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.
I'm so sorry for my late update, I've been busy with the life stuff and I've not had time to write chapters! Hopefully I'll be back on track soon, so please bear with me until then and I will try my best with updates.
Chapter 29!
When we finally reached the Trost District our worse fears had been answered, Wall Rose's gateway had been breached by the Colossal Titan. News had quickly spread throughout the Trost District that the Colossal Titan had reappeared and breached Wall Rose, but it had vanished has soon the damage was done.
The Trainee Corps had been on duty that day, they had leaped into action the minute Wall Rose had been breached. Most trainees were paralyzed with fear and the only one who leaped into action was Eren, he had gotten close enough to slice the nape of the Colossal Titan's neck. But it disappeared before he had a chance to strike, their next task was to make sure that the townsfolk got to safety.
Titans were roaming the streets of the Trost District and Kitz Weilman gave out orders to trainees, it was now their job to make sure people got to safety. They were put into individual groups and set out on this deadly task, they had no idea what lay ahead of them. Some of the Trainees kept the Titans at bay while the rest made sure that the Trost District was eventuated, it was important that their task was a successful.
The Trost District was under attack and the Survey Corps arrived after it was over, it broke my heart knowing that we were not here when our services were needed in the Trost District. I had heard so many stories from the trainees and people I knew when we eventually arrived in the Hermiha District which was beyond the Trost District, there was so much fear amongst the townsfolk. I was glad to hear that The Trost District was eventuated without any casualties, but the casualty rate for the Trainee Corps was a different story. Many of the trainees had been devoured by Titans or were classed has missing in action, we only had the words of the trainees who had survived the task.
There were trainees sitting around in the streets, some of them were frightened and in shock about today's events. I knew there had been many casualties, but a few familiar faces were missing from the gathering of the trainees. I couldn't find Eren, Armin or Mikasa anywhere. I had even asked around about them and most of the trainees were clueless about their whereabouts, but something strange was going on with one group of trainees. I did hear that Mikasa and Armin were still alive, but this group of trainees had been sworn to silence.
I knew I wasn't going to get any answers from the trainees on the streets, so I had decided to try and find Erwin or Levi. If anyone knew what was going on around here it would be them, but I had no idea where they were right now. The minute we returned to the Trost District we headed straight to the Hermiha District, it was the direct orders we had been given from Commander Erwin Smith.
I sighed to myself and walked away from the group of trainees, I had no idea where to go or what to do until we had been given more orders. I carried on walking along the street until I saw a familiar face standing with a group of children, it was Jacob. I yelled his name a few times until he noticed me, he then gave me a wave and began running towards me.
" Lorna!" He yelled.
I watched Jacob dodge a few people has he hurried over to me, I couldn't help but wrap my arms around him when he finally got to me. I was so happy he was safe even though he was shaken up about today's events, he was very young when Wall Maria had been breached. But I knew he still remembered what had happened that day just like the rest of us from the Shiganshina District, I remember him having constant nightmares about the Titans and his parents for months after that event.
" Are you okay?" I asked.
" I'm fine, the school teacher lead us to safety..." He replied while he pulled himself away from me and looked around at his surroundings with a expression of worry on his face. " Where's April? Is she with you? Please don't say she's missing... "
" April is safe, she's would have been at the Trainee Corps Boot Camp early this morning before Wall Rose was breached..." I replied. " But I will make sure she is safe, we will both ride out to the Boot Camp when I've found Commander Erwin Smith..."
I watched Jacob let out a sigh of relief, he then pulled me back into a hug again and I reassured him that everything was going to be fine. But I was unsure if everything would be fine, I mean the Trost District was now crawling with Titans and we had been driven further back into the district beyond the Trost District. How long would it be before the Colossal Titan reappears once again? There was so many unanswered questions, I had no idea what would happen next since the Trost District had been claimed by Titans.
My thoughts were interrupted by a loud explosion, I quickly turned my gaze to where the explosion had come from and I saw dark smoke raising into the sky. People began to panic around us and word soon spread that Colossal Titan had returned, but the smoke was coming from inside of the wall which was worrying. A few of the trainees jumped into action and headed to the nearest rooftop, I wanted to join them but Jacob wouldn't let me go. I had no choice but to watch in horror and get ready to run in case it was another Titan attack, this won't end well I thought to myself has I watched other trainees join their comrades on the rooftop.
Weeks had past since Wall Rose had been breached, we were now living in the Hermiha District. Camps had been setup for the townsfolk of the Trost District, it would have to do for the meantime until accommodations were found for them in the district. Plans had already been made to regain control of the Trost District not long after it had been breached, but it involved Eren which confused me.
After the smoke had been seen inside the wall of the Hermiha District rumours soon began to spread about a boy who could transform into a Titan, it turned out that the boy was in fact Eren. I was unsure what to believe, but the townsfolk classed Eren has their savoiur and with his help the Trost District was won back by placing a giant bolder in the breached gateway of Wall Rose.
I myself had never seen Eren transform into this Titan his fellow comrades had spoken about with much excitement, but Eren was now being kept in an underground jail cell underneath the Courthouse. He was being kept there until his trial in a few days time with the Military Police and the Wall Cult, his future would be decided by them.
Today I had been given the duty of taking food to Eren's jail cell, I didn't mind taking up this duty because I would get to see him. Erwin thought a familiar face would be more subtitle in the situation Eren was in right now, but I was more concerned about Eren's health. He had been kept in the jail cell area since they took back control of the Trost District, I'm unsure what state he would be in when I visited him.
I had left the Courthouse's kitchen and headed to the underground jail cell where he was being kept, he was in the custody of the Military Police until a decision was made about his future. The orders I had been even were to take his old tray of food and replace it with fresh food, he was being fed three times a day. The food didn't smell that great though, it looked like some kind of stew or maybe it was a brown sloppy lumpy porridge.
I had only visited the underground jail area once when I was with Erwin, I had been taking notes while he was interrogating an unknown prisoners. I still remembered my way down to the jail area though, the corridors that I had to use to get the the jail area where cold and dimly lit. It was eerie and very quite down here, I could help but shiver sometimes from the random chills that swept through the corridors.
It wasn't long until I got to the jail cell he was being kept in, it was dimly lit and small. Eren was sitting up in his bed in shackles, he looked very surprised to see me when the jail cell's door was unlocked for me. I gave him a kind smile has I entered the jail cell, I then walked over to his bed and placed the fresh tray of food down on his lap.
I watched him eating some of his food for a while until I noticed him struggling, the shackles on his wrists stopped him from eating his food probably. I had seen him drop his spoon a few times into his bowl, I couldn't help but pity him. I sighed to myself while I picked the old tray of food up from the floor next to his bed, I then sat down on the edge of his bed and waited for him to finish his food.
" It's been a very long time since I've spoken with you, are they treating you well?" I asked with a slight smile has I turned my full attention to him. " You do look quite pale though and your old plate of food on your tray is mostly untouched, do they let you go outside sometimes for some fresh air? I mean sitting in a bed all day must be bad for your leg circulation, you must feel has stiff has a board of wood..."
" I'm a prisoner, what do you think?" He asked.
" You don't have to be rude about it, I was just wondering why you haven't ate much of your food..." I replied with sigh. " I mean your hands are in shackles, it must be hard for you to move or feed yourself without a struggle. Won't the guards allow you to eat with them unshackled for a few minutes?"
Eren stared at me for a moment before he answered my question, he told me that I didn't seem to understand how the prison system worked down here. I understood the system quite well, I just didn't understand why they would let him struggle while he was eating his food. It wasn't long until he dropped his spoon into his bowl again, but this time I thought I would help him by picking his spoon up for him.
" Here, let me help you..." I said has I reached for his spoon. " Do you want me to feed you? It would make it much easier for you, also less messy..."
" I'm not a helpless baby!" He yelled while he slapped my hand away from his bowl with a frown. " Please stop it, I can feed myself!"
" I know that already, but you need to keep your strength up for your trial with the Military Police..." I said. " I'm sorry Eren, I was only trying to help you..."
I heard one of the guards telling Eren to pipe down, he did has he was ordered and turned his attention back to his food. I sat with in for a few minutes longer until I decided I better take my leave, I didn't want to course anymore trouble for Eren in case he was punished for being disrupted. I quickly got up from his bed and said goodbye to him before I left his jail cell, but he didn't say anything to me.
I heard the jail cell's door lock has I walked along the corridor, I felt kind of bad for making Eren lose his temper. I carried on walking along the corridor until I saw Commander Erwin Smith and Levi walking towards me, I quickly stopped while I saluted them both. They both stopped in front of me and I greeted them, but Levi's gaze was firmly set on the corridor behind me. I glanced over my shoulder before I turned my full attention to Erwin, he then examined the tray between us with a concerned expression on his face.
" It seems like Eren hasn't ate all of his meal this time, how did he seem?" He asked.
" He seemed fine to me even though his situation is bleak, but he has trouble eating his meals because his hands are always shackled..." I replied with sigh. " I'm unsure if he would be allowed to have his shackles removed while he eats his food, it would make it much easier for him..."
" I will take your opinion into mind..." He said with a nod of his head. " But has you very well know the situation he his in right now would not allow such an idea for safety reasons, he his a prisoner and not a guest of the Courthouse..."
" I know..." I said.
Erwin told me to carry on with my duties until the afternoon, he then wanted me to help out in the laundry room which was an odd request. I gave him a nod of my head before I continued walking along the corridor, but has I was making my way up some stone stairs I was given the order to stop. The order I was given sounded a lot like Erwin's voice, so I did what I was told and I stopped on the stairs. But when I looked over my shoulder I saw Erwin walking along the corridor and Levi was standing in the corridor, I was now unsure who had given me the order. I walked back down the stairs and meet Levi in the corridor, he then told me that we needed to speak about some important matters that had come to his attention.
" What exactly do we need to talk about?" I asked in a confused tone. " We rarely speak anymore and when we do talk you're normally blunt or rude, do I have some new orders to follow from our commanding officer?"
" Something stinks around here and I'm not talking about that slop on that plate between us..." He replied. " You've been untruthful with me about your family's bloodline..."
" I don't understand, I've never lied to you..." I said.
" I never said you have lied to me, but it's now the time for you to be truthful with me and tell me more about your bloodline..." He said. " There is more to you than meets the eye and after all of these years I believe it's time for me to get to know you better, I want you to tell me about your past..."
I told him that I didn't know what he was talking about, but the look he gave me made me feel nervous. I backed away from him until I felt the wall of the corridor against my back, but he wasn't going to let me get away from him that easily. I kept backing away from him until I was in the corner of the corridor, he kept following me which made it much more nerve-wracking for me.
I watched has he rested his hands on the wall either side of me, I was basically trapped in the corner of the corridor now. He leaned his face in closer towards me, I gulped slightly has the cup on the tray fell over which quickly caught his attention. I looked down at the tray and saw left over water dripping over the edge of the tray, it looked like the drips of water were dripping onto his boots.
I looked up from the tray at him and watched him, the expression on his face had changed. He looked troubled which concerned me, he was either bothered by something or he was disgusted by the water dripping onto his clean boots. I continued to watch him until he deeply sighed and closed his eyes, his voice then broke the silence between us.
" Are you going to change too?" He asked quietly and opened his eyes. " Are you like him? The bloodline you share with that brat's family is flowing through your veins, you could change at any time. Maybe it's would be more wise if you shared the jail cell with him..."
" What are you talking about?" I asked.
" Eren Jaeger, I understand that you've got a link to the Jaeger's Father..." He replied while he made eye contract with me. " You do understand why he's being kept down here? He's a danger to the districts and to humanity, he even attack his childhood friend in his Titan form..."
" I don't understand, he attacked Armin and Mikasa?" I asked.
" Don't act dumb, I know you better than that..." He replied.
I lowered my gaze from him and looked down at the tray between us, it seemed like Erwin had let my secret slip out even though he said he would keep it to himself. I could feel Levi's gaze still on me, I was unsure what to say to him about my links with Eren's Father. I had no idea what was going through his head right now, I was also confused over Eren transforming into a Titan which to me sounded impossible.
" Answer me..." He said.
" Of course I understand why he's being kept down here, I was informed by Commander Erwin Smith about the situation Eren is in right now..." I replied. " But whatever you are thinking in that head of yours about me right now is wrong, I'm not the same has Eren..."
" And how do you know?" He asked.
" I just know, I'm a human just like you..." I replied while I slipped underneath his arm and headed back towards the stairs. " I've got duties and cores to complete, I'm going to end up falling behind if I stop for idle conversations..."
" I haven't finished talking with you yet... " I heard him say. " Lorna, are you listening to me?"
" Of course I'm listening to you, that all I ever do around here..." I replied has I walked up three of the steps on the stairs and stopped when I decided to look at him over my shoulder. " If you want to speak with me then please don't intimidate me, I will answer all of your questions in private if that's what you want. But now is not a good time, you should return to our Commander and continue with your duties before you are missed..."
Levi didn't look amused with my reply, but the corridors of the underground cell area were not the right place to discuss my Jaeger bloodline. There could people listening for all we knew, it would be more wise to find a safer place to talk. I watched Levi walking along the corridor until he disappeared from my sight, I better continue with my duties I thought to myself has I hurried up the stairs that lead to the upper level of the Courthouse.
