VIRAGO; ᵃᵗᵗᵃᶜᵏ ᵒⁿ ᵗⁱᵗᵃⁿ

(21)

Levi swiftly landed down, and to meet your almost dead body, Almost. You were still breathing bit in the slightest. He went to see how his Squad was doing, only to find them safe. They told him about you, so he wasted no time and went to retrieve you.

As he did he found you barely alive. But still alive, So he was not to worry anymore. Let's say he stopped a few tears coming down, he really appriciates what you did, you saved people, amongst those people were his Squad members.

If it weren't for you he would be grieving on 4 corpses. And now he probably wouldn't be grieving at all, As selfish as it sounds. He was happy that you were alive.

...

Petra approached your body, she pressed her ear against your chest feeling your slow and steady heartbeat a tear escaped her from eyes, as she started tearing up. "Ernesta, please stay alive for us..."

"I'm surprised she'd make it." Erwin complimented, Levi glared at him. "Tch, Of course she did. She's my student..."

Levi said emphasizing the word 'my',
Erwin smiled and looked down. "She's a strong girl. She might even surpass you." Erwin left Levi to his own device. He stared at your form.

"Excuse me? Sir." A group of teenagers around your age came up to him.

"What is it brat?" Levi said harshly.

"We know her."

"She's with us. We all graduated together."

"Can we please see her?"

Levi kissed his teeth and nodded. The group swarmed your form. Some burst into tears, Christa held your hand feeling it's warmth. She finds it so comforting. Just like she said, she looks up to you, she admires you, or even more than that. And it hurts her to see you like this.

She was with the people who helped tend people's wounds and bruise. She was horrified to see you as one of the people who got injured, although there is only a small group. Most of them are dead.

"Oi, don't die ok? I still have that meat i was gonn'a share with ya." Sasha said as she held your head, planted a soft peck on your forehead. To be honest, she loves it when you told her, her accent is cool. Unlike most people you didn't find it weird. She remembered the time when you tried to speak with her accent and sounded as stupid as possible. Unlike her you were confident about it.

There are more people you helped. Like Armin's self-doubt, you made him see what he's capable of. Even suggested him to help Section Commander Hange Zoe, that was a great thing you did. He had a lot of wonderful ideas and you gave him the chance to share them, and benefit others.

Also you saved both Connie and Marco from a titan. They were forever grateful for that. Specially Marco,

And Jean he likes you. He really appriciates when you told him that he was a great leader.

And many more people.

"Ernesta is Strong." Armin said, they couldn't agree more.

....

"Titans!" Yelled one of them, as they saw two titans nearing, along with two other people. The people who stubbornly went back to retrieve their friend. "Stupid brats..! They bought titans with them..!"

It wasn't long until the two titans gained speed. And snatched one of the friend who went with the search, The body they retrieved had fallen too. Not long enough, other titans came and joined the party. "Gah! They're still gaining on us! Prepare to kill-!"

"That just won't do, just throw the bodies out. They'll catch us if we don't."

They looked at their Captain with wide eyes. Does he not care about the others? They thought, they didn't like this idea. Throwing bodies out as if they many nothing, as if the weren't the ones who sacrificed their life.

"They're just bodies we seen it everyday. Their nothing special." Levi spoke he abandoned his emotions for the sake of those who are still alive. As much as it hurts him.

"Urgh! We're doing this!" Tears brimmed their eyes as they opened the cart and many bodies was dumped, sadly this wasn't enough, they dumped more bodies.

"W-wait! She's still alive..! Don't dump her!" One of t them cried as they held your hand trying to get the officer to let go of your body.

"Oi! Drop her!" Another voice said with a lot more stress this time. He went to his superiors and held his collar, glaring to his eyes and at the same time pleading not to throw you.

"Don't be stupid! Can't you see she's no longer breathing! That makes her one of these not so special ones! So get out of my way!" Their senior pushed them away and dumped her body along with the others. Levi stared at your body as it hits the ground, a sick feeling overcame him, he fought his tears not to spill.

For they all know she was still breathing, but they still dumped her, why? He didn't protests any longer for this was his plan. He couldn't go against it, it would be unfair.

....

Seeing the cart was empty. Seeing your body wasn't there, was enough to kill them. Sasha fell on her knees as tears started to swell in her eyes. She burst into tears, how? You were just alive an hour ago.

Christa passed out, due to stress. Thankfully, Ymir caught her. And let her rest at the infirmary.

That's right an hour ago you were sleeping peacefully recovering because you were a strong girl. But this broke them, you were recovering but they killed you.

Armin was broken and so was Jean they were the ones who protested not to dump your body, Jean was beside you. He saw you breathing, Armin too.

Marco ran towards Jean and gave his jaw a blow. "Why did you let them?! We entrusted you with her safety. And you let them!"

Now it's Jean's turn to punch. "Are you stupid?! I didn't let them! But they were too strong for me. I fought them and failed! And don't you ever think that i would ever abandon her!"

Armin stared at the two with both terrified and empty eyes.

How am I gonna tell Eren?

He asked himself as he broke down, the same scenario when he was so helpless during the fight in Trost. But this one was different, you weren't there beside him. You weren't there to tell him it was ok, that he could do something to fix it.

" Burden you say? I don't think you're anywhere near that."

"Don't be too hard on yourself."

".....why Now?"