Hey TheHeartlessNukia here!

I'm back with my second story to The Forgotten Wife, it's still work in progress though and I will be taking my time with it while I continue writing my Death Note fanfictions. I've only got a few ideas in my head for this fanfiction, but I'll get more ideas while I'm writing it. I may rewatch the whole of Attack on Titan again for ideas, it will be based around the first season of the anime but with my special twist to it.

Thank you for the kind reviews, favorites, alerts and to the unknown people who read my story too.

I hope you enjoy the opening chapter, if not I'm sorry! I'm not the worlds greatest writer, I'm more of a storyteller.

Chapter 25!

I felt the air whiz around me has I was lifted up from the ground, I could help but struggle in it's tight grip around my body. I dug my fingernails into it's hand which didn't even have any effects on the Titan's hold on me, I truly feared for my life right now. It wasn't long until I was face to face with this Titan, it's eyes were wide and it had the mostly horrible smile on it's face.

It stared at me with it's dark coloured eyes, there was even part of a Survey Corps cloak hanging from between it's teeth. I felt my eyes filling with tears and my body began to shake when I noticed blood from my fallen comrades dripping from it's chin, I was in a serious amount of danger right now.

I tried to scream but no sounds came from my mouth, I was helpless and far away from home. Many thoughts ran through my head of my lost family and the children I use to care for before I became the correspondent for the scouts, but my thoughts were mainly of Levi. What would he do when he found out that I had been devoured by a Titan? It would be like Isabel and Farlan all over again, it broke my heart just thinking about it.

I watched in horror has it brought me to it's mouth, it's breath was vile and it's teeth were yellow. But without warning it's hand loosened around my body and I awkwardly fell to the ground, I then noticed stream coming from it's neck area. I heard voices shouting from around me and horse's hooves galloping past me, the noises around me were quite echoey to my ears.

The Titan fell backwards and the ground beneath me shook has it's body made contact with the ground, I then quickly got up from the ground with the help of a male solider. I heard him asking me if I was alright, I told him that I was fine even though it felt like I could pass out at any moment. The solider left me and I looked up at the Titan in front of me, I then saw Mike standing on it's back. He must be the solider whom slayed the Titan and saved my life, I must remember to thank him later I thought to myself has I turned my gaze away from him.

I looked around at my surroundings and watched has the soldiers regrouped, there would be no time for gathering the bodies of the fallen due to the lack of them that the Titan had left behind from it's feasting on them. The grass was stained red and the smell of blood lingered in the air, the sight before me didn't seem real. I then turned my gaze back towards the Titan which was now decomposing with stream raising from it's body, it would be nothing but bones by the time we left this cursed place.

Erwin gave out the orders that we would immediately ride back to the farmland, he thought it would best if we retreated back to our outpost because there maybe Titans still lurking nearby in this territory which would put his Garrison in danger due to smell of the human blood still lingering in the air. He was then joined by Mike with his horse and he got onto his horse's back, he then told us to be quick in a stern tone.

My horse was brought to me by the solider who had helped me up from the ground, he introduced himself to me has David Weilman. I told him my name has I got onto my horse's back, he then got onto his horse and said it was pleasure to meet me. I gave him a weak smile has Erwin joined my side, he then told us to finish our conversation when we returned back to the safety of our outpost.

We rode hard and fast across the territory, we needed to make it back to the outpost before the evening. I was unsure what lay ahead of us since the situation that happened not long ago at those three buildings, I feared what would happen to us next and if we would make it back home to the Trost District.

Erwin had been silent since we left those three buildings, he kept his eyes ahead and Mike lingered to the back of our group which confused me. I was unsure what was going on in their heads right now, but if I could guess it would be getting the Garrison back to the outpost safety and planning what our next move would be since we had lost sixteen of our soldiers due to the Titan attack.

It wasn't long until the farmland was in our sights, but Erwin gave us the orders to slow down when we were half a mile away from the farmland. He spoke to us about what had happened on our exploring expedition, he wanted us to know that he was proud of our achievements when tackling a surprise attack from those two Titans and he apologized for our fallen comrades.

Erwin told us that their deaths would not be in vain, their sacrifice for humanities survival would be honored and remembered for a lifetime to come. We listened to him talking and telling us that their deaths were not our fault, he wanted us to know that before we reached our outpost. I now understood why he was respected and admired throughout the ranks, he was courageous leader.

We rode through the farmland's open gateway and stopped in the middle of the courtyard, we were then greeted by the other soldiers. But it wasn't long until we heard whispers and questions about where the missing soldiers had gone, they were then informed about the Titan attack by Commander Erwin Smith. He explained to them about what had happened on our exploring expedition and the surprise Titan attack, he then told them there would be an assembly this evening before he left with Mike Zacharius.

I got down from my horse and let a male veterinary officer take my horse, he told me that my horse would be well looked after in the stable. I gave the veterinary officer a nod of my head and turned my attention away from him, but my attention was drawn to my blood stained uniform. I touched my jacket with my hands and frowned to myself when I noticed that the blood was still wet, I didn't really know if they had any water around here so I could get myself cleaned up or changed out of my blood soaked uniform.

I looked at my hands and stared at the blood on them, this wasn't even my blood. I should count myself lucky that I had made it back in one piece, but it didn't help me feeling bad about my fallen comrades even though Erwin told us it was not our fault. They wouldn't even get a proper burial or funeral, their families would not even get the opportunity to say their final farewells to them.

My thought were broken when I heard someone call my name, I looked up from my hands and saw Petra running towards me with Oluo following behind her. She stopped in front of me and rested her hands on my arms, but I swore I heard Oluo calling me a pathetic greenhorn. The expression on his face gave me the feeling that he was not going to give me any sympathy, he was normally hard on me anyway unlike Petra who showed me some form of kindness.

" Are you okay?" She asked.

" I'm fine, I just need some rest and time gather my thoughts..." I replied.

" I will take you to one of medical officers, you should at least get checked over in case some of that blood on your uniform belongs to you..." She said while she looked over her shoulder at Oluo. " You should inform Captain Levi about Lorna, he may want to know that she has returned safe and well..."

" I think the Captain has more important things on his mind than this little greenhorn right now..." He said while he crossed his arms. " If you haven't noticed we are fifteen soldiers down and if my memory service me correct it's the job of the correspondent for the scout to be documenting on our lose on this day, she has no time for medical treatment..."

" Don't be heartless, she's one of us..." She said.

" Walk it off little greenhorn, a true solider would take my advise..." He said.

" Only an idiot would take your advise..." She frowned.

" There were sixteen soldiers that we lost on the exploring expedition, but he's right..." I said has I shook myself free from Petra's hands and took my journal from my bag. " I should be documenting their deaths down for Commander Erwin Smith, he will want to be informed of which soldiers have fallen this day for their families back home..."

Petra told me that I should ignore Oluo and come with her to see one of the medical officers, she told me that my health was important right now. I shook my head at her and told her that I would visit them after I had documented the fallen soldiers down in my journal, but when I turned my thoughts to the fallen soldiers it truly hit me that I didn't know any of their names.

I turned my gaze to my journal in my hand and noticed drops of water falling onto it's leather binder, but there was no signs of rain in the sky. It took me a moment to realize that they were in fact my tears, I quickly covered up my mouth has a sob escaped my lips and I had no other choice but to runaway because I didn't want Levi's squad to see me cry in case they thought I was nothing but a coward.

I excused myself from their company and hurried over to the farm house, I then closed the farm house's door behind me. I looked around the room has I made my way past some crates and found myself a small corner to hide in until my tears decided to stop. I knelt on the floor and placed my journal down next to me, I would rather be anywhere in the world than this place right now. I was not cut out to be a solider or correspondent for the scouts, I was nothing but a barmaid.

It wasn't long until I heard the door to the farm house open, it's door slammed hard against the wall of the house which made me jump. I listened to some footsteps pacing up and down the main room, but I accidentally left out a sharp breath that caused the footsteps to come to a halt. I covered up my mouth with my hand and shuffled further back into the corner, but my scabbard knocked against one of the crates which caused the wine bottles inside of it to rattle.

I heard the footsteps getting closer to where I was hiding and I pulled my knees to my chest, I thought that it may have been Petra. But it turned out to be Levi, he stared at me for a moment until he told me to get up from the floor in an stern tone. I shook my head at him and told him that I needed some time alone to gather my thoughts, but he was not amused by my words. The expression on his face he gave me was cruel, he even roughly grabbed hold of my arm and told me to get onto my feet.

" Please leave me alone, I can't do this..." I whispered.

" Get up and bare your teeth through this you stupid little brat, that's an order!" He said has he yanked me up from the floor by my arm and pushed me hard up against a crate full of wine bottles. " I will not standby and watch your become nothing but a cowardly wreck, you are stronger than this Lorna..."

" But the sights I saw and the screams of the fallen soldiers still echo in my head, I can't do this..." I said has a sob escaped my lips. " I want to go home or even get arrested by the Military Police, I don't care what happens to me anymore has long has I don't have to stay here! It's my job to document the expedition and I don't even know the names of the fallen soldiers, what kind of correspondent for the scouts does that make me?"

" You're a solider, now act like one!" He replied.

" But I'm nothing but a barmaid, I can't do this anymore and be something that I am not..." I said.

" Stop your crying, do you want to be known has cry baby?" He asked.

" If that's what it takes to get out of this place, then I will gladly take that title!" I replied while I freed my arm from his grip and knelt back down on the floor. " Now please leave me alone, I don't desire your company right now..."

" Get up!" He commanded in a stern tone." I've not finished with you yet, I cannot tolerate you when you are like this..."

" Just go away, that's my order!" I yelled.

I wiped some of my tears away from my cheek and steadied my breathing has best has I could, I needed to stop crying now before anyone else saw me crying. I heard Levi muttering things underneath his breath has he stood in front of me, but what he did next surprised me. He got down on one knee in front of me and softly placed his hand on my shoulder, he then told me not to cry anymore in a less stern tone.

I looked up at him and quickly wrapped my arms around his torso while I told him that I was sorry for being a stupid brat, he even rested his hand on the back of my neck which was comforting in a strange way. I snuggled my face into his shoulder and sobbed my heart out, he even told me to cry my emotions out if that's what I desired at this very moment.

I cried until my chest hurt, but it wasn't long until my breathing became normal and pulled myself away from him with a sniffle. I looked up at Levi when I heard him telling me that I looked dreadful and I couldn't help but agree with him, I didn't feel great either. I peeked over Levi's shoulder when I heard someone knock on the crate behind him, I saw Petra standing by the crate with a folded up blanket hanging over her arm.

" I'm sorry to interrupt this little moment, but Captain Levi's company is needed by Commander Erwin..." She said with a kind smile. " I will comfort Lorna while you're away, she will be safe in my company until you return..."

" Very well..." He said.

I watched Levi get up from the floor, he then told me to pull myself together before I left the farm house. I gave him a nod of my head and watched him disappear behind the crate of wine bottles, I then heard the door to the farm house close behind him when he left the building. I got up from the floor and wrapped my arms around myself while I shivered, it was getting cold in this old building.

" I'm taking you to see one of the medical officers, I think you maybe suffering from shock..." Said Petra.

I gave a her nod of my head while I shivered, she then wrapped the blanket she had brought with her around me and questioned me about how I felt right now. I told her that I felt cold and emotional with a hint of nausea, she told me right away that it sounded like the symptoms of shock. She told me not to worry about it though, she explained to me that many soldiers on their first expedition suffer from shock after everything they had seen on the battlefield.

" Let's get you fixed up..." She smiled.

" Okay..." I nodded.

Petra rested her hand on my back and guided me around the crates, she told me to not feel any shame for crying because it happens to the best of us at some point. She even made a joke about me not wetting myself on my first expedition, she told me it was very rare for soldiers to return back to the outposts with dry undergarments. She opened the door to the farm house for me and told me I would be right has rain before I knew it, but I don't think I will forget my first expedition in a hurry.