Okay, since I've been getting great reviews, and lots of followers and favorites. I've decided to post the next chapter today.
If anyone is interested, I have an Attack on Titan/Assassins creed crossover under development.
Just a little heads up, this may take more than 4 chapters.
"Reunion"
(11 Years ago)
Mikasa and Eren are hanging out at his house from after a long, and highly anticipated last day of school. Eren and Mikasa are completely restless for their two weeks of Christmas. It rings "freedom" in their ears. To make matters more relentless, it's supposed to snow
Eren's house is completely decorated in red and green tinsel. Their tree radiates a pine scent in the whole living room, and illuminates bright colors all around.
Mikasa has already eaten an amount of their gingerbread men, Eren really doesn't mind. He's saving his appetite for his mother's cookies. Eren can imagine the taste of his mother's chocolate chip cookies. The chocolate chips melting in his mouth, and the freshly, heated cookie dough added to the mix, heaven.
The smell of thickly scented, gingerbread candles swell the living room with fragrance. The tune of Eren's family favorite Christmas song, "Little Saint Nick" by The Beach Boys hearkens in Mikasa ears. She taps her fingers on the wooden table, humming the jingle. She grins in her mouth but she smiles in her heart. She's deep in the Christmas spirit right now. "Eren, we need to focus! What are we gonna do for our vacation?" Mikasa taps Eren's shoulders. He follows by snapping his eyes open from his trance on the TV.
"I'm trying! But it's…. OH GOD this feels SO good!" Eren can't keep still from the seat on the couch. He sprints to the nearest window to open the curtains. The whole front yard is completely covered in a blanket of snow. Eren begs his mother, for them to go out and play. She's too occupied with her baking to take full notice, so all she say is, "Yeah of course."
The moment Eren, and Mikasa suit up, and leave that door, they won't be coming out for hours; building snowmen, snow forts and snow fights. Nothing but the white stuff, an absolute exuberance. Mikasa isn't getting warm enough, she's still shivering around the neck.
"I gotta do something!" Eren thinks, and then the wind whacks him with the answer. He unfurls his red scarf, and wraps it on her, "Here, take this." He says to his friend.
"…Thanks" Mikasa is light in the chest on this gift, but then she smiles, "You wanna go get some hot chocolate?"
"Totally!" They both run back in the house, and Carla with her full attention, has two cups already prepared. A great day!
(In the present time)
All of his memories begin flooding inside. Eren is in complete disarray.
Eren is still talking to his dad on the phone, "I remember. I remember everything now. My God how did I forget her?" Eren leans his forehead to the wall, pondering to the confusion. He tops off his confusion with a hard face palm.
Eren's father, Grisha, sheds a little light on the subject, "Two months after that Christmas we moved away. After we settled you met Armin."
"Oh yeah, that's right. I remember everything now." Eren halts his words for a minute so he can prepare his upcoming statement, "Okay, well she's ugh… she's here, and she actually doesn't remember me either. But so far it's just Déjà vu for both of us, or at least her now that I remember. It's not much, but were having coffee tomorrow morning, wish me luck. I'll see you this weekend." He doesn't wait for a response, he just ends the call, and heads up to Armin's Christmas party.
(The next morning.)
Eren can only thank God that Armin's Christmas party was in the lobby of their dormitory building. So he had a decent night sleep, and he sure did need it. Especially when he's having a friendly get-together with an old childhood friend.
Eren resides at a small table with a couple of gingerbread flavored coffees. If Eren remembers anything about Mikasa, she loves gingerbread men, let's hope it light's up in her noggin. The only thing Eren can hope for is that she didn't forget today's coffee hangout. Aside from coffee, Eren is very nervous on how he's going to break all of this to her. It's been over 10 years since they've seen each other, and they've had no contact. The sensation rumbles in his mind, and it lightens up his stomach.
With the song "Shake up Christmas" by Train rolling on the radio, Eren watches the people pass his gaze. Keeping his eyes focused on Mikasa's whereabouts, his long, lost friend. The time is 7:42, and out through the door comes the woman of the hour. When Eren sees her in warm clothes, surprisingly, she's still wearing his scarf, and it almost brings a tear to his eye. He gives her a wave to his location, and she waves back.
Mikasa removes her jacket, and places it on her chair, "Hey, howya doin?" she asks upon sitting down.
"Oh I'm doing fine." Eren then pushes a cup to her side, "Here, I got you gingerbread flavored if that's okay?"
"Oh that's more than okay." Mikasa reassures to Eren. She looks at Eren, and her gaze still looks confusing. She still doesn't know, and yet she's wearing his scarf. In fact he can use the scarf to his advantage.
After some sips of their warm drinks, Eren breaks the ice with a question, "So… You said I look familiar right?"
She finishes her swig, and then she answers, "Yes, you do look familiar, but I can't put my finger on it."
Eren shows no sign of confusion on his face, only concern. He makes another question, "That's a nice scarf. Do you know where you got it?"
Mikasa startles in her eyes, but there's still that sign of confusion in her eyes. She nods no.
Eren just bites it and hopes for the best, "I called my father, and I gave him your name, and he gave me everything…" Eren bites his lip to try and calm a bit, "We were friends back in elementary school. It's me, Eren Jaeger!" Eren's green eyes shows a bright shimmer of pure honesty. He's not lying, but Mikasa? Her eyes open wide, very wide! Her jaw drops deep, and she's completely soundless, not even her breath.
Mikasa stays in her current state for almost three minutes. In response, asks a simple question, "…Is this a dream?"
"No." Eren says plainly like the white snow.
She relaxes her face, and settles out of her seat. She treads closer to Eren while he stands up too. Mikasa stares deep in his eyes, while her own begin to flutter in vague tears.
"Eren, it's really you!" The moment they wrap around each other, Mikasa lets all of her emotions out. Mikasa can feel his heartbeat pound against her weeping. Eren wraps his arms around her neck, and he starts sobbing too.
Mikasa mutters underneath his warmth, "I remember now."
There was this old idea where she denies that he's real, but that's a little too dramatic, so this will suffice.
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