"Mom! Mom!" I kept screaming out her name. I was surrounded by blackness as I ran towards my mom. Her back was facing me as my small hand was stretched out towards her. But the closer I got the brighter the light in front of her got. When she disappeared into the light I finally reached the spot my mom was standing and I saw it all over again.

"MOM!" My voice screeched as I saw blood splattered all over our walls and I heard the door open behind me. I turned around.

I bolted up straight in my bed as a scream escaped my lips. I looked around and saw that I was in my room. I placed my hand over my heart. The fast pace that it was beating at could have been felt through my skin. I shakily took off my covers and got out of bed.

My legs carried me towards the door and down the hall. I didn't even think when I opened up the door in front of me. I closed it behind me and I walked towards the bed.

"Levi." I whispered. A few strands of his hair were in his face. He groaned before opening up his eyes slightly.

"What's wrong?" He asked me with his scratchy sleepy voice.

"I…I had a nightmare. It was the same one…Levi, can I-" Before I could finish my sentence Levi moved over in his bed and lifted up the covers. I slipped into his bed. He opened up his arms, so I could slip into them and rest my head on his chest.

"I still can't believe I'm doing this." His whispered.

"I'm sorry." He sighed. "It was just…I never wanted to see that sight again, but whenever it comes…"I could feel the tears begin to well up in my eyes.

"Don't." I looked up and saw that Levi had turned his head, so he wasn't looking at me. "Don't cry. Your mom wouldn't want to see you cry." I nodded my head and nuzzled my face into his bare chest again.

"Levi?"

"Hmm?"

"Do you remember a few years ago when I was at the market and that man was following me?"

"Why're you bringing this up?"

"Were you following me that day?" His chest immediately stopped mid-rise. I felt his grip around me tighten.

"You should stop getting in trouble and then maybe I can stop protecting you." I small smile came to my lips.

"I'm sorry I'm so troublesome." He sighed.

"You came here to sleep, so can you stop talking?" I smiled again before closing my eyes. I began to feel sleep take over again, but before I fell back asleep I said one last thing.

"I love you, Levi."

"Come on! Push yourselves! You can do it! Go! Go! Go!" I yelled at the troops. We asked if anyone from the Military Police or the Garrison would like to join the Survey Corps and to our surprise – we had quite a few new recruits, so I was in charge of training them since my ribs were almost finished healing. I watched as they ran down the field and back up to me. Some were heaving as they placed their hands on their knees and leaned forward. "Okay! Take a break and then we'll be doing a Manoeuvre Gear run."

"Thank God!" Some of them said as they went to grab some water. I sat down on a nearby chair, but felt a slight pinch in my side. With a straight face I lifted up my right hand and brought it to my left side.

"Maybe if you stopped screeching your side wouldn't hurt so much." I looked over my shoulder and saw Levi standing behind me with his bored expression.

"I'm not screeching! They're far away, so I need to yell for them to hear me." I pointed out.

"Well if your ribs hurt don't come crying to me later on, it'll be your own fault."

"I never go to you when they hurt!"

"Ummm…Ryder…" I looked away from Levi and saw a blonde haired, blue-eyed boy standing in front of me.

"Yes, Mike?"

"Would you mind running some drills with me? I'd like to improve." I smiled at him as I stood up.

"Sure thing. Go head towards the trees and start warming up. I'll be there in a minute." He bowed before leaving Levi and I.

"You give them one-on-one help? That's no way to build troops." Levi commented.

"They need guidance. Most of them are scared and they don't want to die, so if I need to give one-on-one training to prevent them from dying, then I will." Levi just made a grunting sound at my comment. I turned around to look at him with my arms crossed against my chest. "How about you leave me alone to do my job?"

"Just don't hurt yourself anymore…I'm getting tired of having to pick up your slack." I rolled my eyes at him as he turned on his heels and began to walk away. A small smile played on my lips as I shook my head.

I walked over to the nearby forest and saw Mike patiently waiting for me. He was looking over his gear before I caught his attention.

"Alright, let's get started, shall we?" I made him run a few drills with his teammates. They were all very supportive of each other except one, Travis. "How about you shut your mouth because no one wants to listen to your high-pitched voice."

"Says the one who got beaten up by a Titan. That would never happen to me." He said cockily.

"I could beat you up with my own hands, so what makes you think that you'll survive against a Titan? You've never even seen one."

"They're not that scary. They're stupid oversized humans, how hard can it be?" I scoffed at his naivety.

"At this rate you'll be the first one to freeze up and Mike will be the one who's going to save you because he doesn't underestimate his opponent."

"Ya ya, you and Captain Levi think you're just so great! Maybe you should get off of your high horse, huh?" My eyes looked away from Mike and shot over at Travis. My right hand quickly grabbed the handle of one of Mike's blade. I quickly twisted it with my fingers and pressed it up against Travis' neck. I stared into his hazel eyes as his light brown hair lightly blew in the wind. He was a few inches taller than me, but I scoffed at the idea that he could take me down.

"Captain Levi is the best soldier in the Survey Corps you ungrateful piece of shit. If it wasn't for him you wouldn't even have been born, so show a little respect."

"Did I touch a nerve?" He smirked at me, but I pushed the blade harder against his skin. I was close to piercing his skin with the metal.

"Say something else. All you have to say is one more thing and I promise you that I'll cut off your head and who do you think is going to really care that a piece of shit like you will be dead?" I saw him swallow the lump in his throat as he stared at me. "Say something. I dare you." He stayed silent. "Say something!" I yelled in his face, but there was just silence. I pulled the blade away and handed it back to Mike without taking my eyes off of Travis. "Take this as a learning lesson everyone." I turned around and looked at all the new recruits. They all stared at me with eyes filled with fear as my hands clasped behind my back. "Do you guys really want to know how to survive out there? Protect yourself. Don't get cocky and think that you can take on any Titan. Know your weakness. Protect your own and they will protect you. That's how Captain Levi and I have survived for so long, so take it from someone who knows what they're talking about." I turned on my heel and began to walk away before yelling over my shoulder, "Class dismissed."

OMG ANOTHER CHAPTER POSTED UP ON TIME?! TWO WEEKS IN A ROW?! I'M ON FIREEEEEEEEE! I hope you guys liked it! This week I'll be writing some more chapters because I've got a lot of spare time this month. So...if you have any ideas/suggestions for something you want to happen between Levi and Ryder (or even a flashback on a incident between those two) then...LET ME KNOW IN THE REVIEW AND I'LL GET TYPING! :D