Mikasa gestured to Eren "I guess this is where Historia got the idea of her theory. It also explains why she pointed to this place" Eren slowly nodded
"Right…but that isn't enough…it's just a-"
Just then, Eren got a call on his phone. He took the phone and read the name on the screen
"Berthlot."
He picked the call and answered the call, putting in speaker mode
"Hey Berthlot. What's up?"
"Well kiddo, we just discovered another site in Scarmed to excavate. Although we got students , we're kind of short here. Do you want to join up?"
Eren thought for a few seconds while Mikasa looked at his face, waiting for an answer. He then answered
"Thanks for the offer Berthlot, but I think I'll pass."
Mikasa and Armin looked at Eren at shock.
"Hello, am I really speaking to Eren Yeager?"
"The very same. I can see why you wanted to come here, Berthlot. There's something mysterious about this place…something interesting. Once my project here's done, We'll meet back home once, okay?"
He could feel Berthlot smirk on the other end.
"See…I told you so…you'll love the place. What about Armin or Mikasa? Do they want to come?"
"Um… I think I'll pass as well…" Mikasa said as she stared at Eren, not expecting this from him
"Okay…what about you Armin?"
"Um…so will I…" he said with the same look towards Eren.
" *sigh* Looks like I have to search again. But for some reason, it feels good despite being rejected. You guys are really growing, huh? See you."
Then the phone beeped.
"Oh yeah, where were we? Oh yeah, like I said- what?" he asked as he stared at Armin and Mikasa's faces
"You just rejected the Scarmed site Eren!" Armin exclaimed
"Yes I did. So?"
"But…you wanted to go there for such a long time!" Mikasa said
"Yeah I know but…seriously are you kidding? Two billion people were wiped out of this planet with no proper reason, and the most probable theory is by giants. And now here there's a legend talking about one. Could it get more interesting and mysterious than this?!" Eren answered with excitement
Mikasa and Armin looked at each other and gave a light smile.
"Looks like he's made up his mind." Both of them thought
"Anyway, like I said, it's just a legend…there must be more…I mean what's the relation between this place and the rumbling?" Eren said
"Not to mention there are a lot of unknown details about this island's past."
"That's a point too. Guess I'll have to ask Historia in person to get answers."
"We'll probably meet her tommorow at the site excavation. All we have to do now is wait." Mikasa said
"Yeah."
The next day
Eren, Mikasa and Armin left early in the morning by car with Jean and Sasha in front. It was a cold morning, so all of them wore coats. Although they had no idea what they had in store for them, they were excited, especially Armin and Eren.
"We're finally going to meet Historia!" said Armin
"I know right…I can't wait. I want to talk to her more about her theory. " Said Eren as he thought in the back of his head
"Big giants huh? Maybe I can get some answers about the dreams I've been having."
Armin slightly sighed and said "You know, Eren…for a college student, you're really oblivious to romance. You don't discuss theories with a cute girl. You should try taking a few lessons from me on first impressions with women."
"Don't talk like you're some big-time player."
"That's what I'm saying Eren…you're so bad at first impressions that you don't need a player, even a amateur like me can teach you stuff!"
"Huh?!"
The two then started bickering with each other
Mikasa, who was annoyed (although she didn't show it on her face) because of being woken up early, looked helplessly at the two boys as she had her hand slightly on her forehead.
"I don't know who's Eren and Armin anymore. It's like they had a personality exchange. The perv became an academic and the academic became a perv. This is just the worst."
Mikasa then asked Sasha "How long is it till the site Sasha? I can't handle these two monkeys anymore."
Sasha laughed lightly "It usually takes 45 minutes…but…with the speed Jean's moving at, it can take another half hour max…after going two-third the distance. Can't you move a little faster Jean?!"
Jean who hands were stiff on the steering wheel answered "Don't be ridiculous! The roads here are bad and I don't want to risk it! Besides, I'm not even sure I'm going the right way!"
"Just tell you're scared Horseface!" Eren said which had him and Armin laughing with Sasha giving a few giggles
Jean suddenly stopped the car, leading Mikasa to hit her head against Sasha's seat, making her more madder than she already was.
"What the hell'd you call me Yeager?!"
"Horse-face. It suits you too well." Eren taunted him further
"Why you little…first you take Mikasa's-"
Mikasa completely lost it. Before he could complete the sentence, she held him by his collar and pulled him to the back. Jean then wondered
"D-Did Mikasa finally pull me into her lap? She's quite bold in proving her innocence…" he thought with a goofy smile on his face. He then felt something hard poke him
"A…Ano…Jean…" came a small voice…
He then looked up to see Armin with a red face
"N…Now's not the right time to be here…"
Jean's eyes widened at both implications
"WHAT THE-"
He then felt Mikasa's strong foot step on him as she went to the driver's seat at which he gave a scream and a wince at which he fell in pain (mentally and physically). He then mumbled
"She's…bold but…definitely not…innocent…"
Mikasa then growled in annoyance
"Sasha, give me the directions when I drive."
"B-B-But Mikasa the roads are-"
"I don't care. Just give me the damn route." She said with her eyes again in super scary mode. The bags under her eyes made that look more threatening
Sasha gave a nervous smile "Um…Uh…Yes ma'am, you're right we should go."
Mikasa then pressed the accelerator hard and went at a breakneck speed. All the people in the car held on to something. Eren, Armin and Sasha held on to the seat while Jean held on to Armin's legs
True to Jean's words, the roads were really bumpy and the car jumped many times, but Mikasa didn't care. Eren, Sasha and Jean were freaking out while Armin stayed silent
"M-MIKASA! IT'S DANGEROUS!" Eren screamed
"MIKASA! SLOW DOWN A BIT!" Sasha screamed out to her
"Like hell." Mikasa said her usual calm tone
"COME ON!" Sasha screamed with tears in her eyes
"WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" Jean screamed
After what seemed like a ride through the depths of hell, Mikasa finally stopped in front of the site.
"We're here." She said in the same tone
She turned around to see everyone's souls which couldn't keep up with her speed come back to their bodies
Sasha was the first to react
"Huh…is this…have I died…is this heaven? Wonder what food I'll get here…"
"Food again?...I guess I should have taunted her into driving using food. My head hurts from driving like that…at least it's better than watching those two bicker nonsense" Mikasa thought
"Mikasa! That's was dangerous! What if something would've happened!" Eren freaked
Mikasa gave a slight grin "Don't worry. As long as I'm here, you're not going to die. Not this time at least…"
"Tch. I knew you wouldn't kill me just like that. But what if someone got hurt?"
"No one did right? So why…"
Jean intervened "You idiot! I trusted Mikasa's driving right from the start!"
Eren gave him a disinterested look and said with air quotes
"Quote unquote WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!" he said in a squeaky voice and started laughing at his imitation. Sasha also giggled a bit
Eren then taunted him again "I didn't know you were such a wimp Jean"
Jean then realized he lost and hid his face where his head was
"Damn you Yeager, some day I'm gonna-"
He then realized something and he looked up to see a small bump in front of his face
He then looked up to see Armin stiff in his seat with a sweaty red face.
He then heard Armin yelling at him
"JEAN GET THE FUCK OFF OF ME!"
Jean then seemed to realize and got off to the seat next to him
"GAH!"
Jean, who didn't hear their conversation earlier then pointed to the bump and said "Armin…what the fuck is that?! Don't tell me that you-"
"I-It's just…"
"He got horny thinking about Historia. Well to be honest, he seems to be horny all the time, considering the collection he has" Eren said nonchalantly.
"HISTORIA?! COLLECTION?!" Jean exclaimed
Sasha covered her mouth with her hand "Armin…"
"Eren! How many more people are you going to expose me to? Do you know how hard it is to pretend to be oblivious to sexual content without getting a hard-on?!"
"Well it's better to be a perv than gay in this case! If the rumours get out then you'd lose your chances with Annie!"
Armin now held him by the collar and shook him in panic
"EREN! THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SECRET YOU IDIOT!"
"Oh…yeah…sorry." He said nervously
Mikasa simply sighed "Here we go…"
"By Annie you don't mean Annie Leonhart, do you?" Sasha asked
"Well…uh…"
"Yep the very same." Mikasa said
"MIKASA! NOT YOU TOO!"
"The cat's out of the bag Armin. They'll figure it out soon enough anyways."
"Yeah…I guess…" he said with a sigh
Sasha then continued with a slightly disappointed face
"So…you like Annie, huh? That's quite an interesting choice, you know Armin? Lone wolf, cold, emotionless. However, she has this nice dry sense of humour with a hint of deadpan. She kind of has a thing for bad boys I think…at least that's what I've seen from her past relationships. No offense, but do you think she'd actually consider you?"
"Don't know, guess we just have to try…" Armin started to think absent-mindedly
Jean was thrilled at this information and proceeded to tease him
"So Armin, what do you like about Annie huh? She has quite piercing eyes and has quite the sexy figure…"
Sasha got ready to punch Jean for that comment before Armin mindlessly blurted out
"I know right! Especially her ass!"
All of the people in the car were shell-shocked at that statement, not expecting it to come from Armin of all people. Armin realized what he said and immediately put both his hands on his mouth. He then felt Sasha's punch on his cheek. She then turned forward with a clenched fist and an annoyed face
"Guess all boys are the same, no matter how nice they seem."
Armin brought his hand to his cheek and rubbed it lightly
"Oww…" he moaned.
Jean snickered "Welcome to the perv club buddy."
"Uhh…Yeah…right." Armin grunted.
Eren then noticed Mikasa writing something
"Hey Mikasa, what are you writing?"
"Evidence to ruin Armin's chances with Annie #3: He fantasizes so much about other women that he's pretty much turned on the whole day and #4: He treats women as objects to physically admire and thinks Annie has a nice ass."
"Eren, I swear I'm gonna kill you someday." Armin said
"Hey you were the one who blurted out that you liked her ass."
"Well, #3 was your fault!"
"It's not my problem you got yourself into a comprising position like that."
"But still-"
"Stop it. The site is here and we need to go. We can't sit here arguing the whole day." Mikasa said coolly
"Yeah…so what are waiting for…let's go!" Jean said as he got down the car. The others followed suit.
