I'm sorry I removed the Aruani pirate spinoff, it just wasn't making enough views. But rest assured, here's a snippet of what I really wanted to write about in that spinoff, but I never had the inspiration to do it, until now.
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Blahblahblah, I'm glad you enjoyed seeing Altair, and Ezio.
soarski, I tried my best on Levi's humor on cleaning, and your welcome.
Chapter 15: Sharks, and Legendary Responsibilities
Every one of the local Assassins of Yggdrasil that stand around Altair, and Ezio witness a true order to the Creed in silence. Altair, and Ezio's Assassins are majestic jewels the size of tangerines. While Eren's assassins seem like raggedy assed lowlifes. They feel a tad underdressed; all they're wearing on their skins are just the dirty, casual clothes they own with green, capeless, detachable hoods. All is so unprepared, and Eren can hardly believe it. The two most powerful mentors in the entire creed arrives in the aid of Yggdrasil. The almighty Altair Ibn La Ahad, and Ezio Auditore have come down from the tall branches to aid the weak.
"So what are your orders, Mentor Eren?" Ezio speaks.
"What?" Eren asks with a little bit of worry.
"You're the mentor here, you're in still charge." Altair answers for Eren.
"Well… first, our horse-masters, Connie, and Historia will see to your horses. Sasha Blouse will escort you to our mess hall for some chow." Eren snaps his fingers to the three people he just called to, and they come through with no problem at all.
After Ezio, Altair, and every other Assassin that has just arrived, Altair see's to the main gate for something else on its way. A carriage filled with supplies from the looks of it. As the big supply cart enters the fort, Altair climbs up to haul down a big chest full of scrolls, and books. From the looks of it.
"My gift to you is the knowledge, and wisdom our scrolls can offer to you of our Creed." Altair presents. "Ezio will provide you with weapons, and the teachings of Assassins." Altair steps up to Eren.
Hanji steps through the crowd, to see what kind of scrolls this chest is filled with. Eren really can't really see what's in the chest from this current position, but he can see Hanji jump with whoops and cheers with what she's seeing inside.
Eren feels like he's being looked down upon, "We're yours to command, Mentor Eren Jaeger.
"Why me?" Eren is confused to all of this. Why would the two most powerful assassins; Altair, and Ezio want to have their authorities underneath a nineteen year old Assassin? This may be his home, but is this really a good choice for everyone? Eren can't help but overthink all of this.
"Because you know more about the situation than any of us. Since we've discovered the Titan tombs are located in Yggdrasil, and you are the mentor to this region? The entire fate of the world is in your hands." Altair didn't go soft on him.
He's serious, Eren has a big gamble with a price so big, it could win the war between Assassins, and Templars. Eren takes a few steps back. He luckily lands in a seat behind him, breathing hard to all that was just said to him. In times like this, Mikasa would comfort him, but she's still sitting in with a bad foot. For a few minutes he just keeps himself in the clouds while he tries to process all of this; all of the world is riding on his back. Either it's deathly control, or peaceful freedom.
That's when Levi shows up, clearing away the crowd, "Alright everyone, let's get back to work. This fort isn't going to clean itself! You guys." Levi directs his attention to their guests, "Why don't you help pitch in on cleaning this place up, and leave me to Eren."
"Alright?" Altair, and Ezio pick up a rake, and they start seeing to tilling the grass around them.
With that done, Levi managed to convince their guests to clean up, he finally turns to Eren who is still lolly gagging in daydream-land. Levi slaps him hard in the face, with his hand numbing red, Eren shakes out his frustration on who's in front of him.
"Eren. You can do it." That's all Levi starts out with, until he brings up his next set of words "This is what your father wanted from you. This is a way to right his wrongs, did he ever tell you that?"
"He told me that he wanted to unite the Assassins and Templars. But it didn't work, he told me there were wrongs in his life, but I didn't think the price would cost this much." Eren digs his hands all over his face. Trying to rub off the tense in his self, and it's not working at all.
For that, Levi hands Eren a mop, and a bucket.
"Trust me Eren, I may be a clean freak, but it helps me think, and which is why I like to clean." Levi answers the reason why he's always cleaning up everything he sees.
"So it's a stress reducer to you?" Eren figures it out.
"Basically." Levi comforts Eren with a hand on his shoulders, "Hey, me and my team have taken care of every room in this fort so far, all but Mikasa's room, I figured you'd want to take care of that room for yourself. Why don't you go clean up in there, for her sake?"
"Yeah Levi, your right." Eren quickly takes the mop, and bucket, and heads down to see his girlfriend.
Armin escorts Ezio and Altair to their temporary designated quarters. The clatter of footsteps is all that's being heard, total silence from all three of them.
"So how long have you known Eren?" Ezio speaks up from a way too quiet moment. Armin can't help but thank him in his mind.
"I've known him for almost forever." Armin asks without looking back at the two mentors.
"You're a true friend to him, Armin. Eren should be glad to have you." Altair speaks to Armin now.
After all the brief talking they've finally made it to their sleeping quarters, "Alright, if you guy's need anything, just holler to any of us, and we'll see to it."
"Just leave us to rest, we've been travelling this whole time." Ezio confesses.
After Armin leaves the two legends to sleep, Annie pops up in front of him.
"How're they doing?" Annie asks with curiosity from her mouth.
"There doing well. Just leave them be till morning." Armin closes the door behind him. It creaks loudly as he slowly creeps the door shut.
After the door clicked shut, Annie, and Armin begin their chat on their way to their room. At least this walk had more talk to it.
"You know what I don't get, Armin." Annie swings her bundled up hair to face Armin. Golden locks flourishing behind her.
"What is that?" Armin smiles at her. His eyes gleaming proudly at her with his curiosity.
"This whole plan on taking this fort was your idea. I can't see why Eren Jaeger is Mentor and not you." Annie comes out with no remorse, but she still shows her respect to Eren by not spitting out as an insult.
"Well, Annie. Armin Arlert may have the potential to form up the plan, but only Eren has the courage to lead it. It's better to have a proud lion to lead a pack of timid sheep, than a sheep to lead a pack of lions." Armin talks to himself in third person, and sees himself as one side of a coin; Eren may be the doer, but Armin is the planner.
"As true as that sounds, after what Eren has taught you, but you are not a sheep, do you remember what happened in La Habana? Remember the Great White?" Annie has proven a point to Armin.
"True, but it wasn't me who planned it, remember that?"
"Yeah, you just jumped in on it."
"Yeah."
(Back in La Habana, 2 weeks earlier. A monstrous sea beast awaits Armin, and his harpoons.)
Aboard, Edward's ship, the "Jackdaw" Armin and his crew have set sail to the middle of the bay, in search of some game. Annie was the one who decided to take a gamble and go hunting for a great white in order to gain some reputation.
Sadly, Armin volunteered to take her place in the hunt, after the crew's fear of bringing a woman on board to the ship. Something about giving the men frightful bad luck. Whatever the case was, Armin took Edward, and Adewale as his boat-mates. For a while, nothing seemed to be biting. That is until a great white came launching out from the ocean like a missile with lunch in her countless rows of teeth, and massive jaws.
"Alright Edward, we've finally found some luck. What shall we do?" Adewale asks, and yet, this isn't Edwards call right now.
"Ade' you know this isn't my hunt, it's the shrimps orders." Edward then turns to Armin, "Alright lad, what's your call?"
Armin is shaking in his skull right now. Just watching that shark jolt up like that gave him the willies. Armin tries to think about Annie; seeing her fulfill her dreams, and hoping to share his own dreams with her too. Armin can't afford to die, not yet, and especially not now.
"…Un-unlash the harpoons." Armin begins to ease up a little courage with each letter he utters, "We have a shark to kill."
Armin removes his undershirt, because this won't be coming back dry, so what's the point?
Edward hands him his first spear, and when Armin takes a look at the deep blue ocean, he can see the waves swivel in white, and deep green. Their great white is in sight. It's swooshing, pulling and pushing around underneath the skin of the sea.
Armin tries his best to remember his training with Edward, yesterday; ease in your breath, and throw as you let go.
For the first lunge, Armin made a good strike, right on top of her dorsal fins. That's when things grow more intense. The great white shark is onto them now, and so she scurries forward. Dragging Armin, Edward, and Adewale with her. The three struggle to bring themselves back on their feet, but Armin surprisingly was the first back their feet. Armin grabs another spear, and steadies his aim for a moment. He throws his next spear, and misses, but she's still swimming away in fear.
"She's turning the sea red!" Shouts Edward with the shark's blood spewing out from the first stab.
Armin launches another harpoon, and it's a hit this time. But she's onto them, and so the shark dives down into the abyss.
Armin, Adewale and Edward keep sharp eyes on the quiet, stirring sheet of ocean. While they keep at the search, Armin pulls another harpoon out to be prepared.
"Stoarboard bow!" Adewale shouts.
Armin turns to his right, and the shark is charging right at them, like an underwater cannon ball. Armin thrusts another miss fire at the sea dog, and that's when the big girl rams into their rowboat. As soon as the shark comes up, Armin can see it's ugly face; hideous, and full of bloody teeth. Ugly as the devil's ass. In the same moment, she goes back down in the sea, ready for her next move.
"This one's dangerous!" Adewale shouts to them.
Armin pulls out another spear, and awaits for his next moment. This time, the great white shark just pops out to the surface, and just lingers around, still scarring, and bleeding. He takes another swing at her, lands another hit, and another tug with the boat hulls them down. Armin can see the shark slowly weaken, he's almost has it taken down. After two more hits, the shark goes back down deeper, ripping the rope off. Armin readies his next spear, determined to not miss this time. After about a moment, the shark comes into view, she's come charging at them again. Armin gives it a moment for her to come closer. It's just about to come at and strike, but Armin didn't miss this one. Direct hit, and the shark comes back, belly up. She's dead, ripe for the hauling. Edward, and Armin haul in the ropes to lug the shark to the Jackdaw. As soon as Mary Reed, and Annie hoist up the beast, someone shouts their comment. Armin thinks it was Annie. Because she's very excited.
"She's a monseter!"
(Back to the here and now.)
"I think you changed after that." Annie believes, sneaking a hand on Armin's furthest shoulder, lugging him closer to her.
"Your right. And I have the shoulder pads to prove it." Armin looks to his shark bone shoulder pads.
"And you have my witness too." Annie halts their steps so she can look at him.
"Armin Arlert?" Annie puts both hands on his face, "You are the best thing that's happened to me." She then plats her soft lips on his own. The kiss was tender, and moist, and neither one of them didn't want the moment to stop. Yet it had to be, Eren has just come around the corner.
On his way with the mop and bucket so Eren can see to Mikasa's room. Armin, and Annie could almost see Eren blush to what he just saw.
"I won't tell anyone, as long as you let me pass." Is all Eren says.
"Okay." Both blondes say. They move to the walls so they can let Eren pass with no problems.
After that, Armin and Annie make it to their room with hands clenched tight.
"I love you Annie." Armin sprinkles with a kiss to the cheek. Annie blushes madly to the news, and the kiss.
While Mikasa just sits around all bored with nothing to do, but wait until her leg is properly healed. Until then, Eren shows up ready to clean her floors.
"Seriously, Levi told you to come over and clean my room?" Mikasa blurts with a little sassiness.
"It's a stress reducer he says." Eren innocently says.
"Why do you need a stress reducer? What happened to you? I'll fix it." Mikasa tries to pull herself up from the bed, but her leg says otherwise. She's in pain so she can't move, and if she did, it would hurt.
"Mika, just lay there, and don't worry about me. We've picked up a few out of town visitors."
"Like?" Mikasa furthers in on the conversation.
"Ezio Auditore, and Altair Ibn La Ahad." Eren scrubs up the floors with his mop as he speaks.
"Really? Them?" Mikasa is dumbstruck, he's making the same face as he did when they showed up; shocked, and disturbed as of why they'd be here.
"They're here to help us rebuild." Eren answers to her.
"Ahh." Mikasa lets go of that easy.
"So how long do you think you'll be in this bed?" Eren asks.
"Another week at most." Mikasa assures to her boyfriend.
"Good. Cause when we're done in that bed, I thought I'd take you somewhere… self-assuring." Eren slides his last word carefully.
"What kind of place is self-assuring?"
Eren really wants to keep this a secret, but it's tearing him apart. He smiles, and gives her a kiss before speaking, "How about you and I go to this hot spring that Hanji told me about."
Mikasa is surprised to all of this, "Really?"
"Really." Eren nods with confidence.
"I hope I get out of this bed soon then." She smiles back at Eren as he finally takes his leave from cleaning.
Now that's she's all excited, she decides to get some sleep right now. To speed up her time in this bed.
In case you're wondering, this means I'll be writing another eremika smut.