I own nothing except the story.

This is my third Attack on titan oneshot... Might do one on Armin next.

Also I am writing this while listening to an english fandub of Beautifully cruel world. Its great!

SPOILERS!

All I could do was lay on the floor, arms bound, check bleeding black and bruised and marked, my eyes dead as the two monsters talked about selling me off to some animals in the inner walls and grumbled about what a weaker price I was compared to my mother. Like I was a simple piece of furniture... Like I was like that lovely dress or blood stained weapon that my mother kept under lock and key in a closet she showed me once when I was very, very young.

But I hardly understood what they are saying at all... I hear it but it escapes me...

They killed my father my mother and kidnapped me all for the sake of money and twisted warped desires of another kind of flesh.

They killed me, Eren.

The deaths were all too much for me to handle... can you blame me?

I was dead before you even got there, Eren. Did you not see it in my eyes? In the way I didn't even move a muscle as you peaked in through the doorway pretending to be the scared child. Didn't you nitice that I didn't even twitch or not even speak up at all?

Didn't even spare a glance as the other man jumped up from the chair at my side.

Eren... it was you. you made the knowledge return to my eyes as you stabbed the man to death in front of me... you made me see again Eren.

But that wasn't enough for me to cling on.

Barely did I move as you removed the ropes from my arms. I just mumbled that there had been another 'man' who had come to kill me.

But it was too late for you to do anything Eren and all I could do was watch as he strangled you to death. Then told me to fight. Yes. Those words were what awakened me to the reality of the world for it is mercilessly cruel but so very beautiful. And so I did it... I killed a monster hiding in human flesh, stabbed him once in the back of the neck killing him instantly.

As you lay on the ground gasping for breath I knew then. You brought me back to life... not only that but you gave me a home and a family... Eren... my brother the last of my family.

You know my mother once told me that my ancestors set great store in family... and I will continue it. So Eren nothing you will do to me will make me leave your side.

I know Eren... I know how you feel about me. How you think I am a nuisance that I rub the fact that I am stronger then you in your face. But that's not true at all and if it I don't care at all. You will forever be the last of my family.

You through Heaven or Hell are the only I will protect even if it breaks me.

Not anyone else, even Armin.

Annie, Reiner, Berthold, this damned Unknown. I don't care. Whoever tries to take you from me will suffer for it. Eren, you will forever be my brother. So hang on, Eren, just a little more okay? No matter what... I will rescue you form this enemy.

For you are and forever will be my brother.