Heyo, here's a warm, Eremika tragedy fanfic.

ENJOY!

The month of December has just started, and Eren has big plans for him and his friend Mikasa.

"Where are you Mikasa?" Eren races through his head with a running group around him.

First things first before the holiday's commence is the jingle bell run today, Eren wants to wait for her to show up so they can take the run together, but she hasn't shown up. The run has already begun, and Eren had to start without her. During his marathon run he took the race in a basic jog through the crowd of runners, walkers, and other joggers. Still, the only person on Eren's mind was Mikasa, and her absence startles him severely. His jog isn't really easing his mind at this though, for all he knew Mikasa is in a bad situation. By the time he made it to the finish line, in 30 minutes and 17 seconds, he checked his cell phone for any heads up on Mikasa… and jack squat. Nothing from Mikasa. Now Eren is freaking out a little, and the moment he stuffs his phone in his left pocket, he hightails it over to Mikasa's house in his PT cruiser.

Snow is falling very lightly, but the clouds are as gray dark clay. His windshield wipers aren't having any troubles with his vision, but this car's defrost sucks. It took a while for the heat to kick and warm up the car, but it eventually made it easier to drive in.

On his way over to the Ackerman's house, he notices a car wreck, and spots none other than Mikasa herself in shock in front of the cops. He almost slams his foot on the breaks at the realization he's bestowed. Luckily he parks behind the wreck a few good feet away. Eren shakes out of his seatbelt as if his car were about to blow up, and takes full flying towards Mikasa.

"Mikasa!" Eren rushes to her.

Whatever the case is, Mikasa comes charging for Eren in full tears and shakes. They collide in a fast and painful hug, and Eren can feel Mikasa shaking in her limbs to the point Eren has to keep her in their embrace so she can stand still. Eren can feel her stutter in her shellshock to what just happened that Eren has no clue of in the first place.

"What happened?" Eren asks while petting her silky, ebony hair.

"M-m-my-my-my parents…" Mikasa's teeth are chattering so loud, Eren can hear it, "They're dead!" Mikasa finally breaks down in tears.

Eren almost lost his grip on Mikasa, but he didn't lose his grip at all. His breathing escalated harder in his lungs as he saw the bodies in the shattered car, it's a miracle Mikasa survived unscathed. For that, Eren holds onto Mikasa much tighter, and he starts crying a smidgen. Not for Mikasa's loss, but for that Mikasa is still alive. Selfish it seems, but Eren can't help it… he's known this pretty little Asian for as long as he's known to walk. Eventually Eren fell to his own knees in smaller tears, but they're embrace remained the same.

For a while they stayed in their hug for till the cops became impatient with their mourning, "Ugh… you two?"

Eren and Mikasa let go of their warmth after rather slowly. Mikasa was still stuttering in her weeping, but Eren gathered himself up fairly quickly.

"Yes officer?" Eren wiped his tears and flicked them into the snow with his bare fingers.

"We'll have the paramedics pick up the bodies, but until then, we need this girl out of the vicinity, I assume you're a friend?" The young cop asked who must be new to the job.

"Yeah, I'm her friend. Ugh, Eren Jaeger." Eren tries to keep her complexion in check.

"Alright, get her and yourself out of this weather, we'll call you when things get settled here." The older cop who must be the veteran in the duo says to him since he doesn't seem to care too much as the younger cop.

Eren doesn't really care at the moment, he just see's to his closest friend, "Okay, I'll see to it."

Eren took a hold of Mikasa, and escorted her to his car, and they drove real smoothly out of the traumatized landmark that will be branded into Mikasa's mind forever.

The drive was melancholic, and silent, but neither of them didn't have the stomach to talk. The only sound illuminating in the car was the heater, and Mikasa's dying whimpering.

Eren finally made it to his apartment with Mikasa next to him. He unlocks the door, and the first thing he does is placing her on his couch. After some rustling in the hall closet he pulls out a blanket and drapes it over her shivering self.

"Mikasa… I-ugh." Eren tries to say something after all this time from a quiet drive over here.

"What do I do now?" Mikasa finally speaks after all that's happened.

Eren said nothing, he just breathes out from his nose, trying to figure out what to say.

"The only family I ever had were my parents, I have no one left."

"Mikasa…" Finally had the nerve to speak clearly, "I'm here. Right now, right in front of you." Eren kept a firm face on her, but to be honest, it kind of scares her.

"I've known you for as long I've been alive, and I promise you, I am just as family to you as your parents were. I can't fill the gap, but I will sure as hell do my best."

Eren can see a faint tear come down from Mikasa's right eye. Eren thought of an idea for a start.

"Wait here." Eren leaves for just a moment, and Mikasa gladly obeyed his request.

"You remember this here?" Eren comes back with a velvet scarf, "You gave me this on our first Christmas after high school. You told me, ' keep this scarf for me, and I'll never leave you' Now I want you to keep this scarf, so you know that I won't ever leave you."

Mikasa faintly nods her head, and just before Mikasa takes the scarf, Eren just ignored her hand and wrapped it over neck for her.

"Thank you, Eren."

"You know me, Mikasa, I take care of my friends."

"I know Eren. You always have."

Yes, I managed to find some time for another quick 5 chapter Christmas fanfic for my favorite OTP, but yeah, I still plan on coming back in the summer.