LEVIHAN WEEK 2013

Date of Update: October 28th, 2013
Word Count: 844, excluding this.
Warnings: Languag + I messed up some people's ages + Erwin's too encouraging speech.
Summary: To be able to join to Scouting Legion everyone had to lose something in the process.

Day two: Purity

There it was. To some people, it would be the most difficult desicion so far - but for some, it had been easy from the very beginning.

They had to choose between Military Police, Stationary Guard and Scouting Legion.

The most of them had even joined to the Trainings only to join to the Military Police - and live their life in safe inside the Wall Sina.

However, when Commander Erwin had approached Levi - and when the blonde had managed to convince him to join - Levi had had only one aim - Scouting Legion.

He felt sick how people - let's name the dick called "Nile Dawk" for example - just went through all the training to live a nice and easy life in the Military Police - or in Stationary Guard. Levi couldn't help but think how these people didn't seem to have any respect on themselves, since they practically became a burden to the humanity. There they were, sitting in their warm and safe room, sipping tea from golden teacup.

Levi's brow twitched in sudden annoyance, and that didn't go unnoticed by Hanji. They didn't know each other well, but they had been talking about their choices with small group of their classmates. Hanji had always felt horrible desire to kill the titans. Just to slice their flesh and let their hot blood blur her vision before disappearing.

Remembering his strong will from the nights before, she opened her mouth:

"You've made your choice."

It wasn't a question, so he almost decided to let it drop before even rising. But instead of that, he put his words simply and said:

"Yes."

An awkward silence build up between them. Hanji started to smile to brush it off, while Levi just kept staring right in front.

"I'm going to stay here too."

Somehow, they both felt comforted by her words.

Commander Erwin walked on the stage, and clearing his throat, he started his speak.

"I'm the commander of Scouting Legion, Erwin Smith. I'm here to lure you under my order. But I'm not going to lie. If you decide to join to Scouting Legion, I'm not afraid to sacrifice you for the sake of humanity. Only a very few of you are going to survive - and those people are going to kill the titans and find their deepest secrets. But they need backups - one mistake, and a soldier worth one hundred soldiers will die. That's were we need you."

Some of the group seemed to be in slight awe from what he said. Well, for now. Continuing, Erwin said:

"You'll face lots of misery when - if - you join us. You have to keep it calm when you see how your friends get devoured by titans right in front of you. To keep it calm you have to feel the fear - and learn to control it. If you don't, you'll only froze right under titan's eyes and die. But when you do learn to control it you'll be able to turn it into a terrifying desire to kill them. You will no longer be that innocent neighbour's child, but a respected and feared soldier of Scouting Legion. You'll lose all the purity you had in the past, you have to get over it to fight for the humanity's sake, for our freedom!"

"To lose our purity... I'M IN!", Hanji said holding her hands like praying to something with stars in her eyes. She seemed to be in awe. Levi just kept staring at Erwin.

"But to be useful for the humanity.. You need to be brave. Not everyone can choose this way, and we understand. The choice between probable death and nice, long and safe life is not hard. But the truth is, these Walls won't protect us forever. We have to fight for the sake of future. However, I would still like to notify that if you choose us, you choose death for yourself, but a future for humanity. Now, if you have the guts to join, stay here. If you decide between Military Police and Stationary Guard, leave."

As people there could predict, very many of them left. However, Hanji kept looking around her who weren't moving an inch. Well, Levi was there, and so was Mike Zakarius, the man who always sniffed people. Levi was the best of their class, Mike not far behind - he was the second. Hanji got third, even though she wasn't that into it.

When the others had left, Hanji opined that there were something between twenty to thirty people left. Erwin seemed happy with that, and he welcomed them.

After some information, he dismissed them, and Hanji caught up with Levi. This time Levi was the one to spoke up first.

"You stayed."

"Didn't I say so?"

Hanji smiled and started to prance on his side. Soon when Mike caught up with them too, the three started to walk to their rooms to get some sleep. Walking in comforting silence side by side, their minds wandered in next days.

I'll put the Erwin's too encouraging speech for the time's sake. At that time, they didn't have such a hope as Eren. Nor did they have so much information of the titans - and not so much of information of how many really died.
Btw, sorry for the lack of fluff or anything since it's still a prompt for Levihan week but.. :DD Well, the next one will be fluff for this one too, haha.