Vista - Attack on Titan x Reader

CHAPTER SIXTY FIVE: Wait it Out

"Oh, no you do not, you hulking turd..!"

My horse reared and pranced out of the way of the charging bull with a snort, but I quickly pulled her back into the chase. It had taken us a little longer than expected to find the cattle, thankfully with no titan interjections, but they had obviously spent a little too long in the wild.

We had been chasing them for over an hour now, trying to herd them back towards the wall, but they had other ideas. Especially that damn bull.
"Any bright ideas, beef for brains?" Levi was riding a wide circle around the few who had stayed together, and I continued trying to stay out of the way of my new arch nemesis.

"No, but I'm happy to butcher this asshole right here and now..!" I barked, daring the hefty brute with my eyes to try my patience one more time. The clouds had cloaked the sky, and thunder rumbled close, lightning becoming more frequent. Still, I didn't want to give up.

"It's not going to happen. Even if we did manage to get them back, they'd cause nothing but trouble. We need to head back before the weather gets worse." Ignoring the captain, I continued to try and round up the bull. If I could manage that, then the others would follow. The only problem was that my horse wasn't as game as I was. She wanted nothing to do with it and was starting to go against me.

"Don't wimp out on me now! We can get him!" I insisted, despite knowing the mare couldn't understand a word of it. Maybe I was just trying to put that positive energy out there, in hopes the universe would comply and give me a break.

It had other plans.

The entire world became bright when a fork of lightning struck a nearby tree, and every animal, including myself, seemed to yelp in shock. When my horse reared up, I was unprepared, and slid backwards, over her hindquarters and onto the ground with a grunt, rain beginning to pelt down as she bolted off away from the direction of Wall Rose.

Slamming my fists down into the now-muddy ground, I threw my head back, almost screaming.
"Yeah, whatever! Leave me too, then, you coward!" I was already soaked to the bone, and I was beyond pissed. At least that was how I decided to decypher the sting in my chest and eyes.

I just cursed under my breath as Levi pulled me up by the scruff, flipping my muddy cloak over my head.
"We can't make it back in this!" He yelled over the heavy rain, pushing me towards Mire, whose hooves now suited his name. "Get on! We need to find cover and wait it out!"

More proof that my luck is non-existent...

Climbing on behind him, awkwardly wrapping my arms around his middle, I moved my face close to his ear so I wouldn't have to shout as loud.
"North-East, there's an old cottage, not far! I stayed there once or twice!" Trusting my judgement, Levi took off in that direction. It wasn't like he had any other choice.

It was already nightfall, but thankfully we managed to reach it before the pitch black set in. I slipped off Mire and raced to the door as Levi moved him to the small, one-horse shelter to the side of the cottage. It was a little jammed, but I managed to shove my way inside, plodding in and leaving a trail of sopping wet in my wake.

Levi was quick to follow, the howling wind and thrashing rain growing quieter when he shut the door behind him. So much so that I could hear the steady drip of our clothing.
"Just so we're perfectly clear...I blame you for this..."

No shit...

Choosing to ignore him, I unclasped my cloak and let it drop with a wet slap to the floor, kicking it to the side as I moved further into the small cottage. It was exactly as I had left it, all those years ago, so I was hoping that meant that there was still supplies.