Chapter 2
The air whipped past her face as her 3DMG shot her through the forest from tree to tree, faster, faster, not fast enough dammit! Jaw clenched, she slapped her feet down on a large branch and pushed off, anchors launching off towards another tree. It didn't matter how fast she was, the squad wasn't going to be able to catch up this time, the abnormal was too damn quick.
"I have to take it out on my own then," she muttered to herself, "what a shit situation."
She was catapulted into a small clearing, one that was definitely not on the map that Erwin had supplied the squad leaders with. It was there that she found the abnormal, slowly gnawing on the half eaten body of a comrade. Without a second thought she jumped from the tree, anchoring herself to the abnormal's shoulders, and spun herself into a dive. Blades glinting in the afternoon sun, she was nothing more than a blur of movement as she sliced deeply into the titan's neck. It dropped almost immediately and her comrade's body rolled lifelessly from the titan's limp hand.
"I'm so fucking sorry." Anya dropped to her knees beside the kid, he was the newest and youngest member of her squad. He was an eager little shit, too cheerful for her liking, but the rest of her squad took to him quickly. Despite his innocence, he never once faltered outside the wall, he followed orders to a t and was a damn good fighter. It was just shit luck that the titan they encountered was an abnormal, and had reflexes quicker than most humans. The son of a bitch snatched the kid out of the air and took off with him.
"I was too late." Tears slid down her cheeks as the rest of her squad made it to the clearing and dropped down beside her. They all placed a hand on her, consoling her quietly, while taking the time to remember their fallen friend. They wrapped the body up in its cloak and strapped it to Leo's broad back, hoping to be able to at least bring him back home. Then the long journey back to the wall began.
Anya's eyes shot open. She was drenched in a cold sweat and her heart was hammering erratically against her ribs. Why do I keep having these weird dreams? She sat up in bed and pushed the covers back so that she could swing her feet over the edge and make her way to the bathroom. Splashing cold water on her face helped to ground her in the present and wash the wisps of the dream to the edge of her consciousness where they belonged.
"Anya? Are you okay?" Erwin's voice came softly through the door seconds before the knob twisted and he poked his head in. He looked concerned, his brow draw together and a slight worry line appearing on his forehead.
Anya nodded and made her way towards him so she could wrap her arms around his waist and bury her head in his chest. He rubbed soothing circles into her back and rested his cheek against the top of her head.
"Let's get back to bed, we still have a few more hours before we need to leave right?" He murmured against her hair. She nodded and they both shuffled back into the bedroom, before collapsing into a deep sleep once again.