Not The One Who Dies ⇀ Attack on Titan *Original*

Part 13: The Direwolf is Born

Logan scrambled to his feet, watching scouts fly overhead before Hange Zoe landed in front of him, staring into the boy's eyes as her eyes traveled down to his hands, looking at the claws sticking from his fists. Logan looked down at his claws, recalling them back into his body with a grunt.

"I thought we'd lost you," Hange said, sorrow lacing her voice. She truly believed that her friend had died with his squad in the forest as Erwin had told her. She was sure there was a reason for him keeping it from her and she would find out what it was.

"I thought so too. But I'm here and I'm okay." Logan muttered out as he pulled the woman into a hug, happy to see her. Hange patted the boy on the back before her eyes lingered back down towards his friends who were fighting the titans.

"Ymir, she's a shifter..." Logan said causing Hange's eyes to widen as she looked to her recruits who were cutting down Titans who were surrounding the half dead shifter.

"Are you one? I saw your hands." Hange asked causing Logan to scoff and look down at his knuckles.

"I'm not a Titan, I know that. I don't know where they come from or why I'm able to use them now but they're here. I'll let you look me over me when we get back." Logan said before he was tackled from the side by a flying Sasha, happy to see her friend again.

"It's good to see you too Sasha," Logan laughed as he hugged his friend on the ground before standing up and dusting himself off.

He made his way towards the team who was consoling an upset Christa and a hurt Reiner. Everyone except one lone boy who Logan had been longing to see for the past few days.

Eren didn't have much emotion on his face other than shock, he was almost staring a ghost in the face.

Logan felt his heart begin to beat faster as he slowly walked forward towards the boy, a smile slowly rising on his heated face.

No words were exchanged between the two, Logan just let his arms wrap around the boys waist and pull him close to him. The heat radiated from the shorter boy as he wrapped his arms around his neck. The smell of dead burning titans bodies seemed to fade as Logan took a big breathe through his nose, only smelling the flowery scent of Eren.

"I thought you were dead. I was sure of it." Eren said causing Logan to nod against his head. Placing his hand on the back of Erens head.

"I promised you I'd make it back right? We had a date." Logan mumbled out causing Eren to nod slightly

"I know, but you need to understand Logan, I saw your body get impaled, it was hanging from a branch on a tree! I was so worried, so sad." Eren rambled into Logan's chest, not crying but clearly upset.

"I know Eren, I know. I'm sorry. I won't leave you again I promise." Logan said as he held the boy in his arms, slightly swaying from left to right as the world dissolved around the two.

Titans and all of the violence didn't matter to them in that moment. All that they could see was each other, that the other one was safe.

"Gunther, Eld, Oluo, and Petra... it was all my fault. I'm so sorry." Eren said causing Logan to squeeze his eyes shut. The boy pulled away from Eren but left his hands on the shorter boys face.

"No. No it wasn't. They did what they wanted to do. It's not on you. It's on me." Logan said looking deep into Eren Yeagers emerald eyes. Eren looked back, seemingly pleading the boy to forgive himself.

"Logan it..."

"Hey! I'd hate to break up the reunion but we gotta get going!" Hange shouted causing the boy to nod. Logan walked over to his friends, still happy to see them okay.
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Logan sat on top of the wall as Ymir's now human body was hoisted up to the wall along with the horses. He crossed his arms as he sat next to Hange, looking down from where all of them came.

"You're saying you didn't find a single hole?" Logan mumbled causing Hange to nod. Logan sighed as he ran a hand over his face.

"This just keeps getting more complicated." Logan said before he looked over at Eren who was seemingly checking on his fellow shifter.

"Logan. Stay next to Eren and be ready to protect him at all costs. We believe that Ymir isn't the only shifter here." Hange said causing Logan's eyes to widen and his ears to perk up. What the hell did she mean by that. The boy grunted before walking over to Eren, spotting Reiner struggling to get atop the wall.

Logan stuck his hand out which Reiner scoffed at before Connie helped him up. Logan furrowed his eyebrows at the boy, even though Reiner had been taller than him, Logan still outranked him.

"Braun, do we have a problem?" Logan asked in his commanding voice causing Reiner to scoff again.

"I don't take orders from you. I saw your true form monster." Reiner spat causing Logan's eyes to widen and his hands to shoot forward towards the boy, stopping right in front of his neck. Logan peered behind the tall burly blonde just in time to see Burtholdt raise his hand to his mouth, seemingly about to bite it.

"Woah, calm down there Corporal, I was just messing with you. Don't worry your secrets safe with me." Reiner said causing Logan's eyes to slightly narrow and his hand to drop. Reiner gave him a charismatic smile, seemingly happy with the outcome but he must've underestimated the Corporal of the scouts.

Logan marched his way towards Eren and yanked him away from Armin who he was talking too.

"You stay next to me from here until we get home, understand?" Logan asked under his breath causing Eren to look at him as if he had lost his mind before Logan peered behind him to see Reiner and Burtholdt talking. Eren followed his gaze before returning to his friend.

Eren let his hand travel to Logan's and gave his a squeeze.

"Don't worry. We have a plan." Eren said causing Logan to slightly calm down, oh if only he knew about what was coming.
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Sorry for the short and late chapter! A reader actually got me re-motivated to write some more on this book! I really hope you guys enjoy it! I'm still thinking of what I want to do on the way to season four so it might not be daily updates but it will be more than what it has been this month! Thanks so much! Love you guys ❤️