Never Ending

Still You/Forever You

Flashback

Bertholdt: dad?

Barrell: hey son

Bertholdt: have you ever done anything, unforgivable?

Barrell: ...i wont lie to you son, i have

Bertholdt: why?

Barrell: Bertholdt, first you have to ask to ask yourself, why are you doing unforgivable things, for yourself? For others? Friendship? Respect? Because you can? I remember what I've done everyday, i regret everything I've done up until you and your mother

Bertholdt: us?

Barrell: thats right, after you two i had no more doubts, everything i did i made sure it benefited you or your mother or you both, to protect you two

Bertholdt: so you were happy to do unforgivable things?

Barrell: no son i wasnt happy doing them, i was hurting people, but i knew if i hurt people i would help you and your mother and thats all i needed to keep going, so dont ask me why Bertholdt, ask me if I'd do it again

Bertholdt: would you?

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Present

* Bertholdt runs as fast as he can manage with his gear on his back, chasing, trying to keep up with her, she's always been quick, it always amazes him the things she can do*

Bertholdt: annie! Wait! I just want to talk!

Annie: leave me alone!

* he fires a warning shot to stop her but she doesn't stop, if anything she runs faster and he cant help but to admire her*

Bertholdt: annie just wait! What are you doing here!...annie!..."she's not slowing down, then ill have to slow her down"

*Bertholdt takes out a flash grenade and throws it as hard as he can between him and annie over their heads, he runs full speed towards her as it goes off, she's temporarily stunned and he tackles her to the ground*

Bertholdt: annie stop just talk to me please

Annie: who the hell are you!? What do you want?

Bertholdt: ...a-annie?

* this shocks Bertholdt that he almost lets her go, as she continues to struggle he grabs her wrists pinning them to the ground*

Bertholdt: annie?

Annie: let go of me, ill kill you

Bertholdt: i hope you dont mean that, annie-

Annie: stop calling me that, thats not my name and i dont know you so get off me already

Bertholdt: ...annie look at me, you dont know me?

Annie: should i?

Bertholdt: ...what happened to you?

Annie: !damn you

*Bertholdt looks at her for a moment then hugs her, he doesn't know what she's doing but he doesn't care, he's just happy to see her, but she doesn't seem so happy, shocked he envelops her in a hug she bites his neck forcing him to jump off of her, she quickly kicks him away and runs*

Bertholdt: ...annie, annie!

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General: report

Reiner: i didn't see anything

General: what?

Reiner: i didnt see anything sir

Bertholdt: ...

General: they're moving and we still dont know anything, this is a problem, i want you two back out there as soon as possible, dismissed, hoover, stay

Reiner: uh oh someone's in trouble

General: braun, leave

Reiner: sir yes sir ma'm

*as reiner leaves the general turns towards Bertholdt*

General: hoover you found something, tell me

Bertholdt: ...sir...

General: what is it?

Bertholdt: ...i didnt sir

General: dont lie hoover, i know you found something, i know you're hiding something, i know my son, speak freely

Bertholdt: ...mom, its...annie

General: leonhart?

Bertholdt: yea, i dont know how or why or when but its her

General: is this why you've been lacking?

Bertholdt: ..yea...i approached her but...

General: but what?

Bertholdt: she didn't know me, she also claimed annie wasn't her name,

she just, ran away from me

General: hm

Bertholdt: and...I've also done an unforgivable thing

General: ? Bertholdt, tell me

Bertholdt: the two of ours we lost before...that was me

General: ...for her?

Bertholdt: it was

General: hm, would you do it again?

Bertholdt: i would

General: ...more like your father everyday

Bertholdts pov

Annie i don't know what happened to you but i hope you're ok, im not going to stop, ill find you again and im going to help you, you don't have to remember me but you need to know annie leonhart, she's a very wonderful person, annie, ill get you back