Jaeger

Ch. 2: Unexpected Confession

11 PM, Station Square Hospital-

Eren bursts into the doors and runs straight to the secretary. "Where's Amy Rose?"

The secretary nearly faints. "Eren Jaeger!? Can I have your autograph?"

The hero frowns. "Only if you tell me where Amy Rose is."

The secretary taps a few keys on the keyboard, and finds the room. "She's in Room 327."

Quickly scribbling his autograph, Eren bolts to Amy's room. Quietly opening the door, he freezes in his tracks, barely able to form words. "Amy….."

Walking in and shutting the door Eren goes to Amy's bedside. The pink hedgehog was covered in cuts and bruises suffered from Karra Leonhardt's pipe. She was hooked up to life support, and several wires ran from various machines to Amy's limp body.

It was too much for Eren to take, and he collapsed onto Amy, tears streaming from his emerald eyes. "No…. No….. Why did this have to happen to her?…. I'm so sorry Amy…. I'm sorry I couldn't get to you in time…."

Someone knocked on the door. It opened, revealing Miles and Quinn. The two 18 year olds took one look at Amy, and Quinn fell against Miles, crying loudly. The slender, young man pushed the door shut with his foot, and held Quinn. What brought tears to Miles' eyes other than seeing Amy was seeing Eren crying as much as he was.

Miles put a hand on Eren's shoulder, making him turn around. "Miles…"

Eren resumed crying despite his attempts to stop. Miles was concerned. "Eren, I've never seen you so heartbroken. Why now?"

Eren answered his slender little brother between sobs. "You don't understand. I've run away all these years because I was shy."

Miles was confused, and Quinn stopped crying to listen to Eren. "What do you mean, Eren?"

The hero shook his head. "I couldn't tell Amy how I really felt. I couldn't risk Weis targeting her in his attempts to get me to surrender."

Quinn spoke up now. "What are you saying Eren?"

The bright emerald eyes meet Miles' ocean blue eyes, and then Quinn's chocolate eyes. "It's about time I told Amy how I really felt."

Turning back to the girl, still limp on her hospital bed, Eren begins. "First, Amy, I'm sorry I ran away from you for so long. I know it hurt you, but Weis would have made you a target to get me to surrender. I couldn't allow that to happen. But now, we don't have to worry about him anymore."

Miles frowned. "What happened to him Eren?"

The hero turns to his slender brother. "Watch the news later."

Turning back to Amy, Eren continued. "Where was I? Oh yeah. I'm sorry I couldn't reach you in time to keep Sally from beating you with the pipe, or to keep Weis from grabbing you."

Here, Eren took a breath. This next part would be hard. Eren didn't know it, but Miles and Quinn were listening to every word. Eren began speaking again. "Also, I want to say I'm sorry for not telling you how I really feel. You've told me before that you love me. With Weis gone, I can finally be honest."

Here, Eren takes his left hand and cups Amy's right cheek gently. Another breath, then Eren says what no one expected he'd ever say:
"I love you Amy Rose."

After speaking, Eren leaned forward and softly kissed Amy on the lips. Miles and Quinn were stunned, and were even more stunned when Amy stirred once the kiss broke. They run out of the room to go get a doctor.

Amy's green eyes slowly opened, and though her vision was blurry she could make out a blue shape. "E-Eren?"

The hero smiled. "Yes Amy, I'm here."