Chapter 5:
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Roy's POV:
It was into mid-afternoon the next day. Most of the day was spent getting rid of the rest of the titans and then looking for casualties. And so far we still haven't found Catori. Kiwi still hasn't given up, and the titan that the young cadet described to us has to still yet be found, but for all we know the titan could already be dead.
And even if we do find it…..what will that do?...
"KIWI!"
Looking behind us we saw Hanji. Kiwi and I both stopped on the nearest building and waited for Hanji to land on it as well.
"Kiwi I think I found the titan you've been looking for…but….what do you plan to do now that we have?"
"Kill it," Kiwi said after a pause.
"And then…" she continued but paused as a smile came on her face, "Where is it?!"
"This way!" Hanji exclaimed jumping off the building.
Kiwi and I both followed her and it didn't take long for the titan to come into sight. It was a very tall titan, probably 14 meters or more. Before I could even devise how to kill the titan, Kiwi went ahead of us.
"Kiwi! NO! Wait!" I said trying to catch up to her.
She has never taken on a titan this big…and if she gets hurt….Although much to my surprise she took down the titan flawlessly. With a quick swipe of her swords the titan was down. Landing on the ground Haji and I ran up to where Kiwi was standing. She was just waiting there….watching the titan slowly evaporate.
"Kiwi?"
She didn't answer.
After a minute or two the titan was nothing but a skeleton…there were no remains of anything inside it….and by the looks of it Kiwi wasn't taking it well.
"She's….she's not….oh no…" She whispered backing away.
"Then that means…oh no…."
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Marco's POV:
I probably didn't wake up until around supper time. To say the least yesterday was a nightmare. After…what happened, I could barely say who I was. All I knew was that I had to find Kiwi. It was something that I kept repeating in my head. Soon after waking up I was checked out to make sure I didn't have any injuries and that I wasn't delusional like yesterday. I then was released and was able to help count the casualties and to say the least it wasn't an easy task…all those people…that could have been…me. If it wasn't for her it would have been.
"Marco?"
Glancing up from my feet I saw one someone up ahead.
"Jean?"
"Yeah!" he replied jogging over.
"Am I glad to see you. It's good to know you're alright."
I wanted to reply but a wave of guilt washed over me. Because I'm alive she is not.
"Yeah…I'm happy you're alright too…"
"Hey you ok Marco? Well none of us are ok I guess. Stupid question…."
"No it's just-"
"AHHHHHHHHH!"
Someone had screamed from up ahead. Jean and I both ran up the street until we saw Sasha. She was pointing at large mass or what appeared to be…human remains covered in mucus.
"Sasha what's wrong?!"
"I-i-it m-moved!" She said pointing at it again, backing away.
A woman with a clipboard walked over and placed a hand on Sasha's shoulder.
"Calm down. That's impossible. All that is, is the regurgitation of a titan. It's just human remains."
Just then hand broke free from the mass.
"AHHHHHH! KILL IT! KILL IT!" Sasha said jumping behind Jean.
I was in shock myself. Sticking out was a hand and some of the upper arm.
HOW DID IT MOVE!?
But something caught my eye…on the hand was a sliver ring…with a blue stone…the ring looked like a leaf wrapping-wait.
My mind had a flashback of the girl that saved me…when I grabbed her wrist…she had that ring….
Could it be?
"KILL IT!" Sasha repeated once more picking up a piece of wood.
"NO WAIT!" I said standing in front of the mass.
"I know who that hand belongs to…and I think, she's still alive."
Just then from up above came three members from the corps. As then ran up to us, we all did a quick salute.
Wait I know these people…they're the corps members I saw last night.
"What's with all the commotion? We heard the screaming from a mile away," the one with the glasses joked.
"T-there was a hand! I came out of the-"
Before Sasha could answer Kiwi ran up to us and pushed me out of the way. She then gasped and held the hand in hers. It appeared to gasp her hand back but then it went limp in Kiwi's grasp. It appeared that she just wanted to let Kiwi know that she was alive, even though all she had was enough strength to grasp her hand for a mere second. Kiwi then started to pull on the wrist of the hand and slowly the rest of the arm started to come out.
Roy's POV:
I couldn't believe my eyes…
Could she really be?...alive?
Running up towards Kiwi my instincts took over. Taking my hands I pulled up on the mass around the arm so there could be a bigger opening. And with another tug by Kiwi, the body quickly slipped out along with some other slimy fluids….Catori…it was her. She was slick and covered in slime but she was all there and appeared to be breathing. Looking over to Kiwi, she franticly pulled Catori in her arms and put her head to her chest, listening for Catori's heartbeat. I assumed she found it because she started to sob. Cradling her sister's lifeless body, she held her head in the crook of her elbow. I fell to my knees near the both of them and held Catori's hand.
How?...
But I didn't care at the moment. She was alive.
Catori then opened her eyes and put her hand on Kiwi's cheek.
In a raspy voice she said, "Y-you f-found me….heh…I k-knew you wo-ould."
Kiwi just responded by pulling her closer to her. Catori's face was so close to Kiwi's, that the side of Kiwi's face was covered with the slime from Catori's cheek.
Catori appeared to be fighting to stay away. Her eyes were half lidded and her breathing was quick.
"S-see Roy…" she said looking at me.
"I-I told you I'd be ok…."
Tears were now freely streaming down my eyes. The joy I felt. The dear friend who I believed to be dead was alive. It was overwhelming. I couldn't help but choke out sobs as I held her hand. Hunching over I embraced Catori the best I could since Kiwi was already holding her. I hugged them both for all that I was worth.
"Heh….you're both softies…" Catori joked, "a-and no n-need to cry…I told you I was going to be fine."
Catori then glance up and saw Marco looking down at her. Taking her free hand she shakily held it up. He seemed hesitant to take it, but he firmly grasped it.
"Thanks kid….you found me too…..see I told y-you I'd s-survive."
And with that her hand went limp, and her eyes closed. She passed out from exhaustion.
Although I heard her softly mumble, "I-I…have to stay….awake…I w-wanna…see the look on hun-buns face…."
I couldn't help but slightly giggle. She had a habit of calling Levi "hun bun" to tick him off.
Looking up at Kiwi I said, "She still has her sense of humor, even when she's like this."
She just nodded with a smile.
Even though I could care less at how she survived being inside a titan and let alone in that compacted ball of human remains…the question still lingered in the back of my head, but it would have to wait until later.
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"She's what?..." I said in disbelief.
"YEAH!" Hanji said jumping in the air.
"I-I don't know how but she is! She's asleep in her room right now, but YEAH SHE'S ALIVE! I can't believe it!" Hanji said with a big smile on her face.
"That's impossible. No human can survive being eaten by a titan."
"Well we know someone who did~," she replied in a singsong voice.
That's right…Jeager survived….but he turned into a titan whereas she did not.
Without another word to Hanji I quickly made my way down to Catori's room. I had to see this for myself.
"Levi?! WAIT!"
Swiftly opening Catori's door, I saw her asleep in her bed with Roy by her side.
When is he not by her side?….
My eyes were wide. I was in total disbelief, but I guess it hasn't been the oddest thing I've seen today. Walking up to the bed I realized Roy had dozed off. I wasn't surprised though, he's always there. He's her right hand man after all. Never leaves her alone…
Turning back to Hanji, who was waiting at the door, I said, "Get Roy to bed. He needs to rest."
I assumed Kiwi was already in bed. She was up all night searching for her sister after all.
"Awwww don't make me move him~." Hanji said whining.
"Don't whine," I said sternly.
"But he looks so cute~. Look at lil' Roy by Catori's bedside. Awww look he's holding her hand~. Come on your not that heartless," she said giving a stupid pout.
"I don't care. He needs rest. He's going to hurt his back if he stays in that position."
"Oh so you do care about Roy~. You don't want him to-"
"Shut up," I snapped rolling my eyes, "It's in his best interest and all our best interests if he rests in his bed. Otherwise he will be sore and not as efficient. We need all our soldiers alert."
"Yeah, yeah, suuuure~," Haji said walking in and grabbing Roy from under his shoulders.
"Alright I'll bring Roy to bed, so he can be more alert~."
"Just bring him to bed," said narrowing my eyes.
With a final smirk she dragged Roy out of the room. Sighing, I closed the door.
Finally she's gone.
Walking back up to the bed I sat in the chair Roy was sitting in. I found that a small smile was brought to my face.
You really grew on me Catori….you're making me a softie…
Grunting I shook the smile from my face and sighed.
"You better listen good, because I'm only going to say this once…..and like I would ever say this to you if you were awake, but….. I'm sorry for doubting you…for believing that you were dead…That you were really gone. Then again it was a rather impossible thing to believe."
Just then I saw Catori stir, so I went silent. Although after shifting around, she found a comfortable position and was in a deep slumber once more.
"I'm relieved…no…happy that you're alive. You can be a real idiot sometimes, worrying a lot of people….myself included, but I guess that's just who you are and how you'll always be. You're going to be a thorn in my side for a while."
Chuckling a bit I continued, "What I'm trying to say Catori….is I never thought anyone could grow on me like you did. A couple weeks ago you referred to me as your friend, like usual, and this time instead of making a remark of some sort…I was quiet…because…I thought nothing of it…you've made me soft Catori and I swear if you can hear me right now and say what I've said to anyone I'll kill you."
Standing up he leaned over and ruffled up her hair.
"Don't change Catori. It's good to have you back."
Making my way out the room I sighed to myself.
You've really gone soft Levi…what has this girl done to you…..
Awwww isn't that cute~ Anyways I'm not 100% sure on how to go on from here I have a general idea but still a bit unsure. Soooo if you have any ideas, suggestions, or any comments at all, don't hesitate to leave a review~ or just tell me what you think so far~ Either way any review are and will be appreciated! I'd love to hear what you guys think! Hope you liked the chapter ^-^! C U in the next update~
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