The Devils Inside

The Devils Inside - Chapter 6

Danielle's PoV

I Stand Next To Annie In Front Of All The Commanders and The Training Commander Yells, "Now That You Have Completed Your Training, You Have Three Choices.

The Garrison, Which Reinforces The Walls, Thereby Protecting All Of The Towns.

The Survey Corps, Prepared To Sacrifice Their Lives Outside The Walls By Defying The Titans In Their Own Domain.

and The Military Police Brigade, Which Exercises Control Over The Kings Subjects and Maintains Order.

Of Course, Out Of You Raw Recruits, The Only Ones Who Can Join The Military Police Brigade Are The Ten With The Highest Scores.

1st Danielle Redwolf

2nd Annie Leonhardt

3rd Bertholdt Hoover

4th Reiner Braun

5th Sasha Braus

6th Mikasa Ackerman

7th Eren Yeager

8th Connie Springer

9th Jean Kirschtein

10th Krista Lenz

Soon, I'll Be Asking You Which Branch You Want To Be Assigned To. But As Of Right Now, The 104th Training Corps Is Officially Disbanded! Dismissed!"

I Stand There With A Stoic Expression On My Face and We All Yell, "Yes Sir!" and We All Get Sent To The Mess Hall.

I Sit With Annie and She Rests Her Legs On My Lap and I Ask, "Comfortable?" She Nods and I Take A Large Gulp Out Of The Drink On The Table and I Hear, "Lucky Bastards, Making The Top Ten! I'm Sure You're Gonna Join The Military Police Brigade, Right?" I Look Over At Jean and He Replies, "That Goes Without Saying! Why The Hell Else Would I Have Aimed To Crack The Top Ten?!" His Friend Marco Grins and Says, "I'm Going With The MPs, Too. Getting To Work Near The King...It's An Honour!"

Jean Hits The Back Of His Head and Asks, "Are You Still Playing The Goody-Goody, Marco?" Marco Looks At Me and Jean Continues, "Tell Me How You Really Feel.... You Can't Wait To Get Into The Interior, Right?" With A Grin On His Face, Jean Slams His Fist On The Table and Yells, "WE CAN FINALLY ESCAPE THIS SHITTY SUFFOCATING FRONT LINE TOWN! A SAFE, COMFORTABLE LIFE IS WAITING FOR US IN THE INTERIOR, RIGHT?" I Chuckle and Marco Yells, "Shame On You! At Least I'm Not...." Jean Cuts Him Off and Yells, "Oh Sorry! My Bad! I Forgot You Were A Prize Pupil!"

I Roll My Eyes and Jean Points At A Group Of People, Splashing His Drink Everywhere In The Process As He Asks, "But What Would You Guys Do? I Mean, Getting The Chance To Live In The Interior, It's Almost Unheard Of, Right?! Or Given The Choice, Would You Rather Stay Here In This "Human Stronghold", Or Whatever They Like To Call It?!"

I Grunt, and Someone Replies, "Well, None Of Us Asked To Be Born In This Border Town, So If It Means Not Having To Cower In Fright When You Hear Titan Foot-Steps..." Jean Cuts Them Off and Says, "Good Answer, You'd All Like To Go To The Interior, Right?" He Sits At Our Table and Asks, "So How About You Guys?"

Someone Next To Annie Smirks and Replies, "I'm Applying To The Military Police Brigade" Annie Nods and She Downs Her Drink and Says, "Me Too But I Don't Want Anyone To Think I'm Like You" I Nod and Say, "Me Too. The MPs Is The Place For Me" Jean Laughs and I Watch As Yeager Stands Up and I Mumble, "This Should Be Good" In Annie's Ear and Eren Says, "Hey...You Said That The Interior Is Comfortable? Until Five Years Ago, This Town Was Part Of The Interior, Too" Jean Looks At Him and Eren Continues, "Jean, You Don't Have To Go To The Interior. I Mean, Isn't The Interior Of Your Brain Soft Enough For You?" I Hold In A Laugh and I Watch As Reiner's Drink Explodes Out Of His Mouth and Nose and Goes All Over Armin.

Mikasa Grabs The Boys Sleeve and Mutters, "Eren.... Don't." Jean Spins His Chair Around and Asks, "Are You Trying To Say That I'm An Idiot, Eren?" When Eren Doesn't Reply, Jean Continues, "Well, I'm Not. I'm Looking At Reality. More Than Anyone Here" I Rest My Arm Around Annie's Chair and Jean Continues, "Four Years Ago, Twenty Percent Of The Human Population Was Sent Out To Recover Territory Stolen By The Titans. An All-Out Attack Was Launched."

Jean Rubs His Eyes and Continues, "and Most Of Them Ended Up Walking Straight Onto A Titan's Mouth, Swallowed Whole. How Many More Would We Have Needed To Retake Our Land? For Everyone Of Them That We Defeated, An Average Of 30 Humans Died. However, The Number Of Titans That Dominate This Planet Is A Lot More Than 1/30th Of The Human Race. I Think It's Crystal Clear. Humanity Doesn't Stand A Chance Against The Titans" Jean Sighs and He Groans, "Look.... It's Like A Funeral In Here, Thanks To You" Eren Scoffs, "So What?" He Asks.

Eren Walks Closer and Jean Asks, "Huh? Were You Listening To Me?" Eren Looks Down At Him and Snaps, "So What You're Saying Is, "I Don't Think We Can Win, So I'm Giving Up." Tell Me.... What's So Good About Giving Up? Is It Better To Escape From Reality, To The Point Where You're Throwing Away Your Hope?" I Look At Him and He Continues, "In The First Place, It's A Given That We'd Lose To The Titans In Material Terms. One Of The Causes Of The Defeat Four Years Ago Was Our Ignorance About The Titans.... We Lost Then, But The Information We Gained Will Surely Lead To Our Hope For The Future." I Finish My Drink Off and He Continues, "and Yet You're Going To Give Up On Developing Strategies To Fight Them? Do You Want To Be Titan Food That Badly? Give Me A Break."

He Stops To Take A Breath and Then Says, "I Have A Dream.... It's To Exterminate The Titans and Leave This Cramped Walled-Up World. My Dream Is To Explore The Outside World" Jean Stands Up With A Laugh, "What The Hell Are You Talking About?! You Must Be The One With The Soft Noggin!" Eren Clenches His Fist and Growls, "What?" Jean Smirks and Says, "Look At Them! Not A Single Person Here Agrees With You!" Eren Clenches His Eyes Closed and Snaps, "Okay.... You're Right. I Got It"

I Let Out A Laugh and Everyone Looks At Me When I Say, "Look At You Two. Fighting Like A Married Couple" Both Boys Look At Me and I Smirk At Them and They Turn Back To Each Other and Eren Growls, "So Why Don't You Shove Of To The Interior.... Having A Defeatist Here On The Front Lines Is Bad For Morale!" Jean Laughs and Snaps, "Of Course, That's Just What I'm Going To Do, But You Wanna Go Outside The Wall, Right? Go On Ahead! The Titans You Must Love So Much Are Waiting For You!"

I Roll My Eyes and Eren Hisses, "Pain In The Ass" Jean Smirks and They Both Swing Punches At Each Other. Connie Shoots Up and Yells, "WHOA! THERE THEY GO AGAIN!!" I Grunt and Annie Says, "Pathetic..." I Nod and Reply, "Exactly. That's What These Devils Are Like. Pathetic Imbeciles That Fight Among Themselves Like Wild Dogs." Jean Pushes Eren Away and Yells, "COME ON, EREN! WHAT'S WRONG?! IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE AGAINST ME, A MERE HUMAN THEN YOU'RE NOT FIT TO GO UP AGAINST TITANS!!" Eren Roars In Anger As He Brings His Knee Up To Connect With Jean's Gut and He Yells, "OF COURSE NOT, IDIOT!!"

Reiner Sighs and Yells, "Hey! That's Enough!! Jean, Did You Forget What Eren's Hand-To-Hand Combat Score Was?! It Was Top Of Our Class!" I Stand Up and I Grab Both Boys By Back Of Their Heads and I Slam Their Faces On My Knees and I Bark, "That's Enough! God! Some People Just Want To Enjoy A Quiet Drink With Their Friends But It Seems You Can't Be In The Same Room With Each Other Without Causing Shit!"

Everyone Looks At Me and Reiner Mumbles, "Or Was He Second To Danielle?" Mikasa Picks Eren Up and Walks Out With People Laughing At Eren and I Walk Back Over To Annie and I Sit Down. I Look Down At My White Pants and I Groan When I See The Blood Stains On Them.

FranzStops In Front Of Jean and Chuckles, "Jean, If You Guys Keep Making A Racket,The Instructor's Gonna Come By!" Jean Glares At The Taller Boy and Growls,"This Is The Highlight Of The Farewell Party! Don't Fucking Stop Me!" FranzGrins and Says, "Um, No.... I Think Watching Danielle Putting You and Eren InYour Place Was The Highlight Of This Party. Anyway, We've All Had Our Fill."Hannah Nods and Says, "Let's Stop Fighting Amongst Ourselves!" I Groan and IStand Up and Walk Out Of The Mess Hall and Towards The Barracks With AnnieFollowing Close B