That Night In June | ATTACK ON TITAN X READER | AU

Chapter Two: Late Night Conversations

When the bell rang, Bonnie followed you to your class, even though hers was on the opposite side of the building.

"Will you be alright?" she asked as you reached the music room.

You nodded, waved goodbye and entered the classroom.

Almost immediately after, you wished you had begged Bonnie to stay. Then maybe you'd get a free pass out of this hell. Not only was Connie, Eren, Jean, Krista and Mikasa here, but so was Armin and, of course, because those with higher power like to see you suffer, Ashley Millett, sitting beside a girl you didn't recognize. You began to wonder if death was still a suitable option for you at the moment.

Ashley noticed your presence right away and jogged over to you, only to wrap you in her arms. "I'm really, really, really sorry about earlier! I didn't mean to embarrass you! I have a nasty habit of doing things without thinking! I don't think he cared though, which is a good thing!"

You froze, tense from the sudden contact. The only people who ever hugged you were Clyde and your older sister, Mara, but she was gone. Ashley didn't seem to notice your uncomfort but pulled back anyway. She kept a good grip on your elbows just for good measure, though. "When you ran off, I felt really bad, so I went to go find Delaney here and ask her for advice," she explained, nodding to the ravenette she was sitting with before. Delaney grinned at you with a wave that you returned.

"Are we good?" Ashley asked.

Your whole class was watching the interaction and as much as you wanted to deny the girl, the look of despair on her face and the entertained gazes of the class changed your answer to the other direction.

"Yeah, we're good. Forgive and forget, right?" you scratched your neck.

Ashley nodded, then practically dragged you to the three-person desk Delaney was currently seated at. Said girl welcomed you with a "howdy" before going back to making faces at your classmates.

"Delaney, Viole and I, all came from the same high school. It was a small one in Maria District for those who couldn't afford to bus their kids here. Hell, we didn't even have buses where we lived. Have you ever been to Maria before, (y/n)?" Ashley inquired, trying to make some sort of small talk before class started.

"Yeah, a couple of times." you answered, remembering the thousands of times you visited Armin, Eren and Mikasa without your parents' permission.

"It's not really a nice place to be. Luckily we moved closer to the border between Maria and Rose, so we could come here." Ashley hummed.

"Alright class, if I could have your attention, please?"

A woman, who looked like she was in her mid-sixties, called out to you and your peers. She didn't dress as fancy as Mr. Martzer, but definitely fancier than Miss Honan. Her black hair was tied in a neat bun, but her grey streaks made it seem Halloween-ish. She wore a white blouse and a very long green skirt. "My name is Mrs. Champlin and I will be your music teacher for this semester." she started to walk around the room, eyeing us and taking in our appearance. "Whether you'll be doing instrumental or vocal doesn't matter that much to me. Instrumental and vocal will be separated for lessons, though the song assignments will be mixed."

"I want to see what you're able to do, so I've come up with a small activity that I ask to be handed in on Friday. You shall pick a song and perform it, simple as it was said. You will be put into groups of three," Ashley looked back and forth between you and Delaney excitedly. "By random. Pulling names out of a hat, to be exact." a couple of students at the back groaned. "If anyone has any questions or problems about that, they can speak to me privately about it after school. My lunch will not be wasted for watching you all practice either, so you can get that idea out of your head. Practice on your own time."