Hey everyone! I had some fun writing this one. I wasn't completely sure where to stop. This chapter is a good length longer than the last few I have posted. Hopefully all the chapters after this will be just as long. So anyways at long wait... who ambushed Alex in the forest!
I recognize this guy from the groups that came over the walls. He is Survey Corps but why is he coming for me. He attached himself to the same tree I am standing on now. Without warning he brought his body up against mine and pushed me back. My balance was completely gone and I start to fall backwards. I needed to save myself quick or this fall is going to hurt. Reaching my hand up and grabbed his sword was all I could do to keep myself on this branch. It started to cut deep into my palm; I could feel the blood filling my hand and pour over the sides. 'If I don't pull myself up quick I'm going to lose my grip and possibly my hand.' I reacted as quickly as the thought came out and regained my balance on the tree. As soon as I was up I dragged my knife up to attack but I wasn't fast enough on the uptake. He brought his sword to my neck and pushed me against the tree.
"Who are you and why are you hiding out by this building?!" He spoke with a strong, deep voice. His body language and the way his eyes were gazing into mine showed he meant business. I had to get away from him and hide before he finds out anything else. "Let me go you dumbass pig! I don't have to tell you shit!" I used all my strength to push him off and it almost looked like I might have a grip on the situation. Though that didn't last long, he shifted all his body weight back on his sword and I could feel the slight cut form on my neck. My body was backed against the tree without anyway to escape. The warm liquid from the cut started flowing slowly down my neck. 'This isn't good, he is going to kill me.'
"Tell me or I will end your life here and now." His eyes pierced into mine. He was really going to kill me and I didn't have the strength to get away. There was no way I could tell him who I was without getting Levi and his squad in trouble. I took a deep breath and spoke with the most serious of voice I could. "Kill me than." His eyes looked shocked but went straight back to as serious as they were.
"If that is what you would rather happen, fine." He raised his second blade and was just about to drag it into my body when a voice started yelling in the distance.
"Erwin! You dumbass! Don't kill her!" I know that voice. I turned my head to the sound of the voice, not caring if the sword digs any deeper. "Levi! Get this jackass off of me. He is trying to kill me." I started to push forward but it didn't do much to help. He pushed me back into the position and put his sword back to where it was.
"Why is this kid sneaking around the squad house?" I quickly yelled back at him. "Hey I take offense to that! I am not a kid! I am 25 years old!" He looked back at me without any hesitation. "I was not speaking to you now was I. Captain Levi answer my question now?" I looked back over to find Levi was now standing on the same branch as us. His eyes were still just as emotionless as ever but he seemed like he was trying to calm this Erwin guy down.
"Listen Erwin you need to calm down and pull the swords away from Alex's neck. I will explain everything when we are back. So put the swords down." Lucky enough the swords start to release from my neck. My hand quickly shot up to the cut to stop the bleeding but it didn't help. The blood from the hand was getting worse. I looked down at my other hand to see how bad that cut was but I couldn't see because of all the blood. This Erwin guy started to back away from me and was looking towards Levi now. I could tell they started talking but I couldn't understand any of it. My vision was starting to get blurry and my body was feeling weak. 'Shit I must being losing too much blood.' My body started to shift to one side and I couldn't do anything to stop it. My hand left my neck and was now falling limb to the side of my body. Just as my body was started to fall of the edge of the branch. My eyes started to fall shut and my body was completely out of my control. The last thing I could hear was my name being yelled before everything went black.
"It's so dark. I can't see anything. What do I do now?" The darkness covered the sky but the moon showed just enough that I could see the lining of the forest. I picked myself up off the ground and started running as fast as I could to the tree line. My body was aching and I was running out of breath. I looked back up to the trees and it seemed like I hadn't made any progress. "I have to get there before the sun comes out." One after another my feet started picking up the pace again. The trees were finally getting closer but the sun was starting to rise. I never realized how far away the forest truly was until I had to run to it as fast as possible. It seemed to be only a mile between me and the first tree. "I can do this." I whispered to myself and before I could say anything else the first beam of sunlight shined over the field. I had heard story all through my childhood about titans only moving during the daylight. If this was true I didn't have much time left. I covered half the distance in the just a few minutes, continuing to pick up my pace the higher the sun rose. My feet were aching, my chest hurt, and it felt like my body was going to collapse at any minute. I was only a few feet away now. I just needed to get to the tree and climb as high as possible. When my hands finally reached the tree I felt the ground start to shake. "What is that?" I quickly turned my head to see a small titan coming from the distance. Turning my body to face the tree I started climbing like my life depended on, because it did. I knew it was getting closer but I couldn't get myself to turn around to see how far. All I knew was I needed to get as high up as possible before I was breakfast for that monster. Branch after branch I climbed. My heart was racing and my mind was going a million thoughts a minute. "I can't die. I won't die." I looked down from the branch I stopped at and realized I was easily 25 meters off the ground. That was the moment I decided. "I will not let these titans eat me! I will live."
The sudden feeling of pain woke me from my slumber. My hand quickly shot up to my neck as I opened my eyes. I could feel the bandages on the spot were the sword cut me. I brought my hand back down to the bed to start to lift myself up. Looking down at where the other sharp pain was coming from I noticed the bandages on my hand as well. A quick memory flashed in my head of me grabbing a hold of the sword to balance myself. The sound of voice in the distance pulled me from my thoughts. I got off the bed as best as I could with one hand and made my way to the dining room. When I finally arrived to the entry way I notice Levi sitting in a chair, with what I assume to be tea, and the guy who tried to kill me. My presents didn't go unnotice though.
"Alex, feeling better? Not many people are dumb enough to grab a sword with their hand." I looked Levi up and down wondering what sarcastic remark I could make back but nothing came to mind. "I'm fine. Do you remember the deal? I believe you still owe me a cup of tea?" My eyes wander to his and with the way he looked back at me I was for sure he forgot. "Fuck. Hey titan ass come here?" Not long after Levi spoke, a tall teenager with the brights green eyes I had ever seen walked out. "Y-yes Captain Levi? Sir." I couldn't help but notice how scared this kid looked. 'What had Levi put him through to get him like this?' "Get Alex a cup of tea. Don't fuck it up." The kid quickly left the room and after looking at the guy sitting next to Levi, it seemed like a good idea as well. The guy, I believe his name was Erwin, stood up and started walking to me.
"I'm sorry for attacking you without thinking. Captain Levi has explained the whole situation to me and I want to help you." He lifted up his hand expecting me to shake it. The guy who nearly killed me just a few hours ago expects me to forgive him without a second thought. "You've got to be kidding me." I slapped his hand away from me and backed away from him. "You expect me to just forgive you! You tried to kill me you stupid piece of shit! I don't care if you want to help me or not! Just because you are part of the Survey Corps does not automatically mean you can do anything about the situation! The only reason I came back with Levi was because I lost a deal I made! If I would have won, I promise you I would have fled the scene and continued my life out in the forest!" His whole body tightened up like no one had ever spoken like this to him before. "Oh and next time you threaten to take someones life..." I let my words linger for a bit and started to turn to walk towards the door the one kid had just went through. I turned my head one last time, "...don't hesitate. Just kill me." I pushed open the door without taking a look back. The anger was building up inside of me now. When the door finally was shut behind me I leaned my body against it. I could hear the guys start to speak to each other again.
"She has quite the attitude. Reminds me of you when we first met." Erwin spoke with a laugh.
"The first time we met you also had a sword against my neck." Another laugh was let out by Erwin to this remark.
My mind started to wander about how Erwin and Levi first met but it was cut short. "Here is your tea Alex." I looked up to see that same boy handing me a cup. Reaching for the cup I spoke softly to him trying to calm my anger. "So you are Eren correct?" I moved from the door and went to sit down at the table in the kitchen. "Yeah that's me. I heard you start going off on Commander? I've never anyone speak to him like that before. You've have guts I'll give you that."
Just as the cup was about to reach my mouth and I stop. "Wait that is the commander of the Survey Corps? You've got to be shitting me." I lifted myself out of my sit the best I could with one hand. "I can't believe I just spoke that way to the one person that might be able to help me." My head started to feel dizzy again so I used the table to steady myself.
"Alex are you okay?" A young blonde boy said walking into the room. "You should probably sit down you lost a lot of blood earlier. I am surprised you are already up." I went to sit down and was about to say something back when I felt something warm start dripping down my neck. My hand shot up to my neck faster than I thought possible. When I pulled back to look I notice my hand was covered in blood. A blonde boy must have notice as well because he came running up to my side.
"Eren, get Captain Levi immediately." He spoke as he removed my bandages and put a towel to the wound. "Okay Armin, I'll be right back." He started running to the door and slammed it open. His voice echo through the room, "Captain Levi, Sir. Alex's neck wound opened back up." I heard some shuffling in the other room and soon enough Levi came walking in with Erwin on his tail.
"What did you do this time, dumbass?" Levi said looking in disgust at my neck. I kept my eyes locked on his. "It's funny don't you think. I wasn't hurt once when I was on my own but as soon as I get back here. I am nearly killed by your Commander none the less." I gave him a small smirk and picked my tea cup back up. After I finally realized we had just been staring at each other I broke eye contact and looked over to Armin. "Can you stitch it back up while I am sitting here? I much rather drink my tea hot."
"Are you sure Alex? This is really going to hurt." Armin looked me in the face to make sure I wasn't joking. "Just go for it. I promise you, I've been through worse." He grabbed the first aid kit and got ready to go.
1 hour later
"I can't believe you didn't flinch in the least bit." Armin said as he started to put away the first aid kit. By this time most of Levi's squad had gather into the kitchen area. It didn't take too long before I could identify who everyone was. I went to grab my tea cup again when the door of room was opened up.
"Commander Erwin. Captain Levi. You are needed at headquarters immediately." Just I was about to grab the cup my whole body froze. That voice, it sounded just like one of the guys from that night. I wanted to turn my body to look at him but I couldn't sum up the courage. The sweat started running down my forehead and my heart started picking up. I can't turn around, if he sees me my family will die.
"We will be on our way as soon as we are done here. You are excused." Commander Erwin said to the man. I heard a "Yes Sir" and the door closed shut again. It finally felt like I could move my body again. Some wet started to come down my face and I moved my hand up to my cheek. Tears had came down without any realization. My body showed anger and fear, while my eyes should sadness. I wiped my eyes to stop the tears from forming but they didn't go unnoticed.
"Alex. What's wrong?" Armin asked looking up at my tear filled eyes. I ignored him completely and looked over at Levi. "That was one of them. I remember the voice."
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