A/N:so uhh... finishing up this anime after this first chapter, so hopefully nothing collides with these last few episodes...
"Lovely," whispered the first one. "We're pretty much screwed over here." Her flaming red hair fell behind her, green eyes concentrating on the problem in front of her.
"Oh, hush," whispered the second. "We aren't screwed quite yet, darling. It'll all be better soon. I hope... Do you think our parents are alive?" The blonde bit her lip, blue eyes staring worriedly at the Titans blocking them from the best route to the docks.
The third one chuckled. "Of course! It takes more to get rid of our family, sister." She pinched her sister's cheek, her blonde hair curling around her and her hazel eyes lively and unafraid. "It'll be alright, Jen. Mom and dad will meet us at the docks where we will evacuate. I promise that we'll make it there."
"Camilla, Jen, hush! You'll attract them," said the first one, sliding down under their hiding spot. She sighed shakily. "Alright... So, we can make a run for it, hopefully, or wait it out."
Jennifer complied but Camilla glared defiantly. "Oh, shut up Genevieve. We'll be fine."
"Just in case you haven't noticed, Camilla, we are surrounded by Titans! Y'know, the beings that have caused us to go onto the brink of extinction and hide behind these stupid walls?" Genevieve rolled her eyes. "Of course, you probably forgot all about it and said 'whatever, 'cause they won't ever be a threat to me' and went on your merry way. Now what do we do?!"
"Genny..." Genevieve looked down at Jennifer, who was looking back with tear filled eyes. Looking at Jennifer, Genevieve felt immense guilt flood over her and regretted what she said rather quickly. "Are we really going to make it out, Genny?"
Camilla glared at Genevieve, tense and on the defensive for her younger sister against her best friend who practically lived at their place. "Of course we will," Genevieve answered. "We will just need to get out of here, Jenny. Everything is going to be fine, honey. I'm working on it right now." She looked up again, trying to count how many were watching outside the small window that barely gave her a good view of the one... peering... in... "Get down!"
Jennifer whimpered, hiding in her sister's arms as Camilla gripped the kitchen knife with white knuckles. Camilla positioned herself so she could get a nice jab at the Titan if it reached in. "We need that plan to come quicker, Genevieve. As in before that thing knows it saw something and reaches in." She shushed her younger sister as she choked out a sob.
"Alright... We could... make it down the stairs and into the basement... Isn't there like some sort of tunnel system connected to your basement?"
"Yeah. I don't know it though... Wait, mom had a map in her room! I can sneak in and get it and be back real quick." Camilla brightened at the prospect of something to do and immediately set to doing it, ignoring Genevieve as she tried to protest. She had to peel off Jennifer though, and that was what killed her. "I'll be back, Jen. I always come back, don't I?"
"Well... Yes..." Jennifer was still worried and unwilling to let her sister go, but she allowed Camilla to force her. "Come back in five minutes?"
"Try a new record," Camilla said through her queasiness with a wink. Jennifer nodded and Genevieve watched her go with sad eyes, as though it would be the last time she saw her. Her heart beat loudly, even if Jennifer was temporarily busy timing her sister. It felt like hours when it had really been only one minute.
"Alright. I had a close call, but I don't think they know we're here. Let's go." Camilla was breathing hard as she grabbed Jennifer's hand and Genevieve followed close behind her. "We're almost out of here, then to the docks. We'll have to run a lot, even if it is only ten blocks, Jennifer. I need you to be strong and not to look back, alright?" She watched as the blonde nodded her confirmation and led them forward to the door.
They were quiet, though the children's loud breathing spoke more than they could. More than they wanted to, actually. Genevieve constantly looked back while Camilla checked all of the windows that followed the staircase before leading them on. They even had to sometimes wait minutes at a time before a Titan would turn away so they could continue their trek. Getting into the tunnels was terrifying enough, and Camilla was not willing to wait or stop for even a breath's moment in the complex system. It was when they stopped to leave at the closest exit that everything went downhill.
"I'll go check..." Camilla swallowed. "Be back in a moment." Her words were all in one breath, but the other two didn't have time to care. They were trying too hard to catch their breaths. Camilla came back down moments later. "It's clear for now. We can rest. For a moment though, because we still have a good bit to go." Camilla didn't sit down, because she knew she wouldn't get back up even if she could.
She peeked through the top of the entrance before pushing Jennifer and Genevieve up and through. As Genevieve was still climbing out, a high pitched scream alerted her to hurry up and get her ass in gear. Genevieve crawled out while Camilla jetted herself out in enough time for blood to splatter on her shoulder. She looked up before jumping back as half of a body landed in front of her. Blue eyes stared back at her, dull and lifeless.
Camilla fell to her knees, blonde hair darkening as though her grief forced it to do so. Genevieve screamed her lungs out, but Camilla barely heard her as she stared at the face, mouth open in a scream but frozen forever. Her smile flashed through Camilla's mind, reminding her of what had once been before all of this. A lovely girl who couldn't stand hurting a fly, nonetheless when she saw starving dogs and cats on the street. "Jenny..."
Genevieve couldn't remember the last time she had heard Camilla call Jennifer by that. Once they met, it was confusing on who was who as "Jenny" sounded similar to "Genny" and were almost spelled the same. So Jenny became Jen and Genevieve stayed Genny. Genevieve wanted to be Gen, but Jennifer claimed to absolutely love being Jen, saying that it made her sound older and tougher. Genevieve wasn't like Camilla, who was frozen to the spot, even as a squad from the Garrison took down the Titan, no, she felt it all at once. Every bit of the horror at what she saw lying before her, the immense guilt that she let it happen, and the swallowing wave of sadness. It hit her all at once, and knocked her off of her feet in a strangling anguish.
"Calm her down!" "How?! She won't listen or say anything!" "I don't know, but we have to get them out of here!" "Ugh! Shut up and grab them! Knock the screaming one out, would you?! She'll attract more harm than good." Camilla watched the exchange before Genevieve saw the world blur before darkness. Camilla seemed dark now, her once bright hazel now bridging more of a brown. One of the men held his hand out to her.
"I'm sorry." It was odd and stiff, so formal. Camilla didn't seem to notice as she took his hand. He lifted her up before holding her with one arm and carrying her to the inner wall. Camilla honestly couldn't remember anything but a blur of faces and voices before she and Genevieve were left inside of Wall Rose.