Chapter Two

I spent my time staring at the brick walls, trying to remember things that I couldn't and probably wouldn't. I also let my mind wander. I wonder if anyone else was down here, chained up like me. How long had I been down here? Hell, how long had I been asleep before I woke up? Hours, days, weeks, or even months?

No one really explained anything to me. Only that apparently I didn't know who I was, and they didn't either. So what were they going to do to me. I groaned, laying my back down on the hard wood bed. Was I going to be stuck in this cell the rest of my life? The thought made me sick. Surely they wouldn't keep me down here forever. They wouldn't right?

After what seemed like endless hours, I finally heard the noise of a door opening. I jumped up in relief, the handcuffs rattling in my rushed movement. Finally, someone was coming! If I had to stare at the bricks for any longer, I was going to go insane!

A woman wearing the same outfit as the man Levi from earlier (minus the green cape and cravat) with the addition of a maroon colored scarf stepped in my line of view. She had shoulder length raven hair and a cool expression etched in her face. She stopped in front of the bars, addressing me. "I was told to release you. You have somewhere you have to be." She informed me, taking the key hanging on a big, rusty circle ring in her hand. She was letting me out? Thank god! She was my lifesaver.

"Thank goodness, I thought I was going to die in here!" I laughed and sighed in relief. She didn't acknowledge my comment as she fiddled with the lock on the bars before it clicked. She pulled the bars to the side, opening up my cell. Freedom. I was being let out.

She walked over to me, swiftly using the key to get me out of the cuffs that trapped my hands. When they were freed, I rubbed my bloody wrists. She looked down at them briefly, before averting her eyes and beckoning me. "Let's go." Without a second thought, I got up.

I grabbed the edge of the bed as my legs wobbled and I almost hit the ground. Must not be use to walking yet. It made me wonder how long it has been since I had walked. The girl didn't notice because she had already started making her way out the cell. I hosted myself up, taking a few tester steps. My legs were a bit shaky, but it was manageable. I then followed her.

She led me down a hall, where we passed many empty cells identical to mine. So I must have been the only one down here. Alone. I pressed my lips at the thought. I continued following her up a flight of brick steps and she opened a wooden door in front of her. I followed her through it and closed it behind me. I blinked at how much more brighter it was out here. I was in a hallway with shiny floors and a long red carpet that stretch down the middle of the walkway.

The woman made a left turn and continued walking. I made sure to catch up and followed her. As I kept pace with her, a loud noise came from my stomach. I saw her look back in surprise and I blushed slightly. Was I really that hungry? She looked as if she was going to make a comment about it, but decided against it and turned back around.

After walking down the endless hall, we finally stopped in front of two big double doors. She was quiet as she stood in front of them. She then slowly opened them, a big beam of light shinning from inside. I squinted my eyes as she opened the doors wider. "Come on." She spoke to me. I blinked and followed her inside.

I then froze at what was in front of me. At least a good few dozen of people were all staring at us, watching us with curious, angry, and suspicious glances. Whispers sounded around the room as the woman continued walking ahead. In the front of the room, there was a high wooden stand, where a man stood with a book. The middle of the room had a section that was fenced with wood. On each side, a group of people stood, eyeing me. It looked like some sort of court room, Why on earth was I here?

"I brought the suspect sir." The woman spoke calmly to the man in the front. He nodded at her, then looked over at me.

"Guards, bring the suspect over."The man ordered.

Instantly, two men grabbed me by the arms and dragged me over towards the middle of the room. What the hell was going on? Why was I in a court room? I didn't do anything wrong? It was just one confusing thing after another!

I struggled under the two men dragging me towards the middle of the room. "I demand an explanation! What is going on?" I yelled as they brought me inside the fenced wood and cuffed me to something behind me. I struggled against the metal. Not again, goddamn it! I was just let out of fucking handcuffs! I growled as I rattled the handcuffs.

"Rina, last name unidentified. You are under the presumption that you are a danger to our people. You are brought here to be tried as to whether you will live or die." My eyes widened. What the hell, I didn't do anything!

"What are you talking about?" I demanded, yelling at the judge.

"Survey Corps, please explain your case." I gritted my teeth. Unbelievable!

"Sir," I looked over to my right to see a boy with short blonde hair and bangs that covered his forehead. He had bright blue eyes and a calm expression. "A few comrades and I were on a mission outside the walls." He started, looking over at me with a apologetic expression. I was confused. What on earth was going on?

"On our way back as we were riding on horse back, I saw the girl laying unconscious in the grass." He explained, looking back up at the judge. "I couldn't just leave her there, she could have been eaten by a Titan since she was in Titan territory. So I brought her back here." His voice wavered at the last few words. I was passed out…outside? Why would I be passed out outside? And wait, what the hell was a Titan?

A man on the left side of me barked. "So you knew she wasn't from around here, but took the risk of bringing her inside the wall?"

"She could had been one of the townspeople for all I know! I wasn't going to leave her out there to just get eaten by a Titan!" The boy shot back. This was crazy, this all had to be some sort of misunderstanding.

"For all you know, she could be a Titan! First Eren Yeager, then Annie. We don't need another rising possibility of another one of those freaks entering the wall!" Another man shouted from the left side. "We are still repairing damages to the city thanks to them!" People on that side yelled in agreement to their friend's words.

"Watch it, don't you dare say anything bad about Eren!" I turned to notice it was the girl from earlier. She gritted her teeth, a deadly look in her eyes.

"Mikasa." The blonde hair boy warned, trying to calm her down by placing his hand on her shoulder. She ignored it.

"If it wasn't for Eren, we all would be dead right now!" She yelled, slitting her eyes.

Nothing was making any sense. I didn't even know what these people were going on about. I looked up at the judge and yelled over the commotion. "Look, with all due respect sir, I don't even know what a Titan is. So I really doubt that I could even be one." I informed him. The room got quiet as I spoke, all eyes on me. Don't screw this up Rina. "I think this is all just a huge misunderstanding! So if you could let me go, that would be great!" I put on a big smile as I rattled my chained up hands behind me. I hated these stupid cuffs.

"Order!" The judge yelled. "This is not a misunderstanding! An unknown being has entered the walls. That is not to be taken lightly. How do we not know you are not the enemy?"

I bursted out in laughter. "Are you serious?" I exclaimed in disbelief. "I don't even know who you people are!" These people were insane. I had to get out of here. All this crazy talk about Titans and what not. I had nothing to do with it.

"Sir," I turned to see it was the man from earlier, Erwin. He spoke boldly. "The suspect did say that she didn't remember anything. I believe her to be genuine. She suffers from amnesia."

A man from the opposing side shouted. "She's lying! How can you possible not know what a Titan is!"

I gritted my teeth and yelled at the man. "What about if I slam your head against the wall. I'm sure you wouldn't remember anything either!" I spat.

"See! She is a violent, dangerous threat to our people!" He yelled.

I rolled my eyes. "You guys are crazy! I am innocent!" I pleaded. "I don't even know where I am for crying out loud!"

"Order! Order!" The judge yelled, slamming his hand on the wooden pedestal. What did I do to deserve this? Was I really a bad person? Did I do something wrong? Was I this Titan thing everyone kept mentioning? Why was this happening to me?

"I say we take her and pick at her brain. She could be a spy and have vital information!" A man on the left yelled.

"And then we can kill her off! We can't risk another catastrophe!" Another one yelled. These people were monsters. Pick at my brain? Kill me? Surely, I was innocent. I felt the fear beating in my chest and the reality of the situation became more real.

People were screaming and yelling over each other and I closed my eyes, trying to drown them out. I was going to die. I was going to die. Maybe it was best I forgot, I thought to myself. At least this way, I won't be leaving anything important behind. If I was, it's not like I remember anyways. I bit my lip, accepting my fate.

"Listen you fucking pigs!" Everyone became deadly quiet as a confident and monotone voice echoed through the room. "Whining like a bunch of little babies with their foots stuck up their asses isn't going to solve anything." Everyone stayed quiet, the air deadly. I opened my eyes to see who the vulgar words belonged to. I was surprised as the man from earlier, Levi, spoke.

"Use your heads for once. Yes she was found outside the walls. Yes, there is a chance that she could be a threat to society. But I believe her to not mean any harm to anyone. You idiots are overreacting to the whole situation."

A man from the left yelled. "She threatened to bang my head against a wall!"

Levi's eyes dashed over to him and the man flinched. "Who wouldn't want to bang the rest of the stupidity from your useless skull?" He shot back, looking at him in disgust. He then met my gaze, holding it. Something unreadable was in his expression. Before I could decipher it, he turned towards the judge. "I will take full responsibility of Rina." Most of the people in the room had widen eyes and shocked expressions. I couldn't help but match theirs. Take responsibility of me?

"What are you trying to imply?" The judge asked, slitting his eyes.

Levi matched his gaze, crossing his arms. "What I am saying is that I will take full ownership of the girl, and train her as a member of the Survey Corps." Then the voices in the room rose in protest.

Levi glared, causing some of the noise to subside. The judge slammed his hand on the counter again. "Order! Order! Order!" When the room became silent again, he looked over at Levi. "Why do you feel it necessary to do that?" He asked.

He averted his eyes, looking off in the distant. He then closed his eyes nonchalantly and responded. "She can prove herself to society by fighting for humanity, and in the process, maybe she will regain her memory."

"And if she doesn't?" The judge challenged. Levi opened his eyes, looking up, meeting his challenging gaze, unaffected.

"Then she doesn't." He stated simply, as if it was as easy as answering what color the sky was. Everything was silent in the room. The judge looked at me, as if he was thought.

Why did Levi decide to defend me? Well, one thing was certain: if I made it out of this alive, I was going to be forever in his debt.

My palms felt sweaty, and I had the strong urge to wipe them on something. Damn why did they have to put these stupid handcuffs on me? I seriously hate these things.

"Rina," I looked up as the judge raised his voice, so everyone in the room could hear. "Under the supervision of Captain Levi Ackerman, I will allow you live among us and join society as a member of the Survey Corps." The opposing side started to make a fuss and he shot them a warning glance. The room grew silent.

"And," he continued, watching for my reaction. "In a year's time, if Rina does not regain her memory or shows any actions to prove we can not trust her, she will be executed." My eyes widened. Well okay, I'm innocent anyway. So there is nothing to worry about. But then…what if I really couldn't remember. I couldn't control that. Honestly though, there seemed to be no other options. I took a deep breath and nodded.

"Any objections?" The judge asked, looking around challenging. It was as if he just wanted someone to speak up. But the room remained quiet, aside from a few grunts and disapproving mumbles. "Then as of today on June 2, I herby call this case to a close."

People started to get up, making their way towards the door. I looked over and saw a guard open the wooden door that trapped me inside the wooden barrier I was in. It was that man, Levi. He walked over to me, a permanent scowl etched into his face. I frowned. He didn't seem like he smiled much. To be honest, he didn't seem to be much of a people person. So how did he become a captain?

I noticed he wasn't wearing his green cape that he had on earlier. Just a long sleeve white dress shirt and a white cravat tucked into his collar neatly. He stopped in front of my feet, looking down at me.

He seriously saved my behind. I should thank him. I cleared my throat, looking up. "Thank you." I stated simply.

He showed no reaction to my words at first. He just watched me. Then he sighed, walking behind me and bending down. "Just don't make me regret this." He grumbled, as I heard the click of my handcuffs. Well then, excuse you. Shouldn't have even bother saying anything at all.

I brought my hands in front of me and rubbed my sore wrists. He was then in front of me again, and I stood up from the cold tile. "First things first, you look like shit. We are going to have to get you washed up." He turned around and yelled out. "Mikasa!"

The girl from earlier that let me out of the cellar turned from talking to the blonde boy she seemed to be acquaintances with. She looked over curiously before making her way over. After getting inside the wooden barrier, she stood a few feet away from us.

Levi spoke to her. "Get her cleaned up and take her to get something to eat. Then show her to the sleeping quarters."

She saluted. "Yes sir!"

He then glanced over at me. "Tomorrow I will be teaching you the basics of being a member on the Survey Corps and information about Titans. So I want you up early and in the classroom by 8am. Mikasa can escort you." He watched me, waiting as if he expected something.

I blinked, the awkward silence stretching on. He sighed exasperatedly. "Around here, when an authority figure gives an order, you give confirmation with a 'yes sir'."

I blinked again, letting his words sink in. Oh…well it's not like I knew! Wasn't I the newbie around here? I sighed and responded with a "Yes sir."

He gave me a strange look, before nodding to Mikasa and walking away. He sure was strange…and moody. I looked over at Mikasa and decided to say something.

"Mikasa, right?"

She looked over at me and nodded. "Yeah," she then averted her eyes. "We should go and get you a change of clothes. You are going to need a proper uniform." She explained. "For now until you get your own, you can borrow one of my spares."

I smiled. "Thank you, that's very nice of you."

Her eyes widened in surprise for a few seconds, before she returned the smile. "It's no problem at all." She assured.