Two years ago, a small portion of Wall Maria was broken and those monster eating titans infiltrated Shinganshina District.
Today, I, Eri Sotomayo, have officially joined the military to become a Survey Corps member and defeat those titans!
The reason why is because my parents were members of the Survey Corps.
My mother does research on titans along with another member of the Corps.
My father was an elite soldier, one of the best.
Unfortunately, my parents died from the expedition two years ago, the day Wall Maria broke.
I remember seeings them leave, expecting them to come back. But they never came back.
I remember standing there, watching the soldiers walking by in disappointment.
I remember looking for my parents, but it was my Mom's research assistant who approached me about their passing.
Now, I am determined to follow their path. I want to be an elite soldier AND finds information about the titans.
"WHAT'S YOUR NAME CADET!?" Someone shouted.
My thoughts were interrupted by Keith, our instructor for this years recruits.
"I REPEAT, WHAT'S YOUR NAME CADET!?" Keith shouted again.
"MY NAME IS ERI SOTOMAYO! SIR!" I shouted my response.
"WHY ARE YOU HERE!?" He screamed.
"TO ENSURE TITANS DON'T HARM US EVER AGAIN!" I screamed back.
Instructor Keith nodded his head and went to the person to my left.
It was a tall guy with jet black hair and freckles on his cheeks.
"WHAT'S YOUR NAME CADET!?" Keith shouted.
"My name is Marco Bott Sir!" Marco, the freckled face kid, shouted.
"NOT LOUD ENOUGH!" Keith shouted.
"MARCO BOTT SIR!" Marco repeated.
"AND WHY ARE YOU HERE!?" Keith asked.
"TO BECOME A SOLDIER SIR!" Marco answered.
Keith nodded his head and then walked up to the person on my right.
This guy was also tall but with two-toned hair, ash-brown and black. He has a very confident yet prideful look on his face.
Looking at him from my peripheral vision, he seemed quite charming and good looking.
"WHO ARE YOU CADET!?" Keith yelled at the guy.
"MY NAME IS JEAN KIRSTEIN!" Jean yelled.
"AND WHY ARE YOU HERE!?" Keith asked.
"TO JOIN THE MILITARY POLICE SIR!" Jean answered.
Oh that's too bad. I thought to myself. We won't be in the same group when we graduate.
"Military Police eh?" Keith questioned as he stared at Jean.
Within a couple of seconds, Keith headbutted Jean and Jean fell to the ground.
"YOU CAN'T BE IN THE MILITARY POLICE IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE THIS PAIN!" Keith screamed and moved on.
Marco and I stood there in shock.
Keith didn't have a single care in what he did and moved to the front.
Wow Instructor Keith is very strict.
Our time was spent with Keith explaining what it means to be a part of the military and how we'll be stuck with him for the next three years.
He also mentioned that only the top 10 are able to join the Military Police.
I strive to be the top but I don't plan on joining the police. I know what I want to do.
We were dismissed for the day.
The first thing I did was approach Jean.
"Hi there. How's your head?" I asked.
"It's fine." Jean responded.
"You sure? Your forehead is red." I said, pointing at his head.
"I said it's fine! Didn't hurt at all." He scoffed.
"Really? You looked like you were in a lot of pain." Marco said as he approached the two of us.
"Like I said! It was nothing!" Jean yelled.
"Okay. If you say so." I said sarcastically.
With that, Marco and I gave a light laugh.
Jean was glaring at us and we immediately stopped.
The three of us headed to the dining area, picked up our food and sat together at an empty table.
I guess we somehow formed a group from my conversation starter.
"So Eri." Jean spoke as we were eating.
"Yeah?" I looked at him as I took a bite of my weird tasting food.
"Back there, you mentioned that you wanted to ensure titans won't harm us. Does that mean you plan on joining the Survey Corps?" He asked.
I nodded my head and swallowed my food.
"Yup. I do plan on joining the Survey Corps." I said with a smile.
"Why?" Marco asked.
I looked at my new friends.
I guess it doesn't hurt to talk about my parents.
"Well, my parents work with the Survey Corps. Unfortunately, they died from an expedition two years ago. I plan on following their path and become an elite soldier." I answered with a wide smile.
I'm always proud of my parents.
"Wow, it's cool you have your life planned out. I don't even know which group I want to join." Marco said.
"Well I know for sure that I'll be top of the recruits and join the Military Police." Jean said with a smirk and crossed his arms.
"Why do you want to join the police?" I asked curiously.
"That's because I want to work for the King. Keep myself away from all of that disaster." Jean said.
My eyes widened in shock.
I'm sort of disappointed to hear that from Jean.
"I see." I said with a slight frown.
"What a coward!" Someone shouted from the table over.
"What!?" Jean shouted and stood up from his seat.
I looked over the tables to see who it was that spoke.
It was from a guy named Eren Jaeger.
Earlier today, Eren mentioned that he wants revenge on the titans. That was his reason for joining the military. I heard rumors that he, along with his two friends Armin Arlet and Mikasa Ackerman, are survivors from Shinganshina District.
I can understand Eren's reason. It's sort of similar to mine.
"I said you're a coward." Eren said towards Jean.
"Why do you think that?" Jean asked, trying not to lose his temper.
"That's because you're just going to take advantage of the soldier status and act like an asshole just like every other police member." Eren said.
"Say that to my face you bastard!" Jean shouted.
Eren and Jean moved away from their seats and stood in front of each other.
They were glaring menacingly at each other, ready to start a fight.
"Hey you two, now's not the time to fight." A guy named Conny Springer approached them.
Mikasa walked up to Eren and pulled his ear.
"Eren. No fighting." She said.
"Yeah. Yeah. Whatever." Eren spat on the ground and walked away with Mikasa.
"That's right. Walk away." Jean said, taunting Eren.
"You're still a coward!" Eren yelled.
"Say that again!" Jean yelled back.
Mikasa pulled Eren's ear once again while I walked up to Jean.
"Stop Jean!" I shouted and pulled his arm.
Jean continued to stand there and glare towards Eren's direction.
"Marco, Eri. Let's go." Jean scoffed and walked away.
Marco and I looked at each other and followed Jean.
We all left the dining area and walked back to the cabins.
"That bastard must think he's cool or something. I don't care if he's a survivor from Shinganshina. He has no right to say that about me." Jean ranted.
"Don't be mad Jean. Maybe Eren misunderstood your reason for wanting to join the police." I said, trying to calm him.
"Yeah. I agree with Eri." Marco said.
"Whatever. I already hate that guy." Jean said.
"Men." I said with a sigh.
I waved at my friends and went inside my cabin.
I went to my room and sat on my bed.
I just realized, I don't even know who are my roommates are. I thought to myself.
I waited a couple of minutes for everyone else to come.
My room had four beds.
"I wonder who my roommates are for the next three years." I whispered.
After another minute, the door opened and in came three girls.
It was Annie Leonhart, Sasha Blouse and Mikasa.
"Hey there ladies. I guess we're going to be roommates until graduation." I said with a smile.
Mikasa and Annie kept quiet. They nodded their heads and went straight to their beds.
Sasha on the other hand, she jumped on top of me.
"Do you know how pretty you are Eri!?" Sasha said
I was startled by this.
"W-What?" I looked at her confused.
"Oh I'm excited to have you as my roomie!" Sasha said as she hopped off and jumped on her bed.
I looked at Annie and she was deep in her thoughts.
"We should all rest. Instructor Keith said we're going to learn the maneuvering device in the morning." Mikasa said.
"You're right Mikasa. Good night ladies." I said as I turned off the light.
I didn't get any response so I tucked myself in and shut my eyes.
Even though today was the first day, I feel confident that we're all going to train well.