"Stop babying me Mikasa!" Eren fired harsh words as he and Mikasa were having another argument. "I'm not-"

SLAP

Mikasa's hand stung, but the pain was nothing compared to the way her heart felt. She had hurt him, the boy she wanted to protect. However, Mikasa was tired. Tired of being pushed away.

"Eren, I-I" Mikasa needed to say something, anything.

"Mikasa." Eren's hands cupped his cheek. His expression was filled with shock.

"I'm sorry. I lost-"

"I-It's okay."

Mikasa immediately placed her hands on the green-eyed boy's cheek. She was willing to do anything to make the pain go away.

"E-eren." Mikasa felt horrible. She thought that she could blow off some steam but the result of her action was far from being something favorable.

"Hey, don't worry." Mikasa's slap had done it's job, it had knocked some sense into him. He was concerned, not for himself, but for Mikasa. She had never looked like this, Eren felt bad when he saw her expression.

"I hurt you!" Mikasa felt as if someone had stabbed her. She looked and felt horrible.

"Mikasa" Eren gave her a comforting smile. "All this pain, it'll disappear anyway."

"Eren-" Eren's smile was doing it's job perfectly. Mikasa was looking much better.

"You always make my pain go away." Before she knew it, Mikasa had been pulled in for a kiss.

At that moment, her time slowed to a comfortable pace. Mikasa wanted to relish the moment. At that speck of time she knew, she realized and she promised.

I'll follow you anywhere, Eren. Standing by your side, I'll cut open a path for you.


Writer's notes:

I hope you enjoyed reading my fanfic. I normally write under the Shingeki no Kyojin category but for this one I decided to submit it under Attack on Titan.