Parenthood
Mikasa's Cabin – Night
Sasha is taking out her luggage in her room. It's very neat and girly, not at all as she left it.
Sasha: YMIR GET IN HERE!
Ymir: What?
Sasha: What did you do to my room?!
Ymir: Cleaned it and made it better. It was a mess and very dirty. You are disgusting Sasha.
Sasha: At least take your shit out of here! You haven't lived here in over a year!
Ymir: Nope. I like to come here frequently. This is my room too now. Why do you think there are two beds now?
Sasha: ACHOO! Dammit take this flowers out of here! And what is that smell?!
Ymir: Perfume. It doesn't surprise me that you don't like nice smells.
Mikasa sees the scene and starts to softly laugh. She felt so happy that Sasha was moving in with her again. She had been traveling in Marley for the past year after having finished her training.
Historia had arrived and was talking about official matters with Ymir. Meanwhile, Mikasa and Sasha were sitting outside the cabin in the porch.
Mikasa while fixing Sasha's hair: You still don't like to take care of your hair do you?
Sasha: Nope. I love it when you do it. It's the best thing to relax me.
Mikasa: I'm not going to be here always you know? You are going to have to learn to do it yourself.
Sasha: Don't say those things mom… you are really young. I'm still 16 you know? It's ok that you take care of me…
Mikasa smiles: Are you really going to stay here this time?
Sasha: Yeah… for a while at least. There are some stuff I still need to do in Marley. But there is no rush. I want to be with you, we have been apart too long.
Mikasa: You missed me?
Sasha turns to see her: Of course! I told you that in every letter I sent you! Must be thousands by now!
Mikasa strokes her cheek: It's just nice to hear you say that. That's all.
Sasha touches her mom's hand: You sure are emotional today aren't you?
Mikasa: Yes. It's just… the way you look now… it's just like me and your father imagined…
Sasha eyes lighten up: Really?!
Mikasa: Yes. Have I ever told you that story?
Sasha: You sure haven't! I did not know my dad actually imagined about me…
Ymir and Historia were eavesdropping and are starting to slowly approach Mikasa and Sasha to hear better.
Mikasa: Of course he did…
Unknown Praire
Mikasa and Eren are at the river bank. Mikasa liked to take long baths there, as the water was warm and the slow stream felt like a massage on her body. Eren usually just watched her, as he got bored rapidly in the water.
Mikasa had been peacefully floating in the water for half an hour and Eren was losing patience.
Eren: Hey Mikasa! Are you done already? I'm hungry!
Mikasa: Shut up Eren. You go ahead and eat. I want to stay here a little while longer.
Eren: I'm not leaving you here! It's starting to get chilly, you are going to catch a cold.
Mikasa: Well, stop that from happening.
Eren: Hey! All of this is already hard! I don't really know how any of this works you know…
Mikasa: Then you are going to have to come here at grab me. I'm not moving.
Eren: Sigh… you can be such a pain in the ass…
Eren goes in the water and carries her out of the river. Both of them are blushing.
Mikasa smiling at Eren with her hand on his chest: This is what you wanted. Don't you?
Eren blushing more: I don't know what you are talking about. I'm just hungry and you are being a bother.
Mikasa chuckling: Why aren't you putting me down then?
Eren nervously: I… Well I don't want to get your feet dirty!
Mikasa softly laughs: Eren… you should be able to talk about this already…
Eren not looking at her: I don't know what you mean.
Mikasa with a sly look: Sure you do…
A few hours later
Eren is eating in the cabin, meanwhile Mikasa comes out of their bedroom putting her scarf on. She sits besides him.
Mikasa: Eren?
Eren with his mouth full: What?
Mikasa: Can I get pregnant in here?
Eren spits the food out of his mouth: WHAT?!
Mikasa: Well you never cleared that up, I'm asking just in case.
Eren blushed and nervous: Well I… don't know. I don`t think so? This is not exactly reality, all of this is in your head… well not really, the paths do affect the body… why did you have to ask that?! Now I'm concerned.
Mikasa: Why? Don't you want kids with me?
Eren shocked: WHAT?! I… WELL I… DON'T KN..
Mikasa sees Eren saddened. Eren starts to feel sad that he is not telling her the truth again.
Eren very embarrassed: Yes. I do.
Mikasa gives him a wide smile with tears in her eyes and strongly hugs him.
Mikasa: I wanted to hear you say that… since we were kids…
Eren disturbed: What?! Since then?
Mikasa: Not you?
Eren: Of course not!
Mikasa: Liar
Eren: I'm not lying! You were always throwing me around and beating people up! How in the world was I going to think about stuff like that?!
Mikasa: I miss those days… we were always together… my only concern was that you don't get beat up by stupid kids…
Eren and Mikasa silently embrace for a moment.
Mikasa: Eren… If I get pregnant now… would you be happy?
Eren is conflicted: Yes… and no.
Mikasa looks at him confused.
Eren: Don't get me wrong… I… want a family with you… grow old with you… but… that can't happen.
Mikasa looks at Eren saddened.
Eren: I wouldn't want to leave you alone with a kid… for the both of you to bear such a burden…
Mikasa caresses Eren's cheek: I wouldn't mind…
Eren grabs her hand lovingly.
Mikasa: Would you like it to be a boy or a girl?
Eren: I don't know? I haven't thought about that stuff…
Mikasa: Well we are now! Think!
Eren: Uhh… a girl I guess?
Mikasa: Really? I'd like a boy.
Eren: Why? Boys are dirty and stupid.
Mikasa: Because he would look like you!
Eren: That's not a good reason…
Mikasa: Then why do you want a girl then?
Eren: Because she would be as strong as you…
Mikasa feeling warm inside: Oh… Eren…
Eren is embarrassed to talk so much about his feelings.
Mikasa: I have an idea! Come!
Mikasa drags Eren to the river bank.
Eren: Why are we here again?
Mikasa gives him a stick: We are going to draw in the sand how we would like out children to look like!
Eren: What? What's gotten into you Mikasa?
Mikasa: Can you just humor me?
Eren: Sigh… fine. But I can't draw.
Mikasa: I'll start then. She starts to draw a boy.
Mikasa: Look, he would have black straight hair like mine.
Eren: Why his hair has to be like yours?
Mikasa: Because your hair is a mess.
Eren: Well that's normal I'm a guy.
Mikasa: That's no excuse Eren, you are just sloppy. Next, he has your face and your eyes. Handsome right?
Eren: I guess?
Mikasa: And he is really tall! Both of us are quite tall so he should be as well.
Eren: How tall?
Mikasa starts to draw herself and Eren next to the boy: Like this. See? Just a bit taller than you.
Eren: Hmm.
Mikasa: It's your turn.
Eren: Uhh… ok.
Eren starts to clumsily draw a girl next to the boy.
Eren: Well… she would have my hair. I like it, I don't care what you say.
Mikasa: Poor baby…
Eren: I like her face to be a mix between you and me… I would like her to have your eyes…
Mikasa: Really?
Eren: Yeah… I like them a lot.
Mikasa: All right… but green like yours.
Eren: Fine… I actually would like her to be short…
Mikasa: Oh? How come?
Eren: I don't know… I guess so she would always be like a little girl to me…
Mikasa feels moved: Oh… Eren I did not know you felt like that…
Eren: Ok that's enough. I'm embarrassed enough for today.
The cabin – Night
Mikasa and Eren are lying in their bed. Neither could sleep, thinking about the family they could have had…
Mikasa: Eren?
Eren: What?
Mikasa: I wish… this dream could come true…
Eren: Yeah… me too. But you shouldn't give it up just because I'm gone. You are young Mikasa… too young. You have your whole life ahead of you. You shouldn't give anything up because of me.
Mikasa: I want a family with you Eren. No one else.
Eren saddened: Mikasa… you know that can't happen…
Mikasa: Still. Why do you think I showed you and only you my tattoo? I chose you and there is no going back from that.
Eren: sigh… I can't allow for you to be alone until you die Mikasa…
Mikasa is puzzled: What do you mean by that?
Eren feeling nervous: Well, let's just say I took care of that.
Mikasa getting suspicious: What? What did you do?
Eren getting more nervous: I… made sure you would never be alone. That's all.
Mikasa starting to get angry: What did you do?
Eren hesitates to answer but Mikasa is giving him a death stare.
Eren chuckling: Well I… might have altered the memories of someone so that he could only be in love with you…
Mikasa very angry: What?
Eren: Well I gave him a memory of your face when he was a child… so he could only think about you…
Mikasa red of anger: You are talking about Jean aren't you?
Eren hesitating: Y..yeah. I mean he was an idiot when we were at the academy, but he always cared about you and is a very reliable guy. He truly is a nice man. So he would make a good partner for you.
Mikasa boiling: You… were the cause that he bothered me all this time?
Eren: NO! I… oh… I had not made that connection… Damn. It is my fault. Now I feel bad about him…
Mikasa is furious.
Eren: I'm sorry Mikasa I guess I didn't thought that through hehe.
She picks a pillow and looks at Eren with a death look in her eyes.
Eren: Mikasa?
She starts to choke Eren with the pillow.
The porch at Mikasa's cabin
Historia is shocked: So Eren was responsible that Jean was always in love with you? THAT'S TERRIBLE!
Mikasa: Yeah… but at least everything turned out okay for him.
Historia: That's true. Pieck does look somewhat like you. You both are pale and have black hair. So he did get the girl of his dreams… sort of.
Ymir: Eren seems like a terrible guy. No offense Lady Mikasa.
Historia: Well you are not wrong dear.
Meanwhile Sasha was silent. She was profusely crying. Mikasa noticed this.
Mikasa concerned: What's wrong dear?
Sasha: I… look just like my dad wanted… I wish… I could have met him…
Mikasa hugs Sasha: You will one day my love… but not yet.
Historia is moved by the scene.
Ymir: As touching as this is… can we talk about the steamy details of your story Lady Mikasa?
Sasha pissed: What a way to ruin the moment you horny idiot…
Ymir and Sasha start to fight, Historia is trying to stop them, meanwhile Mikasa is smiling, she is thinking just how much love came from that one day in her dream…