Summary: Levi just wanted to be alone but the seemingly drunken Mikasa stumbles across his path. Little did they know that their adventure together was only beginning. The unlikely pair was about to form a friendship that neither of them expected but desperately needed.
A/N: This story follows the events of season 1 then continues on until the annihilation of the titans.
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Cup-Noodles
P.S. As you can tell, I'm really bad at summaries but please give this story a chance.
Chapter 1
It only took a moment to turn a person's whole life upside down. Mikasa knew that well enough. The first time that happened, she had been weak and defenseless. Money, greed - that was the reason her parents were murdered. Mikasa could at least make some sense of their death. But now?
The Titan towered over the wall. She froze. She had gotten stronger since the day of her parents' death. But it was like she was being reduced to a helpless child all over again. She could hear the terrible sound of stone crumbling under the titan's power.
Her face was expressionless. That was the mask she wore. That was how she protected herself. She had used that technique for most of her life. But she was so tired, so alone. She couldn't blame anyone because this was the role she had chosen for herself. She had chosen to be a protector. She couldn't confide in Eren or Armin because her first priority was to protect them. To show any sign of weakness or vulnerability was to ask them to protect her instead. She loved them too much to place that burden on them. She would protect them, no matter what.
Levi looked at his students. He wore a board expression. How many of them would still be alive in five years? In ten years? These were children. But what could he do? They lived in a cruel world. All he could do was train them to the best of his ability. That meant reducing them to nothing and building them back up. That meant putting them under so much stress so that they wouldn't break down when titan teeth closed down on the screaming bodies of their fellow soldiers and friends.
"Worthless, all of you." That was his opening line to the 104th trainee squad.