A/N: A new chapter ^^

TWI1IGHTMAST3R: Me too! And thanks! Levi's in my top five! Along with Eren, Mikasa, Erwin, and Armin!

Runa22684: Thank you! and here's more!

Shingeki no Kyojin © Hajime Isayama

Kingdom Hearts © Square Enix

Hikari © me

[Edit: some mistakes and Corporal Levi to Levi, Commander Erwin to Erwin, etc]

Chapter Two
Ambitions

Jean Kirstein happily walked down the hall, whistling a joyful tune as his hands were crossed behind his head. The bright sunlight went through the large windows, illuminating the halls. His ears could hear the birds' chirping and he followed the birds' singing. The ash-blonde-haired male entered the dining hall, smiling brightly. He was in a good mood, everyone could tell.

"What's up with the creepy smile, Horseface?" Eren questioned with a troubled look. He didn't like the smile Jean was giving everyone. It's creepy, for him anyway. "Did you finally realize that your face look exactly like a horse?" he smirked, staring at his rival.

Jean's eyebrow twitched up in annoyance as he kept his smile, but it was fake smile when he heard Eren's comment. "For your information, Bastard," He paused, winking at Mikasa—who was sitting beside Eren. The black-haired girl stared at the teen with no interest as she continues to eat her breakfast. Jean sat on an empty seat, right across from Mikasa. "I'm just excited to meet the new recruit! I heard Commander Erwin personally picked her! And I heard she's also pretty." He said excitedly, wiggling his eyebrow at Mikasa. "Are you jealous Mikasa?"

Mikasa scoffed, not answering his ridiculous question.

Eren rolled his turquoise eyes. "How do you know that she is really a she?" He retorted, flashing a glare as he took a bite from his bread. "Who knows… you might have a crush on a she-male instead of a she." He said with a mouthful of food.

A visible vein popped on Jean's forehead. He slammed his hand on the table, making everything on it shake. "Bastard! What did you say?!" he shouted, making everyone turned their head towards the bickering rivals.

-x—X—x-

"From now on—,"

"Hatchuuu!"

"Bless you." Erwin said.

Hikari sniffled, wiping her nose with her finger. "Ugh… Thanks… Someone must be talking about me…" She grumbled under her breath.

Erwin nodded. "As I was saying— from now on your name will be Hikari Knight, a noble from the Utopia District within Wall Sina. As a noble you were not permitted to go outside the inner wall that is until one day. The day you grew tired of living inside the inner wall. You ran away and join the Survey Corps to explore the outside world." He told, staring at the brunette standing before him. "But only tell this when questioned." He added.

"Why a noble though? Why can't I just be a normal one?" Hikari sighed, crossing her arms over her chest with a small frown.

"Cadet Lenz might suspect you. I was going to make your life to be a simple commoner, but you said that you were the King's Secret Service." Erwin shrugged his shoulders as Hikari gave a dump look. She shouldn't have said anything to Krista.

"Then what do I tell to her?"

"Say to her that you're assigned by the King to be an undercover member of the Survey Corps and tell her when she is alone." Erwin continued, closing his eyes as he leaned back against his chair and crossed his legs.

"And what about the Corporal and the others? They can't know now, you know… Only you know." Hikari asked once more, placing a hand on her chin.

Erwin closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again. "If they question you, tell them to come and see me. They will understand why I kept it a secret."

Hikari whistled. "Wow… You really did think this through… Are you a novelist?" She asked with a sly grin and received a chuckle as an answer.

"But Hikari," Erwin began, pausing for a moment.

"Hmm?" The brunette hummed, crossing her hands behind her head as she looked at the Commander with questioning eyes.

"Someday, they will have to know who you really are. You can't live in life full of lies." Erwin warned.

Hikari dropped her hands and sighed, giving a slight smile. "I know, but that someday is not today." She said, looking at the wooden floor with half-lidded eyes. She looks back up to grin goofily at the Commander. "But don't you worry! One way or another, tomorrow or some other day, I'll tell them. Promise."

"Good." The blonde Commander said, closing his eyes as he rested his chin on his crossed hands with his elbows resting on the paper filled desk.

The keyblade wielder's grin grew wider.

"You're dismissed. Go and join the others for breakfast. The dining hall is to the right and down the hall, you can't miss it." Erwin said, grabbing a pen on his desk. "Come back here when you're done. I need to introduce you to the team."

"Sir yes, sir!" Hikari gave the proper salute before walking towards the door. She closed the door with a soft thud, standing in front of the closed doors for a moment.

A goofy grin spread across her face as she stared down at her new uniform. She had to admit, the uniform was cool. The brunette straightened her new jacket with a proud smile. It was the Survey Corps' standard uniform and she wore a white long-sleeved turtleneck underneath her jacket and added a pair of fingerless gloves to her attire. The most unique things were the belts and the harness. It was rather tricky at first—she got tangled by the belts and the harnesses and Erwin has to help her get un-tangled for the past hour—but it was worth it.

Her stomach suddenly growled, echoing slightly in the empty halls. She looked down and patted her stomach, grinning. Her head turned to the right as she stared to walk down the hall. The chattering from the soldiers could be heard from a distance and of course, the delicious aroma of breakfast could be smelled. She almost slobbered at the thought of breakfast, but quickly regained what's left of her dignity back.

"Move!" A voice shouted loudly as the person zoom passed by Hikari, making her spin around a few times before falling flat on her bottom.

Groaning, Hikari rubbed her bottom. "Geez… What is with everyone and bumping into me?" She asked herself, scowling and glaring at the direction of the person who bumped into her.

"Are you okay?" A hand was offered for her to take. Hikari followed the hand and found a blonde boy staring at her with worried looking eyes. The brunette had to blink her eyes to ensure that the boy is really a boy and not a girl. "I'm sorry about Sasha. She's always like that whenever it's breakfast, lunch, or dinner." He smiled nervously.

"Ah, it's fine, I guess." Hikari said, looking away to the ceiling, scratching the back of her head. She grabbed the boy's hand and he pulled her up with both of his hands. After brushing the invincible dust off her pants, she looked over to the boy, smiling. "I'm Hikari Knight by the way." She introduced, reaching her hand out.

The boy nodded his head with a smile. "Armin Arlert. It's nice to meet you, Hikari." he bowed his head slightly and shook the Asian girl's hand. They both began to head towards the dining hall, side by side. The blonde stole a glance to get a look at the brunette. "Are you perhaps the new recruit, Hikari?" He asked.

"Uh-huh," Hikari nodded her head, smiling brightly. "I see that words got out pretty fast, huh?" she asked with a sheepish laugh.

Armin chuckled, covering his mouth. "You got that right. Squad Leader Hanji was the first one to know. She told everyone about you, but she never told us about the new recruit being a girl." He replied and Hikari gave a nod. "Did Commander Erwin really pick you personally? You must be really good." he asked curiously.

"Sort of," Hikari replied in an unsure tone, moving her hand to a half-half gesture. It wasn't Erwin who personally picked her. It was herself, declaring to join the Survey Corps without questions ask. And that is when Erwin recruited her. "Eh, I'm not that good…" She continued nervously.

It was true. She still doesn't know how to use a 3DMG properly, but from what Commander Erwin told her, the 3DMG does have a resemblance to Flow Motion.

"Don't be so modest. If Commander Erwin picked you, then you must be good." Armin said, placing his hand on the brunette's shoulder.

Hikari only gave a nervous laugh. She was good… at picking up a fight.

Armin and Hikari chatted along the way, but mostly Armin was the one who talked. The brunette listened carefully to his stories, trying to memorize the type of Titans and the 3DMG. She was still confused on how to use the 3DMG, even though Erwin and Armin have explained the mechanisms of the gear. She mentally sighed. Looks like she need to ask Erwin for lessons.

The brunette snapped back to reality when Armin tapped her shoulder. She turned to the boy, tilting her head confusedly when Armin gave a nervous smile and pointed his finger for her to look behind. The keyblade wielder in disguise turned around only to see a very long queue and impatient soldiers waiting for her. She panicked and her cheeks flushed red from embarrassment. She started to pick up the food and placed it on the tray, scurrying over towards Armin.

"First day here and I'm already making a bad impression," Hikari sighed deeply, slumping her shoulders down in disappointment. She was hoping she could make new friends on her first day as a scouting legion.

"Don't worry, the day's not over yet." Armin said, trying to cheer the depressed girl up. His eyes scanned through the sea of soldiers as he tried to find his friends. Apart from the noisy crowd, he heard Eren's and Jean's voices, yelling at each other. He shook his head and tapped Hikari's shoulder. "How about you sit with us, Hikari? There must be an empty seat over at our table." He suggested.

"That'll be great! Thanks Armin!" Hikari quickly brightened up, smiling happily as she got another chance.

"Over there, I could see Jean's hair from here." Armin said as he leaded Hikari towards the table. The two carefully make their way towards the table, trying not to bump into any soldier with a tray of food in their hands. Despite them both being kind of small in the sea of tall soldiers, they had trouble crossing the room.

"Wa-aah!" Hikari yelped as she tripped over her own shoe. The brunette fall flat on her face as the food on her tray stayed perfectly still, not a single drop of the soup spilling… due to her using Magnet magic. She held the tray above her head as she stayed on the floor, mumbling to herself. Good thing everyone was busy doing their own business. "…."

Armin stared down at Hikari worriedly. She wasn't moving. "Hi-Hikari, are you alright? Do you need me to take you to the infirmary?" he asked, kneeling down to inspect the brunette.

Slowly, Hikari lifted her chin up, still lying on the floor. A sigh escaped her lips when she started to push herself up. "Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry about me Armin."

"I can't say the same about your nose though… it's red." Armin said, blinking worriedly.

Hikari reached her hand out and rubbed her nose as her eyes crossed down to inspect the damage. She covered her nose and used Cure to heal it, but pretending to rub it. "Don't worry, Armin. It'll go back to normal color... eventually." She said with a low tone, since she was pinching her nose.

"Al-Alright, if you say so." Armin nodded his head unsurely. He walked by Hikari's side, guarding her from any other tripping mishaps. She seemed to have a lot of tripping accidents. His blue eyes wondered over to his friends. He smiled as he neared the table. "Hi guys—,"

"What did you say, you Bastard!" Jean screamed, glaring at the Titan Boy.

"Why? Are you growing old, Horseface?! Have any hearing problems over your neighing?!" Eren mimicked a horse's neigh as he posed like a horse standing on hind legs.

"Who's the horseface now?! I think it suits you more, Bastard!" Jean raised his fist, grabbing Eren by his beige shirt. Everyone around the two could feel the sparks between them.

Mikasa stood up. Her black calmly looking eyes stared at the two boys eyes, boring into their souls. She continued to stare into their souls for a few more seconds before turning her head around as she notice Armin's presence.

"Armin," Mikasa greeted and slightly looked over Armin's shoulder. A brown haired girl was standing behind her friend. She blinked her eyes at the unrecognized girl. The girl looked Asian and has the most cheerful blue eyes she had ever seen. The black-haired girl raised her finger, pointing at the brown-haired girl behind Armin.

Mikasa doesn't have to say anything to Armin for him to introduce the girl behind him to her. Only a simple gesture was needed.

"Ah, Mikasa, this is Hikari Knight—the new recruit everyone is talking about." Armin introduced as he moved aside, directing his hand to the girl. "Hikari, this is Mikasa Ackerman, my childhood friend."

Hikari blinked her eyes. Mikasa looked so much like Xion, a taller and more mature version of her anyway. She shook the image away and smiled friendlily. "H-Hi… nice to meet you, Mikasa, I hope we can get along well." she said, scratching the back of her neck sheepishly with her free hand.

Mikasa nodded her head in acknowledgement and sat back down.

Armin sat beside Mikasa, placing his tray on the wooden table.

Hikari nervously make her way towards an empty chair, staring at Mikari. "Mind if I sit here?" The black-haired girl shook her head. The keyblade wielder sat down on the wooden chair, smiling brightly. Calm black orbs met cheerful blue orbs. She felt a bit uneasy as Mikasa continued to stare at her, but decided to shrug it all away. Besides, Mikasa was probably just curious. 'So far so good...' She thought, slurping the soup with a noise.

"Bastard!" Jean yelled as he stumbled back a few steps. He regained his balance, but before that, he bumped into Hikari rather roughly, making her spit the soup she just slurped. The brunette began to cough as Jean turned around with wide eyes. He flashed Eren a death glare and he returned it with a 'it's your fault' glare. "He-Hey… Are you okay? I'm so sorry that I bumped into you… but you should blame this bastard for making me bump into you." he apologized.

"Don't involve me, Horseface. This was entirely your fault." Eren spat, sitting back on his chair as he rested his elbow on the table and his chin on his palm.

"Shut the f*ck up, Jaeger." Jean flashed Eren a glare before turning to face Hikari again. "I'm so, so, so sorry. I really didn't mean to. I didn't know you were sitting here and—,"

A hand silenced him.

Hikari placed her hand in front of his face, telling him to stop rambling apologies. "It's…fine." She sighed out, wiping the soup off her mouth with a clean napkin. "I'm kind of used to people bumping into me now."

"So-Sorry…" Jean murmured, rubbing the back of his neck. "Ah, wait…" He blinked his eyes. The new face, the new voice…Realization hit him like a ton of bricks. He pointed his finger accusingly at Hikari, a shock look on his face. "YOU'RE THE NEW GIRL!" He screamed loudly.

"Don't scream you moron! We know that from her face!" Eren complained, slamming his fist on the table.

"Whatever dork," Jean waved him off. He lifted Hikari's chin up as she was chewing a loaf. "Say, you're pretty cu—,"

"Stop bothering her with your stupid face, Kirstein. It's really obvious that she doesn't like you." Eren snorted at Jean's attempt to make Mikasa jealous.

Hikari gave a loud sigh as the two started to bicker.

"P-Please…" A voice begged quietly from under the table. Hikari blinked her eyes and scanned around the dining hall, looking for a helpless dying soldier, but found none. A tug on her ankle made her pushed back the chair with her feet, investigating the mysterious tug. Color drained from her face as she saw a silhouette of a girl, her face hidden by her long hair. The lack of light under the table doesn't help lessen her fright of long haired ghosts. The 'ghost' slowly lifted her head up, white teeth showing with drool. "H-Help me…" 'it' begged, gripping its hand on Hikari's ankle.

Hikari did what she can… She screamed, making everyone turn to her. She backed away from the 'ghost' but ended up falling along with her chair. She landed on the floor with a loud thud.

"Hi-Hikari!" Armin shouted as he scurried over to inspect the damage. When he got to Hikari's side he found her left eye was twitching and he swore he could see her soul leaving her body, but it might just be his eyes. "Are you okay?!" he began shaking her back and forth, trying to wake her up. "Please wake up!"

"What's the matter with her?" Eren questioned, his eyebrows furrowed down, giving a bored look.

Jean shrugged his shoulders before kneeling beside Armin, trying to wake the unconscious girl up.

Mikasa raised an eyebrow. No one would ever scream without a reason. She ducked her head under the table, finding another girl lying unconscious on the floor. The black haired girl stared at the girl under the table before going back up to sit properly. She took a bite from her bread, earning a look from Eren.

"What did you—,"

"Sasha." Mikasa gave a short and blunt answer.

Eren nodded his head, turning his attention back to Armin, Jean, and a girl named 'Hikari'.

-x—X—x-

Lance Corporal Levi's tongue clicked in annoyance. His eyes narrowed into slits when his cold grey eyes landed on a brunette being shaken by two of his subordinates, Armin Arlert and Jean Kirstein. It was a complete mystery on why Erwin would personally pick an insolent girl to be in the Survey Corps. The Corporal massaged his temples. The girl probably doesn't even know the dangers beyond the walls, and he doubt that she even has proper training.

"What's with the long face, Corporal Shortie?" Someone poked Levi's cheek a few times, teasing the poor Corporal. Hanji Zoe, a squad leader with a strange obsession. She got a growl as a reply. The pony-tailed squad leader huffed before following the Corporal's gaze. She grinned cheekily. "Oh~ I see. You're checking out the newbie! She's cute, isn't she?"

"What the f*ck are you talking about, you shitty glasses?" Levi hissed, glaring daggers at the back of Hanji's head.

Hanji wrapped her arm around Levi's shoulder, turning his head to stare at the unconscious newbie. "But alas… you're too old for her. Too bad." She sighed.

Levi let out a 'tsk'. "I don't have a damn crush on the f*cking newbie." He spat bitterly and glared daggers at both Hanji and the new cadet. "She's worthless." He added in a monotone voice.

"Boo~!" Hanji crossed her arms over her chest. "She personally got picked by Erwin, so she has to be good. Who knows how much she has killed Titans!"

Levi closed his eyes. "None, you can see it from her eyes."

-x—X—x-

"I'm so sorry Hikari!" Sasha claps her hands together, begging for forgiveness. A few minutes after the ghost incident, Hikari woke up fully aware and almost punched Armin in the process. She backs away from the table, staring at it with a horrified look. A hungry Sasha came out from under the table and crawled over the poor brunette, scaring the life out of her once more and all of that was because of food.

Hikari huffed and turned away childishly, refusing to look at Sasha. She wouldn't even face the girl seeming to have a grudge against the potato girl, but the truth is that she wasn't even mad at Sasha from the beginning. She was just upset that she got embarrassed in her first day in front of the whole legion.

The stubborn keyblade wielder turned away.

"Maybe you should've just asked her for food instead of scaring the wits out of her." Eren suggested, a little too late.

Mikasa kicked Eren's shin, earning a grunt from him. She ignored Eren's glare as she continues to sip her water. "Enough Sasha, apologizing to her isn't worth it. Give it up already." She said calmly, placing her glass down.

Sasha began to sob quietly. She really didn't mean any harm. Suddenly, a napkin was shoved to her face. The white small cloth was waved right in front of her face, making her scrunch her nose up as she wants to sneeze.

"Take it." Hikari said as she kept looking at another direction, refusing to look at Sasha. A sigh escaped her mouth when the napkin wasn't taken from her hand. "I said take it. Dry those tear from your eyes. I hate seeing someone cry."

Sasha took the napkin off Hikari's hand, blinking her hazel-colored eyes confusedly.

"Apparently, I think I have a bad habit of making someone cry." The keyblade wielder continued, flashing a sheepish grin at Sasha.

"You think?" Eren said sarcastically, earning another kick to the shin from Mikasa. The boy glared at his sister, massaging his soon-to-be bruised shin.

"So… does that mean you'll forgive me?" Sasha asked, wiping her tears away.

"Yes."

"Thank you!" Sasha threw herself to hug the brunette much to her complains. The pony-tailed girl rubbed her cheek against Hikari's, getting tears and snot to the poor brunette. "I won't forget your kindness!" she shouted loudly as she began to cry again.

"GAH! Get off! You're getting your snot on my new clothes!" Hikari pushed the girl away from her, inspecting her jacket soon after. She sighed in relief when she found it was only a little drop of tear on her front. "Geez, Sasha… Wipe that snot off your face… It's disturbing." She said with a sigh.

Sasha eagerly wiped the tears and snot away, "Thank you so much! Here's your napkin back," She said, handing back the tear-and-snot filled cloth.

Hikari scrunched her nose up in disgust, "No thanks." She said pushing Sasha's hand away with her finger.

Armin chuckled. "We better eat up… breakfast is almost over." He said, eating a spoonful of vegetables into his mouth.

Everyone began to dig in, all except the new cadet. The keyblade wielder stared at her soup and poked the vegetables a few times with her spoon. Her nose scrunched up in disgust at it floats back to the surface. The brunette despised almost every vegetable. They were her enemy. She stole a glance to Jean's bowl, spotting that it lacked vegetables. She quickly scooped up her vegetables and puts them in Jean's bowl. She acted all normal when Jean stared back at his now-full-of vegetables bowl.

"What the hell?" Jean raised an eyebrow. He was sure that his bowl was vegetable free.

Eren snickered and gave Hikari a thumbs up, who return the gesture with a grin.

Mikasa shook her head at Hikari's childishness, a slight smile was seen on her lips, but it was hidden by her red scarf. Deep down inside, she was happy to meet another fellow Asian. She almost thought that she was the last one.

Hikari's blue eyes scanned through the dining hall. A frown appeared on her lips as she didn't find the Commander. 'He must still be in his office.' She thought and her eyes landed on the half eaten bread and soup. 'Poor guy… He must be hungry.' She thought as a small smile curled up to her lips.

Hikari brought the bowl of soup up to her mouth and drank it. The half eaten bread was quickly munched down in less than a minute. She washed it all off with a cool glass of water, which she gulped down. She wiped her mouth and stood up.

Eren raised an eyebrow. A girl just ate like an animal. He thought all girls were supposed to be elegant and polite, with the exception of Sasha. He watched the newbie stood up, carrying the empty tray and bringing back a second one.

"Seconds?" Eren asked, staring at the tray full of food.

Hikari grinned sheepishly as she shook her head. "Not for me."

"For me?" Sasha asked, staring at Hikari with gleaming eyes. "Oh thank you Hikari! I'm starving!" she licked her lips as she stared at the hot and delicious thing called food.

Hikari lifted the tray away from Sasha as she jumped over to eat it. The pony-tailed girl landed on the floor with a thud as Hikari brought down the food back down. She sighed. "No Sasha, this isn't for you. It's for Commander Erwin." She said with a small smile.

Jean blinked his eyes. "The Commander? Are you serious?"

The keyblade wielder in disguise nervously laughed. "Yeah. I just thought that he might be hungry… so why not bring it to him." She said as she began to walk back towards Erwin's office. "Besides…he told me to see him after breakfast anyway." She gave said over her shoulder, glancing sideways.

"Oh."

-x—X—x-

Hikari knocked on the door twice.

"State your name." Came a tired reply from inside the doors.

"It's Hikari." The brunette answered.

"Come in." Erwin said.

The keyblade wielder pushed one of the doors open, carefully slipping inside with the tray of food. The door closed shut with a soft thud and the sound of a door being locked was heard after it. A worried smile was seen on her lips when she saw the stack of papers getting taller than the last time. The Commander didn't even look up to see her. She rolled her eyes and took a few long strides to reach his desk. The tray of food was placed on the desk, but she was carefully not to place it near any important papers.

"Breakfast." Hikari said shortly, pointing down at the food and grinned at the over-worked Commander.

Erwin raised an eyebrow, a pen in hand.

"Well? Aren't you going to eat? It's not getting any warmer and I ain't gonna go back and get a fresh one." Hikari said, crossing her arms over her chest, giving the 'eye' at her new boss.

The blonde man let a small chuckle escaped his mouth, taking the bowl of soup. "Thank you." He thanked.

Hikari flashed a bright grin. "You're welcome!" She saluted happily before dropping her hands. "But I'm not taking that back to the dining hall either. I feel that someone was giving me the cold eye." she shivered and rubbed her arms, trying to make her point.

Erwin laughed. "That might be Levi alright."

Hikari's shoulder dropped in disappointment. "Great… It must be because I made Sasha cry… Now all girls are mad at me!" She buried her face in her hands, faking a cry.

Erwin almost chocked on his soup. He cleared his throat. "Ehem, Hikari, Levi is not a she." He said and observed Hikari's dumbfound expression. "He is the Lance Corporal, your captain. Don't say that to him if you want to live." He continued eating.

Hikari mouthed a large 'O'. "Ooooohh… Whoops. Hehe, my bad." She sheepishly said. "Oh sir, I almost forgot…"

"Yes?"

"Could you teach me how to use the 3DMG? I'm still confused by it."

"Of course."

-x—X—x-

"Today a new cadet has joined our legion." Erwin said after a short lecture. He stood in front of the group. The new member stood behind the Commander and beside the Lance Corporal, who kept a stoic look. The brunette fidgeted under the stares of the other members. Suddenly he stepped aside, allowing his comrades to get a good look at the disguised keyblade wielder. "I welcome our new comrade to our legion. Please come up here and introduce yourself."

"Cadet Hikari Knight! It's a pleasure to meet you all!"

Hikari did a salute, staring boldly at her new comrades. A bead of sweat rolled down her cheek because of the heat. She couldn't help but feel a bit embarrass. Erwin doesn't have to make her arrival as a big deal. She spotted Mikasa on the front row and Eren a few soldiers to the right from the Asian girl. Armin was right behind the playboy Jean. Sasha was alone, in between two unknown soldiers. A smile curled up to her lips when she spotted Krista.

"— dismissed!" Hikari blinked her eyes. Wow, just how much did she miss?

Many soldiers broke their formation and began talking to their friends, probably talking about the keyblade wielder.

"Cadet Knight," Hikari heard her fake surname being called. She turned around and saw Erwin with the Lance Corporal in tow and a mysterious bald man.

'Xehanort's look alike!' Hikari's eyes slightly widened, but she quickly recovered by giving a salute to the three men. She holds back the urge to point her finger accusingly at the bald man. The mysterious man nicknamed 'Xehanort's look alike' gave Hikari an intimidating glare, but she was more worried that this was Xehanort's twin or something.

"Sir." She greeted, trying not to stare at the bald man.

Erwin nodded his head. "Cadet Knight, this is Lance Corporal Levi, my second in command. He will also be your squad leader." He directed his hand to his right, introducing the smaller man. "And this is Keith Shadis, the Instructor. He will be the instructor to you and the other cadets."

Hikari nodded her head as she did another salute. "Sir yes sir! It's a pleasure to be working with you, sir!"

Keith Shadis observed the keyblade wielder's salute, eyeing her every single move. He even paid attention to her blinking and her breathing, trying to find fear and nervousness. After staring at the brunette, he decided to give a glare for no apparent reason.

Hikari's left eye twitched. She didn't do anything wrong! So why does this Xehanort look alike was giving her a glare. Being the stubborn and short-tempered keyblade wielder, she glared back, averting her eyes up to the man. The two began to give each other glares and neither seems to want to give up.

"Who the hell are you?!" Shadis bellowed loudly, making every head turns to look at him and the new cadet.

"Hikari Knight, Sir!" Hikari shouted loudly, her voice echoed in the training grounds.

"That's a funny name."

"It means Light, Sir!"

"I don't care what it means! Where the hell are you from?!"

Hikari growled in her throat. What is with this man and yelling? "The Utopia District from Wall Sina, sir!" she shouted out, remembering the background story Erwin told her. She doesn't have to look around to see that everyone was now looking at her with a surprised look. Gasps and murmurs began to fill her ears.

"Oh…" Shadis mused, leaning back to his full intimidating height. Hikari closed her right eyes just to block out the sunlight's reflection from his shiny bald head. "A noble I see." He added with his hands behind his back.

Hikari's eyes widened. 'How did he know? I didn't even tell him about that one yet!' she thought, eyeing the Instructor with wary eyes. 'Is he a mind reader or something…? I hope he doesn't read my mind…'

"What are you here for?!" Shadis bellowed again.

Hikari straightened up. "To help humanity win against the Titans, Sir!" she shouted boldly. This was not a made up goal. It was her real goal. It was the whole reason she gave her word to Erwin on her keyblade.

Shadis laughed. "A noble? Fight a Titan?" He asked with a hint of mockery, but the truth, he was surprised to see a noble wanting to join the Survey Corps. "Why would you leave Wall Sina to fight Titans? Strange. Every single human would give anything to be inside that Wall." He stared down.

"I left, didn't I? Looks like I'm not one of them." Hikari replied and her lips were set in a firm thin line. She earned a few gasp and murmurs from her comrades. Erwin's expression was calm, listening to Hikari's answers. Levi was still stoic as ever, the cool look never leaving his face. "I left Wall Sina to join the Survey Corps to fight Titans and bring humanity to victory! I don't want to just sit around and wait like a damsel! I want to fight!"

Shadis stayed quiet for a moment. "…what would you do if you watch your comrades die in the hands of a Titan?"

"Nothing," Hikari said as she took in a deep breath. "Because I would prevent that before it could ever happen,"

"Are you saying that you would sacrifice your life for a comrade?" Shadis asked once more.

Hikari's eyebrows knitted together as a grin appeared, completing the determined look. "Of course." She pounded the part where her heart is a few times with her clenched hand. "I would do everything I can to keep my friends and family save from any harm."

Levi gave Hikari a bored look. "Tsk. Pathetic." He said, making Hikari turned to face the short man.

"Pathetic? It's not pathetic, Corporal—" Hikari raised her voice, but before she could even finish Levi grabbed the collar of her turtleneck, twisting it. Her blue eyes widened as she felt being lifted off the ground. The short man sent her onto her back with a loud thud, forcing the air out of her lungs with a huff. "Wh-what the—?" She choked out, trying to stand up, but failing.

Levi stared down at Hikari with cold eyes. "You can't save everyone." He spoke coldly before turning on his heels, walking away from the brunette. The man didn't even bother to look back. "Tsk. You should've just stayed inside the inner walls. A weakling like you would never bring humanity to victory." He mocked with his back turned.

Hikari punched the ground, hanging her head low as she gritted her teeth. She looked back up and scrambled back up to her feet as she ran towards the small man. She prepared a punch to the Corporal from behind. The girl was determined to knock some senses into the Corporal. Who was he to crush her dreams? He might be her superior, but she doesn't really tolerate with dream crushers.

The black-haired man's eyes narrowed as he heard thumping against the ground. He swerve just in time as a fist went pass by him. He grabbed Hikari's wrist and twist her right hand behind her back while his other arm went around her neck, headlock-ing her. The brunette grabbed Levi's arm with her free hand, trying to loosen his grip. She frowned deeply as she furrowed her eyebrows down, creating a sour look. The blue-eyed cadet suddenly stomped on Levi's foot, hard.

Levi's tongue clicked. "However, I do admire your idiotic bravery." He said before tripping Hikari with one swift move. He sent the girl back to lying on the dirty ground, this time, face first. He crossed his arms over his chest, staring down at Hikari with uninterested eyes. "But that idiotic bravery won't save your comrades."

Hikari spitted out the dirt taste saliva out of her mouth, turning around to face the Corporal. "Heh, at least my idiotic bravery will buy my comrade some time for them to escape." She said, wiping her mouth with her sleeve.

Levi sighed and walked passed by the brunette. "Don't make Commander Erwin take back his words, brat." He said, leaving the brunette to think.

The keyblade wielder grinned, raising her fist into the air. "Not planning to!" She shouted loudly. She watched as the Corporal disappeared into the old castle, staring at the short man. 'I'll prove it. I'll prove that my idiotic bravery will help save everyone. Just you wait Corporal Short-Cake… Just you wait.' She thought, pushing herself up, brushing the dirt off her pants and jacket.

"Corporal Short-Cake? Do you have a death wish, squirt?" A voice asked from behind her. "You shouldn't thought things out-loud, squirt."

'Squirt?' Hikari turned around to see a familiar blonde and a tall tan-skinned girl, standing behind her. The brunette's lips turned into a frown as she glared half-heartedly. "Who are you calling a squirt, Freckle Face?" she snapped.

The taller girl scoffed. "I'm not the one who got humiliated by Corporal 'Short-Cake' in front of the whole squads." She said with a bored tone, uncaring if Hikari did really make a fool out of herself. The tanned girl inspected her nails as Hikari glared playfully at the uncaring girl. "I'm surprised you still have the guts to stay." She continued.

"Pfffft, that Short-Cake doesn't scare me. I'm taller than him." Hikari puffed her chest out proudly, arms crossed against her chest as she gave a smug smile. "Isn't that right, Krista?" she asked the blonde beside the tanned girl.

Krista could only give a nervous giggle.

The girl beside Krista raised an eyebrow. "You know this dumb chick, Krista?" She asked.

"She's not dumb, Ymir." Krista smiled, handing Hikari a wineskin full of cold water. The brunette quickly jugged down the cold water and splashed some to her face, making her hair cling on her face. "She's just overly determined, right?"

Hikari nodded her head happily, handing the wineskin back to Krista. "Yup! You got that right!" She gave a thumbs up and a wink. "I'm Hikari Knight! Nice to meet you, Freckle Face!" she introduced enthusiastically.

Ymir rolled her eyes. "Whatever, Idiotic Brat." She threw her face away with an emotionless expression.

Hikari growled inside her throat, staring at Ymir with narrowed eyes. "What's her problem?" She asked Krista, crossing her hands behind her head.

Krista giggled. "Forgive Ymir, she's like that." She said, placing a balled up fist in front of her mouth.

Hikari puckered her lips childishly, 'boo'ing.

"Oh!" Krista suddenly called out as she shoved her hand into her pocket, grabbing something from inside. Ymir and Hikari stared at the petite blonde as she pulls out something white. The keyblade wielder's eyes slightly widened. It was her handkerchief, the one with a black Hidden Mickey's symbol. The blonde handed the piece of white cloth back to the brunette, smiling. "Thank you for lending it to me." she bowed her head slightly.

"A-ah… no problem."

"Don't worry, I've washed it." Krista replied.

Hikari nodded her head, taking her handkerchief back, a nervous smile on her face. She hoped that Krista doesn't questions about the weird symbol. It would be a pain to explain that the King she was working with is a mouse, no one believed her when she told her friends back at Destiny Islands.

"Cadet Knight," A deep voice called from behind the three girls. The three of them turned around and saluted. The man nodded his head and turn to the keyblade wielder. "May I have a word with you? Privately." The Commander said in a stern voice.

Hikari blinked. "Y-Yes sir." She saluted and turned to grin at Ymir and Krista. "I'll see you guys later, okay?" she whispered.

Krista nodded her head as Ymir gave an irritated eye-roll.

-x—X—x-

Eren had his eyes glued on the newbie, staring at her with interest. He was surprised to hear a noble—willing to get out of her comfort zone—to join the Survey Corps. She just attacked Levi in front of the whole squads, even though she ended up being humiliated by him, but she didn't seem to care. He lowered his head as a smirk appeared. This will be interesting.

"Did you hear what she said? She's crazy!" A fellow cadet shouted in disbelief.

"Yeah I hear her! I would've stayed in Wall Sina if I was her." Another one said in disbelief.

"And the whole 'throwing her life for a comrade' is a total bullshit, no one would ever do that." Comment after comment kept on coming like wildfire and each one was getting worse.

Mikasa ducked her head low. That was not true. Hikari was being very truthful about sacrificing her life for a comrade. She can see it in her eyes. Those eyes had the same determined look like Eren's. The black-haired girl watch as Erwin and Hikari began to walk towards the Giant Forest. She raised an eyebrow as the two walked into the forest, even though they both had wore their 3DMGs.

She frowned, something was up.

A/N: Mikasa's getting curious *le gasp*XD

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