The Vigilant Prince

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   An old man rose from his bed to look at the window  and the wind hugged him. His lower abdomen wrapped tightly with bandages,his face wrinkled as time pass by  and his hair is as white as the snow. The old man closed his book to look at his Granchild manoeuvering the  ship in the great Mediterranean Sea, the old man Yeager, he walk towards his grandchild and tap him.

"Eren, you have lost your way." The man sighed pulling out his tea set and tea bags, he gave him the hot water and soak the tea bag in it. "Let's enjoy the sun."

Eren sat beside him, his face is neutral and he sigh bringing the tea cup close to his lips, "Grandfather." He greeted.

"You have to bring back the Princess." He said , " The fault of Hiruzu had nothing to do with her."

" What do you mean Grandfather? A Hiruzuan killed Grandmother and you know it, I had to kill the Princess . A life for a life."  He said coldly, his eyes never leaving the now empty tea cup, " They had no remorse, they killed her infront of a four year old."

" Eren, the princess wasn't even born yet during those times, release her." The grandfather ordered. " The Emperor who ordered that is long dead."

" Still, he didn't die painfully."

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He entered the room Mikasa was occupying and he look around, he spot her looking at the vast sea. A satisfied expression on her face and he walk towards her.

Mikasa glanced at him but she didn't move away, she chose to ignore his presence and continue looking at the sea with an unreadable expression.

But then,

"To what is the honor the Vigilant Conqueror is visiting me?" She ask, slightly raising an eyebrow at him  when he didn't answer her, she sighed. " Oh wait, a banished person doesn't have an honor."

He chose to ignore her words and made himself comfortable in the couch as he look at her, she still refused to do the same as she look at the sea as if something was interesting happening in there. Eren sigh and look at the vast sea too.

"Historia was the one who disclosed our location." She said, " I didn't doubt it, she will do anything to keep her country safe and I know she will do it  even if it means endangering  others too."

" Aren't you angry?"

" I'm furious and why are you being close with your enemy?"  She raised a brow. " My specialty is slicing up flesh, my favorite toy is a knife, you finish the puzzle."

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Historia was nervous and it is incredibly obvious to the two but they chose to ignore it. Frieda was prepared for anything, she was ready to accept his fury and the prince..Levi just sighed, bringing the tea close to his mouth.

"You are aware of everything you say that day right?" The prince ask and Historia nodded almost immediately. The Prince stand up and pull her by her collar, "How cowardly." 

He beat her up just to knock some sense on her and she did, she cried. Historia Reiss wore a serious expression, gloominess replaced her once bright personality.  "I understand, I won't make this mistake again."

" Yes, you better."

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Armin was sitting on a stool, his upper clothes gone and a bandage was wrapped tightly across his ribs. A creak, a blonde woman entered the room, her blue eyes search for him and when she saw him, a small almost invisible smile rose on her pink lips for a brief moment.

"Here!" She said, her arms stretch towards him and his once soak clothes now dried, he took it.

Silence.

"I haven't seen you in Shiganshina, were are you from?"

"Maria?"

" Maria?" She stopped. " Ah, I haven't been there for a while, maybe that's why. How was you wound, any better?"

" It's fine now."

" I haven't learned you name, what is that?"

" Armin Arlert."

" Armin? That's a beautiful name for a handsome man " Annie blushed realizing what she just said  "I -- I mean it means Hero, universal, whole. That's beautiful."

He chuckled, "Well your pretty too." He blushed, the memory of the last time when he is here envade his mind, and he shake his dirty thoughts off.

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Mikasa sighed as she flipped herself on her made bed, her bed consisting of poams she managed to gather. Eren leave her alone a few minutes ago, ofcourse, he threatened her first and being who she is... submitting to him will be the last thing she will do with her life , she can always jump on the sea but she can die too, she didn't know how to swim despite her country surrounded by the beautiful sea.

As a person who grew up pampered by the whole kingdom and beloved by the people. This new condition is hard to absorb, to adjust into. Mikasa click her tongue in annoyance and bury her face on the mattress , muffled scream that she was the only one able to hear.

She heard them, the loud music and the loud crowd, another drunken night for the horrible  sailors. Mikasa got up and walk out of the room, for some weird reason Eren was the very person she first spot.

She tried to ignore him but her face grew hot when she saw the man's naked upper body, he was rip with a majestic eight pack abs and a wing of Freedom tattoo on his left chest.

He stood proud in the crowd and Mikasa was amazed by how well he could blend in with them despite his horrible personality and maybe he was only horrible.

Or maybe, birds of the same feather flock together.

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June 29
6:40 to 7:15