The Angel on the Battle Field (AOT fanfic)

Oh, how the mighty have fallen

Third Person POV:

The short ride away from where the female Titan was now restrained and unable to move, was surprisingly peaceful for the most part. Kaminari's mind quickly flitters back to the thought of the trainees' first expedition.

The whole escapade had been a ruse, and that idea alone would ignite anger and distrust amongst some of the scouts. But Kaminari did believe it was necessary, and she, like Erwin and Levi, didn't care much for the anger that would surely follow this expedition. The trio were more focused on the fact that they actually drew the enemy out.

They succeeded, for the time being at least.

But none the less, Kaminari couldn't shake the feeling of utter dread nesting in her stomach. She didn't know why she felt this way, especially after the mission going so smoothly. But a 'smooth' expedition isn't something that happens to the Scout Regiment.

With a deep breath she buries the feeling before thinking about the cadets - She missed her intellectual debates with Armin and she missed the messing around and sneaking off with Reinor and Bertolt. And she missed Sasha's obsession with food. Eren remains lost in thought, causing his horse to veer into Oluo, whom quickly yells at the boy to focus on pushing forward before the group finally comes to a halt.

The group immediately gather around, bar Kaminari, who just uses her 3DMG to lift herself on a higher branch of a tree, above them. It was nothing personal, she just wanted a little time to focus on what needed to be done. She was never one to mull over the intricate details of the missions, but with the way things were discussed in her meeting with Levi and Erwin, she wasn't leaving anything to chance.

Below, Eren still appears a little shocked at how things had played out as he mutters. "So that was the plan all along? We weren't just going by the seams of our pants?!" He looks wide eyed to the rest of the Operations Sqaud whom remain blank faced before fixing his gaze to the aloof blonde, who still sits above the group.

Sensing that her lack of interest or input was due to her being intently focused on something unknown to himself, he turns back to the group. "I get why you kept it from me, but come on! Keeping the rest of you in the dark, you'd think you guys had earned a little more trust than that." He states with a slight scoff.

"-Quiet kid! Damn you're annoying." Oluo breaths out, obviously still pissed about being left in the dark.

But Petra wasn't so easily blinded by her emotions. "Hey! Don't you go on thinking the Captain's left us out because they think we're a liability." She scolds him, with blades in hand. Eren sends her an almost remorseful expression, "I'm sorry but I am. There's no other way it makes sense." The brunet explains, not noticing Oluo's growing anger until the man snaps.

"That's enough! Petra, knock his teeth out would ya!" Eld Jinn watches the interaction with slight amusement, not attempting to interfere. "I hate to say it, but the kid's right." He says begrudgingly, ignoring Oluo's bewildered expression as he explains his reasoning behind it. "Being as instrumental to the plan as we were, it didn't give us much to go on."

"So, what?" Gunther queries.

"It means they didn't trust us enough. Big deal. Come on you guys, think about it." He pauses to let them do just that. "Eren isn't the only one who can change and maybe, someone in the regiment is a titan spy."

"A spy? Are you sure about that?" Gunther asks, a little stunned as all the pieces seem to fit, but that didn't mean it was any easier to comprehend. After a moments pause Eld replies, looking whistfully at the blonde above them. "No, but the Commander believes it. He'd have to. And I'd wager you anything, that the people who know of this were survivors from five years ago."