The Guardian's Tale (AOT fanfiction)

-First battle pt.2-

I turned around, Reiner still holding my waist, and gave Mikasa a small smile.

"YUKI ! Where are Eren and Armin ? Are they okay ?" She asked, her face contorted with worry.

"I...I..." I couldn't bring myself to say it. "Y-Yeah...Armin's over there..." I pointed at the back of the roof. 

My ankle finally gave in and I fell, still being held up by Reiner. He opened his mouth but I shook my head. I didn't want to talk. Not yet. I wiped the blood dripping from my  mouth and looked off into the distance. This....This was hell. A few minutes later, Mikasa started provoking all of us to get us to go eliminate the titans that were swarming HQ. God dammit....This was gonna get her killed one of those days. I grinned and followed her lead, provoking them as well. Then, we both headed off, followed by the others. I grinned as I swung in between houses, killing whatever titans came in my way. Soon after, I watched Mikasa fall onto a rooftop, out of gas. Armin and Connie went to help her and Jean was about to when I stopped him. I reluctantly took the lead and stopped onto a rooftop as we watched our comrades get eaten. I could feel Jean shaking next to me and I placed my hand on his shoulder, to comfort him but also steady myself.  

"Jean..." I stopped myself and turned to the others. "NOW ! MAKE FOR HQ WHILE WE HAVE THE CHANCE !" I yelled as I turned around.

I started running, Jean following right next to me just in case I lost my balance again. We were almost at HQ when a Titan grabbed Jean's leg. I cut its finger, spun around and cuts its nape, then continued to HQ. 

"Jean ! Yuki !" Marco called out, running right next to us. "Thanks ! You helped us get away ! It's all thanks to you." He smiled.

Jean crashed into the HQ's windows, followed by me, then the others. I collapsed, unable to put weight on my ankle any longer.

"God dammit. It's busted again." I muttered.

"Here I've got you." Reiner said as he picked me up and placed his shoulder under my arm. "You're stronger than I thought you know. Not many people would be able to hold off on a broken ankle like you." He smiled as I blushed and looked away.

God dammit did he have to be so god damned hot ? Reiner and I were suddenly thrown against the wall as a Titan broke through the wall with its head. Oh shit not now. I can barely move. I gasped in shock as another Titan punched the one that had broken through. What the hell ? Mikasa, Armin and Connie then broke through the window and I let out a sigh of relief. 

"Guys ! That Titan's an abnormal ! It's killin' all the Titans and it has no interest in us !" Connie said, pointing at the Titan who had just punched the one which had broken through the wall.  "We can use it to our advantage to escape from here."

We all looked at him confused. A Titan helping us ? There was no way in hell that it was possible. Then, I thought back to when the Armored Titan had tossed me into that boat. Maybe...it was after all. 

"H-Hang on..." I said, getting up with the help of Reiner. "They could be right...Back then...5 years ago I was saved by the Armored Titan."

Everyone nodded and we agreed that letting that Titan rampage here was our best bet at surviving. We then went down, ready to go to the basement and free the supply room. Jean and a few others brought out guns that belonged to the military police and Armin laid out the plan. There were still 8 Titans in the supply room and we were going to use the guns to blind them. First, we would use a lift to lower a group of people from the center ceiling. They would simultaneously fire at the faces of each of the 8 Titans, blinding them. Then 8 of us hiding in the ceiling would strike the Titans' vitals just after the guns fire. Mikasa, Sasha, Annie, Connie, Jean, Bertholdt, Reiner and me. We were the ones chosen to strike the Titans. 

"You can also shove one of these up their asses !" Reiner said, holding up his blade as we walked down to hide in the ceiling. 

"Reiner you really want your last words to be an ass joke ?" I asked, trying to suppress my laughter. 

We each crouched on a beam, waiting to attack. Reiner, who was next to me, pointed at his ankle and mouth. I smiled and nodded to tel him I was alright. That was a lie. If I kept putting weight on it, it might actually snap for good. I looked away from him and trained my eyes back in front of me. 

Steady...The guns fired...NOW ! I leaped from my beam and killed my Titan without problem. I clenched my jaw as I saw that Connie and Sasha had missed theirs. Oh fuck. Mikasa and I gave each other only a glance and she finished Sasha's off as I pushed Connie out of the way and killed his. 

"I owe you one." He said, relieved.

"Huh ? No it's no problem." I smiled at him as I shifted my weight to my left foot.

"Oh man, that was a close one Yuki. I'm glad you didn't end up hurt." The muscular blonde smiled as he made me lean on him. "Well more hurt than you already are." He looked away, his face as red as the dried blood on the corner of my mouth.

Happy that we had finally done it, we all replenished our gas and blades, smiling and chatting. Marco then walked over to me and placed a hand on my shoulder.

"I'm glad you're okay Golden Eyes. You make an excellent soldier and an even better friend. I have so much to show you after this." He smiled and bandaged my ankle tightly to prevent it from  breaking. "Now...LET'S GO KICK SOME TITAN ASS !" He exclaimed as he bumped his fist to mine.

He rubbed the top of my head and left his hand there for a bit as we all headed out. 

TO BE CONTINUED !