Teenage Dirtbag//Eren x Fem!Reader

Chapter 4 - That Day pt.1

On that day, mankind received a grim reminder of the terror of being at their mercy... of the humiliation of being trapped inside a cage... We lived in fear of Titans, and were disgraced to live in these cages we called walls.

POV:y/n

That Day had started out the same as any other normal day for me did little did I know what would take place later that day...

I had woken up lying in the same alleyway I had hidden in the previous day. My cut had completely healed as If it had never happened at all, i grimaced at the thought of it. Reluctantly I stretched and got up, I checked to crate beside me to see how Saoirse was doing only to find he was still sleeping. He was healing fast.

I was about to walk off to find something in the market when I heard someone being slammed against a wall. I turned the corner to see three older boys beating up a smaller blonde boy, who I recognised to be the one that usually hung around Mikasa and Eren, I think his name was Armin?

"What's wrong, heretic? If you don't like it, hit back!" One of the boys teased Armin before throwing another punch towards him, however Armin didn't retaliate.

"No way.", The blonde boy yelled,"That would put me on your level!" This obviously seemed to anger the three boys even more, i understood what Armin was doing but it wasn't going to work against these idiots.

"What?!" The main bully yelled as he prepared to hit Armin again. But was stopped. By me.

I stood in front of Armin holding the older boys wrist, as everyone stared in shock that I had not only gotten there so fast but also blocked the hit. Armin was kind to me, he didn't deserve to be harassed because he had a dream.

"Y-Y/n...",The blonde said seemingly shocked and surprised.

"Huh? Let go of my wrist fre-", the boy was cut off by my knee landing in in stomach as I pushed him backwards . He fell to the floor clutching his stomach In pain as the two other boys watched him in shock as I watched their gazes return to me, fear evident in their eyes.

I got into a defensive stance preparing to fight them off too, however they simply ran leaving their injured friend behind. I felt a tap on my shoulder and immediately turned around, my (h/c) hair flipping behind me, but I dropped my defensive stance seeing it was just Armin. He had one arm nervously behind his head while the other dropped to his side. He wore a sheepish smile as he looked at me.

"Hey Y/n, um... I just wanted to say thank-", Armin was cut off by a brunette that was running his way at a high speed.

"Armin!", he yelled as Mikasa, as always, was running silently behind him.

They would be here soon and I didn't feel like dealing with Erens insults today. I turned back to Armin ,who was embarrassed about being cut off, and gave him a sincere smile. He was surprised at first but smiled back and waved, he was smart and knew I was about to run off. I waved back before running off in the direct of the market.

I intended on finding something for breakfast for both me and Saoirse however I didn't get very far as a huge flash of lightning lit up the sky. I instantly stopped and stood dead still as my gaze slowly drifted towards the wall where a massive bare hand was currently gripping the edge. That hand was then followed by a massive head, however this head didn't have any skin either, it was just muscle and bone making it look even more disturbing.

People were starting to scream and where running of in the opposite direction. However I knew better. I knew exactly what that thing was and what it was doing here and for now I needed to take cover. I ran back the way I had came and  towards the alleyway where I had left Saoirse.

As I ran back towards the alleyway, I ran past the trio of Armin, Mikasa and Eren.I saw them almost as if I was running in slow motion as they all just stood there watching the Monster in shock. They needed to get out of here and fast I thought as I finally reached the alleyway; carefully grabbing Saoirse and ducking down behind the wall. It was only a matter of time before-

CRASH!

The screaming increased. Rumble from the now broken gate flew everywhere crushing people and houses alike. Many were already dead or mourning loved ones. It wouldn't be long until the Titans started flowing in too. I don't have much time.

I was still clutching Saoirse who was trying to flap his wings. Noticing this I let go of him, and to my surprise he took flight. The little makeshift bandage I made from the fabric of my dress came loose from his wing and fell to the floor. As I watched Saoirse fly away, I felt numb once more. I didn't think time would go by so fast but he is healed now and free. His companionship was nice while it lasted. I felt tears begin to prick my eyes but as I was about to wipe them away I heard a blood-chilling scream come from nearby. That confirmed one thing. The Titans were here and were already being destructive.

I had run out of time. It was now or never. I took out the necklace given to me by Dr Yeager, it was a sharp jagged stone held by some rope. I held the sharp stone between my thumb and index finger as I took deep breaths and closed my eyes tight. It was time to use my by far most freakish ability and the one I must try keep hidden the most. I slowly cut my thumb across the jagged rock.

And for the second time that day, a flash of lightning lit up the sky and from it emerged me. A 10 meter tall female Titan. Though my appearance was similar to The Female Titan I was not, in fact Grisha said I had an undocumented Titan. A Titan no one had seen or heard of before, he said it would be better if it stayed that way, but you can't control everything Grisha especially if you want me to meet up with those Three.

I slowly emerged from the alleyway I had transformed in. Thankfully No one was around to have seen me transform into my steaming Titan. I watched with sad eyes as Titan destroyed Shiganshina, though the people of this town may not have been good they did not deserve this. It hurt to watch so I simply left. Titans didn't bother attacking me as I walked in the opposite direction from them, and towards the gate leading to the outside world.

When I emerged on the other side the first thing I noticed was how much cleaner the air was, how much more sunlight there was and the nice breeze blowing my Titans short (h/c) hair as I started to run. Away from the walls. Away from the pain and the people there. Away from my problems. I ran and I ran and I felt so... free. Was it wrong? To feel so free in this form. I ran and ran until I couldn't run no more, if I had kept going a bit longer I think I would've even seen the sea.

I sat down and thought for a bit. I would have to go back soon to meet with the Three. I would have to walk through the now destroyed Shiganshina District. I reluctantly wondered how many had died. If I had even knew some of those who had died? If I had only just interacted with them yesterday?Unconsciously my mind wandered to the the trio, more specifically a certain angry brunette. Eren? I wonder if he survived?

Why at a time like this do I think of you of all people.