"Talking" Thinking
Gaven's POV
Eren and I had been running around, causing trouble all day when we noticed people waiting at the gate. We then noticed soldiers walking in the middle of all the people.
"It's The Scout Regiment!" Eren exclaimed, smiling excitedly.
I stood beside him just watching the soldiers walk by. It looked like most of them were injured in some way.
"There are fewer of them, then when they left," a villager said.
"Most of them were most likely eaten or killed," said another villager.
I just scuffed and ignored them. Then an elderly woman stepped into the street looking for her son. She was handed the only part of him that was left, his arm. I grabbed Eren's arm to pull him away and back home before mom started to worry.
"We're back!" Eren yelled as he swung open the door.
We walk inside as mom and dad both look at us. Mom welcomed us home and places our food on the table.
"We wanna join the Scout Regiment," I said, staring down at my food.
"Gaven!" Eren exclaimed in disbelief.
Mom looked at us both in worry, as she grabbed onto our shoulders.
"Are you two crazy!" She yelled. "Don't know people die when they go outside the walls?"
"We do," he and I replied, Eren glaring at mom and me just looking up at her.
"No, you don't," mom said, glaring back at Eren.
"Gaven, Eren," dad said getting our's and mom's attention. "Why do you wanna go outside?"
"I wanna protect our future, and see the outside world before I die," I said calmly.
"I wanna see and understand the world outside," Eren replied.
"Those who have died, die in vain," I explained, looking down at my food. "If no one takes their jobs."
Dad stood there for a few minutes, before saying anything else to us.
"You need to talk some sense into them," mom told him as dad started to leave.
"Nothing can stop a human's curiosity," he replied, looking over to Eren and I.
"Boys, behave and when I get back, I'll show you what's in the basement," dad said as he left.
We couldn't believe he was going to show us what was down there. It has always been something we have tried to see, but he kept it locked.
"I won't allow it," mom announced, facing us again. "You two are not doing something so stupid."
"People living like livestock is more stupid!" Eren shouted as he took off out the door.
"Eren!" mom yelled after him as I walked out behind her.
It's no use, we will do as we want. I thought as I walked down the stairs but was stopped by mom.
"Gaven, your brother is truly reckless. When trouble comes, be there to help him," she said letting me go.
"I will," I responded, taking off to catch up to Eren.
When I catch up, I saw Eren had already pissed off the kids from the street over. I sneak up behind them and hit one of thein the back.
"What's going on?" I questioned, standing over the kid on the ground.
"Eren started it," the kid holding Eren to the wall said.
"So," I replied, kicking him in the side and grabbing Eren's arm. "Mom was right you are reckless and trouble follows you."
"Tch, What does it matter?" he asked, as we got to the river.
"What did they say to piss you off?" I inquired as I sat on the steps.
"They said I was idiotic for wanting to go outside the wall," he told me as an explosion goes off inside the wall, knocking us off the steps.
"What was that?" we both asked as we got up and headed toward where the sound came from.
As we got closer we could hear the villagers yelling and screaming about something. We turned a corner to see a titan overlooking the wall.
"The walls are 50 meters tall," I said, looking up at the titan.
Eren and I looked around to see houses and part of the wall destroyed. Then we heard people yelling about titans being inside the wall.
Eren's POV
I turn my head toward where most of the derby was kicked and my eyes widened.
"Gaven, mom," I said, grabbing his arm and taking off back home. "A big chunk was kicked toward home!"
Gaven gripped my hand tightly as we got closer.
Please be okay. I thought as we turned the last corner before our home.
"Mom!" Gaven yelled letting my hand go and running over to her.
"Gaven," mom said weakly from under the beam that was crushing her.
I run over next to Gaven and grab onto the beam.
"Help me, Gaven!" I yelled getting his attention.
I felt him tap my shoulder, so I looked over to him to see him pointing up. I turned my head up to see a titan smiling as it got closer to us.
"It's too late!" Mom shouted, holding Gaven's arm. "Take your brother and run."
"No, I'm not leaving without you!" I yelled back, trying to lift the beam.
"Just this once listen to me, please," mom begged, looking towards the ground. "I want you and Gaven to live."
Gaven's POV
"I'm sorry," I whispered grabbing Eren's arm as tightly as I could and ran.
"Live On My Boy!" Mom screamed tearfully as the titan got closer.
"Gaven!" Eren yelled trying to pull his arm free. "We have to save mom!"
"W... we can't saving her," I replied tearing up. "We're just kids!"
"We could have tried!" he shouted as we stopped a few yards away and turned back to see the titan pick up our mom.
Eren and I watched as the titan pulled our mom apart and ate her. I grabbed Eren's hand and started running until I found a small alleyway. I pulling him down the alleyway till it was really dark and I sat on the ground with my face in my knees crying.
"Eren, there was nothing we could have don't to help mom," I said quietly, head still on my knees. "Mom wanted us to live and leaving her was the only way."
"I Will Kill All Titans!" Eren yelled quietly as he sat beside me.
"We will do it together," I stated, looking over at him. "We will never leave each other."
"Right," Eren replied as we leaned into each other crying.
It had been what felt like hours to us but was only a few minutes, when we heard people running passed the alley we were in. However, we were too scared to move from our spot and it seemed like no one could see us. It also could have been that everyone was too scared for their own lives or family to worry about two orphan kids. Eren and I watched as titans and people ran past our hiding spot.
(Attack On Titan「AMV」- Survivor)