Life With A Family Eremika (Rewritten)

𝒞𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓉𝑒𝓇 𝒯𝓌𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓎 𝒪𝓃𝑒 𝑀𝒾𝓀𝒶 𝒮𝓉𝑜𝓅! 𝐻𝑒'𝓈 𝒯𝑜𝑜 𝒴𝑜𝓊𝓃𝑔!

Chapter Twenty One Mika Stop! He's Too Young!

Word Count: 2051

Reader's POV

Eli grew stronger with each passing day but it was not faster enough for Mika. Each day Mika tried with begging to get her parents to let her play with Eli. Her definition of playing is to play wrestling which Mikasa is not happy about that.

Each chance Mika gets to play her way with Eli it ends up with Mikasa putting her in timeout and Eren coming home to find an upset Mika in the corner. Eren usually takes her out of timeout which is against Mikasa rules and today was no different.

Eren walked into a very upset Mika crying her eyes out in the corner. As soon as Mika saw her father she sprung up running up to him. Mikasa walked down the stairs with Eli. Her face turned cold as soon as she saw Mika out of her timeout and having fun with her father.

"Mika," Mikasa said coldly as Mika looked down and slowly walked back to the corner before turning to give her father puppy eyes.

"What did she do now?" Eren asked as Mikasa walked into the kitchen.

"She tried to play wrestle Eli while he was meant to be napping." Mikasa replied

Eren sighed, feeling caught in the middle once again. "Mika, you know you're not supposed to play rough with Eli," he said gently, watching as Mika's face fell.

"I just wanted to play with him," she sniffled, her eyes brimming with tears.

"I know you did, but your brother is still too small for that kind of play," Eren said as he knelt down, brushing her hair back.

Mikasa, holding Eli close, remained quiet as she moved around the kitchen. Eren stood up and approached her, sensing the tension between them. "I know you're upset," he said softly.

Mikasa turned to him, her expression stern. "You always let her out early. It's not helping. She needs to understand there are consequences, especially when it comes to Eli's safety."

Eren sighed, knowing she was right but also struggling with how upset Mika got. "I just hate seeing her cry like that. She's still adjusting."

"She put Eli in a Headlock Eren!" Mikasa yelled

"WHAT!" Eren shouted before turning to Mika who had a guilty look on her face.

Eren's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked over at Mika. "Mika, you *know* that's dangerous!" he said, his voice rising with concern.

Mika shrank back, guilt washing over her. "I didn't mean to hurt him," she mumbled, tears forming again. "I just wanted to play."

Eren rubbed his forehead, feeling the weight of the situation. He turned to Mikasa, who was still holding Eli protectively, her expression hardened by the fear of what could have happened. "Mika, come here," Eren said firmly, kneeling down to her level.

Mika hesitated but walked over to her father. "You know you love Eli, right? But you have to be careful. He's so much smaller than you, and you could really hurt him without meaning to."

Mika nodded, her lower lip quivering. "I didn't mean to," she whispered.

Eren sighed, pulling her into a gentle hug. "I know you didn't, but you still need to listen to Mommy. You can't play rough like that."

Mikasa, watching them closely, softened just a little but still stood firm. "Mika, you could've hurt your brother. That's why you need to follow the rules. Timeout is to help you understand that."