Eruri The Happiest That I Could Ever Be (Lemon)

Part 5 Fulfilling Promises

Big Time Skip

Erwin’s POV

Today was a great day for our race; we had defeated all the titans, Hanji was able to create a serum or poison to kill a titan on the spot. So we coated our blades with it, and with Eren’s help finding the basement, this was all possible. It turns out that we were to blame, well the scientists anyway, experimenting on the innocent without consent, most of them resulting in death or mutation and dissection. Eren's father knew and was a part of the experiments on the small townspeople including Annie, Bertholdt, Reiner, Ymir, and a fellow named Marcel, and I heard that it was Ymir who killed him but didn’t remember how or when it occurred. I do not blame them for what they did but I couldn’t forgive either. Many wanted us to kill and/or dissect them but it wasn’t right, it was our fault that they became these monsters.

With Hanji helping herself to Eren's dad’s books and research she created a reverse/cure for the titan shifter power. We were to give it to them and to tell the ones who betrayed us to go home where they belong. Eren was the first to take it due to Hanji's experiments on him, resulting in many red pokes on his arms and neck. Ymir was next and Historia demanded that she stay by her side forever to help protect her people. We couldn’t argue with our new queen. Bertholdt and Reiner were quick to accept, feeling overjoyed to be pardoned and ridded of the curse and could go home, ‘what they always wanted, to go home. Together.’ Annie wasn’t so sure; she said that she had no home to go to. A tear fell down her cheek but then Bertholdt and Reiner stood by her side her eyes widen as she looked at them both.

 “Let’s go home, Annie.” Reiner said with Bertholdt smiling and nodding.

“But, I have no home.”

Bertholdt speaks up, “Well we won’t either if you don’t come with us… it won’t be home without you.”

He smiles at her and she hugs them both. Standing straight, she walks up to get her injection. Once received they all thank Hanji, Eren, and everyone else who helped, they then took their leave never to be seen again. With smiles on their faces. I felt like we made the right decision.

Since were now free of titans we all wonder ‘what do we do now’, we rebuild homes, we rebuild lives for everyone. Since the survey corp was made for going to fight titans, but since they are gone, we have them still go beyond the wall but mostly for agricultural purposes, to hunt for herbs and livestock. Many now live beyond the walls now, free to choose. Levi got me into starting my own squad to discover the world outside to see the oceans, climb those mountains, and to cross the sand dunes, and going through the rain forests. I agree and most of the people that were in the survey corps wanted to be in my squad, Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Marco, Connie, and Sasha.

“Welcome to Squad Smith, I am proud to have you all joining my squad, now salute.”

Everyone salutes except for Jean, he just looks at me. All of them look at Jean dumbstruck, even Marco.

“Jean, what are you doing,” Eren heats up in anger, “Oi Jackass, he is our superior, show some god damb respect.”

Jean tenses up and salutes using his left hand, “I am showing my highest respects to our new squad so I will now only salute the only way Erwin can, are you guys with me or not?”

They all stare in shock, but give smiles to jean then follow suit and all do the salute with seriousness on their faces, showing me their upmost respect. I turn to see Levi on the end of the stage, he looks at my squad, then he shakes his head then look sat me smiling.

Then he shrugs his shoulders and says, “Why the hell not,” and does the same, saluting me with his left hand. I choke down a sob seeing everyone, everyone doing this for me. I turn the other way to see Mike, Nile, Hanji, Pixis, and Keith all doing the same and joining in the salute. I smile and close my eyes, I sigh, I then pull my best salute to return their favor.