Shingeki no Kyojin

Chapter Twelve

I don't remember much until hearing Eren's voice and I wake up with my arms chopped off. "Mmmm..." I open my eyes. "What the- EREN?!" I look around seeing Eren and I hug him as best as I can. "They didn't hurt you did they?! I swear to god if they did!" "Relax sis we didn't hurt your little boy toy." I glare at my brother. As he then goes on and on about some stupid shit about him being a soldier and he can get a promotion. I finally had enough of it. "Reiner! You are no Soldier! You're just a warrior!" Reiner just looks at me and Ymir speaks up. "You were originally a warrior whose goal was to destroy the wall. But you pretended to be a soldier for so long, you could no longer tell which was the real you. No... maybe you couldn't bear the weights of your sins. In order to keep your mind in balance, you unconsciously escaped into a fantasy, convincing yourself that you were just a soldier who protected the wall... That caused your mind to split, and altered your memories. Judging by Bertolt's dumbfounded expression, this isn't the first time your stories stopped fitting together. Does that sound right? Wow. But that happening to someone with an overly honest personality like yours isn't-" Reiner speaks up. "Shut up. Shut your mouth." "My bad guess I pried too much." I sit right beside Eren glaring at Reiner and Bertolt. "I'm never going to forgive you. I hope you know that Reiner." "Oh come on Sis you know you love me and you'll forgive me it's in your blood." I shake my head. "Not this time." Reiner looks at me and smiles. "Oh trust me you will. And sis I have a proposition for you." I tilt my head at Reiner. "What is it?" "You join me again and I'll do everything I can to ensure Eren's safety." My eyes widen and I look down at the forest floor looking at all the Titans.
I look at Eren and then to Reiner. "I- I ummm..." I look away. "Don't do this to me Reiner. Don't make me choose like this. You know how much Eren means to me." "I can even do my best to ensure your Titan Loving Woman's safety. Not that I care for her but since she-" I cut him off by leaping from the branch we're on and I land on him. "Don't you even go there!" Reiner picks me up and dangles me over the edge of the tree branch. I look down at all the Titans there. "You wouldn't kill your own sister that you worked so hard on protecting." What Reiner says next shocks me. "You're only still alive because I made a promise." My eyes widen and something in me shatters. I remember all the happy memories we had together and I say aloud. "So all those memories and happy times were fake? All the times you protected me? The time you saved me from dying twice?!" "Kumi-" "NO! REINER TELL ME WAS IT FAKE?!" "DAMNIT KUMI SHUT UP FOR ONCE EVER SINCE THAT PETRA DIED YOU'VE BEEN INSUFFERABLE! ALL YOU HAVE BEEN DOING IS PLAYING PROTECTOR TO EREN AND HANGE!" My eyes widen. "You... How did you know Petra died?! That wasn't disclosed to anyone besides my squad!" Then it registers. "Y-You had something to do with it didn't you?!" Reiner lets me go and I sit up. "You did... Y-You-" "Now don't even start! You brought this upon yourself when you got close with them!" I stand there hurt. My own brother was the reason Petra and them were dead. I leap away from him and to Eren. Now more than ever his safety was my top priority. I sit beside Eren and lean on his shoulder falling asleep. I wake up to being held close by Eren. "Eren?" I ask softly, looking up at him. "Hey Kumi. Don't worry, it's okay." I hold Eren close as humanly possible. I didn't want to lose him too. Not like Petra. I notice Ymir talking with Reiner about Krista and I look away. Of course it's alway Krista. Krista this Krista that. I look at the Titans with a cold and angry glare. I could honestly try to escape with Eren. My body was far better suited to using my Titan form for long periods of time than Eren's could. I knew I would rescue Eren as soon as my arms finished regenerating. I think hard about it hoping my arms would regenerate faster. When my arms finally regenerated I looked at Eren. I knew if I even tried with Ymir she'd give us away but I had to. She was like a sister to me. I walk along the branch to Ymir where I hug her and whisper in her ear. "Please Ymir just follow me." I let Ymir go and go back to Eren. I see Ymir look from me to Reiner and I knew that she was contemplating on who to choose. "Pick me.." I think to myself. I then hear the sound of horse hooves and ODM gear and I perk up. "They're here!" My thoughts then go a mile per minute. I grab Eren and jump off the tree and I bite my hand transforming. I carry Eren towards the Scouts when I hear Reiner shift and I set Eren down on a horse. I turn around and roar at Reiner this was personal.. Reiner roars back and we start to fight. I soon had gotten the upper hand when I had trapped Reiner in a leg lock. But I soon lost that upper hand when Ymir transformed and attacked me and I was forced to let Reiner go. I looked at Ymir feeling betrayed and I roar again. I only stop fighting when I hear Hange yelling for me to retreat and that Eren was safe. I run after them and when we're a safe distance away I exit my Titan breathing heavily. "Never-" Huff "Gets-" Huff "Easier-" I stumble and Eren catches me. "Look who's falling head over heels." I chuckle. "Oh hush you." I pull him close to me and he looks at me and I don't think I just do. I pull him in for a kiss. It felt like electricity was running through my body. Every nerve felt alive. I felt alive and I knew deep down inside that this is who I was meant to be with. He was a part of my sole purpose. This is where I belonged.. I knew my heart belonged to Eren and nothing would change that. When our lips part he's blushing and surprised. I sigh. "Sorry I shouldn't have-" I get cut off by him kissing me again and I wrap my arms around him.