Attack On Titan Online (Attack on Titan Computer Game AU)

Chapter 5

For the rest of the evening, Jean continued to check if Marco was online.

-NotAHorse has connected-

RougeTitan: he's not online

-NotAHorse has disconnected-

Half an hour later...

-NotAHorse has connected-

ArmouredTitan: he's not here

-NotAHorse has disconnected-

An hour later...

"Is he not playing because he's still mad at me?" Jean wondered to himself as he was about to log in again.

Suddenly there was a loud banging on his door

"Jean! You've stayed up late enough on that computer! Go to bed!" his mother ordered from the other side of the door

"In a minute!" Jean yelled at her

"Not in a minute! I'm turning the internet off!" she called as she went downstairs

Jean growled in frustration as he logged in for one last check

-NotAHorse has connected-

ColossalTitan: sorry, he isn't here

-NotAHorse has disconnected-

Jean sighed and collapsed on to his bed, then immediately fell asleep.

He opened his eyes to find himself standing at a bus shelter in the pouring rain. But he wasn't himself. To Jean's surprise, he had no control of his own actions and started walking through the rain. It was a long and tedious walk, and Jean was getting soaked.

Then, Jean found himself turning towards the road. After looking to the left and right, Jean started walking across the road.

Something caught the corner of his eye. A bright light speeding towards him. He turned to see what it was and was blinded by the glare of headlights.

Jean woke with a jolt. Drenched in sweat he gasped for air as he felt to check he was alive.

"It was just a dream", he reassured himself before lying down and trying to sleep.

But something about that dream didn't seem quite right.

Meanwhile...

"Eren..." Mikasa sighed lovingly as she gazed at her computer screen

She and Eren were team-killing titans together. Eren seemed to have forgotten about he last time they spoke. Or he was just choosing to ignore it.

RougeTitan: can you get the one on the right?

BloodRedScarf: ok

But before she got there, someone else had taken the titan down. The avatar of a short blonde girl with icy blue eyes landed on the nearby rooftop.

BloodRedScarf: excuse me. that titan was mine

FemaleTitan: I got it first.

Eren remembered the girl from when she saved him from the titans when he was just starting out. Since then, Eren would often find himself thinking about her. Now, this was his chance to find out who she was, and maybe even become friends. Not wanting to blow this opportunity, Eren thought out his message carefully before typing.

RougeTitan: oh hey it's you!

FemaleTitan: hey

A pang of jealousy shot through Mikasa.

BloodRedScarf: who are you?

RougeTitan: yeah, what's your name?

FemaleTitan: I'm Annie. You're Eren right? I remember you from before

RougeTitan: haha yeah that's me :)

FemaleTitan: so you must be Mikasa

BloodRedScarf: yeah

Wanting to be rid of this girl as quickly as possible, Mikasa quickly typed her message

BloodRedScarf: don't you have those two other guys? me and Eren are team-killing titans here

FemaleTitan: they're not online right now

RougeTitan: that's fine, you could join us if you like :)

FemaleTitan: sure

Mikasa was seething as she read the messages. But she didn't want Eren to think badly of her, so she kept quiet.

The three of them flew around killing titans together, Mikasa and Annie, a fierce rivalry forming between the two of them, silently competing to see who was better.

"I can't let her have Eren", Mikasa murmured to herself

"Wow, what's wrong with this girl?" said Annie in her usual monotone

RougeTitan: I'm gonna have to go now, it's getting late, so I'll see you again, ok? :)

BloodRedScarf: ok, see you

FemaleTitan: ok, bye

-RougeTitan has disconnected-

Now that Eren had left, Mikasa could let out all of her rage at Annie.

BloodRedScarf: he was talking to me

FemaleTitan: no he was talking to me

FemaleTitan: besides, I was just saying goodbye, no big deal

Mikasa glared at her computer screen

"Who does she think she is?" she hissed

BloodRedScarf: what's your problem?

FemaleTitan: what are you talking about?

BloodRedScarf: why couldn't you just leave us alone?

FemaleTitan: hey, Eren asked me to join you guys

BloodRedScarf: and you said yes!

FemaleTitan: well yeah, I knew Eren from earlier when I saved him after you left

BloodRedScarf: if I'd have known he would have been in danger I would never have left

FemaleTitan: calm down, it's just a game

BloodRedScarf: fine, but in the future leave us alone

FemaleTitan: no promises