Cruel Beautiful World

Sprained Ankles

Today the girls woke up on their own. No training, no Shadis, no helpers. They could sleep as long as they wanted. Ymir planned to do so the whole day.

But a poke at her face made Ymir open up one eye, and look at the corporate. No surprise, a blue eyed blonde was staring up at her. Both hands on the frame of the bunk. Glancing down, she stood on one leg.

Oh yeah, she had a hurt little puppy to take care of.

"Ymir, you said you'd take me to the nurse," her voice was shaky, like she was afraid her partner would bite her at any moment. Ymir rolled over on her stomach and kept her narrow gaze on the girl.

"Can't you just hop yourself over there? Or maybe get Reiner to help you," The blonde gave her a pouty frown and she rolled her eyes.

"I don't even like him if that's what you think."

"So you like me?" Ymir pulled her head up and rested her arm. She gave the girl a sly smirk and a wink.

The blonde bit her lip and tried to hide the shade of pink that grew on her cheeks, "Yes I like you more then Reiner. He's kind of weird," Krista whispered the last part.

Ymir shrugged and put her head back in her pillow. Krista had a sour look, "why don't you get off your damn butt and do what you promised."

"Oh the puppy bites," there was the girl. The one nobody knew about, except for Ymir, "I like this side of you sugar." The taller partner dropped down off the bed and went shoveling into her wardrobe.

"I like this side of me too," Krista sat down on the bottom bed and kept her eyes on the girl. Ymir had actually put on real sleep clothes last night. Well, boxers and a tank top.

She pulled out her brown trousers and gray long sleeve shirt. The freckled girl was about to pull her pants on, but she glared at Krista. She didn't need her watchful eye on her while she dressed.

Finally they were ready, without a word Ymir wrapped one arm under her legs, and one under her torso. Picking Krista up bridal style.

"My hero," the other girl stayed. This one didn't try hard to be nice, make everyone like her. She just was worried about herself, and making herself feel good.

Everyone was already out of the cabins, they sat outside, talking, laughing, but they all quite down when they viewed the two girls strolling along.

Ymir hated the attention, but the blonde in her arms just smiled sweetly at everyone. She looked down at the foot, it was oblivious swollen. So hopefully everybody would know she's not trying to be nice.

Hell, there is no way to spin this one.

"Uh hey Krista, sorry about what happened," Reiner walked up beside the two. Ymir glared at the blonde boy, and the one in her arms spoke.

"Thank you, Reiner-,"

"What did happen Reiner?" The boy was taken back by what the freckled girl said. "What do you think happened to her?" She was almost growling at the boy.

"I, uh, she hurt herself obviously so."

"She got lost last night, fell down and hurt her leg," Ymir narrowed her eyes harder at him. "Don't act like you knew, don't be fake. We all know what you want."

The tall girl turned back around and kept on her eyes straight. All the others saw that little exchange, but instead of being mean they probably think she's just protective. Great going.

"That was pretty harsh," the blonde muttered under her.

"Sure," Ymir kicked the door to knock for the nurse. "But he really annoys me."

Krista shrugged, "I can see it," Ymir smiled down at her, and a woman opened up the door. She was probably around her thirties, she wore a longer jacket like Shadis did.

"Oh come in let me get a look at you," but she was a lot nicer then the instructor. Ymir walked in and laid Krista on a bed. The taller girl turned around and began to walk out of the building.

"Wait! Ymir," the freckled partner glanced over her shoulder, "I thought you'd stay? It won't take long." She signed, hard, closed the door and sat down on a chair.

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Krista ended up having a sprain, it wasn't bad, but she needed it keep off of it today and tomorrow. Now the duo sat on rocking chairs in front of their dorm. The blonde had an ice pack on her ankle, and she slowly rocked with her other foot.

"Ymir you're a real sweetheart," she spoke very softly. She was probably tired, her body was working hard on making her foot better.

"Not really," The tan one of the duo kept her yellow eyes straight, watching some of the kids play with a ball. But she felt the eyes of the other on her.

"There is no way you can claim that what you did was just for yourself," her tiny hand rested on the bigger one, "is it so bad to be nice. Or at the very least, nice to me?"

Ymir took a few moments to move her hand away, and it sat in her leg, "you're going to need to owe me big one of these days."

"You keep saying that, but you still haven't made me or Sasha do anything."

"I'm just saving it for a rainy day."

"If you say so," Krista grinned warmly at the other girl, "but I know the true Ymir."

And so did Ymir for Krista.

She knows she found the girl, but something bad was happening.

Something Ymir wasn't ready for.