WARNING: THIS CHAPTER HAS THEMES OF VIOLENCE!
Armin and Sasha were needless to say, exhausted from all the planning. Both were passed out at Armin's place currently trying to catch up on sleep before they had to do some detective work. However, they were about to have a wild awakening. The phone rang like tornado sirens blarring their horns to both tired teens as they groaned in frustration.
Turning over, Sasha squinted, eyes trying to adjust as she reached out for the ringing device. Making a face as if deciphering the words on screen. Sighing in realization with a small groan in her voice, Sasha went to hand the rectangular device to her blond friend. Who was currently sleeping on the bed, while she occupied the floor.
"Armn..."
All she heard was soft snoring. Rolling her eyes, she finally stood and shook him.
"Amin. Hey."
Awaking with a gasp Armin looked at Sasha holding his phone.
"Is fer-yuu." She slured out sleepily, rubbing her eyes.
Armin just rolled back over and snuggled into his blankets, much to Sasha's dismay as he spoke, closing his eyes.
"Itss Eren, jus-answer it n see what th-hell he wans." He sighed out as Sasha sighed frustrated.
Answering slowly, she immediately woke up at the tone.
"SASHA!?!?"
"Ern? Whass goin' on..." she said moving the phone away from her ear as he shouted.
After much frantic rambling, she finally got herself together.
"Eren! You're not making any sense! What's going on!?"
"COME QUICK WITH LEVI, YOUR SHIT--WHATEVER! JUST HURRY TO MIKASA'S HOUSE NOW!"
Sasha's eyes widened as she ended the call and got herself and Armin ready to head over as fast as possible.
Standing a couple hundred feet away from Mikasa's house, Eren clutched her tightly and took a deep breath deciding to proceed with caution.
"W-wa-wait, Eren--Eren-Eren what're you doing?" Mikasa asked frantically on the verge of tears.
Keeping his gaze forward, yet looking around, Mikasa realized he was thinking.
"Do you think we can sneak you into your room?"
Mikasa shook her head and explained, "if I didn't answer him when he arrived, he's going to kill me if he finds me there or if I enter after."
Closing his eyes, Eren thought about how he could get her out of this situation. The more he thought though, the more screwed they felt, sighing in defeat, he said fuck it.
"Eren, what are you doing, what are we-" Mikasa began growing fearful at the house quickly approaching.
Setting her down, the brunet boy laced his fingers with hers tightly. He then flashed her a look that said "trust me." Mikasa found it easy to get lost in his piercing green eyes, but now she was just trying to find her way through them as she contemplated her doom. Nodding, they proceeded.
Eren motioned for her to open the door, arm wrapped securely around her waist as a small comfort. He was telling her "I'm here, don't worry." And although Mikasa was panicking, she did already feel safer with her boyfriend. She just hopes they'd get away with it.
Slowly pushing open the door with a resounding creak, Mikasa grimaced at the loud noise defeating the silence. Stepping into the house she walked slowly, Eren following close behind. Her father was nowhere to be found. It was almost eerie how quiet it was. So much so that Eren felt his poor girlfriend squeezing his hand in a death grip as he whispered affirmations while they proceeded up the stairs to her bedroom.
Standing in front of the closed door, Mikasa gulped nervously as she turned the handle. When she did she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. The room was empty and seemed safe, that was until she felt Eren leave immediately at the sound of hurried footsteps. When she turned, her eyes bulged out of their sockets.
"EREN!" She screamed at the sight as Eren was currently fighting off her father who was trying to stab her with a kitchen knife held tightly in his hand.
So much ran through her mind as she watched Eren tussel with her father, delivering blows and taking some. Breathing heavily, Mikasa debated going to help, before she could advance though Eren shouted at her.
"MIKASA GET OUT OF HERE!"
Her father just growled and got pissed off at her frozen stance as he read the situation.
"So, you thought you could have a soulmate huh!? IS HE YOUR BOYFRIEND, YER SOULMATE!?" Kicking Eren on the floor, the green eyed boy quickly thought as he kicked Thomas and threw the drunk man over him and across the floor.
Mikasa watched in horror as Eren faught for his life and as her father tried to murder her again. Her father just wiped the blood from his mouth and began screaming.
"YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" He screeched, finally successfully stabbing Eren in the abomen, Mikasa screaming as she ran to him.
It must not have been, that deep, because Eren swore and groaned, but nonetheless kneeled at most, holding his now open wound.
"Shit!"
Before Mikasa could stay with him any longer, Eren grabbed her shoulders as Thomas collected himself. He was hammered after all, so it would take him a second to react.
"Mikasa, go NOW!" The brunet shouted frantically as he saw Thomas was almost ready for another round.
Mikasa however just looked at him and shook her head.
"I-I'm not leaving you, Eren, come on, get up!" She urged trying to pick him up before Eren's eyes went wide.
"MIKASA LOOK OUT!" He screamed as his girlfriend quickly turned and blocked the knife by almost sheer luck.
Her father then looked at her as if she had two heads. It was the first time in a while she had managed to fight back. It angered him so heavily, he began his attempt at breaking her down.
"YOU DEFY ME!? YOUR CREATOR!? I SHOULDA NEVER HAD YOUR WORTHLESS ASS! HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR YOU, MY WIFE WOULD STILL BE ALIVE." He shouted, grabbing her hair and dragging her away slightly.
"MIKASA!" Eren screeched falling after trying to move, wincing in pain.
"I'M SORRY! PLEASE, PLEASE-PLEASE! I'LL DO WHAT YOU WANT, JUST LET HIM GO-OHHHH!" She cried, tears streaming down her face as her father then took the knife to her throat, holding her by her hair.
Eren growled at the sight, wanting to move, but he just couldn't. Looking at the girl that stole his heart, he saw her scream, plead, and sob uncontrollably as she thrashed in his hold lightly. She was horrified, and he mentally scolded himself for not being able to protect her successfully. It was up to her now...But could she have it in her to fight him?
"Any last words!?" Thomas shouted as Mikasa begged and prayed.
"Mika!"
Looking at him at the sound of her nickname, she saw Eren smiling at her.
"It's okay, it's going to be okay! I promise! But you have to fight him!"
Shaking her head slightly she muttered an "I can't." As the blond man, grew rageful at the words.
"AS IF YOUR WEAK ASS CAN FIGHT ME. YOU'RE NOTHING! YOU HEAR ME!? NOTHING, WORTHLESS, DISPOSABLE! GO TO HELL YOU FUCKING WHORE!"
Mikasa closed her eyes, but she felt like everything was in slow motion. All she heard were their shouts as both her father and Eren were now in a screaming match at each other. Their voices became muffled as she screamed kicking her legs. She couldn't fight him. He was stronger than her...She'd never win! And Eren was already stabbed. What if he died? What if-
Her eyes widened then as a memory, she'd long forgotten sprung to life.
"Your tears are healing, baby."
"I-I-I CAN'T!"
"Pain is our saddest teacher, but a necessary one."
"My heart hurts though! I can't--AGH!"
"I wish I could take it away from you, so you never have to feel it...But it's the lessens that help us evolve, learn, and give us strength. They help us stand on our own, and live a life we can be proud of."
"I'M WEAK! I CAN'T TAKE THE FEELING ANYMORE! IT HURTS, I CAN'T GO ON LIKE THIS--TEACH ME HOW!"
"I'm scared to live..."
"Oh love...But it was you who was my greatest teacher."
"I can't even understand the feeling, how could I have taught you anything!?"
"Mikasa...You taught me that love is worth everything, including the bad. And you are the strongest person I'd ever known..."
"It was you who taught me the true meaning of strength."
It felt quiet, as the lonely girl felt her final tear roll down her cheek. It was so soft, she almost didn't realize what was happening. It'd been so long, she'd almost forgotten the feeling. The feeling of being strong.
Stopping her resistance, much to Eren's dismay, as he yanked his phone out and began shouting, all she could hear was her father shouting such bullshit at her. Suddenly they were just words.
It was her who endured her mental illnesses all this time. It was her who hung on this long, despite wanting to pull the plug. It was her who endured all the abuse, pain, and suffering since her father's fatal mistake. It was her who saved Eren from getting killed. It was her who saved herself, and it's her who was far stronger than her father could ever be.
Letting out a loud scream, Mikasa flipped the man she once called "dad" over her and stood, determination bleeding from her eyes.
"WHAT THE FUCK!? WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!? YOU'RE NOTHING!? WHEN I TELL YOU TO DIE, YOU DO IT!" He shouted throwing his fist at her face.
The young girl stumbled back, yet never fell, and kicked him in the leg Eren previously injured when he flipped him over.
"SHUT UP!" She screamed as he fell to the floor trying to stab her.
Mikasa stomped on his hand causing him to yell a slew of curse words as she stared down at him.
"You say it's my fault that the one with the God damned driver's license wasn't even looking at the road! You say it's my fault she died, when it was you who fucked it up! It was my fucking birthday, asshole!" She kicked him in the face this time.
Eren sat in shock, watching as his girlfriend reclaimed the strength he knew she always had. He watched as every blow she delivered was much more damning than any physical harm she could ever inflict on Thomas' pitiful ass.
"You are the worst father I've ever met! you tell me to drop dead when you drink yourself silly, you should've been run 6 feet under a long time ago! You killed mom AND you! YOU TRIED TO KILL ME TOO, BUT YOU WON'T! BECAUSE I HAVE STOOD THIS WHOLE TIME WHILE YOU YELLED AT ME FROM BENEATH THE DIRT!"
Just then he stood up and threw her down the stairs, as Eren called out, wishing he could record, but he was begining to lose a lot of blood. He watched as Mikasa shakily stood up and decked Thomas straight in the face. He then grabbed her shoulders and she grabbed his as they both began running each other into various walls and objects trying to get the other on the floor.
"FUCKING CUNT! GO TO HELL! YOU'RE THE WORST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME!"
"RIGHT BACK AT YOUUUUUU!" Mikasa screeched so loud, Eren was surprised her vocal cords didn't rip as she threw him into the window and stomped on his bare feet harshly.
"YOU'RE WEAK!" Thomas grunted trying to fight back as the knife lay a couple feet away from them on the ground.
Punching her a couple more times so hard, Eren saw blood ooze from her mouth and nose, he screamed out to her. Falling onto the ground, she was pinned by her drunk excuse for a father. She grunted as screamed as if releasing warcries as she faught his movements. Eren grew worried that he would win as he saw Thomas grabbing the knife to his side.
"MI-AHKGAHH" He gagged as he coughed a little bit of blood.
Where were they? Eren worried as help had not come yet. He watched in horror as Thomas held the knife high above his head and got ready to bring it down on his girlfriend. Terror filled him as he tried not to panic and prayed to whatever divine force out there, if even any, that they would live. Her more than him, as he saw Mikasa stall his movements fighting him and the knife just a couple inches away from her chest.
"WHY WON'T YOU JUST DIE, YOU WEAK, WORTHLESS LITTLE-!"
"You're the weak one...It's you, who took your pain out on the only thing you had left of Akane. YOU'RE OWN FUCKING DAUGHTER! It's YOU who's weak! You gave into this hatred and pain, and took it out on me, this whole time...IT WAS YOU WHO BORE NO STRENGTH!" Mikasa screamed flipping them over and slamming the knife right through his chest, blood immediately curdling from his mouth.
Breathing heavily, Mikasa wiped the blood from her face and spoke quiet yet sternly through her laboured breaths.
"And I pity you...For you'll never know the strength you lacked. Goodbye, father..." she spat venomously.
"ANGK--FUCKHHAAK-YUUU-"
"Go to hell. Mom, would've hated you for treating me like this."
With that there was silence as Mikasa stood up, wobbling back up the stairs to Eren to make sure he was okay. When she saw the state he was in, she ran, panicked.
"Eren!" She yelled rushing up the stairs, tripping over herself.
She was in so much pain, but Eren had to feel worse. He tanked a stab wound for her. Laying him down and craddling his head, she began to ask him if he was okay, begining to tear up at the state he was in.
"I-"
Before he could speak though, they btoh heard sirens and a voice they both knew speak in astonishment from the bottom of the stairs.
"Holy shit..." Levi breathed as he looked at the lifeless body in front of him.
It was Armin and Sasha who ran to help as paramedics and police officers barged into the house in immediate emergency. Levi and Petra spoke to the police as they started marking up the scene.
"Mikasa, did all this...?" Petra said in astonishment at how the shy girl they all knew was capable of defending herself like this.
Next thing Eren remembered was Mikasa sobbing above him, carressing his face as he heard Armin and Sasha shouting before everything went black.
