Levi POV

Cool air beat against my sun deprived skin, the air was so crisp and pure yet my lungs were fulled with tainted smoke. The sun has shown no sign of breaking through the thick fog from last nights heavy rain, it was a fitting atmosphere for the first day back to school.

"Levi," A gruff voice growled in irritation, "Is this seriously where you've been the whole time?"

"Yeah." I answered trying not to pay too much attention to my new visitor. He heaved a big sigh and slumped into a nearby bench, running his hands through his greasy blonde locks, which was beyond nasty.

"Damn you and your disappearing acts. Anyway, it doesn't matter since I found you, so let's go."

"Eld, I told you guys I'm not going to partake in that dumb ass tradition."

"But if you aren't there we're just gonna look pathetic, you're a legend-"

"I gave an upperclassman a black eye, I'm not a damn legend."

"You gave him a black eye and broke his arm, and you were a freshman. Think of the power you'll have not that you're a senior!" Eld continued to preach at me, which was useless.

"He was messing with me so I defended myself, I'm not going to beat up some freshman just because their a freshman, now that's pathetic." I hissed, stomping out my cigarette and leaving without another word. I didn't understand why these people worshiped me, as if I were a god.

Eren POV

"Damnit why is it so cold?!" I fussed rubbing my bare arms, "It's September, it shouldn't be like this for another month!"

"Well we did get hit by a cold front last night, and with all the rain it would make it pretty chilly out." Armin informed me, of course leave it to Armin to be prepared by bringing a warm looking hoodie and umbrella with him.

"Why did there have to be a cold front the first day of school?" I grumbled trying desperately to chase the cold away.

"Why didn't you check the weather before you left?"

"You think I have time to check the weather before I leave? I got up five minutes before I had to walk out the door."

"Looks like nothing's going to change with your attendance level either in High school." Armin chuckled as he took a glance at his phone.

"I don't see why we have to get up so early, it's not like the school's going anywhere."

"Looks like we better hurry up, I just got a text from Mikasa saying she's already at the station waiting for us." He stuffed his phone back into his pocket and began to speed walk ahead of me.

"Why did she send a text to you?"

"Because you never respond back to texts." Armin smirked, and sadly he was right about that. Of course I didn't wasn't going to admit that.

"Seriously? You too?" I grumbled when I caught sight of Mikasa in a black cardigan and her red scarf, though the scarf was something she would wear regardless. She cocked her head to the side in confusion of what I meant.

"Never mind that," Armin interrupted, "Let's just get going before we're late for our first day."

"So I heard some things about our school from some of the girls in my neighborhood." Mikasa announced as we stepped onto the light rail.

"Oh yeah? Good things or bad?" Armin's blue eyes turned and gave her full attention while I shifted my gave to a window.

"They told me there's a tradition that goes on there where the seniors pull brutal pranks on the freshman and that there's a really tough senior this year whose ruthless and almost inhumanly strong."

"That's gotta be a load of bull!" I snapped my eyes over to my two friends, "I wanna fight this guys myself."

"E-Eren, I don't think you should start picking fights already before we've even gotten to the school. And are those things really true Mikasa?" Armin asked timidly, he's always been pretty weak, not believing in fighting which is something you just can't help but admire about him.

"I'm not sure, but if it is I won't let him lay a finger on either of you two."

I was about to protest but I knew it was useless with Mikasa, I have to admit she was strong but still... it hurts my manhood a little seeing how she can easily take someone down with little to no effort and she's never needed me to help her with anything. "You know Mikasa, you could've gone to that nice all girls school that all the other girls in your neighborhood go to."

"But then I wouldn't be able to go to school with you and Armin." She stated like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"What? Is that seriously the only reason you chose to go to this school, was because me and Armin are going?" I snapped, I admit, a bit too harshly.

"Well yeah, what's so wrong with that?" Mikasa questioned confused and I could see she was also a little hurt.

"N-nothing Mikasa!" Armin came in to try and clear things up and play peacemaker as usual, "Eren and I are really happy you decided to go through high school with us, we would be devastated if you weren't there, right Eren?" He turned to me to confirm what he had told her.

"Sure I guess, but devastated seems a bit- ow, Armin!" He elbowed me before I could say anything more.

"See? Devastated!" He tried to cheer her up, and I'm pretty sure she could tell that what he was doing.

"I see, thank you Armin." She sighed and gave him a pat on the head, like you would a begging puppy trying to please their owner.

"So, this is it?" Armin wondered asking no one in particular as we approached our new school. "It's a lot less scary than I imagined it to be."

"How did you imagine it?"

"I dunno, broken windows, flickering lights, kids with mohawks and brass knuckles." He chuckled realizing how ridiculous it was for him to have thought that. The place was actually pretty nice, well kept landscaping, most students wore their uniforms properly. All in all a nice normal school.

"So Mikasa, what was that about seniors pulling brutal pranks?"

"I told you I didn't know if they were true, it was just stuff some girls told me. They were probably just trying to freak me out."

The inside wasn't so bad either, the wooden floors had a few scratches here and there with faded paint. It was your average high school, really. I must've been too busy observing my surroundings to stop myself from running into someone though. "Ah, sorry man, I wasn't looking where I was going." I apologized as nicely as I of all people could've.

The guy I had ran into loomed over me, he wasn't the tallest but he was certainly taller than me, and big. I had to wonder how much this guy could even lift, and the worst part was he didn't look the least bit happy with the fact I had accidentally bumped into him.

"What the hell, you think apologizing is gonna fix the fact I have a giant ass crack in my phone now?!" He raved getting the attention of the people around us, most of them looking excited to see a fight break out on the first day of school. "You damn freshman I'm gonna make you pay!"

I couldn't understand why this guy was so mad, I mean I guess I could but still, it was an accident! He's acting like I purposefully took his damn and put the crack there myself! No way in hell was I gonna let this guy get his way. "Yeah? Then do it!"

"Eren, stop!" Mikasa half pleaded and half demanded, but I wasn't going to let her baby me this time. We're at a new place where people don't know me, this is my chance to make a new impression of myself as a tough guy who can take care of himself and the people around him and not some loser who needs his friend; a girl nonetheless, to protect him!

"Oh, you don't need to ask me you dumb ass freshman!" His fists we're reeled back ready to throw a punch and I was damn ready to fight myself, but of course you can't keep a mother from protecting her children.

"Don't you dare lay a finger on him!" Mikasa raged, quickly raising her fist and swinging them with such force to his abdomen that he toppled over instantly, all before he could even do anything about it.

"What?" He coughed out with a bitter laugh, "So you need your girlfriend to defend you or somethin-" He stopped mid sentence, suddenly looking very nervous and slowly lowering his raised fists to his side, averting his eyes elsewhere. Mikasa looked to Armin and I in confusion, but the whole room seemed to freeze and everyone that was cheering for the fight went dead silent.

We turned to see what everyone seemed so focused on and saw some short guy with raven black hair and a blank expression sauntering over. He didn't seem like much, but everyone else certainly thought differently. He stopped only inches away from Mikasa and the kid who was full of utter rage only moments ago. He took a long moment to stare uncomfortably at Mikasa then shifted his gaze over to the buff guy.

"What the hell do you think you're doing Reiner?" His voice was like ice, and his question more of a demand if anything. The guy, Reiner, averted his eyes nervously trying to avoid the question.

"It's not what you think Levi, I was just-"

"Just what?" He spat in a still composed manor, "About to fight a girl? A freshman girl nonetheless. I thought I told you idiots I had no intention of continuing this tradition."

"T-that isn't what this was about!" He insisted hastily, " The other kid with the green eyes, he's the one who started this!"

"I don't care about your fucking excuses, just don't let it happen again." The surprisingly scary midget growled. He was about to leave the scene when he gave one last look to Mikasa, it lasted only seconds long and would've been completely unnoticed if you hadn't been paying attention. When he was completely gone the freezing atmosphere melted away, Reiner glanced a glare over to the three of us before storming off.

"I wonder what that was about?" Armin wondered aloud now that all the commotion was over.

"I don't know, but that short guy sure seemed to have everyone's attention." I heaved a sigh lifting my bag more comfortably on my shoulder, "Now that that's all over let's get to class."

"I'll meet up with you guys in the room, I need to go find a restroom."

"Okay Mikasa, see you there." Armin answered for the both of us before she left in the opposite direction of us. Once she was gone I felt more comfortable to talk to Armin.

"Hey, did you notice how... weird that guy was?" I asked my blonde haired friend.

"Well the better question is what was normal about him," Armin dryly chuckled, "The way he was able to shut a whole room of people up with just his presence I think was the strangest thing. But you're talking about those looks to Mikasa, aren't you?"

I nodded, "Yeah, they were... unsettling? I guess that's a good word for it, what do you think they meant?"

Armin shrugged, "I'm not sure myself, they were strange that's for sure. Do you think we should be worried?" I paused for a second in thought, I didn't know what to think except for the fact that I already hated this guy.

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