Mikasa Ackerman never expected to end up fighting titans, let alone be the best in her class at fighting titans. Romance has never been a priority for her, despite her long time crush on Eren. However she soon realizes she can't escape her feelings...
Sleep, unfortunately did not come and I ended up staying up for most of the night. When the breakfast bell rung, I reluctantly dragged myself out of bed, threw on my uniform and headed over to the breakfast hall with the other girls from my cabin.
At breakfast I sat next to Jean. Eren wouldn't be back from the infirmary for a week, breakfast was quiet and uneventful without him. I yawned and lazily stabbed my fork into a piece of bacon.
"So, strength training is today huh? No wonder the atmosphere is so gloomy" Jean remarked.
"Uh- huh" I nodded.
"Well knowing you you'll definitely place first" He put an arm around my shoulder.
"I doubt it," I sighed "I didn't sleep at all last night"
"How come?"
"I don't know. I just was too busy thinking about things I guess"
"Well I'm here for you if you want to talk"
"Thanks" I smiled. It was nice knowing Jean had my back, and although I still felt tired I decided to still give it my all in training. --- I stood next to Armin as Commander Shadis explained what drills we would be doing. I would have liked to talk to him more about Eren at breakfast,but now I would have to wait until after drills.
The first drill was the unanimous least favorite among the cadets: mile repeats. And to make things worse it was scorching weather. We all lined up at the starting line, waiting anxiously for Commander Shadis to blow the whistle.
I was the typical winner, although Annie did give me some competition, and I knew today would be close. The whistle blew and almost immediately the cadets took off. (1 mile/1600m = 4 laps around the training field). I led the first two laps easily but I knew Annie wasn't too far behind. Annie was smart, and she probably planned to make me lead the group and tire out so she could sprint to the finish.
I wasn't going to lose without a fight. I slowed down my pace, allowing Annie to gain on me. Annie is smaller and lighter than me, so I knew she would probably win in an all out short sprint. However, I had more endurance and could go at a faster pace for longer periods of time.
Right towards the end of the 4th lap I began to sprint, racing towards the finish line. I finished first, which I was happy about yet, as I stopped running I began to feel off. I squinted in the heat, my vision blurring, so I could barely make out the other runners. ¨I-I think I need a glass of water¨ I muttered. I could hear the screams of the other cadets as I hit the ground with a thud, the world turning pitch black.
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I awoke to the white ceiling of the infirmary and sat up with a gasp. It must have been late from what I could tell, as moonlight was streaming through the window. Everything came rushing back - the race, the heat, Annie... What was I thinking, staying up all night? I felt embarrassed. People had always dubbed me as the best of our class yet, I couldn't even finish one mile without passing out? Some top cadet I am! I sighed, laying back down on the uncomfortable bed.
¨Mikasa!¨ I nearly jumped out of bed. Jean ran over and pulled me into a hug,¨I'm so glad you're awake!"
"Relax," I blushed, as he released me from his embrace "it's not like I was dying or anything."
"What are you doing here so late?"
"I wanted to stay to make sure you were alright," Jean responded. I smiled, Jean was too sweet.
"You should really get some rest, I don't want you to go and faint too" I laughed.
Jean sighed. I knew he wanted to stay, but I didn't want to burden him. I could tell he was exhausted from the dark circles under his eyes.
"If you insist," he said, giving me a quick kiss on the cheek. He reluctantly walked out of the room, glancing back several times before leaving.
I felt bad telling him to leave, but I knew it would be selfish to ask him to stay. Besides I would most likely be released tomorrow anyway. As I laid back down I noticed a bouquet of beautiful blue flowers. I turned on the bedside lamp to take a better look at them and my hand recoiled back in horror. I had seen these flowers before. The day Shiganshina fell. I shook my head, there was no way he could have known anyway. I moved the vase onto the floor, even though it was stupid I couldn't help feeling that those flowers represented bad omens. I lay back down, glad I would be leaving tomorrow.
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