Here's a little fluff for those of you Eremika fans out there.

Just to set this out, I was trying to make Eren feel more like Edward, but he turned out to be more like Connor (Just FYI they will appear soon, you have my word.)

Chapter 2: A Promise

Barely dawn, Eren dozily awakens laid out on the grass. Sparkles of fire dances over his head. As he regains his composure, he feels the broad fire warm up his legs. Lifting his head to see what's over there, it's the girl he saved. Or in the long run, the girl who also saved him with that strange wrist device. Shrugging off his poor concussion, he startles Mikasa. She looks to see her savior wake up from his knockout.

"Are you okay?" Mikasa whispers, leaning her hands intoto her knees.

Eren groans, "Huh, I'm fine." Raking his back off the ground.

His vision brings more sense into his eyes, and he sees a fire the size of a 200 year old tree stump. Closer look in his sight, it's a big fire because there are bodies being cremated.

"What the hell!?" Eren yells, instantly back on his feet.

Mikasa holds her hand to his elbow, to halt Eren's actions, "Don't worry it's just the horses, the crooks, and-" Mikasa let's go of him to take a good look at this incineration ritual. Her eyes begin to stutter in watery tears, "And my parents." She closes her eyes and the tears flow down her face.

Eren looks at her from the corner of his eyes, "I'm so sorry." There is no courage being used in his act, only instinct. He puts a hand on her shoulder to comfort her. To a woman who he barely knows, he can't help but feel sympathy. She buries herself in his chest at the first touch. Sobbing all of her grief into a man she hardly knows. Eren can already feel his shirt getting moist. The moment she chokes out her sorrows, he can't help but wrap his arms around her too. He rests his hands in her luxuriant hair. She looks up to him, both pairs of eyes are locked to each other. Tears flood her entire face, Eren can't help but let one of his own drop on her face. Of all the moments they would share, now would be where it starts. Eren breaks the time stopping moment by wiping away her tears with his thumbs. She lets go of Eren, so she can speak to him.

"I…" Mikasa stutters, ruining their moment, "I'm sorry." Eren believes she's apologizing for the moment, bringing him down. "No it's not that, I mean! I don't even know your name." Mikasa reassures him.

Eren quickly regains a bit of himself, "I'm Eren." He cracks a smile for his words, "My name is Eren."

She returns the smile "I'm Mikasa." She brightens up a bit, but that quickly vanishes when she starts shivering. Poor thing, she's been through a lot and now she's cold. She weakens to her knees, Eren helps her stand, "I have nowhere else to go. I'm all alone, I'm so cold."

Eren takes only a moment to think. Seeing a stack of crates not too far to the fire, she sweeps her in a bridal pickup, and takes her to the crate. Squatting down, he sets her to the side so she can lean on the crates to warm up by the fire.

She's still shivering, "I'm still cold." maybe she's not that kind of cold.

Eren then pulls out something from his pocket. She's still staring at the fire, and she won't be cold for long. A layer of velvet red cloth shrouds her vision, and Eren wrapping it around her neck.

"You can have this." Eren gives Mikasa his red scarf, and flings it over her head. It lands on her head like a feather, "Is it nice and warm?"

She looks at Eren, and lays her hand to her neckline, "Yes."

Eren barely knows what he's doing. None of this is courage it's compassion. Mikasa can't help but feel contentment with this man. They barely know each other, but she feels completely safe around him?

Above the sight of Eren's eyes, he can see something familiar, "Is that my deer?" He gets up from the ground and finds his kill hauled on the caravan. He clocks his head to catch the glance of Mikasa. She looks a bit frightened, "I'm not mad don't worry. I was just, did you haul this all the way over here?"

Her face softens up, and pulls down her scarf to reveal her mouth, "Yes, all of it."

Eren gives it some thought, and it just occurred to him when he started rustling to his side, "Do you know where my knife is? My hunting knife."

"Oh ugh yes it's over there." Mikasa points.

Eren retrieves his knife, and makes an offer, "This might be a stupid question, but have you ever had venison?" Holding out his knife for her to see.

"Yes. Can you cook venison?" Mikasa wonders, her eyes growing bigger.

"Yes I can."Eren answers with confidence in his smile.

(In the interest of skinning, broiling, and eating in a different fire made by Eren)

"Oh…" Mikasa relaxes herself to let her food settle, "Nothing with flavor, but it was still good."

Eren smiles at her, she's completely slumped on the ground after a good meal, "I'm glad you liked it." Eren takes a look at the sky, and see's that it'll be awhile for the sun to rise. He figured that maybe she can live with his family. He can only hope, "Hey listen, in the morning, which will be some time now. I figured I can take you to my house. Maybe you could live with me and my parents."

Mikasa's eyes popped open, and then they gradually flooded with tears of joy, "Home?"

"It's the least I can do for you." Eren begins scratching the nape of his neck, "After all, you need rest."

"Ugh…" Mikasa is a bit timid at the moment, "Could we stay here for the night, my parent's bodies aren't fully burnt yet."

Eren looks back at the second fire, watching the bodies gradually disintegrate, "Of course." Eren takes a good spot to rest at another crate.

Mikasa begins treading over to him, "Eren?" Mikasa waits for a response from him.

"Yes?" Eren says through his teeth, eyes still closed.

"Could I sleep with you?" Mikasa asks innocently.

Eren opens his eyes from hearing that. With all that's happened, he can't help but not refuse, "Sure."

Mikasa lays to his side, and lays his head on his shoulder. She's awoken immediately, by Eren's big rustling, "What is it?"

Eren undo's his green hood, and he uses it as a blanket for the both of them, "No matter what happens from now on, I'll protect you." That was a promise Eren just made.

Mikasa doesn't open her eyes for that, but she seeps out tears from hearing that. Holding onto her Hidden blade, she set's it on her left wrist, "For Eren. I shall do the same. For Eren!"

Sorry for the chapter being brief, but I hope it was a good read.

A couple of funfacts:

This story was going to be called "Titans Creed", but it didn't seem to fit.

At first I was hoping to give Mikasa a red hood, but I couldn't really work with that, so I stuck with the scarf.

Again review, PM, and if you have suggestions let me know. Enjoy!