Hiya! :D It's been a very long time since I've wrote a story on here! I know I should continue a few stories, but that inspiration...it's just abandoned me. I might rewrite/revise some of them, but some I'll leave alone and never touch again.
One or two reviewers on one of my stories say that that a certain story has been rushed, which I can understand. But it was about a year or two ago, and I wanted everything to happen in that moment, you know?
Well, I can tell you now that I will do my very best not to make this story rushed at all! I'm going to go with the flow and follow the anime to the best of my ability, maybe add a few fillers, I don't know.
Alright! With my tiny little rant over, I'm going to let you guys read chapter 1 of this story from Attack on Titan.
Warning! If you have not seen the anime, I recommend you do in order to get what's going on throughout this plot! I'm not going to follow the manga unless it's absolutely necessary!
So, without further ado, I hope you enjoy reading! :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Attack on Titan in any way!
The year 845... I could never forget that year. On that one, treacherous day, mankind received a grim reminder. We lived in fear of the Titans, and were disgraced to live in these cages we called walls. It has been etched into my brain, giving me a reason to keep going. To keep fighting.
I was foolish to give up right then and there. Heh, I was ready to give myself to that wretched Titan the moment I saw my mother and sister get brutally eaten. I can't believe I would've left my brother behind if he hadn't dragged me away on that awe frightening day.
It was just like any normal day. I was ten years old at the time, while my brother Bryan was twenty-two. I was waiting within the crowd near the gate to Wall Maria in the Shiganshina district for my brother to return.
My brother was in the Recon Corps, you see. He was fighting Titans and helping out his comrades in any way he can. Even though he's one hundred percent against it, I wanted to join the Recon Corps. I was never into staying at home, doing the cooking, the cleaning, and the sewing. It never interested me.
My mom would tease me about being a strange child, wanting to fight in the Recon Corps and not following in my sister Amanda's footsteps. I would usually roll my eyes and daydream about going outside of those stupid walls. I mean, my mom already taught me what every girl and woman should know about cooking, sewing, and cleaning. I don't deny that it can be beneficial. I just wanted a change in my life! But I doubted that change will ever come.
Boy, how wrong I was.
My brother came back with the remaining Recon Corps soldiers. They've always had those grim looks on their faces. I always wanted to know what was going on outside of these walls. I wanted to feel their pain. I wanted to understand how they felt, but I could never fully grasp what horror they saw. That's why whenever my brother came back, I always wanted to cheer him up in any way I could.
I would always walk alongside my brother. He would take my hand, give a forced smile, and walk down the path away from the gate with me. However, that day was different. A soldier tearfully admitted they haven't made any progress with the Titans, making the crowd gathered at the time shocked and slightly scared. Including me. But that still didn't stop me for wanting to join the Recon Corps.
My brother and I walked home a few blocks from where Dr. Jeager lived. I knew he had a troublesome, yet determined son named Eren, and had a quiet, obedient, and strong adopted daughter named Mikasa. I never got a chance to truly hang out with them back then. But I did usually hang out with a boy who was strategic, yet cowardly named Armin Arlert. I liked hearing his enthusiasm about going outside these walls. It made me enthusiastic too.
After eating my last warm meal with my family, I decided to go out of the house and play. Not before telling my family I loved them, though. I heard the same response back from each person. You never know when the person love most could vanish right from underneath you. Never say something you'll regret, only to die a moment after.
I ran down a couple pathways until I came across a few guys ganging up on Armin. I was about to teach them a lesson until I heard a couple of people run past me and toward the three bullies. In short, the three ran away by the presence of Mikasa. Heh, what a bunch of pansies.
I walked with the trio, listening to Eren and Armin's discussion on everyone hating them for wanting to go outside. Hell, I would be hated too. But I never spoke out back then. I only told my family and Armin that. No one else.
That's when all Hell broke loose.
Lightning struck near the gate of Wall Maria. Curiosity intriguing me, I ran in the direction of where the gate was. I heard someone calling out for me, but I didn't care who called me back then. All I cared about was seeing the gigantic Titan, with no skin, only exposing the muscles and the connecting tissue. It was well over fifty meters tall and steam was coming off it, and its expression was looking pissed.
I never expected this next thing to happen: it kicked the gate down, leaving a grand entrance for other Titans to walk through.
The kick made the wind impact more than ten times stronger, capable of whisking away a small child. All the stone that was kicked off the wall landed in many directions, mostly houses and people. There was blood in various spots, whether it be on spare houses, the ground, and stone. There were also tiny spare limbs left behind in a few spots near the family that was crying for their loved one. It was a gruesome sight.
I immediately ran to my house, bumping into some people along the way without apologizing. After making a few turns, the next sight made my heart stop completely.
My house was completely destroyed.
I frantically ran to my destroyed house, praying that my mom, brother, and sister made it out alive. By the time I got closer; my blood turned cold, but a tiny bit of hope clung onto me.
They were still alive, but just barely. But there was one person I didn't see. My brother.
I walked towards my mom and sister, half of their bodies looking out from the crumbled house. They looked extremely relieved to see me. But what I didn't know was the fact that a Titan was near.
"Mom! Amanda! You're going to be alright, okay? I'm going to get you out of here!" I shouted with determination. I tried lifting the wood all by myself with my weak arms. But it did no good.
"Sweetheart, listen to me. Leave us here, and go find your brother," my mother spoke softly, making more tears stream down my face. I shook my head in frustration, only to try even harder to lift a part of the house.
"No! I'm not leaving you two here to die!" More tears fell, but my sister took hold of my hand, making me stop and turn my head to her.
"Sarah, please listen to us. Go find Bryan, and stick to him like glue! Please! For me!" Amanda pleaded while tears streamed down her face.
In frustration, I pounded my fist against the ground many times until I looked at them in their eyes and nodded in defeat. I was trying to be strong for them. For me, mostly.
Giving them one last kiss goodbye, I started to walk off with the goal of completing my family's last wishes. But not until I heard screams of bloody murder from my mom and sister. I turned around, and saw a fully skinned, genital-less Titan with short yellow hair and a painted smiling expression. My eyes expanded in fear as I saw the Titan grab both of my relatives and twisted them both in half. They stopped moving. The Titan took a big bite out of them, and swallowed them whole.
I was speechless. My body was frozen. I wanted to die and join my mom and sister. I wanted the Titan to eat me too. I couldn't think about surviving without them by my side. My brother would be fine without me. I didn't want to join the Recon Corps anymore.
The Titan was about grab its next snack, until I felt a pair of strong arms grab me at the last second, and flew off with me from building to building. I slowly turned my head at my savior, and it was none other than my brother Bryan. Stopping at one building, my brother let me down and shook me furiously, giving me the most scared and angry look that I had never seen.
"What the hell were you thinking, Sarah?! What happened to what you told me about wanting to join the Recon Corps?! Don't you want to live to see that happen?!" Bryan shouted at me, as if I were in a comatose state.
I didn't say anything. My body had started to shut down.
"Mom and Amanda wanted you to live on! Don't have their deaths be in vain!"
That sentence alone woke me up.
In that moment after, I broke down crying in my brother's arms while he held me tightly. He held me so tight that I couldn't breathe. He had the fear that I was going to be gone like my mom and sister were. I felt tears on my shirt coming from him. I couldn't believe I had worried him that much.
I made a promise to myself. I won't ever think of something so rash ever again. I won't think about abandoning my brother, my only family left.
Never again.
That was chapter 1! I hope you enjoyed! Feel free to leave a review, tell me what you guys think. Also, if you happen to like this story, feel free to follow this story, follow me, or favorite this story for any more updates!
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