Dancing in the Night

True to their word, Alan was slightly woken up by a gentle prod, opening his eyes, looking into Annie's. Proceeding to stretch his limbs and crack a kink in his neck, observing the view before them, seeing Mina and Tomas waking up to swap with Ymir and Annie, he allowed the attack squad to get enough rest as possible for the next day of hard hitting, any slip would either guarantee their capture or knocked out the playing field, which he can't afford to lose. Requesting Thomas to make sure the equipment is prepared for tomorrow assault, Thomas serious look on his face, indicates he would double check to ensure they are prepared.

Bruno's hit and run campaign have been successful the past two days even their nightly raids, quite impressed with his leadership skills and judgment calls on whether to keep pressing or retreat from the battle, which is good, it shows Bruno's potential, finally stepping out Garrus's shadow, but he may have to tell them to hold back a bit in case they have counter measures, Reiner doesn't like to lose to Alan for sure and Armin may have to go to a new level of genius to predict his movements. No doubt they setting up and have the plans now for their daily raids, the last daily raid caught the group by surprised as they was prepared, forcing Alan to abandon the initial plan to save his troops, knowing this will be the last night raid they will be able to have, the third day will decide the victor.

Alan's night solo raid needs to be successful and he can't have people with him in case they get captured especially Annie and Ymir, they have an art in sneaking about and the last collection of gas they smuggled out of the fort, thanks to an all out attack Alan made on two towers, prompting Reiner to send a majority of the forces to tackle him hard, he was surprised he didn't send Mikasa, he would have lost his troops if she was sent in to deal with him due to being the second strongest.

Thankfully the food never dwindled thanks to Sasha, for capturing the spoils of the hunt and not going to admit it publicly, Garrus for keeping on eye on the storage and preventing Sasha from eating them out. You can never have enough Rabbit, the only food Sasha can acquire due to them sneaking around and the only animal she can hunt silently, larger animals would make a sound when injured, which would alert any nearby patrols, which had dwindled thanks to Alan and Annie's own ambushes.

Speaking of which where are those two. Looking to Annie "where did the old married couple go" Alan joked, Annie glancing around, squinting onto each face that are in view, she simply shrugged.

"About an hour ago they went to check on the traps in that direction, if I bet my next meal, possibly trying to kill each other over meat again" Annie flatly stating handing over some food "Eat, we hate to lose our commander to hunger" smirking to each other. Not refusing the food Alan happily ate, mina straddling herself beside him.

"What's the plan for tonight?" She inquired, receiving a glance while he ate.

"Don't know, might hit a tower and have them scrambling and having them to lose sleep. Make it easy for the next day" Alan shrugged, having an inkling on what Mina would ask.

"Mind if I come with?" her eyes sparkling, hoping she would tag along.

Frowning, 'this girl is into me badly' grimacing at the thought, giving a sigh "Mina your swapping with Annie on lookout, if to say you come along, something bad happens, I wouldn't be able afford to lose any of you" hoping that would make sense to the young girl.

"What will happen if something happens to you?" Mina countered, with Annie humming in agreement. "with you gone, we might as well accept defeat"

Alan frown deepened "Then we might as well have defeat now. We all need to think on our feet, just because we have a leader doesn't mean we should listen like mindless sheep. Think for yourselves, as you did during the attacks, following orders is one thing, but to judge and react to the situation is another, I know you all have the ability to do so" using a direct encouraging approach before adding thinking of the first major attack "Some slower than others"

Sighing in defeat Mina relented accepting her position as lookout, Annie staring at Alan before heading to sleep "make sure you find those two before setting out" as she watched Alan equip his ODM.

Grunting in agreement, she smiled, least he listens to her advice after the speech he just pulled out of his arse. Closing her eyes as the figure trod through the woods in the direction she pointed to where they moved.

Alan slowly crept through the forest, not wanting to give away a peep, as he let his senses let loose trying to hear the bickering of the two, it is a miracle they haven't been found with how much they argue. He heard shuffling and grunting to his right as Alan halted his movement. Narrowing his eyes in the darkness, he sneaked towards the disturbance, as the closer he gets the louder the grunting and moaning got louder, pausing for a moment, he swore he could hear. No, he's hearing things now could be his imagination, edging closer towards the tree, he spotted movement, pressing himself to the tree, they are just around this corner.

Thinking they may have had enough they might have proceeded to kill each other, but the moaning might imply that they helping themselves to some meat. Alan frowned to the thought, Garrus got a soft spot to the girl, wanting to catch them so he can tease Garrus.

Peering his head around the tree, his jaw dropped, shock plastered his face as he gazes at the naked arse of potato girl, bouncing up and down.

Garrus and Sasha given into their primal urges as they grunted and moaned in savage bliss their mouths connected, as they ravage their sensation, their tongues intwined, pulling for air, Garrus gaping as her lips melts around his member squeezing it after every thrust, their pace quickened as Sasha eye's rolled into the back of her head, mouth gaping as she quivers at the high she was feeling right now. Grunting getting close to his point, he slapped Sasha's round soft arse, causing the girl to glare down reading how close he was, quickly jumping off, she jumped down using her other mouth and sucked the soul out of him as he released. Gulping down every drop as if it's a meal worth savouring. Moving her head away kissing the tip, she grinned at the flushed state Scarface is in, until seeing the shock on his eye's, whirling round to see Alan mouth gaping open, unable to move or make a sound.

Both in Alan's shocked amusement scrambled to pull up their pants and to act like nothing happened. Alan blinked once or twice; his brain must have broken at the scene, to say this was unexpected was a huge understatement. Garrus and Sasha? Both hating each other guts, insulting and fighting and here they are, right in front of him, just fucking like horny rabbits. He wouldn't be surprised if the Blue team was turned to stone after witnessing this and broken a few brains after seeing these to just fucking.

Clearing their throat "It isn't what it looks like" they spoke in unison, oh that's cute, they are blushing and saying the same thing at the same time.

Regaining his sense, his features stoic "Hmm, please do tell me what exactly it looks like?" inquiring for their excuse.

Sasha began, fumbling over her words "Well you see, erm Garrus fell on this tree, me being clumsy fell on top of him" glancing to Garrus, receiving a deadpanned expression, as if to say, is that the best you came up with. Her expression forcing a different kind of red.

Alan looked at the tree and the hastily drawn up trousers crumpled at the waist "Uh Huh, and you expect me to believe as you both fell, your pants fell down and you happen to fuck right then and there?" Receiving both faces to deepen even further, they have gone to a new level of red even Alan thought impossible. Sighing face palming "Just get back to the camp, I just pretend I didn't see whatever I just saw" As they hurried past him, he turned his head round "Don't fuck on the way will you, I wonder what the others will say if they catch you" chuckling as they stumbled over their own feet, wishing to be further away from Alan.

Regaining a few of his sense's back he sneaked to the path his initial plan, the tower near the fort, he wish to cause as much noise as possible, and to grab a few items, to enforce his next plan in mind, if this goes well then the Red team would win before they even realise, by taking both Armin and Reiner out at the same time.

As he gained closer to the tower, each step spelt something wrong, he breaths slowly, allowing his sense to grow sharp and acute. The tower with a small lantern at the top as his eyes widened at the sight of Bertholdt and Eren in the tower, gazing down on him. Shit, it was a trap. Someone must have tipped them off he grumbled as five cadets zoomed at him, dodging each blow, narrowly missing him, gritting his teeth, he saw Eren and Bertholdt joined in, although Bertholdt is keeping his distance, Smart.

Facing a bad situation, swerving against six people one of them being Eren's ferocious attacks hitting him right in the nuts by accident seeing this Bertholdt immediately reeled Eren back while Eren apologised for the hit, Alan's mind reeled back in pain as something in him snapped at the excruciating pain where no man should be hit, in quick rapid succession the five were took out by brutal attacks all was a blur as Bertholdt held Eren far away, keeping their distance from a pain and rage fuelled outburst, even Bertholdt knew never hit a guy in the nuts, watching as Alan stopped, snapping out and regaining his composure, grimaced as the five surrounding feel knocked out cold, faces barely recognisable from the bruising and cuts from his attacks.

Both gaped in surprised as Alan scratched the back of his head.

"oops" he meekly spoke, groaning from the pain between his legs as he slowly walked towards the two as if the pain hasn't stopped. "We can do this the easy way or the hard way" grinning shortly to see Bert's nervous hesitation, while Eren grinned noticing his eye's slightly cast to the left of him. Noting this to be a surprise attack, narrowly dodging another attack from behind, his stoic expression remained at the attacker, yet his eye's widened in shock as Mikasa own shocked eyes met his.

How did he know where I am coming from, Mikasa gritting her teeth, unsure how he managed, looking to Eren and Bertholdt "You two go back to the fort, I handle him" stoic as always, attention back to him. Hearing two ODM zipping away behind her, she knew that Eren is out of harms way, if she didn't arrive in time Eren and Bertholdt would have been either captured or out the exercise. She just didn't expect Alan to be the one she be facing, assuming it's his Attack squad doing a night raid again.

Both circling around, remembering the spars they have, yet neither wishing to fight each other, carefully stepping over the unconscious cadets, not injuring them any worse than they are now, Mikasa noticing his steps as they circle, slowly backs away, narrowing he eyes, attempting to see in his mind, until he stops and grins, 'what is he planning' expecting for his forces to come to his aid, to her shock he just saluted from the head and zipped into the forest behind, blinking, Mikasa activated her gas and hooks and took chase.

He's good at evasion, Mikasa can give him that, trying to keep track of the swerving and dives, he's been pulling, catching by surprise a few times when she dived on top of him, prompting him roll in the air to his left as she brushes his leg slightly, before targeting the left tree to keep herself mid-air, narrowly crashing into the ground, following his movements, she could tell he's getting irritated die to his sporadic unexpected movements, Mikasa enjoys the challenge but she would admit if it was the other way round she be annoyed as well. The reason she followed is too see if she takes him to where their little HQ is, Reiner personally searched the forest from time to time, but must postpone due to troops dwindling from all over the place.

She hoped this to be different, but knew Alan is not that stupid to bring her to his HQ, she have to keep her gas in mind as the chase continues, if she have to retreat then she be forced to and she bets Alan is betting himself personally on that little detail.

Zooming and swerving in between tree's noting he's using less gas as he used the momentum gathered to evade her strikes and incoming obstacles, his reactions surpass humans levels that the hooks are having difficulty keeping up, same as hers as she was gaining distance edging closer to his unnatural ODM skills.

Mikasa flew in his direction until he released his hooks as he flew through the tree tops, flipping himself to Mikasa direction watching her with a calm expression on his face, giving her a gentle smile then close his eyes as he flew past through the top of the trees. Its like he was enjoying the chase as he freely flew as the wind took him.

Mikasa shocked at the sight, didn't follow but go forwards, assuming he would land in the direction he be going, using her skill, being frustrated at how he just naturally moves like the wind, her body tenses with each hip movement directing her hooks to hit their mark, starting to get annoyed with herself that she couldn't move like him, landing on a tree, with a heavy thud, she halts, placing her senses for any sign of movement, any sign of rustling, all is silent, her heart beating from the exertion she put herself through to keep up with him and to track his unexpected movements.

A sudden rustle, from above as Mikasa whipped her head upwards only to flinch as a thud landed in front of her, her head leaning to the right, seeing that a pair of legs has landed by her waists, now wrapped around her seeing face to face to the man she gave chase, he must have swung downwards like a swing and landed on top of her.

Her blood rushed to her cheeks, unable to lift her arms, not that he trapped them, she just didn't want to due to that fact that he has her where he wants her yet again. His face close to hers, a feeling lurching in her heart, she wanted him badly yet resisted the urge. Feeling his breath battling against hers as they both start to breath heavily. His eyes glanced to her lips as if they both have the same idea, inching closer again, before backing away from her grinning, his signature eye cocking up at her.

"Miss me" he teased, Mikasa glaring at him for the intimate closeness they shared, grabbed his collar and pulled him into a deep kiss, taking him by surprise. Leaning in closer as his hand reached to the back of her head, Mikasa allowed the touch as her hands balled into a fist clenching onto his grey shirt, their hearts beats frantically and the feeling in her stomach jolts into somersaults and her blood accepting this man yet again. Their tongues entwined, only to stop for air, looking into the Dark Blue, she wondered what is going through his mind right now, before lunging into round two.

This is the second biggest shock of the night, this feeling Alan can't get enough of, his heart beat and his blood hummed in acceptance, yet a pang of an uncomfortable feeling crept into his mind, unwilling to separate from the touch of her soft lips, he leaned back, gasping for breath and revelled in the sight of this Goddess before him, flustered and gasping from the awakened passion that they been holding back for along time. Her eyes sparkled, as if some form of happiness or some different emotion formed within her, as she contently smiled and leaned her head onto his chest, her arms wrapped around him as if embracing him for a short while, before releasing, realising that they are both on different teams, yet they are the same team non the less, slowly descending to the ground holding onto her form as she looked around, watching yet her face goes towards his, her face stoic as she process this new feeling she allowed to enter her very core.

Hitting the ground with a gentle thud, they created a distance as they stood in silence, contemplated what just happened. Alan doesn't know, he's pondering on the word lust, yet it didn't feel like lust at all, it simply just is something foreign to him, yet the discomforting feeling stirring inside him, causes him to frown, unable to understand why, yet glancing to the beauty before him, who is also in a different train of thought of her own.

Mikasa looked away trailing her fingers gently across her lips, as if remembering by touch, she liked it, more than she would expect her too and that scared her, did he like it as well? She hopes so since it was her first, her brow furrowed reminiscing that she wanted it to be Eren but after the rejection her heart and thoughts landed to him. She wanted her first to be something special, yet used it in a spur of the moment filled with passion.

Eyes jolted up aware of the predicament they are in, trailing her eyes to Alan as if he's thinking the same, hearing some shouts in the distance, Alan looked to Mikasa as if conflicted with a decision, take her out or let her go. Mikasa also in the same thought take him out or let him go.

Time stood still between the two, until Alan moved forward, each step moved in time with her own heart until he is now closer. Mikasa stunned that he moved first, waited for his move, preparing for it, her hand reaching for the wooden sword strapped to her side, until Alan lifted his hand to face, palming her cheek, leaning into his touch, trusting him by closing her eyes, she can feel his movement and his breath against her ear.

"Get out of here" he whispered, her heart melted as she felt his lips connected to hers, unwilling to go, he prompted her again by slightly nudging her away, a mind a dazed as she stumble away until her composure regained, looking back giving him a loving smile before zipping away before any people caught them together.

Alan watched as she flew away, remembering the smile she has just given him, also the dance they shared as they played cat and mouse, although he was the mouse, it made him light headed and a feeling of this emotion, which made him beam into a smile, but a new feeling of dread lurked inside as something else in his mind, chastising for allowing it. Frowning to the thought, he must be careful now and he hates the feeling that is making him unhappy.

Hearing a thud behind him, he glanced behind, facing Annie and Ymir, stoic expression to hide his flustered mind "you got the stuff I take it?" He asked.

Ymir grinning "You bet we did, nice touch on drawing them away, wouldn't be able to grab what we need if Bertholdt and Eren was there"

Annie looking behind Alan and then to him, "She gave you a hell of a chase" eyebrow raising. Alan glancing behind put a smile on his face.

"You have no idea how bad she really wanted to get me" Chuckling at the irony of his words "Lucky for me she either was running out of gas, or heard you two coming, she's good but I doubt she be able to take on the three of us"

Annie humming in agreement "lets return to the camp, we low on gas so we walk it, we need to conserve as much gas for tomorrow" whirling around to walk to the suppose direction they meant to go. Falling into her step, seeing the concern on her face.

"The plan will work; we all have to play our part and if it goes well, we be having them wishing they was on ours" Alan simply said.

Ymir rolled her eyes "As long as Christa isn't hurt then we have no problem with it" she grumbled wanting to get some shut eye. "Anyways did you find those two idiots before heading out"

Alan eyes bulged at the thought, started to splutter, Annie surprised look indicates that something spooked him for him to lose his composure. "what happened?"

Alan glancing to Annie, "you really, really, don't want to know" his face stoic forcing the memory of the bouncing arse out of his mind, shuddering at the memory.

Heading back to the camp, which took thirty minutes, to his relief Sasha and Garrus are on opposites ends of the little camp from each other, 'least they still got their clothes on' it's for the best, bet they still pretending that what he saw nothing happened and just a figure of his imagination playing tricks on him. As if he wished it was just his imagination, he could not forget that, no matter how hard he tried to forget that ass, he wouldn't be able to look at them the same way every time they argue. Sitting down by the embers, he pulled out his diary, cursing to himself for running out of the pencil, until said object been thrown to his face, blinking up to see it was Annie. Rolling her eyes at his astonishment.

"Reiner and Bertholdt isn't here to give you your pencils, so I might as well take up the role" Annie proceed to yawn, turning over to a deserved slumber.

Chuckling to himself, to have a good friend he could trust, stared at the empty page before him, his mind rushing to that kiss, that passionate yet lustful kiss, plaguing his mind, his mind racking in annoyance, unable to put to paper how he felt, until the smile Mikasa gave before she left, it wasn't one of her rare smiles it was a smile of pure happiness as her eye's sparkled like never seen before, its like her emotions gave way showing her true features that usually hide behind her stone face.

Without realising his hand, moved by it's own free will, as he imagined the smile, getting the curves of her face, her raven hair moved by the wind as if she is standing in front of him right now, the sparkle of her eyes catching the right amount to truly reflect, to his astonishment he saw how he perfectly caught hat smile, no smudges needed or constant lines, pressuring to capture the perfection. Looking back, he lips broke out upwards as he stared at the picture he unconsciously drew, closing it to be placed in his inner jacket, he looked to the cloudy sky, wondering if she got back safely now.

Mikasa standing on the walls of the fort, looking over the distance, her fingers tracing her lips, constantly on her mind, she doesn't know what came over herself, what made her do something so rash. Pulling her scarf for comfort, allowing her mind to go back to that moment, revelling in the feeling, until someone snaps her out of her trance.

Eren emeralds glancing into her "You ok Mikasa? Don't beat yourself up not being able to catch him" Encouraging her 'Oh he had no idea how much she caught him' small grin formed underneath her scarf.

Upon returning Armin and Eren was waiting in the courtyard, worried for her safety, she recalled the events leading to when he disappeared through the top of the trees and was forced to go back due to gas. Understanding the situation, she couldn't be blamed for returning, knowing she may have caught him eventually they weren't willing to lose her completely.

"I'm ok, I'm glad your safe" Mikasa replied, a sparkle shone in her eye, Eren rubbing the back of his head.

"Yeah, you have to thank Bertholdt for that, if he didn't drag me after I hit…" trailing to the accident and the fear he felt when Alan went into full rage mode "I'm just glad Bert saw it coming" Mikasa narrowed her eyes, that ferocious display was Alan falling into rage? She must know what Eren did for him to lose control.

"what did you do?" Mikasa asked, making Eren rub his head even more.

"During the ambush I may or may not have swung my sword in between his legs" few male guards nearby flinched in pain after hearing that part, an audible groan unified, feeling sympathy to their injured brother in arms. Eren remembered Bertholdt telling Reiner that and witnessing Reiner face flinched in agony, no man should ever be targeted there, no matter the seriousness of the situation.

Eren got off and pass it as an accident, there would have been a reckoning if it wasn't.

Mikasa face stoic, confused that such would cause such a reaction, maybe it's a boy thing she wondered.

Her attention returning to the forest below. Wondering what her brashness was the right thing to do, she will never know but smile at the thought that he returned what she gave.

Turning in for the night as per Armin's request.

Before Reiner and Bertholdt could turn in for the night, Armin called them over, the poor boy eyes deprived from sleep, figuring out part of Alan's maze of a mind.

"I think I might have saw through his plan" he announced, Reiner pulling for his desire to sleep snap to attention. Waiting for him to continue "His attacks and ambushes may have been targeted, but I deduce that the one next to the forest is the one they will make their final assault on"

Bertholdt interjected "What do you mean final assault?"

"It means Bertholdt, The final move will happen tomorrow, meaning he plans to take both me and Armin out at the same time" Reiner simply put, of course he would that devious bastard, Reiner smiled at the thought, taking out his soldiers slowly was to get them scrambling and focus, playing into his terms.

"He's expecting us to rally at this tower hear" Armin circling the tower closest to the forest "It's where he's been sighted the most, he's weakened the post here to the point that no one wants to be stationed here" stating the obvious, ever since Alan been sighted and wiping out the guards there, they call it Devils tower, where anyone stationed there will not be seen again.

"So, we be playing into his hands then?" Bertholdt inquired.

"Yes and no, we be having a strike force circle around through the forest and flank from the rear, cutting off their escape. Once we get Alan, we can force him to surrender and we win" Armin announced his eyes in relief.

Bertholdt wasn't too sure "Why the solo attack tonight though? What did he gain from it?"

Reiner thought a bit more reading Armin's thoughts "He was there to do something but because you and Eren was there to surprise him, he failed on what he sent out to do, With Mikasa drawing him away we had time to reinforce the tower" Armin nodded to his answer.

With a smug grin forming on Reiner's face, "Tomorrow will be the day we bring down the almighty to his knees".

AN: Damn, not going to lie, trying to keep the characters close to their original is harder then I thought, Hope you enjoy and review if you wish to.