Chapter 4: Meeting the Corporal

Leo I

I watched Jay disappear from the selection with Sam, following a few paces behind her. Knowing her, it most likely involved the stripping of clothes and lewd noises. Surveying the vast courtyard where the Selection took place, I let out a sigh of relief as I spotted Erwin. Catching his eye, he smiled and motioned me over to where he stood. Walking towards him, I noticed another male, with a stoic expression, next to him.

"It's good to see you again, Leo," Erwin said ruffling my pale red hair.

"It's good to see you too," I said smoothing down the out of place strands of hair.

"I see my troublesome sister has abandoned you," he said with a chuckle.

"She tends to disappear often," I sighed.

"Well anyway, Leo, the man next to me is Lance Corporal Levi," he nodded to the stoic man.

As Levi stepped out of the shadows, I could see how incredibly handsome and well built he was but also very short. His presence gave off a sort of mysterious vibe. His intimidating, dull blue eyes showed he had gone through some dark things. The dark circles under his eyes showed he slept very little. His calm but emotionless expression made it troublesome for me to tell what was going through his head. He looked at me from head to toe before finally speaking.

"So this is your sisters' brat?" he questioned Erwin.

"Yes Levi," Erwin sighed.

"Tch," Levi snorted, "I remember you. You threw a fit to get let into the Corps, three years ago."

Immediately, I turned bright red at the memory. It was not one of my proudest moments. Erwin let out a small chuckle as I buried my face in my hands.

"You seem like you're going to be a pain," Levi grumbled fixing his jacket.

"Did you just call me a pain?" I questioned.

"You heard me, cadet," he taunted with a stoic expression.

Without realizing it, I was squared up with the Corporal. I knew that Levi is Humanity's strongest soldier, meaning he could easily beat me in a fight. I did not want to face the humiliation of being defeated by my superior. Just by looking at his face made me want to pulverize him. Swallowing my pride, I backed away from him in submission. A small, smirk appeared on his face, making me more agitated then I already was. I would never get along with him. Turning on my heel to walk away from my superior leaders, I could feel Levi's eyes following me as I headed back to the dorms. Just thinking about that short, stupid man made me extremely irritated. While entering my shared room, I noticed Jay's belongings had been moved from its original place. Knowing Jay would not be back until late tonight, I did not bother thinking twice before changing my clothes and heading to bed.

Dreaming has always been a thing I have dreaded since I witness Maria's death. My dreams were never happy. They were tragic and frightful. Something I have to deal with every night since it happened. Laying down on my bunk, I closed my eyes, waiting for another horrible dream.

"Leo wake up!" yelled a high pitched voice, pushing on my chest.

"What do you want so early in the morning, Maria?" I groaned.

"Wake up, it's already noon," she laughed, tossing away my sheets.

Groaning, I pulled myself out of bed. I absolutely despise mornings and Maria knew it. Not being a morning person, Maria always found new ways to press my buttons. I shot Maria a hateful glare before trudging over to get dressed for the day.

"Remind me again, why you wake me up but not Jay?" I asked pulling my pale red hair into a bun.

"Jay keeps her door locked and she's scary in the morning," she laughed, opening my bedroom door.

I nodded, agreed with the fact that Jay is scary in the morning. Walking out of my room, I saw Jay braiding her silver hair in the living room. After telling her good morning, I walked into the kitchen to make lunch. While making lunch, I heard a loud crash coming from outside. Maria came running into the kitchen, screaming about the world ending and magical ponies. Before long, Maria and I were arguing over the fact that magical ponies do not exist.

"Would you two knock it off?" Jay snapped, "Now is not the time to be bickering about useless things."

"But she started it," I complained, knowing she would not listen to my excuses.

"I don't care who started it but I'm finishing it," she snapped, "Now, we have to get out of here. The wall has been breached."

Before I could reply, the front of our house was torn off by a titan. I stood in place, petrified, of what was in front of me. Taking a quick glance at Jay, I noticed she was motioning me to escape. Before I started to move, Maria caught the attention of the titan. Reaching for Maria's small body, the titan picked her up.

"No!" I screamed, trying to grab her. Only to be pulled back by Jay.

"Let me go!" I screamed, tears now flowing down my face.

"You can't save her!" Jay yelled, pulling me back by my waist.

I woke up, gasping for air, finding Jay sitting next to me looking concerned.

"Calm down, it's just me," she whispered, rubbing my back.

"I dreamed about it again," I sighed, pulling my knees to my chest.

"I could tell," she chuckled, putting her arm around my shoulders.

"This was her dream, Jay," I whispered, "She wanted to be a part of the Survey Corps."

"I know but now you are finishing her dream," Jay sympathized the best she could.

Running my fingers through my sweaty hair, I sighed. How was I going to find a husband or a boyfriend if I can't even sleep without waking up terrified?

"Jay, would you have joined if it wasn't for me?" I asked, already knowing the answer in my heart.

There was a brief moment of silence before she answered me.

"No, I wouldn't have," she said with no emotion in her voice.

The silence that surrounded our room was now sad and lonely. Standing up, Jay walked to her bag and started to get ready for bed. Knowing that our serious conversation was over, I asked about her adventure with Sam.

"You know just because I got laid and you didn't, don't mean you can be jealous," she laughed, brushing her silver hair.

"Fine," I giggled, "then tell me how he was."

"I will say this," She laughed, "he knows how to move."

I squealed at her words as she started to change into her night clothes.

"You guys are so cute," I laughed, "I wish I had somebody."

Jay laughed at my comment,"You do have somebody."

"You don't count, Jay." I laughed.

Jay stopped and turned to me, pretending to be flabbergasted that I would say such a thing to her. I laughed and laid back down, staring at the wooden ceiling.

"Go back to sleep," Jay said from her bunk, "Who knows what they have in store for us tomorrow."

I let out a hum in agreement before closing my eyes and drifting off to dreamless slumber.