After being released from wall patrol, and eating dinner, the girl's promptly returned to their rooms, without saying a word to those boys. Needless to say, this behaviour worried the boys, who thought the worst might come from the silence. Jean couldn't risk losing Nyra, Eren couldn't live without Mikasa, and what would Connie be without Sasha? Worried about the future, the boys decided to sleep it off, unaware of Sasha watching them.
Happily, Sasha crawled back to the room she shared with Nyra and Mikasa. "Guuuuuuuuuys." Sasha drew out, catching the attention of both girls. "Let's go." Sasha giggled. Nyra and Mikasa got up with a sigh. "Remind me why I'm doing this again?" Mikasa asked Nyra, as the two crawled out of the window. "Because you can't put me through this torture alone." Nyra said quietly. When they got to the room, Sasha was already happily drawing multiple things on Connie's face. Mikasa groaned quietly, as Sasha motioned for them to join her. She walked over to Eren, muttering a quiet 'Sorry', before she began to slowly draw on the boy's face. Nyra was the last one to advance. She found Jean's bed, in the furthest corner of the room. With a groan, Nyra trudged over to Jean's bed, pulling the lid off the marker. "Sorry Jean." Nyra whispered, before she began to draw all over his face.
After a while, the girls had finished. Connie's face had to be the worst. Sasha had covered everything with a drawing. Then it was Jean, whom Nyra had worked to make him look like one of those creepy old men she often saw around town. Mikasa's was a little lighter, she had just drawn a moustache on Eren. Sasha stood up, looking at the two. "Okay. Let's bolt." she said rather quietly, as she dove through the window and retreated back to her room. Mikasa and Nyra followed soon after, disappearing into their own room.
Nyra awoke, feeling quite refreshed. She hadn't had any nightmares whatsoever. It was still rather peaceful. Sasha and Mikasa were asleep, as were the majority of people. Taking this opportunity, Nyra grabbed a towel and her uniform, sneaking out to the shower block. Thankfully, it was empty when Nyra got there. With a smile, Nyra quickly turned on the shower, and after removing night clothing, Nyra indulged in the warm water of the shower, and the peace.
Soon enough, Nyra finished just as commotion started. With a groan, Nyra quickly dressed and pulled her hair up, walking up as Sasha and Mikasa came running over. "They're NOT happy!" Sasha giggled, as she dragged Nyra back into the shower block. Nyra peaked out, seeing the steaming faces of Connie, Eren, and worst of all, Jean. But she couldn't help but laugh. They still had last night's art on their faces. They stood at the entrance of the showerblock, too polite to enter. "Mikasa." Eren called from where he was. He knew if he called for her, Mikasa would comply without a second thought. As predicted, the girl almost complied, but was held back by Sasha, who was yelling multiple incoherent words and sentences.
"Nyra, come here." Jean said. Nyra smirked slightly. "What's in it for me, Pretty Boy?" she teased. Sasha could be heard giggling. Jean growled. Seeing how no-one was around, Eren stepped into the shower block, and was followed by Jean and Connie. "Eren, get out!" Mikasa yelled, uncharacteristically. Eren ignored this, and the three men continued to walk in. Nyra had to think quickly, but there was only one way she knew how to handle it.
"LEVI!" Nyra yelled at the top of her lungs. That sent the boys running. With a smirk, Nyra walked out. "Idiots." she said, turning as Sasha and Mikasa came out. "I'm hungry." Sasha yawned. "You always are." Nyra laughed, as Sasha pulled her and Mikasa away to get breakfast.
They sat down in their usual table, eating quietly alongside the boys. The opening of a door alerted Nyra, purple eyes glancing over it, as Annie walked in, Levi and Hanji guiding her. The air clouded with tension. "What is she doing here?" Mikasa asked. Nyra got up, running over to Annie. Annie looked at her old friend quietly, her eyes seemingly brightening up, but they quickly changed, when she felt the rough, burning, skin-on-skin contact of Nyra slapping her across the face. The icy blue eyes of Annie widened as she looked across at Nyra, who's purple eyes were on fire with the raging emotions of anger and betrayal.
"You deserved that." Nyra mumbled. Annie nodded slightly. "I'm sorry." Annie spoke up. She didn't really know what else to say. "No fucking duh." Nyra growled. "Why're you here?"
Hanji stood closer to Nyra, whispering something in her ear. Nyra nodded, turning to look back at Annie. The two girls made eye contact, before Nyra hugged her. Taking a moment to register the fact that her friend had forgiven her, Annie slowly returned the hug. After a while, the friends broke apart, as Hanji lead Annie back out. "Hey, wait!" Nyra said, reaching out for Annie, but was stopped by Rivaille, who, in the way Noa used to, almost hugged her. "She's going to rest. You'll see her in the dorms soon enough, cadet." he said in his normal, uncaring voice of his, dismissing her and walking out. With a sigh, Nyra walked back to the table, noticing the almost happy glint in Armin's eyes at the sight of Annie.
Not wanting the mood to be down, Nyra began to talk with Mikasa and Nyra about other things, unaware of the still fuming boys.
After a while, they began to depart. Nyra was hanging off of Jean's arms, who had cooled down after seeing the disappointed looks that came onto Nyra's face every time Annie was mentioned. It hurt Jean, to see the hurt in her eyes. Annie had been Nyra's best friend, the reason that Nyra was still alive and with him. Years back, Annie had made friends with Nyra, and taught the girl how to properly survive. Annie had also been the one to urge Nyra to pursue after Jean. Walking out, Nyra kissed Jean's cheek. "Night, Kirschtein." Nyra smiled softly. Jean groaned. He couldn't say no to her. "Goodnight, Ny." he said, kissing her forehead gently as Nyra ran after Sasha and Mikasa. Connie and Eren stood by Jean. "Revenge will be sweet." Conne smiled deviously.
Walking back into the room, Nyra sighed. Annie wouldn't be sharing a room with them. Sasha pat her on the back. "Don't take it too hard. They're probably still keeping an eye on her." Sasha said happily. Nyra smiled. "Yeah." she smiled, sitting down on her bed. "I still miss her." she sighed. Mikasa said nothing. She and Annie had never been on good terms, but she still had some respect for the fact that Nyra and Annie were close friends. The most Mikasa could do, was give Nyra a gentle hug, before Sasha bombarded them, holding the two up in a hug. Nyra laughed, and Mikasa smiled, letting out a breath of air.
Nyra. You're the closest person to Annie. She only reacted when she heard your name, or Armin's name. If you can get some info out of her, it would be great. However, we are not asking you to break any bonds you two have, mostly for the sake of your friendship.
The words rang in her ears. Would Annie still trust her? She had participated in Annie's capture, much to her dismay. But Nyra had also remembered the fact that Annie sparred her, like she had Armin. While Sasha and Mikasa slept soundly, Nyra quietly got up. She wanted to find Annie and talk to her. She wouldn't be following what Hanji said just yet. Climbing away, Nyra walked down the halls, thinking her best chance would be underground. Quietly walking down, Nyra made her way to the basement, where, sure enough, in a Jail-like cell, sat Annie, looking at the ground. Thankfully, and too her surprise and confusion, had no guard.
"Why?" Nyra asked quietly. Blue eyes instantly shot up. Annie looked at Nyra, clasping her hands together. "I don't know.. I don't have an answer." she murmured. Nyra hit the bars angrily. Annie looked at her in surprise. "God dammit, Annie! Why won't you tell me anything?! I'm trying to keep them from hurting you! You aren't making this any easier on yourself!" she yelled. Annie stood up. "Nyra. I just had too. That's all I can say right now." Annie responded. "Then why did you spare me? You could've crushed me into the tree, and not have to go through this right now. Why didn't you just kill me when you had the chance?!"
Annie looked her dead in the eye. "I couldn't. I wanted to avoid this with you. When it came down to actually doing it, I couldn't! I didn't want to bother being friends, but look where that got us. Nyra, I'm sorry. I did my best to avoid all this, but look where it got me. I didn't want to make friends, I didn't want people to like me, I didn't want to save anyone on my own decision, but look at how it ended!" Annie said, her voice sad and strained. Nyra coldly glared at her friend, but sighed, and her look softened.. "I said I'd always be on your side, Leonhardt. But you need to tell me these things, so I can help you." Nyra said with a smile. Annie looked up as Nyra turned to depart. "Thank you, Nyra." she said quietly, as her friend nodded, and turned to leave.
"Where's Nyra? I thought the three of you shared a room?" Jean asked. A drenched Sasha and Mikasa sat in their beds, highly unamused. "We do. She was here." Mikasa said, looking ready for murder. Sasha just cried. "How am I supposed to sleep now? Connie, I hate you!" she whined. Connie scratched behind his neck. "Sorry, Sasha." he said impishly. Nyra opened to the door, only to have a bucket of water dumped on her head. Jean, Eren and Connie turned around to regard the girl, whose hair fell out upon impact. A not-too-happy Nyra looked up at the three. "What in the literal fuck just happened, you three?" Nyra asked, her eyes centering on Jean. "Payback." he said, watching the girl advancing. Nyra sat down on her still dry bed. "Well played." Nyra smirked. "Now go to sleep or you'll have to deal with me tomorrow." Nyra said. Sasha sniffled, laying back. Mikasa lay back, cringing at the feeling of the water-drenched bed. Cautiously, Eren, Jean, and Connie snuck out, running down the hall to let the three girls sleep.