Sorry for long wait in updates, but I think I finally have an idea of where I want to take this story again, so here is the next chapter! The scene takes place with Reiner, Bertholdt, Ymir, and Eren; it's been a couple days since Eren's kidnapping and they made it pretty far but with both Ymir and Eren's struggles, it made it so that they couldn't go any further.

"Just take us back! Now," Ymir insisted, anger and panic seeping through her voice, her desire to have Christa strong.

"How long do we have to deal with your constant pestering? Ymir," Reiner insisted, "just let him go."

Ymir was clutching onto Bertholdt with her arms around his neck, choke holding him.

How many times has this scene played out? Why did Bert keep letting his guard down? Why did they have to have Ymir in the first place? How many days has it been? Too many. They had to keep moving; yet every time they tried to make distance, Ymir would put up a fight and Eren had his mouth in constant movement, whether it was to bite or nag. They were getting nowhere.

"I need her! We're going back for her or so help me," Ymir cut off. She felt on the brink of tears but she had to have her way; she had to see the only light in her life once more.

The scene continued to play out until suddenly Christa swung in?

-x-

Finally, finally!

They were going to retrieve Eren.

The squads had followed the only lead they had and they had no clue how far Reiner and Bertholdt had gotten, but Mikasa was not going to lose hope. Sure, she was going to strangle her higher ups for not making a faster take on things, but it could wait; she had her family to save.

These past few days were hell, there's no way avoiding that, but she was glad to have a few friends by her side. Though, it was one friend in particular who really did a difference. But she's not going to lie to herself like she does to others, she was so angry, so hateful, so malicious. She wanted blood spilled; Bertholdt and Reiner's blood, to be specific. Maybe even that she-devil Annie as well.

She would make them pay, and the sooner the better.

Mikasa couldn't sleep peacefully, Eren a constant on her mind. She did get distracted by her particular friend, but it wasn't enough. No, nothing was enough. Nothing would be enough until she got Eren back.

She was going to get him back whether or not they had sent a squad. She could not stand the constant not knowing of where Eren was or how he was. But she was finally given the chance. They had approved squads. Big squads. Commander Erwin was coming as well.

Jean and Armin were riding by her side, they were riding fast and intensely; bent on saving Eren.

Finally.

She was going to retrieve Eren.

-x-

"Don't fuck with us Bertholdt, just give us Eren!"

Constant yelling.

"Why are you doing this?"

"It's a lie, isn't it Bertholdt?"

"Aren't we comrades..."

Constant whining.

Everyone was in a panic.

Mikasa has had enough, "There's no need to know that. Just concentrate on cutting their necks."

Everyone turned to her in surprise.

"If you hesitate for even a moment...," she paused, giving a stronger effect to her words, "We won't be able to get Eren back."

She's had enough of waiting. Enough of hesitating. Enough of losing her family.

"They are a plague among mankind."

Disgusting.

"And that is enough."

Suddenly Bertholdt lashed out with his own yelling.

"Who...," Pause, "Who?! Who do you think... actually wants to kill people...?!"

He continued on screaming, standing up for himself and Reiner, and maybe even Annie.

"I really did think we were comrades," he continued.

Then he began to beg for somebody to find them; to save them.

Still, Mikasa has heard enough.

"Bertholdt."

Her face obviously showed how stressed out she was. Her eyes were lowered even more than usual and her face was tilted, sweat dripping down. Her expression was not what you would call "unemotional" at all.

"Give Eren back."

"I can't," Bertholdt quickly retorted. "Somebody has to do it. Somebody... will have to... stain their hands with blood."

Then there came sudden yelling from the ground below, bringing attention to their surroundings.

Bringing attention to the man willing to stain his hands with blood.

Erwin Smith.

-x-

It all happened so quickly.

Erwin being snatched up by a titan. The mouth was covering Erwin's arm, taking it.

Titans swarming the Bertholdt brigade.

Too many comrades to count, being eaten.

Mikasa getting snatched up by a titan, her ribs crushed.

Mikasa getting saved by her particular friend she needed desperately by her side these past few days, Jean Kirschtein.

Well this is where I'm going to end the chapter. Sorry, I know I had promised a lovey dovey chapter; but for the sake of the story, Eren needs to be saved. There's no way Mikasa will be at calm without his safe return. I'm sorry it was so jumbled up, I do pretty much all of my writing on hand as a spur of the moment, so that can back up the reasoning to why I write so badly hahahh.

This is going to have to continue in the next chapter, the saving Eren. Though it shouldn't be too dragged out? So, expect some Jean/Mikasa time in the future, hopefully.

Thank you for all the reviews, favorites, and follows up to this point! Sorry for the wait.