Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Attack on Titan series.

It felt like an earthquake, as the ground rumbled and the city folk gasped and panicked. I had no idea what they were screaming about; until I glanced up too see large red fingers latching onto the walls. Steam came out of the Titan, as it was taller than the whole wall. It had no skin, but just muscles appeared. It's fingers made the wall crack.

I saw people running toward the back entrance of the wall, where the boats were located. I darted toward that direction, without even running to check on my parents first. I didn't know where any of my friends were, or any of my family members. The only person I focused on was myself.

Selfish. There was nothing worse than selfish cowards, and I was one of them. That's where my sadness would start, right when I decided to run to the boats and not check on my parents.

I came to the entrance of the walls, where crowds were convened together. I squirmed through the crowd, because I was tiny. I made some progress, as I saw people struggling to get through and fights were breaking out. There were items thrown all over the ground, because people must have been dropping stuff as they were trying to get through.

There were two enormous boats, and they were not going to fit all of these people into it. I stared at the first boat, watching it leave. My eyes were wide open, full of fear. I had to get on one of those boats.

I forced myself to move, as I zigzagged through the crowd. It was hot, as the sweaty bodies were slamming against each other. I was sweating a good amount when I reached the boat, and ran onto it. Nobody noticed me because I was so small.

A small ten year old that was selfish enough to abandon her parents and friends in order to reach the boats.

It was that month, of where people would try to be recruiting for the Scouts. It was August and I personally didn't have enough of energy right now to try out, as I sat near the lake throwing knives at a tree. I would always aim for the middle of it. I haven't thrown a knife in a while.

It's been three years since the invasion of Wall Maria, where the colossal Titan took over and the armored one made a hole in the wall. I've been here all by myself. I haven't accomplished much. I haven't made any new friends, as I suspected that my other ones were dead. I searched for them and my parents when I arrived, but they were nowhere to be found.

I was currently lying in the grass, in the Trost District. It was a town located on the south edge of Wall Rose. It was the town closest to the breach of Wall Maria, so it was the most frequently attacked by those stupid Titans. I hated them.

I glanced down at the blade I was holding, and stared at the rose engraved in the silver handle. I sighed, as I looked back up and threw it violently at the tree. I hit it right in the center of the trunk. I grunted and played with the thin grass. My dad had given me that knife when I was little. I had no idea why he would give a little girl a knife, but he told me the reason he gave it to me was because so I wouldn't get bored. They were always gone working. My dad and mom had both worked in the military, but not anymore.

I pushed myself off the ground, and trudged over to the tree. I lazily grabbed onto my knife and jerked it out. I backed up a couple of steps and took a deep breath. I threw it again, and did not miss. Again.

"That's pretty impressive," I heard someone say. I glanced over to my right to see a young man with light brown hair watching me. He had small brown eyes and was a couple inches taller than me. He had a long face. "Where did you learn to do that?"

I groaned and jerked the knife out of the trunk. I wasn't in the mood to make friends right now or talk to people, as I reflected on my sad past life. I shoved the knife into my light green sweatshirt, and began walking away from the boy. He seemed about the same age as me.

"Hey, don't be so—"

"Fuck off," I muttered under my breath and slumped away.

I'm pretty sure he cursed back at me, but I blocked out him talking. I just wanted to join the Scouts so I could kill some Titans. It was the only thing I really wanted to do. I didn't want to work at a market or gather food. I didn't have anyone to love right now or any friends, so it wouldn't matter if I would die fighting Titans. I could just be with the rest of my family then.

I had some qualities for joining the Scouts. I knew I was fast, and I could throw a knife. I guess that was about it. I had to admit, even though I was fast, I would trip quite often.

Tryouts were today, in a field for the military training. This was to tryout for the 104th trainee squad. I could make it, but I would have to be more focused and less gloomy. I should have a better attitude towards everything, but after scavenging for food out of the streets for years puts you in a bad mood.

The camp was surrounded by large boulders and rocks, with a few cabins adjacent to the rock walls. There was a wide-open area, where all the soldiers were lined up. There were a lot of people my age talking to each other, except for some I noticed. They must have been the shy ones of the group. The one that I noticed first was a girl who had blonde air, and radiant blue eyes. I glanced over to her and we made awkward eye contact.

We were given uniforms at the entrance. We had put them on over our clothes. I put the short, brown jacket over my green sweatshirt. I had taken the black gloves out of my pockets, and slipped them off. The gloves covered everything except for the fingers. I liked them because I felt secure with them on.

I dawdled over to where the people were lined up in rows, as a bald man began yelling at everyone. I sighed and finally got to an open space in one of the middle rows.

"Try not to be late next time slow-ass!" the bald man yelled. I didn't say anything and intertwined my fingers into my amber hair. It was always shoulder-length, because I never wanted it in the way.

He marched over to a short boy, about two inches taller than me, so 5'4, and stood in front of him. He glared at the boy with blonde hair and round blue eyes. He wore a white collared, button up shirt under his brown uniform jacket.

"What do they call you maggot?" the bald man yelled.

"Armin Arlert from Shinganshina sir!" he replied back with the most respecting manner. He appeared to be from the same district I was from, but I've never seen him around. He didn't even look familiar.

"Really? Why would your parents give you such a dumb name?" he sassed.

First impression right there. Asshole.

"It was my grandfathers sir," he responded.

"And why the hell is a runt like you here?" he bent down, and was right in front of his face. He better not invade my personal space.

"To help humanity from the Titans sir!"

I stopped listening to his stupid yelling to try to intimidate all of us, because it wasn't going to work on me. I knew he actually wasn't going to do anything that bad, because he was probably a coward like the rest of humanity. He was teaching trainees because he didn't want to fight the actual Titans.

After yelling to a bunch of other people, he finally arrived at my row.

"Row four about face!" he shouted and I turned.

There was a blonde man standing in front of me, as the other row across from us was facing us. I was next to a boy with brown hair, and teal-green eyes. He stood there, motionless. It kind of seemed like he was pondering in his own world. The blonde man in front of me had very arched eyebrows and golden eyes. He was taller than most and his broadness was somewhat intimidating.

I peeked over to where the bald guy was now, and in front of him was a very short guy. He just looked like he reached five foot and he was slim built. He had bright hazel eyes and had a buzz cut. He was also wearing a white shirt under his jacket.

He introduced himself as Connie Springer from the rural Ragako village. He said he wanted to bring honor to his village, or some crap like that. The bald man had picked him up from his head and began yelling at him some more. I chuckled once he dropped him to the ground, but his attention seemed to be on someone else.

There was this idiot girl eating a potato. She had her dark red hair tied up into a ponytail, and brown eyes. She stated that she was from Dauper Village in the mountain, which was located on the southern district of Wall Rose.

He kept asking her why she would eat the potato. The girl looked like she could put on a few pounds. Actually all of us needed to put on a few pounds, as most of us were skinny. I was one of those people. It may have appeared that my thighs were bigger but it was only because my bone structure was built wide. Hopefully, I would gain some muscle and fat while at this camp. I would be eating more than I usually would on the streets.

Then I heard her say something, which almost made me burst out into laughter. "Are you asking me why people eat potatoes? I'm surprised you don't know sir."

I slapped my hand in front of my lips, to restrain myself from laughing. This girl was asking for a punishment. Everybody else was in shock. Was I the only one to find this humorous?

In the cabin, everybody was eating his or her grey colored soups and bread. I munched slowly on the piece of bread and leaned my head against the table. I was basically tired from nothing, as I didn't do much everyday. This food was going to give me strength.

I heard the table move slightly and I glanced up. It was that Connie fellow. Oh great, now I have to pretend to be friendly. I put on a small smile, but it was obviously fake.

"So where are you from?" he asked with a large smile. He had such pretty teeth. "What's your name?"

I took a sip of my water, wiped my mouth and then replied, "Zarola Rivera from Shinganshina District."

"Oh… there's more people from there, here!" he exclaimed. "You must have been there when the colossal Titan attacked!"

As he said those words, a bunch of people gathered around my table. Great, now I have to entertain all of these people. I nodded and put my cup down. The boy with teal-green eyes pushed aside one of the trainees.

"You are also where Armin and I are from," he said. "My name's Eren."

Eren? Why did that name ring a bell?

"Zarola. Last name?" I asked quickly.

"Yeager."

My eyes widened, as I dropped my cup onto the ground. Eren Yeager was one of my friend's crushes. My best friend, Natalia, had told me about him one day. She said he was super cute and that she wanted to smother him with hugs.

"Are you okay?" he asked me, pushing Connie aside and sitting down at the table.

"Yeah, sorry," I apologized, and wiped the water off of the table. "It's just that I was remembering everything that happened."

"Tell us about the Titans!" Connie shouted enthusiastically. He began asking me various questions about them and what happened them that day. I'll I could do was remember how much of a coward I was, and the fear of the people. The people getting chewed on by Titans and the families dying.

"Back off Connie," one of the guys said. "She's obviously been through a lot."

I stood up from the table and left the cabin. I didn't want to be reminded of my past life. I was sad enough as it is. I didn't need them reminding me of my dead friends and family.

I jogged down the steps, as I felt something brush against my shoulder. My immediate reaction was to jump down the stairs and pull out my knife, but I just jerked to the side. I spun around to see the man from this morning.

"Wow, you are fast. Wait… wait a minute. You are the—"

"Fuck off!" I shouted.

"Seriously!"

I grunted and then hopped down the stairs. I jogged away, so there would be no more interruptions.

"Hey! Hey wait!" I heard the Eren boy from before shout.

But of course there would be interruptions.

I stopped jogging, and politely turned around. My expression didn't change, but my face didn't look scary when it was expressionless. I waited for him to catch up, as he was with some other girl. I haven't seen a girl like her before. She looked foreign.

"Such pretty hair," I said and Eren rubbed his head.

"Thanks," she slightly smiled. It was a good try. "My name's Mikasa."

"I came over to apologize from before," Eren said. "I must have triggered something for you to run off like that."

"It's just your name," I said.

"My name?" he asked.

"Yeah. My friend Natalia Perez knew you."

"I remember her! It was a really long time ago. She used to visit me a lot and try to give me hugs."

"Yeah… that was her…"

"How is she?" he was very hesitant to ask, assuming the worst.

"Dead. I don't know," I got annoyed.

"Sorry. I've lost a lot of people too."

"Happens to everyone."

There was a slight pause. That Mikasa girl seemed to not want to talk. She was quiet, but I didn't mind. She wasn't completely muted.

"I'm going to go to my cabin," I told them.

"I believe we are in the same one," Mikasa said.

"Uh…"

"There's a list," she said. "Bye Eren. Stay safe."

Eren smiled and nodded. He raced off into a different direction, with a bunch of different guys. She continued to walk on and I followed right next to her. She really needed to cut that hair of hers. She wouldn't want it getting in the way. I couldn't tell if she was extremely stupid or extremely intelligent. I felt like she would be either one of those two. I was putting my cards on the intelligence.

"We are going to train on ODM tomorrow," she brought up randomly. "I hope you have good balance." I laughed nervously at what she said, knowing I was a spaz. "Hmm… you'll have fun with that."

"My name's Zarola Rivera by the way."

"Nice to meet you." I glanced over and noticed she had a very firm facial expression. "Looks like this is our cabin."

"Yeah."

Hey guys! So, I made an Attack on Titan Fanfiction! Yay x) I decided to make one, because I had just finished the series and was of course inspired. I apologize to some people who are reading my other fan fictions, but they weren't updated because I'm on hiatus. Sorry guys, I was taking a break. I don't know how long it will be until I update them. I feel bad leaving some of you hanging.

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