Author's Note: Finally back from Halloween vacation! I hope you guys all had a fun Halloween, I did. Mostly gave out candy, made desserts, and ate pizza and watched horror films. Anyway, finally back to the fic!
Eren, Mikasa and Carly sat in the waiting room of a dentist office. Mikasa had her arms crossed, frowning. Both Eren and Carly were holding their cheeks, both having severe tooth aches.
It was the day after Halloween. "I told you both not to eat all of it in one night", Mikasa scolded.
"But we didn't eat it ALL in one night!", Eren complained. "We only ate one whole box plus our trick or treat candy", he added.
"Yeah", added Carly painfully. "A whole box, Eren those boxes were bigger than Oscar!", Mikasa argued back, glaring.
"Are you mad at Auntie Rubi, mommy?", asked Carly then. Mikasa blinked, looking at her daughter. Her eyes softened.
"No of course not sweetie, its not her fault your father has no self control", Mikasa said, as she glared at Eren.
"Come on, give me a break", Eren whined.
"Momma, I'm scared! I don't want to see the dentist", Carly cried then.
"Honey, it's all right. He won't hurt you, the dentist will make your teeth feel better", Mikasa assured, she held Carly in her lap, and stroked her hair.
"But daddy says the dentist carries this huge drill", Carly said.
"Eren!", Mikasa hissed angrily. "What?", groaned Eren.
"What are you doing, telling her scary stuff like that?!", asked Mikasa.
"But it's true Mika! I'm not gonna lie to her!", Eren defended.
"Look just because you were a hell spawn in the dentist doesn't mean our daughter has to be", Mikasa frowned.
"I wasn't a hell spawn!", Eren argued back. "Carly and Eren Jaeger", a nurse called then.
Eren froze, scared while Carly clung to Mikasa.
"Nooo, I'm not going in! I'm scared mommy!", cried Carly.
"Okay, okay...is it all right if I come in with her?", asked Mikasa as she lifted Carly up.
"Of course", the nurse assured kindly.
"What about me Mika?", asked Eren.
"Eren, you're my husband, not my second child. Quit being a baby and get back there", Mikasa shoved him as they went back.
Eren groaned miserably.
"So you got a tooth ache, honey?", asked the dentist, as Mikasa helped Carly into the dentist chair. Carly looked around the room, her eyes full of fear.
She saw the all the tools. "She ate too much Halloween candy", Mikasa explained, as she held Carly's hand.
"Ah, I see. Not the first Halloween patient today", the dentist smiled.
"Will this hurt...?", asked Carly, scared. "Of course not, honey", the dentist assured her. Carly whimpered, not convinced.
"It's okay, baby. I'm right here. It's really not bad", Mikasa assured her. Carly whimpered more, clutching her mom's hand.
When the appointments were finally over, Carly came out clutching her mouth, looking miserable.
"See? It wasn't so bad sweetheart", Mikasa soothed.
"Yes it was...", Carly whimpered. She had 4 cavities that all needed fillings.
Eren came out, looking just as miserable. "How'd you do?", Mikasa asked.
"I need to come back for a second appointment...I had ten", Eren replied.
"TEN?! Eren!", Mikasa cried, gawking at him.
"What?", whined Eren. "Don't you ever brush your teeth?!", Mikasa asked. "Not on Halloween! It will ruin the fun!", Eren replied.
"They managed to fill 5, and will fill the rest next week", he said.
The family soon left the dentist office. "Momma, I'm hungry", Carly said cutely.
"It's already 1, no wonder. Where do you want to eat baby?", asked Mikasa sweetly, as she drove.
Eren was in the passenger seat, still groaning, clutching his mouth.
"I want a happy meal!", replied Carly excitedly. "Okay sweetie", Mikasa smiled.
Carly, like most kids loved McDonalds so Mikasa treated her to it once in a while.
Eren's stomach growled then. "Looks like we're all hungry", he blushed. "Can't be helped", Mikasa pulled into the McDonalds parking lot.
"I'm starving!", Eren said. Mikasa blushed, she couldn't stay mad at him over the dentist issue.
She held his arm then, blushing. Eren smiled and gently kissed her forehead.
The two entered, Carly instantly ran over to the display of toys. "Carly, baby don't run, you'll trip", Mikasa said worriedly.
"Mommy, look! Look! They got Frozen!", cried Carly happily. "Oh good god, not here too", Eren groaned.
"Eren, come on. It's her favorite movie", Mikasa said.
"But it is EVERYWHERE, if I hear that song one more time", Eren groaned.
Mikasa chuckled a bit.
They went up to order, and to their surprise saw Sasha. "Sasha?", blinked Mikasa.
"Mikasa! Eren! Hey! Oh, hi little Carly!", smiled Sasha.
"Do you work here Sasha?", asked Eren surprised. "Yep, my sixth job now", replied Sasha.
"Sixth?", frowned Mikasa, already knowing.
"Well yeah, anyway can I take your order?", asked Sasha.
"Oh right, Carly will have the happy meal with a 4 piece chicken nugget and small fries with a chocolate milk", Mikasa started.
"And an Olaf toy!", Carly added. "Okay...ooh good choice, Eren?", asked Sasha.
"I'll take a big mac and fries, with a coke", replied Eren. "Okay...ooh good order", Sasha appeared to be almost drooling over the screen.
"Sasha", Mikasa said. "Oh! Sorry Mikasa! Anyway, what would you like?", asked Sasha snapping out of it.
"Just a chicken sandwich and salad, and a sweet tea", replied Mikasa. "Okay...", Sasha went over it as Eren paid.
"Sasha, what were your other jobs?", asked Mikasa curiously.
"Oh well, you know first it was a pizza place, then a Chinese food place, then a Cake shop, then a fancy 4 star restaurant and then my last job was a diner", replied Sasha nervously.
"Sasha! We need some help over at the drive thru window!", the manager said then.
"Oh, coming!", Sasha gave the order to another worker.
Soon the family got their food, and as they sat to eat (Carly playing with her Olaf figure) Mikasa blinked, watching Sasha.
Sasha had a bag full of Mcdonalds food, about to bring it to the window. But when no one was looking, she suddenly seemed like she couldn't take it.
She quickly ate everything in the bag, the two burgers and two medium fries. She then stuffed the wrappers back in, and gave the empty bag to the car out the window.
"Eren", Mikasa said. "Yeah?", asked Eren, eating happily.
"I think I figured out why Sasha keeps getting fired", Mikasa said softly, she took a sip of her sweet tea.
"Yeah?", asked Eren curiously as he chewed on his fries.
"Why momma?", asked Carly. She was very mature for a 2 year old, she liked trying to act adult and engaging in conversations with her parents, even if she didn't fully understand them.
She drank more of her chocolate milk.
Mikasa leaned in closer. "I just saw her eat all the food out of a bag she gave to some drive thru customers", she whispered.
"Come on Mika, even Sasha wouldn't pull something THAT stupid, you must have not seen it right", Eren said.
"I do have vision Eren", Mikasa said back.
"Look we all know Sasha's obsession with food, but she wouldn't go that far...", just then two angry people came inside.
A man and woman.
"Hey, what the hell?! Is this some kind of prank?!", the man yelled. "What do you mean sir?", a worker asked as Sasha suddenly was no where to be seen.
"We ordered at your drive thru, someone gave us our food but it was an empty bag with empty wrappers!", replied the woman.
Eren's jaw dropped. "I told you", said Mikasa.
"Well that's...", the manager took the empty bag. "Sasha?", he asked firmly then. Sasha walked out, looking very guilty.
"This is the THIRD time! I gave you two warnings! OUT!", the manager yelled angrily. "Yes sir", Sasha sighed.
"Oi, oi...Sasha, what is wrong with you?", Eren asked after the fact.
The group stood outside, after finishing eating. Mikasa was getting Carly into her car seat.
"I can't help it! You got no idea what torture it is to work at a place where you smell delicious food 24/7!", whined Sasha.
"So that's why you keep getting fired?", asked Mikasa.
"I was a pizza delivery girl, but instead of delivering the pizzas, I drove home with them. I ate all the Chinese food orders, and couldn't resist those yummy cakes!", explained Sasha.
"Sasha, how are you going to keep a job to support yourself?", asked Eren.
"I'll try Burger king next", decided Sasha.
"Sasha, why don't you just get a job at a place with no food", Mikasa suggested then.
"No food?", asked Sasha.
"You could be a receptionist", Eren suggested. "Or work at a preschool or day care center. If anything, don't be a cashier", Mikasa said.
"You'll be in the news if you started stealing people's groceries", Eren said.
"Okay, thanks guys. I'll look into a daycare center", decided Sasha.
"Atta girl", Eren smiled.
"Good luck", Mikasa added.
While driving home, Carly sleeping in her car seat holding her Olaf figure, Eren texted Armin about Sasha.
"Sorry for late reply Eren, am writing. I heard about her pizza delivery incident, but didn't know she was doing it at other places"
Eren blinked, he texted back. His new phone wallpaper was of him, Mikasa and Carly.
"What are you writing?"
He waited, and got a text back.
"Well...a book. I want to try and write a novel and see how it goes"
Eren thought for a moment...writing did seem to really suit Armin. Armin was smart, but at the same time a bit timid.
So a stay at home job sounded best for him.
"Good for you, that sounds really neat Armin. I'll text you later, we're almost home"
Soon, two more years went by. Time seemed to fly by so fast for Eren and Mikasa since Carly became a toddler, it was insane.
She was now 4 years old, her hair passed her neck already.
It was also her first day of preschool. In her bedroom was a bed with pink covers and she had a bunch of stuffed animals.
Plush bears, puppies, kittens, baby dolls, plush parrots and of course, sitting in the corner was Oscar.
Mikasa's old anime doll was on the bed too.
In the bedroom was also a nightstand with a lamp, a dresser, a closet, a dollhouse, and several toys.
"Don't worry sweetie, mommy will come pick you up at 1", Mikasa assured as she helped Carly with her pink backpack.
"I know momma, I'm not worried!", smiled Carly happily.
Mikasa smiled, she couldn't believe how much her daughter grew. "Hey momma...", Carly said then.
"Yes baby?", asked Mikasa. "How come your cut never heals?", asked Carly curiously.
Mikasa blinked, and Carly then placed her hand on Mikasa's scar. "Oh...this? This is a scar, sweetie", Mikasa explained.
"A scar?", asked Carly. Mikasa nodded. "It's when you get a really bad cut, and so it leaves a forever mark", she said.
"Does it hurt?", asked Carly. "Not at all", Mikasa smiled. "How did you get it?", asked Carly, curious.
"Well...I got hurt. Really bad. Before you were even in my tummy", Mikasa replied, softly. She wasn't about to go into the gruesome details, since her daughter was so young.
"How? Did you fall?", asked Carly, innocently. Mikasa smiled softly. "No. Sweetheart...you know how I always tell you to hold my hand when we cross the street?", she asked.
Carly nodded.
"Because you said a car could hit us", she said. "That's right. You see...I actually got hit by a truck", Mikasa said.
Carly blinked, she looked horrified. "You did...?", she cried. Mikasa nodded. "I was hurt bad, and my ribs were broken. But I'm okay now. That's why you always need to be careful near the road", Mikasa explained.
Carly nodded. "I'll be careful, momma", she assured.
When they got downstairs, Eren was getting ready to leave for work.
"Hey princess! Ready for school?", he grinned. "Yep! I'm excited!", replied Carly.
"That's my big girl", Eren smiled. "I'll be home this evening Mika", Eren said softly.
"Okay", Mikasa kissed Eren then, as he wrapped his arms around her. He then gently stroked the scar on Mikasa's cheek.
Soon Mikasa and Carly arrived at the preschool, there were a bunch of kids Carly's age running around.
"Are you okay honey?", Mikasa asked. "I'm fine mommy", replied Carly, she excitedly got out of the car as Mikasa followed.
When they went into the classroom, they saw Mamoru. "Carly!", he said excitedly, running over.
"Mamoru!", Carly hugged him, the two cousins were very close.
"Oh, Mikasa, Carly!", came a voice then. Mikasa looked to see it was Sasha.
"Wait...you're the teacher?", asked Mikasa surprised.
"Well yeah, I took your advice and have been in teaching since", replied Sasha smiling.
"Wow...okay well, I'll be back to pick her up at 1", Mikasa said.
"Don't worry Mikasa, she's in good hands", Sasha assured. Mikasa smiled, she nodded.
She then knelt down to eye level with Carly.
"Sweetie, I'll be back in a few hours okay?", she said. "Okay mommy", smiled Carly.
Mikasa smiled, she gently rubbed noses with her daughter and hugged her.
Mikasa soon went home, and after she left Carly played with Mamoru and the other kids.
Eren drove into town and soon arrived at the Tea shop. "What the?", he asked then, seeing it said "Closed" despite it being open hours.
Eren got out of the car and walked over. He stopped dead then, seeing the front window was busted. Glass was all over the sidewalk.
"Shit...", he ran in, getting his phone out.
"Levi! Hanji! Are you two okay?!", Eren asked worriedly, he saw Levi sitting down with his head in his hands, Hanji rubbing his back.
"We're okay Eren", assured Hanji. "What happened?!", asked Eren.
"I snapped", replied Levi simply, Hanji looked at him worriedly. "Levi, it's okay I can explain it", she said worriedly.
"I..saw this family come in, a married couple and their kid...the woman looked so much like Petra...", Levi shook.
Eren watched him, his heart sunk. "As soon as they left...I lost it", Levi suddenly trembled, tears appearing in his eyes.
"He threw a mug at the window, smashing it and broke down", explained Hanji.
"Levi...", Eren said worriedly.
"I can't fucking take it anymore Eren...I'm done pretending nothing happened...", Levi growled.
"I tried to be strong for Mamoru...for our son. But...Jesus christ all I ever see is her face...", Levi shook.
Eren walked over worriedly. "I'm taking a few months off..to clear my head. Here", Levi handed Eren something then.
Eren took it, and his jaw dropped. It was a check for a lot of money.
"Levi...", he began.
"Take it, I'm giving all my employees huge checks...I'm closing the shop for a while", Levi interrupted.
Eren looked down worriedly, as he slipped the check into his pocket.
"Levi, I'm so sorry...", he said grimly.
After the fact, Eren and Hanji went outside, cleaning the glass up.
"I'll watch Mamoru while Levi gets his head sorted", Hanji told Eren.
"Hanji...Levi wouldn't try...anything, would he?", Eren asked anxiously then.
"No, he's not like that, he wouldn't try to kill himself. But it would be best if Mikasa came to see him as soon as possible", Hanji replied as she sweeped the glass.
"Right, I'll tell her", Eren agreed.
At the preschool, Carly was coloring pictures with Mamoru and some other kids while Sasha cleaned up.
"What are you drawing Carly?", asked Mamoru.
"My family, see there's mommy with her red scarf on, and daddy, and there's me", replied Carly pointing.
"I'm drawing my family too, here's me and daddy", Mamoru showed her his drawing of himself and Levi.
"How come your daddy looks sad?", asked Carly softly. "Because well...", Mamoru looked down.
"Hey Mamoru, where's your mom in the picture?", a kid asked. "He doesn't have one!", another one said.
Mamoru looked down sadly.
Carly glared then and stood up.
"So what?! You got a problem with that!?", she asked angrily. The kids instantly shut up, Carly had her mother's intimidating cold glare.
She then sat down by her cousin. "Here", she then drew Petra as an angel on the paper. "What are you doing?", Mamoru asked.
"She's still your mother, even if she's not around anymore. She's in your heart", Carly told him.
Mamoru looked at her, he smiled then and nodded, as he colored it.
Soon Mikasa came to pick Carly up. Hanji came to pick Mamoru up.
"Mommy!", Carly's face lit up, running over. "Hey, baby! How was your day?", Mikasa asked, smiling. She hugged Carly close.
"It was fun! I drew this picture", Carly smiled, showing her mom. "Its so pretty, honey! Let's go home", smiled Mikasa.
When they arrived home, Carly had something on her mind.
"Hey momma..", said Carly softly. "Yes sweetie?", asked Mikasa as they went inside.
"I...I want a little brother or sister..", Carly said then. Mikasa froze, looking at her daughter surprised.