I was washing the dishes and staring to the sunflowers outside my house through the window. No, I was staring to all of the plants.
"Mommy, when will dad comes back?" I turned around to my mother who was sitting and doing embroidery. She smiled "Um….. If in 23 minutes your father isn't home yet. Could you go and search for him, Mikasa?".
As usual, my dad was fishing. I never knew where he usually fishing but I assumed that he went fishing to the river in the forest near my house. I nodded to my mom's question.
I went to my room after finished washing the dishes. My room is quite messy because there are too many dolls and books. My dad usually buys books for me and my mom was the one who made these dolls. Actually there are my favorite book and doll of course. My favorite doll is a teddy bear that has blue eyes and white fur, I named it Yamane. And my favorite book is "Azalea and Nero".
Nothing is actually special about "Azalea and Nero" story. It's a story that's popular in my place. The story is about a girl named Azalea who had been locked up in a castle for 16 years and Nero who was a poor guy that worked in a mine. Nero helped Azalea to get out from the castle. They were so happy together. But in the end they're not together anymore and they started to forget each other.
It's a sweet story that ended up as tragic story. 'Mikasa, if you locked up in your room for 16 years, do you want your Nero to comes up and rescue you?'. My mom asked that once to me, I'm still confused how to answer that. I'm not locked at all by the way, I'm free. I don't understand how does Azalea felt.
I rolled on my bed and hugged a pillow. At first I was going to sleep but then I looked at the clock. It's already more than 30 minutes and my dad still not here yet. I stood up from my bed, rubbing my sleepy eyes and wore my cardigan. "Mommy, I'm going to daddy now".
My mom nodded and smiled "Be careful darling".
As expected, it was so warm today. Every step I took made me really sleepy. Without noticing I yawned and rubbed my eyes several times. I couldn't take it anymore I need a sleep. And suddenly the world turned upside down or I got vertigo.
BANG! I thought I just fell down to ground. Well, my eyes were so heavy. And then I heard footsteps came closer and closer.
'Mikasa, your Nero is maybe an annoying boy but…. He's the one who's going to save you'
"AAAKH!"
Wait, did I just screamed. And moreover I'm on a bed. This is not my bed or my parent's. I looked to my left. There's a boy maybe he's 12 or more, his hair was black and his eyes were silver. He's an Oriental blood too.
Wait
Oh
OH
He stared at me and clicked his tongue "Tsk, say, little girl. What did you think you were doing by sleeping in front of my house huh?".
I blushed and stood up from the bed "I'm so sorry! Please forgive me!" I bowed to him. He sighed and walked away. I thought he was leaving me, no, he was getting a cup of tea. "Drink it".
"Eh?"
"Just drink it, by the way, what's your name?"
I took the cup and sipped the tea
"Uh… Mikasa Ackerman…. I'm 7 years old".
He grabbed my hand and took me outside from his house. I was still holding my cup. The boy showed me the place where I fell. Oh. I broke a pot of plants and now it's such a mess.
"Mister….. Do I have to pay for the plants? I—"
The boy handed a broom to me "No, just clean this up. Oh, by the way finish that tea first". I nodded and drank it, the tea was not hot at all, it's warm. 'The temperature of the tea is perfect for a child like me. Such a kind man he is' I thought to myself.
As soon I finished my tea, I grabbed the broom and started to clean the mess. The boy watched me behind. I felt uneasy, I might do something wrong and he could watch my mistake. I almost finished sweeping the soil, plants, and the tiny pot shards. I was about to picked up the bigger shards but the boy suddenly grabbed my hand. "Nn… Mikasa. The bigger shards could hurt your hands. Let me clean the rest" he took the broom and started to sweep. I sat in front of the house door, watching his back. "For a boy, you sure know how to clean, mister" I smiled to him.
"Nn" Was his respond. He put the soil, plants, and the shards to a garbage bag and put it near a big trash bin. He stared to his hands and mine "Mikasa, let's wash our hands first. It's filthy". I stood up and he opened the door. He washed his hands first. I saw how he cleaned his hands. It's like what doctors teach us. It's awesome that he could memorize the steps.
He dried his hands with a towel. "Mikasa, your turn". I quickly did it. 'How to wash hands properly, by the way?' I thought about that every time I rub my hands with soap. '…Just wash my hands until there's no stain'.
The boy sat on the bed and patted the bed, signaling me to sit near him. "I'm so sorry mister but what's your name?". The boy glanced and to the window "Nah, I don't have a name".
Of course as a girl who has a name my eyes widened "Uh…. Why?". The boy didn't change any position but his lips "My family was gone. I don't have my family name now. Why don't you give me a name".
I looked up and said "nnn….. Rivai would be nice… Or Levi….. Ah but Levi is for girl's name". The boy chuckled "Both of them are nice"
"So which one do you want?"
The boy finally looked to me "Both".
Suddenly we heard a loud knocking from outside. I went first to check out. When I opened the door.
It was my dad.
"Thank goodness Mikasa! You're not hurt right?"
I shook my head and gave my dad a smile. The boy walked to us and my dad bowed "I'm so sorry if my daughter troubled you".
"No sir, she didn't do anything that annoys me".
My father sighed and took my hand "Alright Mikasa, let's go". I let off my hand and looked up to the boy. "What is it Mikasa?".
"Um… Mister…. Is it okay if I call you Rivaille? Since you like both Rivai and Levi".
The boy smiled and patted my head "Yeah, why not. By the way I'm 14 years old".
I waved my hands "Good bye Rivaille!"
He's the only oriental blood boy that left