Chapter 6 New looks and new friends.

The next morning a knock came to Ali and Rayne's door. Rayne just finished putting on her uniform with her black long sleeve shirt. "Who is it?" Rayne asked as she put on her boots. "It's me Kaya. Can I come in?" Kaya called from the other side of the door. "Sure come on it." Yelled Rayne. Kaya walked in and as she saw Rayne, she froze in place. "Rayne what happened to your hair?" Kaya asked looking at Rayne. Rayne ran her fingers through her hair. It was now long in the back but short in the front, with a lot of layers. "That happened." Rayne said pointing her thumb at the still unconscious Ali.

"Is she still asleep?" Kaya asked as she looked at Ali. "Yes she is. Ali wake up right now!" Shouted Rayne as she pulled the blankets off Ali. Ali mumbled as she opened her eyes. "Leave me alone. I'm sleepy." Ali mumbled as she pulled herself over the edge of her bed. "Ali we need to go." Rayne said sighing at her friend. "Alright, alright. I'm up." Ali said as she struggled to stand. "Me and Kaya are going to get some breakfast. So we will meet you on the practice field." Rayne said as she opened the door. Ali just waved her hand like she didn't care.

After Rayne and Kaya had eaten their breakfast they headed to the field. "Where is Ali?" Kaya asked as she looked around for Ali. Rayne slapped her head as she realized Ali was not there. "Where is Ali Caller?!" Shouted the captain. He looked right at me. "Van Cervantes and Rivaille go find her!" shouted the captain. Rayne and Kaya ran back to Ali's bunk. When they opened the door they were surprised to see Ali tangled up in her own clothes. "Ali are you alright?" asked Kaya as she ran up to help. "What did you do?" Rayne asked shaking her head. "You know I hate pants and this uniform is way too complicated." Ali said trying to defend herself. Kaya helped Ali out of her entanglement.

Once Ali had her uniform on correctly, they all ran to the field. "First, we'll evaluate what you have! Anyone unable to do this can't even serve as a decoy! They will be sent to the frontier." The captain yelled as the trainees started to use the 3d maneuvering gear. Kaya went first and was unable to stay still but she was still able to stay up so she passed. Next was Rayne, once she was up she didn't even move. "How is she doing that?" Cried some trainee's. Ali was next as she looked like she was overly excited. Once she was up she started to swing herself. "Ali this isn't a toy!" shouted Rayne as she watch Ali swing herself. "Rayne this is so much fun. It's like the swing set back home." Ali cried out with laughter.

Rayne let a chuckle as she watched Ali have fun. "Rayne watch this!" Ali shouted as she unhooked her clasp and went flying through the air. "Ali!" Shouted Rayne as she feared for her friend's life. Just then a boy ran up and braced himself to catch Ali. She landed perfectly in his hands. "Thank goodness you're alright Ali. Thank you for catching her." Rayne said as she reached her friend and the mystery boy. "No big deal. It was actually rather fun." The boy replied smiling at Ali as she was still in his arms. Ali jumped out of his arms and smiled. "Let's do it again!" Ali said with her eyes sparkling.

"No you don't!" Shouted Rayne as she grabbed hold of Ali's collar. "Aww why not?" Ali cried. Rayne gave Ali a sharp look and Ali plopped herself down on the ground. "May we ask for your name?" Kaya asked. "My name is Ethan Calaver from Trost." Ethan answered smiling at the girls. "It's nice to meet you. I'm Kaya Rivaille and these are my friends Rayne Van Cervantes and Ali Caller." Kaya said smiling at Ethan. "You two have some strange last names. I like that." Ethan said with a goofy smile as he stared at Rayne and Ali.

"Well Calaver isn't exactly a normal name either." Rayne replied crossing her arms. Ali started laughing. "What is wrong with her?" Kaya asked, a little scared with Ali's outburst. "She's Ali, she's just a little weird." Rayne said smiling at her. "Rayne it seems our little circle has grown by two." Ali replied smiling at Rayne. "You're right….It's kind of nice." Rayne said as a smile spread across her face, as she looked at Kaya and Ethan. Just then a loud thud sound made them look towards the equipment. Eren was hanging upside down.

"What are you doing, Eren Jaeger?! Pick yourself up!" Yelled the Captain. Eren looked like he was mortified. "Poor guy." Ethan said crossing his arms as he stared at Eren. Rayne and Ali looked at Eren and smiled. " I think he just has first day jitters. He should be fine." Rayne said as she walked towards Eren. "Rayne what are you doing?" Shouted Ali as she ran after her friend. "Hey Eren! It gets better from here. Trust me." Rayne said as she smiled at Eren.