It's been years since Mikasa saw both Armin and Eren, her childhood friend and her adoptive brother. Mikasa left Armin and Eren since she got married to a handsome guy from her previous squad. She felt happy when she thought she was going to build up her own family and be loved by someone, but she felt sadness when that didn't work out. Her husband was cheating on her and wouldn't dare have sex or even touch her, maybe even have eye contact. At first Mikasa thought he was just being shy but she found out that he was cheating on her with one of her friends. Their relationship ended months before she was going on a trip to meet Armin and Eren.
Mikasa sighed after realizing that she left Eren, the person she thought she would always protect no matter what would happen. Small tears were running down her eyes after thinking that Eren might not remember her or worse hate her for leaving him. She got in contact with Armin months ago and told him she wanted to meet him and Eren. Armin had agreed to it but said that Eren might not show up. Those words made Mikasa worry since Eren would always be around her even if they fought against each other or when they were separated from squads.
Mikasa got into the place where they were supposed to meet up. It was a park and it was empty since it was early in the morning. A dark but recognizable figure got close to her.
"Mikasa it's been years since we meet." Armin said. Armin was taller and more masculine since they last meet. Mikasa was happy to see him, she was about to cry because she had missed the days when she and Eren would talk and go to places with Armin and how much they would laugh and smile.
"Armin I can't believe you're here," she said, "By the way, how's Eren?" Armin didn't answer, he stood there silent and then started to tear up a little and couldn't hold it in anymore. "Mikasa, Eren is no longer here," he said with tears going down, "He left after you got married." Mikasa was shocked and wanted to punch Armin for saying that. There's no way Eren would leave me or Armin.
Days before the marriage.
Eren was crying and hurt by Mikasa's decision to get married to someone he didn't like. Eren thought that after the war was over he would confess his feelings to her, but he never had the chance. The pain had already hurt him too much to think of going to the weeding. He started to think of her smile and laugh when they were children and playing with one another. He got up from his bed and looked at the mirror, his eyes were red and he had dark areas around his eyes. He thought that maybe if he wasn't a pushover on Mikasa things would have been different.
He started to get some of his things from his bed and room and stuffed it inside a suitcase. He looked around and smiled but there was no real emotion to it maybe since he lost his happiness. He went to the door only to have seen Armin in front of it. "Eren please don't go yet," Armin said in a worried and sad voice, "At least stay until the weeding happens and ends then you can leave."
Eren didn't talk back and left, he left Armin, Mikasa and his own feelings. He decided that no one needed him anymore.
Present
Armin told everything to Mikasa, the events before the weeding, his emotions, even explained that Eren had harbored feelings for her. Mikasa started crying in anger and sadness, she was a fool to herself and had failed to protect Eren. She made a fist and wanted to punch her face and stomach for hurting Eren and making him cry because she loved someone else and because she left him. She saw Armin get close to her and put his arms around her, she remember the times when she hugged Eren when he would cry because of the destruction of his town and the death of his mom. Armin let her go and decided to take her to see Levi, Eren's former squad leader and father figure during the war. She hated Levi because he always made Eren get hurt in missions and beat him up for disobeying order.
Levi wasn't far, a few blocks away from the park, they knocked on the door and Levi opened it with anger. "What do you brats want," he said all stoic, "I don't have all day for brats like you, especially you Mikasa."
She was frustrated at his attitude and greetings. If Levi would shut up for once then Mikasa would have lost her hatred for him. "Levi by any chance do you know where Eren would have went to after he left us" Armin said trembling from seeing Levi again. "Oh that shit, he came back here months ago and is living with me at the moment." Levi said, he seemed happy and mighty to say that. Mikasa was even angry, she wanted to beat Levi and grab Eren. There were footsteps coming from behind Levi, a tall figure was approaching, hair messed up but his eyes were recognizable from far, Eren.