Chapter 10: the wrong choice
Mikasa and Armin didn't show up to school that day. Eren didn't know what happened since he had spent the night at someone's house, so when he went home the next morning with Levi, he expected both of them to be at at school. He opened the door, and the rest seemed fuzzy from there. Even now as he sat in the interrogation room with the police officer his head was still unclear. "Can you tell me what you saw?" He asked, Eren stayed silent for a moment.
"I opened the door and saw the house was a mess" he said. Glass from various things was scattered on the floor and some furniture was tipped over or broken. The lights were still on and thankfully nothing was stolen, but his friends were gone. "MIKASA?! ARMIN?!" He had called; of course no one answered and Eren sunk to his knees, trembling. Levi wrapped an arm around him and stayed with him for a few minutes, not saying a word. "I'll call the police" he said as he got up and went to the kitchen where everything wasn't trashed. "Anything else?" The officer asked Eren, bringing him back to reality. "No" he said as he stood up.
Last night: 8:20
"Done" Armin said as he put the pot on the drying rack. He dried his hands as well as the counter and went to go sit down on the couch with a good book he got from the library. However a few pages into his book there was a knock at the door. Armin sat up and went to go get it, but who would visit them at this hour? It wasn't Eren since he was at Levi's and had his own key. Well Armin would find out soon enough. He opened the door to find someone he didn't know. Maybe they had the wrong room. Armin opened his mouth to say something but only a muffled yelp escaped him as a cloth was pressed to his face and an arm wrapped around him. He tried to struggle as the person behind him closed the door but he had an iron grip. "Oh no, this is chloroform!" Armin thought as he began to grow dizzy, he had to warn Mikasa, but how?
Without much options and the fact he would loose consciousness in a matter of seconds he kicked the little table by the door knocking off the picture of him, Mikasa, and Eren causing a noise Mikasa would definitely hear. The man behind him growled and the chloroform took effect. Reiner set Armin down and scowled as he heard a door open. "Armin-" Mikasa stopped and began to emit a murderous aura as she glared at Reiner. "Who are you?" She growled. "Tsk, you'd think you would remember me. After all Mikasa, you're the only person who's escaped me besides that other brat." He said with a smirk. Mikasa's eyes widened and she clenched her fist. "You...MONSTER!" She yelled as she ran at him.
Reiner got out of the way and Mikasa quickly stopped, turned, and barely had time to block Reiner's fist. "You killed my family" she growled as she threw a punch. Reiner dodged and pulled out a handgun. "Well don't forget about my deceased partner." He said. Mikasa stilled and if looks could kill, Reiner would be dead. "Don't move he ordered" as he pulled out handcuffs with his free hand. He kept the gun on Mikasa as he moved behind her. "Too easy" he thought as he got ready to cuff her when something hard hit him in the head and knocked the gun from his hand. He growled as Mikasa kicked him in the side, causing him to fall on his rear into the living room.
Mikasa ran at him ready to maul him but Reiner got out of the way and she ran into the couch. Reiner stood up and pulled out a knife. Mikasa rolled out of the way as a knife found its way into the couch. Reiner quickly pulled the knife out and dodged Mikasa's angry fist. He then swiped the knife at her, pleased when he saw small droplets of red on the blade. He got a cut on her arm, but Mikasa wasn't concerned since it wasn't deep. Instead she took a few steps back and threw a nearby vase at the intruder. Reiner dodged it and it broke upon impact with the floor. Reiner then tried to flip the coffee table the vase was once on onto Mikasa but she got out of the way and hurled on of Armin's hardback books at him, hitting him square in the face.
"GAH! Dammit!" Reiner cried and Mikasa used the opening to snatch the knife from him and swiped it at him. Reiner barley got out of the way and flipped the couch, causing Mikasa to leap back. He then charged at her and they began to exchange blows. After a few minutes both had bruises and were even more pissed. Mikasa threw another punch at him but Reiner caught it and flipped her. Mikasa hit the ground hard and let out a grunt. Reiner pulled out the chloroform and Mikasa jumped back on her feet before grabbing Reiner's hands in an attempt to snatch the chemical from him. The two struggled over the chemicals until the bottle broke and each pulled back. Not good, both swayed a little due to the smell, not sure if they would black out or not. Mikasa took a step back and looked at her hands. Red trickled down her palms onto the floor but it didn't hurt. She pulled the glass out quickly and returned her attention back to Reiner who had done the same.
Out of the two Mikasa's hands were hurt the worst but she'd manage. Reiner made the first move, he charged at Mikasa and slammed her into the wall. She hissed and kneed him in the gut causing him to stumble back. Help, if she could make it to the kitchen she could call the police- "UGH!" Mikasa clutched her arm and stumbled back. Reiner smirked at the damaged he caused with his recovered knife. Mikasa frowned, the cut was deeper than she would of liked. "Ready to give up?" Reiner asked. Mikasa growled, "never! You'll pay for this" she said as she charged at him. Reiner tried to flip her again but Mikasa caught on and moved out of the way. She made an attempt for the kitchen again but was tackled by the persistent blond.
Both fell to the floor and tried to do as much damage to the other as possible. There was biting, scratching, hair pulling, and fist were thrown until they both managed to get back on thief feet, both tired from the fight. "Looks like round 1 is a tie" Reiner said after about a minute of tense silence. Mikasa grunted in response, and charged.
Find out who wins in the next chapter! And reviews are always welcome :D