Angel - Reiner/Christa [SnK]

Angel

*Sparkling angel
I believed
You were my savior
In my time of need*

      Christa trusted Reiner. Maybe not as much as she trusted Ymir, but she still considered him a friend. Reiner likewise reciprocated the feeling. After all, Christa had saved him, Jean, and Armin during the 57th expedition. But, he started to feel something more with the petite blonde girl; something...foreign. It felt like butterflies were dancing in his stomach whenever she was around. This was a dangerous feeling for him.

*Blinded by faith
I couldn't hear
All the whispers
The warnings so clear*

      Christa's own feelings grew stronger the more time she spent with the hulking male. She could no longer deny the attraction that was evident. Even after all she had heard about Reiner, the poor girl couldn't stop herself. Christa needed Reiner, and it was a dangerous attraction.

*I see the angels
I'll lead them to your door
There is no escape now
No mercy no more*

       She hated herself. She could barely sleep at night, after betraying Reiner. The Survey Corps thanked her for her honest cooperation, but she felt broken, empty inside. It was hard to cope without him: his touches, his kisses, and his loyalty. But deep within herself, she knew it had to be done.

*No remorse 'cause I still remember
The smile when you tore me apart*

      "Christa!" It was a shock to see her at his cell, or even in the prison at all. She had become so distant since...that. Reiner moved as close to the bars as his shackles would allow, straining his shoulders, arms, and back just to get near her.
      "R-Reiner..." she said, her voice low and wavering. She kneeled down to him and gripped the iron bars with her frail hands. Christa closed her eyes, fighting to hold back tears.
      "Christa, look at me," the blond man pleaded, his gold eyes locked to her figure.
      "Reiner..." she reached out and touched his cheek, her crystal eyes finally looking in his direction. "I'm so sorry..."
      But, really, should she be?

*You took my heart
Deceived me right from the start
You showed me dreams
I wished they'd turn in to real
You broke the promise
And made me realise
It was all just a lie*

      "Reiner, were your feelings...all a lie?"
      "No, no! Of course not, Christa. No...how could you...how could you think that?" Why would she think that?
      "I-I...then why did you break your promise!? You promised me you had nothing to do with the Titans! Why did you lie to me, Reiner?" Her eyes were brimming with tears. He just wished he could wipe them away, kiss her forehead and tell her everything would be alright.
      "To protect you, Christa..." 'That's all I ever wanted to do..'

*Sparkling angel
Couldn't see
Your dark intentions
Your feelings for me*

      'How could I have been so stupid!' Christa thought as she touched Reiner's cheek one more time before standing. "I'm sorry, Reiner." She ran out.
      "No, please, Christa, wait! Just give me a chance to explain!" He sighed as he slunk back to the cot in his cell, listening to her fading footsteps. He sat down and hid his face in his hands. "God, I love you, Christa..." he murmured as the first tear slipped down his face.

*Fallen angel
Tell me why?
What is the reason?
The thorn in your eye*

      She couldn't watch as they secured Reiner to the metal pole in the middle of the courtroom; but she couldn't look away, either. All she could do was stand and stare helplessly as her friend, no, dare she say lover, be put on trial, - again- beaten, and possibly executed in front of everyone. Christa hung her head as he looked in her direction. How could she face Reiner now? His Wings of Freedom had been stripped from him, and now possibly his life.
      'Why? Why did you do it, Reiner? Why does our story have to end this way?'