Himitsu No Ai 秘密の愛 ⋮ Levi Ackerman

Chapter 1

It's been a few years since the last breach into the human field. The walls of Maria had long since been repaired and strengthened.

"How many did you steal this time?" You ask the girl who sits next to you in the dining hall.

The girl shrugs as her teeth rips into the beef jerky. She makes a noise in satisfaction, "Enough."

You roll your eyes and plant the side of your face onto a fist. The girl has always been notorious for smuggling food out of the kitchen through her uniform jacket or by any other means known to her.

The girl takes the last bite. She dusts her hands and they go up to adjust her pony tail. She then lifts one side of her jacket to divulge her hidden treasure(s). She asks eagerly, "Want one???"

"No thanks."

"H'come?" She throws an arm around your shoulder and pulls you close. Then she whispers, "Don't want sausage breath when you see Captain Levi?"

The girl starts to make kissy noises at your ear in jest. You click your tongue and shove her away.

"Sasha!" You shush her under your breath, "Cut it out! No ones supposed to know about that remember?!"

"Oh relax, will ya?" She smiles in an ingratiating way, "No ones paying attention."

The girls right. No one sat at your table but her. You take a look around the dining hall and everyone seems to be immersed in their own private matters.

Sasha Braus, a brunette who—sad to say—is a glutton. She took stress-eating to another level and boy does the girl love to eat. She also had poor table manners (well she lacked etiquette in general). But despite all of this, she was courageous and had a good sense of judgement when met with danger and conflict. The two of you met as recruits and hit it off right away. She was friendly and eccentric, you found her quite amusing. At some point you both were inseparable and even became subordinates under Hange Zoe, who is the leader of the fourth squad in the Survey Corps division.

Sasha was your best friend and the girl could say the same about you. However, the two of you were very different. You see, Sasha wasn't intending to join the Survey Corps. The girl only did it because all of her fellow recruits that she had some type of relationship with chose to join but most importantly, because you decided to join. Although, it wasn't a hard decision for you. You've always wanted to join the Survey Corps. You've known this since you were a child. But joining the Scout Regiment was just the tip of the ice berg. There was no way that alone could satisfy your goals in life or even your reason for being. You wanted to contribute to this shit society to the utmost of your abilities. You wanted to be the best version of you. You wanted to be in the Special Operations Squad. You wanted to be hand picked by humanity's strongest solider (whoever that may be when the time came of your enlistment). You wanted to leave a mark in history so that your descendants may boast and flaunt it. This is your life's purpose. You'd make sure to fulfill it.

She watches your scrutinizing gaze drift across the room. She sweeps her hand through the air, "See."

The bell sounds throughout the district, it signals the Survey Corps return. Today, specifically the Special Operations Squad, Levi Ackerman's squad.

Sasha looks at you and you look at her. The girl gets up and grabs you by the arm, "Let's go."

The two of you run up a set of stairs towards the roof of the building. It was only at the top of headquarters that you'll get a good view of the entire sector. You reach the rooftop and the bell's song continues to play over the city. You and Sasha rest your arms atop the low brick wall. The horses, men and women could be seen at a minuscule scale. They grow larger the closer they galloped.