Hey guys! So this is the first story I've done so please review so I know what you guys think. Just to let you know the italics are past memories and the regular text is in real or real story time. Please enjoy~
The crowd bustled and you couldn't seem to pick out a single conversation. Along the busy cobblestone road in the Dover district of wall Maria, which was a small town filled with farmers and merchants. A small young girl about the age of 8 years old walked hand in hand with her mother, a beautiful woman with long dark brown flowing hair and bright golden eyes. The daughter looked similar her long hair tided back in a braid a small strand of hair rests of either side of her head. A tall white horse trailed behind them the soft thudding of the horses hooves could be faintly heard.
"Mama why do we have to give away Liliana?" The small girl asked sorrow seemed to overtake her face as she looked back at the sweet horse.
"Were going to trade her so we can get some more food. Your father set up this trade and we cant back it down were getting a very good deal." She said simply as she carried on. Not long after did the two reach the small house toward the edge of their district. The small girls mother made the trade the horse for 3 chickens, 10 loafs of bread, and 1 pig. As the chickens clucked the two gathered the things the small girl carried the bag with the bread and the mother trailed the pig behind her in one hand, the chickens in a cage in the other. Black hair bounced as the two walked back threw the busy streets, they seemed to have gotten busier then they were before. Golden orbs darted to keep watch over a slightly dark area as they walked, something caught her attention. She stopped.
"Alice what are you doing? We have to keep moving if we want to make it home in time to make dinner." The mother said to her daughter Alice who stood there. A boy. That's what caught her attention. A boy about 3 years older then her black hair and dull blue eyes. He was dirty and you could tell he was living on the streets. A tight grip landed on Alice's wrist and she looked up to see her mom a stern look on her face.
"Don't look at him hes a street rat. You don't want to get involved with him. He wont last long." Her voice was cold but young Alice didn't obey her mother and kept looking back as she was dragged away she quickly tossed a small loaf of bread to the boy and smiled. A small smile was returned before her view was blocked and when it had returned. He had vanished. The girl looked a little disappointed for the rest of the walk back to her house.
"Mom do you think I can go out to play for a little in the town?" Young Alice asked once she and her mom had gotten everything settled back at home.
"Sure just be back by dinner." That was all Alice needed before she tore out the door. Even though her mom said not to. She wanted to met that boy. Just something about him made her curious. It had become a lot latter by the time she had gotten to town. The streets became almost silent and eerie as the small 5 year old walked down the street. Going back to the place were she first saw the boy, she looked around.
"Hello." A small voice sounded from behind her causing her to jump she turned around. The boy.
"Your the boy from before." Alice commented. "The boy I gave the bread to."
"I wanted to thank you for that. No one has every done something like that for me before so thank you." He smiled this time a lot bigger then earlier his eyes seemed to have brightened up.
"Your welcome! By the way my name is Alice, what's yours?" The girl asked her smile as big as his.
"I'm..." His voice stopped but he mouthed the rest.
I shot up sweat beating down my face. Why do these keep coming back to me? The small cell I was confined in brought me a small amount of comfort as I put a hand on my eye patch. "It was just a dream." Sighing in relief I got up, the shackles attached to my hands and feet rattled as I moved about.
"Ahh your up. Have a nice nap?" One of the guards at my cell asked. Over my 2 year stay in this place I became somewhat close to him and we became sorta friends. His name was Thomas Wilbur age I really could care less and a father of 3 children hes also a single parent.
"No. I saw it again. I..." The door opened and an officer entered the room outside of my cell. It took me a second before I recognized who it was. The newly appointed commander of the Scouting Legion. Commander Irvin Smith. His blue eyes seemed to pierce me as he examined me. My, once beautiful dark brown hair, was all tattered and disheveled the white dress they had given me was stained beyond belief. Bruises and cuts covered my body. And the once vibrant life-filled eye was dull and lifeless.
"I'm going to make you the same offer I made to your friend who was wise enough to take." Commander Irvin said as he made his way to my cell door keeping his eyes locked onto my one eye the whole time.
"What offer?" I questioned, curious to know more about it.
"Well, as you probably know the Scouting Legion is running low on soldiers and I have gotten permission from the king to offer you this. If you join the Scouting Legion the military will allow you to live like any other citizen and as long as you stay with the Legion you can keep your life style. Once you quit you will be sent right back here to your nice cozy cell. Actually I don't think its half bad in here since your small this must seem like a very large place."
"I'm not small but...I will accept your offer."
"Thank you for your cooperation with us Ms. Alice." He smiled looking at me and I squirmed under his gaze.
"Levi." The young girl smiled hearing the boys name.
"Levi." She repeated thinking to herself. "You don't have a home do you?" He sighed and shook his head. Alice thought a second, "How about you come home with me! You can live in the barn up in the haylage. My parents never go up there and I can bring you food and water." The girls eyes lit up as she explained her 'plan' to the slightly older boy.
"Sure I guess." Was all he said before Alice grabbed his hand and started running dragging him behind her. Levi just chuckled lightly as he followed.
2 Years Later
2 years later everything was still going on just as the girl had planned when she was younger. They were older now Alice was 7 and young Levi was 8. Although not long after bringing Levi to the barn her parents found out and disowned her. Telling her repeatedly 'street rat's are nothing but trouble if you wanted to help one go ahead but now you can be one.' Not long after that she was kicked out of the home and wound up living on the streets with her only friend. Levi. They survived by stealing and stole only the essentials from different places. One night they would steal from the bakery the next would be someones house when they were out. Every once and a while they would steal a chicken from a farm for meet that would last them 2 days. But no matter what they survived.
"But even with you cooperating I need to take you out of the cell with hand cuffs so please place your hands threw the bars." I did as he requested and he led me out of the cell and into the outside world. At first it took me a few minutes for my eyes to adjust to the light outside so I had no idea were I was being led. I wound up in the girls locker room a woman standing there wearing a Scouting Legion uniform as well.
"Hello!" The brown-red haired woman run up to me looking me up and down. "Ohh I remember you your from that one court session with the two little thugs." The woman said adjusting her glasses on her face.
"Yeah I remember you to...You held me back so they could take my sight from me." I stated coldly bringing my hand up once more to my eye patch.
"Well lets not think about that. My name is Hanji and I already know who you are so you don't need to introduce yourself." Hanji said as she started pushing me toward the showers. "Alright so I have been given orders to give you a shower and for you to change into this." She smiled happily as she pointed over to the uniform on the benches that were in the room. With that she let me take a shower and get dressed quickly. After the uniform was put on I put my hair into its signature braid the two stands hanging on both side of my head. They had given me a new replacement eyes patch that required not string to go around my head.
"Ahhh you look so cute in the uniform! Your boyfriend will sure like it on you!"
"What?! He's not my boyfriend...just a close friend I grew up with." I said not being able to hide the ever-changing color of my skin.
"I don't know! I think your face says differently." Hanji moved up close to me getting in my face I slowly backed away.
"My face is just a face it has no emotions. Now come on lets go."
"Eager to see your boyfriend are we." With that I ignored her as we kept walking. This was going to be long and painful.
"You two ain't getting away from me! Yeah hear me!" Levi smirked at that comment and whipped around.
"I haven't even gotten started yet pretty boy." His voice was full of amusement. They broke out in a fight long story short Levi one and the boy in the gang wound up dead.
"Ah finally we got it. I hope our customer is appreciative of this." Alice said as she stared down at the dead gang members bloody body.
"They never are so lets get a move on." Alice nodded and she followed Levi. They were both now a lot older Alice was 22 and Levi was 25. Some people had questioned how they have survived as long as they have but they always found a way. A man bumped into Alice and she looked back at him he grabbed her by the throat.
"Give me the shit girl! I need it now!" Alice's eyes widened shocked by the actions of their client. It didn't take her less then a second before she flipped herself getting out of his grasp and kicking him in the face. Catching him off guard, he stumbled backwards giving Levi the opportunity to catch him from behind a knife to his throat.
"Were is our end of the deal." Levi growled the man quickly gave them the money they had requested Alice took it giving the addicted man what he wanted.
"You two stop right there! You are under arrest for the murder of over 16 people and the dealing of drugs and the involvement of gangs!" Before Alice and Levi knew it they were in handcuffs and being dragged down the streets by the Military Police.
Thank you guys for reading my first story! Please review and I can't wait to write the next chapter. See you next time~!
~Amaya