Sasha was hungry.
honestly when wasn't she.
she was rolling around her bed as she finally decided to get up. she looked around the darkroom and found Hanji sleeping on her desk snoring lightly. Sasha rolled out of bed and checked if she was actually sleeping before nodding and going to the door. she opened the door and checked if there was anyone out there.
there wasn't and she slowly crept out closing the door as gently as she could before tiptoeing past the many doors through the hallway. seeing one of the doors had a light under it she made sure to be extra silent as she passed it knowing full well that was Captain Levi's room.
once she was in the clear she walked faster to the dining hall and the kitchen. she looked through the cabinets and found potatoes and some bread from the day before. she smiled and took one of the bread and placed it in her mouth and slowly eating it before taking out a pan and silently filling it up with water before placing some of the potatoes inside. she looked through the cabinets to try and find some spices but only came up with about 3 spices.
she shrugged her shoulders before walking back to the pot. she placed all the spices on the table before starting a small fire under the fireplace and placed the pot on the hook meant to hold it before walking away to prepare everything else.
she started to mix the spices in a bowl she got and got another bowl from the back of the kitchen and waited until the potatoes were ready. as she did so she grabbed another pan and filled it with water planning to make a tea for herself.
"what the hell are you doing," someone asked her from behind. she quickly turned around accidentally dropping the pan with water on the ground making it spill all over. she let out a scream when she saw Levi, Eld, and Gunther standing there giving her confused glances. "stop screaming you dumbass! you're going to wake up everyone in the damn castle!" Levi yelled at her. instantly she stopped screaming and straightened up.
"Captain Levi... I... I... I was sleepwalking" she said as she closed her eyes quickly and let out a soft fake snore. Eld and Gunther snicker at that as Levi walked up to her and hit her over the head.
"don't be an Idiot" he snapped at her as he hit her over the head as hard as he could without actually hurting her too much. Sasha let out a cry as she was hit and opened her eyes before rubbing the spot Levi hit her "what the f*** are you doing" he snapped at her
"I was hungry," she said ashamed. Levi rolled his eyes.
"I see that but why the F*** are you up right now" he snapped at her "you are supposed to be asleep"
"... I Don't know..." she said as her stomach grumbled. everyone looked at her and her stomach before looking at her face again. Levi let out a sigh before nodding his head. he knew what it was like to be hungry and if what his report said was true then he knew that Sasha was a big eater
"clean this up and start making a Tea" he snapped at her as he rolled his eyes once more before sitting down on the stool that was a little bit further away from the table. Sasha just nodded and cleaned up the water and cleaned the Pot that she dropped before filling it up with water again and placing the teabag inside.
"do you want me to put everything away," she asked him sadly
"finish cooking and eat your fill," Levi said as Eld and Gunther sat down at the table in the middle of the room. they smiled at her slightly before watching her take the potatoes and struggle to pour the water out and grab them. "you Dumbass..." Levi said placing his hand over his head "wait until they cool down so you can-"
"I cant... if I wait until they get cold I can't mash them up" Sasha said as she carefully took them out and placed them inside of the bowl she had out and started to peel them. once she was done she grabbed the spices she mixed up and threw them inside with the potatoes before she grabbed a cup and started to smoosh them together.
the men in the room looked at her confused but didn't say anything and just let her do what she was doing.
Eld and Gunther were on watch making sure that Sasha didn't leave her room along with Hanji knowing that Hanji would escape and go with her two titan pets. they watched as Sasha tiptoed out of their shared room and silently walk past Levi's room and make a run for it to the Kitchen. they instantly knocked on Levi's door knowing he would be awake and told him what they saw. he just nodded and they followed after him to see what she was doing.
Levi was just as confused as they were when they saw her walk around so normally like she had done this a hundred times before. he honestly didn't doubt it considering... everything that she revealed but the way she silently hummed as she cooked and how she knew how to use everything, even the wobbly old cabinet that almost no one knew how to open.
"what are you doing," Eld asked her kindly
"... my friend taught me how to do this before... they are called mash potatoes... whenever I eat them I get full faster and sleep better," she said as she continued to mash them. "he taught me what spices to add along with what foods it goes best with too" she smiled kindly thinking about her friend from Marley.
"wouldn't it just be the same as a regular potato," Gunther asked her
"No, it's so much better!" She smiled as she looked at them from the corner of her eye. "the spices add so much flavor and it feels so much heavier than when you eat a regular potato... my friend said that since it is much heavier it fills you up and makes the body sleepy he also said if you add gravy or eat it with something like Chicken or Turkey it will hit better and you can sleep longer." she smiled as she was done and looked at her now finished work.
by the time she was done the tea was also done boiling. she took it from where it was and served everyone their tea adding some sugar to it.
"Why did you add sugar," Eld asked her confused looking at his cup.
"oh crap I forgot," she said as she rubbed the back of her head "sorry I do that with mine since I like mine sweet," she said "I can make you a new one," she said as she was about to take it back from all of them.
"Leave it..." Levi ordered her. everyone looked at him and he just nodded and grabbed his cup "you're just going to throw it out... Drink it all" he said glaring at Eld and Gunther who nodded their heads before their eyes widen.
"wow, your right... it does taste better..." Eld nodded as he drank it. Gunther nodded from next to him and continued to drink it as well
"do you guys want some mashed Potatoes," she asked as she was taking out her bowl. they all nodded and she took out bowls for all of them and served their food before serving herself.
once she was done she sat down at the table next to Gunther and with Levi sitting down next to Eld and in front of Sasha. She smiled before she took a big bit and smiled. it didn't taste the same considering she didn't have salt and butter but she smiled at the old memories of her friends... both dead and alive... both new and old...
"damn this is great" Eld smiled "never tasted anything like this before," he said as he finished his food
"where did your friend learn to cook like this" Gunther asked taking another bite
"not sure... just know he is from... somewhere deep inside the wall" she smiled kindly. Levi got the hint... it was someone outside the walls that taught her.
"it's good" he nodded
"what's your friend's name." Eld asked her "does he have some kind of restaurant"
"no... his name is Niccolo... last I heard he was planning on opening one in-wall Rose," she said as she ate.
"well can't wait to try his food if this is what he taught you," Eld said as Gunther nodded.
they talked for several minutes and even helped Sasha clean up before heading up to sleep. Eld and Gunther were filled and getting sleepy so they went to their sleeping quarters waving goodbye to Sasha and Levi.
"Your friend was from the outside wasn't he," Levi asked her as he walked her to her room.
"... yeah"
"you'll meet him again," he told her. he didn't know how to make her feel better but he knew that she would meet her friend again
"yeah... but it won't be the same" she smiled sadly once they made it to her room. "well goodnight captain" she smiled opening the door softly. he just nodded his head and walked away when she closed the door.
"SHITTY GLASSES" Levi yelled when he woke up. apparently, Hanji marched into his room when he was in a deep sleep
"IM SORRY I DIDNT KNOW YOU WERE SLEEPING" she yelled before loud bangs were heard "I SAID I WAS SORRY CALM DOWN" she yelled
"SECTION COMMANDER HANJI" Moblit yelled.
as it turned out Sasha was right... the Mashed Potatoes did make Captain Levi sleepy. he ended up sleeping the entire night without waking at all. and Hanji thinking he was awake banged his door opened and started yelling about her titan pets.
"I SAID SORRY PLEASE STOP HITTING ME" Hanji's cries were heard all over the castle.
Question 1: did you like the side episode
Question 2: do you have any suggestions on future side Episodes
Question 3: any ideas as to what will happen in the next main chapter
Question 4: how mad are you that this was not an actual chapter... on a scale from 1 to... a lot
hi, guys, I am so sorry this is a little late but I could hardly move yesterday so I couldn't post anything through my laptop. I actually just got my covid shot and I am in a lot of pain so I don't know when I will be able to update. I know for sure there will not be any updates next week or the week after because I can't really move my arm but I will let everyone know when I am back to normal. again I am very sorry.
and one more thing... if you don't like the story... don't read it... I'm not forcing you to read it.
