{Yandere EreMika} Only Mine...

Chapter 16: Scarred

Eren's POV

For what seemed centuries was only just a few hours. Mikasa slept on my chest until her aunt came down to fetch us. I couldn't close my eyes for just a nap. I was on high alert... what Mikasa told me... all those deaths... for me? I couldn't... I couldn't want to have that fate. Would she kill me if I disobeyed her? Would she kill me if I ran? Would she kill me...

These questions were full of dread as I thought about what could happen in the next few days- no... in hours? Fear would trail me forever... this is Mikasa- Mikasa! She said things I couldn't believe... she confessed it all to me...

What would her aunt and uncle say if they had known...?

"Mikasa!" She jumped up once her named was called aloud. It was her uncle- I know that scary demeanor in his tone. "Mikasa, get up here- now."

She turned to me, smiling and kissing my cheek. "I'll be back... don't leave me- don't leave me just yet, Eren..." With that, she quickly left me alone down here- and I could hear the doors being locked up. I was left here once more... alone in this basement of hers.

I must've been alone for a few more minutes when I heard the doors being unlocked. Heavy footsteps downstairs- and an unexpected voice. "Are you okay?" Mrs. Ackerman! "Eren..."

I remember quickly getting to my feet, shouting and begging for answers. She let herself sit on the bed with her hands folded together over her stomach. "Mrs. Ackerman- what's going on? Mikasa... Mikasa said she killed Sasha..."

Mrs. Ackerman sighed, patting the bed next to her. "Eren... I need to explain something to you. You may not understand it... but I do. I understand it very well... please sit. It's a long talk. Plus, I got your dinner. Levi told me it's alright to talk with you down here."

"What's going on...?" I asked again as I sat next to her. I even started to eat as she started to begin this story. Honestly... it probably was the wrong thing for me to do.

"Eren... I need you to not run off and report what happened. I need you... to not say anything about this. If your family calls... don't give keywords or any notion of what's happening to you here. Do that... and they will trust you here. Please... I ask of this from you. I'm begging you."

"Why?" I shook my head as I ate. "Why should I...? Mikasa... she killed an innocent person- no... innocent people. People who didn't need to die- why are you protecting her? Don't you want people to justify those deaths...? You're a teacher! You're pregnant! Aren't you wanting to protect your unborn baby and your students?!"

When I looked inside her eyes... they seemed... hallow. Emptied. I couldn't explain it more in depth than I should've. She just seemed... sad? 

"Mrs. Ackerman!"

"I'm... I do want to protect them... but Levi matters most. So does Mikasa. What they have... they cannot control themselves. Levi has tried to tell Mikasa for me to not kill- but the need to do so is very... difficult. I know that-"

"How do you know this...?"

She looked again with a sad face... and my heart sunk when I realized it. "Eren... I've seen it. I've seen it with my two eyes. What he did is... is unacceptable... but deep inside... he's really human. I've seen it. He's not a monster as people claim him to be... but he's truly not a monster. He has feelings..."

"T-Those rumors..." I say as every detail continued to click in my head. "Those rumors were real... he did kill... Mr. Ackerman..."

"Eren, it's not like that. Please..."

"Why are you protecting them?!"

"Calm down!" She shouts in a tone I've never heard before. It echoed in the basement- that's when I heard the basement door open up again. Footsteps down the stairs- and I saw him. Mr. Ackerman. "Eren... stop-"

My rambling stopped when Mr. Ackerman got close to me. He had this scowl on his face that struck fear into me. His hands were clenched together- ready to hit me... and I swear... I curled up when I saw that. Seeing him like that... was it truly possible...?

"Levi- don't hurt him!" Mrs. Ackerman cried, stepping in front of me- shielding me. "Nothing is wrong... please..."

"You yelled- I got scared he might've done something to you. Step aside, Hanji. I don't care if Mikasa claimed him- he deserves-"

"He deserves nothing like that. He'll understand."

"He won't." He glared at me with a hardened scowl haunting his face. "He's not like you, Hanji. You need to understand that. He'll rat us out. You'll be in danger. You and the baby. I need to protect-"

Mrs. Ackerman placed her hands on Mr. Ackerman's shoulder, pushing him gently and speaking in a quiet tone. The way she spoke was... gentle and calming. Convincing and strong. What was their relationship truly like...?

"Levi, listen to me... he will not hurt me. Trust me. He's innocent. I'll talk to him about this. Just... no hurting him. I might run if you hurt him."

Mr. Ackerman froze in place, leaning his head on her shoulders. "Don't leave... please..."

"Then listen to me. Do not hurt him- not even by anything small. If I find out from him, I'll do it. I'll run. You hear me, Levi? I love you, Levi... but don't you dare hurt that boy. I might be afraid you'll hurt our baby..."

Mr. Ackerman scowled as he stepped away from me and Mrs. Ackerman. "Fine... but I'm keeping my eye on him. If he hurts you or the baby, I won't hesitate."

"You needn't not worry about that. Go back upstairs. I'll be fine down here."

Lingering just a few more seconds in the basement, Mr. Ackerman finally gave into his wife's pleas. He left the basement without a second word- but his glaring silver eyes remained on me until he left the basement. Such terror within him- no one had ever seen this part of him. We joked around about him being a robot- but this was new. He... he was planning on killing me...? 

"Eren, let's talk, shall we?"

"T-Talk?" Words were jumbled together as I saw it. "T-Talk about what?! He was gonna kill me! Kill me!"

Mrs. Ackerman turned around, looking at me with sorrowful eyes. "It's not his fault."

"Of course it's his fault-"

"It's in his DNA... his bloodline." I fell silent as she took a seat on the bed once more. "I'm sorry, Eren, if it's not the answer you want to hear. Yes... Levi did kill back when we were in high school. I caught him in the act and he explained it all. Mikasa doesn't know much about this side- so we keep her in the dark. It was better for her to not know- until she met you. Eren Jaeger."

"What does this have to do with me?"

"She loves you- and within the Ackerman family... when a true descendant of Ackerman blood falls in love- there's a connection. A mental connection. Certain genes turn on and they... well, get attached to you. Things get jumbled up in their DNA... and the same happened with Levi- and it's happening to Mikasa as well."

I shook my head, unable to comprehend this. The fact- no, feeling of knowing the girl I wanted to date was actually a killer in disguise. Her uncle was the same. Her aunt didn't want to report them of such heinous crimes. And I was trapped. Trapped in their basement- no way out. In a way, I was... well... kidnapped.

"Eren... I know what you're thinking... words of that I should've reported them or should've said something. But they aren't truly murderers. Some people eliminate their competitors in non-violent ways- but Levi grew up with such violent ways... and Mikasa the same."

"Because of her parents being killed? Did she actually kill them?!"

"No... Eren... she didn't kill them. That's the truth."

"How-"

"Because... I know exactly who killed them... and Levi... eliminated them already."