Chapter 8: Target acquired
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Reiner sat in his car which was parked in the Rosewall high-school, examining the oblivious students. His next victim needed to be a blond, and preferably male. Reiner searched the crowd for the perfect person, his client liked smaller more fragile looking people and was one hell of a sadist so someone who bruised easily would do nicely. His eyes scanned he crowd until he spotted the perfect target, it was the kid he bumped into at the mall. He was talking with a brown haired boy and an Asian girl. Reiner gritted his teeth, he was by no means a racist, but he had a grudge against an Asian girl who had escaped him.
Flashback:
"She'll fetch a nice price, I'd say at about $40000. But make sure not to damage the face, also virgins sell more if ya understand were I'm going with this Reiner." A tall dark haired male said. "I got it Bertolt" Reiner said as he took a glance at the female lying tied up on the floor. From what little he knew about her, her name was Mikasa and she was a few years younger than him. She bore a blank expression and didn't say or do anything other than breath. "Just making sure, male teens can be very needy when it comes to" "I get it, sheesh..." Reiner muttered to his mentor. He may have been new to the trafficking business but wasn't stupid.
"Good, now go search the cabin if they have any beer. I need a drink" Bertolt said. Reiner grumbled and went into the kitchen, highly doubting any alcohol would be in there. He searched the empty cabinets and decided to try his luck with the pantry when he heard a knock. "I got it" Bertolt called from the other room and moments later there was a thud as well as a groan. He must've attacked the person knocking or something, so Reiner ignored it. Deciding there was no beer or alcohol to be found he headed out from the kitchen and instinctively hid once he saw Bertolt on the floor and some kid freeing Mikasa.
"Shit" Reiner muttered. How did that small kid take him down? Regardless Reiner could not let them escape. "Eren..." Mikasa said just lowly enough for the boy to hear. "There was two of them" no sooner had the words left her mouth Reiner grabbed Eren by the neck and rammed him into the wall. "Mikasa... Help..." He spat out and Reiner tightened his grip. "I can't..." She whispered as she shivered. "Fight, if you don't, you die. You n-need to fight to live... Mikasa" Eren choked out. Mikasa stood there for a moment and Eren was close to loosing consciousness, Reiner smirked, the girl was too terrified to do anything. Now all that was left was to secure the girl once the brat was dead- "GAH!" Reiner cried as something found its way into his back. Mikasa let out a yell as she stuck the knife into Reiner once more before running over to Eren. "Eren are you okay?" She asked. He nodded and stood up, "lets get out of here"
"Are you two okay?" Eren's father asked as he examined them for any serious wounds. Eren nodded while Mikasa stared at the flames. Her family was dead, but she was alive and safe thanks to Eren. So was she supposed to be happy or sad? The raven haired girl blinked, somewhat disturbed, why was she not sad? She didn't feel anything, just emptiness. No sadness, no relief, just nothing. She was brought out of her thoughts as a scarf was wrapped around her. "You looked cold" Eren said with a sincere smile. Mikasa silently thanked him and stroked the scarf. "Hey Mikasa?" Dr. Yeager asked. She looked at him, "how would you like to stay with us?" He asked. Mikasa nodded knowing she didn't really have much of a choice. She looked over at Eren and decided that the new change wouldn't be so bad after all.
Flashback End~
Reiner blinked and looked closer, an Asian girl AND a brunette with green eyes, call him crazy, but he didn't see it as a coincidence. His grip on the steering wheel tightened as he glared at the oblivious teens. This was no longer just work, it was personal.