Our Child [EreMika]

Chapter One

   I know I said I was updating His Promise next, but the next chapter of that is intended to be a long one, so I decided to be a nice author and give you guys this instead of having you wait lol

   Also, the goddess herself mspenguin0 is back, so YAY!!!!

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   Eren awoke the next morning slumped down in the old, wooden rocking chair that was sat next to the rather comfortable cot. The cot where Mikasa and Carla, his newborn daughter were catching up on the rest they needed oh so badly.

   Eren rubbed his eyes, his vision adjusting to get a better view of the sight in front of him. Little by little it came back to him, and Eren smiled once his vision was clear enough to see the small family that he and Mikasa had built together.

   Eren still couldn't believe that he was a father. He had nine months to soak in the fact that he helped in the creation of a literal human baby, but he still couldn't comprehend that he now was the father of the life that was resting ever so peacefully on her mother's chest.

   Eren never would have imagined that this would be how his life turned out. Just last year he found out he had a mere eight years to live, so being a dad never crossed his mind, especially at the young age of sixteen.

   He still couldn't believe he and Mikas were that young either. Sixteen and having a baby? Sure, it wasn't unheard of, but he knew that his mother would have been rolling in her grave if she got the news that he had gotten Mikasa pregnant so soon.  It seemed like just yesterday that the two were small children running through the town, trying to live life the best they could as kids behind the walls, and now, just hours earlier, Eren had watched that same girl deliver his own child into the world.

   Eren adored Mikasa just as much as he loved the small bundle in her arms as well.

    Although he was never the best at showing it for a while, Eren had changed immensely from the day that Mikasa confessed her feelings to him under that tree to now. Eren soon became much gentler with Mikasa, not getting so angry whenever she would stay by his side, and whenever he got the news that Mikasa was pregnant, he knew that things had to change even more.

   Eren soon became a doting boyfriend and soon to be father, despite Mikasa's protesting, Eren was determined to take care of Mikasa's every need, and for the most part, did. Once Mikasa's abdomen became so swollen that it was hard for her to move around, Eren would strike up the opportunity to carry her wherever she needed to go. Whenever he wasn't on duty, Eren never strayed far from Mikasa, wanting to make sure that nothing was inconveniencing the soon to be mother, and would usually have a hand resting on their unborn child, and every night he would speak to the baby from outside of her womb, telling her about how he couldn't wait to see her and all of the things that they would do together.

   Mikasa couldn't say that she didn't love this side of Eren. She swore to love him unconditionally, but she much preferred the softer, more caring side of Eren rather than the angry, yelling Eren that he used to be. He was still stubborn as ever, but he became more gentle. He was already better than how he was after he and Mikasa got together, but this was the Eren that she only used to see whenever she was younger and had a nightmare that caused her to wake up in the middle of the night and cry her eyes out, seeking anyone and anything for comfort, which was where Eren would usually step in.

   Although scared of how the small child's life would pan out with her parents being scouts, Eren and Mikasa were thrilled about the baby finally being here.