A/N: So yeah... that issue I was having fixed itself so now I can go back to uploading once every other day (Probably, depends on school and my level or tiredness) but yeah, I will still get as much content out as I can and here is hoping that all of you currently reading this will read to the final chapter!
Eren was just laying in his bed, staring into nothing. The nurse said he was fine and closed his eyes. Mikasa just sat there on her bed wondering when Eren would wake up.
Mikasa was about to lay down when the nurse gave out a gasp. She looked over to Eren and noticed that he was rasing his hand as if to grab something that wasn't there. Mikasa looked at Armin with a strange look on her face and then looked back at Erens hand slowly coming up.
Lucky for her, Armin was smart enough to get the hint and helped her over to Eren. Mikasa slowly reached out to grab Erens hand hoping it would give him a sense of comfort and when their hands connected, Eren stopped moving.
Mikasa was about to pull her hand away when it was met with resistance. She jerked her hand slightly and noticed that Eren was tightening his hold on her hand, like he didn't want to let her go. The nurse smiled and looked at Armin.
"Do you mind giving me a hand washing the bed sheets?" the nurse asked motioning for the doorway while still looking at Armin.
Once again, Armin clued in and grabbed a chair for Mikasa then left with the nurse. The two were alone, There hands still locked together with neither one showing any signs of letting go.
Mikasas cheeks were a light shade of red, she felt so safe, like nothing bad could happen when they were together.
(Back inside Erens mind)
"Hannes! Put me down you asshole!" Eren screamed. He managed to escape Hannes' grip and starting running back towards his home. "Mikasa!" he screamed as he turned onto their street. He expected no response, but it still hit him hard when he heard nothing. Eren showed up at their house, Mikasa was gone.
Eren fell to his knees, everything in his life was gone. Soon, the 13 meter class titan that took Mikasa from his showed up and Eren made no attempts to move from it. Its hand slammed down beside Eren sending him flying as a large piece of debris hit him in the head.
After Eren impacted the ground, he opened his eyes and saw a blurry figure standing above him.
"Eren, are you ok?" the figure said, but he knew that voice better than anyone else.
"Mom?" was all Eren could say.
"It's ok Eren, everything is going to be ok." the figure said.
"Mom?" was all Eren could say again until the figure he was looking at came into focus.
"Eren, are you ok?" it was Mikasa.
Erens face went from confused to surprised, Mikasa had been trapped under a piece of the wall and yet here she was standing over him. Eren just said nothing, he couldn't respond, he didn't know how to respond. Erens world started fading, everything around him going dark as he reached up to the sky trying to hold onto the light.
Eren felt something wrap around his hand, he didn't dare look to see what it was, but he just tightened his hold as if he was hanging onto a branch above an abyss, it was keeping him alive and he would hold onto it as long as he could.
(Back to reality about a week later)
The only time Mikasa left Eren was to eat and sleep, when she wasn't there she made Armin stay and watch over him for her. Mikasas leg was well enough to walk on, but she had to take it easy and use crutches when she was walking for long periods of time.
Eren had shown no signs of recovery or waking up, people began to lose hope in his survival and started talking about how he was a waste of medical supplies. Even some of the infirmary staff decided that Eren was a waste of their precious supplies
"Look, I think the wounded from the last clean up operation are coming in." Armin said while looking out a window towards Wall Rose. Mikasa took a glance and saw men who were bloody and beaten, the look on their faces indicating all their will to fight the titans was gone.
"They are going to cut down on Erens supplies again." Mikasa said as she returned her attention to Eren.
"I think so, some of these men look just like he did when-" Armin was cut short by the door slamming open.
"Mikasa Ackermann and Armin Arlert, you are instructed to come with me, there has been a titan raid on our gas depot. We need every able body to form a counter attack, Yaeger will be fine." the man said as he quickly walked away.
Mikasa looked at Eren one more time and got up with her crutches and slowly left the room with Armin as he shut the door behind them.
(Garrison HQ)
"Those of you assembled in front of me at this time are being tasked with the destruction of the titans putting our gas depot under siege! You are to work alongside the Garrison units and cooperate to achieve your goal! I have also received word that the Quartermasters Corps inside the depot has sustained massive casualties, only six are said to be alive, Dismissed!"
Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, no one understood how such a fortified building could be so easily over run.
Mikasa was about to put her 3DMG on when someone grabbed it from her hands.
"Not this time Ackermann." it was Jean with his way of showing up at the worst possible moments.
"Jean, give me my gear." Mikasa said coldly, but he remained calm. "I am not in the mood to deal with you right now Jean."
"Deal with me? I am trying to help! Your leg isn't ready for 3DMG use, it will just snap again!" Jean yelled just loud enough for some people to hear.
"Jean, why are you trying to protect me, I kill 10 titans for every one you kill." she said starting to get a little aggravated.
"And yet if Yaeger was here, you would just let him take your gear wouldn't you." and the second he heard those words himself, he knew he had just pushed the wrong button.
Mikasa hit Jean right in the jaw and sent him tumbling into the wall. "Jean, I heard about what you did to Eren, what you said to him, telling him my disappearance was his fault." Mikasa was looking Jean right in the eyes and saw his growing fear.
Mikasa was pulled back by Armin who grabbed her gear from Jean and the two of them leapt off towards the HQ.
"So Jean... do you still like her?" Connie said trying to hold in some laughter.
(Armin and Mikasa near the HQ)
"I do think Jean had a small point Mikasa, you are favoring one leg on your landings and that might cause you an un needed injury." Armin said as they came to a stop behind a group of Garrison soldiers.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine Armin. Focus on the mission." Mikasa said quietly as their squad leader started talking.
"We are going to enter through the western side windows on the third floor to check for survivors before we regroup with Squad Viktor above the warehouse, our way is blocked by three 6 meter class titans, but if we are fast enough we can all get through." the squad leader said as he signaled for everyone to jump.
Everything was going smoothly, everyone bypassed the three titans until someone let out a scream.
"Everyone stop!" the squad leader yelled as he came to a halt on a nearby rooftop. A large group of abnormals was charging right for them and no one realised that the three titans they bypassed heard all the commotion and were rapidly moving in on their rear.
"Everyone scatter, make your own way to the depot!" the squad leader yelled. As he jumped, one of the six meter titan grabbed him and devoured him in front of everyone. The abnormals also claimed multiple lives in a matter of seconds, everyone was too scared to move. One by one the squad was getting taken down until Mikasa jumped off the roof with Armin.
The two found their way to the western side of the building and crashed through the windows of the offices.
"Who's there!" a man got up holding a military police rifle, he was in absolute panic mode.
"My name is Armin Arlert, and this is my friend Mikasa Ackermann!" Armin said quickly to try and put the panicked man at ease. The man lowered his rifle and motioned for them to come over to him.
"Christy, Becca, these people are here to help us, they are here to get us out, aren't they." the man said as the two girls came out from under a desk.
"Yes we are, but we need to regroup with the other squad so we can retake the gas depot." Mikasa said and started to walk to the room exit.
"What? Are you insane? There are about seven titans down there!" the man yelled.
Mikasa stopped dead in her tracks. "What about them? They are just titans." she said and continued walking when a strange noise could be heard in the distance.
"ABNORMAL!" Armin screamed as he dived for cover, the two girls following him. The man just stood there in complete shock as the wall infront of his exploded reveling the face on a titan.
"Armin, we need to go!" Mikasa yelled as the titan reached into the building and grabbed the man. Armin got up and pulled Christy and Becca with him as they watched the man get pulled out of the building by the titan.
(Northern side of Garrison Gas Depot)
Armin and Mikasa had left Christy and Becky in a safe place away from the exterior wall of the building and as they kept running, they finaly got to the meeting point for both squads above the warehouse.
"Squad Viktor, we are here!" Armin yelled out as they looked towards Armin seeing only two of them.
"Are you two scouts, where is your squad leader recruit?" one of the men in Squad Viktor asked.
Mikasa responded before Armin. "No, we are what's left of our squad and command was left up to me after everyone else fell."
"Right then... lets just get this over with shall we?" another man from Squad Viktor said.
A/N: Hey, just another thanks for reading! If you want, tell me if you liked this chapter or if you hated it, all feedback is valuable and will assist me and my co-writer to make much better content in the future!
