Mikasa looked around for somewhere to hide, she was being trailed by Hanji, Levi, and Erwin. Surprisingly, Jean was leading them to her. Mikasa thought quickly and burrowed into the snow in a snowbank. This would hide her, she'd take off her cloak but she'd be cold. Mikasa pulled her scarf over her nose and took in a breath to calm herself, then pulled it back down. She tensed as she heard the four behind the snowbank, one more step, and it could cave on her.
"We could chase her out, I know she's down there." Hanji whispered.
"But to flush her out of her hole like a rabbit, we'd need fire, and in the snow, fire is useless." Levi whispered back.
"Does anyone have a gun of some sort, we could scare her out." Erwin asked. Everyone shook their head.
"Wait! I have my old pistol." Hanji pulled it out from her pocket and gave it to Erwin. Erwin, Hanji, and Levi, were all dressed like Jean, in a black cloak and all black clothing, including the cloth like Jean had, every person who tried to track down Mikasa wore the same, so that people knew what they were doing. Erwin took the pistol and shot near the snowbank, but missed on purpose so he wouldn't hit Mikasa.
Mikasa got scared, she didn't hear any of their conversation, all she knew was that she was getting shot at. She looked around her little hole frantically. Finally, one last shot did it, she shot out of her hole and ran, her cloak trailing behind her as she bolted along the trees, her hood up.
"After her!" Erwin commanded after giving Hanji's pistol back to her. Everyone ran forward, trying to catch up to Mikasa's fast pace. Mikasa finally tripped and fell, rolling until she finally stopped and lay on her side, She closed her eyes and silently cried, were they going to kill her? Erwin knelt down behind her, and tried to tie her hands behind her back, but she wouldn't go without a fight, still lying on her side, she tried to kick back at him.
"Hanji! Come hold her down for me." Erwin called over his shoulder.
Hanji walked over and pressed her hands down on the sides of Mikasa's knees so she couldn't kick. Erwin still couldn't tie Mikasa's hands for how hard she struggeled. Mikasa looked over her shoulder at Jean and looked into his pained eyes, he hated to watch her struggle.
"Asshole!" she cursed at Jean.
"I hate you!" she yelled at Jean again. His eyes were wide.
I just want to help her.
"Stop struggling!" Erwin scolded, but she didn't listen, she tried so hard to be free.
"Fuck off!" she cursed at Erwin. Levi walked over and blindfolded her, it calmed her down a bit.
"If she can't see us, she doesn't know who to fight." Levi commented.
"Jean!" Mikasa yelled for him. Jean wanted so badly to push his higher-ups away from her and take her home, comfort her, tell her it was alright, that she was safe, but he couldn't, then he'd be wanted dead too.
"Aw that's enough." Levi muttered, tieing a white cloth around her mouth so that she couldn't speak. Mikasa finally closed her eyes and silently cried. She couldn't resist now, she had to give up. She couldn't see anything no longer, she couldn't move either.
"Hanji, do you have the sedatives?" Erwin asked. Hanji nodded and Erwin moved a little to one side so Hanji could reach one of Mikasa's tied-together wrists. Once she held them, Hanji took out a syringe and poked it into one of Mikasa's veins.
"Go to sleep dear, sleepy times." Hanji murmured as the liquid flooded into Mikasa's veins. Mikasa felt herself feel groggy with sleep as she relaxed, her head sinking limply into the soft snow. Jean watched painfully as the pretty, black-haired, red-cloaked, red-scarfed, girl he loved go limp with sleep. Erwin scooped her up in his arms and supported her head with one hand.
"Kirschtein," Erwin started. "I'll have your reward by tomorrow." He began to walk in the direction of the Survey Corps HQ and Levi and Hanji followed.
"Thank you sir." Jean thanked, hurrying after them. From behind them, Jean could see Mikasa's legs dangling limply around Erwin's side as she walked, she was so peaceful looking, she looked so innocent in her sleep. How could someone like this commit treason? At least Erwin was going to allow her to live, so long as she agreed to fight along side them once more. Once the opened the door to the Survey Corps HQ, they walked in to the soldiers of the Survey Corps sitting at the main table, until they saw them walk in from the starting blizzard outside.
"Is that..." Eren's voice trailed off as he saw Erwin carrying his foster sister inside.
"Mikasa." Armin murmured, he couldn't believe it, after a month in the cold snow alone, she was alive and healthy. Nobody there could believe it either.
"When will she wake up Hanji?" Levi asked.
"She'll be confused for a moment, then she'll come around. She should awake any moment now." Hanji answered.
"Let's get her in one of the rooms." Erwin commanded, handing the limp body to Eren as he stood.
"Yessir." Eren headed to one of the extra rooms in the HQ and laid her on her side in a bed. He pulled the cloak off over her head. It was a wonder she stayed warm with only a cloak and her scarf over her clothing. He pulled the blankets up over her shoulders, took the cloth out of her mouth, un-blindfolded her, and untied her wrists. Eren pulled her arms from behind her back in front of her, in what looked like would be a comfortable position for when she awoke. Eren folded her cloak and put it on the night stand next to the bed, leaving the room and quietly closing the door behind him.