There Is A Reason (Jean x OC)

Silence Has Befallen Her

A/N: This chapter does contain mature and terrible themes that might be triggering for some people. Reader discretion is advised.

Disclaimer: Attack on Titan does not belong to me, I only own Emalina and any other OC's. The new story picture does not belong to me; I hold no Copyright and found the picture through Google Images.

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JEAN

"Hey Sasha...you even try to steal anymore food and we'll have Captain Levi chop you into bite-sized pieces."

"Who, me? I would never! Um, probably..."

"Ugh," I heaved.

It had been several days since Emalina had been cast off with Eren and Historia to a safe-house somewhere in the distance from Trost District. Myself, including Mikasa, Connie, Sasha and Armin had arrived two days ago, while today we had just returned with fresh supplies. To say I was happy to be beside Emalina's side once again was an understatement. I could not go even one day without being by her side.

As we entered the house, Sasha dropped her box of bread upon the table while I dropped bags of potatoes upon a crate beside the entrance. Glancing around, I couldn't see Emalina anywhere and speculated she was off somewhere else cleaning. As per the orders from Levi himself, she, Eren and Historia were not allowed to leave the premises, let alone the house, unless there was someone with them.

"Did you guys wipe the mud off your shoes before you came in?!"

Ugh...there goes Eren again.Mouthing off at something I had apparently done despite just entering the place we were to call home for the time being. "Huh? Are you kidding me? Do you not see all this stuff we're carrying?"

"You idiot!" Eren started griping. "You really think an excuse like that is going to comfort Captain Levi? Bad enough I had to make your bed this morning, and now you pull this crap?!"

"Will you just shut it? Who are you, my mom now?! Sheesh."

"We're back."

Turning, I was surprised to see Mikasa carrying an axe while she and Historia held chopped logs in their arms.

"Wait, you were chopping firewood?" Armin stepped forward.

"Gotta stay in shape somehow," Mikasa offered indifferently.

"You got grabbed by a titan! You should be in bed recovering!" Armin exclaimed.

"You're wasting your breath," Eren offered as I leaned in closer to hear what he had to say. "I caught her doing sit-ups earlier this morning."

This pissed me off. "Oh, so you're a nag and a spy!" He yelled something back and me back at him. But it didn't matter. It was Sasha's voice that caught us off guard, causing us to go silent.

"Heh, almost feels like we're back in the Cadet Corp, doesn't it?" Sasha said

"Chaos," Armin offered. "Makes you wonder why they chose us for this new 'Levi Squad'. Protecting Eren and Historia is such an important mission."

"Because we're also talented, I assume."

"Sasha...what did you just shove into your bag...?" Armin asked. This caught my attention as I stepped towards her.

"It's something that's definitely not bread."

"Really? What did I just tell you?" I cried out.

Everyone at once began bickering, telling Sasha to put the bread back, but she hadn't moved. Eren was adamant that we were to keep moving and cleaning before the Captain returned. None of us heard the door open.