By Your Side, Captain.

Save me, Captain

Bangs were heard on the door and whimpering followed after. 'Why me...' I thought slowly sinking into the floor looking at my knuckles which were now bleeding and covered in splinters. I thought about my childhood memories and cried.

****FLASH BACK****

I was running around the field of grass with my arms held out beside me "Momma, Poppa!! Look I'm a bird!" I beamed and my mom there only sighed "Honey... you know you can't be a bird you must follow the path your father has chosen for you." She said quietly. My smile slowly faded and I looked at the ground to find a stick "Who am I hitting today poppa?" I asked with a sad tone "Well today, you shall fight with me my dear. Survey Corps only take the strongest men!" He piped up and grabbed a bigger stick and started to swing it at me, i dodged every swing and put my stick to his stomach. He laughed and walked away slowly. Poppa isn't much of a friend to me. I really had no friends, Poppa told me to worry about me and no one else. "Are you coming love?" My mother asked holding her hand to me, I gladly grabbed it and started walking "Do I have to sleep in the room tonight again Momma? I looked at her "I'm afraid so... but I will be too cause your father is mad I let you play bird before he came..." she smiled a fake smile and continued walking.

At home me and my mother got a piece of bread each and were locked in the cell of a room my father called "Think better next time" I ate a bite of my bread then put it on the ground waiting for what was about to happen. A small window opened, only dimming the room. Then the cuffs came and my hands were rugged and put in them. Then it was my mother's turn. Next thing we know is Poppa walks in and he has his thinking stick and I embrace for the impact. One smack, two smack, three smack and more. Sores and splinters all over my body. It didn't hurt me anymore because it happened nightly. But when he moved to mother she screamed in pain each hit. And I wanted to help her but I couldn't, all I could do is watch.  Scream after scream, tear after tear... I wanted my momma happy again. But Poppa hit her it the head with his heavy stick and blood slowly rolled down her face and her face dimmed. I watched as her body slowly got limper and limper. Finally he took off my cuffs and I ran to my Momma, "Are you okay momma??" I asked extremely worried, all she did was nod and smile a little "This is my escape from him (Y/N), I hope you find your escape soon.." her voice was scratchy and weak, her face was happy, but her body was slowly losing all ability to move on its own. I cried and held her hand as the blood kept dropping off her head onto the floor, I looked at her face and her expression slowly disappeared and her hand let go of mine. I hugged the dead body and cried harder than earlier. Only the word "Momma" would leave my lips.

***END OF FLASH BACK***

I cried harder and looked around to see blood trickling down the walls and over to me, I stood quickly and banged on the door harder trying to get out when suddenly it flung open and I fell into the arms of my hero, I looked up and saw Corporal Levi and he clicked his tongue "So, you locked yourself on a room? How smart was that idea brat?" I jumped out of his arms and tears were still streaming down my cheeks like lava and I only choked out a small "Sorry" he looked at my hands and face weirdly "Go to the nurse to get bandages are your hands, they're cut to a bloody pulp." He walked away without saying anything else. But all i can remember are  his grayish blue orbs that looked at me and my  heart pounded. I walked to the medical office and grabbed bandages from the cabinet and started wrapping my  hands by myself. No one was allowed to see my arms except me because of the pain from my younger years. I kept wrapping the bandages over my hands and finally finished and went to my room. I forgot about cleaning duty, and went to the bathroom to take a bath. The water was cold but reasonable, I sunk into the water humming classical music and closed my eyes. Sleep, death, whichever was about to take me was fine with me.

***Levi's POV***

Tch, brat bailed out on cleaning duty.. I walked down the halls trying to find (Y/N), she was talented but sure did get to my very last nerve. Every time she talks to me she stutters it sound innocent but she isn't. I've seen her fight before, she's always the one winning. Even when she was just starting out. I knocked on her room door but there was no response "Cadet (L/N), open up now or your door will be off!" Still no response. I opened the door and heard water sloshing around, so I called out again, still no response. Brat is ignoring me.. I walked into the bathroom and found her under the water asleep so I pulled her out and covered her with a towel. I checked for a pulse but she had none. "Cadet, wake up you slimy seal.." I said and pushed on her chest trying to revive her. After a while she spat out some water and groaned. "Thank god.." I picked her up and carried her to her bed "I can't keep saving you Cadet."