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A/N: Sorry for taking even longer to this one out. Thing's are stressful and busy in my life right now. And, to add on the fun, my eyesight's got worse. I've finally got to the eye doctors and will be getting new glasses between seven-ten days .. so, I'll apologizes now if this chapter is full of mistakes, more than normal. I'm blurry blind in my lower right eye..

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The expedition was over and everyone just returned to the walls. Injured lined up the carts, fewer than normal and those noted down dead barely filled half a page thankfully. Most soldiers walked along with their horses, looking a bit rough but prideful still. 

Mikasa glanced to Armin who walked along between her and Jean, following behind the cart that still held a knocked out and head injury Eren inside. Marco laid inside but conscious thankfully, he held a bandage around his forehead but the wound was no more than a small cut that wasn't too deep, his broken arm was the main problem and why he was in the cart for now. 

Ymir, Christa, Sasha and Connie stood walking in front of the cart, all looking for worse to wear but alive and unharmed. They might hold a few bruises, mostly from their straps but that was normal since you had to have them tight when using the odm gear. Reiner and Bert was sitting on the cart, driving and both did offer the spot to their more tired friends but the squad leader ended up refusing it. 

Sighing, Mikasa glanced once more towards her blonde shorter friend and frowning over the limp in his walk. She's noticed it since they were all ordered to hop off their horses when the gate was opening. She did notice him flinch a few times on his horse but she assumed it was strap bruising or the discomfort that came with seeing on a saddle for hours. 

Silently releasing Strom reigns knowing he'd steadily follower her still before scooping her friend up, acting innocent even as he gave a startled squeak. Jean snapped his head towards the two before just watching in slight shock as Mikasa placed Armin in the cart, nodding to Marco who shuffled down to make room for their friend. 

Armin feeling slightly embarrassed before mouthing out his thanks to Mikasa who simply nodded before taking hold of both Storm and Armin horse reigns, walking them along. Jean carrying on as if nothing happened either, seeming innocent when a few squad leader's heads looked in their direction wondering what the noise was about. 

"How did you sprain your ankle?" Mikasa whispered, keeping her eyes set on straight ahead and acting as  proper soldier in the march back. 

"I tried grabbing Eren horse reigns before it rid off once he got smacked off by riding face first into that branch. I grabbed the reigns and the horse did come to a sudden stop but it yanked me forward and my ankle twisted in the stirrup. I thought I'd be able to handle the pain while on my horse just fine until we reach camp but than we got the orders to walk" Armin whispered back with a guilty look since he knew his friends was worried over him and he normally told them to take care. He should listen to his own advice sometimes. 

"You should have said something sooner, the sprain could get worse" Jean frowned, shaking his head in disapproval but worry clear in his eyes. 

"Well, we can't change the past anymore. Let's just be glad that Mikasa took notice and placed him in the cart, he can rest his ankle now" Marco smiled sweetly, pain in his eyes from his broken arm but he was slowly dealing with the pain thanks to the bumpy cart ride. 

"We'll all be back on our horses soon, once we've passed this village than we'd be riding straight back to camp. Taking the back roads meaning no one else will be in our way and we can hurry back. This march is just a show for the people, to show we've faced titans head on and survived. Proving there's hopes for humanity, that we CAN and that we WILL defeat one of our biggest threats. One day, we will be free and stand outside those walls without any threat to us" Mikasa replied, her face expression  empty and lifeless but her eyes held a slight flame to them, it might seem cold and useless but a cold flame that might even burn hell over. It held power and pulled her three friends in sight even closer. 

"One of humanity's biggest threats?" Jean repeated in pure confusion, wondering what else they might have to be fearful over. 

"Yeah, Titans are my number one" Marco commented with a weak smile, a nervous ball of sweat dripping from his forehead. 

"What other threat's are there?" Armin innocently asked, tilting his head to the side like a curious puppy.

"Mankind" Mikasa simply answered, dead serious and noticing the other three gulp clearly understanding her meaning. 

"That's one enemy we'd never defeat unless all of humanity is wiped out" Armin admitted with a troubled look as he loosely crossed his arms over his stomach, his ankle laying over Eren leg as he used his knocked out friend as a foot stool. 

"As long as greed, power, jealousy and fear thrives through us .. mankind will forever be a threat" Jean sighed, running his free hand through his hair. 

"What is good or bad? What is evil and what is god wishes? What is wrong and what is right? All these answers  chance compare to the eye of the beholder. As long as we live and carry on living as different people, following her own heart's, we'll always have those seen as a friend and those seen as an enemy" Marco spoke up with his own thoughts, a worried frown on his face as the other's stared at him in surprise. 

"But for me, I'm never going to see Mikasa as an enemy. I'd rather chose to live" Reiner perked up with a weak smile, looking over his shoulder.

"Amen to that" Bert replied with a small laugh. 

"I'm not that bad, I wouldn't just see you all as my enemy without reason" Mikasa argued back in her own defence. 

"And if we fall into that reason we know we're screwed" Jean shot back without a second thought. 

"Yeah, we've really must had messed up to get in your bad books" Armin agreed with an joking look and an quick nod. 

"I'd be more worried over getting into the Captain bad books instead" Mikasa simply warned, getting her own revenge back on the rest and hiding her smirk as they all froze up. 

"Oh god, I think I'm gonna puke" Eren groaned as his eyes flashed open and he quickly move to hang his head over the side, thankfully for those walking behind, he didn't puke. 

"Eren awake" Jean sighed with a frown, knowing the calm silence or friendly chat's would be ruined now. 

"Damn, I own Connie a beer .. I thought he might have died" Reiner grumbled back with a deep frown, Connie cheering ahead at the news. 

"He was breathing!" Armin cried back in horror, wondering how their friends could have simply killed Eren off like that. 

"Yeah but he's been quiet for so long that I thought he was dead. Normally he's off yelling his head or screaming for a fight or worse, his angry titan rants. When he was silent for all this time, I thought he might have passed away" Reiner argued back his reasoning over the bet. 

"He's got a point" Marco commented with an agreeing look and Armin did have to admit he was right over that. 

"Why do I feel like I've got a hangover .. did we drink?" Eren whined out, lifting a hand to his bandage head and wincing in pain. 

"You fought with a tree" Bert started to explain with a weak smile, falling silent as he wasn't sure how to explain the next part. 

"And lost" Mikasa deadpanned. 

"Oh god" Eren groaned out embarrassed, hiding his face into his hands. 

"And all of our friends already know about it" Jean smirked, been looking forward to passing on this small bit of detail. 

"God no, feed me to a titan" Eren moaned out in pure shame and horror, not wanting to deal with all the teasing he'd gain from his friends later. 

"This embarrassment is your punishment for getting overly excited during an expedition and not listening to those who are trying to keep you alive" Mikasa simply replied, it was clear she wasn't impressed with him as she's tried speaking to him before over his actions during an expedition. 

"No fair!" Eren yelled back, throwing his hands up in the air. 

"It's completely fair. You didn't only put your own life in danger but those in your squad and anyone else who could be close by. We've got all newbie cadets with certain squad leaders for a reason, to help keep you all alive. If your going to go solo or try playing a hero, than I'd personally feed you to a titan myself before you get anyone else killed. Do you understand that, Jaeger!" Levi stern and cold voice interrupted the group, all eyes snapping towards the captain who sat on his horse riding beside the left hand side of the cart. His eyes currently glaring directly towards Eren. 

"Y-Yes Captain" Eren stuttered back in fright. 

"Good, you'll be let off with a warning and extra cleaning duties for the next week. Learn from your mistakes and learn to you control yourself better otherwise you won't be going on an expedition ever again" Levi passed on his punishment as it's already been discussed during the time he was being placed in a cart. 

"Yes, Sir" Eren replied, giving an awkward salute. 

"Mikasa, jump on your horse and ride with me. Eyebrows is sending us on a quick side mission" Levi perked up next, his gaze turned to Mikasa and much softer than normal. 

"It better not be another secret gift buying for Hanji. I'm not entering another one of those freaky shops ever again, I'd rather leap into a titan mouth" Mikasa huffed back with a frown, passing Armin horse reigns to Jean. 

"You and I both" Levi sighed, watching as Mikasa hopped onto Storm once again before riding out to the side. 

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Sorry for it being short, I'm struggling to see and have been for some time now but I use to be able to cope much better. 

Also, I have a question for all you lovely readers..

I've noticed that this genre/theme over Levi saving Mikasa from the kidnappers or underground has became really popular.

It seems many are doing books with the theme and doing their own version to it. I'm rather certain that those books are being done better much more than my own and have better updating schedules.

Are you all still happy with my book?

Do you wish for me to keep going as I am or have you grown fond to reading other books with similar storylines?

I'm planning to carry on slowly updating this book anyway but If you're all sick of it than I can start up one of my other books instead..