I am truly sorry :( I'm having some eating problems and lack of sleep because the over tests and homework last week.
Anyway I find time so here is the new chapter. Don't mind my mumbling.
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Enjoy. There are slight time skip, I don't want to talk about unimportant thing / not affects my OTPs. Well the other thing is I'm not good with fighting and gore and ...
Also to make up for the hiatus time, I will upload a new series, a ninja AU soon. Hope you'll support.
Eren and Mikasa were still lying on the clinic's bed.
She was in his arms as she hugged his waist, buried her face in his chest.
His heartbeat reminded her of the time he raised up from his titan form.
"Why do you keep making me think you are dead..." - Mikasa mumbled.
"I'm sorry...I had made you worry many times, hadn't I..."
"You're an idiot."
"Yeah, I know."
She could feel his breath on her forehead. Their legs tangled and she felt more secure than ever.
"I wonder...will there be an ending for us..."
"I will fucking kill all the titans and..."
"And what?"
"Build a family with you."
She felt her entire body hot and her face went red. That was...unexpected.
"Is that a proposal?" - She tried to hide away her embarrassment.
"Haha, maybe." - He giggled "Your face is even redder than the scarf I gave you."
"Don't tease me or I'll kill you."
"Ok ok." - He laughed "Speak of the scarf, where is it?"
"I...only wear it in my room ever since ...but I will wear it everyday starting from tomorrow."
"I'm glad you treasure it."
"How could I not? You gave it to me. I wanted to wear it for so long, to wear it everyday. But...well...before..."
"I understand." - He kissed her forehead.
There was a knock on the door.
Mikasa quickly jumped out of bed, fixed her clothes and opened it.
"Armin!" - She greeted.
"Mikasa, how is Eren?" - Armin smiled and walked in.
"He just woke up." - She lied.
"Armin, how's the meeting?" - Eren asked.
"We wanted to try capturing Reiner and Bertholdt, but..." - Armin looked troubled.
"But what?" - Eren sat up.
"They, along with other ones in the Scouting Legion, had been sent off to kill titans at some villages."
"We had to wait for their comeback then." - Mikasa said.
"Actually, it seemed they got into trouble. Or else they should have come back by now..."
"So we will go help them?"
"Yeah."
Mikasa turned to Eren.
"Seems like we finally got a chance to compete." - Mikasa said.
"Huh?" - Eren asked.
"The bet - to be more specific - our promise? Remember?"
"OK then. I'll fucking show you my strength."
"I'll be waiting." - She smirked.
Armin realized something had changed between them.
"Armin, let's go." - Mikasa walked to the door. "He needs lots of recoveries to win over me."
"Wait and see!" - Eren shouted.
Armin closed the door.
"Mikasa, did something good happen?" - Armin asked.
"Uhmm...you could say so." - Mikasa slightly blushed.
"I'm glad." - Armin smiled.
"Thank you."
A lot had happened.
Krista was really "Historia Reiss"' and Ymir was a titan shifter.
The scouting legion was damaged badly, with the sacrifice of many great soldiers.
"Eren."
Eren turned around. Reiner, with one hand in a plaster, greeted him.
"Haven't seen you for a while huh?" - Reiner patted Eren's shoulder "You look stronger."
"Yeah..." - Eren answered lightheartedly, because he was thinking about the previous meeting.
"I want to tell you something."
"What?"
"I am the Armored Titan. And Bertholdt is the Colossial Titan."
"This joke is NOT funny, Reiner." - Eren growled.
"I'm not joking. Our goal is to wipe out mankind, but things changed, because of you, Eren."
"I said stop joking!"
"Eren, come with us. We need you." - Reiner reached a hand out, looked like attempting to grab Eren.
Suddenly blood all over Eren and Reiner's face.
Mikasa had appeared out of nowhere and cut off Reiner's good arm.
"Don't fucking touch him." - She stared at Reiner.
"Reiner!" - Bertholdt shouted and ran to Reiner's direction.
Mikasa shifted her sword and cut right at Bertholdt's knees and he felt down.
"Mikasa!" - Eren screamed.
But she ignored him. She had already decided, she would protect him in her own way, and his words would not be considered at times like this.
She slashed more cuts all over Bertholdt and Reiner's body.
She used one leg to kick Reiner's defeated body - with only one arm left - to the air. He felt down and moaned painfully.
"You think you can fuck up with me?" - Mikasa stomped her boot on Reiner's hand as soon as he started raising it up, mouth wide open.
What she had done looked like a result of an army, not just one person, more terrifying, one 15-year-old girl, as she cut them continuously with great speed. Speed that even Scouting Legions couldn't find any time to interrupt.
Bertholdt with all of his remaining strength, he stood up in pain and tried to grab Eren.
Mikasa turned and raised her blades up, ready to kill this young man.
Then she saw his frightened face. She paused for a moment, just in time for Reiner jumped in and took the blade by his own hand.
Reiner stared at Mikasa.
"You want to fight? Then we'll fight!" - Reiner yelled and squeezed the blade, caused an explosion.
He transformed to the Armored Titan, as Bertholdt grabbed on his shoulder.
Eren reacted by biting his hand and transformed to his titan form as well.
Mikaaa shot the hook and tried to smash its armor but looked like impossible.
"It's as hard as Annie's crystal." - She snapped.
Then she decided to find Erwin and Levi, leaving the armored titan to Eren for now.
"Heichou!" - Mikasa yelled.
"What's the situation right now? Eren transformed yet?"- Erwin asked.
"Yes. But the armor is too hard. I can't break it."
"I'll take care of it." - Levi stepped forward.
"Levi! Your injury!" - Mikasa stopped Levi.
"If not me, who else could take care of it?"
"But..." - Mikasa looked around, then stopped when she found whom she was looking for. "Petra-san!"
Petra understood, grabbing Levi's arm to calm him down.
"You'll only end up killing yourself if you come." - Mikasa said.
"We'll go. Lead the way, Mikasa." - Erwin said, Hanji nodded.
"Yes sir."
Mikasa opened her eyes.
She still find it hard sitting back up, her entire body ached.
Her head was still spinning.
"What happened..." - She tried to recall.
She looked around and everyone was lying on a the top of the wall.
"Where's Eren?" - The first thing she noticed that there was no sign of the usual boy she loved.
Then she saw the blonde boy looked down, tears in his eyes.
And she fucking understood what was going on.
"Armin...Eren is..." - She trembled.
"Cap...tu...tured..." - He tried his best to speak.
"I need to go get hi-" - She attempted to stand up, only to hear small crack at her back. A pain flew through her body and she felt down.
Armin quickly moved closer to check on Mikasa.
"Don't move yet! Your injury is serious." - He calmed her down.
"But...but Eren...he's..." - She sobbed.
"He'll be alright... They won't hurt him."
"At that time, why didn't I just cut their heads off!" - She cried in pain. "If I did..."
"Because...Reiner and Bertholdt were...our friends... So was Annie. It's natural to hold back."
"NO! They are not my friends! Only you and Eren are. They are not -"
She stopped when she saw Sasha, Connie, Jean and Krista, wounded, crying. Some looked as if they were dead already. Their face stained with fright.
That was when Mikasa realized. She was not in this alone. They had been with her all this time, and been through a lot with her too. She tried to push them away but what was the point of doing that now.
"I...guessed so..." - She changed her attitude.
Armin smiled.
"Still...why he continuously goes away from me...all I've ever wanted..." - She picked up the scarf she loved, the scarf she had worn all the times since their confession.
"All I've ever wanted is to be with him, and yet..." - She wrapped the scarf around her neck.
Then a tall man walked before her.
"Mikasa, right?" - He asked and kneeled down.
"Yes, and you're..." - She looked up and remembered "Hannes-san, right?"
"We haven't properly met yet. I heard about you."
"Hannes-san!" - Armin came and gave the man a wide open smile.
"Armin!" - The man greeted the young boy. "You've grown, haven't you?"
"Yeah..."
"If it's about Eren, you two shouldn't be that worried. That boy always caused trouble and came back safely, didn't he?"
"Your point is..." - Mikasa was confused.
"He'll be alright."
"I hope so." - Mikasa murmured.
He woke up. He still felt his arms' heat as the steam covered his vision.
Then he saw blurry figures standing on a nearby tree branch.
This was the second day he stayed with them. Last night they had a huge fight, and he remembered how Ymir disappointed him.
"That bitch." - He murmured.
The sun shone down to his face and suddenly her face appeared in his mind.
He fucking missed her. They finally got together after years, and now when they finally did, they had to be parted.
He wondered if she was hurt. If anything bad happened to her, he swore he would kill Reiner and Bertholdt.
"What is that?!"
His train of thought was cut off when he heard a scream from Reiner.
"How could they!" - Bertholdt stared in horror.
Eren tried his best to stand up and saw a horde of horses running in full speed.
The familiar symbol, the wings of freedom captured his sight.
"We need to move. Quick!"
A titan bit his arm.
Mikasa stopped the horse.
"Danchou..."
Aside from Levi, she admired this man. So much that the thought of him dying terrified her.
"FORWARD!"
The man shouted. The whole legion tried to hold back their tears and moved forward.
"Mikasa... We need to save Eren. We need to make sure his sacrifice isn't pointless, OK? Get your composure back." - Petra rode a nearby horse, spoke gently to Mikasa, yet eyes full of determination.
Mikasa understood, turned her eyes straight back to the aim.
that was a lot of time skip. sorry. I want the process to be quick. I had chapters to catch up and I don't think any of you want to reread things that are exactly like the manga. I'm gonna update Forever & Always Oneshot Collection now.
Urghhh I need sleep or coffee or maybe food.