____________Your POV_____________
Its been about two weeks, since the revelation of the Female Titan, and nothing surprising has really happened since then, that was until today.
It was like any other day, but as you went to the training grounds, you saw a large group of people, most likely civilians by how they dressed, were shouting at Erwin, Levi, aniki, and the rest of the group of Survey Corps members.
As you walked up, the shouting, along with the tension in the atmosphere, had begun to become clearer to you.
When you finally reached the group, you were standing next to Levi.
"What's going on?" You whispered to Levi.
"Tch, a bunch of assholes banned together, and is now trying to pick a fight with the Survey Corps." He explains.
But, before you could reply back, a small, hard object collided with the side of your head, causing you to fall to the ground.
"Ow." You mutter, as you touched the side of your head.
When you pulled your hand back, you saw blood coating your fingertips.
"What the." You say, as you look around, and saw a small rock, a few inches from your foot.
"Oi, what the hell do you think your doing brat!" You hear aniki shout.
"I'm defending our children, that's what we're doing! Because of you, my daughter is dead!" A man, somewhere in his late forties yelled out.
Your eyes widen a fraction, before they returned to their original size.
____________Levi's POV____________
I clicked my tounge, as the tension in the air grew thicker, and by the look of things, its not getting any better.
Nassir looks like he's ready to mutilate someone, when that damn asshole threw the rock at (F/N).
But, when the man went on a rant about how his daughter died, that was when something surprising happened.
"Your wrong." I hear (F/N) say, as she gets up off the ground.
"What?" The man in his forties asked.
"I said your wrong. Your daughter, she was a hero, along with everyone who had died a soldier. I believe heroes aren't always the ones who win! They're the ones who lose, sometimes, but they keep fighting! They keep coming back, and they don't give up! That's what makes a hero! And yet..and yet, their lives were real! Not a single one of them were fake! Everyone lived the best they could! They carved those memories into you, and everyone else here! Memories of living as hard as they could! No matter what kind they were, they're the life they led! Erasing them in a blink of an eye like that.....isn't your life also real to you! We are all pieces of what we remember! We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who love us! As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss!" (F/N) was panting heavily after the speech she gave, no one had moved or said anything. Some even looked down in shame, as others refused to meet the steady gaze of the (H/C) haired girl.
I was even shocked by the meaningful speech she gave.
That was when I saw that some of the adults were being pushed aside, only to reveal the group of brats that (F/N) talked to about a month ago.
"She's right. As long as the memories of the people close to us are there, then wouldn't that mean that they're still alive!?" One of the boys shouts.
None of the adults would say anything, as they continued to look down, or away from the kids, along with (F/N).
Instead of answering the boy's question, or say anything about (F/N)'s speech, they just walked away. Gazes locked on the ground as they walked.
That's when shitty glasses broke the silence, "That was amazing, (F/N)!" She squealed as she hugged (F/N) tightly, only to be picked up by the back of the collar by Nassir, which causes a chorus of laughter to erupt.
I simply clicked my tounge as I walked towards (F/N).
She stared at me, as I brushed a few strands of hair out of the way, as I inspect the wound that she received from the rock.
"It's just a scratch, nothing major." (F/N) says, as she gives a closed eyed smile, while scratching the back of her head.
"Shut it, and come with me." I hiss, as I grab her arm, before tugging her behind me, and towards my office.
I heard chuckles behind me, as I turned my head, only to see that everyone was laughing, while Nassir was being held back by Erwin.
I clicked my tounge, as I continued my way towards my office.
Once there, I point to the nearby couch, as I say, "Sit."
(F/N) immediately takes a seat, as I go and fetch the first aid kit I keep in my bathroom.
I soon come out, as saw that (F/N) was looking around my office.
"What?" I ask.
"It's very clean." Was all she said, before locking gazes with me.
"Tch, what did you expect. I don't want to live in some pig pen." I hiss, as I grab a cotton ball, and some antiseptic.
But, as I went to put it on her cut, she flinched away.
I raise an eyebrow at the action, as (F/N) soon realizes what she did.
"Ah, sorry. I'm still getting used to people, so don't be offended." She explains hastily.
"Doesn't seem that way, earlier." I say back.
"No, I already got used to talking to people, after all I can thank my friends here for that. But, what I mean is that, I'm not used to human contact. When kids were still at the orphanage while I was there, they would either avoid me, or-" She paused mid sentence, as she looked down at her hands.
"Or what?" I asked, raising an eyebrow as I do so.
"Or they would call me names, throw rocks at me, or anything they could get their hands on really." She mumbles more to herself, then to me.
"Tch, you won't have to worry about that here. If I find out that anyone said, or did anything to you, I'll just tell that overprotective brother of yours." I say with a huff.
(F/N) gives a chuckle, as she says, "You really are like aniki."
"Tch, I thought I told told you to stop comparing me to him." I hiss, causing (F/N) to laugh.
A tick mark appeared on my forehead, as I pushed the cotton ball onto her cut.
"Ow! That stings!" She whines.
"Then shut up, and let me treat the damn wound." I say, as I disinfect the cut.
(F/N) stays quiet, as I clean the cut, and put the small bandage on it.
"There. You owe me one, brat." I say, as I get off the couch.
"Yeah, yeah, but I know you secretly care about me, along with aniki, Erwin, Hanji and the rest of Squad Levi." (F/N) says, as she laughs, before leaving.
"Such a weird ass brat." I mumble to myself, as I put the first aid kit away.