So here is my first Attack on Titan fanfiction and I'd really appreciate if you guys don't spoil it with the manga. Rated M for blood, mature themes and swearing so read at your own risk! I hope you guys enjoy it! I do not own any characters but my own. Btw Habibi means my love in Arabic and Anata means darling in Japanese.
Wings of Freedom
Chapter 1: Peace turned to destruction
Year 828
There once was a village just 20 minutes away from the sea and the people there lived in peace. The village was safe from Titans and was very peaceful. Crops were healthy, they were able to catch fish and there were never any natural disasters. People were very friendly and the community was very close and there would never be any disputes.
Yasmin Sakurano was a child of an East Asian father and a Middle Eastern mother and was the only multiracial person in the village, yet people still treated her right. In fact, many people adored her, for her beauty and cheerfulness. Yasmin had inherited features from both her parents; carmine red hair and dimples from her mother and milky fair skin and green eyes from her father. Her mother Leila was a teacher and Yasmin's father Sora was the village doctor.
Leila, Sora and Yasmin were all preparing a feast for the village lunch that day. The Middle Eastern mother had red hair, olive skin tone, dimples and dark blue eyes; the beautiful mother was 7 months pregnant. She was at the kitchen counter packing some food whilst Sora and Yasmin were making Origiri at the table. Sora had very dark brown hair up to neck, fair skin and green eyes. The dark-haired man smiled at his daughter with a finger on his lips as he made a small rice ball and gave it to his daughter. The 8 year-old girl smiled and took it. She and her father ate on rice ball each silently trying not to get caught. But Leila turned around and placed her hands on her hips.
"Habibi, you shouldn't do that, she will take a habit of stealing food like you do." Leila warned with her harmonious honeyed voice.
"Nothing wrong with that, Anata." Sora smiled with his deep yet kind voice.
"If you look at her clearly, she looks as round as a rice ball." She joked and they giggled.
"Mama!" Yasmin whined in her high pitched voice as she pouted.
"But you are our adorable Origiri." Her father laughed.
They finished making the rice balls and Sora helped his loving wife pack up all the food in many bags, whilst their only child stood with her parents.
"Papa, do you know about a place where people are trapped around walls?" She asked and they turned to her. "Haru told me, far away from here, there's a place where people are protected from Titans by walls."
"Yes, I've heard of that place. People have said that the wall has been protecting them for 78 years." Leila stated. "It must be very safe but they are trapped like birds there."
"Papa, Mama…" Their child sounded scared and she looked at her parents with sparkling eyes. "Do you think we'll be as safe as them?"
Leila walked up to her daughter kneeled down to be eye level with her. She placed her hands on her child's face and smiled at her.
"Of course, Habibti." She said gently. "Don't worry, we will be safe."
"Yasmin, remember you are our strong jasmine flower." Sora stated. "We are always with you."
"Promise?" Yasmin asked curiously.
"We promise." They both stated as they hugged her tight. She smiled at this and hugged them back. They took the bags and went outside to load the horse cart with the food they had prepared.
"I hope Haru is there today!" Yasmin exclaimed with a smile. Haru was her closest best friend and they had grown up together. He was 3 years older than her, had chestnut brown hair up to his lower neck, medium skin tone, freckles and bright blue eyes.
"Are you sure you don't like him that way?" Her mother asked with a smirk and she blushed whilst averting her eyes.
"Mama! Haru is my best friend!" She whined. "I wouldn't like him like that."
"That's what I would always say about your father but look. I have fallen so deeply in love with him." Sora wrapped his arm around her and kissed her cheek.
"Ewwww!" The young girl whined whilst covering her eyes.
"Oh, I forgot something! I'll be right back." She said.
"I'll get it for you Mama!" Yasmin exclaimed.
"Yasmin, I will get it. Habibti, it is a surprise for you." Leila smiled and then walked into the house.
"Papa, what do you think the baby is gonna be?" The 8 year-old girl asked curiously.
"I do not know, Yasmin. Which would you want?" He queried.
"I want a baby brother." Yasmin answered innocently. "One I can play with every day and have adventures with!" Sora placed his hand on her head and rustled her hair.
"You will be an amazing big sister." Her father stated with a loving smile.
They then heard a huge stomps and their eyes widened. They froze and felt their hearts stop; it couldn't be. The sound of screaming had began, but after a few moments they were silenced. The sound of steps got nearer and nearer until they saw the monster.
There they saw a 45 metre Titan which was well-proportioned and physically fit, with a lean and muscular body. It had brown long hair past its shoulders and its bangs covered the eyes. The titan also had very long horns and it had claws.
Leila ran out of the house and saw her husbands and child frozen with their eyes wider that plates. She stopped dead in her tracks and instantly knew what they saw; it was a titan. Her bright blue eyes widened and filled with tears.
"ANATA!" She yelled and they looked at the woman. "Take Yasmin and leave now!"
"Mama!" Yasmin cried and ran towards her.
"Yasmin!" Her child hugged tightly whilst crying and sobbing loudly. She too was crying silently as she hugged her child. "You need to go, here, take this." Leila gave the young girl a golden music box with floral designs on it. She kissed her daughter's cheek and Sora ran towards her. The mother held his face and kissed his lips as the tears fell down her cheeks. She pushed her child onto the man she loved and kept sobbing. "Go!"
"MAMA!" Yasmin screamed.
The Titan took Leila by the leg and lifted her up. The father and daughter were frozen and Sora couldn't even cover his child's eyes. Leila started crying and screaming, telling them to leave at once.
Then they saw the most disgusting and horrible thing they had seen in their lives; something they could never forget. The Demonic Titan went on to pull Leila and they saw her body rip in half as the blood splattered everywhere like rain and splattered onto Yasmin's face. Her once white dress was drenched with her blood. The monster dropped what was left of her mother onto the floor and tears fell out of the Titan's eyes.
Yasmin began yelling hysterically from the top of her lungs as the tears kept on falling from her cheeks like a waterfall. Sora eyes were still widened and he looked traumatised. He quickly grabbed his daughter's hand and dragged her to the horse cart. He picked her up and put her in. The father then got on and his daughter buried her face into his chest whilst sobbing. He took the reins and the horse started running as fast as it could towards the seashore. He knew that the whole village was destroyed.
Within just 5 minutes they got to the seashore and when Yasmin pulled away from her father she saw the village's explorer and Sora's best friend; Takeshi.
"Takeshi!" Her father called out and the man turned around.
Takeshi had black straight hair up to his shoulders, tanned skin and brown eyes. He was 28 years old and had grown up with Sora. He ran towards them as they got off the horse cart.
"There's a Titan on its way here! We need to get to cross the ocean and get to somewhere safe!" He exclaimed. "I got a lot of food."
"Come on! I'll give you a hand." His best friend stated. "Yasmin, go wait in the boat, darling."
The young girl stood there until her father kneeled down in front of her.
"Anata, you need to get on the boat." He said whilst holding her head up. Sora looked down at her with a gentle yet sad smile as tears kept falling down his cheek.
"Mama…" She squeaked and it pained him to think about her.
"Mama would want you to get on the boat." He stated. "Now be a good girl and go!"
She nodded and ran towards the small ship. The 8 year-old girl hopped onto the boat and watched on as her father and his best friend got the bags of food and putting it on the boat. There was one more bag left and Sora went to go get it.
Then they heard the loud footsteps. Yasmin's eyes widened and she froze again. There it was; the Titan that killed everyone. He was on the seashore and was right behind Sora who knew what was going on. He just turned to his daughter who was crying and was about to go help him.
"PAPA!" She screamed and just as she was about to run towards him, but Takeshi held onto her.
"Yasmin, it's time for you to live your life." He said whilst crying. "Live your life to the fullest and strive to be happy."
"PAPA, NO!" Yasmin yelled.
"Anata, remember…your mother and I…we are always with you." Sora stated and it was as if she couldn't move.
The Titan picked up her father and Takeshi would not let this happen. He picked up a harpoon and threw it towards the humungous monster. It managed to hit it in the eye and the Titan staggered back. It then looked at Yasmin and stared at her; she didn't know what was going on.
"I'm sorry." It spoke and they were all completely shocked; how could a Titan speak?
Within just a mere second, the Titan squeezed her father and it was as if it had squashed a berry. The blood splattered onto the sand and Yasmin thought she had lost her mind. She started screaming and crying so loud that her throat began to ache. Never in her life had she seen something this horrible happen and she couldn't believe it was happening. What had they deserved to suffer like this?
The Titan dropped Sora's body and just as he was about to run towards the ship, Takeshi threw another harpoon on his eyes; blinding him. It fell back and roared out with pain. Sora's best friend took this as an opportunity to tell him shipmates to leave immediately and as fast as they could. As the ship sailed away, Yasmin reached her hands whilst sobbing. Her heart ached excruciatingly. She lost everything she had, everything she loved; her village, her friends, her people and her family.
"Papa…Mama…" Yasmin murmured and Takeshi placed his hands on her shoulders. She turned around and looked up at him.
"Yasmin, I will take care of you and I promise you this…you'll be safe." He kneeled onto one knee. "I'll protect you from now on."
"Uncle Takeshi, where will we go?" She asked curious and he sighed.
"We're gonna move around a little until we find the villages surrounded by walls. We'll be safe there." Takeshi answered. "It'll be our new home and we will be accepted there." She frowned at this and looked down. It broke his heart to see this child like this but they had no other choice.
"It's not home." Yasmin said.
"It may not be home but we will be safe. Once you're strong enough, you'll be able to go back." He tried to give her hope and she nodded.
They couldn't believe this could happen to their village. For so long they knew that there were no signs of Titans on the island they had lived on but this Titan appeared out of nowhere. It was so quick that peace had turned into destruction and chaos.
