Rose Petals

Chapter 12 - Jason

"Shall we get started training?" Captain Levi spoke, his voice cold and had no hint of interest. I nodded gulping as he glanced around, I was nervous, what if I had actually messed up?

God, that would be a really bad first impression, wouldn't it?

"Like I had showed you, this course is based on to see what level you exactly are on." I nodded as he crossed his arms looking at me, we stood in the open field where the sun had just started to shine rather brightly.

Breathing out, I closed my eyes for a few moments. Opening them again I had stared at the course again, I can do this. This is easy, all I need to do is be careful on my movements.

He held a timer, glancing up at me he stated quickly, "let me know when you are ready." Breathing out yet again I managed to get rid of my anxiety and nervousness and focus on the task. This was helping me to become a better soldier.

"I am ready." I calmy spoke, feeling my jumping nerves adjust. "5." He counted down, "4." I watched as the other Scouts had gotten ready one of them had happened to be Carter who looked like he hadn't gotten any sleep. "3."

"2." I bent my knees back holding my gear within my fingers tightly feeling the metal brush hard against my skin. "Go." He spoke loudly, his voice loud it had seemed as if it could cause a uproar.

I dashed immediately, my shoes digging into the hard soil jumping I shot the cables as it clenched on to the tree, I watched within the seconds as a wooden titan figure had popped within my vision, it was incredibly close. Somehow I had managed to flip over in the process cutting it successfully.

I bounced off the tree as I made my way to the A point, my goal was to reach them within either a couple of seconds or minutes with a certain time limit. Using more gas I landed on the A point, jumping off the branch I made my way to the second point.

I watched as five more of the wooden titan figures appeared, I smirked mentally, was this considered a challenged. I had quickly gone through the figures as if it was nothing, striking with power and speed had made me become a deadly combination.

I huffed lightly as I landed on B point, my shoes slightly slipping on the branch, seeing it was still damp from last night's rain. I cursed mentally, seeing as I slipped feeling the few seconds pass by, with that I hadn't wait for moments to pass by as I speeded towards the last point.

Making up for the few seconds lost I landed on the last point with grace stopping within the circle, Captain Levi clicked the timer, he glanced up at me, his eyes hid a certain emotion. At least be below 6 minutes, I took a deep breath as I reflected on my mistakes I had made during the course.

"Good job, you managed to get under a minute." My eyes widened as I seen a slight smile with the corner of his lips raised, my heart thumped in my chest as I looked away embarrassed. I was just seeing things right?

"Good job? That was great. I couldn't even see you!" I watched as Carter jogged over, he grinned happily as he slung his arm over my shoulder, I watched Captain Levi shoulder twitch as he glared at the happy blond.

"Oh, hey Captain Levi." Carter spoke, "Carter. Hanji is looking for you." Seeing as a ginger woman walked her amber eyes focused on to us, Carter frowned sighing as he waved at me as he disappeared again.

"I see your training the rookie." I watched as a three other people had followed her, the one who spoke was a older man with slight curly brown hair and hazel eyes, for some reason I had felt like he was going to either be a annoyance or very helpful at points.

"I heard she's easily better than you, Oluo." The taller man spoke, his blonde hair tied back, and had sported a small beard on his chin. "Maybe." Oluo shrugged his shoulders.

"Sorry Captain we are late." The ginger haired lady spoke as she walked closer to Captain Levi, I bit my lip looking at my blades, was I suddenly jealous? N-No. I couldn't be right.

"Rose." I heard Levi's say my name, it had sounded so smooth with his rough and husky voice. I gulped as I looked at him, "this is the special operations squad that will help me in training you." I watched as the blond hair guy grinned rubbing the back of his head while the woman smiled lightly, while the black haired man crossed his arms over his chest watching me carefully and Oluo narrowed his eyes on me.

Well hopefully this turns out well enough.

"Your don't have training today?" Reiner asked as he bit into the bread, I nodded chewing, "I am still going to train though." Bert titled his head as he glanced at Blaze. Who smiled broadly, "why don't you training with us then." Bert nodded happily I raised an eyebrow as I looked at him.

"Yeah, just like old times. We haven't been around each other in while ever since we joined the Scouts." I smiled brushing a few strands behind my ear, "alright then." Porsche and Robin had joined us later seeing they would also train with us, seeing that only a few days were left for the expedition.

After getting out to the open field we had noticed that we were the only ones their, training with Captain Levi had led to some changes on my body, I had built more muscles and gained somewhat of a 6- pack though it was very light to see.

"Why don't you show us what you learned with Captain Levi."Porsche titled her head with curious gleaming eyes, I chewed my lower lip as I held my left arm. "Uh-" She grinned pushing me in front the titans.

"W-What do you wanna see?" I asked nervously, Captain Levi had taught me several different attacks and ways to get around titans giving me more knowledge on how to handle groups of them or even the different grips in holding your blades. I found something in common that we both had preferred to hold it in the earth grip.

"Uh, what did you learn?" Reiner asked as he ran a hand through his bright blond hair. I breathed out looking at the course in front of me, "techniques, strategies and a few ways of attacking." Robin breathed out shaking his head hearing that.

"Well, just show us what you did in the course." Bert spoke looking over to the open field, I could see people from the corner of my eye people coming out from the door, but I had caught the sign of a Garrision officer, ignoring it.

"I guess I can do that." Porsche smiled brighter, I bent my knees as I took a running start. Seeing from the corner of my eye I saw three people watching me, I breathed out I jumped shooting the cable into the tree, I rewinded the cable back in as I got closer to the wooden titan figure.

Gripping my blades in the earth handle I slashed at the wooden titan figure watching as the nape of the neck had a large cut in it seeming as if it could come completely off. I twisted my body as I made two the other wooden figures.

Within the seconds I had severed the nape of the neck off completely, I flipped forward as I speeded towards the last one, I gritted my teeth as I nearly slipped again on the tree branch. What the hell!?

But at the end I had managed to easily slice the wooden titan, though I had cut all the way to the board. I breathed out as I landed in front of them, immediately I heard the loud cheers from them, "your so cool." I heard Porsche yell as she hugged me tightly.

Reiner roughly rubbed my head, "dammit. You're a fighter for sure." He grinned at me, I smiled shyly feeling my body become warm, I couldn't exactly describe the feeling but it was as if I was yet wanted again, they seemed as if they could be my new family.

"Hey, now that I see you like that I'm kind of jealous." Blaze frowned as he slung his arm over my shoulder, I blushed at how close our bodies were touching, I didn't like him did I? I possibly couldn't what about Eren and Levi.

"Why is that?" I tilted my head looking at him seeing his eyes slightly widened, he looked away narrowing my eyes I had spotted his ears growing red, was he embarrassed? I grinned as I wrapped one arm around his neck and my other playfully tugged his ear.

"Your blushing." I grinned he looked back at me with wide eyes, as if telling me to shut up, "a-am not." He spoke as I pulled my arms off him, he covered his ears looking at me with narrowed eyes.

"A couples quarrel?" Bert spoke, looking as innocent as ever. My eyes widened as I blushed hard as Blaze, "n-no." Reiner gave me a laugh patting my head, "young children these days." I glared at him as he looking at me with a raised eyebrow.

"I am a teenager, not a kid." Robin and Reiner laughed, Porsche frowned as her arms wrapped around my waist, "you know I would date Rose since she's way cooler than you." Robin's shoulders slumped as ran a hand through his hair.

I looked to the blond as she laughed grinning, "just joking." I gave her a nervous look. You never know what to expect from her at all. "Huh?" She looked behind me her eyes slightly widened as if suddenly shocked.

"Hey, Rose. Isn't that the Trio?" She pointed behind me, Trio? Kenneth, Cole and Azusa. Following her finger I watched as I caught sight of the people I had missed for many days and weeks. They stood there, watching me.

I watched to tell them I was sincerely sorry, but realizing my mistakes at the late moment I had gotten to the Scout regiment, when one day passed it was a week, I missed many chances to go and apologize, I guess I never liked to think I was the wrong one.

"Rose?" Reiner spoke looking at me, even Blaze stopped what he was doing to look at me, "uh-hold on." I was going to step up and accept what I did was wrong. Taking a step forward I watched Azusa's eyes lit up, they were my family also I couldn't just leave them alone.

Cole and even Kenneth smiled brighter, "isn't it Rose Ackerman." I froze as I heard the masculine voice, don't look. Don't look. Don't look.

"Its been a while dear, hasn't it?" I watched the smirk on the man's face grow bigger, my legs became suddenly weak as I lost my balance I fell flat to the floor, "Rose." Reiner ran over to me, followed by Blaze and the rest of everyone.

The air felt cold and restricting, why was it so hard to breath? I thought breathing was a simple task was it not?

He ran a hand through his short hair, his dark eyes gleaming with a urge to kill as he licked his lips I felt the disgusted tingle crawl my skin, just like those years ago when I had felt them everyday just because of him.

I wanted to run away, very far. To the point where no one would be able to find me, because if they do he will to.

"N-No." I trembled, Reiner gripped my hand. "Rose, calm down. Do you know this guy?" He asked, I heard his words, I was so sure of it. But it seemed like I couldn't have the will to think other than running away or disappearing.

"What is wrong, Rose?" The man tilted his head, the short black hair of his gelled back neatly, I could still remember the feeling of the crawling fingers on my body, hear the roars of laughter as the cries of my pain would echo.

"Still scared?" His teeth were revealed suddenly I felt like I was going back to that place, where is was dark, scary, lonely and most of all painful. The place where they would use women as their tools or kill them for pleasure, it was some form of twisted pleasure that he had supported all of it.

It was all because of this man I am suppose to call my real family, my uncle, Jason Gilder, he was my dad's brother in law. Even though he was my uncle and was seen as a very supportive man towards all three divisions, Garrision, Scouting, and the Military he had done bad things to high up on the ladder.

Even if that had included letting my get raped, he had ran a secret organization underground, that was sex trafficking young girls. Though he hadn't let me go underground he had made me stay up here, where I was raped until I couldn't stand.

I had escaped with another girl, but had never seen her again, that was when I had become homeless on the street.

"What did you do to her." I heard Blaze growl, his tone deadly and hard. I never had heard him speak like that before, Jason had smirked, stuffing his hand in his pocket. He glanced towards Blaze, "I take it you're her friends." He spoke as he scanned everyone stopping at me.

"I thought you never had the will to actually make friends." I gulped, feeling the tears crawl down my cheeks. Please, someone help me. I-I don't want to go back.

"Stop right there." I heard the deep voice to my right, my tear filled eyes looked towards the bold Kenneth. Jason looked over to him, as if bored his men behind him taking a step forward.

"Who exactly are you." Kenneth narrowed his eyes at him. I breathed out feeling my tears disappearing, I shouldn't be crying after all I am stronger now I can take care of him myself, and I am well aware of what he is capable of.

"A Garrision officer in the Scout headquarters, interesting." He looked Kenneth up and down. I felt Porsche's gently hand on my shoulder as she stroked it softly, Reiner held my hand tightly and Bert held my other as well.

"I will say I know your commander quite well." He raised a eyebrow as Kenneth hadn't moved. "That isn't the question, I had ask you, Sir." He hardened his tone.

"Bold, aren't you?" He chuckled lightly, his eyes moving over to me. "Why don't you tell him to stop, since I am family of yours." I heard a irritated growl from Azusa as I watched as Cole gripped her hand to stop.

"Family? Really, then why was she living on the streets by herself." Jason stopped for a moment, he was caught in a trap.

"I just came to visit my niece." I taken the hand of Reiner as he helped me up, Porsche gave me a light smile. I ignored him hearing the footsteps behind me as I started to walk away, Porsche stood beside me. Holding my hand as if encouraging me to walk, she knew something happened and wouldn't ask me till later.

"I don't want to see you." I claimed lowly, I could feel the sweat build up on the back of my neck making me more nervous. I stopped turning back to him, he narrowed his eyes at me, he breathed out running a hand through his hair.

"That isn't anyway to speak to your uncle, is it?" I could hear the hint of anger in his voice, before I had obeyed him easily that was before I had ran away he hadn't seen me for years. If we were alone I was sure he was show his true nature to me.

"Leave me alone, or else. . . ."I threatened, how could a nice and cool day turn out like this. Moments ago I was having fun thinking about my family and apologizing to Azusa, but now it seemed as if my fear in the past had came back.

"Or else?" I watched one of his long fingers touched the bottom of his chin, a smirk growing on his cursed lips. Throughout the years I had seen him fight once or twice, and he was amazing at it, before when my father had died he was always kind to me and treated me well.

Of course my father was better, seeing as both of them were good friends before he married my aunt. But it had seemed that my father had always outranked him in everything, but with his hand-to-hand combat I could only watch his powerful swift movements.

He was a idol of my mine at a young age right after my father of course.

"What your going to fight me?" He licked his lips, as he shrugged his jacket off. Tossing it behind him to one of his men, "hey, stop it." Cole came between the both of us, I glared at him. Should I settle this between us now or not?

I chewed my lower lip, "scared?" He challenged, I took a step forward taking a deep breath. What would father say?

"When you get older there will be challenges for you." He took a deep breath running a hand through his hair before looking back at me, his eyes casted downward to my figure.

"All I can say is follow your instincts. There will be battles you can't fight, but it doesn't mean you can't try, your strength should only be used for a good purpose." His large hand patted my hair, he grinned at me.

"I can tell your already like me, but Rose. Do one thing, your skills must not be treated as if your some puppet." His eyes had began to turn soft, it had seemed as if he were about to cry.

"I don't wish to fight you." I stated bluntly, my tone seemed like it was emotionless and my skin tingled with the breeze. Challenges. I looked to him, he sighed to me, "right. I guess you never change." He resorted calmly.

"You seem like you are starting to act like when you lost your father." I clenched my fist tightly, don't dare say anything about. I beg to god if he dares say one thing about him, I will for sure hurt him. Bert held my hand seeing it was balled into a fist.

"If I recall so, I think he was the one who had left your mother." What was happening. To many things to think about, my thoughts felt as if I was being slowly overwhelmed, he never liked my father so he will say anything to get me angry.

"Stop." Kenneth yelled at him, but it seemed as if his voice was drained out by the next piercing words he had said, "your mother is actually your aunt." He spoke with a gleeful smile.

This wasn't a fight. No this was much more, he wanted to break me, slowly, it's not possible my mother was dead, she had died before my father while on recon. Father had spent more and more time with me, I had barely seen my mother because I was always told she was at work.

I had never seen my aunt, so why-why?

How was that possible. M-My brain it hurts, my heart it hurts, it felt as if it was about to explode at any awaiting moment.

"So you see your mother had left you because your father was a poor excuse of a soldier." My fingers twitched, and I felt that same rush when I had hurt Sally, I couldn't think all I knew was I could feel the pain in my knuckles when it crashed to something hard and yet soft.

I watched as Jason flew on to the ground, I looked down to my fingers seeing the cuts open, and the blood spill, I watched with blank eyes not sure what to feel.

Jason had gotten up, "shall I put you in your place, Jason." I narrowed my eyes at him, the silence crowded the area, Jason was previously a Scout but had left and created a business so I had known a little to why he was here.

"I see. That was the same look your father had when I stole your mother." I didn't want anyone to hear his words, I didn't want to feel more pathetic than before, I wanted to show I was strong and confident. And become more strong then my father, to show how much he impacted me.

All I could say his words meant nothing, but yet why had I punched him, it was because he had striked a cord a cord that was hidden far deep within my heart, something I was fragile about and hadn't mentioned it at all.

"Rose." I heard Azusa call my name, her voice soft and trembled, I looked to her, she clenched on to Cole's jacket scared, his fingers shaking. Suddenly I could feel the brick fall on to me, looking to my fingers I gritted my teeth, what was I doing?

Looking around, I had seen the looks and known them, pity. I hated it, desiped it.

"Stop." I heard her softly say, without realizing I had felt the hard kick in my stomach I closed my eyes at the sudden pain realizing the gash I had before hadn't healed. As I bent over to hold my stomach, I felt the bone of the knee crash into my nose, I gasped as I fell back.

My stomach rolling in pain, I felt my nose for blood and it seemed a little had already peeked out, "Rose." I heard everyone call out my name, Porsche ran to my side her eyes frantic.

I breathed out, seeing Jason standing above me. "I will say you had got the first hit which is lucky, but it seems like you haven't changed." I adjusted myself with Reiner's help, I held my stomach breathing out slowly.

"Just like your stupid father." I felt my blood boil as I got up quickly, "you seem to really hate my father. Maybe it was because he was better at everything than you." I angrily spoke, seeing the glint in his eyes rise.

Got him.

"He made a name for himself, while you hadn't, who is more worthless now?" I watched his fist clenched as he charged at me, I narrowed my eyes at Kenneth telling him to stand back, this is my fight.

I watched as his leg came up for a roundhouse kick, ready to block it, I ducked the roundhouse. Lower my right leg, I kicked his pivoting leg, that was easily exposed to me, he fell back but within the mid- air I raised my foot seeing as it crashed into his nose feeling the crunch against the tip of my boot.

I seen Azusa flinch at the sound. I watched him stumbled, taking my knuckles I began to crack them, along with my neck. He wants a fight, so shall it be.

He got on to all fours touching his nose, he growled looking up to me as he spotted the blush red color. Reiner sighed behind me, as I took my stance, "just don't get hurt Rose." Kenneth looked at him with a questioned look.

"Why would y-" He stopped Kenneth putting his hand on his shoulder. "She's getting serious." He pointed out, I took a deep breath relaxing my muscles, feeling the eyes on me, wiping the blood from my fingers and nose I glared at him as he done the same.

"Hurry up if your not going to waste my time, coward." I spat at him, seeing him rush at me. I immediately started to dodge the punches as he aimed for my face, he wanted to get my nose, therefore he is acting out of anger and cannot think two steps ahead.

As he aimed to punch my left shoulder, I blocked his arm with my left forearm tucking my elbow in I slammed the bone of my elbow into his face feeling the blood stain my clothing, I quickly gripped his collar seeing he was out of it. Turning my back I took a step forward as I threw him over my shoulder.

I watched as the blood fell into the air, I backed away. Hearing him groan, giving him another chance to get up and fight me. But within the seconds I had seen him get up, he was not truly giving up. I guess I will have no other choice but to put him down.

This time without warning I had charged at him, jumping I twisted my body lifting my right leg I hit him in the neck hard making him stumble back, he lurched forward towards me his punches weak. I narrowed my eyes as I spotted something sliver in his hand, he took out a knife!

Is he trying to kill me!

I twisted and pulled him forward making him easily fall into it, I lifted my knee striking him in the stomach he stumbled back in pain, groaning. I flicked the blood from my cheek, moving forward I tightened my fists and I launched a barrage of punches on him.

I striked him hard with two hard fist towards his chest, than quickly switched my right hand and ran my hand into his stomach feeling his harsh breath against my skin. Finally I performed a left hook feeling his cheek dig into my knuckles, I watched as he spun uncontrollable and landed on to the ground landing near someone's shoes.

"Good job, Ackerman." I heard the approval from Captain Levi, as he glanced at a unconscious Jason. I breathed out as I caught the eyes of my Captain.

"You handled it well yourself."

Oh my god!

School is next week!

#TheStruggleIsReal

I got so many hard courses this year. Anyway hope you enjoy this long chapter and make sure to comment it really makes me feel happy that people read my fan-fic .