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Rated: M
"Kagome."
Eren's eyes widened slightly at the sight of the girl, who had followed quickly after Levi from the former headquarters as she mounted her horse. He grew a bit concerned when he noticed how much paler she looked than usual, but didn't have a chance to voice said concern.
"Eren!" Kagome glanced over in his direction and smiled at him, "How are you?" She asked and her somber expression changed into a sunny disposition that was a rarity in his world, "We're in the same group it seems."
"Yeah," Eren blinked at the surprising sight that was strapped to her back, "Is that a bow?" He asked in wonder, "Do you know how to use that outdated thing?"
Kagome's smile widened and she opened her mouth to answer, though it snapped shut when Levi interrupted with an irritated voice.
"If you two are done with your conversation," His voice dripped with sarcasm, "We need to be leaving now. The others have already been divided into their squads and are already out in the field."
The Priestess sighed at Levi's tone, but nodded at him when he took the lead, gesturing for her, Eren, and the Special Operations Squad to follow after him.
"So, then," Petra moved her horse so that it was situated beside Kagome's as they raced to take their place as centre rank of the formation, "How has your training been?" She asked curiously.
"I have had much worse," Kagome answered bluntly, shocking the ginger-haired woman, "Learning how to use the 3DM Gear was a lot easier than learning how to use a sword."
"Should... should Kagome really be here with us?" Eren asked after a moment of silence and all except Levi glanced towards him questioningly, "I mean, you guys are the best Titan slayers out there, but this is my friends' first time out here and they could probably use the help..."
"Stupid kid," Oluo huffed, causing Eren to blink at him, "Haven't you learned anything?! When we're out on a scouting mission, we try to engage the Titans as little as possi–!" He immediately stopped when he bit his tongue mid-sentence.
'I suppose that's what this formation is for,' Kagome pondered, glancing at the few people who were within this group, "I hate to be a bother," She said with an awkward smile, "But I think it's probably best if I know all your names. Mine is Kagome Higurashi!"
Levi snorted in front, but Kagome ignored him as she listened for the names she definitely knew she would need to know.
"I'm Petra Ral if you forgot," Petra responded with a friendly smile, "That is Eld Jinn. He is the Second-in-Command," She gestured to the blond with his hair tied back, who nodded at her at the mention of his name, "And this is Gunther Schultz." She pointed towards the brunet man, who also nodded.
"And I'm Oluo Bozado, which you should not have forgotten, you little brat!" Oluo sneered at her, to which Kagome just rolled her eyes and smirked at.
"Ah, I'll remember that when I save your life from a Titan, Buzzard!" She snickered when he proceeded to correct her with 'It's Bozado!' though he bit his tongue in the process once again.
"If the Spotters do their damn job, then we shouldn't encounter any Titans," Levi said from the front, "If all goes right, you won't need to use that outdated weapon." He referred to the bow she had strapped to her back.
"I bet you would like to see it though," Kagome pointed out cheekily, not noticing the astounded looks that Petra, Eld, and Gunther all sent to each other when Levi only grumbled at her bold comment, "I know you do. Why would you get me the bow otherwise?"
"Can you kill Titans with it like your sword?" Eren asked with wide eyes, causing Kagome to grin at him, "You really are amazing, Kagome!"
"Enough, Jaeger," Levi grunted, "Any more and you will be just over-inflating the brat's already big ego." He completely ignored Kagome's deadpan glare.
"There hasn't been any red signal flares for a while now," Petra said quietly, looking into the sky for any sign of the smoke, "Do you think Abnormals have already broke the formation?"
"This quickly in?!" Eren gasped, glancing around to see if he could spot any sort of Titan and he tensed when he felt the ground beneath them shake, "Is that...?"
"Over there!" Eld called out and the group all glanced over to see a Titan coming towards them in the distance, "It's gotta be an Abnormal!"
"Tch," Levi narrowed his eyes, not wanting to deal with one this early in the game, "Who wants to kill it?" He asked indifferently, "I don't–"
Kagome was far ahead of him as she swiftly unstrapped the bow from her back, notching an arrow into it with expertise and allowed it to fly, barely even looking in its direction.
"T-that's...!" Petra uttered with wide eyes, watching in amazement as the Titan let out a scream before it dissolved in sparkling ash, "A-and it was still so far away!"
"It was a big target," Kagome shrugged casually, disregarding the awed looks she was receiving, "I would have to be a beginner to miss it."
Levi sneered, forcing the shock of seeing her abilities in action again down, "See? Over-inflated ego." He simply said, earning himself a dry retort from the Priestess.
"You're welcome, Chibi-chan."
