The Guardian's Tale (AOT fanfiction)

-Rescue Mission-

I tried burning the ropes but had no luck. My body was more focused on healing my broken bones rather than producing enough heat for me to create fire. I slightly turned my head when I  heard chatter and noticed that Ymir was back to a human but that her Titan was holding Historia. I laid down and sighed. This was just my luck. I was stuck on a Titan, getting kidnapped, several of my bones were broken and on top of that I was stuck with a Reiss. 

"Ymir." Bertholdt called out, interrupting her and Historia's conversation. "Look, in case you haven't noticed, the Scouts are closing in. If we'd left earlier, we might have had a decent change of outrunning them. Going back for Christa was YOUR idea. You forced us. We waited...for what ?You can't have a change of heart ! You want her to rot inside the walls ? THINK !"

Ymir then made up some bullshit, telling Historia that she did this for herself and that she'd been forced to hand her over. I dozed off, tugging on the rope before catching a glimpse of the Armored Titan's eyes looking back at me...Reiner's eyes. Suddenly, I saw Eren slowly open his eyes and looked behind me when his eyes widened. Scouts were trying to get onto Reiner to save us. I let a small grin form on my face when I spotted Mikasa heading towards Bertholdt.

"REINER ! PROTECT US !" He yelled as he came to place himself beside me. 

In a matter of seconds, Reiner placed his hands around his neck, shielding us from the outside. At that moment, I gasped in realization. I was weak...I wasn't able to free myself from a simple rope or heal a few bones. This thought made my blood boil and I gritted my teeth. As soon as I felt a warm feeling course through my wrist, I untied the rope and grabbed Bertholdt's neck.

"The world you gave us 6 years ago...this was all your fault." I growled.

I let go and shifted myself out of the way as Eren pushed against Reiner's neck, trying desperately to open his hands. Bertholdt tried calming him down when all of a sudden, I heard a familiar voice on the outside...Jean !

"You alright in there short stack ?" He asked mockingly.

"Oh yeah hilarious." I retorted. "Keep it up and mark my words it won't be a Titan that kills you."

I could hear Connie and Sasha outside too as they started bringing up stuff from the past, asking Bertholdt how he could sleep next to his victims. All of a sudden, Bertholdt said something that made my heart skip a beat.

"Please...if we were comrades...someone find us." Tears shined in the corner of his eyes.

"Bertholdt..." I tapped his shoulder, snapping out of my daze. "Titans are coming...in front of us." I looked at him with horror and fear painted on my face. "Reiner...REINER TURN AROUND! THEY'LL KILL YOU ! PLEASE !" I hit his hands as hard as I could. 

Ignoring me, he charged right into the Titans as I hung on as best as I could to his fingers. Surely enough, they took him down and he let out a loud scream. 

"Reiner...get up." I hit his hand. "YOU HEAR ME YOU BIG IDIOT ?! GET UP !!" I yelled as I felt him struggle to stand. 

I froze when he removed his hands from his neck and Bertholdt, Eren and I stood face to face with Titans. As I looked back, I saw the Scouts heading straight for the Titans. What in the hell were they thinking ? Mikasa tried saving Eren and I but Bertholdt dodged and a Titan grabbed her. Luckily, Jean was here to save the day and I sighed, relieved that she hadn't been killed. When I stood up, I realized that both of my ankles were healed and I turned to Reiner.

"Reiner...I love you...I'm sorry." I placed my hands on his jaw and kissed it lightly. "I hope one day you'll forgive me...for making you feel the same." 

I pushed off of his neck, letting myself fall when all of a sudden, Jean caught me. I smiled at him and he gently put me down on a horse. When I looked up, I saw Mikasa grabbing Eren and I smiled. They did it ! Then, I saw Commander Erwin fall and I instinctively jumped off of my horse. 

"FATHER !" I yelled as I caught him, not having to catch his whole weight thanks to his ODM gear. "Y-Your arm..." I said as I noticed his missing arm. "Here..." I grabbed the fabric that I kept in my pocket just in case and tied it around his shoulder to stop the bleeding.

"Child." He said with a small smile. "I'm so glad you're alright." He kissed me on the forehead and got on a horse as I did the same. "ALL SOLDIERS RETREAT !" He yelled before we all obeyed.

I reluctantly kept my eyes in front as Reiner let out a blood-curling scream. As time seemed to slow, a Titan came flying over us and I looked over at Jean before avoiding it.

"He's tossing Titans now ?!" Jean exclaimed. "That son of a bitch has gone berserk !"

"Jean...got any extra swords ?" I asked, tying my hair back.

"Y-Yeah but why ? You don't even gave any g-" He started.

"Trust me Jean." I looked up at him. "Please."

He reluctantly gave me 2 handles with broken wires and offered me 2 of his blades. I nodded at him and looked back, realizing that Eren and Mikasa had been throw behind us because of the impact of the thrown Titan. My eyes widened as I realized that a Titan was coming towards them. 

"Yuki...don't do it." Jean warned. "Don't be stupid." He slightly lifted up my shirt to look at my stomach. "You have a pretty deep stomach wound and broken ribs...don't be a dumbass."

As we kept going forwards, I noticed the Commander on the ground and I changed my course.

"COMMANDER !" I quickly jumped off of my horse and ran towards him.

"I'm not your objective. Don't waste your time on someone who's replaceable. Retrieve Eren and go." He simply replied, glaring at me. 

"Heh...don't give me that bullshit now Commander." I gave him a nervous smile. "I'm not a child anymore ya know ? So stop acting like you still have to protect me."

TO BE CONTINUED !