(Guys these outfits are so bad, don't crucify me! I would've never chosen that! I'm going off of those modern one-shots Isayama put out!) ~I would've never rlly put in outfits but I needed word count back then ig...

"Who the hell d'you think yer starin' at, huh?! Scram!" Mikasa stood up straighter, her face contorted into anger. "What the hell's yer problem?!" Mikasa grabbed his chin and pulled it down.

"What the hell's yours." She pulled his face down with enough force to make him bend down and her knee slammed against his stomach. The other guy next to him was about her when she hit her palm against his stomach making him hunch over in pain. She went behind him and grabbed his arm before twisting, making him twist in mid-air until he fell back on the ground.

Emma heard the ruckus. She rushed over there to see a girl with light brown hair.

"Hey, you!" Mikasa turned her head along with Takemitchi. Takemitchi froze at the familiar girl.

"That's a nice fighting technique you have there…for an animal" Emma retorted. Takemitchi went pale while Mikasa remained indifferent. Emma honestly didn't care for the members of her brother's gang. But it was the only thing he had to make him feel whole after Shinchiro's death. Her brothers meant the world to her, even if she didn't show it. Shinchiro's death hit her hard.

From then on she made a promise to herself. She would keep her only brother alive and happy. Sano Emma would always return to her older brother just as Annie Leonhart returned to her father.

Mitsuya turned and walked over seeing the 2 members on the floor knocked out while Emma and Hinata were having a stare-down. Emma was well respected in the gang because she was close with the captain and second in command. No one could touch her, not even the founding members.

Mitsuya went over to call Draken and Mikey. Draken and Mikey turned around to see what Mitsuya had called them for. It was weird to see Emma mad…or show any emotion at all. There had only been one time anyone had ever seen her angry. That day when she beat Baji and Kazutora down after they were released from juvie were forever engraved in their minds.

"I'm impressed. The both of you really do stick together through thick and thin." Annie glared down at Baji and Kazutora. Mikey, Draken, Mitsuya and Pah-chin watched as they saw Annie slam her foot down on Baji's head while Kazutora stood there. Baji was on the ground half-conscious from that last kick. Mikey couldn't bring himself to move to stop her because it projected what he was feeling. The rest didn't dare stop her. They had never seen her so livid before. Even on that night, the day her precious oldest brother died she remained still.

Annie pushed Kazutora to the ground giving him a clean kick across the face. "If you two…he wouldn't have…" Annie panted. "Dammit. Shinchro's never coming back" Her face was scrunched up with her eyes closed.

"That-That wasn't…" Kazutora whispered out. "Who cares? Baji, Kazutora, get lost. I don't care if you're Toman's founding member. Get. Lost. At any rate, you're both out of juvie now, supposed you better work real hard on your studies to try to make it in life. Most likely you'll both end up as low-lives with a murder on your records." Annie taunted.

"Emma." Mikey called out softly as if telling her to stop. She didn't respond. "Wait. We can't. I can't, I can't go back." Kazutora called out. "It wasn't my fault." Annie turned around. "Sure. Because you're so unstable, because you have an abusive household you need someone else to blame. Who are you going to blame? Me? Shinichiro? Your father?" She laughed out loud at the last remark. "Mikey?" Her voice became slightly deeper with Mikey's name as if daring him to blame her brother.

Kazutora nodded his head just ever so slightly while gulping. Annie closed her eyes and looked away. "Anyways, that's your problem."

"Are you sure it was just me?"

"Huh?"

"Why do you think I did that? Why was it that I snuck into that workshop? You single me out. How can you be so certain it was all me? Who was it! I wasn't the only one! It wasn't me!"

Mikey peered his head up. Annie looked over at Kazutora.

"Don't you get it!? It wasn't me. And now there's no hope for me. I have to eliminate everything in my way! If you kill someone you're a bad person, but if you kill your enemy you're a hero. I wanna be a hero.."

Annie breathed in.

"Y'know if you had thought even just a bit that night, none of this would've happened." Annie walked over to Kazutora. "You threaten not only me but Mikey, for what?! To save yourself from your own mind! Is that it! Huh?!" She kicked Kazutora under his chin. His teeth bite his tongue resulting in blood spurting from his mouth.

"Fine then! You can be the one to go back to the judge whose fault it really was. 'It wasn't my fault. It was Mikey's, It was Emma's, It was my fathers! I was only being a hero!'" She mocked him. She stepped on Kazutora's face again.

"No better yet go ahead and off yourself and tell Shinchiro whose fault it was! Tell Shinchrio himself that you're a hero!" She stepped on his face over and over again.

"Screw your 'heroism' bullshit! YOU?! A CHOSEN HERO!? HEROES AND VILLAINS ARE ALL THE SAME! EACH FIGHTS FOR THEIR OWN VIEWS! DOESN'T THAT MAKE THEM SELFISH! ALL THEY THINK ABOUT IT IS THEMSELVES! I'm no different! I have to go back home, and maintain everything that I have! I have to live, to relive the second chance I have! If you're really a hero then go ahead and die for me! Isn't that what heroes do!? Own up to your mistakes and die!" again she bashed Kazutora's face.

When she finally stopped she was panting harder than ever. Baji was barely getting up. "You too you damn bastard." She kicked him across the face, then in the stomach. She grabbed him by his hair and shirt and kneed him in the face. She continued to kick him while he was kneeling on the floor and until his face was all bloody until she finally stepped on his head shoving it into the dirt, promptly knocking him out. She used his head as a stepping stool from her right leg then turned around to face Tomans founding members.

Most of them looked away in disgust and not wanting to look her in the eye while Draken and Mikey looked at Baji's and Kazutora's beaten-down forms and then looked away.

Kazutora stood up, his eyes white and his face bruised and bloodied. She gasped slightly, looking back at Kazutora's standing figure. Kazutora jumped at her, taking her in a chokehold. They both thrashed around on the ground.

"Shinchiro's dead. It's not my fault, if you want a hero, I'll be your hero and end my enemy." She had tears gathering up in her eyes as her fingers clawed at his forearm. Her eyes were becoming unfocused and drool was coming out of her mouth. Veins were made more prominent in her eyes as she struggled.

Mikey lifted his head up. "Kazutora! Let her go!" Mikey jumped at him while the other members of Toman struggled to get him off of her. "That is the only way!" Kazutora yelled out. They finally got him off she jumped up and grabbed his face. He had sustained too many blows to his head for him to be conscious any longer. He passed out as he saw Emma's fist coming towards his face and the rest of Toman coming to try and pull her off.

"Emma," Mikey called out. Emma didn't turn to face him. She kept staring at that girl in front of her. "...Hina?" Takemitchi called out to his girlfriend. He grabbed her. Mikasa looked over at him and then back at Emma.

"Takemitchy, why'd you bring your wifey?" Draken looked over at Hinata and then Emma. By this time Mikey had his arm on Emma's shoulder. She shrugged it off and walked off. "I'll be nearby." Mikasa took her hand from Takemitchi.

There was something off about the Emma person. There was something too familiar. The piercing stare, her tone of voice. There was something but she just couldn't put her finger on it. On the other side of the parking lot, Annie was thinking the same about Hinata.

…

"Emma, I'm home. I brought food and Draken!" Annie peered up at the voices. She put down her guitar and walked down towards the kitchen. Draken looked over to see Emma in some gray sweatpants and a large baggy sweatshirt with a pink floyd print on it. Her hair was tied up in a mini bun with her bangs out. She almost always wore that hairstyle. There were few times she styled it any other way.

Annie felt comfortable with what she knew, that meant having the same hairstyle even after so many years.

"What you'd bring?" She peered over Draken. "Hamburgers." She smiled a bit. "And donuts for tomorrow." She smiled even more. She went to grab one but her hand was caught by Mikey. "Ah. I'll let you have some…if you tell me what the deal is between you and Takemitchi's girlfriend."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"So you've never seen her in your life?"

"Nope. I didn't even know who she was."

"Then why glare at her like that?" Draken asked. Annie looked at both of them and then back down at the floor. She inhaled deeply. "She attacked one of your gang members."

"You don't care about the gang enough to just insult or start a fight with someone over it"

"No, but I care about you." His grip lessened and she took her hand out of his grabbed a hamburger and turned around to eat while she gave her face time to cool down. Annie's still not used to giving affection. Even in her years of marriage with Armin. She never knew what to do with him; it was no different now with Mikey, who was her brother. She never had a brother before. What was she supposed to do?

"Emma." "Hm?" "Stay away from Takemitchi's girlfriend. You can be friends with her or whatever but don't try to start anything with her." Mikey told her. "She's a good fighter. I've never seen you fight but…She's different. She's too confident for it to be fake." Draken spoke up.

Annie rolled her eyes internally. Please she could take any random girl in this era. There was only one person who could ever beat her in a hand-to-hand combat but Mikasa Ackerman was long dead even so, Mikasa and her ended on a good note.

"Hm" "Emma we're serious," Mikey told her. "You have us in your corner but don't just start things because of that." She nodded and resumed eating.

"So…What were you doing?" "Mikey don't talk with food in your mouth, that's nasty" Draken reprimanded him. They went back to talking as if the previous conversation didn't just happen.

"Practicing." "Practicing what?" This time it was Draken who asked. "Guitar."

Draken's mouth lifted up a bit. "You still play?" Annie nodded her head. "What have you been working on?" Annie and Draken began to indulge each other while Mikey was just…there looking at his sister and his best friend. He scrunched up his face at Draken.

He stepped on his foot. "Mikey! What the hell?" "Watch it, Ken." That was all he said before eating. Annie rolled her eyes. "Relax, he's just asking about a hobby. It's good having to talk to someone about it. You're always away busy with your gang."

Through the years Annie loosed a bit. She was still very socially awkward but she was getting the hang of it. Not having the constant threat of death or invasion on you significantly relaxed her. She picked up new styles and new hobbies. Playing the guitar was one. Finally having the chance to actually be a child, a teenager without trying to secure a titan or deceiving people or having everyone die around you 24/7 was nice.

Well, deceiving people or having everyone die around you 24/7 was getting questionable. After talking with Draken a bit more she went back to her room. Draken eyed her as she left.

"Ken." Draken turned to look at Mikey. "I like you. And I trust you, you're my best friend, but stay away from my sister. She already has so much danger surrounding her with me as her brother but adding you to the mix is too much. She barely knows how to defend herself."

Draken couldn't argue with him there. So he pushed his feelings down for her and made himself another futile promise to stay away from Emma. Which one was this again? The 5th one he made himself with the same words only for her to come into his view and shatter it.

…

Mikasa was on her way to the hospital to visit Takemitchi. Apparently something had happened with the arrival gang. Mikasa didn't really know nor did she care as long as Takemitchi wasn't caught in the middle of it.

…

Annie caught the arm before it had the chance to touch her breast while glaring at Tekmitchi.

"G-gah Emma! Sorry!" She clicked her tongue and threw his hand off. "Where's Draken?" She looked away. "He got in a fight with Mikey."

'Wh-Why did he get in a fight with Mikey?" "I don't know. Things just got messy between them. And now Toman's divided by Draken and Mikey. Something about not saving Pah-Chin. It's a big mess." Annie remained indifferent. She would follow her brother. She liked Draken, he was a good person, but she would stand by her brother.

Takemitchi got a good look at Emma. She was certainly very mature for her age, not only in mind but apparently in body as well. She wore a black tank top with a crossing over her chest, her neck sported many necklaces. Her skirt was red with plaid patterns a black garter belt and fishnets.

Mikasa opened the curtain. She was met by Takemitchi and Emma talking to each other. Takemitchi looked over to see Hinata dressed in a black shirt that had yellow letters reading 'Nirvana' with a smiley face with 'X's as eyes. There were many chains lining her belt. Under her shirt, she wore a tight long-sleeved turtle neck along with black ripped pants with fishnets under and some yellow Converse.

He really loved the way Hinata dressed. It was one of his most favorite things ever. She just looked so good in it. The way her natural color scheme contrasted it so perfectly. Her sense of style was definitely one of his favorite things about her along with another million different things.

While Takemitchi was just sitting there daydreaming about his girlfriend Annie, Mikasa once again glared at each other. Mikasa scrunched her nose. What the hell was she doing here with her boyfriend?!

"Schlampe"(Slut) Mikasa called her. She doubted Emma knew any german she looked like a dumb blonde bimbo. Annie scowled. "Nutte" (Whore) Mikasa's eyes darted to her. "Es sieht so aus, als ob das blonde Flittchen nicht nur ein hübsches Gesicht ist." (Looks like the blonde bimbo isn't just a pretty face.) Mikasa möchte. "Wenigstens habe ich ein hübsches Gesicht." (Look who's talking, at least I have a pretty face) Annie retorted.

Takemitchi looked so lost. That definitely wasn't any language he spoke. "E-Ehhh." Annie looked over at Takemitchi, nodded over to him then left.

Mikasa stared over at Takemitchi as, he sat there sweating ever so slightly.

…

Mikasa was walking from the store after promising Naoto that she'd get him some candy from the store. A flier caught her eye. 'Festival on November 3rd!' She cocked her head a bit. She had been to several festivals before, but had Takemitchi? Probably, but this would be the first time he would go with her. She would ask him the next time she saw him.

She felt a presence behind her. She looked from the corner of her eye to see blonde hair. She turned and low and behold it was the blonde bimbo. Her eyes twitched a bit, and Emma looked over to Hinata. She looked her up and down, no way in hell did she like her but she liked her style. Mikasa did the same. They both turned away from each other.

Mikasa was sporting a long and baggy shirt that had a faded sun on it. Under that, she wore a back long sleeve turtleneck with a silver chain around her neck. Under she wore small shorts so they wouldn't be visible unless she lifted her shirt. She also wore really thin leggings. While Annie wore something similar. She wore a black long shirt with a belt around her waist, a black jean skirt, and some metal chain necklaces, under her shirt was a long sleeve-striped red and black shirt. She also wore some fishnets and a buckle strap around her left thigh.

They walked in the same direction for a while before Annie spoke up. In her encounters with Hinata, there was something too similar to something she once knew, not to mention she too spoke German. That might just be a coincidence, only one way to find out. "Wo haben Sie gelernt, Deutsch zu sprechen?" (Where did you learn to speak German?)

Mikasa side-eyed her. "Das habe ich nicht. Es ist meine Muttersprache." (I didn't. It's my native language.) Annie looked over to observe her. "Sie sind halb deutsch?" (You're half German?) Mikasa shook her head. "No, but it was my first language, that's why I say it is my native language."

Annie nodded. "And you?" "Same." Was all Annie answered?

'There's something off. She feels so similar.' The thought ran through both girls' heads. They walked past a park where Mikasa spotted Takemitchi. Annie looked over as well. Hinata walked off to go with Annie following close behind. "Oh, Hina." He smiled over at him. He looked to see Emma as well. He looked between them.

Annie looked over at Draken and Mikey playing as if they were fighting just a couple of hours ago. "Hm? Sie kämpfen nicht mehr." (Huh? They're not fighting anymore.) " Sie haben sich gestritten?"(They were fighting?) Annie nodded her head.

There it was again. That language. "Hey, Hina? Can I ask you something?" Mikasa nodded her head while Annie left to observe the game better. "What's that language you speak with Emma? I heard you speak it before and I'm hearing it now. What is it?" "German."

Takemitchi 's eyes wondered in awe how he got such a cool girlfriend. "You can speak German?!" Mikasa nodded. "Ah, Takemitchi." He looked at her. "Are you free on August 3rd?" He nodded. "I saw an advertisement for a festival. Do…" Mikasa was never at these things. Even when Eren asked her what he meant to her she completely blew her chance with him by saying 'Family.' She cursed herself for days. And if she did want to confess she always chose the worst timing. Like that time when Titans were going to devour them and she chose to somewhat confess to him. That time she cringed at herself for days- no years. Even to this day, she crunches up her face every time she thinks about that.

Even with Jean. Jean always did all the work. She never had to ask him out or plan dates or initiate anything. He did it all so naturally. She remembers trying to set up a nice picnic with him because she felt like it was a one-sided relationship so she wanted to do something for him too. That day she and Jean found out he was allergic to octopus of all things.

After everything had settled down she spent more time connecting with her mother's side of the family. In turn, she learned many new recipes. Kiyomi became a new mother figure too and Kiyomi viewed her as a daughter. Kiyomi taught Mikasa how to make Takoyaki. She decided to make some for Jean for him to try. After his allergic reaction, he said they were enjoyable but would've preferred it without the allergic reaction.

"You want to…" Her face was getting hotter by the minute. "Want.." "To go to the…" Takemitchi eyed her worriedly. He had never seen Hinata so red before. "Festival…?" Her words faded. Heat rose to Takemitchi's face.

'Is…she…flustered?' His heart felt like it was going to explode from her reaction. "She looks so pretty!" Mikasa's head darted up. "Huh?" Takemitchi burned even more red. 'Shit. Did I say that out loud?' "I-I said I'd love to go" He quickly covered up.

Mikasa hid a small smile. She heard what he had said. 'He truly is kind.' She thought to herself.