Chapter 1
Silence fell across the room of Night Raid HQ as Najenda sat down in her throne. She pulled out a cigarette and lit it as the other Night Raid members in the room formed a semicircle around her.
"We have a new mission today." She told them
"Who are we killing this time boss?" Lubbock asked while fiddling with Imperial Arms Cross Tail "A king? A merchant? Anyone not on the usual list of occupations basically?"
"Fear not Lubbock, our target is a young alchemist by the name of Edward Mustang." Najenda explained
Everyone froze and looked at their boss.
"Say what now?" Lubbock said
"I'm sorry but did you say we're going to kill the Fuhrer of Central's son?" Chelsea asked
"We aren't killing him, that was purely to see your reactions. More or less looking for new talent. They know we're coming to check him out. His father is a bit hesitant and his mother absolutely won't let him join." Najenda further explained
"So we need to assure them of his safety?" Tatsumi asked "That's our goal?"
"Yes. Also take this as a chance to get some time to relax in the Central District." Najenda told them
"But wait, Central is far away. Is it not?" Leone asked her boss with a confused look on her face
"We have means of getting there quickly. Leave that to me." Najenda stood up to leave but before she left the room she stopped "Don't forget to pack. We leave tomorrow."
After Najenda left the room, the members of Night Raid all scrambled to their rooms to pack.
Tatsumi was the first to finish packing and decided to take a small stroll through the forest. It was night so he made sure he knew his location at all times. He reached the cliffside where his friends were buried. He sat down and admired the moonlight. Tatsumi then heard noises coming from down the cliff. He stood up and walked over, however, he couldn't see much due to the tree's below him.
"What's the harm in going down there?" He asked himself
"Pretty bad if you don't know what you're doing." A voice said from behind him "You could get yourself killed."
Tatsumi drew his sword and spun around to face the mysterious person.
They were wearing a green cloak and had black hair. They had what looked like scabbards with gas canisters attached to the top of them on his sides.
"Put the sword down boy. Or else you may just regret this." The man said raising his own sword
"Who are you?" Tatsumi asked gripping his sword even tighter
Just then, a light-ginger haired girl landed next to the man.
"Captain, we need your help down below. The titans are advancing faster than we can stop them." She said
"I'll be down shortly Petra. Tell Eld to pull the forces back to Hange Zoe's location." He told her
"Yes sir." She said running and jumping off the cliff
"Wait!" Tatsumi tried to stop her but she jumped off before he could stop her
He heard something hit the cliff face. He looked over and saw a grappling hook embedded into the rock wall, then her further down.
"I know what I'm doing, don't worry about me!" Petra told Tatsumi as she released the hook and retracted it back into her launcher located on her hip
She fired another one and quickly disappeared into the trees below the cliff.
The man walked up next to Tatsumi, who was staring down the cliff.
"Hate to break our conversation short. But I'm needed." He told Tatsumi "You heard the lady."
"Who are you?" Tatsumi asked again
"Captain Levi of the Scout Regiment." Levi told Tatsumi as he jumped down to join his friends in battle
"Captain Levi." Tatsumi repeated to himself
"Tatsumi!" He heard come from behind him
He looked around to see Mine running at him.
"Hey Mine!" Tatsumi replied
"You've been out for a while. We all got worried about you." She said starting to blush "Some of us more than others."
"I'm sorry. Didn't mean to keep you all waiting. Let's head back." Tatsumi told her as they started to head back
Upon arriving back at HQ, Tatsumi went back to his room. He layed down on his bed and remembered the group Levi said he was with.
"Scout Regiment." He heard himself say out loud
"What are you mumbling this time?" He heard Lubbock say from the door
"Why's my door wide open!" Tatsumi asked sitting straight up and seeing his friend with a half eaten apple in his hand
"You left it open dumbass." Lubbock told him as he walked away, taking a bite of his apple
Tatsumi got up and closed the door. Returning back to his train of thought. He decided he would do more research on the matter tomorrow. He needed to sleep the night off.
Morning came and Tatsumi woke up to the sound of Mine knocking on his door.
"If I have to knock one more time I'm going to blast open your door!" He heard her yell
"Hold on! Let me get dressed!" He yelled back
Mine then got an idea. She saw Leone walking to breakfast when she asked for her help.
"What do you need help with?" Leone asked
"I have a plan." Mine told her
Leone listened to the plan before quickly agreeing. They opened Tatsumi's door and just stared at him. He looked back at them. Then down at himself. He was wearing just his boxers.
"What are you two doing!" He asked them
"Admiring." Leone told him as a huge smile grew across her face "What are you hiding in there?"
Tatsumi walked over and slammed the door shut. They heard a locking sound almost immediately after.
"That was fun." Leone said leaving to go to breakfast
Mine waited outside until Tatsumi was dressed. He walked out and noticed her standing against the wall.
"Mine?" He asked
"Huh, oh Tatsumi your dressed finally!" She said
"Yeah, let's head to breakfast." He told her
"Wait for a second." Mine told him
He turned around to face her and She quickly hugged him.
"Mine?" Tatsumi asked
"Don't ever go out alone at night again. I was worried you might have died." She said
He returned her hug and laughed a bit.
"Next time you can come with me." He told her
They heard a squeal of excitement. Mine turned around to notice her friend Sheele running at them. Her purple hair flowing behind her.
"You two are finally a thing!" She said in excitement hugging both of them
Bulat and Lubbock were walking by and noticed Tatsumi's expression of help.
"Excuse us ladies but we need Tatsumi for training today." Bulat said picking up Tatsumi "You can have him back later."
The men then left for the training grounds as Chelsea walked up with Akame to the girls.
"What was that about?" Akame asked
"Mine's in love." Sheele told them
"I'm not in love with him!" Mine argued back
"Oh please. You totally are!" Chelsea told her putting a lollipop in her mouth and fixing her red hair "It's written all over your face."
Leone heard the conversation and ran over to join them.
"How about this. First one to kiss Tatsumi gets to date him." Leone told them
"Sounds like fun." Chelsea said giving Mine a sly look
"Then its settled! The three contestants are Mine, Chelsea, and Leone." Sheele told them
"Fine then." Mine grumbled before leaving "I'm going to win no matter what."
"Say what you want sweetheart." Chelsea called after her
Mine promptly gave Chelsea the middle finger and continued her walk.
"Tatsumi, you need to channel the energy through the blade. That way you can give a more powerful swing." Bulat told him
Tatsumi did what Bulat told him to do and attacked him. Bulat blocked the attack and lowered his sword.
"Good job Tatsumi. Now we do physical training." Bulat told him
Lubbock was sitting on the sideline when he got bored.
"Hey Tatsumi, what were you doing hugging Mine this morning?" He asked "What's the deal with you two anyway?"
"She was worried about me when I disappeared last night." Tatsumi said while doing pushups
"If I didn't know better, I'd say you like her." Lubbock said before he felt something hit him
He fell off the railing he was sitting on and landed on the ground.
"What the hell!" He said sitting up rubbing his head
"Stop spouting nonsense Lubbock!" Mine said
Tatsumi stood up and walked over to help him stand.
"Hey Mine!" He said as he helped his friend stand
She looked at Tatsumi an blushed instantly.
"I have to go!" She said running away from them "Sheele needed me for something."
"Told you!" Lubbock said "I should have bet on it damn it."
"Oh Tatsumi!" Leone called walking in swaying her hips
"Bro," Lubbock said "forget Mine. Go with Leone."
"Tatsumi dear!" Chelsea said appearing next to Leone
"I hate you so much right now." Lubbock said facepalming
Mine was sitting in her room. He knees close to her chest and her head resting on her knees.
"Mine? Is everything ok in there?" Sheele asked knocking on the door
Mine stood up and opened the door. Sheele noticed how red her eyes were. She quickly pulled Mine into a hug.
"What's wrong?" Sheele asked her friend
"You were right all along. I'm in love with Tatsumi." Mine said through tears
"Well you just have to tell him. I'm certain he feels the same way." Sheele explained
"I try, but he's always with his friends." Mine told her
"Then wait until he's alone." Sheele told her
"That was weird." Tatsumi said after Leone and Chelsea left
"You have three girls after you. Which one do you like the most?" Bulat asked "You'll have to pick soon. Otherwise it'll get ugly."
Before Tatsumi could answer Najenda showed up.
"Tatsumi, you have a visitor." She said
"Who is it?" He asked
Miss Najenda stepped aside to reveal Captain Levi.
"So, you're name is Tatsumi?" Levi asked "Nice to meet you."
"Yeah, why are you here?" Tatsumi replied
"We're on our way to Central to pick up some supplies. The rest of the troops left with Commander Erwin. My squad and I decided to check out this place. Miss Najenda said we could join you on your trip to central." Levi explained
"Cool! It'll be great to meet you all." Tatsumi said
"That opportunity is now. We need to leave earlier than expected." Najenda told him as she and Levi left
They gathered up the members of Night Raid and met in the living room. Levi and his squad were up front next to Najenda.
"Who are the new guys?" Leone asked Najenda "More assassins sent by the army?"
"This is Captain Levi and his squad Petra, Oruo, Eld, and Gunther. They will be accompanying us on our trip to central." Najenda said "They are not assassins."
"This seems like it'll be fun." Oruo grumbled under his breath
He received an elbow to the stomach from Eld almost immediately after.
"The Fuhrer was nice enough to send us transportation to take us to the train station." Najenda informed them
Sheele nudged Mine then pointed to Tatsumi.
"We can fit four to a car. Pick your partners and let's move out." Najenda told them as she left the room
"You have 10 minutes to pick who you're riding with. At least one of my team members shall accompany you in each car." Levi told them before leaving also
They started to form groups shortly after. Susanoo, Bulat, Lubbock, and Gunther were one car. Leone, Sheele, Chelsea, and Eld were another car. Akame, Tatsumi, Mine, and Petra were the last car. Oruo ended up riding with Najenda and Levi.
After they formed their groups, they ran to their rooms to grab their luggage and began loading the cars. Najenda's car was in the front, followed by Gunther's, Eld's and Petra's was in the back. They all loaded in the cars the cars were designed to sit 4 people in the back. All four of them were sitting in the back while they drove to the train station. Tatsumi and Mine were sitting on one side while Akame and Petra sat on the other.
"So Petra, isn't it?" Tatsumi asked
"Yup. Nice to meet you again Tatsumi." Petra smiled "This time for real and not at midnight."
"So what is is that you guys do?" Mine asked "Looks like some fancy equipment you have there."
"The Scout Regiments main goal is to learn all we can about the titans. However, they managed to venture farther out than we expected." Petra explained "We were in the middle of fighting them when Tatsumi met Captain Levi."
"So what do titans look like?" Akame asked
"They vary from 3-20 meters tall. Majority of them just try to eat humans, but sometimes we'll encounter a variant titan that has a different pattern than the other titans. We generally deal with those titans first to minimize casualties." Petra told them
"Sounds interesting." Tatsumi said
"It's hard work. We've lost many comrades due to the titans. However, that's why we perfect our 3D maneuver gear training. We can move around easily and stay alive for longer." Petra further explained
"So is that what you and the Captain were using that night?" Tatsumi further inquired
"Yup, Captain Levi hand picked all of us to be a part of his squad." Petra smiled
"It's like the same for Night Raid. Boss hand picked all of us." Akame mentioned
"It's going to be a while before we get to the train station. I would advise getting some rest." Petra said as she started to hand out pillows and blankets to the rest
"Thank you." Akame said before quickly falling asleep
Petra fell asleep shortly after Akame did, this left Tatsumi and Mine the only two left awake.
"Tatsumi?" Mine asked
"Yeah?" He replied
"Can I talk to you when we get to Central?" She asked facing forward
"Sure thing Mine!" Tatsumi said
Mine yawned and rested her head on Tatsumi's shoulders, falling asleep shortly after. Tatsumi put the blanket over them and rested his head on hers. They still had a couple hours to go until they reached the train station.