I do not own AoT. Sorry about the lack of updates. Exams are stupid. Anyway: Warning, this chapter has some feels, and bad words, if you're sensitive to those things. Don't hurt me, pls.

Chapter 26

I knew something bad was going to happen. It always does when I stick around. Hello darkness, my old friend.

Anyway, all the cool people have been "training" Eren… not really sure if it's training or torture. I know Levi loves to torture people. Me, well, I've been stuck at the house. I've pretty much done simple chores and then rested the rest of the day. Talk about boring.

Now, if things couldn't get better, we have to leave. An ambush, I think. I don't know, really. Everyone excluded me from the secret that Erwin sent. We watch our hide out from over a hill. We have good-old-fashioned guns ready to take down any of the intruders.

"Close one...if we had slept there tonight as well...what would have happened to us?" Connie states the obvious. Thanks buddy.

"Squad leader... are those guys Central Military Police?" Armin asks.

Levi answers, as friendly as always, "Who knows. To think they'd come here directly... I've been underestimated. Let's hurry to the meeting place. Good thing the moon's out."

As we make our way into the Trost District, I start to feel really sick. My body is getting weak, and I feel my face turn pale. I lean onto Sasha for support. "Are you okay, Miss Julia?" she asks with a worried expression.

I manage to make a pained smile. "Yeah, I'll be okay."

Citizens carry on with their daily lives, that is until, one of them recognizes Levi. They all shout out, and crowd around him. I hear one of them say, "Hey, hey, he's tiny... "

I watch his face morph into his "I'll kill a bitch" face. Another person states, "I've only seen him on horseback... wow."

"You're in the way," he finally says.

"Mr. Captain, please listen!" One of them pleads. Several of them go on to explain how they have missed a lot of work due to the evacuation plan. They blame their money problems on the Survey Corps.

They move closer to us during their rant. "...Walking along this street, all high and mighty, on a shopping trip?"

I notice a woman holding a baby standing away from the crowd. She's so skinny...the poor lady. The baby must be suffering as well.

Another man grabs Sasha's arm, saying, "Bringing women along too, you're sure sitting pretty."

I grab the man's wrist. "Let her go," I growl. I'm not feeling well, buddy. Best be on your way or I'll punch your lights out.

He roughly shakes my hand off, clicking his tongue. "If you guys have a bit of conscience at all...leave your money and then leave. The Survey Corps have taken far more than they deserve, after all."

Levi turns toward us, yelling, "Watch out!"

The man continues, "Huh? Who are you watching out for?" He grabs Levi so fast, it's hard to register. He yells, "Mister humanity's strongest soldier?!"

Levi kicks away another man. That same asshole shouts, "A wagon's rushing over!"

A horse charges through the crowd. I'm knocked to the ground beside Sasha, landing on my stomach. We can only watch as Christa (really Armin) and Eren (Jean) get kidnapped. They like doing that, don't they?
Due to their disappearance, I don't notice the pain in my lower half at first. Only as I try to stand up does it hit me. I fall to my knees, clutching my stomach. I feel liquid pooling, running down my legs. I watch as red hits the ground.

The only thing I can do,,,is scream.

Well...thanks for reading. I'll update tomorrow...or very soon so that you don't have to wait too long. :)