𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃; jean k.

chapter 1.

i remember like it was yesterday. the day that changed my life, along with millions of others.

the day the wall fell.

"mom! i'm going outside" i yell as i slide my shoes on.

"y/n, not without your brother" my mother says as she washes some dishes. her short hair is tied back into a ponytail and her eyes glimmer from the sun coming through the window.

"but mommm, he doesn't like to play what i like to play! besides, he has his own friends" i argue as i stomp my foot on the ground.

"well what do you plan on playing that he won't like?" she asks.

"we were going to play in the street" i say. my mother pauses for a moment.

"fine" she sighs, "but be home for dinner, okay?". i smile and run up to kiss her cheek before putting on my other shoe.

"okay, bye mom!" i say as i run out the door, my long hair that's been styled into two braids trailing behind me. i run down the hill as my feet glide on the stone streets of shiganshina: my home town. i turn a corner and run up to my friends front door, knocking on it.

"hello?" i ask through the door.

"come in" a feminine voice says. i open the door and walk inside, "oh hello, y/n".

"hi mrs. jaeger, hi dr. jaeger" i greet my friend's parents.

"hello, joining us for dinner?" grisha asks.

"oh no, i was just waiting for mikasa and eren" i respond. the two children are sat at the wooden dinner table with eren's parents as they eat what looks like a stew.

"they'll be done in a few minutes" carla says warmly.

"we'll meet you outside" eren says with his mouth half full.

"okay, see you guys! bye mrs jaeger, bye dr. jaeger" i say with a wave before closing the wooden door behind me. as i walk down the street, i drag my feet on the stone below and kick a few rocks here and there. i suddenly hear a loud yelling coming from around the corner.

"...does your philosophy say it's wrong to fight back or what?" a boys voice says.

"as a matter of fact, it does. i'd rather take a few lumps than brawl like a beast" a higher pitched voice responds. you walk over to the conversation and when you turn the corner you see armin pinned against the wall by three older boys.

"oh so now i'm a beast?" the bully says.

"take a good hard look at yourself and tell me you're not acting like one. you resort to violence because your brain is the size of a walnut" armin replies.

"yeah, and you're pretty ugly too" i say, making all their heads turn to me.

"oh, well if it isn't pretty girl. come to save your boyfriend?" the fatter of the three replies snarkily.

"oh shut up!" i yell.

"this'll be an easy fight" another bully adds.

"back off!" a voice behind me yells.

"oh it's eren. back for more?"

"you would've thought he learned his lesson, come at us!" they yell. as eren runs closer, mikasa also runs after him with her scarf blowing in the wind.

"oh crap, mikasa is with him" one of them says. the three of them quickly turn away from armin, leaving him against the wall and run the other way.

"that's all it takes, one look! i'm just that scary" eren brags.