I wrote a bit more, which warranted posting this chapter, so please enjoy... :D Also if any of you readers enjoy this story and also like Death Note, I have a fanfiction, Chained Together which is L x OC you might want check out!

Anyhoo, please review!

-Ela


What was that for?

I started off with a slow jog, feet slamming the moisture-less earth, kicking up dust with every pound of the heavy brown boots adorning my feet. The sound of another set of pounding feet alerted me to Levi catching up, intending to run alongside me. "For 'Humanity's Fastest' you sure are slow." Commented Levi, matching my stride, even with his little legs.

"It's a morning jog, not a life or death situation, or a fight. I used to jog every morning back home, but then I stopped, because sleep." I said, remembering fondly the day I decided to give up on jogging and have an extra hours rest, and since that day I had never gotten up early to jog. Until this day, were I was forced.

Levi punched me in the arm.

"What was that for?!" I exclaimed, not expecting him to suddenly attack.

"Why the hell do you think we do all this training? It's in preparation for any life or death situation or fight that might suddenly happen. Push yourself to extremes to train for survival. If you can't keep up I'm not coming back to save you."

With that said, Levi sped up and was away. He was half a circuit away from me before his words really hit home, the dull ache in my arm reminding me of the heavy reality of where I was.

Steeling myself mentally for the physical burn I was about to feel, I ran, and I ran fast.

'Run Will, Run!' Seeped into my brain, imagining myself as Forest Gump running free of the metal cages encasing his legs. Quickly I had overtaken Levi, glancing back I noticed him trying incredibly hard to keep up my pace.

Although I had stopped jogging in the morning, and barley visited the gym any more, I did go wall climbing twice a week and went running each evening at the park near my house. I'd sprint the familiar walk way, plug in and tune out from the world, focusing on my breathing, moving feet and the beat of my music. The only things I lacked now were the evening, the familiar walk way and music, but the sentiment was the same - self betterment. To fill the void in my brain as I counted my fourth lap I mentally pressed play on the songs I loved the most, to imagine them in my ear.

I smiled as I caught up to Levi again, four laps ahead though. "Hello again old buddy." I said, barely out of breath now jogging beside Levi. "This is my last lap you know?" I grinned at Levi's scowl. "Should I stop now, or accompany around your last four laps?"

"Don't run with me."

Grinning I sped ahead and ran another four laps, by the time I had finished Levi still had two and a bit laps to do. Sitting at the edge of the track where they had started I waited until Levi had reached that point again. "Woo go Levi! Only two laps to go! You can do it!" I was lapping this up, enjoying the fact that I could Lord this over him. While waiting for his figure to come around the large circuit again I got bored. Deciding I was still a bit tired I approached a tree to the left of the track. Climbing up onto the lowest branch that could support my weight, I lay down and shut my eyes, thankful of the leaves blocking the sunlight. Resting for a while, I listened to the faint sound of bird song in the distance, the steady thrum of running and the sensation of the wind blowing wisps of hair into my face. And then I was asleep.

And then I wasn't.

"Oi. It's time to get food," Levi yelled up to me. "Move it."

And then I wasn't in the tree anymore. I was... Falling.

With the sound of collapsing bodies, I crashed into Levi.

This was not the type of wake up call I liked.

"Could you get up?" Levi said gruffly, slightly winded by the collision but trying to disguise it.

"I will when I catch my breath."

"So you can run like a mad woman around the track without any problems, but if you fall out a tree you lose the capability to breath?"

In response I collapsed further on top of him, if that's even possible. Then slowly I raised my upper body, so I was only straddling him, rather than bear hugging him. "If you wake me up with such a freight, what sort of response did you expect?" I scowled my voice taking on a berating quality.

"Let's get food." I stood and offered a hand to the still sprawled out shorty. He grabbed it and pulled himself up.

"Let's go." Levi said in agreement.

The table where Eren and co. Were seated all looked towards the entrance of the canteen as Levi and the new girl aka I, had appeared. It sure was a sight to see. The two of us smothered head to toe in sweat and dust, ruffled hair and untucked shirts. This was an especially strange state to see corporal Levi in, nobody went to make a comment though as both Levi and I looked like we'd kill if anybody that got in the way of our food. We were done.

Retrieving a tray I made my way towards my favourite characters, favourite table. I decided from this day onwards to christen the table the special table. This was due to all the special people sat around the table... You know what I mean, no, not special in that sense.

"Mind if I sit here again?" I asked, already putting my tray down and taking a seat. They were all in silence for about five minutes before Connie found the courage to ask what nearly all of them were wondering.

"How did you get so dirty?"

"Running round the track, falling out of a tree onto shorty." Was all I digressed.

"Oh, okay." Said Armin, pretending that what I had said had completely made sense and had fulfilled their curiosities.