This is my first Shingeki no Kyojin fanfiction so please go easy on me m(_ _)m I fell deeply in love with the anime (and Rivaille) and I just couldn't resist writing another crappy story, I hope you all like it though XD My English isn't THAT good so please feel free to point out any mistakes. :)

Special thanks to InvisibleGoldStar and JazBex for beta reading my story :3

P.S. Although her surname is spelt Berux it is pronounced as Brooks, and Luce is pronounced as Lu-chay. Usa-chan is basically bunny but it doesn't have the same effect as Usa-chan, so i'll just call it Usa-chan.

I do NOT own Shingeki no Kyojin.

Little feet pounded the hallway, her hair bobbed as she ran. Finally, she had reached her destination. The door swung open with a loud bang.

"Papa! Papa! Look."

The little brunette says excitedly as she barges through the door. With a stuffed rabbit in one hand and a bunch of flowers in the other, she drops the blue daisies on the lap of the man as she hurdles herself on the edge of the bed.

"Are you feeling better today, papa?"

"Alice! I told you not to pick the flowers from the garden and you're dirtying the sheets." The woman nagged.

"Now, now, Luce, Alice is just a child."

"You spoil her too much, dear and she's already 5. She is old enough to understand."

"Alice is just trying to cheer me up, weren't you?" He said it with a kind smile and he places his hand on her head.

She nods and tugs lightly on her mother's skirt.

"I'm sorry, mama." She hugs her rabbit tighter.

The woman let out a big sigh, it was impossible to stay mad at her for long.

"Alice, you know. You don't have to worry about me so much. It's alright if you want to go out and play."

She shakes her head vigorously.

"I want to be with papa. I like it here."

"But you should go out and make some friends. You have to make some sooner or later."

"I don't need any besides I have Usa-chan." She pulled the white stuffed rabbit closer to her chest and pouted.

The two spouse looks at each other with a worried expression on their face. They weren't sure if their child was just anti-social or just plain shy. It was no surprise when you have a 5 year old child that doesn't have a single friend excluding her furry toy.

"We'll talk about this another time. Anyway go clean yourself up, we're going to have dinner soon."

"Okay." The girl nods and walks out of the room while clinging onto the rabbit.

They waited for her to leave, they didn't say a word till she left the room.

"I've called for the doctor. He'll be coming tomorrow." She said to her husband.

"I told you that there was no need for that."

"You can't even make it outside, you're telling me that you're going to take a boat out to wall Maria?

There was a small pause.

"Darling..." She started, her voice cracked a little. "I know you're worried about Alice but... but you can't hide it forever. How long do we have to tell her that you're having a cold? She'll find out sooner or later."

"I know, I know but now is not the right time to tell her. It's better if she doesn't find out."

She was in the bedroom with her father as usual, playing with her companions which consisted of fluffy animals that were stuffed with cotton, her rabbit, a bear and a dog, each sat on a plastic chair. She had to beg her mom to help carry her tea table and chairs into the room, which her mother agreed under "certain conditions". She poured the imaginary tea into each teacup, after promising not to make too much noise and a mess (which they all knew was impossible) Making due with imaginary tea and cakes, few words were shared between father and daughter as basking in each other's presence was calming enough. The silence was broken by her father's coughing.

"Papa, are you still not well?" Alice looks up.

"Don't worry, I feel much better compared to yesterday." He assured her.

"Really? That's good. I hope papa gets better quick then, we can go see the flowers in the garden together."

"Yeah, me too."

The sound of the doorbell echoed through the hallways. It was uncommon for them to receive any visitor other than the monthly visits of the warehouse manager and certainly not this early in the morning. Curiosity got the better of her.

"I'll go see who that is." She gets up not forgetting her rabbit and races to the front door.

The girl's mother was already at the door. She hid behind the wall and tried to sneak a peek at the unusual visitor. He was tall and a little thin, he had dark brown eyes that was hidden behind large round glasses and had matching colored mid length hair that was tuck behind his ears. He wore a long-sleeved jacket with a white scarf tucked under it, in his hand he carried a large black bag that looked like it was large enough to keep an entire 2 year supply of candy (a 5 year-old's imagination). She also notices his strange mustache. Her mother spotted her.

"Alice, come here."

She knew she couldn't get away, there was no place to hide and not enough time to run. She scattered behind the protection of her mother's skirt (the ultimate fortress) and hid behind it.

"I'm very sorry, she's really shy. Alice, introduce yourself."

"I'm... A-Alice." She tightened her grip.

"Alice? That's a beautiful name."

"Alice, this is Doctor Jaeger. He's going to take care of papa."

She mastered her courage and walked up to him.

"Can you make papa better again?"

"I'll do everything I can."

She smiled and suddenly she remembered her embarrassment and hid herself again. The doctor laughed at her flustered expression.

"What am I going to do with her?"

"Don't worry about it. She's the total opposite of my son. He is a real troublemaker and rather rebellious."

"Oh, I didn't know you had a child."

"I do, he should be around the same age as Alice."

"In that case you must bring him with you, next time. It'd be nice if Alice could make some friends. She is very introverted and doesn't have a single friend."

"In that case, I will bring him in my next visit."

The two adults continued their conversation as she led them to the room. The little girl unable to keep up with their conversation decided to go back to her room. She closed the door quietly behind her and hopped on her bed.

"You heard that Usa-chan? I wonder what kind of person is he." She whispered into its floppy snowy white ears and smiled to herself.

Thank you for reading . I will do my best to update at least once a week. Reviews are ALWAYS welcomed, I really want to listen to your comments and ideas :3 Please tell me what you think about it.