One Less Orphan

Caught

A\N Hiya! My first fanfiction, "Deadly Attraction" was so fun to write I decided that I would start writing other fanfics, too! So here I am! This fanfiction is based off of the musical Annie, so you may pick up on more things if you watch it! But you don't have to to understand. Thank you if you're coming here from Deadly Attraction and Welcome if you're new! Without any further ado~

Eren's POV

        Maybe they're strict, as straight as a line.... Don't really care, as long as they're mine...
There I go again, thinking about my folks. You'd think after 13 years I'd suck it up and get over it, and I have! ...Sort of.

        When I was dropped off at this hellish shit hole, I had to grow up fast. Become the parent my fellow orphans never had. So that's what I did; I grew up so the rest of them wouldn't have to.
You'd think living in an orphanage wouldn't be that bad, but one thing makes my orphanage stand out from all the rest.

Annie Leondhart.

She was the meanest, bitchiest, most rotten, kid-hating slut ever to walk the Earth.

        I growled as I peered out the dirt riddled window out onto the dark street; just thinking about her put me in a sour mood.

        "Eren! Are you up again?!" I heard a hiss from below me. Horseface. The orphanage's first rate jackass. "You know what Ms. Leonhardt will do to us if she catches you!"

"Yeah, yeah. The little pony can't handle cleaning." I jeered as I climbed down from my sill.

"What was that, shit for brains?! I'll kill you!" Jean yelled, his volume climbing rapidly.

"Just try it!" I taunted back, getting in his face and pressing against him chest to chest.

        "Quiet! Both of you! She's coming!" Sasha whispered urgently, causing everyone to dive back under their too thin sheets.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

We shivered as we heard heavy footsteps approaching the door and a shadow appear through the slit under it.

        A loud SLAM jolted the furniture as the door clanged against the wall, and Annie Leondhardt stepped in, glaring at each of the little beds.

        "Oh, I beg your pardon, I must have been mistaken when I heard snot nosed brats screeching at 3 a.m." I glared at the wall opposite me through the dark as heels clicked around the room. Suddenly, light illuminated everything and I suppressed a groan and squeezed my eyes shut tight.

        "Get up you fuckin' eyesores! You haven't fooled anyone!" She hissed as each and every blanket was torn from the bed, revealing very much awake orphans. We all groaned and scrambled out of bed, rubbing our eyes and blinking in the harsh light. Once we were all standing at attention, Ms. Bitch spat,

        "Since you are all so eager to start the day, you can make yourself useful. I think this entire shitty building needs cleaning. So get to work."

"What!"

"That's no fair!"

"It's three in the morning!"

"Oh my goodness, oh my goodness!"

Voice after voice of angry orphans rang out until we were cut off by a sharp,

"What was that?"

I narrowed my eyes as we all recited,

"We love you, Ms. Leondhart...."

        "That's what I thought." With a flourish of her nightgown, she spun around and began making her way out of the cramped room.

"And if this entire building doesn't shine like the top of the Chrysler building, you're all dead!"

        As soon as the door slammed into its rightful place, a dozen angry faces turned to glare at Horseface and I.

        "This wouldn't have happened if you both just kept your mouth shut!" Someone growled, followed by multiple cries of agreement, but they were all cut off by a voice no one would argue with.

"Blaming and complaining won't do shit. Whats done is done, now we have to get our punishment over with. And if you don't mind, I'd like to do it in peace and quiet." Mikasa's quiet but deadly voice spoke as she stepped in between Jean and I.

"Mika is right. Let's get to work." The room went silent as we began to do our regular routine.

"Connie, strip the beds!" I ordered, pointing to the various slabs of rock.

"Sasha, pick up all that food around your area!" Mikasa demanded, quietly surveying the room.

"But I want to work with Connie!" Sasha complained in between potato chip crunches.

        "And I want to work with my Sasha!" Connie wailed, running over and hanging onto Sasha's frail shoulders. They both looked at us with their mastered puppy dog looks. Do they have to do this every single time?

"Fine, Connie and Sasha will both clean up the food and strip the beds." Armin jumped down from his rickety old bed and shuffled to stand beside the two of us.

(A\N Rickety old bed just for my Deadly Attraction lovelies~)

"Yay~!" Connie and Potato Girl chorused as they set to work.

"Horseface, Berty, and Reiner you wash the floors." I said, sending a glare Jean's way. He rolled his eyes but went off to complete his chore anyway.

"Eren, why don't you clean the-"

"No can do, Mika. I'm getting out of this hellhole." I interrupted Mikasa and her and Armin turned to me with a sigh.

"Again, Eren?" Armin asked softly. "It never works..."

This would be my eleventh attempt to escape; I was caught each time by the same fatass police officer. Being 17, I defintely wasn't going to be adopted, and I sure as hell wasn't going to spend my life in this forsaken orphanage. 

"Well it's going to work this time. I'm going to go with-"

DING DOOONNNNGGGG

"Ms. Leondhart!" An old voice called through the front door.

"Speak of the devil. It's Pixie!" All the orphans ceased their chores and rushed to the staircase, peering down at Ms. Bitch opening the door.

"Why hello Pixis~" She cooed, tugging her shirt lower and lower. We all groaned and snickered.

"...Hi. Let's make this quick, I have a couple to 'marry' later today." He said awkwardly, peeking around the warden to find the laundry. But she wouldn't be ignored.

A pale leg shot up and perched itself on the open door. Damn, I didn't know she was that flexible.

"Don't you want to stay awhile, Mr. Pixis?" She flirted in a sickly sweet voice, "We could have some fu-"

"No, but thanks. Where's your laundry?" He cut her off, pushing her leg down and taking a swig from his little canteen. She 'Hmph!'ed and started leading him upstairs, meaning I would have to act fast.

I gave Mikasa and Armin a crushing hug, glared one last time at Horseface, and dived into the laundry basket.

A\N Sorry if that completely sucked, it'll be a lot better in the next chapters I just had to get everything across~! Happy Thanksgiving!