golden / someone's ugly daughter

Chapter Eight: Slipping Away

"Do you know how it feels, being here without you, Eren? You could never understand what's happening to me. I'm so alone, nothing's real. I just daydream about you and forever wonder why you had to break free..."

(Y/N) looked up at Zeke with tears in her eyes. She was still on the ground, crying her eyes out at everything that had just happened. He stared at her with no remorse in his gaze,
"That is what I wish I had said to him." She said quietly, "Instead, I...I yelled at him and slapped him."
She bit her lip,
"He deserved it though." She continued.
She slowly stood up from the ground and took a step towards him. Floch had put her in handcuffs to prevent her from doing anything else. Not like it would stop her from running away or being able to strangle somebody though. (Y/N) glared at him, but she couldn't hold it. She couldn't intimidate him, so she instead softened her gaze, and looked up at Zeke with pleading, watery eyes,
"Where will you guys meet up...?" She asked in a whispery tone.
He turned to look the other way, watching how the others were getting ready to leave again,
"Shingashina." He said.
She slowly nodded her head and quickly walked away from him. Floch stood nearby the river, so she made her way over to him. He turned his head to see (Y/N) walking towards him with her hands near her chest,
"Earlier..." She started when she stood next to him, "You said that Eren will screw you over if you continue treating me like shit."

Floch rolled his eyes at her,
"What about it?" He asked.
"Why would he say that?" (Y/N) asked, "I thought he knew that I was done."
He shrugged his shoulders,
"Don't ask me." He said, "Eren gave us orders to respect you. Guess he still wants you, even after all that shit in the restaurant."
She squinted her eyes at him, shaking her head at his words. The disbelief was clearly evident. Suddenly, (Y/N)'s eyes widened. She walked up in front of him and leaned in close to his face. Floch became confused,
"What the fuck are you doing?" He asked.
"If you were given orders to respect me, then how 'bout you start by getting these damn cuffs off of me." She said.
She glared at him,
"I demand to see Eren. Now." She said.
He scowled at her, only to let out a sigh. He grabbed the keys to her handcuffs and let her free. (Y/N) didn't even say a thank you as she walked away from him and towards her horse. As she started to get ready, Floch walked over to a solider and muttered a few words to him. She already knew that he was going to go back with her to Shingashina. It didn't matter though. She will take care of him once they're back.

The rooftop of headquarters gave a breathtaking sight. Even though the city and people surrounding her were corrupt, the view kept her from thinking of it. When (Y/N) arrived in Shingashina, the Yeagerist she was with guided her through the groups of people in headquarters and to Yelena. She wasn't surprised to see her, but disappointed in her actions and betraying their trust that they had built up. She demanded to see Eren, and Yelena had no other choice but to agree. She told the solider that (Y/N) was with to leave them alone, and the two of them walked up the multiple flights of stairs to the roof.
She would be waiting for Eren there. Yelena left her with a few other Yeagerists, and went to go fetch him. This time...This time they'll have a normal conversation. No yelling, no slapping, none of that. She let out a nervous sigh as she impatiently waited. (Y/N) walked back and forth, fiddling with her nails. It seems as though she is the only person that is able to act freely. Her friends, her father, the commander and everybody else was...Gone. So it is up to her to fix everything.
Suddenly, the doors barged open, and she whipped her head around to see Eren standing there in the entrance. He gave her a menacing stare before turning towards the Yeagerists and waving them off.

Once they were all alone on the rooftop, he made his way towards her. Once again, they stood in front of each other. (Y/N) stayed silent for a few seconds, becoming too nervous to even speak. Eren removed his hands from his pockets, and she moved her gaze to his right hand. There was a small cut on his index finger, indicating that he was prepared to turn into a Titan if something were to go wrong. He then surprisingly moved it out of the shade and into the sun, and it slowly started to heal up,
"You came back to me." He said, "You finally know which side you're on?"
She ignored his question,
"I didn't come here for that." (Y/N) said.
He raised an eyebrow,
"Then why are you here?" He asked, "To humiliate me again?"
She slowly shook her head 'no' as she teared up. Eren watched as she came up to him and grabbed his shoulders, shaking him slightly,
"M-My father..." She said, "He...He nearly died."
He didn't say anything as she started to quietly sob. Her grip on him became weak and shaky,
"I thought you wanted that." He said coldly.
(Y/N) rapidly shook her head,
"Oh, is that so?" He asked.
He grabbed her wrists and squeezed them tightly, causing her to let out a small yell of pain. She shot her head up to look at him with blurry eyes and a tear-stained face.