Eren, going through the archive of her in his mind tried to recall a time when she wasn't here, when she wasn't right there next to him nagging him, caring for him, loving him.
He couldn't even tell what was surrounding him let alone have a meaningful thought.
The night slowly started to overtake the lost boy, and exhaustion well.
He wouldn't' give up though. Not now. Not after what has happened what will never be.
He had gained it all, all the freedom of the world but lost the world all in one day. He was coming up upon a lake he settled down by. Knowing the search party would make there rounds looking for him, he considered walking into the endless blue with no return.
The thought quickly escaped his mind when he heard something.
Everything in him stopped, his heart, his breathing, everything.
"hmmmmm"
The small sound coming from the left of Eren made the light and color flood back into his eyes. "M-Mika-sa…?"
The sound was a microscopic amount louder but still, it was louder. He rushed up from where he was and traveled to the sound.
Only to find a small birds foot trapped under a branch in the mud by the lake.
As quickly as the light had filled his eyes they left. He freed the little red bird and watched it fly away, the full moon lighting its path in the sky.
Once the bird was out of sight, he laid on the cold mud and waited for the search party to find him.