1ST POV

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Ight now that it's done, I'm pretty sure Armin will figure out who I am, or maybe not since the titan who ate me got his ass handed to him by Eren. I kinda felt bad for Timmy, but it was necessary. Walking further in the district, I came across several soldiers and saved a lot of them. Some of them kept tryin to end me but I just continued on my way after saving them.

Haha, their reactions when their blades broke on my neck almost made me laugh since I had reinforced my skin to the point of being indestructible. It took a lot of energy to keep it not gonna lie but it was starting to annoy me to get attacked whenever I came across a group of soldiers who were baiting titans.

'Can't they be thankful? Argh!'

I huffed slightly, walking toward a titan who was about to gobble a cadet and muttered a quick "sorry" before socking it the head and swiftly catching the frightened girl in my hand.

"N-NO!! RELEASE ME! Y-YOU MONSTER!!!", She screeched wildly as tears and snout covered her face. That...was sad.

I sighed, simply putting her on a nearby roof before replenishing her gas and blades with my powers. "W-What ?!" She widened her eyes when she noticed the change in her gear before lifting her head toward my disappearing figure as I walked away.

This continued for a while until I felt Eren's second transformation and saw steam coming from the interior of wall Rose. It seemed like the boy just protected the two like in canon. Hopefully they won't need me and Pixis better show up!

'Eh, bummer I'm stuck here for now..'

All the soldiers had retreated to the interior leaving the city to the titans who got fewer thanks to yours truly. Knowing what would happen in the next few minutes, I found myself sitting, quietly leaning against a building a few meters away from the boulder Eren will come to carry. I closed my eyes for a moment, thinking about plans that I would come to do...which was until I heard several ODM gears nearing the boulder and...my position. I looked up to see four garrison soldiers circling me, Oya?

One of them, a young man with red hair, yelled at me as he trembled in fear :

"H-HEY! UH, TITAN! W-WE HAVE ORDERS TO WATCH YOU! SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE AN ALLY OF HUMANITY, YOU BETTER STand back, and be quiet...you- YOU HEAR ME?" His voice faltered at the end but finished with a yell to show he had balls.

I just blinked because what the hell did you want me to say honestly? This was to be expected since Armin must've told them about me, and maybe the soldiers I saved too. I turned my giant head to look at each of them making them all flinch when my eyes landed on them.

"Whatever." It was neither a 'yes' nor a 'no' because I honestly didn't give a shit lmao. My answer startled them since it looked like they weren't expecting it. I saw some of them blush probably because of my voice and raised a brow towards the previously yelling redhead who seemed to have trouble looking into my eyes.

'Guys, I know my titan form is pretty and everything, but come ooooon.'

I was about to chuckle until Jeagerbomb transformed and nearly rendered everyone deaf with his roar.

'can't he transform quietly?! Bro be shouting like Asta, and y'all know how this child can be loud!'

I tsked, abruptly standing up to the four soldiers' horror before jogging to the newly transformed Eren who slowly turned to a bewildered Mikasa.

"HEY!! YOU CAN'T JUST—" red and his squad attempted to stop me but failed as their hooks didn't manage to pierce my skin. I ignored it, solely focused on the Ackerman who was about to get crushed by her...hehe crush.

"GIRL! GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE!" I yelled to the shock of every soldier in the area, and before crazy Eren could land a hit on the frozen girl, I bitch slapped him like Saitama did to that mosquito woman, causing everyone to shriek. Even heard a whistle in the mix. The shifter's head snapped so fast to the left that he almost toppled to the ground if I didn't catch his wrist in time."Now is not the time to be high! Wake up!", I kept on slapping him until I saw him blink quickly, regaining his sense. "That's Better !!"

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!!?" Rico's little figure yelled from a nearby roof, red flare in hand.

"Helping you! That's what I did!"

They all flinched at my response. I tched directing my gaze on the baffled titan who had a hand on his throbbing cheek. I cooed at his disorientated expression and hugged his head toward my chest. He stiffened at the sudden contact as everyone in the area were looking at the surreal scene with gaping mouths.

"Sorry about this, but could you hurry up and carry the boulder?" My titan mouth softly muttered making him froze. Poor boy didn't know what to do and simply nodded as I finally released him. He must've known about me since he didn't try attacking me, or was probably too confused to do so.

I quickly gave a thumbs up to Mikasa who hesitantly mirrored one before running away to everyone's surprise since I heard them yell after me but I just ignored them, focused on something else. Torn between following me or assuring Eren's safety for the mission, they had no choice but to leave me be since they wouldn't be able to stop me even if they tried. Quickly, I neared the spot I was hoping to get at, catching the attention of numerous cadets who didn't know whenever to attack me or not. But it seemed like I was finally spared from it since they must've been informed by Pixis when he announced the plan to retake Trost and I was probably seen as an ally or something. Good for them.

My eyes caught sight of the familiar freckled boy heading toward Reiner and Bertholdt who were standing, probably too focused on plotting to notice the boy nearing them.

'Not today, satan!'

Before freckles Jesus could hear whatever would've caused his doom in canon, I grabbed his little figure midair, surprising the hell out of him because he began panicking.

"WH-WHAT!! RELEASE M-ME!! HELP—" he cried in alarm, trying his best to free himself from my grip while I looked at him quite amused with the way he got spooked but ight that's kinda mean I better hurry. His outburst startled the two shifters because they wiped their heads toward us in alarm.

"MARCO!"

Reiner yelled, readying his blades while Bertholdt stared, unsure of what to do. Wasn't I an ally? What was he saying, an ally? An ally to who? The island devils, or Marley? Could he even call me an ally since he didn't know about my titan until today? He shook his head, readying his blades as well. Why was he feeling this strange warmth coming from me, though? It made him feel at...home? The taller teen slightly frowned while watching me bolt away—

"WHA- what's her deal?! She just came and snatched Marco before running away!" Reiner exclaimed flabbergasted by the situation.

He was about to pursue me but a thought stopped him midway. Why would he even try saving an island devil in the first place? What the hell was wrong with him? Wasn't he a warrior? Yes, that's it! He was a true warrior and he would accomplish his mission without fail! He didn't need to rescue any of these devils! They were pests who needed to be eradicated— he needed to save Marco and quick because he didn't know what this titan was after!

"Reiner...I don't know how to feel about this titan.." Bertholdt muttered softly, turning his gaze toward the blond before frowning at his comrade's strange expression. He looked torn between following me and satisfied that an island devil would...die? What the hell...

"Ah...we should lay low and keep an eye on her...she could be what we came for after all...", he said before someone landed on the roof, startling the two as they hurriedly turned to look at the small blonde who witnessed the scene from afar. "Annie..."

The girl had a frown on her face, having a weird feeling about this unknown female titan. She had no idea where this it came from. Which one could it be? Was I the founding? The attack titan- she still thought that this one was Eren but she couldn't be sure— "what the hell..." she whispered.

"I-i thought y-you were an a-ally... w-what i-s the meaning of this...?"

Had to give it to the boy, he had balls for asking a threat about their motives...though I wasn't a threat, soooo-

"Sorry for startling you.." I softly smiled, causing him to flinch when he heard my titan voice. I slowed down the pace when we arrived in a less crowded area since the soldiers were mostly busy eliminating any nearby titans. I took a look at Marco who went rigid under my gaze before simply placing him on the roof of a building after of course, restoring his gear.

"Here, good as new! You can go on with your mission now, I have things to do, be careful, Marco." There was no point in hiding now since they'd surely discover my identity at some point. Freckles Jesus almost leaped out of his skin when he heard his name.

"Wh-how did you—"

I didn't stay to listen because I was quickly bolting toward my beans side, hoping to aid them since I had an idea that the scout will not be there for a while because I accelerated Eren's mission—oh sweet he's nearing the breach! Gotta go fast!

Marco watched my giant figure run toward the wall, having not been able to ask what was lingering in his head since Armin and the others told him about my titan...if Eren could turn into a titan...could this mean that he perhaps knew me...?

'Who is she...?'

Poor Marco stood there like a lost puppy, sweatdropping when I yeeted a titan out of my way.

As Eren's titan carried the giant boulder to the breach caused earlier by the colossal Titan, garrison soldiers and freshly promoted cadets united their forces to eliminate any titans nearing their trump card whenever some got too close for comfort. With fewer titans in the area, more people survived which simplified their tasks. And without Rico's intervention, who didn't have time to announce the mission as a failure, their morale was up as soldiers were more motivated to put their lives on the line for the mission's success.

I was reluctantly killing the titans random soldiers were having troubles with and even saved those dudes, Ian and Mitabi from getting eaten. You may be asking why saving them even if they brought nothing to the original plot? Well mostly because of the game AOT 2 I played when I was still back home. They were nice to talk to in the game and I kinda got attached to their characters, especially Ian since he would encourage us and praise us if our character had a high level. The game did bring more things than the anime since we could talk and befriend a lot of characters, even the minor ones. I knew I was an ass toward him when he came for Mikasa and me but I had to for my plan.

They hesitantly thanked me before going on with their missions to ensure Eren's safety and even felt Rico's thankful eyes on me after saved her comrades from titans I missed.

Gaze sharp, my eyes automatically fell on Mikasa as she harshly eliminated a titan some soldier missed earlier as it was getting too close to Eren for comfort. I whistled, quite impressed by her skills and dedication to protect jaegerbomb at any cost while said boy, I mean, titan successfully closed off the breach with a massive boom, shaking the whole area by the sheer power and intensity of the action before his body collapsed on the boulder as exhaustion took over him.

'LET'S GOOOOO, THAT'S MY BOY!!'

The pride I felt as I saw the yellow flare in the sky was so intense that I failed to notice the little blond heading toward the collapsing figure of his friend while shouting:

"Eren!!"

My head whirled toward Ar— what the hell is he doing here?!

It seemed like the boy still came to make sure the plan went smoothly since it was mostly his idea to use the boulder.

'dammit, looks like canon's stronger than I thought—'

A low grumble escaped me as I watch the boy land on the ground before running toward his friend while yelling said friend's name and that's when I regretted not putting the perk on him as I naively thought that nothing would happen to him since everything followed the anime because I saw a 12-meter reach to grab the unaware teen-

My blood ran cold.

"ARMIN!"

Mikasa who was too busy getting Eren's body out of his titan's nape with Rico's help froze when she heard me shout her friend's name in alarm. She quickly whipped her head toward me, stomach twisting in dread as she noticed the titan right behind the unaware blond who was having trouble seeing throughout the steam coming from several titans corpses.

The blond barely had time to turn his head towards me that he found himself safely tucked in my right hand.

"Wh-"

He blinked in confusion, not comprehending how he found himself in my hand before his eyes caught sight of the headless titan's—who tried to grab him earlier— body heavily land on the ground in a sea of steam that blew blond strands off his face before settling down. The soldiers who never got the chance to see Eren go crazy were shocked to see a titan literally behead another one, using one hand, to save a human.

Mikasa's shoulder somehow sagged in relief after noticing me secure the confused blond in my hand while the titans smiling head landed on the ground, some feet away from them. Rico was confused.

"What the hell was that?!", she asked, having paused to watch me in disbelief.

"She saved him...thank god..." she exhales in relief, knowing that I wouldn't do anything to harm the blond before staring at my walking form getting near them.

"Please be careful the next time." my voice pulled the blond out of his shock before he lifted his head to stare at me with wide but grateful eyes.

"I -...thank you.."

I let a warm smile slip, "no need," I shook my head before looking at him, "I'd protect you every day even if it means dying for you, 'Min." I finished with intent, finally nearing the others as Mikasa and Rico succeeded in extracting an exhausted Eren out of the steaming corpse.

The blond got silent after my statement while I crouched down to place him on the ground. With my presence here, fewer titans were approaching us. Well, there weren't that many in the first place since I, unfortunately, killed most of them in the district.

"...what did you say...?"

Armin weakly inquired as his bottom lip quivered, blue eyes blurring while looking at me. Mikasa looked back and forth between Armin and I in question, asking herself what was going on while Eren had to fight to stay conscious, a tatakae he was obviously losing by the way his eyes slowly closed.

With all the steam around us, only Mikasa, Armin, Eren, and Rico could see and hear me since the soldiers were too busy eliminating the nearby titans. I sat on the ground in front of their questioning gaze except Armin who clearly had an idea of who I was. Eyes closed and shoulders slumped, my body felt light like each time I leave my titan form before I finally got out.

As the sound of tearing flesh echoed in the area, the four soldiers witnessed in stupor my titan's body beginning to dissolve while an array of plants started sprouting around it. Armin who was the closest to me noticed me getting out of the massive corpse and clumsily land on its lap then on the ground with a grunt, because the next moment I lifted my head to look at them, he crashed onto me, arms tightly wrapped around my figure as he bawled his eyes out.

"i-I knew it... I k-knew it was you..." he hiccuped as his shoulders shook every time a sob left him, "that s-smile you made earlier...i-i had a feeling that it was you...!"

"shh...breathe Armin," I tiredly wrapped my arms around him, feeling quite drained for staying so long in titan form. I may have powers to do everything but even I had limits. Even with the high stamina I had, staying in titan form while making sure that nobody succeeded in breaking through my skin to end me and ruin everything had taken a toll on me today.

I rubbed his trembling back as my eyes softened, "it's okay... I am here." and tiredly kissed his head while trying to calm him down, "..Sorry for..not telling you sooner.."

Hearing my apology, the boy shook his head as it rested on my chest before a shocked gasp got our attention. Since the steam cleared out a bit, Mikasa finally took notice of us and put a hand on her mouth to muffle imminent sobs coming from her.

"impossible...am I dreaming..? C-Colith is that you...?"

She couldn't believe it! Was fate playing with her? She thought she lost two family members at the hands of titans just to see them again, alive and breathing. She tightened her hold around the brunette who soon passed out from exhaustion.

"Heeey Mika-Chan, fancy seeing you here." pretty sure if she wasn't holding the passed-out Jaeger, she would've jumped to hug me as she did with him.

Poor Rico didn't know what to say because now there were two shifters to report and bring up on the wall.

Before the Ackerman could cry further in relief, heavy footsteps approached us as two titans thought that it would be a good idea to come to see me now, Mother.

'ugh, really?'

But as soon as they got closer, deus ex machina—I mean Levi, came outta nowhere and killed them.

Everyone watched the corporal with gaping mouths eliminate two titans in one swoop, their corpses heavily landing on the ground, which caused us to squint our eyes because of the wind of their impact.

Future husb-Levi landed on one of them back facing us, revealing the survey corps' beautiful symbol, the wings of freedom, on the green cape he wore. The sunset and his position gave him a powerful presence from where he stood because when he turned his head in our direction, my heart missed a beat.

'HOW CAN SOMEONE BE SO BEAUTIFUL-'

Armin's arms tightened unconsciously around my figure when Levi's gaze landed on what was left of Eren and I's titans before raising a brow at the out-of-place plants around the blond and me. He then looked at us in confusion, seecing a passed-out Eren being held by Mikasa and a barely standing me leaning on poor Armin who was doing his best to support me.

"Hey, you brats! What's going on here?"

Aaaand that was my cue to pass out.

WELL

THIS CHAPTER WAS LOOOOOONG

AND I'M PRETTY PROUD OF MYSELF!

WELL WELL

That's it, I'm about to pass out too haha!

Anyway,

Have a nice day!!