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Eren struggled to lift himself off the ground, his arms shaking. His breath was light but excruciating, and his vision was still a bit delayed. The sound of a gunshot helped him gather the strength to sit on his knees.

Out of the confusion and blurriness, Eren felt a hand on his shoulder. He panicked, thinking it was Levi, and shoved it off of him.

"S-Stay...away..." Eren wheezed, feeling his stomach turn.

"Eren," Jean voice called from the dizziness, "It's me. We gotta go now!"

Jean brush the hair out of Eren's face and held his body steady from swaying. A drop of blood dripped down the side of the brunette's head, and Eren's pupils were two different sizes. Besides his stomach, Eren's head was throbbing in pain.

"Jesus, he clearly gave you a concussion." Jean gasped, looking between Eren's eyes. "I'm gonna have to carry you."

Jean scooped Eren up in his arm, taking extra care with his head. Eren felt hazy and nauseated, and he was struggling to remember.

"J-Jean, where are we?" Eren slurred, his head swaying.

Jean gaped at Eren's question, hoping that he was just pulling his leg, but Eren expression was serious. He couldn't recollect where he was at that moment. The more Eren thought, the more he tried to remember, the more confused he was.

"Just hang on to me and I'll get you to safety." Jean assured, adjusting his hold. He crept out into the hall, seeing what was happening in the main room of the bar.

"Wait, Jean?" Eren gasped, finally getting a thought back. "Get away from me, you stupid jerk!"

"What?" Jean piped as Eren tried to wiggle out his grip. "I'm helping you!"

Eren sounded almost drunk with his brain injury. "You fucking bully me ev-er-y day!"

Eren nearly yelled the last bit, sending a rush of fear into Jean. The teen tried hushing him by letting him stand on his own,but he couldn't let Eren completely go or he'd fall.

Eren could only remember Jean's relentless bullying. It was like his mind was reversed a week back when everything was normal. Jean couldn't believe how hard Levi had to of hit him to forget that much.

"Where's Levi?" Eren slurred even louder. "He'll kick your ass, horseface!"

Jean's blood ran cold as Levi sauntered in, an amused smile stretching across his features. Carla stood close behind him with a concern face.

"Miss Yeager, Levi did this to your son! How could you let this happen?" Jean growled, holding Eren close.

Eren vision had become stable, but he was still weak and confused. Hamilton, he sent a woozy glare up at the teen.

"Shut up, horseface!" Eren managed to push him away. "It's you that makes my life a living hell!"

Eren staggered and tripped, but Levi was there to catch him. The raven noticed the difference between Eren's pupils. A low chuckled vibrated from him as he helped the boy steady.

"Jean bullies you, doesn't he?" Levi asked mockingly.

Jean sneered at Levi as Eren piped back, "You're just now noticing?"

Hearing this, Carla scowled and felt anger swell burn in her chest. Levi noticed this and politely handed her his pistol.

"I'll take care of Eren, ma'am." Levi assured before leaving back towards the main bar room with Eren.

As the two entered the main room, a crack of a gun fired. From Levi's pleasant smile, Marco had pieced together what happened. The freckled boy fell to his knees in utter horror of losing his best friend.

Hange worriedly asked, "Eren, are you okay?"

The teen looked at her with his mismatched eyes and smiled, "Obviously I'm okay. What's going on?"

"Nothing, mon amour." Levi cooed, snapping his finger to Erwin. The blond covered her mouth before she could warn the boy.

"Mon amour?" Eren echoed. "What does that mean?"

Levi micheviously grinned as he leaned in close to Eren's ear. "It means 'my love' in Français."

Eren's cheeks went bright red, and he covered his face with his hands timidly. Levi moved his hands away and pressed his forehead against Eren's sweetly, interlocking their fingers as I'd they were a couple.

"Leave my brother alone!" Zeke seethed, but Kenny covered the boy's mouth and jammed the barrel of his pistol into his back.

"D-Did he say brother?" Eren wondered. Levi distracted him by pecking his lips. Eren stammered, "L-Levi, what's gotten into you?"

Connie began to yell, "Eren, ru-"

One of Kenny's men swung a metal bar across the back of his head, putting him out cold. Marco was still in shock, but as Connie's unconscious body hit the floor, he snapped out of it. He glanced up to see Eren being smothered by Levi.

"Levi, what's going on? I can't remember anything." Eren began to hyperventilate, realizing the scene around him. The boy reached up and wiped his fingertips along the blood streaming down his face.

Marco saw red after the loss of his friend, but now Levi dared to claim the person Jean found dear. The teen suddenly barreled at Levi, reaching out to strangle him.

However, he only made three steps before Carla appeared and fire a bullet...that went straight into his head.

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Yep, Marco is gone, for good. 😭😭 I know that I'm the one writing but I was sad af. Who else?

Toodles~