Hurray! Another chapter! It was my day off today, so with the house to myself, I was able to focus on writing chapter 4!
I've been looking at the total number of words for all my chapters and I notice that there's...a lot. I hope you guys don't mind! ( '^.^) I've just never been a fan of short chapters! :)
I'm also re-watching Attack on Titan, but the dubbed version. I'm not totally disappointed in the voices. There are a lot that I love. It's definitely better than most anime dubs!
Anyways;
Enjoy ( ~^0^)~
We were in an empty room somewhere in the Survey Corps camp. I haven't actually regained my focus since the trial; I let Levi's hand guide me to our current destination. I had finally come back to the present when a plate of food and water was placed in front of me.
Hanji, Mike, and Erwin were there with us. They were talking about something, I didn't really care what, I was too busy stuffing my face with bread and potato soup. I forgot what fresh food tasted like.
I get the feeling of being watched, so I look up to see Levi staring at me in disgust. "What?" My mouth is full of food and I see the sneer deepen on Levi's face.
"You're disgusting." Before I know it, he whipped out a handkerchief and was roughly wiping my face of food, disgust still present on his face. I can feel my face heating up in embarrassment.
"I can wipe my own face!" Grabbing the handkerchief - quite forcefully - I wipe my face in a less barbaric, nonthreatening way. We glare daggers at each other; I would have jumped across this table at him but thought better of it. Picking up my spoon, I cockily slurped my soup, never breaking eye contact. His brow twitched and I smirked victoriously.
Our staring contest is disrupted when Eyebrows sat beside me at the small table. "I hope what you said in the trial was true, that you would join the Survey Corps."
I actually wasn't planning on joining anything; I just wanted to use them to get out of these walls and into the world beyond. I, of course, didn't tell him that.
Putting on the best smile I could, I replied with a fake tone. "I would be happy to join your mission to discover the Titans' secrets and expand our lands." The smile disappears and I look him in the eye; "However, I think you know more about me than you're letting on."
There's silence as everyone in the room looks at each other. "We know everything!" I look at Hanji, she's covering her mouth, looking as if she said something she wasn't supposed to. I hear Erwin sigh beside me, his head in his hand. Levi rolls his eyes and took a sip of his coffee. Mike is leaning against the wall, not saying a word.
"I'm sorry but I couldn't keep it in anymore!" Hanji grasped my hand, her face coming to close for comfort. As her eyes twinkled with glee she continued. "We know about your ability to completely freeze something to the point of shattering it. We thought your kind was entirely wiped out, but when Levi and I were searching the Underground for strange occurrences, we came across a man who was frozen to the bone. When Levi kicked it – which was very unprofessional by the way -" Levi shrugs his shoulders as is to say; I don't really give a shit. "- The body completely shattered."
It was Erwin's turn to speak; "When the two of them came back and described what they had seen, I immediately looked in our old history books to find the unexplainable race of people with "cold hearts." There was one characteristic they all had in common, silver and gold eyes, exactly like yours. I sent people down to the Underground to ask around for someone with these unique eyes, each of them came back with the same description; that this girl was a white eyed demon who should never be meddled with." I nod in approval, I was actually proud of the name, despite the situation.
Erwin continued his explanation; "I sent out my last subordinate to have him come back with a broken nose, stating that he had run into a petit girl with silver and gold eyes who hung around two other people, we now know as Suzan Forest and Jack Carter. After hearing that, we could only hope you were the person we were looking for."
I guess there's no point in hiding it anymore. With Hanji still holding my hand eagerly, I spoke; "I am the last survivor of my kind. I was too young back then, so I have no idea what happened to my people, I don't even know how I got in these walls. My power is something I have no control of, I can still freeze things whenever I wish -" I reach over to my half empty glass and touched the cup with my fingertip, the water immediately froze, Hanji stared in awe and picked the glass up to examine it. "- But when I'm angry, my power overcomes me until I regain consciousness from overexerting myself. Like it's the one who's controlling me, not the other way around."
Hanji spoke again; "If you were to use your ability on a Titan, their tissue would die from the extreme temperature, making it impossible for it to regenerate. I bet you could flash freeze their entire body to the point of shattering it, just like you did with that man."
"I never used it on something that large before, and it's not like I can do it from a distance, I have to touch the object. I do get tired if I use it too much, it's like my battery runs out."
"Then let us help you control it, and in return, you help us out there, beyond the walls." I looked at Erwin, it seemed like he had everything planned out.
I let out a large sigh, rubbing my face with my hands I think of what I should do. They were my one and only chance for me to get outside the walls and find where I really came from, who I truly am. "If I join you guys, don't expect me to wear that uniform. I don't want to be part of your revenge; I have my own problems I need to sort out."
The sun was set by the time we had finished talking. As we walked back to the building where their rooms were, I could hear laughter coming from the dining halls. I tried to peek inside the windows to see what kind of people they were but we were too far away from the buildings.
I was surprised to see that Mike and Erwin entered the building that contained Levi and Hanji's room. When the three of us turned down the hall, I tried to keep an eye on where Erwin was going. It was the hallway just next to ours; I slowed down just to see what room he was actually in, I noticed Mike was going down that hall as well.
I had to find a way to get in Erwin's room. If he found a book on my heritage, he probably has more information about me hidden in his room. Mike being down there might cause problems; I'll have to look out for him when I sneak down there.
"Hey, are you listening?" I come back to the present to the sound of Levi snapping his fingers in front of my face.
"What do you want?" I snap back at him rather rudely. His eyes glint in annoyance. We've stopped in front of a door across from Levi's.
"This is your room. Unfortunately, your attitude has landed you with no bathroom break. Goodnight." And with that he practically kicks me inside and slams the door shut, I hear a key turn in the lock.
"Hey! You can't do this!" I rattle the door handle and give it a few tugs; "There's probably a law against this!"
"I don't care, brat."
"Hey, Levi that's a little mean. I don't think you have to lock her in there."
"It's for my own peace of mind and her protection. Goodnight." A door is opened and slammed shut. There's silence before I hear Hanji speak again.
"Goodnight Charlie, I look forward to working with you!" Another door opens and closes gently.
I blow my hair out of my face and lean against the door, examining the room. It's completely empty, there's only a large bed and a wardrobe. I walk over to the wardrobe, hoping to find clothes so I wouldn't have to wear Levi's. I curse my luck as I spot it empty.
The layout is the same as Levi's there's a washroom and two windows. Walking over to the window, I tap the glass, ice making spiral patterns on the surface. I try to slide the window up but it seems to be locked as well. It would literally take a single tap of my finger to shatter the glass, so why bother locking the doors and windows? Unless they were trying to keep something out.
I don't give it too much thought; I'm too exhausted from the day's events to care. Not bothering to wash my face, I take my shoes off and climb into the bed, sinking into the feather stuffed mattress. It feels…nice. I've never actually had a bed; if I did, I don't remember it. The pillows are just as fluffy, pulling the wool blanket up to my chin; I welcome sleep as if it's an old friend.
My nightmares have never changed. In my dream, there was only darkness and the sound of screams, agonizing, terrified screams that chilled me to the bone. I'm falling, faces I don't recognize pass me until I hit cold water, sinking until I find myself hitting a thick layer of ice, trying to brake it as it slowly drowns me. There's a faceless woman kneeling, her hands pressed against the ice, tears dripping onto the surface. Her words always the same.
"Why didn't you save us?"
"Good morning new recruit!" Hanji came bursting through the door, way to happy for an early morning. I sat up a bit in bed, looking at her like she's crazy. I notice that I can see my breath, the temperature in the room has dropped to what should be a winter morning. Most likely the results from my dream, but I never remember it when I wake.
"Wow! It is cold in here! Who turned the temperature down? Bahahaha!"
I deadpan at that. Groaning I roll over and pull the blanket over my head; "Go away, I'm still sleeping." My voice is muffled under the thick wool.
"Ow, Levi, what was that for?!"
"For being an idiot Hanji. Oi! Wake up, brat." The blankets are roughly ripped away from my hands, exposing me to the cold air. I see the pleasant face of a man who looks like he wants to kill everybody.
I groan louder this time, everything that happened yesterday definitely wasn't part of my nightmare.
