Our future signed in letter

chapter 7

In London:

Mikasa has had to settle in the last few days. She has seen the hustle and bustle on the streets, so many people in such a small space. Even within the walls there were never so many people. Falco taught her the basics of geography for 2 hours in her free time in the evenings and showed her important places in Great Britain and Europe on the globe. Mikasa has never seen the world as it is built. A smile appears on her lips. She thinks of Armin. He would definitely have liked the globe and the lessons with Falco. "Mikasa, ... Mikasa, ... MIKASA !!!", Falco tears her out of her dreams. “You will have to listen , if I tell you something,” says Falco. "Sorry Falco. I just thought of my friend Armin, who would have liked this globe." She has an idea, " what do you mean, Falco? That would be a nice birthday present for him." Falco remembers the 15th Commander only fleetingly, but Gabi can remember him better because she worked with him and she can remember an uncomfortable scene between her, Mikasa, the 15th Commander and Eren Jaeger, whom Gabi had described to him. Falco had passed out at the time.

He looks into the shining eyes of the Asian woman, who otherwise often look unemotional, just like the captain. Falco has recognized that both hide their emotions behind this look in order to appear less vulnerable.

“You should do that, Miss Mikasa. But remember, such a globe is expensive and you have to start saving money early on, "Mikasa nods in understanding," then maybe for the birthday after next, "she resolves. For this year she will send a package with a letter and homemade cookies. It is the thought that counts and Armin knows that too. Falco accompanies her home later that evening. Not that Mikasa doesn't know how to help herself in an emergency, but much more for orientation. Not every street is illuminated, only the main streets. In addition, the captain has asked him not to let her walk the streets alone.

When she arrives at the tea shop in the evening, a hot cup with lavender and elderflower tea is ready for her and Levi sits down next to her and she tells him what she learned at Falco and that the globe reminds her of Armin. It has been about 2 weeks since she last saw him and she is waiting for an answer until now. The phone calls to Annie's father has been also unsuccessful ... Which worries her a little. They probably have to organize everything for him and Annie and the new home first and that's why nobody has found the time to get in touch. A letter is sure to be on its way to her. Yes, it has to be. "Brat ... Are you okay?", Levi pulls her out of her thoughts. Mikasa looks at him again, "everything is fine." She tries to rearrange herself. Levi noticed Mikasa's initial disquiet about Armin. Every day she waits for the post and every day she asks the postman if there is a letter for her. It depresses him to see her so worried. He takes her hand, “please don't worry. He'll be fine. ” She nods silently in confirmation.

 

She thinks about their nights together, these have also changed: They have switched from carefully holding hands to cuddling next to each other. The nights are cold and one night she felt Levi shiver so miserably. She can't say for sure whether it was the cold or a bad dream, probably a combination of both. She thought she heard him cry. But after she put an arm around him, he slowly calmed down and returned her hug. She got to know a new side of him: he is someone who needs a lot of cuddeling and clings to her at night. That, in turn, took her all the years after the death of her parents. So it happened on a Sunday morning, both of them lying there warmly embraced.
Strong arms hold her protectively. Levi is very close to her and she feels that he is breathing heavily and pressing something hard against her pelvis ... She slowly opens her eyes, "Good morning, Levi," she says sleepily. He turns around, frustrated, and puts his arm on his Head, a short one, " morning", comes from his lips. Mikasa recognizes him with an extremely healthy complexion, he escapes her gaze ashamed. "What happened? Did you piss in your pants?", She says jokingly. His gaze judging, she's not all that wrong with her guess. "Shit, damn hormones," he says in frustration.