Chapter 6
The dark gray clouds covered the sky and the sound of the little drops of rain hitting the car's windows.
The five year old Mikasa stared at the figure of the girl standing in the rain from the back window. The car moved farther and farther away but still her gaze was at the girl until the figure became smaller and smaller until it couldn't be seen anymore. She decided to sit back on her seat and-
*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP*
Mikasa's eyes fluttered open, she blinked a few times then rolled to the side of the bed to reach for her phone on the table to shut the alarm. Then went back to her former position, 'The day I left Trost.' She mused. It felt somewhat unusual, since the day she departed for Shiganshina she had never dreamed of the day of her departure but now after thirteen years she dreamed of it. She pressed the button on her phone and the screen lit up showing that it was almost seven o'clock. 'I have to get ready soon.' She stood up from her bed and head for the bathroom.
After she finished dressing up, she decided to check herself in the mirror once more before going downstairs. The reflection showed a few strands of her short black hair was out of place and the small scar on her right cheek. She ran her fingertips over the scar, 'It would never go away wouldn't it.' And with a sigh she took her hand away from the scar, groom her hair a little and then head downstairs.
In the kitchen stood Carla Yeager, a woman with long dark hair who was setting the table.
"Good morning, Aunt Carla." Mikasa greeted.
"Good morning, Mikasa" she looked up from the table and smiled at the raven haired girl. "How was your sleep?" she asked.
"It was fine. Thank you." Mikasa replied.
Carla smiled at Mikasa again, then she glanced at the clock on the wall and it was already Seven thirty. "Could you go wake Eren up for me? I went to wake him up twenty minutes ago he still wouldn't budge." She sighed.
"Of course." Mikasa nodded. She trudged towards the direction of the basement. The Yeagers' basement was rather large, it had a separated room there which had become Eren's room. Once Mikasa stood before the door, she knocked twice. "Eren, are you awake?" she asked. There was no answer then she knocked again. "Eren?" still no answer. He was probably still asleep or trying to ignore the fact that it was time to get up. She decided that it was best to go inside and wake him up herself. "Eren!" she yelled as she pulled Eren's blanket away from the bed along with its owner.
"Ow!" Eren cried. "What the heck Mikasa!"
"I tried waking you up verbally but you wouldn't budge." She said coolly. "Also, you should get ready soon, we're leaving at nine thirty."
"Ugh! Fine." He stood up and walked out the door.
Eren was always grumpy every morning. Ever since she had moved in with the Yeagers eight years ago, there was never a single day that Eren could stay calm for a whole day or maybe it was because of Jean Kirstein, the both of them never seemed to get along. The boy was rather hot-headed and reckless, he severely injured his hand once trying to vent his anger by punching a lamp post. Even though he could be somewhat of an idiot still he was genuine and nice to his friends.
In the dining room, sat Mikasa, Eren, Carla and Eren's father, Grisha Yeager at the table. Everyone was enjoying their meal in comfortable silence until Eren finished devouring his share of food. "Dad, when are we leaving again?" he turned to Grisha.
"Nine thirty." Grisha replied "Are you that excited for university?" he raised his eyebrow.
"Of course! I worked my ass off to get into that place." Eren said proudly, raising his chin in pride until Carla pinched his cheek.
"Proper language, Eren." She gave him a menacing look.
"Ow! Fine." Eren replied then Carla nodded approvingly and let go of his cheek.
"Are you excited too?" Grisha turned to Mikasa.
She nodded "Yes, I am."
"Let's finish breakfast quickly so that we can check the things that we're taking with us again, okay?" Carla cut in.
"Sure." Eren said and stood up from his seat to go to his room once again.
"Excuse me then." Mikasa stood up from her seat and head towards her room.
After entering her room, Mikasa sat down on her bed. Thirteen years in Shiganshina and eight years living with the Yeagers had given her a lot of great memories and friends. If it wasn't for Eren and Armin she wouldn't be making new friends until now. The crazy things they did together always made her smile. 'I should start checking.' She stood up from the bed and went to check her closet. Mikasa opened the closet, she saw an old box lying on the closet's floor. She stared at the box for a second and decided to take it out and check what was inside. The amount of dust that covered the box was the proof that she hadn't look inside for quite a long time and she really wanted to give it one last look before leaving for university.
Once the box was opened, there was a photo of her and her parents from many years ago and a little worn out cardboard box inside. She picked up the photo, "I'll always miss you mom and dad." She said as she ran her fingertips over the photo then she folded it and put it in her pocket. After putting away the photo she picked up the little cardboard box. She opened the box and inside it were just pieces of sticks and rubber bands that wouldn't be able to tie anything anymore. It made her remember the day she left Trost, this was a present from a certain girl she met in the forest. 'Annie.'
"Mikasa! Eren! It's almost time!" Grisha shouted from downstairs.
The sudden call from Grisha brought her back to the realm of reality. She checked the time on her phone again and it was Nine fifteen. 'Better get going.' She placed the box back to where it originally was and hurried downstairs to the living room.
"Don't forget to call home every month or if there's a problem you could just call me alright?" Carla said.
"Okay, I will mom. Don't worry. " Eren responded.
"Well it's my job to worry." Carla pinched his cheek.
"Ow! Mom!" Eren cried.
Mikasa stood at the bottom of the stairs watching the family antics of Carla and Eren. It was always amusing to watch like when her parent would tease each other every now and then. 'Mom. Dad.' She thought and her hand automatically reached for the scar on her cheek. Her body tensed up slightly. The reason why she had to move in with the Yeagers, the scar and her parents. It was a terrible thing that was tattooed to her memory, she wished she could just wake up one day and forget about it all.
"Mikasa." a tap on her shoulder.
"Huh?" she turned to owner of the hand.
"Are you okay?" Grisha asked.
"No. I'm good." She answered.
"You've been touching that scar for a while now."
"Oh…It's nothing."
"Well…Let's go then." Grisha headed out of the house.
Mikasa stood there for another second. 'I should stop reminiscing the past.' She sighed and did the same.
Carla chatted with her husband for a bit then she gave him a kiss on the cheek and a kiss on the forehead for Eren and Mikasa. Once they were finished with their farewell, their trip to Sina University began.
The trip was supposed to be at least five hours but with Eren's consistent whining along the way, it almost felt like the trip was going to go on for forever for Grisha. Mikasa offered to drive instead of him for a while but he wouldn't want her to feel tired once they reached their destination, so his only choice was to decline.
After hours of driving, they arrived at Sina University. One of the most prestigious universities around and of course, the campus itself was rather huge. But first of all, they need to check where their dorm rooms are and who they are staying with.
"Dad, I'll go check out my dorm." And with that one sentence, Eren grabbed all of his luggage and dashed to the boy's dorm.
"That was fast." Grisha commented. "Do you need help Mikasa?" he turned to the girl.
"I'm good, thank you." She said. "I'll contact you once I'm finished."
"Okay, I'll go check on Eren then." Grisha waved his hand and went towards the same direction as Eren.
'If I remembered correctly, most of our friends made it here as well.' Mikasa pondered. She went inside the building. And the first thing she saw was a girl with a slender figure standing before her. The said girl soon turned back to Mikasa's direction. She knew who it was.
The long hair, the familiar pair of eyes and the bread.
"Sasha?" Mikasa's eyes widened.
"Mikasa!?" The girl exclaimed. "I finally found you!" she hugged Mikasa.
"Good to see you, which room are you staying in?" Mikasa inquired.
"Uh…Two fifteen, I think." Sasha responded "I'm glad that we're staying in the same room." She smiled and continued to chew on her bread.
"I see." Mikasa nodded in acknowledgement. "Let's go then." she went to get the keys at the counter then made her way up to the designated room along with Sasha.
The room was much better than what Mikasa had expected. It has a bathroom and the living space was wide enough for both of the inhabitants to roam freely without bumping into each other. After they have finished unpacking, Sasha leaped onto the bed. "Finally!" she said. "Ah! You don't mind me taking this one right?" she turned to her friend.
"No, I don't mind." Mikasa sat on the vacant bed. "Sasha, who from our high school made it here?"
"Hmm…besides from you and Eren, I think there's Jean, Connie, Armin, Christa and Ymir." Sasha replied.
"I see." Mikasa nodded. She took out her phone and dial Grisha's number.
"Hello Mikasa, you're done right?" he asked.
"Yes, I finished unpacking. How's Eren?"
"Not so good, I think he ran into that Kirstein boy earlier. I think they're fighting. " he said worriedly.
"Just drag them outside uncle, I'll deal with them."
"O…Okay then." Grisha ended the call.
'Will they ever stop fighting?' Mikasa sighed internally. "Sasha, I'll go deal with Eren now. Don't forget to lock the door." She said.
"Of course, have fun." The brunette waved at her.
"Bye." One curt response and Mikasa exited the room.
The afternoon sun was quite hot but luckily it wasn't too hot out with all the wind. Mikasa was making her way towards the cafeteria since Grisha texted her that he managed to drag Eren away from Jean to the cafeteria. She walked and walked yet the cafeteria was still not in sight, it was getting rather tiring for her but she had a duty to fulfill and it was babysit Eren. Hopefully all her friends would arrive soon, that would make babysitting Eren much less tiring. She sighed and kept walking. This was going to be a long day.
A/N: Greetings dear readers, I have been gone for so long. I'm terribly sorry, I was lazy again. At least it was five months this time *laughs* (Please don't hit me.)
But thank you for sticking with me up until now, I'm very grateful. You guys are so nice in every review, every time I read them, I feel like I could die of happiness. I wish I could update faster for you guys but I really can't, laziness holds me back multiple of times. (Procrastination is not good, I know. I'm sorry.)
And also for "bionic221", I'm glad you liked the story. I wish I could translate it to different languages but I couldn't. I could only speak Thai and English, I'm terribly sorry. But if there's anyone who's interested in translating it into other languages, please contact me.
And one more thing, I'm going on an exchange year starting the next two weeks, so I might not be able to write as much but yeah, I'm always late for some reason. But if I managed to finish a chapter I'll update it. So thank you so much for reviewing, fav-ing and following this story. Criticism and pointing out mistakes are welcome. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing it. See you in the next chapter.