Welcome, Darling (Eremika) (ErenxMikasa) | (COMPLETED)

019: For his sake

"O-oh. Hey, Eren." Mikasa greeted the brunette. Eren cleared his throat, snapping himself out of his daze as he looked away from Mikasa.

"Hey, Mika. I uh... wasn't expecting to see you here." Eren said.

"Oh, yeah. Well, Annie is my friend so..." Mikasa stated with an awkward laugh. Eren chuckled in an uncomfortable manner, only now realizing that the girl that Armin had been obsessing over was Annie.

Eren tapped his foot on the floor, making sure that the silence between them was completely present. After a moment of standing amongst each other, Mikasa decided to speak up.

"I'm going to use restroom." Mikasa said. Eren nodded.

"Y-Yeah, go ahead." He said, letting her walk past him.

Eren sighed as he collapsed on the couch Mikasa was on. He couldn't help but think of one thing the entirety of their awkward conversation.
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Mikasa sighed as she turned on the faucet and slid her back down the door of the bathroom. She couldn't help but think of one thing during the entirety of their uncomfortable onversation.

There, Mikasa broke down. She sniffed and tried her hardest to use the palms of her hands to wipe her tears, but her efforts were futile. The tears seemed to fall whenever she just thought about Eren.

A feeling erupted in her stomach and spread to her throat, causing her to swallow hard and choke that feeling down.

Her whimpers were silent as she begged for something to come and comfort her; hug her.

Her throat tightened as she forced a hand over her mouth, silencing the words that slipped out of her mouth.

She couldn't help but whisper his name under her breath.

Then, she felt something.

The door was pressing up on her back, so Mikasa forced herself to her feet. She spoke with her hoarse voice and said "I'm in here." before looking at herself in the mirror.

Her eyes were already red, her cheeks were already stained, and a headache had already appeared.

Mikasa splashed some water onto her face before turning the faucet off and wiped her face down with a towel. When she left the restroom, she could see Armin standing upon her.

"Sorry, I didn't know that anyone was here." He said. Mikasa shrugged before she eventually left and went back to sit with Eren.

Seeing him, Mikasa took in a deep breath before forcing a smile onto her face. However, the minute Eren made eye-contact with her, her smile faltered and the aching feeling started back up in her stomach.

Mikasa sat down beside the brunette, and they sat in silence. The same topic lingered in both of their minds.

'Why am I going through with this marriage?' Were Mikasa's thoughts and, 'Why is she going through with that marriage?' Was Eren's thoughts.

Eren inhaled slowly before he finally began to speak again.

"I heard that you were getting married." Eren said, struggling to stay relaxed. Mikasa's head snapped to him, surprised about his knowledge.

"How did you know?" She asked. Eren let out a chuckle that nearly turned into a sob.

"I have my resources." He said. Mikasa sighed, but forced a smile onto her face. Eren shifted uncomfortably in his seat, waiting for her to speak.

However, she never said anything.

"Congrats for going to get married." Eren ended up saying, his voice cracking at the end of his sentence. Mikasa's smile faded, her will to keep up this fake front disappearing.