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Author's Note: This one came out shorter than expected. It's just a very short drabble of 334 words, but I really hope you like it. Again it is Mikasa centric, since I've been having lots of Mikasa feels. I promise tomorrow's entry is going to be much larger. See ya tomorrow!
Title: Reaching You.
Prompt: Cruel World.
Summary: This world certainly was a cruel place. It gave her Eren, however she was still unable to reach him. Mikasa-centric.
From the moment Mikasa Ackerman met Eren Jeager, all she ever wanted was to be part of his life, to be able to stand by his side. And for a magical moment, it seemed that that was the way it would be forever, until the Titans attacked their town, and killed Carla Jeager. Then, all of a sudden, the tender boy Mikasa had known changed and became a man full of rage and thoughts of revenge.
It pained her, it really did, to see him turn into someone whose main goal was becoming a killing machine. Still, she followed. Wherever Eren decided to go, Mikasa would go with him. She would even go as far as to sacrifice her very own life to protect him. There was nothing she wouldn't do for him, except depart from his side. And yet, everything she did seemed to push him even farther away from her. It certainly wasn't fair. She became stronger to help him, which only caused Eren to resent her. She became a nuisance for him, a girl he could forget and easily replace.
"Stop babying me!"
"I'm not your little brother!"
"Don't follow me!"
"All I ever wanted was to stay by his side." Mikasa told Armin, as she tried to stop her tears from falling.
This world certainly was a cruel place. It gave her Eren, however she was still unable to reach him. No matter what she did or what she said, it was an impossible task. Mikasa couldn't make Eren happy, couldn't be by his side. She would never be the one he called his own. Perhaps in another life, where Titans didn't exist and sadness and anger were nowhere to be found, maybe she could be the one. But Mikasa was never one to give up: she would still fulfill her goal, no matter what. And when the time came, when they would slay the last Titan, she would hold his hand and ask:
"Eren, did I finally reach you?"
