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Chapter One - The Auction

The world was a cruel and dangerous place. Nobody knew this better than eighteen year old Eren Jaeger who'd been unlucky enough to fall prisoner to a group of warriors who'd ambushed the land he resided in. There were only a dozen of them, but they were unlike anything Eren had ever seen before. He'd watched countless people be slain, the only survivors were those like himself who'd been captured to be sold at auction. It was sick, twisted, despicable.

Eren was among many women and children and a few other young men around his age. He was blindfolded and had been drugged for the majority of the transfer. Even when he came to, he was disoriented and trying not to panic. His heart was broken, his father had disappeared during the attack and he'd been forced to watch his mother be killed—though not before she was tortured alongside him. He was weak, tired and just wished he'd wake up from the horrible nightmare he was currently living. This was his reality though and he only had so much fight left in him for the time being.

Days passed without him having food or a bath and he'd been given just enough water to survive. Still he had yet to be freed from restraints or the blindfold, he was forcefully pulled from one cold place to another, ending up in a room where he soon found he would finally be sold. Eren had always been brave, but now he was afraid. These people were bidding him off, listing all the assets he had, everything he was worth, like he was cattle. He truly just wished for death. He'd already pleaded for it, and yet here he was… for some reason he was still alive.

Apparently there were several people in attendance from different countries, but Eren knew nothing of his buyer, Rivaille. He was surprised when he'd been purchased for an outrageous amount of money, but it only frightened him more. That meant this man who now owned him was a powerful man. There was no chance of Eren escaping him. Not that he wouldn't try the second he got a chance.

Though he was feeling down about everything that had happened, Eren was a fighter with a determination that was almost frightening. He was down. But he wasn't out. He'd be damned if he was going to be somebody's slave. Not in this life. This man, Rivaille, had bought several other prisoners as well and they were all expecting the worst as they were transferred into a wagon. There was a long ride before the wagon stopped and Eren was holding hands with the women at his sides, they were all absolutely terrified. There were children as well, completely oblivious as to what awaited them, but scared just like everyone else.

While they all remained still aside from the trembling of their nerves, they were all led out of the wagon and forced to stand in a line. One by one, their blindfolds were removed and Eren quickly looked around to take in his surroundings once he was able to see. They were just outside of a large cabin that was in the middle of nowhere, Eren being the only male prisoner amongst six children and five women.

There were several men surrounding them, one of them had to be the buyer and Eren looked them over one by one until his eyes settled on one in particular who had a commanding aura about him. His eyes narrowed on those impassive blue-grey orbs, hating how stylishly the man was dressed. Eren and the other prisoners were in rags, if they could even be called that. They were filthy… and this man just thought he could buy people to do with them as they pleased.

The man's gaze swept down the line of his newly purchased property and Eren rolled his eyes at the action.

"Listen closely because I'm only going to say this once." Rivaille spoke loud and clear, his voice a deep tember. "Keep your heads down and do as you're told, I don't have time for trouble makers. You'll be treated well here." He then turned on his heel and addressed the woman next to him. "Have them brought to the baths and given new clothes."

"Yes sir." The brunette smiled, watching as the man and the tall blonde headed into the cabin. "Well . . . welcome to castle Rivaille, everyone. You may call me Hanji. You'll be in my care from hence forth." She said and just received blank stares in response. It didn't surprise her, not when they had been through so much. "Right this way, let's get everyone freshened up."

There seemed to be guards surrounding them and Eren's nerves were so shaken he couldn't settle himself down. He felt even worse when he was taken away from the other prisoners, because he was a male and they obviously didn't want him doing anything funny, even though Eren wouldn't have dreamed of ever hurting anyone. He just wanted to be free.

In spite of everything, he was grateful for the bath and the clean clothes. He felt so much better afterwards, though he didn't have much privacy and felt rushed the entire time. The guard keeping eyes on him was a man called Reiner. He looked mean and frightening, and Eren didn't want him looking after him. He needed somebody that looked a little less capable, so he had a chance of escaping.

As soon as he was finished with his bath, he was led to a dining room where he was soon joined by the other prisoners. To his surprise, they were served a delicious meal and a starving Eren ate his fill happily. His guard didn't go down, not even close. So this Rivaille wanted them cleaned and energized so he could work them to death, he'd be damned. Eren felt sorry for the other prisoners, but not everyone could be saved. He had to think of himself, so he was just waiting on the opportunity to run. He'd thoroughly observed his surroundings and had mapped out the entire cabin before he was taken to a room for the night. It didn't look like a cell, but it felt like one.

His guard was changed to a younger, smaller man who didn't seem nearly as intimidating as the other. Eren was pacing back and forth through his room, the guard posted up inside by his door as if to prevent his escape. He had some food in his system now, he was not above knocking the guy out to make his escape, even if he really didn't want to hurt him. He obviously just worked for the man who wanted him to be his slave.

"I have to pee." Eren told him impatiently with a huff.

"Oh? Didn't you just go after dinner?" The short blonde blinked at him suspiciously.

"Maybe. But I have to go again." Eren shrugged.

"Well alright, come along."

Eren nodded, keeping his face free of any emotion as he followed the guard out of the room and down the hallway. When he tried to follow him in, Eren stopped him with a scowl.

"I can take care of it myself, thank you." He scoffed and the blonde's face heated up.

"W-well… just hurry."

"No problem." Eren said as he slipped into the bathroom and closed the door, smirking as he looked directly at the window ahead of him. He couldn't care less that he was on the second floor, he was breaking out.

It was easier than he expected. Eren crawled out of the window and down a tree that was placed perfectly beside the window. These guys were too easy. He got lucky. He grinned to himself as soon as his feet touched the ground but before he could take a single step, he heard a twig snap behind him.

Eren whirled around, stomach flipping at the sight of the pig himself. "Bastard." Eren snapped, taking a step back away from him. "Just stay where you are… or… or else."

Rivaille sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "I thought I said no trouble making, brat." He drawled. "Alright, back into the cabin with you."

"Not on your life, you… you… sicko." Eren turned his nose up and backed up another step. "I refuse to be your captive."

"That's nice and all, but it's been a long day and I have an early one starting tomorrow. It would be appreciated if we could wrap this up quickly." Rivalille said and took one step forward. "You can run, but I promise you, you won't get far."

"Right, have a horrible life asshole." Eren scoffed, foot digging into the ground as he went to take off as quickly as he could.

His wrist was captured in a single second and his arm was brought behind his back. His other arm was soon captured as well, Rivaille's grip like iron, and he was held in place.

"No!" Eren struggled against the strong hold on him, whimpering in a desperate need to free himself. "Let me go, let me go!"

"Quiet, you'll wake everyone up." Rivaille scolded and forced Eren to straighten his back. "I get that this is a shitty situation and you've been through hell, but you're going to have to deal with it."

"Not a chance!" Eren ground out, still trying to pull his arms free. "Let go of me, you're hurting me."

"This is why I don't deal with brats." Rivaille grumbled before releasing the spirited boy and throwing him over his shoulder instead. "We're going inside. Keep fighting me, and I'll have you restrained."

"You think this is going to stop me, you bastard?" Eren screeched while flailing around in hopes of making Rivaille drop him. "If you want to sleep tonight you better let me go now!"

The threat made Rivaille's eyebrow twitch, but he didn't so much as pause on his way inside. Eren fought the whole way back to his cell. He hated this man. He would not be his prisoner forever. He would make a way to escape. If not this time, then sometime soon. Eren was only let down once he was inside the room and he immediately glared at the man, all too ready to bolt the second he moved out of the way.

"Don't even think about." Rivaille warned and crossed his arms. "Just settle the fuck down and behave, I'm not above gagging you." He had enough trouble sleeping as it was without the brat making all that racket. "Get some sleep and plot your escape tomorrow, alright? I'm tired."

"Sure, sure. I'm sure we will both sleep like a couple of babies." Eren muttered, turning his back until Rivaille left him.

Eren sighed deeply and waited a bit before peeking outside of his door, but there was a different, much bigger man standing guard there now. He just shook his head at Eren knowingly and Eren went back inside the windowless room, slamming the door shut. He cursed loudly and stormed over to the surprisingly comfortable bed, screaming into the pillow when he threw himself down on it.

He absolutely despised this man and he would be escaping as soon as possible. Tomorrow was a new day.

Eren woke at the crack of dawn and wasted no time looking outside of his room. The same man was there, looking just as on guard as he was hours before. Eren scowled at him, already hating him too. What happened to the little blonde? He wanted him back.

"I have to pee." He said plainly and the guard gestured for him to come out. He said nothing, only walking along with Eren to the bathroom, stepping inside with him as well. "Hey, pervert, give me some privacy!"

"I can't have you sneaking out the window. Just do your business and get back to bed."

"I can't go if you're in here." Eren huffed, crossing his arms defiantly. "Get lost."

"No."

"Yes."

"Let's get you back to your room, you must not really have to go." The tall man sighed.

"Yes I do, but I need some privacy. You… you probably just want to look at me, you… you're dirty."

The man's face paled and he surprisingly backpedaled. "I'll turn around."

"Get out."

"No, I'll turn around, hurry it up."

Eren growled at being ignored of his rights as a human being, but said nothing more as the man turned around. Without wasting a beat, he walked to the window, slammed it open and dove out without any regards to his safety. He rolled out over the roof and dropped down to the ground, thankfully not spraining an ankle. He laughed victoriously and took off, not about to wait around to get caught but he only made it a couple feet before he was tackled to the ground, the force of the hit knocking the breath out of him.

"Oi, what the fuck do I pay people around here for?" Rivaille grumbled, holding Eren down by his wrists from on top of him.

Eren fought to suck in a breath and as soon as he was able to, he started trying to scurry back or buck him off of him to get away from the man. "Get off of me you sick, nasty, sadistic, bastard!" Eren roared, rolling and rocking his body desperately.

Rivaille prayed for patience. "First you keep me up at night and then you won't let me have breakfast before you've already ditched your guard. Let me clarify things for you since you insist on making things difficult. You can not and will not escape from me, so get the notion out of your system."

Eren stared up at his captor with a look of disgust. "You may have caught me twice, but I can and I will escape you. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but one day soon. It's inevitable."

Admittingly Rivaille was impressed with the boy's determination, he wasn't at all broken from the things he had to have gone through. However, he had a job to do and he couldn't let him interfere by dashing off at every opportunity.

"You know that if I were any other man at that auction, you would be severely punished for this. You certainly have a lot of nerve, but you aren't too bright. What's the next step after you leave?" Rivaille asked. "Where will you go? The whole land is filled with black hearted and greedy pieces of shit and you can't outrun all of them. I'm your best shot right now and until you have an actual plan, you're fucked."

"I'm already fucked, in case you haven't noticed, you sicko." Eren spat. "I had plans. I had plans. Now I have nothing. So, I just want to die a free man. Let me go." He started struggling again, this man was no bigger than him but he was strong, he didn't budge.

Rivaille waited until he was finished fighting, but the fire never left Eren's eyes. "No one is dying on my watch, not a single person as long as I have any say." He told the boy, but it was more of a promise to himself. "We're going back. Breakfast should be ready soon."

"Go ahead. I'm leaving." Eren mumbled with a roll of his eyes.

"Damn brat." Rivaille shook his head before he manhandled Eren over his shoulder again, heading back to the cabin.

"Hey you old brute, put me down this instant!" Eren shouted, kicking his legs and punching the man right in his rear repeatedly.

What little patience Rivaille had earlier was gone and he brought his hand down once on Eren's ass, hard. "If you want to act like a child then I'll treat you like one."

Eren gasped, facing heating up in what had to be anger. Yes, he was furious. "You damn pervert! Let me go or I'm gonna bite you!"

"Oh, hear that Erwin? Our Rivaille is a pervert!" Hanji laughed as the pair watched the spectacle before them.

"Shut the fuck up, Hanji." Rivaille hissed, dodging Eren's elbow.

"Well the two of you are off to an energetic morning." Erwin mused, more than a little amused by Eren's antics.

Rivaille flipped him off and then proceeded inside to take Eren all the way to the dining room.

Eren yelped when he was suddenly set down in a chair and released, immediately getting on his feet and glowering at his enemy. "I'm not hungry."

"You will sit in that chair if I have to tie you to it." Rivaille challenged and added, "I can always feed you as well if you insist on being difficult."

"Well you better get the chains out, asshole and good luck getting this mouth open." Eren crossed his arms and turned his nose up.

"So be it." The other man shrugged and asked a nearby servant to bring some rope.

"Excuse me?" Eren gasped at Rivaille. "You will not be tying me up!"

"Then sit the fuck down and act like you have some sense." He told him. "And someone bring me my damn tea."

"I will not sit down and oh it must be so nice, just sipping tea and buying people as if you have any right. You make me sick. I'm out of here." Eren scoffed, moving to walk past Rivaille.

Once again he was thwarted and held hostage by his arm. "I'm done being nice, this is your last chance. Sit. Down."

"Fuck. You."

Rivaille narrowed his blue-grey eyes and held out his other hand when the rope was brought. He didn't hesitate to force Eren to sit and tied him down to the chair, no matter how much he struggled. Then his tea arrived and he sat down as well to have a sip before he popped a blood vessel, grabbing the cup by its rim.

"Ridiculous. You're really going to have your own little tea party while I'm tied up like some kind of criminal? Disgusting." Eren couldn't help himself, he truly hated this man.

"You have no one to blame but yourself, I don't make empty threats." Rivaille informed and let the warm liquid wash over him. Thank whatever saint that created tea in this world.

Maybe he was right… maybe if Eren had been stronger, he would have never ended up in this position. His mother would still be alive. But he was weak, and here he was… a prisoner for the unforeseeable future. Just a minute later, Hanji brought in the women and children who all seemed at ease compared to Eren. Food was served and everyone was eating happily, but Eren wouldn't have taken a single bite even if he had a hand to feed himself.

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way." His captor said after a moment. " . . . And you'll never be able to get out of here on an empty stomach. If you insist on starving yourself then even Armin can easily keep an eye on you. Remember him? The first guard that you gave the slip?"

Eren remembered alright, but he said nothing as he stared into those impassive eyes. At least if he starved himself, he'd be dying his own way. With his mind made up, he kept his mouth shut and made peace with his fate. It was for the best. The decision was easy to see in his eyes and Rivaille didn't miss the defiance. The brat wasn't like anyone he had come across before, not under the circumstances. With a heavy breath he tried a different approach, one Hanji had suggested after the first time he attempted to escape.

"Proving a point to me isn't worth losing your life." Rivaille said and untied one of Eren's arms. "Come on now, it doesn't end here does it? Please just eat something."

Eren didn't understand why this man wanted him to live, unless he planned to really work him to death. He didn't want to live as a slave, it was much more preferable to die. His tone had changed and his features had softened to a look that resembled something close to concern, so Eren thought that maybe he would eat… and eventually try to escape again. So he turned his gaze to the plate of food and grabbed the fork, hesitantly taking a bite.

They all ate in silence from then on, Rivaille sitting right along with them as if it was the most natural thing. Eren finished his entire plate, feeling miserably full afterwards. He groaned after having a sip too much of his water and set his glass down, trying to wiggle around and get more comfortable in his seat, but he couldn't move much. The women and children were taken with Hanji and then Eren was left alone with his captor who was sipping a fresh cup of tea.

"Can I trust you to play nicely with the other kids or are you going to run again?" Rivaille asked, already knowing the answer.

"First off, I'm not a damn kid." Eren snorted. "And don't worry about what I may or may not do. It's really none of your business."

"So you're going to run. You're persistent, I'll give you that." Rivaille conceded. "What's your name?"

"What's yours?" Eren countered, trying to be as much of a pain as possible.

Rivaille tilted his head at the question, amused. "Rivaille."

"Guess mine is slave boy then." Eren shrugged.

"Well if that's what you want me to call you." Rivaille stated and took another sip of his tea.

"You so much as think about calling me that and I'll murder your ass."

The brat really was as spirited as they came. "Then what can I call you?"

"Jaeger." Eren grumbled with a pout.

It was obviously a last name, but Rivaille would take what he could get. "Alright, Jaeger, I suppose you'll have to accompany me for the day."

"Or," Eren began suggestively. "You could just kill me and get it over with."

"That is exactly why you can't be left alone." Rivaille rolled his eyes. "And the fact that I'm the only one with a brain around here . . ." He huffed under his breath. Then he stood and untied Eren, ordering Riener, who was the only guard capable it seemed, to watch him until it was time to leave.

"Hmph. Don't you be watching me, you giant!" Eren scoffed. "I don't like being watched. And that goes for you too, Rivaille."

Rivaille paid him no mind and took his tea as he exited the dining hall.

Eren was unable to believe the attitude of this man or the situation he was in. He really couldn't make his escape soon enough, but he would never stop trying. Soon enough, he would be a free man and there was nothing Rivaille could do to stop him.

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