her if Erwin wasn't sure if she would come?" Jean asked Connie. The small boy gave a snort.

"I don't know what Erwin is thinking, but my opinion is he knew she wasn't going to be a traitor, as for the wires…well, there's always the chance he could be wrong, and she's not just going to keep still if we're gonna cut her out." He glanced at me quickly before adding, "I think its better, we have another weapon that can save us, we try so hard only to loose and die, but now we have two titans that can help us win."

Jean muttered something incoherent and I shut my eyes thoughtfully. The afternoon sun felt good on my face, giving a relaxed feeling full of tranquility. It was over…we lost so many people. I looked around wearily. There were hardly any of us left… It was depressing. I shoved Eren aside gently and lay down next to him, bringing my arms inside Levi's hoody like a turtle. The heat was leaving my body and I was getting cold now. I curled and shut my eyes. I could take a nap until we got to the walls, i could really use one. The sound of the wind and running horses kind of acted as a melody. I found myself slipping into sleep slowly, my cold face no longer had a frown, but relaxed as minutes passed. No one really talked, and I was grateful for the silence. I kept on slipping into a half-awake sleep. I was distinctly aware of the sounds around me while vividly trapped in hypnogogic images of running through the forest. It felt good, like being in a massage chair. I could hear voices around me, very low and far away…I forced my eyes to open slightly, wishing the images away. If I was going to dream, I didn't want to see my crush eating my friend while my face fell off. Couldn't I just sleep peacefully? Without dreaming? I shut my eyes again in an attempt to recreate the state I was in earlier, until I felt the ground shake slightly. i shook it off and turned to my side, only for the shaking to continue. Frowning angrily I sat up to see what was disturbing my quiet time and gasped at the sight before me. There was a titan chasing one of the survey corps members a few feet behind us. I screamed and pointed, startling everyone into looking back.

"What the…there's a titan!" someone shouted hysterically. Levi cursed under his breath.

"I told that idiot to not go back for his comrades…" He muttered bluntly. I stared at the giant human-like thing running at full speed towards us. Its face was so human…it was creepy.

"What are we gonna do?!" Christa asked the corporal loudly. He didn't respond, he clutched his leg hopelessly. Was he too injured to fight?

"We keep moving." Erwin stated, he didn't turn around to face us, but I could tell he was grim.

"No way! It's getting closer! What is that idiot doing?!He should go the other way!" Jean shouted. The man that was being chased was getting closer, and he was bringing the titan with him. He was holding two bodies on his horse, so he went back for them…what a thoughtful but stupid thing to do…

"I could kill it, captain!" Mikasa offered loudly, positioning herself to launch her body into the air.

"No! I won't have you die like the others, just trust in your captain, we will get to the walls before it can get us." Levi spoke harshly. She bit her lip nervously. The man screamed as a body accidentally fell off his horse but he made no move to go back to it, he kept going until he reached us.

"Captain, I'm sorry!" He shouted in despair. Levi glared at him menacingly before brushing his apology off.

"Hey! It's close enough to get us!" Someone shouted. I stared at the titan that loomed over us, its mouth was twisted upward in an awkward smile, it was beyond creepy. Levi's face grew dark and unreadable.

"Drop the dead bodies, it might be attracted to them instead." He stated darkly. I gasped.

"A-are you sure? They're our fallen comrades…" Christa muttered disbelievingly. I couldn't believe it myself, what the hell was he saying?!

"Do it…" He instructed without emotion. He gripped the horse's reins hard.

"All right, you heard him! Drop some of the bodies!" Ymir shouted at the person next to her. They pushed some of the wrapped corpses off the cart.

"Stop! No!" I shouted. Petra was amongst them! The corpse rolled off the cart and into the ground, only to be stepped on. The titan ignored it and continued running. They pushed off many corpses at once, each of them rolling violently. I caught a glimpse of Petra's face as the titans foot came crashing down on her. I couldn't take it. I buried my face in my hands, biting back tears.

"It's not working!" Ymir yelled. Levi didn't turn, he clenched his teeth angrily. I fumbled around my pouch wildly. I had a bunch of kunais and shuriken, but I was sure I had a paper bomb somewhere in a scroll. I gripped a red one and opened it, searching wildly. It was attached inside. Ripping it off, I attached it to the handle of a kunai and aimed at the blasted giant. I threw the weapon swiftly, getting its heel. It blew up, making the thing stumble. Everyone eyed the titan in awe. Did it work? I studied it carefully and saw that the titan wasn't running anymore, it was awkwardly crawling on all threes like a spider.

"It's still coming!" Ymir stated. I frowned. I had to slash its neck. I got up quickly and fumbled with Eren's gear, grabbing his handle and attaching a sword to it. I ripped the wire attached to the handle. My gear was totally useless as it was half dissolved.

"What are you doing?! Get down now!" Levi shouted angrily. His eyes shot daggers. I gave him a sideways glance, before hopping high into the air. I had to do this, it was the only way. Mike stared up at my lithe form as I brought my fist down on the titans head hard. The ground shook as he collapsed, causing a massive wave of air to swish across me, my arm shook with the impact. He was massive, but the height made it easier to make him crumple to the floor. I fell and landed perfectly on its back, gripping my sword tightly. I ran at full speed across his body, making my way to it's neck, I had to do it quick before it regenerated. I sliced the skin swiftly, cutting out as much of the meat as I could. Steam hit my face as it convulsed and lay limp. I did it…it was dead. I stared ahead at the retreating forms of the horses. They didn't stop, they kept going, yet one horse turned swiftly around, despite the protests of the people around him. Levi…

He had an expression that was a mixture of emotions as he came to retrieve me. Anger, confusion, surprise and…admiration? It was hard to tell. His horse skidded to a halt as I hopped off the titan. He stared blankly at me as his hand shot out to grab my arm and pull me up.

"Sorry." I apologized lowly. I sat behind him, grabbing on to his waist awkwardly, almost shyly. Why was I acting like this now? I hated the Sasuke clone…

"When I tell you to stay put, you stay put." He stated calmly before steering the horse into a run. I gulped as we headed towards the group, his body blocked the air so I had no trouble keeping my eyes wide open, except he was in the way of my sight. I gripped his waist tightly, trying hard not to wrap myself around it into a hug. I would rather suffer a stiff spine than do that…

We made it just in time, everyone cheered for me.

"Holy crap Sakura! That was amazing! Those were your titan powers right?!" Hanji shouted excitedly. Everyone joined in, exclaiming how strong I was. I felt a rush of pride as I was being complemented. They thought it was part of being a titan shifter…but I still felt happy being viewed as the strong one for once. It was what I dreamed of all my life.

"That was surprising… if you could warn us before you go off to smash titans that would be great." Jean said sarcastically. He had a grin plastered on his face.

"That was a shock…" Connie agreed smiling. Levi grunted in front of me, I could feel his stomach tense as he took a deep breath. I pouted while frowning. My hands had accidentally snuck onto his belly in an attempt to slouch, and I could feel the flat, well toned flesh against the fabric of his thin shirt. My thighs brushed against his hips with each stride the horse took. I pretended not to notice, staring at the scenery like it was the most important view in the world. I liked those trees…they were some very nice trees…

"Shut up…" Levi spoke, annoyed with the commotion.

"Aww c'mon Levi! You were amazed too! Admit it!" Hanji said laughing. Erwin glanced at us quickly, a sly smile escaping his lips.

"Hn." He responded, not that it was a word. It was something Sasuke would always say. It made me want to facepalm myself. I had to stop thinking about the boy that was consumed in hatred.

I turned sideways slightly to take a peek in front of us. The walls were in sight now.

"We're almost there." Levi said calmly to me. I peered up at him thoughtfully.

"Are you angry?" I asked. He glanced back at me, a small frown was plastered on his face.

"Don't be absurd, why would I be angry." He sighed. I see…So Levi was always like this. People like him were hard to get used to…he was so inexpressive an unapproachable.

"You didn't have to throw all those bodies, Petra was there…" I murmured. He didn't respond. "Oh…Petra was planning on telling you something, It was important…" A rush of sadness swept over me. This was one of the most depressing things I have experienced, confessing a dead girls love to the man I was holding onto.

"You can save that for when we get back, I'm too tired to take any news now." He cut me off. I stared at his wings deep in thought, the logo of the survey corpse had a certain beauty to it. I understood, I was tired too…

We got off our horses once we got to the gate, My butt was sore as I hopped off quickly, relieved that I no longer had to hold on to the Stoic man. Levi walked past me towards the man that was being chased earlier, and handed him a piece of cloth with the scouting legion symbol on it. "This was you're friends, I took it before we left, you see…he wasn't forgotten." The man took it with shaky hands and sobbed into it. I stared, feeling sorry for him. He was only trying to retrieve his friends dead bodies…The gates opened and I scurried into the cart that held Eren. The others led the horses inside the walls slowly, looking down with shame, full of defeat. I didn't really get it…they should look grateful that they made it out alive…so why… I felt Eren stir under my hand and I brushed the covers off of him gently. His ocean blue eyes opened wide at the sight of me and he sat up quickly, looking around wildly.

"Where are we?!" He asked loudly, the look on his face told me he was confused and disoriented, I knew the feeling.

"Back in the walls, we didn't get to capture the female titan….but we got you back at least." I bit my bottom lip anxiously. If Levi wasn't there…Mikasa and I would have killed her. I wanted to, Mikasa wanted to…so why in the hell didn't he want to? He was the one who suffered the loss of his team mates, having known them the longest. Did he even care? It made me angry to see him so calm and relaxed when that murderous bastard was out there, having gotten away with killing our people…what was going through Levi's head? We were once again surrounded by the townspeople, they wore angry faces, shouting insults at us.

"Bastards! You brought death among our sons and daughters!"

"Are taxes are paying for your useless training!"

"All you do is fail! How many died this time?!"

Eren clenched his fists and was prepared to shout back, but decided against it, eyeing two small children gazing at us with admiration. We continued onward, ignoring the insults and dirt looks being shot our way. It was getting too noisy. Dumb people…didn't they see how much we lost too? It was so unfair… I figured this was why everyone got so quiet and avoided eye contact. They were used to this.

"I remember now…I lost to the titan didn't I?" Eren muttered darkly, hanging his head down. I rubbed his back encouragingly.

"Yes, she had you for a while but corporal Levi saved you…" I trailed off. He bore his blue hues into my green ones.

"Sakura, you're a titan too." It was more of a statement than a question. I half smiled and nodded.

"Yeah…I didn't even know…" We stared ahead for a while in silence. How would Eren react when I told him about his dad? That he injected some strange fluid in me that made me into a titan…There was really no easy way to say it. I just wanted to make it quick. I noticed an old man making his way to Levi with a paper in hand. He looked at the younger male excitedly.

"H-hello! Are you captain Levi? Where's Petra? Um, she's told me so much about you, you see I'm her father, Petra sent me this letter." He lifted the sheet towards Levi's face. "Petra had me read it before she went off on the expedition, She told me she plans on devoting herself to you, hehe, I think she's too young to marry…" My breath hitched in my throat. Did Levi get it? His expression was dark, as if he was fighting to keep a straight face. How could he tell this man his daughter was dead? I stared as Levi ignored the old man and walked past him, leaving the dead girls father bewildered and standing alone behind us, clutching the paper softly. I glanced at Eren who for the most part, just had an empty look on his face. I stared ahead, thinking about how he was going to take my story. I silently prayed he would stand up for me like the first time we met as we made our way past the crowd and into the open fields of the scouting legion headquarters.

Eren and I were helped off the cart by Mikasa and Armin once we were completely by the survey corps building.

"I told you we would meet again." Armin smiled warmly at us. Eren only looked past him with a dead expression.

"Yeah…" He murmured. Erwin stepped in front of me and bent to my level.

"Thank you for saving us back there, I knew I could count on you, do you want to rest before we negotiate?" I stared at his blue orbs for a while, then shook my head slowly.

"You're welcome, no…I would rather just get this over with." I replied quickly and looked around at the people scattering to put the horses away. They kept stealing glances at me. I was sure they wanted to hear my side of the story as well. These people, they took me in so easily, it was only fair I gave something in return. "I don't mind it if they listen, I want them to listen, I'll be waiting over there." I pointed to the empty bench that used to be team Levi's eating area. I felt hollow just staring at it.

"I see…I'll gather everyone shortly." He responded curtly before walking towards Hanji and Levi. I slowly made my way towards the bench and sat down robotically, pulling the hood of the borrowed hoodie over my head. I stared over the land, musing to myself. It was funny really, sitting here hating my life when my friends were probably already engaged in war. I wanted nothing more than to see how they were doing…I wanted to return to that incident in suna, drunk out of my mind. I have a dry laugh, positive that I looked odd to people, but I didn't care. I needed humor at this time, laughter was the best medicine for sad situations. I put my head down on the table and thought about how I was going to start. I should probably start from where I was from, and how I got sucked in here. It was going to sound so ludicrous…but I had to be strong. I lay there for several minutes until I felt a hand on my back, caressing it gently. I rose quickly, making Armin jump back nervously in surprise.

"Oh! I um…thought you were asleep." He shifted around shyly, blushing at the prospect of having been caught massaging my back in my sleep, if that was what he was doing.

"Its fine, no need to be so nervous." I drawled, studying his face. He averted his eyes and pulled his hands behind his back.

"May I sit?" He asked. I nodded.

"Please do." He quickly scurried towards the other end of the table and sat down, gazing into my eyes carefully.

"I'm glad you're okay." He spoke calmly, but I could tell he was trying not to stutter. He was like a male version of Hinata. It made me smile.

"Thank you, so am I." I gave him a grin, which caused his face to redden.

"I wanted to tell you, don't mind Mikasa…she just worries about Eren too much." He fumbled with his thumbs nervously. "And…I guess she doesn't like it that you spend more time with Eren than she does, but she will accept you over time, she just has to get to know you better."

I stared at him for a while, thinking about the dark haired girl. So what if I spent more time with Eren? What was there to be jealous about? I wasn't trying to get her damn crush…I held in my annoyance and took a deep breath.

"What about you? Do you accept me?" My question was innocent but it seemed he took it to sound wrong, he almost fell back.

"Uhh well yeah! I mean, I always have! No not like that! I mean like, when we first met, oops that sounded wrong, I mean when I first saw you I wanted to be friends!" He blabbed quickly, totally flustered. I couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"That's good to hear…" I took his hand in mine and gave it a firm shake. What was I doing? I wasn't here to make friends dammit…but Armin was so shy and gullible, I couldn't refuse him.

"Oh…that's a relief." He whispered slowly, squeezing my hand in return before letting go. Erwin suddenly sat down in front of me, almost shoving Armin aside. The small boy got up quickly and stood next to Mikasa and Eren, along with the others. There circled around me. I gulped as I caught Levi's eyes. He stood next to Hanji, waiting impatiently.

"We're here to hear what you have to say, I'm willing to forgive your lie if you say the absolute truth…" I fumbled with my hands nervously. I was acting like Armin now.

"Alright." I began slowly. Now was the time to explain. I looked around the faces staring down at me, waiting for my story. I sucked in some air and calmed myself.

"Go on." Erwin spoke soothingly. He looked awfully interested, he was almost leaning forward slightly. I swallowed.

"Well, I did lie, I'm sorry, but the truth is going to sound crazy to you all." I stared down at my hands and continued. "I come from this village called Konoha, it's a pretty place deep in the land of leaf, we do have a defense mechanism, but it's not to fight titans, because titans don't exist where I'm from, we are ninjas who fight other ninjas…okay…" I was losing my confidence with each stare I got. Oh god…they were going to send me to an asylum after this…"So…Anyway, I got a day off from my mentor, the leader of the village, and I decided to go train, erm…so I did just that. It's funny really, I got totally ambushed by an akatsuki member, this guy that can literally send parts of his body away, to avoid getting hit, and well, I fought him but knew I wasn't going to get him so I tried to trick him so I could run away, then he did this strange jutsu, probably with his blasted sharingan, it was a vortex or something that sucked me in." I was babbling quickly now. "I awoke in the forest, the one we just came from, so I came here from another place, far away from here, impossible to reach, it's basically like a parallel world." I paused as I heard Jean erupt into uncontrollable laughter, He guffawed wildly, tears stinging his eyes. I frowned.

"Really…what the hell are you on? What happens next? You got kidnapped by a talking horse and ended up here?" He held his stomach as he laughed. The others just stared at me dumbly.

"It's the truth!" I hissed. I knew I was going to be laughed at, but still, it felt awful.

"Hmm…I see…" Erwin said with a serious face.

"Sakura…you should be serious." Eren muttered. I turned to him with pleading eyes.

"But it's the truth!" I wailed. Hanji grinned. And pushed past Sasha and Connie.

"Fear not my child! I believe you! To think that happened to you, how awful!" She cried out. Levi's eyebrow twitched.

"Only the crazy understand the crazy." He muttered under his breath. I punched the table so hard the wood broke and one end of it flew up. Erwin sat up quickly, the others backed off. Jean finally stopped laughing.

"Call me crazy again and I will kill you." I glared at Levi with hatred. He stared wide eyed. "If you're not going to take me seriously then what's the point of talking? I'm done." I turned to leave but felt a hand wrap around my arm. I turned to see Erwin peering down at me.

"I'm taking you seriously, please continue." I stared at him carefully, then sighed and stood next to the shattered wooden table.

"Fine, next one to laugh will end up like the unfortunate hump of wood here." I glared at Jean in particular, who gulped and shrunk back. "What you just witnessed wasn't a power that came from titan abilities, I acquired them through training with my mentor, I can also heal, and am known as a good medic…" I stared at Erwin seriously. "When I awoke in the forest, there was a man there, he was tending to my wounds, he injected me with a yellow fluid in a syringe…" Eren gasped, eyes going wide in recognition and remembrance. "I didn't know what it was exactly, I assumed it was medicine, he was behaving rather strangely too, anyway, he told me about the walls, so I came here looking for shelter, until you attacked me." I paused, letting it sink in. Erwin frowned.

"A man was in the forest outside the walls?" He asked quizzically, his expression held shock. I nodded.

"Yes, I asked for his name and he said to call him by Dr. Yeager." I felt pain erupt on my shoulders as Eren practically latched himself onto me, shaking me violently.

"You saw my dad?! Where the hell did he go! Do you remember?!" I winced and shook my head.

"Ow! You're hurting me! No I don't, sorry! I tried to follow him but he left." Eren shook in confusion. He was muttering curse words under his breath.

"What the hell is that bastard doing….running around the woods playing nurse…"He spat. He was pulled back violently by the scruff of his collar by Levi.

"Don't force your grip on a girl brat." He drawled. I blinked at the act, meeting Levi's eye casually.

"S-sorry!" Eren stated, clutching his neck. Erwin frowned, deep in thought. No doubt thinking how an old man could be surviving on his own out there.

"Eren, your dad injected you with that fluid too didn't he?" I asked him. He nodded, clenching his fists.

"When I was younger, I had a cold…He took me to the basement and told me to lay on the floor while he got out a needle, it didn't seem right so I fought back, it didn't stop him from injecting me, he just told me to stay calm and that I would be cured." His eyes grew glassy as he remembered his past silently.

"Why would he do that? What is the purpose in injecting two people." Mikasa muttered, making everyone around me whisper perplexingly.

"Hmm, how the hell did we get from ninjas to family drama…" Jean muttered while pouting.

"That part must be true, since Eren is a witness to his own experience…" Hanji exclaimed.

"The rest is true too!" I yelled, waving my arms wildly. Levi cut me off.

"Prove it, you say you can heal, so do it, heal someone." He stated bluntly. I frowned in determination.

"Fine, I will!" I stepped in front of Erwin and reached out to him, folding his sleeve up. holding my hands above his arm, I noticed earlier a bruise had formed, when he pulled at his jacket to rub it, he must have gotten hurt in the forest, it would be easy to heal. I concentrated while everyone got close, curiosity taking over. My hands gave a green glow as I pumped chakra into the bruise, soothing the pain. Erwin gasped, I could tell he was feeling it being healed. Everyone around me ood and aahd. Once I was done, Erwin examined the bruise.

"It's gone, just how far do your medical abilities go? Can you only heal bruises?" I shook my head.

"No, I can mend broken bones and help and reattach a lost limb, and even extract poisons from the body, not to mention help someone regenerate, as long as the person is still alive."

"Impressive." Levi stated. He was complementing me. I grinned like a fool inside, it felt good to be visible in front of the Sasuke clone. I always wanted Sasuke to look at me the way Levi was right now, it made my stomach feel funny.

"Thank you." I whispered towards him.

"Hey! She's a major asset if she could do that!" Connie yelled. "It's just what we need!"

"Indeed it is, how do you do it Sakura! Let me experiment on you!" Hanji exclaimed loudly. I deadpanned.

"N-no way…" I muttered while shivering. "It's called chakra, everyone from my village has it, but we all use it in different ways, I just happen to be good at using it to heal, I could summon a large slug to help with the healing too, but…I'm not sure if I can anymore, I have to bite myself to do it and I'll just turn into a titan." I slumped my shoulders.

"You can if you don't think about it, you have to have a clear goal to turn, Sakura, your story is unbelievable, but I have faith in you, I believe you." Eren put his hand on my shoulder, gently this time. I sulked. How the hell was I supposed to summon Katsuyu without thinking about it? Still, Eren believed me.

"So do I!" Armin shouted. I smiled joyfully.

"Hn." Mikasa merely snorted.

"Well…if you can do that green glowy thingy then it must be true…" Jean stated. Bertholt and Reiner remained silent but nodded in agreement. They had strange looks on their faces.

"Y-yeah…It's crazy though, a world without titans, and there's a crazy doctor out there injecting people with titan stuff, what is he doing that for anyway?" Connie and Sasha exchanged words about possible theories "I believe you Sakura." Erwin smiled at me warmly. I was grinning like a complete child now.

"Do you plan on getting back somehow?" Levi asked nonchalantly, studying my face, I looked down thoughtfully.

"Yes, somehow, I was thinking of trying to mess around with scrolls, if there's a way to transport weapons in them and hide clones in them, then there must be a way to travel through them." I said lowly. I was thinking about this since the day I got here…I would get it right eventually, I just had to experiment. Hanji's face fell.

"Oh…" She muttered. I gasped and brought my arms up.

"Aww, I won't see you're beautiful arms break anymore tables? That totally got me hot." Ymir pouted, earning a shove from Christa.

"But I want to help you first! I want to protect you as much as Eren! Please! Let me help you!" I shouted at them.

Sasha shivered."Those slugs are going nowhere near me." She murmured.

Erwin crouched to my level, he was painfully tall after all…He brought his hand up, waiting for a handshake. I turned to Eren, who smiled and shook his head once. I grabbed the outstretched hand and shook it. "We would be happy to have you." I felt a bubble of warmth erupt through me as I was officially accepted into the survey corps... My body suddenly gave out and I collapsed on the floor tiredly. Erwin's hand gripped mine in concern.

"Sakura?" he asked, People muttered. I smiled.

"I'm fine, just tired." I said, shutting my eyes. I felt like sleeping right there on the floor, not even minding the dirt. Hands slid themselves around my waist and I was pulled up with a shriek. Levi was holding me like a doll from the middle of my torso, making my feet dangle.

"You're getting my clothes dirty, good grief, are you always this filthy?" He turned to Erwin as I struggled in his grasp. "I'll take her to her room so she can get cleaned up and well rested, we'll need her fully awake for the plan." Erwin nodded, giving a serious glance at the dark haired man before walking off, dismissing the group. I wiggled and snarled at the damn Sasuke clone to let me go, but gave up when I felt he wasn't going to. I only pouted, debating whether or not I should shove him off. It would be easy. Still, this was payback all those times he had me clean like a slave. 'Let him carry me' I thought with a grin, may his arm cramp up and suffer in pain. He walked on, entering the building and down the stairs towards the underground room.

LaLa: Thank you! ^^

Fufu15: haha I'm originally a horror type of writer, along with psychological so I thought I would give sakura a creepy dream, since Eren had one that resembled/reflected what was going on in his waking life. (Armin pounding on the window was really Armin pounding on his titan neck) Sakuras face falling off was really her skin transformation in her waking life haha and Sasuke eating Naruto is a representation of what a titan is, a giant cannibal :p thanks and keep on reading ^^ glad you liked the fairy dust bit, sakura can be a bit sarcastic at times haha

EpicJinx: you'll see, omg I'm so glad to read that :D your review made me so happy, I had no idea this fic was gonna be liked that much, thank you! Sorry for the late Chapter too, I try to post as fast as I can :p you predicted right btw haha

Kaori and Yoshi: I already had sakura use chakra in her titan form yes but Petra's dad practically beat her to it, waaa that scene was depressing . yeah I will try to shift from Aot to Naruto verse but right now im concentrating on Sakuras pov. Whooaa another mind reader :p you guys are good guessers, thanks and keep reading

Mst88: Haha, thanks, I love your reviews ^^

WasMan: You got really close in your prediction, but I wanted to have Eren fight lol