Chapter four: School is back

It was Monday. Mikasa had been living with the Jaegers for nine days now.

Mikasa was in the bathroom brushing her hair. The brush ran through the silky black locks, which to be honest didn't even need brushing, but Mikasa still brushed, making sure she didn't miss any tangles.

"Mikasa! Are you almost done in there or not? We gotta get moving!" Eren shouted through the door.

"I'm coming!" Mikasa called back.

It was the first day of school, and Mikasa's first day of public school. It was terrifying to think about leaving her little siblings, but she was left without a choice. They were too young. Besides, Carla would be watching them.

Mikasa prayed that everyone would be safe.

Mikasa then turned, figuring if she didn't hurry up Eren would get annoyed. She opened the door after taking a moment to adjust her skirt, which was ridiculously short.

"There you are! C'mon! We gotta get going or we'll be late!" Eren said, grabbing her hand and dragging her along. Mikasa blushed slightly at his grab.

As they ran downstairs, Mikasa almost tripped, but quickly regained balance as they continued moving.

As they ran by the living room, Mikasa halted to a stop. Eren turned back and looked at her.

"What's wrong? We've gotta get moving!" Eren said.

"Mata…I need to say goodbye…" Mikasa said, letting go of his hand and running into the living room.

Mikasa's eyes lit up when she saw the twins she loved. They were sound asleep in Carla's arms.

She ran over, and gently kissed the babies foreheads.

"Goodbye, Miana. Goodbye, Jonah. I'll be home soon," Mikasa whispered. She then turned to Carla, who was smiling, and hugged her softly.

"Goodbye, Carla."

"Goodbye, Mikasa."

Mikasa rushed out, and Eren grabbed her hand and dragged her out the door. The two ran down the sidewalk.

"So, I was going to introduce you to my friend Armin, but apparently he caught the flue and won't be coming," Eren said as they ran.

"Oh…I hope he feels better…" Mikasa said, as they rushed through a huge gate, onto the school grounds. There were sakura trees surrounding the school, and the wind blew the pink petals down, covering the school in pink.

"It's beautiful…" Mikasa mused. Eren nodded as they entered the school.

"So luckily we've got lockers right across from each other, and the first four periods together," Eren said as they put their stuff away. Mikasa nodded, feeling nervous and slightly scared. It was her first time at school, after all.

But Mikasa was happy, since there were only six periods in all. She'd only have to be separated for two.

The bell rung then. Eren turned to Mikasa and grabbed her hand.

"C'mon! We gotta get moving!" Eren said, pulling her along. The two rushed down the halls, to class.

Their first class was science.

Mikasa walked in nervously. Mikasa felt uncomfortable as she walked to one of the desks that were in the back, luckily next to Eren's seat.

Every eye was on Mikasa. Not only was she new, but she also was from another country, and looked very, very Asian. Not to mention she was gorgeous.

Everyone immediately began whispering about her, and Mikasa looked down, not meeting anyone's eyes.

That's when the teacher walked in. She had brownish-red hair that was pulled up into a ponytail, brown eyes, and red glasses. She was smiling widely.

"Hello class!" she said ecstatically.

"Good morning, Ms Hanji!" the class chided.

"I heard we have a new student here today! Stand on up!" Hanji said.

Mikasa was very unsure as she began to get onto her feet, but was unable to.

Suddenly, Mikasa felt warm fingers wrap around her's, and looked over to see Eren, who gave her an assuring nod.

Mikasa then stood up.

"Why hello there! Go ahead and introduce yourself!" Hanji said.

"H-hi…I'm Mikasa Ackerman…" Mikasa said nervously before sitting back down.

'Everyone's staring at me…but Eren is here…so I'll be okay…'

"Nice to meet you, Mikasa! I'm Hanji Zoe, and I'll be your science teacher! You can call me Hanji!" Hanji replied.

Mikasa paid close attention in class, writing down everything she needed to know, and quickly learned that Hanji absolutely adored science.

Mikasa kept wondering about everyone back home. She wondered what they were doing right then.

'I hope Jonah and Miana are okay…they're so used to me being nearby…' Mikasa thought worriedly.

Mikasa was snapped out of her thoughts when she heard two girls whispering.

"Mikasa, right?"

"She's gorgeous…"

"She seems very nonchalant though…"

"Well yeah…but still…she's gorgeous…I wish I could be as pretty as her…"

"Kids! I know that it's tempting to talk, but this is science! It's very important!" Hanji said.

The girls sighed.

After class had finished, they had headed for the next classes. At the end of the school day, the two began walking home, hand in hand.

"So, what did you think of school?" Eren asked.

"It was good…it could've been better though…everyone kept staring at me…" Mikasa said.

"Well, I'm sure it's just because you look…different. A lot prettier than most girls," Eren said. Mikasa's cheeks heated up then, but she didn't understand why.

"R-really?"

"Yeah."

Mikasa's face was red as they walked the rest of the way home. When she made it home though, one of the first things she did was go to Carla's room.

Carla saw Mikasa and smiled.

"Welcome home, sweetie. How was school?" Carla asked.

"Arigato for asking, Carla. It was okay. Where's Miana and Jonah?" Mikasa asked. Carla had to smile at her worry for them.

"They're upstairs."

"Arigato, Carla."

Mikasa rushed upstairs, into her room. There they both were. Jonah was sleeping soundly in his crib while Miana was grasping at the bars of her's, babbling softly.

Mikasa knelt down to look at her little sister.

"Hey…I'm home. You're one little night owl, aren't you?" Mikasa asked. Miana made some little gurgling noise before babbling once again.

"You sure have a lot to say, don't you?" Mikasa humored softly before smiling. Eren entered the room then.

"Hey, Mikasa."

Mikasa continued watching her little sister with a smile.

"You're one dedicated sister, you know that?" Eren asked as he plopped down by her. Mikasa blushed.

"Really?"

"Yeah. I've never seen a sister as dedicated as you."

Mikasa smiled.

"Arigato, Eren."

Eren smiled.

"Of course, Mikasa. Well…we better be getting ready for bed. We've gotta get up early tomorrow."

Mikasa nodded. The two went to brush their teeth.

After brushing their teeth, the two went to Mikasa's room. Mikasa curled up in Eren's embrace and sighed.

"Eren?"

"Hmm?"

"Arigato…"

"For what?"

"Everything."

Before Eren could ask anything else, Mikasa was sound asleep, her chest rising and falling softly. Eren smiled, and wrapped his arms around, closing his eyes peacefully and drifting to sleep.