-Chapter 5-

A bright light was shining on Mikasa's face. Is this the afterlife? Mikasa opened her eyes. She was lying on the grass close to a tree and there were several other trees all around her. Was she taken back to Eren?

Mikasa opened her dry mouth to call out to him but only yelped in pain. All feeling began to creep up on her body slowly. Her head was aching and her sides were screaming from pain. Her fingers were numb with cold and she couldn't feel her legs. What was going on?

"Eren…" She managed to whisper as she began to look around the forest area. She didn't think she was back home, she didn't recognize the trees at all. She had to get to a safe spot or else the titans might come. As far as she knew she might be in the Forest of Big Trees.

So many questions were racing through her mind. Where was she? Hadn't she shut herself in a small storage area on the floor? Hadn't she killed some titans before the house fell down?

Then…where was she?

She managed to sit up after groaning with pain, she tried to keep her sound at a low level just in case anyone was around or if titans were around.

After crawling close to a tree, Mikasa rested against it as she looked around. Sweat was trickling down from the pain her body was experiencing. But she didn't care; all she cared for was that she had managed to stay alive! For Eren she had! She so desperately wanted to see him, to let him know that she was okay! She maybe had a few broken ribs but that would heal really soon. Minutes turned to hours before Mikasa stood up. She was determined to find someone or anything to help her find out where she was.

Step by step she noticed that this wasn't the Forest of Big trees. Without thinking about it she took out her blades from her gear, better safe than sorry.

Mikasa tried to clear out her mind: questions later, safety first. She was starting to get frustrated after walking and walking but getting nowhere until she saw something that caught her eye. It seemed like it was another human? Mikasa wasted no time and made her way towards the small speck of a human that she saw. The closer she got the more she realized that he was practicing some sort of martial arts and he wasn't half bad. Perhaps he was practicing to enter into the military…who knew? The way that he focused almost made her smile and it made her heart jump. He had the same expression that Eren had, it made her desire to get back to Eren even more.

She noticed that there was a house, maybe it was his house. She felt grateful because her sides were in agony- ignoring them at the moment was getting very difficult. She took a deep breath and straightened herself by a tree before talking to the boy. She didn't want to show any signs of injury just in case he was working with Annie…

"Hello. My name is Mikasa Ackernan, I'm with the Survey Corps." Mikasa called out as she did her soldier's salute. Feet apart, left hand behind her back, and right hand on her heart.

"The hell?! How did you get here?!" The orange haired boy snapped quickly but Mikasa ignored his comment and continued, this was no time to play games with her.

"I am looking for my squad, I'm with Erwin Smith. I'm sure you've heard of him. Where is this place? I need to get back to Eren." Mikasa's serious gaze melted onto the red eyes of the orange haired boy. He looked absolutely confused as he looked at her in a judging way; Mikasa became furious, she could feel her skin boiling. If this boy knew anything at all and wasn't saying anything about it, she would surely make him suffer for it.

She took a step and grabbed him by the collar,

"Let me make myself clear, boy. I am not messing with you, you will tell me what is going on."

What if he was working with Annie? This was why Erwin Smith wouldn't trust the whole team, it was hard to know who was on their side and who wasn't. The boy tried to shake free from her grasp so Mikasa let him go,

"What the hell are you goin' on about?! What's your problem lady? Did you just escape the mental hospital?! Go away from here! You're in the wrong place, lady." He spat back. The boy's eyes suddenly widened when he focused on the raven haired girl. She had a pretty big gash on her head and she looked beat. Suddenly, Mikasa took one good look at him before she kicked him on the chest, quickly and efficiently. The pain from her ribs spread and she collapsed. Still, she managed to get up.

"If…If you're working with Annie and the others, you'll be sorry. I'll give you one more chance." The boy stood up rather very surprised.

Had she just kicked him? He just got beat up by a girl! How humiliating.

"Now listen here you-" he stopped when he saw her collapse. She was breathing very hard and he could see her shaking. What the hell was going on with her? Damn it all.

"Oy, are you alright?! What the hell is wrong with you? Did you get in a fight?!" The girl suddenly stood up, her face was colorless and she didn't look okay.

"I'm fine." She panted.

"I might be a jerk but I won't deny it when someone looks like shit. Damn it, if Shigure finds out, he won't drop this for a long time. Can you walk? Come, I'll help you."

Mikasa looked at him, unsure of whether to trust him or not.

"Fine. But what's your name? And where am I?"

"Kyo. Sohma, Kyo. And you're in Japan in a town called Shinjuku." Kyo began to walk her towards the house. Once they were inside, he called the only person who knew was around for the moment, Hatori.

"Hatori. Yes, I know it's me damn it. Listen I need your help-"

But that was as much as Mikasa heard because darkness began to sweep over her body.

"She has a lot of strength. Her ribs are broken, she's going to have to rest. How did she manage to still beat you with a broken rib, Kyo?"
"Shut up! If she wasn't a girl, I would have beaten her!"

"She also seems to have gotten a concussion; I stitched up her open wound on her forehead and she also had an open wound on the side. Who is she Kyo?"

"Mikasa Ackerman."
"And you know her?"

"I ran into her in the mountains when I was training with Sensei." Kyo forcefully said. Hatori nodded as he stood up.

"Have her take these pain medications every 2 hours- whatever happened to her, I'm surprised she endured staying composed until now…"

Mikasa lost consciousness once again.

Mikasa dreamed of Eren. She dreamt of the day that they met and how he saved her. It was peaceful and quiet in her dreams, she never wanted to wake up…

"Yo. You're up." Mikasa blinked a couple of times and noticed that she was in a white room.

"W-where am I?" Mikasa felt a sharp pain in her side, she tried to sit up.

"Woah- don't sit up yet! Are you stupid? You broke your ribs and you hit your head really hard. What the hell happened to you?! Who are you?!" The orange haired boy looked rather annoyed.

"Mikasa Ackerman. I was with my team on an expedition and I was left behind…titans attacked but I managed to stay alive. Now I'm looking for Eren…he's in danger." Mikasa's breathing got hard once again.

Kyo looked at her and blinked a couple of times. Had she hit her head that hard?!

"Yeah…listen. You hit your head pretty hard. Did you perhaps escape from the mental-"

"Say that one more time and I won't care to beat you." Mikasa glared at him. Why was this boy disrespecting her?! Who was he? Did he know that she was Military?

"Alright, alright! Listen it's almost night time. Uh…just go to sleep and I'll see ya tomorrow I guess." And with that Kyo left the room. Mikasa sighed as she began to wonder what the hell was going on.

Mikasa woke up and felt her strength back again. She stretched and even though her ribs were still sore, she felt better. Today was the day that she would go outside and figure out where the hell she was. Mikasa looked at herself in a mirror. Her head was stitched and her side was wrapped. What had happened? Did a doctor stop by? Mikasa got her 3-D Gear on and opened the door. She realized that she was in a two story house. It wasn't half bad. Someone down stairs was cooking; it was probably that Kyo kid. Mikasa walked into the kitchen as she looked around. There was so many different devices that this household had. Was it maybe in the inner district? She was probably in Wall Sina then…closest to the king and all of the disgusting selfish people.

"Is this the Sina district?" Mikasa asked as Kyo slightly jumped,

"What the hell! Are you always so quiet?! And…no? This is Shinjuku!" Kyo looked at her, still feeling unnerved. This girl was either on some drug or she escaped a mental hospital.

"Wait, wait why are you up?! You've been resting for only 2 days?" He looked at her in disbelief as Mikasa looked shocked,

"3 days?! I've been missing for 3 days?"
"Well yeah. You slept through 2 days. And today is the third day."

Mikasa took a deep breath as she looked around the room. It did not take a while to understand what was going on anymore. Now that she was thinking clearly, a horrifying idea of what was going on was forming in her mind. She didn't recognize anything and the devices here looked too advanced. Plus…this boy had no idea what she was talking about. Even if someone didn't know who Erwin Smith was they would react to the word Titan! Mikasa's heart rate dropped ever so slightly,

"Hey…Kyo, what year is this?" Mikasa looked at him urgently and suddenly felt like her throat was dry. That was Kyo's last nerve had been used. Was she like that damn rat? She was obviously testing his mental skills!

"Are you stupid?! It's 2001. What's with all these odd-" Kyo saw Mikasa get up. She put her hands on her head and walked out of the room.

"Oy! Where are you going?!"

What the hell is wrong with that girl? He watched her run into the forest but the weirdest thing happened next. She jumped into the air and started flying towards the trees.

What the hell? The orange haired boy began to think when he suddenly heard a voice that made him freeze,

"Kyo-kun!"

Tohru. He knew damn well who was going to be with her-

"Don't bother yourself with trying to communicate with an idiot, Miss Honda."

"Oy rat! Shut the hell up! You're the one who's being an idiot here, since you're jumping to conclusions!" Kyo could feel his blood boiling with anger. Just hearing that damn rat's voice made him want to punch everything in his way. He shook his head and looked at the forest to see if Mikasa was still flying in the air, but she had gone. Had he imagined it all?

"Kyo-kun? Did you have company?" Tohru's cheerful voice came into his ears.
"He must have. He was looking at the forest as we came by. It must have been Kagura."

Kyo sighed as he walked towards the house. He quietly said,

"No. It wasn't her." He then looked at Torhu who tilted her head,

"Who did you have over Kyo-kun? Did you bring a friend over?"

Shit. I shouldn't have said that. How am I going to explain this whacko to them? Titans, walls, and whatever the hell she was talking about. What am I supposed to say?

"Honda-san, that cat doesn't have any friends. His voice is too loud and annoying, no one could stand it. I'm going to pack."
"Shut up! Just because you're the president of the damn school doesn't mean anything! You're so annoying, stupid rat!" Kyo yelled at him as he went up the stairs. He hated him. Every inch of his being hated that damn rat. Whatever he did, he had to beat him. Or else...he would end up in that room...

"Sorry, Kyo-kun. I shouldn't be nosy when it comes to you. I just care about you, that's all." Tohru picked up the cups and took them to the kitchen. Guilt took over Kyo's anger.

"N-no! I mean, it's okay. I just saw someone that I had seen in the mountains. When I was training..."

"Oh! When you were fighting with bears!" Tohru clasped her hands with joy.

"NO! I didn't fight bears! Ugh. How was the school trip?"

"Oh it was lovely! I wish you would have come too Kyo-kun!" Tohru looked at the floor and instantly knew that she was feeling guilty about the fight that he had with that damn rat.

"Hey Tohru...listen..." He swallowed and was about to say that he could apologize for what he had said to the rat. Geez. She was really starting to get into his head!

"I could- y'know apolog-"

"Honda-san are you going to pack?" that damn Yuki's voice interrupted him.

"Hey! Don't you see I'm talking to her?!" Kyo yelled at him,

"You're irrelevant to me, I'm talking to Honda-san. We're leaving pretty soon, Honda-san." Kyo clenched his fists, he was so annoying! Thinking he was high and mighty just because he was the stupid cat.

"Ah..right. Sorry Sohma-kun! I-I guess I'll go..." Kyo looked at Tohru suspiciously. What was she going on about now?

"Cat, we have been summoned to the mountains to go with Akito. Tohru has been invited as well. Your instructions are to stay." And with that Yuki left upstairs to pack. So that was what Tohru looked guilty about. He was used to it really, but why did it sting him to see Tohru leave without him. Why did it bother him so much to see her next to that annoying rat? It was probably because he hated Yuki...he hated everything about him. Everything was his fault. If he didn't exist, he would be better off!

"Kyo-kun are you going to be okay? Do you want me to make food for you real quick? Akito wanted us to be up there for a while...I want to make sure you're fine..."

Kyo was staring at the floor, his anger boiling up. This was all Akito's doing was it not? He wanted to taunt Kyo and make him feel like trash! Well he surely was succeeding! That damn family!

"Kyo-kun?"

"STOP! I'll be fine! You're not my mother!" Kyo rushed past them and went to the roof as his heart beat angrily. He heard the stupid rat say something to Tohru and he swore he could have jumped off the roof and beat him to death. Why was this happening? For a minute, he had forgotten all about Mikasa until he swore he had heard her voice in distress calling out a name. He could barely make it out but it sounded like Eren.