I stood among the cadets, listening to the man yell nonsense, wishing for this to be over. Having been trained for a while by Levi this didn't scare me. If I was still in my past world I would be shaking, terrified. But not now. I felt stronger, and I had one mission: Save Eren from insanity. As for watching the anime events take place, it wasn't as fun.

Once we were done I sneaked into the kitchen, making sure to grab something not just for me, but for Sasha Brause, also known as, potato girl. I knew Historia was coming this way, I could hear her light, careful, steps. She was going to get water for her. We looked at each other, the shock and happiness in her blue eyes were easy for me to see.

"A-" I shook my head, and signed to her my new name. "Cain? Your name is Cain Smith?" I nodded to her with a small smile. "I-I missed you" I nodded back and then gestured for us to sneak out. She gleefully whispered about the last part of her life, getting ready to join the military, and that she had kept all of the short stories I wrote for her. I was glad… but… did she remember?

It was the day for her to leave. Honestly, I was distraught. I knew the outcome of this, her fate. I wasn't able to change it much.

"Abel? Why are you spaced out?" I looked back at her.

"Sorry...I was just thinking..."

"About?"

"A-A song!" I did my best to smile.

"A song? Could you sing it to me? Please? I like the way you sing!"

I laughed nervously and sighed. I breathed in, I was going to make a parody of a song that reminded me of the Reiss name.

"We used to rule the world...

Titans would rise if we gave the word

from now on we must be alone,

flee the streets we used to own"

The images of that episode in the anime started to fill my mind. The day Frieda got her powers. The horror of watching it happen.

"After the bodies shift

we hear the fear in my enemy's lips

Listen as the crowd would scream

Now the old king is dead, long live the king"

Yes... That did happen in the anime, Historia kills her father... But, this one, she won't have to. I'm here. I know she won't... No.

"One minute I'll hold the key

Next, the walls were closed on me

And I discovered that these walls just are

pillars of men, pillars unarmed"

If I were to scream from here, would Grisha Jeager not attack? Or, would Bertholdt and Reiner not do it either?

"I hear Maria's bells are ringing

The scouting legion's people screaming

They'll be our mirror, our sword, our shield

Our missionaries in a foreign field"

Why did I feel myself choking on emotions? Were these Abel's true emotions? The thoughts of the fall were filling my head. It should be happening now. Right now! And here I was singing to Historia...

"For some reason, I can't explain

Once you go there was never, never an honest word

And that was when we ruled the world..."

No, I couldn't keep on singing, I was crying by now. My eyes were still closed, I felt her hand grab onto my hair, petting it a bit, and then... lips on mine. A kiss...A KISS!? I opened my eyes, blurry, unable to know what to do.

"Tori...?"

"S-Sorry!" she said guiltily getting away from me with a blush. I must be blushing too. I was not expecting that! "You... seemed so sad... and I just thought this would make you feel better!"

"Thanks..." I answered with a small smile. "But you shouldn't do that"

"Why not?"

"You must do that only to the person you love romantically.."I explained cleaning my tears. "W-We are still too young to know that" Well, only she was young. I was mentally older.

"I see..." Her hair was braided in a crown just as I had taught her. I took out a ribbon from my pocket and tied it to the back. "But...if I find someone that I love, I can do the same when I'm older, right?"

"Yea...I guess so, but the person must like you back, if not, it's not good!"

"Ok!" she lifted her pinkie. "Then, let's promise to never kiss anyone that way unless we like them that way"

I giggled and did the same. The hour was gone, I hugged her goodbye. Today was the last time I was going to see her. But something about that kiss and promise felt not so innocent.

We had hidden our things for Sasha somewhere safe. We made sure to sit at a table together, a crowd had formed around Eren as he was asked question after question. My husbando, I couldn't see him. But he was just that, a husbando, not my boyfriend...only something platonic I wouldn't have in this life. Why did it hurt so much to think about it?

"Is something wrong?" Asked Tori.

I shook my head. I knew this scene by heart, but it was the first time I saw Historia's reaction, she looked afraid for them. So I stood up. No, I wasn't going to really break them up. I felt myself shaking, so much for looking threatening. As I walked past Jean and kicked his knees from behind, making him fall flat on his face, and whispered only loud enough for both to hear, feeling the energy within me rise. "Stop this fight"

I walked out, there was no more noise. Perhaps it worked. I could trust Tori to take the stuff to Sasha later on. I was sure I felt a glare, or two...

"Eren!"

"Huh?"

"My name is Abel Reiss! I know how to help everyone! I won't let you suffer alone again! Find me in the future!"

"You won't escape when I meet you"

Not even in a dream can I save myself from being embarrassed. The "Sophie Hatter" method wouldn't really work… but it had been worth a try. The next day we were being shown how to use our gear. This time, I made Eren wear the right one, and showed one of the sergeants the bad equipment. I watched gladly as he managed to pass with flying colors without the hindrance of this thing.

"You shouldn't help him..." I heard Annie say. She wasn't happy with what I had done. "Next time, don't get into another thing that has nothing to do with you."

As if I would listen to her, of all people. She was a bit friendly with me, since just like Armin I did my best to be "warm" with her. This is just to get less trouble later on.

"Cain!" it was Historia who called this time. I looked back at her, trying to smile, I couldn't let anyone see how annoyed I was. "You had me worried! Oh, Annie, I didn't know you were friends"

"I didn't know you were her sister"

"Oh, we only wrote each other letters for a while! She tells me everything you see!" said Historia taking my hand with a grin. Am I missing something? "But of course, I get it, you became friends here!"

"Of course... " said Annie, though I could feel her glare towards our hands. "Our friendship runs deeper than blood... well, we could say we do more things than what siblings would do. Come back soon"

Annie left us both, I glanced at Historia who was seething. I hadn't seen this expression before. It was weird, out of character.

"Cain... What did she mean?" I looked down at the floor. "Tell me, please" I felt her take my face in her soft hands. I didn't dare to look at her big blue eyes. "You were crying..." was I? maybe because I was irritated.. "That bitch!"

Now I was staring back at her in shock, Historia didn't cuss in the anime nor the manga! She tried to be a perfect young lady! I shook my head.

"Did she do something to you?"

I shook my head. No, she hadn't done anything.

"But you wished you did"

Again, no. I mean, I think I'm beginning to get what Eren had with Mikasa.

She let go of me. "I know... It's just not fair. You look miserable. I have been watching you two during training and I can see how you act around each other... It's not fair! She hurts you! She doesn't pay attention... And yet she dares to say something like! Ugh!"

"She is part of the team" I signed to her.

"I haven't kissed Ymir when we...and we promised...and..."

Too much information.

"Krista, it's ok... I promise. I'll be fine. I don't know what is going on right now with her, I'm going to talk to her..."

"But, are you still pure?"

I blinked twice, astonished, and nodded.

"H-Have you kissed?"

I shook my head. No. Hell no. "I don't think that even is important though. I'm not in any romantic relationship. And also, Kris, you have someone now."

"No, I don't! It's just sex!"

She was blushing as she signed it desperately, I took her hands and shook my head. I too the chance to leave her, after all, Ymir had come to interfere.

I never really liked Ymir, but today I was thankful she came at the right time (pun not intended). I wonder if I will find Eren in the forest since he doesn't need help with his posture anymore, perhaps the story won't have this scene.

So, Historia had a sexual relationship with Ymir. I did expect something like that to happen, but this level of possessiveness... It was something I only had seen in romance anime. Was she in love with me? But...she is my sister! Well, we are not really siblings... since I am not really Abel, but, we are still half-siblings by blood. I would have thought that she would know by now that it wasn't right to like your sibling in that way! How much had I corrupted her anyway?!

No, it wouldn't make sense. Just because I have never had overprotective siblings, like the sis-cons from anime, doesn't mean everything is automatically romantic. This is reality! I mean, even Historia has changed so much! She isn't a martyr anymore! And Erwin is my dad now, I have Hanji and Levi as my newer siblings... I might not have Eren romantically speaking...but I can still help him.

I glanced through the trees when I heard something snap beside me, the rustling of clothes.

"Tell me" I quickly turned around and saw a red-headed soldier standing right beside me. Dorothy Oslow, the woman I met the first time I searched for Historia.

"I need to send information to dad...Will you tell him?" Ever since they had been trained she and her husband, Ryan Reeves, were in charge of sending whatever information I gathered or remembered to Erwin, Hanji, and Levi.

"Yes"

"Annie Leonhardt, Bertholdt Hoover, and Reiner Braun are infiltrated from the outside. From a country called Marley... If they want to know more... they will have to come to me"

"I will not tell them you spoke with Eren. But, are these people dangerous?"

"Shifters..." I believe it is the right time to share my secrets with the main cast.

"Anyone else?"

"Those are our threats..." She didn't press for more information, but I knew she knew I was hiding something: Ymir Fritz.

"I see...You should sing as I showed you. No power active but, it might help cleanse your mind"

"Thank you Dorothy" She nodded, stroking my hair and leaving me alone. I may have diverged a bit from my original purpose but now I will do what I wished from the start. I am going to save Eren from insanity, and Historia from pain... the lives of the characters I love are now in my hands.