It's been two months since that incident, after I had blacked out I was found by a traveling merchant four days later in a crater. When I came to I, the merchant asked questions of why I had been there and who I was. Obviously I didn't tell him about that hairy titan that attacked Sean and I and how it was able to talk.

Instead I told him that bandits ambushed and killed my friend. I told him that I had ran away like a coward leaving my friend to fend for himself. Personally it wasn't far from the truth.

After a days long trip, we arrived in the Krolva district where there I was put into hospitalization for a whole month I was put through therapy because the events of the 'ambush' had traumatized me or as they say. That too wasn't far from the truth. Then after, I received a letter of termination from my boss, he probably thought he doesn't want some unstable fuck-tard working in his company...

Great that shit will follow me every where.

So unemployed, basically homeless and deemed mentally unstable for some fucking reason, what do you do?

Join the military of course!

So here I was, on my way to the 104th Training Corps boot camp sitting in a wagon.

The rider looked back at me "One minute"

I glanced at him then back at my hands 'No shit, I can literally see the fucking camp...Fucking dumbass'

I've been having this problem with my temper as of late, I've spent more time being angry than being happy. I feel like this'll affect me during training. Two months was enough for me to recover from Sean's horrifying death, making me slightly grateful for getting placed in therapy... However I would rather not have 'Probable mental instability' on my got damn transcript

The wagon was beginning to come to a halt, I grabbed my duffel bag and unboarded the wagon. I looked around noticing the camp was fairly empty.

"So you're the new late recruit"

I turned my head to see two gentlemen approaching me, I turned and began to walk towards them

"That I am, sirs" I gave a salute to them as they smiled at me.

"The rest of the cadets are currently training in the forests for their ODM gear, so they won't be back until later hours. We had dealt with the paperwork needed for this transition already, with that said go to your assigned dorm room and get dressed"

I nodded not really going to say anything. They handed me my papers which I began to read as they walked away.

"Oh and cadet"

I looked up to one of the gentlemen

"Shadis treated you like royalty when first got here because you were just another civilian he was trying to coax into joining. Now that you are a cadet, all that goes out window understand?"

I nodded "I wasn't planning of being special, sirs"

They nodded and continued to walk.

Rolling up the papers they had given me, I sighed and began to look for the boys' dorms. After a few minutes of searching, I was able to find it. Stepping inside, I began to look around. It wasn't too big neither was it too small, it was perfect enough to be cozy. I found my room and stepped inside, I noticed that there had been two bunk beds on either side of the room.

The bottom bunk on the left had been the only one without stuff on it so I sat down and began to unpack my belongings. It's not like I had much stuff to begin with, just some necessities and my uniform.

After getting dressed I began to walk around the camp, exploring to see if I had missed anything the previous time I had been here. It killed off a good two hours of my time, I went back into my dorm room and laid in the bed looking at the sky. It had began to turn dark, and it wasn't long before I heard the sound of many footsteps heading towards the direction of the camp.

Getting up, walked to the door leading outside and watched as the cadets jogged in. I leaned on the doorway and watched all their tired and pained faces as they passed by. Some glanced at me in confusion, some familiar faces looked at me even more confused.

As the last of the cadets entered the camp, I heard the galloping of a horse

"GET IN THERE YOU FILTHY PIECES OF TRASH! WE COULD'VE BEEN HERE HOURS AGO IF YOU HAD ACTUALLY STOPPED BEING USELESS DUMBASSESS AND RAN!" Lo' and behold, there he was. My new instructor, Keith Shadis. Like a majestic executioner I had been waiting for, he dismounted his horse and noticed my presence.

"So... You've decided to join"

I saluted him "Sir!"

"Very well then cadet... That's 20 laps around the course for missing training today"

My eyes widened "Wait what?! Sir I just got here, how could I join the training"

Shadis narrowed his eyes "50 Laps"

My eye twitched "Sir-"

"100 laps!"

I opened my mouth to retort but then stopped "Understood, Sir!"

Shadis pointed towards the track "No one stopped you from joining us Cadet! IF you truly cared about being a soldier then you would've walked your ass to the forest and joined our exercise now move!"

I sighed and began to walk towards the track. Then I began my run. Great first day.

I felt a light touch on my shoulder causing me to stir. Sitting up I began to look around, it was early in the morning, crickets still out. Feeling the touch on my shoulder once my again, I snapped my attention to my left where sat a blonde girl holding a bread and water.

"Hey, are you alright. I found you on the track passed out" She smiled at me and handed me the loaf of bread "Here, you didn't get to eat last night so I thought you would be hungry"

I looked at the loaf then at the girl. I smiled at her then reached for the bread.

"Thanks... miss?"

"Krista Lenz, nice to meet you"

I took a bite of the bread and stood up "Likewise, Krista. I'm Riley Yaegar."

Finishing the last piece of the loaf, Krista stood up and handed me the canteen "Here, wash it down"

I gratefully took a chug before sighing in content. I looked towards the rising sun.

"Looks like training's about to start... Why don't you get breakfast"

Krista looked down "Oh... That was my breakfast"

My eyes widened, I turned to her "What?! Why would you give me your breakfast"

"I felt bad for you, you just got here and I thought it was a bit harsh for Instructor Shadis to make you run 100 laps"

I looked down at the ground 'WHY...IS SHE SO KIND!'

I grabbed her hand, surprising her "THAT'S IT!"

"What?!"

I ran towards the mess hall dragging her behind me.

"W-wait, don't get mad!"

"I'M NOT MAD!" I growled. I approached the mess hall door and kicked it open. The cabin got all looked towards me, those who were still sleeping woke fearing Shadis had caught them napping

"YOU BASTARRRRDD" I yelled to the man serving the food who in turn yelped as I ran towards him stopping inches away from his face. I pulled Krista in front of me. "Give her my rations..."

"What? I can-"

"NOW!"

"Okay!"

The man handed Krista a loaf of bread and water. Krista smiled at him

"Thank you! Sorry about my friend!"

I looked at Krista with a firm expression "Look Krista, have you hear of the rule to never feed seagulls"

She looked at me curiously "No? What rule?"

I sighed "Never feed seagulls, or else they'll just swarm you for more"

"Oh..."

"Krista, we're training to be soldiers not a charity case. If someone is punished for something then let them deal with it, how will I learn if all I do is lean on you for rations" I said. Krista looked down then looked back at me with a smile

"I'll try"

'I WILL MARRY YOU, YOU GODDESS'

I nodded with a smile "Good enough"

"ATTENTION"

I turned to the cabin entrance and saw Shadis walk in holding papers. His eyes laid on me.

"Cadet Yaegar!"

I saluted "Yes sir!"

"Did you finish you laps!"

I hesitated looking at Krista who had sat down. She shrugged

"I SAID DID YOU FINISH YOUR LAPS!"

I sighed "NO SIR!"

"Really now? How many did you do"

Sighing once more "56 Sir... I passed out afterwards!"

"I don't give a rat's ass if you collapsed from heatstroke I WANT THOSE LAPS FINISHED!"

I narrowed my eyes "SIR PERMISSION TO SPEAK FREELY!"

He glared at me "Granted"

"SIR I BELIEVE RUNNING LAPS AREN'T BENEFITING ME!"

"ARE YOU SAYING YOU'RE BETTER THAN EVERYONE HERE!"

"NO SIR! I'M SAYING I WANT TO BE A SOLDIER AND BECAUSE I WANT TO BE SOLDIER I DON'T WANNA LEARN HOW TO RUN! I WANT TO LEARN HOW TO FIGHT SIR!" I screamed on the top of my lungs.

Shadis looked at me with an unreadable expression "Cadet, why are you here?"

"Because I want to kick titan ass, sir!"

"What was that?"

"BECAUSE I WANT TO KICK TITAN ASS, SIR!"

Shadis smirked "Well... If you want to learn so much, why don't you spar today"

I smiled "Thank yo-"

"I'm not finished cadet... While you spar, everyone else will be running until the day ends. Since you think learning to run isn't befitting you"

My eyes widened and instantly I felt all the hatred directed at me. Shadis's smirk vanished and was replaced by his usual pissed off face

"Leonhardt, you'll be sparring with Mr. Warrior over here, the rest of you! Make your way to the track"

I was bumped into multiple times as everyone exited the cabin

"Nice going, idiot"

I hear some say as they passed.

Shadis gave me one last look before heading out of the cabin leaving me and Annie... And the cook.

She turned to me with cold eyes "You need to learn to keep your mouth shut"

I looked down at the floor and clenched my hands into fists as I gritted my teeth. Annie looked at them then looked up to my face.

"How about you vent some of that anger on me"

"AGHH!" I screamed as I charged Annie, ready to punch her. I saw her about to punch me making me cancel my attack and block my head. Much to my confusion I felt the painful sensation of hitting the ground.

"w-what?!" I got back up getting even more pissed. I glared at Annie, who returned a bored look. I grit my teeth, 'I'm not even a challenge to her! I'll SHOW YOU!"

"FUCK YOU ANNIE AND YOUR STUPID FAT FACE!" I screamed once more as I charged at her, swinging randomly. It wasn't long before I hit the ground again this time a bit harder. I look up to see a pissed off Annie glaring down at me.

She stomped her boots on my chest causing me to cough.

"You need to calm down, jeez you're acting like a little kid... Stop wildly punching, you aren't going to win any fights fighting like that."

I growled "SHUT UP! I DON'T NEED ANY OF YOUR ADVICE!"

Annie sighed in annoyance as she took her boot of me "Fine, I was trying to help you"

I stood up and threw my hands ups.

'I'm going to sock her shit! I just need to read her moves'

I exhaled... I used to think clearly when I stopped and breathed for a minute, it had helped me back then maybe now it'll help me more. The images began to pop up in my head. Images of why I'm here... Because of guilt.

I shook my head 'That's not gonna work anymore, not while I still have Sean's death in my mind... I'm going just have to get beat up and work from there'

I charged at her ready to hit her once more, thinking Annie would fake a punch again, he lowered his guard towards his legs. Instead Annie slapped him aside as if he was a fly.

Then at that same moment, images of the Beast appeared. Like something similar has happened to him before.

"This is disappointing... For someone who talked big about kicking Titan ass, you make a good punching bag"

Suddenly I felt something in my mind snap. Like a gear had clicked in place, instantly my mind became overwhelmed with anger.

"you..." I quietly said as I stood up "don't know me"

I readied my fist and ran towards her, Annie got into her stance and readied for another attack. I swung my left arm at her, making her shift left closer to my right, instantly I switched to my right arm and used my momentum as power.

It surprised her yes, but it wasn't enough as she blocked my hit. I scoffed and then tried going for a leg sweep at the same covering the area around her with dust, it caused her to move back with her guard down. Quickly, I moved behind as the dust faded

With as much force as I could, I charged my left arm and swung. Annie saw it coming and blocked it then tried for a punch, hitting me in the cheek. I was sent back making me more pissed off.

I stood up and glared at her... I then charged at her as fast as I could and faked a punch. Annie threw a fake punch but I didn't react and continued to run

"What are yo-!" Grabbed her and pushed her into the wooden fence, the speed I had been going in made the hit harder and broke the fence. As I lost my speed I aggressively threw Annie down onto the ground.

Breathing heavily I looked down at her in hate. She looked back at me with a pained glare as she gripped her abdomen. Was that blood?

All my anger dissipated when I saw that I had actually drove her right into a stuck nail.

"Annie! I'm so sorry, I th-"

"Don't worry abou-"

I shook my head at her and gave her a look as if she was crazy "NO! I will worry, I just hurt you!"

I knelt down and moved her hand feeling the wound. Regret and guilt began to reign my thoughts as I held her wound from bleeding.

"How could I be so stupid" I said looking down at the ground, anger at myself forming. Annie looked at me with a soft look.

"Don't wor-"

"Stop... It's worse that I hurt you but I let my own anger get the best of me. Annie, I'm so sorry"

Annie kept quiet, I guess she didn't know what to say. I kept my hand there for a little more "We should get you cleaned, if that was a rusty nail you're at risk of infection"

She nodded and tried to stand up only to fall back down and grunt. My eyes widened at a realization.

"i broke your ribs too?"

She didn't respond and kept her eyes closed before finally speaking "Don't worry about me"

I looked at her, semi-angry "How can you say that! We need to get Shadis!"

"Get me for what?"

I looked up and saw Shadis walking back up with the cadets in tow, Eren smiled at me but soon that smile vanished when he saw my expression.

I quickly saluted him "Sir, Cadet Leonhardt needs medical attention. She's suffering from broken ribs and she was impaled by a nail"

Shadis looked at me with a frown "How the hell did she get impaled by nail"

I looked down at Annie who had her gaze somewhere else "I... Got angry and got too aggressive. I ran Annie into the fence with extreme force and threw her aggressively onto the ground"

Shadis called up for a medic and then looked at me "That's 200 laps and for now on you'll be cleaning the mess hall after hours. You want to be a soldier learn how to control yourself"

He turned towards the cadets who had looks of shock on their faces "The rest of you, go eat"

I knelt besides Annie and looked down in shame.

"Annie" I whispered to her, she turned and looked at me "I'm sorry"

She closed her eyes and looked away "It's fine... And don't even start with me, It was my fault for getting you riled up"

I look at her in shock "How can you be so forgiving? I just broke your ribs and impaled you with a nail!"

She looked at me with those cold eyes "Keeping grudges can only bring you down, you just need to accept that it happened so you can move on"

The medics came and placed her on a stretcher then they took her away

I stood up the looked at the mess hall. Then turned my gaze to the track.

Sighing I began to walk towards the track.

'I needed to think anyway'

As I began to wake, I heard the sound of crickets around me.

'I passed out again...' I sighed 'And I did only 53 of the 200 I need to do'

Getting up, I dusted off my uniform and looked up at the sky, it had a red tint to it.

'Looks like it's going to rain tonight' He was suddenly engulfed with the chilly morning air numbing some of his sore muscles. He began to walk back towards the boys' dorm.

No-one else had woken up aside from staff which is weird when he had thought about it, he had expected Shadis to be already yelling at the tired faces of the cadets. Speak of the devil.

"Cadet Jaegar! What are you doing here?"

I turned to him and saluted "I'm returning to my dorm, sir!"

He glared at me "Really? You're telling me you finished your 200 laps?"

I froze 'Are you serious?'

"Well cadet?"

I looked down defeated "No sir... Only 53"

"Well get back to it, everyone has a day off today except you. I expect you to be here at noon, we'll be going to practice with the ODM gear, you do this right you can catch up with the rest of your cadets"

I saluted "Yes,sir!"

When he walked away, I sighed and slumped my shoulders "I should've kept my mouth shut, now I'll never be able to catch up"

As I walked back to the track, I saw Annie talking to two other guys.

'What is she doing here? Isn't she hurt?' It seems they haven't noticed me yet, I guess they don't expect anyone to be up this early on a day off.

"We just need to get through this for two and a half more years, then we can begin our mission" I heard the buff, blonde guy say

"Reiner's right... You need to be more careful Annie, what if you started to heal right in front of them" I heard the tall one say

'What are they talking about' I sat down as I listened to them from around the corner of the rock they had talked next to.

"I didn't expect him to have a temper-tantrum. If I had knew that, I could've taken him down" That had been Annie's voice

'Are they talking about me?'

"There's something off about him, Jaeger and him both give off that... Vibe you know"

"I hear you, yesterday when Eren had been talking about his goal to kill all titans, I felt it"

"Maybe it's a coincid-"

Suddenly they had stopped talking.

'They know I'm here' I quietly stood up and began to walk away sneakily but on my third step, I felt a firm hand grasp my shoulder and pull me back. I saw it had been the blonde guy

"What did you hear" He said in a deadly tone, I looked at the tall guy who had his back turned to me then at Annie who nervously shifted, holding her arm with her other as if she was a shy little girl

I turned back to the blonde guy "W-what do you mean?"

"You know what I mean!"

"I just heard that Eren and I give off a bad vibe, that's it. Why?" His gaze softened but still unconvinced that it had been truly what I heard. He held out his hand and smirked at me.

"So... You're the one that took down little Annie, names Reiner Braun. That tall freak over there is Bertolt Hoover" I took his hand and he helped me up.

I turned to Annie with a scowl "Aren't you supposed to be in bed healing? What are you doing here?"

Reiner smirked "Aww little Annie has a little boyfrie-UGH!"

Annie kicked him down into the ground reverting into her emotionless expression. She pushed back a golden lock away from her face then turned towards me.

"I'm fine now, thanks" She said monotonously then began to walk away. I shook my head causing Reiner to chuckle

"Don't mind her. She's stubborn like that, just know that deep down in her heart, she's grateful"

I scoffed "I'm pretty sure that I was the one that broke her ribs... Look I've gotta get these laps done with... So... Talk to you later I guess"

Reiner nodded. As I walked away I swear I felt him glare at me, when I turned around he was occupied talking to Bertolt.

I turned around in wonder 'What was that?'

As I finished my 102nd lap, Eren came running down towards me with Mikasa and Armin in tow.

I smirked as I stopped my jog "Well look who it is, the Shinganshina trio"

Eren smirked and playfully punched my arm "You mean quartet, you included"

I nodded as I chuckled "Sure, quartet... Anyway what's up?"

Mikasa stepped up and handed me two loafs of bread "Here... We thought you might need it"

I smiled at her and gratefully took the food "Thanks guys... I appreciate it"

"Hey it was all Mikasa's idea, don't thank us"

"Mikasa? That's surprising, I thought you hated my guts" I said to her with a smile as she shook her head

"If you're talking about our little argument two years ago, don't worry I let go of that"

I looked at her curiously "Then how come you never talked to me?"

"No, YOU never talked to me. You know how I am when it came to conversing"

I rubbed my head sheepishly "Oh yea... Wow and here I thought you hated me hehe"

Mikasa smiled in return. Eren smiled as he watched our interaction

"Hey why don't you take a break and hang out with us... It's been a while since we last saw you in the mess hall, in fact you only been there one time since you joined"

I sighed "Can't... My ODM training is about to start, speaking of which I have to get to it now... Shadis will have my neck if i'm late"

We walked back up to the courtyard where I saw Shadis with a raincoat and ODM gear on. He was currently preparing two horses and at the same time talking to one of his staff members.

"Seems like we're about to go" I said then turned to the trio "Well, I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow...If I'm still alive"

Eren and Armin chuckled "Yea... Good luck buddy, It's just you and him out there"

Shadis turned around "Anytime Jaegar!"

I turned to Eren once more "You know that's gonna get confusing real fast"

Eren huffed "Yea, why'd you have to go and get the same sounding last name as me"

I patted him on the back "Maybe I'll change it one day... Anyway, see you guys"

I walked up to Shadis who threw me a rain coat, without question I put it on and raised the hood. Shadis mounted his horse then turned to me

"What are you waiting, get on the horse"

I was shocked "Uhhh"

Shadis's expression turned to one of annoyance "Hurry up or I'll make you walk"

Not wasting I quickly mounted the horse "Sorry, sir... Just shocked"

Shadis lightly whipped his horse making it walk slowly, I did the same. "You've been running all day, you'll need all the energy you've got when it comes to ODM gears, it's weight weigh you down and make you slower..."

I nodded in understanding, as our horse trotted towards the exit of the camp, I looked over towards the mess hall porch where Eren, Mikasa and Armin watched us along with a couple of other cadets I haven't. Apart from Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Krista, Reiner, Bertolt and Annie, I didn't really know anyone else. Which is bad considering I'll be training with these people and eventually putting my life in their hand.

Shadis began to speed up, and after giving a nod to Eren I followed behind him.

"The ODM balance was just to help you balance during midflight, You still need to train on control and placement. You land on a wall to hard you're dead, you land to fast, you just broke your legs. You also have a chance on tangling your wires, so perception is key during battle"

Shadis and I had set up camp and were now on tree branches high from the ground with my ODM gear on. Rain had moistened the branches making them slippery and risky to land on.

"You're first target is over there" Shadis pointed towards a wooden structure resembling a titan, it had cushions where the back of the neck area had been "Every titan's weakness is their nape, you cut that deep enough then you win but if you fail and miss or not cut deep enough, you have a high risk of death and because of this reason precision is an important factor in battle, never engage titans when there are more than one in close proximity of each other, they may be dumb and some slow, that doesn't mean that every now and then a titan can't get while in the air. ODM cable placement is also an important factor, place it in the wrong place you might find yourself strung up by your neck, and most importantly like I said, NEVER get them tangle or you'll either be eaten or die from asphyxiation. Because it is raining, it's a perfect time for you to practice adapting to several environmental obstacles for example the slippery branches. You place your foot in the wrong way its the ground for you... Now enough talk. Take out the first target then move on with the rest"

"Right" I stood up and deployed my left hook then followed up with my right. As soon as I was in the air, I retracted the hooks and used my momentum from there. When I started to lose altitude I deployed my hooks once again.

Nearing my first target, I readied my blades. Using a tree, I swung around and cut the cushions leaving a deep gash. After confirming it was deep enough I moved onto the next.

It was like this for the next thirty minutes and I began to grow tired. The rain had gotten worse and soon fog settled in, I decided to ascend and try to find a branch to rest there but because I couldn't see much in front of me, I deployed both my hooks to the top where I guess a branch was and pushed the trigger for the rope to start to reel in.

Then, during with flight I heard a crack then felt myself descend, thinking fast I retracted one of my hooks and deployed it into a nearby tree. My right hook had been stuck on something and refused to retract. As I descended, I picked up more speed but with nothing to slow my descent I slammed right into the tree with great speed.

"AGH!" Upon my impact, the hook fell out and the I began to fall towards the ground, fortunately I wasn't far from it. I landed with a loud thud and a crack. I sat up and then soon the adrenaline wore off making me feel the burning sensation of my now broken left arm and right leg. The more I moved the more it burned and hurt.

I heard the sound of gas being released and hooks hitting surfaces. I turned and saw Shadis land near me

"You alright, kid"

I nodded "Yes, sir... Just got the wind knocked outta me, I'll be-agh!" I had tried to stand and failing to show pain as I felt my leg being hit with a million bricks

Shadis looked at my left arm "It's broken, Jaegar... Can't do much with that"

I sighed in defeat "Sir... I can still-"

"Don't worry about it... You passed after the 10th 'titan'... We need to get back to camp, we'll have to leave to tomorrow" Shadis slung my arm over his shoulder, rather uncomfortable because of the height difference, then deployed his hooks.

I felt terrible the next morning, I had gotten a fever from the rain yesterday and both my left arm and my right leg were still far from functioning. Just when I was about to catch up with everyone, I get set back once more.

I felt embarrassed the Shadis had to help me mount a horse, I had felt like a child, it wasn't long before I began to feel dizzy and laid down in front. Shadis looked back at me grumbled.

"sorry, sir"

"Once we get back, you're going to rest for the day. As far as your laps are concerned, their done with" I sighed in relief, I tried to sit up only to be attacked with a fierce headache. Shadis took my horses reigns and lead it back to the training corp. It wasn't long before I felt my horse begin to speed up.

By the time we had arrived back, everyone had already gathered to the courtyard. Our horses began to slow down and Shadis stopped in front of the whole corps. I could feel their curious gazes at me probably wondering why I was headfirst down on my horse.

Shadis dismounted and stood next to, I felt him move me then both my leg and arm erupted in pain.

"AGHASAG! SIR I CAN WALK!"

Shadis laid me down, as I tried to get up "I can! I can train today! Don't worry!"

The headache became worse the more I screamed. I pushed my body to start my broken limbs,

"COME ON! WORK DAMN IT!"

Shadis sighed then faced the cadets "Leonhardt, front and center"

I gave up and collapsed onto the ground.

'damn it all!'

"Take Riley to his room... Make sure to take his gear off of him..."

Annie nodded and leaned down "I'm going to pull you up"

"Wait I-AGH!" She roughly pulled me to my feet

"He's already broken, Leonhardt. You don't need to kill him"

I felt Annie's grip soften. I felt her wrap my right arm around her neck, then I felt her arm wrap around my waist.

"Ready?"

I nodded "Y-yea... I might be slow"

"It's fine"

We began to walk while Shadis began to shout at the cadets. We were nearing my cabin when Annie had broken the silence between us.

"how"

I looked at her "Huh?"

"how did you break your limbs... Don't tell me you fell off your horse"

I chuckled "I wish... I fell off a tree"

I saw her eyes slightly widened "oh"

It wasn't much but this was the first time I had seen Annie show emotion aside from the usual pissed off face and the bored look. In fact, this was the first time I was this close to Annie, whenever we had talked it was a good distance away from each other. The more I stared at her, the more I noticed more features I had never noticed before.

Her blue captivating eyes, the harder I had looked the more I noticed they held so much emotion. From guilt to sorrow from anger to a small sliver of happiness.

"Hey..."

I snapped back to reality and noticed we were in my dorm room. I looked at Annie's face, she had a very feint tint on her cheeks I couldn't make out.

"Uh...yeah?"

"We're here...Which ones yours?"

"The one on the bottom left"

She walked me over to my bed and sat me down "T-thanks An-?"

Annie bent down and began to unbuckle my belt

"W-what are you doing!?"

She looked up red faced "I'm taking of your gear, stop making it weird!"

"I can take off myself, don-"

"With only one arm?"

I froze and tried, I couldn't get the buckle out. Annie sighed and removed my hands.

"Trust me"

My face began to heat up "O-Okay"

Annie pulled my belt off the she began to pull off my harness.

"This is very awkward" I said trying to break the silence as she undressed me from my harnesses

She smiled "Yes... It is"

I looked at her shocked "did you just smile?"

"no"

I continued to stare at her, and as fast as it appeared, the smile was gone. I sat in silence as she pulled the last of the buckles out.

She dropped them on the floor then stood up "There... You should rest, I want to spar you tomorrow" with that said she walked out.

I took my boots off and laid down.

My thoughts were flooded by Annie, I had thought I known her but in fact I knew nothing. Maybe I should spend more time with her.

Then I realized.

My headache had disappeared.

But both my right leg and left arm were still broken.