I don't own Attack on Titan, it belongs to the author of Shingeki no kyojin. I just own the plot and possibly the OCs. Oh and the image cover doesn't belong to me. It belongs to it's respective creators. Spoilers, if you haven't red the manga "Talking" 'Thinking' Action (A/n:- Spoilers, if you haven't red the manga)
Eren p.o.v.
"Eren... Do you have a minute? We need to talk." Eren turns around to see who dared disturb him during his meal with his precious Mikasa and best man Armin. When Eren got his memories of future and past due to Historia touching the same place he was injected by his father, he awakened his memories of future as well as what becomes of him.
In the future, after he is killed off by Mikasa, he became an entity who guides his past self. He sometimes wondered how he found the cabin where Mikasa was being held by her kidnappers. He just thought that it was the paths that were guiding him, prior to his death day. But it was him. It was him all along, guiding himself.
He obviously tried to make changes but was punished for it. To be a bird for a lifetime were the exact words of the god, who controlled existence. Then he was later punished to haunt Mikasa as the mirror man. It pained him to do such a thing to her but he had too, he wasn't free after all... He has already come to terms with his future and accepted it. He has the strongest will but even he can't defeat or even try to disobey a god.
He is just a person after all.
He knew his memories of future/past will be erased in a month's time but to heck with it, if he can't enjoy the little time he has. He'll do everything in his power to make this timeline bullshit, if he actually can't enjoy his time here. So when someone like Jean is gonna disturb him, he won't hesitate to knock the lights out of them, he doesn't want to waste time on trivial things.
So when Eren turns around, he sees Bertholdt standing behind him, Eren raised an eyebrow at that.
'What would Bertholdt want from me? We were close but not that close to talk on the regular.' Then it clicked to Eren, 'Ohh, he must have come to apologise to me for what happened a 10 days ago. Honestly, I'm grateful to him. It's because of him I get to spend more time with Mikasa and Armin' Briefly Contemplating of what he should do, Eren just causally asked "What's up Bertholdt. What do you wanna talk about?"
"If you don't mind Eren, can we talk in private?" Asked Bertholdt
"Bertholdt... I don't swing that way." Eren smirked at Bertholdt. He always appeared the shy type to him. There was a brief laugh shared by the spectators in the mess hall He then spotted Reiner there, looking at them like a hawk.
Eren noticed it before but Reiner acts differently around him compared to what his memories tell. Eren's smirk drop at the thought. 'He knows I am a shifter, so does the others.' Before Eren thought of how to deal with this situation, Bertholdt replied, looking unaffected and stoic.
"Eren... The Paths."
Eren's back hair stood up as his blood ran cold, it was almost a whisper but Eren heard him loud and clear.
Eren stared into Bertholdt's eyes trying to get a read on him. Bertholdt stood tall, his chest wide and his poker face being even better than Mikasa and- 'He changed his hairstyle?' Eren thought with a critical eye, trying to find a fault in him. Eren finally stood up, he gave a brief glance to Mikasa and Armin, who knew something is wrong. They saw his playful demeanour change to complete seriousness after all.
"Don't follow me Mikasa, Armin you too." He turned to Bertholdt giving him his full attention before standing up.
"Where too?" Questioned Eren
"I know a place." Bertholdt turned around before giving Eren a side glance. "Follow me." They walked out of the mess hall.
'Something is wrong about him... He shouldn't know this at all. Is this why I was able to remember my future? Because Bertholdt now is an unknown variable in this timeline? Shit, this is not right.' Eren thought as he followed Bertholdt outside training grounds to a forest clearing. Eren wasn't supposed to see the future and remember what he experienced in his death, and after his death when Historia touched him that day. It didn't activate before he shook Historia's hand after his balance test, so why now?
Eren was convinced now that it had to do something with Bertholdt.
'So I wasn't send here without a purpose after all.' Eren grimaced at the thought.
They were probably a mile away from the training grounds when Bertholdt finally signalled to him stop before sitting down on a fallen tree, motioning Eren to sit on the opposite side on a wooden log.
Eren choose to stand however. He didn't want his ass to ache by sitting on this uncomfortable log.
"You might wanna sit down, we have a lot to discuss." Bertholdt again motioned him to sit down, this time with his hand
"Unfortunately Bertholdt, time is of the essence, so make it quick." Eren thinks he is here to deal with Bertholdt, to revert him back into a pawn he once was but Eren will take his sweet time with him since it will increase the duration of his... stay.
This situation definitely had it's own perks. Eren was brought out of his musings when Bertholdt started speaking.
"As you already know, I'm the colossal titan and Reiner's the armoured."
Eren knew Bertholdt was staring at his face to find some kind of reaction but Eren didn't show any. Plus, the night was helping him cover his face.
After a short moment of silence, where only the starry night sky spoke along with wind's little comments, Bertholdt smirked before saying, "But you already know that right, Mr. Freedom?" Eren's eye twitched at the comment but remained silent.
'To think he used the same taunt as that bastard of a God.' Eren thought controlling his emotions. Puberty definitely was messing with his analytical, and experienced mind. He swore he saw a grin but it vanished the second it arrived. After another moment of silence, It was clear to Eren that Bertholdt was waiting for Eren to speak his mind. And so he did.
"You're not Bertholdt, at least not the one I know." Eren began speaking, he kept an eye on the surroundings because he knew Mikasa would around before he set his eyes on Bertholdt again.
Eren knew how to judge a human after the countless lifetimes he spent with different perspectives.
Right now, Bertholdt was giving the vibe of confidence and control, and that shouldn't be possible. But for how long can he maintain his facade?
'He is dangerous.' Eren thought but remained calmed nonetheless. He dealt with these types countless times. It's just an annoyance this time because it's the shifter of the colossal.
"You're right. I'm not. That's why I'm talking to you calmly instead of plotting when to capture you with Reiner and Annie."
Bertholdt gave Eren a second to let it sink. Eren now kept his guard up. 'The hell's is wrong with him? His only motive and mission was to capture the Founding Titan, hence me. So why is he betraying his fellow warriors? What are his intentions?'
Eren couldn't help it. He lived through in his future and the paths for years and years and years when Historia touched him. His powers guarantees the correct knowledge of future. So, how did Bertholdt turned out into such an unknown factor proving his future knowledge and years spent with the pinnacle of existence... wrong? It baffled him and as such was wary of him.
As dark clouds started filling up the night sky, Eren spoke again.
"What do you want Bertholdt?" Now Bertholdt, who was calmy sitting before, made his head slumped downwards. His eyes now stared the ground, shadowing his eyes as he clutched his hands as if panicking. A crack appeared in his demeanour proving it all to be facade from the start(as he suspected), a mask so as to speak.
Eren simply stared down at Bertholdt. He clenched his right fist and wrapped his left hand on his right wrist while waiting for Bertholdt.
"A future..." It was again, a bare whisper but Eren heard him loud and clear but still waited for Bertholdt to elaborate.
"I want to survive Eren. You and I, we're cursed to die whether we like it or not." It was better than the bare whispers he produced but still needs improvement. Regardless, Eren was intrigued. He knew he can't do shit but he wants to hear him out. It would be nice to find someone who would be able to relate with him even if he won't say it out loud.
"But things are different now. You and I we're in this moment with our current selves, we can figure something out." Bertholdt looked up to stare at Eren.
Eren looked at Bertholdt passively.
"Eren... are we cursed to die? The same way over and over again?"
Eren searched his memories of the future again. Yes.
Eren wanted to speak it out loud but couldn't. If he said Yes it will be betraying his current self. He is not Eren of the future, he is Eren of the present with memories of the future. It's a difference.
Assuming his silence to be Yes, this different Bertholdt faced up to see Eren's reaction and to show his own.
Eren's mask of apathy almost cracked at seeing Bertholdt's enraged faced. But the reason it almost cracked was the tear coming out of Colossal shifter's right eye.
"Why didn't you let Diana eat me!? Why let her prey on your mother instead!?"
Those words that Bertholdt screamed out of his mouth shocked Eren to his core. No one. NO ONE. NO ONE except him should have any knowledge of this. It should be- "Impossible..."
Eren saw the glare on him from Bertholdt weaken as he saw his shocked expression.
"I should have died that day! WHY AM I ALIVE JUST TO DIE TO SOMEONE ELSE IN THE SAME DAMN WAY! No matter! Nothing MATTERS! So I'm gonna blow everything to HELL!"
And before Eren knows it, lightning encased the the God of Destruction as he stood up after started screaming, ready to do what he is known for.
Eren body was already moving to Attack Bertholdt. Killing him isn't an option so knock out it is.
Eren was about to neck chop Bertholdt to knock the right nerve so he would fall unconscious but unfortunately Golden lightning encased him whole along with the ground they stood on. Feeling the power of the colossal destroy him, Eren could only think how he should have confessed to Mikasa.
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A/n: You didn't saw that coming, did you? Anyhow, I'm sorry I didn't upload because I forgot that I was writing a fanfic.
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