Memories ~ Attack on Titan

Chapter Six

Rin was 14 now, in only a few months she would be 15 and after that she'd be able to go off for military training. She was eating dinner with Hange and Moblit one night and she started thinking about her future.
She was eating and listening to Hange going on another one of their rants about their recent Titan research. Usually what Hange said was interesting to her but tonight she couldn't help but be distracted. Her thoughts stemmed from a comment Miche made earlier in the day. He told her how she still hadn't grown much and it was funny that she was still only 4'11 but she had gotten much stronger. Then he told her that in less than a year she would go off for military training and that she'd come back stronger and make all of them proud. She felt honored at the time but the more she think about it the more pressure she feet. What if she didn't get stronger? What if she was actually the weakest one there? What if she end up disappointing everyone in the end, she would come back from training only to be eaten by a Titan on the first expedition. After a while she started to panic. She decided to leave the dining hall and go outside for some fresh air. She walked up to the hill where Petra and her usually sat. She was only there for a moment before someone sat next to her. She turned to look at the person, "Petra." Petra smiled at her, "hey, what's going on?" She looked away from her friend and up at the stars. She a deep breath before answering. "I'm just thinking, worried that in the end I won't be good enough and That I'll disappoint you all, especially Levi." Petra continued to look at her,"Rin you've been holding your own against Miche, Miche, the strongest soldier next to Levi. Not to mention you've had Hange pumping information in your head since the day you got here. You're worrying too much. Petra put her hand on Rin's cheek. Without warning her vision went blurry and all she saw was white. Almost like she was stuck in a cloud. Petra used her hand to try and wipe away the fog but to no avail, suddenly a picture in the distance started to become visible. She saw dots? No, stars. And she saw two girls laying underneath them. It took a moment for the image to focus but then she realized, it was her and Rin. She watched for what felt like an eternity as her and Rin played under the stars. Then she suddenly she Heard a loud ringing. She put her hands over her ears as the picture faded away. Petra jumped up quickly and looked down at Rin, she felt like she had just woken up from a nightmare. Rin looked up at her with scared eyes as well. They were both at a loss for words.

Rin sat in the uncomfortable leather chair in Hange's office. Hange walked around the room asking question after question.
"Have you had a fever?"
"No"
" strange eating habits?"
"No"
"Have you always had this ability?"
"I don't think so..."
"When did you first notice it?"
"About an hour ago..."
"Did you see it?"
"See what?"
"THE VISION RIN THE VISION! PETRA SAID YOU SHOWED HER A VISION."
"Oh, yes. I saw it, kinda."
"DID YOU DO IT ON PURPOSE? DID YOU SHOW PETRA THAT VISION ON PURPOSE."
"No, I don't think so."
"RIN!"
"HANGE! WHY ARE YOU YELLING AT ME"
Suddenly a deep voice broke their conversation. "That's enough Hange, Rin, it's time for bed." Levi said while looking at his daughter. Hange pushed their glasses up on their nose, "right, sorry Rin. Go get some sleep." Rin looked at the ground before hoping off the chair and quietly exiting the room and going to her own.
Levi looked at Hange with narrow eyes, "I better not find out you did any of your experiments on my daughter Four eyes." Hange was faced the other way looking through some paper on the counter, they sighed, "I'll only do them if Rin allows it. But she can't run from this. It's better she let us help her rather then her figure it all out on her own. It could be dangerous." Levi didn't say a word before storming out of room.

Rin woke up bright and early the next morning and went straight to Hange's office. She didn't even bother to change out of her night gown. When she reached the office doors she went straight in, "Hange, I want you to run the test, the ones you mentioned yesterday, Figure out what's wrong with me." Hange and Mobile looked up from the desk where they were working. Hange's face lit up, "if you really mean it Rin, have a seat!" Rin smiled and sat down in the Leather chair. Hange took her blood checked her heart beat. They even took some saliva samples and looked at them under her microscope. They took a small skin sample and looking in Rin's ears and eyes. After hours Hange came to the conclusion that everything about Rin's health was, normal, she was completely normal. Hange threw a fit after realizing their hours of testing were completely fruitless. Rin watched the enraged Hange and the concerned Moblit trying to calm them down when suddenly she had an idea. "Hange, could  I try something real quick?" Hange stoped what they were doing and looked at Rin, "alright, what do you need me to do?" Rin stood up and walked over to Hange. She pulled Hange's hand and placed it on her cheek and closed her eyes. Rin concentrated as hard as she could, Then suddenly Hange gasped and their eyes widened. They saw white, just like Petra did. But when the image became clear Hange was able to make out that they were seeing themself and Rin, doing an experiment. They were laughing and having fun while Mobile was trying to do damage control behind them. Rin pulled her hand away and the vision faded as Hange was pulled back to reality. When the fog in her head cleared Rin gasped and Hange stumbled backwards, catching themselves on the table behind them. They looked down at Rin at first In shock, but then a huge smile spread across their face and they scooped Rin up in their arms and spun her around the room. "YOU DID IT YOU DID IT YOU DID IT! TELL ME EVERYTHING RIN! HOW DID YOU DO IT!" Rin laughed, "okay okay but first you have to put me down."
Rin spend the whole rest of the day talking with Hange and practicing her new found ability. They learned that Rin can only share her memories, she can show them by touching someone. They also learned that it has to be one of Rin's memories, it can't be just something she made up in her head or someone else's memory. The also discovered that the only way for her to transfer these memories was by physical contact and intention. It was late, around 11:00 pm, when then finally took a break. The others noticed that they had been missing all day. The door to Hange's office creaked open and commander Erwin and Levi stood in the door way. Levi saw His daughter with a bandage on her arm and he was pissed. He pulled Hange down by the collar and looked them in the eyes, "I told you not to experiment on my daughter damnit, what the hell did you do to her?" Rin jumped up and grabbed onto her dads arm, "dad it was my idea I swear, I'm the one who asked them too." Levi let go of Hang and looked down at his daughter. Rin looked up at him and reached her hand towards his face, Levi pushed her away, he clicked his tongue "no Rin." Her feelings were a little hurt that he wouldn't let her show him. But that was just how Levi was.
Erwin approach the group and placed a hand on Rin's shoulder. Rin looked up at the commander and he gave her a small smile in return.