Lonely Nights - AOT YumiHisu OneShot

Lonely Nights Pt. 2

"Why did you leave her, Ymir? It's not something I thought you'd ever do," Bertholdt asked.

"I told you already. I left so I could save you and Reiner's sorry asses."

"I know but...you could have easily left. You always talked about living for yourself and how you would do anything to stay alive. Why did you sacrifice your happiness...no why did you leave Historia just for us? I don't get it."

"I had to Bertholdt. It may sound and look confusing now but it was my decision in the end. I was indebted to you two. If you guys hadn't shown up I never would have had this amazing second life. I never would have met her. I was scared of death...but- I was even more terrified of me being the reason for Historia getting hurt or her getting killed. Even now I can't decide. Did I do this for her or for me? At the same time I think I did it for both. I did give up my life and my titan power so Marcel's brother, the rightful owner, will have it back. I didn't want to die with any regrets."

"But in the end you did die with one regret."

"Yeah. It was a silly dream. I wanted to marry her. I wanted to live with her in a tiny cottage far from that hell of a place where no one else was there but us. I wanted to spend the rest of my sorry life with her."

Bertholdt looked down.

"Don't feel bad for a decision I made. Maybe in the end, I did go against my words. I wanted to live a selfish life. I wanted to live for myself. But, old habits died hard."

"I wouldn't call giving up your life an old habit. If anything it was a selfless act."

Ymir snorted. "I'm an idiot."

"Historia will give you an ear full of it when she arrives here."

"Hopefully it won't be anytime soon. But..." She trailed off.

"What is it?"

Tears started to form in her eyes, startling Bertholdt.

"It does hurt to see her down there suffering. If only I could embrace her again...tell her that I'm here..tell her all the things I wasn't able to tell her...tell her that it's okay..."

There was silence as Ymir sniffled. It was very unlike her. She never cried. Never this hard even when she was a child. How could someone as small as her make her feel these overwhelming emotions?

Bertholdt patted her back. "She will be fine. You of all people should know that. You made her strong."

"I know," She said wiping her tears. "But just seeing her like that is just..."

"She'll get through this Ymir. And when she does return, you'll have your chance to tell her everything. You'll be able to marry her."

"Thank you Bertholdt."

"What are friends for?"

And with that, they continued to stare down at their loved ones from up above with a bittersweet smile.

I miss you.
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Hello!! Just wanted to say thank you for the people who have read my story! This was originally meant to only be a one shot but some people were asking for another chapter so here's one of Ymir's POV from Heaven where she is with Bertholdt. I had a headcanon that they'd be best friends in the afterlife where they would talk to each other about Reiner and Historia 🥺  But anyways, I've only been writing sad YumiHisu fanfic so I think I'll provide a more fluffy and happy one! Again, thank you for reading!