Rivamika Short Stories

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She stepped closer to the only place she called home and everything went back to her.

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It was early in the morning. The wind gusts from the northeast, blowing Mikasa's short dark hair and reveals her scar that Eren gave her. Still deep in reverie, she was surprised to hear a chuckle coming from behind her.

"Is that all you've got? You'd probably shit yourself when you see Sasha's hunt." It was a rare occurrence to hear or see their Captain laugh, but not to Mikasa.

"Yeah, I already saw her hunt back when Dot Pixis made a cooking contest between Jean and Sasha." She shook her head at the memory. "Training days."

"Hm. I can only imagine a lot of brats in one place. Tsk! It's a good thing Erwin scared the hell out of your batch-mates! I'll probably die from stress when all of you joined the Survey Corps." It started to drizzle so they started to walk back to the old house they used as hiding place. "Hurry up, Mikasa! The rain is getting stronger!"

"Wait for me, Heichou! I just need to..." Mikasa didn't finished her sentence and ran towards her Captain after she picked some blue small flowers.

"Here, it's Forget-Me-Nots. It's lucky they're still in bloom since summer will be here maybe next week. You might just want to know." Mikasa shrugged realizing she's actually talking nonsense in front of her Captain. With all nonchalance, she walked faster than him while pulling her scarf up her nose, a smile on his face.

Dinner was served by Mikasa and Sasha who were tasked to cook for the night. They dined without Jean and Captain Levi. It's been months since they lost Eren and Historia on the carriage and it's been hell for Mikasa imagining the current state Eren was in. But she also know that it's more hell for her Captain. He'd been out almost all nights to go back at the city, risking his freedom just to get intelligence of Eren and Historia's whereabouts. They lost contact to Erwin, Hanji and the Legion when they escaped from the MPs. Now, they have to act alone and Levi's responsibilities are heavier than before.

Connie and Sasha washed the dishes while Armin and Mikasa continued patching up their plans from A to Z, getting ready to whatever the result of their next mission.

"They are here!" Mikasa heard Connie shout from the kitchen.

"Any news?" Mikasa asked loudly before even seeing the two men. She gasped when she saw the status of Jean. He was unconscious and lifted piggyback style by their Captain.

"Heichou! What happened?" Armin and Connie rushed to help their Captain transfer Jean in the nearest couch.

"Levi Heichou! Your face! It's bleeding!" Sasha ran to get the medicine kit.

"Sasha! You shit! It's Jean's blood on Levi's face." Mikasa walked to her Captain, relieved that it was not his blood. She wiped it using her hand to validate her statement. Upon her skin touched his, a small electric current ran through her fingers. Levi and Armin looked at her with surprise. Because what the hell is she doing. She ignored their reaction then proceeded to help Connie clean Jean.

Levi cleared his throat as if also clearing his mind. Mikasa was being extra sensitive to whatever he do or say so she knew that there's something bothering him when he spoke.

"Jean was caught by 3 Military Police and was shot when I rescued him. It's my fault." Levi stood up to probably clean himself when Mikasa further asked him.

"Is that all?"

She only received a questioning look from Levi. But she gave him a look that can say "you can't kid me, you're not telling everything."