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"One last thing. Does Mikasa have to go..?"

Levi halted in his steps, biting his lip in frustration. Not because of the blonde, but rather because of the fact that he wasn't able to prevent this vexatious situation from happening.

"…she doesn't have a choice." He spoke, with clenched fists as he continued walking, refusing to even glance back as he spoke such grim words.

Soon enough, the two lovers pulled away from the kiss—to catch their breaths. Both of them were red, they were flustered. So that sealed the deal, they were lovebirds now. Eren gazed lovingly into Mikasa's obsidian orbs that seemed to spark up a little life. Mikasa only cracked an awkward smile, before letting out a tiring sigh… she knew he was gazing at her, she could feel it. She just wished she could do the same—to dive in deeply into his emerald orbs that reminded her of the forest, the nature around.

"That felt…"

"Amazing." Eren spoke, finishing her own sentence for her, his hand reaching out to caress her cheek ever so lovingly before he traced up to stroke her hair. It felt soft, smooth… like some sort of silken material. Mikasa only blushed a deeper shade of red. Though, the next thing he did definitely had caught her off guard.

The brunette leaned a little forward once more, Mikasa had expected another kiss and was rather joyous at that thought… except, it wasn't just a kiss.

Carefully, Eren removed the raven's scarf, dropping it onto the ground. His lips then proceeded to press against the side of raven's neck, before the raven could question it, his teeth began to bite into it lightly. Mikasa's cheeks flushed into a dark shade of red— and she didn't push away. A soft whimper escaped her lips, a sudden sort of thrill ran through her veins… and that thrill only made her crave more of it.

She loved his touch, she loved the way he'd hold her—especially now. Eren could tell, considering the raven's rather adorable whimper sounded pleasured, excited. They both desired one another— there was probably a little lust in the air, the good kind. Eren bit into it a little rougher— but he was to be sure Mikasa wouldn't feel too much pain before he began to suck on it just a little.

She was just divine, and she tasted just so fine. The brunette would know. "E-Eren…" The raven whimpered in a pleasured tone, which only caused the thrill in Eren's veins to rush even more. Although, a few seconds after, he had pulled away. Knowing that if they ventured any further, they wouldn't be able to stop. Plus, they were out in the open, and he didn't plan to explain his actions to anyone, or even disclose it.

"Sorry, I just had to mark what's mine." He spoke quietly, having left one of those love-bite marks on Mikasa's neck, to be frank he was quite proud of it. "Y-You don't have to apologise…" Mikasa stuttered shyly, being flustered over what had happened. "I… liked it." She spoke, a small smile forming onto her lips. Though she couldn't see the mark he had left, others could. And those others would know the emotions they shared with one another, and the desires they had. For one reason or another, she wanted more. She wanted him to touch her more. She wanted him to be satisfied… she wanted to be satisfied.

What was this feeling? It was overwhelming.

A small blush came onto the brunette's cheeks when the raven had said she liked it, and just looking at her expression, he could tell she wanted more. Well, it wasn't as if he wasn't the same.

Just as Mikasa was about to ask for another round, she heard footsteps. She quickly searched for her scarf before she wore it, standing up slowly. "Someone's coming."

At hearing those words, the brunette didn't wait another second more to stand up. He turned towards Mikasa, adjusting her scarf lightly—to cover up the mark, as he had a feeling a certain grumpy man was coming, and he didn't wish to get a lecture or scolding about what he did to Mikasa, —considering such acts should've been done behind closed doors… but he just couldn't help himself.

The brunette's instinct was right though, he saw Levi in a distance who was walking towards their direction. A part of the brunette just wanted to carry Mikasa away, he wanted to spend his time with her and not spend it listening to whatever lecture that shorty had.

"Eren, Mikasa." Levi called before approaching them. He had a grim expression, and the aura that surrounded him wasn't too happy.

"Capta— I mean, Levi. What do you want?" Mikasa questioned, sounding rather concerned, having felt the gloomy atmosphere around him, and the sudden tension around them.

"There has been someone in the underground district who wants to start the whole titan fiasco again, rumour has it that they are close in completing the serum." Levi explained, and Eren tensed slightly, he knew where this conversation was going.

"The higher-ups assigned you and a few other people, including me and Hanji, to stop them from doing so. And—"

"Why me?" Eren asked, his tone clearly agitated at the entire situation. It was also clear he didn't want to go. He had finally found peace, and love within Mikasa. He didn't have much time left, and to be frank Eren had been a little war-weary. He was tired of fighting, or rather—he just wanted to spend more time with Mikasa. And with such a dangerous and risky mission that was assigned to him, he had some doubts on making it back safe and alive. Despite having titan abilities, he still could be killed easily if he wasn't careful enough, plus, what if the mission took longer than expected? After all, ending the titan war took them several years.

"Why not someone else?" Eren frowned which Levi let out a sigh at. "Considering you and the other squad members had a big part to play in the titan war, the higher-ups viewed you guys as strong cadets who'll easily finish this mission quickly. Look, brat. I tried my best to ask them to assign this to someone else, but they kept insisting and it was either that you go or—"

Eren shot Levi a rather threatening glare, causing Levi to pause in his words as he shot a glare back. "Don't make me kick you in the fucking face again. I said I already tried. And you have to get this in your fucking brain that if you don't take part in this, there is a chance that peace will be lost again. We need your titan powers in case if they were to turn to titans themselves if they did inject themselves with a successful serum. And we need your coconut headed friend and that female titan to stay here to guard—"

"Why can't I be the one to stay guard? It's unfair and unr—"

"Shut up and listen for a damn second." Levi hissed. "That's because Mikasa, is following us."

Listening to his last phrase, there was a moment of silence. And Eren was about to express his anger through vulgar words until Mikasa finally spoke. "I'm blind. I would only be a burden—"

Levi sighed, his eyes looking towards the other raven pitifully. "Since you have oriental blood running in your veins, the higher-ups thought you'd be good bait, since the criminals apparently have a record of trading off people in the underground before." Levi grumbled, sounding rather… agitated, annoyed and pissed off at the fact that the higher-ups would suggest such a disgusting thing, they even told him she'd be a great bait to lure out those scoundrels since she was weak and vulnerable.

And hearing his tone, Eren figured it was true that he didn't wish for such things to happen, and figured he made sure that he, himself could come along to watch over Mikasa. After all, at this point, he wouldn't leave her alone anymore. Having calmed down, the brunette made eye contact with the male raven, "We don't have a choice…. Do we?" He had asked, feeling a rather overwhelming sorrow consuming him. "At the very least can't you convince them to use someone else as bait? It doesn't seem—"

"Trust me, brat… I really tried."

Eren bit his lips in such anger, in such rage. Why would someone want to start the whole titan shit again? Why couldn't he finally live the remaining few years of his life in peace? Why couldn't he be happy for just a day, without such dreadful interruptions coming up?

It was at that moment, when Mikasa's hands found his, holding them ever so tightly. "Eren…" She spoke softly, "It'll be fine… I'll go." She said firmly. Giving Levi a shock that she'd have agreed so much easier as compared to the brunette. "I want to make myself useful. And if me being bait lessens the chances of Eren getting hurt, I'll go." Mikasa spoke firmly, causing Levi to furrow his brows.

"Listen, you two brats. I don't know what's going through your minds but don't make it seem like this is a mission that you won't come back from. I don't plan for that to happen. We're all going to come back alive. So don't do anything reckless" Levi spoke, though it sounded more of an order, for them not to die. He turned around, walking off as he spoke, "We leave in a week. I'll update you two on the plans soon."

And with that he left. The two lovebirds did as well.

"How did they take the news?" A certain brunette asked.

"What are you doing out here four eyes?" Levi groaned as he looked to Hanji. "Well, to answer your question, they were anything but happy."

Hanji gave a little punch to Levi's shoulders. "Don't feel guilty. You really did try your best to let them all live in peace." Hanji sighed as she rubbed his shoulders.

Levi only let out a sigh as he looked up towards the night sky. "I'm just… sick of seeing deaths, especially my comrades. And the fact that…"

"I know." Hanji sighed as she embraced him from behind. "It's cruel to have those two go, or anyone for that matter."

Levi only remained silent, "Though… no matter what, I'll make sure they'll come back alive and well."

The two lovebirds reached their dorm. After sitting Mikasa down, Eren sat next to her, his hand running through his hair, stressed. "This is so fucked up." He cursed under his breath as he glanced over to the raven. "Are you alright..?" He questioned softly. Mikasa shrugged, "I just… I mean… I just wish the world wasn't so cruel." She explained it simply as she continued, "Promise me that you'll come back alive." Mikasa asked, in a rather pleading tone to the brunette.

Eren remembered these words before that had left her lips. His 15-year old self would have rolled his eyes and dismissed Mikasa's worries as nothing, since he had assumed before she was overthinking. But now... it was different.

He didn't want to push her away anymore.

His eyes softened, as he held Mikasa's hands tightly. "I'll promise if you promise to come back alive too." Mikasa nodded, "I promise."

"I promise too." Eren smiled weakly as his forehead pressed against hers slightly. "Don't do anything reckless… even if it is to save me. I'll come back alive."

"I should be saying that to you..." Mikasa sighed quietly before she leaned her head a little forward to rest on his shoulder, before she began to nuzzle his neck. "Hey… we have a week left before we got to go… let's spend that time together then…"

Eren gave a little nod. "It's only natural." He gave off a light chuckle as his arms wrapped around her lovingly. "I love you so much.' He whispered softly.

"I love you so much too…" She whispered back.

And with that, they spent their entire week together. Eren brought her outside, to breathe in the fresh air, to explore other places, to stroll around… to appreciate the peace they have as of that moment. It was fun, joyful. Eren enjoyed making her smile, because whenever he did, her eyes would have a little life in them… something worth admiring. As for Mikasa, although she wasn't able to admire Eren's smiles, she was able to listen to his joyous laughter, and his aura that was just full of happiness.

The night before they had to leave, Levi had already told them the plan… and it was definitely worrying Eren the most. After all, it seemed that Mikasa was put in the most dangerous position… but he didn't want to worry about that now. He didn't want to bring down the cheerful atmosphere.

That night, Eren laid awake. He couldn't sleep… he was just too stressed.

"Eren…" Mikasa called out quietly as she turned to his direction. "Is everything alright…?" She asked softly, feeling his worrying aura that made her concerns grew. "Yeah, I'm fine… don't worry about it." He reassured, though it was obvious enough it was a lie.

"I already promise that I'll come back alive… I won't break the promise." Mikasa reassured as Eren let out an exhaustive sigh. "I know, I know…" He mumbled as he shifted closely to Mikasa, snuggling her tightly. "I never knew Eren Jaeger had this soft side to him." Mikasa teased lightly, wanting to lighten up the atmosphere which it did as Eren gave off a little snort. "Haha. Very funny. I can be affectionate too, you know." He rolled his eyes, pouting slightly, Mikasa then letting out a soft chuckle, "I know, you left evidence on me…" He mumbled out loud, referring to the hickey that remained on her neck.

The brunette blushed, "Y-Yeah…" He stuttered. Despite being the one who left it there, he still got flustered over it. "Well, I'm... proud of it." He spoke in a sudden confident tone purposely, resulting in Mikasa giving him a little nudge that Eren awed at, finding it rather adorable. "You're adorable." Eren teased as Mikasa blushed heavily before she turned to the other direction, too embarrassed to face him. "Shut up…" She grumbled.

Eren gave a little laugh, though, he caught a little glimpse of the mark he had left on her neck. Smirking, he gave her neck a soft kiss. Mikasa's face flushed at that. "E-Eren!" She exclaimed, her hands immediately covering her face.

"Aw, don't be like that, I want to see your beautiful face." He teased lightly, though it was a genuine compliment.

"Nooo." Mikasa whined a little, before Eren teasingly got on top of her, using one of his hands to pull away one of her hands that covered her face gently. "I want to see your beauty, love." Eren chuckled slightly, as Mikasa removed her other hand, her face represented a tomato, after all… Eren was so... close to her. Hell, he was on top of her.

Though, Eren didn't seem too focused on that, as a frown formed on his face as his hand reached out, caressing the scar she had right underneath her eyes… that he caused. "I'm... really sorry..." He mumbled in guilt.

Mikasa frowned and shook her head. "Eren... it's fine, you didn't mean it." She reassured softly. She always disliked that scar, it was just a terrible reminder of that day. What made it worse was that it barely faded away— a permanent scar it was, and it was hated by the raven.

"Still…" He sighed quietly as his eyes then fixated on her. "You're still beautiful."

Hearing those words once more, Mikasa's heart skipped a beat as it started racing, for one man and one man only. Eren Jaeger. As cheesy as it may sound, she felt love filling up in the air, and she loved it so much, this moment. She treasured every single moment she had with him during this week especially, before they had to leave for the risky and dangerous mission, and that caused the raven to worry a little. Eren, having taking notice it rather quickly, he caressed his cheek again, before he planted a kiss on her cheek, which then lead to a kiss on her lips.

It was passionate, and loving just like the first kiss they shared together. It was something so comforting, and they didn't know why. Maybe it wasn't the kiss, it could be the fact that the one they loved so much, was right here and there alive, breathing. The kiss just reminded them of that fact.

That they were alive, breathing the same air.

After a bit, Eren pulled away from the kiss, to catch his breath, so did the raven. Though, there was something different when they parted their lips… they both craved more.

They were alone, in the room. Everyone was sleeping, probably. But most of all… it was just the two of them, alone, and at that thought, their own desires raised.

"Mika—"

"Eren." Mikasa cut him off, having a blush on her cheeks. "Do… you want to do it…?" She asked quietly.

The brunette wasn't too dense to not know what she referred to. Eren looked away, for he knew if he ever so glanced at Mikasa's vulnerable face that she wore just for him…he probably contain his urges anymore longer. "Mikasa…I don't want to force you to do anything… we don't have to do... it, if you really don't want to… I love you for the way you are, not your—"

"I genuinely want to do it… if you're okay with it, of course." He spoke softly, her tone was as gentle as ever, and it was definitely sincere.

Eren slowly shifted his gaze and focus back to her, before he pinned her hands against the mattress as he leaned closer. "I might not be able to stop." He spoke, biting his lip a little. Eren had his desires, his crave and his lusts for her… but of course, he loved her the most genuinely. He would restrain himself if needed to, he didn't want to force anything on her. He wanted to love her, to make her feel loved and comfortable.

"That's alright with me… but you may need to guide me a little." Mikasa spoke, giving an awkward chuckle. She was blind, then again she was still able to see so much in the brunette than he could ever himself.

"I will try my best to… though, tell me if it's too much, I want you to be and feel comfortable."

"I want the same for you. Don't hold back too much, I want my desires fulfilled too."

And with that, the two lovebirds embraced one another through the night. Exploring one another's territories, finding something new about each other along the way. The raven, thanks to the brunette's guidance, wasn't all too awkward during that night full of events. She got to feel things she didn't know she could ever feel, and she enjoyed it with plenty of satisfaction. The brunette, was satisfied with everything and anything she did as well, he was already contented with just having Mikasa either ways.

That night, all their worries for the day after were placed aside, reassured by each other's warmth… each other's gentle, loving touch.

A night that they wished that could've lasted a little longer.

Author's Notes: Please leave a review. I want to know your thoughts. Apologies if this is poorly written.