The Bond we hold [Eremika]

Parent's day

It was a nice sunny day, down town were a bunch of nice shops, and a Movie Cinema combined with a Malt Shop and Arcade. Right next door to it was a Pet shop.

Eren, Mikasa and Armin had plans to go to the movies and arcade. But first they stopped in the Pet shop.

Mikasa volunteered here, helping out mainly with the cats and kittens.

There was a black and white kitten, an orange kitty and a gray kitten in a kennel. Mikasa was gently cuddling each of them.

"You really like cats, huh?", Eren smiled, watching. "I love them, they're very cute", replied Mikasa.

"I think cats are cute too", admitted Armin also smiling. He played with a white kitten. "I don't get it though, Mikasa, you love cats. And Eren loves dogs. Why don't you have pets?", asked Armin as the white kitten bit the toy cutely.

"Well, mom's allergic to cats, and she always gave me a huge no on a dog", replied Eren.

"What about you Armin? Why don't you have a cat?", asked Mikasa curiously, as she gently let the gray kitten nibble her finger tip.

"Well, I'm in school almost every day of the year. My grandfather can't take care of a pet", explained Armin.

Mikasa petted the orange kitten as it meowed cutely. "Say Mika, other than cats and Orca whales, what other animals do you love?", asked Eren curiously.

"I really love horses, and dogs are nice", admitted Mikasa. "Really? You didn't seem like that type of girl", said Eren surprised.

"What do you mean?", asked Mikasa. "Well...its just, when I think of girls who like horses, I always picture them to be blonde with braids and always wearing jeans", admitted Eren.

Mikasa frowned. "That's very sexist, Eren", she pointed out.

"Oh give me a break! You're 11, you shouldn't even know what that means!", Eren groaned.

"You shouldn't know what it means either Eren", Mikasa shot back.

"Okay, okay...so...why do you like horses?", asked Armin, jumping in to quickly make peace.

"What's not to like? Their beautiful animals. And they are very smart. They actually can read a human's emotions, and react to them", said Mikasa, looking surprised Armin asked.

"Smart, huh...", Armin had a strange look in his eyes. Mikasa blinked.

"You don't like horses Armin?", asked Mikasa.

Armin didn't say anything, seeming to zone out.

"Oh yeah, I forgot. Armin got thrown off a horse when he was 5. Ever since then he's been terrified of them", explained Eren then.

"Really?", asked Mikasa.

"I'd rather not talk about it...it was a truly devastating experience. That horse...it had such a demonic look. It stood up on its hind legs, and released this deep neigh, almost like a roar. I flew about 40 feet through the air before landing on the hard ground...", Armin explained it quite darkly.

Eren gawked at Armin, frowning irritated. "How did you survive?", asked Mikasa, looking shocked.

"OH PLEASE! Armin, you slipped off when the horse went to graze! You were even caught by your mother! And it was no scary demonic looking horse! It was an old, friendly Pinto!", Eren yelled.