Gravity sucks, especially when it starts to way on you. No joke intended but, what can I say? I'm a very grounded type of person. Yes, this is how I was going to spend my day, doing lame ass jokes in my head while watching kids run by and scream trying to catch one another.
Ok, more like trying to take or steals something from one another. Kids, I remember when I was one. Back when I had a family, back when I had hope, when I had love. Back when I could feel the warmth of the sun on my skin, or see the stars twinkle from up above me at night. Those were the days back then. The better days from up above.
The days now were dry, dirty, gross, and just down right disgusting. Staying clean was a dream of the past, or if you were able to get clean, it just made you an easy target to get kidnapped and sold, or worse raped. The better looking you are down here, the less likely you will be left alone. That's why I made sure I was good at fighting, cause I liked to be clean.
I live underground, if you haven't guessed that already. In a house that an old lady left for me after she died. She found me when I was sent down here. Why was I sent down here? Hell if I know, I think it had something to do with my parents murder and the king or some shit like that.
But the Old lady took me in and fed me, kept me somewhat clean. After I came home one day from pit-pocketing, I saw her laying on the ground outside the front door dead, her purse missing and laying in a puddle of blood. That's how I got the house she left me.
The sight of her to see, for me, was hard. Yes, I cried and screamed, cursed whoever did this to the last person I had, but in the end, she was still dead, and I was still alone. I did what I could for her, I dragged her outside the city and where there was soft enough dirt, I buried her. When I was done, I was a mess. Dirt was all over me and my clothes looked like someone tried to kill me with mud.
I walked back to the house and slammed the door shut, locking it. I stripped all the clothes off my body and took two, one gallon jugs into the bathroom with me. I scrubbed my skin till it was red so I knew it was clean. I grabbed the cleanest towel I saw and dried off, walked to my room and put the cleanest of clothes on. I looked at myself in a broken mirror and saw my thirteen year old self looking back at me.
Dark blond hair, hazel eyes and honey colored skin. I was the cleanest I have ever been. I turned away from the mirror and walked back to pick up the dirty clothes and threw them away. My next task, was cleaning the house. I started from the front door then the living room, kitchen, bathroom then bedrooms.
By the time I was done my hands were red and throbbing and my back was killing me. I left the dirty rags on the floor by the front door and walked back to my room and laid down on my bed to sleep. Whatever there was left to do, I'll take care of it later.
I was out and walking the streets. I had on a black old cloak so no one could see what I looked like. I was armed with four knives. One on each arm and leg. I was out looking for money and I was done being polite and asking for it. I was walking past an alleyway and saw three people around my age, two of them were looking at the shorter one like he was a piece of meat.
I stopped walking and moved close to the wall, just watching what was going to happen, cause I might not care about shit anymore, but I can't stand when people gang up on someone.
The two guys stepped up to the short one and threw a punch. I took one step and saw the short guy duck and throw a punch of his own to the guys face, then kick the other one in the stomach, forcing him to take a step back. Before the guy who threw the first punch could react, short guy kicked him in the side then in the face, nocking him down to the ground, he then kicked his face nocking him out cold.
The second guy came at the short guy and grabbed his shirt, threw him on the ground, the short guy then wrapped his legs around the guy and lifted himself up and head butted him. The guy let go of his shirt and the short guy unwrapped his legs. He quickly stood up and hit the guy three times in the face till he fell to the ground and then kicked I'm in the face also nocking him out.
I walked slowly down the ally looking at the short guy breathing hard. He was looking at the two guys then I see him look at his shirt.
"Now I'm filthy", he said, then lifted his head and spun to look at me.
His face was blank, but I could see his hands were balled into fists at his sides. "Nice job" I mumbled.
I saw shock pass over his eyes, but other then that, his face didn't change.
"I'm not here to fight, I was just passing by the ally when I saw those two guy's come at you, that's all" I spun on my heels and walked away.
I walked out of the alleyway and took a right, going back the same direction I was heading. Now that I had my entertainment, it's time for some fun of my own. I looked down as I walked, making the hood of the cloak cover my face. I had my eyes scanning the area, looking for something, anything, that would be of value, meaning people. I took another corner to the left and followed it around till I was looking at four military guards and a merchant, talking about what was in the box in front of them.
"Chance, I told you that my goods are, well you know good and for cheap at that, if you don't want it, then I'll take my stuff somewhere else" the Merchant shut the lid of the box with his foot and went to pick up the box, when one of the Military guards stepped up.
"Now hold on, we didn't say that we didn't want it, didn't we boys. Just leave it here". The old guard said and threw the Merchant a bag of what I guess to be money.
"Pleasure doing business with you", the Merchant said and walked away from them, shacking the bag he held making the inside of it rattle.
"Alright boys," the Old guard said.
"Lets gear up" and he reopened the box and took out what looked like 3DMG.
"Nice, it's new and shinny. I like that",one of the military guards said while strapping on the gear.
"Yeah, like that new smell" another guard commented.
"Hey, he only brought thee 3DMG! He ripped us off!" a big buff military guard yelled at the Old guard.
"That low life son-of-a-bitch!" the Old man yelled in the direction the merchant walked off in.
"GET HIM!" and the three guards ran off after the man.
Only two were able to use the 3DMG cause the third was on the Old guard that stayed behind.
The Old guard was by himself now, just kicking the crate and cussing just to throw a fit about what happened. When his back was to me a stepped forward to make my presence known, when he turned around, he wasn't ready for what came next. I crossed my arms in front of my face with my hands wrapped around two blades, then pulled my arms apart, making a nice clean cut on the Old guards neck. He sputtered then started to cough and blood started to leak from the cut on his neck. He fell to the ground on his knees, then fell to his side on the ground. I could tell it was a slow death, but it could always be worse.
I kneeled down and removed the 3DMG and walked away from the scene. I hid the gear as best as I could under my cloak so no one would see it as I made my way home. I was in front of the house and no one was following me, that's always a good sign. I shut the door behind me and locked it, then set the gear on the dining table. I took the cloak off and hung it in the closet. I walked back to the dinning table and looked at my new toy.
"He was right, it is nice and shinny"
{time skip}
Years have past sense that day. Years of training, fighting, stealing and killing. Years of working, pushing myself harder to do better. Owning the sky in the undergrounds. Ever sense rummers started going around eleven years ago that some guy named Levi was back, I started asking questions on who he was.
I just left my informants house and found out that the man named Levi, once owned 3DMG and had a group of well known thugs that use to live down here, before one day him and his two close friends were taken to the walls by the scouts, and weren't heard from again. The informant also said that Levi left a year before I became known, so that was when I was thirteen.
I had asked him where the man Levi had resided and it turned out that we were on two different side of the underground. That would explain why I never heard of him. Getting all the info I could, and put together that they thought I was this Levi, I had to start the new rummer that this person wasn't Levi, they're called Craven. After a week of me starting the rummer, it went and spread like wild fire. I now became known as Craven to them, and that I have now replaced the said person known as Levi.
Present time. Age of twenty-four.
I was walking down an empty alleyway and shot the cables into the side of the buildings and flew up. I decided I was getting tired of walking.
I was about to retract my cables when something flew at me. I bent backwards and the object soared over me. I retracted my cables and was falling down to the ground, I waited till the last minute to shoot out the cables again till I was just skimming the ground.
I flew back into the air and landed on the roof of a building. I spun to look on the roof tops for the thing that flew at me, and saw three figures dressed in black cloaks looking at me. I just stood there looking at them, not moving an inch or a muscle. They had the same idea except for the one on the right, that person was shuffling from side-to-side.
All I saw next was the figure in the center nod his head and the figures on both his sides came flying at me with 3DMG. I shot my cables behind me while still looking at them and was flying backwards. I know my way around this city, like the back of my hand. In mid flight I flipped my body to where I was now flying forward. I wounded my way through the city taking turns and what not.
I was able to lose one of them, but the smaller one was keeping up. I had to move faster and turn sharper and then finally, I was just barely able to out smart the last one. I wasn't safe just yet and I knew it, so I kept flying. I flew a good few miles till I came to a stop on a roof top that had a cover over it and looked out. I looked around the city and kept my ears pierced for anything that sounded like a 3DMG. It was all quiet for a few minutes till I heard a zipping sound from a few feet away.
"You lost her didn't you, you brat", a male voice said aggravatingly.
"Sorry Captain, she was really fast I couldn't keep up," a young male voice said.
"Don't call me that down here, idiot" the male voice said again.
"I lost her a few minutes ago, sorry sir", a girl said this time.
"Where did you last see her?", the aggravated male voice sighed.
"It was about a few blocks from here", the girl voice replied to him.
"She won't be far, split up and search for her" the male voice said, and I heard the zipping sound again that comes from the 3DMG.
I peaked out from over the cover and made sure the two people were gone. I stepped from underneath the cover and looked to the right, to see a short figure looking out into the city to where I can only guess is where his companions flew off to.
"Can I ask why you are following me?", I asked and the figure spun around so fast it was practically a blur.
"How long have you been here?", he asked. He was wearing a deep scrawl on his face and his hands were at the ready.
"The whole time. You three were the ones that got here after I was already here", I told him.
"So, I am going to ask again. Why are you following me?", I said and kept my face blank, void of all emotion.
"I'm sent to arrest you for countless murders, robberies and trespassing's", he said as a matter of fact.
"If you are here to arrest me, then why are you wearing black cloaks instead of military uniforms?", I asked him and cocked my head to the side with a small smirk.
"Che. I don't have to answer that", his head tilted down just a bit and I could see his hand barely move to what I can only guess to be a weapon.
"No, I guess you don't, do you". I said and looked away, out into the city where he was just looking.
His buddies were no where to be seen, then I looked back at him.
"You're not scared to be here alone with me?" I was curious to know, cause normal people would be.
"Why would I be scared of a little girl like you?", he snapped back.
I chuckled at that, "I guess you're right. Why would you be scared of a little girl who is wanted for countless acts of murder", I gave him a small smile.
"You're nothing but a little pussycat in a cage thinking she owns the world" he said and shifted his weight and moved his right leg back to get in a fighting stance, then he lunged at me.
I stepped to the right and spun around to shove him with my right hand, that would push him into the buildings wall.
"Owe, but don't I?" a questioned back while waiting for him to hit the wall.
He then jumped at the last second in the air and kicked the wall with his right leg to avoid hitting it head on and ran at me with a right hook. I ducked down onto the balls of my feet and went to swipe kick his feet out from under him, but he jumped up and was bringing down the heel of his left foot to connect with my head.
I then rolled out of the way to the right and got to my feet to see him take a swing at my face with a left hook. I grabbed the wrist of the punching hand with my right hand and pulled him just a bit and landed two punches with my left fist to his stomach that would move him away from me.
I then kicked out my right leg for a roundhouse kick, but he caught my foot and pulled it towards himself. I then jumped in the air twisting my body to the right and bringing up my left leg to hit him across the face, but he dropped my leg and bent back to avoid getting kicked.
I landed on my front in a push-up position and rolled onto my back and saw him going for a kick, but I blocked it with my right leg and kicked him back with my left leg. I got back to my feet and stepped up to him this time, and aimed a punch for his left cheek, but what he didn't know was that I was faking the right hook and swung my left as soon as he went to block the right.
I hit him across the face and his head went to the side, I took the chance to kick his side then spun down and swiped his legs out from under him, making him land on his back. Then out of nowhere he spun on his back and grabbed my ankle and pulled it hard till I fell beside him.
We were tossing and turning, rolling hitting each other. The fight ended when I heard a gun cock from behind me. Don't ask me how I knew, maybe women intuition? But I just knew, that it was pointing at me.
"Miss, if you wouldn't mind getting off of my captain now", a deep male voice said behind me.
I thought about what he said, 'get off', then I looked down, I had both legs at his side and was straddling his waist.
"Get the fuck off of me", he growled as blood was slipping down the side of his mouth.
"Oh", I said and stood up, then turned around to see four people looking at me, two with guns aimed at me.
"Well, I guess you are someone special seeing as how he called you captain too, but I can't see how you're a captain", I looked to the man that was walking away from me.
"And why the hell not?", his voice sounded pissed and he shot me a look while he was at it.
"Cause, this little pussycat just pinned your ass to the ground, Captain", I smirked at him and did a half ass salute with two fingers.
His face got darker and I could see murder in his eyes.
"Oh, I like her Erwen. Can we keep her?!" I looked to the far left and saw a skinny women with brown hair and glasses smiling and holding her hands under her chin like a child begging for a new toy.
"Of course we're keeping this animal. It needs to be taught a lesson in respect", the so called Captain said while he was trying to brush off the dirt that was his clothes.
"I know respect, it is given to those who show it first", I said to him.
"Oh, I really like her, I think she would be good for shorty", the woman said, still with a big smile on her face.
"Shorty, that's what they call you? And here I thought you were a Captain. Man, you got it hard babe", I giggled and shook my head.
"And don't worry, I like you too" I said and nodded to the women.
She just kept smiling and nodding her head. Shorty went to take a step at me, but the man with the deep voice threw out his arm and stopped him.
"You two can play later, but right now we need to talk", the tall blonde man known as Erwin said.
"Ok, you first", I said and looked at the man.
"You are under arrest for….",
I threw up my right hand palm out, "I know why I am under arrest, can you get to the point please?", I asked him.
"Very well, we are part of the Scouts. We are not wearing the uniforms cause the Military Police don't even know we are here. Now the military police were going to be sent to arrest you fist, but we took the order before they could get it in hopes that we could keep you out of jail by having you join the Scouting Legion. What do you say?", Erwin said.
"So, if I run from here I'll be chased and caught and thrown into jail and most likely killed. If I go with you, I'll still most likely be thrown in jail, but in the slight off chance that I might be released into the hands of the Scouting Legion to live and fight titans to still most likely die. But I get to live till I'm eatin', maimed or stepped on or whatever. Well, now isn't that a spin-the-bottle kind of answer?", I said looking at shorty, then to the women cause she snorted and threw her head back laughing. I nodded my head and looked down then around to the side, back at the blonde man.
"What are the chances that I will be put in jail and killed and not released?", I asked him.
"Oh, I would say about 65 no, 71 but more close to 91% that you'll die in jail", the woman said with a smile go-happy face.
"That, is not at all, in the slightest bit comforting there ma'am" I told her with a deadpan look.
"Oh, sorry", she shrugged her shoulders.
"But, if you run away now, there is a 89% chance that you will be caught, if that helps", she added.
"Not really, and I think your math is a bit off on the percentage", I mumbled.
"What the hell I'll go, if I die now, oh well, I wasn't planning on living long anyways, really I'm surprised I made it this long, at least I'll get to see the sky again before I go. So…" I clapped my hands in from of me. "where to?" I asked and looked at them.
They looked at each other then back at me.
My hands were cuffed behind me as I was being led, well more like being man handled, down a brick hallway, then past two jail doors before I was thrown into the next cell. I lost my balance with the unexpected shove and fell to my knees, scraping them a bit.
"You'll be staying here till your court date, scum", the guard said then slammed the door closed and walked away.
"The hell was that?", I thought and stood up and walked over to the bed and sat down, then looked at my knees and saw that my pants now have holes in them and they were slightly bleeding.
"Ass hole, now my knees are bleeding and my pants have holes in them", I scuffed.
I stood back up and jumped, pulling my knees to my chest and bringing my arms down, under my feet and up in front of my face. I sat back down on the bed and laid down looking up at the ceiling.
I'm not sure when I drifted off to sleep, but all I know was I was awoken by having a hand wrapped around my throat squeezing till
I couldn't breath.
"So, this is the bitch that killed Andrew?", the scruffy military police guard said.
"Yeah, Mitch that's her", I looked and saw a skinny guy pointing at me with a boney finger.
"I heard you stabbed and sliced him like a damn hog, you low life piece of shit", the guy named Mitch shook me while holding me by the throat.
"Answer me!" he yelled at me.
I was grabbing his hand with my own trying to pry it off so I could breath.
"Oh no you don't", he said and hit me across my face with his right hand fist.
I could feel my nose almost give into breaking.
"You think it was fun killing us off while you were down there, huh?", he picked me up by my throat and threw me at the wall opposite my bed.
I wasn't that light, maybe 125 pounds, but this man tossed me like a sack of potatoes.
My back hit the wall fallowed by my head, then I hit the ground with a thud. I lifted myself up till I was sitting with my back on the wall, then I looked at the men in my cell.
"I don't know who you are talking about, I've killed too many people to remember the few Military Police I killed", I told man who threw me.
"I don't want to hear it!", he walked up to me and went to punch my face but I moved my head and he hit the wall.
"Son-of-a-bitch!", he screamed and stepped back holding his hand.
I smiled up at him with a bloody grin, thin I spit the blood by his boot. Guess that first punch did more damage then what I thought it did.
"Actually, I'm a daughter-of-a-bitch, dumb ass", I told him.
Then I was kicked in the ribs by the skinny-little fuck turd. That hurt a little.
"Nice shot", I said a laughed a bit, grabbing my left side.
"You think so?", he said then kicked me across the face. "How about that one?"
Now there goes my nose, and maybe a cracked cheek bone.
"Ok, are you guys about done, cause" I spit out blood "I would like to get back to sleep", I asked them and leaned back up against the wall.
"You're dead bitch!" Mitch said.
He kicked me straight in the stomach with his steel toed boots. He then bent down and lifted me in the air by my throat and shook me like a rag-doll again.
"You'll regret ever meeting me", he whispered in my ear.
"I already am", I wheezed and I cold feel blood dripping down the sides of my lips.
He slammed me against the wall, then slammed me against the ground. I was already seeing black spots due to the lack of air, but there were even more after the hit to the wall and the slam to the ground. He let go of my throat and hit me once, twice, thrice, against my face with his fist. Then kicked me again in my side till I rolled onto my other side, then he kicked my lower back. That hurt like a mother-fucker.
"I'll see you again later", Mitch said, then I heard my cell door open then close. I glanced around the cell seeing if Skinny left with him and he did. I was alone…for now. That was my last thought, that I was alone for the time being.
I'm not sure how long I was out, but I was startled awake by a sharp sting to face. I opened my eyes and pain filled my body of what happen before I past out.
"Rise and shine, bitchy", Mitch was looking at my face.
Only one word went through my head. Shit.
He reached for me and grabbed my hair and hulled me up off the ground from where I past out from last nights events. He kept lifting me till I was standing, well somewhat standing in front of him.
"Now I can see you better", he said and slapped my face, opened palmed.
I could feel my scabbed cheek reopen with the force of the hit.
"How does that feel?", he asked me with a smile.
"Lovely", I said staring at him with hatred.
His smile dropped from his face.
"Oh really? Well then you'll fucking love this?", he said then head butted me, letting go of my hair so I can fall to the ground grabbing at my head in pain.
I looked up at him and saw him bring back his fist for a punch, and like last time, I moved out of the way again.
"Fucker!" he yelled as his hand hit the wall like last time.
He then kicked me a few times in my side, then bent down and hit me a few times in my face again.
"It's time for my lunch break now, but don't worry I'll be back in an hour", Mitch said and he walked away.
I was laying on the ground, looking at the brick wall through the cell door bars, just thinking, about anything and everything. I was bleeding from my mouth pretty badly and my nose was still draining blood too. My back hurt to move, along with my stomach and lungs to breath. I could hear nothing but the sound of my own rugged breathing, till I heard a door open and multiple foot steps walking. There is just no way it was already an hour. I wish I could fight back, but if I did then I am 100% sure I'll die here.
"She's in the third cell, sir" a male voice said.
I saw two pars of black boots stop in front of my cell, then one walked away, leaving just one par of boots.
"Open this door now, that is an order", a deep voice said.
"Yes, Sir", keys were heard jiggling, then my cell door was opened and the black boots walked in.
The boots stopped just a foot away from me, then I saw a knee land right by my face on the ground, next was a hand on my shoulder pushing me so I could lay on my back. I knew it would hurt worse, but I didn't have the strength to stop from being push, so I went with the flow and rolled on my back. I tried not to make a sound, but a low whimper escaped my cracked and bloodied mouth.
"My god, what happened to you?", I was looking at the tall blonde man, Erwin.
I tried to talk but to move my lips hurt too much, so I just settled for looking at him.
"Erwin" a male voice said and Erwin looked back to where entrance was.
"Is that him?", Erwin asked.
"Yeah, it's this piece of shit" the male voice said. Was that Shorty?
"Sir, I can explain", I knew that voice, Mitch.
I let out a humph. The most I could do.
Erwin looked at me, then stood up and walked away out of my site, I followed him with my eyes as best as I could, but like everything else, it hurt too much. I looked back at the ceiling just hearing them talk.
"You're coming with me, Levi you stay with her", Erwin said.
Who's Levi? That name sounds familiar, but I can't place it.
I heard foot steps walk off, but I could also hear one walk towards me. I looked to my left without moving my head to see who it was, but after the effort, it was just easier to not look.
"What happened to the girl that could hold herself against me in a fight?", the voice said, I barely looked to my left and saw Shorty standing there.
I tried to crack a smile, but in return I think I ended up splitting my lip again.
"If I fight back, I'm more likely to get hanged", I just barely whispered out.
He just nodded his head.
"You, get me a rag and bucket of water. Now", Shorty said to someone that I guess was there.
He then walked away from my sight, but was soon back with a chair in his hand and he sat it by the bed.
"I'm going to pick you up and put you on the bed", he said and bent down to me.
"Don't", I was able to whisper.
"It's easier to clean you that way, you're disgusting", he tched and slid his hands under me, then lifted me up.
I kept my mouth shut but tears were stinging my eyes and it was hard to catch my breath. He laid me on the bed and asked where it hurt? I mumbled to him everywhere.
He then lifted my shirt till it was under my boobs and his eyes got big and I could hear him suck in.
"I shouldn't have moved you", he mumbled.
"Mm" was all I was able to do now, due to all the pain that was now seeping in.
"Levi how is she?", I saw Erwin walk in and then stopped when he saw what I looked like.
"They were trying to kill her by beating her they said. I was able to talk to Zackley about this and he granted permission to have her released right into our care. We'll be heading out after she gets cleaned" Erwin said and walked away.
"Here you go, Sir" a male voice said.
"Go get me bandages and wraps", was all Shorty said.
"I'm not gonna sugar coat this, it will hurt, but I have to get the blood off or people will ask questions and shit when we're escorting you" he said.
I nodded my head a bit and he started whipping down my hands then arms, moved up to my face. He was at least gentle when whipping my face. He was moving on to the right side of my face now, so I turned my head a bit so he it would be easier to for him to reach it.
He was moving past my temple and moving down towards my eye, so I closed my eyes and just felt the coolness of the rag going over my face. It glided down to my cheek and gentle stroked it, then moved down to glide over my lips. I slowly opened my eyes and saw him looking at me with soft, but board grey eyes. He then turned away and stood up.
"Take this away", I heard him raise his voice to the Guard. "I'm gonna wrap you now. It's gonna suck worse then taking a bad shit, but deal with it", Shorty said.
He leaned down and lifted me into a sitting position or one close enough for him to wrap my ribs. When he was down with that he moved onto my head and then stuck a patch of gauze on the side of my mouth.
"I'm gonna wrap the scouts cape around you" he said to me.
He did as he said, and slowly tied the scouts cape around my neck.
"Can you walk?", he asked me.
I slowly moved my left leg to the side of the bed then my right leg and slowly stood up, I right leg was a bit unstable, but I didn't fall.
"Levi, let's go", Erwin said as he looked at us.
"She won't be able to walk, get Kirschtein in here to carry her", so Shorty's name is Levi. Still sounds familiar.
"I brought him with me, Jean carry her to the carriage, please", I saw a boy younger then me walk in and mumbled an excuse me then tried gently to pick me up. We tried a few different ways for me to be carried, but we settled for me holding onto his back. It hurt me a lot less this way when walking up and down the stairs to get out of this hell hole. I was sitting in the carriage now going down the dirt road, it only hurt when we hit a bump which was every ten seconds or less, but it was better then being back in that cell.
About an hour past at least and I could see grass and trees everywhere, I looked up and saw the sky, bright blue and brilliant. The scenery was the same no matter where I looked, But after what I guess to be a few more hours, right behind a group of trees, a building came into view.
"This is where the Scouting headquarters are" the boy Jean said to me.
I nodded my head at him, then the ride stopped, sending me to jolt forward and Jean having to reach out to stop me from falling forward. He asked me if I was alright before stepping out of the carriage holding his hand for me to take. I reached for the hand and he helped me out till I was leaning against the side of the carriage.
"Take her to Hanji" Levi said from on top of a horse, then rode away.
"Ok, so just hop on again, I'll take you to her" Jean said and bent down so I could lay on his back to get picked up again.
"Who's Hanji?" I asked as I wrapped my arms around Jean.
"She's one of our scientist, but don't worry, she is also one of our best medics here, so you're in good hands", he told me.
"Sounds good to me, hopefully she has some good pain meds. I feel like road kill", I said and laid my head on his shoulder.
We didn't talk after that. Jean walked to where ever this Hanji was and I looked around the place, remembering where everything is.
We were walking down a hall way when a door busted open and a head popped out from the door. It was the brown hair glasses woman from on top of the roof.
"Oh you're here already, come on in Jean, just lay her on the bed, I'll take it from here", so this is Hanji?
"Ok, just slide down onto the bed from my back", Jean said.
I did as he said and landed on my butt.
"Thank you for being easy", I told him.
"No problem" he said and walked away.
"Ok, so I'm Hanji and I'm going to patch you up. Now, lets see whats going on with you", she said and walked towards me with a pair of scissors.
"What are you doing?", I asked her and eyeballed the scissors in her hands.
"It'll be easier if I cut the clothes off of you than try to take them off of you", she explained.
"Oh, ok", I relaxed a bit and let her go after my clothing.
When the clothes and wraps were off of my body except for my undies, she gasped and her eyes were wide.
"What?", my eyes went wide and for the first time I looked down and saw what was so shocking.
I was black, blue, green, yellow and red almost everywhere on my stomach and sides.
"Well, isn't that sexy", I mumbled.
"Yeah, you look gorgeous. Now lets get you wrapped and cleaned up".
she was holding a wet rag in her hand and started wiping my sides first, then the stomach. The last place she wiped was my back.
"You have two broken ribs on your left side and five on your right, some internal bleeding, luckily your lungs are not hurt but it sounds like you have some fluid in the left lung, but it l think a rib was poking your stomach so it'll be a bit tender. Your right ankle is sprained and your right knee is a bit swollen, a broken nose, few cuts on your face, back and legs. Other then that, you are fine", she gave me a bright smile.
"So, I'm out of commission for about a month am I right?", I asked her.
"You are right, I'll wrap you up and give you some pain meds, crutches to move around with, if you need help, feel free to ask me ok?", she was beaming with happiness.
"Ok", I told her while leaning a bit away from her.
"You know you gave Levi quite the fight down there. It was pretty entertaining to watch before we had to stop ya. No one has ever beat him in a fight, so seeing that was something. But I think you and Shorty will be good friends. You both have temper issues, are good at fighting and both come from he underground. I think you'll keep each other on your toes". She finished saying and handed me the crutches.
I took them from her hands and adjusted them under my arms and stood up. I was a bit wobbly at first but got the hang of it rather quickly.
"How does it feel? you'll still be in pain but I don't have any wheel chairs" Hanji said as she was cleaning up.
"Well, like you said, I'm still in pain but at least I'll be able to walk around right" I took another test step.
"See there ya go, look at the bright side. You can go ahead and had out and explore, someone will come and find you" she waved to me and went back cleaning.
I walked, or more like wobbled and stumbled out of the room. I was walking down the hall and looked down at the flight of stairs. Shit. I held onto the railing with my right hand and the crutches with my left. I took it easy. One. Step. At. A. Time. It took so long, but I didn't fall, so that was a plus.
I walked to the door that Jean walked through earlier to bring me here. I was outside and looking up at the sky, breathing in the fresh air, nice and clean. The clouds were white, with a lot of gray and a few dark gray clouds. Does that mean it might rain? I thought to myself as I tried to recall what I read from a book, but his was also years ago.
I crutched my way over to a tree that wasn't too far nor too close to the castle and very carefully sat down and leaned against it and look out into the field and sky. I was only here for a few minutes before I felt something land on my cheek, then my hand. I looked down and saw that it was water, clean water.
Then another piece of water landed on my leg, it started happening more and more, faster each time. I looked up and saw that it was coming from the sky. I lived above ground just once, but never have I seen it rain. It was wonderful and beautiful, refreshing.
"Hey, brat. What are you doing out here in the rain?", I looked to where the voice was coming from and saw Shorty standing there, getting more rain on him then I was.
"I came out here to sit and see the sky, then it started to rain. I've never seen the rain before, guess I just got distracted", I said and was very carefully trying to stand up with my crutches.
I managed with the help of the tree, no thanks to Shorty who just scuffed when I almost fell, twice.
I turned to where the castle was and started slowly making my way to the door, trying my very best to avoid the little mud puddles on the ground that were just waiting for me to step in.
"Next time don't space out Brat, I don't like getting my clothes dirty for no reason", Shorty spat out.
"I didn't tell you to come out here and get them dirty did I? it's just rain, they'll dry", I said, still avoiding the puddles.
"No I didn't. So you walking out here and getting your clothes wet was your own fault, not mine", I told him.
Almost at the door, didn't step in a puddle and no more puddles were in site.
"Watch your mouth you shitty brat, just because you're injured doesn't mean I won't make your life hell", he said, and walked past me and bumped me hard on my left side where my broken ribs were, I lost my balance and fell to the ground, landing on my right hip and shoulder.
"Sone of a bitch", I said as I grabbed my side and stared at him as he rounded the corner of the door.
I leaned on the castle wall for support after the pain eased and used my crutches to help push me up like I did on the tree. I wobbled inside the door, stopped and looked down at myself. I was now muddy from head to toe and I was leaving muddy foot prints where I stepped.
Shit.
I crutched inside the door just a few feet before a girl rounded a corner and saw me standing here, in all my muddy glory. "oh my, do you need help?" she asked and had her hands under her chin.
"Yes, where are the showers?", I asked her.
"I can show you where the showers are and help you get cleaned up if you'd like?". She looked worried but willing to help.
"If you wouldn't mind, that would be great!" I said and gave her a little smile.
"Not at all, fallow me", she said and walked in front of me.
I fallowed behind her, we went down the hall and took a left, walked down this hall, and she pushed open a door on the right.
"This is the girls shower", she said and held the door open and let me wobble in.
I hopped over to the shower and sat down on one of the benches and leaned the crutches against the bench as well. I tried to bend down to take off my boot but was struggling horribly.
"Want me to help?", she asked and bent down inform of me.
"Thank you" I said and leaned back up.
"Just be careful with the right foot, it's sprained". I informed her.
"Gotcha" she responded.
Both my boots and socks were off and she helped me with my shirt. That really sucked ass. Lifting up my arms with broken ribs, yeah not fun. She walked over to the shower and turned it on. She then walked away and came back with a towel and wash cloth in hand and sat put them beside me on the bench.
"The soup is on the little shelves there", she pointed to where it was.
"If you would like to stand I can help you shimmy out of those pants?" she offered.
She held out her hands for me to take and gently pulled me up. The pants were now off and I looked over my body. I wasn't that dirty. The clothes blocked most of the mud, the only parts that were dirty was my hair, face and arms.
"Could I bother to ask you to help me wash my hair?" I asked her.
"No problem, I like my hair being clean too" she said and walked me over to the shower.
"And don't worry, I wont get the wraps wet". she informed me.
She had me steady myself by holding out my left arm to the wall so I could try and lean my head back without causing too much pain to my ribs.
"All right, lets do this quickly" the girl said.
And she did. She waisted no time wetting my hair and shampooing it.
"There now just have to condition" she mumbled.
After she rinsed my hair for the second time, she helped me walk back to the bench and sat down. I put the towel on my hair and started drying. I moved the towel from in front of my eyes and saw the girl walk up to me with a soupy wash cloth.
I went ahead and got this ready for your arms and face", she said and handed it to me.
"Thank you, you are some kind of awesome", I told her and smiled the best I can, you know, with the crack lip and all.
"Don't worry about it, we're a team here at HQ, we look out for each other, and you look like you could use the help", she said and looked over me.
"That's nice to hear", I said and took the rag and started to clean my arms and face.
After we were done getting me cleaned up she told me to wait here and she would find me some clothes to put on. So I did just that. She wasn't gone long, maybe five, ten minutes at most.
"Ok, so I got one of my shirts and my room mates pants. the shirt may be a bit tight but it'll do till we can get you your own clothes", she said as she made her way to me.
"That is perfectly ok, thank you for the clothes" I told her.
She held open the shirt for me to put on and we got it on, but like she said it would be a bit tight, and it was. My breasts were showing like they were on display and it was showing a of my stomach.
"ok, now for the pants", she said and spend one pants leg then the other.
"There, all done", she said and put her hands on her hips in a triumphed way.
I chuckled a bit at her antics and shook my head.
"You are fun my new friend. My name is Craven", I held out my hand for her to shake.
"Oh!", she said and shock was written all over her face.
"What?", I asked he.
"You're that criminal from the undergrounds?", she said to me.
"Yes. I am." I confirmed for her.
"But then why are you so nice?", she asked.
"Well, I respect people who respect me. I'm nice to people who are nice to me", I answered her.
"Oh, well then, that's great to hear, so you'll be nice to me cause iv'e been nice to you!" she was starting to smile again.
I think this girl is a bit slow, nice but slow.
"I'm Krista by the way" then she stuck her hand out to shake my hand.
"Nice to meet you", we both said.
So where are you staying?" she asked me.
"I don't know, Hanji kicked me out and said people would be looking for me soon. So I'm waiting for that to happen", I told her.
"Well I can just take you to the commanders office and he can tell you now?", she told me.
I nodded my head, "That would be great", I stood up and grabbed the crutches.
I followed her out the bathroom, back down the hall and was back to looking at those blasted stairs.
"So, this will take a while", and I started to slowly hop up the stairs, one at a time.
Krista was by my side the whole time, making sure that I wasn't going to fall. Which was nice cause at almost fell two maybe three times. When we made it to the from I was still following behind her when she came to a stop by a door and nocked twice.
"Name and business?" I know that voice, it believe it was Erwin.
"Kritsa and I'm with Craven Sir", she said.
"Enter", and she opened the door and let me in first.
"I have Levi and Hanji looking for you, where were you till just now?", Erwin questioned me.
"I was with Krista, she was helping get cleaned up after shorty pushed me into the mud earlier", I told him as a matter of fact.
He let out a sigh then looked to Krista.
"Thank you for taking care of her", he told Krista.
"No problem Sir", she replied.
"May I ask where I am to be staying, and if I can have some clothes, that actually fit me?", I asked him then looked down at my self, as to make a point about clothes that fit.
"Oh, yes well, Krista she will be staying in the room six door down on the left from you, and clothes should also be in the room, you have three pairs of clothes, you'll get more as time goes by. You can go now". He said and Krista saluted and turned to open the door for me to fallow.
"Thank you" I said and nodded my head, then turned to fallow her out of the commanders office.
We walked in silence for a few minutes, walking down the hall and came to another flight of stairs.
"Time for fun again", I said to myself.
"Yeah, sorry there are so many stairs, but you'll get use to it soon enough", she told me as a hopped up these steps too.
"Alright, almost there", she said.
She pointed to the right at a closed door, "this is my room", and kept walking down the hall till she stopped in front of a door on the left.
"And this is your room", she opened the door and gestured for me to go on in.
"Well, its a lot better then what I'm use to having down there" I made my way over to the bed and sat down on the side.
"These are your clothes, want me to help you change?", I looked up at her and she grabbed the shirt and held it out for me to look at.
"Yes please", I held up my hands and she pulled of the shirt.
"Hold on, I have to fix the wraps", I started too smooth them out again.
I lifted my arms in to the air indicating that she can put the shirt over my hands and head.
"Now how about the pants?", she point to them.
"Nah I can get them, I'll get them back to you when I clean them", I informed her.
"Oh, no that's ok, you can keep these as extra just in case, I put the shirt and other clothes on the dresser for you". and she picked up the clothes and sat them on top of the dresser.
"Thank you, I know I've said it a lot, but you have really saved me some hurt and pain" I leaned my crutches against the wall behind my bed.
"No worries, again, we're team mates now. If you need any help at all, feel free to come find me ok? You know where my room is", she said and waved as she walked out of my room and shut the door.
"Well, isn't she something in this world of shit and war?", I said to myself.
I slowly leaned back on the bed and looked out of the window to my right, just pass where I leaned the crutches. It was already dark out or was it just from the rain? Maybe both I decided. Which ever one it was, I was still going to lay down and try to sleep. Try to sleep and forget about the pain that I'm in. Try to sleep and forget about what happened the last two days. Try to sleep, and think about the future, oh joy the future.
Weeks have past sense I first came to HQ, I was now fully healed and aware of what was to be expected of me and was placed in a Squad. I was only on my third day of training with them and Shorty Mc short-short was trying his hardest to break me.
"Oi! Brat why are you late?", Shorty snapped at me as I walked up and stood next to the team.
"So sorry," I held up my hand, "I was busy with something" I said to him.
"Stop making excuses. I don't care what it is, you are to be here on time and ready to practice. That goes for all of brats, the next time someone is late you all be running one-hundred laps around base. Am I clear!?" He yelled at all of us.
"Yes, Sir!", they all yelled and I just looked at him with a challenging eyes.
"Alright listen up, the first day we worked on our endurance of running, the second day we worked on hand-to-hand combat, I still think we need a bit of work on that, but for today we will work on team building", Shorty said and then he instantly looked at me.
"I said team building, do you know what that is or am I going to have a problem with you, brat?", he sneered at me.
"Team building, sound fun", I nodded my head and looked to the other team members.
A few of them just moaned and sighed while the rest were slightly shacking their head with a small smile on their face.
"Oh, it'll be fun you shit. Now that the last person has shown up, it's time for practice. It's a timed race to see who can kill the most titans in the quickest time and make it to the finish line the fastest. Your teams will be Erin and Jean, Mikasa and Armin, Bertholdt and Krista, Reiner and Craven. First up will be Erin and Jean. Other teams line up behind them and get ready for when I say go". Levi was waiting up front and told the first team to go.
"Next team, go", Levi barked and watched as Mikasa and Armin took off into the trees.
He turned his head to look at me.
"I suggest you put that on before your team is disqualified and stuck on cleaning duty for a week", He smirked and looked away.
This little asshole of a man. I bent down to pick up the gear and started strapping it on.
"Next team go" Levi said and looked at me head to toe after Bertholdt and Krista took off.
"Let's see if you are as good as they say you are. You may have been good down there, but up here is a different story" Levi looked away and at the trees.
We were waiting to hear the little man go off. It wasn't five seconds later that the snapped at us to go.
I shot the cables out into the trees and was propelling forward. The weight of my body and the pull of the wires were something that I missed, It didn't take me too long to get use to moving in this thing again, and boy did it feel great to be back in the saddle. I saw Reiner keeping an even pace with me. I looked around and saw a Titan and shot my cables to go after it, I pulled my swords and sliced threw the neck. It took a lot more strength to cut through then what I thought it would take, but was still going to be easy for to get the hang of.
"Good job", he said.
"Thanks, Let's go as fast as we can and get this over with".
I saw a determined look on his face that showed he was ready. I saw another Titan and flew over to it. I was going a lot faster than last time. I was using more gas and using my body to move faster through the air and to turn. I was using moves that haven't used in a while, but it felt nice knowing that my body still knew how to move. I was ahead of Reiner and he and I had already sliced eight Titans. I looked up ahead and saw no more Titans, but I did see the finish line. I rocketed to the finish, but out of the corner of my eye I saw a black shadow fly past up above me.
Levi, I just knew it. That little shit.
I stopped using my gas and threw a wire behind me so I can come to a neck breaking stop and land o a branch. Not ten feet in front of me Levi dropped from the trees and landed on a tree branch.
"Didn't think I could stop that fast huh?", I said with a smirk.
"Sorry to disappoint" I shrugged my shoulders.
"Let's see if you can still get to the finish line", he said and flew at me.
Shit.
I shot a cable into the air and flew up so he would fly under me, then I shot a cable ahead and decided to make a run for the finish line. I was using so mush gas and using all my upper body strength to go faster, my face was being pulled back by the force of the wind. I could hear Levi just feet behind me trying his hardest to get me, but in the underground, I was un catchable. And it's about time that he knew that he was replaced down there by someone who was better then him. And that someone was me.
I saw the others waiting on the ground looking at us bolting to the line. I wasn't going to slow down, if anything I went a bit faster. I knew the only way for me to make a safe landing was that I would have to start slowing down now, and fast, but I wasn't going to slow down, 'Cause if I did, he would catch me and I would not give him the satiation of beating me. I could make it, I had to make it.
I glanced behind me and saw Levi's eyes got a bit bigger. Then I looked back ahead and saw why his eyes got bigger. The cable I just threw out snapped, which means I only had one cable to keep me from falling to my death, one cable to stop my speed, one cable to save me.
I retracted my cable and shot it out and swung my body as if I was in a swing, and lowered how high I was in the trees by flinging myself forward and retracting and re throwing the same cable. The only thing that sucks, is I have to try and land with that one cable now. I turned my gas to use it the other way to try and stop some of my forward motion, but it didn't help much, if anything not at all.
I was maybe flying ten feet from the ground, and was quickly losing trees to shoot my cable to, so I did what I could and lowered myself a bit more. On my last tree, I retracted the cable and threw myself forward and hoped to land and role to a stop without breaking to many bones. So basically, hope for the best.
I closed my eyes when I felt the sinking feeling of falling, the next thing I knew, I felt arms around my waist and then the hard ground beneath me and I was rolling. I rolled for roughly fifteen feet or so, my back and head being mostly the only thing taking the blunt force, while something on my front took the rest.
When I stooped rolling I didn't open my eyes yet, I let my hear rate ease a bit then slowly opens them. I opened my eyes and was looking up at Levi's chin. I quickly assessed the situation and found that I was wrapped up in Levi's arms.
I was thankful, but I knew at any minute he his going to start reprimanding me for how stupid I was and for how risky it was and that I could have died, one of these were bound to be what left his mouth. He unwrapped his arms from around me and sat back on his knees and lets not forget that he looks pissed.
He was staring straight at me with a look of malice, but for me I never noticed, but his eyes have a hint of dark blue in them. But then again, I was never this close to him to notice something like that. He took a deep breath and then talked.
"What in the flying fuck were you thinking?!", he said calm, but he was far from that, he was pissed.
"I was thinking that I was going to roll to a stop and win", I told him.
"You broke a cable line and were using your weight to still fly. You only had one cable line and you wanted to roll to a stop. Did you even think that you could have injured yourself even more, or worse permanent disability! You could have even died you stupid piece of rat shit!". With that he stood up and kicked me in my side.
He looked himself over and was disgusted. He was pissed that he had to save me and pissed 'Cause his clothes were filthy. He looked at me like I was a piece Titan shit.
"Thanks to her stupid logic you all are now running laps. Go! And don't stop till I come back", He turned around and went walking back to the castle, leaving me and the other solders standing there looking after him.
"You are such a dumb ass, what were you thinking?" Jean questioned.
"Yeah, but that was really cool how you did that!" Erin said smiling to me.
"How did you learn to do that with only one cable line?" Amin asked looking down at my now busted 3DMG.
"That was impressive, you gave Captain Levi a run for his money on that race you two did" Reiner said and Bertholdt just nodded and looked to where Levi walked away.
"You should apologize to him though, he looked really worried for a second when you retracted your line and started to fall" Krista said looking at me with a small smile.
Damn it, I hate having to apologize for stuff like this. But, she was right. I should apologize to all of them for worrying them and now for the laps.
"Sorry guys, didn't mean to scare you like that, in all honesty, I have done stuff like that before." I said as I started to un strap the gear "You know flying and having to land with only one cable line working, I'm used to stuff like that. I grew up in the underground and have been using 3DMG for years, so I know what I can and can't do with these machines. But what I do and what I'm going to do, is only half of what I can do, next time when we have free time, I'll show you what I got. Ok?", I told them and the gear fell to the ground.
"Oh, and sorry about the laps", I said and started running from them to start my laps.
All of them down, one grumpy ass to go. I thought as I finished running my first lap. My shoulders hurt and my head has a slight ache on the back, but other than that I was fin from the fall. My mind drifted over to the shorty and was wandering how he fared from the fall. I don't recall seeing in injury on him, but that doesn't mean there wasn't any.
By the time I was done running laps the sun was high in the sky, beating down on all of us that were out here to be in it's site. I was thirsty, no I was more then thirsty, I wanted to drink a well or a lake for how thirsty I felt. I leaned up against a tree that I used as a marker for my laps. I sat and waited, one-by-one the rest of the team finished their laps.
"You guys going in?" I asked and stood up.
"Yeah, we missed lunch but maybe we can find something", Eren said, and we all started to follow him to the castle.
Un known to me, there were two figures looking out of a window, watching all of us walk to the castle, there was also a conversation going on, and I was the man topic for discussion.
.3rd pov.
"I'm telling you Levi she will be a great addition to the team. With your skills and hers, I think he might have a chance, combined with Jeagers Titan ability I think we have a better chance now more then ever". Erwin said while watching the group walk to the castle.
"Tch. Jeager is still hot headed as ever and doesn't think before he opens that shitty mouth of his, and don't get me started at that shitty brat" Levi also watching them to the castle.
"Now Levi, Give her a chance. You weren't so open with authority when you first got here either remember? She just needs more time to get use to the life of a scout, but don't miss understand me, she does need to learn discipline and how to work as a team. We are leaving for a mission in two weeks to capture the female titan. I would like for her to be with us when that happens. Make sure you get her ready, I don't care what it is, she doesn't need to except you, but flowing orders is a must. Oh and as of now she will be transferred to your squad", Erwin said and walked away from the window.
"Tch. Making my life harder then it has to be. Get ready you Brat, 'Cause your life is about to get worse" and Levi walked away from the window.
.Craven pov.
After finding a roll and apple to eat I walked outside and saw Levi walk around the side of the castle. Might as well get this over with. I walked around the same side of the castle he did and saw him enter the stables that were build just to the side of the castle. I walked up and opened the wooded door and saw him pulling out a horse with a rope and tying him to a hook.
"Why did you follow me?" I looked at him and took a deep breath.
He picked up a brush and started brushing the back side of the horse.
"I came to apologize", I told him.
He stopped brushing the horse for a quick second then went back brushing.
"That was it?", he said.
I took a deep breath again and continued.
"I'm sorry for scaring you. I'm sorry I did something reckless that could have seriously injured me, and thank you", I said and nodded my head.
He looked up at me and stared.
"Tch. Don't waist your time with half ass apologies, you're real punishment starts tomorrow,"he went back again brushing the horse.
"Fine then if you wont except my apology then except my gratitude. Thank you for saving me. You grabbed me and took most of the abuse from the ground when we landed, so in short, thank you for catching and saving me", I looked him dead in the eyes as I told him.
"You're damn right I took most of the hit from the ground! Put a hole in my shirt, I have stains to get out of the pants", he grumbled and went back brushing the horse.
"But you know, I am use to doing things like that on a daily basis", I told him and he looked at me again, but he was brushing the front of the horse now.
"I'm talking about the 'flying with one cable line', and 'falling and rolling to a stop with one cable line'. I'm use to being chased all my life, and learning how to fly with one cable was a must for me to survive. Down there people were always told how to stop a person from using 3DMG was to take out a cable line, so I learned how to fly with just one, so that way I was unstoppable, uncatchable and could live for the next day. The stuff that you will see me doing in the future, I wont say that it won't kill me one day 'cause it might, I'm just saying that I'm use to doing them in order to survive, so when I go and do something dangerous, just assume that I know what I'm doing trust me, 'cause more than likely, I do know what I'm doing with a 3DMG", I told him.
He was staring at me now, not brushing the horse or even blinking, but just staring at me.
"I'll believe that for now, But trust? You want me, you want us to trust you when you give us no reason to trust you? You undermine every authority, you never show up on time, you don't respect anyone of higher rank then you, but you're asking me to trust in you?" he threw the brush in the bucket down by his feet.
"Trust is earned here, you don't just get it handed to you. You want the trust of your team your captain, then you have to earn it, you have to show them, show me that I can trust you, then maybe I'll think about you apology. Now get out, I don't want to see your shitty face". He untied the horse and walked him back into his stable.
"Got it", I replied.
He looked at me "Step one, That's 'yes Sir' or 'Captain' to you. You are now on my squad", and he shut the stable door.
"Yes, Sir" I said and walked away.
"What an asshole. I told him I was sorry, nothing, told him thank you, nothing. What the hell, trust? That works both ways". I mumbled as I made my way back inside the castle to find the others.
It was still roughly mid day and all I did was go through a forest cutting titans necks, flying full speed through three branches, break a cable line and almost fall and die. Yep, I'd say its been a full day. The sun was still in the sky but I could almost tell that it was getting close to dinner time, but not quite yet.
Wondering the halls trying to find one of my now ex team mates was getting tiring. 'I wasn't gone that long, where did they all go?' I thought then heard some yelling coming from out front. I walked out front and saw that Erin and Jean were fighting again. Really, could they not get along for ten seconds?
"alright break it up, break it up!", I yelled and walked in between the fighting pair.
"Move Cray!", Erin yelled.
"Yeah, but out of this Craven!", and Jean attacked Erin.
I reached both my hands between both of them and shoved them apart.
"I said Stop!. What part of that didn't you two understand? You are team mates, you are suppose to trust each other and have each others back? But yet you are fighting over something stupid?"
"He started it stupid Titan!" Jean went to go after Erin again.
"No he did, he said you were a waist to be here", Erin went to go after Jean.
I kicked Jean in the stomach and punched Erin in the side.
"That's enough!", I yelled at both of the boys doubling over on the ground.
"Erin thank you for defending me but I can handle myself. Jean, If you think I shouldn't be here then you can take it up with Captain Levi or the Commander." There was a crowed forming around us "I am here to help you fight for humanity, fight for freedom. If you don't want that then fine, But I am here and I am staying, and I will help you fight. I will help the Scouts fight for life. As a few weeks ago I became a Scout, but I guess its about time I started showing you that I have what it takes to be one of you, a Scout. You don't ever have to trust me, I know my background is shitty, but I will try my hardest to show you that I'm not a threat to any of you and that you can trust in me to help you when were out on the field", I kicked the dirt under my left foot so it would hit Jean.
"If you have something to say Jean then say it, Don't talk behind someones back like a coward" I looked at Erin "You don't have to defend me, but thank you and sorry for hitting you", I told him and held out a hand to help him stand.
Behind me Jean had his own friends to help him up.
"No worries, I know why you did it", he slept my shoulder and turned to face Armin and Mikasa.
"Sorry guys" he was rubbing the back of his neck.
"You need to stop fighting, you're only going to get more cleaning duty" Armin reprimanded him.
"Yeah, like Armin said, you have to stop being so hot headed", and Mikasa and Armin started walking away with me and Erin behind them.
"Dinner?" I asked up to them.
"Yes, it should be time", Mikasa answer