Chapter 7:
Father Levi x Daughter Character
I think it is long time over due that you guys deserve to know what just happened when Levi and Ensrahi met. Just know that most of this chapter is Ensrahi's memory of Trost. I'll just cut to the chase and let you read. As always I do not own any of the characters in Attack on Titan and this was a cute little idea.
-Ensrahi's POV-
Levi and I had made it to back to HQ in one piece. It was uneventful thank gods, but of course he was back to his usual self. I woke up alone, as usual, helped out Hanji. But today, I was sitting in a tree during a break while Eren was stuck in a well... Again. I had my 3D gear on and my uniform. Levi finally accepted me and swore me into the Survey Corps himself. That part I kinda didn't want to go into because when he put my cape around me and walked off, he punched Erwin in the gut, calling him a fucking bastard and warning him if I got killed, his head would be next. But, eventually, I managed to drift off to sleep.
The city was covered in blood, as the gaping hole in the wall let in a breeze that reeked of death. A little girl quietly ran around the city with a lantern in the dead of night to avoid any Titans that might be inactive at this time. She wore nothing but the dress that her mother made her from Sina. This was just meant to be a family trip... How become she had no family left? What god forsaken her for this lifeless fate? The little girl's thoughts were always like this as she wandered through the dead of night. The little girl began to hurry, sun rise would be soon. In her dress folds were enough food to last the day, even though the dress was three sizes too big for her now, had it been three weeks since Trost was broken into.
Running back to the closet she called home, the little girl closed the door. There was a single beam of light, letting her know what time it was constantly. But that was all the solace she had in this tiny box of safe haven. The little girl could hear the pounding, the moaning and groaning, the scratching and yelling as they were being eaten as well. The little girl only had this for comfort to know she wasn't the only one alive. She took a piece of while chalk as she drew dashes on the wall. One for the number of days, another for the number of screams. Knowing how many people were killed while she sat there. The little girl pulled out from her stash a piece of bread as she slowly nibbled it. Feeling full, she than curled in away from the door and the light to fall asleep for the day. Still feeling the Titans walk by like a heart beat.
Waking up hours later, she than ate another piece of bread. Not much. There was barely any light left, and it was twilight. There were softer steps now, as the roaring and slamming seemed to have stopped. It sounded like boots. The little girl sat up slowly, as she than gave out a small sneeze. The steps froze than the closet was suddenly opened. The little girl gave a terrified scream as a strong pale hand pulled her out of the closet. She was crying out in fear, in sadness, the poor thing was terrified out of her wits. The little girl pounded on the hand that held her by the dress till a voice snapped,
"Shut up brat!"
The little girl opened her eyes to be met with piercing blue ones. Tears were steaming down her cheeks as she realized her hands were thin and bony and did nothing to the strong hand that held her up by the collar of her dress. She hiccuped once, as the strong figure sighed in annoyance.
"Hey Hanji! I found one." He called, as a pair of glowing eyes peered from around the corner. She eventually took off her goggles as the woman scanned the little girl with a quick eye.
"Poor thing... Out here all this time by herself." The woman named Hanji murmured, and than snatched her out of the strong man's grasp and set her gently on the floor. The little girl scampered back into the closet, shutting the door again. Sobs could be heard, along with the lines "I don't want to die..." Murmured over and over again. Hanji walked over to the little girl's closet.
"Hey, all the Titans are dead. You're safe little girl." She tried to reassure opening the closet a little more gentler than the strong man did. But he did stand guard at the window that had many blood spatters on it. From what Hanji could observe, she had a lantern, a box of matches and very little food. She had raven hair that went all the to the floor as the little girl stood terrified in the corner of her closet. Blue eyes were dull, and scared, her body was so malnourished her bones were probably easy to break by just the grip of a Titan alone. There were marks on the wall. One signifying how long she had been in this tiny space.
"Hey shortie, this kid's been in here for over a month." Hanji commented as the strong man 'shortie' (though the little girl didn't know exactly why he was called 'Shortie' he was fairly tall form her point of view.) gave a small glance to the dark closet. It was in the middle of town, one of the nearer buildings to the gap in the wall. She survived longer than a cadet would in the field just by staying in a closet out of sight. This little girl had intuition, smarts, a good sense of survival... And no family. The little girl closed the door again. Hanji couldn't fix this.
The strong man ripped open the door as the little girl cried "Don't hurt me!"
"What are you doing her punk?" The strong man asked as he picked up the girl like a cat by the collar. She squirmed, fighting against him. He too noticed how light she was, and the dead look in her eyes.
"No ones coming back! They're all dead!" She screamed, violently trying to get away from the strong man's grasp.
"Shortie! You're scaring the kid!" Hanji warned. The strong man eventually ignored the little girl's protests as he slung the girl over his shoulder. He could feel her pounding into his back with her tiny weak fists.
"Hey! Knock it off punk if you want to live!" He snapped as the little girl ceased her struggled and walked out of the building. The sunlight blinded her, and she was terrified, Titans moved around during the day.
"Won't Titans eat us out the day Mister?" The little girl asked as the strong man out the kid down on the floor, trusting her lightly that she wouldn't run away. Her eyes were dilated too much, the sunlight was hurting her. The strong man knelt down to her size, and draped his cape around her, pulling the hood over her face so that way she got some sun light, but enough to not blind the poor girl.
"They will brat, but not with me around. You'll be safe with me around." The strong man pointed out as he got up and began to walk back to the safe-point nearby set up by the Wall Regiment. The little girl hugged the coat, the smell was comforting, and the warmth was welcome. It lightly dusted the floor like a long cloak on the little girl. But she held it up slightly, as to not get any blood or dirt on the cape. The strong man noticed this.
"Hey brat, do you like to clean?" The man asked, the little girl's head looked up lightly, meeting the gaze of blue eyes once more.
"Can I have a bath? I hate being dirty... Especially after now that you saved me mister." The little girl stated lightly. The strong man's heart nearly jumped out of his chest, as he picked up the little girl and carried him on his shoulders happily.
"Well of course you can have a bath! I will be sure that you are extra clean okay brat?"
"Okay mister. Thank you!" The little girl smiled, her hands resting on the strong man's head.
I woke up to someone pulling my cape, I turned around to see who it was on the ground as suddenly tears fell from my eyes and onto Eren's face as he looked up at me with somber ones. He wiped them off of his face, and brushed mine lightly, as if not surprised by the reaction. His hands were bloody and bitten as they were wrapped in gauze.
"You okay Ackerman?" Eren asked, as he eventually climbed up into the tree. I nodded, wiping my eyes. That was such a vivid dream. I never realized that was Levi till now. I only knew that man as ''mister" over the years.
"Yeah... I'm okay." I sighed, and yawned, I hadn't realized how tired I was till now. Eren laughed at me, as I elbowed him, causing to wobble and yelp as he fell off the tree. I laughed at him as Hanji came up and tackled the poor boy. Oh I think I just fed him to the shark.
"Eren! Come on we're ready for the next test!" She smiled and dragged him away. There were bickering before a certain short Corporal kicked Eren in the way of Hanji, and walked up to me as he leaned under neath the tree.
"Hey Levi?" I asked dangling upside down from the tree happily as Levi looked up to me.
"What are you doing? You look ridiculous." He sighed as my long hair dangled around his head, Levi brushed it aside.
"Can you give me a bath tonight? And cut my hair? You said you'd cut my hair when-"
"Yes I know what I said brat. Why would you want me to give you a bath? You're a growing woman for gods sake." Levi groaned, as he kept trying to get my hair out of his face.
"Well... I dunno. Just this last time. I promise." I begged a little as Levi groaned.
"Fine tonight. Last time. I'll cut your hair than too, but. Last time!" Levi snapped as I smiled.
"Thanks Levi!"
