RivaMika Reveries

Rivamika Reveries: Chapter 1

Mikasa:

Fresh Linen: They passed each other as they walked down the corridor from opposite directions. He was carrying fresh linen. The soapy scent filled her nostrils as he passed. She never realised that he washed his own bed linen. Perhaps he wants to make sure it's done properly. He has high standards afterall.
"Captain", she said in passing. He nodded in acknowledgement, and he was gone.

Squeeze: She could feel his grip around her waist tighten as she tried to pull away. The female titan had Eren and Mikasa wanted to pursue her and retrieve Eren as soon as possible. Mikasa squirmed trying to escape his hold. "Wh-what are you doing!" The female titan continued running.
"Fall back," Levi's face was stern, there was no arguing with him. "Maintain this distance. It may be tired." Mikasa didn't say anything. She followed the Captain's orders.

Unapproved: Mikasa learned early one in her cadet training that relationships were frowned upon with those in the Survey Corp. The high mortality rate was enough to put civilians of dating one. Within the corps, it was understood that the grief of losing comrades to the titans, was nothing compared to losing a lover. Naturally people within the survey corps for this reason did not pursue relationships with each other. Mikasa could not help but feel a twinge in her chest at this revelation.

Clean: She noticed that he was meticulously clean. He always wiped his blades clean after a titan kill. He was always first to clean up after a mission. Mikasa could not ever recall seeing him with dirty hands.

Outdream: She was leaning against the top of the tower of the base. The sun had just started to rise, casting a spectacular collage of colours across the sky. She imagined what it would feel like to touch a cloud. Would they feel bouncy? Or was it formless, like trying to catch smoke. Her mind wandered, and she wished she could ask him, what he thought the clouds would feel like.

Bold faced: Mikasa hated shouting matches. She would rather sort out an argument with a swift side sweep of the legs, or a punch to the face and be done with it. The captain was berating her because her boots were bringing in mud from outside. Stern words were exchanged from both sides. Those from the survey corps who joined from the 104th looked on in awe at Mikasa. None of them had the courage to talk to the Captain like that.

Conjure: It was as if Sasha had cast some sort of summoning spell. The rabbits always seemed to appear whenever Mikasa went hunting with Sasha. She of course denied this and said it was simply the hunter's instinct that led her to her prey.

Illimitable: She watched the captain whirl through the air. His prowess with the ODM gear had Mikasa looking on in disbelief. She watched him weave in and out of the tree branches, and the oncoming titan arms. But they never ever touched him. She decided that must have been a natural with the ODM gear. The way he moved could not be taught, only felt. She wondered if she had the potential to be like him. He had a grace to his movements. She realised that she did not have any form of elegance and decided that no one, not even herself would ever be able to match his ability.

Floppy: The flower was left in the keyhole of her bedroom door of the Survey Corps base beyond Wall Maria. Mikasa judged that it must have been plucked many days before, as it was wilted and floppy. It was blue and the petals were a little worse for wear. She ponder as to who could of left it.

Levi:

Eel: He was surprised that she did not flinch when asked to gut the eel that Sasha caught that afternoon for dinner. Most girls, even in the corps tried to pass the job off to someone else. She wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty. Levi found himself autonomously wiping his hands on his handkerchief.

Hungerer: He found himself feeling wanting. Like he was missing something, but could not quite put his finger on exactly what it was that he was missing. It was an ache inside his very being, and he didn't know how to remedy it.

Sternocostal: Sasha was cleaning Mikasa's wound in the sitting room of the survey corps base. Levi came to check on her as Eren and Armin had looked worried when the group came back from their scouting mission. Their grave faces concerned him. Levi walked closer to Mikasa lying on the couch and tried to inspect the wound as Sasha cleaned it. A long gash across part of her shoulder and ended at her collarbone. He noticed her prominent collarbones and had the strange urge to run his fingers the length across them.

Mornward: He saw her on top of the tower of the base looking to the east. Was she watching the sunrise? Was she daydreaming? Her hair swung in the light breeze, and Levi could see the colours of the sunrise pierce through her swaying hair.

Soporferous: The members of the survey corps were feeling particularly lethargic after a feast of game provided by Sasha that night. Mikasa had fallen asleep in a soft chair by the dying embers in the fireplace.
"Where's Mikasa? She's next on watch on top of the tower." Jean asked peeking his head through dining room door.
"Don't wake her. I'll go." The words came out of Eren's mouth before Levi had a chance to say anything. It's for the best anyway. What would people think if I offered instead? Next thing you know whispers of special treatment would find their way through the survey corp. Levi thought.

Herbose: He was reading the newspaper in the dining room when he smelt it. She must have come from the vegetable garden. The smell of lavender and sage hung on her hair as she carried in an armful of carrots to the kitchen.

Sting: He heard a sharp intake of breath and turned to his left. It was Mikasa. "What happened?" he asked.
"I got stung by something on the back of my neck. Can you take out the stinger? I can't reach from here." Mikasa replied.
Levi sheathed his blades and made his way over to Mikasa.
"Didn't think that something so small like a wasp could hurt you."
"You'd be surprised. The titans haven't got anything on that wasp" returned Mikasa.
Levi could feel the smile on his lips before he even realised it. Her back was turned to him. He put a hand on her shoulder to steady himself. He got the stinger out on his first try. His hand still lay on her shoulder, until he willed himself to remove it.

Service Uniform: The collar of her uniform had a smudge of dirt on it. "Take of your shirt", almost left his lips before he realised how it would sound to the others. "Your shirt is dirty Ackerman", he said instead. Mikasa saw the stain on the collar, "Oh, sorry Captain. I'll clean it as soon as we get back to base, sir".
As Levi turned his back he heard Jean comment "What is wrong with that clean freak?"

Resultless: Mikasa had gone missing on a trial solo mission. It had been 4 hours since she was supposed to make it back to base. A small scouting party tasked with finding her had come back without any news. Levi scanned the horizon, looking for some sign that she was still out there alive. He checked the visible tree branches that could be seen from the tower. But to no avail.