Clashing Blades (Levi X OC)

『 C H A P T E R 1 : NIGHTMARE 』

【 Even without closing your eyes, you can still have nightmares.. 】

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Panting, Ireen buried her face into her knees.

The smell of boiling soup wafted in the air but it didn't seem appetizing at all. Especially, not after what she had witnessed a day ago.

Lifting her head up, her greenish-turqoise orbs glared dagger to one corner, teeth gritting tightly as she kept repeating the same words over and over again.

"I'll kill you.... I'll kill you... I'll kill you..."

Her misery state toppled up with her disarray hair gave off creepy vibe. The thunder roared angrily created a horror feel as the white light flashed and revealed streaks of blood marks on the floor. Despite that, Ireen won't stop, mumbling the cursed word over and over.

The sound of plate and spoon at the background clacking lightly, before faint footsteps neared her from behind. A young boy with a bowl of soup in one hand and a glass of water in the other hand gulped in hesitant, before walking to her front.

A drop of sweat rolled down his temple, while his eyebrows furrowed. Deep inside he was scared, but he don't dare to leave the girl alone. Who could ever guess, what could be out of her if she was left alone? It was lucky enough he came to visit her yesterday, and found her before things get worsen.

"Here, you should eat," Eren crouched while offering the bowl to her face.

Fully sitting crossed legs next to her, he could see the strikes of tears that were yet to fade from her face. The small flame from a short candle nearby flickered, revealing her stressed face even more.

Seeing the girl was yet to take the food, he nudged her gently. "Ireen, you should eat. You haven't eaten anything since morning." He voiced his concern.

"I want to kill him, Eren. I want to kill him.... He deserved that.." Her eyes showed nothing but despair.

"We will talk about it later, Ireen. If you want your revenge, you should be feeding and taking care of yourself first. You won't get any energy if you neglect your body."

"But they killed my sister... They cut her half.... Why??? Why tho?? What are our sins for such to happen? He is truly a monster.." She whispered... Barely heard against the loud noises outside.

"Monster...." As she repeated.

"Ireen..." Eren's eyes dropped in sympathize.

Ireen started to cry again, this time hiding her face behind her knees. Her wail alone was enough to make any human to sympathize and pity. The view that came to her eyes yesterday was dreadful enough, and definitely mental breaking for such age. Furthermore, unlike Eren who only found the corpse of her sister, cut in half at the waist lying cold in the middle of the living room when he came for a visit, Ireen had witnessed herself how it had happened. She was apparently tied in a closet with a napkin in her mouth, and only able to see outside through a crack in the closet. And when Eren had found her sniffling and breaking down, he heaved a sigh of relief seeing her still alive, but gotten worried immediately at the current situation.

He'd planned to call his father and asked his help to report to the police officer, but Ireen'd refused to budge and left the house and she'd intended to kill herself with a knife that Eren had to stop her and stayed by her side for the whole day and the next coming days, at least until she's stable. He will stay in this house if that's what he needs to do to keep her safe, and believed his parents will come and search for him eventually on the next day, and rescue them two. With that way, he didn't have to risk losing Ireen from suicide if he left now.

Ireen's small hiccup knocked the brunette back to her. Eyes dropping in sadness, he reached out his hand, putting his small palm on her head's crown before bringing her to lean on his chest. Her tears wetted his cloth, so he tightened his hold as he whispered nothing but sweet words.

"I'll help you, Ireen. When you find the killer, I will help you. You don't have to suffer all this alone. We can do it together."

Sniffing hardly for once more, Ireen fell asleep as all the crying and screaming finally taking a toll to her skinny body. Her unconscious state lied helplessly against Eren, as the boy stroking her head gently.

Ireen, at age of 10, lost the last of her family, her younger sister when their house were broke in.

Eren Yeager, at age 9, for the first time, seeing the last hope in Ireen's eyes dimmed out.... As if she had totally lost the will to live.

"Don't die on me, Ireen. Please....."

With all his strength, he cuddled her tiny body against his. Lone tears dropped on her face, but she was fast asleep in the arm of the only person she could trust now.

[Clashing Blades.] © Devilish_red

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