As soon as Arabella got to Wall Sina she hit the waters and began swimming. Alarms were going off all over the place but none of the guards were fast enough to catch her. She jumped over obstacles and then dived off into the deep. By the time she'd gotten to Wall Rose again there were guards waiting at every twist and turn for her. She had to get her things from HQ. She needed her weapons. The memory of the night she "met" Levi flashed in her mind and she bit her lip. 'Stop thinking about him! He shouldn't mean anything to you anymore!" But in the back of her head she couldn't help thinking, 'Why would he do this to me? I loved him with my while being.' Her own emotions were making her brain do backflips trying to figure out why Levi would think she was trying to hurt his people. Arabella turned down an alley and headed to the Underground. 'The tunnel!' She thinks. The tunnel was a secret passageway straight to HQ, it was the way the Survey Corps got to the Underground so quickly. She ran down the tunnel beginning to feel dizzy and sick. 'This is where I met Tara and Gary for the first time…Our rendezvous spot...' She ran past the flashing lights and fought back the bile rising in her mouth as she heard the sound of footsteps above her. She emerged in the garden and snuck around to the back door. She ran inside and up the steps as quickly as she could. When she hit her room she jerked the room open and seen someone sitting there.
"Levi…" How long had she been running? Levi rose from her bed.
"I got Erwin to let me go on "special leave"." He admits. Arabella looks down. "Go ahead and keep running, but just know that if you do you will be the target of many of next attacks." She nods.
"Fine then, do it. I can handle it."
"Can you Arabella?" Levi asks getting closer to her. "Are you sure you can handle the pressure and the sadness and the worry? Can you handle it all by yourself?" Arabella smiles sadly.
"I did it for five years on my own. I had no one to lean on. I had people there for me on standby and I didn't go to them when I was sad or scared. I went to them when I wanted to drink my problems away or get paid. Going without you isn't going to affect me Levi." Levi would never admit it but her words had stung him. She could see it in his eyes. She cupped his face in her hands and kissed him. She pulled back and looked into Levi's sharp, grey eyes. "Forgive me." She whispers. Levi nods.
"Get your things and leave. I'd guess you have about five minutes before everyone else find you here." Arabella nods and slips away from Levi leaving him leaning on the wall. She pulls off her uniform, throwing it to the floor and grabs a long, red dress. She turns away from Levi as she puts the dress on. When it's on her she grabs two gold armbands and stares at them for a while before sighing. She slips them on each of her arms and then grabs her sheaths and weapons placing each one in their designated area on her body. When she was done she looked beautiful in the light and Levi could see the sadness in her eyes for the first time. It took his breath away it was so gorgeous. She wasn't just hurt, she was scarred, she was never going to heal. She was marked for life...by him. As she began walking past him she stopped and put her small hand on his arm. Levi sucked in a sharp breath at her touch. "I want you to continue living. Find someone right for you Levi." And with that she was gone leaving only her scent behind.
Arabella made a straight run for Wall Maria. No humans would follow her into that territory and no Titans would dare come near her with her "markings" on. Her armbands were one of the ways she told the Titans who she was, it was like a reverse homing device. Instead of drawing them in, it pushed them away unless she wanted them to come closer. Her feet trampled over broken glass and split wood. She ran past it though only able to think of Levi. 'Why did I leave him just now? Why didn't I stay? We could have had the perfect family.' She thinks feeling tears welling in her eyes. As she was running she heard a loud "Boom!" and even louder "Doosh!" as a cannon ball landed next to her. The force from it knocked her off her feet and she rolled at least ten feet across the road. Arabella grunted as she stood and wobbled. 'I guess I have to…' She could see the humans coming in the Wall after her. 'How did they get in here?!' She thought. 'Now, I do have to.' She raised her arm and thoughts began running through her head as her armband began to feel cold. She blew out a breath of air and it was white in front of her. Titans behind her yelled and began gathering in small groups and moving towards her. As the people got closer she could see it was the Garrison Regiment. She shook her head. 'Regular Titans won't do...Abnormals will.' Her armbands grew white along with the dress she was wearing. The ground began to get cold and the sky darkened as the sound of footsteps grew louder and louder. Then they began thundering. When Arabella looked back she seen a horde of Abnormal Titan all rushing towards her. She dropped to the ground and covered her head waiting for one to accidently step on her, but the crushing blow never came. When the thundering stopped she looked up and seen the sounds had now been replaced by screaming humans. She closed her eyes, turned and began running once more. Her dress flowed behind her as she reached the outside. The sun hit her eyes and began warming her up. She grunted, but pushed forward. 'It was always snowing in my Village.' She thinks. 'Look for the snowy Village. Look for dark skies.' On the horizon she could see there was a dark spot in the sky. 'There.' She shook her head as the Forest of Giant Trees unveiled itself. 'Why did I do this to myself?' As she ran through the forest small tears dripped from her eyes. She should have never left the Underground, should have never fell in love, should have never been born. Maybe then all the pain would've been saved for someone else.