~Chapter 4 - Erwin Smith~
"Here." The blonde man said and dropped me onto the ground.
I landed with a loud thump on my tail bone and grimaced at the pain that shot through my spine.
"About time." A female muttered and walked towards me.
That's when I saw them. Levi. Isabel. Farlan. They were on their knees behind the female and their wrists were tied together with a wooden plank with 2 holes just the size for their wrists.
A male Recon Corps soldier leaned against one of the ruins' wall with his arms crossed. He was keeping an eye for the 3 thugs.
"What took you so long?" the female asked.
The blonde didn't answer. I smirked at his silence. I understood what he was doing. He didn't want to embarrass himself in front of his comrades. Especially when it's a teenager that beat his ass just a few minutes ago.
"What you smirking at?" Said man growled and dipped my face into a pool of mud.
"Mike." The deep voice came from another blonde.
This one was kneeling in front of Levi studying his face. He got onto his feet and his calm, collected face faced me. His blonde hair was kept neatly and parted on the left side. His icy blue eyes were the brightest shade of blue I've ever seen and his eyebrows…woahhh.
I knew who he was, I mean, who didn't know who he was? He was the all-so-famous Erwin Smith, from the Recon Corps, the mastermind. The newspaper described him as the biggest murderer of all.
He stopped in front of me. Mike's hand slowly let go of my head and I got up on my knees. Erwin took out a napkin and gently wiped the mud of my face. I tried to get way but his grip around my chin and the ropes that tied me together held me in place.
"Kelly, note all she says."
The female pulled out a brown note-book from her back pocket and pulled out a pencil. She gave Erwin, a nod and looked down at her note-book waiting for me to speak.
"What's your name?" Erwin asked.
I looked away, ignoring his question.
"I don't want to make this any harder. Now answer my question. What's your name?" He repeated.
"Does it matter?" I asked.
"Just answer him." Levi ordered me. Liquid mud covered half of his face and his eyes had darkened.
I sighed and rolled my eyes. I know this was a serious situation and I know as well that the Recon Corps weren't as bad as the news made them sound like. But I still can't take all of this seriously; this whole day has felt unreal.
"(f/n)." I answered shortly. The female, Kelly, scribbled down a word, surely my name.
"Nice to meet you, (f/n). I'm Erwin Smith." He gave a tiny smile before he scooted behind me. Just as he was going to untie my legs, Mike, the man that carried me here like a sack of potato on his shoulder, stopped him.
"Do you really think it's a good idea? She'd rather jump down a 10 meter high bridge than letting me capture her."
My friends didn't look surprised, unlike the four Recon Corps soldiers.
"Really? Say, what took you so long?" Erwin asked.
He seemed like a man that would be collected and calm the whole time, but even he couldn't hide his interest now.
Mike took a deep breath and spoke, trying to make it an everyday-talk.
"After I first captured her she kicked me down and gave me a hard punch on my jaw"
He pointed towards his jaw which was all red now.
"I must say it was a really hard punch as you can see. After I tied her arms, she bit my arm…"
Mike pulled away his cape and took of his brown jacket. There, on his muscled arm was a print after both my upper and under row teeth. The gash was red and still bleeding.
"…and then ran towards the edge of the bridge. It was pure luck that I managed to get to her in time. She's fast like hell. I then tied her legs up and carried her here."
When Mike's story ended, I couldn't stop the laughter that was bubbling up inside of me. Mike's face heated up, not because of embarrassment, but rather of anger. Before he could go anything, Erwin took control of the situation like the leader he was.
"How old are you?"
I looked up at him with a big smile decorating my face.
"You're too old for me, my friend." I said and giggled.
"(f/n)! Quite playing around and answer his god damn question!" Levi yelled and gave me a warning look.
"Just trying to enjoy myself since I'm going to die soon, but alright" I muttered barely audible. No one heard it except Erwin, of course. He was still behind me with his hands on my ropes.
"I am not planning on killing you. But if you continue to be uncooperative, I guess I just have to change my plans….for your friends as well."
"14. I'm 14 years old. Don't touch them!" I shot up, desperately trying to turn around to face him, but failed.
"14...14...Amazing. Skills as good as our fully trained soldiers back home. Interesting..." Erwin muttered to himself.
Suddenly, I felt the ropes around my legs loosen up. I was just about to get onto my feet and give Erwin a hard kick in his face when the said man held me down to the ground. His lips crept closer and his breath tickled my ear.
"I'm sure you won't run. You wouldn't abandon your friends would you?" He whispered and then walked to the rest.
I stayed on my knees in the pool of mud, slightly shocked after his threatening words.
"Levi, I have a deal." Erwin said and looked down at Levi. Levi refused to look at Erwin and just stared blankly at the ground.
"Join the Recon Corps; your friends are following as well."