Author's Note: Due to the recent tragic events of the Manga, I'll be making Sasha and Mikasa more like sisters in this story.
April 18th, 2018
11: 16 PM
Unnamed Forest
The loud roaring sound of the truck's engine erupted through the forest. Deer scattered out of the way, along with raccoon's. Historia sped through the thick terrain, before seeing the camp fire in sight. She pulled up, and turned the engine off.
Mikasa jumped out of the back of the truck with Eren, having the bag of all the needed medical supplies.
"How is she?!", Mikasa cried, rushing over. Sasha was unconscious still, her bullet wound was covered by Connie's shirt but she had gone paler and her breathing was weak and shallow.
"She's alive but she's getting worse", Connie answered numbly, holding Sasha's head in his lap. Mikasa knelt down at the redhead's side, and began gathering the supplies out of the bag.
"How did it go? Did anyone see you?", asked Armin, as Eren and Historia hurried over. "Just a pervert working in the store, but he didn't recognize us...", Historia replied, as she started to get to work on Sasha's wound.
Mikasa swallowed hard, not answering with Historia, as she held Sasha's limp hand. Sasha and Mikasa were cell mates in that lab...so naturally they were quite close. Almost like sisters really.
But...aside from her worry for her injured friend, Mikasa kept taking herself back to that exchange at the store. When she touched that guy's hand...to distract him from Historia...did she infect him?
She wasn't sure extacly how Zetsumetsu spread, despite being one with it. Did it just spread from bodily fluids..or did it only take direct contact? Maybe just breathing the same air, being in the same room spread it...
"Sis..? You look really pale...", Sebastian noticed worriedly.
Mikasa blinked, snapping out of her deep thoughts. She shook her head. "I'm fine...just tired. Oh, here", Mikasa reached in her pocket, and handed her little brother the candy bar she stole.
Sebastian gently took it, his eyes lit up a bit, but after everything they've been through, a simple candy bar wouldn't fully bring his spirits up.
"Thanks sis", he said, as he opened the Crunch bar and began nibbling on it. Mikasa looked down, giving Sasha's hand a gentle squeeze.
"Okay...the wound's properly sealed and bandaged. I also managed to grab some antibiotic cream from the store. We don't have an IV or even know how to use one, so when she wakes up I'll give her pain pills", Historia decided. Mikasa exhaled in relief, as did Connie. "So..she'll be okay?", asked Connie, still worried.
"I don't want to say for positive but..I think she'll be okay. We'll know by morning", replied Historia. Mikasa nodded, as Historia got a blanket over Sasha.
The group could breathe a sigh of relief, and were all exhausted from the escape. They ate some of the food Historia got, and eventually Sebastian, Connie and even Armin fell asleep.
Historia was still awake. Eren came over, knowing it had to be late by now. "She seems to be resting fine, you should get some sleep", he advised.
"I'm okay..I can't...really sleep if I'm honest. I can't..get Ymir out of my mind", Historia confessed, hugging her knees close to her chest. Eren's eyes softened.
"Anyway, you should go talk to Mikasa...she's been off since what happened in the store", Historia told him. Eren blinked. "What happened in the store?", he asked.
Historia shook her head. "You better talk to her about it", she simply said. Eren felt a mix of confusion and panic, wondering what happened.
He hurried over to the edge of the lake, where Mikasa was sat by herself. There were a lot of stars out tonight, and she was gazing up at them.
Eren sat down beside her. "Mikasa, what happened in the store..? Historia mentioned...", he began to ask. Mikasa curled up more, her knees to her chest, quiet at first.
Eren's eyes suddenly darkened and he glared. "Did that bastard touch you?!", he asked, protective. "No..no nothing like that...", Mikasa shook her head, finally looking at him.
"I mean...yeah he was a pervert but..", she sighed. "Historia dropped some stuff and I gripped his hand in a flirting way to distract him...", she started.
Eren blinked, not catching on. "Eren...what if I infected him?", Mikasa asked. Eren froze up, and his heart sunk.
"Oh...oh shit...", he collected his thoughts. "I mean...he seemed like the type of person who...I mean no one deserves this but...I'm worried if he'll infect other people in that town. My grandparents lived there...there's children there...", Mikasa's hands began to shake.
"Mikasa...", Eren gently took her hand, as she leaned into him slightly. "What if..I just..infected an entire town?", she cried.
"Mikasa, first of all..we don't even know if you did. Maybe it only spreads from bodily fluids contact. And even if you did..HE would be the one who would infect the entire town, not you...if the idiot has any sense he'll go to the hospital", Eren told her softly.
Mikasa swallowed hard, as she leaned more into Eren, causing him to turn a bit red. She calmed down after a few moments.
They gazed up at the stars. "I forgot...how beautiful the sky was...and how nice the air smelled...", Mikasa admitted.
"Yeah...I know. We spent seven months in that hellhole...we couldn't even...", Eren bit his lip, looking at her. "Mikasa...there were so many nights you needed me...Sasha was too weak to support you...when your breathing was bad..and even nights I heard you crying about your parents...", he told her.
Mikasa looked down. "I couldn't even comfort Sebastian when he had bad nights...", she recalled. "And now...", she glanced over at her brother's sleeping form.
"I feel like...he's not the same boy anymore. With everything that's happened to him...", she said. "None of us are the same after all this...I just...it killed me Mikasa. Only being able to hold your hand through those cold iron bars...", Eren said.
Mikasa leaned further into him..they had spent seven months separated through prison bars. They needed each other..plus their feelings never stopped developing.
Mikasa wrapped her arms around Eren's neck, as Eren cupped her cheek. They didn't need to exchange words, they knew what each other was thinking.
Their lips pressed against each other softly, as they lay down in the soft grass. Even grass felt soft to them about those seven months of sleeping on wood hard cots.
Eren ran his hand through her hair, as Mikasa gave a very small moan against his lips. After a few seconds, they broke the kiss to catch their breath.
"Mikasa...I don't know..where we go from here...but I promise I'll protect you. And keep you safe", Eren assured her.
Mikasa looked down softly. "Eren...I promise I'll repay you one day, for saving my life...", she started but Eren gently pressed his finger to her lips, shushing her.
"Mikasa...you do not have to repay me for that. We'll stick together from now on...with the others", Eren promised her.
Mikasa gave a small, tired nod. They were all exhausted, and soon they drifted to sleep for the night.
April 19th, 2018
7: 02 AM
Kamakura
Down the mountain, outside of the forest and in the small city of Kamakura, the college kid who had started vomiting after having contact with Mikasa, was now meeting his friend to go to the doctors.
"What happened to you?", his friend asked, driving a loud sports car, blaring obnoxiously loud music. "I think some bitch gave me STDs or something", the s college kid replied, getting in the car. His friend chuckled.
"Yeah like you ever got laid", he scoffed. "She touched my fucking hand!", the college kid answered angrily. "Pretty sure that's not how they spre-", his friend started, when the college kid abruptly vomited blood all over his friend and the car.
8:46 AM
Unnamed Forest
The sun beams came through the thick trees above them, the camp fire long burned out. Mikasa and Eren were asleep in each other's arms. Armin woke first, and he gave a small smile, knowing about the two's feelings.
"HEY! GET OUT OF THERE!", Sebastian suddenly yelled, throwing rocks at some raccoons. "Sebastian?", Mikasa stirred, as Eren also woke up.
Some racoons ran off into the woods. "I woke up and they were in our rations bag!", Sebastian explained, as Historia woke up, along with Connie.
"Did they eat everything?", asked Mikasa, as she and Eren got to their feet. "Yeah..except for the soup cans they couldn't get opened...", Sebastian replied, looking in the bag.
"So what now? Go and steal more?", asked Connie. "We could try but different people would have to go. It would be way to suspicious for Mikasa and I to come in again", Historia pointed out.
Mikasa hugged herself. "And I have no interest in seeing him again...", she added. Eren gently squeezed her hand.
"I think we should...not only to get more food, but to see if...anything's happened", Armin decided. The group had not thought about raccoons getting in the bag, plus they had been so tired.
"Okay, Armin, you and Connie come with me. Eren, Mikasa and Sebastian can stay here with Sasha", Historia decided.
Just then, Sasha's eyes started to opened, she stirred. "Sasha..?", Mikasa knelt down at her side, worried. Sasha groaned, as she opened her eyes more.
"You're awake..!", Connie exclaimed, with great relief. "What happened...? Oh its breakfast time!", Sasha said then, her eyes lighting up at this.
Mikasa exhaled in relief, as Eren chuckled. "Oh she's okay", he laughed, as Mikasa hugged Sasha. "Guys I'm fine..but I am starving!", Sasha admitted.
"Racoons got into our bag, we'll have to raid the city again", Armin told her. Sasha's face fell in horror. "WHAT?! I was shot and you people don't even have a food platter spread out for me?!", she cried.
"We'll have some food here soon, don't worry Sasha", Armin assured her. Sasha whined, laying back down.
After the fact, Jean was buried, and Armin, Connie and Historia left with the truck. Sasha went back to a restless sleep, as Sebastian sat by her.
Mikasa sighed, she then reached in the bag, grabbing her gun. "Mikasa?", asked Eren nervously.
"Eren, I don't think they'll be able to bring food back...I have...a terrible feeling about touching that guy's hand. We should hunt...just so we don't starve", Mikasa explained.
"Oh...all right", Eren sighed in relief. Mikasa blinked. "You didn't think I was gonna...?", she asked, her eyes widening a bit.
"No just..with everything that's happened...I wouldn't blame anyone for having a breakdown", Eren explained, scratching the back of his neck.
Mikasa walked up to him. "I'm okay Eren..I'm stronger than you think. I know the first time we met, I was injured but...", she said softly.
"I do admit, you took that guard out dead easy...okay, I believe I promised you lessons in being a better shot..", Eren took her hand, as they went stepped away from the camp so Sebastian and Sasha were a safe distance away.
"Okay, you're just using a pistol for now, its important you relax your arms, aim for that tree branch", Eren gently moved her arms in the right position, causing her to blush slightly but she stayed focused.
"Right", Mikasa aimed at the thick but small tree branch that was pretty high up. "Keep both eyes open, they just keep one closed in the movies...", Eren added.
Mikasa opened her other eye. "Deep breath...and squeeze the trigger, don't pull it", Eren advised, he held her a bit from behind, even though he knew she could handle the kick.
Mikasa inhaled, and she then squeezed the trigger. The bullet shot the tree branch directly. "Holy shit...you're a natural!", Eren's eyes widened.
"Bulls eye sis!", Sebastian exclaimed from by the camp.
"Can you guys go hunt now?!", whined Sasha. "Sure thing Sasha", Eren smiled, as Mikasa relaxed again.
They spent a good hour hunting, and were able to return with a duck and a rabbit. As they returned to the campsite, the truck pulled up. It was driving faster than usual.
Mikasa stopped with Eren, as the truck came to a skidding stop, and Historia got out quickly. "What happened?", asked Mikasa, getting a bad feeling.
"Um...we...we need to go. Now", Historia answered firmly, as she began loading the truck with the supplies. "What?! Why?", asked Eren.
"It seems Mikasa had every right to be worried about that college kid. By the time we arrived on the outside of Kamakura, the entire town was in lockdown. The army's there, ambulances, and we overheard over 100 people are infected already...its spreading like wild fire. And they know we were there...how else would it spread", Armin explained.
Mikasa's heart sunk, and she paled. "You gotta be kidding me...", Eren turned pale as well, as Connie and Historia continued gathering the little supplies they had.
"We were unable to get any food, we have to leave. They're going to scout this entire area. If we weren't wanted before, we are now", Armin explained.
Mikasa's face fell in horror, she felt a severe migraine coming out. She had started getting them during their time in the lab, so she knew it wasn't her illness relapsing.
She placed a hand over her forehead, as Eren rubbed her back. "Mikasa, it's not your fault", he assured her. Mikasa shook her head, exhaling shakily. "Let's hurry then", she said.
She hurried over to the campsite and lifted Sasha up with ease. "Where will we go?", asked Sasha, as Mikasa helped her onto the back of the truck.
"Far away from here...as it is they're not going to stop until they catch us all", Mikasa answered, as Sebastian, Eren, and Connie got in the back with them, while Armin got up front with Historia.
The truck engine turned on, they were forced to abandon the motorcycle, not having enough gas for two vehicles. Along with Jean's burial sight.
The truck drove fast, leaving that area behind.
3:18 PM
Unnamed Forest
Dr. Tanaka and members of the lab and government scouted the camp sight area, the forest littered with soldiers. Helicopters flew overhead, while trucks and tanks drove through.
"They were here all right, there's signs of a camp fire on these rocks and wood...and fresh tire tracks. Only a few hours old", a solider concluded.
"Hey, Dr. Tanaka! Come take a look at this!", a scientist yelled from behind the bushes and trees. "What is it?", Tanaka came over, to see they had dug up a hole in the ground.
Inside the deep hole, was Jean's body. There were signs of decaying already from the smell. "That's one of them, right?", asked the scientist.
"That's #655 all right...he had one hell of a big mouth...didn't our sniper shoot #903 as well?", Dr. Tanaka asked, unphased.
"Yes, we had a visual on that...but we can't find a body. Its possible she survived", the scientist replied. "That would explain the missing medical supplies from that store last night...search this entire forest, head in the direction those tires went", Dr. Tanaka ordered.
He glared then, approaching someone they had handcuffed. Dr. Akira glared at Tanaka. "Dr. Akira...you knew these kids. Surely you have an idea where they're going", Tanaka growled.
"No, I don't. And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you. Those kids are humans! They got a right to live!", Dr. Akira snarled.
"Those kids are infected with the most deadly and rapidly spreading virus we've ever seen! What's their lives to the entire world?!", Dr. Tanaka yelled back.
"You ran that lab like a torture chamber! They might as well have been lab rats for a product testing experiment! And what did you recover in your grand research?! NOTHING! Countless of those people died because of your sick experiments!", Dr. Akira snarled.
Dr. Tanaka glared. He then kicked Dr. Akira in the gut. Dr. Akira groaned, coughing hard, trying not to throw up.
"Dont' talk big to us. You're just some run down retired doctor who failed to save his own wife in a surgery...we're dealing with something much bigger. The country, and quite possibly the world are solely in OUR hands. Sacrifices need to be made", Dr. Tanaka sneered.
Dr. Akira glared darkly then. "Keep telling yourself that Tanaka...live in delusion. Just keep denying the fact this is the most corrupt and fucked up thing our imperial army has done since Unit 731!", he growled then.
Dr. Tanaka froze, all color drained from his face, as he turned and starred at Dr, Akira.
"You unbelievable BASTARD!", Dr. Tanaka suddenly grabbed a gun from the nearby soldier's hands, and open fired at Dr. Akira before the solider could stop him.
"Dr. Tanaka! He was our only witness!", the solider yelled angrily, Dr. Akira's body now limp, his face shot off, along with shots in his chest and stomach.
Unit 731 was a very real secret biological weapon unit that conducted cruel and inhuman experiments on Chinese people and even children during World War II.
Dissecting, rape, simply shooting them dead, among other unspoken horrors. Very similar to Dr. Tanaka's lab, where the people infected with Zetsumetsu were dissected alive, shot dead when they tried to escape...and there were some rumors in the cell room of rape going on as well.
The only difference was instead of the experiments being performed on the enemy, it was being done on their own people...ironically to save their own people.
Zetsumetsu has created a twisted mess...along with the terrorist group behind it.
June 21st, 2018
9:33 PM
Fukuoka, Japan
The sign to the next city read "Fukuoka" which was over 1000 miles from Tokyo. It was also approaching closer to the ocean. The population was 1.6 Million people. After three months of traveling, an exhausted group exited the forest's edge, to see a bridge tunnel. Right above it was the road to the city, which was only 3 more miles away.
Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Sebastian, Sasha, Historia and Connie all were worn out from their journey. The truck had run out of gas over 800 miles ago, so their journey has mostly been on foot. They had to stick to the wilderness to avoid being seen or captured.
They lived off hunting animals, but even with as good a shot as Mikasa was, and even Eren, they only caught something sometimes.
And most of the time, it was not enough for the entire group. They had all lost weight as well. As they approached the tunnel, they saw a miletary truck driving over the bridge above.
"Here, quick!", Eren gripped Mikasa's hand, as she gripped Sebastian's, the group hiding inside the tunnel.
The tunnel went over a very shallow creek, and there was a thick forest in sight on the other side. Mikasa held her little brother close, as they all remained still and silent, holding their breath.
The truck drove over the bridge, and to their relief, didn't stop and kept on going into the city. Historia exhaled shakily in relief, as Sasha also sighed.
"That was too close...", Armin said quietly. Mikasa blinked then, tensing again. She stood up, looking towards the edge of that forest.
"Mikasa? What's wrong?", asked Eren. "Sis?", added Sebastian. "Someone's watching us...", Mikasa answered, glaring toward the forest.
"You're just paranoid..and hungry", Connie sighed. "No, she's right!", Sasha cried, also noticing. After all this time, Sasha's wound had healed.
They focused their gaze on the forest, when suddenly several dark figured exited. Eren froze, he went to reach for his gun...although it would only be a bluff. They were out of ammo.
"Don't do anything stupid, kid", a voice growled from the group. A shorter but older man stood in the front, having jet black hair.
A woman as short as him with strawberry blonde hair that was Mikasa's length stood at his side, along with three men, and a woman with glasses and dark red hair.
They were all wearing green cloaks. "So...we finally meet...", the black haired man said, as they began to approach the group.
