Everyone suffers at least one bad betrayal in their lifetime. It's what unites us. The trick is not to let it destroy your trust in others when that happens. Don't let them take that from you.
― Sherrilyn Kenyon

Hana Jen ran as fast as she could, sprinting around corners and wiping the tears from her eyes. The bullies had come again, if only they would just leave her alone... Didn't she get enough of this? Her foot caught on a small notch in the road and she fell to the floor, her hands flying out in front of her to save her face the pain of the ground. Hana winced slightly from the pain. She looked up and to her surprise she saw legs, the eight year old hoped that it wasn't one of the merciless bullies. However when she looked up she didn't recognise the girl standing above her, she had black hair like the midnight sky tied in a high ponytail, with two long bits at the side of her face and a small fringe, her steel eyes were cold and judging. She stood with clenched fists on her hips, putting most of her weight on her right foot so she was slightly slanted to the side.

Hana was scared. She was scared of the still staring girl. She was scared of the bullies. She was scared of home. She was-

"Here." The scary girl said and knelt down, holding out her hand towards Hana. "I'll help you up."

"H-How can I know to trust you won't just let me drop?" The girl blinked and shrugged.

"Gotta have a little faith in a new friend." Friend. The word mixed around Hana's mind. She reached out her hand and the once scary girl lifted her up and grinned. "I'm Aisa, what's yours?" Hana took in the girls eyes again, they weren't steel grey, they were a greyish blue, like when the sky starts turning dark for the rain clouds, but these were warm eyes, inviting and not cold like before.

"H-Hana Jen." Hana said and adjusted her clothes, they were ruffled from all the running.

"Why were you running?" Aisa said curiously. Hana looked down at her feet. She told Aisa about the bullies, how they had taken her food and stamped on it, and had broken her grandmother's pendent a few weeks ago. As she told the story, Aisa's eyes filled with fire and rage and it scared Hana. "Why do they do this? What is the point? the aim? just why?" Hana shrugged. "Are they still chasing you?" another shrug. Aisa sighed. "Do you want to come to mine?"

"Where is yours?"

"The Scouting Legion Shigansina HQ." Aisa smiled brightly as if it were nothing special at all.

"T-T-T-T-The Scouting Legion!" Hana stuttered. Aisa nodded and grabbed Hana's wrist, dragging her away. Hana could not believe what was going on right now...

"Be very quiet." Aisa said and put a finger to her lips. Hana nodded slowly. The other girl started walking down the corridor, her back against the wall, Hana copied the other girl. Soon enough Hana heard voices, Aisa paused and peeked in an open door, the voices were muffled. Aisa cursed.

"What is it?" Hana whispered, the wild girl looked a Hana and grinned.

"We have to make a run for the Gear room." She whispered back. Before the shorter girl could protest her wrist was grabbed and she was dragged into running down the rest of the corridor. She almost tripped, which gave her a view of behind them, a few adults were walking out the room ad Aisa turned the corner, dragging her and brown haired girl through a dark door. It had a platform that over looked a pitch black emptiness. Aisa pulled her along the platform and lit a match. The dark haired girl threw the match into the nothingness. In the middle of the room a fire sprang up, and Hana gasped. Tall steel towers were lined up against the wall, metal boxes with the Scouting Legion's swords embedded within were carefully placed on a large table. Wires with grapple hocks on the end hung from the ceiling. This was a Gear room.

"You're allowed in here?" Hana said in awe. Aisa shrugged.

"Levi said no, Hanji said yes, Petra said no, Oluo said yes. So I guess because Hanji is my favourite I'll listen to her." Aisa sighed. "It's not like I have anyone to play with or any of them play with me... Most days I have to stay in Levi's office and he's no fun unless you throw paper balls at him."

"You know all the famous ones... Why do you live here?"

"Well, because... Levi is my Guardian... I escaped from this place a year ago. Erwin said they rescued me and took me in, Oluo said I should be grateful they didn't feed me to the dogs." Hana blinked. Aisa grinned bright. "Let's mess around~ You're it!" she said and tapped Hana's shoulder, running down the stairs to the Gear area. Hana ran after her.

The two girls chased each other around for hours and hours, giggling the entire time. Little did they know, the door to the Gear room swung open silently and Petra stepped in. She watched. She utterly wished she could let them continue, but if one of the tables or gas tubes fell, those girls would be in big trouble. She opened her mouth to speak up, however another hand slapped over it.

"She has a friend." Petra's captain whispered. "Leave them be until an hour to nightfall." he hissed. Petra nodded. Levi didn't leave the platform however, he watched his charge gain a friend he hoped she had forever, unlike him.

"Aisa." The dark haired girl froze in place and stared up at her Guardian. "It's time for your friend to go home to her parents." Aisa frowned and looked at Hana, the girl had a sad droopy face now.

"My parents won't be happy..." she muttered. Aisa raised an eyebrow.

"Why? won't they like that you have a friend? do you not like me or something?" Aisa's frown deepened. Hana looked a bit panicked at that and shook her head.

"I like you! But my parents... they hurt me. They are worse than the bullies..." Aisa's eyes widened.

"Well...I'll protect you instead. I can save you from anything!" Aisa's grin returned to her face. Hana stared at her in doubt.

"Really...?"

"Yeah! 'cus we're best friends forever now."

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But what made me write was when I found TWO FANS. *Internal screaming*

I was on Anime Animo (an app) and I was on a writers chat and when I mentioned the title of this story, the person I was talking to told me about her friend loving this story, and this person doesn't have an account on anymore (trolls) but I was given her nickname. So I know about you Demure ;)

I love meeting you guys! I cried when I heard I have fans I cried real jesus tears.

I'm changing my account name to TheCasuallyAwkward or maybe I'll make myself a different character idek. But at the moment I am Touka Kirishima

I look forward to possibly meeting more of you in the future.