100K Special - The Adventures of Emi

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The very first voice that Emiko Ackerman could recognize was her mother's. As soon as she'd been born, she could recognize that soothing voice that on so many occasions before had spoken to her, sang to her, and hummed to her. That of her father's she could recognize not too long after that, because he'd spoken to her nearly as much as her mother had. It wasn't for a few weeks, but before long, she could connect those voices with the faces that regarded her with so much love.

A weird cast of other faces and voices soon joined her list of those she knew by heart. And as the months went on, she started to learn names. It was a lot to keep track of for her little mind; first voices, then faces, and finally names. But she could do it now!

First off, her mother. So sweet to her, doing her very best, doing all she could day in and day out for her. Emi absolutely loved her mom! Her kind eyes, pretty smile, soft hair that was perfect to pull, and a melodic laugh that always made Emi smile, too. She loved when her mother would sing to her or set her on her hip to help with the chores, or when they'd both go to annoy her father.

Oh, her dad! She loved him, too! Emi knew all the ways to annoy him, but quickly learned that all it took was a smile from her for him to relax again. He always looked angry, but she came to recognize the way that his eyes would soften when he looked at her. She especially liked doing paperwork with him because that always led to napping with him.

There was her godmother Hange, with wild brown hair and it seemed that whenever she was around, her father's irritation would rise. She was funny and loud, and Emi liked her because she'd always help her make as much noise as possible in the kitchens when she was supposed to be watching her. And she allowed her to get dirty, and would roll in the mud with her, too!

There was Jean too, who played with her a lot. He was slightly clumsy when it came to her at first, but he was nice and always seemed ready to play games. And then there was another duo, one that often accompanied Jean, named Connie and Sasha. They were always together. Mikasa and Armin were a bit more reserved around her, but Eren and Floch didn't really spend time with her. But she was determined to change that.

Today, she got to come with mom and dad to that big castle. Most of her morning was spent with dad in the office, and so far, she'd only gotten yelled at once, and it was only because she'd accidentally stepped on one of the crackers that she'd been given as a snack – and it wasn't her fault! She just forgot it was there, that was all!

After lunch, both mom and dad were in the office with her. She took a quick nap with her mom, who'd been out doing stuff outside all day, and she missed her. It was when the afternoon rolled around that things that day took a turn.

For two parents, a very troubling, worrying turn.

For a couple of young Scouts, a heart attack-inducing turn.

For a little girl, a very fun turn.

Everything that day had been normal. Things were quiet at the castle, relatively speaking. The kids weren't at the coast, rather they were here at the base, as was Hange, and everything was calm. Hange was in her office and joint laboratory, researching something or other. No one could really keep all her projects straight, anyway, so she never bothered telling anyone unless she had the goal of annoying Levi or dragging Amaya into being her partner.

The kids, after having their usual training, were granted rare free time, if only to give the two captains some time to catch up with some of the paperwork that they definitely were not putting off until now. Because they were responsible adults. Very responsible.

Amaya knew, now that the kids all had free time, that there would be a knock on their door sometime soon for a certain someone with an offer to babysit. And so she took the time to let her daughter sit in her lap, reaching around her to hold her in place with one hand while the other signed off on documents only to pass off to Levi for his signature as well until that fated knock on the door arrived.

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