Me: Yea, this story is very underdeveloped.
Armin: Meaning Neko began this story without really planning it out.
Levi: Therefore this story is shorter than the rest. Sorta.
Eren: But she plans to play it out until the end!
Hanji: She hopes you enjoy and she loves ya! Bye!
Song of the chapter:
2 Weeks Later
"You sure you wanna do this?" Levi said as he made his was to the other side of the huge pool. Eren had no other issues since the thing in the kitchen, but Eren wanted to try something, so here they were at the abandoned pool. Mikasa sat on one end, Armin the opposite and Levi sat at the other with Eren.
"Yea, I studied this type of magic. You will be able to see what I see, but each of you will see something different," Eren stuck his feet in staring at the water glistening in the sunlight. "I need you guys to stay focused no matter what."
Eren looked at Mikasa, then Armin, then back at Levi. "Alright?"
He got a collective amount of nods from the three before he nodded himself and slowly slipped in the pool, fully dressed. He made his way to the middle of the pool before giving his friends one last look. "Good luck."
He took a deep breath and sunk under the water, sinking to the bottom. A bubble went around Eren and he was able to breath. Closing his eyes, he began to relax, clearing his mind of thoughts and allowing memories that were long forgotten to flood this head.
"This is going to be a challenge." Mikasa rolled her neck softly before placing her hands flat on the tile floor and lowering her head so her face was no longer able to be seen. A spark appeared in front of her before it disapparead. It happened again and Mikasa was engulfed in a flame. She sat in the center as a fire roared around her. She was now unconscious, drifting to Eren's world.
"I'll go next." Armin said with a determined nod. He set his hands flat on the ground too before he lowered his head and closed his eyes like Mikasa, except he blew out a soft breath. A wind passed by him, blowing his hair to the side before it stopped. It did it again and a full cyclone of air circled the blond as he fell unconscious as well.
"You better know what you're doing, Eren." Levi mumbled before also placing his hands on the ground. He looked to Mikasa, covered in fire. Then Armin, surrounded by air. Then the water in front of him, Eren being submerged in water. Eren said the elements were the only way to make sure they would get pulled back to reality, so Levi went with it. He lowered his head as well and cleared his mind, letting everything fade from him. A single vine went around him in a circle as he began to get sleepy, all thoughts fading into darkness. Vines grew from he single vine the circled him, completely covering Levi in a bundle as he fell completely asleep.
Eren could sense that they were now asleep and he allowed himself to relax and slip into his inner mind.
Mikasa opened her eyes to see she was now at the Jaeger's house, but it looked much different from the way it looked when she was adopted. Looking down at her hand, she saw it was a cuff of fire connected to a chain of lava that ran off behind her, turning, she saw nothing but darkness. So she was inside of Eren's head. She took a deep breath and began walking up the stairs to the front door, before walking through it. She looked around the inside, in search of what she was suppose to be seeing. Taking a step further, the room shifted.
There were now two males sitting on the couch, one she recognized as Mr. Jaeger, but the other she didn't know. They couldn't see her, so she walked into the living room with them and sat in a chair, watching them continue thier conversation.
"Congrats on the new baby, Grisha," The man unknown man spoke, "Truly a lucky man."
"Thank you, Kenny," Grisha smiled at the man.
"Kenny," Mikasa whispered, in fear she would be heard. "I've heard that name before."
"He is a very special boy indeed, he just hasn't grown into it yet. He is still a newborn, so I won't try it yet, but his power needs to be activated."
"How so? How will you go about it?" Kenny asked, taking a sip from his can of beer, the smell of beer reeking in the living room, causing Mikasa to gag.
"He needs to go through something traumatizing, and being the mother that Carla is, she will try a specific spell to help him. All I have to do it break it before its finished, and it will be under control."
Something traumatizing? Why was that the way to activate it? Mikasa continued to listen carefully, taking in every bit of information.
Kenny nodded slowly. "Yep, that's the plan. What will happen after that?"
Grisha set down his can and stretched before leaning back on his couch. "Simple. I just extract the power out of him through his blood. With that kind of power, anything is possible! Do you know how much armies would pay to get my son's power? To be able to see how to win the war. People would be begging for it."
Kenny raised a brow. "Yea, and how much blood were you planning to take from him?"
Mikasa wondered the same thing. For so many people to be wanting Eren's blood, Grisha would surely need a lot of this. Biting back the hatred that boiled inside of her at her adoptive father's words, she kept a clear head and paid close attention.
"All of it, of course."
Mikasa gasped. Thier father was planning to kill him and sell his blood?
Kenny held up a hand. "Woah there, are you really willing to kill your son for a couple stacks of paper?"
"Since when the hell did you care? What about that kid...Levi? Since when did you care about him?"
Was Kenny related to Levi somehow? Was Kenny his father? Mikasa sat straighter in her chair, watching the conversation unfold before her.
Kenny tensed, his lower jaw clenching. "That is my sister's child, I don't need to take care of him. His mother can do that."
"Yea," Grisha rolled his eyes. "He can grow up to be a whore, just like his mother."
"Fuck you!" Kenny stood. "That's my sister you're talking about, and Im not going to sit here and listen to you talk shit about her and her son!"
Levi never mentioned that his mother was a whore. He never even seemed to be the person raised with that hanging above his head. Thinking harder, Mikasa remembered hearing her mother talk about the other Ackerman kin. Well, before she died of course.
"Oh wow," Grisha chuckled. "You care? Kenny, the infamous thug and gangster actually cares about his bastard nephew and his slut of a sister."
"I'm not listening to this shit," Kenny began walking to the door until Grisha cleared his throat.
"Remember why you're helping me do this? To get the money to give to her, so she isn't known as the town's whore, and she won't have to open her legs to every man with a pocket full of cash, just to pay for her son."
Mikasa slowly stood, eying the man as he stood at the door. Walking closer, she was able to hear his thoughts.
I really don't want to hurt the poor boy, but my sister...her son...they need the money. I don't want her to do this anymore, but she wont accept my money. Maybe, I can get enough for them to move away and start fresh. To get away from here.
Kenny cursed under his breath before turning to Grisha. "Alright, I'm in."
Mikasa was part of this puzzle Eren was talking about. She fit into the plan, she was just unsure as to how. But she would surely find out.
"Seems like I'm here." Armin said as he opened a door, leading to Eren's room. Noticing his had a bracelet and chain of air wrapped around his wrist. Thinking logically, that must be what connected him to the real world and what could pull him back out in case of an emergency. He looked around the room, seeing that it was more childish than it is now. Noticing that, he wondered what age Eren was in this memory, and where was the little brunet.
"Come on, Eren!" A kid yelled as he ran past. Eren followed behind him.
"Slow down, Levi! You could f-!" Eren tripped over his shoelace and fell, the strange thing was he fell and hit the wall leading to the stairs, making him fall back and and fall down the stairs. The other kid quickly turned and ran back to the stairs. His hair was long and black, stopping at his shoulders like Mikasa's but the style was different.
"Eren, are you alright?!" He called down the stairs.
Armin looked back at the room, then the kid, then down the stairs at Eren who was on his back at the bottom, his limbs sprawled out like a starfish. He was laughing.
"I'm alright! I bumped my head, but I'm fine!"
If Armin had to guess, he would say Eren was about...five or six.
"Be careful, you baka! Come here so I can check it." The kid moved back and motioned Eren up the stairs.
Armin sat down and looked at the raven hair child. This was Levi as a kid? They knew each other as children? Eren had said it before, but it sounded uncertain.
Eren climbed up the stairs and sat in front of Levi. Levi lifted up Eren's bangs to see a red bump beginning to form where his face hit wall.
"Is alright, Dr. Ackerman?" Eren snickered, covering his mouth to hide his smile, faking sobs.
"No," Levi joined in, holding back laughs. "We need to take you to surgery! Stat!" He stood and picked Eren up before tossing the smaller brunet over his shoulder and walking down the stairs carefully.
"I think this is the only time Levi was taller than Eren." Armin thought as he continued to analyze the memory.
"I know this place... Its so...familiar..." Levi rubbed at the vine around his wrist. That wasn't the concern though, his focus was on what he was suppose to he seeing. It was nighttime and wherever he was was dark. He began walking until he heard soft footsteps run up the stairs.
Following thier soft patter, he went up the stairs and off to a room down the hall, the door being cracked open. He carefully made his way in, seeing a room that he knew like te back of his hand, but couldn't place its familiarity.
"Eren. Eren, wake up." A moment later, a messy bunch of brown hair appeared out of the covers.
"What is it, Levi?"
Levi froze when he noticed both children sitting in bed. It was Eren and himself, when they were younger. Levi walked to the foot of the bed and watched his younger self talk to Eren, bags under his young eyes.
"Eren, I can't stay here. I heard Grisha talking about stuff including you and blood, and Ackerman family stuff, and whatnot," Levi shook his head. "We need to go, Eren. Something bad is going to happen if we don't."
Eren slowly opened his eyes and frowned at Levi. "You're being silly, now go to bed."
Levi yanked the blanket off of Eren when he tossed it back on. "Eren, Im serious! We have to go!"
Eren's eyes slowly drifted to the door. "What about mom? She's really sick, and I can't leave her."
"Eren, you may die if you stay here, I can't let that happen."
Levi though harder. What the hell was his younger self talking about? Telling by the bag under his eyes, he hadn't slept in days, yet his mind was telling him that what he heard was right. That he was warning Eren about something happening.
"Then you go, Levi. If something bad is going to happen to me, then I'm staying to help my mom for as long as I can."
"Eren, I-"
Levi watched himself stop and look away, as if he wanted to say more, but refused to let the words pass his lips.
"What about us being friends? What will happen then?"
Eren looked down at his blanket. "I don't know. Mom always say if you affected someone's life in a positive way, then a friendship is forever, and you are bound to meet them again. So I hope I do meet you again, Levi. My bestest best friend." Eren smiled and hugged the now shorter male.
"Me too, Eren. So," Levi pulled away from the hug. "I guess this is goodbye?"
Levi shuddered. His younger self was so awkward. Though, there is something in this moment, that he couldn't quite remember or forget. It just hung in the back of his mind as he watched them continue talking.
"Yea..." Eren said sadly. "Only for a little bit?"
Levi leaned forward and kissed Eren's forehead before taking a deep breath and giving Eren a soft peck on the lips.
Levi remembered this! It flooded back to him. He remembered all of this night and how he really wanted Eren to run away with him, because he loved Eren.
"Only for a little bit." Levi smiled before hopping out of Eren bed and running to the window. He opened it and began climbing out before jumping onto the roof. He turned back to Eren and gave him a two finger salute.
"Levi, wait! I-!" Eren began, heart racing in his chest, but Levi had jumped off the roof, over the gate and rolled onto the grass, before getting up and running down the street.
Eren lowered his head, cold wind drifting into his bedroom. "-love you."
Levi shook his head and cursed under his breath. If he would have waited, maybe he could have confessed to Eren too. What was the point of seeing this?
When Eren opened his eyes, he felt like he was still submerged in water, but it was pitch black around him. He couldn't tell up from down or from left to right.
"Eren, can you hear me?" A voice spoke through the darkness.
"Um...yes?"
"You may have forgotten me, but I'm here to help you, Eren. What you are about to see is only going to try to break you down. Yes, it has happened, but not in a very long time. Don't let it weigh down in you... I have to go now-"
"Wait," Eren called into the darkness. "Who are you?"
The voice hummed softly. "Its your mother, Eren."
"Mom-?" Eren covered his eyes when a bright light almost blinded him. He then fell onto the floor. Covering his eyes and wincing from the light around him, he slowly opened his eyes. He was on top of a building and there was a helicopter above it. Once his vision adjusted, he saw there was someone sitting on edge. He had a collar around his throat, made of water. Yet it was tight against his throat.
Eren stood and slowly walked to the person, only to see it was himself. He had dark circles on his eyes and he was dressed in a suit and tie. He was throwing cash to the people below him.
Eren was confused. What the hell was going on? Why was he seeing this and what was he doing? He sat on the edge with himself looking at the crowd of people and police below him.
"Money really doesn't buy happiness. Millions upon millions of dollars and I'm no happier than I was when I was broke," Eren's the past self spoke softly, throwing more money. "Now, I don't even care anymore. They can have it all."
"This isn't you, Eren," Eren said to himself, not that he could be heard. "You don't need to do this."
"I've seen where this is going, y'know? The world that you live in will come to an end if you aren't careful," He threw the last bit of cash he had, watching it flutter to he ground. He smiled softly and turned to Eren, as if he could see him. Making Eren wonder if he could be seen. "Good luck, Eren. Live a stronger and better life than I have."
"Wha-!" Eren watched in horror as he saw himself slide forward and off the building. Eren looked away and covered his ears, already knowing what happened. What caused him to do that?
"Dont think about it, baby," His mother spoke again before the room shifted. When his vision adjusted again he was sitting on the edge of a bathtub. Straight across from him, he saw himself in bed with another woman. In the corner of the room was a door that connected to another room.
Eren saw it before his past self saw it, and by the time he did, it was too late. Another woman walked in and pointed a gun at them both. Some part of Eren wasn't even surprised. Even as he watched himself die, he was bored of it. He already found the message. If he wasn't careful with his choices, they would end in death.
"You see now, my son?"
Eren nodded and looked at the tub behind him. "I see, but how can I change it?
"You will know when the time comes to you. You need to go back now. Your friends have found thier message and will be returning soon."
Eren slowly slid back and dropped down in the tub, letting water surround him. "Something bad is going to happen, isn't it?"
This time, his mother was now sitting at his feet. "I'm afraid so. I tried all I could to help you, but I can't do much, honey."
"Its alright mom," Eren sat up in the water and grabbed her hand before kissing islet softly. "Thank you, mom. For everything you have done for me. Im sorry a forgot, and that you died because of me and-"
"Its alright, Eren. You need to focus on keeping your friends safe. You have a choice that only you can make, Eren. I need you to stay strong and keep digging for the truth."
Eren nodded as she let go of his hand. "I love you, mom."
She smiled at him. "I love you too, my son. Tell Levi that Kuchel loves him very much and she is very proud of the man he grew to be. She wishes him the best."
Eren nodded again before he took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He sunk down in the water and sat for a moment until he felt water submerge him fully. He opened his eyes and saw he was in the pool again. He swam back to the top and sucked in a deep breath seeing Mikasa, Armin and Levi wake up.
Mikasa's fire died down and she her head shot up as she gasped for breath, tears in her eyes. Armin was next, his wind died out and he looked up tiredly between Eren and the bundle of vines that covered Levi. It was another five minutes that passed before the vines died and Levi opened his eyes, they looked sadder than normal.
They all looked at each other, knowing that they all needed to talk and explain what they saw. Eren decided to speak first. "I saw two past memories, both ending in my death. If I'm not careful with my choices, I could die again this lifetime. I also talked to my mom again. Its been awhile, a few years to be exact," Levi swam over to Levi and allowed the male to pull him out of the water. "Levi, your mom says she loves you very much. She is very proud of who you've become and she wishes you the best.
Levi leaned his head on Eren's shoulder and hugged his side. "I have my best friend back. I have the memories of him too. So he was right. Friendship is forever and I was bound to meet you again."
Eren snuggled into the warmth of Levi's side. Already knowing what he was talking about.
Me: Like I said. Underdeveloped.
Armin: Neko has developed some kind of...checklist of a plot to follow.
Levi: Still a bit underdeveloped.
Eren: She did try though. You could give her that.
Hanji: The plot goes as followed: This chapter with pieces of Grisha's plan coming together, (not sure about this chapter. Tell me if it would fit in or not) the dance performance from the beginning of the book that I managed to pass, bad voice shows up again and tell Eren something terrible is coming, Levi admits he looked through Eren's journals, Eren ignores Levi, Friends throw a bonfire and Eren and Levi make up.
Me: They fuck, Good voice wakes Eren in the middle and tell him to leave a note, Eren gets kidnapped, Eren escapes and goes to save friends, evil voice takes over, voice tells everyone secrets, Eren battles his memories to get back, Levi uses journals to pull Eren back to his former self, book ends.
Armin: Boom.
Me: I could shorten this and mix chapters, but I REALLY just want to discontinue the book. It was began with no plot made whatsoever and because of that, I can't produce a good plot. Im trying to write it good enough to end, but I dont know guys... Can I just discontinue it or should I keep trying? The ending will be shitty and I have no plans of making a book two. Ever. Eeeeevvvvvvveeeeeeerrrrrrr. So dont ask.
Levi: Neko really doesn't like his book anymore.
Eren: She always says "grrr this shit again" everytime she attempts to update this book.
Armin: It isn't you, its Neko.
Me: Fuck you, Armin.
Hanji: None the less, Neko hopes you enjoyed. She loves ya, bye!
