A World Not My Own

Anne

He'd just met two Commanders in one day!

Marco felt a little giddy.

"I take it you got my letter before I came" Pixis asked.

Erwin nodded.

His steely blue eyes fixed on Marco, who held back a shudder, jeez this man was intimidating, even injured.

"So this in the young man you talked to me about" Erwin said, eyeing Marco up and down.

Pixis nodded "Yes, I like you thought it might be a hoax but I checked him out and he looks exactly like his pictures from before"

"Interesting" Pixis murmured.

Rico the women solder spoke up, saluting Erwin "And he has no collection of whats happened after his death sir. Nothing at all"

Marco felt strange the way she emphasised nothing...What had actually happened while he'd been gone?

Erwin asked Marco, suddenly looking more curious "And you were in the Top 10 before you died Cadet? Do you remember how it happened?"

Marco said shakily "Yes sir I was and..."

Then he stopped...

How had he died?

It was all fuzzy.

He remembered being with someone...

Another cadet maybe?

Then an agonising pain, A Titan maybe?

But it was hazy.

He told Erwin his thoughts.

To his surprise Erwin looked at Pixis, they both shared a look before Erwin asked Marco slowly "This cadet you may have been with. Did she happened to have blonde hair? Blue eyes?"

Marco frowned, thinking back, his head ached.

He stammered "M-maybe, I'm not that sure, I think so"

"So thats how she got your gear" Erwin muttered, frowning deeply.

"Sorry Sir?" Marco said.

Erwins smile was forced as he said "Oh just ignore me Trainee. Your name was mentioned once or twice, someone that shouldn't of used your gear after you died. It was an interesting situation"

Pixis and Erwin both shot each other looks again.

"Okay sir?" Marco said.

Later he'd find out his innocent mind had not noticed the darkness in Erwin and Pixis eyes and who they had actually been referring to was Marco's own personal murderer.

As he tried to think back again to how he died...

Something in his mind came up...

"What do we do? We can't do anything now!"

"Hey, is someone there"

"Someone was listening in!"

"You go and check it out...Anne"

Anne?

What had this got to do with Anne?

Blonde hair...

Ice blue eyes...

"Cadet, you okay?" Pixis voice came into Marco's head.

He blinked dazedly.

What...

What was that?

"I-I'm fine sir, I don't know what that was about" Marco said, dam his head ached!

Erwin said, watching Marco closely "Probably just side affects. You somehow can't expect someone to come back to the land of the living and be completely fine afterwards"

Marco couldn't understand how these Commanders could stay so calm, even Pixis's shoulders looked worried!

"I assume you have a plan for him?" Pixis finally asked Erwin.

Commander Erwin then smiled, it was more a sly smile than anything else "Another cadet with an unique and and most possibly dangerous situation? Oh I know just the right squad to dump him on. I can't look out for him, I'm still injured from that rescue mission"

Pixis smiled, his eyes shined, he beamed "Oh I know which squad you mean. I thought you'd say that. Though the Captain won't be pleased"

Erwin chuckled "Oh he'll deal with it I'm sure"

Marco asked them "Which Squad sir? I don't-"

Pixis interrupted him and told Marco "Looks like you'll be seeing your friend Jean and your other friends, sooner than you think"

Marco couldn't stop his jaw dropping and excitement pour throw him.

He couldn't wait to meet them all again!