My Hero

Chapter 48

I felt sick. My head was throbbing, and my body felt faint. Another trail of blood trickled down from my nose. I finally made it outside. My body slid down to the ground.

'A little fresh air might make things a bit better.' I couldn't keep going like this anyway, so it was better to sit down for now. Anywhere would do. I'd rather not faint. I had enough on my plate as it was. Although, to be honest, a bit of sleep sounded like heaven. I just wanted to forget everything I was feeling. I knew it from the start—I should have never gotten this close to the commander. I should have never let myself fall for him to this extent. I would have been better off watching and admiring him from the sidelines.

"Screw all of this! It hurts... God damn it! It hurts..."

"Shortie?"

"Huh...Jean..." My vision was all hazy. I could only make out the figure of my best friend. My body felt extremely heavy. I somehow got up in an attempt to walk towards him. "Je...an..." But in no time I stumbled back to the ground, hitting my head hard, and blacked out completely.

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"Shortie!" Jean quickly made his way to Desi and picked her up in his arms. He felt something wet on the hand he was holding her head with, and upon examining it, he noticed it was blood. "What the hell, Shortie?" He ran as fast as he could with Desi in his arms.

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"Mommy, mommy, look at me! Don't you think I look like one of the Survey Corps??"

"Don't be silly! Take that towel off and come help me!"

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"Daddy! Please don't go! Stay, Daddy!"

"You know I can't. Daddy has an important job to do."

"When will I see you again, Daddy??"

"Soon, I promise."

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"Daddy, stop! I don't want this!"

"This is your role, and you need to accept it."

"No, please don't, Daddy!"

"Stay still!"

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"You are very beautiful!"

"Not as beautiful as you, young lady."

"I want to be in the Survey Corps when I grow up!

"In that case, I will be waiting for you."

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"We need to run as fast as we can! Don't let go of my hand until we make it to the boat!"

"Yes, Mom!"

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Agh! It was all a damn blur. I felt like I hadn't moved in forever. Too many places hurt at once. I moved a hand to my head, and that's when I felt the bandage around it. Where the hell am I? I was with my mom just a second ago, escaping from the Titan invasion. Wait... That's not entirely true... If it were, I shouldn't be remembering all kinds of events with the Survey Corps.

"Desi...Desi..."

I heard a faint voice call out to me. My ears were pretty much ringing, so I couldn't really make out who it belonged to. Come on, eyes, focus! I at least wanted to see his face. My prayers were answered almost instantly.

"Jean?"

"Finally, Shortie! I was getting worried! You were mumbling in your sleep, and it seemed like you were having a nightmare. Quickly, how many fingers am I holding??"