Later that evening, we were served dinner in the mess hall. You nibbled slightly on your bread as others around you were in conversations. 

As you approached your table of friends, You realized Eren has a bunch of people surrounding him. He was telling the events that happened at Wall Maria. 

Hearing it brings back so many unwanted memories. 

You casually sat down and listen to Eren rant on about killing titans. Mikasa noticed you and leaned closer as you stared at Eren in pure confusion. 

"Ever since our mom was killed back in Wall Maria, he vowed himself to kill all the titans." Mikasa explained. 

Your eyes slightly grew wide while confusion was written all over your face. 

"I don't know either. He's getting a little over himself."

For the rest of the night, you watched Eren get in another argument with this other boy. Something about Eren being a crazy suicidal maniac. 

As you watched the two boys glare at each other, I felt someone tap my shoulder. 

I turned to see a girl with black hair tied in two pigtails. 

"Hi, I'm Mina. What's your name?" 

"...!" You blinked in surprise as you were taken aback by her sudden presence. 

You got over your slight surprise before taking out your journal, opening to a page that had your name. 

"Y/n...? That's a pretty name. But you know you could have just told me..." Mina commented. 

You were about to turn to a page explaining your situation until Armin spoke up, hearing what was going on. 

"Sorry, she's non-talkative. She's not trying to be rude." Armin quickly butted in. 

You thanked him silently. 

"Oh! Wait! I think I know you. You're the quiet girl I heard people talking about. Sorry, I should have known beforehand." She decided to change the subject. 

"I like your hair. It suits you!"

You beamed and gave her a light smile. You were not used to people talking to you other than your three close friends. 

"Did your mom braid it or you braid it yourself..."

You pointed to yourself. 

"Really? That's awesome!"

She stared at me for a little while. 

"You have an eye patch. What happened to your eye?"

"..ha!?" You let a quiet yelp in surprise. 

Now how were you supposed to answer that! You don't even know the reason for your eyepatch!

Just then, you felt a hand on your shoulder. 

"U-uh, Y/n. We should probably go." Armin said, already having heard enough from the conservation. 

Before you could do anything, he grabbed your hand and pulled you out of the mess hall. 

"Are you okay, Y/n? Was she bothering you?" Armin asked. 

You shook your head and looked down. 

Why must you be so different? You gripped Armin's hand a little harder, making Armin flinch. 

*Time Skip*

You were now practicing combat training and you had no one to battle with. 

You looked around nervously. Everyone had a partner. Now you really stand out. 

"Excuse me? Would you like to spar?" 

You looked up to see a tall male with brown hair staring down at me. You felt your body flinch. 

That smell...it was there again. This time...it was on him...

His eyes made contact with yours. His eyes widened, showing a brief surprise look on his face. 

"Y/n...?" He asked. 

You raised a brow and nodded, a little confused. 

How does he know your name?

Wait, was it because of all the rumors?

The strange guy darted his eyes about, seemingly nervous. 

He opened his mouth to say something but realized your look of confusion. 

"Do you not know me?" He asked. 

You shook your head. 

"Never seen you in my life. But how do you know me?"

The look on his face was hard to describe. He looked confused, disappointed, scared, concerned? Dread?

"A-ah, never mind. I must have mistaken you for someone else. Sorry." He apologized. 

...

That was weird. 

"You seem alone. Thought you might want a partner."

"Hm..." You nodded while humming. He didn't have to put it like that though. 

The boy seemed confused on why you weren't saying much, just then he seemed to remember your face. 

"Ah...I forgot you're the one who doesn't talk. My name's Bertholdt."

You were still confused on how he knew your name. 

Either Armin and Eren talked about you, or it might be the rumors. 

But no, more importantly. Why did he act like you guys knew each other?

Something was off...

You didn't like this boy. 

He was suspicious. 

Bertholdt noticed you studying him and quickly changed the subject. 

"Um, shall we start?"

You nodded, still uneasy about him. 

He got into his position, and you got into yours. Without warning, he charges right at you. 

Like your body was on a mind of own, you quickly dodged his attack and grabbed a hold of his arm. 

You slammed him harshly on the ground and held the knife to his throat. 

The dust swarmed around us and then disappeared. It then suddenly clicked. 

What was all that!?

You have no experience with fighting nor self-defense, yet how did you depict his moves and take him down immediately?

Yet...that felt really good. You felt a burning pit in your stomach when fighting, yet it was replenished and cooled off once you won the right. 

Betholdt looked back up at you and his eyes widened. There was a glint of realization and affirmation in his eyes. 

Then you saw his mouth move, saying out the word. 

"It really is you..."

"...ah!" You yelped and quickly got off of Bertholdt. You dusted yourself off and looked away. 

Bertholdt opened his mouth to say something, but a voice behind him prevented him from doing so. 

"That was awesome!" 

"Hm?" You turned your head. 

Eren was running up to you, following behind him was another taller boy. 

"Damn, you must be hella strong to take someone as heavy as Bertholdt down." the blonde-haired male 

"That was amazing! How did you do that!?"

You shrugged. You really have no idea how. Yet it felt so naturally. 

"Can you try sparing with me?"

"How about me next?" the blonde-haired male said. 

To cut the story short, those two boys ended up on the ground. Each of them groaning in pain. 

"I can't get up." Reiner says. 

"Damn, Y/n. It's like you're mad at me."

The blonde-haired male managed to sit up, chuckling a bit. 

"Not bad. What's your name?"

"Her name is Y/n." Eren managed to say. 

"Y/n...? Oh, so this is the cute girl you and Armin kept talking about?"

"W-what!? When did I say that!?" Eren got up when asked that question. 

"...?" You were curious, but didn't bother going more in depth in that context. 

 "That's a nice name. The name's Reiner. Hopefully we can fight each other once more in the future."

Your eyes didn't fail to catch Bertholdt looking at Reiner with a bewildered face. Like he couldn't believe what he was saying. 

"But Y/n...that name sounds...familiar." Reiner spoke. 

"Huh?" Eren asked, confused. 

Reiner's eyes bore into yours. You felt yourself become tensed up. 

This guy as well!?

Not only that, but Reiner and Bertholdt were giving off a strong sensation. Similar to what Eren has. 

"If you want a better challenge. Try fighting Annie over there."

You turned and noticed an attractive blonde-haired girl with narrowing eyes walking around. Though she was a bit far away, you picked up the same strong sensation. 

You don't know why but there's something about these three that put you way off. Like they're whole personality is a total fake...

And you didn't know why, but their presences were familiar.