To Us, 2,000 Years From Now... (Eren Jaeger x OC)

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Mikasa sat down in front of a mirror in the girl's bathroom. She held a pair of scissors up to her hair.

Her hands trembled as she brought the sharp object close to her locks. She put a few strands in between the blades and cut in an uneven line. She sighed. A door opened behind her, causing her to whip around.

It was Mina, who looked just as surprised to see her. The shock quickly left her face and was replaced with a smile.

"Good morning! I'm Mina Torel. You're one of Azure's friends, right?" She asked. Mikasa nodded, turning back towards the mirror. She made another uneven cut. Mina walked up to her and held her hand out. Mikasa raised an eyebrow. "What're you doing?"

Mina had a kind expression on her face. "I'm going to cut your hair for you if you'd like."

Mikasa looked towards the scissors, then towards Mina. She narrowed her eyes. "How do I know you won't cut me?" She muttered. Mina frowned. 

"I'd never do that! You're one of Azure's friends, so I consider you a friend of mine, too. I wouldn't do something like that to anybody! I promise."

Mikasa looked back towards the scissors, then towards Mina once again. She placed the scissors in the girl's palm, nodding to tell her to go ahead. Mina smiled and positioned Mikasa to face the mirror.

"I promise, you'll get so many compliments when I'm finished!"

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"Mikasa! I love the new haircut!" Azure grinned. A faint blush made its way to Mikasa's face, who responded with a quiet 'thank you.'

The two walked over towards Shadis, who was standing beside two large, strange-looking contraptions.

"Alright! Listen up, maggots!" He yelled, bringing the trainees to silence.

"Today, we will be learning how to balance in the vertical maneuvering equipment. This is a basic, easy skill you must learn to continue your training. If you can't even master this, you have no place even becoming titan food, and you'll be sent back to wherever you came from. Do I make myself clear!?"

A few trainees nodded, some responding with a 'yes, sir.' Shadis nodded. "Then let us begin."

Mikasa went up first. She slowly swayed back and forth, a bored look on her face. Sasha, who was next to her, had a faraway look on her face as she swung from side to side. The two were let down, and the next two went up.

Eren and Azure smiled at each other as they got strapped into their gear. "We've got this," he beamed. She nodded, and the two faced forward as they were lifted up. Azure had no problem balancing. Eren, however, immediately flopped over. He was lowered, and he hung his head. "Eren, are you okay?" Mikasa asked. He nodded and requested to go again. He was brought back up again, but he fell over once more. Shadis gestured for Eren and Azure to be brought down.

"Jaeger, what's gotten into you? This is by far the easiest task you will ever have, and you failed!?" Shadis yelled. Azure winced at the disappointed expression on Eren's face.

"Listen, I'll give you one last chance tomorrow. If you fail, we move on without you. You better pray to the Walls you succeed, cadet," he scoffed. "Training is now dismissed."

The Shiganshina Four watched as the crowd disappeared. Eren stared at the vertical maneuvering contraption with pure fury in his eyes. Mikasa laid a hand on his shoulder. "Do you want to quit, Eren?" She asked. Eren looked towards her in confusion. He smacked her hand off of his shoulder and walked towards the contraption. "No. I want to try again," he huffed.