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Given in the game how our character dies at the end, well I guess you'll have to wait and see if send Gabriel off or decide to let him live.

Chapter 18.

"Alright that's enough." Levi said as Gabriel landed on the ground huffing and puffing. He stumbled slightly from spinning but still proceeded to fall towards a tree. "You're getting better, but you still have a ways to go, I need you to perfect this technique if you are to take up my title understand?"

"Y-yes s-sir!" Gabriel said clutching his head which had fallen victim to the dizziness associated with the spin maneuver.

"Normally I'd have you for another hour but Commander Erwin ordered me to let you out early today." Levi explained.

"B-b-but w-why?" Gabriel asked seemingly distraught.

"Why? Prefer to get your shit knocked loose?" Levi taunted.

"I-I j-j-just l-like s-spending t-t-time w-with y-y-you." Gabriel said rubbing the back of his head. This caught Levi off guard, was he supposed to be like this brats friend?

"You are an enlisted soldier, I'm an officer, I am not your friend do you understand that?" Levi stated. Fraternization was very frowned upon.

"Y-yeah." Gabriel said sadly.

"Good, now get cleaned off and go do what you want, tomorrow also so happens to be your day off so report back here on Tuesday at 0800. Do whatever you want with your time off just stay out of trouble." Levi ordered. Gabriel nodded as she ran off to get cleaned up as Levi made his way to Hanji who had Eren held ransom for more experimentation. He walked in to see Hanji shrieking and Eren with a look of despair on his face, clearly terrified of the mad scientists tests and experiments.

"Now Eren!" Hanji proclaimed. "I wonder if you could regenerate if you were to be disemboweled? My guess is as long as your brain stays intact you can regenerate anything!"

"W-Wait Hanji no!" Eren cried. This lady was nuts!

"I'm only kidding Eren!" Hanji laughed. Eren let out a sigh of relief but wouldn't be shocked if deep down, the section Commander really wanted to test the limits of his regeneration.

"Hey." Levi said making his presence known. Eren turned gratefully to his savior. "Brat, you have the night off."

"What?" Eren asked confused.

"You heard me, Commander Erwin said you have the night off." Levi replied.

"What?" Hanji cried. "But we have so much more to do!"

"You've been running him to ground for weeks, he needs at least one night off." Levi replied. He didn't know why Erwin demanded these two have the day off given the responsibilities these two had, leisure time was a sacrifice they both made when they joined the military. Levi knew Erwin had his reasons and that was good enough for him. Eren grabbed all his gear as Hanji moaned in disappointment. Levi notes how frantic Eren was to get out of there but figured it was because Hanji was torturing him with her science shit all day. Levi made his way to his office when he looked out the window and saw Petra handing Gabriel a ball. Levi raised an eyebrow, he knew Petra was close to him but why give him a ball? She was enlisted like Gabriel so there wasn't a legal issue there but his curiosity got the better of him. He walked downstairs to find Petra who was humming to herself.

"Good evening Captain!" She said giddily.

"What's got you in such a good mood?" Levi asked.

"Nothing it's just-." Petra said looking out the doorway to see Gabriel. "He's just the sweetest thing."

"Ah." Levi noted. "Why exactly did you give him a ball?"

"Oh, tomorrow is his birthday." Petra said. "I wanted to give him a gift since I won't see him tomorrow."

"Birthday?" Levi said. His squad usually all pitched in for gifts for each other on their birthdays. "Did everyone else get him one too?"

"Yeah, Oluo, Eld, and Gunther all got him stuff too." Petra explained. Levi sighed, now he had to do something for Gabriel.

"He looks lonely." Petra said sadly. Levi looked back out the window and saw Gabriel by himself tossing the ball in the air. Levi sighed as he began to walk outside.

"Captain?" Petra asked.

"Not a word of this to anyone, I didn't get him a gift so I figure I'll indulge his loneliness." Levi said as he exited the building. Gabriel stood sadly tossing his ball to himself. He wished he had someone to play with.

"Heimer." Gabriel turned his head to see Levi approaching him. Gabriel quickly stood up.

"Sir!" He said. Levi raised his hand to an open palm.

"Toss it." Levi said. Gabriel let out a whimper. Miss Petra had got this for him!"

"B-b-but M-Miss P-Petra g-gave m-me this!" Gabriel cried, he didn't want to lose his present!

"I'm not taking it, I'm asking you to toss it to me." Levi replied. Gabriel looked confused as he tossed the ball to Levi. He put a little too much strength into it because a loud resounding smack was heard as it hit Levi's palm.

"Dammit, that hurt." He thought as he winced in pain. He then threw the ball back to Gabriel who wasn't paying attention as he spotted a caterpillar crawling nearby.

"Heimer!" Levi called. Gabriel raised his head as the ball smacked him in the nose.

"Ow!" He moaned as he grabbed his now bleeding nose. Levi grunted as Gabriel stood up.

"W-why d-did y-you t-t-throw it a-at m-me?" Gabriel said, his feelings clearly hurt.

"I was tossing it back, you were supposed to catch it!" Levi retorted. "That's what this is, we throw the ball to each other!"

"Huh?" Gabriel asked as his face turned to a bright smile. "Oh I-I g-g-get it!" The two continued to play catch for forty five minutes as Gabriel had the time of his life. He would have never thought he'd get to play with his hero!

"Alright it's getting dark soon." Levi said. "I'm heading in."

"Oohhhh." Gabriel whined, he was having so much fun.

"Remember, be back here on Tuesday by 8 am sharp!" Levi ordered.

"Y-yes s-sir!" Gabriel said putting his ball away and began to head to Trost.

"And Heimer?" Levi called back. Gabriel turned to see his Captain again. "Happy Birthday."

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Gabriel arrived at the Trost Barracks hoping to see his friends. He was still happy he got to hang out with Superman. He yawned loudly as he was tired from the training today. He opened the door to see all his friends holding drinks.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" They all cheered.

"WAAHAHA!" Gabriel comically yelled out of surprise. He had also jumped due to the scare and hit his head on the doorway. "OWIE!" He felt two hands grab his as he opened his eyes to see Eren and Armin pulling him in.

"W-what's g-going o-on?" Gabriel asked confused.

"It's your birthday! We're having a party for you!" Eren said.

"B-but m-my b-birthdays t-t-tomorrow." Gabriel pointed out.

"Well we're gonna celebrate it tonight." Armin replied as Gabriel sat down with everyone. They laughed and ate as Gabriel gave hugs to everyone. They played simple party games like pin the tail on the donkey. Gabriel had been blindfolded and accidently stabbed Jean in the ass with the pin much to Erens delight. Gabriel arm wrestled with Reiner who was beaten with ease as Reiner gently rubbed his aching wrist. He picked up Christa and Connie over his head with his immense strength and twirled around with them.

"We got you a gift." Reiner said as Bertholdt brought over a wrapped package. Gabriel's eyes widened seeing the present. "W-wow w-what I-is I-i-it?"

"You have to open it to find out." Ymir said. Gabriel took the small gift and unwrapped it to see a small locket. He opened it to find a portrait of him and all his friends together. His eyes widened as a bright smile lit up his face. "F-for me?" He asked.

"Happy birthday bud!" Reiner said as Gabriel jumped up and down in excitement.

"T-thanks y-you g-g-guys!" He said as he put the locket on. "I-I'll n-never l-let I-I-it g-go!" After continuing to have fun and talk for a few hours he then decided to take a quick break and sat in the corner. He was still very tired from training today. He stretched his limbs out and felt his hand touch something.

"Huh?" He looked to see a shocked Sasha who's breast he had accidently touched. Gabriel's face turned red as he quickly pulled his hand away. "I-I'm s-sorry!"

"It's okay." Sasha replied sitting next to him. Truth be told, she had actually liked feeling his hand on her but was too shy to admit it. "Are you having fun?"

"Y-yeah!" Gabriel said with a smile. Sasha was calculating in her mind how to get closer to him. She wanted to touch him, she wanted him to run his hands over her. She could feel warmth and strength emanating from his body. She then had an idea as she wrapped her arms around him and laid her head into his chest.

"S-Sasha?" He asked.

"Your birthday hug." She said snuggling her head into his broad chest. She felt so warm and didn't want to leave.

"Y-you're t-the b-best!" Gabriel said returning the hug. Sasha wanted to tell him how she felt, especially now that she had Mikasa's approval. Part of her felt guilty, he had the mind of a child, she didn't want to seem like a pedophile. Also, her courage failed in the end as they just sat there in silence and content.

The day was finally here, the day of the 57th expedition beyond the walls. After a month of supplementary training on the long range scouting formation, the Survey Corps proudly marched towards the gate, Trost was sealed forever so they had to go to western district to depart. The Scouts were feeling confident today, with Eren, they would be able to make a huge leap. Gabriel hummed to himself as his horse awaited in formation. He had been assigned to a right wing squad. Civilians gathered about to send the Survey Corps off, they were mostly family members and friends.

"SCOUTS MOVE OUT!" Erwin yelled as the Scouts let out a fierce battle cry, they charged forward full of courage and hope, with Eren there, they would finally make due on the debt they owed humanity. Gabriel felt the wind rush past his ears as they came into a desolated small town. He could hear titans incoming and looked to see several scouts engaging them with support from the Garrison. He wanted to help but an arm stopped him.

"Don't, they're doing their job so we can do ours." The scout said. Gabriel sighed as he continued to push forward. The Scouts then broke up into their long range formation as Gabriel darted to the right. He let his senses take over, scanning the horizon for any approaching titans. Being on the outside of the right wing meant he'd likely encounter one. He was shocked to see after quite a while, it was mostly silent. He started to zone out thinking about his friends and if they were okay before he remembered what happened last time he lost focus and quickly regained his bearings. He heard the sound of a smoke signal go off as red smoke covered the air.

"Titans to the west! Four of em!"

"Wait there's six!"

"Now there's twenty! How?" Gabriel gulped, this wasn't good. He went to pull out his blades when he was blindsided by a large leg. Gabriel looked to see a skinless titan with blonde hair sprinting past him. The Titan looked so human like, even more so than normal. He didn't have time to dwell on it as there was suddenly over thirty titans hounding down on his position.

"Heimer! Chase that abnormal! Well handle these!" A Scout called as he took down a ten meter.

"B-but t-there's s-so m-many! Y-you n-need he-" Gabriel tried to say.

"That abnormal led them here! You need to take it down! That's an order!" He yelled as three Scouts fell to their deaths in the maw of the titans mouths. Gabriel closed his watery eyes as he pulled his horse left to chase the skinless Titan. He could hear the cries of pain and terror of those behind. He could see yellow signals arching through the sky meaning they were in big trouble. He wanted to help them but the new Titan was heading right toward Eren! He couldn't let him die!

"I-I S-S-SORRY!" He choked out. He didn't dare look back behind him. The absence of any human noise indicated the worst had happened. He wiped away some tears from his eye as he closed in on the abnormal. He then noticed said abnormal appeared to be a she given the feminine body shape. He had never seen a girl Titan before, he would have to tell Commander Pyxis about this one! The female titan began to pick up speed to the point the horse could not keep up. Gabriel approached a hilly forested area and lost sight of her over the horizon.

"C-crap!" He yelled. He had to get this Titan for everyone that died back there. He could vaguely make out the female titans figure in the far distance as he shot off full speed on his horse. She was already so far away. He continued to ride as he passed several corpses that had been smashed into the ground, they had not been bitten, their bodies were splattered like they were a fruit someone stepped on. Gabriel figured this had to be the female titans doing. After chasing her escaping figure for what seemed like hours he saw she came to a stop in a small village. He also saw three scouts engaging her. He got ready as he jumped off his horse to go help fight here. He wasn't quick enough as the female titan had squished and stomped two of the scouts already. The third one in her hands screaming for his life.

"N-NO! D-DONT!" Gabriel screamed frantically as the scouts screams were silenced as the female titan squished him to death in her palms. Gabriel was starting to get mad now, he approached from behind at full speed.

"I-ILL G-GET YOU!" Gabriel yelled. The female titan turned her head just to see a blur. The Titan felt it's skin tear at the side of her neck. Had she not turned, he would have hit her nape. This scout had come in so fast she didn't have time to harden her skin. The female titan then grabbed the anchor wire she saw suspended in the air and yanked it. Gabriel felt his motion come to a stop as a painful yank pulled him to the side. He looked up to see the vicious blue eyes of the female titan dangling him in front of her like a toy. Gabriel then noticed when the Titan saw him, her eyes seemed to change from viciousness to shock. He was scared now, he was helpless with her holding his wire like that! He was also wondering why the Titan hadn't killed him yet, not that he wasn't grateful for the delay. Gabriel then cut his anchor that was being held and fired his other into the females collarbone to escape. He thought he succeeded when he felt the hand of the Titan grab him firmly.

"AHHHHH!" He yelled. He tried to break free but even with his strength there was no way he was escaping the grip of titan this big. He began to panic as he tried with all his strength to break free but the grip was much too powerful. Was this it for him? The female brought her hand holding him to her face as a look of sadness seemed to roll over the skinless face. Gabriel continued to scream and grunt, he couldn't die here! He wanted to see his friends again! Everyone had been relying on him. His heart stopped when he saw the female titan open her mouth revealing teeth capable of biting a person in half. Now he was hysterical, he began to bite at the flesh on the fingers holding him, doing anything in his power to escape. His eyes dilated as he went into rage using strength he didn't know he had. He could feel the fingers on the grip begin to loosen but alas, this Titan was too big and strong.

"AAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA" He screamed as the Titan brought him into her mouth. The brightness of the sun disappeared as a repugnant stench filled his nostrils. He could feel the slimy wet tongue of the Titan brush up against him. He realized this was it, the Titan was going to eat him.

"Eren! Armin! Mik! Sasha! Superman! I'm sorry! I tried my best! Please don't be sad that I'm gone!" He waited for the feeling of the titans teeth to come down and crunch his abdomen in half but it never came. He then felt the disgusting tongue move his body to the side of her cheek outside of the teeth. What was going on? Why wasn't she eating him? He then felt vibrations as the Titan started running again. He could barely breathe in here, the smell and humidity were awful. He became drenched in sweat from the heat. He then used his blades to try cutting through the cheek, if the titan decided not to eat him yet, then head going to use this as a chance to escape. He continued to hack away through the thick meaty flesh of the Titans cheek. The female titan must have figured out what he was doing since the teeth opened up and the tongue pushed him into the middle of her mouth where she slammed her teeth shut, his blades wouldn't be able to cut through the teeth. He looked behind him and saw the chasm that led to the titans stomach. Gabriel gulped knowing if he went down there he was as good as dead, doomed to slowly burn away in stomach acid only to be vomited out later once the stomach chamber was full. The tongue moved once again this time pinning him underneath it so he couldn't move. He almost threw up from the smell and sight of thick gooey saliva. He suddenly felt a cool breeze of fresh air and immediately inhaled. The cool fresh air alleviated his lungs of the humid stale air he had been breathing. He then saw that the titans mouth was open to allow air inside.

"Is she not going to kill me?" Gabriel pondered. Even he could figure that if this Titan wanted him dead then he'd be dead already. While he could escape from being underneath the tongue if he wanted, he didn't want to risk losing his footing and falling into the Titans stomach. He sighed as he decided to hold off until he could figure out what the titans intentions were. After some time, the Titans mouth opened all the way and Gabriel felt his body being forced out by the tongue. He hit the ground hard covered in saliva and gasping for air. He looked up to see the female titan, was she, smiling at him? He didn't have time to ponder as she took off again. He was about to chase after her when he heard horses coming up and saw Jean, Armin, Reiner, and Christa all arrive.

"Heimer!" Jean called out. Gabriel raised his hand to wave to him as they came up.

"Ugh you reek!" Reiner said, holding his nose. "Why are you soaking wet?"

"W-well-" Gabriel said not knowing how to explain what just happened.

R&R!