Attack on Titan/ Shingeki no Kyojin :: One Shots ::

Bertold Hoover x Reader :: Save

WARNING: Spoilers from the Manga and Anime

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Bertold reached the top of the wall and sees you already there, standing with your full gear.

The blade's resting on your hands as you watch the horizon with a peek of its sunset. There was an expedition and it's happening again. The Survey Corps already returned and there were only waiting for their superiors' order. The tall man heard you were waiting for someone, and he decided to check up on you.

You weren't frowning, nor relieved, but set your lips into a thin line. He thought you were upset over something but there was this feeling he couldn't simply ignore. It was too strong. He knew something will bad happen, and the first thing he wanted to do is to check on you.

"(Y/n)," he softly says, catching your attention. "You okay, there?"

"Yeah." You says slowly but he heard you hesitating. "I'll be fine."

Something's odd. "You... don't sounds like one. Are you sure you're not injured?" He can't help but be worry. "Have you check yourself in the medic? I-It's for the better to make sure you're..."

The corner of your lips twitch up a little. "Bert, I'm alright, okay? Now, don't worry about me." You fully face him. "I was supposed to ask you that. How are you feeling, anyway?"

"We're all good..." Bertold didn't want you to find out he cares deeply about you. "Reiner will survive with that wound, so he'll be fine too."

"Glad to hear that." You smiled lightly, before your eyes falter and turned to look away again.

Bertold always wanted to tell you about what he's feeling about you. But he couldn't bring himself into, but bottled up all his feelings and emotions until there's a right time for him to do right now. Unfortunately, he thinks it's impossible for him to confess you his harbor feelings and his 'problem', for it was today Reiner decided to take the Humanity's last hope.

He knows it was too late and he have no choice, but he also didn't like the idea of hating him when you found out about him, turning against him, and leaving you in here. And he plan to not to do that and take you with him instead.

There was something about you the way his heart clenched of the thought of loosing you from his side.

The shifter muster all his courage and reached forward to grip your hand, leading you away from the squad. You stumbled in confusion. "H-hey, Bert. What's wrong?"

"I have something meaning to tell you, (y/n)." His tone serious, and he swore he heard your breath hitch.

He lead you towards to Reiner, who's talking to Eren Jaeger for awhile as Eren's reaction getting more and more confused then suddenly, in slight furious. Bertold's grip on you tightened. You scrunched your eyebrows when you felt his palm getting cold and sweaty as you enjoy this little moment of holding his callous, strong hand over yours.

You wriggled them to get his attention. "Bertold, you okay?"

He halted, a few feet away from Reiner and Eren, before he turned to you. With a nervous sigh, he cupped your face with his hand. Your icy blue eyes (that he found so pretty and also a bit familiar to someone else) widen at the friction, and your heart gave a momentarily stop.

"Bertold...?"

"(Y/n), will you come with us?"

"Us?" You look behind him but he forced you to look at him dead in the eye.

"Ever since I met you, I didn't thought a single thing about leaving you behind. And when that day has come, I always wanted to ask you to come with me. With us, Reiner and Annie."