After eyeing down every person who walked through the door for some time that felt like an eternity, the anxious boy noticed a familiar face. Jean. He had despair written all over his face; his eyes were dark and cast downward, his lips shut tightly as though he were trying to stop himself from crying. His hands were clamped in fists, shaking ever so slightly. What happened?

Although he was afraid of finding out what had happened to make Jean look so depressed, Eren got up and walked over to his fellow soldier, leaving Levi behind. The older man remained seated, but it wasn't a problem, he was still within earshot of his subordinates.

"Where are Mikasa and Armin?" Eren asked quietly.
"…" Jean didn't reply. He just froze in spot and looked up from the floor at Eren.
"JEAN. WHERE ARE THEY?" He repeated himself, this time considerably louder.
"…First it was my best friend Marco…" Jean started. What the hell is he going off about? "…Why her? WHY HER? I LOVE HER!" A single tear trailed down the interrogated boys face. "Why do the titans destroy everything precious to me? Why?" He choked out, trying not to start sobbing.

Connie just came in and immediately walked up to Jean. He put his arm over the others shoulder, and began pulling him away from the scene. "Let's go, you need some rest."

The green eyed boy stood, confused. He couldn't possibly be talking about Mikasa? She was supposed to have the strength of a hundred soldiers. She couldn't have died that easily, right?

It was then that he noticed Sasha standing off on the side, having witnessed everything. She made her way towards him. She looked more serious than Eren could have imagined possible. It was obvious that something horrible had happened. Sasha hardly ever looked serious, but when she did, it wasn't over just anything. So he tried to brace himself, but no avail.

She didn't waste her time to get to the point. "Mikasa is dead. She tried to take on 3 titans by herself. Two 12 meter class and one 9 meter class. While she was attacking one of the 12 meters, the 9 meter grabbed her by the 3DMG and… swung her into a tree…breaking her spine. She died on the spot. They brought her back, so… you can… go to her later. After they finish writing reports. As for Armin, his whereabouts are unknown. Nobody saw him die, but he's nowhere to be found. That's all I know." She bit her lip. She felt pretty bad about the situation herself. After all, she did get pretty close to Mikasa during their trainee days. Armin too, of course. But Eren had known the two since they were young. The three of them had the closest relationship out of any of the soldiers. She couldn't say anything more to him, so she offered him her condolences while holding back tears. "I'm sorry for your loss…" With that she walked away.

He stood there shocked. What Sasha just told him couldn't be true. He watched her back in disbelief as she walked away, head hanging low. It just couldn't be true. He was too shocked to say anything. Instead, he ran to his room in the dungeon, where he collapsed on the floor and clutched his head, trying his hardest not to cry.

Having heard everything, Levi felt a pang of guilt. How many casualties was that now? But that didn't matter right now. What mattered was the pain that he knew Eren was going through. He knew that pain very well. Too well. He got up off of the sofa and chased after the boy.

When he had arrived to the room in the dungeon, he found the boy kneeling on the floor. Eren had been through so much. This was his second, and possibly his third loss to a titan. Those bastards.

Levi walked over to where Eren was and kneeled in front of him. When the boy didn't react to his presence, he pulled him in for a hug. "It's ok to cry."

The boy grabbed the back of the older man's shirt and pressed his face into his chest as he began sobbing. Eren's tears were staining the fabric of his shirt, but it didn't matter. Eren needed the comfort. After a short while, he placed his hands on the boy's shoulders and distances him just enough so that he can at his face. His eyes were red, and his cheeks were wet and slightly red from crying. The boy looked at him, tears still flowing, waiting for him to speak.

"Don't forget your promise. Now it's for her too. For your mom, and for Ackerman. Exterminate every single one of those bastard titans. Together with me." He then pulled Eren back into his chest. He felt the boy nod his head against his chest.

"Thank you." He replied weakly. The teary eyed boy was really thankful to Corporal. The comforting meant a lot coming from him.

"She died an honorable death, so instead of grieving too much, be proud of having a brave and strong sister like her." The gray eyed man added.

"Of course, Sir!" Eren stated. The flash of determination was back in his eyes, and that's what Levi liked to see. The boy was obviously still down because of the turn of events, but either way he was able to move forwards while still remembering those in his past. It's one of the many things that he liked about him.

"Don't you ever forget that." Corporal said without breaking eye contact. He then leaned in, and kissed gently kissed on the forehead. "I have a lot of work to do, so I'll take my leave now. Remember what I said before. You can always talk to me about anything. I'm willing to lend you an ear anytime." He gave a nod of confirmation before he got up and left the dungeon room.

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