"Guys, don't do this."
"Oh, come on Petra!" Mikasa waves her hand, dismissing her redheaded friend. "It's just a joke."
"No harm done," Krista interjects. "Right?"
"Right," Mikasa confirms.
Petra only sighs and walks out of the lodge to the cabin only a few yards away. As she walks to it, she looks at the dark expanse of snowcapped mountains. It was 1:15AM, leaving a dark haze over the old ski resort owned by Bertholdt's, Ymir's, and Sasha's parents.
Upon entering, Petra sees Bertholdt sitting on one of the barstools with his head on the table and arms sprawled out around him. He holds a bottle of expensive alcohol in on of his hands and he appears to be passed out.
Petra laughs. "Always could drink more than the lot of us, eh Bertholdt?" She asks, not expecting an answer.
"Levi, are you seriously going to do this?" Jean asks, wariness lacing his voice. He and the older, yet shorter, college student are standing inside one of the many guest rooms in the main lodge.
Levi only laughs. "Of course I am. Just some harmless fun, Jean."
"Hey," Krista chimes as she and Mikasa enter the room. "What are you boys up to?"
Jean avoids the girls' gaze while Levi ignores the question and smirks. "Did you plant the note?" he asks.
"I did," Krista nods.
As if on cue, Annie enters the room. She brushes blonde fringe out if her eyes as she leans against the wall. "Can we get this over with?" she deadpans.
"You don't have to do it, Annie." Mikasa says.
"No, I will." The blonde girl straightens as Krista smirks.
Ymir laughs. "You really outdid yourself, didn't you Bertie?" She asks, leaning an arm on her unconscious brother's shoulder. As she straightens, the corners of her lips lift in a grin, then she notices a slip of paper on the table. Curious, she walks over and picks it up.
"Sasha, you look sexy in that dress, but I bet you'd look better out of it…?" Ymir mutters out loud, confused. "Meet me in the guest room at 2AM, Levi." The brunette girl's eyebrows furrow. Angrily, she exclaims, "Levi!"
"Oh my God, she's coming!" Mikasa yells in a whisper, laughing silently.
"Hurry, hide!" Krista says, grabbing Mikasa's arm and wriggling under the bed. Annie quickly pivots and stands inside the closet, just out of view. Jean, unsure of what to do, stands beside Annie.
"Tch…" she mutters. "Screw you, Jean."
"Sure," he replies, smirking.
"Ew…" Annie shakes her head and turns away from the taller boy. At that moment, Sasha enters the room and sees Levi alone. Or so she thinks.
Levi grins at her and nods, thinking something other than what he's conveying. Dark red spreads across Sasha's cheeks as she begins to unbutton the top of her dress.
"Oh my God she's actually doing it!" Krista whispers, making her and Mikasa erupt in laughter. Sasha stops what she's doing as a look of shock passes over her face, followed by humiliation.
Krista and Mikasa stand up after they've rolled out onto the floor, while Annie and Jean step from the closet. Annie has a stoic expression etched on her face; if anything she's guilty. Jean, however, is holding back laughter.
"Wh-what?" Sasha sputters, looking around at all the people. Instinctively, she covers the unbuttoned portion of her dress with her arm as she covers her mouth with her hand and runs out, her golden eyes tearing up.
Annie's expression turns to one of anger. "Screw you guys! She didn't deserve that!" she yells as she runs after Sasha. Krista lets out an aggravated sigh as she and Mikasa run out after Annie. Jean only shakes his head as he follows the girls, only stopping to turn around and shake his head at Levi. The expression on Levi's face turns to one of frustration as he storms out as well.
Ymir looks out the window of the small cabin only to see her twin sister run out of the lodge crying. Petra comes and stands beside her. "I can't believe they actually did it!" Ymir seethes, crumpling the note in her fist. She runs out and after Sasha with Petra following close behind.
"It was just a prank, Sash!" Mikasa yells after Sasha as the group comes out of the main lodge.
"What did you guys do to her?!" Ymir demands, standing in front of the group with an angry glint in her eyes.
"She doesn't know how to take a joke," Krista scoffs.
"You jerks!" Ymir screams before running off into the woods. The wind blows in her face and she almost trips over a few tree roots sticking up from the ground, but she keeps going. Once, she does trip but catches herself on her hands. They have scratches all over them and are beginning to turn red, though Ymir doesn't notice. All she cares about is to save her sister.
She doesn't stop until she reaches a fork in the road. "No, no, no!" She says, unsure of which way to go. At that moment, movement catches her eye. A gasp escapes her lips as her head whips to the right. "Sasha?" She calls. No reply. This sets warning bells off in her head, making her stumble to the left and run that way.
"I'm such an idiot…" A voice rings, sounds familiar to Ymir. She keeps running until she comes to a clearing which has a girl occupying it.
"Sasha!" Ymir exclaims, running to her sister. Sasha looks back over her shoulder at her twin, tears cascading down her face. "C'mon, you must be freezing." Ymir helps her up and wraps her purple coat around Sasha.
"I shouldn't have listened, I'm so dumb…" Sasha mutters, clasping the coat tighter around herself.
"No, Sasha, they're the jerks who decided to pull that stupid 'prank' on you." Ymir says, attempting to comfort Sasha.
A loud snap makes them look up, eyes wide.
"We have to go," Ymir says, not taking her eyes off of the murky darkness in front of them. More cracks sound, getting louder and closer. Both of the twins begin to run, now fearing for their lives.
"I thought it was only supposed to be us this weekend!" Sasha shouts, trying to keep up with Ymir. She was terrified, but she wasn't trying to hide it.
"That's what Dad said!" Ymir responds. They keep running until they come to a cliff, barely stopping themselves from going over the edge. The two turn around, hugging each other is fear.
A bulky figure walks out of the woods in front of them, holding a lethal-looking flamethrower. His face is covered by a gas mask and he appears to be breathing hard. Sasha lets out a strangled cry and grasps Ymir's arm.
"Ymir!" She exclaims, feeling her feet slip.
"No Sasha, I won't let you fall!" Ymir grabs Sasha's hand as they both collapse. Screams rip through the night as they tumble from the cliff.
Ymir's grip stays firm on Sasha's hand as her other grabs a branch sticking from the side of the cliff. Sasha is tremoring, trying her hardest to not look into the intimidating darkness beneath them.
The man appears over the edge and begins to reach a hand down. Ymir, however, doesn't notice this as fight or flight begins to kick in. She gulps as she yells, "I'm so sorry Sasha!"
And with that, she lets go of the branch and lets them fall into the black ravine.