Eclipse

by Shadowgirl502

After discovering rumors of an unknown power that was held by a human beyond the walls, they raced to find the key to humanity's survival or the key to contain them from revealing the truth. Yet she landed in the hands of the Survey Corps where she swears to assist them in gaining freedom, but challenges arises, maybe it be Titans, Humanity, or even difficult relationships.

4. Chapter 4

Disclaimer: I do not own anything except my OC. Everything else belongs to the original creator

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Chapter 4

3rd Pov

It was another free day for the group, but she knew that there might be a chance she'll be called for something alone. So the rogue took the chance to ride towards the near by woods, her eyes skimmed the area around her until she stopped at the entrance of the woods. Stepping off, guiding her horse beside her as she wonder pass the trees and the rogue stopped to tie the horse down to a tree. Tsuki patted the creature before leaving it behind as she continued on by herself and the rogue kept her eyes open.

She hasn't seen the others since the rogue did her morning routine then checked in with Erwin before heading out. The man appeared to be fine since he trusted that she'll return without a doubt and Tsuki was glad to get away for a while which he understood. So she decided to sit down and write in her journal while spending some time outdoors without some type of training.

Walking through the woods, the rogue held her notebook securely as she looked around, taking in her surroundings. Her eyes blinked the moment she saw a few flowers, following the path through as the ground slowly became covered by the fallen flowers, leaves and the rogue looked up to see the trees. Tsuki froze as she watched how a few more petals fell along with some leaves as they fell gracefully through the air and a smile caressed her lips as she giggled to herself at how lucky she was to stumble upon such sight. Continuing through, her eyes wondered until she found herself to be fully submerge into the woods and trees surrounded her.

Tsuki looked up to see some form of canopy cover an area which she decided to sit underneath. Leaning against the tree, her eyes remain glued above her as she noticed how the sunlight slipped through the cracks between the trees. Smiling, her eyes soften before sighing under her breath as she picked up one of the many fallen flowers.

Shutting her eyes, dropping the flower as she took in a deep breath and allowed the silences to consume her. It was peaceful, opening her notebook as she began to write down into it, but the rogue stopped once her mind wondered back an old memory.

Smiling sadly, the rogue hummed to herself as she recalled an old song her mother would sing and she'll join her. The two would sit outside under the moonlight as they sang together, but she could only remember bits and pieces of the song.

"...Beneath the twilight will the world still hear their cries..." Shutting her eyes, bringing the notebook against her chest as she whispered, "Only our silence can light up the way..."

Chuckling, she opened her eyes as she felt tears build up in her eyes when she saw the light shine down onto the ground in front of her, "...Knowing that we would pay a price," Shaking her head, she could recall the way her mother's voice would sooth her and Tsuki sighed, "...When we left the things we loved behind."

Opening up her notebook, continuing to write down her thoughts revolving around Titans, but she'll close her eyes again as she hummed to herself once more. A faint smile appeared as another piece of the song came back to her, "Blessing those with the will to fight," Looking down onto the ground as she curled her fingers into the grass as she whispered, "Crushing those who would let it die..."

Sighing, Tsuki leaned back against the tree once more taking a moment of silence as her mind wondered back to the times her mother played the song. Humming, the rogue took in a deep breath before murmuring, "Their light left abandoned," A sad smile caressed her lips before opening her notebook once more as she continued to write as she whispered to herself, "...falling victim to the storm..."

Chuckling, she never paid much attention to the words back then when she was merely a child, but now with only pieces of the song it made sense. Turning the page, continuing to dot down the things that bothered her from her encounters with the Titans. Yet her mind wondered back to the song, how her mother would sing it to her and now it only fueled her to help her comrades.

Curling her fingers tightly around the pencil and she laughed bitterly at how she understand the song now when she was older. Muttering to herself, "Even then... I was never meant to have a normal life even if I tried..." Shaking her head again, moving her hand across the paper as she wrote while whispering, "Still I'm left here to fight in a war that I have no desire to take part."

Allowing another sigh to escape her lips, she leaned over as she continued to write down in her journal, "I'm fighting to help those who have shown the passion in their hearts, fighting for a cause they believe in, and for whose who gave up theirs for us to live."

Sitting in silence again, Tsuki kept writing in the journal before she switched into drawing a few images that she hasn't been able to get out of her mind. Furrowing her brows to herself once she felt something shift in her surrounding which made her pause for a moment.

Closing the journal while calling out, "I know you're there."

Frowning the moment she recognized who was roaming around and she tilted her head at the cadet, "How long have you been there?" Shaking her head, the rogue pointed the pencil at him, "Actually... Why are you here?"

He crossed his arms, not caring much to the rogue's questions as he responded, "Does it matter?"

Tsuki sighed under her breath, returning her attention to her journal as she continued to write, but the rogue raised a brow over to him, "It does actually," Shaking her head, returning her eyes on the journal, "If anything I would say you're being a creep."

Clicking his tongue in annoyance, frowning at her words as he walked over to the tree across the rogue, but he refused to sit on the ground. Looking around, squinting his eyes as he finally took a look above him and Levi brought a hand up to provide some shade. Turning away, he narrowed his eyes at how the rogue continued to write in a notebook in the middle of the woods without much care in the world.

Walking around the area, he looked down at the ground to see flowers and leaves litter the place. He frowned to himself before muttering, "Do you intend to get yourself killed out here brat?"

Shrugging, Tsuki shut her journal before laying down onto the ground and she placed the notebook on her chest. Her eyes were glued to how the sky looked between the trees and leaves, the rogue sighed, "I'll be grateful to die on these kind of grounds."

Looking over to him, she saw how he sent her a glare and Tsuki chuckled, "I'm partially kidding," Setting her eyes at the sky before asking again, "So you're not going to share why you're here?"

Leaning against the tree, he looked bored before answering her question, "That blonde bastard sent me to get you."

Furrowing her eyes brows, she looked over to him, "Mike?"

"No, the other blonde bastard," Levi frowned slightly to himself, "Told me to drag you back since you've been out too long."

Tsuki sighed, "You mean Erwin, well I'm not surprised to hear that," Shutting her eyes before stating, "I honestly don't know how long I've been out here anyways."

Raising a brow before suggesting, "You should lay down and enjoy the silence before heading back."

Uncrossing his arms, Levi looked down at the rogue unamused at how she refuses to get up. Glancing towards the ground, frowning as he even consider laying on the ground and he muttered back, "I'm not getting on that filthy ground."

"Suit yourself," Shrugging, the rogue simply commented back as she closed her eyes again, "And it's called nature. Deal with it."

There wasn't any more words exchanged between the two cadets, the rogue laid across the ground in silences while the other cadet remain standing as he continued to wonder around for a bit. He frowned at how the rogue wasn't giving a damn at the orders for her to return and Levi wasn't going to deal with Erwin or any of the officers because she took her time.

Tsuki raised a brow, listening carefully at the sounds surrounding her and she knew that the cadet was pacing around until she decided to get up. The rogue was surprised that he hasn't just dragged her back yet, so she just continued to lay on the ground. She sighed under her breath and Tsuki found herself wondering back to an old memory that managed to resurface.

Flashback:

The three children laid across the cool grass, staring up towards the sky as the oldest boy pointed up at the stars as he laughed, "Look it's Orion's belt."

Tsuki smiled, glancing over to her brother who rested his hand back against his chest, but she frowned slightly when the girl noticed how he struggled to breath for a moment. However, he brushed it aside, hiding it from them as he smiled over to his siblings, "Tsuki, the moon is waning and surely it's the time to let go before a new beginning," His eyes soften, "We'll see the new moon soon."

"Hoshi?" The white haired girl turned her attention back to the stars as she whispered, "Are you afraid?"

The second boy frowned at his sister's question before sitting up, "Big brother isn't afraid of anything!"

"Haru, we're all afraid of something," The brown haired boy chuckled before he went silent, glancing over to his sister, "No... I'm not afraid to leave so early, but I do fear what will become of you and everyone once I'm gone."

Sitting up, the girl's eyes soften as she watched her brother close his eyes and Tsuki couldn't help, but feel sad. Moving closer to him while her other brother soon laid beside the boy. She wrapped an arm around Hoshi, "Don't worry, brother, you'll be watching us from the stars."

Tsuki glanced over to see that Haru also wrapped an arm around their brother before looking up at the sky, "We'll see you every night."

A smile caressed his lips, looking between his siblings as he laughed before his eyes soften once they rested on the star filled night. Hoshi sighed under his breath before accepting their embrace as he reassured the two, "I'll always watch you," Smiling again as he leaned his head against Tsuki's, "I'm your big brother, I'm supposed to watch over you two."

Tsuki shut her eyes, curling her fingers as she smiled at his words, "Love you big brother."

A faint chuckled escaped from Haru's lips as he shook his head slightly before resting it against his brother's shoulder, "Tomorrow lets go horse back riding?"

"We have to ask mother first," He mumbled before shutting his eyes again, but he nodded before sparing another glance to the girl, "I know you like to go, so I'll try."

The girl smiled at him, "Thank you Hoshi."

The rogue chuckled under her breath before glancing over to see that Levi ended up on the ground somewhere away from her. He just laid there in silence, frowning to himself as if he was contemplating something or even planning a murder by the way he just sighed in annoyance.

Tsuki returned her attention above her as she called out over to her comrade, "So how's the filthy ground?"

Not even answering the question and instead he retorted back while sending a glare over to the rogue,"If that bastard complains or anyone starts spouting shit because I took forever to drag your dumb ass back then I'll make sure you suffer too."

"I'll explain myself," Shrugging, she'll handle any issue if it arises, but the rogue wondered about the others who she hasn't heard from yet, "Where's the others?"

Levi sighed, squinting his eyes for a moment when the sun shined down on him and he shut his eyes before bluntly stating, "That idiot bad mouthed an officer, so she's stuck cleaning horse crap," Shrugging, he didn't say much about his other friend, but he merely mentioned, "Farlan is somewhere, probably in the library."

"Then they dragged you out to get me," Tsuki smiled at how her roommate managed to get into trouble so early, chuckling as she commented, "Again with the trouble."

"A pain in the ass that's what you are," Clicking his tongue in annoyance as he harshly responded back to the rogue.

Tsuki shut her eyes, fingers brushing over her notebook as she remembered another piece of the song. Releasing a deep breath as she opened her eyes to see the light slip through the cracks, "Will the sun rise when I awake," Her eyes soften as the clouds passed over the sun, blocking it from view as it cast a shadow above them and the rogue whispered under her breath, "Or will it fade out..."

Shutting her eyes, the rogue curled her fingers over the journal when another piece came up in her memories. Frowning, she stared up through the leaves and the rogue whispered to herself, "...Find the truth within the lies..."

Levi didn't say anything, narrowing his eyes up at the sky as he watched another leaf fall from the tree and he brushed off another leaf from his shoulder before commenting, "If anything that idiot should get some lessons from you. Lucky enough she hasn't pulled that stupid stunt lately."

Tilting her head, looking over to him as she questioned, "Stunt?"

He sighed under his breath, shaking his head as he stared at the sky carefully watching the clouds move away before he frowned at the thought, "She won't shut her mouth, 'singing' if you can call it that, but that's what she was trained to do. Won't stop until she gets food."

Glaring over to her the moment he heard how the rogue was just laughing, he raised a brow at her before frowning since she hasn't experience the torture of Isabel's singing, "You think it's funny? You'll wish you were deaf once you hear that shit."

"It can't be that bad," Still laughing at how serious he was about it, so she shrugged her shoulders while replying, "But I'll take your word."

He stood up, brushing off the leaves and any dirt from his uniform before standing over the rogue. Crossing his arms as he stared down at her with a bored expression, "Get up already, brat," Levi didn't wait for her as he walked off towards the horse and he glanced over his shoulder to see that the rogue indeed got up.

"Fine."

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Erwin took a small squad under his command, consisting of Tsuki, Hanji and Mike so they could test the girl's ability a bit more. He wanted to note down her progress in person and he gave instructions to the other two not to step in until the last second if the rogue fails to maintain control. Mike and Hanji were both aware of what they need to do while leaving the rogue in the dark.

Tsuki didn't say anything, following her superiors, she glanced over to Erwin who was leading this test session with Mike and Hanji as company as well to provide the rogue with some support if needed. Originally, it was only Mike who will be joining, but Hanji insisted on taking part since she really wanted to watch the cadet in action. So Erwin allowed her to tag along if she didn't pull any insane stunts like before.

She wasn't told much about the objective, but the rogue already knew it must be about using her ability. Tsuki looked over to see Erwin motioning over to them as they entered the woods. The rogue kept her attention ahead of her, waiting for their next instructions as they went down the path and she snapped her eyes over to Erwin when he spoke up.

He glanced over his shoulder towards the cadet before revealing the only instructions for the training session, "Church, you'll be left on your own. Act on your instincts," Motioning over towards the other two scouts, "We'll be here to provide support if anything were to occur."

Her eyes widen, nodding as she replied, "Understood."

They continued to ride through the woods on horse, Tsuki sighed under her breath as she felt a Titan or Titans appear to be near by. She furrowed her brows, debating if she should continue on by horse or switch to maneuver gear and the rogue knew that it was all up to her decision on what her next action was. Glancing over towards the others, watching how they remain calm as they chose to keeping riding forward, but she noticed how Mike informed the others of the Titans.

Curling her fingers, taking a deep breath before her eyes flashed to their yellow tone the moment one of the Titans appeared from the trees. Moving the beast forward, through the trees along side the squad before she finally activated her maneuver gear.

Maintaining a firm grip over the Titan, launching her gear as she flew over it when she quickly handled the second Titan that emerged between the trees. Tsuki motioned the Titans to follow her as she arranged the two 10 meters into position so she could finish it off. Taking a deep breath, flying through the air as she finally placed the two Titans beside each other before drawing her blades out. Narrowing her eyes, launching her gear into tree as she breezed through and twirled around the moment she cut into the nape of the first Titan. Not even a second afterwards, the rogue slit the second Titan's neck before her eyes returned to their blue shade.

Landing against the tree, Tsuki stared down at the two Titans as their bodies begin to degenerate and the rogue released a heavy sigh. Glancing over to the others who watched her carefully, but they continued on ahead and the rogue moved again. Digging her hooks into the next tree as she estimated the right distances so she could land onto her horse properly.

Hanji grinned widely before commenting, "That was so exciting to watch, you handled two Titans while maneuvering with your gear!"

Tsuki didn't say anything in return, her eyes shifted over to see if Erwin had any reaction, but the man didn't appear to show any clear expression about her actions. Sighing, the rogue continued to ride through until they began to turn back through a different path in hopes they'll run into another Titan.

Mike looked over his shoulder, motioning to the rogue to prepare herself and she only nodded since she also felt the Titan near by. Narrowing her eyes when realizing it's a 5 meter Titan that revealed itself from in between some trees. The cadet eyes flashed to the different color as she easily took control of the smaller Titan and she hopped off her horse.

Soaring through the air, swiftly turning as she brought her blades out as she prepared herself to slay the Titan. Focusing her attention on it, restricting any sudden movements before going in for the kill. Cutting into the skin precisely, watching how the body fell forward seconds after launching her hooks into a different tree before allowing herself to land onto her horse.

Looking over her shoulder, her eyes remain on the Titan and she saw how only it's skeleton began to show through it's muscle and skin while it quickly degenerated. Her eyes widen, turning over to the blonde who shouted out his orders. The rogue placed her full attention on Erwin when he glanced over to her, "We'll be turning and ending this session."

Nodding, not saying a word as she rode up towards Mike who spoke up, "You've been improving."

The rogue smiled, sighing under her breath as she replied, "It's getting easier."

Hanji pulled up beside the girl, "If you can do that here with two at a time then certainly it'll help us on an expedition!" Glancing over to Mike, the woman chuckled, "It'll decease the number of casualties."

Tsuki raised a brow, wondering if she'll be able to control a hand full of Titans while taking part on maneuver gear, but the rogue wasn't aware of the average rate of casualties. All she knew was that there is a large number of scouts who never return from their first expedition and there isn't many that survived for so long, so she surprised to see people like Erwin and Shadis among those who are senior members of the scouts.

Looking up at the sky the moment they exited the woods, Tsuki stared at the clear blue sky as they passed through the empty plains and the rogue looked around her surroundings. Her eyes caught sight of how the grass swayed with the wind that brushed through her hair and she smiled. Closing her eyes, accepting the feeling of how the wind caressed her skin as they rode forward and Tsuki ran a hand through her horse's black mane.

Glancing over to the distance, wondering where her abandon village was located and she couldn't help herself from thinking of the ghost town it must be. Sighing, she shook her head before shifting her attention ahead of her, following the others while the thought crossed her mind, This feeling is something I haven't felt when I was in the training camp... Picking up her pace, riding along side Hanji while trailing Erwin who remain in front of the group, Maybe the Survey Corps will be good for me...

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The rogue decided to relax in the library after arriving from her training session that Erwin led and she thought it'll be a good idea to sit down in silence, writing down in her journal before meeting anyone. Tsuki sat in the back, away from everyone as she cracked her notebook open and began to dot down everything that she experienced earlier. Sighing, she'll quickly sketch down the Titans that she encountered along with a few side notes.

Her attention soon shifted over to another cadet who was glancing over towards her direction. Tsuki tilted her head, she hasn't seen the woman before and most certainly the cadet was trying to be stealthy, but the rogue already knew that she was being watched. Tsuki furrowed her brows when she began to actually point out a few traits from the cadet, she had short black hair that was parted to the right side, lightly tanned skin, and gold colored eyes. The rogue squinted her eyes, taking noticed that the young woman had a small patch of freckles across her cheeks.

It annoyed the rogue slightly when cadets or other people look at her as if she's some type of rare creature or freak. Yet Tsuki didn't know what to say to the woman since she's searching for a book, but will sneak another glance to the rogue.

Before Tsuki could call her out or question her, Hanji appeared from around the corner and sat down at the table across from the rogue. The brown haired woman smiled the moment she noticed the notebook in the cadet's hands, "You're actually using it! I'm glad that it's some help for you," Raising a brow before asking, "Anything bothering you?"

"No, I'm fine," Setting her pencil down, yet she kept glancing over to the black haired woman who continued to look over to her and the rogue asked Hanji a question in regards to the cadet. Furrowing her brows, "Do you know who that cadet is?"

Hanji turned around, chuckling when the cadet jumped before turning the corner as she disappeared from their view. Returning her attention back to the rogue, "Oh, that's Ilse Langnar and she was probably studying you since the whole controlling Titans rumor began to spread slowly among the rest of the cadets." Waving it aside as she stated, "She probably hasn't seen you before and doesn't feel like bothering you."

"Oh! That reminds me, I gotta ask her a few things!" Standing up, quickly leaving the rogue as she chased down the woman, "Bye Tsuki."

She watched the strange woman run off, gaining a few looks from other scouts who turned at the noise that erupted from Hanji. The rogue sighed under her breath, returning her attention back to her journal as she tried to enjoy the silence a bit longer before heading off to find the others.

Glancing out the window, she looked down onto the grounds to see that Isabel was horse back riding with a few different cadets and the rogue smiled at how the red head was enjoying her time. Turning back, shutting her eyes as she leaned against the palm of her hand while lightly tabbing her pencil against the side of her head. Furrowing her brows the moment she felt someone sit down across from her, tilting her head before she opened her eyes to find the dirty blonde cadet setting a book down.

Farlan smiled, opening up the book he picked out while speaking to the rogue, "Heard about your training session. How'd it go?"

Tsuki sighed, leaning back in her chair, "It went smoothly, got to control two Titans at the same time while maneuvering my gear," Crossing her arms, glancing back towards the window again, "I'll be trying to handle a few more at a time while actually being in action."

Shaking her head, continuing to write down into her journal, "What were you up to?"

Shrugging, the young man didn't remove his eyes from the book as he answered back, "Nothing much, I was coming and going from here." Chuckling, Farlan glanced up at the rogue, "Isabel got herself in trouble earlier and Levi went to go get you, so I thought it's best to just read."

Her eyes shifted back to him, holding back her own laughter since many of the other scouts probably want to enjoy the silence. Her pencil from continuing to skim across the paper, "Levi told me about it earlier, said something about Isabel bad mouthing an officer," Pointing the pencil at him, "He mentioned you were around and assumed you were here."

"She was just let off the hook a while ago, so she went off to the stables straight away," Farlan sighed under his breath, "It was a nice day today."

Tsuki smiled to herself, returning her attention back to her journal as she continued to fill the notebook with everything that goes through her mind after each training session. Glancing over to Farlan, she saw how he was focused in reading his book. Yet she was glad to have him around even if they weren't going to talk, but it comforting to just have someone around to enjoy the silence with.

The two cadets continued to read or write in silence, neither of them speaking or moving as they continued to keep their attention busy with what they were doing. Tsuki would occasionally pause to rethink or to glance out the window while Farlan would frown to himself randomly as a thought would cross his mind. In the end, the two remain in silence until it was dinner time then they'll regroup with the other two down in the mess hall, but for now they wanted to appreciate the peaceful moment that they don't have enough of.

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It was another day, doing the usual routine as the squad roamed the plains in order to improve their skills along with providing the rogue more time to practice. Mike led the group while the other cadets followed behind and this time Hanji didn't tag along since she was already busy with a few other things. Everything was perfectly fine as they continued to proceed through the whole routine of riding across the plains in order to run into some Titans.

Tsuki glanced over to the others, but she finally felt something and she knew that there were a few Titans up head over the horizon. Releasing a deep breath as she collected herself before shouting over to the others, informing them of their upcoming foe, "Titans!"

"Fall back, we're only to act when she provides the signal!" Mike shouted before he fell back into formation along side the other cadets while the rogue prepared herself for a moment before heading off ahead of them.

However, Tsuki glanced over to Levi who commented on the strategy that he has so little faith on. He didn't hold any emotion in his voice, but the others managed to hear him when he spoke out, "This plan is absurd."

Frowning at how he didn't believe in her, selling her short, doubting that she'll be capable of handling two Titans and it only pissed her off. How he doesn't trust that their Squad Leader knew what he was doing and it irritated her. The rogue continued to keep at his pace, not following her Captain's orders as she called her comrade out and putting him on the spot. If anything, the others trusted her and her judgment on what to do for their sake, but she needed to know where the black haired cadet stood at according to his faith on her.

"Do you trust me?" Tsuki stared at him, riding along side him as she waited for a answer before taking actions that could possible fail and cost them greatly. Giving him a stern look, "Levi!"

Narrowing his eyes, glancing over to his friends and Captain before darting his eyes towards the two Titans heading their way. Thinking to himself, he could feel their eyes on him and certainly his friends where trying to persuade him into putting his trust in the rogue. Frowning to himself as he took account with everything they went through, sighing under his breath before responding back to the rogue, "I trust you, brat. Just don't eat shit."

Sighing, nodding back at him before taking off ahead while keeping her eyes on the two Titans. Taking a deep breath, shutting her eyes as she brought a hand up and within seconds her eyes snapped open to reveal the strange yellow shade. Carefully maneuvering the two large beast into her grasps, she kept a steady pace while slowing and restricting any sudden movements from the Titans. Dropping her hand, Tsuki motioned to the group to follow through their plan as she pulled the rein back, bringing her horse to a stop while keeping a firm hold over the Titans.

Mike and Farlan worked together to take down the Titan to the left while Levi and Isabel handled the Titan on the right. Meanwhile, Tsuki kept her full attention on the Titans and only moving her hand to contain their arms to their sides as they continued to move forward, but it gave everyone a safe bet on taking them down.

Circling them for a bit until she saw how the two pairs quickly moved towards the napes of the Titans and she rode back between the Titans as she moved back towards the direction the Titans appeared. Glancing over her shoulder to see that the Titans began to degenerate while the four scouts mounted their horses quickly. The rogue sighed as she controlled the next Titan that appeared, not waiting for the group as she jumped into action since she wishes to be part of taking the risks of getting close to the Titans.

Narrowing her yellowish eyes, hoping off her horse as she launched her gear into action, commanding the Titan to extend its arm so the hooks dug into its skin. Swiftly moving through the air, she motioned the Titan tilt its head down, exposing its nape clearer when the rogue finally twirled while adding more strength into her arms as she cut through its skin. Blinking, her blue eyes darted over to the group that arrived to the scene as she landed onto the ground and Tsuki skid a bit before releasing a heavy sigh once the Titan fell.

Isabel waved at the rogue, guiding the cadet's horse beside her as they reached Tsuki. The other two cadets were close beside the red head. Mike led the group towards the rogue, stopping as he merely gave her a nod of approval since he knows she's improving. Farlan chuckled since he was impressed that the rogue was stepping up her game meanwhile Levi kept his natural bored expression as he stopped beside his friend.

"Magnolia take her horse," Mike pulled the rein while bringing his horse to a stop, ordering a few of the cadets while motioning the rogue to move, "Tsuki, you'll rest up through our ride back."

Tsuki nodded back to the blonde before she looked over to her horse that will be handled by Isabel and the rogue sighed under her breath before looking up to the horse that stopped beside her. She saw the familiar bored expression that stared down at her as he bluntly spoke up, "I'll babysit the brat."

Mike nodded, motioning his horse around as he called back, "Ackerman, I trust you won't do anything rash," With that being said he moved forward with the red head following behind, but he frowned slightly as he spared a glance towards Levi who retorted back with a comment.

Frowning, he glared over to their Captain as he bit back, "What do you think I am?"

Farlan frowned at his friend's tone, scolding the cadet as he passed him while remaining him to check himself, "Levi!"

Raising a brow, he didn't seem bothered at the reaction, "What?"

"Don't cause trouble now," The dirty haired cadet merely glanced over his shoulder before heading off along side with Isabel since the red head was already ahead of them.

Tsuki tilted her head at the black haired cadet, mounting his horse while looking over to him, "You certainly like to talk back a lot."

Not bothering to spare a look towards the rogue, Levi motioned his horse to proceed and follow the others when he knew that the cadet settled herself properly. Muttering back as he picked up the speed to catch up with the rest of the squad, "Shut it, brat."

Pulling her green hood over her, Tsuki looked over his shoulder as they proceed with their objective of returning to base. Shutting her eyes, draping an arm over the cadet before allowing herself to take a break as the squad continued. The rogue was soon found asleep while the others continued to travel through the plains in silence, Farlan kept glancing around every now and then to see if there were any Titans around. While Mike kept his attention ahead of them, leading the group forward and the red head kept pace since she was in charge of handling the rogue's horse.

Levi followed close beside the red head, keeping in mind not to wake the rogue up since she's the one keeping them out of trouble for the meantime. Frowning, feeling annoyed at how they still haven't gotten back yet and it appears they'll have a smooth ride back, but it's too soon for comfort. Glancing over his shoulder, he saw how the rogue's face was hidden into his shoulder along with most of the cape's hood shielding her away.

However the silence couldn't last too long the moment they took noticed of the Titans that came into view at the horizon ahead of them. Narrowing his eyes, Levi swore under his breath at the fact that only a few of them were suitable to take them on, but yet their Captain didn't seem bothered at the sighting. The blonde ignored them, continuing on until one the cadets called out to inform the group and in hopes to hear Mike's next set of orders.

Isabel was the one to shout when she spotted a few more of the giant beasts that they need to eliminate, "Titans!"

Mike shouted over to the cadets, keeping a calm expression while informing the group not to panic or react to their upcoming foes, "Don't break formation!"

Farlan glanced over to the rogue, finding that she was sound asleep and he looked back to their Captain, "Should we wake-"

The blonde ahead of them simply cut the cadet's sentence off as he firmly stated, "No!"

Frowning, he shook his head as he tried to reason with the man, "But-!"

Isabel rode up beside her friend, shouting at him as she smirked at how he appears to be troubled, "We can handle them without her! So stop worrying Farlan!"

"Idiots, she's the one keeping them still. Look around you, they're not moving," Levi didn't move his attention any where, passing the two cadets as he retorted back to the pair, "Think before panicking."

"Church, you and I will handle the Titans while they're in this state," Mike looked over to the dirty blonde, ordering the cadet while disbanding from the group, "Understood?"

His eyes darted over to their commanding officer, Farlan nodded while taking a deep breath before following behind the man, "Uh- Yes sir!"

Mike faced the direction of the red head and motioning her to stay near the other cadet who held the rogue in his possession, "Magnolia, provide support for Ackerman in case things get out of hands."

"Yes sir!" Smiling, nodding her head before falling back a bit until she was beside Levi, "I got you big bro!"

Levi glanced over to the red head who moved beside him, but he sighed under his breath, "If anything, I'll save your ass if it blows up on our faces," Sparing a glance to the rogue who remain asleep and he made sure not to drop her now since they're taking action against the Titans.

"Have a little more faith in us, bro," She laughed, glancing over to see how their friend was following orders from their Captain and she looked back to Levi, "Farlan is still a little chicken about the Titans."

His expression remain indifferent, moving forward as they left the other two behind, but Levi narrowed his eyes slightly, "Brat, you think you're all tough? Don't be too rash."

The red head jumped as she saw that Mike and Farlan took down the Titans, the girl shouted out in excitement, "Hey, looks like they got it!"

"Shut it!" He bit back at the red head, trying to keep the white haired cadet asleep along with making sure she doesn't fall off and he sighed under his breath when he saw the look in Isabel's eyes.

Isabel mumbled back before glancing over to the rogue, "Sorry about that."

Shaking his head, following beside the girl while keeping the rogue secured as he glanced over to Isabel before sparing a look over to Mike, "I don't want to hear shit spouting out his mouth if we wake up the rogue," Frowning to himself, he continued to move forward while having the red head follow close as the others were soon catching up to them.

The red head stared at the rogue for a while, furrowing her brows slightly before turning over to Levi and the girl asked, "Do you ever wonder how she does it? Do you think she gets nightmares?"

Not moving his attention as he simply retorted back, "You tell me, you sleep in the same room with her."

"I never see her in the morning or at night," Isabel frowned to herself, tilting her head while revealing a few things about the rogue, "I'm asleep before she is and I wake up to see that she's gone. Lately I hear faint sounds, but not loud enough to wake me up."

Narrowing his eyes, he wondered if the rogue was exhausting herself with the lack of sleep, but he didn't bother entangling any further into the rogue's personal affairs since Levi only wants to accomplish his own goals and abandon the corps quickly. However, it's proving to be difficult with each day passing and surely the others will now take the rogue into consideration as well.

Frowning, he glanced down to the arm that was draped over his shoulder which belonged to the rogue, "Whatever she sees isn't all that pretty. If anything we're lucky not to see the crap in those shit heads," From the corner of his eye he saw that Farlan finally caught up with them along side Mike and the group began to move forward together.

---

They all sat at the table, enjoying their time away from duties, eating, or simply wanting to talk to one another without having some authority figure watching them carefully. It's been one hell of a day and they're glad it'll be over soon so they could sleep whatever troubles away before facing them another day. Farlan was chuckling at how the red head was trying to gain some form of praise out of Levi, who didn't bat any eye nor removed his attention from the tea he was enjoying. The rogue smiled at how Isabel then began to explain a few things about the underground while Farlan added or cleared a few details and Levi would comment on some or merely roll his eyes on some topics.

Tsuki began to reveal what she had to deal with during her time in the Academy that everyone was required to go through in order to become a solider within the three branches. She envied how the three of them skipped that step since it's something she wished to never have dealt with. She explained how it was hell after reaching some point, but the rogue didn't want to mention any details revolving around her isolation during her time on the camp grounds.

The four of them continued to talk among themselves until their attention turned over to see that Hanji decided to drop down beside the rogue and making her own spot with the group. The brown haired woman ignored or didn't notice the looks she gained from the three cadets while the rogue simply stared at her in confusion.

Hanji revealed a bag before tossing it to the red head and the woman chuckled, "Thought you'll like some candy," Her eyes landed on the others as she leaned against her hand, "So whatcha talking about?"

Isabel's eyes lit up, searching through the bag and she stared at the strange new pieces of candy that she hasn't came across. Sticking her tongue out at Farlan who gave her a face at how easily persuaded she was, but the red head didn't care as she took a piece of the sweets before offering only one to her friend. Farlan narrowed his eyes slightly before accepting it and Isabel glanced between whoever was speaking, not really paying much attention as she chewed on the candy.

Tsuki smiled faintly at how the red head seems to enjoy the sweets she received from Hanji, but her attention shifted over to see that Levi was making it clear that he didn't want to have the brown haired scout sitting at their table. None of the less, he was simply annoyed by her absurd nature as he recalled the few moments that Hanji acted out so impulsive which could've killed anyone.

The two bickered among themselves but Hanji didn't seem to take it too harsh, she would laugh at how he'll call her names and the others just sat there watching them. Hanji looked over her shoulder, smiling over to her friend as she called out, "Mike! Over here!"

Farlan couldn't help himself from face palming while Levi's expression darken and the rogue sighed under her breath. Isabel leaned against her hand, taking another piece of candy as her eyes would wonder around the mess hall and she would take account of the different cadets, but her attention returned the moment Mike sat down at their table.

Hanji chuckled, patting the blonde's shoulder, "Isn't this great! It's like a team building exercise, huh?"

"I rather be dead," Retorting back at her comment, Levi frowned at the woman but from the corner of his eye he saw Farlan scolding him and the re-known thug looked away as he took another sip of his tea. Yet he still muttered under his breath, "This is utter shit."

"Changing tables I see."

Everyone turned to see Erwin standing there and Mike moved aside to allow the man to sit down with them. Tsuki switched sides since Hanji also moved and the rogue decided it was best to sit across them. Taking a seat beside the black haired cadet who only scowled at the blonde man and Tsuki glanced between the group.

Farlan didn't show much emotion across his face, but the rogue could tell that he wasn't pleased to be sitting among the scouts and none of the less the one who caused them trouble. Isabel narrowed her eyes slightly, keeping an eye on the three scouts carefully since it was unexpected to have them sit with them.

It was awkward for a moment, no one really saying a word until Hanji spoke up as she dragged the rogue into the conservation which she soon pulled Farlan, who didn't want to speak with the scouts. The three began to talk about a few things such as some books since the brown haired woman saw the two cadets in the library then Erwin entered the conservation.

The four spoke for a moment before the topic changed to the training sessions which gotten Levi to speak up which only gained him a glare from Mike. The temporary squad leader commented a few suggestions that were thrown around and it only received a few retorts from the black haired cadet.

Tsuki changed the subject since she and surely the others didn't want to see any issues raise between the two men. The rogue mentioned how she seem to notice the drive that most of the scouts have and Erwin began to explain a few things with Mike and Hanji adding their opinions. This caught Isabel's attention, she listened carefully to their conservation and without thinking she jumped in which gained her a look from her friends.

Farlan commented how they didn't have the same set passion that the others were motivated for and Levi bluntly remained the scouts that they were dragged here, so he didn't really give a damn. This only earned him a few looks from the table and Isabel then gave her thoughts which only distant herself from the plan her and her friends were trying to do.

The rogue also commented on how she doesn't share the same values that the others had and all she wanted was to help those who yearn to see the outer walls. She kicked the cadet beside her when he was about to retort back, but instead he glared at her while Hanji switched the topic about upcoming expedition.

Hanji clasped her hands together as she stared at the four recruits, "Surely with your help we'll improve our findings!"

Mike gave a slight nod while Erwin simply looked over to Levi and the rogue since the two were valuable players in archiving the next step of freeing humanity. He glanced over to the other cadets and he knew that if they followed Levi's orders then without a doubt they'll be great asset as well. The four recruits didn't say anything in return to Hanji's statement as they sat there in silence until the scouts began to dismiss themselves.

Erwin excused himself from the table and Mike followed behind the man while Hanji took a few more minutes with the group before leaving them alone. The woman spoke to the four cadets about a few things before turning her full attention to the rogue and Hanji quickly jumped at the topic of Titans. However, Tsuki kindly told the woman that she was tired and they'll discuss it later and Hanji agreed then she went off.

The four sat there in silence for a moment before Isabel spoke up, "She seems nice, huh?"

Levi narrowed his eyes, not bother to glance over to the red head, "You're only saying that because four eyes gave you candy."

"No!"

Farlan sighed under his breath, rubbing his face before muttering, "God that was just a pain."

Tsuki glanced between the group, she somewhat understood why they might feel a bit hostile by their sudden guests, but the rogue thought they did fine. Sighing under her breath, standing from the table as she bid her farewell, "Well, it wasn't too bad," Glancing over to Isabel for a second before waving to the other two, "I'll be clocking out, so goodnight."

---

It was one of those days that her mind wondered back to the mystery that surrounded her family, how she has questions that her mother had the answers too, but now she'll probably never get those answers. The questions she always had in regards of her father that she never met or even remember because she was far too young, but it wouldn't matter now. There were so many things she never understood about her village and the secrets that could explain everything. How humanity behind the walls were different from them.

She was done with living in the past, but the rogue can't help herself from every wondering about the untold stories revolving them and herself. Shaking her head, she continued to run a few more laps and in truth there are times where she's tired of running. Always running, running away from all the troubles that consumed her soul, but what else is there to do besides run.

Chuckling under her breath, smiling at how childish she can be with the whole world trying to weigh her down, with the burdens that were placed on her shoulders since she was a child. Slowing down her pace, she kicked a rock aside before laughing away her nerves as she twirled around before continuing to run.

If anything, it's a breath of fresh when she let go of all the anxiety that comes with her being the rogue that could control Titans. Drifting her eyes up above her, she saw how the stars slowly faded as the sun began to raise bring it's beautiful light along with it's warmth. Lowering her eyes, she smiled as she imagined herself running along side her brothers during the old times and how they'll race all through the village to their home.

She'll always tease them at how slow they were, but she could never beat her older brother that left too soon and after his absents it left her to be the fastest out of her siblings. Yet she still manage to out run her second older brother and younger brother who tried his best to catch up with them. Laughing, she shook her head at the moment at how she'll pick him up and they'll piggy back home from the library or the woods.

She shook her head, glancing over to her side as she watched the sun light soon reach the building and the rogue turned, but her eyes widen slightly when she realized that Levi was up and about again. He would randomly appear around the place at early hours when most were asleep and the rogue narrowed her eyes since she noticed how he recently have been doing that.

Running another lap, but sparing glance as she watched how he went over to the horse stables and Tsuki blinked the moment his eyes turned at her direction, but she took another turn out of sight. Running, she frowned to herself since she doesn't understand the lone thug who just continues to roam around, but even his sudden appearances are useful since he did step in the that time she was in trouble.

Releasing a deep breath, smirking the moment she came around to see that he was tending to his horse, but even if he won't admit it she could tell that he's staring from the corner of his eye. Taking another trip around the base before heading off to see what he's up too, but the rogue knew that she won't be getting any answers from him even if she tries.

Finally heading over to the horse stables, Tsuki passed him as she saw her horse get a bit excited once noticing her presence. She smiled at how the creature calm down by her touch, her eyes soften while her mind wondered back at how she'll go horse back riding with her older brother while her mother would watch as she tended to the other two children.

Sighing, she glanced over to her side when she noticed movement which reminded her that Levi was also there. Raising a brow since he didn't bother acknowledging her as he continued to tend to his horse. She smiled to herself the moment he made a comment to no one in particular.

"These animals should be rewarded for not being people," Levi kept his eyes on the horse that belongs to him, running his fingers through its mane while bluntly stating, "I hate people."

Tsuki placed her hand on her horse while chuckling under her breath, "Join the club."

Her eyes soften, gently petting the creature since she could remember her old horse, but the rogue is hoping to keep this one longer with her. Glancing over to her comrade, "What brought you out here this early?"

"Nothing," He responded, moving away from his horse before leaving the stables as the rogue frowned slightly before following him, but he stopped in his tracks which made the other cadet pause as well.

Raising a brow over his shoulder, crossing his arms as he finally turned over to her, "What else aren't you telling?"

Tsuki furrowed her brows, folding her arms while looking at him, "What?"

Narrowing his eyes at the rogue since he wasn't going to deal with any stupid games, "Are you deaf or something brat?"

Frowning back at him, Tsuki tried to understand what he meant by his question and she shook her head, "I don't understand?"

Uncrossing his arms, cutting to the chase, "You're stronger than you look," Frowning, recalling how the bruise healed within moments after dealing with those cadets and now he simply wants answers, "You heal faster than the rest of us. I've been noticing the crazy shit about you that are absurd."

"So." Curling her fingers to her side, narrowing her eyes and she retorted back, "I'm not exactly human with all the stupid things I can do."

Turning the tables, she wasn't going to deal with any of it since she knew that whatever she said won't help her case. Tsuki frowned back, crossing her arms as she countered, "But sometimes I feel like you're inhuman as well," She watched how he didn't react to her words, remaining indifferent as usual and it only irritated her, "No one could be so... so powerful like that and no wonder they dragged you into this."

Narrowing his eyes, folding his arms once again, "You're dodging the question."

Straightening herself, uncrossing her arms as she bit back, "I have the right to refuse-"

He was already bored at the whole beating around the brush, tilting his head as he cut the rogue off, "Do you really want to play that game?"

"No," Tsuki kept her eyes on him, both not looking away as they waited for one of them to give in, but neither planned to surrender the answers so easily if they posses them.

Glaring, Levi wasn't going to deal with any wild cards from the rogue or anyone since he only has a few things to settle with already, but the girl was being more stubborn then he planned. He wanted answers, to know any more secrets that could cost them any issues, "Then what else are you keeping from us, brat?"

"What are you plotting?" Retorting back, Tsuki raised a brow the moment she saw through his mask and how the look in his eyes gave it away. Narrowing her eyes at him, curling her fingers up since the rogue also began to watch the squad carefully and without a doubt something was occurring within the three thugs. Tilting her head, "You think I haven't noticed?"

Frowning, not believing that the rogue could've seen right through him or the others about their true purpose of being within the survey corps. Within seconds his expression went blank, "What the hell are you spouting out now?"

The rogue tensed up, clenching her hands at how the cadet began to dodge the topic, but yet proceeds to interrogate her. Shaking her head as she took a step back, Tsuki decided it was best to just leave it alone, but before she ran off the rogue bit back, "You're a real piece of work!"

Running off, away from the cadet since neither one of them was going to answer anything nor explain themselves. Frowning to herself, the rogue already knew she wasn't normal and she's tired of hearing it everywhere as if it's a terrible thing, but Tsuki also didn't have anything to defend herself about anything since she didn't know much anyways. However, she wasn't going to play silly little games, running around in circles and most certainly she was aware that her squad had plans that they're trying to unfold.

Entering the building, moving through the halls until reaching her room and the rogue shut herself in there, so no one could bother her anymore. Tsuki threw herself on the bed, yet she found herself looking over to Isabel's empty bed and the rogue began to wonder what they're true intentions were. Shutting her eyes, releasing a deep breath before she pushed it aside since she probably won't be getting any answers any time soon.

---

Tsuki's Pov

Laying on my bed, writing into my notebook and I'll spare a few glances towards the window whenever I heard any commotion erupting from some of the cadets. Shrugging, I returned my attention into my journal, but I'll be looking over to the empty bed that belonged to Isabel and I haven't really left my room much since the morning. I wasn't needed anywhere and I honestly I don't wish to socialize with anyone at the moment, but I might talk to Isabel when she returns back to the room.

Sighing, shoving the journal in between the mattress before laying back onto my bed as I pondered about a few things. Sparing another glance towards the window and I noticed that the sun has already been tucked away, leaving the sky dark since no stars were out to provide some light.

Running a hand through my white hair since it wasn't in its usual braid then I stared at the ceiling. Some things haven't changed through the years, regardless if I'm among others that are out casted by the norm. I'll always be questioned for being so strange and surely without a doubt many were simply afraid of the unknown.

I'm not from their world, I couldn't adjust to their customs so easily since they lived differently than those from my village. Yet even my people lived different from the other people I've ran into farther outside the walls. So many truths were yet to be discovered by those trapped here and yet they gotten the short of the stick of fighting Titans.

Frowning to myself, I honestly never seen too many Titans around my village and when I did, they basically ignored us as if we didn't exist. Maybe it was because of me or something else that I don't know, but it's strange how they're all drawn to the walls and the near by areas. I wonder if there's more to the Titans than just large man eating beasts that have pushed humanity into its prison.

Raising a brow over to the door to find Isabel appear and behind her was Farlan who held a tray. Sitting up, furrowing my brows to see the two, but I was more confused to see him actually enter the room since never did so before.

Isabel threw herself onto her bed, kicking off her boots, "You missed dinner and we thought you were dead or something," Frowning to herself as she struggled to remove one of the high knee boots before muttering, "You never left the room and all."

Farlan offered a smile to me before handing me the tray of food and the moment my eyes fell on the meal, I realized that I haven't eaten anything. He sighed before setting on the night stand that was located between Isabel's and my bed, "We were asked to give this to you before they cleaned up the kitchen."

My eyes widen the moment I heard my stomach growl and I heard them laugh at me. Sighing, taking the bread from the tray while keeping my eyes away from them, "Thank you," Shaking my head at disbelief since I completely lost track of time, "I honestly didn't even know when the sun set."

Farlan shrugged his shoulders, leaning against the wall as he glanced over to me before revealing a small detail, "Well, actually it was Levi who made sure you ate something."

"Yup, Big Bro always looked out for us back in the undergrounds," Isabel rolled onto her stomach before looking over to Farlan for a second then her eyes landed on me, "Now you're in our little gang, you know, so probably out of habit Bro is just making sure you don't kill yourself."

Nodding, Farlan chuckled under his breath before adding, "He'll get his hands dirty if he needs to," His expression went stoic for a moment as if he recalled something and he glanced over to me again, "If he wants, he'll kill anyone who ever messed with any one of us."

Isabel frowned slightly, crossing her arms as if she knew that the statement was pointed over to her. The red head muttered under her breath, "I could've killed them myself..."

Shaking his head, Farlan didn't bother looking at either one us as he simply stated, "I honestly don't like the whole blood shed if it's not necessary," He frowned to himself for a moment before adding on, "I dislike pointless deaths, whether it be mine or my causing someone else's."

The red head snorted while retorting, "You ain't no saint Church!"

"I never said I was," He commented back to her and I watched the two bicker for a bit while I continued to eat. My eyes flickered over to Farlan as he stated, "It's called survival idiot."

"Duh," Rolling her eyes, Isabel rolled onto her back while her head hanged off the side of the bed and she pointed over to me, "You probably killed someone too, huh?"

Farlan shook his head at how his friend said such things, "Isabel, do you ever think of the crap you say?"

Lowering my eyes, setting the empty plate onto the tray before picking it up. I knew the answer to that statement and without a doubt there's a part of me that doesn't feel any remorse or regret for my actions. But yet there's a piece of me, my humanity that told me how wrong it was of me to do such gruesome acts.

Sighing under my breath as I walked passed the two, "Just like you said, it's called survival," Glancing over to them and I saw how surprised they were by my response, but I didn't mind it much as I spoke up again, "Thanks for the food again."

Looking down at the tray, I noticed that I didn't even touched the drink and my eyes caught my own reflection staring right back at me. Removing my gaze, walking down the hall and I noticed that most of the other scouts were probably already in their rooms since it was pretty quiet.

Finally reaching the mess hall, I noticed there was only a few cadets still lingering around the room. Walking through the room, glancing around I noticed that he was sitting alone at one of the many empty tables with his signature bored expression as he sipped his tea. Yet he didn't seem to care about his surroundings, not bothering to look around the room or acknowledge any sudden changes. I wasn't surprised by it as I walked towards the back to were the kitchen was located.

Setting the dirty dishes aside while returning the tray to its rightful spot before I began to clean my dishes. Once I placed the now washed dishes aside, I finally took a sip out of my cup and I just stood there in silence until I finished the beverage. Washing the cup, setting aside with the rest of the dishes and I took a deep breath before exiting the kitchen.

Looking over to find him still sitting there, I took a moment to finally make my way over to talk to him for a bit before returning back to my room. Taking a seat across from him, yet he didn't seem fazed at the company he just gained, but he merely sent me an annoyed look before returning his attention back to his tea.

"Farlan told me it was you who sent the food," I didn't look at him as my eyes shifted away towards the exit as I added on, "Thanks."

"You can't even feed yourself, brat, so I was left to babysit your dumb ass," He retorted back, still he didn't spare a glance or cared much for the conservation as he continued to sip his tea.

I chuckled under my breath, it was funny at how his intentions and attitude are different. How he could be a heartless person who couldn't care less, but yet he still gives a helping hand in his own way. A faint smile appeared on my lips, leaning against the palm of my hand as my eyes didn't move from the doorway, "So what are you then? A mother hen isn't something I'll picture you as."

"What are you spouting out now?" He frowned at the words that left my mouth and I actually got a reaction from him. From the corner of my eyes, I saw the glare he sent at my direction when he clearly stated, "Don't expect me to always do that for you, brat."

"From what Isabel mentioned," Shrugging, I narrowed my eyes slightly at the information I learned about the trio and I shut my eyes as I added on, "You tend to watch out for them, making sure they're find and even removing any threats that came their way."

"I'm assuming you killed some unfortunate punks that messed with Isabel by the way she and Farlan were talking," Finally, I looked over to him and his expression hasn't changed much, but I still continued with the subject, "You even got three cadets expelled from the Survey Corps after they ambushed me."

I heard the sound of his tongue clicking, he seem to be annoyed that I gained some details revolving their backgrounds and the fact of reminding him of what occurred. He muttered back, "Doesn't mean shit."

"Well, I just wanted to say thanks," Sighing under my breath, shaking my head as I stood up from my seat, but I lowered by eyes when I commented, "And sorry about the whole misunderstanding earlier, so forget about it."

Looking over to him, I gave a slight nod before taking my leave, "Goodnight."

---

3rd Pov

It was another day and this time everything changed for them. The group was told that they'll be placed under the command of their new squad leader: Flagon. They didn't have any clear explanation besides the vague statement that Mike will be handling a different task and returning back under Erwin's command as a member of the blonde's squad. So the four of them were left to settle with their new leader and so far they weren't pleased.

Tsuki leaned against the wall along side Levi while Isabel sat on a barrel beside the short male and Farlan was standing a bit off from the rogue. The group stared at Flagon and their new squad member, carefully listening to the man's words as he lectured the four of them. It was quite boring and everything soon changed the moment a deafening sound made everyone jump on their feet, covering their ears as they tried to shield themselves from the awful noise.

Everyone turned over to see that Isabel was causing the noise and Flagon frowned as he yelled at the red head, "Stop!"

Farlan shut his eyes, sighing under his breath as he covered his ears while the rogue stared at the red head in amazement since she was informed about the girl's 'stunt' and surely this is what Levi meant. Tsuki glanced over to see that Isabel wasn't listening to Flagon as he began to shout at the girl and her eyes drifted over to see that Levi quickly began to explain to their squad leader about Isabel's actions.

Pressing his hands against his ears, raising his voice while informing the only solution, "Give her food dammit!"

Flagon glared at the cadet, curling his fingers against his ears while shouting, "What?!"

"She won't stop until she gets food!" Glancing back to see that the red head continued to sing loudly, unbearable noises spilling out of her mouth and he frowned slightly at how she still believes that foolish trick. Levi narrowed his eyes back at their leader while shouting back, "She's trained to do this, so if you don't want to be deaf then give her something to eat!"

Not having any other choice, Flagon quickly turned over to his own squad member, "Sayram! Get anything to shut Magnolia up!"

The black haired cadet jumped at how his superior turned sharply over to him and the cadet gave a salute before running off, "Yes sir!"

Tsuki tried not to laugh, removing her hands from her ears as she slowly began to laugh at how this occurred. This gained her a few looks and surely their squad leader was not amused by it as he turned over to her, "You think this is funny, cadet!?"

Shaking her head, she couldn't stop herself from laughing at how it all happened, but before Flagon could scold her, his attention returned back to Sayram who returned with some bread. Isabel stopped her actions, accepting the bread the second it was in her reach and the red head smiled to herself as she enjoyed the food. Her eyes drifted between everyone who all stared at her and the girl didn't appeared to be bothered by it.

Farlan removed his hands from his ears, leaning over to the rogue as he whispered, "She does that a lot when she's hungry," Furrowing his brows, he questioned her a bit, "Didn't it bothered you?"

The rogue looked over her shoulder before responding back, "Levi told me about this the other day," Shrugging, Tsuki looked over to see that Isabel didn't give a care about the whole lecture that Flagon returned to before the scene. Glancing back to Farlan, "I've heard worse if that's possible."

The five cadets now returned their attention back to their squad leader as he began to explain about a few things in regards to his squad. He then mentioned a few other things involving how he wants to test the four cadets on their abilities and briefly revealing some details about their first expeditions. But it all went south the moment Farlan said something that didn't settle well with Flagon.

Sayram frowned at how he was grouped up with some troublesome cadets, if anything he thought the four were a disgrace to the honor of the survey corps, but he kept to himself as he stood back while their superior continued to scold dirty blonde cadet.

Levi narrowed his eyes slightly, crossing his arms as he watched how their so called squad leader was discriminating them differently than their other comrade and he knew that he'll be dealing with some bullshit. Glancing over to see that Isabel was now leaning against the palm of her hand as she appeared to be bored, but his attention snapped over to the rogue when he heard water splash across the floor.

Frowning at her strange actions, he saw the mess she created and he muttered under his breath, "What the hell?"

Yet he realized what the rogue did as he glanced over to see that Flagon left Farlan alone since his attention was now set on her. Levi looked back at the white haired cadet, understanding how she merely created a distraction in order to shift the attention over to her and to leave Farlan alone.

Everyone turned to see that Tsuki kicked over a bucket filled with some water and she didn't seem fazed at how Flagon glared over to her. The rogue kept her arms crossed across her chest as the man walked over to her, she raised a brow at how their squad leader raised his voice, "Church!"

"Yes sir," Acknowledging the man, but the rogue didn't provide a salute as she stood there unfazed at how her commanding officer was about to lecture her.

Flagon glanced between the four cadets, frowning at each one of them before setting his eyes back on the rogue, "I'm getting tired of dealing with all your shit, but I don't expect much out of you four," Crossing his arms, narrowing his eyes at the white haired cadet and he clenched his hands at how the rogue didn't seem to show much respect.

Shrugging, the rogue wasn't pleased to see how disrespected they were treated as she merely retorted, "I don't expect much out of you either if that how low you think of us, sir."

"With that attitude you'll die out there, Church," Raising his voice, sending a stern look at the rogue as he unfolded his arms, "I don't give a damn if you can control Titans or not."

Unfolding her arms, narrowing her eyes as she stepped forward, "Maybe I do want to die out there," Curling her fingers up as she bit back since she wasn't bond to any to the corps goal unlike most scouts, "I'll die on my own damn terms. I'm not fighting to save humanity, I'm only here to save everyone who believe in a purpose and I won't allow them to pour their souls out for nothing!"

Straightening herself, keeping eye contact while everyone turned their attention to the rogue who calmly added on, "So yeah, I'll die, but I choose when and how."

Clenching his hands again, frowning down at the cadet, "Do you really want-"

"Squad Leader Flagon!"

The blonde snapped towards the door, yelling as he saw the scout jumped at the sound of his voice, "What!?"

"Umm... I'm here to collect Cadet Tsuki Church," The brown haired cadet tried to collect himself, his eyes shifted over to the rogue for a second before glancing over to Flagon, "The Commander asked me to escort her to his office, sir."

"You're lucky," Flagon clicked his tongue in annoyance, stepping back from the rogue as he narrowed his eyes.

Walking away, she didn't bother sparing a glance towards anyone while responding, "So I've been told."

Snapping back to her comment, he began to walk towards the door and put the cadet in her place, but the rogue was long gone, "Hey!"

"Give it a rest," Levi turned over to their new squad leader as he simply stated, "You're not going to win against that brat with all the shit she says."

The man was already fed up with everyone's attitude and certainly he wasn't going to deal with another disgraceful cadet. Flagon turned over to Levi, the one cadet that hasn't started any trouble yet, but now the thug began to show his own colors. Frowning, Flagon began to scold the cadet, but Levi cut him off, "Don't you start either-"

Frowning, crossing his arms, Levi challenged the man to go on with his statement, "Or what?"

"Excuse him, Squad Leader," Farlan rushed over, putting an arm in front of his friend while excusing his behavior before frowning over his shoulder, "Levi!"

Levi raised a brow over to his friend as he sighed in annoyance, "What?"

"Ackerman. Church. Go get your gear, I want to see what you two are capable of," Flagon walked over to the door while motioning Sayram to follow as the other cadets did what they were told. The blonde man frowned to himself before shouting over his shoulder to the red head, "Magnolia! You're punishment for pulling that stunt earlier is to clean this room up!"

Isabel jumped off the barrel as she protested, "What!? No fucking way!"

Farlan sighed under his breath before walking past the girl as he sternly responded back to his friend, "Do you want to double your punishment?"

Pouting, the red head crossed her arms as she looked away from the group, "Fine, whatever."

Levi patted the girl's head before smacking her upside the head before he left the room along side Farlan, "You're an idiot."

"Ow!" The red head frowned, rubbing her head as she picked up a mop while muttering to herself, "Stupid bastard... Got me cleaning!"

Flagon shouted over to the cadet before following behind the others, "Get to it!"

Isabel grabbed the mop before yelling back at the man, shoving the mop into the water as she threw it onto the ground and began to scrub harshly, "That's what I'm doing!"

---

Tsuki's Pov

Opening the door to the Commander's office, I gave a salute once the door was shut behind me. I kept my eyes on the man who finally turned around to acknowledge me and I folded my arms behind my back once he motioned me to stand down.

I honestly didn't understand what he wanted to discuss with me if he called me into his office, but whatever it was can't be good. Yet I needed to remain calm, I watched how he stood behind his desk and he began to explain the purpose of me standing here.

"I've called you in here today Church because there are some things we have to discuss about," Shadis quickly began to cut down to the chase, not wasting any time as he began to go further into detail, "For our first expedition, you will not be taking part and will be sent back to Academy where you'll be-"

My eyes widen, unfolding my arms as I shook my head in disbelief. Marching my way up towards his desk, grabbing hold of the chair that rested in front of the wooden desk and frowned at the decision he made without my opinion. Glaring, I couldn't believe he was removing a valuable member out of the expedition, "No!" Curling my fingers around the chair as I began to raise my voice, "I'm not leaving them at a time like this!"

I couldn't possible leave everyone behind at such a time, I couldn't leave them on their first expedition and certainly I won't sleep knowing I basically abandoned the only friends because of some stupid reason. Shaking my head I couldn't listen to his words as I denied him any right to speak.

"You're-"

Letting go of the chair, I clenched my hands before arguing back, "I don't care! I trained with them for weeks, I've been training for this," Glaring, I still couldn't comprehend the reasoning behind his decision and none of it made sense, "And you're telling me to leave my squad behind before our first expedition?!"

Pointing over at him, I could feel my blood boil at this absurd idea, "How could you throw me aside!? I could help and most certainly-"

"This is not up for discussion!"

"It never is!" I could feel tears building up in my eyes, pressing my lips into a thin line as I bitterly thought to myself, I'm never given a choice!

Frowning, Shadis bit back as his voice became stern and he slammed his hands onto his desk, "This expedition is different from the rest and my orders are to keep you off until our next!"

Stepping back, I couldn't deal with any of this as I ignored his calls when I decided to excuse myself. Opening the door as I retorted back to him, "What's the damn point of throwing away more lives!"

Without sparing another word, I left the room and I brushed aside Erwin who was standing behind the door. He stared at me with wide eyes before he glanced over to the Commander who shouted out for me, but I honestly needed to leave before I throw a chair across the room for how stupid this is.

"Church!"

"Cadet-" Erwin shouted over to me, but I still didn't spare him a look as I stormed down the hall. I honestly didn't know how to face the others or explain to them that I won't be joining them on their expedition and the way that I'll be kept safe while everyone endangers their lives.

Running down the halls as tears slipped down my cheeks, wiping them away as I entered the gear room and quickly I began to hook my maneuver gear up before running off again. Everything was rushing, I couldn't think straight and all I wanted to do was run from all this as if it was all a sick joke. I couldn't abandon the people that welcomed me. I can't relive the feeling of abandoning everyone to their own deaths while I run away to safety.

It's not fair

---

3rd Pov

The pair of cadets were left alone as their new squad leader dismissed them before taking his leave along side his subordinate. Levi and Farlan weren't enjoying their new commanding officer since Mike at least was a bit more welcoming if that's the correct term, but they knew that the man still didn't actually trust them. They didn't hold that against them since they too have trust issues with most if not all of the scouts as well. The two underground thugs have their goals and plans which didn't involve staying in the corps for long.

Farlan sent his friend a look before clearing up their own issues, "Do you trust me?"

Silence was the only thing that escaped from Levi, he stared at his friend who frowned in return. Sighing, Farlan stood in front of him before reassuring, "Trust me, the plan will work." Crossing his arms, the dirty blonde narrowed his eyes for a second as he glanced up at the structure behind him, "I'm still working on it, but it appears what we're looking for hasn't left his side."

Levi narrowed his eyes, crossing his arms before commenting, "So the bastard has it on him," Glancing back to Farlan, "I'll kill him and get this over with."

"No, we can't draw too much attention," Farlan brought a hand up to his mouth as he pondered about a few things before adding, "I'll figure out a plan, so leave it to me."

"That brat knows something is up," Levi tilted his head, irritated at how easily someone took notice of their plans, "If she noticed then surely that blonde bastard must know to if he's keeping those blasted documents to himself."

His eyes widen, staring at him in disbelief and he shook his head, "Tsuki isn't stupid, so without a doubt she knows, but from what I know about her... She won't disturb our plans." Sighing, Farlan frowned again while muttering, "Erwin is a smart guy so he probably knows about us, but I'm surprised he hasn't done anything yet."

Snorting, Levi was already tired of the whole stupid game that they're playing, "He's testing us without a doubt and that pisses me off."

Hanji walked over to the two as she chuckled, "Hey! I've heard about the switch."

Frowning, Levi wasn't ready to deal with the craze woman nor did he have the patience to deal with anyone at the moment since he already dealt with Flagon during their training session. He glanced over to see that Farlan sighed under his breath, not wanting to interact with the woman either, but he hid his true feelings well unlike Levi.

Raising a brow, she frowned after realizing that two of the group was missing, "Where's the others?"

Farlan explained as he stood back, "Isabel is cleaning as punishment while Tsuki is off speaking with the Commander."

Furrowing her brows, tapping her fingers against her chin, "Hmm... Wonder what they're talking about." Waving it off, smiling at the two, "Anywho, we'll be having a meeting some point before our expedition!"

Levi wasn't amused at the news as he retorted back, "Don't remind me about it."

From the corner of his eye he saw someone running and Farlan's eyes widen the moment he recognized the familiar white hair that belonged to the rogue. He watched how the cadet threw another scout over her shoulder while escaping a few others as she ran and he turned a bit to see an officer shout.

"Stop that cadet!"

"Tsuki!" Farlan shouted over to the rogue, but the white haired cadet continued to run away and he glanced over to Levi who turned to see the scene the rogue was creating.

Hanji nodded over to the officer as she began to follow the girl while shouting over to the two, "Come on, we got a rogue to catch!"

Levi frowned, sparing a look to his friend before the two soon ran after the rogue, but the short cadet managed to out run the other two. Narrowing his eyes, he watched how the rogue fought back from the scouts that attempted to hold her back and she easily freed herself before running further away from the base.

Closing in onto the cadet, but he never thought that the rogue could move so sharply as she drew out a blade and he quickly drew out his own blade from its slot. The two clashed, she glared at him and he returned a similar look, narrowing his eyes the moment her eyes shifted into their unusual yellow shade and she pushed him back. Digging his feet into the ground before shoving her back, but the rogue quickly tried to escape their little fight so she could run off again.

Tsuki narrowed her eyes, throwing a punch at the man who dodged with ease before shoving her away from him to gain some distance before moving in for an attack. The rogue deflected the blade while dodging the kick from the thug and she swiftly moved again as the two blades clashed. A sound of metal echoed and she frowned at him, not sparing a word to the cadet, but she released a deep breath as she attempt to run away.

Levi's eyes widen the moment he realized that the rogue overpowered him in a blink of an eye. Frowning, he blocked the blade as the two locked into a stale mate and he glared into her yellow eyes that glared back at him.

She gritted her teeth before shutting her eyes, opening them again to reveal her blue eyes and the rogue loosen her grip which gave Levi the chance to knock the girl down. Lowering his blade down at her, but he wasn't expecting her to grabbing the blade and the rogue clenched her hand as she allowed the sword to cut into her palm. Ignoring the blood that slipped between her fingers and the rogue kept her eyes on the ground.

Frowning at how the rogue didn't care or even appeared bothered as the blade cut into her skin and Levi raised his voice, "What the fuck is wrong with you!?"

Tossing it aside, she stood up avoiding his eyes and it was the moment that the other two reached them. Tsuki walked away, shoving the black haired cadet as he tried to hold her back, but she brought a hand up to her face. Leaving, but Farlan grabbed hold of the rogue and wrapping an arm around her while glancing over to the other two. Tsuki wrapped her arms around the cadet, hiding her face from everyone as she tried to calm down.

Farlan sighed, handling the rogue as he motioned the others to leave him alone with her. Holding the short woman into his arms, allowing her to relax while his eyes met Levi's when he walked past the two. The dirty blonde pat the rogue on the back, "Just breath."

Releasing a heavy breath, shutting her eyes as she rested her forehead against his chest. The rogue clenched her hands as she took in a deep breath, slowly releasing it under her breath as she tried to relax her nerves.

"Wanna talk about it?" Watching the two leave, he sighed under his breath before glancing down at the rogue. She didn't say anything, but the rogue gave a small nod and Farlan looked back to see Levi glance back to them as he disappeared into the building along with Hanji. The dirty blonde lowered his eyes on the ground, "I'm all ears."

---

Closing the door behind them, Farlan crossed his arms as he watched his friend walk over to his bed, but the dirty blonde cadet shook his head before following, "What did I tell you about causing trouble?"

"Causing trouble?" Raising a brow at the statement, Levi turned as he defended his case, "That brat was the one to attack first! What do you expect me to just sit the hell back and let the damn rogue cut my head off?"

Sighing, Farlan removed his jacket as he tossed it into the basket before sitting down as he began to remove his boots while lecturing the other cadet, "Levi, you don't take into account how troubled she can be," Glancing up towards his friend, leaning against his knee, "You should have at least stayed calm instead of attacking back."

Retorting back, Levi removed his jacket as he narrowed his eyes, "I'm not dealing with her bullshit."

Dropping the boots at the end of his bed, Farlan stood up as he removed the straps, but he didn't bother sparing a glance towards Levi when he finally revealed a cold fact, "She's leaving, you know."

Pausing, furrowing his brows as he looked over to Farlan and he didn't believe the words, "What?"

"The Commander ordered her to leave tomorrow morning," Dropping the gear onto the ground, kicking it aside before frowning to himself as he stared at the ground and Farlan continued to explain, "She was furious, upset, and she just snapped under pressure. Do you blame her to act out since we're preparing to leave soon."

Narrowing his eyes, tossing his boots aside before crossing his arms and Levi wasn't pleased at how the survey corps was handling their damn plans, "Before our first damn expectation?" Frowning, he clicked his tongue in annoyance, "What the hell!?"

"Levi, just think a bit before stepping into action. Use your head," Turning around, Farlan shook his head before collecting a few things out of the closet, "I know you wake up early to see her and you fighting with her isn't going to help your ca-"

"Shut it," Cutting him off, the shorter cadet glared before stating, "It's not like that and that blasted rogue just gets under my skin."

Levi stood there, his cold gray eyes meeting Farlan's eyes and all Levi could do was spout out his feelings about the rogue, "I hate her."

"Sure you do, buddy," Chuckling, Farlan waved it off as he walked over to the bathroom, "Well, I'm going to change out of these blasted clothes before jumping into bed."

He paused in his tracks, glancing over to his friend before revealing, "She's on the roof as usual," Shrugging, he mentioned a few details revolving the rogue, "Tsuki wakes up early for her run then she stays up a bit on the roof. Talk to her if you want."

"It's your last chance before she leaves for God knows when she'll return," Farlan sighed under his breath before leaving the room, "We might not see her again if everything goes according to our plans."

Standing in the room, silence filled the space and Levi rolled his eyes before grabbing his boots as he began to put them back on before reaching for his jacket. Sighing in frustration, leaving the room as he wondered down the hall while muttering under his breath, "This brat."

---

Leaning against the wall, her eyes were glued on the sky above as she recalled the events that occurred. Tsuki crossed her arms, frowning to herself as she stared at the moon and her eyes trailed the darkness that was slowly cloaking it. Sighing under her breath, not sparing a look towards her unexpected guest that wondered up the roof and the rogue began to speak with no real intention.

Staring at that sky, she shrugged her shoulders, "My people used to worship the moon, the stars, but mainly the moon," Her eyes soften, yet the rogue felt agitated at her own culture, "Always studying it, understanding each phase and the meaning behind it."

"The balsamic moon, in a few days it'll be a new moon," Sighing under her breath again, Tsuki frowned to herself as she explained the current phase of the moon, "If anything, it makes sense that I'm leaving at this time. It's time to let go of relationships, anxiety or anything to focus on my desire. It may leave me feeling peaceful or empty... but I can't."

Curling her fingers up, glaring to nothing in particular as she began to allow everything sink in and the rogue shut her eyes, "But I can't let go," Taking in a steady breath as she recalled the time she spent with the others and she shook her head, "I can't let go of the relationships I've made and my desire is to stay."

Pushing herself from the wall, raising a brow the moment her eyes caught sight of the black haired cadet who returned an expression that only showed how annoyed he was. Shrugging her shoulders, not moving from her spot as she decided to clear the slate, "However, I'll let go of any ill will that is between us. I never intended for us to be in bad terms," Sighing, uncrossing her arms as she offered her apology for what she did earlier, "I apologize for my actions earlier, they were uncalled for and I deserved it."

"I fucking hate your bullshit, brat" Levi crossed his arms, frowning back at the rogue as he cut to the chase, "Always pulling stupid shit like that then apologizing about it."

Narrowing his eyes up towards where the rogue stood, not holding back the irritation from his voice as he bit back, "It's called owning up to your shit."

Smirking, Tsuki placed a hand on her hip as she narrowed her eyes at the man, "Like yourself?"

"I don't apologize for shit because if I really cared then I wouldn't have pulled anything to begin with," He glared at her the moment her words left her mouth and he coldly stated, "I don't hold regrets."

Folding her arms, Tsuki tilted her head as she countered the man, "Or it's what you're allowed to do?"

His expression went blank, uncrossing his arms and Levi simply stated his own belief in how to deal with the cruel world, "The only thing we're allowed to do is to believe that we won't regret the choices we make."

"I'll hold you to that then Levi," She chuckled, motioning over to the cadet as she turned away from him while explaining the cold facts regarding their lives, "I mean, life is too short and as soldiers, it's even shorter, so why waste our lives regretting when we can just live in the moment."

Snorting back at how her words contradict her actions and Levi narrowed his eyes, "You piss me off," He watched how the rogue blinked at his words, she turned back to face him and he saw the empty look that reflected off her eyes which only irritated him.

Raising a brow, she stared at him a moment before chuckling faintly under her breath, "I'll say, I admire that from you," But her expression went cold as she crossed her arms before stating a few things, "But you're so foolish, so prideful, so different."

Sighing, Tsuki waved a hand around lazily before leaning back against the wall before commenting, "Yet I understand, why apologizing for something of the past that cannot be changed by a words is pointless."

Clicking his tongue in annoyance, walking across the rogue as he sent a glare at her direction, "Speaking from the one who dwells on the past."

"Without it then I wouldn't be here," Tsuki found herself staring up at the sky once more, her eyes fixed on the moon until the clouds covered it from her view and the rogue shut her eyes before speaking up again, "You wouldn't be here for your past actions. You wouldn't be here if you and I didn't fought earlier."

"So tell me," Looking over to the thug, she finally asked the question that needed to be answered between the two, "Why are you up here if not to apologizes because it's not in your beliefs. Are you going to regret not clearing it up?"

His eyes shifted over to the rogue, narrowing them slightly at how she turned their previous discussion against him and he sneered back, "I fucking hate you."

"I'm leaving," Turning away, Tsuki shrugged her shoulder at his words and her expression sadden as she brought up the topic, "Farlan must've told you by now, so you know that this is our last moment until I'm told otherwise."

Chuckling bitterly to herself, shaking her head at the situation she was dragged into and she glanced over to him before stating, "So clearing the slate is understandable."

"You're a real piece of shit, you know that," Frowning, he turned away from the rogue as he sternly responded back to her, "You always bothered me from the start and you still do now."

"You're something, you know," Laughing at how the cadet was extremely bothered by her presence and she found it amusing at how it transpired. Leaning back against the wall before pointing over to him, "A thug like yourself bothered by me, a rogue brat. Yet you're confusing to actually pin point, but I can see right past it when you're exposed. Sometimes it written on your face."

Retorting back at her, glaring at how she'll talk as if she knew and it only pissed him off at how annoying she was, "Don't be a shit head now, I'm only here to clear one thing."

"I'm sorry that our agreement won't stand," Tsuki refused to meet him in the eye, curling her fingers as she explained herself and why she acted out so violently, "I only snapped because I couldn't leave you, Farlan, or Isabel and all against my own will. So if you're here to clear up about our agreement then there's nothing we can do about it."

"Can you shut up," Snapping back at her, facing her as the two stood across each other and Levi kept a static expression while explaining himself, "Farlan mentioned you're leaving since the Commander ordered it. It's a shit ass decision, the bastard couldn't wait until after our stupid expedition."

"I'm aware you won't hold up the agreement, so forget about it," Brushing their deal aside as he muttered to himself and his mind wondered to the possible outcomes of the expedition, "I'll handle it, I can take care any of those blasted Titans."

Shrugging, he didn't bother sparing a look towards the rogue as he stated, "So you don't have to care-"

Frowning at the man, Tsuki cut him off as she moved away from the wall and the rogue made a few points clear, "I don't care about the agreement, Levi," Throwing her hand aside as she shook her head before allowing herself to expose truth. Tsuki felt her expression change as her voice held her true feelings about the whole ordeal, "You three became a family that I haven't had in years, friends that I wouldn't have thought to ever have, so do I care. Don't say that I didn't."

"I act out and go out of my way to make sure the four us make it back," Narrowing her eyes, standing still as the two stared at each other and Tsuki firmly stated, "At least the three of you, so don't think I was obligated to do so. I did everything on my own free will."

Laughing bitterly, running a hand through her white hair as she looked off to the distance, "If anything, I'm sorry that you had to deal with my bullshit all this time."

"The others grown fond of you, not surprised since Farlan is easy to get along with while Isabel can be a pain at times, but they're bearable," Looking away, crossing his arms as he frowned to himself while revealing a few things, "You've gotten slightly tolerable, but still a pain in the ass without a doubt."

Her eyes widen, listening to how at his words and she felt the corner of her lips twitch before chuckling under her breath as she responded, "That's what friends are for."

"Yeah," Snorting, glancing over to her as he muttered back, "Friends."

Looking off in the distance, Tsuki watched how the landscape looked so different at the night and she sighed, "I'll be back soon, hopefully," Lowering her eyes, she knew that there was a chance that when she returns that they'll be gone, but yet there was a piece of her that hope to see them again.

"Then get your ass down, it's getting late and you have to leave early tomorrow," Unfolding his arms, calling the rogue as he began to take his leave, but he motioned the cadet to follow, "Hurry up, brat."

Walking down to where he stood and the two began to take their leave, but the rogue raised a brow over to him, "For a person who likes to clean and stay neat," Chuckling, she shook her head before adding, "You have such a foul mouth."

Frowning over to her, Levi was already tired of dealing with the rogue and he wasn't in the mood to handle anything else. He threaten the cadet as he coldly stated, "Do you want me to make your last day painful, rogue?"

"What could you do that'll make it worse?" Shrugging her shoulders, folding her arms behind her back as she raised a brow at him, "If anything, I'm already in pain."

"Do you hear the shit that is spilling from your mouth? I hear only bullshit," Narrowing his eyes, the two walked over to the staircase and he crossed his arms, "If anything, you're annoying brat, but tolerable to an extent, so don't push your damn luck."

Tsuki frowned at him, shaking her head as she muttered back to him, "I sometimes want to push you off your high horse shorty."

Not sparing a look towards the rogue, Levi smirked to himself as he retorted, "I was debating to push you off the roof a moment ago, rogue." He shrugged, not caring much about the consequences if he were to do it, "I'm aware you can heal quick so it won't be an issue."

Glancing over to him, Tsuki crossed her arms as she took offense at the possible outcome of the cadet actually pushing her off the roof and she wasn't pleased at how content he appeared by the suggestion, "Shut up already."

"I can do whatever the fuck I want, brat."

---

Waking up early as usual, Tsuki found her former captain sitting along side Hanji in the mess hall. The rogue sighed before walking over to the two as she bid her farewell since she'll be returning back to the training grounds for the short time while everyone else head into the Titans infested plains.

Giving the blonde man a salute, "It was an honor working under your command Squad Leader Mike," Nodding she added on, "I hope to work with you once again when I return."

He dismissed it, standing up as he nodded back at the rogue, "I'm no longer your squad leader, so there's no need to call me that. I'll see you again when we return from our expedition," Patting the cadet on the shoulder before heading off to handle other duties.

Tsuki looked over to Hanji who stood up from the table and placed an arm around the cadet, "We're gonna miss ya, but hey, we'll see you soon!" Chuckling patting the cadet on the shoulder as the two walked out of the mess hall, "Sucks you're sitting out on this, but next time it'll be one hell of a trip with you around."

Lowering her eyes, Tsuki still felt uneasy about leaving, but she offered a smile to the woman before they went their separate ways, "Thanks for everything Hanji and I'll see you soon."

"Take care kid," Waving, the brown haired woman went down the hall as she went to tend to her other duties.

The rogue stood there for a moment before going down the opposite direction as she went to settle her things onto her horse. Sighing, she lowered her eyes again but her ears twitched at the sound of boots and the rogue looked up to find the tall blonde man exist his room. Stopping in her tracks, she saw how Erwin noticed her presence and he acknowledged the cadet.

"Morning," Walking over to the rogue, "I'm assuming you'll be leaving shortly, but I do hope to see you back when we return from our expedition."

Tsuki looked away, not agreeing to whole idea of leaving and she returned her attention back to the man when he spoke up again, "I understand this is a rash decision, but do understand this expedition is far different from anything and we can't afford to have you out there."

He sighed, Erwin changed topics as he brought up something else, "I do hope once we're back here then we could move onward with your help and we'll be a step closer in defeating the Titans." Offering a smile, he nodded before excusing himself, "But until next time."

Turning around, saluting the man who looked over to see the rogue give a final salute before walking down the opposite direction. The rogue adjusted her green cloak, Tsuki sighed the moment she reached the out doors. Standing there for a moment, releasing a deep breath before heading over to the horse stables.

Her eyes widen the moment she realized that the squad stood there waiting for her and Tsuki smiled to herself before heading over to them. She saw the red head wave over to the rogue while the other two stood by as they waited for her to arrive.

Furrowing her brows, Tsuki glanced between the three cadets and she was confused, but mainly surprised to see they woke up early. Chuckling, the rogue wouldn't have thought to see them before heading out, but she was glad to see them.

Standing in front of the group, raising a brow at them, "What are you guys doing up this early?"

Farlan chuckled, unfolding his arms as he smiled at the rogue, "You think you'll be leaving without saying goodbye?"

The red head frowned, placing her hands on her hips before pointing out a small detail, "You didn't tell me!"

"I was told just yesterday and you were already asleep," Tsuki lowered her eyes, remembering how she was called in and the scene she made that brought some unwanted attention upon herself. Looking back at the red head as she admitted, "So I thought not to tell you."

Shaking her head, glancing between the three and she couldn't help herself from smiling, "But I didn't expect you guys to wake up early to see me off."

Farlan smirked, raising a brow at the rogue, "Hey, what do you think of us? You're one of us and we want to talk to you before you left," Looking over at the other two who glanced among themselves since this was their farewell to the rogue.

Isabel crossed her arms as she muttered under her breath since she wasn't too happy about getting up earlier than her usual plan, "I was dragged out of bed actually," Glancing over to Levi who raised a brow over to her and she looked over to see Farlan shrug his shoulders.

The dirty haired cadet smiled, placing a hand on Isabel's shoulder as he glanced between his friends before facing the rogue, "Yeah, but it's worth it."

Shaking her head, Tsuki still didn't feel right about her sudden departure, "I'm sorry for leaving like this and I just-"

"We understand it's not your choice, but we'll see you again," Waving it off, Farlan reassured the white haired woman that they'll meet again at a later time.

"Yeah! Once we get back then we can share the crazy stories," Her geen eyes lit up with excitement, but she smiled before pouting at the fact her roommate was leaving, "I'm gonna miss ya around!"

"Take care of yourself," Isabel grinned at her, wrapping an arm around Tsuki as she chuckled at the fact and the girl moved away from the rogue, "Who am I kidding, you basically can kill anyone if they try and touch you if you really want."

"So I know you'll do fine," Placing an arm around the rogue, Farlan chuckled again before ruffling her white hair and he smiled at the girl, "I'll see you again sooner or later. Got that sis?"

"Yeah," Chuckling, Tsuki smirked at how the two were confident and the rogue couldn't believe she'll be leaving behind the only friends she made. Her expression soften as she hugged him, "Thank you for everything bro."

Laughing, Farlan looked away for a moment as he recalled a few things, but he returned a smile as he pulled away from her arms, "No problem."

The red head gave a hug to the rogue, chuckling to herself before reminding the girl that they can handle anything as she confidently stated, "Hey don't worry, we got this! We'll show these guys what we got!"

Isabel stepped back and she tried to ask for something that the rogue could bring back, "Oh! Can I have some candy when you come back?"

Levi hit the girl at her request, not even sparing a glance as he merely stretched out his arm to smack her for asking such childish things. Keeping a stoic expression while Isabel frowned a bit to herself as she rubbed her head a bit before muttering under her breath, "Ow!? What was that for big bro?"

"Idiot, she's not bringing anything back since she'll be stuck in that shit hole," Frowning at the red head for a moment, sighing under his breath as he shook his head before crossing his arms while adding, "You can always ask shit glasses for some candy since she was the one to throw a bag at you before."

Farlan chuckled, patting the rogue on the shoulder as he smiled at the cadet before leaving the stables. He motioned the red head to follow and Isabel gave her own signature salute to the rogue before running off behind Farlan. Meanwhile, Levi stood there as his eyes trailed over his friends, watching them leave before facing the rogue and the two stood there in silence.

The rogue watched the other two leave the stables and she looked over to see that only Levi remain. Chuckling to herself, she only gained an unamused look from the cadet and Tsuki sighed under her breath before speaking up, "Well... Until next time huh?"

"Don't get yourself killed if that's even possible, brat," Unfolding his arms, Levi didn't say much unlike his friends who had more of a proper farewell, but he simply stated, "See you around."

Tsuki stopped him, holding him back for a moment which gained her a look and she let him go. Holding her journal out to Levi, sighing, she informed the man, "Here. I won't be needing it when I'm gone, so I do hope you can hang onto it until I get back."

Narrowing his eyes, studying the notebook carefully before returning his attention back to the rouge, "What for?"

"I won't be exposing myself to any Titans when I'm gone, so there's no point in having it with me," She offered a smile, "I don't care what you do with it. Read it if you want or hand it over to Hanji or even burn it."

Stepping back, "I wish you and everyone the best of luck, hope to see you when I return," Chuckling, smirking at the man, "But I know someone with your talent, well, a Titan won't kill you so easily."

Lowering her eyes, frowning to herself, "I won't be here, I won't hold up our agreement, but I believe you three will do fine without me."

"Shut it, rogue," He frowned, crossing his arms as he held the journal tightly, "If this is a sappy farewell then shut up. I'll see your dumb ass here in soon."

Tsuki's eyes widen at his statement, she chuckled under her breath before smirking to her herself, "I guess I will, huh," Shaking her head, stepping away as she began to take her leave and the rogue waved a hand back, "I'll see you later then."

Levi turned away, leaving the stables as he walked towards the area that his friends went off to, but he paused for a moment when he heard someone running towards him. He frowned to himself as his eyes landed on the white covered notebook and he glanced over his shoulder to see the rogue running over to him.

The rogue turned away, walking away from the cadet as she planned to mount her horse and take off on her trip, but she found herself stopping in her tracks and without a second thought she ran back over to him. Tsuki saw that he paused in his own tracks as well and she quickly wrapped her arms around him, whispering her finally words before running back to her horse, "Thank you for everything, Levi. Take care of yourself and everyone, okay."

Before he could react, the rogue removed herself from him as she ran back to her horse. Mounting the creature, placing her hood over her head as she took off. The rogue didn't spare another look towards the three cadets or the base since it'll make everything harder to deal with and mostly she didn't want to face his expression. Tsuki sighed under her breath, brushing her fingers through the horse's mane and she looked off to the distance as she began her travel towards the given location.

He was left alone with his own thoughts, watching the rogue disappear as she continued to head towards the horizon and he turned away as he went to meet up with his friends. Glancing down to the journal that was left in his possession, he muttered to himself before frowning, "That stupid, stupid, brat."

---

The two underground thugs who were dragged into the recon corps were sitting quietly in their room, both reading something until they felt the need to call it a day. Farlan laid on his bed, an arm behind his head as he read the book that he gotten from the library and the dirty blonde turned the page and frowned when he realized it was torn.

Shutting it, he sighed before placing it on his nightstand before reaching for the second book that he gotten, but he paused the moment his eyes caught sight of what Levi had in his hands.

Frowning slightly, sitting up as he saw the white notebook and his eyes widen, "Isn't that Tsuki's journal?" Shaking his head, laying back down before opening up his book, "I thought you'll have better morals, Levi."

"She left it with me, the brat didn't care if I read it or not, so shut it," Glancing over to Farlan, Levi sighed in annoyance before turning another page in the rogue's journal, "If anything, it's all about Titans, some other shit, but yet I wonder why she didn't leave it with shit glasses first."

Shrugging, Farlan kept his attention on the novel in his hands while commenting, "Tsuki trusts you with it, but hey maybe you'll find some important info about Titans to help us out."

Narrowing his eyes, turning the next page as he muttered, "I'll let you read it afterwards to see what those ugly ass Titans are all about," Skimming his eyes across the handwriting that belonged to the rogue, Levi raised a brow at how the tone gotten a bit darker and surely the white haired woman must have experience something to shift the tone.

Shaking his head, the other cadet glanced over to his friend, "I'll feel like I'm invading her space by reading it."

"She couldn't care less with what I decide to do with it, so she wouldn't care if you read it," Levi responded so uninterested as he continued to read through the journal, but he frowned the moment he noticed how the next page held drawings. Some of the images he couldn't tell what they were and others were clear drawings of Titans or faces that belonged to fallen solders and there were small pictures of landscapes.

Levi stopped, narrowing his eyes the moment he realized the final page that the rogue managed to write on. The journal wasn't even completely filled, but the last page filled with writing wasn't about Titans or anything similar to the other pages. Instead, the rogue left a note to the group, but mainly she left it for him to read it since the journal was left in his care.

Sitting up, frowning when he began to read what the rogue left behind and he wasn't expecting to see that the woman out smarted him. She purposely told him to hold onto the journal, knowing he'll read it, so of course he'll reach the final page where she left a note for him.

I don't know why but I felt the need to write it down, so take it as you will. Burn it if you want, do anything that you please. But I'll be happy or grateful to know that you at least read it even if it's just shit to you. But understand one thing, I'm fully aware of what you're trying to do along with the others. I might not understand nor do I care much about the issues revolving it.

So listen to my words, drop it.

If you value everyone then drop it because Erwin is the one to save us from the dangers that lay out there or die trying. Don't be too prideful and just listen to Farlan and the others. Just stay put, you're out from the undergrounds, you're on the surface and now you've seen the outside world. It's easy to read you at times and certainly someone like Erwin must already know if you haven't managed to steal the documents yet.

So why do a silly thing of stealing documents and killing to live within the inner most wall? So why struggle so hard for it?

If anything, I can't picture any of you three enjoying that life. It's all fake and I've seen that you three are the most real people I've meet over the two and half decades of just being within those damn walls. You'll be blinded by the stupid allusion that everyone within those damn walls have accepted to be reality.

It'll be disappointing to know that you're just like them. Blind. Naive. Selfish.

So prideful.

If anything, you aren't doing it just for the documents, but for revenge against Erwin since he outsmarted you and beat you down to your knees. Your pride and arrogance will be your undoing.

You are better than that. Farlan, Isabel and yourself are more than a couple of thugs, you guys have something that I haven't seen in so long and I can't explain it.

Levi, trust me when I say it's best to let go especially at a time like this. Remember what I said on the roof and remember what I'll say now.

Fight for the freedom that you all deserve, fight to reclaim the land that was taken from us-that made you and the others suffer underground. They need your power, they need the spirit, the burning fire that went out within our hearts that will bring everyone in the scouts that lost hope to continue to fight. I've seen a fire in your eyes, I've heard the passion in Isabel's voice, and I've recognized the wisdom within Farlan's words. So use it to free yourselves and make it. Don't let this chance escape you.

I'm a rogue who doesn't care much about humanity. I couldn't care less about my own life. But I won't allow those who pour their hearts and souls into the wish of running free outside the walls. I won't allow you and the others to die when I've seen the glimpse of the pure desires within your eyes of roaming free above ground.

I know you three will do fine if you fight together.

Don't be too hard on them. They look up to you so much. I too admire the strength that you bear, but it'll be a shame if you waste such gifts on stupid things such as vengeance. Yet I remember what you said, all we can do is believe that the choices we make won't leaves us feeling regret.

So choose the decision you'll regret the least...

I guess, I've got nothing else to say. I probably sound so stupid to you, but hey, I probably do. I never listen to the shit that leaves my stupid mouth. Just take care until we meet again, if you haven't gone through with your plans that is.

Sorry you dealt with a shit head like me and certainly I must have been a real pain for you throughout our time together. I'll try and make it less painful next time when we cross paths again, but maybe things will be different then.

Good luck on handling the storm that we've walked into.

-The suicidal rogue or more formally known as the brat

Shutting it, tossing it aside onto the ground which broke the silence that filled the room and Farlan frowned over to his friend's sudden outburst, but he didn't say anything as he returned his attention back to his book. Levi sighed in annoyance as he laid in his bed. Frowning, he glanced over to the journal before getting up to collect the journal which earned him another look from Farlan. The black haired cadet stared at the journal, opening it to the final page and ripping it out before handing the notebook off to his friend.

Folding the paper in his hands before shoving it somewhere under his bed while muttering, "I swear I fucking hate that brat."

Chuckling, shutting his own book before setting it aside. Farlan raised a brow over to his friend while picking up the white journal, "What did she do now?"

"Nothing."

Farlan skimmed through the pages until he noticed the torn page that his friend ripped out not so long ago and he smirked to himself before glancing over to Levi, "Okay, but I won't be surprised if you found something in her journal that pissed you off."

Turning onto his side, facing away from the other cadet before muttering back in great dislike, "She's a smartass, but a real pain," Shutting his eyes for a moment before glaring into the bedding and Levi glanced back over to Farlan, "It's late and we have lectures and training to do tomorrow before the stupid expedition in a few days."

Sighing, Farlan began to read through the journal, but he continued to read a little bit more before setting it aside. Turning off the light in the room as he settled into bed, releasing another sigh before speaking out again, "Levi."

Furrowing his brows, Levi didn't turn as he responded, "Hmm?"

"We'll have everything settled before the expedition, but our best bet is during the expedition," Farlan stared at the ceiling, "Just don't make a scene or anything crazy, okay?"

Levi glanced over to his friend as the dirty blonde turned away, laying on his side facing away from him. Sighing, he closed his eyes, "Go to sleep already."

Farlan laid in bed, he stared at the ceiling for a moment before commenting, "I feel guilty for leaving Tsuki behind after getting those damn documents," Glancing over to his friend, but his eyes only met the cadet's back and Farlan sighed under his breath, "She could be part of our gang and leave this place together."

"She won't accept the walls. If anything she'll stay here since it's the only thing close to being outside," Responding back to his friend's suggestion and Levi frowned to himself, not bothering to face his friend as he added, "That brat will make other friends."

Chuckling, Farlan turned onto his side, "Isabel like the thought of having another girl in our group, but I agree with you," Shutting his eyes, sighing under his breath before yawning, "Tsuki isn't from the walls and this is the closest she got to home."

"I don't intend in staying in this shit hole," Levi muttered back bitterly as he recalled the day that they were caught and dragged into the scouts.

"Isabel seems to be fitting in with everyone here, she even began to actually salute and talk to that other guy about the whole scout stuff," Farlan narrowed his eyes, "That idiot probably would stay in the corps."

Levi frowned at the mentioned of Isabel's new stance about the scouts and he was annoyed at how the red head seems to be adapting into their belief as if she was one of them. Shutting his eyes, "She better not be thinking about a stupid idea like staying," Opening his eyes he stared at the wall as he recalled a few things that the rogue mentioned and he frowned, "That idiot better not be willing to die for something so ridiculous like everyone here."

---

Levi' Pov

This was quite pathetic, no one couldn't possibly hold their damn position in this new structure that the blonde bastard made. That rogue brat is lucky enough not to deal with this bullshit, but I have to admit it'll be easier to go through the plan without the brat being around to interfere. However, that rogue made an impact with the others and surely she'll make handling the Titans much easier.

Frowning , I glanced over to see that Isabel and Farlan were doing fine and all we had to do was follow that shit head but I'll make my move the moment I'm free to do so. Sighing in annoyance, keeping my eyes ahead of me while the other two scouts moved ahead of us which provided enough space.

Isabel moved up beside me along side Farlan who moved onto my left, I didn't have much to say since the only important objective is to take the documents and that's it. But I glanced over to Isabel the moment she spoke up, "Levi, do think we should actually go through with the-"

"It's the only damn reason we're here," Frowning, I looked over to her as I called her out at how she's possible chance of changing her mind, "Don't tell me you're really planning to stay."

She looked torn about the decision and it only annoyed me at how she's changing her mind, "But we can't possibly just abandon them when-"

Retorting back, cutting her off as I kept my eyes straight ahead, "Why do you care?"

"Big bro you can't ignore how passionate they are," She only frowned for a moment before looking away, "They... They want to be free too."

"Isabel." Farlan narrowed his eyes, sparing a look over to her as he stated, "We're not one of them and it's best to just-"

"What about Sayram? Flagon? They're our squad and we can't just abandon them like nothing," Isabel continued to push the subject and without a doubt she's trying to persuade us in some form, "What about Tsuki too? She'll be back and we can't just leave her either."

Keeping my attention ahead of us as we continued to follow behind our squad leader, I spared a glance around to see that the formation was still holding as one of the flares was shot. Narrowing my eyes, watching how the sky seems to have darken, but my attention shifted back to hear that Isabel continued to talk about the rogue and the scouts.

My expression was blank as they began to bicker among themselves over some stupid shit instead of focusing on the plan. Tightening my grip over the rein as they kept mentioning the rogue, Why can't you just forget about that damn brat

"You think I want to leave her behind? She helped us out through our stay here, but... but she won't come with us," Farlan frowned over to her, he sighed under his breath before looking off towards the others in front of us as he commented, "Tsuki is an outcast like the rest of us, she doesn't belong with them but in the end she's also an outsider compared to us."

In truth, all this was quite boring and irritable to hear them continue to speak about that white haired brat. None of the less, I simply want to get the job done and leave this shit hole, but surely those two must've changed their standpoint.

I wished she never came into our damn lives then everything will much easier

"Stop bumbling over that brat," My voice didn't expose how tired I was about the subject as I finally knocked the two into their damn places. Frowning, harshly stating the cold fact, "She's not here instead that rogue is somewhere tucked away from this expedition."

It's best to forget about her

She attempted one more chance into winning me over into siding with her, "But big bro can we just-"

Without hearing another word escape from her, I cut her off by giving my final answer while my eyes remain ahead of me when I responded so bluntly, "No."

We're not giving up our plans over someone we just met

Pouting, moving a bit ahead of me as she raised her voice, "I didn't even say anything yet!"

Always a stubborn brat, never thinks before saying shit or acting out in pure impulse that revolved with stupid intentions. I was already done with the topic and I'm not going to waste my time or another breath about it. If anything, I only want that idiot to be smart for once.

Farlan sighed in annoyance as he called out to the girl as he told her to forget about the subject, "Isabel give it a rest, it's the best thing for us to do."

Turning over as I made sure about the small detail revolving our plan, "Farlan, so you believe the documents are with Erwin?"

He gave a slight nod while strongly standing by his hunch while keeping his eyes on Flagon who kept glancing back to us, "Yes, I'm positive he has them on him. Probably in his jacket."

"Very well, I'll take your word," Nodding, narrowing my eyes off to the distance to where that blonde bastard should be located and I bluntly stated, "I'll kill Erwin Smith."

Furrowing her brows slightly, Isabel commented on the decision, "Do you think that's wrong? If anything, they need him for them to move forward."

Glaring at no one in particular as I clearly recalled the letter that the rogue left behind, 'If you value everyone then drop it because Erwin is the one to save us or die trying.'

Turning to her, frowning at her as I reminded the idiot about the important detail of our situation, "Are you forgetting that he was the one to fucking drags into this? The one who threaten to kill us. To throw us in prison."

That rogue brat wouldn't understand jack shit, the crap we been through to get here... But now it appears Isabel is also having second thoughts...

Frowning to herself, she muttered back, "No..."

"She's right. If we get rid of him then everyone here will die without him," Cutting into the conservation, Farlan gave his own opinion, "I can't deny that bastard is the one to save most of us. He's a man of strategy."

Looking between the two, not wanting to deal with how they were basically already forgetting about our one and only job, "What the hell? You two are simply just going to-"

Why are they changing their damn minds now?

"No." Farlan shook his head, his eyes locked with mine for a moment before giving "I'm not saying to abandon the plan. We came this far."

Nodding, smirking over to me as she proudly stated, "We'll follow you big bro."

Flashback:

She wouldn't shut up. Always talking about something and I'm already annoyed, but at least she'll be gone for the time being due to the stupid decision that the shit heads came to. Even after everything that was said on the roof, she still managed to have more to talk and some is repetitive..

"I understand why you hate me," She shrugged her shoulders, reminding me yet again that she'll be gone, "I mean, I'm being moved away for our first expedition. Your first expedition."

She frowned to herself, bitterly commenting at the poor decision that was made, "It's all because they can't risk losing their trap card on a expedition which they're testing a whole new design in hopes to lower casualties."

I couldn't agree more since the whole purpose of having the rogue was basically tossed aside and certainly those idiots will realize their damn mistakes. Crossing my arms, frowning to myself as I retorted back, "The Commander and that bastard want to lower casualties, but yet they toss aside their only card that could cut their losses in half by simply being on the damn field."

"If anything, I find it irritating that we're all less valuable than you," Narrowing my eyes over to her, I was agitated at how the rogue brat was treated so different from the rest of us that it made us so worthless, "Our lives mean nothing to them as long as they have their damn trap card tucked away safely."

"Yet they still kept their most powerful player," Countering my argument, she folded her arms behind her as she stated, "You have skills that no one can compare to, so most certainly you'll serve a greater purpose."

"Just don't be too rash out there and go with your instincts," Then she began to fucking lecture me and advice me of shit that I already knew, even had the nerve to turn my own thoughts against me, "Or what you mentioned earlier, choose the decision you'll regret the least."

At least four eyes was obviously insanely strange, but the rogue was odd and always saying and acting out on her own intentions that don't add up. If anything the people on the surface are crazy or stupid, I rather deal with some punks in the underground instead of handling all this bullshit.

"It was a pleasure to have met you," I hate sappy farewells and all that crap, now this brat is doing exactly that. Sparing a glance, I was already bored and annoyed by her as she rumbled on, "I can't think of how live here would've been without Farlan and Isabel, so I do hope you three will take care."

It's true, the others have mentioned a few times that the rogue made it a bit more tolerable of being in this shit hole and to the point that they'll consider taking her with us when all this is over, but it's a useless plan. Sighing, I'm fine knowing that they gotten comfortable and had someone else around even if it had to the rogue, but I'll be the one to watch out for them when shit goes south.

Retorting back, I kept my attention ahead of us as we walked down the hall, "Those two will be fine as long as I'm there," No matter what, they'll always be fine as long as I'm there with them, so it was pointless of her to say such things to me.

From the corner of my eye, I noticed that the rogue frowned slightly at me as she stated, "You need to trust them as well, they can handle themselves, so have more faith in your fellow comrades. None of the less, have some faith in your friends."

"I hate you," It was late and I'm tired of just hearing her and whatever words escape that mouth of hers, so I made it clear that I wanted her to stop, "So annoying with all the consent rumbling."

Yet the brat still didn't end there, she only laughed at how annoyed I was already and she began to quote something based on her body language as she carefully recalled the words. In return, I frowned back at her as I listened to the shit she was speaking about.

"Love me or hate me, both are in my favor," She laughed, shrugging her shoulders again while rumbling on, "If you love me, I'll always be in your heart."

Tilting her head as she continued on with whatever she was possibly quoting, "If you hate me, I'll always be in your mind."

"Let me know or please gently let me go," She sighed, sparing a look over to me as she finally came to an end, "If it's still in your mind, it is worth taking the risk."

Narrowing my eyes, I took notice of her last statement as if she was directing that to me or even hinting at the fact she's fully aware of the whole plan about stealing the documents.

She stopped in front of her door and she shrugged her shoulders, "This is it, I guess," Chuckling under her breath, she made one final comment and I raised a brow at her, "I really couldn't have been lucky to have met you. Even if you threaten me or not, I think you're a nice guy in a strange way."

"Goodnight Levi," Walking away the moment she closed the door and I finally had the chance of returning back to my room, but that rogue brat will gone before anyone is awake which will leave only the three of us just like it should've been.

I frowned at how it soon began to rain, so the storm caught us after all then surely everything is probably gonna go to shit. Yet this weather could serve as a good opportunity in completing the job, but I hate the rain.

Damn, this bloody weather...

"Everyone keep formation!"

Looking over to see that Flagon shouted over to us, but I narrowed my eyes the moment I noticed that the flares weren't working since the rain basically made it difficult to see the signals. Glaring, I could see how the whole damn expedition was going all bad because the damn storm decided to run over us.

Farlan moved up beside me, pulling his green hood over his head in hopes to shield himself from the heavy rain fall, "Levi! The weather, it's too much and we can't see with the damn fog, so lets just forget about the documents."

"We can't just abandon the others in this contains either!" Isabel moved up to my other side as she searched for the next set of instructions, "Big bro, what should we do!?"

Not facing the two as I bluntly stated my decision, "I'm going ahead with the plan on my own."

Isabel quickly jumped in as she volunteered in joining, "I'll come with you!"

"No," Glancing over to her as I firmly stated my answer and she frowned in return, "Me, alone or Flagon and Sayram? Who has the higher chance of being Titan food?"

Her expression darken and certainly she already knew the answer to those questions, but Farlan soon countered it as he shouted, "Levi, just wait it out until the fog clears up! We can't see and it's best if we-"

Shifting my attention over to him as I bluntly stated, "I'm not letting a Titan get to him first. I'll be the one to kill Erwin Smith and take those damn documents off his corpse."

Farlan frowned at me as he stated, "Levi use your damn head for once, dammit!"

Moving ahead as I simply gave them the instructions of taking care of each other while I'm gone, "This is our only chance of finishing it once and for all. So stay with the others, I'll return after getting those blasted documents."

"But you can't possible see-" Isabel frowned at me, she pulled her hood over her head as the fog soon began to settle around us.

"I want you two to stay together, the four of you guys have a higher chance of survival, so don't-" Glancing between the two, frowning slightly at how she continued to insist and I even got Farlan to argue slightly with me.

"Levi, just listen to me for once! Do you trust us?!" He had a stern look as he shouted over to me through the heavy rain that made it difficult to hear each other, "Tell me right here. Look me in the eyes and tell me if you trust us!"

Staring at him, taking a moment before responding back, but my attention shifted over to see that Isabel added onto the statement, "Bro don't worry, we can handle ourselves."

Still I didn't answer back and I could tell that Farlan was waiting on my response, but this was something that always came up countless of times. He'll asked me that many times when we were in the undergrounds, he still uses it against me now.

Yet he wasn't the only one to use that damn trap card since the rogue also brought it up during one of our many training sessions, 'Do you trust me? Levi!'

"I trust you," Finally answering him back, nodding at the two as I placed my faith in them before moving ahead of them, "Go ahead without me, I'll see you two soon."

A laughter escaped from Farlan, his expression showed a whole different emotion than his laughter, he smiled at me before saying, "Alright then, I'll trust you too," Our eyes locked for a moment as he added, "Don't get yourself killed!"

Isabel nodded, looking over to me as she shouted through the storm, "Ya! You better come back to us, Big Bro. No matter what!"

Without another word being said between us, I stared at the two for a moment longer before I went further ahead without them. Sparing a glance over my shoulder, I watched how Isabel waved at me while Farlan kept his composer and soon they began to fade out of my sight. Turning my focus ahead of me, I needed to get to Erwin's location and take the documents then we can leave. Narrowing my eyes as I recalled the words that the rogue once said.

'...choose the decision you'll regret the least..'

Frowning, it irritated me at how she'll get under my damn skin, always annoying with the shit she says. Glancing around, I couldn't see much since the fog settled low on the ground, blocking almost everything from sight, but I knew he must be in this direction according to the layout of the expedition.

Where the fuck is that bastard...

He couldn't have gotten off track due to the weather, he must still being moving accordly regardless of the fog and rain. Tightening my grip over the rein of my horse, I glared to myself as I thought back to the others, but I still needed to complete the job.

'If it's still in your mind, it is worth taking the risk.'

If the purpose of her to say that because of the documents then she surely knew how it'll end, but even in her damn letter she went against her words by warning me to forget about it. Frowning, I needed to do regardless with all the shit that has been said and done, Why couldn't you just stayed quiet for once

It's always been about getting those documents, getting our citizenship and getting away from the whole underground life style, but mainly I only wanted to get those two out of the shit hole we were held in for almost our whole lives. I needed those documents and I needed to get that bastard back for all the shit he did.

Continuing on through the storm, keeping my guard up for any possible Titans hidden within the fog, but my thoughts would find their way towards Isabel and Farlan. How they behaved and the words that they said, but yet I made the decision to move ahead regardless of everything.

Maybe they were right... Isabel didn't want to leave the damn Survey Corps. Farlan didn't want to abandon that rogue brat. They refused to actually disappear without informing that brat or even try to persuade her into leaving with us. To the point that they felt the need to get me to agree with them and change the rogue's mind about the damn walls so she could join, but I knew all too well she wouldn't accept the offer.

Glaring, all I could imagine was that damn rogue looking at me as if she was right about the whole situation and it only irritates me at how annoying she was. How she managed to intertwine with Isabel and Farlan, leaving a mark that shifted everything around and her words have also left me debating about a few things.

I hate to admit but she had a point...

Shaking my head, I brought a hand over my eyes as I tried to see through the damn rain since visibility was basically zero, so all I had was to rely on my intuition and hope that everything was still running according to the plan. I couldn't turn back now, not when I'm so close.

Fuck it, I didn't come this far for nothing

It was too quiet, far too quiet to be considered normal and certainly something isn't right here. I continued to move ahead towards the location that Erwin must be, but from the corner of my eye I noticed a few trees came to view. Frowning slightly, I turned to find a few objects scattered across the ground and my eyes widen when I realized the destruction that occurred.

Bodies were everywhere, horses also didn't stand a chance against the Titans in this weather either. But what many everything so unreal was the mark that the Titans left behind, I knew there must've been far too many for them to handle. Pulling the rein, stopping in my tracks as my eyes trailed the massive foot prints and something struck a nerve the moment I discovered that they were leading towards the others.

Quickly commanding my horse, gritting my teeth as time soon began to tick away within my thoughts, "Shit! Shit!" Running back, I needed to get back to the others before those damn Titans beat me, "I've gotta hurry!"

Dammit!

Not giving a damn when my hood fell off from the top of my head, I continued to race back since I knew all too well that they won't be able to handle all those Titans at once. If I get there then we'll have a chance to live another day, but everything was just rushing, my blood was pulsing through my veins as I tried to hold onto the hope of getting there.

I shouldn't have left...

Then I could hear their voices, their faces were just at my reach, but everything was fading. They'll all going to end up end, all because the choice I made, the decision I followed back then... It was all wrong, so please let me make it back in time. Suddenly, the rogue's words echoed within my mind as her final words were, 'Take care of yourself and everyone, okay'

Clenching my hands, narrowing my eyes as I fought through the storm, against the rain and I put my all to make it back. I needed to fight for them, save them and make sure that all this wasn't for nothing. Everyone was relaying on me and yet my decision could've cost it all, but I still have a chance.

...They have to be alright...

---

3rd Pov

Walking the same old grounds, nothing changed much since she left, but Tsuki noticed so many different faces that blend all together with familiar faces that she seen before. So many young men and women who were willingly to step into the lines of fire in hopes to protect their loved ones from humanity's enemy and Tsuki admires that from them.

Yet she already knew that very few would be joining the scouts since of the whole issues the corps were facing with the decline of progress and increase of casualties. Tsuki would be surprise to see anyone dying to join the scouts since many will end up in the Garrison or try to join the Military Police. She sighed under her breath, the rogue began to think that maybe this could help serve her to recruit trainees into joining the scouts, but she understands if they weren't ready to give up their lives.

Pausing in her tracks, Tsuki looked up at the sky and she saw that it was strangely clear out and it made her feel uncomfortable. She began to wonder how everyone was doing on their expedition, a few days passed since she left and surely they must have already went on their venture. Curling her fingers, she frowned to herself and Tsuki wished she could be out there with them, to fight along side her fellow comrades and friends. But yet she was casted aside as some rare gem that they couldn't afford to dirty yet and it only made her blood boil at the decision of sending her off.

Shaking it off, Tsuki began to walk through the training grounds as she thought it was best to regroup with the officers and stay out of sight. She didn't intend to tangle up with the trainees much nor did she want to socialize with anyone either since she already dealt with issues in the past during her stay within the camp grounds. Yet she no where else to go, taking off towards the location where the ranked members were gathered, but Tsuki glanced over to see a few trainees in one of their training sessions. The rogue watched how many still need improvement with their hand to hand combat, but surely they'll fix it before graduation.

"Wait!"

Stopping in her tracks, Tsuki looked over her shoulder to see a relatively short woman who had light ginger hair along amber colored eyes and the rogue saw a spark of amusement with the trainees eyes as she eagerly ran over to the scout. The rogue glanced over to see another trainee following close behind the woman, he appear to be older by his appearance, but Tsuki assume he most be around the age of his fellow peers. She noticed that the man had slightly curly, light brown hair with small hazel eyes and he seems rather annoyed by the woman's actions.

Tsuki finally turned to face the two trainees, offering a smile, but the rogue was rather confused to why they decided to approach her. Straightening herself while adjusting her green cap before speaking up, "Is there something I can for you?"

The ginger haired woman smiled back, saluting the scout before breaking out in excitement, "I'm just so thrilled to finally get to talk to someone from the survey corps!" Clasping her hands together as she began to ask, "I'm hoping to join the corps soon and I really want to know more about it from you since you must-"

"Leave her alone," The other trainee frowned a bit, glancing over to the rogue before returning his attention back to his friend, "She's probably busy and we can't-"

"Ral! Bozado!"

Both trainees jumped at the sound of their names, giving a salute the moment they saw their instructor walk over to them. Tsuki raised a brow glancing over her shoulder to see the man narrow his eyes at the trainees and he quickly dismissed them, "Church is busy and surely you two have duties to attend to."

He raised a brow at the two before his voice became stern, "Or do you want me to set a punishment for you two for bothering a-"

The rogue waved it off, folding her arms across her chest as she entered the conservation, "They were merely asking a few questions about the Survey Corps and I was only informing them," Tsuki shifted her blue eyes over to the two trainees for a moment before returning her attention over to the head instructor of the Academy, "It's not like I'm actually busy and surely it'll serve the corps if I did some recruitment while I'm staying."

Frowning at the rogue, he didn't want to make a scene in front of them and surely the scout wouldn't care if there was a scene to transpire. Instead he sighed in annoyance before sending a stern look at the two, "One question and I want you two to join the group that is responsible of cleaning the mess hall."

"Understood?"

"Yes sir!"

The two trainees sighed in relief and annoyance as the instructor left their presences, but the ginger haired woman beamed over to the scout before asking a question, "How is it? To be out beyond the walls?"

Tsuki stared at the trainee, her whole expression was shocked to see such wonder and amusement within a pair of eyes and the rogue felt pity for the woman. Moments like these always made Tsuki feel sorry for everyone within the walls and those who see what's beyond the unknown don't make it back to share the tales.

Pushing it aside, Tsuki chuckled under her breath before smiling back, "It's breath taking, a beauty to see and surely if you do join the scouts then you'll see the wonders yourself."

"Lets go or else we get in anymore trouble," The light brown haired trainee frowned at his comrade as he reminded the woman that they have to serve her punishment. He glanced over to the rogue before bidding his farewell, "Sorry for the disruption."

Shaking her head, Tsuki brushed it aside as she gave the two trainees a salute, "I hope to see you two in the later future within the scout ranks," A faint smile appeared on the rogue's face as she nodded at the two, "I see potential in you two."

"Thank you, I hope to fight along you!" Returning a salute, the trainee smile back before following her friend that left after saluting to the scout. The short woman began to bicker with her friend who also bickered back with her as the two head over to the mess hall.

Tsuki shook her head as she watched the two trainees wonder off and the rogue sighed under her breath before walking over to where the officers were. Yet she still felt this unwavering sick feeling hang over her as she kept glancing off to the distance and her mind would wonder back to the others in the scouts. Something within her was crawling over her skin at the haunting thoughts began to claw at the back of her mind, but she knew something wasn't right. Yet Tsuki can't accept the possibility of something going terribly wrong for the scouts on their expedition and the rogue was keeping her hopes that they'll be fine when she returns.

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Tsuki's Pov

Standing there among the other officers, I didn't take part of their conservations since I wouldn't mean much and I don't care for mindless words from caged in people. Walking away, wondering through the training grounds once again and my eyes would drift off to see a few trainees running while others were handling their assigned duties. However, I felt a sick feeling begin to sink in once more and my eyes landed on the sky.

My breath disappeared from my lungs, I couldn't believe the scene unfolding before me and all I could think of was the expedition. The dark clouds were rolling over towards my given direction, but I know that everyone must have went through the storm and if anything it must've messed up everything for them.

It was their first expedition, they were testing out a new formation and I'm not there to help. A storm like this must've blinded them or something that the Titans might have gotten the upper hand.

Shaking my head, I have hope that they overcame the storm. After all they have each other and surely without a doubt Levi can handle a little rain. I just really need to get back, I need to see if everyone made it back, but instead I'm trapped here.

I couldn't remove my eyes from the dark clouds and all I could feel was something twisting within me, an unsettling feeling that was dragging my whole body into the dirt. Placing a hand against my head, taking a breath that I some how forgotten to take. Everything was disappearing from around me, everything was mashing together and whatever words I could hear didn't make any sense to me.

Taking a step forward, but the next thing I knew was me hitting the ground. Shutting my eyes, I felt everything leaving me as my mind wondered back to my friends that have ventured outside those walls without me. Facing dangerous conditions on their own while I'm here safe from harm. One thing is for sure, I can't wash away the feeling of guilt and the fact that I abandoned them on such an important day.

Releasing a deep breath, I could only picture their faces fading away as the rain washed over the land, but yet I can vividly imagine his cold gray eyes glaring at me for being so petty. Uncurling my fingers the moment I heard the last name that will forever remind me of the dirty haired blonde who offered me a name worth having. I finally felt like I had a family, but yet I can't seem to hold onto anyone important for so long.

"Church!"

"Sir we have a solider down!"

I felt sick and all I could possible do was to fall asleep, hoping that this nightmare could disappear the moment I open my eyes. Everything went silent as I felt my body get lifted off the ground, but I found myself slipping into the darkness as it consumed my whole being into it's abyss.

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3rd Pov

The trainees rushed over to the fallen cadet, neither of them knew what to do and a few other officers ran over to the scout which drew more attention to the scene. The short gingered haired woman moved the rogue onto her back and the other trainee just began to call for his instructor or any officer.

"She's so pale Oluo," The gingered haired trainee looked up to her friend for a moment before returning her attention back to the rogue, "Do you think she's sick?"

He frowned when his eyes caught sight of the storm that was heading their way and he began to pick the rogue off the ground while responding back, "Whatever the issue is, surely this weather isn't going to help."

Turning they found themselves in front of two officers and the two trainees spared a glance between each other before moving their whole attention back to their superior when their names were called.

"Ral! Bozado!"

One of the officers took the rogue out of the trainee's grasp before the other quickly dismissed the two, "Go regroup with the others, the instructor has ordered a training session."

The two glanced at each other then the ginger haired woman furrowed her brows slightly before responding, "In these conditions?"

Oluo didn't stay around for them to be scolded as he tugged the woman away as the two ran off to meet up with the group. Yet the woman kept glancing over her shoulder to see the scout get taken away before the storm managed to catch them in the heavy rain.

"Don't worry about her, Petra," Oluo commented as the two finally saw the their group, he glanced between the dark gray skies and the gingered haired trainee, "She's from the Survey Corps, they're strong."

Petra frowned to herself as they finally reached the trainee squad but she managed to whisper back, "Doesn't mean I can't worry, she looked really bad."

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The rain continue to pour over the camp grounds as it passed through the area and the rain drops pounded against the window. The trainees were all ordered to grab their gear as they practiced the maneuver gear in the harsh weather along side of them running through the woods. They got the rogue into her room before it started to rain, but the scout hasn't woken yet since she passed out.

They checked the rogue and she was fine, but all they could assume was that the white haired cadet probably wasn't feeling well and she simply fainted. She flinched slightly at the dream that was going through her head and within seconds her eyes snapped opened. Shooting up from her bed, panting as her heart pounded against her chest as she recalled the vivid images that flashed across her mind. Covering her face, Tsuki couldn't shake of the dread feeling that weighed down in her heart and most certainly she doesn't want to believe the possible factor of the others not returning.

Releasing a deep steady breath, leaning against the headboard of the bed as she glanced out the window to see that the glass was blurred out by the heavy rain. Her blue eyes sadden the moment she noticed how the sky was completely gray as the clouds blocked out everything in sight, but it simply passing through.

Tsuki turned over to the door the moment she heard the click of the door and she saw one of the officers standing there. The rogue didn't really trust most of the officers, but she knew only a handle that she actually felt comfortable around. Sighing under her breath, Tsuki returned her attention back to the window while speaking up, "How long?"

"You were asleep for an hour," The light brown haired woman shrugged her shoulders before adjusting her thick glasses, "It appears you have exhausted yourself and collapses, we managed to get you inside before the rainfall."

Lowering her eyes, the rogue responded back, "I'm assuming the trainees are out there in these conditions."

"The Instructor thought it'll be a good experience for them," Folding her arms behind her back, but she remained near the door a bit longer, "I only came to see you were fine. Will you be joining us at the mess hall?"

Tsuki didn't spare a glance towards the older woman and the rogue brought her knees up as she spoke up, "No. I simply wish to be left alone," Offering a faint smile to the woman, "Thank you."

The light haired woman merely nodded back before existing the room, leaving the rogue alone with her own thoughts. Tsuki stared at the closed wooden door until returning her attention back to the window and she began to wonder back to the others. Resting her head against her knees, she began to recall a few conservations that she had with her friends.

Flashback:

Leaning against the tree beside the dirty blonde thug who sat there and his whole attention was set on the sky as he carefully studied the clouds. The two remain silent until the rogue spoke up, "All this still doesn't feel real."

He chuckled, shrugging his shoulders, "At first I thought all this was some sick joke, but looks like it's some crazy dream," Glancing over to her, he mentioned, "I wouldn't have thought about being a scout and so far it's tolerable."

Tsuki smiled at him, "But it's not your cup of tea, isn't it?"

"Nope," Shaking his head, Farlan leaned against the tree and his nose crinkled up in dislike, "I'm not a fan of the whole killing Titans. Don't like going near them."

Sighing, he stared off to the distance as he muttered, "I rather live away from that."

The rogue's expression soften, offering a faint smile as she sighed under her breath and Tsuki looked up at the tree, "Yet we're both here doing the thing we don't like," Tapping her fingers against her knees as she whispered, "I just want to live somewhere far from this."

"But good thing that came out of this was meeting you and the others," She chuckled, smiling over to him who returned a smile, "Looks like we'll fight those blasted Titans together and maybe we'll get the chance to live our lives somewhere else."

Farlan looked away, frowning slightly as he began to think about a few things and he responded, "I'm hoping to get away from the Survey Corps soon and live somewhere within the walls," He shrugged his shoulder before glancing over to the rogue, "Maybe you should come along if we manage to leave."

Her eyes widen, staring at him as she thought about the offer, but she couldn't see herself actually living within the walls with the rest of the people. She rather stay at the base instead, but she liked the idea of living with the group yet Tsuki knew that life wasn't meant for her.

Chuckling, she shrugged her shoulders, "I like the thought of it."

He patted the rogue's head while chuckling under his breath as he stated, "It'll be interesting to have you around and join our little gang."

Shutting her eyes after staring at the storm for a moment and the rogue wrapped her arms around her legs. Tsuki could feel her heart aching every time the rain smacked against her window and she couldn't ease her worries at the thought of the expedition. Hiding her face as she took in a deep breath and her thoughts went back to one of her last conservations she had with Isabel.

Flashback:

Staring at her hand, the rogue frowned to herself when she noticed how her injury was completely healed already. Tsuki looked away as she recalled how she made a scene and even carelessly gotten herself hurt. Sighing, she recalled the conservation she had with Farlan and she was glad that he was around to just talk to.

She glanced over to see that the red head was already dozing off, Tsuki couldn't bring it to herself on telling Isabel that she'll be leaving the next morning, but the rogue still wanted to inform the girl. Staring over to the cadet, Tsuki finally decided not to say anything as she sat up on her bed before speaking up, "I saw that Flagon was giving you a hard time along with Sayram."

Isabel raised a brow, turning over to the rogue as she muttered back, "That ass hole got me cleaning the room when you left and Sayram kept lecturing me about the whole survey corps purpose," Frowning, the red head laid against the pillow and she sighed under her breath, "I somewhat understand, but it doesn't mean he and everyone can look down upon us because we're different."

"Then show them what you're made of," The rogue smiled over to the girl, "They'll probably all upset that you didn't go through the same crap that they did."

Leaning against the head board, Tsuki frowned to herself as she mentioned, "The Academy to just get into one the branches is a real pain and you, Farlan, and Levi have proved that it's not needed since you three were self taught."

Shrugging, "If anything, you three are a sign that anyone can kick ass and have the courage to do so," Tsuki smiled over to the girl, "I'm honored to have fought along side you, Isabel and I do hope we can continue to work along side together."

Her green eyes widen, she stared at the rogue in shock, but slowly a smile broke out and the girl nodded as she laughed, "No prob! Lets show these squares that 'trash' like ourselves can get the job done like nothing!"

Releasing a deep steady breath, opening her eyes as she looked down to her hand that she injured not so long ago, but there wasn't any signs that she was ever hurt. Curling her fingers up, moving her legs to the side of the bed as she stared at the gray clouds. Her eyes soften at how fate was cruel, the way everything was laid out and yet she was placed on the side lines while the people she grew attached moved ahead without her.

Flashback:

Sitting there alone while most of the other scouts were already preparing to sleep, but the rogue always spent some of her time on the roof even if it was for a brief moment. It's out of habit for her to linger on the roof, most of the time it was only her and no one else, but there were moments that one of the others would also wonder up to the roof.

She already knew that Isabel was sound asleep since the red head tends to fall asleep early and without much problem. Then Farlan probably was in his room reading a book before he calls it a day or he probably didn't feel like going all the way up to the roof. Yet the last cadet was a wild card since he does whatever suits him and without much explanation, so there is a chance of him showing up or wondering the grounds.

Not minding to be alone under the night sky since Tsuki has been alone for most of her life especially after entering the walls. Sighing, resting her head against her knees, Tsuki shut her eyes as she took in her surroundings. It was pretty much quiet until her ears perked up at the sudden sound of foot steps which caused her to open her eyes a bit, raising a brow the moment the steps paused.

Tsuki didn't really spare a glance to whoever it was instead she simply shifted her attention off to the distance, but she kept her guard up as the foot steps neared and from the corner of her eye she realized it was only Levi. Shutting her eyes, she didn't really acknowledged him neither did he, leaving the two cadets in silences.

Sighing under her breath, Tsuki spoke up, "What brings you up here?"

"What? I can't be up here or something," Frowning to himself, bringing a knee up so he can rest an arm over it, but he still didn't bother sparing a glance to the rogue.

A faint smile appeared, shaking her head at his responses and yet she wasn't surprised by it since she was expecting it from him. Tsuki turned, looking over to him and she shrugged her shoulders, "Just wondering since it's past curfew I believe."

"Mind your own business, brat," He retorted back, resting an arm against his knee while leaning back on his other hand as his eyes didn't move from the sky, "You're out past curfew too idiot."

"I'm always out past curfew," Chuckling to herself, Tsuki lifted her head from her knees as she leaned back onto the palms of her hands, "It's called not getting caught."

Clicking his tongue in annoyance, he narrowed his eyes for a moment before sighing under his breath, "Aren't you a rebel then," Rolling his eyes as he commented, "No wonder you're a damn rogue."

Smirking to herself, she commented back, "No wonder you're a thug, always up to no good."

He frowned over to her, glaring at her comment and he held the need to punch the rogue, so instead he simply responded, "You never know when to shut up, brat."

She didn't say anything else to him, what could she say to someone like him since most of the time he brushes it aside or retorts back. Yet the rogue knew his attitude was different from how he acts around Farlan and Isabel, he cares about the two in his strange ways. But she couldn't judge him much for it since he wasn't one to expression himself through words, but more through actions that reflect what he feels.

Sitting there in silence, neither sparing another word and sometimes it's best to just sit in silence. The rogue enjoyed his company most of the time even if he was cold, blunt, rude, but she knew he was different. He cared in a strange way according to what Isabel and Farlan have mentioned to her, so she understands not to take his words too harsh. Shutting her eyes, taking in the silence as the two cadets simply enjoyed the night before going their separate ways.

Standing, grabbing her green survey corps cape and she threw it on, keeping her eyes at the storm and she noticed it was beginning to lighten up. Her eyes shifted over to her reflection on the window, taking in a deep breath before nodding as she turned away. Not sparing another glance towards the window as she left her room, Tsuki needed keep her faith in them and she'll see them once she returns back to the base.

In a few days I'll see them...

Shutting the door behind, Tsuki walked down the hall towards the mess hall where some of the other officers would be located in. The rogue continued to move forward since it's the only she was could do, she needed to make the decision of letting go of any thoughts that would drown her. Shifting her blue eyes towards the ceiling for a second as she thought to herself.

...They have to be alright...

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A/N: Thank you for those who viewed and followed/favorited. I really appreciated it! I honestly don't know when I'll get the chance to update Chap 5 since school is now on my schedule and there will many factors that will take up my time. So bear with me if the updates become a longer wait than usual. But I'll do my best to provide enough content to make up for the delays.

Until then, hope you have a good day wherever you are :)