AOT: Forget and Forgive

More Decisions

Mystie's POV

As I was sitting in one of the living rooms, I started playing with my cross necklace. I always did this when I was nervous or in trouble or needing to make a decision like I did now. Today was the day we had to decide if we were gonna stay with the Corps or not.

We had spent the last week training, looking at different positions, and a whole lot of other stuff. And the last 2 days we lived a life in one of the two positions, we chose to do the Survey Corps and the Stationary Gard, so far I liked the Survey Corps the best, me and Leena both did.

I didn't know what to do, so I kept playing with my necklaces, praying for an answer, God had to have an answer.

"So, what will it be?" Levi asked I didn't know, I couldn't decide, it was too hard. I started twisting my cross faster in circles. God, please, give me an answer, what should I do? Then I heard a voice telling me to go with me gut, and I did. My gut told me to go wherever Leena was going, to protect her, but how could I make her choose? Maybe she already knew what she wanted? "Would you stop that!"

"Sorry, it helps me, it calms me down." I said, I knew what he was talking about, my necklace.

"I don't care, it's annoying, look, I understand you to have religions, but if you're going to be in the Corps than you can't have a religion, and definitely can't where that necklace," Levi said wait, I can't believe in God? But, God is the only thing that keeps me going, the hope I will see him one day in a beautiful place.

"What?!" I yelled, standing up, "Than I don't want to be in the Corps if I can't believe in the one thing that keeps me sane."

"Fine, then you won't be in the Corps. Leena, what's your decision?"

"Look, Mystie, I get where you're coming from, but I want to be in the Corps," Leena said, standing up too.

"Than I want to, too, I want to have your back, but not if they won't let me believe in God."

"Ok then, we have Leena but not Mystie," Levi said.

"But, Levi, we need Mystie," Mikasa said.

"Right, but it's her decision."

"Look, I decided yes, your the one that says I can't be in it if I want to have a religion. That's your fault, if you could ignore that, then I would happily join you guys," I said.

"I'm sorry, but rules are rules."

"Cant you make an exception, we need her, we need all the people we can get," Mikasa said.

"Fine, but you have to keep it a secret, no talking about it, no wearing the necklace, no nothing about it, keep it a secret."

"These are my conditions, I will not openly talk about it with anyone randomly and if it's forbidden I doubt that anyone will ask, but I will wear this necklace, just hidden, is that okay?" I asked I wasn't going to defy my God, no way, I wasn't that person.

"Fine, you can do that," Levi said and walked away, Mikasa and Eren following him.

"Welcome to the Corps," Armin said once they were gone.

"Thanks, I guess," I said.

"Well, I got to go," Armin said and he started to leave. No, I wasn't going to let him keep him doing this.

"Wait," I said, and Armin stopped a few feet from the door and turned around.

"What?"

"Why do you keep doing that?"

"Doing what?" He said, pretending to be clueless.

"Avoiding me,"

"Why do you say that?"

"Well, every time were in a room together, you leave, for some random reason, and we haven't had 1 conversation that lasted more than 2 words since I got here."

"I'm not avoiding you,"

"Yes, you are, and I want to know why."

"Fine, I'll tell you, just not with Leena in the room, sorry Leena, but it's private."

"Its okay, I want to leave anyway, this is awkward." Leena said and left.

"So..."

"Well, I've been forced to."

"Forced?"

"Yes,"

"By who?"

"Levi,"

"Levi? What does he have to do with anything?"

"He says I can't get close to you guys, he sees that I like you so he says I can't, it's the rules."

"You know, I'm really sick of these rules already." I said, frustrated, "Why can't we be friends? Why do you have to avoid me?"

"Because I like you," He blurted. What? He likes me?

"What?"

"I-I like you."

"You do?"

"Yeah, I know we just met, and its stupid for me to but I do," He said, looking down.

"It's not, I-I like you too."

"You do?" He said, lifting his head up to look at me.

"Armin! Here now!" Levi yelled from the door behind him. Armin turned around and looked at him. He walked away, Levi yelled at him.

Thanks for reading. I just wanted to get something in since I was gonna be busy this weekend.