Platinum Blade - AOT x OC

Chapter X - Fury Road

"By the way... are you doing anything tomorrow? I was thinking we could grab dinner in town together..."

"Oh I'm actually-"

Suddenly, Morgan clocked it. Her head started flooding with thoughts, as her face went a little red when she began to process what Khye just asked her.

Is... Is he asking me out on a date?!

Morgan's mind came to a sudden halt, as if an anvil had been dropped directly on top of it. The word 'date' echoed back and forth within her mind.

Date?! L-Like a r-romantic date?? Or just like a casual date - wait - is a casual date even a thing?!  Hold on - does this mean he has f...f-f-feelings for me?! No... just slow down Morgan... you're jumping to conclusions... you're probably just overthinking it-

"You okay?" Khye chuckled. "You're staring at me like you've seen a ghost or something..."

However, Morgan was far too zoned out to pay attention to Khye.

Does this mean I'm going to... like... have to... f-flirt with him?!?! I've never been on a date before, what do I do?! I've never flirted with anyone before-

"Morgan, hellooooo...?" he laughed, snapping his fingers in front of her.

The girl landed back on earth, her eyes shifting all over the place. "U-Uhm I... Err... Y-Yeah I'd... I'd love to go on a date-"

"Date?" Khye chuckled, a little confused. "I was just wondering if you were free to come along with Jean and I to grab lunch in town."

I want to jump into a Titan's mouth and never see the light of day again.

"You can bring your friends along too if you want," he smiled, placing an hand on her shoulder.

"S-Sure..." she awkwardly remarked, the life totally sapped out of her eyes.

"Awesome!" Khye cheered. "I'll see you tomorrow then! Let's meet by the training fields at 11, okay?"

He waved Morgan off with a beaming smile, but the young girl was already thinking about the most painless ways to jump into a Titans mouth.

***

Meanwhile, within Scouts HQ, Isabel, Farlan, and the newest member of their squad, Amber Hale, stood outside Natasha's office. It was rare for Natasha to call for a squad meeting this late in the night, let alone all 3 members of her team at once.

Unlike the Thunderstorm Division or the Elite Vanguard Uni, the All-Terrain Annihilation Squad was a unique and somewhat unpredictable force within the Scouts. They mostly worked independently from the other squads, implementing their own chaotic tactics on the battlefield. Rarely deployed, their primary job was to defend the royal palace.

"Ugh..." Isabel groaned, bouncing up and down on her tiptoes and getting impatient. "How long is Nat going to keep us out here...? I wanna go to sleep... I can almost hear the bed calling my name..."

Amber, the newest member, let out a small smile at Isabel's restlessness. Farlan, leaning against the wall with his arms crossed let out a sigh.

"Isabel, it's only been a couple of minutes. Try to relax..." he mumbled, glancing at the clock on the wall.

Isabel pouted, then immediately turned to Amber, her eyes suddenly flaring up with curiosity. "Hey, Amber! What's your favourite colour?"

"Pink."

"Would you rather... fight 1 Titan sized chicken, or 10 chicken sized Titans?"

Amber pondered in thought for a while. "1 Titan sized chicken."