Colossal Mutant : SEVEN AOT fanfic (Bertholdt x Fem Reader)

Chapter 5

Seven's P.O.V.

"Well, that is all for the rest of you soldiers." Hange sighed. Holding her hips, and her hair like a mop. Moblit is leaning by the wall observing everything since they came.

"Alright then, goodnight to all of you." Hange waved goodbye and pulled Moblit along the way. Then they left us trying to catch our breaths.

Every single one of us yawned in relief. We all had our own set of under eye circles, and our dehydrated throats. We were racing towards the water container and gulped the last drops of water we could find.

"Finally!" Three heaved. Patting off the dirt from her pants and wiping off the sweat from her forehead.

"I hate being a mutant." I mumbled, throwing my wet towel. I just want to sleep, and get my ass ready for tomorrow. We'll have the same training as them from this day onward.

"That is the fourth time you said that Seven." Four said tying her hair in a ponytail. I shrugged and stood up from the ground. "Come on, it's going to be a nasty morning tomorrow." Three yawned.

We had decided to go back to the usual cadet training grounds and walked to our assigned barracks. Six left immediately without any signs of goodnight for the rest of us.

The moment we came back, Three and Four flumped to their bunks and drifted immediately to sleep. I in the other hand, couldn't sleep to the countless footsteps and whispering by the door.

Four people. Stumps heavy enough to wake a light sleeper like me, I sat up from my bed and walked towards the door and opened the knob.

I peeked outside and saw a tall, lean figure. He was standin infront of the door, his back facing my front.

"Hoover, why are you still up this late?"

He winced and faced me.

" Uh-uhm, Superior Seven? I- I was just taking a few walks, I couldn't sleep." he stuttered, continuously blinking his eyes. He looked so startled like he would pee in his pants.

"You can't Cadet?" I asked, closing the door behind me and gestured him to follow me. He followed without any hesitation, and walked by my shoulder. "Had a tough day Cadet?" I glanced at him, he was avoiding his eyes.

" Or do you miss your family?" I asked, that caught his attention. He looked so surprise, to the point like his secret was revealed in the most unlikely way.

"How— uh, yes Superior." he nibbled his lower lip and continued to walk silently beside me. He looked so torn, I stopped walking and he stopped as well. "Were they—" I shook the thought off, that would be insensitive of me to ask that.

"They're safe right? Everything will be alright, Hoover." I smiled, looking up at his green eyes. His eyes bore into mine, I couldn't explain what it meant. I tapped his shoulder and continued to walk.

We walked towards the kitchen and I lightened the lamps just near the stove. I gestured him to sit on one of the stools, and I held the kettle full of water and boiled the heck out of it.

I mean, I could always burn the shit out of the kettle but this cadet wouldn't handle the stress once he sees my hand in flames. I could picture him sweating even more, I grinned with the thought.

"Superior Seven, why are you smiling." he asked, I snapped out of the silly thought and blinked. "I-I thought of an inside joke." I stuttered. He tilted his  head and had his elbows on the table, leaning forward.

I smiled and glanced back at the kettle, it started to make faint sounds signaling that it is already boiling. I took it out, so that it won't whistle and wake up the other superiors.