Some Say (Jean Kirstein X Reader)

Chapter Four

Heat engulfs my body, holding me close. It's like a warm blanket on a winter's night. A voice floods into my mind and I feel my eyes drift open a little. The voice comes again, it sounds like someone is calling my name. But they sound so far away.

I'm suddenly ripped from my mind and the warmth. Cold air brings me back to reality. I frantically look around me and find Levi with his arms under mine pulling me upwards. Half of my body is hanging out of a titan.

"What's happening?" I shout trying to free myself.

"Calm down." Levi snaps as he frees my legs.

I try to stand but collapse, my body exhausted. Jean rushes to my side and helps me down from the titan I was just pulled out of.

"You need to calm down. Everything is okay." Jean says.

I cling onto his shirt and notice it has been ripped. "What happened? Did this thing do that to you?" I say looking up at the titan's face. "Did I do this to you?"

Large canines in place of teeth and razor-sharp nails. It's easily 15 metres tall.

"I'm fine. It was an accident, no one was hurt." Jean tries to soothe me.

Levi pulls me away from Jean and brings his face up to mine holding me by the front of my shirt. "When were you going to tell us?"

My eyes narrow and the shock vanishes from my body. "I didn't even know myself. This is a pretty huge thing, something I couldn't have hidden from any of you. Even if I had wanted to."

"Two titan shifters in two days. You Survey Corps guys are really dodgy." A voice comes from behind Levi.

His eyes narrow and he gently drops his hold on me. "Let me handle this." He says before turning around.

A squad of military police stands before us. Some of them look frightened and that they should. Jean moves to my side and I give him a grateful smile.

"Why are you pests hanging around?" Levi asks.

The leader sneers. "We saw some suspicious activity and came to check it out. Good thing we did. We will be taking her off your hands now."

They move towards me and I tense up trying to defend myself. Jean puts a protective arm around me. Levi takes a step to the side blocking their view from me.

"She is a Survey Corps member and we will deal with her as we see fit. I have proven the Jaeger boy is not a threat and she will be the same."

He gives off a sarcastic laugh. "You cannot control both of them, especially the girl. She has a reputation of being unpredictable and dangerous."

I move away from Jean, he gives me a concerned look. "It's fine," I whisper to him before stumbling to Levi's side. "Crazy to think that if I had been evacuated with the rest of the people in Shiganshina District when the Colossal titan broke the wall I wouldn't be like this. It's just an example where the military police once again failed to do their jobs correctly."

The man's face turns red. "Your commander really has a bad habit of taking in crude criminals, between Levi and yourself."

"If you're done here, we have other matters of importance to attend to," Levi says, turning his back on them.

"I will be reporting this." He threatens before leaving.

Levi turns his attention back to me. "We need to get you back to the barracks and to Erwin immediately."

I nod and Jean comes to my aid to help me walk. We rush me into Erwin's office who seems to have already heard the news.

"They are going to be wanting another trial, probably similar to Eren's." He says standing from his desk. "For the meantime, we may have to keep you in the cells."

"I think that's wise. I don't even know what I'm capable of doing."

Jean shakes his head. "She's harmless."

I place a hand on his shoulder. "It's going to be okay. Trust us."

His face softens and he sighs. "I don't like any of this by the way."

"It's just a procedure and the best way of keeping her safe and out of the wrong hands. If we can get Eren out of it, it should be a walk in the park for (y/n)." Erwin assures him.

Hanji marches in and loops an arm around my shoulders. "I get to hang out with you until everything is sorted."

"Good, I thought for a moment you were all going to abandon me down there." I laugh.

"Can I go with her?" Jean asks.

Levi steps in this time. "No, we need you with the rest Kirstein. She will be fine. You're dismissed."

Jean nods with a sad look in his eyes. "Yes, Captain Levi." He leaves the room.

My eyes move to Levi once Jean is out of the room. "You don't have to be so mean to him. He is just looking out for me."

"Tch, he's a teenage boy. I wouldn't hold him to a high standard."

"Whatever, let's go Hanji. I think I would much prefer to sit in a cold dark cell than listen to Levi a moment longer." I walk out with Hanji right behind me.

Chained up to a bed in a cell, Hanji and I stare at each other.

"How long do you think I will have to stay down here?" I ask.

She shrugs. "Who knows but hopefully not too long. I don't like seeing you like this. Jean was right, you were very harmless apart from a small matter."

I raise an eyebrow. "What do you mean by that? What actually happened? I don't seem to remember a thing."

She drags a seat over and makes herself at home. "I had been watching Levi and you fight when it happened. It happened all so fast, one moment you were on the ground, next a 15-metre titan was in your place."

"I remember cutting my arm, do you think that's what triggered it?"

"It's hard to say but most likely. Something we can test later on. So, I came rushing over because Jean and Levi didn't have their gear on and we know what happened with Eren the first time. By the time I got over to you, you were holding Jean in the palm of your hand. Not squeezing him or showing any kind of aggression."

"So I picked him up like a toy?"

She laughs. "Pretty much, he was terrified to say the least. Especially when you brought him right up to your face. You saw your form, I wouldn't want to be too close to those teeth of yours. Anyway, Jean was trying to talk to you, plead with you even to put him down. That didn't work but you were able to mumble his name."

"I said Jean's name while I was a titan? I didn't even know they had proper vocal cords for that."

"Honestly, you are going to be a great test subject. We are going to learn so much from Eren and you,"

I cringe a little. "I don't like the sound of that coming from you. Back to the story."

"Ah, yes sorry. I got carried away. Everything was going fine, Jean seemed in no immediate danger from you. Though Levi moved a little too close and you instantly protected Jean. That resulted in you tearing his shirt with one of your claws but he was fine. You then proceeded to bare your teeth and growl at Levi."

"I'm guessing that thing with Levi was the small matter you mentioned."

She nods. "It was, while you protected Jean you were technically a threat to Levi. But that's going to stay between us. I'll talk to Jean about it later."

A yawn escapes me. "Can he come and see me later? I think he is a little worried about me."

Hanji's smile grows. "And, you told me you guys were just friends." She wiggles her eyebrows at me.

"We are just friends. I would like to see my friend and apologise for any trauma I may have caused him."

She waves me off. "Whatever you say. I've seen the way you two look at each other. Even in titan form, you were drawn to him."

I roll my eyes before lying down. "I'm not having this conversation with you anymore. Wake me when something important happens."

"Okay, but I will be carrying this on later." She laughs.