Attack on Titan Reforged

Chapter I: Training for War

Part III: Training for Combat Part I: Training on the Bags/Combat Training

104th Cadet Corps, Wall Rose

A week later

Eren, Shinji, Mikasa and Armin all woke up out of their bunks. Eren let out a yawn. He rubbed his eyes. He suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his head. You who command the Founding Titan. I have something to tell you. Don't trust the false king. He is a puppet of the Marleyans. You must align with the wielder of the Jagged Titan. Only together can the two of you restore the Eldian Empire to its former glory.

Eren shook his head. What the hell was that all of a sudden? Am I hearing things? He shook his head again. "Ah what the hell? My head is killing me. Is it morning already?" He pulled himself out of bed and walked over to the kitchen area.

Mikasa was there cooking up a potato stew. Her eyes lit up when she saw Eren. "Eren you are just in time! I just made potato stew for everyone. Please have a seat."

Eren just blankly nodded and took a seat.

Mikasa then set a bowl in front of him.

Shinji then walked into the bunk. "Good to see you up and at em' Eren."

Eren gave the older boy a nervous smile. "It's good to be back."

Shinji nodded.

Eren then let out a yelp of pain and grasped his left hand. He then stared down at his left hand. A strange mark had imprinted itself on his hand. It was the mark of a short sword surrounded by a set of wings. "What the hell is that?"

Mikasa shot him a worried look and walked over to him. "What is it Eren?" She then noticed the mark. Mikasa tenderly ran her fingers across it. "Does it hurt?"

Eren shook his head. "It burned like hell for a bit but the pain seems to be fading away fast."

Mikasa eyed him worriedly. "Do we need to get you to the infirmary?"

Eren chuckled. "No. It's nothing to be worried about. I'll be fine. I'm a lot tougher than I look."

Mikasa wasn't convinced. "But Eren..." Eren placed a hand on her cheek and smiled. "Mikasa...I appreciate your concern. But it's nothing I can't handle. Trust me on that."

Mikasa just clutched at her scarf and nodded. Her cheeks reddened. "A-Alright then."

Shinji cleared his throat. Damn. That girl is head over heels in love with him and poor Eren doesn't even realize it. I think it's time for a brotherly intervention. "Well now that we have that settled...we're doing a practice run on the potato Titans tonight."

Eren glanced at him. "What are the potato Titans?"

Armin answered the question for him. "Apparently we're going to practice killing Titans by using our ODM gears to go around slicing bags of small potatoes."

Eren just grinned at him. "Okay then. Sounds like a plan."

The four of them then finished their stew and got ready to report for duty.

Barracks, 104th Cadet Corps

An hour later

Eren, Armin, Shinji and Mikasa all reported to the barracks.

Once everyone saw Eren, cheers and shouts could be heard. "Look it's Jeager!"

Jean then ran at Eren. "Come on Yeager!" He then ran at Eren and landed a punch in the face. This sent Eren tumbling to the ground.

Jean came around for another punch but Eren dodged it. He kicked Jean in the side of his left knee. This made Jean fall to the ground. He managed to get up while hobbling on one leg.

Eren let out a frustrated sigh. "Give it up Jean! This is pointless!"

Jean stared at the younger Yeager with a hateful look in his eyes. "Never! I'm gonna kill you!" He then ran at Eren for another punch.

Eren put his hands up, ready to defend himself at all costs.

The two were stopped by Mikasa. In an instant, she had intervened in the fight, kicked Jean's legs from under him, and had him up by the scruff of his neck. She was currently holding a short dagger to his neck.

Eren stood there absolutely shocked. "Mikasa, what are you.."

The raven-haired girl wasn't listening to him however. She had her glare fixated on Jean. The tip of the dagger was close to piercing the skin in his neck.

Jean looked up at her with fear in his eyes. The reality of the situation had finally hit him. I don't want to die! This isn't worth it. "Wait! Hold on! Please don't! I'm sorry. I let my emotions get the better of me! Please!" The brunette-haired boy was now in tears. "Please…"

Eren then spoke in a calm tone. "Mikasa..please. I know Jean is a prick but we can't kill him. It's against the rules."

Mikasa said nothing and continued staring at Jean with fury in her eyes. He tried to kill the man I love! The person who means more to me than my own life! I won't let him live. As long as he lives...Eren is in danger.

Eren called her name again. "Mikasa! Stop! Please!"

She met Eren's eyes for a moment. She glanced at him and then back at Jean. I..suppose I'll let him live. I don't want to make Eren upset or angry with me. I..couldn't live with myself if that happened. He's all I have left. She then removed the blade from Jean's neck.

The profusely sweating boy let out a sigh of relief. Wow that was close! He then collapsed on the ground.

The girl then readjusted the red scarf and walked over to Eren. She caressed his face in her hands and looked him over. "Are you hurt or bleeding anywhere?"

Eren shook his head blushing "No..no I'm fine." A small smile formed on her face. "Good. I'm..just glad you aren't too badly hurt." She then walked off without another word, clutching tightly at the red scarf Eren had given her. There was a light blush on her face. I will always protect you Eren. No matter what it takes.

Shinji was just stunned and felt himself chuckle. Well I'll be damned. She's in love with him. Heh.

Armin just looked confused. What just happened?

The forest near Wall Rose

The cadets of the 104th Training Corps were all broken up into teams.

Eren, Mikasa and Shinji were all placed on one team. The teams were expected to take out the fake titans as fast as they could.

Eren, Shinji, and Mikasa were currently leading the pack. Jean and his team were not too far behind them.

Jean called out to Eren. "Yo Eren!"

Eren glanced back at him in annoyance. "What do you want Jean?"

Jean looked away for a moment. C'mon just man up and say it. "I'm sorry about all the trouble I've been causing you lately. It..isn't right of me to blame you for the shit my family has been through. My dad..was gone for a long time most of those days."

Eren nodded. "I can relate to that. My dad wasn't exactly the most supportive either."

Jean grinned at him. "Well well seems like we have something in common. Friends?" He offered a fist.

Eren grinned at him. "Yeah sure. Why not?" He then fistbumped Jean back.

Jean let out a nervous chuckle. "Cool. I'll get back to my group for now. Good luck with the rest of the trial!"

Jean then landed on a tree branch and began leaped back to his group.

Mikasa glanced at him for a moment. "Are you sure you can trust him Eren? He could be planning another move on you."

Eren smiled at her. "Look it's worth giving him a shot. Besides even if he does try to start shit with me...I'll just put his ass down. I can protect myself. I'm no weakling."

Mikasa just nodded, blushed, and clutched at the scarf around her neck. I hope you are sure about that Eren. I wll be watching from afar. I will always be watching.

104th Cadet Corps Training Camp, Wall Rose

The rest of the training went as expected. Eren's team had the best performance out of all of them.

Anne's team finished a close second.

Jean's team finished in third place.

Commandant Shadis then stood at the podium at attention. "Alright you maggots! Good work today! Report to me tomorrow for hand-to-hand combat training at 09:00 hours."

Bunk 401. 104th Training Corps

Mikasa, Shinji, Armin and Eren were all preparing for training today. Today was the hand-to-hand part of their training.

Everyone then put on their gear.

A moment later

The four of them reported for duty.

Commandant Shadis glanced at all of them. "Alright you maggots. It is time for your hand-to-hand combat training. You will form up in pairs." He then turned to Bertholdt and Annie. "You two are going up first."

Annie and Bertholdt then faced one another.

Commandant Shadis then tossed the wooden sword at Bertholdt.

Bertholdt caught it. "Got you."

He and Annie began sizing up one another.

Commandant Shadis then chuckled. "Now the one with the wooden practice sword is the one who will attack. The one without a sword must find a way to disarm his or her opponent. Is that understood?"

Reiner raised a fist. "Knock her out man!"

Bertholdt turned to him and smiled. "You got it brother!"

Both Bertholdt and Annie gave the man a nod.

Bertholdt then charged in with a strike intending to strike the girl in her chest.

Annie dodged out of the way. She then struck the boy in his knee.

Bertholdt growled in pain. She then sweeped out his injured leg from under him. Bertholdt was groaning in pain. "Not bad Annie. You are a skillful one. I see why you performed so well in the ODM trials."

Annie said nothing and took the sword from her injured comrade.

Commandant Shadis just nodded in approval. "Very good. Who is next?" He then eyed Eren from the crowd. "Alright Jaeger. You are up. Leonhardt...pass him the wooden sword."

Eren then met the girl face to face.

Annie tossed him the sword. She eyed the younger kid with a bit of sympathy in her eyes. Poor kid. I actually kind of like him. Not in a romantic way but in a platonic way. He's gutsy. He's brave. He's selfless. Everything a soldier needs to be. It's just a damn shame he's on the wrong side. "A word of advice Eren. If you see a weak point...strike hard and fast."

Eren nodded. "Noted."

The two then charged at one another, each intending to disable the other.

Eren landed a kick into her side. Annie grunted in pain but regained her momentum.

She then landed a punch that sent him back but Issei managed to recover quickly.

He then ran at her intending to strike back hard with a punch.

Annie then got in her signature fighting move. She had her hands up in a boxing position. She dodged his punch and threw one of her own. This one finally knocked him back a bit.

He dug in his heels and finally hit the blonde with an uplifted knee to the face. This finally sent Annie to the ground. The blonde girl's hair flew in front of her face. She then turned to Eren with a wild smirk on her face. The blonde girl then wiped some blood off her chin. "Hmph. Not bad Eren. You are tougher than I thought you'd be."

Eren just gave her a nod in respect. "Neither are you. Good shit Annie." He then offered her a hand.

Annie took it and got back to her feet. Maybe I could switch sides. You are quite the handsome one Eren. We should talk.

Commandant Shadis then interrupted. "Alright lovebirds. Break it up. It is time for the next group. Shinji. Krista. You two are up next."

As Eren walked back to the group, he punched Shinji in the arm and grinned at him. "Knock 'em out big brother."

Shinji turned to him and nodded. "Thanks little brother."

Mikasa then ran over to Eren and hugged him. She then caressed his face in her hands. "There seems to be a small cut on your cheek. Let me see if I have something for it."

Eren looked at her and forced a smile. Her constant concern is turning out to be a bother. "Relax Mikasa. I'm fine..really. It's just a little cut."

Mikasa shook her head. She then rummaged through her pockets and found a patch. She then placed it gingerly on his cheek.

Eren felt his face redden. "Mikasa.." Mikasa let out a sigh of relief. "There...that should do it."

Eren then managed to find his words. "R..Right. Thank you."

Mikasa just smiled brightly at him. "Of course." She then walked off and clutched at the scarf around her neck. So brave. So strong. I love you so much Eren. You have no idea. I just..wish you would let me be strong for the both of us. The girl's face reddened.

Eren just stood there stunned for a moment with his jaw dropped.

Krista turned to Shinji with a worried look on her face. The girl was shaking in her boots and she was turning as red as a beet. Come on. You can't lose your cool in front of him. You..have to show him you are an equal.

Commandant Shadis then barked at her. "Cadet Lenz! Why are you just standing around?"

Kirsta glanced at the man with a look of absolute fear in her eyes. "Yes sir!" She then turned to Shinji with an apologetic look in her eyes. "I'm..sorry for this Shinji"

The blonde girl then threw a punch. It nearly missed Shinji's head.

Krista then kicked the boy in the left side of his knee.

Shinji grunted in pain and fell to one knee.

Krista then looked as if she were going to kick him across the face.

Shinji caught her by the foot with a hand and chuckled. He was blushing a bit. Well she's kind of cute and deadly. I like her. "Not bad Krista. You are a conniving one. Taking advantage of every opportunity and striking at the right moment. I am definitely impressed."

Krista felt herself blush. She suddenly stopped in her tracks stunned. He complimented me. He really complimented me. I would definitely faint right now if we weren't engaged in combat.

Shinji then took the momentary distraction to sweep the girl's feet from under her.

Krista fell on her butt.

Commandant Shadis growled. "Okay that is enough for now. Cadet Lenz..hit the bunk. We will discuss your reasoning for hesitating during the fight later. Cadet Kaorosu..good thinking on utilizing a good moment to attack."

Shinji then offered the blonde girl a hand. "Here let me help you up."

Krista gave him a grateful nod. "T..Thank you." The girl then felt herself shaking. He's so close to me. I'm struggling to keep my breath.

Shinji glanced at her with concern in his eyes. "Are you alright? You are shaking pretty bad." He then put an arm around her shoulder. "Come on. I'll walk you back to your bunk. It's the least I can do. I feel kind of bad for embarrassing you like that."

Krista gave him a faint smile blushing. "I'd...like that."

Ymir was seething with jealousy. Hey asshole! She is mine! Get your hands off of her!

Eren's eyes widened in surprise. "Well that was..something."

Mikasa, who was behind him, looked on in wonder and just nodded. "Indeed." Well well. Someone has gotten himself a girlfriend. I really wish Eren would actually approach me like that. I like him. I like him a lot. I hope he notices me…eventually. I hope he notices that my feelings are more than just platonic one day. Maybe I need to be more forward. The raven-haired girl just tugged at the red scarf around her neck and blushed.

Commandant Shadis then blew his whistle. "Alright next two up!"

Bunk 35, 104th Cadet Corps, Wall Rose

Krista and Shinji finally came up to Krista's bunkhouse.

Krista beamed at Shinji. "I..think I'm okay now. Thank you for walking me to my bunk."

Shinji let out a nervous chuckle. "Ah..no problem. I figured it was the least I could do since I was the one who tripped you up." He then laughed nervously. "You really kicked my ass for a minute there. Why did you stop? You could have finished the fight there and then,"

Krista suddenly went quiet and averted the boy's eyes.

Shinji felt a bit of trepidation come over him. "Hey. You went quiet. Did I say something to upset you?"

Krista felt really unsure of how to respond. She was afraid she was going to blurt it out and come off like an idiot. I don't feel like I can say it but maybe I can express it. Give him a hint at least. She then caressed the boy's face in her hands and smiled ruefully. She made sure to avert the confused look he was giving her as if to maintain what little bit of confidence she could muster at that moment. "I'm sorry. I wasn't planning on letting you know like this but this is the only way I can tell you."

Shinji then raised an eyebrow at her. "Tell me what?" Krista then kissed Shinji for the first time. The moment was magical for her. Shinji was completely taken back. Krista then smiled at him. "I..like you Shinji. Like more than a friend. I know this is a bit forward but I figure with the Titans on us at every moment that there probably isn't going to be a better time to say it."

Shinji glanced at her dumbfounded. "I..see. How long have you felt like this?"

Krista allowed herself to giggle a bit. "I've...felt like this ever since I witnessed you kick Jean's ass out of the barracks that one time. I happened to be watching."

Krista chuckled awkwardly. "It's stupid I know. We're training to become titan-killers and I'm over here fawning over some boy I just met."

Shinji managed to regain his senses and smirked. "It is kind of crazy but I mean it's no different from anything else we are doing nowadays." He chuckled. "You are kind of cute and you can definitely knock a guy on his ass. I'm..willing to try it if you are."

Krista glanced at the brunette wide-eyed "Are..you serious? You aren't just fucking with me are you? I don't want to just be a side piece. I really care about you. I don't know why but I do."

Shinji just put his hands on the girl's shoulders in order to reassure her. "I am a hundred percent serious. I like your style."

Krista let out the sigh of relief she was holding in. "Okay good." The girl, now at ease, then wrapped her arms around her newfound boyfriend and smiled hopefully at him. "So in that case..would you like to meet me in my bunk later on tomorrow night? I could brew some tea just for the two of us. We won't have a lot of time. You would have to sneak in my bunk but I'd like to get to know you better."

Shinji grinned at her. "I mean..I can figure something out. I can be sneaky if I want to be."

Krista smiled with giddiness. "Wonderful. I'll see you then."

The blonde then gave Shinji a kiss on the cheek. The girl then walked back into her bunk.

Shinji placed a hand where Krista had kissed him. A goofy grin formed on his face. "Well I'll be damned. Heh. I must be one of the luckiest guys in the world right now. I sure as hell feel like I am."

Bunk 40

Moments later

Shinji walked into the small bunk.

Eren, Mikasa and Armin were there to greet him.

Eren eyed his surrogate brother with a curious look in his eyes. "So what happened? Is that girl okay?"

Shinji awkwardly chuckled. "Yeah she is fine. I got her back to her bunk."

Eren nodded. "I thought you should know. Her friend..the tall morose girl named Ymir..was giving you the stink eye when you walked off with Krista.

Shinji's eyes widened. "Uh really? Well shit. That..doesn't sound good. I'm not the kind of person who likes hitting girls."

Mikasa then beamed at him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry. You won't have to. I'll take care of her if it comes to that."

Shinji nodded with relief in his eyes. "I..appreciate that Mikasa. I really do."

Mikasa patted the boy's cheek affectionately. "Hey don't worry about it. You are family to me Shinji. I've got your back." Eren chuckled and wrapped an arm around Armin. "Yeah family sticks together always."

Sorry this took so darn long.

I've been busy.