Some Say (Jean Kirstein X Reader)

Chapter Twenty Five

Armin and Hanji approach Bertholdt leaving the rest of us behind. We all watch in silence as Armin tries to reason with him.

They stand on a nearby roof, facing each other. I can barely hear what is being said, all I know is that I want to attack Bertholdt now. I hate all this waiting around. We have the manpower to restrain him.

Bertholdt's eyes move over to the rest of us, lingering on me just for a second. "I only want Eren, (y/n), and the death of everyone inside the walls." He yells.

Eren's titan flinches from beside me and I can feel my whole body start to tremble with rage. Disgusting. They were all disgusting. What kind of mission requires the death of everyone inside the wall?

Jean takes my hand, pulling me a little closer to him in a protective manner. Gently placing his free hand on my head, he turns my gaze away from Bertholdt.

"He won't take you away from me." He whispers to me.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath in, trying to calm myself. I inhale Jean's scent, just wanting to stay like this forever; being close to him and all of our friends. He brushes a hand over my hair.

"I won't let him get the chance," I whisper back.

I move away from Jean a little so I can see what is happening with Armin and Bertholdt. Something is off. Someone is missing. Mikasa. She slipped away while Jean was comforting me.

I flick a look to Eren who motions back over to Armin and Bertholdt. As I look back over at the two guys, Mikasa appears behind Bertholdt. Rage and hate in her eyes. The same feeling bubbling away inside me.

She strikes but the scumbag blocks her. He jumps back, distancing himself from her.

I should have been helping her. We could've easily taken him together. Why was I not included in this? Who made this plan?

"Retreat," Hanji calls, her eyes trained on me.

Before I have a chance to process what's happening, Eren has snatched me off the roof. Jean latches onto his shoulder as we move away from Bertholdt.

I struggle in Eren's grip. I want to go after Bertholdt, not run away from me. "No!" I yell. "Let me go."

Eren ducks behind a building, sheltering us just as the sky lights up. I cover my eyes from the intense blast and light that radiates from Bertholdt transforming.

A calm of silence washes through the city and I finally peek through my eyes. Standing in the middle of Shiganshina is the colossal titan. Buildings were demolished in the blast. His huge body looms over us all.

This is a problem now.

Bertholdt as a human would have been easy to take down, the number of times we took him down in hand to hand combat even me. But as a titan, he is nearly impossible to get close to.

Armin and Mikasa catch up with us. Safe from the blast.

"Where's Hanji's squad?" Jean asks.

Eren places me on his shoulder beside Jean as I wait for someone to answer. My eyes move between Mikasa and Armin hoping for some good news.

"They were underneath the blast," Armin says quietly.

My eyes grow wide and I stare out over the destruction towards the colossal titan. Tears brim at the edges of my eyes.

"No." The word tumbles from my mouth.

Jean places his hand on my shoulder. "I'm sure they're okay."