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Chapter 4

The sky was red as if it was bathed in fire and blood. A terrifying sight considering that the sunset has long passed. The moon and the stars were nowhere to be seen, they were probably hiding somewhere safe. A place where they cannot see the carnage that scared the earth and the people in it.

"Lucky bastards." I blurted out while looking at the sky. Even though it was crowded enough that they could hear my rampant heartbeat. Nobody paid attention to me, everybody was too busy in their own worlds.

At first people were murmuring and shouting at each other, but as the truth sunk in. They became more and more quiet.

I looked around me and saw people who cried, and there were also some who just stared at the distance. And mostly the ones who cried, didn't sob or whimper. They were just as silent and as empty as the others while they stared at the distance.

It wasn't long before we reached the place called Wall Rose and we were all escorted out of the boat. I was scared to leave. I felt more safe within the waters instead of the ground where the Titans can come at us. I was trembling in fear despite my resolve to be brave.

It was just too much. I thought as I clutched my bag tightly against my chest. I remembered that it contained the items that I've brought with me from the world I once called home. A world that was safe.

The blood of the Titan that covered me long disappeared after I arrived at this boat, the only blood that covered me was my own.

But some were actually missing an arm or a leg (or both). They were the first ones escorted out of the boat by people who wore the same jacket as Levi, only the crests were different. Instead of Wings, it was Roses.

I would've been awed by their acts of kindness and duty for helping the injured, but I didn't. Most of their faces showed that they didn't like what they were doing. That helping injured people was troublesome.

After the severely injured were taken away to be treated in the Hospital (or whatever they call it). They began escorting down the rest of us. With uneasy steps, I walked out of the boat with the others. The men in brown jackets didn't bother to escort us anymore. It was fine, I would've thrown them into the water the moment their faces turned sour for doing their jobs.

The sun had already begun peaking from the wall that enclosed this city. It was probably curious if we were still alive or not. The only answer I can give it was "Maybe.", The people around me were alive and walking, but their eyes seemed dead. Their souls were left in the ruins of Wall Maria… together with their dead love ones.

Days have passed and all of us refugees were now crowding. The Titans have invaded not only Shiganshina, but the other provinces in Wall Maria as well. People after people arrived, making food become more scarce than it already was. My stomach grumbled as I fell in line with the others to get food for the day.

I don't have to worry about standing out because I wasn't familiar with how things happened in this world. I just had to go with flow, because almost everybody didn't know what to do. Just like me, they left their home and must start a new with what they have now.

And with that was Chaos. People were fighting each other, and the men in brown jackets (which I found out were Garrison soldiers), just stared at us with disgust and irritation.

One even clicked his tongue when my stomach grumbled loudly while waiting in line. I resisted the urge to kick his crotch.

When I got my ration, a stale piece of bread. I ate it hungrily and licked my fingers after.

"What the hell? You damn kid!" I heard someone shout. I looked around and saw Garrison Soldier punch a kid in the face.

The kid didn't back down though, "You don't know what it's like! You've never seen it! You've never seen what the Titans do to people!" He shouted, as tears fell from his eyes, but the anger stayed in his voice.

"Shut up!" The soldier said, then he began to approach the kid to beat him up some more. I was about to intervene, when a blonde kid went between them with his arms outstretched. He was defending the kid.

"I'm truly sorry!" He shouted to the soldier, then in a calmer voice and a nervous smile he added, "He's just hungry and irritable, thats why he so rudely lashed out at an adult… I'm very sorry!" Then he bowed to show his respect and apology.

This made the soldier uncomfortable, since the people who gathered around were obviously staring at him with disgust for hitting a child half his size. "Man… It's because of us that yoy guys aren't starving right now. Even you kids should be thankful to us." He then turned his back to leave.

"Of course!" The blonde kid replied with fake enthusiasm. Then I noticed another kid with black hair arrived to check on the one who got hit. She was a girl and...

"Japanese!" I blurted out, this time people glanced at me like I was crazy, but I didn't care. That girl had Japanese features. I need to talk to her!

I saw them leave to the corner of the building, and I followed them. I was close enough by that time to hear their conversation. They talked about going back to Wall Maria, and about how they didn't need the help of the soldiers (well, it was the one who got punched who talked a lot and as a result he even threw his bread, good thing the blonde kid catched it). "Eren, you'll starve to death!" oh, so Eren's his name.

"doesn't it bother you at all?" Eren said, "It's because we take everyone's charity that we can't beat the Titans!"

"It's impossible! There's no beating them!" Blonde kid said, "All we can do is live inside the walls! If we try anything, we'll die! Just like Mom and Dad!"

Mom.. and Dad… My Mom and Dad died in this world too… Dr. Jaeger said. I wonder if it's because of the Titans.

"So you're just gonna grovel to them then? That's not shameful to you?!" Eren shouted back at him.

"There's… There's nothing we can do for now!" Blonde kid shouted back at him. His face was red, anger was seeping at him now.

"That's just an excuse! If you wanna live like livestock forever, go ahead!" The fight seemed like it was going out of hand, especially when he added "You wimp!" at the blonde kid.

Then the girl punched Eren's face. I think I heard the impact of fist to bone.

"Mikasa.." The blonde kid said.

Mikasa is her name! I didn't notice that my body already moved on autopilot, I rushed into the scene and hugged the girl named Mikasa. My cousin.

She and the others were surprised, but I was too happy to care about that. My one and only blood relative is right here!

"Mi-Mikasa is your name right?" I asked eagerly, and she nodded. Her eyes still wide and a bit terrified for why a complete stranger was hugging her. "My name is Sakuno! I'm your cousin!"

"Sakuno…" She then looked at me as if remembering something, then her eyes grew wide once more but this time it was from recognition. "Ah! Sakuno, I heard about you and your family from my parents!"

"Yes, yes!" I said, I didn't bother to hide the excitement and joy in my voice, then I remembered something, "Do you know what happened to my parents?" Please don't tell me they are really dead.

But her face fell, and she looked away from my eyes, "They died, they were wiped out together with the Survey Corps 30th expedition… You don't know what happened to the Yuukimuras? Your family?"

"No.. I don't… I-I was taken away when I was small… But Dr. Jaeger said my cousin's name was Mikasa. That's all I know…" I let my hands fall to my sides. What now? I found my cousin in this brutal world, found out that my parents are dead, and the man who brought me here was missing.

But a loud voice interrupted my thoughts, "My father brought you here? Where were you from?" Eren asked, almost shouting. He was obviously excited, but he was also nervous. I doubt that it was because I came out of nowhere. If he's Dr. Jaeger's son, then why didn't he ask where his dad was? Considering that the man has mysteriously vanished from day 1.

"I came from…" Will they believe me if I told the truth? I hardly believe it at all. And would they trust me if they thought I was some crazy girl who spouted nonsense about parallel worlds. I would probably stay away from me too. "I don't know actually… I lost my memory" Liar.

"Lost your memory?" the blond kid finally spoke up. "Oh! l'm Armin Arlert by the way, and that kid over there is Eren Jaeger." He held out a hand for me to shake, and I took it firmly.

"Sakuno Yuukimura." I smiled at him. "Yeah.. I kinda lost my memory… I only know about my name and that Mr. Jaeger brought me to this-" I gestured to where we were now, "-place. I'm really clueless about what's going on ever since your dad disappeared on me." I hope they buy my lie. It's not far from the truth anyways.

"Titans?" All three of them asked at the same time. I would've laughed, if it wasn't for the horrible images that sprung in my mind. I could never forget how dangerous they can be.

"I only knew and saw them in the attack itself." I answered, It wasn't a lie anyways.

All three of them looked at each other. Their faces grim, then Mikasa looked at me, "We'll tell you about everything else." Then after a while she added, "But you have to tell us the truth after that."

"What truth?" I asked. My heart was already hammering in my chest, ready to bolt out of this place and leave me. I already know what she was gonna say next.

"Where you really came from."

-To be continued-

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