006, GENIUS
"That's right. Let's go over last weeks attack now, shall we."
Your head whips to your right to look at the blond boy who stared at the others with a serious gaze. Though Eren had never really told you much about this whole street racing thing, you were fairly certain that he had never mentioned anything about an attack.
What the hell have I gotten myself into?
As if he felt you eyes on him, the blond boy turns towards you and notices you confused and shocked expression and lets out a soft gasp. "What's wrong? Did Eren not tell you about the attack?"
Wide eyed, you shake you head vigorously.
The girl beside Eren frowns while giving him a disappointed look. "We reminded you to tell her Eren." Her voice was soft and didn't sound angry, rather it matched her look of disappointment.
Eren opens his mouth to talk but the blond haired boy quickly cuts him off. "It's fine Mikasa, we have to go deeper into detail anyways. Don't worry Y/N it isn't anything too serious."
Your expression relaxes and you give him a small smile. "Thank you uh-" You stop, remembering that you didn't know the boy's name.
"It's Armin Arlert! Nice to meet you Y/N." Armin tell you, returning you small smile with his own. Armin had a boyish face, with a small pointed nose which was distinctly a bit red. His blond hair was styles in a grown ot bole cut with his bangs pushed to the side of his face to showcase his wide blue eyes. His frame was relatively small and lacking in muscle but not the definition.
"Now for real this time, let's begin." Armin says, standing up to get everyones full attention. "Last week we had a breach on the south edge of our border. We lost 25 percent of our land. According to reports, there weren't too many injuries and luckily there were no deaths either."
The blond haired girl who was seated on the couch with Ymir spoke up. "Hange and I looked at most of the injuries and they weren't like threatening or anything of concern."
Armin nodded once at the girl. "Thank you Historia. According to all of this, it seemed like their mission wasn't to injure or kill- but rather to take our land."
Their?
Furrowing you brows your lips quickly parted to ask the question that had popped into your head. "Who exactly is 'their'?"
Everyone looks at you and your lips press into a thin line, immediately notifying you that it wasn't a question they wished to answer. It seemed to be a sensitive question for the group as the captain had to be the first to answer your burning question.
"That would be the Warriors. The second most prominent team in our region."
Your eyes widen in realization. "Weren't they the ones who were arrested last month for gang violence by the police but were released due to a lack of evidence?"
A new voice answers your question, in a gruff tone. "That's right Y/N. And now they're trying to take our land because we broke the treaty."
The boy- or rather man looked older than most of the people here and had short blond hair, golden eyes, and a defined facial structure. His large height, broad shoulders, and serious expression give him an intimidating presence but it didn't seem to effect anyone besides you.
He leaned against the back wall, a large scowl on his face. "Those bastards should have never even stepped into our territory."
Though a few of your questions had been answered, a thousand more appeared in their spots. But you didn't want to disturb the meeting anymore than you had already, so you decided to ask Armin- who seemed to know the most- later on.
Armin cleared his throat, grabbing one of the papers from the pile on the table. "Right moving on, we don't exactly know how they got into our place to begin with. Not only is the south edge boarder crawling with police officers thanks to Erwin, but it's also the place where our patrol is the strongest. It's doesn't make any sense."
"It could be a traitor." The words escaped your lips before you could even think, and one again everyones eyes were on you. Some were angry while others were surprised.
The bald dude broke the silence with his loud angry voice. "How could you say that? You don't even belong-"
Levi cut off the guy immediately. His monotone voice echoing through the building. "That's enough Connie. What Y/N's said is something Erwin had mentioned to me after the initial attack." The captain took a sip of his tea before continuing, looking straight at you. "It's something that should be considered."
You let out a sigh of relief as the tense atmosphere seemed to lighten at Levi's words.
What Connie had said held some truth to it. You were completely new to the team, and you barley knew anyone. You didn't belong yet. But you had watched enough crime and mystery shows to know that the idea of a traitor is something that should always be taken into consideration.
"Well for now- incase the traitor theory is right- we should all pick up more security shift. At least 4 of us should be at each main boarder to ensure we're safe." Eren spoke up for the first time in quite a while. His face didn't hide the fact that he was upset just like everyone else in the room.
This probably wasn't the best day to bring me.
"I agree with Eren. I'll figure out a schedule for that and send it out." Armin says and begins to gather all the papers of the table. "Next we have to discus the next race and who's going to compete."
The rooms tense atmosphere lighted up at the mention of an upcoming race which was a relief to you. It was hard to say the right thing when everyone was upset- especially since you didn't know a thing about what exactly had happened.
But everyone was quick to frown at their captains next words. "That's easy." Levi said, placing his tea cup on the table carefully. "Y/N."
At the sound of your name, you looked up from your fidgeting fingers to look at Levi, dumbfounded. "Yeah that's really funny captain."
You wait for him to smile and tell you he was joking but his face stays void of any emotions causing you to cuss. "Your fucking kidding right? You want me to race?" You ask you voice an octave higher as you become plagued with anxiety.
"I'm completely serious Y/N." Levi says, standing up and making his way towards the back exit. "I'm heading home, Erwin's been expecting me for a while. Eren make sure she get's home safely." With that, the man disappears behind the door leaving you in a state of confusion and shock.
You turn to look at Eren who was smiling like an idiot. "Why the hell are you smiling asshole?" His smile only widens and your scrunch your nose. "Does my misery cause you pleasure."
"So much pleasure." He says in a taunting voice and you reply by smacking him on the arm lightly, not wanting to deal with his stupidity.
"Don't worry Y/N!" Armin's cherry voice says, catching your attention. "Eren, Jean and the others are gonna teach you how to be a pro! Even captain Levi's gonna help you out!"
Armin's reassurance calmed your nerves a bit but the idea of racing again made your stomach churn.
"So when's the next race?" You ask nonchalantly, leaning back into the couch so that you and Eren's shoulders were touching.
"Next Saturday." Eren replied as he pulls out his phone and begins to scroll though instagram.
Your jaw falls slack and you quickly turn towards the others. "Isn't that a bit too soon? I mean it's less than a week away."
"Actually we usually have races every other night. But we had to postpone a bunch because of the commotion caused by you and the breach." Sasha tells you before popping a chip into her mouth.
"Not to mention the fact that our midterm breaks ended today and we go back on campus tomorrow." Connie pointed out as he attempted to steal a chip from Sasha. An awkward silence broke amongst the group at then mention of school staring back up.
Shit that was today?
The past two weeks had gone by so fast and had been rather hectic so you hadn't even realized that classes were starting back up. You were currently only taking two classes as you had taken a few during your senior year of high-school so you wouldn't be to busy. But even with half the amount of classes people usually took, you had never not been completely immersed in school work and you weren't sure how your academic and personal life balance was going to go.
The girl to your left, Mikasa, was the first to break the silence as she played with one of the many rings on her slim fingers. "Speaking of classes, what's your major?"
"I'm doing Political sciences and I'm minoring in creative writing."
"Isn't Armin in Political Sciences too?" Historia asked as she played with Ymir's hair.
Armin turned slightly red as his eyes met your gaze. "Yeah.. Y/N and I actually have Microeconomics together."
Your lips part slightly in shock as you try to think back to class and when it finally hits you a small gasp leaves your mouth. "Wait you the Armin Arlert? The genius that got full marks on his midterms?"
Armin turns crimson and looks at his fidgety hands. "Yeah." His voice was soft and slightly embarrassed as everyone focus shifted to him.
"Armin's a genius?" Jean asked his expression contorted into a confused one.
Eren scoffs, putting his phone away. "Yeah he is. But clearly you aren't."
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A/N
i love armin sm
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-STAR :D
Word count: 1708
date: June 8th 2021