Blades Of Love

Chapter 10- Loving Them

We made our way to the gate, it was surprising to some people because there was a recent expedition, so it must have made the people build curiosity.

"Mommy, look it's Mikasa." I noticed the little girl, she smiled at the sight of me. She held the kitten tightly in her hand, she was making her way towards us but her father stopped her, "she is going outside the walls, dear."

The woman gasped, "only so much can a girl like her handle." The man I saved wrapped his arm around his wife, "she is strong, she will be back." He looked down to her daughter, I brushed a strand of hair behind my ear I glanced at them smiling.

Hansen poked out the crowd making his way towards us, "Mikasa?" I waved at him, with a warm smile as he walked at a slight faster pace.

"Hello Hansen." He frowned looking at me, "what are you doing?" I rubbed the back of Don's head, who loved the fact of my fingers running across his hair.

"I'm going on a mission." He narrowed his eyes, "outside the walls?" I nodded looking at his reaction. "You just came back though."

"I know," I said.

"Mikasa." Armin called out, he was walking forward closer to the gate, I bid farewell to Hansen who had stood shocked in the crowd, taking my side by Armin. Commander Erwin turned around facing me, his shocking blue eyes locked with mine.

"Outside the walls, there is at least 4 Titan's, 2 are said to be 8 meters and the other 2 are 13 meters and 15. You are to slay the 4, Mikasa. While Levi and the others get ahead." I nodded, he had high expectations for me.

"W-What, you can't let her do that on her own." Eren stuttered, his eyes crossing mine. I breathed out I looked at the tall gate, the picture of a woman.

"I will, Eren. Just do your job and I will do mine." I glanced at him, Commander Erwin nodded. "You have to be quick because I don't want them getting in." Don was restless, he hated not moving.

"Fine." Eren gritted his teeth, he gripped the straps of his horse his knuckles turning white. Armin looked between us, he knew something between me and Eren was going on and there was.

"Open the gates!" Commander Erwin shouted, I looked forward taking a deep breath. I prepared myself for any situation. You could hear the grumbles of the Titans, I gotten ready, as Captain Levi dashed through.

I noticed the first Titan, he was on the ground trying to make his way through the gate,"Mikasa." Captain Levi shouted my name, I patted Don's head. Gripping my blades, I twisted my body slicing into the nape of the neck.

One down, the next Titan growled, and tried to reach out towards me but I was at it's neck, using the wind as my guide, I twisted my body and flowed with the blowing breeze. Cutting the second Titan down I moved to the 15 meter.

I flipped my body, running up the arm, I jumped to the left slightly twisting my body as I shot the cable bringing me fast towards it, I raised my blades, cutting through the skin, I watched as it fell forward, the screams of people in the gates where heard.

Propelling myself higher in the air, I brought both blades down on to the Titan, hearing the flesh cut, I made my way down, my body facing the gate. Don circled around, I jumped on to his back quickly, before looking at the gate.

I seen the eyes of admiration, and the eyes of approval from my Commander, I gently knocked the sides of Don as we took off, I caught a glimpse of Sasha before I turned around.

I gritted my teeth taking off, I easily caught up with Captain Levi, made my way beside Armin. Who nodded at me, he was happy that I was alive. It wasn't like I was going to die over something easy when I know I am fully capable.

Though I never know what things actually might turn out to be.

"Where changing the course." I watched as Captain Levi took a sharp left, leading us into the woods. our thumps of the horses were heard, the woods looked unharmed. with the way the trees stood tall and looked green as fresh grass, it looked peaceful out here.

We took another turn, so far no sign of Titan's, maybe Commander Erwin was actually right. It was a while before we took another turn, Captain Levi had stopped causing us to follow along.

"Here is were we use our gear." He gotten of his horse, these horses were trained for a very long time so they know what they are suppose to do.

"I'll be back Don." I patted his back, he huffed rubbing his head against my hand. I smiled lightly, I was glad that I was sure he could be fine here with the other horses, Titan's didn't eat them which stopped somewhat of a heart ache of mine.

"We will be heading further up, it is not long before we encounter a small house." He called ahead, I stayed back. I didn't feel the need to going fast but it was fast enough to make me stay at the same pace as Captain Levi.

I shot the cable, re-winding it in I jumped along the tree, even though it was morning it was dark due to the trees, the corner of my eye I noticed a Titan. It was looking towards us but it was dazed.

"Captain Levi, there is a Titan at, 4:00." He looked towards the direction, debating if we should or should not kill it. He ignored it and looked forward, "continue to the destination." I nodded, Eren and Armin had stayed in the back, there pace the same.

10 minutes had gone by as we used our 3DMG, suddenly up ahead I had caught notice of the small house, it was made from wood it looked similar to a cabin.

"Is that it?" I asked, Captain Levi. He nodded his eyes, grazing my face. Shooting my cable to the lower branch it had brought me to a full stop. Armin and Eren quickly followed behind, jogging behind us they caught up.

"This is it." Captain Levi spoke, he opened the door. Looking inside, everything was neatly put away, it wasn't like a mess you would expect.

"This is what we are looking for." Armin opened the paper, showing the image. It was a notebook, it was shaped like a book and slightly thick it had golden letters on the front of the page. The name of it was called Lukas's Weapon.

It looked to be older, but this was a predication of what it looked like.

"You two start looking for it, me and Eren will be outside guarding." I nodded, Armin and me both scattered, Captain Levi only guarded outside because he trusted Commander Erwin but he had his doubts and he seemed like he was rather worried for us.

The first room I looked in, looked like the bedroom, with a light colored dresser and a small mirror on the wall next to it. To the right of it, had a long table covered with pages, I looked closer gripping one of them in my fingers.

It was stiff and seemed to have something spilled on to it. Looking closer I noticed the fainted words, they say I am crazy with my belief's, it is true. The rest of the words looked washed out.

The Oriental's seemed like they could not forget like the king wanted, and was banished for a reason. Though did they know of the actually ways of the Ackerman's the strength they carried in there blood, bonded with DNA'S that could not be discovered even by the smartest man alive.

Only the Ackerman's carry this DNA and cannot be known for it, somehow they can be called immortal, and are named even more powerful than any clan.

There blood is the true key for this, the blood of an Ackerman, can heal the sick and help the desperate, powerful and good but yet dangerous.

It may seem like the Ackerman's have been killed, but don't be fooled. There monsters within or outside the walls, power may come into to play but so does manipulation.

Ackerman's are the key and yet they are the destroyers of humanity.

My breath hitched, I folded the paper placing it deep into my pocket. I couldn't let anyone notice it, I needed to know more these words confused my head and played tricks with them.

I didn't understand anything.

"Mikasa, have you found anything?" Armin asked from the doorway, I shook my head. I will need this paper I will have to show this too someone I trust and who know of these words better than me.

He shifted his eyes as he looked out the window. His eyes widened as he ran to the door, I quickly followed along. He opened the door rushing out.

I watched as a Titan smacked Eren hard, his body flew, I watched as Captain Levi caught him but was to late to avoid the tree. Eren and Captain Levi smacked hard into the tree.

"Eren! Captain!" Armin shouted, I pulled my blades out, using my cable. This one was an abnormal, shooting the cable quickly I brought my blades down on the nape of the neck, I gritted my teeth pulling the blades out.

After dealing with the Titan I noticed more up front, my breath was caught in my throat. My heart thumping in my ears.

"Armin," I shouted as he touched Eren's neck and Captain Levi's neck. He sighed looking at me, "there fine just unconscious." I ran towards him.

"That's not too well, we got more than a dozen Titan's coming at us. And we still haven't found the book." I bit my lip looking ahead, how in the hell are we all going to get out of here!?

"Look there's a cart over there." He pointed, "we can carry there bodies and put them in there and use that to get away." I nodded grabbing Eren's body, dragging him over to the cart I gently placed him in. Armin called the horses, within minutes they came running our way.

Good thing we didn't tie them.

"Get the horses ready, I will look for the book." I rushed out, my breath laced with panic, I rushed inside. My fingers ripping into to everything trying to find the book.

Both Eren and Captain Levi are hurt, my heart throbbed with pain for both of them.

Did I like them both!? No, Mikasa now is not the time for your feelings to play in the role. Deeply in my heart, I felt the urge to love the both of them.

Eren.

Levi.

Jean.

I gripped the book in my hand, Lukas's Weapon. I tucked it into my pocket, rushing outside the Titan's had gotten closer and they were coming at full-speed.

"I found it." Armin nodded, I looked at him my heart beating fast. "Armin, you need to get them out of here as fast as you can, Captain already has a deep cut. I will make a path for you. Just keep riding and don't stop."

"M-Mikasa you know I c-" I cut him off.

"Shut up. I will do it. Get out here first, and keep riding I will not repeat myself again." I gritted my teeth looking at him, my glare seeping into his gaze. He gulped, nodding.

Don had arrived, once he seen me he had speed up, I patted his back lightly looking at him, "I love you." I whispered, kissing Eren cheek. I looked over to my Captain, I breathed out. "I love you, Heichou." I pecked his lips softly.

I knew what I was going to do, and I didn't plan on telling Armin, he would freak out and stay back with me.

I took of in front of Armin, I bit my lip. I was doing a suicidal mission, looking back at him I nodded, he speeded up. The cart shaken quite a bit.

"Mikasa, don't cry. You said what you had to." The tears came out in my eyes, I didn't want to leave them. My heart throbbed, I wanted to be with them forever. Not die like this.

But who said anything about dying, we can just say we are going to be gone for a while. We are not sure the if I will even die, because I still have people I want to say things to, and the people I love. How will I die when I haven't done anything I wanted.

I launched myself in the air, slicing the skin of the incoming Titan's. I didn't want them to hurt them, I gritted my teeth, I was going to live through this because if I don't I will forget all the memories of everyone and I can't let that happen.

I sliced through the Titan's making a path for Armin, who focused on ahead. More and more came it was unreal, how could they suddenly be attracted to this spot. Was it because of Eren?

I cut the fingers of the Titan, as it tried to reach for Armin. I could only imagine what he was thinking, trying to do one thing when you have Titan's leaning over you trying to kill you.

I could see an opening ahead, he was going to be out the forest. I smiled lightly, looking as he rushed out the forest, I was pulled back by a Titan. I wasn't paying attention, I gritted my teeth as I winded my cable, I shot it on the other side of the tree.

Flipping over the head of the Titan, I shot the cable my body going downwards. I raised my right blade digging it into the back of the Titan's neck.

I jumped away, my feet landing on to the branch. Titan's made their way to me, their faces lit in smiles with sharp and horrid teeth's, I clenched my fist.

I was going to live through this, I was only making time for Armin to get away without the Titan's anywhere near his area.

Armin's POV

"Just keep riding." I remembered her faint words, she had given me the look as if I were to not listen I was going to get us killed.

I clenched my teeth, riding to the max, the horses rode like the wind. Fast and light though the ground would have rocks beneath them and would wobble the cart.

"M-Mikasa, we did it." I cheered looking back, waiting to she her smiling face with her raven hair. But, instead it was nothing. W-Where was she?

Was she not behind me.

Or did she. . .

My heart thumped, I clenched my hand in my hair, this was a similar feeling I had before. I wanted to die at this moment, it was the time when I watched Eren died in front of my eyes.

I was the cause of this! It was all because I was the luggage! Why? Why? Did I have to be so goddamn weak, Mikasa. . .Oh god. What would it be like when I have to tell Eren or Heichou.

Tears layered the rim of my eyes, s-she always protected us. N-Now she's gone.

It's all my fault.

The sun had gone down, and it was more quite now. As I was making my way to the gate, it started to open, shaking the ground.

As we made it through, on duty the Garrison had come out. Wanting to greet us being successful on the trip, but we weren't. Mikasa still had the book, and god knows where she is.

"Armin?" Hansen asked, he had a raised eyebrow looking at me. I couldn't help it, everything just came out, my feelings my emotions and the tears and pain.

"I-I- on the mission we had e-everything under control. Than suddenly Eren and Heichou had fallen unconscious, I-I didn't know what she had planned. There was Titan's everywhere, she had told me to ride the cart with them. I-I did what she asked.

B-But she had cleared a path for me. She told me to not look back. I'm so stupid, when I made it out I realized that we were all safe. M-Mikasa, there so many abnormals and they were beyond fast, s-she stayed back. I-I am sure that she was. . ." I buried my head into my hands, my hands became wet.

"She's dead." One of the Garrison men spoke, they looked down. Hansen stood frozen, he had thought of her as a daughter to him even though they didn't spend much time together you could tell she looked at him like a father figure.

"S-She's gone." Hansen clutched his hair, staring at the gates. Tears flooded my vision, Hansen had fallen to the ground, the wet tears dripping to the floor soaking it.

"My little angel." He whispered, everyone who knew or heard of Hansen had known the relationship she had with him, and the way he talked about her was so big. Everyone was convinced that she was his daughter without a doubt.

"She saved us." I whispered, I was beyond a coward.

Soon after, I made my way back to the Scouts HQ I gave Eren and Heichou off to the nurses, I made my way to the Commander's office, how-w do I tell him one of the best warriors died saving us. It looked to be around dinner time.

I knocked on the door, opening it gently. I walked in, Commander looked shocked to see me, he was working on some paperwork.

He had stood up, rushing towards me. He looked at the state I was in, I was covered in blood with red eyes. "Armin! What are you doing? You should be in the infirmary." He claimed leading me out the door.

"C-Commander the mission, it was a fail." He gritted his teeth looking at me, he was urging to take me to the infirmary. "I don't care now. We need to take care of your body." I pulled my hand away, I had to tell him now.

"It's not my blood. It's Captain Levi, he is in the infirmary." I spoke, my eyes blank without an emotion to express, my blond hair dropped into my eyes as I looked down.

"Eren and Captain are knocked unconscious." He narrowed his eyes, "they are fine right?" I nodded, he sighed a bit, but quickly remembered the beauty.

"What about Mikasa?" I kept my head lowered, the ground was clean like always due to Heichou cleaning all the time, so it sparkled with an shine.

"She saved us." He froze, there were different ways to think of that, good or bad.

"We were over run, Mikasa was concerned about our safety and urged me to get out with Eren and Heichou. She found the book but forgotten to given it to me when things got bad. Titan's were everywhere, Mikasa had told me she will clear the path for me and I believed her. She told me not to turn around. There were so many, I'm sure there was hundreds of Titan's that came out of no where. She bought me time to get out."

My fingers began to tremble as I looked up at him, his blue eyes that always shined were now turned cold and dimmed with a hint of pain.

"She must have. . ." He gave me a blank look.

"I am just glad that you have returned safely." I watched him walk inside his office, closing the door. Shutting it, you heard the faint sound of it being locked.

He was going to grieve just like me but a different way.

Eren loved Mikasa.

Captain also loved Mikasa.

Jean loved Mikasa.

How will they react when they see she didn't make it back.

When I was writing this I had like some emotional Shingeki No Kyojin music in the background, like. . .This might be a bad timing but what couple do you prefer.

ErenxMika

LevixMika

JeanxMika