Hey guys.

I recently saw the show attack on titan and it completely blew my mind. The twists and turns and overall story is absolutely wonderful. However, my favorite character on the show is Jean. I know he is not the usual choice when asked about favorite character but the character development that he went through is one of the most drastic in the series.

I am also a big fan of Jean/Mikasa pairing and think that it would be the coolest and most appropriate pairing for them. The SNK community is flooded with Eren/Mikasa pairing but it just doesn't hold that appeal for me. They are much better as siblings and Mikasa's character could've been even better if she was not fixated on Eren like she has been in the Anime( I have not read the Manga yet. Only seen a little summary).

Also I would like to add that this is my first attempt at writing anything and constructive criticism is always welcome.

Disclaimer : All the characters of this story are property of Hajime Isyama. I don't own anything

_Year 850

The barracks were completely silent. All cadets were fast asleep, except one young man with unique spiky brown hair with a dark undercut and honey brown eyes. The boy's arms behind his head and his eyes looking at the ceiling for nothing in particular.

Sun's first rays shined through the window of his room signaling the beginning of a new day. As if the previous day's events were just a dream and he is going to see the bright faces of his friends from 104th Training Corps, running around and getting yelled at by their brutal instructor Shadis.

Everyone was exhausted, physically and emotionally from the events of day before. The day when Trost was invaded by the titans, exactly the way it happened 5 years ago in Shiganshina. Although there was minimal civilian casualties, a large number of military personnel fell in the attack, members of 104th Training Corps among them.

The brown haired boy , Jean Kirstein, was deep in thought. His goal in life was simple, join the training corps, rank in the top 10, head out to join the Military Police inside the safety of wall Sina and live a comfortable life without seeing the face of a single filthy titan. But as it turns out, life had other plans for him.

Just one day before their assignments, tragedy befell Trost and his life was turned upside down. The colossal titan broke through the gate and the mindless beasts swarmed the city. He almost died, only surviving because of pure luck as well as the sacrifice of his comrades. The comrades that he left behind with their fates sealed by the titans' jaws.

When everything looked lost, hope returned to humanity in the most unexpected form. Commander Pixis used that hope to lead humanity towards its first victory against the damned monsters. The mission to take back Trost was a success, but too many lives were lost for such a small step.

Among the list of casualties was his best friend, Marco Bodt.

Marco was an extremely rare person and one of the kindest people Jean had the privilege to meet. Everyone was fond of him and his easy going personality. Unlike him, the sole reason for Marco to join Military police was to change the corrupt system and faithfully serve the king.

What an idealistic idiot.

But he was the only one who saw Jean's good qualities that he himself couldn't see. Everyone saw Jean as a self centered bastard who cares for no one but himself, someone who speaks what comes to his mind without caring for other person's feelings. He likes to think himself as a pragmatic person who only spoke facts without diluting them with fancy words.

This was the reason for his usual scuffles with Eren.

Eren Yeager is brash and very short tempered and would easily get into fights when his ideals are questioned. From day one he has been spouting about joining the survey corps and wipe out all the titans . He dreams of seeing the world beyond the walls, a dream which he shares with his childhood best friend Armin Arlert.

Although brash, his determination is solid. He never let anyone's comments get to him. On the first day of their training Yeager was not even able to stay straight in the balancing exercise but he didn't give up and succeeded eventually.

His idealism and Jean's realistic approach towards the world is one of the reasons that they never got along during their 3-year training.

Many times others had to break up their fights when things got violent. Most of the times it was Mikasa who intervened before it could escalate further.

Mikasa

Jean sighed, just thinking about her would send butterflies through his stomach and his heart racing.

Mikasa Ackerman, the adoptive sister of Eren, was taken in by Yeagers when her own parents were murdered. Standing at a good height of 5"6 she has shoulder length black hair, pale white skin and an athletic build thanks to their gruesome training.

She is a prodigy among the 104th Training corps and was ranked 1 because of her skills. She is a quiet person who keeps to herself and Jean, in all the time spent with her had never once seen her laugh or express any kind of strong emotion.

He admires her strength and it is common knowledge among his comrades that he had a huge crush on her. When he met her for the first time, he was a boy attracted by her shiny black hair and her angelic features but as the time passed, his feelings grew as he saw her grow into a strong and reliable soldier. She surpassed every expectation. She was the perfect soldier, calm and composed, with perfect grasp on using her 3DM gear.

But what bothers him most is that she clings to Yeager all the time like a shadow, protecting him from the background. Jean could clearly see that her feelings were more than what should be for a sister but Eren was completely clueless to it. Eren treated her like an annoyance, not caring about her feelings. He takes out his frustrations on her, completely oblivious about the effect his words have on her.

No one noticed it but Jean could clearly see her eyes getting dimmer with every harsh word from Eren. She thinks that no one could notice the cracks in her usual stony facade but he knows what it feels to be dismissed so coldly by someone you love. He can see the sadness descending on her beautiful face and everytime he prays that he doesn't have to see her like that again.

Just thinking about Eren's dismissive attitude towards her care brought a scowl to Jean's face. What he would give to be in Eren's position. She deserved to be treated like a queen and pampered with praises and happiness. She is a unique creature, too difficult for them to comprehend but that suicidal idiot is too blind to see what is in front of him.

This was also a major reason why he always got angry at Eren and fought with him so often.

He was jealous.

Of all the idiots she could love, she chose that blockhead and Jean just can't understand what she sees in him.

But this was not the time to swell on such thoughts, he had a lot to think about. Marco's death has sparked something in him. His earlier goals seem so insignificant, so petty now that he has seen the horrors that titans have caused to humanity, joining the MPs seems futile and the only way to survive would be to take on the titans head on and hope for the best. The titans can just as easily break wall Sina and then where would they hide ?

He mentally snorted at himself. He was so critical of Yeager's ideals but they don't seem so idiotic to him now. Of course, he is not going to run around spouting nonsense about wiping out all the titans from the Earth's surface. He is still a realist but the future is a bit more clear now.

There is no other option left for him. He will join the Survey Corps and fight for humanity so that what happened yesterday would not be repeated again and no one else would have to see the nightmare that he went through.

The yesterday's events are difficult to process. The colossal titan emerging and disappearing out of nowhere,

watching the people that he had known for years getting devoured in front of his own eyes,

seeing a 15 meter abnormal titan kill its own kind and later Eren emerging out of the nape of the same titan,

participating in mission to take back the city of Trost and miraculously succeeding,

and finally seeing the dead body of his best friend, half eaten, and all alone with a scared expression. It will haunt him for the rest of his life

Hey Marco, I am joining the scouts, can you believe it? After all the time we spent talking about living in the interior. I always preached about how scouts were wasting their time and only had a death wish, now I will become one of them. He sighed.

The sun had completely risen and all the cadets were waking up. Today marks an important day for humanity. Today Eren's fate will be decided by the court, whether he will be executed or his powers will be utilized for fighting against titans.

In spite of his personal disliking towards Eren, the suicidal blockhead was still his comrade and had helped them in Trost when it appeared that all was lost. He will do his best to ensure that Eren survives and provide them hope.

Hope that there is a chance for humanity to win.

Hope that everyone who died up until now didn't give their lives away for nothing.

Hope that one day they will explore what is beyond the walls without the fear of those human devouring behemoths.

After all, hope was all they had.

That's it for chapter one. I hope you liked it and all suggestions are welcome.

Until next time