Hello, my fellow winxers! Yay, a new fanfic! At first, I didn't want to write it because it would be so much work and that it would consume time, but I decided anyways! So, another Attack on Titan fanfic! This time, it's an OC insert story again, but it is the real Attack on Titan, with the gore, titans, swearing instead of Juinor High. I chose the English Dub script because it was less complicated to do, even though they speak fast in that version. So, I hope you enjoy this OC story. It's gonna be a looooooooong story, but I promise it will all be worth reading at the end!
That day...the human race remembered...we lived in fear of the titans...and we were kept in a humiliated birdcage we called walls.
The sun rose early morning in Shinganshina, Wall Maria. As soon as the sun was up, people who have the bone to wake up early did it and went outside of their houses to do business that seemed to please them. Hours went by, and eighty percent of the district had already strolled the streets, buying food and walking around as a remedy of boredom. Many people flooded the streets because of the amount of food needed. However, only one girl woke up for a different reason, and she was optimistic enough to brighten her day; Saoirse Hillman.
Saoirse was a different kid though, she loved books and always had a thirst of knowledge from them. Every day, she would go to the library and borrow three or more books to read and comes back one day later with all the books read. Every kid believed that she was being too smart, they think of her as a serious child. Saoirse didn't mind, because she was getting used to being called smarty pants, except for her best friend Mikasa Ackerman, who was her neighbor, just five houses away.
Another thing interesting about her is that she was the daughter of a Survey Corps soldier. Ben, the name of her father, after an expedition, he would share with her the fascinating stories of the outside world and how it looked like. This prompt Saoirse to dream of joining the Survey Corps because she knew that what her father told her would appear in her eyes very soon. She was the only child of her family, as her mother couldn't bear another child. However, the Hillmans managed to adopt Saoirse's four year old cousin, Heather. Her cousin's parents were Survey Corps soldiers as well but they ended up dying during an expedition. Saoirse felt sorry and decided to take her in. She didn't feel lonely anymore, because Heather was like a sister to her.
Saoirse woke up brightly though. She yawned and went up to clean herself. She put on her usual clothing and went downstairs to eat breakfast before she could visit the library again. "Saoirse, did you stay up late reading your books again?" Her mother, Charlotte asked, because the young girl had eye bags and she was so drowsy.
"Yes, mother," the young brunette answered, smiling as if it wasn't a big deal. "I can't stop reading it; its so interesting! Literary works are the ones that I go for, mommy."
Charlotte laughed and rubbed Saoirse's head. "You never stop reading," she teased.
Heather, who sat across from Saoirse, she joined in. "She reads a lot!" she said. "I always see her reading every book during the night."
Saoirse laughed along. "You two seemed to take my hobby as a joke," she teased.
"Of course not, we are just playing along and we completely understand your love for reading," Charlotte complimented. "Who knows? Maybe one day you'll become a teacher, or a skillful strategist in the top ten for the Trainees!"
The word trainees seemed to remind Saoirse of something. "Where's father?" she asked.
Charlotte sighed and rubbed her head. "Well...he's on an expedition, again," she said.
Saoirse frowned slightly. She knew expeditions were supposed to kill titans, but when they come back, eighty percent of their men had never made it back. She didn't worry about her father though, because if he was a skillful soldier, he could live long.
"Will Uncle Ben come back, Aunt Charlotte?" Heather asked, swaying her legs,
Saoirse smiled and rubbed her cousin's forehead. "Of course he will!" she said without any doubts. "He is very strong, and he could take out more than twenty titans!"
Charlotte eventually raised her head and ran to the other side of the counter. "Oh, I almost forgot," she said, grabbing a basket of cookies and handing them to Saoirse. "Can you offer these cookies to Carla Yeager? I'm sure since Mikasa is greatful for having you as her friend, I'm sure she told her mother and she would very much accept these cookies!"
"No problemo, mom!"
The two girls eventually finished their breakfast and they decided to go out. Their mother didn't worry that much, because Saoirse had never been outside of home until the next day, hence she trusted her deeply.
Heather linked arms with Saoirse for protection. "Are we going to the library again, cousin?" she asked, looking up.
Saoirse looked down and smiled. "Of course! We are gonna return these four books to Mr. Nottingham!" she said. Then she raised the basket. "Then we will give this to Mrs. Yeager!"
The two made their way to the library, which was at the corner of the wall that surrounded the town. It seemed like forty minutes reaching, depending on the speed of the two girls whether it was fast or slow. They grew tired along the rode, but they eventually reached the library. It was the oldest library in town, as it's structure looked very old and the walls were all dirty, Perhaps this came from earlier years before the district and wall was made. Saoirse and Heather opened the door and slowly stepped in.
"Hello? Mr. Nottingham?" Saoirse called out.
"Mr. Nottingham~?" Heather imitated, willing to help her cousin.
The girls looked at the right side of the library and eventually found him. He was an old man, not less than eighty, to be exact. He had white hair and a goatee, with glasses as his eyes. He was stacking books onto the shelf when he heard the two girls. He turned to them and smiled. "Oh, Saoirse your back!" he greeted.
"It's always great greeting you, Mr. Nottingham," the girl greeted. "How's your family?"
Mr. Nottingham chuckled. "My wife is doing perfectly fine, and our son had just graduated from the 103rd Trainee Corps. He even ranked number five in the top ten, and he recently sent me a letter saying he joined the Military Police!"
Saoirse beamed. "That is great news, Mr. Nottingham!" she said.
The old man laughed and rubbed Heather's head. "And you brought your little sister here again," he said. "Hello there."
Heather waved hyper actively. "Hello!" she replied.
Saoirse shrugged. "Actually Mr, she's my cousin," she corrected. "People keep mistaking her for being my younger sister."
Mr. Nottingham winced. "Oops, I thought you were her sister, little champ," he apologized.
Saoirse waved her hands. "That's okay, Mr. Nottingham, I'm used to it," she assured. "Even my best friend Mikasa mistakes her for being my sister."
Mr. Nottingham laughed. "People have minor mistakes, and when time comes, they will soon learn to do the exact opposite of it," he said.
Saoirse nodded. "True that," she said.
Mr. Nottingham got buried into the topic, he almost forgot why they were here. He clapped his hands. "Are you here to return the books you borrowed yesterday?" he asked.
Saoirse smiled and handed the four books. "Actually, yes!" she said, and Mr. Nottingham grabbed it gently and placed it back on the shelf.
"You finished all of them already? In one day?" he asked.
Saoirse giggled. "Actually, I completed all of them in one day in one hour!" she said.
Mr. Nottingham looked like as if his son was assigned as the king. "Well i'll be a father of a cow, I am impressed!" he complimented.
"I couldn't put it down," Saoirse said. "Anything new?"
"Not since a few weeks ago," Mr. Nottingham reported. "I'm terribly sorry."
Saoirse smiled. "That's alright." she assured, walking to a bookshelf and grabbing a green book and showing it to the man. "I'll borrow...this one."
Mr. Nottingham looked at it and gave a ten times stunned look than the usual one. "The Hyacinth Willows? But you read it four times in a row, my darling!" he exclaimed.
Saoirse twirled around. "I just love that book, so much!" she said. "The love story, the morals, everything!"
Mr. Nottingham smiled. He knew this was the time to do his motive. He placed the book neatly on Saoirse's hands. "If you love it that much, it's already yours," he said.
Saoirse blinked. "Really?" she gasped. "But sir, aren't you gonna regret letting me having this book? I'm sure you'll feel guilty letting me borrow a library book, it's too much!"
"Yeah, like she said!" Heather agreed.
Mr. Nottingham kept his happy look and gripped Saoirse's hands tightly. "I insist, dear," he said.
Saoirse stopped her protesting and hugged the book. "Oh, thank you thank you thank you Mr. Nottingham!" she cheered. "I'll never forget it."
Mr. Nottingham nodded. "Anything for my favorite child reader," he said.
The two girls said goodbye and headed towards the Yeager house to deliver the cookies. It took them forty minutes again to get back to their neighborhood, but this time. they made it fast so they wouldn't be late. They reached the Yeager estate and knocked on their door. "Come in," a woman's voice called out.
The girls opened the door and peeked inside to see Mr. and Mrs. Yeager inside. Mr. Yeager was a middle aged man, having long hair, glasses and a beard. He was a doctor, since he was working on his serum. His wife, Carla Yeager, she was stunningly beautiful. She had brown eyes and silky long black hair that was tied in a half ponytail.
"Mrs. Yeager?" Saoirse called out.
The mother looked at who called her and beamed upon the sight. "Saoirse, what a surprise!" she said, running over to her.
Mr. Yeager looked up and spotted them as well. "Hello girls." was all he could say.
"What brings you and your sister here?" Carla asked.
Saoirse blushed. "Actually, it's my cousin, but that's alright," she said. "Is Mikasa here?"
"No, she went to pick some logs with her brother," she said. "Is that why your here?"
"No, I was just asking," Saoirse said, showing her the basket. "My mom told me to give this to you."
Carla held the basket and smiled brightly. "Why, thank you Saoirse!" she thanked. "You are such a sweet girl, like Mikasa said. And I thank your mother too as well."
Saoirse smiled shyly. "Your welcome, if there's anything else you need from me and my family," she said. "We better leave now, bye!"
Carla waved at the two girls. "Thank you for stopping bye! I'll tell Mikasa you said hello!"
Saoirse and Heather decided it was time to go home and relax. They were almost close to their house when they heard the bell ring. They realized that the bell ringing signalized that the Survey Corps was back from their expedition. "Father's back!" Saoirse exclaimed.
"Let's go!" Heather cheered.
They ran to the center of town which was the line up of the townspeople to make way for the Survey Corps to pass. They eventually struggled trying to see the sight, but they were too small. They saw a nearby stack of boxes and the figured out that it was enough for them to see. They stood on it and saw the sight before them, and gasped.
Twenty percent out of a hundred men came back from the battle. Many soldiers were injured, and their body parts have been chopped off, leaving them to never use it again. The soldiers who looked unharmed and had titan blood on their capes looked bewildered and stoic. It was assumed that they lost many good men in the battle. Saoirse eventually grew worried and scanned the soldiers to see her father. She found him, who was perfectly fine and he was bewildered as well.
"Oh no," Heather muttered. She hugged Saoirse tightly. "Is Uncle Ben okay?"
Saoirse held her cousin's hands tightly. "Yes, he's fine," she assured.
Many townspeople were anxious and began chattering to themselves about how the Survey Corps did this time. The regiment was known for killing titans but the biggest disadvantage is the cost of many lives. Saoirse and Heather didn't want to believe that many people died in battle, but it was true.
"Moses? Moses?" A young woman called out for her son in the crowd. She ran in between the crowd and the Survey Corps. The soldiers stopped. "Thank you. Where is my son? He should be with you all."
She placed her arms on the sides of a soldier in front of her. "Oh please tell me he made it!" she pleaded.
The two soldiers looked at her. "I wish I had better news," he answered. He turned to a soldier who's right eye was injured and covered by a bandage. "Give it to her."
The soldier nodded and reached into the cart where the thing was. He handed over to the woman who looked anxious and scared. She had a feeling something's wrong. She looked at it and it was bloody, covered in cloth. She glanced at the soldier, who stared at her. She quickly unwrapped it and gasped upon seeing the item that was given was..an arm. She quickly covered it upon realizing it had dawned on her. Her son was dead, and the only thing left of him was his arm. She began sobbing loudly in front of the soldier.
"I'm sorry," he apologized. "It's all that was left of him."
These words made the woman ten times worse and she knelt to the ground, clutching her son''s arm. Saoirse and Heather watched sadly as the woman mourned over her lost son. They wanted to do something, but there was nothing to reverse a soldier's death.
"How could this have happened?" Heather asked her cousin.
Saoirse looked at her sadly. "I don't know," was all she could say.
The soldier kneeled in front of the woman. "He..he did good...he is...he was brave..." she choked.
"Tell me my son stood ground to the bitter end," she continued, and raised her head. "That means something! Tell me his sacrifice gave us a better chance!"
Everyone was silent, because they didn't have the energy to comfort the woman. Kids also cried upon seeing another massacre among them. A gust of wind blew. The man looked at her with determination. "He was brave!" he replied. He realized what he has said and it made him worse. He looked away. "But...his sacrifice meant nothing...so with all the losses...it's ever the same.." The soldiers looked down in shame.
He closed his eyes and started to tear up as well. "The day was lost! We have nothing!" he shouted.
The woman looked pale and scared, because these words had a point. "Your son..it's all because of me!" he blamed himself.
The townspeople looked scared and anxious hearing these words. "I sent him to his death! I sent all of them to their deaths!" he yelled. "And there's nothing to show for it! All of it adds up to nothing!"
Saoirse grabbed Heather's hands. She couldn't take it anymore. "Let's get out of here," she instructed.
Heather nodded and the two went out of the scenery before they shed tears. They didn't talk because they felt horrible for the mother and the Survey Corps. Now people would see them as a regiment where the decide the fate of their loved ones. Only Saoirse and Heather retained the positive traits of what they think of the Survey Corps, even after what they had seen.
Heather broke the silence. "Saoirse...are you still gonna join?" she asked.
Saoirse remained silent for a moment, thinking about it. "I'm gonna," she said without looking into her eyes. "I promised to stay faithful and loyal to the Survey Corps no matter how many deaths they caused. I'm willing to fight for what we love."
"But is your friend Mikasa determined as well?" the little girl asked.
Saoirse bit her lip and didn't respond. She knew Mikasa wouldn't because she knew that she escaped death, but her friend wouldn't want to die outside the walls.
"Girls!" A man's voice called out to them. They turned to see Saoirse's father run towards them with his green cloak still on him. He looked unharmed but had blood on his cloak.
"Daddy!" Saoirse greeted and hugged him.
"Uncle Ben!" Heather greeted as well and hugged him also.
Ben was a middle aged man who had dark brown hair and he looked handsome. He ruffled both of the girls' hair. "Did you miss me?" he asked.
"Of course!" the girls answered in unison.
Saoirse decided to tell it. "We...we saw what happened," she muttered. "Poor lady. She lost her son in vain. I don't think she deserves it."
Heather nodded. "I almost cried but Saoirse dragged me out of it," she said.
Ben sighed and looked at the two girls sadly. "Many lives in the expedition were lost and we couldn't save them because we didn't have the strength to look at them a second before their death," he sadly said. "I'm sorry if you girls think I'm just a soldier whose fight isn't worth humanity."
Saoirse and Heather shook their heads. "No! We don't think of that, we still stay faithful," Saoirse said. "But you and mother are not gonna keeps us from joining, are you?" she asked.
Ben shook his head. "Of course not!" he answered. "You are very lucky, because both of us want our daughter to be a strong and passion soldier who fights for what everyone deserves out of the greater good. And Heather as well too."
Saoirse and Heather smiled. They were lucky to have them. They hugged Ben and he hugged them back. He lit up. "Hey girls, what do you say that I take you to a tour around the Survey Corps?" he asked. "I'm sure Commander Erwin would love to hear your words of self determination."
Saoirse and Heather squealed. They jumped around their father in excitement. They couldn't hold their hyperactivity. "We're gonna see the Survey Corps! We're gonna see the Survey Corps!" they both cheered.
Ben chuckled. He loved seeing his daughter and niece being all happy and cheerful. "I'll bring you girls later this afternoon," he said. "I've got a meeting with soldiers from the Garrison now."
Saoirse and Heather looked at him. "Are you gonna come back?" they asked.
"Of course," he answered. He kissed the two girls and headed off. "I promise that I'll take you, and that will stay the way I like it!"
Saoirse and Heather waved at him. "Let's go home, I'm tired," Heather said.
"Same," Saoirse said.
The two continued their way towards their neighborhood and into their home. They kept chatting and chatting about how they were gonna see the Survey Corps HQ and their soldiers, because they were filled with determination as well. Charlotte would be delighted to hear it, too.
"Saoirse, since the book you love is interesting as you said, can you read it to me?" Heather asked out of curiosity.
Saoirse smiled. "Of course!" she answered. "Anything for my cousin!"
Just then, they spotted a girl with black hair and a red scarf run past them. Saoirse recognized who it was. "Mikasa!" she called out.
"That's her?" Heather asked.
Mikasa turned to see her friend and her cousin as well. "Sorry Saoirse, I got to do something, I'll chat with you later," she said, and ran away.
Saoirse understood it perfectly. She shrugged it off and the two headed back to their home. "We're home!" the girls cried in unison.
Charlotte was busy stacking logs. "Welcome back, girls!" she greeted. "Did you see your father? I heard the bells ring."
"Yep! And he said that he'll take us to the Survey Corps!" Heather announced.
Charlotte lit up. "Really? That's wonderful news, girls!" she said. "This afternoon?"
"Yup, and he's gonna introduce us to Commander Erwin Smith!" Saoirse continued. "Isn't it amazing!"
"Why yes it is," Charlotte replied and hugged them. "You deserve to fight for the greater good of the world girls, no matter how risky it is."
Saoirse and Heather looked at each other and smiled up to the woman. It filled them with more determination.
"So he risked his duties to save the one he loves?" Heather asked, who was reading with Saoirse in her bedroom.
Saoirse nodded excitedly. "Yes, and his parents let him do it because they wanted him to have someone to make him happy," she explained.
She raised the book and showed it to Heather. "So, Navarro ran miles and miles to get to the place of where Genevieve was held captive, he ran far for that! Can you believe it?" Saoirse said.
"Yeah!" Heather replied. Then she looked at Saoirse. "Will you do that for someone you love?"
Saoirse blushed and looked away. "B-But I haven't found anyone to love yet," she replied.
Heather leaned closer to her. "But will you ever find a boy?" she asked. "I want to see you risk your life for the boy you love."
Saoirse thought about it for a moment. She and her cousin were too young to understand romantic love. Since she read lots of romantic love story books, she studied the meaning of it and tried to give her best answer. "I promise that I'll find someone to love, and I will fullfill it Heather, it's part of life."
"When?"
Saoirse ruffled her cousin's hair. "Someday, when the time comes, and when it wants to be," she said.
Suddenly, a large crash was heard and it was powerful enough to shake the bedroom and the house. Saoirse held Heather tightly in order to not let her get hurt or injured. The shaking lasted for a minute before it resided. But as a result of the small shake, many debris and wood were removed from the upper ceiling. Books were scattered everywhere and her mirror was shattered.
"What was that? An earthquake?" Saoirse panicked. She adjusted her cousin on the bed. "You stay here. I'll check outside."
Heather nodded, obeying her cousin. The brunette ran downstairs and into the outside where many people were laying on the ground, shocked by the sudden earthquake. She looked around and decided to go into the center of town, believing the cause may lay there. She ran at full speed, as if she was charged with adrenaline. She looked up at the wall to see smoke outside. She stared at it, until the next unthinkable happened; a red hand was placed on the wall, crumbling it.
"It can't be..!" Saoirse exclaimed. "The wall isn't supposed to be that tall for that hand to stick out!"
A red head raised up and he looked at the town below. It was the most frightening sight they had seen since hundreds of years ago. "No...a titan!" Saoirse cried out.
The townspeople stared at it in fright for a few moments before they knew the entrance gate of the wall was kicked. The kick was hard to send boulders and rocks flying in the air, crushing houses and people. It also caused a very violent wind enough to blow every person and house apart. When it has stopped, the townspeople looked up to see a very large hole in the entrance, large enough for titans to come in, even fifteen meter tall ones. The wall has been breached.
A fifteen meter titan walked in, and stared at the people. The townsfolk screamed and tried to run away, as it had dawned to them that history is repeating. Everyone either rushed to their homes to cower in fear or they had to run to safety. Saoirse turned around and ran back to her house at full speed, before her family could get hurt. While running, she saw many people sobbing over the ones who were crushed by the boulders. The more she saw, the more she got scared. She was frightened, anxious, worried and scared all at the same time. She looked to see she was near her house. Will she see her family again? Will she and her family live? Did they survive from the flying boulders?
My house! There's no doubt that it got hit by the boulders! Her mind raced, as she was getting closer and closer. Maybe Heather and mother are still alive! It's possible they took refuge in the cellar! She turned around the corner which she would see her house. She looked at her house. The house was split into half, like a cake. Many of wood and debris laid on the ground, and their rooms were exposed.
Saoirse looked at the cellar door and ran to it. The cellar's knob was open. They were alive. She burst it open and saw her mother and Heather hugging each other for protection. It was assumed that when the boulders were thrown, they quickly entered the cellar as to not get hurt. They looked up.
"Mom! Heather!" Saoirse cried out, and ran to them.
"Saoirse!" Heather said.
Charlotte hugged her daughter. "I'm so glad your alright," she mumbled.
"Same goes for me," Saoirse replied. And she looked at both of them. "A sixty meter titan broke the wall! And now the titans are coming in and consuming the town! We have to get to safety, now!"
The mother turned pale. "Titans?" she asked breathlessly. "But that's impossible! The maximum size of a titan is bigger than all of us and there was no way it went past the maximum size to break the wall!"
"I'm scared, Saoirse," Heather mumbled, and she hugged her cousin.
Saoirse hugged her tightly. "Don't worry, Heather," she assured. "I will get you two to safety."
They heard stomping and they turned to see dozens of titans far away from them. They were searching for food. The girls gasped at the sight and then grabbed their mother. "We have to go!" Saoirse instructed.
"Right!" Charlotte replied.
The three rushed out of the cellar and back into the streets. They began running as fast as they could to avoid letting titans catching or seeing them, as their main predator was mainly humans. They didn't look back either, afraid that a titan would be behind them and pluck them easily. Soon they were far away from their neighborhood and was on the other side of the town.
"There should be a boat which will sail for safety!" Charlotte explained. "It's in the east side of the district!"
The three turned east and were still running for their lives when a seven meter titan popped out of nowhere between the houses like a jack in a box. The three backed up and froze in fear, realizing the situation. They were about to get eaten. Suddenly, they heard Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear shifts and turned to see Ben running towards the titan.
"Ben!" Charlotte called out.
"Father!" Saoirse cried out as well.
"Uncle Ben!" Heather said.
"Don't worry, I'll save you all!" Ben assured. He reached into his gear and pulled out the steel sword used to cut the titans. "I'll distract the titan! You three will get to safety!"
Charlotte raised her head towards her husband. "But what about you?!" she was in a state of panic.
Ben turned to his family with such bravery and determination in his eyes. "I'll be fine, now go."
Charlotte hesitated for a moment. The seven meter titan was getting closer to the man. She picked up Heather and grabbed Saoirse's hands and ran away for them to get to safety.
"Wait! Mother, we can't leave daddy!" Saoirse pleaded, trying to break the link between their arms. "We have to save him!"
"Your father needs us to go to safety, so we will obey him! He'll be fine!" Charlotte said.
Saoirse looked back while running to see her father about to leap towards the titan with his gear, but the titan eventually grabbed him, leaving him unable to use his sword to kill it. Saoirse realized she was far away from her father already. She let go of her mother's hand and ran back to the scenery.
"Saoirse! Come back!" her mother shouted.
But she didn't listen. She was busy running to save her father. But she stopped midway when the titan raised its grasp towards the mouth. Then, in a split second, it threw Ben into the mouth, killing him and devouring him.
"NO!" Saoirse screamed. "NOOOOOOOO!"
She felt tears sting her eyes and it poured down fastly like an uncontrollable water pipe. She continued running to the titan. "Father! Father! Give him back! Give him back you monster!" she screamed.
Saoirse was close to realize that her mother grabbed her by the collar and placed her on her shoulder. She looked at her father's maneuver gear, which remained as a reminiscence of him. She began sobbing internally and raised her arm towards the titan.
"Father...please...don't leave me..." she choked up, and covered her mouth to silence her sobbing.
Heather began crying too, as another member of her family is killed aside from her parents. Pretty soon, Charlotte began to tear up, not wanting to believe her husband is gone, but it was too late. Everyone is being devoured again, and chaos filled the town quickly like smoke. History is repeating itself. The titans are inside the walls after centuries, and there was nothing a person could do to stop it.
I NEEED REVIEWERS AND FAVORITESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS *sees status* Oh. Ehem. Anyways, I hope I didn't break your heart reading this chapter. It's hard to write a fanfic where you make everyone cry, because you don't know what to say or what to write. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this chapter and meeting my OC, Saoirse Hillman. Two other OCs will be later introduced in the upcoming chapters. I'll be continuing this story since it's summer vacation and I have a lot of time to write! Arrivederci, my fellow readers, Awinx out!