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Rated: M
"Enough, Reiner."
It was Bertolt's whispered warning that had the broad blond sighing before he tried to wipe the irritated expression that was undoubtedly on his face at that moment, "I'm fine." He simply said, watching as more soldiers gathered in the headquarters to await further instruction.
"You are behaving far too suspiciously," Bertolt muttered, glancing at his partner when he looked up abruptly, "What are you...?" He asked, before receiving his answer.
It was the girl.
"I was so close," Reiner grit his teeth, seeing the girl was talking to Eren, Mikasa, and two others as they entered the headquarters, "If only Corporal Clean-Freak didn't see us, we could be getting on the girl's good side right now."
"It's best that we just leave her alone," Bertolt shook his head, "We have to stay low. They caught Annie after all." His tone grew bitter at the thought.
"Damn," Reiner knew his comrade was right, but it was a hard pill to swallow knowing that he could be talking to the girl that second with a very good reason, "Guess I'll have to wait another chance."
And who knew when that would come again.
~00~
"I wonder what this is about?"
It was Eren who asked the question, a bit surprised to see so many of his former classmates all gathered in the same place, though the ones that really stuck out to him were that of Reiner, Bertolt, Connie, Sasha, Ymir, and Krista.
"Did we miss orders?" Petra wondered, glancing at the soldiers before she furrowed her brow when she noticed something, "Where's Captain Levi?"
"I don't mean to interrupt," Kagome quickly caught their attention, "But is there a private room I could use here? I should start blessing this necklace if I want to be done by morning."
"Of course!" Petra nodded, taking the lead as she led the group away from the gathering of soldiers to a more isolated part of the headquarters. She stopped in front of a room, checking first to see if it was empty, "Is this satisfactory enough for you?"
"It's more than enough." Kagome answered, seeing that there was a desk and chair so she could at least sit comfortably.
"Oluo and I will take turns guarding the door to make sure you aren't disturbed," Petra said, earning a grateful look from the Priestess, "It's the least we can do."
"Would you like any food, Kagome?" Eren asked quickly while rubbing the back of his head, "I mean, morning is still hours away. Mikasa and I could go grab you something to eat."
"If it's not a bother," Kagome smiled appreciatively, "Just some bread and water will be fine." She grimaced, thinking back to that slop they passed off as soup.
Eren nodded and was swiftly out of sight with Mikasa following right after him.
"Thanks again for taking the time," Kagome bowed her head lightly as Petra and Oluo nodded in return, "Hopefully this will be finished before morning." With that, she entered the small room and gently closed the door behind her.
She needed to meditate first.
'It's too bad that I'm rushed,' Kagome thought, moving to sit on the chair as she placed the silver chain on the desk before her, 'Otherwise this would have been a good time to get some answers from the Shikon about my missing memories.'
As important as that was, making the seal was much more essential for the time being.
'It's been a while since I have meditated,' She inhaled deeply, closing her eyes as she relaxed her body as best as she could, 'I haven't had much alone time since I came across everyone.'
And honestly, alone time wasn't exactly what she wanted at the moment.
Being alone meant thinking time and thinking time for her usually meant over-analyzing every little moment that had passed.
"Just empty your mind," Kagome murmured to herself, "And clear all thoughts away." She bit her lip, knowing it was much easier said than done.
Since there was no one around to distract her from what had truly happened, memories of what had occurred not too long ago came flooding in.
'Stop,' Kagome frowned, clenching her eyes shut tighter as her face grew hot against her will, 'Stop. It's not the most important issue right now. Just stop.'
But it simply would not.
Her hands began to glow with her holy energy and sparks flickered in her hair and she took in another deep breath to try and attempt to get back her control.
They liked her.
Both Levi and Eren.
'Why?' Kagome wondered, 'Why would they like me when they already have somebody there for them?' Despite the thought, her chest seemed to grow warm even as her heartbeat slowed down when she began to drift.
They liked her for her.
There was no Kikyou in the picture and there never would be.
'It's... nice,' The Priestess realised, furrowing her brows slightly, 'It's nice knowing someone likes you for you and only you.'
Maybe it was a selfish thought, but why couldn't it be only one of them?
'If it were that way, I could have given that one a chance,' And why wouldn't she? Both Levi and Eren were good men, 'But I can't choose just one over the other...'
She knew more than anybody how much it hurt seeing the one you liked with somebody else and there was no way she could put either Levi or Eren through such a thing.
So as it simply stood, she could not get either of their hopes up.
After all, this wasn't even her world to begin with...
~00~
'She had better be here.'
Levi glanced around the headquarters, seeing the soldiers of the former 104th Trainees Squad were gathered. He narrowed his eyes, spotting both Reiner and Bertolt huddled off alone in one corner.
However, as much as he wanted to prove they were the possible cohorts of Annie Leonhart at that second, doing anything without any definite proof would only make them that much harder to catch alive.
"Don't worry," Nanaba said quietly to him, "We will be sure to keep a very close eye on those two," She said with Mike nodding beside her, "All of the possible suspects have been gathered. I suspect we will be heading to the southern district shortly now."
"As soon as Kagome is finished with her current task, both of us will join you," The Corporal stated, surprising the two elites, "It's best to have her around if those two shitheads really are enemy Titan Shifters." With that, Levi excused himself from the duo with the sword clutched tightly in hand.
He had a brat to find.
