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It’s here, it’s finally here. But why did Armin and Mikasa still have such shocked looks on their faces?
Probably because Eren transported their consciousness to the paths and literally admitted to all the Eldians that he would be annihilating the world beyond Paradis shores.
When he finally finished with his speech, they found themselves back on the battle field of destroyed houses, crumbled walls, and pure titans running rampant.
All Mikasa could do was watch as Eren’s humongous skeletal titan started to make his way toward the world and looked to Armin for an answer of some kind.
“This… can’t be good can it Armin…?”
“I…” Armin wasn’t sure what to do. Then he remembered a conversation he had with Eren back on Marley before he went all psycho…
“I think I love Mikasa.” Armin put the fork with the bit of cake he was eating down and looked up at Eren.
“You’re telling me this why…?”
“I know you like her too.” Armin didn’t say anything, the only thing confirming Eren’s words being the light tint on his cheeks. “Look at her, isn’t she so cute?” They both stared at Mikasa as she tried the ice cream Sasha gave her. It was a pink color and her cheeks flushed when she tried it. She said something to Sasha and they both went to the ice cream booth for more.
“What is your point, Eren?” Though he had to admit, she was extremely pretty in that white blazer and long skirt.
“My point is,” He took a sip of his Marleyan tea. “she’s mine. So don’t get any ideas.” The piece of cake on Armin’s fork dropped on the small plate at those words. What was he being so threatening for?
Well, it didn’t matter. He didn’t have the guts to try and fight Eren for Mikasa, he knew he’d never win that fight.
He didn’t know why that conversation replayed in his head, but the thoughts he believed he confirmed for himself then were discarded now.
If Eren was going to be busy destroying the entire world so only Paradis inhabitants were all that was left, then Armin might as well take his fucking shot.
Without warning, he brought her in by her waist and crashed his lips onto hers. Mikasa didn’t expect this from Armin so she had an extremely late reaction. Seconds had passed before she pushed Armin away.
“Armin! What the hell-“
“Hush, Mikasa. I’m a man now, so I need to do this.”
“Armin, that is among one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard you say.” She pushed his face away in an attempt to escape his grip, but he only tightened it. “Armin, our best friend is going to commit genocide.”
Best friend. He almost laughed at that. She was still calling him that after all this?
“Yes, he is.”
“We should stop him.”
“Hm.” He couldn’t care less for whatever Eren was planning on doing.
“Mikasa, I’m going to tell you something. So please listen carefully.”
“Armin, what the hell is wrong with you…”
“I’ve loved you since we were kids.” Mikasa narrowed her eyes at how he completely ignored her question, but let him continue.
“You were my savior, my goddess. When you first beat those bullies up for me I knew then that you were the one. I fell in love at first sight, which is a strange phenomenon when you think about it. How does one fall in love at first sight? Is it something in their body telling them that they love someone or something deeper?”
Mikasa had no idea what Armin was going on about but listened anyways.
“Maybe it’s something that’s written in the stars that makes you fall in love. But there wouldn’t be a scientific explanation for that would there?”
“Armin, please let go. Pure titans are eating our comrades right now.”
“Also, I wanna fuck you. Wanna head into a house and do it? Or maybe we can make it to the ocean before the rumbling decimates it. I’ve always had fantasies about fucking you on a beach, you know.”
Armin was too far gone now, Mikasa finally realized.
“And I want kids with you. Ten at least.”
Mikasa was aghast. “What the fu-“
“ARMIN!!!” An angry roar from the skies caused them to both look up to the angry skull of Eren.
Truly, a surreal scene through the perspectives of Jean and Connie that had been watching this entire time on the roof of a house not too far away.
“What in the fuck.”
“Don’t even look man, I don’t think your last remaining braincells and what little sanity you have left can handle it.” Jean looked away with gloomy eyes, wishing so bad he was Armin.
“I’ll just go feed Falco to my mom now. That cool?”
Jean didn’t even care, he just wanted to crawl into a bed and cry.
When Eren first made the walls go down, he was dead set on going on with the Rumbling. Nothing could stop him or change his mind. He’d destroy all his enemies beyond the shores, even if innocents did get caught in it too.
But he sensed a disturbance and turned his long skeletal neck to see behind him. What he saw caused dark shadows to cast over his eyes.
Armin, that fucker. Just because he’d be gone for a bit to save this island?
He should’ve realized, Armin was not only smart, but also cunning. He wouldn’t miss this chance, and Eren finally grasped how stupid he was for not realizing it.
“Stop!” All the colossal titans suddenly stopped in their place, no longer moving an inch. Eren stretched his long neck to above where Armin and Mikasa were.
“ARMIN!!!”
Just then, he somehow formed his body from the skeleton and came crashing down on the roof, stunning Mikasa, but Armin was irritated. He still had his arm around Mikasa’s waist, which pissed Eren off.
“You’re seriously breaking the bro-code right now man.”
“I don’t think Mikasa wants a guy that ended the world.”
“And you’re any better? You killed too. An entire port, gone!”
“Only on your orders!”
Eren didn’t have a comeback for that.
“Okay, you have me there. But at the end of the day, I’m still the better pick.”
“Really now?”
“Yeah, Mikasa needs a strong man to take care of her. Strong Man is me.” He pointed his thumb at himself. “We both know you can’t fight for shit either.”
Armin grit his teeth, still salty about what happened at that table, but he smirked when he remembered what went down there.
“Didn’t you say you hated Mikasa? I clearly remember the words, ‘Mikasa. Ever since we were kids, I’ve always hated you.”
“I was lying, you dumbass.”
That was probably true, and Mikasa would jump at any chance that Eren didn’t hate her.
It seemed Armim had one choice left.
“I can’t beat you as a human, but maybe…” He brought his hand to his mouth, looking like he wanted to bite it. Eren caught on immediately, moving his hand to his mouth too.
“I will wreck you Armin. Literally.”
“I don’t think you understand Eren, I refuse to die a virgin here.”
He opened his mouth wide, both of them acting like they were about to duke it out.
“Enough!” Mikasa was over this and thwacked them both on the head, causing lumps to grow. She didn’t want to see her best friends fight a second time, especially over her. “Both of you. Stop it! I’m so sick of this shit! Eren, stop trying to commit genocide! It’s wrong! And you Armin, our friends are dying! Go help or something. And I’m pretty sure Connie took that kid to go feed his mom or whatever. Seriously! You two are acting so stupid right now!” The two kneeled on the roof as they got lectured by Mikasa like they would be by their moms.
Maybe she did have a point. But they both still desperately wanted Mikasa for themselves, and pussy makes people do crazy things.
They went to bite their hands again, completely ignoring what Mikasa said. Mikasa was about to try and restrain them before someone else came and snatched her bridal style.
“What the-!” Both Eren and Armin yelled. It happened so fast that they almost missed who the culprit was. And to their absolute surprise, Historia stood in front of them, her golden hair flowing through non-existent wind and Mikasa in her arms. She had ODM gear on, and a button up and pants. Typical attire for soldiers, even though she was the queen. But something else was strange about her.
“Historia?! Aren’t you supposed to be pregnant?”
“I faked it. Pillows are great disguises for fetuses.”
“Hold on-“ Armin put his hand down, confused as hell. “Why would you do that?”
“To avoid eating Zeke. No way in hell I’m eating that gross monkey! And also,” She turned to Mikasa then who had a blank expression on her face. She long decided to stop questioning the things that were happening at this point. “I want to live a long life with my love.”
“…isn’t your love Ymir?” Eren asked.
“She’s dead, unfortunately. But Mikasa’s fucking hot, so I might as well shoot my shot.”
“…but- but why?”
“Because I’m Ms. StealYourGirl. And we’re going to scissor, after I eat this pussy of course.”
“Hold up-“ Eren started.
“I’m the queen. Try and stop me.” She jumped down the building with Mikasa then, using her ODM gear to maneuver through the destroyed houses.
Eren and Armin were flabbergasted.
“Armin, what the hell just happened?”
“I think Historia just flew into the sunset with my girl.”
“Your girl?”
“Yes, Eren. My girl.”
“Pretty sure she’s Historia’s girl now.” Armin sighed as he sat down next to Eren, defeated.
“Shouldn’t you be committing mass murder?”
“Right…” And like that, the rumbling continued.
Historia and Mikasa were riding on a horse, with Historia riding dressage and Mikasa riding sidesaddle in front of her, toward the ocean, the heavy thumping of the Rumbling happening in the background.
“Mikasa, I know you’re probably confused.” She didn’t answer. “Oh well, I’ll go on. I do still love Ymir, I have ever since I joined the training corps. But I soon found out that I love you too and I only realized it during the underground chapel when you saved me. And you have no idea how hot that was Mikasa.” She blushed at the memory.
“But Ymir’s dead, probably eaten.” She sighed, continuing. “I really do love her. But I don’t want to spend my life alone, and you…” She took her hand off the strap of the horse to take her chin in between her thumb and index, bringing their faces close. “Are so hot.” She kissed her softly, bringing her hand to her chest to cop a feel. Mikasa didn’t even attempt to stop her. “Plus you have big boobs.” She smirked.
“Now come baby girl, let’s bang on the beach while the world comes to and end, yeah?”
Mikasa simply could not believe everything that has transpired since the walls came down. All she could do was laugh at it all and kiss Historia’s cheeks, brining the blonde’s hand on her chest inside her button up to feel up her breasts, making Historia blush who then got the horse to go faster.
“Okay, Historia, let’s fuck on the beach.” She tightened her hands around Historia’s dainty shoulders, finding comfort in her arms as they rode off into the sun.