Another year, another new school. Linda's father is a soldier and so they moved a lot. At the moment they're stuck in Sina, Wisconsin. It's a small rural town in the middle of nowhere. The largest business they have is a small strip mall. At the moment Linda would be going to school as a junior. Tomorrow she would officially go to Sina High and be a Titan. Needless to say the teen wasn't all that excited.
"You know what Linda. Leave the unpacking to us and just go explore the town."
"I don't want to." Linda sighs.
"Too bad, get going."
Linda's mother grabs her daughter by the wrist and picks up Linda's purse as well. Tossing in the keys to the car, Linda's phone, and then wallet she hands it to her disgruntled daughter. "Now, go out and explore. I'm going to toss you out of the house if you try to stay home."
Linda snorts, "Fine." She snatches her purse and then walks out to the lime green car. Linda unlocks it and then tosses her purse in before starting up the car. Where the hell was she supposed to go in such a tiny town? Heading out of the driveway she decides to just head toward the strip mall.
Parking in one of the spaces Linda makes a face at the small mall. Honestly the Super Walmart looked bigger than this place. Locking her car Linda shoulders her purse and then heads into the place. After buying her items in a small store she decides to go and check out the Books A Million. Linda always loved to read and so bookstores were high up on her list. Walking into the place she's immediately hit with the smell of coffee. Looking over she's surprised to see that there's a Starbucks. Already she can see a few people seated around a table pouring over books, she leaves the coffee shop be for now as she goes to look at the books.
Perusing the isles for a little bit Linda stops in the manga section for a little bit. As she looks at the books there she doesn't see anything really new. However as she picks up a copy of 'One Piece' to flip through it she hears a squeal. Just as Linda looks up a girl tackles her into a hug. Linda lets out a scream of surprise as she hits the floor. The girl holds both of Linda's hands in her own, brown eyes sparkling behind glasses.
"You like 'One Piece' too?! Tell me you do! Huh, huh, huh?" She asks excitedly.
Linda looks shocked, "Uh yeah, it's pretty good."
"I know! Can you believe the properties of devilfruits! I mean thats-"
This woman is cut off when two guys come over and forcibly pull her off of Linda, "Shitty glasses, what have we told you about not acting like a crazed lunatic." His hair was dark and his piercing grey eyes go through Linda. She can't help but blush a bit, he was gorgeous.
The other guy steps forward. He's a tall guy; he stands at 6'2", his blond hair is kept neatly parted on the left side. A calm, collected expression on his face, Linda notices his icy blue eyes being one of his most striking features. His eyebrows are also quite noticeable, being very thick and bushy. He wears a white t-shirt with a blue button up shirt and jeans. He offers Linda a smile.
"I'm sorry, Hanji gets very excited over the manga."
Linda stands up and brushes herself off, "Yeah it's cool." she places the book back and attempts to make a hasty exit.
"Hey wait up!" Hanji yells after Linda. She doesn't stop, in fact Linda hurries to get away from the crazy woman. Perhaps coming to the mall was a bad idea. Getting to her car Linda starts it up when suddenly that woman had her face plastered against the window. "Waaaaaiiiiittttt!"
"Fucking hell you're mental!" Linda yells as she puts her car into drive and hauls ass away from the place. After driving around for a bit a park comes up and Linda decides to just spend some time there. Not like anything would go wrong there. Getting out she sees that there's a group of people on a picnic planket with text books open. They looked pretty serious about studying, that was until some guy with a shaved head lets out a yell and tosses his text book over his head; which managed to hit Linda.
She hits the ground and groans at the pain blossoming from her stomach. That was one hell of a throw. Hearing footsteps and worried voices she cracks open an eye to see a few people around her. One is a girl with dark hair and eyes. Next to her is some guy with dark brown hair and stunning blue eyes, then there's a brown haired girl, and finally the shaved head guy.
"I'm so sorry!" He says as he helps Linda up.
Linda shakes her head, "It's not the worst thing I've experienced today."
"Oh well, do you wanna come hang with us?"
Linda hesitates, what if they're all as crazy as the last people she met? "Uh... sure."
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To say that Linda was nervous was an understatement. Today was her first day of school and he knew a grand total of five people: Connie Springer, Mikasa Ackerman, Eren Jeager, Sasha Blouse, and Marco Bodt.
Parking her car in her new school spot Linda kills the engine and steps out. Straightening her shirt she clutches the bag strings tightly and then makes her way toward the front office. Stepping inside she goes up to the desk and stands there in shock, it was one of the guys from the bookstore. He looks up at her with his sharp grey eyes and they show a miniscule amount of surprise.
"What do you want?" His tone is bored yet somewhat sharp.
Linda takes a moment, "Uh, I need my schedule and I was told to come up here."
"Name?"
"Huh?"
The guy clicks his tongue, "What's your name? I can't get your fucking schedule if I don't know who you are." Linda for a moment before answering. As soon as he got her name he was going in the back and rummaging around. He comes out with a sheet, "Here."
She takes it from him and scans the list:
1: Chemistry 2 Honors Room: 105
2: Pre-Calculous Honors Room: 436
3: Psychology Honors Room: 810
4: English 3 Honors Room: 418
A LUNCH
5: French 4-B Honors Room: 117
6: US History Honors Room: 413
Looks like a full course load to Linda and worst of all she had no idea where anything was. The guy is watching her with sharp eyes, "Is there a problem?"
"Yeah, I don't know where anything is." She shoots back.
The guy sighs before standing up and snatching the paper from her. After a glance at it he starts walking out of the office and Linda stands there staring at him, confused. Until he turns around and stares at her until she starts moving. He takes her around to all of her classes and introduces her to the teachers. After the last class is shown he then promptly turns around and walks off as the bell for second period rings.
Linda hurries to her second period. Stepping into the class she gives her teacher a smile before promptly heading to her seat. Slinking down into it Linda tries hard not to get noticed, that is until Connie slides into the seat next to her, "Hey Lin! How's your first day?" He asks happily.
Linda shrugs, "I've spent the past hour being shown around by some office worker."
"Oh, who?"
Seeing work on the board she grabs out her notebook and a pencil, "Dunno, he didn't give his name. All I know is he's shorter than I thought, dark hair, steely grey eyes, and a bored expression."
Connie jolts and drops his pencils, "Wait, you mean Levi Ackerman showed you around?" He asks incredulously.
"Uh... I guess? Like I said I don't know his name."
"Well whatever, what do you have next?" He asks as she hands him the paper. He scans over it for a moment before giving out a low whistle, "Wow, you have two senior classes; Psychology and French. Looks like you're a smartie!"
Linda takes back her schedule and tries not to blush, "I guess."
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By the time third period rolled around Linda felt ready to get away from Connie. Apparently he was extremely bad at math and after seeing how smart Linda really was he started to pester her until she felt like she was going to die. Banking down a flight of stares and into hallway 800 she then makes her way into the classroom.
The teacher, a nice woman, greets Linda and then directs her to a seat and gives her a book for the remaining half of the year. Settling down she opens her book to thumb through the chapters. However hearing a familiar squeal Linda freezes up, not daring to look up from her book. However she's immediately squeezed in a hug by that weird woman from the bookstore.
"Hanji, really? You're suffocating her." Blondie says as he enters into the classroom, a backpack slung over his shoulder.
"She's just sooo cute! And she likes 'One piece'!" Hanji lets Linda go for a moment to look at her confused, "Hey, what are you doing in this class anyways? It's for seniors."
Linda holds up the book with a blank face, "I'm in this class."
"Wow! Erwin, we have a smartie!"
Linda doesn't answer and the teacher comes in to start class. Erwin sits to Linda's left while Hanji takes the right. Well, this could be interesting no doubt. Perhaps they wouldn't be crazy today. As everyone is instructed to open their books Erwin leans over and asks if he could just look on with her. Linda makes a face but none the less agrees and scoots the book between them. It was more than a little awkward considering most of the senior girls were glaring holes at her; those lunatics were going to get her killed.
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By the time third period had ended Linda felt like she would cry from frustration. Erwin and Hanji had driven her crazier than Connie had! As soon as that bell rang she was running away from them so fast that she forgot her text book. Naturally she needed to go back for it but she thought the teacher would have noticed and picked it up. She would get it after school ended.
Fourth period passed by pretty normal. Linda had that class with Eren and Mikasa. It was actually at the class that the two asked how her day was. Linda relayed what happened so far and while Eren gaped, Mikasa's eyes darkened. "I can't believe Levi would actually go and show you around. You must have some crazy powers we don't know of!" Eren breathes.
"Okay... I don't know I mean I just told him I had no idea but other than that I didn't ask him to show my around. Besides, why do you guys call him by his first name. Isn't he a teacher or worker here or something?"
Eren laughs as Mikasa quirks a smile, "Levi... is my older brother. He goes to this school as a senior."
Linda actually laughs this time, "Yeah right! Stop pulling my leg!" The bell for lunch rings and the three of them pick up their stuff.
Linda is walking with them to go to their regular table when she spots a familiar brown head b-lining for her. Linda freezes up in shock when Hanji latches onto her. "Linda! Come have lunch with us today!"
"Uhm I was going-." She goes to point to Eren and Co. when she realizes that they aren't there anymore. Traitors.
"Come on! There's still someone you have to meet! Besides Erwin has your book for Psych. that you left." She pushes Linda off toward where she assumed the table was.
Getting to a table in the quad area under a bunch of oak trees was a group of seniors. There was Erwin, two blonde guys, one with dark hair, and a girl with strawberry blonde hair. Then there was the guy Linda had learned was Levi Ackerman. Apparently he really was a student here. Hanji pushes Linda to sit down on some available space on the seat next to Erwin. He offers her a smile before turning to the curious seniors.
"This is Linda..."
"Linda Tierron."
The other girl of the group gives Linda a warm smile, "Hi! I'm Petra Ral. The two blondes over there are Auruo Bozard and Mike Zacharius. The guy with the dark hair is Gunther Scholtz and the other dark haired guy is-."
"We've already met." Levi cuts in as he pulls out a Mac book and starts to type on it.
Petra gives him a longing stare before snapping out of it, "Well, anyways it's nice to meet you!"
"Uh yeah, you too." She says. Levi only looks at Linda from over the top and she can't help but look away. She'd never admit it but he was pretty good looking.
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French class.
Linda didn't know how to even begin describing this hell hole. First off she got quite the surprise on the way there. Once lunch had ended she'd gotten up to try and remember where the class was again. She actually would've walked right past it if not for Levi grabbing her collar and hauling her into the classroom behind him. She stumbles for a moment before straightening up.
She opens her mouth to yell at Levi when she realizes that he's settled down in a desk himself. It was still really strange to see him in a classroom rather than teaching it. He looked so much older than he actually was. At her staring he quirks an eyebrow, "Sit down." He points to the desk in front of him. Linda's quick to comply.
As the classroom starts filling up Petra arrives in class and her eyebrows scrunch in confusion. She walks over to Linda, "Hey, are you lost or something?"
Linda gives her a cross look, what was it with all of these seniors thinking she didn't know if she was in the wrong class or not? "No, I'm in French 4-B Honors."
"Oh wow! You must be really good at French then right?"
Linda makes a face, "Honestly, no. I'm not sure why they put me in the advanced French class."
"Hm... well I think you'll do just fine." Her smile seems strained as she goes over to the other side of the classroom and takes her seat.
Class beings and immediately Linda feels like she's in over her head. Whatever the teacher was saying she wasn't understanding. In fact when the teacher called on Linda she blinked owlishly and pointed to herself. The teacher laughs and then switches over to english for a moment to ask her, her name. Linda felt like she could just die by the looks the seniors were all giving her. Hell though, switching schools in the middle of the year wasn't easy!
The rest of class only made Linda feel worse as other seniors rattled off near-perfect French. Levi however stayed silent behind her, his arms crossed over his chest, eyes watching the girl in front of him. She was struggling and it was obvious.
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By the end of French class yet again Linda felt like she wanted to cry. For a month she'd been at this school and she was all but failing French class. That class was the worst fifty minutes of her life and she felt like she was the stupidest person there. Keeping her head down Linda walks furiously away from there only to get yanked back by her arm. She's then faced with Levi, who is peering down at her face. She feels too embarrassed to even look him in those startling grey eyes.
"You suck at French." He says.
Linda squeezes her eyes shut, "You think! Our French 4-B Honors wasn't the same as yours! Just leave me alone!" She goes to yank her arm away from him but he holds on tighter.
"Get a tutor."
"Oh? Just who do you suggest?" She snaps.
He hands her a piece of paper, "Be there by four o' clock even. Not before and not after." With that he walks off without another word.
Linda watches him go. For the past couple of weeks he'd been acting strange toward her. He'd stick around her more than usual and even run into her in the strangest of place. Linda shuddered when she remembered just last week. She had apparently left her psychology book again and this time she'd been sitting with Eren and Co. Levi had walked over to the table and dropped it in front of her.
That didn't make her want to shrink down more than the look Levi and Mikasa were sharing. Both siblings were glaring at one another. In fact the hate rolling off of the two could've been cut with a knife. What the hell was going on between those two? Trying to diffuse the situation Linda thanked Levi profusely. Even then it was a few seconds before he gave her a look and then left back to his own table.
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"Hm... I think this is it." Linda whispers. She resituates her backpack and then walks up to the door. Ringing the doorbell she stands back for a bit and waits. To her surprise Mikasa opens the door.
Mikasa's eyes widened in confusion, "Linda, what are you doing here?"
She flushed, "L-Levi gave me a piece of paper saying that a good F-French tutor was here."
"Ah, so you were who he was talking about."
"Oi brat, what's going on?" Levi comes down the stairs toweling off his hair. He's dressed in a blue v-neck and a pair of jeans.
Linda blushes a bit as he stops and looks at her, "Oh, you're here. Get in already." He turns and walks off toward what Linda assumed was the kitchen.
Mikasa snorts but steps aside, "Good luck. He's a bastard."
"Thanks Mikasa, I'm sorry if I'm intruding."
Linda brushes past Mikasa and into the room that Levi had walked into. She finds herself in the kitchen, Levi sitting at the bar with a few books open on the surface. He was leaning on his forearms looking bored. As soon as he notices her he motions for her to come sit.
"S-so you're going to be my teacher?" She stutters.
"Tch, no I called you here just to insult your French abilities."
Linda frowns at him, "Juste pour votre information, je ne suis pas totalement inutile avec le français." (Just for your information, i'm not totally useless with French)
"Pourtant, vous ne parvenez pas tout dans la classe. Apparemment, vous êtes inutile au français." He shoots right back. (Yet you fail everything in class. Apparently you are useless at French)
Linda flushes, "You are un tel cul!" She leans toward him to emphasize her point. (You're such an ass!)
"Tch, quitter une réaction excessive. Je prends le temps de mon emploi du temps pour vous aider." (Tch, quit overreacting. I'm taking time out of my schedule to help you.)
"Pourquoi? Pourquoi s'embêter to help me?" She has to cut back into English for a moment on account of not knowing the words. (Why? Why bother to help me?) "Tch. Idiot, it isn't obvious?" He switches back to english.
"Listen, can you fucking help me with French or not?"
Levi leans forward, close to her, "Je vais vous aider avec le français vous femme frustrant. Il suffit de savoir que je ne m'attends quelque chose en retour ..." He closes the distance and brings her face to his. "Donc, que dites-vous?" ( I'll help you with French you frustrating woman. Just know that I do expect something in return...So what do you say?)
"Oui." She replies as they break apart for a moment before bringing their lips back together.
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Okay! So I finished this and I feel like it's crap but I really have revised this to the point of not being able to do anything else. Anyways, I hope you like it itstinyray! If not let me know and I'll see if I can't come up with something better! Also, I don't speak French, this is all from google translate so if something isn't right don't jump on my back about it.