Souls Of Sorrow || Eren Jaeger X Reader

Chapter 15 - You

Well, attack on titan is finally over. Man that's depressing to say. I watched the last episode and honestly I'm going to miss this show a lot, I also regret starting this fic from season one. By the time I finish no one will care about AOT and the fandom will probably be mostly gone :'). But on that happy note I still hope you guys enjoy this chapter even though we're still in season one here.

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Outside the walls is amazing. Freeing.

Miles of open fields stretch out farther than I can see, spotted with trees and bushes. The wind whistles in my ears and blows my hair back as my horse gallops over the grass. I follow closely behind the rest of the special ops squad as we move over the rolling plains of grass, branching off from the rest of the troops.

A green flare goes up from the right and left flanks, telling everyone the area is clear of titans as they continue on their path.

The sky shines a bright blue and the clouds are scarce, making it warm my skin under the glare of the sun.

Our orders are to not engage with the enemy unless absolutely necessary. Not like we could use our ODM gear out here anyway, where the trees only appear once every couple kilometers.

We follow behind my father as he leads us towards the giant forest in the middle of the fields. As far as I know from the formation plans we shouldn't be going anywhere near that forest, it causes us to break away from our position. No one else questions it so I suppose they must have been briefed on the commander's plan.

The forest trees are incredibly tall, stretching to the sky like they're trying to grab the clouds. The close knit branches make it difficult for sunlight to shine through as we continue on the path through the woods.

I close my eyes in a silent prayer for the safety of my friends and comrades.

I glance around, noting how dense the trees get as we move forward. It would be easy for titans to ambush us here. Though I'm fairly sure I could take care of them it would be nice to not have to worry about smoking into tree branches.

"Hey." Eren's voice says, his horse slowing to ride next to mine. I turn to him. His warm smile greets me like the sun greets the morning. God he's cute. I roll my eyes as I resist the urge to cringe at myself. Are you serious right now? Come on.

"Shouldn't you be up at the front?" I ask as I turn my gaze away from him.
"Yeah, but they don't need me there. I'd much rather talk to you." he replies.

I feel a smile tug at the corner of my mouth. I clear my throat before saying anything to get rid of the warm feeling in my chest. "That's nice Eren, but you can't just leave your place in the formation because you're bored."

"Well, yes..." his expression dips, bottom lip pouting slightly and his eyebrows furrowing. I reach over and pat his arm. "I'll let it slide this time." I watch as his smile returns, making me smile too.

I keep thinking about Hange being right, about me liking Eren I mean. Was she also right about Eren liking me? It makes sense, but I don't want to be so self centered as to think he does. God why am I even thinking about this. Honestly what is wrong with me.

He couldn't like me, I mean, why would he? I'm not the type people fall for. Maybe the type you'd look at, but not fall in love with.

"The trees are beautiful aren't they?" I say, looking up to try and see the tops.
"Yes, they are." Eren agrees. "It's a completely different feeling than being inside the walls."

"I know, it's almost like a dream." I murmur.

That statement is quickly proven wrong. Black smoke shoots into the air above us, I barely catch a glimpse of it through the sparse openings of the treetops but it's there. Black, doesn't black mean an abnormal?