We made our way back to the wall, it had started to grow cloudy and we wanted to make it back before the rain started to fall. I realized how tired my body was, I hadn't slept in so long. I didn't have a horse anymore either, I walked over to ride in the carriage with Ymir, Christa, Bertholdt, and Reiner when I heard Armin calling me. I walked over to him, "Hey Armin, do you need something?" He asked me, "well Jenny, I was wondering if you wanted to ride on my horse with me, I don't think there's any danger and I thought it would be fun" I nodded and Armin helped me onto his horse, he got up in front of me and took the reins. I wrapped my arms around the middle of his chest and we started to follow the pack of scouts.
"Jenny, did you see my first ODM kill," Eren said coming up to me, I nodded and he made a little muscle with his bicep, I laughed at him. Armin laughed a little as well. Armin asked me a couple of questions about what had happened while we were out. I told him about what had happened in Connie's village and recounted the story of what happened in the tower. He nodded along so even though I couldn't see his face, I knew he was listening.
"Wait, tell me the part about the titan in Connie's village again," Armin asked
"Well, I made weird eye contact with this titan who Connie thought was his mom, the longer I stared at her the blurrier my vision became, and then I saw what seemed to be a vision of Connie as a young boy he was running in a house and then Connie was outside, running in the grass," I said. We weren't riding very fast so I could push myself off Armin to talk with hand gestures. I knew Armin couldn't see them but it helped me tell the story.
"Okay, and the same thing happened with Ymir?" He asked
"Well, yes and no, the first time I saw Ymir and Christa on a snowy mountain," Armin made a 'hmm' noise and I continued, "the second time I saw just Ymir in a cloud of white, she told me we had to jump on her," Armin nodded as if he knew something, "so how was your time since we last talked," I asked him, he shook his head, "I can't tell you, Jenny, it's classified information for now," I huffed, "don't worry, you'll find out soon enough" Armin reassured me. We rode in silence for a little bit longer.
"you didn't find a hole did you," he asked me, I shook my head and he grew silent again.
We kept riding until we got to the wall. It took me a while to climb up the wall without gear but I made it up before Connie or Armin did. I went over to where Reiner and Bertholdt were sitting, Eren had helped Reiner up moments before. I heard Christa and Hanji arguing between each other, it was loud but I knew better than to try and eavesdrop. The rain began to fall, I looked around for Jean but he wasn't there, I frowned, I had hoped to reunite with all of my friends today. Eren and I were looking over the edge waiting for Armin to make his way up the wall. I heard Reiner groan behind me, "you okay over there Reiner?" Eren asked him, he turned around to go help him. Armin finally made it and I grabbed his hand to help him up the rest of the way, "titan almost gnawed my arm off" I heard Reiner say to Eren, "pathetic, all I could think was 'this is how I go'"
"What else are you supposed to think at a time like that, you're only human" Eren retorted back. It seemed as if Reiner didn't like that response, "don't you get it? This was my second time," he groaned and looked at me and Armin, "Armin, Jenny, don't you remember?" I looked up at him and thought about the day I first met them, the day I saw the female titan, "Go on, tell Eren how Annie nearly crushed me like an insect," I looked over at Armin whose eyes went wide at Annie's name, "yeah, that's twice I've nearly died now, who knows if I will make it out a third?" he pondered, "this is what it really is, what it means to be a soldier," Reiner tapped his fist to his forehead. I looked up at Bertholdt who was looking at his best friend worried, "you're spirit breaks, your body follows" Reiner continued.
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The Amazing Girl (Attack on Titan)
Hayran KurguA fourteen year old girl in a titan filled world. Jenny Zhonya has lived in the forest since she was abandoned at the age of seven. She's had to learn to fend off titans on her own. What happens when she gets found. Will they accept her or kill her...