Hi!
Rizzie-chan here!
Annnnnnnd...
Merry Christmas Eve!
Well for some of you readers, it's already Christmas...
This first chapter is like a flashback in Sabina's life.
ANd yes, it is HEADCANON that Carla Yeager's maiden name is KAPLAN(I surfed the internet for 30 minutes trying to find her maiden name lol).
So her original given name is Carla Kaplan, so I'm going to base it off that. Sorry if that inconveniences you...
The AOT/SNK rights for this fanfiction go to Hajime Isayama.
All I own is my OC, Sabina.
Russo Leucisticor
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Chapter 1
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"Bina-channnnnnnnnn!"
"...Carla-chan?"
A black-haired child turned around, fingers grasping the stem of an innocent blue daisy. Her hair was entangled with bits and pieces of undergrowth, adding to the fairy persona she gave off standing there in the peaceful meadow. The sun gradually set behind her, the sky a brilliant canvas of many colors ranging from a light pink hue to a fiery hot orange to a subtle purple. The child wore a simple blueish-white dress that reached down to her ankles. The edges of tbe mentioned article of clothing danced in the soft wind, as if beckoning her to continue to stay and play with it.
"Bina-chan! The food is done! Com' n eat with all of us!" The other girl jumped up and down excitedly on the hilltop, waving her flower adorned wrist. Her locks bounced with her, a brown mass of chocolaty softness.
"K, comin'." Running up the gradual slope, the fairy-impersonated child seemed to float up, her small feet light with ecstasy. The wind had stopped, sensing that its playmate had to go and receive nourishment in order to come another day. The girl had already forgotten about the wrinkled forestry she had been holding, tossing it on the mossy ground without a second thought. She bounded up in front of her friend, linking arms with her and sniffing the air. Heavenly scents of baked bread and fresh herbs wafted up to meet their eager noses. "It smells so good!" She exclaimed.
"Yeah!"
They both laughed, skipping down to their homey abode. Gray misty smoke slowly twirled around the chimney top. Lights behind cheerful curtains revealed a warmly brightened home in shades of red, orange, and a subtle yellow. Shadows moved silently in rhythm to steaming hot dishes. One of these moved to throw open the wooden door.
"Carla! Bina! Hurry up!" The feminine voice called out.
"We're hurrin', Mama!" Carla whipped her dark chestnut hair and started running. Bina followed in protest, stumbling. "Carlaaaa!"
"Sorry, Bina-chan!" Carla giggled but slowed down her pace, although only just a little bit. Carla sported a white tank top completed with a light yellow fuzzy jacket and skirt. Her feet pumped with energy.
They finally reached Carla's mother and jumped into her welcoming arms. The woman tripped a little under their combined weights but quickly recovered, shifting the two on her body so that they would be more comfortable.
"My precious little children," she said, rubbing her nose on their foreheads. Carla and Sabina smiled quietly, reveling in the happy moment. Carla looked up at her mother's intense green eyes. Her own orbs were replicas, the exact same shade of emerald, shining and twinkling with mischief. Her small hand curled around the side ponytail her mother wore.
"Mama?" Carla looked up at her.
"Yes, my little snoodley-pumpkin-chii?" Her mother replied, poking Carla's sweaty cheek.
"When I get older, I'mma get married to a prince, and I'll be a princess!"
The older female smiled gently at her predecessor. "Oh, really?"
"Yeah! And I'mma wear my hair like yours! I'mma be pretty, jus' like you!" Carla's grin widened when her mother chuckled.
"Okay then, my cute little Carla-chan. How about you, Bina? Any thoughts of marrying a Prince Charming?" She wiggle her eyebrows at the midnight- haired girl.
Sabina giggled slightly.
"Nah. But if I do, I'll protect him!" Sabina raised her tiny fists up in an aggressive motion. "Against the Titans!"
Carla looked at her in awe.
"Never mind, I'll marry Bina! She'll protect me better than any wimpy prince!" Carla laughed. Sabina smiled with pride. Carla's mother flicked her eyes to the house.
"Ok, Papa's waiting. We don't want him to eat all that good food!"
Crashes could be heard from inside the abode. A tattered man emerged, sporting a soup-encrusted beard.
"Ew, Papa, you're yucky!" Carla said, disgusted. The addressed man yelped in surprise, quickly drawing a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe the mess off his face.
"You saw nothing, ok, my little Carla-chan?" Her father brought a finger to his lips.
"No, I saw everything! Mama and Bina-chan did too!" Carla retorted. Sabina crossed her arms and nodded.
"Mmhmm!"
Carla's father dropped his head in defeat.
"Ok, ok, fine, I'm guilty," he said slowly. He raised his arms. "But not until I tickle you!"
He advanced towards his wife and the children in her arms. "Grrr!"
"AHHHH!" The two yelled, hopping out of their caretaker's grip. Carla and Sabina zoomed into the house, screaming and laughing. They jumped into their respective chairs, Carla a red armchair on the left side of the dining table and Sabina on a light blue stool. Carla's parents came in, chuckling at the children's antics. Her father plopped loudly at the head of the table, and the soft-haired female sat delicately on the other end.
"Children, let's pray for the food," Carla's mother declared.
But both Carla and Sabina had already stuffed their faces full of soup and bread. They exchanged looks before choking down their only half-consumed food. Sabina winced as a loaf slowly dropped its way down her throat before taking a large swig of water. Carla did the same.
"Ok!" Carla grinned with a toothy spinach- filled smile.
The group clasped their hands together. Carla's father started.
"Our Father, who art in heaven," His voice rumbled out.
"Hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come, "
Carla and Sabina joined in.
"Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
"Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
"And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
"For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever. Amen."
Sabina opened her inquisitive dark blue eyes and clapped her hands twice in delight.
"Itadakimasu!"
Carla giggled and covered her mouth that was already full of food again. Sabina smirked back.
"Hey, troublemakers, time for your bedtime!"
"No!"
Both Sabina and Carla ran around their bedroom, never hesitating to stop just in case if Carla's mother was able to catch them. Sabina laughed as Carla tripped on the green tasseled rug.
"Gotcha!" Her mother called. She set Carla down in the bed set right into the middle of the room. Sabina obligingly crawled in after, seeing that her friend had already been 'caught'. Carla's mother tucked both of them in under two layers of warm, thick blankets. The bottom one was a light shade of custard yellow, while the top featured comical yellow ducks swimming calmly in several repeated patterns of shapes inside pools of water. Sabina habitually poked the beaks of the inanimate 2-d objects as Carla's mother kissed both of them on their foreheads. A few moments after, the father arrived, hair wet and shirt taut from a needed shower.
"Hello, my lovely little chicks!"
His voice boomed in an endearing way. He made his way over to the side of the bed, where his wife stood staring lovingly at the two.
"Ready to take a trip to Dreamland?" He asked. Sabina and Carla happily giggled in response. They nodded. Carla grabbed on to her father's hand.
"Mama, Papa, stay here until we fall asleep?"
The two parents looked at each other and smiled.
"Okay, my little one."
It was her mother that replied.
Carla grinned sleepily as she quietly dozed off. In moments, she was knocked out, snoring like a freight train. Sabina looked at her friends' parents and slightly rose up from her spot on the twin-sized bed.
"Missus and Mister Kaplan, thank you so much for taking care of me." Sabina's eyes sparkled with gratitude. Mr. Kaplan looked at her fondly.
"No need for thanks, Bina-chan. You are like a daughter to us."
Mrs. Kaplan nodded in agreement.
"My cute little one, we knew that we had to save you from that despicable, mean, troublesome person. Actually, we all should say thank you. You taught us to do many things, too. Like remember the time Carla almost drowned in the fountain? You saved her, and then coached us all on how to swim? Although if we were in the ocean, it would have been so much more easier."
Sabina laughed.
"Yeah, I r'member. The water was so shallow, too! That would be cool if the ocean still is alive, like in the storie-books."
Mr. Kaplan chuckled along.
"And that time when rations were cut? We would have died of starvation if it wasn't your knowledge of plants and food traps. We owe our lives to you."
Sabina smiled lightly.
"Nah. Mister Kaplan? Missus Kaplan?"
The two that were mentioned looked at their questionnaire, waiting for her to continue. The black-haired girl took a large swallow of air.
"Thank you so much for saving me back over there. Without you guys, I not know where I'mma be. Probably died in a ditch. It was scary."
Sabina shuddered and rubbed her arms, as if to fend off some wary spirit. Her eyes watered slightly and her breath wavered, like she was hesitating to say the next words.
"So thank you."
Her sapphire orbs looked up at her two saviors. They stared back, captivated by her eyes chock-full of swirling emotions.
"Thank you both for living. Thank you for being alive. I feel like... it's not you that needs me, it's me that needs you. Both of your existences, and also Carla's — especially Carla's — gave me a reason to live. To survive. So... thank you."
Sabina lowered her flushed face, semi-embarrassed after her what she called a lengthy speech, different from the usual couple words that she would exchange with others. Afterall, she was only six. Sabina lay down again, bangs hiding her pupils. Mrs. Kaplan smiled.
"Oh, Sabina. Did we ever tell you that we feel so blessed to have a child like you?
Sabina slowly started to close her eyes. Mrs. Kaplan kissed the exhausted girl on the cheek. The tired child had already shut her eyelids, relaxed fingers evidence for her silence.
Mrs. Kaplan sighed in benevolent compassion. Her gaze skimmed over the two girls, breaths in sync. She stroked Sabina's small fingers in fondness.
"You're one of the family now, Sabina Kaplan."
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I hope your Christmas and New Years go well!
Miao,
-Rizzie~chan