Mira and Erwin ran into Commander Shadis office.
"Commander!" Mira yelled.
"KNOCK BEFORE ENTERING!" he yelled back.
"For goodness sake someone's trying to kill me!"
The commander's face softened. "I see. Please sit, Captain,"
Mira sat down heavily across from the Commander.
"Go ahead," he said. "Explain,"
"The military police is trying to kill me,"
Erwin's eyes widened. "...the military police? I thought you said it was Kenny,"
"Yes. Kenny Ackerman is a Captain in the military police. He's a very powerful man,"
Shadis folded his hands. "The military police?"
"...there are things I know about this world that could get me killed,"
"What things?" Erwin asked.
"If I told you, they'd try to kill you too. The only reason I've survived is because Kenny fears me. But I guess he's finally decided to chase me down,"
Erwin looked at Mira. She looked like a completely different person.
"I guess I should start from the beginning... I spent part of my childhood in the underground. I lived in his house for a little while. I learned quite a bit about Kenny Ackerman. He served under the most powerful man in the country, the true king. His name is Reiss. The true royal bloodline. Why he decided to join the military police, I do not know. But he has been the cause of countless unsolved murders and disappearances deemed 'accidents',"
Erwin looked down. All he could think of was his father. Was he right? Is that why he died? he thought.
"...and so the military police have murdered and tortured hundreds of people behind the walls to keep the secrets of Paradis a secret,"
"Paradis..." Erwin muttered. "...you called this place Paradis..."
Mira acted as if she didn't hear him. "Erwin, you will forget everything I said here. And Commander, be wary of the military police. Never speak of this to anyone,"
"Understood," Shadis said. "You two had better stay at this compound for a good number of weeks. Our guards will keep watch for this Ackerman,"
"Thank you, Commander," she said standing.
"...be careful, Mira,"
Erwin looked down as they exited the room. There was no way he could ever forget anything like this. What secrets are you hiding? he thought as they walked down the halls. Erwin felt as though so much had happened in one day. She was beautiful. Seductive. And most of all, dangerous.
The next week was painfully long. Erwin would only get a glance from Mira, or she would brush past him. There was hardly any interaction between them. It wasn't until late one night, Erwin saw Mira scribbling on a piece of paper. It was a letter.
"What's that?" he asked sitting across the table from her.
"It's nothing," she said quickly as she slipped it under the table.
"Mira...I..."
Mira sighed. "Do you love me Erwin?"
Erwin looked down, his blue eyes quivering. "Yes. I love you,"
Mira's hands shook. "Then I'm sorry... that I can't return that love..."
Erwin's heart broke into a million pieces.
"...I'm already waiting for someone," Mira said quietly.
"I see," he replied standing. "Sorry to bother you, Heichou,"
Mira stood up and hugged him. Erwin felt her soft hair. He could feel her crying into his shirt.
"Please don't leave me, Erwin. You're my friend..." she said quietly. "I don't want to be alone,"
But I left you to die. I left you alone.