Prom Queen (Eremika AOT high au)

' Chapter Ten! '

TW: this chapter mentions kidnapping/attempted kidnapping and descriptions of violence, as well as some cursing. If any of these could possibly trigger you, please skip until you see "SAFE" in big, bold letters. <3

also sorry for the messy uploading schedule again :(

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Mikasa took her time getting ready, as she didn't really like the dress she had chosen. Even the makeup look she had decided to go with, just didn't feel right. But it was too late to turn back now, as she had already bought the dress.

Before leaving her room, she looked over at her messy bed one last time. The beautiful, dark, and simple dress she had wanted to wear before, lay there. Mikasa frowned. 'It's going to end up like those goth dresses in the back of the store,' she thought, 'just sitting there, its beauty slowly fading away as more and more dust collects...'

Mikasa shook her head, snapping out of it. She checked the time on her phone, and shoved it back in her purse afterwards. She didn't own any matching purses, so she had to stick with the closest to matching one she had: a dark red laced purse. At least it matched the lace on her gloves. It was a strange coincidence that dark red colored things kept on appearing in her life. First her scarf, then Erens umbrella, now this purse.

But anyways, if she didn't start walking to prom right now, she was going to be late. As much as she wanted to stay in her house, and lay on her bed all night, scrolling on her phone, a part of her wanted to go to prom. She wanted to impress everyone. To outshine Historia and to beat her for once. 'And have Eren notice me.' Mikasa thought. But not just notice her, but for him to have his eyes stuck on her and only her for the entire night. Nobody coming in between them for once. It would just be her, at last.

But if only she knew, Eren had always had his eyes on her.

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Little Maria Playground (yes this is a reference to Wall Maria)

Little Eren couldn't keep his eyes off a pretty, dark-haired girl in the playground. He had heard adults and cartoon characters talk about this thing called "love" and apparently he was showing all the symptoms. Every time his parents dropped him off at the park to play, this same girl would be there every single time. And every single time, his heart would start beating really fast in his tiny little chest, his knees would start wobbling every time she walked past him, and his face would flush when she asked for a turn on the swings.

He never had the courage to ask for her name though.

On one particularly chilly day at the park someone else was watching her. A grown-up that had come here without any kids, any dogs, or any friends stood there, watching Mikasa use the monkey bars, all alone. Her parents had gone off to talk with their adult friends. When Mikasa jumped off the money bars, probably to move onto some other playground equipment, the man ran towards her and grabbed her, covering her mouth, and holding her legs down so she couldn't kick or scream.

Eren, who was watching the whole thing, stood there in shock. The man held her firmly, as she struggled, and ran as fast as he could towards the parking lot. Eren's eyes widened as he got further and further away. He had to do something!

He glanced at the adults, who hadn't noticed a thing, before shoving a bunch of mulch in his pockets, and chasing after Mikasa. He knew a shortcut to the parking lot, so he cut through the grass, through some trees, and then hid in a bush, watching the kidnapper check for anyone in the parking lot. When the man was sure he was alone, he threw Mikasa to the ground, taping her mouth and her hands up.