A Second Chance (Marco x Fem Reader)

Chapter 13

"What the hell was that Y/N? That was actually so badass, how did you do that?", Sasha exclaimed in awe.

You stopped on a rooftop, needing to catch your breath.

"I just did what came to mind in the moment", you quickly answered Sasha, your hands placed on your knees exhausted. The rest of the cadets also paused, standing on the rooftops all around you. To your right you noticed Jean deep in thought.

"Aaah!". The sound made you turn your head quickly to search for the source. It was a cadet on the ground, struggling to get up the building as his gas cannisters were empty. A titan grabbed him, and you watched in horror as he pleaded for his life.

"Tom, I'm coming for you!", you heard someone scream. It was another boy, charging in to save his best friend. You thought he was being stupid and reckless charging in like that, but couldn't blame him as you knew you would to the same if it was one of your loved ones. The boy was quickly grabbed by another titan before he could save Tom. Their screams rung through the air and mixed with the terrifying sound of flesh and bones being crushed. There were just too many titans here and you did not have enough gas to help out. You heard a girl scream as the was stuck in a titans grasp.

"I don't want to die!", she pleaded, and the lot of you could do nothing but watch.

The guilt made you nauseous and you sat down, covering your ears. Marco's hand found it's way to your shoulder and gave it a comforting squeeze.

You looked over at Jean who looked visibly stressed. He was probably feeling guilty for being the one that led them into this situation. Knowing him, you knew he was debating whether or not he was worthy of having this kind of responsibility. You knew it was hard for him to have the lives of so many others weighing on him, but your also knew he was one of the only ones that could handle it and make the best decisions possible in a hopeless situation like this.

As you watched him struggle, something in his expression changed. It was like he realized something.

"Come on, this is our chance! Now with all those titans concentrated there, we have time to move!", Jean screamed out, looking at the titans still eating your comrades down below.

"We run to HQ now!", he yelled and started running past the titans on the roof.

'Jean, you absolute genius!'

You got up from your sitting position and ran after him, noticing the reast of the group doing the same once they realized what he meant.

"Full speed ahead!", Jean yelled. "Run as much as you can to save gas!".

You felt bad for using their deaths as an escape, but nothing good would come out of you staying there any longer.

As you closed in on HQ, you did everything you could to stay out of reach of the titans. However, it seemed to be easier said then done. While passing one it grabbed your leg. You screamed as you struggled to get out. Marco quickly cut its fingers off, giving you a chance to break free.

"Thanks Marco, that was a close one", you said, sighing in relief. He looked at you worried, before he seemed to relax a bit. You went to run at a rooftop to your left, as Marco joined Jean on a rooftop across the street.

"Jean!", Marco called out to him as he ran by his side. "Thank you. Thanks to your, we made it out safely", he told him, as he smiled his signature Marco-smile. Jean didn't seem to understand where this was coming from. "It's all thanks to you and your quick thinking! I told you you're cut out for leadership!", Marco added proud. Jean smiled and huffed a bit at his words.

"Oh, I don't know about that", he said sheepishly. They then charged forward with the ODM gear, manoeuvring through the titans around HQ. You did the same once your reached the end of the roof. You heard people behind you who were not as lucky and got grabbed by titans. Their screams made your ears ring. A girl in front of you were squeezed to a pulp, her blood hitting your skin like a whip.