Shiganshina District, Wall Maria, Year 842

"Bitch!"

The small raven-haired girl receives another sharp kick to the ribs, causing a small cry if pain to tear itself from her lips. She jerked slightly against the two pairs of hands holding her still, while a boy "punished" her for the wrongdoings of her parents and their regiment.

"Your parents are the reason that my mother left, why my dad isn't happy! It's because they have to waste taxes on you lot!"

A knee hit the girl right in the jaw, but she didn't react. Papa always told her not to react. Don't give them fuel... only it felt like her silence made things worse. She finally gives out a cry, a loud, pitiful cry of pain as the boy breaks one of her ribs. That draws out a smirk from the boy, and he delivers a blow to the other side, trying to break another without trying to kill her.

"Papa!" The girl screams out, knowing that it's very unlikely that anyone will hear her. "Mama! Papa!" She screams again as she feels her rib crack.

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Lance Corporal Levi Ackerman and his wife Hanji Zoe left their small house in Shiganshina, given to them by their good friend and Commander Erwin Smith as a wedding gift. The house was perfect for them and their daughter Lilly. It was close to the main street where the Scout Regiment entered the city after an expedition, giving the couple easy access to and from missions.

They were dressed in civilian clothes, knowing the population didn't exactly support the Scouts. Levi wore a white, button down shirt with a cravat, Hanji just a yellow button down. The pair walked hand in hand down a back street, out of sight. They froze as they heard a familiar voice: "Mama! Papa!". Levi and Hanji exchange a glance, the fore having to look up to meet the eyes of the latter, before they sprint towards the source. What they see halts them in their tracks with shock.

Lilly Zoe-Ackerman, the daughter of two of the highest ranked people of the Scout Regiment, was held between two boys not much older than her, her face bloody, her nose crooked, and her top stained with blood. One of her bright, normally curious brown eyes was swollen shut.

Levi didn't even hesitate before he was a blur rushing towards the boy standing before Lilly, his fist stained with her blood. Levi's stormy grey eyes, normally void of emotion, were blazing with pure rage. He delivered a kick to the boy's gut, causing him to sink to his knees. The next kick was at the boy's face, knocking out a tooth. Levi went to kick him again when Hanji stops him.

"Levi!" Hanji pulled Levi to meet her brown eyes, the fire in his becoming a smolder. He looked to the boy, at his bloodied face, and delivered one last kick to it before he went to his daughter, the two holding her having fled. He knelt and checked her over, quickly assessing the damage. He sighed heavily.

"She needs a doctor." Levi cursed. "I think I heard people say Doctor Jaeger is a good one..." He tenderly picked up Lilly and started running to the doctor's house, Hanji following easily. They arrived at the house after a while, having to ask for directions twice.

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Grisha Jaeger, his wife Carla, and his seven-year-old son Eren were just about to enjoy dinner when a knock sounded at the door. The long-haired, bespectacled man stood and answered the door. He was surprised to find two people bearing the Wings of Freedom standing on his doorstep, the short man holding a bruised and battered girl.

"Doctor Jaeger we need your help." The man sounded worried and like he hated asking for help with anything.

Doctor Jaeger took the girl, and set her on a small couch and began looking her over. She was conscious, but just barely. "Will you two-" He looked to the two Scout members, but they were gone, no trace of them left.

The aged man sighed and looked to his son. "Eren, get some bandages and some medicine. She needs to be treated immediately."

Eren... Lilly thought blearily as consciousness slipped from her, what a nice name...

So that was my first chapter of my first story. I hope you enjoyed it. This is just the intro, and more will be coming. I own no characters save Lilly Zoe-Ackerman, nor do I own Attack on Titan.