Chapter 2

Mikasa grabs her scarf as she sits on the chair, she has a hard time thinking about what just happened. How is he back? How can he be alive when she'd killed him? And why did he come back now after three years?

Her thoughts are interrupted until she hears a knock on the door. She knocks on the door, only to see Eren standing there. He's wearing the same clothes when they met in the restaurant, his hair was the same as the time in Marley.

"Hey..." Eren says. "Mikasa..."

Mikasa can't help but throws herself to him, causing both of them to fall down from the ledge. "Eren... you're back..."

Eren isn't expecting to see Mikasa sobbing in his chest, he sighs as his arms wrap around the female. Eren decides to say nothing as he continues to hug her. As for Mikasa, she can't believe what just happened. She has fantasized about reuniting with Eren many times over the past few years but never quite pictured this being part of the reality.

After breaking the hug, Eren says, "I suppose you have a lot of questions that you want to ask me, don't you?"

Mikasa nods as she has a lot of questions that she wants to know. "How did it happen? How did you come back..."

Mikasa remembers that she has beheaded him, and she buries the head in the gravestone at the tree. It is beyond her wildest hopes to see him again like this, healthy and strong.

Eren says, "Before I answer that... I want to know how much Armin has told you about his last conversation with me..."

"He said you lied to us, back in that restaurant... He said you wanted us to be seen as heroes, and everything you did was following your future memories to get to a choice I'd make, so the Titans would end." Mikasa frowns.

Eren says, "That's right. I guess there are more that I should explain, huh?"

"Yes." Mikasa agrees immediately. "All I wanted, in these past three years, was to see you again and talk… Please, Eren. Please talk to me this time."

Eren feels pain as he sees how Mikasa begs with tears and grief in her eyes. He says, "I will... I'm here to talk..."

After entering the house, Eren and Mikasa are now sitting at the table. Eren explains everything about what he did to her, the Rumbling, Zeke, and other things.

"When you beheaded me... I thought I was dead. But Founder Ymir managed to bring me back to life." Eren says. "She let me keep the Attack Titan in me, and had me pick 7 more people to inherit the other 7 Titans."

Mikasa widens her eyes in shock, "But... but why? Why would Ymir do that? I thought the Titans are gone forever..."

"The Titans are gone forever, but not the Titan Shifters. There's a difference..." Eren frowns. "Ymir wants us back because, in the next year, there is an upcoming danger that might be able to destroy the whole Paradis and need the powers of the Titans."

Mikasa frowns, that means Eren is going to the battlefield again, she frowns, "Not again... why do you have to get into a battle again..."

Eren says, "I also don't want this... but Ymir promises me that if we end the battle, we can live like a human. The Titan shifter powers will also leave once we die and won't be inherited by the next Eldian."

He looks at his hand and says, "All this time, I really want to live, I really want to spend the rest of my life with you... Though I don't know... I hurt you a lot, I called you a slave, which isn't true..."

"Eren..." Mikasa smiles at him with tears. "You have a good reason to do that, and I also want to spend the rest of my life with you... Just please, don't leave me again..."

Eren walks towards Mikasa and gives her a hug, after breaking the hug, he asks, "Mikasa... I know I'm selfish, but do you want to live with us?"

Mikasa stares at him and says, "Us? What do you mean by that?"

"You know, the other living shifters like me." Eren says. "Time moves differently in the paths, it took me a lot of time to recreate their bodies in the path, but when we revied, it was only a month after you killed me..."

Mikasa frowns, that means Eren has been staying with his shifter friends and never bothered to show up in front of her for three years. Eren says, "I'm sorry... I didn't know what you think of me once you learned I'm still alive, that's why I've only come when you're sleeping...and wrap the scarf around you..."

Mikasa touches the scarf and says, "So it really wasn't a dream...you promised...to wrap my scarf around me anytime..."

"Yeah." Eren says, "So should we go? I'm afraid that others are waiting for us."

Mikasa nods as she packs her stuff before leaving with Eren. When they get to the village, Eren says, "So we called this the Coordinate Village...and this is our house."

After opening the door, he says, "I'm back."

Mikasa wonders who he's talking to until she sees a girl who seems to be 15 years old walking toward them. "Welcome back, brother Eren. I see you finally bring her here."

Mikasa stares at the girl, she looks just like Eren, only that she's a female. Mikasa asks, "Um... Eren, who is she?"

"Mikasa, this is Fay Yeager." Eren says, "She's the new Cart Titan."

"It is nice to finally meet my sister-in-law." Fay says, and Mikasa blushes at the thought.

Eren says, "Fay, you can inform others about the news, Mikasa and I need to talk some more."

"Of course." Fay says as she rushes out of the door. Mikasa says, "But isn't she..."

"I know... she's my aunt. But concerning her age right now, it will be weird to call someone who is actually a lot of years younger than me an aunt, that's why I decided to call her my sister instead." Eren says.

Mikasa nods, and Eren brings her to the bedroom, after putting her stuff, Eren decides to bring Mikasa out to see others. But just as she steps out of the house, she is tackled to a hug by no other than the potato girl.

"Mikasa! You're here! I missed you!" Sasha says.

"Sasha?!" Mikasa is shocked to see the girl in front of her, she remembers that she was killed by Gabi after being shot in the chest.

"It's about time you finally confessed to her and bring her here, Eren." Mikasa also notices Marco, their friend who was killed in the Battle of Trost.

Eren says, "Geez, Marco... don't you dare make fun of me."

"And what's wrong with trying to have some fun?" Mikasa also notices Commander Erwin sitting beside 3 more people, and she can only gasp in shock at the sight of the former Survey Corps captain.

"Commander Erwin..." Mikasa gasps as she quickly does the salute.

"No need to do that, Mikasa. I'm not the Commander anymore." Erwin says with a sigh.

Eren says, "And you probably never heard of the other three. This is Petra, she was a member of the Levi Squad until Annie killed her back in the 57th expedition."

Petra says, "Although we only met a few times, it is nice to know you, Mikasa. Eren talks a lot about you."

Mikasa says, "It's nice to meet you as well..."

"And this is Frieda Reiss. Historia's sister." Eren says.

"Hello." Frieda greets Mikasa, who nods at her.

"And finally, this is Colt Grice. Falco's brother." Eren says.

"Nice to meet you." Colt says. "I heard you've helped Falco a lot."

"Yeah..." Mikasa can't believe the 8 people in front of her, all of them were once dead until they revived as Titan shifters. Eren says, "I should explain. Erwin is the Armored Titan, Petra's the Female Titan, Sasha's the Beast Titan, Marco's the Colossal Titan, Frieda's the War Hammer Titan, and Colt is the Jaws Titan."

Marco says, "It was actually hard being a Titan, but thanks to Eren, we manage to get some training."

"Sometimes it is hard to train because people might spot us, in their eyes, Titans should have been gone forever." Petra says.

Mikasa nods as they all sit around the fire. Eren asks, "So what's for dinner?"

Sasha says, "Do you really need to ask, of course, it is meat. I managed to hunt some boars around the forest."

Frieda says, "And we still have some vegetables from the farm as well."

"I see..." Eren says with a smile as he shares some food with Mikasa. "Here."

Mikasa grabs the plate and says, "Thank you..."

Once everyone gets a plate, Mikasa decides to ask, "So... have you guys thought about revealing yourselves to others?"

Sasha says, "Of course, we want to, but the problem is that we don't know how they will react... My parents, Kaya, and Nicolo all thought I'm dead..."

"Same here, I wanted to see Falco and Gabi again, but I'm not sure if I can see them anymore considering what happened." Colt sighs.

"And it takes us almost 3 years to convince Eren to meet you and get you here." Marco says. "Living in solitude like this is much easier."

"I'm sure you've heard from Eren that the reason we're revived was because of something happening in the next year, right?" Erwin asks.

Mikasa nods and Petra says, "But the problem is that we are not sure what the conflict is, all we know for sure is that we all get a second chance to live."

Eren says, "And Mikasa, they know what happened during these 7 years, from the Battle of Trost, the 57th expedition, the Utgard Castle, the Uprising, the battle to retake Wall Maria, the attack on Liberio, the Rumbling, and all the negotiations that Armin and the others did."

Frieda says, "When we learn the truth, it is really horrifying and also interesting at the same time. So much has happened, and I'm glad things are going in a good term."

Erwin says, "I have to agree with Ms. Frieda here. I was also surprised to learn about your attack in Liberio and the Rumbling."

Colt sighs, "At first I was also mad at the fact that you guys attacked my home, but after hearing what Reiner and the others did and how you guys were killed by Titans sent by Marley, I realized that you guys have been suffering more than we did..."

Fay says, "But all that matters is the fact that we've been together and we talked this out, right? Marco?"

Marco says, "You're right..."

Mikasa stares at everyone as she listens to each of their words. Today has been so unreal for her. Mikasa remembers the talk back at the restaurant and she turns to Eren. "Eren... about the time in Nicolo's restaurant... can we talk about it?"

Eren frowns and says, "Of course. I'm sure you have a lot of questions you want to ask about that day, and I'll answer you as much as possible."


And here is a new chapter, I finally reveal the other 6 people and their Titans. Mikasa also joins the group as they talk to each other about the past events. I hope you like this chapter and the next chapter will be the talk about the restaurant.