Anamnesis (Rivamika)

Chapter 8 - All Eyes On Me

Levi turned the golden doorknob and pushed open the door. The first thing that he noticed was that there seemed to be more people in the library now than when they left. These new people were all wearing the similar green jumpsuits, and Mikasa noticed that some of them were not partnered up, just like Eren.

Reiner and Armin were the first to notice Levi and Mikasa's return, as they waved and ushered them over. The others in the room were talking to each other, eagerly trying to gain as much information as possible as to how and why they were here.

"Welcome back guys." Armin said, his voice bursting with excitement.

"Thanks, are we the last to get back?" Mikasa asked.

"Yeah, though you were only a minute behind the others... and they've brought a few new faces." Reiner said with a hand on his hip.

"Seeing as everyone is back now, why don't we call a meeting, Reiner?" Armin suggested. "It'll be easier, so we can all find out what everyone has found."

"Sounds good." Reiner said, nodding in agreement.

"And we will get to meet these new faces..." Levi said, only loud enough for Mikasa to hear.

Reiner shouted for everyone to gather at the large table in the centre of the library, and everyone rushed to take a seat. Immediately there was a clinking sound as the metal handcuffs and chain brushed against each other as people hurried to take the last seats. By the time they reached the table, there was only one chair left which Levi offered to Mikasa to sit on, while he remained standing with some of the others who had missed out on chairs.

"First of all, I would like to welcome the new arrivals that have made it here." Armin said standing at the top of the table, "We are all confused, but hopefully if we work together and share what information and resources we have, we will be able to get out of here in no time."

Levi dared not look at Mikasa at the mention of sharing information.

"I have a quick question!" The voice came from a pretty girl with blonde hair, who had no partner.

"Umm.. sure." Armin said.

"Are we supposed to be on different teams?"

There was a murmur of whispers all around the table.

"Shhh... please guys." Armin said, with the frustration obvious in his voice. "I'm not sure what you mean?"

"I was under the impression that we were on different teams. The Singles, those without partners, verses The Couples, those with partners." The pretty blonde girl said.

The atmosphere in the Library changed almost instantly, people were not whispering anymore, and Levi could hear someone shouting. He knew who it was before he even turned in the direction of the voice.

"I told you all from the beginning, that we couldn't trust Eren!" Jean shouted, pointing his finger at Eren at the other end of the table, sitting next to Reiner.

Reiner, who was standing next to Armin at the top of the table rested his hands on table and stared down Jean, who was sat at the opposite end of the table. Mikasa could not miss how the way Reiner was standing seemed to emphasise how broad and muscular his shoulders were.

"Jean, we all know that you have this obsession with Eren - but this is a bit much, don't you think?" Reiner said.

"With the new people we've found, it proves that just because Eren was by himself, doesn't mean that he killed his theoretical partner. The other Singles prove that he had no partner in the first place." Armin said.