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Today was the big day for everyone. Today was the day they finally were able to choose which group to enter.
The short Corporal sighed as a large flock of expected teens headed his way. He could only imagine how disgusting they would be. After eying a few cadets who were heading his way, he couldn't help but wonder if there was such thing as a talented person in the crowd.
Then he remembered about the top ten.
Mikasa, Reiner, Bertholdt, Annie and the rest in the crowd, scattered.
He blinked a few times as his eyes met a murky, dull greyish-blue color set of eyes, briefly remembering something about a girl who had long, light hair with a long, marring scar on her eye who ranked twelve with her sister in the top ten. Ah, yes, her. The brat who helped a cadet with cleaning duty. The brat who ran such long distances. The brat who suddenly climbed her way to the top at the very last term, almost making it to the 10th place- but no, due to her lack of effort from the beginning to the middle, she was ranked as number twelve, her sister ranking as tenth instead. She was the infamous Lynnette Blanche, her sister being Lily Blanche. According to Keith, their instructor, she suddenly began to show a tremendous amount of skill at the last second.
As Erwin began to speak, Levi eyed her, scrutinizing her. Her mid-back length hair was a nice shade of ecru which seemed to glisten as vanilla-blonde in the light. She had side bangs which swooped from to her right to the left. His eyes trailed lower to look at her face. Immediately, he found her dim eyes disgusting. Her skin was livid and pale in an unhealthy fashion, though her lips were miraculously a contrasting light red color. He silently questioned himself: 'How could someone be so pale even after going through all that training... Doesn't she eat her share?' The girl was shorter than him, from what it seemed. He trained his eyes to the girl next to her- who he believed was her sister.
A brilliant shade of red and brown- cordovan, he believed it was called, long hair with straight bangs and with eyes of bright, greenish grey which he had come to realize were staring into his own eyes. She narrowed her eyes at him in suspicion.
Levi composed himself and slowly turned his head, pretending to inspect the others.
Lily blinked twice, still suspicious. He had stared at her sister and herself longer than the others. Brushing this fact off, she switched her gaze to Erwin, who was now asking those who did not want to stay in this legion to leave.
Lynne sucked in a huge amount of air, her legs suddenly trembling. Isn't this what she wanted? Wasn't this what she trained for for all those hellish years? The poor girl felt as though she could faint at any moment, the long, horrid scar which trailed from her upper eyelid to her cheekbone burning like a painful reminder.
Lily noticed this. She gave her sister a little reassuring nudge, which automatically brought her back to her senses. Though Lynne still seemed unsettled, she pretended to focus on what was happening before her, folding her arms behind her back.
Lily looked around to see many familiar faces staying. She gave a worried look to those who seemed like they were going to break down before turning her attention back to the front.
Erwin seemed to glance over at the cadets, "Can you die if you're ordered to?"
Jean hesitated for a moment before firmly shouting back: "We don't want to die, sir!"
Erwin, after hearing that, smirked. "Is that so? I like the look on your faces..." He began before shouting to the new recruits: "Then, I welcome everyone to the Survey Corps! This is a true salute." He demonstrated the salute by swinging his right arm over to chest, the other behind him. "Offer up your hearts!"
Levi noticed that everyone had a kind of gleam in their eyes as they all saluted, though some wore a look of fear and panic. Christa, the poor girl looked as though she wanted to cry. He then gave a quick glance at the sisters.
Lynne's face was of horror whilst Lily's was of determination.
He couldn't help but smirk at this. Maybe he had thought wrong of all of them.
"You have done well to endure your fears," Erwin admitted, "you are brave soldiers. You have my heartfelt respect."
The cordovan haired girl smiled at this.
"You are all called off for today. We will meet tomorrow near the horse stalls at eight AM for training. Get sleep, soldiers."
And with that being said, the crowd slowly twisted around and walked away from the scene, some more frightened than others, and some feeling brave.
"L-Lily!" Sasha wailed, running to the faded-mint eyed girl, fear written all over her face even as she said: "W-we made it..!"
The elder Blanche turned her head and sent Sasha a smile of reassurance, "I guess we did, right, Sasha?"
Mikasa walked up beside Sasha, a stern look on her face, "Don't be so happy yet," she frowned, "we have training tomorrow."
Lily scoffed, "When did we not?"
Mikasa sighed, brushing her question off. Sasha took this as an opportunity to talk about food, and how she knew how good Lily could cook. Lily would only roll her eyes and laugh while Mikasa continued to listen, giving small nods every now and then.
Lynne walked closely behind them, having her daily friendly conversation with Armin.
"Aren't you scared..?" Armin queried the sickly pale-skinned 17 year old. Before she could answer, he quickly scanned her face. "If she looked much more vivacious... and if that scar wasn't on her face... she would look really pretty..." He thought to himself, fighting a small blush which he knew was going to spread across his face like wildfire. To be honest, everyone knew about Armin's crush on Lynne. Ever since that day in training where she had helped him up, they'd been close. People often teased Armin and Lynne. Armin has already tried advancing on her, giving hints here and there, for she didn't seem to know about the large crush he held for her.
"Of course..." Lynne mumbled, her eyebrows furrowing, "You'll never know what's going to happen." She gave a small nervous sigh before turning to look at the blonde. She smiled, "Let's fight for our freedom, Armin."
Armin opened his mouth to say something before closing it. He smiled back at her, "Yeah, let's do that!" He agreed rather cheerfully.
Lynne looked at her left hand, rubbing her wine red birthmark which looked similar to a wine stain, "I hate how pale I am," she frowned, "doesn't it make me look dead? I swear, my lips are going to turn blue..." She lifted a hand and touched her lips.
Armin laughed, "I doubt your lips will turn blue, but Lynne, you really do need to eat more."
Lynne gave him a worried look, "You think I'll die soon if I don't eat too much?"
"Of course," Armin's gaze softened, "come on, you need to eat more."
Lynne pursed her lips, "I'll try... but what about that cat? And you guys- it feels like I'm taking all the food whenever I eat."
The blue eyed boy shot her a look, "Forget about that cat, it could feed itself, and no, you don't take all the food. Your share is equal to everyone's." The boy continued to walk with the girl, eying the dorms in front of them.
Lynne didn't reply, but only continued to walk forward. She looked down at the ground, the sudden realization washing over her, causing her to slightly tremble. She could die any day, any time, and one of these days, she would be eaten by a titan. She would be eaten and chewed apart and the titan would just enjoy her every struggle. Especially since she wasn't as fast as Mikasa when it came to using their gear, she was often left behind. Though she was told from others that her kills were usually swift and her style of killing titans inspired others, she thought that maybe if she was a bit more cleaner and faster they would all be much more happier with her being out on the fields. Lily was better than her, but even so, Lynne had more of a grasp when it came to bending the maneuvers to her will, mostly because she was flexible and she practiced with them more often than others.
Lynne trained her eyes on Lily. Her sister also had a good way of killing titans. She was also much swifter than Lynne was herself, but then again, Lynne was a late bloomer. A very late bloomer. It wasn't until the last minute that Lynne had finally decided to give everything her all. She had gained less whines about how slow she was and how messy her cuts were and more compliments about her "style" of killing the titans. She had dubbed her style the "Crescent", for when she attacked, she'd usually grapple herself onto the other side of the titan and swing across, delivering her attack. This never worked on groups of titans though. She was almost killed when she tried it on a group of titans. She'd also dubbed Mikasa's attack by her name, calling it "The Ackerman-style".
Lily's attacks, compared to Lynne's, were much more swift and clean. People rarely whined to her about things. Lily's attacks were usually just strong and quick. It was a simple, deep cut to the nape of the neck but for some reason, when others tried it, it ended up badly with their swords getting stuck in the neck. Though it was so basic, nobody but her - and probably Mikasa- could pull it off.
Sometimes she worked in doubles with her sister, and when they did, it was almost perfect. They harmonized with each others moves, syncing themselves up with each other. Then again, they were sisters. They knew each other well. They were good by themselves, but together, they worked in sync with each others moves, and it was good for Lynne because she was always offensive, attacking at any chance she got, whilst Lily formulated plans and struck. Lynne preferred working dangerously, but if she were told a plan, she would go for it. Lily played it safe, making wise decisions and such.
Armin saw her shaking in his peripheral vision. He gulped. Realization probably just dawned on her, knowing that she was the late-bloomer Lynne, a girl who didn't really think normally. Before they parted, he bid her farewell, quickly reminding her that there was a meeting.
She only smiled in a sad way, "I remember." She responded.
They both parted ways, Armin going to the boy's dorms whilst Lynne walked over to the girl's dorms.
Lily turned around, facing her sister, younger than her by two years. She beamed, "Yo!"
Lynne immediately snapped her head up.
"Come over here, you look so alone!" Lily smiled sweetly, urging her to come over to her.
Lynne smiled. Her sister was such a nice person. Whenever Lynne was alone, she would just invite Lynne over. The girl reacted by immediately rushing up next to her, a cheerful smile on her face.
Mikasa greeted her with a smile and a small 'hello'.
Sasha's eyes widened upon her arrival, "You! You're the girl who helped me take the warm potatoes!"
Lynne's eyes softened, "Yes, it's me, Lynne, Sasha."
Sasha leaped onto her and hugged her, "Thank you so much! Those were such yummy potatoes..." She pulled away and rubbed at her belly, reminiscing the taste and feeling of a full stomach. Drool came out from the corner of her mouth.
Lynne's eyes widened at the drool. She swiftly took out a handkerchief and dabbed it on Sasha's face, "My mother once told me that a lady should always look her best unless they're in a battlefield," she said with a heartwarming smile.
Sasha only grinned.
Lily smiled at them.
Everyone in the training squad had become something like family to Lily. She had a deep connection with them- especially with Mikasa and Sasha. They shared something most people didn't share, and that's what made those two special to Lily.
Lynne usually hung out with Lily when she was by herself, Christa and Ymir, or with Eren and Armin. The girl had always tried to talk with Annie, who would respond in a cold way. Lynne considered Annie a friend, not caring whether Annie considered her a friend or not.
Lily quickly opened the door to the girl's cabin. She moved to the side and ushered the ladies in, which half responded to with a 'thank you'.
Christa rubbed at her eyes, puffy from the tears. She smiled at Lily and walked in, Ymir closely behind her, sending Lily a lazy smirk before entering as well.
Lily smirked back at her in response.
The girls in the cabin- much to their own surprise- seemed to settle quickly though their fates have been sealed from the choices they have made today, though potato girl- also known as Sasha Blouse, ended up sleeping close to a friend for comfort.
Before Lily slept, she made sure Lynne was already in bed. It was a mother-like habit of hers, to keep her sister safe. She in many ways, could relate to Mikasa, except without the 'lovey-dovey' part. She smiled at her sister's slouched figure before retiring to her bed. She let out a soft sigh. Tomorrow would be tiring. She slowly shut her eyes, forgetting about what had happened earlier.
Lynne, who had her eyes closed, then began thinking about her future. She would, after exterminating all the titans, marry someone and have a few children of her own. She then froze. What would happen if she wouldn't make it? Exterminating titans was like a big dream for her. Something almost- just almost unreachable, even if they had Eren by their side. She felt cold all of the sudden.
A chorus of snores echoed throughout the room, harmonizing in an odd fashion.
Lynne liked their snores. It reminded her of her home, where her father's snores would always spill down from her mother's and father's room, to the hallway and to her bedroom. To put it short, she found it nostalgic. She imagined herself using the 3D Maneuver gear, a wide smile on her face. She loved using 3DMGs. It always made her feel like a bird; free from her binds. Embracing the loud snoring, she slowly drifted into darkness along with her sister.
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