Opening Up

Free Day

I wake up. It's a day off. Finally, I get some rest. I fall back asleep for about 30 mins until Sasha falls out of her bed.

*THUMP*

"Owwww... Mikasaaaaa! Wake up! I'm hungry." she says.

"You're always hungry. Meet me back here in 10 minutes after you're done getting ready."
I say, rubbing my eyes.

We meet eachother in our casual clothing. We're only allowed a few of our own belongings. We start to walk down the building and into the dining hall.

"Mikasa! Over here!" Armin calls out to me.

I separate from Sasha and I sit on a side alone, Eren and Armin being on the other.

"What do you want to do today?" I ask.

"Mikasa.." Armin says. "Eren and I have been called to the Commander's office to figure a plan out for our next expedition. It's just to brainstorm, though. Unfortunately, you can't come because the plans aren't official."

"What? I'm gonna be alone all day." I say, frowning.

"We're sorry, Mikasa." Eren says. "Next time, we'll spend the entire day with you. Promise."

(I got this idea from a oneshot jeankasa fanfic. I totally recommend it.)

I sit there in silence. It's not their fault, but everyone's so talkative and I'm... me.

My only other friend is Sasha, but she looooves Connie. Unless Jean wants to hang out, but I honestly doubt he wants to. Him and I have never had real fun. Just talking.

"Mikasa, please don't be mad at us." Eren says.

"I'm not. I understand." I reply.

"Tch. Jaeger, treat your lady friend a little nicer." Someone says.

Oh no. Jean? Is he talking about me?

"Shut up horseface," Eren says, standing up. "This doesn't concern you."

"You trying to pick a fight?" Jean suggests.

"This time, yes." Eren flips Jean over as he tries to swing at him. That looks like a move I've seen...

Annie. She better not be trying to flirt with Eren. She's colder than I am.

My face is expressionless. The bell rings, indicating that breakfast is over. Eren and Armin have to go. I might just stay in my dorm the whole day.

I pick up my tray and put it away. And as soon as I turn around, Jean's right behind me.

"Can I help you?" I ask.

"Y-yeah um," he blushes very hard. "w-would you maybe wanna, uhm, hang out today? I'm free and I heard that y-you're free so.."

"Jean. Why are you so nervous around me? You were just fighting Eren a minute ago."

"Can you answer my question? T-then maybe I'll tell you."

"Sure." I accept.

"Really?" his eyes sparkle.

"Yes. You know, you act so tough, but you're pretty shy." I joke.

"Depends on the person. Come on." he says.

He opens up his hand. Do I... take it?

"Oh- I- sorry, you don't need to take my hand. I'm not thinking properly."

Now that he says I don't need to, I do. Sometimes it's nice to try something new.

He looks away from me again. Am I scary or what?

We walk down into the fields. The sun beats down on us. I feel like we're forgetting something.

"What were your plans for us?" I ask.

"I actually don't know. You wanna have a rooftop picnic?"

(Insert Catching Fire scene uwu)

"Yeah, sure." I say.

We grab blankets and books from our dorms. We meet at the rooftop. I brought food that Sasha stole. It could last us 2 meals, if he doesn't want to go to the dining hall.

We sit in the sun. I see everyone outside, enjoying their day. I read books, while Jean looks at the landscape.

I can see him glancing and smiling at me every now and then.

We talk, we make jokes, he blushes like crazy, and I feel warm. In the inside and on the outside. The weather is perfect. It's around 4pm. The warmth and the recent meal makes me tired, and I feel woozy. We're leaning against a wall that faces the direction where the sun sets.

"Jean, I'm sleepy." I say.

"I should walk you back to your dorm then." He says, a little disappointed.

"No, it's okay," I scoot closer to him and I lean my head against his shoulder. He freezes. "stay with me." I say.

I feel him put his arm around me, then whispering a word, but I couldn't make it out. I've fallen asleep.