(A/N): Credit to the artist who made the media pic from deviantart! Its wonderful! (^__^)
Eren's P.O.V.:
As soon as I left the brief meeting, Mikasa and Armin were waiting for me right outside.
"How did it go?" Mikasa asked me nervously, her grey eyes searching me with concern.
"Not good. Have you guys seen Christa? I need to talk to her.. its important.." I asked frantically.
If Christa knew all about this titan shifting process, it could possibly help me figure out how to get (Y/n) to wake up from the coma she was in.
"Last time I saw her, she was tending to the horses. Why?" Armin asked, his eyebrows creasing in confusion.
"Right. She just knows some things I don't." I said, beginning to head towards the horse stables. But before I could, Mikasa's hand gripped my wrist, stopping from going anywhere.
"Eren, listen. Don't get yourself caught up in any more trouble. We don't want you to end up in the same position (F/n) is in." Mikasa warned, her concern for me now very apparent.
Mikasa was dawning that protective persona of hers, always trying to shield me from the world.
I gave her a reassuring smile.
"Believe me, its just Christa. Everything will be just fine. If you don't believe me, just come and find out." I explained, as both Mikasa and Armin's tense facial expressions softened.
"...Alright. But we are coming with you." Mikasa said slowly.
"Okay then, lets go."
And the three headed off to the horse stables.
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Once we arrived, the place was seemingly empty, the only thing there was one horse.
"Damn it, she must've left. The only person here is Jean." I growled as Armin chuckled at my joke.
But we were mistakened.
"..is someone here?" A light voice called from behind one of the stalls, as a head covered in blonde hair peeked from behind one of the stall walls.
Eren's eyes quickly lit up as he walked over to meet her.
"Christa, I need to talk to you," He said looking behind the stall, seeing her with a bucket of horse supplies.
She tensed up, as her crystal blue orbs darted to the ground.
"..What about?" She asked nervously.
"You wouldn't happen to know anything about titan shifting would you?" I said quietly, as her eyes widened, and she stood up.
"N-no.. Eren why would I know anything about titan shifting?" She asked, as she began to collect her supplies as if she was preparing to leave.
I grabbed her wrist, preventing her from going anywhere.
She gulped, her eyes continuously drifting to look at my hand.
"Maybe I shouldn't be asking Christa. Maybe I should be asking Historia." I said slyly as Historia's eyes widened.
"H-how did you... I-" Historia stuttered, her eyes darting to the ground again.
"Don't worry, your secret is safe with us." I said reassuringly, as he eyes drifted over me skeptically.
"Despite how we've come off, we actually really need you for something, uh.. Christa." Armin explained.
Her sea-blue eyes danced between the three of us, when she eventually gave up her potential escape, her arms slumped.
"This is about (Y/n), isn't it?" She asked, gazing up into my eyes.
My mouth fell open a bit as I widened my eyes.
"So she is the ultimate titan shifter.. I'd only ever heard rumours." The blonde muttered, pressing her fingertips to her chin.
Suddenly, she inhaled sharply, as her eyes moved to look into mine.
"What is it?" I asked in concern.
"I used to be the monarch of these walls.. now its (Y/n). I wouldn't be surprised if my father came after her.." Christa said nervously, brushing some of her hair behind her ear.
Given the time that the news spread about (Y/n), it wouldn't be hard for anyone if any if not all he districts hadn't figured out yet.
"What will your father want with (Y/n)?" I asked hesitantly.
"The Reiss family is one of the largest foundations of titan shifting. He's probably coming after her, Eren." Christa said in worry, as my heart too began to beat faster.
"How long do you think it will be until she comes back from her coma?" I asked frantically.
Christa shrugged sadly. "I don't know. With a wound like hers it'll take time, though."
So it was up to me to protect (Y/n) from now on. There's no telling who'll come after her now with these new powers that she's developed.
I gave Christa a sly smile before turning to walk out of the stables.
"Wait! Eren?" Christa called.
I turned around, curious about what she needed.
"Is.. is Ymir okay?" She asked, genuine worry crossing her soft features.
I nodded, reassuring her that all was well.
"She's just fine." I said with yet another smile.
Christa sighed in relief, placing a hand on her chest.
"And Eren? Don't let my father lay a hand on (Y/n). Don't even let him near her." Christa warned, and with that, we were off to monitor you then.
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K so uh.. there are no excuses for why I took so long to update this story. I am extremely sorry. I haven't given up on this story though, so don't lose faith in me!! Just a bit of writer's block, school, and a busy schedule tie up for no updates, but I'll try to update this story way more frequently than I have been.
Again, I am extremely sorry, and I apologize in advance for how often I DONT update. Let me know how I did guys! Don't forget to vote, comment, and more! Ily guys! - Drama Typhoon <3