Chapter 15

Disclaimer: I don't own Attack on Titan.

Over the weekend, Jean, Marco, and I planned out what we are going to tell the principle on Tuesday in a café close to the school. We spent hours going over the plan over and over for Marco, who was getting nervous and forgotten what he was suppose to say. I told him that everything is going to be alright if he relaxed and just say what he wanted to say.

After a long talk on Sunday, we decided that we do it tomorrow instead of Tuesday. It took awhile to get him prepared but I think he was ready to do it earlier than we expected. The earlier the better am I right? Marco and Jean walked home together, closer than ever in my eyes. I was happy for them. Maybe, I'll find a friend just like that too sometime. The girls at Brass were either addicts to something, whores, or just plain trash. Even before the plague, they were all psycho. One time, I saw a girl get her fingers cut off by another girl who thought she was sleeping with her pimp boyfriend or boy toy, or whatever he was; it ended up not being true so the girl lost her fingers for nothing.

The only friends I had was Ruth and Kitty. Ruth was a whore and Kitty was part of a gang. Not the kind of people to hang out with but they weren't that bad. Ruth was really fun and Kitty was really funny. The only kids that weren't as bad were the children in the 'higher' part of town. The 'higher' part was for people who were rich, important, or in the military. Even though they had better living conditions and had secured homes; it was a dump too. In my opinion the rich kids are the same as the 'lower' part of town. They all did some kind of drug or slept with every slutty girl or boy in school.

I got back to the café late. As I enter the door I met the eyes of Petra and Erwin looking at me with worried looks. Petra comes running and crying towards me. She jumps on me and puts me in a death grip like hug, forcing my arms into my ribs.

"Where have you been!?" she shouts, whaling into my shoulder, squeezing me harder.

"I-I was with some friends!" I barley said.

"Then you should have said something." Erwin says as he crosses his arms over his chest. Petra releases me and pats my shoulders.

"Yeah, you should have said something. Why didn't you?"

"I didn't think it would be that long. Sorry, it won't happen again." I bowed in apology.

"It's late; we'll talk more in the morning. Go to bed." Erwin said in his deep voice. I nodded a little and hurried upstairs into bed.

It was the next day; the day to go see the big man. Marco, Jean, and I were in front of the principal's office. Marco was rubbing his hands nervously. Jean took his hands into his and brought them up to his face.

"Don't worry Marco; everything will be alright just like Mickey said." Jean reassured him. Marco blushes pink and nodded his head. 'Aw, they are so cute! It sucks that it's a one-sided love.' Jean knocked on the door and we waited for an answer.

"Come in." said a voice. We went in and see a woman sitting at a desk, surrounded with books and awards. 'This is the principal?"

"May I help you?" she asked as she pushes her glasses up.

"Principal Rico, we have a complaint." Jean says to the woman.

"Okay." She said as she leans back her chair. We gave Marco a little push towards her. Marco gulps loudly and takes deep breathes.

"Principal Rico…my complaint is…is…" He starts to say. "Well it's a complaint but you can take it as a suggestion or something to look into…" 'Damn it Marco, you're rambling.' That was kind of expected from him. He's too nervous and way too nice of a guy to tattletale on someone. I looked at Jean giving him a 'helping-him' look. He looks back at me and then he gives me a little nod. I opened my mouth until someone opens the door abruptly. Everyone was there standing there with serious looks.

"Principal Rico we got something to say!" shouts Connie.

"Before you disagree, we want you to know if you keep those gorillas that you call students to keep harassing Marco, the school won't be safe as if used to be!" said Sasha.

"You are the only one who can reinforce the rules Principal Rico." Mikasa pleads.

"So please." Eren pleads too. 'Everyone…'

After a few moments of silence, the Marco straightens says:

"Please, I might be transferring but there are others who need to be protected. I'm not the only one."

The principal stays silent for awhile, then she hands him a piece of paper.

"You need to fill this up. Then, I can talk to whoever it is who's bothering you and his or her parents." The principal says smiling. Marco's face lights up like a Christmas tree. He takes the paper and signs everything.

"Yay we did it!" shouts Sasha. It has been a three days since we have talked to the principal. The jocks were suspended and now there's a new policy being developed to help teens to be protected from harassment and bullying. We were celebrating in the Recon Café.

"Why do I have to serve you guys?" Armin complains as he puts a sandwich in front of Jean.

"Because you work here." Jean says to him smirking.

"Jean…" said Marco.

"How did you guys find out about what we were doing?" Marco asked he group.

"Ymir and Reiner said they saw you in that café near the school and heard you guys talking about telling Principal Rice about Marco's major problem." Krista answers happily.

"We decide to surprise you guys." Bertholdt adds.

"Plus, Marco becomes nervous and stiff like a deer in the headlights." Annie also adds on. We all laugh. Suddenly, a plate of food appears in front of me. I looked up to see Eren standing next to me looking down, as if he is trying to avoid eye contact. Then, he sits down next to me, still not looking up.

"Thanks Eren." I thanked him happily. "You really help today and I really was happy you did. Also thank you for the food." I smiled happily. He turns his head in embarrassment and says nothing. I pushed my plate so that's in between the two of us.

"Would you like to share with me?" I asked. He turns his head quickly. His face was dyed pink and had wide eyes. He nods his head and eats a chip of the plate. I laughed a little.

"Yo brats, don't make a mess." Levi says to us. "Or else…" He glares making the room go quiet and full of nervousness and fear.

"Don't worry Levi!" Eren says back to him. He stares at us for a moment and then he left. I swear Levi is scary when it comes to cleanliness. Then Reiner gets up with his glass of water.

"Cheers to Marco; finally taking that big step. Even though he is leaving; he made the school better for others." Reiner raises his glass. Everyone followed the same suit.

"Cheers!" We shouted and clinked glasses with each. The party was lively. They all were talking about what they did back in middle school. Their stories were funny and crazy. Apparently they had a hard-ass gym teacher Mr. Shadis who would yell at them and call them titan shit. One time, Sasha ate a potato in class and Mr. Shadis got angry. Seriously what is with this girl with potatoes? We were having a good time until Petra calls me out.

"Mickey!" she calls.

"Yes!" I call back.

"Someone is on the phone asking for you!"

"Alright!" I said. I excused myself and went upstairs. I grabbed the phone from Petra and put the phone up to my ear. Petra smiles and leaves the hall and goes down stairs.

"Hello?" I said.

"Mickey?" said a woman's voice. 'This voice…could it be…'

"Mom?" I said in shocked.