I walked out of the beach house we rented for our month off from the Scouting Regimen, and the smell of salt filled my nose as I looked at the horizon of the sea. I let the sun soak into my skin as I took it all in.

We finally made it.

"Armin!" Mikasa called out as she came outside. "Oh, there you are. I wasn't sure if you had gone of with Eren or not. "

"Where did Eren go?" I asked.

"I think he went to the beach this morning."

"Well, we better meet up with him then." I said and we started to make out way down.

It only took a few minutes before we saw Eren with his jeans rolled up, walking barefooted in the waves. Mikasa ran straight to him, her flip flops making sand fly everywhere. They hugged and spun around, her legs lifting off the ground. They were completely lost in their little world when I splashed them and started a water fight.

After years of grief and sadness, this was a welcome change of pace.


I sat on the chair swing with Eren outside the front door, the smallest of movement making it sway. Armin was inside, taking a nap on the couch. I was resting my head on Eren's shoulder after a long day of playing on the beach as if were we kids.

"It feels so weird," I said quietly. "Being outside the walls."

"Yeah, but at the same time, it's kind of exhilarating, don't you think?"

"Yeah." I said, staring out at the sea, in complete awe, feeling the breeze of the sea hit us. There were no lights on around us, we couldn't even see the glow of the town from here, but we could see the stars perfectly.

"I remember hearing you and Armin talking one day when we were kids about the oceans of salt, and I thought you were both crazy."

"In case you haven't noticed, we kind of are crazy." He said, laughing.

"Yeah I know, but look at it!" I said pointing out to the horizon. Early today, when I was able to get a good look at it, it seemed to go on forever. "Who would have thought it was actually real?"

"I know, right?" He snorted.

"Is that sarcasm I hear?" I asked, looking up at him.

"Nope." He said sweetly. "Not at all."

"You're a little shit, you know that? You were a little shit when we were kids, and you're a little shit now."

"True, but now, I'm a little shit with an ocean!" He said.

"You don't have the ocean." I reminded him.

"Oh, I'm sorry, but do you?"

"No." I said. "And I wasn't implying it either."

"Well, it looks like you love a little shit who doesn't have an ocean, nor do you own one yourself." He said with that stupid smirk. "How does that make you feel?"

"Like the luckiest girl to have ever lived." I said, rolling my eyes. He would probably always be a little shit, but I think that was one of the things I loved to most about him.

"Mikasa!" He said, clutching his chest in mockery. "Was that sarcasm?"

"Now, what would make you think that?" I asked innocently.

"Aw, I love you too." He laughed, and kissed the top of my forehead.

"You two are so adorable." We both turned to look back, and we saw Armin laughing in the doorway.

"Hey Armin." Eren said as he gave him a wave. "I thought you were asleep."

"I was, and now I'm not." He said, wiping a tear from his eye. "Anyways, I'm heating up some of the food from yesterday. Do you want some?"

"Yeah, sure." Eren said.

"Ok." I said, nodding. Armin walked back inside. We got up to follow him.

"Hey, Eren." I said just before we went inside.

"Yes." He said, turning around to look at me.

"I love you." I said, smiling.

"I love you, too." It wasn't the first time we said this to each other, but it still gave me butterflies in the pit of my stomach.

"So cute!" Armin shouted from inside.

"We love you as well, Armin!" Eren called back, making laughter echo through the house.

Hey everyone! I know this one is up really late and I'm really sorry about that. Anyways, this is the last chapter I have for Eremika Fluff Week 2, and it was so much fun.

Big thanks to IraTamashi99AmyliaZanpakuto for all the proof reading and for being the bestest friend ever, as well as to CheonSongYi and DeadpoolRULEZ for the really nice reviews. And thanks to everyone who read this. You all rock!

Lots of love, Berry-chan.