Chapter 15: Truth

"Eren?"

The young detective was snapped out of his trance by the soft pushing of Annie, who was looking at him, worried.

"Eren, what's wrong?"

His eyes widened as the realization of who the killer actually was made its way to his head/snapped into place. He turned to Annie. "It's Nile! Nile is the killer! Oh God, Jean's life is in danger!"

"What?" Mikasa asked, eyes wide in shock and fear as she clutched her stomach. Eren never really thought of her as one to show these kinds of emotions. Either it's her love for Jean coming out, or it's the pregnancy.

"Annie! I need you to go to the second floor of the police department! Be quick!"

Annie, confused but understanding, nodded and ran out of the room, kicking her shoes off. Mikasa looked at Eren. "Will Jean be okay?"

Eren nodded. "Yeah...if Annie is fast."

Jean held his hands up slowly. His eyes were kept on the traitor in front of him. "It was you all along. You killed Levi...you tried to kill Eren."

The look in Nile's eyes were intense as he spoke, "Yes, that's right. And now, I am going to kill you."

"Why? Why would you do this, Nile?"

Nile smiled coolly, his thumb gliding across the cold metal of the gun. "To protect the mayor's reputation. To protect Chief Zackly's reputation. To protect my reputation. And to stop this case dead in its tracks. Before it can go any farther."

Jean frowned. "What? Wh-what do you plan to do after you kill me?"

"Well, it's simple. I plant the gun on Erwin, make him look like the killer and I am a hero. Then I am going to arrange a little accident for Detective Jaeger and his girlfriend celebrity. I can't have any loose ends, after all."

Jean took a step back, hands slightly shaking. "Listen, Nile. You don't need to do this. I am...I am gonna be a father soon."

Nile narrowed his eyes. "And what difference does that make to me? I'm wasting time."

He raised his arm, aiming the gun straight at the detective.

"No!"

Nile looked to the right to see a bare foot come swing up to hit his wrist, kicking the gun out of his hand. He grunted and turned to see the celebrity, Annie Leonhart, hook her foot around his and push his face, flipping him onto the ground. She got on one knee over him and raised her fist to bring it down upon Nile's face. He reached up to grab her neck and squeezed. She punched him repeatedly, over and over again, trying to get him before he could get her.

Eventually, after enough punches, with her knuckles caked in his blood, she felt his grip weaken and eventually let go of her throat as she raised her fist to go again. She placed two fingers on his pulse.

"He is still alive...unfortunately," She exhaled, rolling off the man so that she could sit down next to him, breathing deep.

Jean, eyes wide in surprise, carefully made his way over to the unconscious body, reaching out with his shoe to nudge him, just to make sure he was out.

"Erm...thank you, Annie."

She shook her head, "Don't mention it. Eren told me that Nile was the killer and to run up here before he killed you," She gave a short laugh, "I guess I got here just in time."

Jean nodded. "Yeah...yeah, you did."

Annie nodded in reply. Turning her head she noticed a knocked out Erwin. "He ain't dead, is he?"

Jean looked at the captain. He got down on a knee and grabbed Erwin's wrist, pressing his thumb against his veins. After a moment, he shook his head and gently put the arm down. "He'll be fine."

Annie nodded. "Good...good. Okay…" She glanced at Nile, "What are we going to do with him?"

Jean crossed his arms, thinking. "Well..." His eyes widened, "I got it! Annie! Go get Eren in a wheelchair and bring him to the interview room. I will take care of Nile and Erwin. Also! Tell Mikasa I am alright. I can not have her worrying anymore than she is."

"You got it," She said before getting up and running downstairs.

Jean walked back into the office and grabbed the switchblade, pocketing it before going back out to the two unconscious captains.

An hour later, Annie stood outside of the interview room, watching the scene before her with anxious eyes.

Eren was in a wheelchair at one corner of the room, with the homicide captain Erwin standing in another corner. Jean stood by the table, holding the sleeve gun in his hands, twisting it as he stared at the unconscious body of Nile Dok, captain, or ex-captain, of vice, who had his hands cuffed behind the chair.

Eren turned his head to look at Erwin. "Hey, sir...your head alright?"

Erwin rubbed the back of his neck, giving a slight smile. "Yes. I've taken worse hits before. Right now, though, I am just overwhelmed by everything that is happening."

"Sorry for thinking you were the killer."

Erwin shook his head. "Don't worry about it. I probably would've thought the same thing." He looked at Nile, narrowing his eyes, before he spoke, "So...how is Historia Reiss caught up in all of this?"

Eren sighed. "Well...there were these...pictures...that Connie took. Of her and her lover. It's my guess that she is the reason that Marco and Miss Carolina were killed."

Erwin nodded. "And Leonhart?"

Eren looked at the one way mirror, knowing that Annie was behind it, watching them. "Leonhart had two of his henchmen shoot up The Warrior. Why he would do this? Who knows. It wouldn't make sense since Mina was one of Annie's best friends. Why would Leonhart want to ruin the relationship between him and his daughter? Anyway, he was done after that, since the only people to attack us were cops...that reminds me, who were the guys that broke into my house?"

Erwin shrugged. "I couldn't tell you. They weren't cops this time. I am guessing that they were hired guns, but not from Leonhart," He looked at Eren, "So why would Nile do this? To his own friends?"

Eren turned towards Jean, who was studying the firearm. "Jean? Would you like to take this one?"

Jean's head snapped up, his eyes switching between the two of them. "Well...uh, Nile told me a lot, since he was going to kill me. He said they did this because the reputations of the mayor...the chief of police...everyone in the higher ups were in danger. And he wanted to stop the investigation cold where it was. And then after that, he explained that he was going to kill me, plant the gun on you, Erwin, and then arrange a little accident for Eren and Annie."

Eren shook his head, looking at Nile through narrowed eyes. "Is that all? Makes me disgusted to even know him."

Meanwhile, a police officer walked up to the watching celebrity with two cups of coffee in hand, holding one out to her.

She turned her head slowly, then turned her whole body toward the man, taking the cup. "Thank you," she said, giving a small smile before turning back to the interrogation.

The officer nodded. "It's no problem, miss," he turned to the interview room, "What's going on here?"

Annie took a little sip of the coffee and sighed before speaking, "The end of corruption...hopefully."

Erwin opened his mouth to ask another question, until Nile groaned, cursing in pain as he lifted his head. "What the...fuck?"

Eren smirked, rolling his wheelchair forward slightly. "How did you sleep?"

Nile frowned, one corner of his lips turning up, annoyed. "Shutup, kid," he spat. Looking around, he slowly realized where he was.

Jean pulled the chair across from Nile out, screeching against the stone floor, catching the ex-captain's attention. The detective sat down in front of him, leaning back as he held the Welrod between his fingers. He glanced from the gun to Nile, his eyebrows turning downward as he spoke with venom in his tone, "You know, Nile...I...I trusted you. You were almost like a father to me...almost. You always made sure I was okay, and asked me if I needed a break when things were bad. Hell, you even asked how Mikasa was from time to time.

"You, me...Marco...we all had a nice relationship. But...that has all been ruined now. Because of you. You let the system corrupt you. You cared more about yourself than your brothers. I'm...you disgust me. It's revolting to even look at you."

Jean glanced down at the Welrod before placing it on the table with his hands on either side of it, staying silent for a moment to allow Nile to process everything he just said. Then, once he gave enough time, he sighed.

"Tell me everything."

Nile cocked an eyebrow.

Jean pursed his lips and nodded, tapping against the metal surface of the table with his ringed finger, the brass clinks echoing throughout the room. He stopped.

"Tell me … everything, now!"

Nile laughed. "You'll have to make me."

Jean stood from the chair, picking the Welrod up. He began to walk around the table, stopping next to Nile. He placed his thumb and forefinger on the grip at the end of the tube, twisted it clockwise as he spoke, "So tell me, Nile. Where did you come to get one of these? I heard they are really," he pulled the end part out, placing it on the table, "rare."

Jean then gripped the locking and cocking lugs, twisting the silencer tube clockwise. "I mean, these are British, after all. Probably very secret. How did you come to master it? You were able to kill Levi in one hit from a nice range." He pulled the tube off and placed it on the table, leaving just the lugs in between his fingers. There was no bullet in them.

Jean looked surprised. "What? No bullet? Were you tricking me, Nile?"

Nile looked surprised as well, but it was only for a split second before he was smiling. "Of course I was. I wouldn't actually kill you."

Jean raised his eyebrows. "Really? That's funny." he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a small brass bullet. A .32 ACP round, shining in the light. He put it in the small hole in the lug and turned it a bit to fit it in. "I found this inside of it. I just decided I would, you know," he put the silencer tube back on, "give you a little surprise."

Nile stared at the gun with fear, his face completely changed, as Jean put the end cap on and twisted it. The detective walked behind the traitor, looking down upon him with disgust, before grabbing his hair, pulling it back so that Nile was looking up at the ceiling, and pressing the barrel against his throat. He spoke with a calmed voice.

"Now…tell me...everything."

Eren looked at Erwin with wide eyes, the captain returning the look. Is he going to actually shoot him? Eren asked himself, looking back at the scene. He decided to intervene, rolling his wheelchair a bit more forward. "Jean...what are you doi-"

"Quiet, Eren!" He shouted while keeping his eyes on the man in front of him, pressing the barrel in harder. "Tell me!"

Nile's breath was shaking, his eyes wide in fear. He was panicked. "P-p-please, Jean...d-don't k-kill me...I have ch-children!"

Jean laughed. "Oh, you have children! You know who else has children? Hange! And now, she has to raise them alone because you killed their father!" He pulled the gun from Nile's throat and pushed the chair down, bringing Nile along with it. Jean stood over him. He held the gun out, pointing the barrel at Nile's face. "You don't want to die? Tell me everything! Everything you know!"

Nile nodded his head wildly. "Okay! Okay! I will talk! I will talk!" He repeated.

Jean smirked and grabbed Nile's tie, pulling Nile up so that the chair was upright. "I knew you'd see reason." He sighed in relief as he walked back around the table to sit down across from Nile. He placed the gun on the table. "Go ahead."

Nile's breathing slowed down until he was back to normal. "It all started when Marco showed me the pictures. He asked me what he should do with them. I told him I would talk to a few people about it. I first spoke to Zackly, who said these pictures should never get out. Then Zackly told the mayor, who told his daughter. Zackly told me the next day that she had it all under control, according to her words. Control was then out of my hands. The only things I heard after that were of the mafia and blackmail. I also heard a few things about Annette.

"Then I was told that the mafia backed out after Eren hunted down and killed two of their men. So it was then left up to me to stop the investigation. I got two new cops with no backgrounds or families to blow up Annette's house. A while after that, I tried to bring Eren into a trap, but instead I got Levi. So I tried to hire men to capture Annette, and she took them out."

Jean nodded, looking down at the gun. "Where did you get this?"

"I had some friends in the UK that gave it to me as a gift to have around the house."

"And the photo you got from Levi?"

"Burnt it."

Jean exhaled, nodding. He looked at Eren, then at Erwin. "Is there...anything else?"

Nile shook his head. "No...well...I heard that Historia is going to skip town with her lover. They are going to lay low until everything is alright."

Jean looked at Nile. "When is she going to do this?"

A silence grew in the room as everyone waited for Nile. He sighed before answering.

"Tonight."

Jean opened the door, walking out of the interview room. He held it as Erwin wheeled Eren out, then closed it.

Annie gave the cup back to the officer and asked him to leave before approaching them. "We have to stop her. We have to stop Historia now. Tonight."

Jean looked at the clock. "We can't. It would be impossible to gather up enough men to storm her estate in the amount of time we have. And besides, who is going to allow us to raid her place?"

Annie smirked. "We don't need the police."

Jean cocked an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

Eren wheeled himself forward, knowing what she meant. "Annie, no. We can't use Leonhart's henchmen to help us. It's...it's illegal."

Annie didn't falter. "But what Historia has done is completely illegal. She ordered the killing of my friend, your friend...and then us! It's the only way we can stop her!"

Eren looked at Annie, sighing. He patted his knees. "We can...we can sneak in there."

Jean nodded. "That sounds like a good idea. But Eren, you shouldn't come."

He frowned. "Why not?"

"Well...you can't walk."

"I was able to limp back home from a car crash. Also, I was here when this case started. I am going to see it end."

Jean sighed. "I don't think you understood me the first time. Let me rephrase it for you: you can't walk. And I am not about to put your stubborn ass on the line because you wouldn't listen to common sense. But since I know you're gonna be a hardass, I won't stop you. You can break every bone in your body, I don't want to hear about it. You understand?"

"Yeah, I understand...but it's not stopping me."

Jean opened his mouth to protest, but then closed it and held his hands up. "Yeah, sure. Whatever you want."

Eren nodded, looking to Annie. "Annie will also be coming. She is a good fighter and great with guns."

Annie smiled and grabbed his hand. He squeezed it and smiled back.

Jean studied the two, wondering how they could fall in love with each other in such a short amount of time. He crossed his arms. "Well...we should get ready."

An hour later, the four were sitting in Jean's car, watching Historia's estate from afar. Jean held a lit cigarette between his fingers. He turned his head and blew smoke out the window. Historia's estate was more classic architecture than Annie's more modern estate was. Annie remembered coming over sometimes to talk with her.

But now she was an enemy.

"I only see two guards," Erwin observed.

"There are probably more inside," Jean theorized. He turned his body around to look at Eren and Annie in the back. Annie was now wearing shoulder holsters on her casual clothing.

"We will take the two guards out and signal for you two to come out. Then we will split up into teams. Erwin and I will take upper floor, you two take the lower."

Eren and Annie both nodded.

Jean sighed. "Well...let's do this." He opened his door and flicked the cigarette out before stepping on it as he exited the vehicle. Erwin got out and closed his door, looking at Jean, who looked back and nodded. They began to walk towards the estate as Eren and Annie watched in silence.

The guards noticed them instantly as they approached the gate. One of them held a hand out. "Stop. This area is off limits," the two guards stepped closer to the gate, "no entry."

Jean glanced at Erwin. "Well, sir, I guess we should just walk back?"

Erwin smirked. "Certainly."

Their hands shot through the bars of the gate, each grabbing one of the guards. They pulled their faces into the metal bar, banging their heads against it, which knocked them out.

Erwin grabbed one of the bars to open the gate wide open. Jean turned to the car and signaled for the two in there to follow before grabbing one of the guards unconscious bodies to hide behind a bush.

Annie nodded. "Alright." She got out of the car and walked over to Eren's side, opening the door and helping him out. She supported him, letting him wrap an arm around her. "You okay?" She asked.

Eren looked at her and nodded. "Yeah, I'll be fine."

Annie smiled. "Okay. Let's go," she said, helping him as they made their way to the entrance.

"So...you two used to be friends, right?" Eren asked, remembering what she told him at the ball.

Annie looked ahead solemnly. "Yeah...she was so nice to me. She came to The Warrior a few times to see me perform. I visited her a few times as well. I told you that she gave me a call when Mina was killed. Little did I know that she was the reason it happened."

"Annie-"

"No...no...it's fine. Let's just get this over with."

They saw the door opened, with Jean standing in front of it, waiting for them. He held a finger against his lips.

He whispered to them as they approached. "Just be quiet. We don't know how many guards are here. Like I said," He closed the door as the two entered the foyer, "You two stay down here. Erwin and I will go upstairs." He pointed at the spiral staircase, which Erwin was slowly ascending, gun at the ready.

Annie nodded. "You got it." She pulled her gun out of her holster with her free hand.

With that, Jean nodded and followed Erwin up the stairs. Annie helped Eren sit down. "You feeling good?"

Eren smiled. "Yeah."

She smiled back. "Watch my back."

"I will, Miss Leonhart."

She stood up and walked to the corner leading to the main room. It was set up with the second floor looking down onto it, giving a good view for guards if there were any up there.

Annie looked at Eren, who nodded to her. She nodded back before rounding the corner, holding her gun out, ready to shoot.

It was empty except for the long table with chairs lined up.

She looked up at the second floor to see Jean and Erwin. The latter pointed to the rooms before they split up to search the ones upstairs.

Annie walked back to Eren, helping him up to his feet. "Come on, we need to search the other rooms."

"What about the main room?"

"She uses it as a dining room, apparently."

As Jean and Erwin checked the bedrooms and bathrooms, the couple downstairs checked out the kitchen.

Nothing.

They exited the kitchen and checked the living room.

Nothing, still.

Jean approached them as they exited the living room. "Erwin told me to help you guys."

Annie nodded and gestured to the door across from them. "Take a look in there."

The vice detective nodded to her and turned around, walking towards the door. He took cover next to it and reached out to grab the knob. He tried to turn it, but it was locked.

He frowned and looked at Annie. "Hey, do you know how to pick locks?"

Annie cocked an eyebrow.

Jean gestured to the door. "Could you?"

She nodded and sat Eren down. She then kneeled in front of the lock, pushing a fringe of her hair behind her ear. She looked up at Jean. "Got anything I could use? I forgot my bobby pins."

Jean glanced at the wall in thought before reaching into his pocket and pulling out the switchblade.

She smiled and took it. "This'll work."

The blade shot out. She looked at it, admiring it, before stabbing it into the keyhole. She jerked it around and twisted it side to side, eventually hearing the click that told her she was successful.

Annie pulled the blade out and opened the door for Jean.

He nodded and walked in, gun ready, realizing that he was in the study. His eyes studied the books on one of the shelves. He then turned around.

Bang!

Jean flew back, dropping his gun and slammed against the wall behind him, clutching at his abdomen. His head turned up to see who shot him.

A small blonde girl in a white dress stood behind the desk, holding a nickel plated Browning Hi-Power. Smoke emitted from the barrel, disappearing into the air.

Annie got into cover by the door, gun held up, with Eren pulling himself closer to look inside, ignoring the pain in his leg. He leaned against the open door and pulled his gun out.

"Don't come any closer! !" A particularly soft voice shouted.

Annie knew the voice. "Historia?"

"Stay away A-Annie! I will kill him, I swear!" She repeated.

Eren glanced up at Annie. He spoke, "Historia! Please put the gun down so that we can all talk about this!"

"There's nothing to discuss! Don't come in! I will kill him if you do!"

"I highly doubt you would do that."

"You don't know me!"

Eren sighed, but his ear picked up some whispering.

"No…" He heard Historia mutter.

Eren poked his head out to see the desk to the left, around a corner, a barrel pointing out from the corner at Jean, who was breathing heavily. He turned his head to see Erwin standing in front of the door, looking to Eren. He turned back to Historia.

"Historia! If you allow Erwin to come in and take Jean out to get help, we can have a peaceful discussion. No guns!"

He heard silence, the barrel shaking slightly. More whispering. She relaxed.

"Al...alright!"

Eren looked to Erwin, who pulled his gun out and gave it to Annie. He slowly walked in, crouching down to grab Jean's collar and pull him out.

Once the two were out, Erwin went to the nearby phone to call an ambulance. Eren looked back into the room. "I am going to slide my gun in! Then I am coming in!"

He placed his gun on the ground and pushed it into the room, hearing it slide against the wooden floor before Historia grabbed it, as well as Jean's gun, and put it on the desk.

"I'm coming in now!" He warned, pulling himself inside.

Once he got in view of Historia, he could see her lover, Ymir, standing next to her. Historia's eyes were streaming with tears. He stopped in front of the desk and leaned against a wall, holding his hands up.

Historia aimed her gun at him. Her hands were shaking, gritting her teeth. She then saw a tan hand place itself on top of the gun, pushing it down slowly. "Put ze gun down, Historia. He is unarmed."

Historia turned her head up to the taller woman. "But Ymir-"

"Historia."

The girl held the gun for a moment longer, but then dropped it and gave it to Ymir.

Ymir placed the gun on the desk. She turned her head to look at Eren. "Go ahead, detective, ask her your questions."

Eren nodded and looked to Historia, who sat down behind the desk, trying to wipe her eyes with her palm. He spoke calmly and with care, "Historia...how did you get the Leonhart family to help you?"

She shook her head, sniffling. "I didn't...that was my father, that wasn't me."

Eren cocked an eyebrow. "Alright...why would you allow the gangsters to attack the party at the Palladium?"

She looked at him, confused, pushing some hair out of her face. "Wh-what? What do you mean?"

Eren glanced at Annie, who was looking at him, just as confused as Historia. "Well...the same gangsters that attacked the Palladium were the ones that attacked The Warrior. I thought you would know about it."

Historia's eyes widened. "What? I wasn't in control of those gangsters. I knew about the Warrior, but I didn't know those were the same men at the Palladium. B-but if I was in control, Marco and Mina would still be alive. I would've paid them off."

Eren frowned. "Then who was in control of the gangsters? Both Ymir and Nile said that you were in control."

Historia looked up at Ymir, then back at Eren. "I told her I had it under control. What I meant by that is-"

"Your father had it under control," Annie realized as she walked into the room, unarmed.

Eren looked at Annie. "But Nile said that-"

"That she had it under control, yeah. But who told him that?"

Eren's eyes lit up. "Zackly…"

Historia's eyes widened more, shocked. "So that means-"

Annie turned her head to Historia, nodding. "There were two scapegoats for this whole thing. Nile," she pointed at the mayor's daughter, "and you."

Historia shook her head. "No...no no. My father would never let that happen. My father loves me."

Annie sighed. She gestured to Ymir, who was holding Historia's hand. "What she gives? That is true love. Your father, on the other hand, is only using you to get out of trouble. Those photos would've ruined him. And now they are all gone."

Eren spoke, "So...Historia was only pulled into this because-"

"She fell in love with a girl. With a woman. Nobody would have allowed that."

Eren nodded, understanding everything. "So why were you trying to skip town?"

Historia looked at Eren. "My...my father told me to. He said things were getting too hectic."

"Why are there only two guards here?"

"My dad told them to leave, as I wouldn't be needing them."

Annie shook her head. "It's to make you look guilty. If you had guards here, it would look like you were coming back, like you weren't running away from it all. The mayor and the chief of police are only looking out for themselves. Historia...you need to help us prove that they are guilty."

Historia stared at Annie, slowly shaking her head. "I-I can't! He is my father!"

Annie raised an eyebrow. "Really? Because your father would do it easily. He is doing it. Please, Historia. Help us."

The girl looked down, unsure of what to do.

Bang!

A window shattered, glass spraying everywhere, and a bullet hit the wall next to Historia's head. Ymir pulled her down.

Erwin ran in. "The guards are back!"

Annie's eyes narrowed. "The mayor probably sent them. To finish the job. You!" She pointed to the German woman. "Ymir, right? How good are you with a gun?"

"Good enough."

Annie nodded and grabbed the Browning before handing it to her. "Then help us! Historia, you stay here with Eren." She tossed Eren's gun back to him, he caught it.

Erwin looked at Annie. "I'm gonna get Jean in here. Give Historia his gun."

Annie grabbed Jean's gun and gave it to Historia. "Sit by Eren, defend yourselves if you need to."

Erwin pulled Jean in, laying him down next to Eren and Historia, before he, Annie, and Ymir ran out of the room.

The sounds of screaming and shouting ensued as Historia looked down at Jean. "Sorry for shooting you."

Jean smirked. "It's not big deal. I was shot in Germany."

She smiled, put the gun down, and ripped the lower part of her skirt. She wrapped it around his wound. "That should help."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." She grabbed the gun and looked at Eren, who had it held out, ready to shoot. She mirrored what he did, albeit with shaky hands.

Meanwhile, Annie took cover under the window left of the door, Erwin took the other and Ymir decided to go upstairs.

She peeked up out of cover, seeing at least a dozen men outside, armed with pistols, submachine guns and shotguns.

Getting back into cover, she reached up and broke the window with her gun, the glass falling outside. Then she waited, counting in her head.

Three...two...one!

She leaned out of cover, aimed, and shot before ducking back into cover, as a hail of gunfire was heard.

Erwin got out of cover and shot, the gunfire now being directed upon him. He got down, turning his head to see Annie. "Where's Ymir?"

Suddenly they heard a rifle shooting from upstairs, followed by the sound of a man crying in pain before his death.

Ymir pulled the lever on the rifle, a .44 Winchester round ejecting from the gun. In her hands she held a Winchester rifle 1873, which she found in the closet of the bedroom she was in. A box of cartridges sat next to her. She heard the gunfire get directed towards her.

She developed a little strategy in her head, and hoped the other two would get it. She would shoot, getting the attention of them. Then one of the other two would shoot, the attention coming back to them.

The gunfire then stopped going on her. She leaned out of cover, aimed, and shot, quickly pulling the lever and aiming once again to shoot. She got one guy in the chest, and another in the leg. She got back into cover, wondering if any help would arrive.

Annie pulled the trigger, hitting a man in the head. She, along with Erwin and Ymir, had so far taken down half of the force. As she heard Ymir shoot, she pulled out of cover and aimed when she all the sudden felt a spike of pain traveling down her arm. She fell down, seeing that a bullet was lodged into her shoulder.

Shit.

"Annie!" She heard Erwin shout.

"I'm fine...fuck...just keep going!" She switched the gun to her other hand and got back into cover, ignoring the pain as best as she could.

Then she heard the sirens. Police sirens.

"Police! Hands up!"

They heard more gunfire. Erwin and Annie got out of cover and shot at the gangsters, who were being attacked on all sides. On one side, a couple of officers shooting from behind their car. On the other side, a German, a celebrity, and the captain of homicide shooting from the house of the mayor's daughter.

Once the gangsters were either killed or incapacitated, Erwin walked out with his badge held in his hand. "I am the Captain of Homicide! Don't shoot!"

The police officers looked at him, confused. "Hello, sir. What happened?" One of them asked.

"We were attacked by gangsters because Historia Reiss has some very important information regarding the mayor of this city."

"The mayor? But-"

"I will explain once everything is done. For now, I need an ambulance, as I've got a wounded detective and a wounded celebrity."

One of the officers ran to the car, getting on the radio and calling in for more officers and an ambulance. Erwin definitely had a story to tell.

The Next Day

Annie readjusted her sunglasses, her eyes set on the scene in front of her. Police were surrounding a government building, and two officers were leading someone out of it. Mayor Rod Reiss. They put him into the backseat and closed it. He was blabbering the whole time, trying to get himself out of it, meanwhile photographers took many pictures, probably going to be one of the biggest headlines as of recently.

"So how were they able to convince everyone that the mayor and chief of police were corrupt?" She asked, turning her head to the passenger seat.

Eren, also wearing sunglasses, smiled and looked at her. "Well, when not only the mayor's daughter says he is bad, but the Captain of Homicide and a couple of detectives, people are more inclined to believe them. Historia has a streak of being honest, and Erwin is a very good captain, so his reputation proceeds him. They were able to get Nile to talk again too, so he outed the chief of police. Meanwhile, the Mayor has broken all the promises he made when he was elected."

Annie nodded. "So...how long will they be getting?"

Eren shrugged. "Let's see...we got conspiracy to commit murder, murder of many people, including two detectives and an expectant mother, vandalism, assault, attempted kidnapping, blackmail, home invasion, plus a few more? I would hope for life."

"It's a shame Historia had to out herself as a queer."

"She knew the risks. Besides, if people don't like it, it's not her problem right?"

Annie smirked. "Exactly. So...shall we get back home?"

Eren grinned in turn. "I was told I needed bedrest."

And with that, they drove off, ready to start their new lives together.

One Week Later

"We are gathered here on this day to say farewell to Detective Levi Ackerman, and to commit him into the hands of God."

Eren looked down at his dress shoes, unable to turn his head up at the person he knew as a dear friend. All he could do was listen to the organ playing and the priest talking. He was holding Annie's hand. She rubbed her thumb across the surface of his hand

"He was a veteran, an officer, a detective. He was a caring father of six and a loving husband. And a good friend to many."

He could hear cries to his right, where he knew the family sat.

"I would like to invite a few close friends of the deceased to talk of this wonderful man."

Eren shut his eyes, exhaling heavily. He heard Erwin's voice. "I will volunteer." Eren heard him walk up the steps to the front, and he began to speak, "When I first met Levi, he was an officer, protecting a scene. I was a detective then, and I wouldn't have guessed that this little man, who at the time was a month out of the army and about to be a father, would become my partner in a couple of years. A few years later I was captain, and he ran under me. I have never seen a detective so devoted to his work. He was amazing. Probably one of the best. He never seemed to do it for the publicity, which is what most detectives seem to hunger on, or even for the honor. He did it to support his family and keep the streets safe for them. He will be missed. Now, I want to invite someone who was close to Detective Ackerman for the last year or so. His partner, Detective Eren Jaeger."

Eren opened his eyes, looking down at his army uniform that he decided to wear. He had never worn it after coming back home. But to honor his friend, he thought it would be right.

He knew all eyes were on him. He looked up to see Annie, dressed in her funeral attire, standing up, ready to help him.

Annie supported him up the steps, and stepped to his side as he grabbed the stand to keep him on his feet. He looked briefly to Annie, who was ready to help him in case he fell.

Eren reached up and adjusted his cap before taking a deep breath and looking down. He brought another thing he never thought he would wear again.

The Medal of Honor, shining in the light.

Looking back up, he realized he didn't know where to start. He looked down at his hands.

"Levi is...Levi was a good man. He was. But...he was also very sarcastic. A know-it-all. And," he chuckled slightly, "a clean freak. Whe-when I first met him, it was the same way he had met Erwin, I was keeping people away from a scene. Except...he walked straight up to me, pointed down at my shoes, and said 'Take a small break to get those cleaned'. I looked down, and there were a...it was only a few specks of dirt stuck to my shoe. Hardly noticeable to anyone, but Levi, well…. The funniest part was that he actually got a replacement for my spot so that I could go get them cleaned." Everyone laughed, some more than others. He smiled, took another deep breath, and continued.

"When I first became a detective, I was...I was scared. New job. New people to work with. I didn't really know what I was doing. Levi saw that in me, and instead of telling me to grow a pair or be a man, he sat me down at my desk and told me that he was the same way when he first became a detective. He said he would be willing to answer any question I had at any time. And...he gave me a smile. Not a big one, just...just one to let me know that everything will be alright."

He sniffed, glancing down to see Hange in the first row, with a young adult, a couple of teenagers, and three small kids, all of them sad and in tears. He reached up to wipe one of his eyes, seeing his hand was slightly moist. He blinked a few times before he continued.

"He was...I wish I could tell him how much he…he helped me," Eren closed his eyes and turned his head down, "I wish I could joke around with him...one last time. I wish I could...thank him...for saving my life by giving up his own," he gritted his teeth and gripped the stand, his knuckles turning white, "He was...to me, he was...a great teacher, a fantastic partner, and...a very dear friend. And he will be missed." His voice cracked a little. "Th...thank you."

As he was led back to his seat by Annie, he began to cry. As he sat down, he held his head in his hands and sobbed, the tears streaming down his face onto his palms.

He felt a hand on his back, rubbing it up and down. And he realized.

He would always have Annie by his side.

"Wheel me up to them."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

Annie nodded and pushed his wheelchair forward, approaching Levi's family after the funeral as they stand outside of the church. Hange looked down at the detective, smiling faintly and nodding to him. Her words shook as she spoke, "Thank you for your kind words."

Eren shook his head. "It was nothing," he looked to see the young adult, the oldest daughter of the family, rocking the youngest child to rest, "I never really got to meet your children, have I?"

She shook her head. "No...do you want to meet them?"

"Uh, not now...maybe another time. I am free for the next six months due to this leg."

Hange nodded, crossing her arms. "Well...I should get going back home. It's almost dinner time and...these kids need to eat and rest."

"Are you sure you can cook in the state you are in?"

"No...no...my eldest daughter, Petra...she offered to cook."

"That's good."

"Yeah," she stopped and looked behind Eren, "Looks like you got some visitors. I am going to go. It was good talking to you." And she left.

Annie turned Eren around to see Historia Reiss standing at the entrance to the yard, dressed in black, a first time for her. She gave a smile as she walked up. "Hey."

Eren smiled back. "Hey. You're late for the funeral."

"Oh I wasn't coming for that. I never knew the detective, so it would be disrespectful of me. I just came here to thank you. For helping me. I wouldn't be here if you two hadn't pushed me to tell the truth about my dad. So...thank you. I never got the chance to do that."

"So how are you and Ymir doing?"

"Oh, we're doing fine. We got the estate repaired so now we live together there."

"And the people who are against it?"

"It's my life. If they want to chastise me, they can. But I will still be charitable and be the person that Los Angeles knows me to be."

Annie nodded. "Good. We are here to help if you need it."

"Thanks. Anyway I should get going. See you two."

She waved to them as she turned around and left.

"Well...let's get home." Eren looked up at Annie.

"Alright."

As she wheeled him back to the car, he looked up at her. "So...are you going to go back into your career?"

Annie glanced down at him. "Well...The Warrior is ready to open again, and my estate is being rebuilt, but...what do you think?"

Eren smiled.

"We still need our Leonhart."

The End

A/N: Well guys, that's the end of One Dead Broad, One Dead Cop. It was fun to write and I hope you enjoyed reading it. I do have a good amount of people to thank. I would like to thank Insomniatic Titan (or ask-sane-belarus), ghastmine, Nakamatoo, Dorminchu, and Euregatto for helping me as I wrote this story. They are friends of mine on tumblr who join me in Google Docs sessions to talk with me as I write. I would also like to thank you guys for reading this. I enjoyed all of the predictions you guys made.

Now, for further news. I have already started on a special series. Yes it has Ereannie, but I hope to focus more on other ships as well. It is a crossover and you will find out with what when I release it. Until then, au revoir, mon amis!