"What is that?"
"My headband"
"And this stand for?"
"My village"
The room went silent. Everyone looked skeptical, especially Erwin. With furrowed brows and a curious expression the blonde man motioned her to continue talking.
"My village, konoha" again, no one answered. She feels the need to elaborate her answer a little more, but she had no idea of what else to add.
"Konoha?" he repeats with some difficulty. "And where is konoha located?" The way he pronounced every word, like he though she was crazy drove her mad. She wanted to punch the table and ramble about jutsus and the wonderful life of ninjas, but she knew they were not ready for that. Living behind the walls affected them more than she first thought.
She needed to be careful with both her words and actions. Just one mistake and she is dead.
So instead of beating some sense into them, the pinkette decided to told them about konoha and how beautiful and peaceful the villages was.
Once she finished her history she waited quietly for any commentary. What the girl wasn't expecting was the roaming laugh from the woman in glasses. It wasn't a mocking laugh though, so she wasn't upset.
Suddenly the woman was in front of her holdings her hands "Tell me more!"
"Tsk, apparently you hit your head harder than we first thought"
"I did not hit my head!" she raised her voice more than intended.
Why is everyone staring at me like that?
Look down
Oh…
She just broke the table with her fist. Great
After the little incident with the table Armin escorted her back to her "room".
She was trying not to scream at her own stupidity. She was supposed to be careful, but no, one simple comment ruined everything for her. If she ever had a chance to be in friendly terms with them, she just ruined it.
"It wasn't that bad" inner tried to cheer her up.
"Sure…"
Worst case scenario she has to leave…Outside the walls with the titans. Maybe she could convince them she wasn't a threat. Suddenly an idea popped in her mind. She just needed to wait until someone brought her food and request a meeting with Erwin.
Just a she planned, the guard with her food was about to arrive so the kunoichi waited patiently in her cell. She heard footsteps so she got out of the bed and in matters of seconds the pinkette was in front on her cell. Imagine her surprise when she saw Armin instead of the bearded man who always brought her food. Her mission just got 99.9 % easier. "Armin" she waited for him to look up "I need a favor" Blue eyes stared at her in curiosity.
"A favor?" He repeated in slight disbelieve.
"Yes, you'll see I need to meet with commander Erwin again since our last meeting didn't went as I expected" she said the last part softly barely audible for the blonde.
"Actually" he rubbed the back of his neck in a nervous manner "I was sent to escort you back to the Commander office. He wishes the speak with you."
"oh, I see" She said grinning like an idiot. "then what are we waiting for!"
Once again she stood in front of the wooden door, but this time sakura was determinate not to fuck up her chance for an alliance.
This time only Erwin was present in the room, and for some reason that makes her more nervous, without the crazy woman to vow in her favor she's almost a lost cause.
"Haruno, please take a sit" he signaled the chair in front of his desk.
"Sir" she said curtly while taking her sit "I would like to apologize for my early-
"There's no need for that." He interrupted her. "In fact, I want to talk about it" His tone becoming more serious with each word.
Play your cards right.
Sakura nodded to herself a prepared for the questioning. She was willing to answer most, if not all of his doubts.
"What would you like to know? Sir"
"Are you a titan shifter?"
This shit again? Sakura gritted her teeth and stood up angrily nearly knocking the chair out. "Sir, I know I'm an outsider and you have no reason to trust me, but I promise I'm not a threat for you or your people. Actually-She said taking her seat again- I would like to offer my services as a medic" Erwin stared at her in contemplation for a couple of seconds but ended up denying her kind offer.
"That won't be necessary, I can assure we have plenty of capable medic in our hands"
"With all due respect sir, I highly doubt your medics are on my level"
to demostrate her hability sakura grabbed a letter opener from Erwin desk and cut off a part of her forearm much to Erwin horror.
"What are you doing?!" he demande angrily holding both of the pinkette wrist making her drop the letter opener with a loud thud.
Ignoring the man, sakura easily set free her right hand and placed it on top of the cut. She smiled when her hand glowed a mint green color healing the cut in seconds much to Erwin amazement..
"How is-" Erwin tried to talk but shut himself when he noticed the cut had dissapeared.
"See" Sakura said with a sly smile "Can your medics do that?"
"This definently changes your situation."
"How so?" She asked too eagerly ever for her own standar.
"Well" Erwin started taking a seat in his leather chair. "I was going to leave your custody to the military police" he continued making sure he was making eye contact for the next sentence. "But due to, your new circumtances I would like to discuss it first with the others before making any decission"
wait.. "What" she said lamely. It seems waiting was now part of her daily rutine.
Erwin stared at the now sulking sakura in wonder. He was sure she would be a great asset to the survey corps, but there was a small chance she was their enemy.
This whole situation didn't make any sense to him. Just the mere fact that someone was able to survive outside the walls was amazing enough, but this new healing abilities were just to great to be true; yet, somehow they are true.
The pink haired woman in front of him being the proof of it.
"Haruno" He offered his hand to her, probably as a peace offer which she gladly accepted. "Armin will scort you back to your cell"
Sakura nodded and started to walk towards the door not before turning around and give Erwin the best of her smiles. "I just want to help while I'm here"
It's been 3 hours since her meeting with the blonde captain and if she wasn't wrong it was lunch time.
Sakura grinned at the sight of the guard with her food. Heavens knows she was starving.
The guard entered the cell and gave her the food without saying anything making sakura frown. He would usually tried to strike a casual conversation, but not today. It make her suspicious.
Sakura took the spoon and stirred the food with narrowed eyes. She took a decent amount and placed it under her nose. "Those bastards".
If thats the smell I don't want to know how it taste
She sighed, it seem she was going to starve for a little longer. She picked up the soup and threw it in the small bucket they have provide her with for her necesities.
She eyed the metal bars imprisoning her. She thought of escape, it wasn't impossible for her to break the metal bars, punch a hole in the wall and run for the rest of her days. But once she escaped, what she´s going to do? Its not like she have someone here who could help her find a job or a place to stay in ... Realisation hit her, her only chance to live in this world was to join the military; they could offer her a bed, warm (disgusting) food and there´s was also the chance that they could help her find a way home. To her friends, her family, her everything.
it's settled then. She would join the survey corps no matter what.
Things didn't go as planned.
Later that day, Sakura found herself tied to a metal post and more confused than ever.
She stared at the 4 figures in front of her. "What's going on?" she tried to stand up to no vail, they had chained her legs to the floor.
"It's for precaution" Erwin said at her confused stare.
Sakura clenched her fists.
"What it is?" Levi asked cocking his head to the side. "You don't like being chained?"
He grabbed her hair roughly forcing her to meet his eyes.
"Oi oi Levi! no need to be so rude to our guest" the only female of the group interfered in her defense walking towards her and crouching next to her.
."Erwin told us you're a medic" She said smiling plancing her left hand in the kunoichi shoulder.
"I am" Sakura swallowed hard. There was something in hanji eyes that make her stomach churn.
She was starting to feel uncomfortable under the woman gaze. Her gut feeling was telling her tu run, but she wasn't a coward. Whatever they wanted from her they wouldn't get it so easily.
"Then, perhaps you wouldn't mind if we used you for some experiments" Hanji said drooling a little bit.
To her surprise the man with the moustache had started to smelt her. "Strange" was all he said before standing up and returning to his previous place next to Erwin.
RUN!
"I don't understand what's happening"
"Somehow, the military police knows about your existence"
She frowned. That statement didn't explain anything.
"The military police is one of the three branches of the military and the most prestigious military sector. Which means they have a higher authority over other military sectors. Specially the survey corps"
"You forgot to said they're the most corrupted bastards" Levi sipped on his tea. "And they want you"
"Are you going to hand me to them?"
"Most likely. But-"
Well, she wasn't expecting that response.
She paused before answering "I see. I'm leaving then"
Sakura swung her body to the right knocking down Hanji. Without the woman death grip she was able to break the chains in her legs.
"I knew you're weren´t trust worthy" she heard Levi said.
Sakura looked up her eyes widening at the sight in front of her. Levi was running at her with a murderous look.
She lifted up her heel and slammed against the ground shattering it immediately. Her bold move creating a thick cloud of dust around her that allowed to scape.
She was running in the the hallways with no idea of where she was going. First thing first, she needed her stuff back.
"There she is! capture her!" someone shouted from behind her.
crap. Change of plans.
She send chakra to her legs increasing her speed leaving the guards behind her dumbfounded.
She took a turn to the left following the chakra signature of the only person that could help her and continued running until she reached the end of the hall. She was now standing a few meters from her last hope. Taking a deep breath Sakura opened the door abruptly startling the people inside the room.
"Who are you?" A woman with short hair asked standing in front of the remaining occupans of the room in a protective manner.
"Armin! I need your help" she ignored the woman early question.
She took a step forward to the blonde but was stopped by the woman sword in her neck.
"Give another step and I'll cut your neck open" she pressed the sword in the pinkette neck leaving a small trail of blood.
"M-Mikasa! There's no need for that". Armin stood in the middle of both females lowering Mikasa's sword and turning to face her, silently asking her with his eyes what she needed so desperately.
"Do you know where are my stuff?"
Armin looked taken aback by her sudden request but quickly recover.
"In the storage room" He said. "you just passed it your way here."
"Go back to the main hall and turn the right, is the second door " The other male in the room informed her.
Sakura knew he could be lying, but she needed to take the risk.
"Thank you." she said with sincerity.
"Give up" Erwin said. "You're surrounded by my mens"
After finding the storage room following the boy's direction Sakura had retrieve her backpack and resumed her escape attempt. but she wasn't counting of running to a dead end.
Leaving her now to her current situation. She was surrounded by the guards and her back was already pressing on the wall.
If there´s not way out, then i'll make one!
"Shannaro"
She punched the wall leaving them once again speechless.
"A-amazing"
"Is she even human"
"Haruno!" Erwin grabbed her by her arm. "Lets go back to my office. We haven't finish our meeting" he said calmly.
"W-what let go, I'm not going anywhere with you"
Erwin sighed "No, you didn't let me finish. We are not going to give you to the military police. Your abilities are to great to go to waste like that"
"I'm so confused"
"So, you're not actually giving off to the military police"
"No"
"Can I join the survey corps?"
"Yes, before the trial. I'll convince the judge of your inocence"
"I just have one more question" she paused before talking again "WHY THE CHAINS?!"
"We were not sure if you were to be trusted" We still don't trust you.
"We are still not sure" Erwin admitted "But we'll take the risk"
The morning before the trial Sakura was a nervous mess. She had tried to calm down by cleaning her new room, only for it the end up dirtier than before, and since the universe seemed to hate her Lev- Heichou had decided to knock on her door in that moment. He just sighed and muttered something about shitty pink haired brats.
He turned to leave not before remind her that the trial was in less than 4 hours and they needed to get going now if the wanted to arrive in time.
The past days haven't been that bad. Leaving out the fact that she barely sleept 5 hours a day because of Hanji. Since the little incident at Erwin office Hanji had took it upon herself to find the source of her strenght. So far she had concluded it had something to do with her hair color, only to be denied by the pinkette who proceeded to explain the concept of chakra to the mad scientist. Big mistake.
Since that day Sakura rutine consisted of waking up, have breakfast with Armin (And his friends), learnt how to use the 3d maneuver gear with Mikasa, having lunch with Hanji and helped her with her experiments with chakra for the rest of the day.
It was funny to see Hanji eyes sparkle whenever she used her chakra. The first time wasn't that fun though. She had been reading a book about titans while Hanji was rambling about titans near a window. An open window. Hanji had end up slipping with a bottle that was on the floor almost falling to her death (Not really since they were on the 2nd floor) when Sakura had used Shunshin to appear in front of her and grabbed her hand.
"Oh! How'd you did that?!"
In order to arrive to Mitras they have to travel in a carriage. It had been a while since Sakura had the chance to ride one of these. She couldn't help the excitement that bubble up inside her, she was used to jump from tree to tree to travel to other places, so it was nice to be sitting.
The atmosphere inside the carriage was awkward and silent, Sakura found herself playing with her fingers much like a certain blue haired hyuga.
Levi´s eyes were bored into hers. She couldn't quite decipher the look he was giving her. Never in her life Sakura had feel so uncomfortable.
She cleared her throat catching both Hanji and the commander's attention.
"How long until we reach Mitras?" she asked in a quiet voice she didn't recognize as her own.
It hurt her pride to be so submissive.
"Don't be a brat and stop whining" Surprisingly it has been Levi who has answered her question. "We're almost there" he added quietly.
So he can be polite.
Sakura was concious of Erwin blue eyes bored into her the whole trip. She lifted her gaze and meet his eyes. She was about to ask him what was the problem but he beat her to it. "Haruno" he said firmly. "Don't speak during the trial. Leave it all to me"
Her eyes widened in surprise. He was asking her to trust him. To leave her fate in his hands.
Perhaps it was the blue eyes, or the blonde hair, maybe it was the mixture of both that painfully reminded her of her blonde friend. But sakura nodded. "I trust you" she said.
And just like that Sakura Haruno fate was sealed.
Once they arrived at Mitras they were escorted by some guards with a different uniform than the one sakura had been seeing for the past few days. Although, the only different thing was the insignia in their jackets Sakura noticed that the members of the military police held themselves differently, the way they acted, walked and talked screamed arrogants asshole. She eyed Levi with the corner of her eyed and noted that, he too was differente, very different from the confided yet bossy aura of the commander or the crazy and bubbly presence of hanji. He was scary, misterious, an and asshole and the lack of emotions on his face oddly reminded her of her former teammate.
What a weird comparation.
She was very much aware of the surprised gazed that went in her direction, she had heard way too many comment about her hair her whole life that she simply didn't care anymore. What she wasn't expecting was the one about her forehead. That one surely hit a nerve, she was glad she had hide the byakugou under a genjutsu. She didn't needed any more of unnecesary atention.
(...)
Sakura dazed off for most of the trial. She was too busy admiring her nails to paid any attention to what was being told her to trust him, so that was what she was doing. The only thing that broke out of her daze was when Erwin pulled out some fake documents when the judge asked him about her origins.
Erwin lied saying she was from a place called shiganshina. He claimed she had been left behind when the colossal titan had breached wall Maria, and that after all this year she was able to survive in titan territory until she had been found by the survey corps in one of their expeditions.
The judge eyed the documents for a couple of minutes and sighed before saying his verdict. "Everything´s seems in order". He paused and smiled slightly "Alright Commander Smith, I will leave the custody of this girl to the survey corps. If she was able to survive for so long she may be the key to achieve humanity's victory. From now on Haruno Sakura, you shall be know as Humanity's Hope"
Hello! I'm so sorry this took me so long to update. Writer block sucks D,:
Did you guys like this chapter? things are about to get interestings. About the pairing for this history I haven't decided yet, so feel free to leave any suggestion.
what do you think about sakura reasons to want to be in the survey corps?. Did you guys like her little badass moment? lol and what about her friendship with our cinnamon roll?
About the flashback, I'm going to use them to explain how saku became stronger. c:
Shout outs to all my reviewers you're the best!
If you have any question of concern please feel free to PM or leave a review.
P.D: I'm going to give Sakura some Water and Earth jutsu because why the heck no! And don't worry I'm not planning of making her godlike like some people tend to do, she is obviously stronger but remember she is still a human.
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