Attack on Reality #02
L.T: Okay everyone, this story, including the first chapter, are dedicated to the reviewer known only as 'M', for helping me get back into writing again after some… personal issues. Thanks, M, you're an unsung hero! Anyway, onwards hoooo!
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I walked along the main street to the supermarket, with Mikasa, Eren, Armin and Reiner on my left, Levi and Zoe behind, and Jean, Sasha, Connie, Christa and Ymir on my right, their uniforms attracting either 'weirded out' or 'hmm, nice figure' looks. Mikasa glared at any girls who looked like they were getting too close to Eren, while Sasha and Zoe were staring at the window displays, licking their lips if they liked the food or product on offer. I paused at an ATM, sticking my card in and withdrawing 20,000 yen. "I hope this'll cover it…"
As Armin quizzed me on the purpose of the bank machine, we kept moving, reaching the huge JUSCO supermarket. "Okay, everyone go and check out the aisles for things you like, I'll come by and see what you wanna get, okay? Christa, I'll go with you and Ymir first!" I smiled, linking arms with both of them, Ymir almost smirking as I snuggled up to her.
The three of us ended up in the cosmetics aisle, with Christa and Ymir squabbling over lipstick colours. Ymir wanted Christa to get a blazing red one, while the blonde wanted something a little more subdued. I offered several alternatives, until they settled on a pale peach-coloured one that accentuated Christa's lips and made them look fuller.
Next, I went to find Captain Levi. As I expected, the taciturn young officer was in… the cleaning products aisle, staring at various bottles of bleach and polish as if he was choosing between diamonds and rubies. "Levi- I mean, captain? Is there anything you would like to purchase?" I asked, standing next to him and chewing my lip. He held up two bottles of floor cleaner. "Which one is better?" he asked, actually sounding a little excited. I pointed to the one in a blue plastic bottle, and he put the other back, continuing to browse.
I found Sasha in the continental foods aisle, practically drooling as she picked up bags of snacks, tinned soups, dried bonito, and of course potatoes and bread. Smiling, I recommended several things, and she eagerly picked them out, somehow not dropping anything, before dumping it in a nearby trolley, already laden. Ii sweatdropped and headed off to find Eren and Mikasa, who were just wandering around with Armin and Connie.
Seeing that they didn't want anything, I waited at the checkout for everyone else. Over a few minutes, they trickled in with their chosen items. Armin had decided to get a notepad and pens so he could record everything on. Paying for everything, I struggled to pick up as many bags as I could, pausing as Levi ordered, "Yeager, pick up two bags, Ackerman, get three. Springer, Kirstein, two bags each." One by one, everyone took a bag or two, leaving me with only one to carry myself. Christa smiled at me, and I held up my hand. "High five?"
She looked puzzled, so I explained, "slap my hand with yours, it's a friend-type thing to do when you're happy!" she held up her hand, and I high-fived it, making her giggle. Ymir looked at us all starry-eyed, and then held up both her hands. "Double high five?"
I smiled, and Christa moved at the same moment I did, slapping Ymir's palms and making her whoop. I smiled to myself. 'I can't wait for school tomorrow…'
