True Love

Part 3: The End

The next day was warm and bright. The sun sat up in the sky looking over the Walls and onto the city below. Mikasa and Eren had told Armin that they were busy and had headed off early in the morning, reaching the abandoned house at about 10:30 am. They immediately got to work, pulling out floorboards and setting new ones in place. By dinner they had pulled out the floor and, with the help of Eren's father, managed to put in new floorboards made of fresher wood and burn the original wood.

"Thanks dad," Eren said, his eyes sparkling with joy as he looked up at his fathers face, a toothless smile spreading across it. Mikasa stayed silent, though a smile spread across her face under her scarf.

The next day Mikasa and Eren returned to the house with several buckets of paint ready for the long day ahead. They painted the outside until sundown, admiring their work together in the last rays of the sun. Even though the new dark yellow paint was harder to see clearly in the light rays, the house still looked bright and lively. The two of them smiled and returned home.

The next several weeks were spent building the house together and playing at the house. When it finally came for the two of them to look at their creation, it looked like an comfortable and lively home.

"Eren," Mikasa said as the two of them gazed upon their finished project, the sun's last rays hiding behind the Walls, "When we're older we can live here, right?"

"Of course," Eren said, his smile widening as he wrapped an arm around Mikasa, "And we can raise our family here too."

Mikasa's cheeks became a bright pink, illuminated by the suns red rays, "R-really?"

"Of course Mikasa," Eren said, turning to face her, "Of course." The two of them looked into each others eyes, both of them smiling. Eren pulled down Mikasa's scarf to reveal her smile. Mikasa blushed and looked away, but a soft hand from Eren brought her back to face him.

"I love you," he said as he looked at her.

"I know." Mikasa grabbed him and kissed him lovingly on the lips, her blush becoming hotter than it ever had before. For the first time in 6 months, Mikasa felt overcome with joy.