So, I grew up with my two parents making cookies, they were well renowned in the capital for them.

I was brought up learning the secret recipes, learning how to cook...

But I was never good at it, it was as if I was never a L/N at all.

It was only one day, when someone tried to rob the shop I was in whilst fetching some ingredients, that I found what I was made to do.

He walked in with a sword and pointed it at the lady at the counter.

"GIVE ME ALL THE GOLD." His voice sounded rough, but he was build like a truck.

If this was an action movie you'd see someone like him trying to stop a car.

Wait what's a car?

Actually what's a movie?

Anyway.

I felt something inside me snap, as he was busy making sure the counter woman didn't try anything funny.

I snuck up behind him with a glass bottle I'd picked up from the back of the store.

I'd pay for whatever I broke but this was more important.

Once I was close enough I jumped up and smashed the bottle over his head.

He clattered around dropping his sword and gripping his head in pain.

I picked up his sword swiftly and pressed it against his neck.

"Someone call the guards!" I shouted to the people outside and it took a second for people to stop panicking themselves.

Once they had apprehended the man, I felt all the adrenaline leave my veins.

I felt exhorsted and more than anything, I was scared.

Scared of what I'd just done and what I would become.

God save me Lil innocent me.

I lay in bed for hours, my parents didn't come back until late that night, so I had the place to myself.

But I didn't really need it, I had confined myself to my room not leaving at all.

I was just frightened.

~~~~~~

It's the 10th anniversary of that day, and now I'm 19.

I've grown to become one of the most feared cooks in the capital and not because I am good at it.

Because I can beat anyone up that dares robs any shop nearby.

There has only been 1 case of robbery in the past half a year because of me.

However this rebellious group, Night Raid have been stirring up trouble.

I had never actually seen their faces before, but I knew all about them.

They had been killing nobles and guards all around the capital, and I didn't blame them at all.

Some of the nobles were the worst people alive, I'd kill them myself but I want to stay out of politics honestly.

I'm a coward.

~~~~~~~

I was stood at the counter of my families little shop serving customers when some little girl walked in.

She looked young, but seemed experienced... her eyes stuck me hard.

They were bright pink but seemed dark.

She's been hurt...

Actually she's really hurt, her arm was bleeding and she was bruise horrifically.

"Hey, are you okay?" I rushed to her side as she stumbled further into the shop.

"Do I look okay?" She said sarcastically.

I picked her up, and took her into the back rooms.

I lay her on a bed and grabbed the first aid kit, there wasn't much I could do but I can at least treat the wounds.

"Sheele... please go help her..." The girl tried to speak, but stammered.

"Where is she?" I said immediately, and she pointed out of a nearby window.

There was a large shadowed object stood facing a silhouette of a young woman...

That must be Sheele.

I told my mum to look after the girl and ran towards the courtyard where the girl was fighting.

What the hell am I doing?

I charged blindly and ended up next to Sheele.

"Hey, what's going on?" The girl was on her knees only staying upright by holding on to an abnormally large pair of scissors.

"Run..." Was all the girl managed before losing consciousness.

I picked up her scissors before staring down the big thing facing us.

It's a.. dog?

It's a big white dog.

"Wow, she was so easy." A woman that stood next to the dog shouted.

"That's just rude." I raised the scissors over my shoulders and prepared for a fight.

The dog charged at me, and tried to bite me I sidestepped and charged at the girl.

I have a basic knowledge of Imperial Arms, or Teigu. I knew that a biological imperial arms was linked to its master... or that's what I assumed.

They have a core somewhere, and between protecting the girl and myself it was going to be borderline impossible to find it.

"Do you really wish to fight the Empire?" She shouted at me, laughing and I paused.

"Wait... you're a part of the empire?" I was closing in but took my distance.

"Yes, I'm a guard." She said simply and I noticed that both of her arms had been ripped off.

"Fuck, here." I dropped the scissors and rushed to her side. I'd carried some bandages with me so I tended to the guards wounds. "That should do for now, but get to a hospital."

"But N-" She started to complain but I immediately cut her off.

"Now." I said sternly before running off, her big dog had turned into a much smaller version of it.

I let out a huge sigh before returning to the purple haired girl whom I assumed was Sheele.

If not I'd just wasted a lot of people's time.

I picked up the girl and her scissors before carrying them back to my shop. Trying my hardest to ignore the looks I was getting from the towns folk around me.

~~~~~~

A few hours, and a closed up shop later the two girls awoke.

The pink haired girl ran up to Sheele and hugged her tightly as if they'd been apart for years.

"Eh hem, I hate to ruin the moment." I interjected much to their dismay.

"Who are you?" Sheele asked, tilting her head to the side.

"My name is Y/N, and I just saved your life."

"Ah... um... t-thank you." Sheele looked down at her hands as I let out an agitated sigh.

"Sorry for being all pent up, I just fought a guard whilst wielding scissors... it's been a hard day." I rubbed my nose and Sheele snickered slightly.

"Welcome to our life." The Pink haired girl chimed in.

"What do you mean your life?" Surely they weren't-

"We're members of Night Raid."

~~~~~~

New project that will probably not get finished.

I was going to do a simple Mine x male reader (which will still probably get done later) but I have just reread Tinytoast1 's Akame Ga Kill x Male reader for the millions time. (It's my favourite story on Wattpad so go read it) and it made me want to write something similar.

Don't worry I'm not stealing his idea, just borrowing it and changing it.

Oblivion, fading out.