"You're not my baby-sitter! And I'm not your little brother! I don't need your help,and I don't need YOU!" Eren screamed. Mikasa had gone to far in his mind. Once again Mikasa has refused to let him do something she considered 'dangerous' and Eren had lost it. She treated him like a baby! In his opinion he was a Man and he didn't need Mikaka looking after him.
"Eren." Armin grumbled trying to get Eren to calm down, knowing his harsh words would hurt Mikasa.
Mikasa's cold demeanor didn't change. All she did was stand up and walk away. She wasn't going to stay in there with the judging eyes. She needed some time to herself,to work thru all the thoughts running in her head.
As she walked out into the crisp cold night air she found herself pulling her jacket tighter and her scarf higher. Her scarf. The dark red scarf Eren had given her after saving her from human traffickers. Because of that, it is was precious to her, and she almost never took it off.
Upon finally sitting behind a large rock without a person in sight did Mikasa pull the scarf off. Holding it in her hands tightly as she began reminiscing of the past. Of Eren,Armin and her Parents.
She recalled something her Mother had told her a few days before she would lose her forever.
'I want you to always be happy Mikasa. Don't let stupid things weigh you down. If there ever comes a day when you're unhappy find the source of your unhappiness and get rid of it forever. Focus on the things in life that make you happy Mikasa. Promise me you'll do that.' Mikasa froze for a moment,the words she had replied to her Mother that day filling her head. 'I promise Mama.' Little Mikasa had told her Mother.
'And remember Mikasa happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don't even remember opening.'
Mikasa brought her knees up the her chest burying her head in her knees. And for the first time in what was probably years,Mikasa sobbed and it wasn't about Eren. It was for her own pair and loss.
"I promise Mama."
