The Bond we hold [Eremika]

An Altercation

It was late at night. Eren and Mikasa were fast asleep in bed. They were cuddled close, the room dark. It was only around midnight.

Mikasa slept on her side, facing Eren. Her old Sailor Saturn plush was near her, while Eren drooled in his sleep, laying on his back.

Mikasa was sound asleep, wearing her nightgown, and of course her red scarf.

Her sound sleep however...was plagued with vivid nightmares. Mikasa still did get them once in a while.

But the older she got, the more vivid they got. She was tense in her sleep, turning pale as she saw the same images again and again.

Her father's head getting blown off, blood and brains splattering the entire kitchen, as his lifeless body hit the floor.

Her mother...protecting her. Her mother's tearful face, begging Mikasa to run...before getting shot again, hitting the floor.

On a torturous repeat. Every time she dreamed this, the gunshots sounded so loud. Like she was really there again. Experiencing it all over again.

Mikasa suddenly cried out, in horror, as her eyes flew opened, and she sat up quickly, startled awake from the dream.

"M-Mikasa..?", Eren jumped slightly, still half asleep. Mikasa sat on the bed, her breathing labored, as she sweated.

Her heart was pounding rapidly in her chest.

Eren blinked, waking more, worried. "Mikasa...babe, what is it? Another nightmare?", he quickly turned the lamp on, and placed a comforting hand on Mikasa's shoulder.

Mikasa looked at him, as she panted for air, her heart still beating nonstop.

She swallowed hard, and nodded. "Yeah...that...one", she said, her voice shaky. "Oh Mikasa...", Eren gently pulled her close, rubbing her back.

Mikasa clung to Eren tightly, tears in her eyes. Eren kissed her forehead, gently rocking her back and fourth.

"Easy, easy...it's over, Mika, it's over", he assured her.

After a few moments of silence, Mikasa grimaced weakly. She gently sat up out of Eren's arms, clutching her head.

"Mika..?", Eren's tone became urgent, seeing the pained look on her face.

"My head's killing me...", Mikasa admitted, gritting her teeth. It felt like a hammer was pounding against her forehead from the inside, slowly cracking her skull.

She suddenly gripped Eren's hand, crushing it tightly, as she cried out in pain. She clutched her forehead, panting heavier.

"It seems like a migraine...no wonder with the dreams you've been having. Easy...I'll get you some medicine", Eren soothed her.

"...oh god..!", Mikasa began to hypervenulate a bit from the pain, as she continued to clutch her head, doubling over in pain.

Eren hurried back in with the medicine and some water in a flash. Mikasa took the medicine, still breathing deeply, groaning in pain.