The Bond we hold [Eremika]

Junior high

It was morning, around 7. Carla was making breakfast while Grisha was reading the newspaper, sitting at the kitchen table with a mug of coffee.

Just then, Eren hurried down, fully dressed. Although his hair was still messy.

"Eren! You're up early!", cried Carla, surprised. Eren seemed to be in a hurry.

He quickly grabbed a piece of toast and gulped down a glass of orange juice. "What's the hurry son?", asked Grisha.

"That new game comes out today! I want to buy it!", Eren lied.

"But the gamestop isn't opened until after school", pointed out Carla.

"I know but I'm excited...I got to go!", Eren panicked then, checking his watch. "Well, what about Mikasa? Is she even up yet?", asked Carla, but Eren was gone.

"What's his hurry?", asked Grisha. Carla sighed, when she suddenly heard another set of footsteps come down the stairs.

Mikasa appeared in the kitchen, she was dressed but looked panicked. "Where's Eren!?", she cried.

"He just ran out, sorry sweetie", replied Grisha softly. Mikasa looked panicked, she hurried out.

Her long black hair had grown out a lot, and both she and Eren were taller now. They were 12, and maturing.

Eren's voice started to change, and he became more irritable and independent, while Mikasa's hair grew even longer, and her breasts started developing.

But despite growing up, Mikasa remained clingy towards Eren. And because Eren was a preteen, he was starting to feel smothered by her and began to avoid her.

"He's at a bad age. They say all boys are horrible at 12, and all girls are at 14", sighed Grisha. "Well, if he upsets Mikasa, I won't put up with it", Carla said, sternly.

Eren, Mikasa and Armin have recently become Junior High students.

Mikasa ran down the street fast, following Eren. "Eren!", she called out to him.

"Crap...!", Eren muttered, he sped up but Mikasa was faster than him. She was running so fast that her hair and red scarf breezed in the wind.

"C'mon, give me a break! What's a guy gotta do to get some breathing air around here?!", Eren ranted, trying to run faster.

But Mikasa caught up easily. "Eren, why didn't you wait for me?", she asked, catching her breath.

"We were gonna be late", Eren simply replied, trying to avoid eye contact with her. Mikasa looked at him, but she didn't say anything.

"We'll actually be early", she said softly after a few minutes of silence.

Soon they arrived at school. They were indeed early. No other students were here yet.

"We're early", Mikasa commented. "That's not a bad thing", Eren stated. He went up to his locker. Mikasa's was right next to his.

As she stood close to him, opening her own locker, Eren moved slightly away from her. Mikasa noticed then, she looked at him.