Shattered (Eremika)

Chapter 5

After yelling at Armin I walked to the dock that's about a 7 minute walk away from the fire.
I had finally got to the dock and sat down at the end of it that sits on the water. I rolled my sleeve to see a mutilated arm. Both arms are scared horribly. I grabbed my razor and ran it across the scars. A red liquid came out, I sighed in relief, I had come acquainted to the smell of my blood almost relaxing but also nauseating. I was looking over the crystal lake with my arm exposed to the air.
"It's nice out here...Caith would like it."
I started to tear up at the thought of her...

"Anybody would enjoy it..."
I jumped at the comment. I turned around to see Mikasa in the dark on the dock next to me. " You startled me...why are you here."
'How did I not smell the coconut...was I really this zoned out?'

"I followed you to see if you where alright."
I looked at her and looked away. "I'm fine...now can you leave."

I honestly liked having company but I wanted to be alone...I shouldn't trust her.
"You haven't left...are you deaf or something." She sighed and walked forward and sat down next to me.
"Look it's not my place but all I know is that they did not mean to do that...we have no idea who is Steven or who Caith is. They had no intention on getting a rise out of you. To be honest I would have loved to hear you sing, but when you said no I stopped asking. So when I saw everybody else asking and you getting angry I tried to stop them. From the sound of it you have trust issues...you don't have to trust them but you have to give them a chance."
After that she stayed silent and looked at the lake
It took me awhile to notice that for one Mikasa was asleep on my shoulder and two my arm and cut was on display to the whole world. I pulled my sleeve down and was about to wake up Mikasa when I heard a voice.
"Eren...is Mikasa with you?" I looked over to see Sasha walking with a burrito in her hand. "Yeah...she fell asleep on my shoulder."

"Oh...ok" She walked over to me and woke up Mikasa. When she did wake up she was embarrassed and got up and left with Sasha.
I got up and went to the jeep to Bandage my cut. The next thing I knew I was out.

I had woken up when the sun rose up and hit me in the eyes. "I actually slept last night...that's new." I put a hoodie on and went over to the put out fire pit.
I sat down in the chair that I was in last night. I left my guitar there last night, "shit hope it's still ok..." I picked it up and tuned it."
(If you didn't know instruments like guitars if left out side without its case or another protective property around it will go out of tune or even Crack due to weather and the moisture changing throughout the night.)
I checked around the guitar for any cracks. "Good it's ok." I played the chords that I have been learning and was thinking of other lyrics for it. I was at it until at least 7:30. I got really hungry and got up to look at what we brought in the jeep. "Poptarts that's it...fine." I closed the door and went back to the chair. I ate quietly and was enjoying the peace...until I heard a tent zipper undo. I turned around to see Mikasa and Armin getting some food. They walked over to the fire pit. Slowly everybody else got out to. They got them selves some food, And walked over but they stopped. I looked over my shoulder to see them look hesitant. " come on I won't bite...yet." They got to the chairs and talked Slowly. By the hour they where themselves again. I grabbed my guitar and started to play some chords that I am experimenting with for a new song besides Caith's. They where all entranced, in a weird gaze. When I finished with them some where crying. I looked up in confusion..."what's wrong...did I do something."
They all said no. Mikasa spoke up. "Those chords hold alot of sadness...I'm surprised you did not cry how did you not?"
I huffed..."a lot of practice and experience. Im thinking about calling it Snuff."
They all looked down and slowly continued to talk.
"Hey when it warms up we should go swimming. It would be fun." Sasha piped up. They all agreed with the Idea and went to go and get there stuff ready and change into swimming stuff. I went to my tent and put my guitar away and put my hair in a bun.

Sasha and I went to our tent and got our new swim suits out. I grabbed them and went to the part of the tent and put up the changing curtains. I took my clothes off and but my new satin black bikini on. It fit snugly on my body. I got out and saw Sasha and Historia talking. They must have gotten in there's already. I sat down next to them and started to zone out.
"Earth to Mikasa! Why are you so zoned out!"
I snapped out of it and looked at Historia.
"She's thinking about Eren!" Sasha blurted out. I looked down with a big blush. "Wait you like Eren!" I ran up to her mouth and closed it with my hand.
"Historia...please be quite. Look I am going to lift my hand off of your mouth. Are you going to be quite?"
"Ummmhuh" I slowly lifted my hand.
"Ok...now. Yes...I have a crush on him, and yes I was thinking about him but...I was wondering what happened to him to make him this way."

They tilted their heads. "Uhhh. Fine. Do you guys remember when I went to that summer camp." They shook there heads. "Ok do you remember that I came back with a scarf that was red?"
"Yeah of course you never took that off! Even during the summer."
" Well Eren gave me that at the camp."
Their faces lit up like a Christmas tree.
"Really!"
I blushed a little. "Yeah....but he was so full of life and energy back then. He found me in the forest with a abrasion on my knee. He found me and helped get up, I got really cold so he gave me his scarf. He brought me to the fire back to my parents. He introduced himself as Eren Jager. Then Armin showed up, when I first learned who they where I was skeptical because Erens name was Jager last I knew. But then they said they where brothers so I then thought oh step brothers. He must have changed it to Arlet."

They where trying to comprehend the information. "Huh. Now that you mention it. They don't look like brothers...they probably are step brothers. But yeah I wonder the same...the boy you described and the one now are completely different...what did happen to them...."

Hey everybody sorry for taking a while. It has been a roller-coaster of a ride. Anyways I have finished this chapter and will continue with the next chapter. I have decided that I am at least going to have twenty chapters.
Oh and if you are confused the last half is a pov change to Mikasa. I didn't really want to have the whole pov thing but thanks for reading and see you next time.