**Time skip 5 years**

It had been five years since the breach of Wall Maria and the abandonment of Shiganshina. After you and Eren had comforted each other on the escape boats, you two became good friends, and you eventually met the others, Mikasa and Armin. You had all decided to join the military together, and become scouts. And of course, you had your solid reasons for this.

Recently, it had just been figured out that Eren was a titan shifter. You cared so much for Eren, that it bothered you that they might've killed Eren because of what he could do. He wasn't the bad guy here, the titans were.

And now, you felt the need to protect him. He was doing a great duty to the human race regardless, and.. through the years.. you had slowly started to fall in love with him. Eren had no idea, so things were still just as if you were friends.

Now, you and Eren were cleaning the rooms inside the old castle HQ that Corporal Levi had instructed you upon. Alone. It didn't really bother you to be alone with Eren, because he was your bestfriend, but at the same time it did, because you had a crush on him.

"Hey.. Eren?" You quietly asked him.

"Yeah?" He stopped mopping the floor in the back corner of the room.

"How does it feel... To be one of them?" You curiously asked, without facing him. You didn't have to say it. You and Eren both knew good and well exactly what you were talking about.

There was silence for a while, and you thought that you'd angered him, but eventually he'd spoken up.

"Its weird. Sometimes I can feel it, and sometimes I can't remember a damn thing. But I'm fueled by ambition, by my goal. That's something I don't forget when I go into titan form." He said sternly, his voice peaking up when he mentioned his goal.

You slowly nodded your head, continuing to dust the cobwebs in the corner of the ceiling. "Me too, Eren."

You both had the same goal, something that neither of you had forgotten. Something that you would never forget. But Eren could actually do something. He had the ability to be one of them, to actually hurt them, and take them down. You... You were just an ordinary soldier. You didn't have amazing skills like Mikasa or Levi, or a strategic mind like Armin. Or even good combat skills like Annie. You just... Hadn't been killed yet.

Eren must have been reading your mind, because suddenly, he walked over to you, took the duster from your hands, and stared deeply into your (e/c) hues.

"You know, (f/n), you're amazing."

You felt heat rush to your cheeks, and immediately looked away from his pleading aqua-marine eyes.

"I mean, look at how spotless that counter is that you just cleaned! Its perfect!" Eren had quickly switched the subject, and pointed to the counter, which to be honest, wasn't even that clean. You giggled lightly in response.

"Thanks, Eren."

Little things like this only made you love him more, because you rarely got to see him this way. He was always fueled by his anger to kill titans, and in the heat of the moment because he was in battle. And it made you scared that this could be the last time you'd see him like this.That this would be the last time you could actually see him legitimately happy. You didn't want things to be this way.

And without consulting your mind first, you wrapped your arms around Eren's torso, and dug your head into his chest. "Don't ever change, Eren. Just... Be happy."

Eren was confused at first, but instead of questioning your actions, he returned the gesture, and hugged you around your waist.

And this did something to you, just Eren's very touch. Something unlocked itself inside you, like a beast being freed from its cage. Light began to spark around you, different rays shined in every direction, blinding you.Before you knew it, everything had gone dark. Pitch black.

This chapter is kinda short. Oh wells. You can probably guess what happened, or not. You'll just have yo wait! Be sure to comment , vote, and favorite!! Love you guys. -Drama Typhoon