lost & found

lost

Levi's POV

After days of being on alert at all times, barely any sleep and dealing with less than desirable company, our expedition is coming to an end. My current annoyance is the brats that couldn't wait until we got back within the walls to eat. We have already killed all the titans in the surrounding area with surprisingly minimal casualties. I'm only allowing this stop because I'm sure it's safe.

I lean against my horse tied to of the many huge trees in this forest and watch. Hange and everyone else are gathered together leaning against the trees eating and chatting away without a care. This forest is huge and if titans were to suddenly appear we could have a sure way to defend using ODM gear. Although I may be a little too cautious, there is no titans or anyone else around. Maybe just a few more minutes won't actually kill us.

I flinch when something drips down my cheek. Rain? It can't be.

I wipe my hand across my cheek and quickly realize this is blood. I look up and scan the trees above me to see where it could possibly be coming from.

I see an arm hanging over a huge tree branch way up high in the tree I'm standing under.

"Hange." I call her name and motion her over. "Look." I show her the smeared blood on my hand and point up.

"Oh shit.. Everyone. Wait here while Captain Levi and I check something out. Don't leave the area." Hange orders.

"Let's go." I say as Hange nods. We quickly scale up the massive tree. I reach the branch first, dropping down to stand on the end of it.

A girl.

"Well what is it?" Hange asks planting herself next to me on the thick branch.

"A girl." I respond pointing at the base of the branch, lies a girl wearing what seems to be a black uniform. Her arm hanging off the end.

"She seems to be badly hurt." Hange says. "It should be safe, let's see if she's dead or not."

We walk on the straight branch closer to the girl. Her hair is dark and covers her face. Hange bends down and moves her hair to reveal her face.

I feel my heart skip in my chest before continuing. She's small, and looks young with a round face and olive colored skin that's visible ashen and littered with small cuts, probably from falling through branches from a fall. Blood leaks from a wound on her head down onto her black uniform blending in with the fabric. Another big cut on her arm too. I suddenly feel a small tinge of pain, she's probably dead. Just like everyone I have ever known. Hange snaps be back to the present.

"Levi, she's breathing but badly hurt. She has a lot of cuts, a big one on her arm, and a head injury. Her uniform is strange and there seems to be some sort of crest on the back. She also has some form of ODM gear. All broken now though. I think we should take her with us and investigate this.. She.. could be from somewhere else."

"What? Somewhere else?" What is she doing all the way out here? I have so many questions that I want answered, I have a weird feeling of foreboding when I look at this women. I need to find out why.

"Levi can you bring her down the tree, I can't carry her." Hange asks lifting the unconscious girl in her lap. I walk over and careful lift her to put her on my back to scale down the high tree.

Who is this girl?

***

"Who is that?" Our squads all immediately ask once we meet back up.

"We're in the dark too idiots, we just found her up on a branch." I reply

"Let's move out." Hange orders