Jonathan looked back at the titan that was chasing them, and he panicked. He had never seen this before, wait… that was an intelligent titan… just like Eren! It wasn't abnormal! He kept on riding with Armin by his side. "Don't die on me Armin!" He shouted out loud as he continued to ride the horse next to him. Armin nodded at Jonathan and then continued to ride with him.

The titan just ignored them though as it kept on sprinting. The titan didn't look male, it looked like a she. A female intelligent titan? That was new, Jonathan wondered if it was related to the titan that Eren had… but right now his survival was his number one priority. Jonathan kept on riding and hoped that the titan wouldn't try and eat him, it was getting closer and closer the horses were no match for the titan!

Jonathan saw the titan sprint past them… weird it wasn't trying to hurt them? "Cis! Watch out!" Jonathan stood corrected as the titan raised her foot and then stomped onto Cis. Jonathan's eyes widened as blood came onto his face, Jonathan wasn't confident in these situations, no buildings around him he couldn't use his ODM gear he had to trust his horse in this situations. And the horses weren't really faster than the titans, well barely faster.

Dieter saw that Cis had just died in front of his face and he wanted to avenge him. He took to the air and then used his ODM gear to latch onto the titan. Dieter than attempted to cut the titan and then Jonathan felt some blood on him, the female titan grabbed the ODM gear and then threw Dieter into the ground. The body almost hit the face of Jonathan as he rode the horses past, he looked right at Armin. "Stay close Armin!"

"Trust me I will!" Armin shouted out loud and then going right next to him and then they both looked at the female titan as it was now behind them. She slammed Dieter down hard there was no way that he lived that. Jonathan looked behind as the female's titans foot raised up above their head.

"Oh… no…" Jonathan mumbled looking up at the foot.

Year 850

"Okay so what you are trying to tell me…" Jonathan was following Armin as Armin was looking out into space as he continued to walk with Jonathan. "Is that the ocean is a huge body of saltwater. How big though?" Jonathan asked looking at Armin.

"Huge. Jonathan, it's bigger than all of the walls. Maybe even bigger, there are islands on the other side of it. I thought that you borrowed the book." Armin looked at Jonathan slightly raising a brow and looking at him, Jonathan stopped. Honestly, he just wnatef to hear it from Armin because he liked having somone to talk to. Jonathan decided to tell Armin the truth what is the worse that could happen.

"Honestly, I just wanted to hear it from you… I need someone to talk to." Jonathan said smiling slightly, that seemed to bring a smile onto Armin's face and Jonathan was glad as he continued to walk with him. "Trost eh? I'm survived that I even survived."

Armin dodged the last question. "Don't you have Mikasa to talk to, she seems to want to talk with you all the time." Armin asked.

"She's been focused on Eren for the past couple of weeks, and honestly. I don't blame her, I was just checking in on Eren. He seems to be doing fine, he is out of his coma which is good." Jonathan stated as he looked down at Armin. "But… you don't want to talk about Trost?" Jonathan asked raising a eyebrow at Armin. He didn't want to ask any inappropriate questions to Armin and make him upset, hell that was the last thing he wanted to do.

"Hmm?" Armin asked looking at Jonathan, Armin was tying to evade the question. In fact he was trying to buy himself more time so he could truly tell what he feels about Trost. It was scary, and Armin didn't want to look like a sissy in front of his friend. Jonathan was the one with probably the most kills, everyone saw him killing titans and no one could deny how good he was on the battle field. He was just like a tall version of Mikasa.

"If you don't want to talk about it we could always talk about food or something." As soon as he said food, Jonathan heard footsteps running his way and the next thing he knew he felt breathing on the back of his neck. Heavy, and hot breathing. Jonathan froze as he felt breathing on the back of his neck, luckikly Jonathan also went shopping he pulled out his bag he was going to eat the baked potato later… mostly because he got it first and hot. But Sasha, well Jonathan liked Sasha… as a friend a lot. She was great to talk to, but… sometimes a accent came out when she was speaking. Jonathan loved the accent but Sasha… she really didnt like the accent. "Here Sasha…." Jonathan turned around and saw Sasha right there drooling, Jonathan gave her the potato.

"Thanks Jonathan!" She said as she bit into the potato, Jonathan realized that she stopped biting and chewing on the potato as soon as it entered her mouth.

"Something wrong?" Jonathan questioned looking at her.

"Hot!" She shouted out loud as she blew onto the potato furiously, Jonathan just looked at her not knowing how to feel about this and then Sasha felt the potato cool. "Thanks…" She ran away eating the potato.

"How can this girl, eat so much. Yet stay, so thin." Jonathan questioned, as he turned around and looked at Armin.

"Trost, was terrifying. Do you remember… I was almost eaten by a titan. I was in it's mouth, and so was Eren." Armin said blankly. Jonathan realized he probably brought up some bad memories, in fact Armin and Jonathan were just kids and fear was a big part of their life.

"I'm sorry…" Jonathan said.

"No, you asked how I felt." Armin said looking back at Jonathan blankly. "How about you? How did you like Trost?" Jonathan felt like Armin was trying to taunt him got some reason. But Jonathan shrugged and then looked at Armin.

"I mean… I kind of avoided titans and only attacked them from behind." Jonathan stated rubbing the back of his head. "I was just… fuck. I'm not great or anything Armin."

"Wait you don't believe that you are one of the greatest scouts alive?" Armin questioned. "Well one of the greatest cadets, Mikasa was talking to me about how you saved those people and fought the merchant. Well, not fought but he didn't put up a good enough fight."

"Don't ever call me the greatest alive again." Jonathan said looking at Armin, and Armin looked at him extremely nervously as he backed up. "I'm sorry!" Jonathan realized he was shouting, he didn't mean to do that to Armin of all people.

"It's okay. I shouldn't have said anything." Armin said.

"No! Don't ever say that! I'm sorry Armin!" Jonathan said looking at him, "Stand up for yourself more. You should learn from Ymir." Jonathan said smirking as he looked at Armin.

"Ymir loves to bully me I could never talk to her." Armin said jokingly as he looked at Jonathan. "Alright I should… be going, I have to return this book. It's due in a few hours, I'll see you later Jonathan." Armin said smiling at him.

"Talking about me?" Jonathan turned his head to see Ymir right there and smiling. Ymir was crossing her arms and in her regular attire, a gray shirt brown jeans and brown shoes. Very, very plain. Jonathan just slightly smiled at Ymir. He enjoyed seeing Ymir, he liked talking with her… well Mikasa was his favorite… to talk to.

"I assume you heard the conversation." Jonathan said crossing his arms used to her bossy conversations and bossy attitude. He liked it honestly, she wasn't a sissy at all. Ymir was also honest, brutally honest Jonathan loved that about her.

"I was actually following you guys. You have interesting conversations, we should talk more." Ymir suggested.

"We should. Wait, you heard everything." Jonathan asked.

"Yeah… so for the next expedition. I'm staying by you so I can do less work," She said smirking and smiling at Jonathan.

"You never want to do any work do you?" Jonathan asked looking at Ymir.

"You know me so well…" Ymir said walking with him smirking and putting a hand on his shoulder.

"You ready for the expedition?" Jonathan asked looking at Ymir.

"People help me survive, I just use them and then I flee.. well sometimes I attack the titans. They aren't really doing anything." Ymir stated as she walked with Jonathan. "Plus we got a few weeks. I might sleep in this week, you got my back on the excuses right."

"Ymir. Come on, why don't you train with us…." Jonathan asked looking at Ymir as she just sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Because I'm lazy. Also, I don't want to be the savior while everyone sits back." Ymir said as she walked ahead of Jonathan.

"But don't you…" Jonathan was going to say something but ymi turned around and gave him a small smile.

"Exactly." Ymir said. "I live for myself."

"Then why did you join… the cadets? If you were living for yourself?" Jonathan asked, that is something he wanted to know why would she join the most selfless job in the world if she wanted to live for herself?

"Benefits, I'm pretty sure the military police would've been better though because I heard most of them were crooked. Which means more money… but the scouts get more access to food. So I know that Sasha is happy." Ymir stated. "You noticed how she talks funny and then goes back to her regular voice…"

"I think that might be her normal voice…" Jonathan mentioned. "You probably shouldn't comment on it…" Jonathan said looking at Ymir.

"It's just a voice I don't know why she is all sensitive about it." Ymir said.

"Well. You did just say that she talks funny.." Jonathan mentioned.

"I did didn't I." She sighed and then held her head. "Come on, all this talking is making me tired. I'm going to go take a nap. See you later Johnny." Ymir said as she walked away from Jonathan waving at him.

"Johnny?" Jonathan questioned as he scratched his head.

Missed.

Barley, the titan missed and then sprinted in front of Armin and Jonathan. "Goodness, how did the titan miss us?" Jonathan questioned as he looked at the titan and then slowed down the horse slightly, the female titan stopped all of a sudden though. "Shit…" The titan stopped and then Jonathan grabbed his blades.

"Jonathan don't!" Armin shouted as Jonathan got on top of his horse and then jumped up he then attached to the titan. He then used his ODM gear and then the titan grabbed the wire and then swung him around and then the titan stopped with the swinging really quick. Jonathan was surprised, he thought the titan was going to slam him into the ground.

"Fuck!" Jonathan shouted as he started to struggle, but he saw the titan look at him. Blue eyes, piercing blue eyes looking straight through his soul. Jonathan gulped as he looked at the titan and closed his eyes, he felt a tear go out of his eyes. All he could think about, was his mother and Mikasa. Jonathan was afraid. He saw Armin though, get off his horse and grabbed his blades. "Armin! Run!" Jonathan shouted as the titan looked at Armin and dropped Jonathan. "Huh!"

The titan grabbed Armin by the hood and prevented him from using his ODM gear, Jonathan wondered why the hell Armin charged at the titan, it must've been adrenaline. A overlod of adrenaline can do that to a guy. The female titan looked at Jonathan and Armin both, and then dropped Armin. The titan took one final look, and then ran away. Jonathan sighed deeply as that happened and then looked at Armin and walked over. "I'm sorry, Jonathan… I froze… I couldn't do anything…" Jonathan didn't say anything and hugged Armin. "Bu-"

"Thank you." Jonathan said rubbing the back of Armin as Armin hugged Jonathan back. Armin felt something wet down his back, Jonathan kept hugging him. Armin heard a whimper.

"Jonathan we have to get back on our horses!" Armin shouted as he pulled back from Jonathan, he was crying. A tough soldier like Jonathan crying? Armin had figured after Trost Jonathan would be okay now… but, Armin guessed that Jonathan had never come close to death. Jonathan thought about Mikasa, and his mother what would they do with him gone. Maybe that good luck kiss from Mikasa was working for Jonathan. He was glad, but at the same time scared, and worried this made him think about Mikasa and wonder how she was doing.

"Armin! Jonathan!" They heard a voice and looked to the right, there Reiner, and Jean were riding on horses. Luckily Jonathan's and Armin's horse didn't run off and Jonathan got back on his own horse, hoping Armin wouldn't tell anyone that he was crying.

Jonathan started to ride his horse along with Jean, Reiner, and Armin. Jonathan kept on riding but he kept his head down, some tears leaked out of his eyes. Jonathan had never been this close to death, but the biggest question for him was. Why didn't the titan kill him, why didn't the titan killed Armin. It's like, the titan knew who we were… "Come on we have to catch up to her!" Reiner shouted as he kept on riding his horse through the trees. Jonathan figured that wasn't a good idea.

Especially considering that the titan choose to spare Jonathan and Armin. It wasn't that far ahead, Jean decided to make the first move getting on top of his horse and attempting to use his ODM gear to hook onto the leg of the titan. But the titan was smart, it moved out of the way and that shocked the hell out of Jean. Armin rode beside the titan and then the titan reached down and took out Armin's horse. Armin's body flew directly at Jonathan and hit Jonathan hard. Jonathan's head recolived from the impact and he fell off of his horse. The horse in panic stepped on the thigh of Jonathan causing Jonathan to shout out loud, and then the horse galloped away.

Jonathan covered his mouth so he wouldn't attract more titans to the area. Armin was out though, Jonathan felt Armin's head connect with him. Jonathan crawled over to Armin and then looked at his unconscious body, Jonathan felt his pulse. Good still alive, "Reiner! Kill that bastard!" Jonathan shouted out loud as he got up himself and then grabbed his blades, and then gripped them tightly.

Jonathan saw Reiner nod at him and then Reiner attempted to attack the titan. The female titan was looking right at Jonathan though, the titan seemed to be shocked… about what Jonathan said. "You aren't going to hut anybody anymore!" Jonathan shouted as he then attempted to fire his ODM gear, but he felt something inside of it. "Fuck! Are you serious?" His ODM gear was damaged, must've been jammed as Armin was thrown at him. Jonathan looked up and all he saw was Reiner near the nape. "DO it!" he shouted, but then the female titan raised her hand and then trapped Reiner. "No…" Jonathan mumbled, and then saw the female titan lift her thumb and then squish Reiner under it. Blood was everywhere.

"Reiner… you cant…" Jean stumbled as he looked at the female titan.

"He… fu-" Reiner burst out of the palm of the female titan, as more blood spewed everywhere.

"Let's go!" Reiner landed and realized all the horses were gone. "Damn!" Reiner shouted and then ran, "Lets go she's distracted!"

"I'm going to get Armin!" Jonathan shouted lifting Armin up and running with them. Jonathan felt Armin slightly move. "Armin you're awake?" He questioned.

"Yes…" Armin noticed that the female titan was running away from them… running away… to where Eren was…

What was the titan planning?