A/N: This is my first fan fiction so don't be too harsh when it comes to criticism and constructive criticism is highly appreciated. Sorry that it's really short, but this is only Eren and Mikasa's first meeting in my AU. I promise that later chapters will be longer and have more characters.
Anyway, the premise is the people of the 104th trainee squad growing up at a boarding school together. And yes, I ship Eren and Mikasa so expect to see a lot of that. I decided on the school setting because I love romance in school. This is probably because I'm in school at the moment, but I don't care. Apologies if Eren and Mikasa are out of character, I think I have a bit of leeway because of their age. The next chapters going to take place when there all twelve so they should be more in character then.
So I hope you enjoy my story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Shingeki no Kyojin
It was a rainy day at Sina's Mixed Boarding school. Though to the people that lived there, it was more like an orphanage as most of the students were there because they didn't have anywhere else to go. For some, it was just because their parents were too busy to take care of them and they had to leave them there. Others were not fortunate to have the luxury of parents.
Mikasa Ackermann is one of those unfortunate souls. It is a Saturday, which means that the parents of the children stop by to say hello and meet with their kids.
Mikasa stares at a photo of her and her parents. Her eyes start to water, knowing that she won't be able to see them again. But just as she was about to burst into tears, she felt a hand place itself on her 5 year old shoulder.
She heard the person say something and she looked up to see who it was. She was greeted with bright, green eyes from a boy of her age.
"What did you say?" she said in an almost whisper, now wiping her face.
"I said, are you okay?" the young boy replied in a gentle tone.
Mikasa looked at the boy, star struck with what she saw. His dark, brown hair flowing with the wind and deep, green eyes that pierced her soul to its core. But most importantly, the fact that he was the first person to talk to her after her week of being at the school.
After the silence, she soon realised she was blushing and quickly turned away.
"I'm fine" she replied quietly, trying not to let her embarrassment get to her.
"Then why are you crying?" The boy retorted, with a confused look on his face. He then notices the picture in her hands, and takes a guess at what was going on. "Did your parents not come to see you today?" he says innocently, not realising the gravity of the situation at hand.
Mikasa starts to tear up again.
"Don't worry," the boy says, now sitting next to her on the bench. "My parents didn't come to see me either".
Suddenly, Mikasa embraces the boy, now crying her eyes out. "My parents can never see me!" she shouted at him.
The boy was frozen in shock. He wasn't sure how to react to the situation, nor did he understand it completely. So he did the only thing he could think of, he hugged her back.
"Don't worry, I'll be here for you now" the boy whispered into her ear.
"My name's Eren Jaeger, what's yours?"
"Mikasa Ackermann" she replied, resting her head on his shoulder.
"It's nice to meet you Mikasa"
The clouds started to part to reveal the beautiful sun radiating its light on the two children and a rainbow started to form.
"Look" said Eren, now pointing at the magnificent rainbow that had formed.
"Isn't it beautiful" said Eren, eyes filled with awe.
"Yes, it is" said Mikasa, soon realising that her face was as red as a tomato from hugging Eren. Despite that, she still clung on to him, as for the first time since her parents died, she felt like she was loved, and revelled in every second of it.
"Oh, I've got to introduce you to Armin!" now hurrying with excitement to introduce her to his friend.
Mikasa ran along with him, as for the first time in ages, she felt happy. She felt like she had a future filled with hope, joy and excitement. She finally felt like she was alive.
