The Happiness You Gave Me

I'm Done

*Christa's POV*

I finally forced myself awake after having not slept at all. I had been thinking of Bertholdt and I still was.

"I've gotta get this guy off of my mind." I thought to myself.

I carefully got out of my bunk and walked out so I wouldn't wake Ymir.

"I think I'll go for a walk."

*Bertholdt's POV*

I woke up the feeling of getting hit with a pillow.

"Ah what!? Oh, it's just you Reiner." I said upon discovering where the pillow came from.

"It's after 11 man! What did you do last night?" Reiner asked.

"Met a goddess." I smiled and said without thinking.

"What was that?" Reiner said with a confused look on his face.

"Oh...nothing. Must have just been a tired rambling." I said as I got up and started putting on my uniform.

"Where the hell are my boots?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

Reiner was about to tell me before he was interrupted by a blood-curdling scream.

"What was that?!" Reiner asked.

I quickly found my boots and put them on.

"I don't know, but it sounded close!" I said as I picked up a blade from my ODM Gear.

"Let's go Reiner, grab a blade!"

Reiner grabbed two of his blades and followed me out the door.

Once I got outside I looked around for the source of the scream.

"Shit, I don't see anything!" I said.

We heard another scream.

"It's coming from the marketplace!" Reiner said.

"Let's get going!" I said as I ran toward the marketplace.

"Hello?!" I called to the person in need.

I finally came upon...Christa. She was on the ground getting kicked in the stomach.

"B-Bertholdt! H-Help me!" She called out.

"No!" I screamed as I raised my hand to bite it.

Reiner ran up behind me and grabbed my hand.

"Stop you idiot! Do you want to get arrested and killed?!" He scolded.

I pushed him off and thanked him for stopping me, then I ran after Christa's attacker, not noticing that there were others.

"Christa! I'm coming!" I called out.

"B-Bertholdt...watch out..." Christa faintly called back, trying to warn me of the other two attackers.

"I got it!" Reiner called as he subdued them.

I tackled the assailant and the next thing I knew there was a gunshot and a sharp pain in my shoulder.

"Ahhhhh!" I cried out.

*Christa's POV*

I sat there with a shocked expression. Bertholdt had just been shot...trying to save me...I went from shocked to livid in an instant.

"Bertholdt!" I cried as I got up the strength to run after the man who had shot the gun and tackle him to the ground.

"You hurt him, I hurt you!" I exclaimed as I punched him in the face, grabbed the gun, and threw it out of arm's reach.