Chapter 24
Disclaimer: I don't own Attack on Titan.
"Yay, you're better!" Lucas said cheerily as I came down stairs to the living room. Two days in bed with the cold is enough for me.
"Yup, I feel like a million bucks." I said with a smile.
"Reiner and four other people gave me your homework. I left them on the kitchen counter." Armin points to the kitchen.
"You're such a good boy!" Petra shouts. Armin covers his face with science book, trying to cover his embarrassment.
I went into the kitchen and see a stack of papers with my name written on a sticky note. Oh joy.
"Are you really feeling better?" Erwin speaks up from the living room with the sound of crumpling newspaper.
"Not any more. Why is there so much homework?" I complained.
"You better do it." Petra smacks my back. I gather the papers and went up to my room.
…..
"You're back!" Sasha flings herself onto me, crushing me in the process.
"Yeah!" I said in pain.
"Sasha, calm down, you're about to break her in half." Ymir points out. Sasha finally let's go and gives me a smile.
"I washed your jacket! Thank you very much for letting me borrow it!" I gave her jacket back. There was a lot of potato chip crumbs in the pockets when I was washing it. She really likes her potatoes.
"Well, look who has come back from the dead!" Jean calls out, waving his hand. The rest of the gang was following him.
"Be careful, I bite." I said jokingly and we gave each other a high-five.
"Come on let's go to class." Eren suggested as he took my hand. As we walked, I felt someone looking at us. I turned my head a little and see Mikasa giving me a very harsh glare. I tighten my grip on Eren's hand. He gives me a worried look but I quickly gave him a reassuring smile and hurried to class.
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"Man, today, school was longer for some reason." Connie says as we all walked down the stairs after school.
"I'm…so tired." Sasha said half asleep.
"The good news is that school is almost over." Bertolt reminded us. School ends in two months; I just can't wait. Suddenly I get a text message from a mysterious number.
"Who is it?" Armin asked. I shrugged and opened the message.
Come to the Ape's Diner now.
"Ape's Diner is really weird. There's too much decoration there but for some reason it's popular." Ymir explains as she looks over me to read my text.
"Are you going?" asked Eren.
"I guess. Armin, tell your folks I'll be back later please." I told him and ahead to the Ape's Diner.
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As I walked in the café, I was hit by a fake tree branch. That's not safe. I go around it and I come across more plastic fauna. Oh dear.
"Hello, are you Mickey?" asked a waiter. I nodded slowly, confused. 'How does he know my name?' I thought as he leads me to the back of the café. He leads me to a booth where an older woman in sunglasses, short hair, and gray sweats was sitting.
"Here's your table, is there anything you want to drink?" the waiter asked.
"Water please." I answered and he left. I stood and look at the woman for a minute to have a closer look. Her cheek bones were showing, telling me that she hasn't eaten in a while. Her short hair seemed like a wig or something and her sunglasses were cheap looking.
"Sit." She said. Her voice was matured and very familiar. I sat down in the seat in front of her. "Miku." She said my name. Her voice…why is it so familiar? "How are you?" She said so gently.
That's when it hit me. I froze on the spot.
"How are you feeling?" Now I know who this person is.
"M-Mom." I said hesitantly.
"Did you miss me?" She gave me a smile, showing her pearly whites. Her smile reminded me of the dream I had the other day.
She came back but for some reason, I was scared and felt like something bad was going to happen.