"Eren please spar with me today." Mikasa had long since been wanting some time with her 'brother' but Eren had been entirely engrossed in his sessions with Annie that it was only when they were at the mess hall having breakfast, lunch or dinner that he spoke to her and that was not enough considering that she had feelings for him.
"Sorry Mikasa but you know I've got practice with Annie. How about we meet up at dinner?" He said as he ran to the petite blonde before Mikasa could respond. This caused Mikasa to ball her fists in anger and turn towards the dormitories.
'Annie is trying to tear us apart and Eren doesn't even notice it! I will be damned if I sit idly by whilst that happens' she thought as she made her way to the back of the building to find some peace and quiet so that she could think of a plan to get back Eren's attention. When she sat down at the base of a tall tree, she heard the soft humming of a very familiar song she always heard back in Shiganshina and there was only one person who could sound so angelic and know that song.
Armin.
She knew that her blonde friend could qualm all the rage and anger she was feeling right now and with that she stood up and made her way to the lake which wasn't far from where she was. When she got there she was greeted with the sight of Armin lying down on his back gazing at the clear blue sky with streams of tears flowing down the sides of his face. Instantly feeling concerned about what's wrong, Mikasa made her way to him.
"Armin. What's wrong? Why are you crying?" she asked in her usual monotone voice but Armin could sense the worry in her voice. He chuckled at the constant worry she has for him but when he looked into her eyes, he could see the hint of rage present. He could safely surmise the cause of that emotion.
Eren.
Knowing that she would rather prefer not dwelling on the subject of Eren spending most of his time with Annie, Armin lifted his hand and tapped on his chest which prompted Mikasa to lay down next to him but her head on his chest. This was something that they had done ever since they were children. It always seemed to calm her down. But neither of them knew how they came about this weird tradition.
"It's nothing Mikasa. I was just missing home. To be precise I was thinking about those times when Eren got grounded and we couldn't play with him so we just went to the lake close to my house." The memory instantly brought the smallest of smiles to her face
"I enjoyed those times. It was so peaceful… it was moments like those where I was able to actually hear myself think."
"I second that." This caused the two to laugh wholeheartedly which was extremely rare considering that living in the Titan Era prohibited moments of uncensored happiness. When the laughter finally died down they fell into comfortable silence feeling content with just being in each other's presence. It was by this point that Mikasa's previous anger had all but disappeared. After a few comfortable minutes, Armin was the first to speak up.
"Hey Mikasa…"
"Hm" she said as she tilted her head to face him.
"Remember that song we made?" he asked. Mikasa then had a full blown smile on display and Armin couldn't help but blush at the sight.
'She really is beautiful' he thought.
"Yeah I do. Want to sing it?" She asked as she returned her gaze to clear blue sky.
"Y-Yeah… I hope I don't sound terrible." He nervously said. Mikasa giggled before responding.
"You're not alone there Armin." He chuckled at her rare moment of humour.
"You don't understand just how pleased I am to hear that Kasa… ok, so should I take the lead?"
"Please do." She said as she turned onto her stomach so that she could rest her cheek on his chest. Armin took a deep breath before singing.
"It's just me and you…
They couldn't see what I see in you… Yeah
Because I believe in you…
You're the only one I choose…"
This was when Mikasa began to sing in sync with her best friend.
"Even though you'll break my heart… my heart…
I know what we are… our love's too young…
Even though you'll break my heart… my heart…
Imma need you… Imma need you… Imma need you… Yeah."
The two from Shiganshina were so focused on singing that they failed to notice the presence of the whole squad and their instructor who had called the search following the absence of Ackerman and Alert. They just continued singing as though they were the only two people felt in the world.
"Show me your broken heart with all your scars…
Baby I'll take… I'll take… I'll take… I'll take you as you are…
Show me you broken heart and know your flaws…
Baby I'll take… I'll take… I'll take… I'll take you as you are…"
The two stopped abruptly when they heard the sound of sob. Quickly standing up they were startled at the sight of the whole squad smiling at them and Krista wiping tears away from her eyes as she was leaning against Ymir. Armin saw her and quickly took out a handkerchief
"Krista why you crying?" he asked as he seemingly forgot about the several pair of eyes on him and Mikasa who was standing behind him looking concerned for her fellow squad member.
"It's nothing guys! It's just that you guys have amazing voices and that song was beautiful." She said to them as she wiped all her tears away. This compliment made both Armin and Mikasa blush. Armin was about to thank Krista for her compliment before the booming voice of their instructor Keith Shadis interrupted him.
"Enough messing around Ackerman and Arlert! Get your asses to the grounds NOW! That goes for all of you!" he said which made everyone turn on the heels and run to the sparring grounds. When everyone got to the grounds Armin turned to face Mikasa.
"Hey Kasa… can you help me train?" He asked as his blue eyes locked on to her grey eyes.
"Ok… only if you sing for me in return" She said in her normal tone of voice but promptly lifted her signature red scarf to her nose to hide growing blush.
"Deal!" Armin roared as he smiled at her. Needless to say she was hopeful that he didn't notice that his smile was causing her blush to intensify. Needless to say that he hoped she didn't notice that her presence was making him weak at the knees.
'Even though you're no Eren… Maybe I should…'
'Even though you're no Annie… Maybe I should…'
"Take you as you are…" They both unconsciously sang at the same time causing them to turn away trying to hide their blushes… this caused most of the squad to stare at them in awe.
The duo failed to notice the look of disgust and jealously on the faces of both Eren and Annie.
End
Inspired by 'As you Are' by The Weeknd
I don't own Shingeki no Kyojin
I don't own the song.
Peace
