Chapter 1

I wipe down the polished light wooden counter top with a white table cloth. I look on out the glass window where I see people passing by the coffee shop.

God, why did I get out of bed this morning?

I turn my head back down towards the counter top rubbing it lightly when I hear Armin talking to Eren in the background. Reiner comes walking towards me smelling like spices and sauces.

This is Reiner Braun, some asshole who I randomly met by Bertholdt in a mini bar. Hell, he may be an asshole but I trust him with my life. He's almost like a older brother I always wanted.

Reiner throws his apron on his left shoulder as he sits down on the stool in front of me while he clears his throat "So, Mikasa told me that there's going to be a new person working here in a couple weeks. I can't remember his name but yeah, he's coming from Jinae."

Jinae, isn't that where nice smart asses are from? I guess we could use another smart ass.

I throw the cloth off to the side while I pull out two black mugs from the lower cup boards then I place one in front of Reiner then one for me "Yeah? How long is he willing to work here?" Reiner shrugs while he looks out the window "I don't know." I turn around to get the coffee kettle off the stove when I turn around with the kettle "But, why come to Trost? This place is already filled with lunatics than it needs to be. We don't need another." I fill up Reiner's cup of coffee I pull the kettle away towards me when Reiner says in a sarcastic voice "Maybe one of those lunatics are one of you, Jean."

Har har, at least I don't come from a small town where everybody is just totally asses. Oh wait, shit.

I grin hard at him when I fill my cup of coffee when I look at Eren laughing away with Armin while Mikasa smiles with her scarf lowered down. I put the kettle back where it belongs when I say "I was talking about Eren." I turn around as I lower myself to the counter with my elbows against the wood. I take a sip of my coffee. Reiner takes the mug in his hand while I say "I can't believe we all together got this run down place up and running." Reiner sighs while Sasha walks in rushing to put her purse on the counter when Reiner says "Well, most of us. Also you're late Sasha." Sasha shrugs putting her head on the counter with her pony tail sprawled all over the counter when she catches her breath "I missed by bus this lunch break. I had to run all the way over here." Reiner pats her on the back when I say to them "At least you had a good lunch right?"

Sasha Blouse, I met her at some sort of cafeteria in high school when I had potatoes that I didn't want. The one day I gave her ONE potato she always sat beside me praying for more potatoes. Now look where we are, hella close friends.

Connie badges in the Restaurant when he walks toward Sasha than slaps her on the back "Damn it Sasha, why did you have to leave me behind." Sasha holds her back where Connie slapped her when Connie sprawls all over her back when Sasha breaths heavily. Reiner laughs at them when I take another shot of my coffee.

Connie Springer, I've known him since 9th grade of High school, we both didn't know what we were doing that first day then we both just clicked and became friends with each other.

Reiner looks at the time when he stretches out his arms when he yells "Bert! Let's go, it's our lunch break now."

Hell, I could use some lunch right now. I'm starving.

Connie gets up from Sasha going around the counter to get to the kitchen with Sasha on his back like a tail. Bertholdt comes out from the back room with flour all over his apron setting it down beside Mikasa "Yeah, Annie, do you want to come too?" Annie nods her head when she takes off her apron hanging it on the hanger in the closet.

Annie Leonhart, I met her through Mikasa when we first graduated highschool. I brought all of my friends and Mikasa brought her to the house party. I decided to smoke weed when I decided I didn't want a massive hangover the next day. Oh, what a wonderful sleep I had the next day.

"Jean you going to stay here or?"

Reiner and Bertholdt rarely ask me to go for lunch with them. I haven't gone with lunch with them since they slapped a cake into my face then also made me spill my milkshake all over myself.

I look at Reiner when Bertholdt slips on his black pea coat jacket when I scratch my head nervously "Y-yeah, I'll come."

Damn, I have a feeling this is going to end badly. I hope it isn't as bad when Eren pushed me into the damn pond full of frogs and tad polls. Jesus. I had to get a new phone after that.

Reiner throws his apron on my face when I take off mine when Annie walks by me, I hand over the aprons to Annie when she shrugs then snatches them out of my hand turning around to the closet. I go over the counter spinning around a bit then Reiner stops me from spinning "Woah Woah, wait were you born on a barn? Get off the table."

There goes Reiner and his metaphors.

I sprawl all over the table when I notice people are looking in the restaurant.

Shit.

Eren shouts across the shop, when Armin face palming beside him, when Mikasa turns around pulling her scarf up to her nose "He was born in a barn, that's because he has such a horse face!"

I can use this moment to use that doge meme I've always wanted to use in real life.

I sit up getting off the table when I say loudly back to him "Woah, eavesdrop much! Very annoying! WOW!"

I can literally feel my smile going ear to ear. Who cares, I finally used it.

Eren turns around on his stool when he shouts back like an ass he is "Shut up Jean, we all know that's the doge meme."

Eren Jeager, I met him through Armin and Mikasa. What an asshole, but he has his ways of being a friend. Like that time Eren beat the shit out of this guy who was being an compelte dick to me.

When Reiner turns around heading towards the door I notice Annie is already on the counter jumping on Reiner's back then she says quietly "I can fool around too you know!"

Annie is barley like this in most days, what drugs did she take this morning?

Bertholdt opens the door for Reiner and Annie when Annie bouncing on his back whenever Reiner walks. Then Bertholdt walks out of the place when I follow behind them, we didn't even make it out of the place more than 5 meters and we already heard a damn muffled explosion. We all turn to see what happened in there when Armin rushes towards the door locking it and turning the sign to 'closed' soon winking at us.

Armin Arlert, he was Bertholdt's buddy then I happened to get him as a tutor when I was failing Math. He seemed pretty chill do I decided, what the hell? I can be friends with him.

I notice black smoke coming out of the kitchen when I see Historia running out squealing. Then followed my Ymir covered in cake mix, then finally Connie and Sasha coughing their lungs out coughing covered in black dust then laughing their asses off after wards.

Historia is Ymir's girlfriend. Everybody wanted to be with her in high school. Historia wanted to stay single 'for the rest of her life' until Ymir showed up. I met both of them at drama class when we all had to rehearse for a play, never again doing a play.

Reiner looks at me with Annie on his back for a piggy back ride when people look at us standing there "I guess we have a longer lunch break." I smile at him trying to high five Betholdt when he just shrugs "Erm... I guess we should go then."