Chapter 2: Trett & Emily
Ambroise's eyes were heavy and she could feel eye bags forming under her restless pupils. She saw the sun creep up on the meadow hills, and was relieved by that. Other kids had watched her with beady eyes, while others had just pretended to not care. She tried to find the boy with the glasses again, and saw him sitting on a wooden chair-watching her every move. He had a purple bruise on the corner of his right cheek, and his expression was not pleasant at all. She stopped running, and tried to catch her breath. Ambroise could smell the boiling potatoes and the cooked onions from a mile away. She had been starved of no breakfast and dinner, and heard her stomach plead for more food.
The captain-Karler, stopped her from running any further. He commanded everyone from 105th Trainee Squad to practice this new equipment to get used to. It looked like a roped belt, or a type of swing.
"You will all balance this thing, and see if you're used to being in air." He said.
A young-looking girl was by her side with reddish curly hair that was framing her petite, feminine face. Ambroise sat on the equipment, her body was dangling and it rocked back and forth. The girl with red hair smiled at Ambroise and grasped on the metal handle. The metal handle was next to the equipment.
"Hello, my name is Emily." She said.
"Ambroise Bonnet." Ambroise replied.
Unlike the boy with the glasses, Emily seemed much nicer. She had a kind demeanor, something that the boy did not have. The girl cranked the handle slowly, as she switched between watching Ambroise and focusing on the handle.
"I wish I could join the Survey Corps." Emily sighed. "But only the top heroes can go there."
"I just want to join the Military Police to see life outside the walls." Ambroise said.
"Me too,"
Ambroise tightly gripped on the two ropes that held the belt together. She was feeling a bit sea sick, Ambroise tried to manage her balance but it felt like she was going to drop.
"Don't worry, Ambroise!" Emily said.
Somehow that comforted her; she confidently looked down to see her body being elevated from the ground. She didn't have a fear of heights. Ambroise sat still from the air, a feeling of satisfaction. The girl dropped her back down with the handle and cheered.
"Wow! I can't believe you did that!" She exclaimed.
"I can't either!"
A couple of hours later, she was at the porch of the cabin staring at the mountains. She desperately wanted to go outside and find something, Ambroise fiddled with the pearl inside her pockets her sister Julie gave. Emily joined her; there was a comfortable silence amongst the air. Emily was leaning against the railings of the porch as Ambroise continued to rock the wooden chair.
"I want to go outside, and find something…but I don't know how!" She said.
"Don't worry about that, Ambroise. We'll be safe here." Emily said.
A tan, dark-haired boy that looked surprisingly young for his age knocked on the cabin's fine wood. It got the attention of Ambroise and Emily suddenly glancing at the boy near the walls of the cabin. He smirked at the girls and bowed.
"Name's Trett. Y'know, my brother taught me a way to get outside these walls. He's from the Stationary Guard. I can teach you how to get outside the walls." He said. "I can show you the outside world."
Emily yelped in fear. She crossed her arms furiously and glared at the handsome boy.
"Who do you think you are?! Trying to endanger our lives like that?!" The girl scolded.
"Relax, girlie. I'm just trying to make an offer." Trett said.
Ambroise suddenly shook Trett's hands and introduced herself and Emily to Trett. Her bright blue eyes glowed with ambition as Emily's flaming purple eyes burned.
"What offer?" Asked Ambroise.
"Give me...both of your dinner." Trett said.
"Deal!"
Emily snatched Ambroise's left ear and dragged her in a corner.
"Ambroise! What are you doing?! We don't even know this boy, let alone trust him. What if we get eaten by one of those things?! What if we die? We have to be safe here," Emily whispered.
"That's it. You're too comfy being safe in your little log cabin, what I'm doing is to find the truth in Titans. I want to at least see the Titan who ate my sister."
"How are you going to do that? There are dozens of Titans."
"We have to. Please."
Emily sighed. She was Ambroise's new friend. But she told Ambroise that they have to 'borrow' the equipment used. At dinner-Trett, Ambroise, and Emily sat on an empty table and discussed about their plan. They would go outside at night, when everyone's distracted by sleeping; they'd climb the wall and go outside. After that, they'd return to the camp.
"What if it won't work? I don't want to get in trouble, Trett." Emily said.
"Don't worry, my plans never fail. I once stole a child's toy and wasn't caught! I'd always just slip and go-it'll be the same for going outside. Doesn't everyone want to see life outside these walls? We're caged like birds." Trett said.
Trett quietly slammed the table with a large grin on his face; he grabbed the two bowls Emily and Ambroise had and stuffed it in his face. Ambroise wanted to murder the Titan who ate her sister, Julie. She wanted to go outside and take vengeance. This was a large risk that Emily did not support, but she had to. We'll just quickly come and go; it won't be that hard-right? Ambroise thought.
A/N: Now we're going somewhere! I was stuck on the story, but now I've figured out the plot for this chapter and from further chapters . What will Ambroise, Emily, and Trett face?