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-Chapter One-

At first all that was around her was darkness. Mikasa reached her small hand out and tried to grasp what seemed to be nothing but thick blackness. She focused all of her senses and energy on one person, Eren. The raven haired girl took a step forward into the darkness. A familiar weight moved with her. Her dark eyes scanned her side and it was just as she thought; she had her 3D Maneuver Gear. She took another step and began to pick up her pace. Soon, she was jogging. If it wasn't for the cold bitter air hitting her face, she would have thought that she was running in place and not moving forward at all.

Eren, where are you?

At the thought of the brunette, Mikasa's jog turned into a run. Her feet hit the floor at a faster pace and her heart beat followed in suit. It began to beat faster. Even after running after a while, nothing but darkness seemed to greet her. She could be running in circles for all she knew. Still, she was somehow she was able to keep herself collected.

After what seemed to be like an eternity, Mikasa finally noticed something appear in the distance. She charged forward towards what looked like a white blanket but began to slow down as she arrived. Mikasa reached out her hand to touch the 'blanket' but her fingers grasped nothing.

It's fog. Mikasa thought to herself. She pulled out her swords and cautiously began to walk forward. Mikasa desperately wanted to call out to Eren. The only thing that kept her from calling out to him was the fact that she had no idea what lay ahead. Without hesitation she began to walk forward. She had nothing to fear, all she wanted was Eren.

Mikasa felt like the fog consumed her. The texture was different than the blackness that surrounded her just a few seconds before. Now, an icy humidity clung onto her skin. Mikasa did not pay much attention in the atmosphere change. Instead she began to walk forward, ready to defend herself if she had to.
A couple of steps later, Mikasa looked around and noticed that she was in what seemed to be an old, abandoned town. As she kept walking forward, the raven haired girl noticed that the fog began to fade. Mikasa looked around and studied her surroundings. She could hear nothing here, so titans did not seem to be a problem at the moment. After thinking for a while, Mikasa came to the conclusion that she would simply use her gear here. It would make the process of finding Eren a lot easier. She pressed the small release button and instantly she flew into the air. Her hair flew behind her and the cold air clung onto her skin as she moved in the air. Her hip tightened, moving her slightly to the left. She then felt the firm grasp of the hook clasping on to a part of the building. Then her hip tightened once again, moving her slightly to the right. This was so natural to her, something easy as breathing. She looked around her. Far to her left she saw a shadow; almost instantly, Mikasa flew towards that direction. With the sudden change in speed, the buildings around her became blurry. The person seemed to have caught onto the fact that Mikasa was chasing them. They picked up their speed; Mikasa cursed under her breath as she moved faster. There was no way that she would let this person get away. Suddenly, the person stopped using their 3-D maneuver gear and they started to run on the roofs. Mikasa, following the person, also stopped using her gear. She quickly began to jump from roof to roof.

Eren. Are you safe?

The hooded person suddenly stopped. Mikasa, without hesitation, took her swords out.

"Who are you? Show yourself."

Her voice came strong and bold, no hint of fear or weakness.A slicing noise came from the person and Mikasa charged forward fast and without hesitation. Mikasa looked around and noticed that the hooded person was already gone. Had they jumped from the building? Mikasa began to walk forward but noticed a second figure on the floor. Her heart stopped when she saw a brunette male, facedown. She could recognize Eren anywhere.

"Eren? Eren! Are you-"

Blood. Blood was all over his neck. Mikasa's eyes widened in fear and anger.

"Mikasa…" His soft, feeble voice called out to her.

"Eren what happened?! Eren you'll be fine. You have me, I'll save you." Mikasa stuttered.

"Mikasa…" Eren called out again but slightly louder.

"Are you cold? Have my scarf. You're bleeding a lot…" Mikasa took off her scarf to tighten to wound to stop the bleeding.

"Mikasa!"

"It won't stop! It won't stop! Help me! Someone!" She could feel herself lose control; panic began to overtake her.

"Mikasa! Hey! Wake up!"

"EREN!" Mikasa blurted out.

"Hey, hey! Calm down! It was just a dream; I'm right here!"

Eren's voice rang out and sunshine filled her vision. Mikasa blinked a couple of times as Eren and a worried looking Armin came into view. She felt her head throb and her muscles were extremely stiff. She raised her hand up to her forehead and realized that she had sat up.

Another nightmare…

With a small blush, Mikasa relaxed and laid back down, still keeping her hand over her eyes and forehead. Her head sank into her fluffy pillow as she let out a huge sigh of relief.

"Another nightmare?" Armin's soft voice called out to her. She nodded and blushed even more when Eren grabbed her hand,

"You're overreacting, really. I'm fine; I'm here."
Eren's warmth melted onto her fingers and slowly began to grow into her hand.

"God Mikasa, you're sweating but your fingers are ice cold! Plus you're shivering. Don't you cover yourself at night?!"

"Eren it's just a symptom of her nightmares. It's not unusual with what just happened. Y'know…the whole Annie situation."

An awkward silence filled the room. He'd said it. Armin said what she feared the most and the only thing that she did not want to talk about. She didn't want to make a big situation out of this but at the same time…she had almost lost Eren because of her. Twice.

"Mikasa, you should really try and not worry about it. It's my job to protect you all."

Somehow these remarks made her heart hurt. It was almost as if she was getting stabbed.

"No, I have to watch out for you. I don't care if it's your job to protect us all or if you have to watch horses for the rest of your life, I'm still watching out for you. And no, it's not the whole Annie situation. I almost lost Eren. That's all there is to it so don't overthink it."

Mikasa began to get up, and for the first time, she let go of Eren's hand first. Armin noticed her sudden small change but then again, Armin noticed everything. That was the sort of guy he was.

Eren simply raised his eyebrows in surprise by Mikasa's sudden remark. Usually when she had nightmares, she would stay in bed and would listen to Eren and Armin talk. It calmed her deeply; it assured her that they were alive and well. She sighed and went to the bathroom to get changed.

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Something that Mikasa truly hated was the fact that she could remember the incident extremely well. She would suddenly remember scenes from the incident at random times throughout the day. Specifically, she would get them during the worst times during the day like during a meeting or while someone spoke to her. Armin once explained to her how she looked like,

"You get very spacey and become unresponsive. It's almost like you're in a daydream."

He was right, as usual. Mikasa's memories would come back so strong that it was like she was experiencing the whole thing all over again. Andthat was the worst part of it since all she wanted was to forget the whole thing. The only good thing about this situation was that not many people noticed; she wasn't too social to begin with.

"Mikasa? Mikasa?"

"Hm?" Mikasa blinked once or twice and mentally cursed when she saw Jean. She had done it again, hadn't she?

"Oh, so um…"

"Sorry, I was just lost in some thoughts. Organizing my day and plans."

Jean shifted his weight and ruffled his hair as he looked down,

"It's all good…So, y'know talking about plans, just wondering if you happen to be busy-"

"She happens to be with us for the rest of the day horseface. Get lost." Eren's voice suddenly came forth, Mikasa felt a bit of relief inside of her. It had been happening lately whenever she would see him.

"Why don't you let her talk for herself?! What are you, her father?" Jean spat back nastily.

Mikasa put her hand on Eren's shoulder. She sighed and looked at Jean,

"I might be free tomorrow. Did you have something in mind?"

Jean's face brightened, it was almost as if he had been told that he had won the lottery. Meanwhile Eren's face glared at her in surprise. The only person who seemed to be calm was Armin. She knew extremely well why.

"You should try to get out more Mikasa. You know…Eren and I won't always be around. Everyone in the Survey Corps is your family now. Not just us." He told her softly the same day he explained to her how she looked whenever she had her 'dream vision.' Mikasa didn't even consider it back then but it had been almost one month and a half ago when he told her about this. She decided that maybe if she could find a bit of distraction, things would help.

"Oh! I, uh, thought that maybe we could walk around and just talk."

"That sounds really lame and stup-"

"I would love that. How about we try to catch the sunrise? It's been a while." Mikasa knew that she would probably be up from her nightmare only to fall asleep and continue the hell-like dream.

"That sounds great. Yeah! I'll see ya at 6 then? I'll meet you outside of your dorm. Yeah…great! Thanks!" Jean began to jog off excitedly.

"What are you nuts?! His stupidity will rub off on you, Mikasa."

"It's not as if we had plans Eren. He's not that bad; you should try and get along with him."

"Whatever. He's right, I'm not your father. You know you've been acting off ever since the whole Annie situation. Need I remind you that I'm notyour son? So stop with this whole odd act that you're pulling off Mikasa."

Mikasa stopped walking. He had struck a nerve.
"Will you ever understand Eren? This, all of this that I am 'pulling' off is for you. Because I care for you and I love you, Eren. Besides, it was what your mother wanted-"
"Yeah? Well you can cut it off because I never asked for your care and affection. I'm not some weak kid that can't do this. We've been through this. Plus, I'm humanity's only hope."

Mikasa felt her fist tighten and her teeth clench. She felt her mouth get dry and was at a loss for words.

"So how was your training Mikasa?" Armin's soft voice interrupted the awful silence. Mikasa looked at Armin,

"It was the same as always. I think I'm going to be heading out. I have a killer headache…" Mikasa was far when she heard Eren's voice,

"What's her problem?"
"Eren…" Armin sounded a bit uncertain.