Disclaimer: I do not own Shingeki no Kyojin. I only own the OC's that appear in this story and that is all.
Note: This story came up while listening to the soundtrack of the anime, so i hope you guys like it. Also if i wrote any of the character's name incorrectly, I am sorry it's just there is so many different ways of writing it x.x. So hope you all enjoy
"Everyone run to the docks!" a man yells as people run pass him. Some of the garrison soldiers try their best to help the people to the boats. A young girl is running down the alley crying, as the only thing that echoed through the air was the screams and cries of people dying. Once the wall was destroyed, the girl thought her fate was sealed, she was going to die. As she looked up she saw a 7m class titan eating a woman that was reaching towards something that was on the ground until it fully crushed her in its hand, her screaming seized and blood splatter was all over. The girl looked and saw a baby on the ground crying its little lungs out. 'Oh god, what do I do?! What do I do?!' the girl started yelling at herself in her head. She wanted to run and save herself but she didn't want to be a heartless monster and leave the child to die.
She noticed the titan had turned around as a man was running passed it, it started following the man. She took a deep breath as tears flowed down her cheeks; she dashed forward towards the child. The titan seemed to be distracted by the other person who is now in its grasp. She picked up the child and started running as fast as she could to the north part of the city where the docks were, trying her best to avoid being followed by the 7m class monster. Nothing but a burning desire deep inside her chest made her run for survival, not only her survival, but the survival of the child that she held tightly.
In the horizon she saw the group of soldiers and people; she was so close yet so far away from the docks. She cried even more breathing heavily. "D-Don't worry, we will be alright! I promise!" she yelled as the baby kept crying out, the desperation was washing down on her body. The small child little cheeks were red and would cough from time to time because of the dust the destroyed homes. It felt like she was running for an eternity, she was so close to their salvation, so close, but to her it felt as if their salvation was running away.
Suddenly she heard the loud stomps and felt the ground tremble at the footsteps of a random 5m class that was nearby, she thought to herself that it was over. Only thing she could do was run as fast as she could as the baby was still crying. She made a turn and ended up trapped in an alley and she turned around quickly seeing the titan get closer. "Damn it all! Someone! Please!" she cried out with all her strength as the baby cried louder. "Someone please, help us!" she screamed loudly as the titan was close on grabbing her. "Damn it! Someone please! We are only children!" she screamed at the top of her lungs crying and she was backing away, she saw several people ran pass the titan as its attention was on them. "Someone, I don't want us to die!" she cried out as fresh hot tears rolls down her cheek 'T-They… L-Left us… W-We are going to die…' she thought to herself crying.
Next thing she knew it took a step back as it fell down, blood was everywhere and a vapor was coming from the corpse of the titan and she sees a garrison soldier, he had short brown hair and brown eyes, tanned skinned and he looked around his 20's. "You alright?" he asked as he looked at her in worry. She nodded while crying and shaking violently. He walked towards her and held her free hand leading her away from the alley. "Hurry, the next boat is about to leave, so you need to get you baby sister to Wall Rose quickly." He stated in a serious tone as he pulled her towards the crowd of people.
As they reach the docks she was pulled towards the front of the line by the man who saved her life, but one of the soldier stopped her. "Jack you can't simply cut her to the front" the man said in an angered tone as people moved in. "Please let her in, she was running all this way with this baby. They need immediate medical assistance." The man was pleading as the baby cried. "Fine, I'll let her go by." The soldier said as he let her walk into the boat. She looked back still in tears staring at the man, he looked at her and smiled warmly. Even at the midst of chaos, he smiles. She began looking for a seat as she stroked the baby's head softly trying to calm her down. Then she notices a young blonde boy looking at her. "Hello, do you need to sit down with your little sister?" he asked in a gentle tone smiling sweetly. "Y-Yes…" she said as he patted a spot next to him and she sat down. "Are you alright child?" an older man that was next to the boy asked her. "Y-Yes… I-I…" she tried talking but was still trembling; only thing she could do was stutter even though it made her cry more.
She was rocking back and forth and the baby in her arms started pulling on her necklace coughing slightly. The girl looked down at her smiling weakly still crying softly as she tried her best to calm herself down; she felt relief wash down her weak body knowing she was safe with the little girl. "I told you we were going to be alright…" she whispered softly as she kissed the child's head. "What's your name?" the older man asked. "My name is Elena Lebrao." She said softly. "And your baby sister's name?" the boy asked as he got up staring at the baby. "I-I don't know… she isn't really my sibling…" Elena said while looking down recalling the 7m class eating the child's real mother. "Oh..." the man said as he understood her words, to her it sounded like he completely understood what they went through to survive.
Once she got to Wall Rose with the baby some of the soldiers lead the ones that needed a medical attention quickly to some of the nearby buildings. During the days that passed the doctors were treating the baby while Elena patiently waited outside the room Turns out the baby was only a month old or so, she got slightly bruised from being grabbed so tightly, but so far everything is alright, only the little cough she had made the doctors and nurses worry.
One day the soldier that saved her came to visit. "Hey there, how are you feeling Elena?" he asked as he kneeled down next to her. "Still hanging in there Mister Jack…" she said softly as she stared at the door. "How's that baby you saved?" he looks at well, she looked at him surprised. No one knew about her experience, only one garrison soldier that recognized the child. Turned out the soldier that recognized the baby was a close friend to the parents. The father died a month ago from an illness after the baby was born, and the mother had to take care of the child alone. It turns out that there was no other family to take the baby in, so Elena agreed to try her best to take care of her, even though she was so young to do so. She remembered that the soldier told her the name of the baby was Elizabeth.
"She is alright, she got a little sick because of the amount of dust that was coming from the homes that were destroyed. The doctors said that she has healthy lungs, so she will be out in no time, they are just watching over her little cough." She said softly as she hugged her knees. "That's good,you know there were some soldiers talking about you, saying how brave or crazy you must have been to take the little one to safety knowing how dangerous it was." Jack said as he sat down next to her. "I guess more crazy than brave… its horrible…" she said softly. He looked at her with a sad expression. "I wish I can find a good home instead of ending up in a stupid orphanage where nobody would want us." She sighed as she stared at the ground.
"Well I have a friend from the scouting corps that may be willing to take you in. He is an old friend of mine; he will be able to take good care of both of you." He said while still looking at her. "Oh my, really?!" Elena exclaimed feeling surprised. "Yeah, his name is Irvin Smith. He can help you both out; keep you away from the freaks in this city, make sure that both are protected from the system." Jack said while smiling. Elena got up and smiled. "System?" she seemed slightly confused. "I checked out of your background, since your still 15 you need to be in the care of someone, and since not everyone is going to be adopting children, and I be damned if I saw you walking around with a baby and without having a comfortable place to go home to, so you and the baby can stay with Irvin and his legion until I find a good place for you." He explain "Oh thank you so much!" she exclaimed while clapping, feeling happy for the first time this week.
"You're welcome, and I will be sure to check up on you, maybe I can bring my son with me for him to keep you company." He said as he got up. "Son?" she looked at him surprised. She never expected such a young soldier to have a child. "Yeah, his name is Daniel. He is a good boy; he can't wait to enroll in the military. I think you might get along with him, even though he is quite hard headed at times." He chuckled at the thought. She nodded smiling lightly and then he patted her head. "Well I have to go now; Irvin said he will be picking you up later on today after the little one is released." Jack said calmly. "Alright then I'll be waiting and Jack thank you for saving us…" Elena said shyly to Jack. "No need, I am just glad that I was able to save the both of you. Seeing you both alive and healthy is enough for me than just a thank you." He said as he walked off.
Later on it was getting dark and Elena was in the room with Elizabeth. The baby was sound asleep looking very content and happy. Elena smiled while stroking the Elizabeth's cheek softly. "So amazing… how something so beautiful like you exist in such a cruel world filled with such dangers." Elena said gently then she heard the door open and she looks back and sees a man wearing the symbol of the scouting corps, the wings of freedom, he had nicely cut blonde short hair, blue eyes and white skin. Next to him was a woman with reddish dark hair and was wearing glass. "Are you Elena Lebrao?" the man asked while looking at the girl. "Uh yes I am… You must be Irvin Smith?" she said while looking at him for a moment then she turned her gaze back to Elizabeth. "Yes I am, Jack has told me a lot about you, and about the heroic thing you did for baby Elizabeth." He said while smiling kindly to the young girl who stiffened slightly. "Yeah I guess… I was just doing what any other adult would have done." Elena said while picking up Elizabeth, noticing she was being slightly fussy.
"Believe me not everyone would have had the guts to do what you did, especially without 3d maneuver gear." Irvin stated as the woman nodded agreeing with what he just said. Elena was moving up and down slightly and carefully holding the baby. "I guess but the titan was distracted at the moment." She continued until he interrupted. "Yet you still were brave enough to take the chance and save a small child." The woman said as she walked towards Elena.
"Well we have to be leaving now, you must be exhausted. The little must have had a hard time as well" Irvin said as he looked outside the window noticing it was already night time. "Where are we going?" Elena asked holding onto Elizabeth. "To HQ, you are going to stay there with the scouting corps until you are able to find a good home." The woman said gleefully while smiling. "I'm so sorry for not asking earlier, but what's your name miss?" Elena asked feeling embarrassed for not asking. "My name is Hanji Zoe, and don't worry about it, you are under a lot of stress now, so your mind must be somewhere else." She said while having a big smile. Elena couldn't help but smile as well, yet she hasn't notice she was holding Elizabeth a little closer like before. Just feeling the warmth and the beating heart of baby Elizabeth reminded her she was still alive, in this cruel world they were forced to call reality.
Irvin noticed the movements of the girl and stepped closer to her. "May I?" Irvin asked politely as Elena slowly handed him baby Elizabeth who was sound asleep in his arms now. "Awww! So cute!" Hanji exclaimed seeing the sight of her superior with a baby. Elizabeth started whining in her sleep hearing Hanji, Elena giggled softly seeing Irvin glaring at the hyperactive woman to keep quite.
Once they got there, Irvin got off the horse and helped Elena off while Hanji cuddled with little Elizabeth who was giggling and pulling onto Hanji's hair. Once they walked inside the building that looked like a castle to Elena, a group of soldiers looked at the girl surprised. "Ok troops we will be having these two staying with us until they find a stable home, so please be sure to help them in any way you can." Irvin said as all of them said in unison. "Yes sir!" Suddenly Elizabeth was crying at the sudden sound of many voices. "Oh my!" Hanji frowned slightly while trying to calm her down. "Give me." Elena extended her arms as hanji gave her baby Elizabeth. Hanji led her to sit down and went to grab something for the baby to eat. Irvin chuckled lightly seeing everyone surprised and running to set up the room for the two girls, some of the female soldiers seemed to be very excited and happy of seeing a baby, while the guys seemed to be nervous and tried to work as fast as they could.
Elena was rocking back and forth closing her eyes holding Elizabeth close. "That dream is where my heart belongs, and it's something more fragile than my life." Elena started singing softly to Elizabeth. "Again and again, Even though I abandoned it, I ended up finding it once more. Now sleep peacefully." She continued on. "With my wish being ravished by my pounding heartbeats, as soon as I'm on the verge of forgetting it, I immediately recall it." She slowly sang as Elizabeth giggled softly, as she slowly started getting tired. Hanji smiled when she heard Elena sing and walked to her side giving her a baby bottle that the doctors left for baby Elizabeth filled with formula. Elena took it and started feeding little Elizabeth as Irvin went to her side. "Even though you aren't siblings, you both could trick anyone." Irvin said as he patted Elena's head, she only laughed a bit. "Yeah I guess so." Elena said and then after some time Elizabeth finished drinking her formula and after burping her, she fell asleep in her arms.
"Have you ever worked with babies before?" Hanji asked out of curiosity as she and Irvin was leading them towards their new room. "My mother use to be a nurse, she would help the doctor bring the babies to the world. She would also teach me how to take care of them and feed them, and to the ones who would come out ill, she even taught me how to treat them" Elena said looking down, recalling old memories. "Oh that is amazing; no wonder you are so good with Elizabeth." Hanji said while smiling. "You really think so hanji?" Elena asked in a gentle yet shy voice. "I know so." She smiled happily to me and we reached our room.
Then I saw a soldier walking down the hall, he had a serious expression on his face, he was white skin, black hair and somewhat dark blue eyes. He looked at her but emotionless which made her uncomfortable. "Oh Levi-heichou, there you are! You are finally out of your office." Hanji said in a gleeful tone. "Yeah…" he said in a serious tone and he sounded slightly annoyed. "We like you to meet Elena and Elizabeth Lebrao, they will be staying with us for some time." Hanji stated and she grabbed Elena's soldiers pushing her gently towards Levi. He seemed very short next to Hanji and Irvin, he looked so much like a 17 year old to top it off.
Elena bow her head and holding onto little Elizabeth who was still asleep. "N-Nice to meet you sir…" she said shyly while looking down. "Arent they so cute?!" Hanji pulls on Elena's cheek gently while smiling. Levi just sighed and walked pass them and Elena looked down. 'Seems like he doesn't like me what so ever.' She sighed and Irvin opened the door for her and she walked in. "Make sure to get a lot of rest, if you need help with anything, don't worry about it we can help." Hanji said as she and Irvin started walking out of the room and she waved goodnight to both.
Elena saw a basket filled with blankets to give the baby comfort and she gently laid Elizabeth there covering her. "Good night" she whispered as she sat on the bed that was near where the basket was. She lay back on the bed staring at the ceiling; she couldn't really close her eyes. The images from that day haunted her. Even though everything is over, the pain that wrecked her mind couldn't stop. Images of people being eaten or stomped, the chase she had to go through while holding a baby.
Taking the risks not a normal child should even do. She had witnessed such horrors she never seen before. Losing her mother and father, that risked their lives for her to run away. She flinched as if she was hit, but a slight pain was growing inside her chest. All she wanted to do was cry her heart out in the deep silence the room had.
After several hours it was passed midnight and she still was having trouble sleep, except for little Elizabeth, she must have gotten really tired and used so much energy, she was all tuckered out in her little bed. Elena got up slowly and walked towards the door opening it. She looked back at the sleepy face of Elizabeth and she walked out of her room barefooted. She heard Hanji talking to another soldier about the titans. Elena just walked the other direction for her not to be caught, until she reached the exit. She looked outside and saw the moon shining brightly. She kept staring at it in silence and she wrapped her arms around herself feeling slightly cold as the breeze of the night air hit her. She remembered she was only wearing a sleeveless shirt and shorts; she didn't have her jacket with her either.
Yet she ignored the cold while closing her eyes. 'This is kind of nice.' She thought to herself as she sighed. Oh how much she missed her old home. Since this was a military HQ, there was going to be a lot of changes for her and little Elizabeth.
Suddenly she felt something warm on her shoulders and back and she opened her eyes quickly and looked back seeing Levi placing his jacket on her. "You will end up catching a cold you know." He said in a husky tone. He was quite a little taller than her. She looked down clenching onto the jacket slightly. "T-Thank you sir…" she said nervously. "Take care of yourself, that child you brought here really needs you more than anything." He stated while his face was still with an emotionless expression. Elena nodded and slowly started taking off the jacket. He grabbed her hand and shook his head. "Stay with it while you're out here. Give it back tomorrow when you see me." He said, his voice sounded more calm and relaxing now. He turned around walking back inside and she just started as he walked off.
She blushed slightly looking down at the jacket and she clenched onto it slightly. She looked up at the night sky; she watched as the stars sparkle and it reminded her a little when she was younger. "Maybe there is hope…" she whispered to herself as she closed her eyes.