𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒇 | A Yeager Story

[27] Always

Mina's POV

Even though this is my second time experiencing this nightmare, it never gets old. Seeing everyone's frantic faces filled with panic, confusion, and fear is something that will always strike a nerve within my heart.

Even more so if it's found in Eren and Mikasa's faces.

"Eren!" Armin screamed his friend's name, compelling him to move. "Get out of there!"

The hands that were holding my shoulders tightened as we all watched how the two titan shifters became what they truly were: warriors.

Lighting struck the ground as dense air pressure bombarded our figures, throwing everyone in shambles. Crates were immediately destroyed, and some soldiers were simply thrown off the wall because of how heavy the air became.

And that includes the younger version of my father.

"Eren!" I instantly stood and ran towards him to grab his hand that was stretched out as well. Thankfully, I managed to reach him just when the air pressure finally threw him off the wall. "Don't let go!"

But because two titan shifters simultaneously transformed into their titan form, this dense air pressure that had been pushing everything and everyone away finally succeeded in pushing me off as well, prompting me to use my maneuver gear once we reached a certain height after falling.

Then came the unexpected variable that I didn't even think would happen. Just when we were about to fall, both Eren and I were shoved together by a huge hand, trapping us in the process.

"..."

"You got caught." Ymir snorted, trying her best not to laugh, given our present situation. It was enough to tick me off if it wasn't for the fact that I was more worried about the boy I was currently pressed to. "O my god, what the hell are you doing, young Yeager?"

Shut up! Don't distract me with your antiquity!

But before I could even retort her amusement, what caught my attention were the droplets of water that touched my cheek, ushering me to witness that it came from the boy in front of me.

"Eren..." With my arms trapped within the Armored Titans' arms, I had no choice but to watch him tear up because of the betrayal that his friends made, making my heart clench from how painful it was to see him like this.

"You were right," Eren says just when the Armored Titan jumped off the Wall, making us fall with him. I widened my eyes retrospectively at what would happen next, long enough until Eren called out to me. Thank goodness that I properly tied my hair, or else, due to this onslaught of air, it would have hit him in the face from how close we were.

He made me face him by placing a hand on my shoulder, his eyes blazing amidst the sadness etched within. "I'm going to fight him. Support me!"

No hesitation was needed. "Always."

And just like that, the hand holding my shoulder was pulled away as he bit it so hard that it drew blood – his way of transforming into the attack titan. By doing so, the hand that was trapping me was considerably loosened, making me realize what my next plan of action would be. Reiner, the bastard that he is, already ruined it after capturing me along with Eren on top of the wall, so I can't support him from above now, can I?

Just when I finally decided to use my ODM gear to hook myself on the nearby wall, praying to that ancient being that these two enraged titans wouldn't accidentally swat me, two large hands overshadowed my whole body as its palms directly faced my figure. My eyes widened in the realization that it was Eren's titan hands that enveloped my whole body to prevent whatever misfortune I'd face upon falling along with them. It almost made me sentimental because, in this world, Eren's whole personality is beginning to change – one that I was aiming for to happen this whole fucking time.