Attack on Hange:
The First Time I Met Levi Ackerman
By: Unknownred
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:Freshman Year:
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I had a friend at one point
In my existence
At Maria High Academy.
I wasn't of any label.
Or in a cliché.
Or in a school club.
Though I didn't stand out much
Back in the day
I was, more or less a…
Wallflower.
With a strong floral scent
That attracted a guy
In my flower arrangement class
Who had an abnormal skill
With his nose.
His name is Mike Zacharias.
He would sniff me
When I was sad
Curious
Happy
And upset.
He knew me too well
I guess because I was
Vulnerable
Like an open book.
He shook hands with my parents
At Maria High Academy
After they shared their research campaign
For a future Titan Expedition.
Zacharias was inspired by their goals
And aspired to join their team
But I
Didn't share the same sentiments.
I wasn't ready
For the outside world
When I couldn't even fit
In the inside world.
Who knew
All that would change
Because of me
And my stupid feelings?
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I used Zacharias
In my science,
In my experiments
Because of his nose.
With chemicals mixed
And brewing, he would
Sniff and critique
And I would follow up.
One day,
A rumor spread
Like wildfire
About him and me.
He was my guinea pig
And I was his master
Which sounded inadequate
But in a way, sort of true.
I was mad for science
Loved it
And felt it
Just like my parents.
Though I was raised well
And had the same mindset
As my parents, I had
Different thoughts about their future plans.
Yet,
Zacharias shared a penny for his thoughts
Wanting to team up with my parents
Instead of staying with me.
It hurt.
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So I got back at him.
At them.
And used him until
He couldn't be used no more.
The look on his face
When he couldn't
Smell me
Was frightening.
I held the beaker in one hand
Smiling up at him
With treacherous thoughts
Shackling my dark heart.
He resigned from the expedition trip
And dropped out from our
Flower Arrangement class
And stopped talking to me.
I knew he was distressed,
Because he wasn't anything special
No more
And I was fine with that.
So I kept up with my happy facade
And wore him down
With news from my parents
Which made him start to resent me.
'What is it?'
'You did this to me!'
'I did what to you?'
'…You know what.'
And I did.
I just didn't know that my plan would
Backfire…
Hurt me…
And make me lose a friend.
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At graduation,
We didn't speak.
Zacharias got up on stage
And told his speech to
All the students and faculties
Of Maria High Academy.
Including me.
Saying,
'You can't always have what you want
Because there will always be someone who will
Kill to have it first.'
That was a message
To me
For me
From him
And from them…my parents.
Because I feel that they would
Say
The
Same.
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:TBC: