CAT

"Mommy! Mommy!" Mikasa's 4 year old daughter, Carla Jaeger, cried out. Mikasa ran over.

"What is it!?" Mikasa asked in a worried tone.

"I wanna have a kitty!" Carla said with the biggest smile. Mikasa let out a breath she didn't realize she was holding in.

"Sweetheart…I don't know about that…"

"Awwwwwww, pleaaaaaaaaaaaaase?" Carla begged, looking desperate.

"I'll talk to Daddy about it when he comes home," Mikasa said, feeling a pang in her chest for not being by his side, but she was happy to be with her daughter.

"Okay! Daddy will say yes, I'm sure of it!" Carla exclaimed, smiling wide. Mikasa couldn't help but smile as well. Carla seemed to have that kind of charm on people, making them smile when she smiled.

"When will Daddy be back?" Carla asked.

"*Sigh…* I'm not sure, dear. He's really busy, so he'll probably be back really late tonight," Mikasa said, a hint of pain in her voice. She really hated being apart from him. I mean, she'd always been so close for about 10 ½ years. She longed to be in his arms.

"Why does Daddy always have to be in work?" Carla asked with a pout.

"Because that's how we pay for everything we own," Mikasa explained.

9 hours later…

It was a few hours past midnight. Carla was in bed, and Mikasa was waiting by the front door, desperately hoping Eren would be home soon. She was getting quite worried about him.

The door suddenly opened, and Eren walked in holding a…

"Eren!" Mikasa practically lunged into his arms. "Why are you holding a kitten?"

"Hey Mikasa." Eren leaned down and gave her a kiss. "I found this abandoned stray cat, and she looked hungry, and it's raining, so I thought I'd bring it here."

Suddenly, Carla walked out. Her eyes lit up. She gave Eren a hug.

"Carla! What're you doing up so late?" Eren asked with a smile.

"I couldn't sleep." Then she noticed the tiny kitten in his arms.

"KITTYYYYY!" Carla exclaimed, taking the little fur ball from Eren's arms.

"It's so cute!"

"It was in the streets, and was hungry, so I decided to take her home."

"Can we keep her?! PLEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSSEEEE?" Carla asked with a pout and cute, glimmering eyes.

"I'm fine as long as he/she is fine with it," Eren and Mikasa said at once, pointing at each other. The two realized they both said that at once, and smiled.

"I'm fine with it."

"So am I."

"YAY! Let's name her "Skittsies!" Carla exclaimed.

"I like that name," Eren said, patting Carla's head. Carla giggled and gave her dad the cat.

"Now it's time for you to go to bed, okay sweetie?" Mikasa said.

"Okay!" Carla said, practically skipping away. Eren and Mikasa gave the little cat some milk. Skittsies purred after she drank the milk, rolling across the ground. Mikasa pet her.

"Welcome to the family, Skittsies."