My Hero

Chapter 14

Erwin was on his way to see Hanji when she suddenly appeared in front of him.

"There you are, Erwin!!"

"Hello, Hanji. Levi told me you were looking for me."

"I went by your office, but you weren't there.

"Ah, yes. That's because I slept in my bedroom last night."

"Oh? That's unusual. You usually end up sleeping in your office."

"Yes, you're right." Erwin quickly changed the subject. "Anyway, did something happen?"

"Yes, Eren finally woke up."

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"Jean, are you nervous?" We were called by Squad Leader Hanji to be present when Eren wakes up, since we were the ones that discovered him.

"What do you think, Shortie? We will finally find out what happened. I can't help but be nervous."

"You're right. I do hope he can give us any useful information."

"Why would you think otherwise?"

"You found him yourself, Jean. You know the condition he was in. He came out of a titan; he was unconscious. I doubt he knows much."

"I hope you're wrong, Shortie, 'cause he is our only clue at this point."

We made it down to the basement, where Eren was kept in a cell. It was necessary, due to how little we understood his situation. Otherwise, the higher-ups would have taken him away, and who knows what might have happened to him. When we arrived, I noticed Mikasa by his side, just as I suspected. The captain and commander were waiting for us in front of the cell. Commander Smith glanced my way, but I avoided his gaze.

'Forgive me for this.'

"You two are finally here. Let's wrap this up." Captain Levi proceeded to unlock the cell, and we all made it inside. Felt a bit crowded with this many people.

"How are you feeling, Eren?" I couldn't help but ask him. He looked terribly confused. Who wouldn't be in his situation?

"I don't really know. And I don't understand what I'm doing here or why I'm chained like this."

"Eren..." Mikasa looked even worse.

I turned to the captain. "Captain Levi, I think we should send Mikasa away. She is in no condition to..."

"I am not going anywhere!"

"Yes, you are. She's right; you should leave. We can handle the rest. Eren is going to be fine." The captain agreed with me.

Mikasa looked beyond angry. She shot me a murderous glance and stomped out. Once she's gone, I let out the breath I've been holding in. "Scary..."

"Tell me about it..."

"You two, focus."

"Yes, Sir." I took a quick glance Erwin's way. He was too quiet.

"Will anyone finally tell me what's going on...?"

We all turned our attention back to Eren. "Of course." I nudged Jean's shoulder.

"Me??"

"Who else? You discovered him."

It was three against one, and Jean had no choice.

"Well, Eren, you see, at first you were eaten by a titan. But then that titan died, and another titan came out of him. And that titan started fighting against other titans, but for some reason, after killing a lot of them, it fell on the ground and died. And when it did, well, we found you inside that titan's body, and that's about it."