𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 | 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭

Chapter Forty-Nine

All of the Scouts in the range of Bertholdt, which is mainly us have fled. But if anyone knows anything about the Colossal Titan, they know we are not safe.

We're too close, Bertholdt wouldn't hurt me though.

He can't, if he cares about Annie then he wouldn't.

I watch as the barrel only comes closer, but suddenly the lid begins to open and Bertholdt throws himself out of it.

He falls onto Reiner, I guess forgetting what he was supposed to complete.

Reiner is fairly important to him.

Once we all are far enough Hange stands on Eren.

"Here we go. Our mission's primary objective just fell straight into our laps. You could call this a stroke of luck." Hange speaks but is stopped, by Moblit.

"Hey! Look! Someone's coming our way. It's Bertholdt!"

"The plan is as follows! Armin, you take command of Levi Squad. Protect Eren! Everyone else should come with me. We've got two targets to eliminate!"

"Right!" We all yell in unison as everyone but the Levi Squad moves out with Hange.

Well not Armin, he moves quickly to a different roof, one closer to Bertholdt as he shouts out to him.

I watch as Armin tries to speak with him, all Armin ever wants is to reason with people not fight. I don't speak anyways, so I guess I would choose to fight.

"We don't have to fight! Let's talk this over!" Armin shouts as loud as he can, Bertholdt then takes a deep breath shouting back to Armin.

"If I agree to talk, would you all be willing to lay down and die?! We only want two simple things. Eren Jaeger, and the death of everyone in the walls! That's the harsh truth of our situation. Understand? All of your fates have been decided!"

Damn, didn't think Bertholdt could ever say something so harsh.

"What? And who is it that decided that?" Armin asks, his voice shaky. He's nervous, I can tell.

"I did," Bertholdt answers ever so softly as if he can't believe himself. But Armin doesn't look happy, not at all he seems more upset even.

"That's a real shame, Bertholdt. See, I was hoping I'd finally get to stop hearing Annie scream! There's only one person who can save her from the savages in the Military Police, and that's you! If you don't, she'll be fed to the pigs."

Armin finishes breathing heavily, he's trying to get anything out of Bertholdt, I can see his face change for a moment but then it's gone.

"Fine by me!" He screams out, moving away from us with his gear. He drops down to another roof drawing out his sword, I watch as Armin does the same.

"Ouch." I say quietly looking to my left seeing Mikasa has just hit me in my stomach, "are you just going to stand there?"

I shake my head and swing off in the direction of the two men, Armin doesn't look very calm. He seems on edge, and Bertholdt seems calm.

He's faking it there is no way he is this calm, it's an act.

I know he's scared.

Mikasa and I both come up from behind him, she takes the first blow, but he immediately blocks it.

Only for me to try and push him from the roof, he ducks as Mikasa throws her blade out, it hits Bertholdt slashing his ear off but in the process, I get hit in the face with the blade.

I quickly drop my blades bringing my hand to my face as I groan loudly, everything settles and Bertholdt looks at me.

Coming to my aid quickly, he grabs onto me trying to remove my hands from my face.