Vista - Attack on Titan x Reader

CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE: Reading into It

"Jaeger, I will literally cut your toes off if you don't back your lanky titan ass up..."

Eren gulped as he backed away, opting to circle around me instead of walking the usual path. He was carrying a tray full of tea to take out to the others, whilst I was sitting in the middle of the hallway, of all places, making flower crowns using my last floral haul.

It had been several weeks since the battle for Trost, and Levi had decided to bring another strange cadet under his wing. That cadet being the angsty Eren Jaeger. He wasn't all that bad, but I just wasn't a fan. That boy was so hellbent on killing titans, it made for very repetitive conversation.

Gunther and Levi had been the ones to drag me away from my safe space in Marco's room. Something about training some snot nosed brat and me having to be hauled along for the ride. Safe to say I was less than impressed, but at least I got to spend some time with Eld, someone I trusted without question.

The others seemed to have their suspicions about the two of us, but we weren't exactly sneaking around anymore. If I was feeling especially down, which was more frequently, I just waddled over and requested comfort, be it a hug, a pat on the head, or just leaning into his side. Levi seemed disgusted by my behaviour, but I didn't care. Not one bit. I was at least a little thankful that he didn't seem all that phased by my floral decorations anymore.

As far as I was aware, they were trying to help Eren control his newfound abilities. Hange had tagged along to be her annoying, typical self, conducting experiments on the poor boy, and a few men from her squad came along, just in case things got out of hand. They didn't seem to be having much luck.

Then, of course, that was when I heard the large, earth shattering sound.

Bitch gone and done it...

Heaving a sigh, I stood up and wandered outside, leisurely strolling through the courtyard and down to the grassy area by the trees. There was Eren, alright, trying to tear his arm out of what looked to be a humongous titan one.

Petra, Eld, Oluo and Gunther looked like they were ready to strike the boy down, but Levi was trying to calm them like wild horses. It was the most entertaining sight I had seen in a long time, and I managed to crack a smile.
"Shit, Jaeger...Been beating the meat a little too much, have we?" I snickered, sidling up to the giant arm.

"Sh..shut up and give me a hand!" He snapped, which made me snort so hard I almost popped a valve.
"(Y/N), get away from him!" I stopped when Eld yelled out at me, looking terrified for my wellbeing. Rolling my eyes, I took a rebellious step closer to the steaming titan flesh, poking it with my finger.
"Ew, it's all slimy..." I muttered, shaking said finger and scrunching my nose up.

It was safe to say Hange was all over him, begging to cop a feel and collect samples, and all the while I just shaved years off Eld's life by getting far too close for his comfort. I could understand why they were scared. Truly, I could. I likely would have been too if I hadn't seen the terror in Eren's eyes. He wasn't a threat to us, that much was certain.

"Hey," I climbed up the steaming limb, ignoring the searing itch and using his shirt as leverage to hoist myself up beside him. "let me help, Jaeger..." He nodded slowly, refusing to make eye contact as I tried to yank his real arm out of the titanous wad.
"Thanks..." He murmured, leaning back along with me as we struggled. He finally came loose, and the pair of us flew back, landing on the ground in a tangled pile of what Levi would later call 'fuckwits'.

Choosing to avoid any possible conflict, I lead Eren off, ignoring Hange's whines of complaint as the arm began to evaporate.
"Give them a chance to wrap their heads around it." I sighed, noticing he still hadn't wiped that pathetic frown off his face. "They're trained to react on instincts, so it's only natural that you'd make them all nervous." He glanced up at me and cocked a brow.
"Then why aren't you the same?"