"Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them" ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Petra found out interesting things about Aisa.

1) she was high against baths

Aisa screamed as Petra shut the bathroom door. The soldier stared at the terrified child, of whom was scared for God knows what reason. She tried to calm Aisa down but every attempt made her scream more.

"I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING!" Aisa shrieked at the top of her voice. Petra' heart cracked. What had those monsters done to make Aisa hate water so much? It was just a bath... Petra pulled out the plug and watched the water leave the tub.

"Look Aisa, nothing bad can happen." Petra turned on the shower head and showed Aisa how it all went back into the plug hole. "Will you get in now?" Petra said pleadingly to the seven year old. Slowly and suspiciously Aisa climbed into the bathtub and sat under the shower head. Relief flooded Petra and she washed the dirt and blood and nasty stuff off of Aisa. All the while Aisa had her eyes closed and her fists clenched. Once she was clean, the extent of Aisa's condition hit Petra hard. Her limbs were thin and bony and you could see each of her rips in fine detail, it was as if someone hadn't stretched her skin around her body enough and she was left with skin that stuck to each and every bone.

Next thing Petra learned about Aisa,

2) she didn't like mint.

Petra had to scrub her teeth back to whiteness and Aisa sat there with tears rolling down her cheeks and a disgusted look on her face. It made Petra feel guilty... That was when Hanji walked in with a grin and a little green... dress.

"I got hold of a spare Cape and I made Aisa some clothes." Huanji said happily holding up the dark green dress properly. Petra noticed the petticoat underneath. They both put Aisa into the dress, and it sagged off her thin limbs.

"First aim, she has to grow into that and she's a healthy little girl." Hanji said after a while of silence. "I worked out a fatty diet for her and also addressed the possibility of her illnesses and have readied injections against these. I've done all I can. So now we wait to see what Commander Eyebrows has to say about all of this." Hanji and Petra went to Hanji's office to feed Aisa. And the little seven year old ate more than Petra had seen anyone eat at all.

"Peeeeerrrrffffffeeeeeccccctttt~" Hanji said in a sing song voice that scared Petra a bit. The young soldier stated at the young girl who was happily gulping down an entire glass of juice and a chocolate spread sandwich. She couldn't get over the fact this kid had been through hell and hadn't said a word about it or cried a lot or- Petra stopped herself before she herself started crying, and instead made herself think of what was going on with the Commander and the Captain. She just hoped it would all work out so Aisa would go to a nice little home and not out on the streets, or God forbid the Underground.

"Shifter, breathing." Erwin read out. "Aisa Church 7." He said after a moment. "No records of any child named Aisa Church disappearing. What I ask is where did this kid come from?" Levi cut his eyes at Erwin.

"As if I would know Commander. I might seem like I know a lot, but to be honest, I don't know where everyone comes from."

"… do you have any idea what a Shifter could possibly be?"

"Crap yeah I sure do Erwin! Once again I'm not God, I have no idea what a bloody shifter is!"

"We have to keep the kid. If we don't know what she is we can't let her leave. She has to stay with us, but for it to be legal she has to have a guardian."

"Petra." Levi hissed. "She's good with the kid."

"Petra cannot, she has a large duty to for-fill as a soldier. Nor can I as I am the Commander and have no time for twenty four / seven childcare."

"I don't either eyebrows."

"But you are the best. All you have to do is have your name in her records, just adopt her and she will stay here most of the time. She will be like a normal child, just raised in the military." Levi sat in silence for a minute. Her last name both scared him and made him curious. But he wouldn't be able to cope with the needs of being an adoptive father to a growing child. He wasn't for that life. It didn't appeal to him in anyway, but he owed the world a debt.

"I'll do it." Levi sighed. Hopefully this would pay back… most of the things he's done in his past, and hopefully it appeased them. Hopefully it would make him show her how he had grown from back when he watched... When he watched those people he used to call him friends die to hunger and dehydration.

Hopefully it appeased Ruth.

so my stuff on my ipad stopped working properly.

BUUUUUUT I got a computer for Christmas so YAAAAAAAAY I can just update like this~ But updates will come a but delayed as well, I can't just take my computer everywhere. But I love this story so its worth it.

Next time: Who is Ruth? How will Levi deal with being the carer of a seven year old brat?