The Devils Inside

The Devils Inside - Chapter 7

Danielle's PoV

I Sit On The Edge Of Annie's Bed and I Stroke Her Cheek and She Smiles Slightly In Her Sleep. Mina Walks Over and Whispers, "You Must Really Care About Her. I Don't Think I Have Ever Seen You Two Apart Before" I Rub My Eyes That Are Dark From Sleep and I Say, "Annie and I Grew Up Together. She's Like My Twin" Mina Smirks and Says, "But I'm Guessing You're More Than Friends Now?" I Blush Hard and I Look At Her and I Say, "Yeah." Mina Grins and Giggles, "Awwwww!" I Stand Up After Placing A Kiss Against Annie's Temple and I Say, "We Better Go. We're Both On Fixed Cannon Duty". Mina Nods and We Walk Out Of The Barracks.

I Sit On The Edge Of The Wall and I Watch The Titans Below and I Hear, "What?! You're Joining The Survey Corps?" I Stand Up and I Look Over At Eren and He Continues, "Connie.... You're Number Eight Right?! Before, You Said You Were Gonna Join The Military Police Brigade" Connie Looks At Him and Points Out, "Naturally, The Military Police Brigade Is Still A Wiser Choice"

Thomas Walks Over To Them and Chuckles, "Your Speech Last Night Had An Effect On Him" Eren Looks Surprised and Connie Yells, "WRONG! It Was The Thought Of Being In The Same Brigade As Jean! I Don't Wanna Be In The Same Branch As That Horse Looking Bastard" I Walk Over and I Say, "That Doesn't Explain Why You'd Join The Survey Corps. If You Want To Be Safe and Away From Jean Then Join The Garrison" Connie Looks At Me and Stammers, "S-Shut Up R-Redwolf! I Decided For Myself! The Survey Corps Is The Way To Go"

I Chuckle and Eren Looks At Me and Asks, "What About You Danielle? Still Thinking About The MPs?" I Nod Firmly and I Say, "Yes." Eren Crosses His Arms and Asks, "What's Stopping You From Joining The Survey Corps?" I Gulp and Connie Teases, "Is It Your Little Girlfriend?" I Look At The Boy and I Snap, "What Are You Talking About, Springer?!" Eren Laughs and Says, "We All Know About Your Attraction To Annie. It's Obvious" I Grumble and Snap, "Yes. The Reason That I'm Choosing The MPs Is Because Of Annie. Now Get The Fuck Off My Case" I Storm Over To One Of The Cannons and I Pay No Mind To The Conversation With Sasha.

I Narrow My Eyes and I Grunt, "Hurry Up Bert" As If On Cue A Lightning Strike Hits and I Stare Into The Eyes Of The Colossal Titan. I Look Surprised and His Steam Blows Us Off The Wall and I Latch Onto The Wall and I Run Up It and Using My Gear, I Throw Myself Above The Titan and I Flip Forward and I Run Up His Arm. I See Eren Go For His Nape and I Hook Onto The Wall As The Colossal Titan Disappears. I Run Up The Wall and I Jump Off The Other Side and I Use My ODM Gear To Get To The HQ.

At HQ

I Run Inside and I See Annie Filling Her Canisters. I Pay No Mind To The Burns On My Face and Arms As I Run Towards Her. I Pull My Jacket From Around My Waist and I Pull It On and I Say, "Annie" She Turns Around and Steam Emits From The Burns On My Face As They Heal, and She Asks, "Did You Get Burnt?" I Nod, and I Hear, "You Trainees Passed The Graduation Drills! You're First-Class Soldiers Now!"

I Fill Up My Canisters and I Sharpen My Blades, Paying No Mind To The Sparks That Fly Off The End As I Hear, "This Is Your First Operation But We Expect You To Contribute!" I Pull Annie Into A Kiss As Fear Encases My Senses and I Say, "I'll See You After, Lover Girl" I Kiss Her Forehead and I Run Outside Before Annie Can Object.

I Stand Next To Eren and I Hear, "Just Like In Your Training, Each Squad Will Take A Different Street. You're Under Garrison Command!" I Look At Eren and He Nods At Me and I Hear, "Your Duties Are Support, Communications, Titan-Killing and Anything Else That's Needed!" The Captain's Eyes Scan Our Fear Filled Faces and He Continues, "The Garrison Will Take Vanguard, You Trainees Are Middle Guard and The Garrison's Elite Unit Will Be Rear Guard!" I Let Out A Breath "Time For Us Freeloaders To Pay Our Tab. We've Gotta Defend Wall Rose To The Death Until Every Last Man, Woman and Child Has Safely Evacuated"

I Clench My Fists and I Hear The Blood Pumping In My Ears "Oh, and As You're Aware, Deserting In The Face Of The Enemy Is Considered A Capital Offence. Be Prepared To Sacrifice Your Lives, People. DISMISSED!" We All Salute and Yell, "Yes Sir!"

I Walk Past Jean and I Punch Bertholdt In The Shoulder As I Walk Past and I Say, "We'll Compare Kills When We Survive This!" Bertholdt Looks At Me and Grabs My Arms and Asks, "Danielle? Are You Alright" I Snap Out Of My State Of Mind and I Groan, "Oh My Head" I Hold My Head and I Ask, "What Happened?" Bertholdt Pulls Me To The Side and He Says, "You Were Acting Like A Soldier There For A Second. Don't Lose Sight Of The Mission"

I Nod and Say, "Got It Bert. I've Been Hanging Around These Fuckers For Too Damn Long" Bertholdt Grunts and Says, "Tell Me About It. I Don't Think I Have Seen Anything So Sickening In All My Life. I Swear, The Way These Devils Eat Would Make You Think That They Were Raised Like Animals" I Hear Chuckles and Two Voices Say, "We Know What You Mean" I Turn Around and I See Annie and Reiner.

I Grunt and Sigh, "We Better Go Before We Get An Earful From One Of These Fuckers" My Trio Of Friends Nod and We Are About To Run Off When I Hear, "Cadet Redwolf!" I Turn My Head and The Soldier Says, "You've Been Specially Assigned To The Rear Guard! The Evacuation Is Going Slower Than It Should So We Need As Many Elite Soldiers As Possible. Get Moving!" I Nod and Say, "Yes Sir!" I Turn Back To The Trio and I Say, "I'll See You Guys After The Battle. Make Sure I Do Or I'll Bring You Back From The Grave and Kill You Myself." They All Nod and I Run Off Towards The Rear Guard.