The Breach: Sasha Braus

                                    

                                          
3 years ago
                          
The young girl kneels over as her run finally comes to an anticlimactic conclusion. She craves for air as much as she desires a potato, but with her dinner privileges revoked for a few days, the girl will have to endure her unsated gluttony. At least, starting tomorrow.
                          
I walked quietly towards her, but I'm sure she heard my feet against the dry ground. Even though it's very dark, I can see her with the torches as she lays on her back, too exhausted to pick herself up. I chuckle as I come close, extending my arm out to help her. "Hey, need a hand?" She opens her eyes, the only form of movement she manages. Understanding, I drop to my butt, looking to the night sky. For the first day at boot camp, it was quite eventful, especially when she got caught. Remembering her punishment and the real reason I'm out here, I reach into my pocket, handing her a hot, steaming potato. "Maybe this will pick you up?"
                          
She sees the steaming item in my hand, and like a dog seeing a bone, she perks up. She raises up to her waist, her pupils expand with desire, her mouth floods with saliva. She reaches out quickly for the potato. "Gimme!"
                          
Just as quickly, I rescind my hand, moving the potato out of her reach. "No."
                          
She continues to fight me over it until I stand up. Even with her burst of energy, her body is still winded. Unable to stand, she falls back down, whining like a toddler. "Whaaaaat? But...you must have come out here to give it to me!"
                          
True, I am going to give it to her. However, in light of the entertainment earlier, I want to see how far she'll go just for food. "Yes, but not because I'm kind or anything."
                          
"So you're bribing me. Food for something else?"
                          
"...Yes, if you put it that way. Except I'll let you choose how you do so. Deal?" The girl nods and I sit back down, handing her the potato. Within seconds of grasping it, I swear half the item is gone. Damn, she must've been hungry. My mission accomplished and my energy wearing thin, I push myself on my knees before a hand grasps my arm. I turn around to the golden-eyed redhead with half a potato in her other hand, confused as to why she's holding me back.
                          
"I haven't paid you back yet." I really didn't want anything back, definitely didn't expect anything immediately. However, before I could tell her otherwise, she throws herself on me, giving me the tightest hug I've had since... Not wanting to make the situation awkward, I wrap my arms around her. "Thank you," she whispers in my ear.
                          
"You're....welcome." Once we break apart she smiles as she attends to her potato. "You know, I was kidding about you owing me back. You didn't have to do that."
                          
"What are you talking about? That's just my thanks. I'll pay you back someday, I promise! You're like...my first friend here, so in light of our friendship, I owe this to you."
                          
I nod, patting the girl on her shoulder. So I guess we're friends now...weird to consider someone other than Mikasa that's a girl "a friend". I wait for her to finish the potato then I help her to her feet and escort her to the girl's barracks. Once there, before I could turn away, I'm caught in another hug, with a lot more sniffing. "Hey, you're...hugging again..."
                          
The girl steps back, shaking her head. "No, I noticed that your neck smells like well-seasoned meat. Sorry about that." She extends her hand, smiling brightly. "I'm Sasha Brauss, from a little village north of Trost. Nice to meet you, friend."
                          
I take her hand. "Joshua Hardin, from Shiganshina."
                          
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