Sunlight shone through the windows of the gigantic mansion located in the middle of a small and humble village, towering over its tiny, petite, neighbouring houses. One would think that in a palace such as this, chaos and turmoil would be very unfamiliar strangers. But, alas, if they were to only come near the house without fearing the security guards posted at every corner, they would hear the crashes and clashes and bashes ongoing inside the very building. And never again would they think of the Lenz family the same way ever again.

But now to focus on a certain, blonde, blue-eyed, major character in this story. Krista Lenz sat at the foot of her bed, clutching her ears in a desperate attempt to drown out the ambiance outside her room which consisted of her parents having an argument with her older brother, Reiner. She never quite understood as to why her parents would find something wrong in everything that she does and "discipline" her for it. It's not like she's disgracing the whole family, right?

What seemed like hours later but in reality, were only a few minutes, Krista's door slowly creaked open. She covered her ears even tighter, afraid that it was her parents, not wanting to face them in fear of getting hurt once again.

"Krista," she heard a voice call beside her. Now knowing that it was only her brother and no one else, she slowly unclenched her hands, her ears now ringing and throbbing from the pain of being held onto tightly for too long. She slowly raised her head and saw her brother's worried yet slightly smiling face.

"What do you say we go for a walk?" Reiner asked, his face morphing into a very comforting view. And with a nod from Krista, he pulled her up from her spot and started walking slowly towards the front gate, letting Krista regain some movement in her legs.

Once outside, Krista was glad to feel the sunlight on her skin and the wind caressing her face. Stopping for a moment to inhale the fresh air and to exhale just a few seconds later, Krista turned around and looked up to meet her brother's stare.

"Hey, Reiner...how's mom and da-" Before the sentence even managed to be finished, Reiner dismissed any forming words in her mouth with a wave of his hand.

"Don't worry about it now. Let's just relax and enjoy a walk on this wonderful Tuesday morning, eh, Krista?" He said, his face still smiling. Reiner turned around to continue walking in a slightly faster pace, gradually leaving Krista behind.

Krista, on the other hand, refused not to worry. This is the first time her brother's ever defended her against her parents. Of course there'll be lots of reasons for her to worry. She hung her head low, deep in thought. So deep in thought that she did not even notice that Reiner had stopped walking and ungracefully slammed into his back. Said wall chuckled a bit only to turn around and bend over to reach her height.

"Hey, come on. Don't look so glum," he said with a smile which proved useless since his midget of a sister is still frowning. Noticing this, the smile on Reiner's face was replaced by a challenging smirk. "Tell you what. We're gonna run. To the Center. And if you beat me, I'll buy you ice cream on the way home. Sound good?"

Krista's ears perked up at the mention of her favourite dessert. Raising her head up, a huge grin on her face, Reiner knew that he was up for a challenge. Krista's undeniable love for ice cream will surely give her the energy and strength to win.

"Hmm...but..." Krista said, her voice slightly tinged with rejection. Reiner started to worry. He only wanted to make his little sister smile. His heart beating fast, he looked at his sister's face, trying to determine if she's planning to continue on her sad state.

But, alas, what he saw on her face was a giant smile that almost took up half her face. And with a shove from said girl, Reiner was pushed onto the ground with Krista sprinting full speed towards the distance.

"BUT I GET A HEADSTART!" Krista shouts from far away, followed by a giggle.

Reiner, too stunned to even stand up, smiled and slowly shook his head. For a 17 year old, his sister acted very childishly. Standing up to his feet, he shook the dust off his clothes and broke out into a sprint, determined to catch up to his sibling.

A few minutes later, he finally spotted bright blonde hair on a petite figure, sitting and panting on one of the benches. Wheezing for air, he jogged towards Krista.

Damn I really need to start exercising more often, he thought as he made his way to the benches. Once he was now in front and towering over the girl in front of him, Krista flashed him a smile and stuck out her tongue.

"Hehe. I won. Whoo! Ice cream!" Krista happily excalimed, standing up to do a small victory dance.

Reiner pouted and pointed a finger accusingly at her. "That wasn't fair! You ought not get any ice cream since you had a headstart."

Krista's face changed from pure joy to slightly depressed in an instant. Reiner chuckled and lightly punched her arm. "Just messin' with ya. Don't need to take it to heart, okay? We'll go later."

"Yay!" Krista exclaimed as she got up and made her way to the entrance of the building. "Come on, Reiner! I want to go to the top! I'll race you there again!" And with a giggle she went off.

Nope. Not going. She can have all the ice cream that she wants but I ain't walking up those stairs, Reiner thought as he slowly walked, trying to catch his breath.

Krista, however, was already on the second floor. Slightly puffing, she looked behind her but saw no signs of her brother chasing suit. What a fatty, she giggled. She walked around, looking around the floor she's on.

Wow. It's been a while. I haven't been here in ages! Krista thought giddily. It's changed a lot since the last time I've been here. Krista continued to be immersed in her thoughts, completely unaware of the fact that she is part of a bustling crowd and that there are people bound to bump into her any moment...NOW.

"Ouch!" Krista groaned as she clutched her forehead. I've bumped into people two times today, dammit. She rubbed her forehead, helpfully soothing it. Krista immediately turned around to the person she recently just collided with and bowed her head.

"I am so very sorry! I was just really deep in thought and I didn't really see you! But anyways, I'm really sor-.. o-oh," Krista faltered as she finally looked up to see the person in front of her.

This very attractive, tall and oh so amazing female, was now staring straight at her with striking hazel eyes. Krista silently gulped as the woman slowly opened her mouth and started to speak.

"You're too noisy. Just leave and mind your own business," she said. And with that statement, the tall brunette strided away, leaving Krista with her mouth wide open, a growing blush evident on her cheeks.

"Oi! Krista!" said a puffing Reiner from far away, slowly reducing the distance between them. "Are you okay? You look like you just saw a ghost or something."

Krista closed her mouth shut and turned to Reiner. "Oh, yeah. I'm fine. Ehehe," she said sheepishly whilst rubbing the back of her neck. "Anyways, since you've caught up! I'll race you to the top!" Krista announced with a slight giggle and shifted into sprint mode.

But just before she could even move her feet, a loud, shrill noise pierced the air.

A/N:

Oookkaay. That escalated quickly. Never again will I write an over joyously happy chapter .-. Or I may just for this story xD Anyways, that was the first chapter of September Endings. I got the title from the song, Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day. I originally wanted to call it that but decided that it was too long so.. .-. Yeah. Anyways, this will most likely not be the only author's note since I like talking to people and some rare times, they like talking to me back xD Oh, and yeah. The idea for this story was given to me by CanaanAlphardForever so, hats off to her xD

The chapters will update on a weekly basis and thank God that this is still the first week of December so I can basically still time the chapters along with the weeks of the month. Because you know, with fanfics that don't have chapter titles, I sometimes forget which chapter I last read and I have to go through the closest one that I thought and go on from there. SO! I, yaegerdesu, devised a way so that you guys won't forget which one you're on :P Since we're on the first week of December, this first chapter will be titled "Week 1" and so on. This way you can actually use your calendar to help you with stuff :P

Anyways, 3 paragraphs of author's notes is way too much and I will end it here.

P.S. To the people who kinda know where this is going, please just PM me instead of posting a review xD Cheers! (oh, and if any of you are weirded out by some of the slang/language used in this story, forgive me since I live in Australia and we have a very different vocab than normal English speaking people -3-) k bai.