Camp Shiganshina

❤️E I G H T❤️

Only three weeks left of the camp, and absolutely no leads. Levi has been ignoring me for the better half of the past day and I feel like everything is falling apart.

Which is the exact reason I'm planning on going into the woods tonight.

I have everything I need (mainly just a flashlight and whistle in case I get attacked). I just had to pretend to sleep until around midnight where I can sneak out and go into the woods.

I can go into the area where Mikasa was last scene. Even if it had been ten years, evidence could still be found. And I am so determined to find out what happened.

As night came into the camp, and everyone found their way to their cabins, I planned to make my escape. Levi and I walked side by side to our cabin, no words being spoken. I was heavily in thought, but I could still see the concerned look in Levi's eyes. Sighing, said man started to speak.

"What's going on, Eren? You've been rather quiet since looking at that file..." He spoke, his voice quiet as if afraid to speak too loud. It seemed as though Levi was scared of what might happen.

"Just...been thinking about Mikasa. The anniversary of her going missing is soon and it's been kinda hard remembering our last moments together."

"Think it might be better to say them aloud? I'm here to listen, Eren."

The sincerity coming from Levi was shocking, and no doubt was new to himself. I nodded my head before going silent as we finally made it to our cabin. It was 9 at night, plenty of time before I make my way to the woods. We made our way inside, Levi sitting on his bed and looking up at me expectantly. I quickly grabbed hold of an old wooden chair and sat on it, my body facing Levi's.

"Mikasa Ackerman-Jaeger was adopted 3 years before we came to the camp. She's 2 years older than me, therefore she was the older child (technically).

"It was ten years ago, almost exactly to the date. We were here in camp Shiganshina, having the time of our lives playing together. Back then we had more leeway in actions to do, so the both of us often played in the woods. We had even made a dinky treehouse that we brought our counselors and group to. Needless to say, everyone loved it and helped make it more stable. We were there, just an hour before she officially disappeared. Maybe if we hadn't been so reckless, then maybe she would still be here today..."

"But we would have never met," Levi said, almost startling himself by saying that. I only smiled and leaned closer to him, grabbing hold of both of his hands.

"Anyways, up in the treehouse we were just talking about going back home. We had started earlier than now and were on our last week stretch. We ended up on a conversation about something really stupid and childlike. Either way, our counselor came to tell us the sun was setting and we had to head back to our cabins for bed. We both eagerly agreed, about jumping out of the treehouse and raced one another to our cabin. Because of the fact we were siblings, we had the ability to share a cabin together. Funnily enough, our cabin was 12D, the one just next to this one.

"It was 3 a.m when I had awoke to hear my sister screaming and a window breaking. I jumped out of bed and hastily looked around, seeing the curtains blowing wildly and our window broken. I raced to Mikasa's bed and found it empty, the blankets lay astray on the ground around the bed. I quickly put on a jacket and shoes and ran outside, water pouring all over me. I found footprints rather quickly and chased them into the woods. They lead straight to the treehouse we were at just hours earlier. I clambered my way up the rope ladder and into the treehouse, only to find blood covering the flooring. But no body. Absolutely no body of my older sister. I reached out and touched the blood, it was still warm to the touch. If I think hard enough, I can still remember how warm it was and her screams accompanying it..."

I touched my face, feeling tears quickly rushing down my face. I looked at Levi and saw sympathy filled his usually cold blue eyes. His eyes, even in this sad moment, were so captivating.

"Eren...I know sympathy isn't what you need, but I truly am sorry for your loss," he said, taking my hands and kissing both of them softly. A blush cascaded over my face, but I felt numb. Well, almost numb (with a little bit of love from the man before me).

"I've had enough sympathy in my life, but this feels different," I whispered, staring into his eyes. He leaned forward again, one hand letting go of my own, and cupped my face with it. He used his thumb to wipe away the stray tears that were still falling without my permission.

His soft touch made me forget about everything. It reminded me a lot of Mama Jaeger, who would always play with my hair whenever I was upset. She would do this when Father was drunk and mad, she would calm me down from the storm of Father.

But Levi made things different. He did it in a way like he knew the pain I was in, like he knew just what I was going through. I knew he wouldn't speak of his problems, Levi isn't the type to do that, but I would make sure that he spoke of them. If he feels or has felt this exact way then I plan on making him feel better.

"I'm going out tonight to the treehouse. Look for clues or maybe just get some closure," I whispered once again, my head leaning towards Levi's touch. I heard said man give out a sort of laugh, causing me to fully open my very relaxed eyes. He gave me the prettiest smile I had ever seen on a man.

"I figured you would do so, that is just who you are. Let's go, grab a flashlight," he said, standing up. But before he could grab his own he quickly kissed my forehead, making sure to linger his lips on the spot. I felt blush cover my face once again, but decided against saying anything.

We both got out flashlights and headed out the door, straight towards the treehouse.