"No way, you actually saw the colossal titan?"
A boy gasped as Imelda entered the mess hall; nobody noticed her entry as half were crowded around a table where three people sat. Two were boys and the other was a girl. Not wanting to attract attention to herself she made her way to the other side of the room, where nobody sat. Trying the food made Imelda feel homesick, it wasn't as nice as the Corps but it was still a reminder of her home. She played with a litter before pushing it away,
"You know you shouldn't push away perfectly good food"
A deep voice said and Imelda looked up to see a tall blonde boy and an even taller black haired one. She said nothing as they sat down, they both smelled like her. She found this disconcerting and was about to leave before the blond one spoke again.
"Hey you're the one who was wearing the Survey Corps jacket. I'm Reiner Braun, and this is Bertold Fubar."
Well Imelda was stuck now, she didn't want to talk to them but didn't want to make the wrong impression, and so sighing she said,
"I'm Imelda Smith"
She said flatly holding out her hand. This didn't faze them but what it did do was get her more attention…from everyone else. In a sudden swoop everyone was around her asking her questions.
"Hey why do you have a Survey Corps jacket"
"You said you're name was Smith right, like Commander Erwin Smith?"
"Is it true you were experimented on as a kid?"
"What's the Survey Corps like, is Captain Levi as short as everyone says he is?"
Imelda was begging to panic as the room got louder and louder. Suddenly the door to the mess hall was slammed open making every looked around to see Shardis. The silence after that was deadly, Shardis stepped in and barked,
"Smith" Imelda stood up,
"Yes Sir"
"Come with me, now" He snapped.
Nodding she pushed past the others and followed his retreating figure; she felt all their eyes on her. Silently she followed Shardis to the far end of the training ground, a small cabin stood there; two guards stood there, both carrying rifles. They saluted as Shardis appeared and gave Imelda sceptical looks.
"These are your sleeping quarters, and your holding place if you turn into your monster," Imelda stiffened, "I don't know what Erwin and Levi see in you, but I swear, if you harm another recruit or give us any kind of threat, then you will be contained, and killed. Do I make myself clear?"
Imelda hurriedly nodded, giving a shaky salute. Shardis didn't salute back; he simply nodded and then turned away walking back to the other cabins.
"What are you waiting for brat? Get in, its curfew."
One of the soldiers sneered and she ran into her room; it was very simple, only a bed, side table with draws and a wash bowl.
"Where are my chains?"
She mumbled to herself jokily before sitting on her bed; Monster huh? Her mind muttered, well ain't this a warm welcome. She lay back onto her bed yawning, this was going to be a long year.
NEXT MORNING
The sun rose above the trees behind the training camp and Imelda's eyes drifted open. She was used to getting up at the crack of dawn, but knew she had a few more hours before roll call. But her child like excitement got the better of her and she jumped out of bed and started putting on her uniform. True to her promise she had kept Levi's jacket very safe, slipping it over the foot of her bed to decrease the risk of it getting ripped. Picking it up she admired the wings of freedom before putting it on over her dark green collared shirt. Now…what could she do to keep herself entertained? The guards had left their posts, to sleep probably, and the door was locked, not that she couldn't break it with a simple flick of her fingers, but it wouldn't do much for her image.
A few hours later Shardis banged on the door and almost automatically it was opened. He wasn't that surprised, but the girls eyes were bright with excitement and life, unlike the other useless kids he's just yelled at. He marched her to the mess hall again before leaving her be to eat the rather unpleasant porridge in peace. Everyone else came in drips and drabs, clearly not used to the early morning rises. She saw the same two boys from before come in, but this time a blonde girl with a hooked nose was with them. They headed for her table and sat down.
"Hey" yawned Reiner, "sorry about last night, we didn't get you in trouble did we?"
He asked and Imelda shook her head, "No its fine," She saw the girl looking at her, "what's your name?"
The girl looked away at that before muttering, "Annie"
"Right, so why are you wearing a Survey Corps Jacket? Are you like a spy or something, 'cause if you are you're not very good."
Reiner chuckled at his poor joke and Imelda shook her head, allowing a small smile,
"Nah, I'm just staying for a year to get the basic training then I'll be back in the Survey Corps-"
"Did you say Survey Corps?"
A voice interrupted and she turned to see the boy from the night before, who had seen the colossal titan. His eyes were an amazing turquois green and his skin was a light shade of caramel. Ignoring his good looks she glared at him before muttering,
"Yes I did, and I'd prefer it if you didn't interrupt me."
People made noises and comments like, 'ooo a feisty one' and 'you got owned Jeager'. Smirking Imelda patted the seat next to her, her domineer changing in a flash,
"If you want though you can listen; anyway this jacket is Captain Levi's old one, there was no point in wasting materials so he gave it to me."
All four pairs of eyes on the table stared at her, even Annie's eyes widened slightly. The brown haired boy was just about to speak when the bell went for roll call. Automatically Imelda shot up and walked through the doors and into the yard. 3DM Gear, here we come.