Rose Petals
Chapter 11 - His Gaze
Looking at the beautiful blond I gave a nervous smile to her, she squealed lightly as she embraced me tightly. My shoulders shook at the sudden action catching me by surprise, I guess Blaze wasn't joking around when he said she was energetic.
"This is great, I am going to be friends with the great Ace." She squealed again, hugging me I could only feel her arms wrap around me in a death grip as she pulled me tighter to her. "Wooh, calm down Porsche." Robin came behind gently pulling her back, making a frown surface her features.
"Aw, I really like her, she's so pretty and cuddly." I blushed as her words, rubbing the back of my neck, she laughed and poked my cheeks pointing out my flushed cheeks, "your so cute when you blush." Hearing the guys laughed behind me made me blush harder.
"Like I told you she is an energetic one." I quickly agreed nodding my head to that. Hearing the loud growl interrupt our conversation I put my hands over my stomach, she giggled at that Robin grinning at that. "Why don't you guys get us a table while we get some food." Blaze waved at them as they walked away finding a table.
I stood in front them hanging my head in embarrassment, "that is so embarrassing." Hearing Blaze and Reiner break out in a loud laugh, they grinned at my state. "It was funny." Bert lightly laughed shyly, I chewed my bottom lip looking away from them.
"Shut up, Reiner and Blaze." Reiner chuckled, "I didn't say anything I only laughed." I narrowed my eyes at him crossing my arms over my chest. "I will tell everyone your secret." His eyes widened as he lit up like a volcano, "y-you promised you wouldn't mention it." He curled his fist, causing me to laugh out loud.
Blaze and Bert had seemed interested at this moment, "oh I wanna know." Blaze spoke curiously as he looked at Reiner who avoided his gaze. After getting out food we made out way to the table were Robin and Porsche had sat across from each other, she looked up patting a spot next to me.
"So, I'll introduce you to everyone." Blaze spoke looking at a smiling Robin and a grinning Porsche. He pointed to Bert first, who shyly looked down. "This is Bertolt," said Blaze, Robin happily smiled.
"This is Reiner." Porsche titled her head getting a better look at Reiner, making the other blond curiously look back at him. "Isn't this the guy that Sally or London like, Robin?" She turned to her boyfriend who nodded slowly.
Feeling my throat become dry I remained quite, seeing the uncertain look grow in his eyes as he looked to me. "And finally we have Rose." Blaze said brightly with a grin, I looked down to my food, seeing the green pea's clumped together in a pile.
"What do you prefer, Rose or Ace?" Porsche asked, she took a bite of the cooked potato, "Rose is fine." She sighed lightly, looking up I had seen the four boys in a deep conversation.
"I heard that last night that you were rather. . . .Aggressive." My lips remained still as my grip on my fork began deadly, I held it tightly seeing my knuckles begin to turn white. "Glad to see she finally got what she deserved."I looked up to her shocked.
She raised her sharp eyebrow at that,"I didn't like her, sure she had her friends but she wasn't the nicest to other people." Her hand rested underneath her chin as she looked at me. "She was mean and bossy, though she is decent with the 3DMG gear." Hearing the clatters of plates surround the room I could tell no one was focused on the Titans.
"She was a bully." It was as if she was the only person that had realized how truly Sally was, she stabbed her fork into the potato looking at me with soft eyes. "She was the one who bullied you all these years." I gasped looking at her, there was no way she would know that, sure Sally bullied me during training but no one would figure before that.
"H-How do you know that." She glanced at Robin before looking back to me, her fingers curled tightly together. "I use to live in Shingashima district as well, me and Robin were childhood friends at the time." At least she could understand the horrors of the Titans first hand when they had broken in.
"Me and Robin were big fans of your dad. We knew he had a daughter named Rose but never seemed to come across you." Fans of my father?
I leaned on my hand as I looked at her with interested eyes, I was craving to know more of what she was going to tell me. Somehow knowing that the tone she had used wasn't going to be pleasant at all, her eyes had carried a sad emotion while her facial features had looked down.
"A week later me and Robin had raced to the river, when we did we saw you." River?
"Sally, London and Anna were there, but it wasn't the pleasant scene, it was rather violent and disturbing. We watched you get treated rather cruelly." I looked down closing my eyes, as a kid I felt like I had no will, nothing to live for with my father taken away from as well as my mother living hadn't felt the same anymore.
That was what I had thought before I had met Kenneth, Azusa and Cole. Each teaching me something to live for, love, compassion and determination.
"That day I didn't know why I hadn't stopped them." Her voice trembled lightly, her fingers buried within her lap, her hair covered her bright gleaming eyes. I looked to her, she blamed herself for something that wasn't her fault.
"I realized that day, even after you lost your father, you could have one thing, friends." I listened to her quite voice, it hadn't suit her, I prefer her loud and cheerful voice over the trembling one.
I rubbed the top of her head slightly, looking away. "If it wasn't for that, I would never have become the person I was today." She looked up to me wiping the small tears, seeing a smile on her face was what made me more happier.
"So don't blame yourself, the past is the past for a reason, right?" Much to my words I couldn't believe I had said that, because then again I could never believe them myself. I was to busy living in the past rather than worrying about the present.
Her features lit up, "thanks." I smiled at her, "it's nothing." Happily she dug back into her food, taking a large gulp of peas I watched as her mouth had overfill, to the point where her cheeks had looked like a bunny.
I laughed loudly, clutching my stomach seeing as she tried to eat it. I leaned back holding my stomach wiping the small tears at the corner of my eyes. She frowned at this, "isft nah mupp funyuu." I tried to translate the words but couldn't to my liking.
After the minutes that had taken her for to swallow all the peas she let out a deep breath, "I am never going to eat that many peas every again." I grinned looking at her state.
"Uh, you guys okay?" Reiner looked over to us, both heavily breathing, me because of my laughter as for her she tried to catch her breath. I nodded, "yup." He titled his head at this, as the four boys looked to each other with curiosity.
Hearing the tapping fingers in front of me I looked to see Farlan in front of me, his mischievous smirk that had seemed to say he was a player, no doubt he had the looks for it. "Ah, it's been awhile, Rose." He looked over to Blaze who clenched his fist.
"Still as pretty." He leaned over whispering, Porsche looked at me with a raised eyebrow her eyes speaking for themselves, as if asking if I know him. Sadly I had known him but not very well, only that he was good friends with Levi, at least from what I heard.
"Is there something you need." I stated bluntly, seeming as if it was to encourage him further, he sighed lowly. "Commander Erwin has requested to see you in his office." I narrowed my eyes at him, he ran a hand through his hair.
He stood up walking, when he had seen I didn't move he glanced back, "come on." I got up, following behind him, saying bye to everyone. I trailed behind the tall Scout, seeing as we walked down the hall in silence.
Getting to the door he opened it, walking inside I followed him, inside there were two other people including Farlan. Commander Erwin sat at his desk his hands entwined together his eyes held a challenging one as he looked at me, Captain Levi had leaned on the wall his leg propped up, his eyes holding the bored look as ever.
"Rose Ackerman." Commander Erwin spoke clearly, I breathed out feeling the gazes of the men standing firm I locked eyes with the Commander, "yes, Sir." He leaned back giving the appreciated look.
"I am glad you had joined this regiment." From the corner of my eye I had noticed the look from Captain Levi as his eyes wondered my body, I began to feel nervous, my thoughts roamed, what did he think about my body?
"Seeing you want to follow your father's footsteps, you show incredible skill but that can be formed to be a potential and than talent, therefore I would request it you would like to train with Captain Levi." I stared at him for a few moments, training me would help me dearly, but would he train me properly.
"The sooner your training where to begin would be better therefore I need a answer." Commander Erwin doubted his instincts, his eyes narrowed. Breathing out I nodded,"I would take your offer." He sighed looking to Captain Levi.
Captain Levi eyes gazed at me, his sharp eyes hardened his voice firm with his tone. He took a step forward locking eyes with me, making me feel slightly nervous about myself.
"Tomorrow morning sharp at 8 AM."
I walked down the hall silently, my fingers dug in my scarf, I lightly licked my lips. I closed my eyes for a moment, was I doing the right thing?
Following my father's footsteps but. . . . . .Was training to be like him the right thing?
I held the thought as I bumped into someone, drawing from my thought I looked up to see a Scout he looked younger maybe around Carter's age. His black hair right above his eyes, he narrowed his steel gray eyes at me.
"Watch where your going." I brushed his words off and had continued to walk, feeling the tight grip on my wrist I stopped in my place. Turning back to him with blank eyes, he froze for a moment than one of his friends snapped his fingers.
"Isn't she that Ace girl I heard about, I mean she has the trademark of her scarf and everything." The black haired guy narrowed his eyes to me, "apparently she has some good combat skills, as well." I breathed out tugging my wrist, he gripped it tighter.
"Why don't we test those skills out." He took a step forward, "let go." I calmly spoke sensing my nerves, I was starting to be impatient. Seeing his movements hadn't changed I narrowed my eyes at him, "last warning. Let go." I watched as a taunting smirk grew on his lips, "what you gonna do about it."
The hand he gripped my wrist, I quickly twisted it seeing a pain filled expression take hi facial features on, lifting my right arm up I hit the tendon between his forearm and muscles, hearing him groan, I titled my right arm and elbowed him in the face.
Seeing him stumble back in shock, he gripped his nose his fingers swiping the blood that fell on his lips he looked at it for a moment, he looked to me with a deadly glare and snarled. "Get her."He rough spoke to his friends.
Leaning on to my heels I watched as the two other boys ran at me, sighing to myself, I bent my knees to the floor and stretched out my foot swiping them both off there feet as I kicked them. They groaned as there head hit the ground, seeing the guy was bleeding from his nose, he narrowed his eyes at me.
"You guys are weak." He looked down to his friends, charging at me, he aimed to punch my side but quickly switched his goals and swung a side kick from his right leg. I blocked both his leg and punch, pushing his leg off balance, he stumbled back in slight shock but wasted no time in charging back at me.
I heard the sound of faint voices, hearing it come closer. "What the hell?" I heard the deep voice claim, it was Reiner, I bent my body back watching as the boy swung his whole body with the punch. He stumbled to my right side, making everyone getting a clear view of the current situation.
"Rose?" I heard Blaze exclaim, I glanced at him to seeing a shocking face along with him and everyone else except Reiner who shook his head lightly. "Your scared to fight me, no wonder you dodge my attacks." I looked to the boy, he was trying to show off for no reason.
"Hey, guys stop it w-" I seen Porsche try to intervene but her boyfriend, Robin held her back and shook his head. "Scared?" I titled my head, seeing him chew his bottom lip tightly.
"I am going to teach you a lesson, y-" Before he could finish the sentence I sent a straight direct punch to his face, watching him fall into the wall sliding down slowly, his eyes closed. Oh he is knocked out.
". . . . ." I watched his two friends get up and picked the bleeding guy up, "w-were sorry for what we did." They bowed, watching as they walked away, I looked to see Porsche with a shocked expression, "holy crap." She yelled.
"Rose, you punched him to hard." She took my hands in her's, I titled my head at her's, "I only hit him lightly." Her mouth gaped open as she looked at me, Reiner sighed patting my head lightly, "what can we say she is a powerhouse."
"Am not." I frowned looking at Reiner, I crossed my arms giving him a challenging look he raised his eyebrow rubbing the back of his head, his eyes wondering to somewhere else. "I mean your rank says that you are." He spoke, flashing me a grin.
"Feel bad for him." Blaze lightly shook his head, "he just got a broken nose." Porsche shook her head pulling me, "so what were you invited to the Commander's office for." She had a happy grin on her face.
"Oh, well Commander just wanted to see if I could train with Levi." She titled her head, Reiner looked at me with curious eyes.
"Captain Levi?" Porsche spoke with raised eyebrows, I nodded again, suddenly she moved closer to me nudging me with her sharp elbow. Her eyes fluttering as she looked at me, she gave me a grin as her elbow dug gently into my side.
"Oh, come to think of it, Levi is a bad ass and you being a bad ass." She sighed happily pulling herself back as she looked to me, her two hands holding her cheeks as she looked at me.
"Best couple ever." My eyes widened as I heard her words, Reiner shook his head while Bert looked down with a blush, Robin gave a nervous laugh looking at his girlfriend while Blaze narrowed his eyebrows.
"I-um-" She widened her eyes bigger as she put her arm around my shoulder. Her lips lifting as she carried me away, "but than again there is Eren."
I blushed heavily as she talked to me about the men that she had thought that would suit me, I could only listen to her words as she talked about it making me flustered.
I won't be updating for a while but I will try to get the next chapter up soon.