Promise //Attack On Titan// AoT X OC

Chapter 9 [I]

Cleaning up bodies is no easy task, seeing people who you once knew in such a state... No one likes how that feels... The feeling of loss... I then come across a corpse, it's a male soldier... Looks... Oddly familiar... Before I could get close enough to see who's body it was... I was awakened by my roommates, a short blonde girl and her much taller companion...

"Good morning" they say in synch, Christa smiles at me, while Ymir quietly stares, I give them a quiet nod and they leave me be. Once I finish my routine, I went off to the dining room where everyone is minding their own business and talking to friends. As I walked, I saw all of my roommates eating together, Christa and Blanc who sat next to each other were waving over to me. I began walking to them but suddenly bumped into someone

"Oh sorry about that! Oh, hey, good morning Ivory"

It was Marco...

"Oh...good morning, Bodt"

"How was your sleep last night?"

I shrug to him, not knowing how to reply...

"I'm not sure if that means good or bad but I'll assume it was ok?"

"... I guess..."

" Ivory!! Marco!! "

We look over to where the voice was coming from. It was Sasha with her group of friends

" You wanna join us? "

Marco asks

"...No thanks... I... don't want to be a bother"

"Are you sure? "

" Yes... I'm sure... "

I walk to an empty table where no one was sitting at yet, and claim it as mine. I play my tray down and begin eating, when someone suddenly sits beside me... It was Bertholdt

" Hey Ivory"

".... Hello, Hoover"

" Why're you eating alone? Why not join the others? You're brother is sitting with us, feel free to join"

"Because that isn't a part of my mission, now leave me be... "

Bertholdt has often been nice to me, but I've never returned his kindness... No matter how kind one may be... We can't wash the blood off our hands now... Bertholdt gets up, getting ready to leave but...

"... Wait..."

"Hm? What's up?"

"... Do you think... Once we finish this... We can all finally be happy..?"

"... I don't know, Ivory... But maybe , if we make the right decisions. You'll be happy Ivory, once this is all over, what do you say you , me and the others go have fun when we get back? We can do anything we've ever wanted once this is finished"

"... Ok..."

Bertholdt pats me head before leaving me alone once again... After he left, another boy sits next to me. I look beside me and see

"Oh... Bodt"

"Hey, I just figured I'd sit next to you to keep you company... If that's alright..?"

Keep me company... I feel my heart slightly flutter... Why is that..?

"... It's fine ..."

Marco smiles and me and takes his bread to take a bite but a few rough housing cadets bump into him and he drops the bread on the dirty floor

"Ah, damn sorry dude! Didn't mean to bump into you"

"I-It's fine! Don't worry about it"

He's fine... with that? I would've murdered them... But I guess that's just the kind of person he is...

"... Here..."

"Hm?"

I throw my piece of bread to him and he looks at me

"I'm not that hungry anyway..."

He stares at me, his face slightly flushed. But then my stomach growls

"..."

"...pft..."

"Huh? "

Marco chuckles at my stomach... His laugh... He looked so pure... I look down in embarrassment. He looks at me and stops laughing, then he hands me the bread back

"Here"

"Huh?"

" You're hungry, aren't you? Besides, it's yours after all so ... "

Marco... I break my bread in two and call him out

" Hey... Bodt"

" Yea- mmnph! "

I shove one piece of bread in his mouth "

"Eat"

"Mmnph... "

He quietly listens to me and begins to chew on the bread I'm feeding him, his face is slightly red... I hope I'm not accidentally choking him... He manages to finish eating the bread and drinks some water to wash it down. I then tried to take my piece but he took it from me. I look at him and he smiles at me, making my face feel...hot...

"Here, say 'ahh'"

"Uh...w...what..?"

"It's only fair I feed you after you fed me, go on"

"Uh...uhm...a-ahhhh..."

I hesitantly open my mouth. I can feel the stares of my comrades as Marco gently feeds me the piece of bread

'This is so embarrassing...' I thought to myself but...it also feels kind of nice...

"Hey Marco! Who's your girlfriend here?"

Stratled, I choke on the bread I was chewing and start coughing

"A-ah Ivory!"

Marco quickly hands me the cup of water and I immediately drink everything in it...I glare at the person who surprised me and see that damned horseface, Jean Kirstein

"You. Dont just randomly scare people out of nowhere like that, do that to me again and I'll end you"

I get up from my chair ready to punch that bastard when Marco grabbed my arm

"Calm down Ivory. Im sure he didn't mean it, right Jean?"

"Yeah, jeez...relax girl..."

"Tsk..."

I glare at him and sit back down

"I dont think we've met before"

He clears his throat and lets out his hand

"Im Jean Kirstein! Nice to meet ya"

"..."

I quietly look at Marco and points at Jean. Looks like he got the message

"Jean, this is Ivory Algèrie. She doesn't really like talking to people...as you can see..."

Marco laughs awkwardly as I glare at Jean

"A-ahaha...yeah I can..."

"Tsk"

"Damn Marco, of all girls in this place you had to date the grumpiest one"

"W-wha!? N-no its not like that! Ivory and I aren't dating, she and I are just friends thats all!"

Just friends...Just...friends...

Why does that...hurt..? Oh thats right...because...Im gonna be...the cause of his death...isn't it..? Marco and I are friends...and I'm going to stab him in the back...how...did I not manage to avoid this..? Why did I have...to be friends with someone like him..? Why...

I hurriedly consume my soup and water and quickly put my tray away, I excuse myself and run to the field where no cadets were in sight at the moment... I sit by the little stairs and just...stare...at nothing... Thinking about the decisions I've made...and the path I've chosen...and...Marco...