Yoni ran to Mikasa's room with a sense of urgency. She thanked God that the three of them were in there already.
Armin was the first to notice her in the doorway. "Yoni? What are you doing here? I thought you had had rehab today."
"Today was my last session." Yoni shut the door behind her and checked outside the window for any eavesdroppers.
"What's the matter with you Yoni?" Mikasa asked.
"I need to tell you guys something very important." Yoni stood in front of her friends, dripping with sweat and paranoia. "My father is alive."
Yoni told them everything.
"Yoni are sure about this?" Armin was being his usual skeptical self.
"What more evidence do you need Armin? I told you what happened with Nanaba."
"I do believe you Yoni, but we need more evidence. Just because she acted unusually isn't enough evidence to tell the Scout Commander. We don't even have the letter."
This made Yoni see reason. "So what do we do?"
"We need more evidence," Eren said.
"How are we going to do that?" Yoni asked.
"Yoni, you said that there are more letters. We should search for them in Nanaba's room." Mikasa suggested.
They all nodded in agreement.
"Well, when I just met her, she said she was going to go tell the rest of team Mike." Yoni said.
"I knew those people weren't to be trusted," Mikasa yelled. "They disappear for years then magically reappear out of nowhere."
"Mikasa I knew these people way before I met you guys, they were like family to me." Yoni lowered her head. "I know it seemed weird to outsiders, but being with them felt right. I felt like I could trust them, it felt what I have with you guys."
"Well, now they show their true colors." Mikasa wasn't convinced.
"We don't know if the others are involved," Eren said.
"Yoni just said the Nanaba went to tell the others." Mikasa tried to keep her voice low despite her anger. "Why would she do that if they weren't in on it?
No one had an answer for her.
"Well it's decided, let go." Mikasa led everyone out of the room and in the direction of Nanaba's room.
They arrived at the door. Yoni knocked, just in case Nanaba had made it back before them. No one answered. They understood that as an invitation to go in. She turned the handle.
"It's locked," Yoni said. "What do we do now?"
"Does anyone know how to pick a lock?" Armin asked.
"I used to awhile ago, but I don't think I can still do it." Eren said.
"Ugh, step aside." Mikasa grabbed the handle and broke it off the door. "Stop making things so difficult."
"Mikasa!" Armin tensed up. "Now Nanba will know that somebody was here."
"I can do that too." Eren muttered to himself.
"Relax Armin, she would have known anyway. She's a very calculating woman, she will know if anything had been messed with."
"But now there is actual evidence!"
"Yes, but it doesn't tie us to the scene." Mikasa walked inside and looked around. "Now shut up and help look for clues."
They tore through Nanba's room, but they made sure to put everything back in its original place. They had to hurry, Nanaba could show up at any time. They searched and searched but came up empty-handed. Yoni was frustrated. She plopped down on the floor, leaning against the cobblestone wall.
"Agh! Where are they?" Yoni hung her head low. "They should be here."
The others looked at their friend. She had been through a lot in the past month. She'd been in a coma for most of it. There was a possibility she wasn't thinking clearly.
"Look, Yoni." Armin squatted down next to her. "Are you sure you read that there were more letters"
"Yes, Armin." Yoni looked annoyed. "Why would I make that up."
"I'm not saying you made it up, but maybe you misread something."
Yoni's blood boiled as she slammed her fist against the cobblestone wall. "I'm telling the truth!"
Armin looked petrified. Yoni almost never got angry. "Ok, we'll keep looking."
Yoni lifted her hand off the wall and felt the stone shift a little. She gripped the stone and wiggled it. "Guys I think I found something."
They shuffled over to see Yoni pulling a cobblestone out the wall to a small compartment filled to the brim with letters. Yoni pulled them out and sorted through them. They weren't dated so she found the oldest looking paper and opened it.
The Letter read:
Yoni,
I'm sorry I left so suddenly. This mission was ordered by the top brass, so I couldn't waive it. I don't know why I'm telling you this, you can't even read. Stick close to Mike, Carla, and Hannes. They'll take care of you while I'm gone. Make sure to make friends so you won't be lonely. I won't see you for a while, but you look exactly like your mother so that gives me peace of mind. I'll have some idea of how you're turning out. You won't be completely unknown to me. I love you more than anything.
From NB
Yoni ran her fingers across the page. She could feel little dents on the page, signifying where her father's tears dropped. Yoni allowed tears of her own to fall down her face.
He's been sending me letters since I was a kid. He's been sending me letters since I was a kid, and she knew about it. She knew he was alive. All that talk about being family, bullshit. Nanaba is lying to me.
Armin, Mikasa, and Eren watched as their friend's face went sad and teary-eyed to fiercely angry and teary-eyed. She stood up with a force and marched towards the door. Eren stepped in her path.
"Yoni what's wrong?"
Yoni shoved him out of the way so hard he had to stop himself from falling over.
"I'm going to kill her." Yoni stated plainly, however you could hear the determination in her voice.
"Yoni stop" Armin tried to reason with her. "Yoni there's no way you can kill her."
Yoni turned around abruptly. "Watch me."
"What are you guys doing in here?" Squad captain Mike asked as he walked into the room.
Yoni saw red. She charged forward and punched him as hard as she could right in the gut. Mike keeled over in pain, hardly breathing.
Yoni wasted no time and began her questioning. "Did you know he was alive?"
"Who?" Mike croaked.
"My father, Aniki!" Yoni threw the letter in his face. "Or should I even call you that?"
Mike picked up the letter of the floor and read it in its entirety. Shock exploded on his face. His eyes became red from tears. "Nolan is alive?"
"Did you know!" Yoni persisted.
"Yoni I swear I had no idea." Mike wobbled as he stood up. "Where did you get this."
Yoni pointed to the hole in the wall.
Wait, it was in Nanaba's room? With that thought, everything in Mike's head came together. Everything made sense now.
"What's wrong Aniki?"
"We need to get you out of here Yoni, fast." Mike grabbed her hand and ran to the door. Before they could make it out the door the castle bell rang in a particular rhythm. A rhythm that everyone dreaded.
Titans had been spotted in the area.