Bertholdt x Mikasa (BeruMika)

Eight

~Mikasa's POV~

Both these siblings had black hair. The little boy had brown eyes and same with his sister, but hers changed to a grey green with dull brown in specks. They had rosy cheeks and Armin got me thinking. I'm just grateful the Jaegers took me as well. Clearly we can't do the same for these rosy cheeked darlings, but one night at least can be a change for them. Even if it's solely a night.

"Hi there Ana." I smiled and crouched down to her.

She poked my gear with her tiny potato fingers. I miss children, and their sense of life and curiosity.

"Oh this? It's my gear. For the big bad guys." I smiled to her.

Her big eyes and pouty lips poked my insignia.

"Oh that?" I chuckled. "These pretty roses shows my group I'm in, and that I'm allowed to stop the big bad guys."

Ana sat there with her adorable stubbly body, she had a white scarf and white dress, brown boots, and red long cardigan.

"Wanna see the rest of the place?" She nodded and I picked her up. She didn't talk much, at all really.

"I got your nose!" She got flustered and kept grabbed my closed hand for it back.

"There you go!" I put her air nose back and my Bert bumped into me as he held the brother.

"Oomph!" We said in unison.

"S-sorry" he stuttered.

"It's fine." I kissed him randomly on the cheek to show I let it all go. By all of it I mean him telling that old man I'd be his girl and stuff.

"Mama. Papa?" The little girl said.

Holy crap no.

"Uh--" Bert choked.

"Uhm. Sweety. No. Mikasa. And Bert." I said slowly.

"Mama Mik-sa. Ahnd Papa Burt?"

"Haha no honey, no. Just 'Mik-sa' and 'Burt' okay?" I set her nicely.

"Oh?" She frowned and started to sniffle. Holy cow what did I do?

"It's okay. Our parents are . . . dead except Mama. . .She's in the court's cooking. But Mama left us with uncle who died, she doesn't know and we can't find her."

"Well we don't know what happened but how about later on you tell us about her and we'll see what we can do?" Bert offered.

Ana was crying in my shoulder and I just rocked her and pat her back in a rub.

"Chh-shh- shhhhhh. It's okay."

"You'll really help us?!" Micah asked excitedly.

"Of course Micah." I assured.

Bert nodded in approval and put Micah in our bed. I placed and calmed down potato Ana next to him. Bert and I smiled and we placed the covers over them.

I sighed happily and then my eyes caught the attention of the plates shards in a dust pan.

I guess these children made me forget all about what just happened 10 minutes ago.

"Hey Bertholdt?"

"Mhm?"

"Sorry about earlier." I confessed sincerely.

"Uh its nothing. Don't mention it." His face was red and he broke a sweat.

I nodded and cleaned up the rest and threw it into a wooden trash barrel outside.

A few hours passed along. Bert and I just talked about whatever, about Eren, and played with the kids as well.

~Bertholdt's POV~

Mikasa actually said sorry. And it's funny how the kids thought we were married, probably that sudden kiss from Mikasa made the little Ana think so.

"So where's my forehead?" Mikasa asked in some type of childish playful voice.

Ana poked her cheek.

"Noooo."

She poked her mouth.

"Nooo, one more chance or the monster is coming!" Mikasa taunted

Ana lost by poking her chin.

Mikasa started tickling and blowing raspberries on her tummy, its fricking adorable.

Micah and I were just playing with the straw people and since some were buffer than others, the taller one's were the titans.

"And then Bert helps take back wall Maria! Slice! Sllllsshhh! BOOM!" Micah was pretending to be me, how cute.

"Ohhh no! I myself a titan fell into the ground! Don't cut my nape!" I said in a nicely sarcastic tone.

Hopefully by the time he's my age, the cadets and scouts won't be necessary anymore. Hopefully.

"Burt, titan bad?" Ana asked.

"Yeah."

"Why Burt?" Ana asked curiously.

Mikasa and I nervously looked at each other.

"Because they eat people like you and I!" Micah yelled viciously and started playing with the straw people again.

Poor little ana curled into Mikasa.

"It's not true." Mikasa whispered to Ana lowly. Her big endearing eyes looked into Mikasa's and she believed her.

I heard something from the front and Armin walked in with a crazed face.

"I found out! I found out what's happening with Eren!" Armin exclaimed ecstatically with two bags in his arms.

Food and books.

Mikasa and I looked at each other and put the kids into the small patio where we could see them but they can't hear us.

Armin put the bags down on the table and continued to speak of what he found out.

"Eren isn't coming back, nor is he going to be killed. He's a scout now!?"