The First light of down shined in through the window, illuminating the room with it's dim orange glow. Mikasa Ackerman was the first to awake, her dark cosmic eyes fluttering open, shimmering with a violet tint. With a single hand she brushed her hair away from her face, and glanced over at Eren, who was still enveloped in a deep sleep 'So Peaceful..' she thought to herself. His deep and comfortable slumber reminded her of that day long ago, those emerald fields they walked through, that tree where he rested. 'The Last place he was truly content.' she noted to herself, it was a sad thought, but one she believed to be true, though obviously, she couldn't be sure.

This time however, Mikasa elected not to wake Eren,. After all, he had won humanity another victory, with that, Eren had surely earned a long rest. She lightly and affectionately stroked his hair, before, with some reluctance, departing from the medbay, and away from his side.

Mikasa's day played out like most, containing hours upon hours of training, but more so than ever, she couldn't take her mind off Eren. No matter what she did, how well she did it, Eren was all she thought about. More so than usual, she was worried and afraid, new dangers were beginning to appear everywhere, and she knew that alone she could not stop it.

Alone she couldn't keep Eren safe.

Around Midday, as always, she took her break and went to the mess hall, sitting down alone and eating her lunch, still in deep thought. 'So many Enemies...so many new threats..' she sat silently, gazing aimlessly, sipping her soup. 'It's not just the titans...the Military Police..I bet they still want him...still want to cut him up, like a mere test subject.' The Very thought was filling her with an unconcealed rage, her fingers each flexing as her hand curled into a fist. 'Eren isn't an experiment, he's not an animal. He's the bravest most wonderful person that i've ever met...and so long as I breathe, I will not let them take him!'

"Hey, Mikasa!" The Woman snapped back into reality at the sound of the familiar voice calling her name. She blinked and saw Armin Arlert sitting at the other side of the table, smiling warmly at her. "Hello Armin.~" her fist uncurled quickly, as she suppressed her anger on account of the presence of her friend., giving a faint smile. "How are you?" she asked politely, folding her arms over her chest. "I'm pretty good, I suppose. How's Eren been?" he asked, obvious concern in his voice. The question brought Mikasa some suprise and confusion, evident as she tilted her head. "I'd have thought you'd be visiting him today." she said, an eyebrow raised slightly. "Oh, right. Uh, Captain Levi requested my Assistance personally, he said I might be able to help them with Annie, so i've spent most of the day with them." Armin replied, scratching the back of his head lightly. Mikasa's eyes widened slightly at the mention of the name. "A-Annie?" Mikasa said calmly, trying to retain her stoic expression, but her disdain had begun to show. 'That Traitor..' she thought to herself, how she loathed her. she never really considered Annie a friend, but she always recognized her as a comrade nonetheless. Armin nodded, giving a light sigh. "We've tried breaking through the crystal that encases her...but, it's hopeless." Armin said quietly, a look of disappointment in his eyes. "The Crystal's strong as Diamond, no matter what we do, we just can't cut through." he shook his head lightly, biting his lip before eating some bread. 'Injure and murder your comrades, try to kill Eren, and then just seal yourself away?'

Mikasa slowly stood up, looking over at Armin. "Take me to her." She said, her eyes narrowed in determination. Armin looked up at her, letting out a small sound of surprise. "Uh..Mikasa..Why?" He asked, looking up at her with wide light blue eyes. Mikasa scowled slightly, looking off into the distance. "That woman betrayed us, She slaughtered our Kin, and she tried to take Eren...I just want to see her." she replied coldly, her tone becoming gradually more distant. Armin just stared up at her for a while, giving a light nod and then standing up. "Okay..b-but you can't stay for long, the captain won't allow it."

As Mikasa and Armin walked over to the underground facility serving as Annie's containment centre, Mikasa took the time to reflect upon the day, and the strange behaviour of her former comrade. 'First, there was the laugh.' she recalled, eyes narrowed as she wandered, following Armin. 'That was certainly the most eratic behaviour that I had seen from her...Annie was usually so calm and collected, in truth, rather dull. It wasn't a laugh of maniacal success, no. She was happy, perhaps relieved.' the image of Annie laughing was all she could now see, her blonde hair flipping up, the pink tint on her cheeks, her wide blue eyes. But that expression was replaced with another, the look of sorrow, plastered to the bruised face of the Female Titan.

Eventually, they arrived, there were Survey Corps scientists all around, overseeing them was the Esteemed Hanji Zoe, but it was not her, who "welcomed" them, it was none other than Captain Levi. He met them at the entrance of the facility, hardly impressed, his arms folded as the short man looked up at the two of them with his sharp gaze. "Visitors, Armin?" he said with the raise of an eyebrow. "Sh-She won't be here long, Captain. She just wanted to see." Armin quickly replied in defence of Mikasa. The Captain sighed, giving a light shrug, retaining his usual bored expression. "Alright...just be quick, Ackerman, this isn't a museum.." Mikasa gave a silent nod, striding up to the walkway in order to get a better view.

She leaned over the railing, staring down fiercely at the Girl, who was just visible through the thick lilac crystal barrier that encased her, if there was no way to break through into it., then in reality, she was as useful as being dead. But still Mikasa wondered who put her up to this, such an intricate scheme, such timing, it was unlike her. Annie usually lacked motivation for anything, everything seemed to bore her, and if all this was clear to her, then she was sure that Armin and the others knew this too.

She soon abandoned her spot, having little else to think about on the matter, she went to leave but then realised there was something she had forgotten to do. "Captain Levi." she called, walking over to the small man. He looked up at her, arms still folded, expression still blank. "What is it, Mikasa?" he asked, stepping up from against the wall. "I...I forgot to thank you, for saving Eren...so thank you, I'm truly grateful." she said to him, her arms tucked behind her back, her voice laced with sincerity. That moment had been one of the scariest and shocking of her life, the anger that flooded through her, the weakness that she felt, It was unlike anything she had felt before. Prior to that, she had despised the Captain, but now she admired him in a way, and was ever grateful for his rescue of her beloved. Levi remained silent for a moment, before giving a light nod of confirmation. "You're welcome, Ackerman...but it was done out of duty." he said calmly, looking away. "For better or worse, that Brat is the best hope for mankind...we can't afford to lose him...and he's still a comrade." she nodded in slight agreement, the referral of Eren as a "Brat" annoyed her somewhat, but it was typical of the Captain. Regardless of his opinion of Eren, Mikasa had a deal of trust for the man. The two exchanged a salute and she took her leave, giving only a momentary glance at the Comatose Annie.

How she loathed her.

There's the next chapter! Sorry if it was a disappointment to anyone who was expecting some more Eremika exchanges, I promise there's more to come in the upcoming chapter. Have to have a plot somewhere, and this was really necessary to drive the story forward. Once Again, if you liked this fic, or even if you didn't, please review, constructive criticism is appreciated, and I hope you Enjoyed.