Humanity's Strongest Pair-A Rivamika Story

Paths

After today's war, finally I got to sleep for some time. I needed this sleep a lot, since I was tired, plus, I couldn't get out of Hanji's death. It was like, somehow, I got over Sasha's death, when Jean died, and not much later, Hanji died. I wanted some peace. I wonder how Levi managed to get over his friends' deaths. I shut my eyes to sleep, only to see I am in a different sandy place, where a pillar of light was shining in distance.

"Welcome to the Path, Mikasa." a familiar voice called me from behind.

"Eren?" I turned to see and saw him standing right in front of me.

"Yeah, it is me" he replied.

"What is this place and what are you doing here?" I asked him growing impatient.

"This is Path." he begun, "Paths serve as channels for the transportation of several things, such as memories and wills from other Subjects of Ymir, flesh and bones that make up a titan's body, commands from a Titan's scream, and the power of the Titans."

"I see" I replied.

"That pillar over there. That is called Coordinate. That is the place where two or more paths connect. That coordinate is the Founding Titan."

"Oh okay. But why are you telling me this?" I asked.

"Just felt like." he replied.

Suddenly he forwards his hand, "Do you trust me?" he asked.

"I do." I replied.

"Then come with me. Let's stay together for a while. Time works differently here so it won't affect there." he said.

"Alright." I replied with a smile.

At last, after ages, I got to be with Eren.

...

"Hey Annie" I asked.

"Hi Armin" she replied.

"Why are you here suddenly? Shouldn't you be resting?" I asked.

"I guess you should be the one resting. You were the one wounded. I am a Titan. I can heal faster." she replied.

"I guess you forgot I am a Titan as well." I replied her.

"Oh yes right." she replied while looking down.

"Will you mind sitting beside me for a while?" she asked.

"I have some time. Ok." I replied nervously.

I sit beside her. We were silent for few minutes, then she begun.

"When I was crystallised, you came and talked to me, all these four years, didn't you?" she asked.

"Yes, I did." I replied bravely.

"May I ask why?" she asked, "Maybe you are a good person, that is why you came, right?" she said assuming it wrong.

I went because, because-

"I went to talk to you because I have feelings for you Annie." I replied at once, keeping my eyes closed.

"Wha-" she was about to say something when I continued, "I know you killed many people, you were a great threat to my friend as well as many people, you killed many soldiers, etc etc, but I don't know I have feelings for you, which is why I used to come and meet you, all these four years, while you were crystallised."

I paused. I saw her cheeks getting red, and she again began looking towards the ground.

"And I know, you don't feel same for me" tears began coming into my eyes, but I held them back, and continued, "I know you had feelings for Bertholdt."