Hey, guys! I'm here with a new story. This time it's an AOT fanfiction. I know I should be working on my Death Note story but with season two being out for a few weeks now I have been really into the Mikasa x Eren relationship. I made this story because I could see something like this happen in the Anime. Well, some of it anyway. I hope you enjoy this and please read and review.
He flew through the air, killing Titans less recklessly than usual. He kept an eye out for his comrades, making sure they were still fighting. He kept an especially close eye out for HER. She was slaughtering Titans faster than the rest of the group. It was to be expected though, with her skill. He grinned knowing she should be fine. He saw a Titan to his left as he started making his way towards her. He kills that Titan thinking she can wait. He looks over towards her and is horrified by what he saw. Ten Titans swarming her at once. She's caught in the hands of the tallest, held up high like a trophy. He forgets about the mission to take back wall Maria. He charges straight for the Titans getting ready to transform. He then notices a Titan below jump and bite his leg off. He screams in pain landing on one of the buildings roofs. Not again! Must save her! He thought. He saw the Titan drop her into his mouth and bite down. He saw blood fly everywhere and screamed her name. He saw his friend land on the roof. He argued that he had to save her as he was picked up by his friend.
"She's gone! We have to go!" He cried out her name again and had a flashback. Just like he failed to save his mother, he failed to save the girl he cared so much about. Eren Jaeger just witnessed Mikasa Ackerman die at the hands of a Titan.
As Armin carried him back to safety he kept muttering the same thing.
"Mikasa. Mikasa." Tears formed in his eyes but he forced them away. He tried to stay conscious but he was losing too much blood. The last thing he remembered before things went black was a voice lower than a whisper.
"Eren."
"Eren! Eren!" He heard the voice over and over. He woke up and saw Armin holding onto his shoulders.
"Where's Mikasa?" Armin wouldn't answer.
"Armin, where is Mikasa?" Armin trembled.
"Eren, she's gone. She isn't coming back." Eren shook his head in disbelief.
"No! Where is she Armin? Where is Mikasa?!"
"Eren she's not coming back! She's DEAD!" Eren froze at hearing him declaring her dead. He shook his head.
"No, no, no. How? How did I let this happen?"
"Eren you can't blame yourself. You were doing your job and she was doing hers."
"I should have been paying attention. I could have protected her." Armin reached into his bag and pulled out a red scarf.
"They managed to recover this. They figured they would want you to have it." Armin didn't dare say Captain Levi wanted to throw it away. Eren took the scarf in his hands and that's when he couldn't take it anymore. He cried, tears falling onto the scarf. Armin patted his back gently and held onto his shoulder.
"Eren, Captain Levi is going to say a few words to mourn her death and all the others that we lost in about an hour. I'm sure she would appreciate it if you came."
"Of c-course I'll go." He said. Armin left him to get ready.
Eren and Armin walked to the ceremony. Eren was wearing Mikasa's scarf around his neck like she would. All the scouts were there except for Annie of course. She was encased in her hardened Titan skin still. Levi was waiting for the event to start at the podium chatting with Commander Erwin Smith. Eren and Armin pushed their way to the front of the group and waited patiently. Levi turned to the mic and tapped it a couple of times trying to silence the scouts.
"Silence brats!" He shouted into the mic.
"Now then, today we have lost many of our own. Fourteen deaths. We have lost Fourteen of our own to the Titans. Of these Fourteen was one of the best soldiers we've had in a long time. Mikasa Ackerman was a great soldier, and it is a great loss to have such a soldier's life extinguished in seconds by our enemies. Can we have a moment of silence?" Everyone bowed their heads and went silent but Eren had daggers in his eyes.
"Soldier!? She was NOT, JUST a soldier!" He shouted. Levi glared at him.
"Really? So you have a few words of your own eh? How about we let Jaeger come up here and make a fool of himself?" Some scouts sniggered. Eren angrily walked up to the podium.
"The floor is all yours Jaeger. Now, what do you have to say?"
"You say she was a soldier. But she was more than that. She was a caring young woman with guts of steel. She was strong on the battlefield and in the air, but she was also a strong person as well. She was all of those things but most importantly she was my friend. She's not the only one either. All the other thirteen people we lost today and the others before that, were not only soldiers but PEOPLE! FRIENDS! FAMILY!" Eren turns to Levi.
"And you! You disregard their lives like they're only soldiers! She was family for you. Don't you feel anything regarding her death? Anything at all?" Levi kept his face expressionless.
"Only disappointment. She failed to do her duty and kill the Titans." Eren got pissed.
"Why you!-" He grabbed Levi by the shirt and raised his arm to punch him but he heard her voice in his head. Eren don't, it's not worth it.
"Sorry that none of us are as good as you Captain." He spat the last word and shoved Levi back a little. Eren walked off the podium. People cheered as he went back to stand next to Armin and crossed his arms.
"If no one else has anything to say then I believe we are done here. Jaeger, stay after." Eren and Armin both waited until after everyone else left.
"Arlert I didn't order you to stay."
"I'm staying by Eren's side."
"Whatever. Jaeger you were pretty mouthy up there but you somehow held back your urge to hit me." Levi walked up and looked like he was going to praise him but Eren knew not to expect praise from Levi. He tried to kick Eren in the stomach but Eren dodged the kick and every other one Levi sent his way. Eren kept his anger in check as he performed the trick Annie taught him just like he did to Jean back in the cafeteria awhile back. Levi managed to use his hands to not completely fall and kicked Eren in the face. Eren staggered back but only glared at Levi.
"I'm impressed Jaeger. Not only did you keep your anger in check but you managed to damn near knock me down." Levi sighed.
"Listen to me now Jaeger. If you really cared about Ackerman's no, Mikasa's death, then you better make it to your basement in the Shiganshina district without getting yourself killed. She wouldn't want you to do this but you really have no choice. What she would want at least is that you stop being reckless and make sure you live to see what's in that basement." Eren nodded his head.
"You may leave. We are preparing another expedition tomorrow for you to scout the area out. You will have to be as quiet as you can. I trust that you can do this without issue?"
"Yes, Sir!" Eren left along with Armin.
"Eren, do you really think you can do this?"
"Relax Armin, this is just scouting work. I will be in and out in no time at all." Armin shuddered to think of what would happen if he was wrong.
I know I made Levi a complete dick, I felt like since he hates Eren (or acts like it at least), he's a great place for Eren to direct his anger toward. The reason I'm having Eren go to the basement in this story is I wanted to do a story where Mikasa dies and I wanted one where Eren actually makes it to the basement. I decided that it was a good idea to put the two together so I wouldn't have to write two. Have a great day/night.
