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October the 12th, a Monday morning showing just how much of an awful day the day was already.

No one liked a Monday, it was one of the worse days of the week to the human race and it only got worse.

No one truly knew at first where they came from or came to be but all of a sudden, strange, wild, angry people were trying to eat others.

They were soon to be known as Zombies.

Yes, Zombies were real and they were attacking others all over the city.

At first, everyone just ran home or inside the closest building to hide up until help came or someone else would come along to save the day.

But within days, almost weeks the whole world was infected with Zombies one way or another and the human race population soon came down to an alarming rate.

Those clever enough to walk onwards while zombies were still new to the world, they had a high survival rate. Learning how to live in the wild, knowing how to study a zombie and kill one if needed. Staying on the move was a great idea, always moving to stay alive.

Some formed groups, building up camps within an area or within a building and making self made defences once the safe camps the government made came to a fail. Making a camp was only good if you had people who you could trust and have someone others could respect as the leader of them. The camp would only last if there were strict rules and a good defence from zombies and other humans who turned into evil bastards.

Guns.

NEVER use a gun unless you want to be surrounded by zombies within minutes. Loud sounds were a clear death sentence for a person.

Only idiots with a death wished ever used a loud gun.

But our story starts with a young teen, a daughter who was on her way home from school when the zombie apocalypse began.

A fifteen year old girl who may looked like the perfect lady on the outside was an actually badass and hidden genius. She was known for all her life for being different and it only grew worse when they knew of her second gender results. But she was strong, she may have cried to her family who loved her as her. Her tears only made her more determine to be who she was and prove the world wrong.

And it worked, middle school she was bullied and hated. She only had the two friends she knew from her parents working together. Eren and Armin, Eren was the son of Doctor Grisha Yeager making the two often be shoved to play together when they'd both be taken to the labs by their fathers. Armin on the other hand was already Eren childhood friend and the three simply got along, making their own mini family together. Even if Mikasa was the oldest out of them, Armin was a little more mature and smarter.

But she didn't mind. All three of them held their own charms and skill and all stuck together through all of middle school. Even when it was known over their second genders. In fact, she and Armin was the most bullied with Eren always losing his temper to scare away the bullies for them. Of course, Mikasa would grab Armin bullies attention take on the brute of the bullying to protect her friend as much as she could. 

When the summer before they started high school came  along, the three decided to have their own make over. To find themselves and start high school with a new start in their lives. It worked, mostly. None of them spoke over their second genders, going to a high school that was a little closer to the base and didn't hold anyone from their middle school giving them a new chance to start fresh. 

They all held their own image, became a new person. 

Armin still held a few bullies but Mikasa, she grew much stronger and seemed much scarier in the eyes of others. A single glare in a bully direction and they walked away. She did get into a few fights during her first year, mostly due to Eren getting into fights and she stepped in to help break it up. She found out she was a decent fighter, held some nature talent that most expected her to join up as a soldier one day. 

And as you expect, she's the main start of this story ... so, let's see how the apocalypse began for her. Shall we? 

It was a normal, horrible Monday afternoon. She had finished her day at school, already parting from both Armin and Eren at the corner they always parted at. The walk to and from school always took thirty minutes and the friends always departed from each other during the last ten minutes due to living on different roads.

Eren house being up the hill, Armin down the side of the hill and Mikasa was straight on, not needing to walk up a hill or down one .. well, apart from the small hill the three walk up together to reach the centre of the slope her own road followed along. It was strange really, a hill being on top of a hill but it's what their town had. 

She glanced around, it was a normal day but something felt odd. It was too calm, the calm before a storm as one might call it.

And damn, the storm was one hell of one.

Killing thousands within the first day before the dead came back to life attacking the living as well.

At first, she thought it was another jealous ex trying to kill the "lose" women who lived around the corner from her road. Everyone knew about the women affairs and how she didn't keep one long enough to even call them as a lover. It was normal for an ex to come knocking on her door, yelling at her or demanding money she stole.

Of course, she froze as the man attacked the women. Listening to the women pained and fearful screams fill the air as others ran over to pull the guy off and some tried calling the cops. That's when they all got a good look at the man .. he wasn't fully human anymore.

Her eyes darting to the crying women who was missing a chunk of flesh from her shoulder, her body shaking before she coughed up blood.

And then more started to show up, more undead attacking others from nowhere and screams filled the air.

She blinked away her horror before running towards her house, she knew her father and brother would be safe in the base but her mother often came out to see if others needed help.

Her eyes growing wide as the front door was left open, something her mother would never do in case their cat, Buster, escaped. He was an adventurous and brave cat. He often got into fights with other cats and scratched anyone who tried petting him that wasn't one of their own family members. 

Running even quicker and tripping on the doorway step a little as she fell, landing inside the house with a thud.

"Mum" She called out in fear, not hearing a single answer in return.

"MUM ... MUM, YOU HOME" She screamed out in horror and ran to the kitchen finding it empty before running around the house.

Living room - empty

Offices - empty

Bedrooms - empty

Bathroom - empty

Garden - empty

Car - Gone?

"The car's gone ... why is the car gone? Mum can't drive and dad use a military jeep to come home for the weekdays" She asked like an idiot, staring in the front doorway, just looking at the empty place outside the house, their family car normally sat in.

She jumped as the house phone rang, closing the door as she noticed a couple of the strange undead looking beings snapped their heads towards her. Locking the door quickly and putting the chain on before running to grab the homephone to stop it from ringing any longer.

"H-Hello" She nervously asked, running back to the living room and closing the curtains.

"Mikasa, oh thank god" Her father voice filled the air.

"Dad? I can't find mum or buster and people are starting to eat each other .. its .. Its I told you Zombie were real" She started to huff out in panic before whisper-yelling the last part hearing her brother chuckle in the background.

"Yeah, we've notice the undead walking the earth. Mum should be heading to us, a couple of soldiers used our car to pick her up, another group was sent to pick you up at school but seems they were too late. I've got buster, I was meant to take him to the vets before work remember. Did anyone bite you?" Furlan shot back, clearly worried but trying to play it off cool.

"None came near me. I came straight home and I've locked the door for now and closed the curtains. Can the solders come pick me up from here too?" She replied, slightly hopeful of not having to hide up alone.

"They should be heading to you as we speak. Now listen Mikasa because we don't have much time on the phone. You're going to need to pack yourself a bag and stay hidden up until the soldiers knock for you, they'll be bringing you straight to the base" Randall ordered as he became serious, not even trying to hide his worry.

"Dad, what if they don't come?" She asked with slight fear, the screams becoming more and more often outside.

"Mikasa, I need you to be brave and as strong as I've always known you to be. I know it must be scary alone but its going to be ok. I know your going to be just fine. So, please go pack yourself a bag and wait. We'll see you in a couple hours and just know, you can't and won't be infected unless your bitten .. I can't promise to protect you anymore but I have faith in you my little Alien" her dad replied calmly, a soft smile on his lips before the phone gave a long beep showing the ending of the call.

"I love you too" She whispered, placing the phone down before heading upstairs to pack her bag ready.

Running around the house and closing all the blinds while leaving the backdoor unlocked as her escape and for the only entrance if the soldiers came. She huddled on the top step, staring at the door, her bag beside her and body shaking without her content.

She jumped slightly as she heard the backdoor swing open, a slight thud hitting the ground making her fill with slight fear before sneaking down the steps that seemed to creak in every movement.

Glancing into the kitchen and staring at the wide open backdoor before seeing a puddle of blood on the floor.

"H-Hello" She nervously spoke out, stepping inside and keeping her back to the counter while she walked sideways towards the backdoor.

Shakily picking up a random kitchen knife and being thankful it wasn't a bread knife or a steak knife. Her legs wobbling forward as she closed the backdoor, glancing around before it fully closed and not seeing anyone or anything close by.

Letting a shaky breath out before turning round and letting a slight scream escape her lips as she met with what fell inside.

A single gunshot echoed the Ackerman household as she landed on the floor, her body shaking in fear as the soldier body fell on top of her, already turned before being killed once again.

"Miss Mikasa Ackerman?" The second soldier who fired the gun asked with slight hope.

"Y-Yes" She sniffled, pushing the dead soldier of her before glancing to the second soldier who seemed in slight pain.

"We were ordered to collect you, the roads are packed with the dead and living running around. We won't be able to leave just yet and I fear leaving in the night will be worse. We lost the jeep meaning we'll be leaving on foot" The soldier explained, giving a hand to her and helping her to stand.

"Are you all right? You're clutching your side" She asked with concern, glancing to where he was holding his side with his other hand.

"Just a scratch, I'll be fine but mind If I borrow your bathroom please" He replied and she nodded before leading him to it.