Running From You

The setting

                                                                  EREN'S POV

Eren drew back his arm, in his fingers clutched a bowstring, the young man took a deep breath as he lined up his shot; the target was at least three hundred meters away, this was the longest Eren had attempted to shoot. He could hear the bustling of Annie as she moved behind him. His arm started to shake with extrusion of being held for to long, even through he didn't have the faith to make this shot because he had failed many times before this, he slowly straightened his fingers from the string, letting go of the breath he was holding. The arrow made a dull thunk as it found it target. The tealed eye man took a breath and walked towards the makeshift target as he neared a smile graced his lips. "Annie! I finally hit the three hundred mark!" He yelled over his shoulder at the short blonde who was leaning against a tree

"Did you hit the center? Or just hit the target?" The girl said as she stood next Eren

Eren response was to stick his tongue at her

Annie shot him a look as she crouched to examine the hit closer, she was like a mentor to Eren, even through she wasn't as adept as Eren was a his bow, she helped him with giving criticism and helping him with hand-to-hand combat and sword. "Its a little to the right, but then again most of your shots are leaning to the right."

This caused the brunet to groan "Of course it was, can't you just be happy that I hit it?" He gave her a mock glare and she returned with one of her own

"No, because then you would get egolostical about it, and I'm here to push you."

"Your here to steal from those pompous asses." Eren grumbled

Annie rolled her eyes "How in the hell are you the leader?"

This time it was Eren's turn to roll his eyes "Because I'm the best and I'm the one that started this conquest?" Of course he was right, he wasn't dubbed the 'King of Thieves' for nothing, but Annie just scoffed and headed back to the small encampment they currently had set up

Eren gently pulled the arrow, checking the tip, making sure it wasn't dull. When he was done, he placed the arrow in his quiver that was strapped to his back, you never knew when you had to run, especially since that bounty was raised. Through most of the common folk would more likely not give him up, since he was a big source of what helped them out. He followed after Annie, their clearing had enough space to let the five thieves set up camp and still have room. He sat down, placing his bow within reach. They might have escape plans at the ready and could leave at a moment notice, it didn't leave the chance those damned knights caught up to him, or that pompous sheriff. The group knew the woods well since they had lived there for quite sometime, as Eren tried to get back the land that rightfully belonged in Jaeger's name and not that Lord Rossi; Eren face was pulled in a grimace as he thought about the wrong that had befallen his family

'You leave for five years, to fight in the crusades and suddenly its alright to take land right out of a young lord feet.' He thought bitterly, he was a young man of twenty-three, joining the crusades at eighteen. He was quite good at war, more then he thought he would ever be. His mother and sister had protested against Eren throwing away his life like that. He was recruited and become an archer in the 104th regiment, he was quite good, shooting and accurately shooting the shot that most people would fall short, soon the teen was ranked up taking control of his own squad of archers. Eren's eyes closed as he thought of the sandy place that was the east, it was so different from the Kingdom of Sina, who had lush forest and flourishing towns. He could almost feel the desert sun baking him. Through he barely had time to enjoy it with the consent threat of death