Rivamika- What it takes to love

Chapter 18/2: Your Embrace

*The Morning*

Mikasa woke up after a dreamless good night sleep and wondered how did she get to sleep so peacefully. She usually had nightmares whenever she closed her eyes "Well, last time I had a dream of mother...that doesn't count as nightmare!" she came down of her bed after only sleeping for 2-3 hour, but to her it was more than enough.

In the shower room she saw Nifa. "Oh Mikasa...right? I heard many things about you, at HQ everyone says you're the only one able to keep up with captain...I think I can see why now!" while Nifa was talking, Mikasa took off her shirt and her abs and deltoid muscle appeared. All the girls in scout legion were in good shape and all of them grew muscles but Mikasa, despite her ordinary shape, when she's standing next to other girls, she looked much stronger and muscular compared to them and strange enough, she never failed to show a girl's delicacy. Mikasa didn't say anything and entered the shower cabin.

*Few hours later deep in the woods*

Everyone were busy testing Eren's Titan and Hange squad were helping them to cover the area so no one spots them. Mikasa obviously stock with Armin and Eren and others, except for Historia, were revolving around Eren to cover unexpected things.

Levi, Hange, Historia and Mobilit were standing on a rock to watched the whole thing, Occasionally Hange and Mobilit jumped down to write down the details and draw a picture of Eren's Titan. After 3 times of shifting, Eren's appearance changed and collapsed on the ground as his lower body didn't form properly. Mikasa rode her horse to Eren although Levi ordered everyone to stay aside until Hange studies the situation, she ran to Eren's Titan neck shouting his name.

"Hey, That Gloomy Brat is ignoring orders again...should we punish her?" said Levi with not very surprised attitude. Hange also didn't stay long to listen, not that she was listening at all, and jumped down to Eren. "No, He's not responding we're done here."

Mikasa:

"I don't wanna feel this way but Eren really looks scary and disgusting! He has no skin left." Thought Mikasa, feeling guilty.

On their way back after Eren's face skin peeled off with blood covering all over him and the last experiment didn't turn out so well they all returned to the mansion. "Maybe if we would've waited a bit longer, Eren's face wouldn't be like this now...I'll kick Hange's ass if Eren doesn't get back to normal." She was threatening with angry face and glaring at Hange.

Hange could feel Mikasa's eyes blazing and tried to not look at her at all! "She'll definitely kill me! Please Eren go back to your normal look!" Hange thought.

The result of Mikasa's furious look was that Levi cancelled the punishment he had in mind for her later at the mansion. He just didn't want to provoke her to talk about Eren more than she already did.

When they arrived; Mikasa and Armin carried Eren to the room he was staying and put him in his bed. Mikasa covered Eren's face with a small sheet with her own face covered with shame. "Sorry Eren but right now it's really hard for others to look at you!" she thought.

Armin could see the guilt in her eyes as she covered his face "Don't worry about it, it's for the best to cover it" Mikasa didn't respond and left them there, then she returned to her room. Sasha and Historia were already there but they knew it's better to not say anything at the moment.

"Hey Mikasa, do you want me to cover your shift for tonight? Tonight was supposed to be yours but since you stayed all nights and didn't get to sleep much..." Mikasa cut in and said "It's fine Sasha, if I rest for a bit now I can do it myself."

Though neither Mikasa nor Sasha thought she can sleep, but she succeeded to take a nap for about an hour and half after all.

For a short nap she had, she kept seeing Eren and herself walking in the town with Eren's peeled off face, as a result she had a very bad headache when she woke up, wishing haven't slept in the first place. She checked on Eren before she joins others downstairs for the dinner.