Short Stack

Year 826 Trost District

I Told You to Stay With Me

Age:10 [Full Name]

Father returned.

But he wasn't whole.

He was missing his legs and right arm, mother cried hysterically when she saw him, moving by a cart the Survey Corps made for him.

You didn't cry, you asked your father why he hurt himself that badly and he told you titans were real, he told me about the scratching on the walls that happened sometimes when you were near the walls.

Titans were real, it scared you at first and Levi had to comfort you a lot because the smallest thing scared you, like one time when a cricket chirped your screamed and called for Levi and your parents.

"[Name], Levi I need you to go out to the market today, to buy us some cabbage and meat, and maybe potatoes" your mother was being protective of father lately, not leaving his side ever, making you and the French boy who had been living it you for four years now, do errands.

"But mother me and Le-"

Bonk.

Levi hit the back of your head with his backhand scowling at you. "Your mother is taking care of your father [Name] so we are going, idiot" Your mother giggled at you both.

You huffed crossing your arms stubbornly and the black haired boy frowned and rolled his eyes.

Grabbing your wrist he dragged you out if the house as you glared daggers at him.

"[Name]! Levi! Come here for a moment" your father called from

his rocking chair on the poach before you both left the house.

Sighing inwardly you shuffled back to your legless, father "what is it father?" You asked giving him a small smile and he chuckled "Here, for you and Levi" he placed a couple of coins in your hands and smiled while you gaped at him.

"But don't we need this for taxes?" You asked and he waved a dismissing hand. "Bah, they don't charge retired Survey Corps members, we already served out time" his [e/c] eyes met you matching ones and he grinned and ruffled up your hair.

"Now, shoo, be home before the sun sets, I don't want you children getting in trouble from Military Police rounds" he tried to hide the disgust of the name 'Military Police' leaving you oblivious, to the reason why he hated the Military Police so much.

Pressing a kiss to your fathers forehead you grinned and ran back to Levi, who was impatiently watching you and your father'a exchange and snorted "took you long enough, idiot" you scowled and stuck your tongue out at him "I'm not stupid! I'm just a year younger than you!"

He scoffed as you both headed down the cobblestone road, his black hair flopping around a bit with every step he took.

"Yeah and a inch shorter" he remarked snickering, turns out that Levi grew a bit taller than you, while you teased him that you will have a growth spurt and be taller than him.

Oh how he grew a passion for people calling him short because of you. Same went with cleaning too, ever since you and him cleaned that room when you were younger he had a obsession with it. You were surprised that it didn't become a fetish yet.

"Oi, what did your mother want us to buy?" He snapped you out of your thoughts and you rolled your eyes. "Cabbage, meat, and some potatoes, wow are you really so stupid you can't remember that?" You smirked and he glared at you, making you shut up as you headed to the first vendor.