PART 2


Dreams

863 – Historia's Personal Cottage

Historia had invited Mikasa and Sasha for a playdate with her and Princess Ymir. This did not sit well with Ymir, as she was a 9-year-old girl and Sasha a 5-year-old, with very different personalities…

Sasha: YMIR! Come on let's race to the tree over there!

Ymir: Ugh… Sasha I'm tired, we have done all you wanted today. Can we just go to the cottage for some tea? Yes?

Sasha: NO! COME ON! She starts running towards the tree.

Ymir: Aw… Sasha! Don't go so fast! She starts following her.

Historia and Mikasa are watching them from afar…

Historia: I'm sad to see your baby so grown Mikasa. I wish I could have seen her more often.

Mikasa: I'm sorry… you know how complicated it is…

Historia: I should be apologizing to you for not being able to handle things better… she had to live so much time isolated in your estate… no wonder she is so full of energy.

Mikasa: Ymir seems to be losing patience.

Historia nervously: Yeah… she is a bit temperamental I'm afraid… I think I might have been too lenient on her. And her father is no help… but no surprise there…

Mikasa: That's your fault. You have taken out all authority from him.

Historia: Yeah… I think you are right… I wasn't exactly ready to be a mom you know?

Mikasa: I guess…

Historia: How are you handling… raising her on your own?

Mikasa: Fine I guess… but I can't say I'm truly alone… even if he isn't here… he is very present of Sasha's life… I made sure of that…

Sasha had climbed the tree and was teasing Ymir… who had very much lost patience at that point.

Sasha: YMIR! GET UP HERE! You can see AAALLL the way to the mountains from here!

Ymir frustrated: I can't! My dress will be ruined.

Sasha: SO WHAT?! It's just a dress!

Ymir It's NOT just a dress! Why are you such a tomboy!

Sasha: A what?

Ymir getting angry: An awful little girl playing as a boy! You should be delicate! You are a noble too!

Sasha: A WHAT?! CAN'T HEAR YOU!

Ymir: Grrr… you are so dumb!

Sasha: WHAT!? TEEHEE

Ymir starts throwing little rocks at her: GET DOWN! WE ARE GOING BACK RIGHT NOW!

Sasha: NO! YOUR AIM SUCKS! HAHAHA

Ymir furious: YOU ARE SUCH A LITTLE DEVIL! JUST LIKE YOUR DAD!

Sasha puzzled: Huh? My dad? Why did you say he was a devil?

Ymir still furious: BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE WAS! ¡A MONSTRUOUS DEVIL! AND YOU ARE TOO!

Sasha jumps down the tree: Huh? Why you say that? My mommy say he was a very good person…

Ymir teasing her: Well, your mommy is lying you little jerk… why don't you go ask her huh?

Sasha concerned: Hmmm… yeah, I will! Sasha runs towards Mikasa

Ymir relieved: Finally… maybe I was a bit mean… oh no… my mom is with Lady Mikasa… I'm getting scolded again… she runs towards the horses stable.

Sasha reaches Mikasa concerned.

Mikasa: What is it dear?

Sasha: Mommy… my daddy was a devil?

Mikasa and Historia look at her shocked.

Historia concerned: Who… said that to you baby?

Sasha: Ymir said my daddy was a monstruous devil and that I was too…

Historia furious: The little sh… twerp. YMIR! GET OVER HERE! NOW!

Mikasa crouches and caresses Sasha's cheek: Dear… he was no devil… but I guess the time has come… for me to explain to you about him…

Historia embarrassed: Mikasa… I'm so sorry… YMIR!

Mikasa softly smiling: No… it was bound to come up sooner or later…

Sasha confused: What is it mommy?

Mikasa: We are going on a little trip my love… so you can learn a little bit more about your father…

Historia gets up and orders the staff to start looking for Ymir.

Historia: You little wrench, I'm sorry I gave you that name, I have cursed you with rudeness…


Historia arranged for Mikasa and Sasha to be escorted under heavy guard to Mitras…

Sasha is very excited to see the capital, it was the first time she had been there and was fascinated by the buildings, the people, the street vendors, the wires on the poles, the lights…

Sasha: MOMMY LOOK! So many buildings! So many people! Can we get down here?

Mikasa: Not now dear…

Sasha: Why mommy? Why can't people see me?

Mikasa: It's… complicated love… I'm sorry I can't explain it to you… It's very complicated… I promise to tell you when you are a little bit older… okay?

Sasha confused: Uh… okay I guess…

Mikasa caresses her head and hair: I'm sorry I couldn't give you a better life my love… you are as energetic as your father… and you had to live in such a secluded place… he would be very angry at me…

Sasha: My daddy liked to visit places too mommy?

Mikasa smiling at her: Yes dear… unfortunately… he couldn't really travel a lot… I promise… when you are a little older… we will go visit all the places he would have wanted to go… would you like that?

Sasha's eyes glisten: YES!


Paradis Memorial Park

By order of Historia, the complex was closed to the public and under heavy guard…

Mikasa and Sasha walk towards the monument of Eren and the Attack Titan. Sasha is in awe of the massive statues of the complex… but is mostly curious about the giant statue that Mikasa was guiding her towards…

Mikasa and Sasha arrive at the monument… as usual it's filled with flowers and letters… but it's fully opened, so both of them can examine up close the statues.

Sasha: Mommy… that man…

Mikasa: Sasha… that is a statue of your father… that's what he looked like.

Sasha is excited… yet conflicted. She examines the statue. Mikasa picks her up so she can see the face better. She touches the statues face…

Sasha: Mommy… he looks like me…

Mikasa: Yes dear… you look a lot like him…

Sasha is puzzled: Mommy… why… I haven't come here before?

Mikasa is concerned: I… don't like this place…

Sasha: Why mommy? Don't you like daddy?

Mikasa: No dear it's not that… it's the reason why I brought you here… why Ymir said you dad was a devil… see that giant statue behind him?

Sasha sees the enormous attack titan statue… she is not scared… but very curious about it.

Mikasa: That figure… is also your father…

Sasha confused: huh? But it's so big?

Mikasa: Remember I told you the story about the titans?

Sasha: YES! It's my favorite story! So scary but with many heroes!

Mikasa: Well dear… some people… were able to turn into titans… to help… or to hurt people… your father was one of those people. That is the titan your father transformed into…

Sasha is puzzled: Oh… so… daddy… helped… or hurt people?

Mikasa is conflicted… this is such a hard question for her to answer…

Mikasa: He… did both.

Sasha saddened: So… he really was a devil? You lied to me mommy?

Mikasa starts to tear up: No my love…. Your father… loved me… loved us… so strongly… that he did bad things… so we could live in peace… I… will explain more… when you are older…

Mikasa crouches and caresses Sasha's face: Never… doubt the love your father had for you and for me… you will hear bad things about him… good things too, through your life… but the only thing you really need to know… is that he loved you… even before you were born… okay?

Sasha tears up: Don't be sad mommy… I'm sorry…

Mikasa cleans the tears on Sasha's face: I'm the one who is sorry Sasha… that you couldn't have the life… we wanted for you to have… that he couldn't be here for you…

Sasha: But… it isn't your fault that he isn't here mommy…

Mikasa starts to cry and hugs Sasha: I'm so sorry my love… I'm sorry…


A massive field… the sky has many colors… there is nothing on sight… there is a single flower on the middle of it…

Sasha approaches the flower… it's the kind her mother always brings to her father's grave… she crouches and touches it… it withers and dies… the entire field is now a desert… the sky had darkened… there is a shining column that reaches to the sky… it has 3 branches…

Sasha feels strange in that place... it has a vaguely familiar feel to it… she notices there is a figure at the base of the column… it's a little boy…

Sasha: you again… who are you? Why are you always on my dreams? Why you never say anything?! ANSWER ME!

The boy has a blurry face and does not move.

Sasha runs toward the boy: You will not run away from me!

Time seems to slow down and the boy gets more and more far away from Sasha

Sasha is frustrated: NO! NOT AGAIN!

Sasha wakes up scared… she is sweating and exasperated. Mikasa is sitting by her side.

Mikasa: Dreams again?


869 – Mikasa's estate

Sasha: Mom… you were watching me sleep… AGAIN?

Mikasa: I'm sorry dear… you hurt yourself in your sleep.

Sasha annoyed: MOM! That happened weeks ago, it was ONE TIME!

Mikasa: Better to be safe than sorry.

Sasha: No wonder dad couldn't stand you when you were my age…

Sasha is now entering puberty. She still is very much alike Eren, except her eyes, they have the Asian clan traits, they are green and shine, Sasha had grown to ignore that strange feature of her.

The birth marks in form of streaks under her eyes had grown longer… she feels very self-conscious about them. She has messy brown hair at mid length, she doesn't like to take care of her looks, so she mostly just wears a ponytail.

Mikasa: Sasha come on… it's time to train.

Sasha: Hell YES. Finally.

Sasha is very much a troublemaker… she pesters the workers of the estate, the animals. Her latest mischief was freeing the horses… it took two days to track them down… the worst punishment for her was being banned from training with her mother.

Mikasa and Sasha are wearing light clothes. On the state there is now a training facility used occasionally by the military for advanced training.

Mikasa: You have lost a lot of time. I'm making sure you will make up for that.

Sasha: Bring it on mother.

Mikasa throws a wooden sword to Sasha. They start to fight using advance techniques. Mikasa is very tough on her, besting her by a wide margin.

Mikasa: Concentrate, I have killed you 3 times already.

Sasha struggling: I'M TRYING

Mikasa kicks her and makes her trip.

Sasha: OUCH WHAT THE HELL MOM!

Mikasa: I told you, you will make up for the time lost. You are getting lazy and distracted.

Sasha: Geez mom relax, I love this but not to the point of getting hurt….

Mikasa: I'm making sure you don't love this anymore Sasha. Then you will learn.


Afternoon

Sasha is all banged up and very tired from the training. Mikasa and her are setting the table for dinner.

Sasha: Mom… why are you getting more intense at training?

Mikasa: You are growing… you need to be strong.

Sasha: But I'm already strong. I can beat any guy in this place in an instant. I already have…

Mikasa: This won't be your world forever Sasha. There are many dangers that you will encounter on life.

Sasha: Yeah right… how am I supposed to know them if I'm mostly confined to this place?!

Mikasa: It's time for you to know the whole truth Sasha… you are old enough.