Chapter 8 - Daily Life With Mikasa 2

The next day after they came back from the grass plain Mikasa wanted to join Asriel in his intense training. Seeing him train like that every day makes her more determined to get stronger. Before, she would only watch from the side and whenever he is finished she would be ready with a towel and a glass of water. Oh, Eren and Armin tried to find them when they disappeared the other day. They found Asriel and Mikasa hand in hand walking back home when they searched for them near the wall. Eren was about to call out to them but Armin stopped him and gave some excuse about him wanting to go see the Scout Regiment's training grounds. Eren of course was excited about it and forgot about Asriel and Mikasa even though the Scout Regiment's training ground is not in Shiganshina District.

"Ne.....Eru.....can I train with you?" (Mikasa)

"*huff* *huff* Hmm? You want to train me with me? " (Asriel)

"Nn..." nodded Mikasa.

" Well sure but I don't want you to over do it Mikasa so let me give you a simple routine ok?" (Asriel)

She thought for a moment and nodded her head. And just like that they trained together everyday. A few days later Asriel increased Mikasa's training routine to become harder as he saw that she could handle it.

A few months later.

" Hup! Haaaa! Ya! " (Mikasa)

*Boom* *Boom* A training dummy was blown away by sheer strength of Mikasa's punch and another one was blown away by her kick. All of them were disintegrated into small pieces. After training with Asriel for the past months, Mikasa was a lot faster, stronger and more mature. Her reflexes were a lot faster too and her balance was also improved as she can stand on a small but long wooden log with only one foot without shaking or needing to balance herself with her hands. Asriel also trained her blind folded as she was forced to dodge incoming swinging logs. She would always fail a few times at first but she quickly adapted and overcame any obstacles Asriel threw her way. She was also taught swordsmanship and hand to hand combat. Both Asriel and Mikasa learned Dual-Wielding Swordsmanship Technique as they would need it when they start using the ODM gear. She wasn't taught how to use the ODM gear yet since Asriel was worried if she could survive a fall and her muscles and bones are not that mature enough to handle a hard landing. Now Mikasa was practicing her hand to hand combat on a few unfortunate dummys in the forest near the wall . She was wearing something like a white sports bra, which showed off her midriff, and purple shorts and a leather sandal (Like the one in OVA 2 Another story of the 104th Trainee Squad.). Although she is still quite young she was starting to have signs of six packs without any excess fat.....well except the chest area....but still kinda flat though. What do you expect? She's still nine.

" Great job Mikasa, come on let's take a rest." Asriel said with a smile.

" Nn!" (Mikasa)

Mikasa jogged happily towards Asriel who was preparing a picnic with a blanket and a basket of food. He quickly laid out the plates while Mikasa went to a nearby river to wash hands and freshen up. They ate their lunch and rested a while, enjoying the breeze of the wind and warm sunlight. Asriel fell asleep while he was resting so Mikasa laid his head on her lap as he took a quick nap at the same time Mikasa brushed his hair with her hand gently and watched his sleeping face with warmth and affection. They have gotten a lot closer after all those months with Asriel actively giving and returning her affections. After an hour he woke up to a gentle smile on Mikasa's face as he yawned and stretched out his limbs. He quickly got up as he realized he was sleeping on her legs. He was worried that she might have some cramps sitting down without much movement.

" Hey Mikasa, are your legs ok? You didn't have to put my head on your lap you know. " (Asriel)

" *shaking her head* It's ok and I didn't want you to sleep on the hard ground. " replied Mikasa as she smiled brightly.

" .......Mikasa.......Did anyone tell you that you are very cute?" (Asriel)

" Eh" her face started to redden and her heart started to beat faster.

With an amused smile Asriel continued to tease her " And very beautiful too."

Mikasa started to get fl.u.s.tered and didn't know what to do as she looked around frantically. She quickly found her black scarf which she put down for a while when training and quickly wrapped it around her head, effectively hiding her face. She was also steaming from the top of her head. Asriel quickly captured this moment as well for later viewing. He gave out a chuckle and wrapped his arms around her gently, pulling her close in his embrace. Putting his chin on her head while she subconsciously snuggled into his neck.

" Mikasa........thank you for everything.......thank you for staying with me....and thank you for existing....." Asriel whispered in a soft and gentle voice. Hearing his voice Mikasa's body shivered as she snuggled in closer at the same time wrapping her arms around his body, giving him a tight hug.

" Eru...it should be me thanking you for everything you have done for me.....if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here right now.....if it wasn't for you I would've been sold to who knows where...so thank you Eru..." replied Mikasa similarly with a soft and gentle voice. Asriel disengaged the hug and lifted her head to see that she was smiling brightly with some tears in her eyes. He wiped the tears in her eyes with his finger and cupped her face. She held his hand, closed her eyes and snuggled her face in it, after a while she looked straight in his eyes with love and affection in her eyes. She saw the love and affection in his eyes as well. As they were drifting off into their own wonderland, the partypooper or more directly a c.o.c.kblocker arrived between them in the form of a bird poop effectively ruining the pink atmosphere surrounding the two love birds, heh get it? That day villagers nearby couldn't help but wonder what happened to all the usual birds that would fly around in the forest. Needless to say Asriel cooked up a nice fried bird and some boiled eggs. Mikasa ate them with fervor even getting a third helping.