My Hero

Chapter 24

"Oh, you're already awake, Desi." I only looked at Reiner before moving my gaze away. "I guess you would be pretty upset. But you brought this upon yourself, you know."

"It was you...back then." I spoke up without looking at him.

"Back then?"

"The fall of Wall Maria. You broke the gate. I was there and saw you up close, but you didn't attack me."

"Hmm, I don't really remember."

"I was scared, but I couldn't help my fascination. So foolish..."

"Are you scared right now?"

"Not really. I'm more scared of falling down this tree."

"Desi... We brought you here because you became a threat to us."

"Oh, really, Reiner? How exactly am I a threat to you? Sooner or later, the secret was going to be out anyway, with or without me noticing anything."

"Damn, you two are loud." Bertolt woke up as well.

I couldn't will myself to look at him. I actually considered him a friend... I turned to look at Eren instead. 'How is he even still asleep?' I thought to myself before turning back to Reiner and Bertolt. "So, what are you planning to do now? What's the next step?"

"I guess it's alright to tell you at this point. We will be taking Eren to our village. His power is valuable to our Chief."

"Chief?" But my question was left unanswered.

"As for you, Desi... I'm afraid it will be game over for you."

"Hmph." I snickered at Reiner, and he got visibly annoyed. Where was all of this courage coming from?? "Aren't you going to add anything, Bert? Or you've turned into a nobody who has no personal opinion and only goes with the flow?"

"Be careful what you say, Desi!" Reiner shouted at me.

"It's fine, Reiner." Bertolt attempted to calm him down. "I know you probably think badly of me, Desi, and it's alright if you do. You can't understand us anyway. Your mission and our mission are way too different. We are all fighting for what we believe in, and trust me, I don't like being the enemy of someone I once called a friend."

"Bert..." The situation was completely messed up. I should have been more upset at them, but I couldn't. It actually hurt me. At this point, Eren finally woke up. I mentally prepared myself for his reaction.

"What the... What is this?!?" Eren looked up at me. "Desi...? What's going on? Where are we? And why am I tied up??"

"Eren, calm down, please; otherwise, you might fall down. We are in the forest with giant trees."

"Forest with giant trees? What are we doing here?"

"The mission failed and..." I stopped mid-sentence and looked up instead.

Eren followed my gaze. "You guys... WhatWhat the hell is going on??"

"They kidnapped us and brought us here."

It seems Eren couldn't really comprehend what I was telling him. No, actually, it was more like he couldn't believe it. I knew perfectly well how he felt.

"You...DAMN TRAITORS!!"

Did they actually look hurt by his words?

"Eren, please calm down. Look, I know you're very confused and angry right now, but there's not much we can do in this situation. We are in a dangerous place, which at any moment can get swarmed by titans. We don't have any of our gear, and Bertolt and Reiner can turn into titans."