Happy Valentine for those who had their beloved ones ( I had none, yay )
I will spent my ENTIRE Valentine at school from 6am to 9pm so, whatever.
But because of that, I will update this first. Thank you for your support.
I read ALL OF YOUR REVIEWS, thank you you all. I don't reply it doesn't mean I don't care. I just ... well shy, what to say.
So I hope my effort in writing this would tell you guys how much I love you all. You're the reasons why I'm trying to improve this story. Thank you.
Eren was called out personally by Levi. Jean followed Hanji for his dress up as Eren.
Mikasa was left alone with Armin.
"You sure got things figured out fast, compared to me researching for years." - Mikasa smiled.
"I just got lucky since she didn't kill me that time."
"Eren...he seemed to have hard time accepting..."
"He already figured most of them out by himself. He just forced himself not to believe." - Armim said. "Because...well...you know...he knew you were using him in the training corps."
"Huh?!" - Mikasa stared in surprise.
"He knew you stole his key. He knew you suspected Annie for something. He also knew you used him as an information source of the trainees, like how you asked him about various people, causing fights so he could test their skills for you."
"How?! He knew all this time? Yet didn't say a thing?"
"Because he trusts you. He said you must do it for a reason."
"That idiot!" - She muttered.
"Mikasa, I know this is not the right time, but...both of you care for each other deeply...why won't you guys -"
"I can't. I can't tell him I love him. I can't even love him. I can't." - Small tears fell from her sparkling eyes.
"Why?" - He placed hands on her shaking shoulders, tried to comfort her.
"I'll get distracted! I won't be able to protect him. Should you protect the one you love? I don't need him to love me back, I only want to protect him..."
"Mikasa..."
"Armin, I know what I'm doing."
"But -"
"Let's go." - Mikasa cut in and stood up, quietly wiped the tears off her face and started to walk away.
Armin felt sad for his friends.
But he would take care of that after this mission. Capturing Annie was top priority at this moment.
He sighed and followed Mikasa.
"Why do you have Marco's 3DMG?"
As soon as the question was spoken out of Armin's mouth, Annie stood in silence.
"Speak up, bitch." - Mikasa's patience had reached its limit.
"Hahahaha"
A crazy laugh came out. The three friends stared at the blonde girl.
"I know you had your eyes on me, Mikasa. But to come this far, I'll give you my credit." - Annie laughed.
"No way...Annie..." - Eren still tried to deny the fact.
"You must think you should have killed me back then, musn't you?" - Armin confronted the girl. "Why didn't you?"
"I'm wondering why myself. Why didn't I kill you back then huh?"
"Annie, tell me this is just a sick joke and you just went along with it!" - Eren said.
"ENOUGH!"
Mikasa drew out her blades, spread one blade in front of Eren.
"Stop acting like a baby girl, Eren." - She glanced at him.
"You want to fight, ok then." - Annie said, attempted to bite her hand.
But soldiers jumped out from everywhere, tied her up and blocked her mouth.
Then Mikasa saw a shiny metal appeared from Annie's ring.
"WATCH OUT!" - Mikasa released the blades, grabbed Eren and rolled deeper underground before an explosion happened.
"Fuck!" - Mikasa cursed in the dust.
"We have to inform the waiting team!" - Armin said and the kids ran deeper.
As they ran, Mikasa caught sight of some guys with torches.
"The mission has -"
Before she finished her words, a huge feet stomped down and lifted up.
Nothing left but smashed body, scattered fresh blood on her face.
"They ..." - Mikasa stared with eyes wide opened.
"She is risking the chances of finding Eren! She's fucking in deep despair! It's to capture him or to die!" - Armin panicked.
"Eren! Transform!" - Mikasa yelled.
Eren bit his hand, once,twice, three times, none of them worked.
"What's...happening...? Why can't I transform!"
Another stomp from the female titan just a few meters away.
He bit his hand more and more. The sharp teeth caused great pain and his blood was everywhere, on his hand, teeth, over his face.
Mikasa tilted her head down.
"Are you still thinking Annie as a friend?! She fucking killed all of your real friends! She's enemy!" - Mikasa shouted.
Eren's face started to look pale, maybe because of the blood loss, or maybe because of Mikasa's words.
He remembered how Gunther, Auruo, Erd got killed, and Petra was almost smashed to death.
He remembered how the supporting team got killed from one to another. How cruel the way Annie killed them.
"This is no time to be weak, Eren." - Mikasa stood up straight again and looked at Armin. "Any plans?"
"There's two exit now. Pull our hoodie up and cover our face. We'll lure her away from Eren." - Armin said.
"Wait! That means one of you is going to die!" - Eren screamed.
"It's the best plan right now. Let's go, Armin." - Mikasa said, started to walk to the left exit.
Armin quickly disappeared to the right one.
"How...how can you guys fight like this?" - Eren asked.
"We don't have any choices. It's a cruel world." - Mikasa turned back to answer, then shot the gear to the sky.
Eren sat in silence.
His friends were risking their lives because of his weakness.
"It sure is!" - Eren finally understood Mikasa's words, bit his hand once again.
Eren looked up and saw Annie's feet was so close to him. She probably figured out Armin's plan and chose to smash the center, where Eren might be.
But she soon lost balance as her feed raised up, a huge figure started to form under it.
The rogue titan roared.
Armin joined the supporting team, while Mikasa chose to continue fighting the female titan.
Levi got injured because of her in the previous expedition, so she blamed herself and decided to take up his place.
"This time I'll turn you to pieces!"
Mikasa said as cutting flesh out of the Female Titan, her face was stained with steaming blood.
Annie used an elbow move and hit Mikasa. Mikasa fell to the ground, tried to keep balance but ended up failing. She lied on the ground, head was still dizzy as she couldn't open her eyes.
Loud footstep got nearer. Mikasa slowly opened her eyes and found of Annie was right there, spreading arms towards her.
"Fuck!" - Mikasa muttered as the fingers were just a few inches away from her.
Suddenly the female titan's face was twisted to the left as a fist on its right cheek.
"Eren!" - Mikasa gasped.
After that, the two titans continuously fought non-stop.
"Shit, he just saved me again in that form." - Mikasa mumbled, finally able to stand up and followed the titans.
The city was destroyed. Less than expected, because Eren lured Annie away from the center.
"Wait! That area! We can't use 3DMG!" - Jean, just got back from his disguising as Eren, shouted.
"That bitch is smart!" - Mikasa tried to catch up the titans.
Mikasa shot the hook to the Female Titan's head and stood there.
"Listen up, bitch. You made a mistake guessing the wrong answer in that forest. Now you'll find out what it'll cost you." - Mikasa spoke loud enough so Annie inside could hear.
Then the female titan roared again.
"There are no titans here to eat you like last time." - Mikasa pressed the blade deeper to its head.
"ARRGHHHH" - The Femae Titan cried out and began to punch aimlessly everywhere.
"Oopps, didn't I tell you when I stabbed your arm in the forest, my blades have poison? Special treat for you." - Mikasa shot to a building to avoid Annie's crazy attack.
Annie, after struggling to keep balance, ran to the wall and tried to climb up.
"Eren!" - Mikasa called out.
"Eren, listen. You will toss Mikasa towards Annie's head, OK?" - Armin stood next to the rogue titan's ear.
Mikasa jumped to Eren's palm and he threw her away.
She reached the very top of the wall.
She shot the hook around Annie, used the speed from Eren's throwing as an extra strength, completely cut off all the female titan's left hand fingers.
Steam came out, but because of the poison, the process of recovering was slower.
Just enough time for Mikasa to cut off the right hand fingers.
Annie lost balance. Mikasa stood on its nose and kicked down.
"Fall, Annie."
The female titan fell down. The soldiers quickly gathered to cut Annie out of its neck.
But they stood silence at the sight.
Annie, fully secure in a crystal.
Mikasa stared. This wasn't in her plan or even expectation.
"This bitch never gives up, does she?" - Mikasa talked in annoyance.
The place where Annie's fingers had held to cracked. It slowly broke and a titan's eye appeared.
"Titan?! Why is there a titan inside the wall?! - Hanji shouted.
"Block the sunlight! Block the sunlight on it. QUICK!" - A priest appeared screaming.
"You hide it?" - Hanji looked at him.
"Just block the light first!" - The old man panicked.
OK :p thank you for reading. I knew I skipped few parts but I already explained that so I'm not going through that again.
Again, Happy Valentine.