I think I hated sleeping underground. Not only was it hard to tell if it was morning but corporal levi was the one to wake eren and I up. The clean freak busted in and turned the lamp light on without warning. I was in such a comfortable position, laying on my side with my face turned directly to the blasted light. I couldn't help but wrinkle my nose and frown grumpily.

"Get up brat, it's time for your daily cleaning."

I heard Eren groan. Sheesh, we deserved a break. After the spar yesterday I went directly to the spot where we ate and had the usual bread and soup before heading to bed. I knocked out, unlike Eren who kept tossing and turning in his sleep. It seemed plausible, considering what happened yesterday when eating dinner. Eren was put in a well by Levi and Hanji, and was forced to bite his hand in an attempt to turn. It was selfish. Didn't they consider his feelings? Levi had the nerve to be angry, calling Eren useless before huffing away in his stupid cravat. I was boiling mad. Eren got hurt, and was still yelled at. In the end, Eren shifted his arm into a giant skinless heap of a hand while trying to grab a spoon. Gist of the incident? Eren needed to hurt himself while having a clear goal in his head to transform. The scouting legion freaked out, totally prepared to kill him while I just sat there eating my soup, only for Levi to defend him. I was angrier, this asshole having the nerve to defend him after he yelled at Eren while his hand dripped with blood from attempting to please his superiors. I couldn't take it, I simply got up and walked away. I guess being tired wasn't the only reason I went to bed early.

"You too, get up." Levi's voice got louder, most probably because he walked closer to my bed. I groaned. Sitting up, I rubbed the sleepiness from my eyes, then looked at the one instructing me up. He was wearing the same cloth to cover his mouth as yesterday, but had it below his chin now. I stretched. I was tired.

"what time is it?" I asked.

"It's time for you to help me clean the windows around the survey corps building in wall rose, hurry up." Levi clapped his hands. He might as well said chop chop while he was at it.

I hopped out of bed lazily and scratched my head. Because I didn't have sleeping attire, I slept in my black shorts and chest bindings. Realizing this, my grogginess immediately ceased and my cheeks burned a hot red.

"Get out! I need to change!" I hissed at him. He blinked once, twice, then turned and calmly walked towards the door.

"Idiot, giving me orders…" He muttered before shutting the door.

I sighed heavily. I was not okay with the sasuke clone entering here as he pleased.

" Um, do you want me to get out to? Eren asked.

I turned to him. It wasn't fair that he had to leave every morning just because he had the misfortune of sharing a room with a girl, and I liked him a lot more than the clean freak.

"No that's fine, I can change in the bathroom." I replied quickly. I slipped inside the restroom and swiftly put my uniform on. Since I showered last night I had no need for one now. After Washing my face and brushing my teeth, I took my belts and opened the door. Eren was sitting at the far end of his bed, fastening his own belts.

"Hey, help me with these?" I asked pouting.

He smiled warmly. "Sure." He walked over to me and got set on wrapping them around my torso. This was ridiculous. I couldn't have eren dress me every morning like I was some baby. I had to make an effort to learn how they were worn on my own. After he was done, I thanked him and we headed outside. Levi was leaning against the wall.

"Finally, come on, there's much work to do." He stated bluntly. Eren and I followed him outside.

Now that I really paid attention to both eren and levi as they walked side by side, I noticed levi was a good few inches shorter than him. The clean freak was a short but intimidating man. I walked behind them as they spoke. It was nostalgic. It seemed like my genin days when I was always a step behind naruto and sasuke. Always watching their backs. I reveled in the similarities between the people of this world and the people in mine. I was stronger now, I had vowed a long time ago that they were the ones who were going to watch my back. I closed my eyes in an attempt to clear my thoughts. I felt a terrible pang in my stomach when I thought about my friends, it was best if I didn't think so hard until I found a way back.

I stopped abruptly once we passed through the actual city. It was beautiful. The houses had a very unique style. I marveled at how lively the streets seemed to be. People were walking around and staring at my hair. I grumbled. Being the center of attention was going to be hard to get used to. We came upon a huge entrance gate that was opened for us by some men wearing the same uniform. I was shocked at the sight this town had to offer. Everything was destroyed. I stopped to stare at my surroundings. It was like a giant tornado hit. Many of the houses were torn down and had a brownish substance splattered on the roofs. Giant pieces of rock were laid out across the rotting streets full of wild plant life. Many people were walking about, cleaning the debris and fallen pieces of wood. I caressed a particular giant chunk of rock. It was a piece of the wall. I instantly darted my eyes all around the wall. It was fine, no holes were visible, so then how…

"What happened here?" I asked out loud, interrupting their conversation. Levi turned back to me.

"That's right you weren't here during the fall of wall rose, well, after the fall of wall maria, a different kind of titan showed up inside wall rose, a titan in armor, that titan literally rammed itself into the outer gates and made a huge mess of things." Levi sighed and swiped a hand across his dark bangs. "It created a hole in the wall, which led other titans inside, the brat here was able to shift into a titan and block the hole with a boulder, we already got rid of the remaining titans here, now all that's left is to just clean up the mess."

I walked silently for a while, walking in front to the gap that levi made by moving aside so we could be side by side. So inside this wall, was another wall. It was clever. From what I heard, there were only three walls. Wall sina, inside wall, wall rose, the middle wall, and wall maria, the outer wall, which was apparently crawling with titans. Only two walls were saved. However, when I found the wall, it seemed okay. Then again, it was dark and I only saw a part of the wall.

When we reached our destination, I was delighted to see the people I met yesterday. They must have been Levi's team mates. Eldo was standing over the rotting building that used to be called the scouting legion.

"Jeez, just look at the place, its filthy." He stated. Levi clicked his tongue.

"Indeed, there's much work to be done."

Levi had me and Petra sweep inside the building while the others worked outside. I was incredulous to believe how intent on cleaning Levi could be. A sly smile crept past my lips. He was almost the perfect husband. I jumped in surprise. No way, he was a sassy bastard.

"Here." I turned to levi, who held a folded piece of cloth to me. I took it carefully and stared at it as if it was a mutated frog.

Levi snorted. "You wrap it around your neck." He stated, as if teaching a five year old how to use a fork. I frowned at him.

"I know what it's for." I replied, trying to hide my small blunder. I wrapped the thing above my shoulders and began sweeping. Eren was immersed at the sight outside the window. He claimed he hadn't seen wall rose ever since it fell. My thoughts lingered at his comment yesterday, about how I didn't know how the titans ate people. I shuddered. I didn't want to know. Petra's broom collided with mine.

"Sorry." She muttered. Honey eyes collided with vibrant grassy green. "Your hair is really pretty." She uttered out of nowhere. Her eyes scanned my locks.

"Thank you." I said smiling. "And yes it's natural." I added before she could ask.

She gasped. "That's cool, it's a very unique color, it reminds me of strawberry cotton candy." She giggled. I swiped my hand across my locks. That was something ino always said.

"I think your hair is pretty too petra." I commented. It was like her eyes, a deep orangey honey. She blushed and continued sweeping.

"Not as pretty as yours, even your name is pretty, sakura means cherry blossom right?"

I nodded. "There's sakura trees in a certain part of the town I live in, after our mission, we can go and pick cherry blossoms, they will look lovely in your hair." She said excitedly. My heart clenched. Forcing a smile, I responded briefly.

"Sure."

"You two won't be going tree sighting anytime soon unless you finish cleaning." Levi's voice was venom to my ears. All he ever cares about is cleaning, I thought viciously.

"Yes sir!" Petra stated while picking up speed on her chore.

"Well then, come, eren." The two males left the building to work on the outside.

"Say Petra, you really look up to Levi don't you." I said to the honey eyed girl casually. She blinked.

"Of course, the corporal is our precious captain, his orders are absolute." She responded proudly.

"But for you it's more than that." I was starting to probe into her feelings for the Sasuke clone. I was curious. Not because I disapproved or anything, but because she was like my younger self, when a small, weak, gullible pink haired girl crushed on the world's most evil little backstabbing asshole, but Levi wasn't like that, surely. I didn't know the man well enough to judge.

Petra's cheeks turned a bright red. "W-what do you mean?" She studdered.

I smiled mischievously. "Do you have personal feelings for the corporal?" I asked nonchalantly.

She shook her head but then stopped. "Maybe, I-I think I do, whaaa! sakura don't tell anyone!" She suddenly freaked, aware of her confession. I chuckled.

"I won't tell a soul, don't worry, how long have you been liking him?" I asked.

She shuffled the broom between her hands nervously. "Well um, s-since I joined the corps, I mean, I only joined because he encouraged me to, and, I'm planning on asking him soon, if he wants to live with me I mean, you know, happily."

I stared at her. Petra was really serious about Levi. She wanted to marry him, considering she wanted them to live together. What did she even see in that overly strict man? Only his looks were good, his personality was horrible. He was unapproachable, mean, strict, blunt, and talked only when he thought something needed to be said. That's what I observed from him so far.

"When are you planning to tell him?"

She sucked in her breath. "Soon, maybe next week, but soon, I'm just afraid of rejection, I'm not sure if he loves me back."

I gave her an encouraging smile. "I'm nervous for you, I wish you the best of luck, but there's always the chance that he may love you back." My smile was cracked. I remembered my own rejection. That night I pleaded with Sasuke to stay with me, to love me back. When he refused I cried and begged him to take me with him. Even while I was so weak, nothing but a lovesick genin, I wanted nothing more than to be with him. Then he knocked me out and placed me on a bench before he left forever. I remembered that empty, hollow feeling I had when I awoke. It was the worst pain anyone could feel, and I hoped to god Petra would not go through that. I would punch a hole through Levi if she did. She was too sweet and innocent.

Petra beamed at me. "Thank you so much Sakura! I needed that!"

I gave her a curt nod. "You're welcome, tell you what, you should tell him today, after the expedition."

She gasped. "No way! That's too soon!" She shrieked.

"No it isn't, I can help you." I said.

"Really? How?" She put all her attention on me now.

"Trust me, I know things" I grinned darkly. Or at least things ino taught me about how to seduce a male.

Petra bit her lower lip. "Okay, but you can't back out on me." She held her pinky up. I curled my pinky against her own.

"Wouldn't dream of it." I responded brightly. We continued cleaning.

After a whole several hours of sweeping, wiping windows, and scrubbing the floor, Hanji saved us from our misery. She burst in loudly and clamped her hands on my shoulders.

"Sakura, where's Eren?" She asked, looking around. I shrugged.

"I can go find him if you want." She nodded and opened the still wet window.

"Hey Levi! What's Sakura doing next?" she yelled while poking her head out. I stiffened.

"….scrub the walls…." Levi's bored tone carried over to us. Hanji smiled.

"Yes, you have free time! Go find eren for me, we have to leave in a few minutes." I deadpanned. Levi's answer didn't sound like it meant I was free, but I wasn't going to argue. I scrambled out the building. We were leaving…what was this mission going to be about anyway? I had forgotten to ask petra when I mentioned it during our conversation. I wandered over near the end of the building and caught a glimpse of the scouting legion working with levi to clean. Eldo was even using his 3D maneuver gear to dangle from the wall to properly scrub the windows. That was pretty creative. I scurried away towards the stables and saw a brown head sticking out from a corner. Eren. I made my way to the stables and nearly bumped into him while he exited the entrance.

"Sakura, you're on horse duty too?" He asked incredulously. I shook my head. The stench of horse manure engulfed the place.

"No, Hanji is looking for you, we're about to leave." I stated. He looked over me.

"okay, I guess, wait you're going too?" I shrugged and was about to respond when a charade of footsteps caught our attention. Eren gasped and ran towards a group of people with the scouting legions uniform marching around the building. I followed.

"Mikasa! Armin!" Eren shouts made me remember two of the people instantly. It was the black haired girl and the short blonde boy. They both stopped, shocked at seeing Eren, since the time that he came out of court I suppose.

"Eren! What happened?! Did they hurt you? Or worse…did they torture you to do horrible experiments?!" Mikasa was all over him instantly, holding his hand as though he might disappear if she let go.

"No! Nothing like that!" Eren stammered. Mikasa growled, her face a twisted form of anger and hate. I shuddered.

"That short guy went too far…someday I will see him pay." She spat. I blinked. She was talking about Levi…well, we were on the same page.

Eren sighed. "It's okay, really, he had to do it, they've taken good care of us actually." Eren motioned towards me. Mikasa eyed me slyly.

"You're that girl from the trial…" Armin whispered. His wide blue eyes lingered on my face for too long, it was a bit uncomfortable. Then his sky blue hues traveled to my hair in awe. He blushed lightly.

"No way, you guys joined the survey corps too?!" Eren shouted at the rest of the people.

"Well…Armin and mikasa were so eager and…we couldn't be outdone by them." A short guy with a near-bald head chided.

"Th-that's right! Sasha wants to be close to her friends too!" A tall girl with brown hair tied up in a ponytail, much like Hanji's, said cheerfully.

"I see so only Jean, Annie,and Marco didn't join…" Eren trailed off.

"Marco is dead." A voice made us all turn. A tall boy with sandy blonde hair was looming over us. His stare was devoid of emotion. Eren shook with disbelief.

"Jean,No…Marco? But…how did he die?" He turned to the others, but they stayed silent. The tall sandy headed boy was the one to break the silence.

"No one knows, only half of his body was found, probably got eaten by a titan, then spat out, no one saw anything, he just disappeared, guess not everyone gets a dramatic death."

Everyone stayed silent. I took slow steady breaths. Eren was still wide eyed and shaking.

"Marco is…dead." He kept repeating slowly, unable to comprehend the news. This guy…was a friend of Eren's.

"Alright hurry up and get ready, we're gonna be leaving soon!" A man shouted over the crowd. The girl, Sasha, hollered to a small blonde girl that was probably shorter than me, and the group went back to chattering.

"So you guys are going to the mission too then." Eren said carefully.

"Of course, we're part of the scouting legion now, we can't hold back." A tall, buff man with blonde hair retorted. The smaller, dark haired man beside him agreed.

"Eren, we swore to protect you on this mission." Mikasa stated.

"That's right, so you better not mess this up little bastard." The man, jean started, but his eyes wandered to my hair. Oh great…here it comes, I thought. Soon enough, everyone was staring at me. I suddenly felt shy.

"You guys this is Sakura Haruno, her hair is natural, and she will be our new comrade in the survey corps." Eren stated matter of factly. My mouth nearly fell to the floor, he read my mind!

"Nice too meet you, I uh, i'm Jean…" The man shook my hand with a small blush gracing his cheeks.

"I'm Armin Arlert, and this is Mikasa Ackerman." Armin said while pointing to Mikasa.

"I'm Sasha Braus, that's Christa and that's Ymir." Sasha stated while motioning to the small blonde girl beside her and the taller, darker woman over her. The woman smiled.

"Yumm, I would pay to see you in a catfight on a pool with Christa." She licked her lips in a perverted manner. I shuddered in slight disgust. The blonde girl frowned.

"You nasty old witch…" She commented, which did nothing to faze the obvious woman obsessed Ymir.

"I'm Connie, this is Reiner, and this is his bestfriend, Bertholt." The short bald guy said, pointing to the taller blonde man, Reiner, and the dark haired brunette, Bertholt. They shook my hand briefly before pulling away.

"It's nice to meet you all." I gave them my brightest smile. Several of them gasped.

"A goddess." Armin and Reiner muttered.

My smile twitched. These people were getting carried away. Still. I smirked. It wasn't everyday they saw a person with cotton candy colored hair. I wouldn't blame them.

"I'm sure you have a lot of questions to ask Sakura, but right now, we have to hurry and prepare for the mission to travel outside the walls." Hanji suddenly appeared before us. "I take it that it will be the first time outside the walls for most of you, don't get too excited, life outside the walls is dangerous, it's crawling with titans, if we're not careful, anyone can die, now let's get to it!" Everyone muttered a yes maa'm before scattering.

"I'll see you later!" Mikasa and Armin yelled before heading out themselves. I frowned at their retreating forms. No one seemed to notice the lack of information we were receiving. What was our mission exactly? What were we going out there for, if it was so dangerous? I couldn't help but have a bad feeling of unfortunate things to come. Something was off. I stared at the bright sky. It was beautiful, maybe I was just being paranoid. I walked with Eren to the stables to help him wash off his arms.

"Let this be a successful mission." I said smiling, picking up a fallen red mystery fruit from a nearby tree.

Eren smiled." Yes, it will be." We walked on. The wind carried over us, knocking a fruit off the tree and making it fall, landing with a horrible splat that sent ripples of red splattered on the floor.