Ever since Eren has returned and Squad Levi was made anew, they've been in hiding due to a new threat of the people turning on them. They can't seem too suspicious though, so they have to act as if they were living normal lives. Now in a house in the open near the outer skirts of Wall Rose, Squad Levi is in quiet as to hide Eren and Chri-I mean Historia.

Mikasa was outside helping unload more supplies along with Sasha, Armin, and Connie. Sasha glimpsed at Mikasa and Connie and noticed their attention was off her. She grabbed a potato and slipped into her skirt pocket and handed another box to Connie.
"Don't think I didn't see that, Sasha." Armin said handing the box to Mikasa.
"What?" Sasha said in a shaky nervous voice.
"You know what I mean. Give me the potato" Armin said disapprovingly. Sasha signed as she pulled the potato out of her pocket and surrendered it over to Armin.
"Good girl. Maybe I'll give you some of my bread tonight at dinner." Armin said. He knew that she loved food, so handing over a potato wasn't as easy as she made it seem.
Sasha's face lit up, "Really?!"
"Maybe," He responded. But this didn't change Sasha's attitude.

Mikasa ignored their conversation, too distracted from the heat. She wiped the sweat off her forehead as she was handed another box. It was way too hot to be doing chores today. Mikasa tugged at her scarf to get more air around her neck.
"Mikasa, isn't it a bit too hot to be wearing that scarf?" Connie said concerned. Mikasa tugged at her scarf again before receiving another box.
"No, it doesn't really bother me," She lied. The heat was unbearable, but she refuses to take off the scarf.
"Why? I've only seen you take off that scarf once and that was just to clean it!" Connie said rousing Sasha and Armin's attention.

Mikasa was handed the last box an set it next to the others. She ignored Connie's comment and continued to carry the boxes inside. After she entered the doorway Connie popped.
"Why does she always wear that scarf?" He asked himself. Armin came up next to him and tapped his shoulder.
"You want to know?" He said in a subtle voice. Sasha dashed in front of Armin and turned to him.
"You know?!" She said in excitement. Mikasa always wearing the scarf was a question asked my most of the squad, so hearing that Armin knew the answer really excited her. Connie moved next to Sasha blocking Armin from going anywhere as if he would try to get away.
"Eren gave it to her a long time ago. A year before the fall of Wall Maria. I don't know why he gave it to her exactly, but it seems pretty dear to her, so that's probably why she always wears it." Armin told them. He pushed through between them and carried the remainder of the boxes into the house.
Connie and Sasha stood there with smirks across their faces. One of the biggest of their questions has been answered, and boy the answer is very juicy! There was no way they were going to keep this from everyone else.

That night Eren was stuck cleaning the rooms for the second time due to Levi's disapproval of his work, he was forced to clean it again. He muttered to himself as he cleaned. Dinner had already started and he was stuck cleaning. He jumped when he felt to arms go around his waist. He looked over her shoulder to see Mikasa trying to keep in her laughter.
"Mikasa?! What are you doing?!" he yelled. "Don't be so loud" she said releasing him. She stepped away from him to give him some space.
"I didn't see you at the table, so when Levi said you were still cleaning, I figured I'd come help." She said as her smile faded back to her neutral line.
"It's okay, I'm almost done here, I'll be out in a minute." He said continuing to sweep. He didn't want her to help, he could do this on his own.
"Are you sure, because, all that muttering didn't make it seem like there isn't much left," She said glaring at him. She didn't believe him at all. She picked up the broom next to the door and begun to sweep.
"I can do this on my own." he said with his back to the bed he just remade.
"How many rooms are left?" Mikasa said ignoring his comment. Eren ignored the question. He didn't want her to have to help. "How many?" she repeated.
"…one more" He said in a low voice.
"Okay, after I finish sweeping I'll get started on the next room. Which one?"
"The next room to the right."
"Okay"

There was silence as they cleaned. They could hear the faint voices coming from the dining room as they transitioned to the next room. Eren was trying to stay focused so they'd be done quicker, and a conversation would just hold them back. They finished the room quicker than expected.
"Thanks." Eren said on the way out of the room. After he turned his back Mikasa smiled a little. It wasn't much, but him thanking her meant a lot to her considering how he's been since the fall. He's been angry and never really liked it when she tried to help.
She followed him out the door to the dining hall. Luckily, it seemed like there was barely a dent in anyone's food (except Sasha, who's plate was nearly clean, except for some bread). Everyone stared at them as they sat down at the table. Noticing, Eren and Mikasa seemed confused. "Did we miss something?" he asked.

(earlier)

Most of the squad had just finished their chores for the day and were already at the table. Nearly everyone was seated at the table except for Connie, Mikasa, Eren, and Sasha. Mikasa walked to the table noticing Eren's absence.
"Where's Eren?" she asked. Eren was almost always at the table before her.
"He's finishing up some cleaning." Levi said as he took a sip of his tea.
"I guess I'll go help him then." Mikasa walked away with no question about it.

Armin had just settled at the table and stared out the window wondering where Connie and Sasha could have gone. They were with him earlier after unloading those boxes, but where were they now? It was nearly dark so they couldn't be outside much longer if they actually were out there. With that Connie and Sasha walked through the door whispering to one another. What are they talking about? They had smirks across their faces so it couldn't be good. Knowing them, they're probably going to spill it during dinner. They weren't exactly good at keeping secrets. They sat down with Armin between them and their smirks disappeared.
"Sasha, what's going on?" Armin whispered. She turned to him whispered back "You'll find out," she said. Now Armin was certain that they would tell everyone during dinner.
Everyone was at the table now except for Eren and Mikasa.
"Where's Eren and Mikasa?" Connie asked.
"They're cleaning, just start eating." Levi said. He honestly didn't even care.
"Perfect…" Connie announced. This was going to work out perfectly. That smirk came back onto his face as well as Sasha. They glanced at each other, nodded, then turned back to the table.
"… we don't need them to hear this." Connie continued. Everyone's attention was Connie and Sasha as they began to talk.
"We have come to believe that Mikasa 'likes' Eren." Sasha said aloud. Armin's mouth dropped and he instantly covered it with his hand. They are seriously going to talk about this? This is what they've been whispering about all afternoon! Armin started to feel guilty for telling them about the scarf. But he knew, something had to be said at some point. Or else they would have found out on their own.
"Of course she likes him, he's like family to her." Historia said from the end of the table.
"You know what we mean." Connie said. Everyone knew what they meant.
"And we're talking about this now because…" Levi said. He had no interest in this conversation at all.
"Because Eren and Mikasa aren't here." Connie explained.
"How do you even know this?" Jean said as he scraped his fork along his potatoes.
"You guys know how Mikasa always wear that scarf?" Sasha began. No, please don't Armin thought to himself. He felt absolutely terrible for telling them now.
"It turns out Eren gave it to her a long time ago." Sasha explained. Jean's eyes widened a bit along with Historia and Armin. He couldn't believe they were saying this.
"Haven't you noticed that Mikasa only lets her guard down and shows emotion when she's talking to Eren?" Connie added. It really struck everyone. They became aware of it. They began to believe.
"And where did you get this information?" Historia said. Please no… just stop.
"Armin told us" Connie and Sasha said in unison. Armin's hands were covering his face now. He was regretting telling them. He didn't want everyone to know. He just felt that he could tell them. So why was he feeling so guilty? He removed his hands from his face to see everyone's eyes on him.
"Yes, it's true. But I don't exactly know what caused Eren to give it to her." He admitted. "When I first met her, she already had the scarf. Also, she had just moved in with the Jaeger family. This was a year before the fall of Wall Maria." He finished.
"Wait, he lived with her?" Jean said. Everyone stared at him. He was one of the few people that didn't know.
"Yea, she told us awhile ago." Historia said. "Well at least she told the girls." That makes sense. Mikasa could have shared with them during their trainee years and Levi would know because he has to know this information. So I guess that leaves Jean and Connie the only ones who didn't know anything about their past. Sasha and Connie quieted down at that and began to eat.
"Wait, what was the point of telling everyone this?" Armin asked.
"Oh, right! Well I figured we could try and get them together." Sasha said with her cheery voice. Everyone dropped their food and stared at her. Connie began to explain. "Well, considering the recent events, it's shown that Eren has changed a bit and is showing more concern for Mikasa. We feel that maybe his feelings could have grown."
Now everyone had stopped eating completely. It was completely silent.
"So, are we going to or not?" He added. Still silence.
"… okay" Historia said. "I'll try but I don't know how much I can do to push them."
"I'll try too." Armin said with his eyes on the table. He ripped off a piece of his bread and put it on Sasha's plate. Her face lit up as he handed over the bread.
"… Fine. But if things look like they're going south, I'm backing out" Jean said with his arms crossed.
"You brats, if you absolutely need me to do something, I will. But otherwise, no." Levi said and the conversation ended. Back to silence. Eren and Mikasa came from down the hall and sat at the table. There was silence.
"Did we miss something?" Eren said which made everyone realize, that they were staring.
"No, nothing…" Sasha said smirking at her bread.

Yay! Chapter 1! I haven't written since the summer and I was really starting to miss writing. I've had a huuuuge writers block so that didn't help. But I got a bunch of Pocky last night and I guess it got rid of the writers block, yay! It's snowing, I'm hipper, going to the city tomorrow, POCKY! CHAPTER 2 COMING SOON!