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Chapter 2
Sasha moaned happily as she awoke the next morning. She brushed her face lightly with the back of her hand and looked to her side, expecting to see Mikasa laying there next to her. Her eyes widened a little to see that Mikasa had left sometime after they had fallen asleep together the previous night. But on her night stand was a small piece of paper with a heart drawn on it. It hadn't been there before. Smiling goofily, Sasha placed the small scrap of paper in her nightstand and looked at her clock. She still had an hour before she had to report to Commander Keith for the day's training.
The brunette stood and began to happily amble toward the bathroom before realizing that she was still naked from the previous night's events. She smiled fondly as she shut herself in her bathroom and stepped into the shower. Sasha sighed as the warm, soothing water played down her body. She lathered up some soap and began to scrub her body up and down until every inch of her was covered in suds. Sasha took a moment to consider the pleasurable feeling of being in the shower and wondered if she and Mikasa could take a shower together at some point, but she decided she was being too hasty and continued rinsing herself off.
After washing her hair, Sasha stepped out of the shower and dried herself off promptly with a towel before tying her hair into its usual ponytail. After spritzing some perfume on herself and using a bit of deodorant, Sasha donned her trainee uniform and left her barracks and headed to the mess hall for some well-deserved breakfast.
The breakfast wasn't anything too spectacular. Merely a piece of bread and some poorly-made eggs. But Sasha was feeling very hungry this morning, and she'd eat whatever was put in front of her. She surveyed the mess hall and upon spotting Mikasa sitting with Armin and Eren as usual, moved toward them happily and took a seat.
"Good morning!" Sasha said cheerfully as she took her seat. She looked at Mikasa for a moment and smiled happily at her. Mikasa blushed and gave Sasha a small smile and a nod.
"Good morning, Sasha." Eren said with a warm smile. "How do you feel?"
"I feel fine." Sasha said before taking a bite of her bread. "Why do you ask?"
"Well, Connie told us you looked really broken up last night, and well..." Armin said with a concerned look in his eyes.
"The Commander was just being a bigger jerk than usual last night and I was already having a bad day." Sasha said, gesturing toward the bandage on her forehead. "But I'm fine now. Seriously. Don't worry about me."
"Oh...Okay!" Eren said with a nod. "That's great to know, Sasha."
"So does anybody know what the Commander has planned for today?" Sasha asked as she swallowed yet another bite of her bread. She once again flashed a look at Mikasa, who quickly looked down at her breakfast.
"I think he's going to go easy today." Eren said. "Maybe a few combat trials and a few laps, but I heard him talking about how hard we've been working for the past month and how we deserve a break."
"I surely wouldn't mind." Armin said with a smile as he raised his glass. "Every day for the past month it's been nonstop!"
"Maybe he'll just make us clean his bathroom. Heaven knows that it probably needs it." Sasha said, prompting the group to laugh.
"Mikasa?" Eren said, noticing Mikasa's long period of silence. "Are you alright?" Mikasa didn't speak much, but she'd often throw in her viewpoint or a phrase to accompany the conversation, at least.
"I'm fine." Mikasa said, looking at Eren for a moment. "Just thinking."
"About what?" Eren asked.
"It's personal." Mikasa replied, raising an eyebrow at Eren. Sasha felt like giggling, but she held it back.
"But it would be great just to get a day of rest." Eren said. "Just not having to do anything all day..."
"It probably won't happen." Sasha said, raising an eyebrow as she bit into her bread once more. As if on cue, the Commander burst into the mess hall and walked to where he was standing before all the trainees. This was usually when he'd give the day's agenda to them.
'Here we go. More combat training and more laps.' Sasha thought as she chewed her bread.
"You've all been working hard." Commander Keith Shadis said to them. "The work you've done is certainly commendable compared to what you used to be able to do."
"Not much more than fighting a titan's toe." Sasha barely registered Jean whisper from the back of the room.
"So today, after breakfast, you will have the day to yourselves. You've all earned it. Tomorrow we return to our exercises, so rest today as much as you can." Keith said to them. "Good work. All of you."
Sasha looked happily at Eren and Armin as they stood up and embraced each other happily. Sasha went to hug Mikasa and barely got her arms around the top trainee before she placed a restraining hand on her chest. Sasha looked at Mikasa, who raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled a bit.
"Wait until later." Her look said. Sasha stopped herself and nodded in understanding.
"Jean. One lap around the complex for that comment of yours." Keith said as he approached the exit of the mess hall. Jean's eyes widened heavily as he raised his hands and looked at everyone else, who laughed heartily at him. He stood and stomped toward the exit.
"Yeah, yeah...Laugh it up." Jean growled. Eren looked after him and smiled triumphantly.
"Maybe now he'll learn to keep his trap shut." Eren said. "Come on, guys. Let's go sit somewhere."
"And do what exactly?" Mikasa asked him.
"Talk, I guess." He replied, shrugging. As they all walked out of the mess hall. "We barely get to anymore."
"I was thinking I'd study." Armin said, earning confused glances from everyone. He looked around a bid and shrugged. "I mean...I could do it later."
"Our first day off, and you want to study?" Sasha said, raising an eyebrow.
"Well...I didn't say I had to." Armin said, rubbing the back of his head and earning a laugh from everyone. Sasha and Mikasa walked behind Eren and Armin as they chatted happily. Sasha felt a small tap on her shoulder and turned to see Mikasa gesture to her barracks and inconspicuously hold out a hand with all five fingers extended.
'Meet at my room in five minutes.' Sasha figured out almost instantly before nodding.
"Hey, guys...I think I'm gonna go ahead and go get a nap." Sasha said, stretching momentarily. "My head's still bothering me."
"Oh, okay. Are you sure?" Eren said. "We'll probably play poker or something."
"I'll catch the next game." Sasha said. "I just need to get some sleep."
"Alright." Armin said. "I hope you feel better!"
"Thanks, Armin." Sasha said as she walked back to her barracks. After Eren and Armin turned around and kept walking, Mikasa turned and watched Sasha walk toward her barracks. The brunette turned for a moment and made a motion with her hands that looked like they were going behind something.
"Go around the back." Mikasa said to herself silently before nodding and turning back toward Eren and Armin. Sasha moved quickly toward the small hut that was her barracks before shutting herself inside. She removed the small tan uniform jacket before jumping onto her bed. She sighed as she looked around the room to realize that it was a complete mess. Sasha never really was one for complete cleanliness. The brunette stood and immediately went about cleaning, placing her dirty clothes into the small hamper supplied in her bathroom and making her bed. With her room looking significantly better than it had been previously, Sasha removed her trainee boots and laid back on the bed. She stared at the ceiling a bit and sighed to herself. It had been well over five minutes at this point.
Could Mikasa just be running late? Or did she have an extraneous circumstance that kept her from coming to the room? Whatever the case, Sasha was feeling a bit drowsy, and with a small sigh, closed her eyes. If Mikasa did arrive at any point soon, she'd find Sasha sleeping as she waited for her. The longer Sasha's eyes remained closed, the more and more she drifted off. She had food on her stomach and she had the day off. It was time to relax and let all of her troubles go.
"Sasha." The brunette heard Mikasa's voice say, making her let out a small yelp and jarring her from her pseudo-slumber.
"Oh! Hey..." Sasha said as she sat up and blushed. "Five minutes my foot."
"I'm sorry about that." Mikasa said with a small frown. "It took Eren and Armin a while to finally find a place to sit down and play their poker."
"Why'd you wait until then?" Sasha asked.
"It seemed more prudent than just coming out of nowhere to tell them I was feeling sick to my stomach." Mikasa said.
"Did anyone see you come over here?" Sasha asked Mikasa, who merely shook her head slowly.
"No." Mikasa replied. "I locked the door to my room and went out the back door before locking it. And I already told Eren to tell anyone wondering where I am not to disturb me."
"You sly one." Sasha said with a smirk as Mikasa sat down next to her. Sasha almost immediately kissed Mikasa on the cheek and wrapped her arms around Mikasa's waist from behind. She pulled Mikasa down to the bed, having Mikasa lay between her legs, placing the black-haired girl's head on her chest. "A day off...I never thought it would happen." Sasha said with a small giggle. Mikasa placed her hand on Sasha's, stroking it lightly with her fingers.
"I think the Commander feels guilty about the way he treated you last night." Mikasa said, looking down to her hand on Sasha's.
"I don't care about that anymore." Sasha said, nuzzling into Mikasa's hair. "Because I got something so great out of it." Mikasa blushed and grabbed Sasha's hand in hers.
"He was oddly silent after I finished my second extra lap." Mikasa said. "He seemed to be in deep thought after you left."
"Do you think that's why he's giving us the day off?" Sasha asked.
"Possibly." Mikasa replied. "If not just the situation with you, a combination of things. He did mention that the trainees have been working very hard."
"We have. And now we have our day off." Sasha said with a small giggle. "I'm just glad that I get to spend it with you." At this statement, Mikasa turned to where she was face to face with Sasha. They kissed tenderly for a moment, uniting their lips in a light show of affection.
"I am as well." Mikasa said after they separated. Sasha giggled quietly before kissing Mikasa once more. At first the brunette didn't give Mikasa more than a small, gentle peck. Mikasa moved forward and intensified the kiss, taking one of Sasha's lips between her own. So at Mikasa's urging, Sasha wrapped her arms underneath Mikasa's arms and up her back, pulling Mikasa closer into her embrace. Mikasa steadied herself as she moved forward with one hand before bringing a hand up to stroke the brunette's silky hair.
"Here...let me go ahead and..." Sasha said quietly before undoing her ponytail and letting her long, brown tresses fall down over her shoulders.
"It looks good like that." Mikasa said as she stroked a lock of hair from Sasha's face.
"It gets in the way..." Sasha said with a blush. "A lot." Mikasa gave Sasha a small smile before kissing her forehead.
"You should let it out more often." Mikasa said before kissing Sasha again. Sasha's arms found their place back around Mikasa's body, holding her tightly into the kiss. Sasha slowly moved down onto her back, allowing Mikasa to lay on top of her. They slowly separated from their kiss and as she moved her head back, Sasha placed a small kiss on Mikasa's cheek.
"I just feel so safe with you." Sasha said with a smile.
"Why?" Mikasa inquired, making Sasha roll her eyes.
"As if you don't know." Sasha said with a small chuckle. "You're the strongest of all of us...You're beautiful, you're smart...You could have anyone you wanted in a heartbeat."
"But I have you." Mikasa said as she lowered her head down toward Sasha's for another kiss, which the brunette accepted gratefully. "And I don't want anyone else."
"But why me?" Sasha asked, her smile forming into a straight face for a moment. "I'm so average."
"You asked me that last night." Mikasa replied, as she stroked Sasha's hair. "And if I remember correctly, I gave you plenty of examples of how you are not average."
"Hmm. I guess so." Sasha said before pursing her lips momentarily. She smiled widely once again. "I'm sorry. It's just news to me so I guess I forgot. It's definitely nice to hear you say it, though."
"I wouldn't lie about it." Mikasa said as she gave Sasha one last kiss before moving and sitting up on Sasha's right side as she removed her jacket.
"Oh...ready for another go, huh?" Sasha asked with a raised eyebrow as she sat up and went to unbutton her shirt. Mikasa stopped what she was doing and slowly looked over at Sasha with a confused look in her eyes.
"I'm just feeling a little warm." Mikasa deadpanned, making Sasha's stomach drop. Her eyes widened as she immediately backed up against the wall that the bed stood against.
"Oh, my gosh. I'm so sorry. I just saw you sitting up and removing your jacket and I thought that maybe you wanted to-" Sasha began to ramble nervously before Mikasa pressed her lips against Sasha's to quiet her. Sasha blushed heavily and slowly closed her eyes. The kiss continued for a half a minute before Mikasa separated and finished removing her jacket.
"Later." Mikasa said simply before laying down on the bed once more. Sasha sighed heavily and laid down next to Mikasa. The brunette's stomach jumped when she felt Mikasa grab her hand firmly and pull her closer. Sasha happily hugged onto Mikasa and closed her eyes.
"Sasha..." Mikasa said quietly.
"Hmm?" Sasha replied, already becoming drowsy.
"Remember that we need to keep this secret..." Mikasa said, seemingly solemnly. But Sasha could have easily mistaken the natural tone of her voice.
"For...how long?" Sasha asked. "I mean, it's not that I mind or anything..."
"As long as it takes for me to find out what the policy on these kinds of relationships in our trainee regiment is." Mikasa explained. "I don't want to keep it a secret...but it's for both of our sakes."
"Oh, I know." Sasha asked. "Just kinda feels like a big effort to keep it secret all the time."
"Is it worth the effort?" Mikasa asked, looking over toward Sasha.
"It's worth everything." Sasha said, giving Mikasa a happy kiss on the cheek before closing her eyes to go to sleep.
...
Dinner was special for the trainee regiment that night. Pork chops, green beans and mashed potatoes were served as well as the usual dinner rolls. Everyone in the regiment was in high spirits and spoke with each other merrily about their respective days off. Even Eren and Jean said more than a happy word to each other. Bright candles flickered throughout the hall and everything just felt as if it was going well. Sasha sat down with Connie, Eren, Armin and Mikasa as she licked her lips at the platter before her.
"As if this day off wasn't gonna get any better!" Sasha said happily as she dug into her food.
"You're looking to be in high spirits, Sasha." Armin said with a smile. "Sleep well?"
"Better than you can imagine." Sasha said after swallowing a bite of pork chop. "What did you guys do?"
"Oh, we just walked around for a bit before going down to the river to fish." Eren said, offering a small shrug.
"Did ya catch anything?" Connie asked with an excited smile.
"No, we didn't." Eren said. "Of course it wasn't until we came back here that we found out the river was uninhabited."
"Ooh, that's gotta hurt." Sasha said as she closed an eye.
"We still had fun." Armin said happily. "That's all that matters."
"Right." Eren agreed. "Today's been great, of course, but I'm not going to lie to you all. I'm actually wanting to get back to training." This statement brought a groan of anguish out of the group. "What? What did I say?" Eren asked as he looked at everyone.
"I think you're alone in that sentiment, Eren." Mikasa said, taking a bite of her dinner roll.
"Oh, come on!" Eren contested. "You can't all tell me that you're content to just lay around and rest all day."
"I'm pretty content with it." Sasha said as she raised an eyebrow and a hand.
"I second that." Connie agreed as he took a sip from his cup and raised a hand as well.
"Armin?" Eren said to his friend, who shrugged a bit and made a so-so motion with his hand.
"I'm kind of on the fence." Armin said.
"Alright, Mikasa." Eren said with a smirk. "You're the last piece of the puzzle. Am I completely alone here?" Mikasa took a long sip of her drink before placing the cup down on the table and letting out a small sigh.
"Training is essential to our purpose, but getting the occasional rest is very important to maintain strength. Both viewpoints are legitimate." Mikasa said, taking a small bite of pork chop with her fork. "But resting is fantastic."
"Ha!" Connie said, pointing at Eren. "In your face!"
"Alright, alright...I guess I am alone here." Eren said. "But getting stronger...you guys can't possibly tell me you haven't noticed yourselves getting stronger."
"Yeah, yeah I have!" Connie said enthusiastically, clenching his right hand into a fist. "I could barely lift a sack of flower before training, and now I can toss even heavier things around no problem!"
"I've noticed I've become more relevant physically." Armin said with a smile and a nod. "I still can't compare to you guys, though." Armin chuckled nervously and looked down at the table.
"You've got intellect, Armin." Eren reassured his friend, throwing his arm around his shoulders. "More than any trainee here."
"More than me, I know for sure!" Sasha said, making everyone laugh.
"And Mikasa here...man, she doesn't even have to try!" Connie said, gesturing a thumb at Mikasa, who silently chewed her green beans.
"It truly is astounding, Mikasa!" Armin said, nodding. "You excel in everything, whether it be intellect, combat skills or...anything else, really."
"Yeah." Sasha said with a wide smile as she looked at the black-haired object of her affections. "Mikasa really is incredible, isn't she?" Mikasa blushed heavily at Sasha's statement and chewed her food for a few moments before swallowing it.
"I think all of you are forgetting about Sasha." Mikasa said, looking up at Sasha from her plate.
"Oh, man! You're right, Mikasa!" Connie said. "I remember when we were all having that three dimensional gear race and Sasha beat us with no problems! She even outran me once!"
"I've never bested you physically, Sasha." Armin complimented Sasha, making her blush heavily.
"And your judgment in combat is pretty great too." Eren added.
"Oh, come on, stop it you guys!" Sasha said, blushing heavily through her flattery. "You're gonna make me blush."
"Too late for that." Connie said with a raised eyebrow, pointing to Sasha's face.
"We all have our strong points." Mikasa said, looking at Sasha. "We may not notice them all the time, but we should continue to acknowledge that we have them as long as we can. We are not average."
"Girl makes quite the point!" Connie said with a small chuckle.
"Hey, Eren!" The group heard a voice call from across the mess hall. They turned to see Jean standing there with his arms crossed, a self-assured look on his face. "I hear you play poker."
"That I do, Jean." Eren said, standing from his seat. "Do I hear a challenge?" Eren walked toward Jean, a competitive smirk on his face.
"If you think you're man enough." Jean replied, sitting down at a round table. "Anyone else wanna join?" Jean called out to the others.
"I'm in!" Connie said, moving quickly toward the table.
"Two more seats left." Jean said. "Anyone else?"
"I suppose I'll play." Armin said, moving toward the table. "I'm not very good, though." Jean chuckled at Armin's statement and patted the table where Armin's seat was.
"It's a ruse to get us to let our guards down." Jean said. "I'm calling it right now."
"I don't know, Jean." Eren said to Jean, who's eyes widened. "I beat him pretty badly by the river today." Jean scoffed and began to shuffle his own deck of cards.
"I still don't buy it." Jean growled suspiciously.
"I'll play." Reiner said, approaching the table and taking a seat. "This ought to be good." Sasha and Mikasa watched them from their seats. Sasha giggled at their competitive exchanges, and Mikasa merely observed the others gather around the table to observe the game.
"Is Armin really that bad at cards?" Sasha asked Mikasa quietly. Mikasa shook her head and looked over at the group.
"Armin is a master strategist." Mikasa said. "Including card games. Neither Eren nor I have ever beaten him." Sasha giggled quietly.
"I knew it." Sasha said, looking toward the game for a moment before looking back at Mikasa. "Thank you...for what you said, by the way." Sasha said quietly with a sweet smile.
"What do you mean?" Mikasa asked.
"You know...everyone was talking about how awesome they were...but then you brought up my name..." Sasha explained. "I'm just not usually bragged on like that...it meant a lot...is all I'm trying to say."
"You know, Sasha..." Mikasa said as she placed her fork down. "You're different."
"In a good or bad way?" Sasha asked, earning a raised eyebrow from Mikasa.
"Why would I say in a bad way?" Mikasa asked. "Good, of course."
"How?" Sasha asked, putting her chin in her hands and looking at Mikasa in an adorable manner that made her blush.
"Well, most people wouldn't do what you just did...Thank me." Mikasa said, looking to the side. "Most people wouldn't say anything and simply acknowledge for themselves that they're great just to make themselves feel better. Thanking me...it shows a tremendous amount of realism and modesty in your viewpoint...It's a fantastic and rare quality."
"You're just all about flattery tonight, aren't you?" Sasha asked, causing Mikasa to nervously clear her throat. "You sure know how to treat a girl right." Sasha said the last words to where only she and Mikasa could hear them. Mikasa looked up at Sasha, blushing wildly to see that Sasha was leaning across the table slightly toward her, eyes half-lidded and blushing herself.
Mikasa gulped and looked around quickly to see that everyone was watching the card game. Upon verifying this, Mikasa quickly leaned across the table and met Sasha's lips with her own in a kiss. The kiss lasted only one second before Mikasa sat back in her seat. Sasha's eyes were still widened with surprise at Mikasa's sudden kiss, but she sat back in her seat and smiled at her lover widely.
"I didn't think you'd actually do it." Sasha said, looking down at her food before flashing her eyes back up to Mikasa's for a moment.
"Well...I..." Mikasa said, struggling to speak a full sentence. Sasha giggled and stood.
"Want to go watch the game?" She asked Mikasa, who very quickly stood up and nodded. They walked toward the table side by side.
"Braus!" Sasha heard Commander Keith call from the front doors of the mess hall. "Come here for a moment." Mikasa turned to see Sasha wince. The top trainee gave Sasha a reassuring nod as she turned to see the Commander standing by the doors. Sasha nervously walked toward the doors and out of the mess hall, followed by Keith. Sasha stood where she was with a straight back, ready to receive a bombardment of yelling from Keith for whatever she had done to upset him this time.
"Sasha." Keith said, sparking Sasha's attention. He rarely ever used a trainee's first name while addressing them. "I seem to remember myself speaking extremely harshly to you last night."
"I'm alright..." Sasha said. "Sir. I was stressed and my injury on top of it just overwhelmed me, is all."
"It didn't look like that situation to me." Keith replied. "Or Mikasa for that matter."
"I'm fine, sir." Sasha said, still trying to believe that she was having this conversation with the Commander.
"Anyone could just say that." Keith said. "I would like to apologize to you. I've seen the horror of the titans firsthand...in their territory. I lost more than one hundred men during my days commanding the Survey Corps." Sasha nodded, surprised that Keith was opening up to her this way.
"Oh..." Sasha said. "I-I'm sorry, sir."
"I just...I remember each and every one of their faces." Keith said somberly, looking toward the ground. "I remember how each of them were killed...It was horrible. I just never want to see that happen to another person as long as I live." Keith continued. "I'm bound to see it again, I know this. But as long as I can make my trainees as strong as I can make them...they'll have a better chance. I tried to motivate you and I went too far. No one's death is meaningless. It's a lesson I learned long ago. Do not tell anyone we had this conversation. Dismissed." Sasha nodded and walked back into the mess hall.
She was utterly amazed at what had just happened. The man that she previously thought had no regard for her life or her ability, just opened up to her and explained for her that he did indeed hold her life in high regard. It made Sasha feel happy about everything...all the negative feelings that Sasha had inside her after the verbal abuse she received the previous night, however overshadowed they were by her new romantic companion, were now completely washed away.
Sasha merrily approached Mikasa and stood next to her to watch the poker game.
"What did he want?" Mikasa asked quietly, raising an eyebrow. "I'm through with letting him abuse you like that."
"I'll tell you about it later." Sasha said, earning a confused look from Mikasa. "It was a good thing. You don't have to worry about the Commander anymore." Mikasa nodded and looked back at the game that was underway.
"Good." She said simply.
"Who's winning?" Sasha asked.
"Reiner, currently." Mikasa said. Sasha looked at the table to see that in place of chips, there were small scraps of paper. "Jean's in second place and Eren's in third and Connie is in fourth. Armin barely has anything."
"I thought you said he was really good." Sasha said.
"He is." Mikasa said. "That's why I think he still has a trick up his sleeve."
"The papers represent chips, right?" Sasha asked, earning a nod from Mikasa. "What are they for?"
"They all agreed that the papers would represent a service whenever the user called for one. For example, if Eren wanted Jean to take his trash to the garbage chute-"
"He'd have to use a paper to get him to do it." Sasha said, looking at Mikasa, who smiled at her.
"Yes." Mikasa said with a nod. "And they agreed not to use a paper to counteract a service brought in by the other person's paper."
"Interesting." Sasha said. "Looks like they're all gonna be Reiner's slaves for the foreseeable future.
"I'm not sure." Mikasa said. "I definitely wouldn't count Armin out."
"All in." Armin said, pushing his papers toward the center of the table.
"I think he's bluffing." Reiner said with a raised eyebrow looking at Armin. The small blonde-headed boy shrugged.
"I don't know." Connie said. "He does look pretty confident. I fold."
"Same here." Eren added, placing his cards on the table.
"You couldn't fool me from the start, Armin." Jean said as he placed his cards down. Reiner, who bet all in as well, regarded Armin with a raised eyebrow.
"Alright, Armin." Reiner said confidently as he placed his cards face-up on the table. "Full house." Armin looked at the cards to see three queens and two jacks. He sighed.
"Straight flush." Armin countered, placing his cards down. Everyone playing the game's jaws dropped to see Armin lay down a six, seven, eight, nine and ten of clubs.
"No way..." Jean said in amazement as Armin raked up all the papers betted.
"Great job, Armin!" Eren said, giving his friend a thumb up.
"Wow." Reiner said, scratching the back of his head. "Well...looks like you really knew what you were doing."
"You guys did well too." Armin said with a smile.
"Alright! Dinner is over!" Commander Keith sounded from the front of the mess hall. "Report to your rooms and bed down for the night. We have an early start tomorrow morning!" The trainees all stood and headed out of the mess hall. After congratulating Armin, Sasha walked happily toward her room before Mikasa ran up quickly beside her.
"Oh!" Sasha said before placing her hand on her chest. "You startled me."
"What did Shadis say to you?" Mikasa asked.
"He...apologized to me." Sasha said with a smile and a raised eyebrow.
"He apologized?" Mikasa asked.
"Yeah." Sasha said. "You can't tell anyone, but he just told me about his days in the Survey Corps...and how he didn't want to see what he saw ever again. He just told me he got too into trying to motivate me."
"That's...surprising." Mikasa said, raising her eyebrows as they approached Sasha's door.
"It definitely took me off guard." Sasha said. "That was some game, huh? However little I saw of it..."
"I told you that Armin is a master strategist." Mikasa replied. "And the game wasn't that long anyway."
"You know, after our nap today, I'm not tired at all." Sasha said quietly, twiddling her thumbs together and leaning back against her door.
"Not tonight." Mikasa said as she leaned in and kissed Sasha quickly and inconspicuously before backing away from her. "Good night." Mikasa then turned and walked quickly back toward her barracks. Sasha sighed dreamily and opened her door, not taking her eyes off Mikasa as she walked way.
"Good night, Mikasa."
HAHA! So there was that chapter! If you guys were wondering, I'm already planning on a sequel to this story. From what I can envision, it's going to be a retelling of the series past the training arc based on Sasha and Mikasa's romantic relationship. That means the battle of Trost until now focusing on Mikasa/Sasha! And it will probably stray at least a little from what has already been established in the series. I'll try to keep it as close to the source material as possible, though. Be sure to review and tell me what you thought of this chapter! PEACE!