*1 week later*

(F/n)'s POV

Over the past week, nothing really interesting has happened. Other than Gunther being overly nice to me, nothing new yet. I was still trying to solve the mystery of who likes me and which squad they're in. Petra won't tell me anything about this person!

But I need to stop thinking about it and just focus on training more for my first expedition. I believe it's in two weeks from tomorrow, I'm not exactly sure. Right now I was heading to Levi's office to give him some paperwork from commander Erwin.

I guess I really am their "personal messenger". Sighing, I knocked on his office door and waited for a reply. I waited for a few seconds and didn't hear anything.

Guess I'll just walk right in.

"Levi, I'm coming in." I called, opening the door to see that he wasn't in there.

Where could that damn cleaning pixie be?

I heard a quiet noise come from his bedroom. I walked over to his bedroom door and put my ear to it. "Levi.." I heard a muffled voice say.

Is he talking to someone?

Shrugging, I decided to leave the papers on his desk and exit his office. "Wonder who he was talking to." I mumbled to myself. "Talking to who?" I heard Hanji ask.

"Oh, I went to take papers to Levi but he was talking to someone." I replied. "Oh." She mouthed. "By the way, dinner is ready." She added. I nodded and followed her to the mess hall.

When we got there I sat down at Hanji's table. "So, I was wondering..." Hanji slowly started. "And what's that?" I asked, taking a bite of my bread. "What's your relationship with Levi?" She asked.

"We're just friends." I sighed. "Okay..." She smirked. "Why?" I furrowed my brows at her. "Just curious." She shrugged. After eating, I got up to leave and noticed Levi wasn't at his table.

In fact, the whole squad wasn't there.

They must have finished already.

As I made it out of the mess hall, I saw Levi. It looked like he was heading to the mess hall.

Was he not there at all?

I waved to him as I continued walking, but he didn't respond. He simply passed me and went inside the mess hall like I wasn't even there...like I was invisible.

I shook it off and went down the hall that led to the cadets' dorms. As I got back to my room, I saw Petra in there brushing her hair. "Hey." I smiled, sitting down on my bed. "Hi." She smiled back.

"So, the expedition is getting closer..." I tried to start a conversation. "Yeah. But don't be so nervous, it will all work out in the end." She replied. I nodded, soon followed by a quiet sigh as I lied back on my bed.

"I hope we'll be able to explore more of this world one day, y'know?" I said. "It sucks being trapped inside of these damn stone walls, knowing that we could die just after being outside for five minutes." I added.

"I know," Petra sighed. "We should explore the world together once we exterminate the Titans!" She smiled. "Wow, that would be amazing!" I replied, sitting up again.

"We definitely need to explore the world." I grinned. "Let's make it a promise, what do you say?" She asked. "Totally!" I exclaimed.

~

"Would you hurry it up already?"

"I'm sorry, I'm coming now."

"Good. You're so damn slow."

"Sorry, mistress."

~_~_~

"The hell is this?! You had one job!"

"I-I'm sorry..."

"Oh, you're "sorry"? No! Apologizing isn't going to sugarcoat this fucking situation!"

"Please, I'm s-sorr-"

"Stop saying that! It isn't going to help you get out of this shit! You know what happens now?"

"W-what...?"

"This,"

"What are you- no! Stop! Please, stop!"

"Shut the hell up!"

"AHH! PLEASE, I'M BEGGING YOU FOR FORGIVENESS AND TO STOP! JUST...PLEASE!"

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I jolted up into a sitting position, still in bed. "God bless it! These shitty nightmares are a pain in the ass." I muttered under my breath, getting up from my bed.

I looked out the window and saw the sun's rays start to shine from behind the wall.

Wonder if Petra is up yet.

I looked over and saw her still asleep.

"Hey, Petra, it's time to get up." I lightly shook her shoulder, in hopes she would wake up. I saw her eyes start to flutter and soon opening to the almost dark room.

"Morning." She whispered, stretching her arms out. "Morning," I replied. "We should get ready now so we're not late for breakfast." She nodded, getting out of bed and grabbing her uniform.

I followed suit, heading to the girls' locker room with Petra by my side.

Then we went to the mess hall to get breakfast before training started. "Morning captain clean freak." I greeted when I sat down next to Levi. "Tch." Was all he replied with.

I glanced over at him for a second and saw he looked frustrated. "Wake up on the wrong side of bed?" I asked him. "No." He muttered.

Hm...

I sighed, leaving him alone before he got even more annoyed.

A few minutes passed and Levi got up and left. "What's up with him?" I asked my squad once he exited the mess hall. "Not sure. But it's typical of him, I guess. You've known him longer, so we thought you would know." Eld replied.

"Yeah I guess, but I haven't seen him in years. I haven't known him that long." I sighed. "That is true.." Petra said, sipping her tea. "Hey (f/n), you want to train later?" I heard someone ask.

I looked up from my bread and saw Gunther looking at me. "Sure." I smiled after I finished eating.

Time Skip

We finished today's training, so I was going back inside to shower. "(F/n), we're going to play truth or dare after dinner. Want to join?" I heard Petra ask, walking up to me.

"Um...sure." I hesitated to respond. "Okay, cool!" She cheered, walking inside. I went in as well and headed back to my room. After I grabbed some regular clothes, I went to the girls' showers.

Time Skip

"Okay Hanji, truth or dare?" Oluo asked her. Petra, Gunther, Eld, Oulo, Hanji and I were in the mess hall playing truth or dare. Levi didn't want to join in on the game since he's "mister serious".

"Truth!" She shouted, a little loud. "Calm down, would you?" I chuckled. "Hanji, if you could bang anyone in the scouts, who would it be?" Oulo snickered.

"Oulo!" Petra gasped, slapping his shoulder. "Ow!" He whined. "It's fine, Petra." Hanji giggled. "Hm...well, I don't know..." Hanji said to herself.

"There's Mike...or there's Erwin-" "THE COMMANDER?!" We all shouted, shocked. "Yeah, I mean, why not?" She shrugged and we started laughing. "I'd have to say Erwin." Hanji smirked, leaning back in her chair.

"Okay," Hanji cleared her throat, scanning the small group. "(F/n)!" She shouted. "Aw, shit." I muttered. "Truth or dare?" She asked. I intensely inhaled, thinking of which one to choose.

"...Truth." I sighed. "Oh come on! You said that last time!" Petra whined. "Sorry." I rolled my eyes, not wanting to take part in this nonsense anymore. "Alright." Petra mumbled.

"Have you ever kissed someone?" Hanji asked me, her smirk growing wider. Now everyone's eyes were glued on me.

What should I say?

"Yeah." I bluntly answered. "Who was it?!" She exclaimed with wide eyes filled with excitement. "Just some boy I knew when I was younger. I don't think it would even be considered a kiss...we just bumped into each other." I shrugged.

"Oh, okay!" She smiled. "Eld, truth or dare?" I asked.

That night while I was lying in bed trying to fall asleep, I was thinking about that "kiss". It was an accidental kiss, it wasn't planned or anything.

The sad part is, I don't even know who it was!

Flashback

I was on my way back to my house from the market. I was out buying a few groceries with the little amount of money we had.

As I was turning a corner of a building I slammed right into someone. I opened my eyes but they widened when I realized our lips were touching. Quickly pulling away and taking a step back, I slightly blushed.

I couldn't see the person's eyes, but I knew they were wide with shock. He was wearing a cloak and had the hood covering the top portion of his face so all I could see were his nose and lips.

We were around the same height, me being a bit (shorter/taller) than him, which explained why it was so easy for us to bump into each other's faces.

And just before I knew it, he ran off.

What the hell just happened?

I asked myself mentally. It took me a moment to shake it off and continue my way back home.

Flashback End

After my little memory, I ended up falling asleep.

Levi's POV

I was walking down the halls, about to pass the mess hall, when I heard shitty-glasses shouting again.

Does that damn brat not know when to shut the hell up?

"Who was it?!" She shouted. "Just some boy I knew when I was younger. I don't think it would even be considered a kiss...we just bumped into each other." I heard another feminine voice reply.

Is that (f/n)? And what is she talking about?

I pushed the thought aside as I continued down the long hallway.

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*Word count: 1,655*

Sorry it's another short chapter.

And also, sorry I wasn't able to update sooner, I was busy and some things happened over the weekend that were..a little strange?

Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter!

❤️Peace❤️