CHAPTER 3: Wall Maria
Mikasa and Eren walked into their inn. Mikasa laid down in bed. Eren sat down on the couch. See, Eren couldn't sleep in that body. It didn't allow that. He also couldn't eat. Mikasa always felt horrible for him. He had to wait the entire night all alone. Mikasa would go to bed late and wake up early just so he's not alone all night, but Eren made her get enough sleep.
He'd always say, "I don't mind the night. You should sleep for the both of us."
Three nights after Eren lost his body…
Armin couldn't seem to sleep. He decided to go check on his two best friends. He found Eren sitting in a chair, looking out the window, and Mikasa lying sound a sleep.
"Can't sleep?" Armin asked. Eren turned to him.
"I don't think this body will let me sleep. I haven't slept these last three nights, yet I feel so tired," Eren said sadly.
"Oh…" Armin said.
"I never knew how long the nights are…they're so quiet and lonely…" Eren said.
Little did they know, Mikasa wasn't so sound asleep. Eren sounded so alone and sad, she wished she didn't have to sleep so she could make sure he had someone there with him through the night.
"Tomorrow we'll continue our search for a Philosopher stone, right?" Eren asked as he turned off the lights.
"Yeah…we're going to Trost, right?" Mikasa asked. Eren nodded.
"Yeah, where they say that guy who is "blessed by god" is…" Eren said. Mikasa nodded.
"Well, you should get some sleep, Mika," Eren said. Mikasa nodded, and fell to sleep.
See, there was something Mikasa hated about sleeping. She would always wake up to nightmares. Of course, luckily for her she had Eren. He got her through her nightly terrors.
Like normal, that's how she woke up in the middle of the night. Eren put down the book he was reading (he had to do something all night), and walked over to her.
Mikasa was shaking slightly, and her eyes filled with tears. He wrapped his metal arms around her, holding her tight. Mikasa tried to choke back her sobs.
"Eren…I…I…" Mikasa stuttered, tears dripping off her chin.
"Shh…no need to explain…" Eren said.
"No…Eren…I've been scared to ask this for a long time, but-"
Somebody knocked on the door. Eren let go of Mikasa and walked toward the door.
"It's 5 Am. Who would be knocking at this time?" Eren wondered. He opened the door.
"Sorry for the early morning sir, but the Furor himself would like to see you and Mrs. Ackerman!" a soldier said. Eren was taken aback.
"Furor king Bradley?" Eren asked.
"Yes. King Bradley," the soldier said.
"Just a minute…" Eren said, turning and shutting the door.
"Mikasa, did you hear?" Eren asked. Mikasa nodded.
"I'll go get changed," Mikasa said, walking into the other room. She came out in her uniform, her scarf wrapped securely around her neck. Mikasa slid her hand into Eren's, and the two rushed out.
"It's sad…Eren can't even feel the warmth of my hand…" Mikasa thought. She always thought about how hard things were for him, although Eren never admitted it to her. He knew how awful she felt for him, and didn't want to worry her.
The two walked into headquarters and walked into King Bradley's office. They bowed.
"I'm truly sorry for calling you here so early. Please, sit down," he said. The two sat down.
"I called you here for urgent matters. WALL MARIA HAS BEEN BROKEN THROUGH."
"This all we have, kid. We were already having a food shortage before all you refugees came flooding in," the man handing out food said, giving half a loaf of bread to Armin.
"Domo Arigato!" Armin said, bowing. Armin walked away.
A hundred years ago, huge, humanoid, man eating creatures now known as Titans mysteriously appeared. Even with alchemy they couldn't destroy them for there was more than anyone could imagine. Every human who lived used alchemy and created three massive walls; Maria on the outer, Rose in the middle, and Sina in the center.
Then they made the military. It was split into three groups; Garrison that protects the walls, Military police that take care of crimes and work right underneath the king, and the Survey Corps that go out the wall to try to take back what was once humanity's world.
Eren and Mikasa were rushing off to a train station. They were headed to wall Rose, partially because the king wanted them to count the refugees, also because they wanted to make sure Armin was alive.
"How long is this train going to take before we get to Rose?" Eren asked.
"About four hours," the composer answered.
"Dang! I hate not knowing if my friend is okay!" Eren exclaimed. Eren and Mikasa sat down.
Eren noticed Mikasa was drowsing off.
"You can get some more sleep," Eren told her. She lay down on Eren's lap.
"Okay…" Mikasa muttered, closing her eyes. She fell into a comfortable sleep. Eren gazed down at her, tucking the strands in her face behind her ear. She looked so peaceful.
"What was she…so scared to ask me earlier?" Eren wondered.
"Good job, Envy," a woman wearing black, said to a man with spiky black hair. The man smirked.
"Hey, it was simple to make them all come running to the next wall. A lot died though. Did we make any philosopher stones?" the man asked the woman.
"Yes, we did, many," the woman answered.
"Aww man, the food is so little," a girl with brownish red hair pulled into a ponytail said.
"That's all we got, kid, and you should be thankful not disappointed!" the man handing out bread, said.
"Yeah, yeah…I am just SO hungry…" she muttered, walking away.
"That's what we all feel like, Sasha!" a bald guy said.
"Shut up, Connie!" Sasha shouted back.
"Guys, guys, let's not get arguing with each other, we're all hungry, and-Sasha, please put down Connie's bread-Connie please stop punching Sasha," a freckled boy with black hair said, smiling nervously at his friends.
Mikasa opened her eyes slowly. The train had just stopped.
"'Morning, sleepy head. We're at our stop," Eren said. The two rushed out.
"Wow, this is a big crowd! How are we supposed to find Armin?!" Eren exclaimed.
"Hey! Eren! Mikasa! I've been expecting you guys!" Armin shouted.
"That was easier than I thought…" Eren said. They rushed over.
"I'm glad you're safe!" Eren and Mikasa said at once.
"Yeah…Grandpa is too, in case you're wondering," Armin said.
"That's a relief," Eren said.
"Yeah…Armin, do you know what made the hole in the gate?" Mikasa asked.
"It was like…a huge green lizard with black hair on it's head. Also, it's body was covered in moaning, green, sickly faces," Armin said.
"Really?! That's new…" Eren said.
"Yeah, we have no idea what it was, but everyone's calling it the "Colossal reptile," Armin said.
"Do you and Grandpa have a place to stay in?" Eren asked.
"No. There are a lot of refugees…"
"Well…here, this should help," Eren said, handing Armin a bag. Armin looked in it, and his eyes got as wide as saucers.
"WOW! This is a LOT of money! Thanks!" Armin exclaimed. Eren shrugged.
"Being in the military gets you a lot of money," Eren said.
"Well, stay safe," Eren and Mikasa said to Armin, walking away. Armin waved.
"You too!"