The Devils Inside

The Devils Inside - Chapter 26

Danielle's PoV

After Changing Into My Titan, I Watch As Eren Pays Me No Mind and Raises His Fist Ready To Punch Annie. I Charge Forward and I Tear His Arm Off and I Shove Him Away From Annie. I Stand Over Annie In A Protective Stance and I Let Out A Growl. Eren Roars In Response and He Charges Into Me and He Smashes Straight Into My Armoured Chest, Trying To Shatter My Armour But He Ends Up Crushing His Skull.

I Grab His Titan By The Ears and I Throw Him Into A Tree and I Looks Down At The Female Titan. I Let Out A Breath and I Ask, "Annie?!" The Female Titan's Eyes Meet Mine and Through Our Titans Mind Link She Replies, "Yeah?" I Breathe A Sigh Of Relief and I Ask, "Oh, Thank God! Are You Alright? Is The Baby Okay?!" Annie Hums and Answers, "The Baby's Fine. I'm Also Fine. Now Get Out Of Here" I Shake My Head and I Reply, "Not A Chance. Yeager Didn't See Me Transform So He Can't Rat Me Out" Annie Is About To Reply When I Get Thrown Into A Tree By Eren.

My Titan Smashes Into Multiple Trees and Annie Yells, "Danielle!! No!!" Eren Resumes His Original Position, Straddling My Girlfriend and He Tries To Punch Her. Annie Dodges Both Punches and Eren Shatters Both Of His Hands and He Begins Roaring In Annie's Face.

I Stand Up Just As Annie Gets Her Arms Back and She Pushes Eren Into A Tree. Eren Stands Up and He Growls and Swings A Fist At Annie. He Hits Her In The Cheek and I Snap, "Oh, You've Pissed Me Off Now, Yeager!!" Annie Dodges Eren's Next Punch and Rolls Away From Another Punch.

I Charge At Eren When Annie Jumps Away From His Third Swing and I Crash Into Him But Eren Stands His Ground. I Twist One Of His Arms Back and I Slam Him Into The Ground With A Loud Roar. I Smash His Face Into The Ground Repeatedly and Then I Let Him Go and Walk Over To Annie.

I Caress The Healing Cut On Annie's Face and I Growl, "I'm Gonna Fucking Kill Him" Annie Shakes Her Head and Protests, "No! We Need Him Alive!" I Narrow My Eyes and I Bark, "Fuck That! He Hurt You!" Annie Sighs and Says, "Now You're Just Being Overprotective" Our Conversation Is Cut Short By Eren Grabbing Me and Throwing Me Over His Shoulder.

Eren Swings At Annie Again But Annie Hardens Her Wrist and Punches Eren In The Jaw. Eren Drags His Upper Teeth Across Her Hardened Flesh and Punches Her In The Gut. Eren Turns Around and A Fist Meets His Face. I Roar At Him and Eren Pushes Me Back and He Runs At Annie. Annie Dodges His Knee and Eren Smacks Into A Tree. Annie's Titan Turns To Him and She Swings Her Leg Around and Takes His Head Clean Off and Eren's Titan Crumples To The Floor.

Annie Walks Over To The Defeated Titan and She Growls, "Go. Ackerman's Coming" I Look At Her and I Say, "Annie...." Her Eyes Lock Onto Me and She Commands, "Go! Now!" I Nod and Say, "Fine" I Walk Over To Annie and I Press My Titan's Mouth Against The Female Titans Forehead and I Rest My Armoured Hand Against The Female Titan's Stomach and Then I Walk Off.

I Stand At A Distance, Watching As Mikasa Chases Annie Through The Forest. I Then Spot Levi, Grab Mikasa and Pull Her Back As Annie Runs Off. They Travel A Distance Behind Her and Then Levi and Mikasa Begin To Fight Her. I Growl, and I Am About To Move When Annie Says, "Don't Move. They'll See You. I Don't Want You Going Down With Me" I Shake My Head and Say, "Please Don't Say That. I Won't Let Them Hurt You" Annie Doesn't Answer and I Watch In Horror As Levi Spins Around The Female Titan and Immobilizes Her In One Move.

Mikasa Goes For The Nape But Levi Stops Her and Breaks His Ankle On The Female Titan's Hand. Despite His Injury, He Still Manages To Cut Open Her Mouth and Take Eren Back. Once They Get A Far Enough Distance Away, I Run Over. I Crouch In Front Of Her and I Say, "Annie? Talk To Me Baby" Tears Slide Down Her Face and She Whimpers, "I.... I Lost Him. I Messed Up" I Shake My Head and I Say, "No, You Didn't. Don't Cry, Please" More Tears Begin To Fall Out Of The Female Titan's Injured Eyes and I Pull Her Closer.

I Run An Armoured Hand Through Her Hair and I Say, "It's Alright. I Swear To You I'll Kill Him. Levi Will Die, I Promise" Annie Sighs and Pleads, "Don't Make Promises You Can't Keep.... Please" I Sigh and Say, "Shhhh. Let's Get You Out Of There" I Climb Out Of My Titan's Nape and I Climb Up The Female Titan's Body and Help Annie Out Of Her Titan.

The Shorter Girl Clutches Onto Me As She Cries Into My Shirt. Annie's Tears Soak My Shirt and She Whimpers, "I'm Sorry. I Didn't Mean To...." I Cup Her Face In My Hands and I Say, "Hey. Annie, Look At Me." Annie's Sad Blue Eyes Meet My Caring Blue Eyes and I Say, "I'm Not Mad At You Okay? I'm Mad At Those Fucking Devils For Hurting You. I Promise You, I Will Pay Them Back By Killing Them. I'll Make This World A Better Place For You and Our Baby, Okay?"

Annie Nods and Breathes, "Mhm. I Love You" I Kiss Her Head and I Say, "I Love You Too. Unfortunately, I Have To Get Back To The Devils. Can You Walk?" I Ask The Last Part With Concern Lacing My Voice and Annie Stammers, "Y-Yeah. Please Come and Visit Me In Stohess" I Nod and Reply, "Of Course. I'm Not Leaving You Alone Again. Not Now" I Rest My Hands On The Baby Bump and I Feel The Baby Kick.

I Gulp Down The Lump In My Throat and I Rest My Forehead Against Annie's. Annie Smiles and Asks, "You Felt That Right?" I Nod and Say, "Mhm. I Know One Thing Though" Annie Hums and Asks, "What's That?" I Kiss Her Nose, "Your Father Is Going To Kill Me" I Say Jokingly. Annie Smirks and Answers, "No, He Won't. Trust Me. I May Be Pregnant But I'm Not Useless" I Grin and Say, "I Know. I'll See You In Stohess Alright?" Annie Nods and Says, "Yeah" I Press A Kiss To Annie's Lips and Then I Press A Kiss To Her Baby Bump. I Think Of Something and I Say, "I Love You, My Little Warrior" The Baby Kicks In Response and Annie States, "You Will Make A Wonderful Father" I Stand Up and I Answer, "and You Will Make An Equally Wonderful Mother" Annie Kisses My Cheek and She Says, "Now Go." We Share One Last Kiss Before We Part Ways.

Back Inside The Wall

I Look At Captain Levi and I Ask, "Sir? Can I?" Levi Doesn't Look At Me When He Answers, "Are You Eager To See Your Girlfriend?" I Nod and Point Out, "Well Yeah. She Is Pregnant" Levi Cracks A Smile and He Answers, "You Have My Congratulations. Now Get Out Of Here" I Grin, and I Say, "Thank You Sir" and I Run Off To Meet Annie and Annie Sneaks Me Into The MPB HQ In Stohess.

After Talking For A Few Hours, I Lie Level With Annie's Stomach and I Remember Something From Our Childhood. Annie Smiles At Me and She Laces Our Fingers Together and I Begin Singing,

"She said she gave all her love to me

We dreamt a new life

Some place to be at peace

But things changed, suddenly

I lost my dreams in this disaster

I'm crying

Missing my lover

I don't have the power

On my side forever

Oh, where is my lover?

And I got no power

I'm standing alone, no way

Calling out your name"

The Baby Kicks and I Kiss The Bump and I Crawl Up The Bed and Annie Curls Into My Chest. I Smile and I Kiss Her Forehead and I Say, "I Love You" Annie Hums, "I Love You Too" She Murmurs Tiredly and The Baby Kicks and I Chuckle and Say, "We Love You Too Junior" and My Arms Carefully Tighten Around Annie's Waist and Annie Nuzzles Closer To Me and We Both Fall Asleep.