Amelia woke up from her slumber, after hearing shuffling around the room. She sat up, still tired and noticed Erwin getting dressed into his uniform. He already had his white pants on and was working on his shirt, buttoning it up. His straps, bolo tie and brown jacket was laying on his bed, which she looked down at.
"Good morning commander," she said tiredly. She rubbed one eye, trying to wipe away the sleepy tear from falling.
"Oh, I'm sorry if I woke you up Amelia," he commented, sounding apologetic.
"Amy," she said, looking at him. He only looked back at her, confused.
"Please, call me Amy. I don't like Amelia," was all she said before standing up from her bed and stretching.
"You don't have training today, so you have the day off," he said, starting to put on the leather straps.
"It's fine. I have to follow you around anyways, right? So, what are you doing today?" she asked, starting to take out her freshly cleaned uniform.
"Well, I have to go into Wall Sina today to discuss things with the Military Police. You are more than welcome to join," he said, put on his bolo tie, adjusting it.
"Great…" She said exasperated before turning around.
"I'll be ready in a few. Go ahead and do whatever you do in the morning," she said. Erwin left the room, closing his rooms door behind him so she can get dressed. Amelia started getting dressed, hurrying so she doesn't make Erwin waiting. As she buckled the last strap, she quickly put on her family crest bolo tie. When she left the room, she saw Erwin holding a tray of tea for her. Amelia took the teacup and took a sip.
"Oh, the tea is different," she said in a mumble before she continued to drink it. Erwin had placed the tray down and was packing his satchel with stuff he wanted to discuss in the meeting today.
"Sorry but we ran out of the other tea. Levi is also disappointed so I was hoping we can stop somewhere and get more of the tea for you two," he said, placing the satchel over his shoulder.
"I don't mind the tea. I actually like this tea as well," she said, placing the teacup on the tray.
"Ready to go?" he asked, walking to his door. Amelia followed him after looking at the now empty teacup. They walked down the hall, their boots echoing down the halls as they made their way to the front of the HQ. At first, Amelia really hated the silence, but now she doesn't mind it, since her thoughts decided so surface, occupying her.
"Amel- I mean Amy, since we're riding our horses, why don't we just take one? It'll be efficient and it'll make it look like we got closer," Erwin said, glancing at her from the side.
"that's fine with me," she said, not noticing his glance as they made their way to the stables. Amelia waited outside the stables as Erwin got his horse prepped and ready to go for them. When he walked the horse out, he noticed Amelia hasn't put her hair up.
"Amy, you hair is really beautiful when it's long. Why do you put it up?" He asked, placing his satchel securely on his horse.
"I do it so it doesn't get caught in the maneuver gear. I prefer not ripping my own head off over something that could be easily dealt with," she replied back, petting the horse's snout. Erwin held a hand towards her, which she took, and helped her up onto his horse before he climbed on behind her. His arms were around snaked around her waist as he held onto the stirrups. Amelia placed her hand onto the stirrups as well, only she did it to hold on rather than to guide the horse. The horses started to move and they made their way to Wall Sina. Amelia was blushing the whole way there, since she was never this close to the commander, not even in the mess hall, and his arms were touching her sides, keeping her steady as they rode down the streets of the town's that they needed to go through.
"Are you glad to see your father?" Erwin asked, trying to lighten the mood.
"I don't know. I love my father but he did force me to join the Survey Corps just so I can marry you," she said leaning back a little as a small uphill Street came into view.
"Don't worry. It's still your decision whether we do marry or not. You may be my cadet now but you still are the princess," he commented, making Amelia blush even more.
"Do you see us getting married Commander?" She asked out of the blue. She kind of wanted to know what he felt about her, even though they've only known one another for a week.
"Well, that was a random question. I believe we can after we get to know one another more. I can tell you already have leadership skills, which is why you don't like being told what to do. Of course, you grew up basically being told to do this and not do that, which to my understanding, you still didn't listen," he said, still looking forward. Amelia saw the castle come into view and she felt a cold sweat go down her neck.
"Something isn't right," she whispered, feeling the tense air grow around the two. They arrived and got down from the horse, Erwin helping Amelia down by holding her hips. As they made their way through the castle, Amelia felt more and more uneasy with each step. Suddenly, Amelia saw something shiny flying towards her and Erwin. She pushed Erwin out of the way, and she barely had enough time to dodge it, it almost hitting the tip of her nose. Erwin looked over at Amelia before looking over at who threw it. A man ran towards them, welding a knife in his hand. Erwin got in front of Amelia and grabbed the man's arms, holding them in the air with a stern look.
"What business do you have, to hurt my fiancée?" Erwin asked in a irritated voice. The man fought really hard, trying to get his arms free from Erwin's grip.
"I don't have to tell you anything!" the man spat, which Erwin's response was to flip him over his shoulder and pinning him down in place.
"That's fine with me but you might want to talk to the Military Police," he said, close to the man's ear. Amelia watched the whole thing unfold, rooted to her spot. Footsteps were heard in the distance and they were shouting something, but what Amelia was focused on was the cut on Erwin's cheek, which was bleeding. The military police got the man and arrested him for attempt of murder before carrying him away from the two. Amelia walked over to Erwin and placed her hand onto his cheek, wiping some of the blood off.
"I'm sorry you got hurt because of me commander," she said, a tear falling. Erwin only pulled her close, holding her to his chest. They both were showing a different side of one another that they wouldn't show anyone else.
"Let's get to that meeting before we're late," he said, pulling away a little. Amelia only nodded, wiped the tears from her eyes and walked with him down the hall, however, the air was relaxed. When they made it to the meeting, she stood with the men that formed a barrier around the room while they discussed plans and it went smoothly. No interruptions and no hateful words towards each branch. 'I understand that I am in the room but they could at least relax a little. It's not like I will ban them from the walls…' she thought as she watched the meeting the whole time. The ride back to the HQ was silent as they just enjoyed being next to one another. Amelia felt as if something was sprouting between the two but she wants to go at the pace Erwin wants, not wanting to seem desperate or that she only likes him because he saved her life once.
When they arrived back, Amelia went ahead and decided to go to bed early. After the events that happened, she felt exhausted which was the first for her. She quickly got changed and climbed into her bed. The only light in the room after she went to bed was from Erwin's candle that was next to his bed. The light was faint but it did bother Amelia a little since it was kind of in her face. She closed her eyes, prepared for another exhausting day to come at her.