The Return of Marco Bodt (Titan!Marco)

Chapter 5

"Marco you look terrible," Jean pointed out the next morning at breakfast. He swallowed a spoonful of soup as he watched Marco push his food around his plate.

"I don't feel as bad as I look," Marco said truthfully. Where he had received the shot still burned uncomfortably and his appetite was gone but other than that he felt fine. "Say..." Marco said, leaning over the table, a smirk stretching across his face. "Do you like Mikasa?"

"Where did you get that idea?!" Jean cried, taken off guard

"I had a feeling. You stare at her too much," Marco stated. "I pick up on these things."

"You're so nosy! Fine. I like Mikasa. But now that you know who I like, you have to tell me who you like," Jean demanded.

"Hmm... The person I like is way out of my league. I'll leave it at that," Marco said, wiggling his fingers as if he was trying to be mysterious. Marco glanced over his shoulder, then looked at me smirking.

"Marco don't you dare," Jean warned. Marco just smiled and walked over to the table Mikasa was sitting at with Eren and Armin. Eren was her adopted brother and Armin was her childhood friend.

"Hey, Mikasa! I was wondering if you could talk to my friend Jean over there," Marco said, smiling as he motioned over his shoulder at him. "He's a bit shy at first but he's really nice. I'm sure you two will get along very well," Marco continued. The cuts and bruises on his face showed physical proof that everything he had just said was a lie but Mikasa seemed to be listening.

"Are you really going to go sit with horse face over there?" Eren complained. "He's not worth your time."

"It's fine, Eren," Mikasa said, dismissing him. She walked over to the table Jean was sitting at and sat across from him. Her black hair flowed over shoulders as she sat down, the light reflecting off of her equally dark eyes. "Hey."

"H-Hey," Jean stammered, a small blush forming on his face. Like with Marco, Mikasa also gave him the jitters when he was around her. It was driving him crazy that he didn't know who he liked more. Jean tried unsuccessfully to engage Mikasa in a conversation as she quickly lost interest and went back to join Eren and Armin.

"I tried," Marco said, defeated as he sat down where Mikasa had once been. "Guess I shouldn't try to play match-maker."

"No," Jean said, hoping he still wasn't blushing. "You shouldn't. Thanks for trying though. I think she has the hots for Eren."

Marco looked shocked as though he couldn't think of a reason why anyone would choose Eren over Jean. "She should have at least given you a chance. You really are a nice guy." He said.

"Oh shut up Marco. You know I'm not," Jean said, causing Marco to go silent. The rest of breakfast passed in silence, Jean diverted his gaze anywhere but at Marco or Mikasa.

"Don't be upset about Mikasa. I'm sure she'll warm up to you eventually. You still have a chance with her," Marco said as he cleaned up his breakfast.

"I don't know about that," Jean sighed. "Stupid Jaeger is always in my way," Jean added with a growl.

"He won't be in your way if you don't let him be," Marco explained.

"Oh stop trying to be inspirational Marco," Jean said, rolling his eyes.