Attack On Titan
Chapter 1
Author: Coy123
Ok so I obviously don't own Attack On Titan. All rights reserved. Everything I'm writing about is fiction. I own all of the OC's. Please enjoy!
Chapter 1: Remembering
Year 848 (18 years old)
It feels just like yesterday. It's been 3 years since that day. The day I decided to be in the scout regiment. Now I'm a full fledge scout, I've made a lot of friends. But I've also lost a lot of them as well. I looked down from where I the wall I was standing on. Over looking the city, thinking back on that fateful day.
Year 845 (15 years old)
It was a peaceful day, I was walking to the market place. Mom had me go pick up some vegetables for dinner. I successfully found the cart. The old lady that worked there knew me fairly well. My family has done business with her for a long time.
"Leslie! It's so good to see you! What can I get for you today?"
"Give me three purple onions, two cucumbers, and five carrots please."
"Coming right up! By the way, how's that brother of yours? Is he still in training?"
"Yeah, he should be graduating soon. He's been there for a couple of years."
"Well When he comes home, tell him to stop by!"
"Will do!"
She handed me the sack of vegetables. I turned my back and headed home. All of a sudden the wind picked up. My brown hair started blowing in my face. "Darn hair, wish this wind would chill out." I pulled my bangs back about a billion times before I got home. I felt somebody tugging on my sleeve from behind me.
"Hey Leslie! What're you doing?" I looked over my shoulder to see Cindy Barbo. She's my best friend and neighbor. She moved in next door when we were seven.
"I'm just running some errands for my mom. What about you, what're you doing out?"
"Looking for you, I was wondering if you wanted to watch the scouts come home?"
"Yeah I guess, but don't you think it's depressing though? A lot of them probably aren't coming home."
"Way to be positive, but don't you look up to them? I mean come on,they're so cool. They're gonna save humanity. Besides you've got nothing better to do."
"Alright, but we better get back before these rot." Referring to my bag of vegetables.
"Mom Will kill me if I'm late."
So we headed toward the gate to watch the scouts come home. We climbed up on some roof, don't know who's house it is though. Hope they don't mind.
"Leslie, look! Here they come!" The gates opened, about thirty scouts rode on horseback. Many of them were injured. An older man stood in front of the house we were sitting on.
"Looks like there's more missing than when they first set off. Maybe they didn't try hard enough." The man standing next to him joined.
"I'll tell you what happened. They weren't strong enough. Which means all of our hard earned taxes are going down the drain!"
I didn't see the scouts leave, so I don't know how many soldiers they've lost. But from what it sounded like, the mission was a failure. I looked over at Cindy, who's fist were clenched. Her face made a furious scowl, and she grinded down her teeth. I put my hand on her shoulder.
"Don't take it personally. He's just saying that because he's scared."
"Aren't you offended? You're brother is going to join the scouts! Don't you care what people think?!"
"Of course, but I can't stop them from saying anything. It's just best to ignore them. Besides, my brother can handle his own." And with that, we continued to watch the scouts head home.
Now it was time for us to head back. Cindy and I climbed off of the roof. I looked over at her, she still looked pretty steamed.
"Don't worry about it."
"Huh?"
"What that guy said. He probably doesn't understand what's really going on out there. He's never fought a titan anyway."
"Yeah but neither have we."
"True but we know more than what most do."
"Yeah I guess..."
"So cheer up!"
Cindy smiled at me, "Thanks." She said it plainly.
We reached our stopping points and gave each other a high five. "I'll see ya tomorrow." As I walked away she grabbed the back of my shirt.
"Leslie." She said in a serious tone, "I'm gonna join the scouts." After saying what she needed to say, she turned and left.
I just stood there for a while. I wasn't sure how to take it. First my brother now my best friend? Although deep down I knew she could do it. I knew she wouldn't die. I grinned to myself. "Good luck buddy." And with that I went into my house.
I opened the door to find my older brother home.
"Adam, you're back!" I ran over to give him a hug. He's been away as a cadette for a couple of years. Training so he could fight the Titans.
He hugged me back. "Hey Leslie, how's it going? Missed me much?" Adam left to train to become a scout. He wanted to enroll because our father went missing. We don't know what really happened, but the other scouts said that dad went on patrol in the forest. They believe he got devoured by a Titan. Nobody had seen him for a long time, so they just left him.
Mom was pretty upset about it, she was mad that the scouts had just left him. Nobody went looking for him I think. Guess you can't blame them though. We heard there were Titans chasing the group. So it's not like they could really go searching for him anyway. But ever since that day we found out, Adam changed. He became serious. The fact that our father was dead, set a spark in him. One that couldn't be put out. He wanted to help people, to make sure that little kid's fathers could return home safely from work. I set the vegetables in the sink and started to wash them. Mom walked in, she was carrying a basket full of yarn and knitting needles. She smiled at me and put her basket down on the table. "Thanks for running errands for me! Sorry that I had you go. I would've made Adam gone if he'd gotten home in time."
I smiled at her, and continued to wash the vegetables.
Mom pulled up a chair and sat down at the table. She started to hum while she knitted. Adam stood up and helped me make stew for dinner. We sliced up the vegetables and put them in the pot. The water boiled to perfection, bubbles floating up to say hello. Steam rising from the water, warmth touching my face. We finished the soup, and poured some into a couple of bowls. I set one in front of mom, we said our blessings and ate.
Mom drank a spoonful, "Leslie you're getting to be a better chef everyday!" She continued to eat her stew. I responded, "Well I did learn from the best!"
My mind wandered back to what Cindy had said. I mean yeah I believe in her, but now that I think about it, I believed in dad to. I just hope she doesn't get herself into any trouble, but then again, trouble's her middle name.
Adam took a sip, burning his tongue in the process. "Idiot, you have to wait for it to cool down." He made an angry face, "I am well aware of that thanks. I'm just really hungry. I've been training really hard for the past three years." I just scoffed, "You probably slacked off the whole time. You better be careful." Mom looked down at her bowl and kept eating. Adam and I continued to poke at each other. We all just continued talking, and enjoying each other's company. Little did I know that soon, my world would crumble.