With You (Rivamika)

Chapter 13

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"Mikasa, time for bed. It's going to be a chilly night and it's best to get you in the warm. Try and stay in my room for the whole night instead of sneaking out once I gm asleep or gone" Hanji spoke with a weak smile, walking over to the girl who was sat outside under the window that was beside Levi bunk bed.

"I'm staying here, he's shouldn't be alone. He needs space but he shouldn't be left alone, I'll wait here until he needs me" Mikasa answered, staying sat under the window with Furlan spare cape tightened around her. 

"He's not alone, I'm sure he knows that much. Why don't you give him some space, try seeing him tomorrow instead. It won't be good if you caught a cold or worse by staying outside here tonight" Hanji replied with a worried big sister like voice, walking towards the girl who made no effect in moving. 

"I'm not leaving him" Mikasa suborning snapped back, wrapping her arms around her legs as she pushed them to her chest. 

"Please, at least let me fetch you a blanket or something" Hanji begged a little, not willing to leave Mikasa out in the cold night in just a set of old cloths and a thin cape.

"Just leave me alone, I'm fine as long as he's okay. I just need to be here for him, stay with him so he's not alone" Mikasa muttered to herself, resting her head on her knees as Hanji gave a sadden nod. 

"Why don't I at least make us a cuppa, warm ourselves up a little" Hanji offered with a forced smile, staring at Mikasa for a response but just giving a weak nod when Mikasa stayed unmoving and silent. 

Hanji sent a glance to the window, Levi was inside the barracks along after he slammed the door shot and warned every other soldier inside to leave. They did and were not using spare bunk beds in other barracks. No candle light was inside, it was just pitch dark and silent but Levi was somewhere inside by himself. 

Hours passed and Mikasa stayed sitting outside, sitting under the window and waiting until Levi needed her. She wouldn't let him face the deaths alone, Furlan and Isabel was her family too. She knew neither would want Levi blaming himself, to shut himself away and so, she'll wait here for him. He needed her as much as she needed him, she'll just wait until he was ready for her to be in his line of sight once more. 

Sleep taking over as one in the morning came along, huddling in a ball on the ground and shivering but she was asleep at least making her suffering over the cold vanish for now. 

Hanji stayed with her, bringing a chair when she returned with the drinks and giving the one meant for Mikasa to Moblit when Mikasa wouldn't accept the warm drink. She wasn't going to eat or drink until Levi did, she wouldn't let him rot alone and would wait him out because she knew new no matter how broken he got, he won't let a wasteful death happen before him. 

She was strong, she could take the pain of not eating and drinking if needed. She's deal with the cold before, the cold from where she was in her kidnappers years all those years ago turned her numb. Cold was nothing to fear in her eyes, it was the numbness but she was willing to lose the small bit of warmth she was given by Levi and Furlan from having them in her lives, she was willing to give it up if it helped bring Levi back to her. 

Moblit sat on a wooden beside Hanji, both of them just watching over Mikasa and trying to take her back to Hanji room to tuck in bed only for Mikasa to startle awake whenever they tried lifting her up. They tired giving her blankets but they would only find them thrown back moments later. Now, both sat watching over the girl and huddled under the blankets trying to keep warm.