A Second Chance (Marco x Fem Reader)

Chapter 19

"Thank you!" you waved after him. Once reaching the squad you got off your horse, struggling to keep your balance.

"What are you doing?", Levi asked and raised one brow. You continued stretching and walking a little back and forth. You then proceeded to take a sip from your water pouch.

"I have been riding for seven hours straight, I need a few seconds to walk to soreness off", you answered him.

"During expeditions we can end up riding for a whole day...", Levi said.

"I've only been a scout for exactly seven hours, I'm sure my body will get used to it Captain", you answered him with a smile. Then you noticed Eren behind the others. He was grinning at you.

"Eren!", you exclaimed and ran over to him. He bowed down on his horse so he could hug you. "How are you, I haven't seen you in days!".

"I'm fine Y/N", he laughed. You noticed the others looking at you, probably expecting a little more professionalism.

'I'm sure they're less formal once I get to know them!'

"I'm sorry, how rude of me", you said with a low voice, thinking out loud. You walked in front of the group so they could see you properly.

"My name is Y/N L/N. I'm looking forward to working with you all", you said with a smile and saluted for good measure. It couldn't hurt.

They all smiled at you, except for Levi of course and another man behind him that you noticed seemed to mimic Levi's demeanour and appearance.

"Nice to meet you Y/N! I'm Petra Ral, and these guys over here are Eld Gin, Gunther Schultz and Oruo Bozad", Petra introduced. She seems very nice. You were sure she would appreciate some female company, you sure did. You smiled back at them.

"Have you stretched out enough now or do we have to order a carriage for you?", Levi asked impatient.

"I'm all set sir!", you said as you hurried over to your horse, refusing to let him crawl under your skin. He was kind of a quieter version of Sadies. His word could be as rough as being dragged bare-skinned across gravel, but he always had good intentions. "Tch-", he said, and started moving, the rest following him like a shadow. You decided to ride alongside Eren. You had a lot to catch up on after all.

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"So the other's are still set on joining the MP's?", Eren asked after a couple of hours riding. The two of you had caught each other up in everything that had happened on either end.

"I don't really know, they haven't said anything else, so I guess that is still the plan?", you answered him unsure. Eren nodded silently.

"I guess it's a good thing Jean isn't joining, he would be good for nothing", Eren stated.

"Umm, that's actually so far from the truth Eren", you laughed. "You should have seen him in Trost. He exceeded all expectations and lead a whole group of distraught cadet's to storm HQ! He saved more people in his leadership than the amount that would have died without". Eren looked at you like you were speaking another language.

"Really? I didn't know he had balls at all", he said in disbelief and you started laughing, one of your infamous snort's escaped your lips. You smacked your hand over your mouth just like you did at the inauguration. Eren was used to it and just laughed at it, but you noticed the others staring at you, not expecting it. Petra then giggled a little bit, the other's joining in. You looked away shyly. You didn't have anything against them laughing, rather that then them just staring dumbfounded. But it was still a bit embarrassing.