Hey guys! I have decided that I would update this story faster than usual because I just felt like it! I'm in that mood where I just have to write a chapter for this fanfic. I have to put this story on Archive of our own and I swear that site's editing pisses me so bad. And this story has, I don't know, 45 chapters so far! God, it'll take me like three hours to finally post everything on there and that's just this one story. Ugh...Anyway, please give your time on reviewing or comment the story. I would greatly appreciate it guys! Thanks so much for reading and here is the chapter!
Ch. 46
Historia had fainted about halfway back to the wall on my shoulder. I didn't blame her. I was exhausted myself from all the shit that has happened to the both of us. Not to mention all of the other cadets in the scout team that came to get us back from Reiner and Bertolt. The only reason some people survived was because Eren somehow managed to turn all of the Titans against our captors. Like I said before, I didn't really give a crap on whether they died from the bombardment of Titans or lived it out. Speaking of that incident, how did Eren do that anyways. Could it have been a new ability of his Titan powers or was it even him in the first place. But how could such a coincidence in our favor happen at that moment? Exactly, we're not that fucking lucky! I'm thinking too much on this...and if I think too much right now I might pass out; you know...from exhaustion.
"Steady Robina."
Eren said to me as he nudged my shoulder. I was dozing off and he brought me to full awareness. I nodded and thanked him before I looked back at the plains ahead. His horse was galloping right beside me so that we both made sure each other was okay. Historia was sleeping on my shoulder, her face dried with tears, while Mikasa was with Eren. Mikasa, for once, was actually hurt in this operation. It was hard to think of but it happened. We would diagnose her injuries once we got back to the wall.
"It's weird..."
I said, bringing us out of silence. He looked at me and I continued,
"We haven't been attacked from a Titan on our way back yet. Even though a couple of them have seen us."
I finished. He nodded and agreed with me. We have passed a few Titans since we left Reiner and Bertolt, and all they did was run passed us. I bet they were going to join the others.
"Yeah, it's pretty weird but I'm not complaining. We can't afford another Titan attack on our soldiers. Lots of them are either injured or too scared from what happened back there. I'll be glad once we reach wall rose again. I can practically see it from here. Can you Robina?"
Eren asked. I nodded my head and sighed. It looked so far away but I knew it would probably only take about ten minutes to finally reach the giant wall. So it turns out, that the scouts didn't think there was a breach in Wall Rose anymore. However, we still couldn't confirm that until we were completely sure. That responsibility would go to Grandpa Pixis. Hopefully he's not drinking as often as he does. He gets very uhh...loopy when he's drunk…
"Oh yes...another supply of whiskey has been delivered to my quarters. Thank you lad."
Commander Pixis said to a delivery boy. Oh God, I'm having another vision. And the bad part about it was that he was about to drink the week's worth of whiskey all in one day. I glared at my Grandpa as he unscrewed the cap, but before he could gulp his first drink down a hand snatched it away from him.
"What the-...Oh it's you Anka. Can't you just let me take a sip? This whole not-drinking thing is destroying my will and commanding thoughts."
The older man said to the younger woman. Anka was my Grandfather's number one aid in everything he did. She was usually emotionless but she had a good heart nonetheless. She seems to like me so I have no problem with her. She was strong smart, and the only person who would snatch Grandpa Pixis's whiskey away from him.
"Commander, you do know that you're not aloud to have your drinks anymore. My duty as your aid is to make sure you're sober at all times."
She said with a blank but stern expression. He sighed and nodded.
"Oh well...can't be helped. I guess I succeed more when I'm not drunk. Well I don't know, I don't remember! Haha!"
He laughed and she rolled her eyes. My vision went back to see Wall Rose close enough to where I could latch onto it with my gear. I don't know why my mind made me see that but I was smiling since I knew he wouldn't be drunk in this time of need. I didn't even know that Eren was keeping a steady hand on me during that vision.
"Another vision? Was it something serious? Was it something we could use to help us?"
Eren asked me as I regained my balance on the horse. I smiled and shook my head.
"Not exactly."
He shrugged and we continued on our way to the wall. When we got to the top of it, soldiers were waiting for us with medical supplies and rations of food. They cared for the wounded first, which was a lot, and then the other soldiers that had went on the operation. I carried Historia on my back and a female soldier ran up to me.
"She's in bad shape. She's mentally exhausted."
I told her. Her eyes went wide as she looked around.
"Where are the others?"
"They were lost to the Titans unfortunately."
I said sadly. She gasped but then nodded once she figured out there was nothing that she could do. I walked away from her as she cared for Historia and saw Armin and Jean talking. Going over to them, I saw that Jean had been hurt and he was wiping some blood off his mouth. He kept missing the biggest part of blood on his face and my eyebrow twitched with irritation.
"You're missing the big part."
I snatched the cloth out of his hand and wiped off the red fluid from his cheek. He just stared at me with wide eyes until Armin said something.
"Robina, I'm glad you're okay."
He said with bright blue eyes. I smiled slightly and shook my head.
"Well not really; I'm tired as hell. Anyway, I got most of the blood off your face. You're so freaking lucky Jean. I couldn't even imagine that you would dodge that Titan when you were too busy running that mouth of yours."
I joked. Jean rolled his eyes and waved his hand at me.
"Yeah, yeah. Go get some rest blondie."
Jean; same as always. I turned my head to the left and sighed. They were laying Mikasa on the ground. I made my way over there and sat next to her; wiping the hair that had fallen over her eyes.
"What's the diagnosis? Anything broken?"
I asked the medic that had examined her. He stared at her for a second before nodding.
"She's got a few rib fractures. Probably from being shaken on that horse for so long."
Of course her rib cage was shattered. She tries too hard. I continued ti rub her hair and forehead and she looked at Eren and I.
"I'm fine. There's really no need to be worrying about me. But...I'm sorry you guys…"
What did she have to be sorry about? She tried her hardest and protected us in any way she could. She fell asleep after she said that and Eren put his head in his hands. I patted his back and kissed him on the cheek to make him feel better. I guess it worked because he kissed me back. A few feet way from us, soldiers started yelling at the Commander. I didn't even know that he lost his arm in the fight! I ran over to him and he smiled at me with half-lifted eyes.
"Commander...your right arm…"
Looking at it, his right arm was bitten off and blood was pouring out of the hole slowly. It was really nasty. He lifted up his left arm and caressed my face with it.
"Robina, my dear, one arm isn't nearly enough to make up for the many soldiers that have died under my command. I'll be fine. I will just have to write with my left hand is all. I'm going to get so much crap from the church for being left-handed now."
He said with a chuckle. How was he even joking at a moment like this? He lowered his left arm and closed his eyes.
"I'm just glad you, Eren, and Historia are okay. You three are vital to humanity's survival…"
And with that, he passed out and the other soldiers ran over to him to bring him to a hospital in the city. What he said got stuck in my mind; the three of us were vital to humanity's survival. With my visions, Eren's powers, and Historia's important knowledge there was no doubt he wasn't lying. But to think that I would even be that important. I should be just a regular soldier. I shouldn't be someone who has such a huge responsibility. Oh man, Erwin, Jean, and Mikasa can really make you depressed…
"Robina…"
"Huh?"
Historia's voice brought me out of my chain of thoughts.
"W-Why did she leave us? Why didn't she come with us?"
She asked; most likely referring to Ymir. I thought for a minute before answering.
"I think she did that to protect you Historia. She went with Reiner and Bertolt to drive away all of the Titans from us. But then again, those three have some kind of connection with each other. Maybe she wanted to keep those two safe as well. But you know what, I think that if we can close up the wall in Wall Maria and defeat all of the Titans we will eventually see her again."
I explained. She looked at Eren, who was talking with Jean and Armin, and her face suddenly got very serious. Not mad serious, but more determined serious. She stomped her way over to him and screamed out.
"Eren, let's hurry towards the wall!"
Eren blinked at her and nodded.
"I didn't mean today!"
I yelled at her. A soldier walked up ext to me and crossed his arms.
"She's right. You can't do that today because we're moving you all to a safe house. It's the Commander's orders. So we need all of you to get in that wagon so we can go."
He said as he pointed at a wagon below the wall. We were all caught by surprise by this but somehow didn't protest at all. We all, slowly, went down the wall and stepped onto the wagon. Luckily, it wasn't too cramped because I was claustrophobic. I didn't like to talk about that though. So it was just the seven of us; Eren, me, Mikasa, Jean, Armin, Sasha, and Historia. I didn't even see Sasha come with us. I didn't even see her on the wall!
"Where's Connie?"
She asked the soldier who had told us to come into the wagon. He shook his head and pointed behind him.
"He will be going with Hanji to investigate something that pertains to him. He will join you shortly when he is done. Now, you might want to get some sleep on your way there. You kids look more tired then a fucking dog after she has gave birth to six puppies! Alright, they're all in."
He yelled to our rider. And that's what everyone did once the man started the wagon. It was kind of dark in here since we had a cover over it so it wasn't that hard to fall asleep. The only people who were awake were Eren and I. He had his arm around me and was combing my long hair softly with his hand. I laid my head in his shoulder and kept thinking about everything that happened today. So much sadness, so much death, so much despair and helplessness. There wasn't a good reason I could find as to why I was thinking about this right now. I mean, I dealt with this kind of stuff all of the time. I don't now, I guess this time just hit my heart even more. I even began thinking about my Mother since I rarely got the time to think about her. I remembered that day five years ago and the way we were so happy…And the way that all ended with her blood sprayed all over me. I'm sure that if she was still alive, I wouldn't be so messed up as I am right now. God, why am I pitying myself? A soldier should never pity him or herself. The fact that I was crying right now was shocking to me.
"Robin, are you okay? You're trembling a little."
Eren said. When he tilted his head to look at my face, his eyes went big and were filled with worry.
"Why are you crying Robina? Are you alright?"
He asked as he wiped the tears off my cheek. I tried my hardest to cry quietly so I wouldn't disturb anyone while they slept. He continued to stare at me for an answer and I sniffed. Damn, I hate feeling sorry for myself. Eren will probably yell at me for it too.
"I….I was just thinking about everything….And about my Mom….I don't know….It's all just filling my mind and I'm feeling sorry for myself I guess...I don't mean to but I can't help it...My head's just bringing all of the tears I've held in…."
Instead of telling me not to feel sorry for myself, he wrapped his arms around me and kissed the top of my head. He laid his chin on top of my head and sighed.
"I know what you mean Robina. I have moments like that too when I'm alone and to tell you the truth….Every time the memory of my Mom comes up, I cry my eyes out until I can cry no more. It's like your body wants you to know of these feelings."
Thank God someone knew what I was feeling! And of course it was him. I looked at him through watery emerald eyes and smiled slightly.
"Did you and your Mom have good ties together? I always seem to think of those first."
I asked him. He smiled thinking about it and laughed under his breath.
"Hell yeah we did. Even though I got in trouble a lot, we always laughed about it in the end. Whenever she was sad, she would do the laundry and hang up the clothes on the roof of our house. So I would always sneak up on her and appear under the washed sheets with the most ridiculous face."
He said as he showed me the face. He put his hands on the sides of his mouth and pulled them wider while smiling. I giggled at his silly face and he did too.
"She laughed at that face every time I did it and it made me happy to know that she wasn't sad anymore. What about you Robina? What did you and your Mom do that you remember the most?"
I'm so glad everyone was asleep because I felt that the only person I could tell this to was Eren. It wasn't weird, it was just my personal memories.
"Well back then, everyone was afraid of my Dad because….well you know. And so none of them wanted to be my friend. I didn't really need them anyways because they were jerks anyways. But my Mom would be my only friend and she would play with me all the time. I would help her with the cooking and the cleaning and we had a fun time. I remember that day, she had told me she was making my favorite for dinner; Beef and Potato stew. But we never got to eat it…"
I trailed off. He gave me a soft gentle kiss and put his forehead against mine.
"Maybe we can make our memories...for their sake."
He said quietly but boldly. I nodded and closed my eyes.
"I'd like that…"
I fell asleep after that and I know for a fact that he held me all the way to the safe house….
(The Next Few Days)
You know, this safe house wasn't that bad. I thought it would be a trash dump but it was actually quite decent. Levi made sure we had enough food before he left to report to the Commander. And since I was pregnant, I had to eat a little more than I was used too. Yeah, Levi thought of that too. Right now, I was just washing some dishes in the sink. I had just woken up so I didn't know where the others had gone.
"So where are the others?"
I asked Eren, who was the only other person here with me. He was busy putting on a cleaning handkerchief on his head and pointed at the door.
"Well...Sasha, Armin, and Jean went to get some more food while Mikasa and Historia went to chop some wood."
I rose and eyebrow at the boy.
"Isn't her ribcage shattered!?"
"Yeah, I tried to stop her but she insisted. You know her. Anyway, I need to clean the house before the Captain gets here. He's gonna be fucking pissed if this place isn't spotless by the time he gets back."
Oh shit. He was right...
"Oh yeah, I'm going to help too. I'm a girl after all so I naturally clean better than you haha."
I told him as I grabbed a broom. He rolled his eyes at me and we both started cleaning the house. We dusted everything, and I mean everything, and swept the floor. Then we picked up some stuff the others had laid on the floor and made sure their beds were neatly made. The house was bigger than I thought! I wiped some seat that had formed on my head and sighed.
"What else is there?"
Eren's turquoise eyes searched the house for any more cleaning we had to do and shrugged.
"Haha! Potato girl has to carry the potatoes!"
That was definitely Jean's voice. The three came in with boxes and Eren and I immediately stopped them.
"Did you clean off your shoes before coming in?"
Jean stared at us with a what-the-fuck-did-you-just-say look and shook his head.
"Hell no, our hands are full with these boxes."
"What!? Don't you understand that Captain Levi is a clean freak and will not tolerate any dirt! If we hadn't made your bed this morning-"
Jean started yelling at Eren, as usual, while the others set the boxes of food down in the kitchen. Mikasa and Historia also came in with wood in their hands and I knew I would have to sweep the floor again.
"It's like we're all back in the cadet camp again."
Sasha said with a smile once everyone was in the house. Jean grabbed the bread she had in her hand and shook it in front of her face.
"Especially since you're already stealing bread you fat-ass!"
They were yelling at each other again and I glanced at Eren. I leaned over in his ear and giggled.
"I would love to yell with them but I think we should clean up their mess. Don't you think?"
He nodded with a sigh.
"Agreed."
And that is the end of the chapter! Sad memories of their Moms and I felt the need to add that face Eren does in the anime lol. What a long chapter for me to write on this kick-ass Friday! And this was just for one chapter that didn't even have a lot of Eren in it. You see, I read the manga chapter and only use the parts with Eren in the story. And the I add my own original stuff in between the canon! I just can't believe I managed to write all of this today. Anyway, please give the story a review or comment and tell me what you think! Thanks so much for giving this a read and I will see you guys next time!
