Save Me (Erekuri/Erestoria) [ON-HOLD INDEFINITELY]

Chapter 2

Eren's POV

"Okay Eren, you have to cover up this cave as fast as you can," Hanji instructed. "We'll be timing you again and hopefully you'll beat your last record. But don't push yourself, okay?" I nodded and bit my hand to shift into my titan form. I entered the cave and positioned myself aligned to the opening then placed my hands on the walls of the cave.

"Ready, set, start!" As she blew her whistle I began to focus on my task—covering up this cave. I concentrated on hardening my skin, and once I was done I pulled myself out of my titan. When I was out Hanji blew her whistle again, signaling that I have successfully done my training. "Not so bad," Hanji commented as I approached her. "Although you haven't beaten your previous record you managed to almost reach it."

"Should I try again?" I asked, but she shook her head.

"We only do one try during every training," she made it clear. "We shouldn't push your body, which is why we're deciding not to have training for the rest of the week so you can rest."

"What will I be doing then?" I asked. "I don't wanna be useless when I'm on break."

"Clean the castle," Levi suggested—err, more like demanded as he approached us. "Once your done with everything then you can do whatever you want."

Hanji sighed. "Levi, we can't make him do that. We don't wanna push his body to the limit."

"Uhh, it's alright," I answered. "I can handle it." But Hanji shook her head.

"No, you need to rest. You've been training hard for weeks now and you deserve a break." I sighed and gave in. Hanji grinned when I finally decided to cooperate. "Great! Anyways, as like we've said, you can do whatever you want...as long as it doesn't break the law."

***

I arrived back at the castle but I was alone. The others were still out for training so I decided to keep myself busy by preparing dinner. It was almost dark and everyone would be tired as heck when they come back. Dinner would help them relax.

As I was cooking, I thought about what Hanji had said earlier. "Do anything I want, huh?" Maybe I can go somewhere to take my mind off of things, I thought. It was a good idea, but the question is...where?

Krista's POV

I'm back at the castle again. I sighed as I stared at the stack of papers that I have to go through. I managed to finish almost half of them before nighttime. "Jeez, being queen is tiring too," I muttered. "Well, mentally tiring."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door and one of the maids came in. "Your highness," she curtsied. "Dinner is ready."

I nodded and stood up from my desk. We both made our way to the dining hall, greeting back to the rest of the staff we passed by who all bowed and curtsied to me. I sat in my usual place, which as at the head of the table. They food was served and I was left to est in peace. I looked around, focusing mostly on the unoccupied seats around the table.

It sure is lonely here, I thought and sighed. As always.

I ate and finished my dinner alone as usual and decided to head back to the study and do some more of the remaining paperwork. I sat at my desk again and began to read the next paper.

"Raise taxes, huh?" I read. "Hmm, denied." I set the document on the rejected pile. Sheesh, do they wanna make our people poor? I thought. We already have more than enough people in the streets. They should stop adding more. As I continued the rest of the paperwork, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," I called out. One of the maids came in smiling at me. She had a dress and towel folded on her hands.

"Your highness, it's time for your bath," she reminded. "It's getting late. You should get ready for bed."

I set down the recent paper I was reading and stood up from my seat. "I guess I do need to sleep. I'm starting to get tired," I said with a yawn.

The maid smiled and opened the door for me. "You've done a good job today, your highness," she commented as we headed to my room.

What did I even do anyway? It's just a ton of paperwork, and most of them were boring and pointless, I thought. They should really think their proposals through before submitting it. Some were ridiculous like that tax raise. I sighed.

"Are you alright, milady?" the maid asked. She probably noticed.

I nodded. "I'm alright. I'm just tired."

"Well, let's get you ready for bed then," she said as one of the guards opened the doors for us. I entered first and stopped her before she stepped in.

"I think I can manage for tonight," I said.

"Are you sure, your highness?" She looked at me, unsure if she should leave me be.

"Yes, yes. I'm a grown woman, you know. I can clean myself."

"Well, alright then. Here are your clothes for tonight," she handed me my towel and dress. "If there's anything else you need, just call any of the staff. I'll be taking my leave now."

"I'm all fine and don't worry. Goodnight."

"Goodnight to you too, milady." She curtsied then left. I closed the door and headed to the bathroom.

"Hmm, a nice bubble bath would take my stress away."

***

"Ugh, I feel so tired," I said while I dried my hair with a towel. Once I was done then I plopped myself onto my bed. What to do tomorrow, I randomly thought. Other than finishing the remaining paperwork I had nothing else to do. There's no lessons since tomorrow's a weekend so I'm completely free for the rest of the day.

"Maybe I should go out? Like take a walk." I thought about it, but then shook my head at the idea. People would flock all over me and I really don't want that. I sighed and pulled the covers over me. I stared at the ceiling, trying to come up with more ideas that doesn't involve being out in public.

Nothing. I rubbed my face, getting irritated of thinking about it. I tossed and turned a few times trying to come up with something. Hopefully someone would visit me at least, I thought. "It's getting lonely here," I mumbled before slowly shutting my eyes and then drifting off to sleep.

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A/N: Uhh late upload...? I kinda had a difficult time thinking of what to put in this chapter. Tbh it's pretty boring so I'll try to make it up in the following chapters to come. Chapter 3 will be out soon.

P.S. Sorry for any errors.

-Kashiro