CHAPTER 6: UNBELIEVABLE INNOCENCE
[Continuation of the 3rd day]

With what just happened recently, Mikasa gets paranoid...though the alliance helped build up her paranoia.


A man, short at that, suddenly entered Mikasa's room. It was none other than Levi along with the rest of the Special Operations squad, they were about to pick up Eren...they seriously looked like his babysitters. Auruo and Petra looked like they wanted to flee from the place since they received a mouthful of sermon from their captain regarding why Eren did not head back together with them last night. Levi looked at Eren sternly as if expecting an explanation from him.

Levi: "Oi, stupid kid! Why didn't you head back to the castle last night?"

Eren pulled away from Mikasa as he was about to answer Levi's question, much to Mikasa's disappointment.

Eren: "I'm sorry Levi heichou! I-" he was cut off and quickly directed his gaze to Hanji who looked like she was willing to explain for him.

Hanji winked at Eren and as well as to both Auruo and Petra to whom she promised of handling explaining everything to Levi last night. She cleared her throat and began to speak.

Hanji: "Good day Levi and the rest of the Special Ops Squad! My! My! It's rather early to be in a bad mood, right guys?" she looked at everyone in the room in hopes of gathering their support. "Ehem! Ehem! Well you see Levi, Eren did not head back to the castle last night because he could have got lost and there are plenty rumors of thugs and such attacking soldiers at night and that isn't just the problem! The circumstances just mentioned could have triggered into him transforming into a titan without you, the Special Ops Squad to watch over him and ensure that he's under control! That is why I made the wise decision of letting him stay in her for the night. I hope I have explained everything clearly" she gasped and bowed her head in front of Levi.

Petra and Auruo stared at Hanji with relief written all over their faces. Eren on the other hand found Hanji's reasoning to be both stupid and inappropriate. He thought to himself that the excuse she made would not save him at all.

Levi: "Tell that nonsense to somebody else, Hanji…and you Eren, what are you waiting for? Move your ass of the floor and let's go. We'll be helping the garrison. Every male rookie is ordered to come too!" he walked away and the rest of his squad followed him, except for Petra who was about to walk towards the other girls and chit chat. Levi noticed this and stopped her, "Where do you think you're going? We're leaving."

Petra: "Ahh...nowhere! I'll be coming..." she really wanted to stick together with the "alliance" but she couldn't because it's always job first.

The guys were so lazy and they did not want to come with Levi's squad in surveillance duty. They whispered towards each other while walking behind Levi and his squad members.

Connie: "Ughh! What a pain…Why should we join them? And why the guys only!? What about the girls?"

Jean: "Why do we even have to help the garrison!? It's their job…! Why do we have to meddle!?

Reiner: "Ohh damn! We haven't even eaten our breakfast yet…"

Armin: "Guys, I think we should stop complaining and do what we are told to do…"

Bertholdt: "Armin's right everyone…"

Levi noticed their mumblings, turned towards them and looked at them with sharp eyes, "What was that?"

All of them answered in unison, "Nothing Sir!"


The girls were left alone again. It was another day for them to continue their usual routine of living the life of a bum. Honestly speaking, they envied the boys because they were tasked to do a job while on the other hand, them, the girls have nothing to do at all.

Sasha: "Hey guys! My tummy is grumbling! Let's get something for breakfast!" she was so enthusiastic but she did not realize that nobody was actually paying attention to her.

Everybody was looking at Mikasa, their curiosity still not fed with answers.

Ymir: "Hmm...Mikasa...this time you told us that you liked Eren, the next time we know is that you already did it with him!? It's surprising that you're not the slow type. I never could have guessed! Hahaha!" she said teasingly with half-lidded eyes.

The most innocent among them which was Krista quickly got flustered with what Ymir said and quickly covered her ears while scolding her friend, "Stop it Ymir!"

Mikasa was just there, listening to what everyone has been saying while sitting stiffly on the floor. Not a single movement was sighted from her as her face gradually changed from light pink to red.

Hanji: "Mikasa, are you alright?" she made a gentle push on Mikasa's arm to shake her slightly from what seemed to be bothering her.

Mikasa did not respond and even though the push was as gentle as possible, it got her slamming on the floor while still remaining stiff in the process. She was preoccupied by the "it" that Ymir talked about. Despite being a teenager, she never really knew about "it" in detail...but she knew it was something erotic...just like that. Even though nothing happened between her and Eren as far as she knows, she still got so embarrassed and guilty after what Ymir said.

Sasha: "Mikasa! Are you feeling well? I think you really should go and eat so everyone, let's go as well!" she pushed through on letting everyone consider eating breakfast.

Krista: "Oh no...this is really Ymir's fault. You're pushing...you're pushing g-green minded thoughts on Mikasa's head! Ugh! Stop it already! Don't pass your green mindedness on somebody else!"

Ymir: "Huh? I didn't say anything anymore..." she smiled annoyingly at Krista.

Mikasa then stood up from the floor, "P-Please! Let's not talk about the 'it-which-shall-not-be-spoken-of'" and hurried towards the door.

Sasha: "'It-which-shall-not-be-spoken-of'?" she wondered

Hanji: "It's Mikasa's own term of what married couples do to have a child...I guess..." she adjusted her glasses while getting flustered.

Krista: "AAAAAH!" she continued to cover her ears.

Ymir tried her best to hold her laugh while witnessing the faces everyone made, "You're all so cute! Acting like your innocence have never been tainted! Just so you know people, you aren't 7 years old!"

The eyes of everyone widened as their faces heated up again due to Ymir's embarrassing remark. When they gazed around the room and towards the doorway, Mikasa was nowhere to be found. She had long escaped the possibly mind blowing incident of hearing more about the "it-which-shall-not-be-spoken-of" from Ymir.

Hanji: "Oh well! Mikasa's gone to the dining hall. Let's go and eat breakfast as well to fuel up for the day!"

Sasha: "Now that's what I'm talking about!" she said as her wish has already been granted

Ymir: "Fuel up? We don't even have anything to do! Why are the guys the only ones to be assigned in helping the garrison!? Tsk! I never knew that boredom was worse than tiredness!"

Krista: "Then join them! At least we won't be hearing you speak of any malicious thoughts when you're gone!" she glared at Ymir, still affected on the things she had been blabbering about just earlier.

Ymir: "Hahaha! You're still mad at me for that? You're so cute!"

Krista: "Just shut up!"

Hanji: "Please ladies, let us continue our journey to the dining hall in peace!" she tried to dispel awkwardness.

Sasha: "And you could also daydream of food if you want!" as usual, everything in her mind involved food.


Upon arriving at the dining hall and receiving their food, the other girls spotted Mikasa who was seated alone on one of the tables. They approached and sat there as well. Mikasa went "WAAAAH! I can never escape from them!"

Ymir: "Hey, you're so mean Mikasa! Leaving us behind just a few moments ago..." she acted like she was sobbing.

Mikasa: "...Sorry...Anyway, the food tastes funny..." she avoided making eye contact with anyone among them as she dropped her spoon on her plate.

Ymir: "What? Mine tastes okay"

Krista: "Mine tastes fine too"

Hanji: "Maybe yours was not cooked properly, Mikasa"

Sasha: "It tastes funny!? Mikasa has betrayed breakfast-chan! Why!?" she became frantic.

There was a sudden rumbling in Mikasa's stomach and after that, she felt like the food she's just eaten started to get back up.

Mikasa: "Excuse me..." she clenched her stomach and covered her mouth, attempting to stop the urge of vomiting as she headed towards the closest
comfort room of the building. Everybody was concerned and followed her.


Krista rubbed Mikasa's back to help her let all the vomit go out while the others waited for them outside the comfort room. Finally, nothing was left to puke and she rinsed her mouth with water.

Mikasa: "Thank you Krista..." she wiped her wet mouth with her handkerchief.

Krista: "That was nothing" she smiled.

As they went out of the comfort room, Ymir suddenly grabbed Krista's arm and exchanged whispers with everyone leading to Mikasa's confusion.

Mikasa: "Uhmm...what are you talking about?"

The whispers have finally come to a halt and afterwards, everybody eyed Mikasa.

Ymir: "That was surprisingly fast Mikasa!"

Mikasa: "What do you mean?"

Krista: "I hope it's a girl so that we can style her hair with different accessories and such. I really loved doing that when I was a little girl!"

Mikasa: "What are you talking about...?"

Sasha: "No! I hope it's a boy so that we can ask him to do the strenuous work that ladies have a difficulty in doing which is farming and producing crops, especially potatoes! Then we would boil them! Fry them! Hahaha! I can never think of glory greater than that!"

Mikasa: "Farming? Producing potatoes? I don't understand you guys..."

Hanji: "I don't care if it's a boy or a girl. My only wish is that it's a titan shifter just like his or her daddy!"

Mikasa: "Just like his or her daddy? HUH!?"

Then she finally realized what they were talking about...


[Flashback]

Mikasa: "It's done, look mom!" she said cheekily as she presented her newly done embroidery.

"Oh good job, Mikasa. It's wonderful. This embroidery pattern has been passed down in our family for many generations. When you have children of your own, teach it to them" her mother told her pleasantly.

Mikasa: "How do you get children?"

That question surprised her mother, "Hmm...Ask your dad"

Mikasa: "Hey dad..."

Since it was such an embarrassing topic, her father also dodged her question much to her mother's delight, "Uhmm...your dad isn't sure either. Doctor Jaeger's on his way over here. Maybe you should ask him."

That was the last time she ever had the chance to have a normal day-to-day conversation with her parents. After that came terror...the like which by just being able to witness it, can act like a knife stabbed to the heart. Looking at her loved ones lying on their own pool of blood made her feel...like knocking on death's door.

.

.

It got swept out of her mind instantly.

No one was ever able to cater to her curiosity as a child.

The question "How do you get children?" was never answered by her mother, her father, Doctor Jaeger or anybody else...

It made her as close to as being totally innocent about it...until today.


The alliance was into something again. They are going to use Mikasa's "slightly tainted innocence" and her vomiting earlier as an advantage for their stupid plan. Though Krista was the "I'm all innocent" type, she reluctantly agreed in participating on the plan.

They began to roll play in front of Mikasa.

Ymir: "Don't you agree, Hanji-san? Since you're all 'experiments are freaking awesome!' and the daddy here is a titan shifter, is it possible, though it all just happened last night, for Mikasa to be...you know..." she motioned her hand in a way wherein it made a curve in front of her stomach.

Hanji: "I am also not quite sure...she's showing a symptom though..."

Sasha: "Nausea, right?"

Krista: "I think she should go and have a check up!"

Boy, girl, daddy, titan shifter, last night, symptom, nausea and "it-which-shall-not-be-spoken-of," those were all giveaways...Mikasa totally knew what they were talking about...and she started to get paranoid.

Mikasa: "Guys..." her face turned beet red.

Everyone acted as if they were about to reveal something that could change Mikasa's life forever.

Ymir: "Mikasa...we think you're preg-" she was cut off when Mikasa blurted.

Mikasa: "Huh!? Nothing happened between us...I swear!" tears started forming at the corner of her eyes.

Hanji: "Are you sure?"

Mikasa: "...Yes..." she wiped the tears with her thumb.

The situation affected Mikasa's psychology. She began to think that she really was actually pregnant, despite knowing that nothing "of that degree" really happened between her and Eren...and it made her sweat a lot. Soon, she got dizzy and felt the urge of vomiting again.

They continued acting in front of Mikasa.

Ymir: "I think you should tell Eren and get checked up on the hospital just to make sure whether our assumptions are right or wrong. We are sure Eren would understand."

Mikasa: "I swe-"

Hanji: "It's just to make sure, Mikasa. You won't lose anything if you just get checked up" she smiled at her.

Mikasa nodded while still sweating and getting flustered, "Okay...if it's just to make sure...but I swear we did not do it..."

Mikasa then left the building and headed to where Eren and the rest were. When she was gone, Ymir laughed so hard.

Ymir: "HAHAHA! I did not think that a girl her age would not know about the 's' word and stuff like how a woman could get pregnant. Mikasa is so cute that way. HAHAHA! I really cannot believe all this!"

Krista: "Shut up! Now, you made Mikasa look stupid...you're playing around with her innocence!" she yelled at Ymir.

Ymir: "Hey, hold on a sec! You agreed to this plan. Don't you just blame me! Anyway it's a step to accomplish our alliance's goal too."

Krista: "Don't you dare make an excuse. Ymir! I know you're just doing this to have fun! At this rate, Mikasa is really going to look stupid! When did you start to be so into this game we made anyway!?" she continued to glare at Ymir.

Ymir: "Calm down! Anyway, we reasoned with Mikasa right? We told her to get checked up in order to make sure...We did not just do it out of making fun of her..."

Krista: "You're crazy! We all know that it takes a few weeks or even months to know when a woman has conceived or what. It doesn't happen overnight! You're taking advantage of Mikasa's innocence just to make fun of her!"

Hanji went between them to stop them from fighting while Sasha was talking to the other soldiers who were now gathered around them after hearing Ymir and Krista talking out loud but thankfully, they did not really understand what they were saying. The noise was the sole reason for them to gather there.

Sasha: "Hahaha...Everyone...Never mind them! It's just how they show love for each other, through exchanging harsh words...hahaha! Can you all please leave already? They are not worth your precious time!" she was sweating hard as she tried to act genuinely.

Soon, the others were convinced and left them alone to continue what they have all been doing before that.

Sasha: "Whew...that was close!" she wiped her sweaty forehead with her arm.

Ymir and Krista still glared at each other even though they stopped fighting. Hanji then began to speak.

Hanji: "It's sad but it's true...we all agreed with Ymir's plan...We are also to be blamed for what making fun out of Mikasa...We all shoulder the weight of this sin!"


Eren and the rest of his classmates who were dragged by Levi to help the garrison with their duties were calmly cleaning the fixed cannons mounted above the walls while chatting with each other.

Connie: "Oi Eren, did you do something with Mikasa last night?" he asked out of curiosity.

Bertholdt: "My thoughts exactly...I've been itching to ask that too..."

Reiner: "You're secrets safe with us, Eren. We're pals!"

Jean: "Pals!? You're dead wrong, Reiner. Eren and I would never be pals. Eren! Did you touch her? I'll really kill you if you did!"

Armin: "Jean, calm down"

Eren wasn't able to respond to what the other guys told him. He got very flustered and angry at the same time. He really wasn't thinking about last night but it pisses him off on why everybody was thinking of malicious thoughts just by knowing that he slept on Mikasa's bedroom last night.

Eren: What on earth are you tal-" he was cut off when a voice called out his name. He turned his head and saw the worst possible person that could appear right now...Mikasa.

Mikasa: "Eren, I...I need to talk to you..." she stuttered.

Eren: "Why are you here? Tsk! What would you want to talk about?" he was getting irritated as he stopped cleaning the canon.

The other guys were speculating something...

Mikasa: "Eren...I think...I'm pregnant...I think I should get checked up..." she hid her face on the red scarf that she decided to wear again.

Everybody's eyes widened, especially Eren's. What the others speculated was damn true!

Eren: "What are you talking about!? Did you hit your head and go insane!?" he yelled at Mikasa while his face heated up. He grabbed Mikasa and headed away from the rest of the guys.

Jean: "EREN! I'll hack you to pieces!" he was so angry.

Connie: "Huh!? It just happened last night! Or have you been doing it before as well?"

Reiner: "I cannot believe this..."

Bertholdt: "Neither do I, Reiner..."

Armin: "Eren and Mikasa are going to have a baby?" he thought to himself as he tried to picture out how his best friends' child would look like.

Eren: "Shut your goddamn mouths, you idiots!" he continued to grab Mikasa away from them. When they have gone quite a far distance, he mouthed words to the other guys, "I'll accompany her to bring her peace of mind. She's just getting paranoid, you shitheads!"

Eren has yet again escaped from the Special Operations Squad. He and Mikasa went down the wall and go to the closest hospital to get Mikasa a check up. Unlike Mikasa, Eren was fully aware of stuff like the "s" word. He damn knew that pregnancy does not happen the day after conception but it was not like they actually engaged to sexual act last night though. He just accompanied her to make sure that she gets the message that she is not pregnant and clearly, nothing happened between them...though, he began to get paranoid too...


They continued to walk. Mikasa was observing Eren as he seemed to think to himself. She looked at him with piercing eyes, like needle which can poke his eye out.

Eren: "What?" he noticed her staring.

Mikasa: "Nothing..."

Eren: "You're crazy, aren't you?"

Mikasa: "Why is that so...?"

Eren: "Why do you think you're pregnant? Have you gone nuts?"

Mikasa: "...I puked earlier and it's a symptom. Hanji-san and the rest suggested that I can possibly be pregnant...I'm just getting checked up to make sure I'm not, that's all..."

Eren muttered to himself, "Are those women just so stupid or do they just like to make fun of Mikasa's childlike innocence? And Mikasa is just so stubborn!"

Eren: "It doesn't mean that if you vomited, you're pregnant right away! I can't believe you don't know that despite being fifteen! Didn't anyone tell you about sex and whatsoever!?"

The word that came after about embarrassed her so much but she managed to reply, "...No one explained it to me..."

Eren: "What a pain! Do you really think we did that last night or any other time!? There's no way that happened! Or did you do it with some other guy!? Who is it, huh!?" he was looking at her angrily...

Mikasa: "...What are you talking about...? I did not do that...but I still want to make sure nonetheless. I'm sorry to drag you here..."

Eren began to scratch his head, "Fine fine! I'm just doing this to make sure that you finally kick these thoughts out of your mind."

Mikasa surprised Eren yet again when she began talking, "Would you accept the baby when it turned out that I was pregnant with your child...?" she seriously did not know why she asked that. She did not know why she still pushed through having a check up even though she and Eren confirmed that nothing happened between the two of them and as far as she knows, she never did the "s" word her whole life.

Eren: "Like I said, there's no w- Tsk!...I would accept it of course..." he was getting all flustered. He did not know as well why he responded that way.

Mikasa's heart fluttered.

After that, they did not talk to each other and soon, they arrived the hospital.


Doctor: "What can I do for you?" he stared at Eren and Mikasa who just entered his clinic.

Mikasa: "I think that I'm pregnant, doctor..."

The doctor's eye balls almost popped out with what Mikasa said since he knew that she was still so young to get pregnant. He then looked at Eren as if saying, "What the hell, kid? You did it with your girlfriend at such a young age!? You're ruining your lives!" Eren got the memo and looked away from the doctor immediately while thinking to himself, "Damn you, Mikasa! Now everyone thinks I'm a pervert! Why did I even accompany you here!? I'm so stupid!"

The doctor turned his gaze at Mikasa again. He cleared his throat, "Have you been feeling nausea, dizziness or an aching back this past few days?"

Mikasa: "I have, just earlier..."

Doctor: "When did the conception happen...?"

Mikasa and Eren was caught frozen with the doctor's direct question. They did not know what to say.

Eren: "Ughh! Just examine whether she's pregnant or not then show her the goddamn result! There was no conception! Just do it already! Give her the goddamn peace of mind!" he was getting so angry as his face turned red. Mikasa agreed with him reluctantly.

Doctor: "Then if there was no conception...there's no pregnancy. I think my work is done here."

Mikasa glared at the doctor, "Check it up and show me the result."

The doctor got scared of her and was forced to agree with them.


After a few tests, it was confirmed that Mikasa was not pregnant, much to their relief. The doctor who was still confused gathered all the courage he had to ask them one question.

Doctor: "You know about conception, how it works and how pregnancy happens, right?"

Eren and Mikasa eyed each other, being humiliated by the question.

Eren: "I know about it but Mikasa here doesn't. She's so stubborn and she wanted to get checked up just to make sure..."

Mikasa: "I'm sorry to cause you trouble, doctor. I just got paranoid."

Then afterwards, they were briefed about it.


Eren and Mikasa exited the hospital. They did not know what to tell each other after hearing all those words that came out from the doctor's mouth during explaining to them.

Eren: "...Innocence can make you stupid sometimes..."

Mikasa: "...Yeah, I know..."

Eren chuckled, "Damn! Why am I laughing? Maybe it's because you were cute getting all 'I'm pregnant!' Why didn't the other girls even bother to explain it to you?"

Mikasa punched him on the arm, "S-Shut up! At least I totally know about it now!"

Eren pinched her cheek, "I did not know you can be adorable, Mikasa..." and then let go.

Mikasa: "Ouch!" she rubbed her cheek.

Eren: "But damn! I still got tensed earlier, you know...I even actually imagined...how the baby would look like..." he looked away and blushed.

Mikasa: "...Sorry..." she looked down to her feet.

Then they both laughed softly to cover up the embarrassment they were feeling because of everything that just happened. Unknown to them, the "alliance" were watching.

Ymir: "I told you it's a step, guys!"

Krista: "Whatever, Ymir! Mikasa still looked stupid..."

Sasha: "I wonder what the doctor told them or how he reacted to everything they said..."

Hanji: "I think the doctor is laughing as hard as he can right at this moment because of Mikasa's unbelievable little knowledge of reproduction and it's process..."

Ymir: "Gee! You're so science!"

They enjoyed the view of Eren and Mikasa going farther and farther away from them while walking close to each other.


Author's notes:

Pffft! Innocence isn't always a good thing XD Yeah! I know this chapter is weird, Sorry. Hahaha!

Sorry for typographical errors if there are any.

Thanks for reading and I hope you stay tuned. :))