The Devils Inside

The Devils Inside - Chapter 16 ~Flashback Chapter~

Danielle's PoV

I Stand Off To The Side-lines As Eren Trains With Reiner and Eren Flips Reiner Over. I Chuckle and Say, "Nice One Yeager!" Eren Looks At Me With A Grin and He Replies, "Thanks Danielle" Eren Turns Back To Reiner Who Groans, "Ow.... C'mon, This Time You Be The Bad Guy" Eren Helps Reiner Up and Reiner Continues, "Yeesh.... I Thought I Was Too Big For You To Flip Onto The Ground...." Eren Chuckles, "Sorry.... I've Got Bad Control" He Answers Sheepishly.

Reiner Nods and Asks, "You're Used To Grappling, Aren't You?" Eren Nods and Says, "Back When I Lived In The City, I Played With This Huge Kid" I Cross My Arms and I Ask "Bertholdt Told You About The Fights That Annie and I Used To Get Into Right?" Eren Nods and I Question, "Did He Tell You About The Fight Where I Got This?" I Lift Up My Shirt To Reveal A Large Scar Going Across My Abdomen and Eren Asks, "Holy Shit. What Happened?"

I Chuckle and Answer, "I Got Into A Fight With This 16-Year-Old Girl. She Was Notorious For Stealing In Our Village So I Took It Upon Myself To Track Her Down and Give Her What For. I Managed To Do Just That But At A Price. During Our Fight, She Pulled Out A Meat Cleaver and Slammed It Into My Abdomen, Pushing It Further In Whenever She Got The Chance. If Annie Didn't Find Me, I Would Have Bled To Death" Eren's Eyes Widen and Reiner Continues, "Danielle Was In A Doctors Office For 5 Months Before She Was Released. Annie Didn't Leave Her Side Once. Bertholdt and I Walked In A Few Times To Find Annie, Comforting Danielle After She Woke Up In Pain. There Bond Is Stronger Than Anything In The World" I Nod In Agreement and I Look At Eren.

Eren Rubs His Neck and Says, "Damn. Even The Bond Between Armin, Mikasa and I Isn't That Strong." I Chuckle and Say, "Annie and I Had A Strong Bond Since Before We Left The Womb. According To My Mother and Annie's Mother, Whenever Annie Kicked, I Would Kick In Response and We Would Kick In Protest When Our Parents Would Get Ready To Go Home So To Stop This From Happening, Our Parents Moved In Together. We Grew Up Together and To Be Honest, I Wouldn't Have Shared My Childhood With Anyone Else." Eren Looks At Me Surprised and He Gasps, "Wow. That Is Some Deep Shit" I Chuckle and I Feel Eyes Staring At Me and I Turn My Head and I See Shadis. We All Get The Message and We Go Back To Training.

Eren Sighs and Grunts, "Still.... I Don't Get This Training. It's Not Like Soldiers Fight People" I Clamp My Hand Over His Mouth and Snap, "Watch Your Mouth Yeager!" Reiner Nods and Growls, "Yeah! Don't Let The Instructor Hear You Say That" Eren Pushes Me Off and Continues, "In The First Place, Only A Fool Would Go After An Attacker Barehanded" Reiner Raises A Brow and Asks, "Okay, What Should You Do In That Situation?" Eren Looks Up At Him and Replies, "Run Away, Of Course!" Reiner Glares At Him and Growls, "Of All The Irresponsible...." I Rest My Hand On His Shoulder and I Send Him A Stern Look.

Eren Looks At The Blade and Says, "We Don't Learn Anything Using A Wooden Knife and These Combat Skills.... Even If They Worked In Real Life, It'd Just Be Sheer Luck" I Scoff and Bark, "Don't Be Such A Big-Headed Dick, Yeager" Eren Glares At Me and Snaps "The Truth Is It Usually Doesn't End Well. It's Not Child's Play" Reiner Sighs and Answers, "I Know What You're Trying To Say But I Still Think It's Irresponsible. We're Soldiers Aren't We?"

I Nod and Say, "Yeah. As Soldiers We Have To Be Ready For Any Situation. Good Or Bad" Reiner Nods and Agrees, "Exactly. There Are Times We Can't Run Away, No Matter How Bad The Odds Are. When The People We're Supposed To Protect Are Threatened, We Have To Enter The Fray and Shield Them."

I Smirk At The Brunette Boy and I State, "It Is Our Duty Yeager. No Questioning That" Reiner Nods and Continues, "Exactly and It Doesn't Matter Who Or What The Enemy Is, We Need To Master Skills and Get Stronger, With Artillery As Well As Hand-To-Hand Combat. I Think That's Our Responsibility As Strong Soldiers"

Reiner Sighs and Says, "Sorry.... I Didn't Mean To Lecture You Like Some Know-It-All. Back To Training!" I Chuckle and Something Catches My Eye. I Turn My Head and I Smirk When I See Annie Trekking Across The Training Field. I Am About To Call Her Over When I Hear "Hey.... Look" I Turn To Look At Reiner and Eren and Eren Answers, "Oh... Annie. The Instructor Never Catches Her Slacking Off."