Girl from Mitras ★ A. Arlert

Chapter 5 - A boy with blue eyes

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There was an awkward pause. They stood and looked at each other. Armin's face was still blushed. Y/N studied Armin: he had soft features, and he seemed incredibly sweet to her. His hair swayed in the wind, occasionally covering his eyes. She wanted to touch it. Y/N assumed they were soft like velvet. And the eyes... Two big blue lakes... «This has to stop», Y/N thought.

Armin looked at her without even thinking why: last night he saw her sitting alone with a book in her hands. Her expression is full of delight, burning eyes. She was an island of calm in the midst of chaos. And now, looking at her closely, he simply enjoyed her company, no matter how awkward he felt. The last time he felt like this was when he still had a home, when he and his friends were running up the hill to the big tree.

- Armin...

- I...

They started talking at the same time, which again led to another awkward pause.

- ARMIN, ARE YOU COMING?!

Armin turned around: his friends were waiting for him. Y/N looked at them and decided that it was time for her to go too.

- Okay, thanks again, Armin.

She turned around and went to her barracks.

- See you later, Y/N...

Y/N walked without looking back as she couldn't understand what had just happened. She felt weird, as if she was sick. She went into the barracks, sat down on her bed, and began to breathe slowly. She didn't run, but for some reason, it was difficult to breathe. Other girls began to return to the barracks after lunch, and the room was filled with noise again. «God, I need to pull myself together», Y/N thought.

After lunch, they were supposed to have their first training session with the ODM. More precisely, balancing tests.

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- First group, start a task!

Commandant Sadies ordered the cadets to split up into several groups of 10 people because there were only ten devices for the balancing test. Y/N clung to one of the groups, completely without thinking about what was going to happen now. She's been through this before. She didn't care. She just wanted to get back to her room and continue reading.

In the first group, there were guys who did quite well. Also, there were those who simply couldn't find balance, constantly spinning and falling either on their heads or on their backs. The same was true for the second group. She noticed Armin in the ranks of the guys in the second group - he didn't succeed right away, but he found a way.

- Third group, start a task!

In the third group, almost everyone did well, except for Eren. «This guy is so eager to get into the Survey Corps, but his body is failing him. Too bad», Y/N thought. His friend, Mikasa, on the other hand, kept her balance flawlessly, as if she knew what to do. Also, Y/N noticed in their group one of her neighbors - Sasha, who was swinging on the equipment, like on a swing. Y/N was amused by this picture. She found Sasha ridiculous and frivolous, but still, Y/N found her quite pleasant.

- The fourth group, start a task!

Y/N took a place. The assistant instructor attached the cables to her belt and stepped back. When the Commandant gave the command to rise and Y/N relaxed. She adored the feeling of weightlessness and lightness. And, of course, she did it flawlessly. «It's a little unfair that I have an advantage», she thought. Usually, she was upset by injustice, but now she was amused. She couldn't understand why.