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"No thanks, I don't want to die today" Armin replied without missing a beat and not even looking up from the book he 'borrowed' from Hanji office. Well, the book he asked Mikasa to help him 'borrow' why using Eren as bait to distract Hanji. 

"Oh come on, it won't be that bad" Connie argued back like the dare he gave out was no big deal.

"Nope, it's a clear death sentence" Armin corrected as he glanced up from the page he was reading. 

"Oh, come on. It would be worth any punishment if you completed the dare .. you'll be a living legend" Connie egged on with a huge silly grin.

"I know you were dumb but I never thought you were this dumb, Connie" Jean muttered back as he glanced to the man sitting beside him.

"Yeah, for once and I hate to say this but I agree with Jean. You're speaking like a real idiot right now" Eren spoke up from where he sat on Armin right while Mikasa sat silently on Armin left.

"It's rather suicidal as well" Armin added on completely serious, Eren and Jean nodding in agreement. 

"Why would you even want one of us to hug the captain? He's never been one to let others touch him and yet you sudden want us to hug him .. what's gotten into your head?" Eren asked as he crossed his arms, leaning them on the table. 

"Simple, no one has ever done it before. It would be his first .. I mean a real sneak attack hug and we'll have that to hover over him whenever he acts like a jerk. That someone from 104th had hugged him so easily" Connie smirked smugly as the other's just stared at him.

"I know the captain can be tough but risking our lives to get blackmail isn't work all the extra cleaning duties he'll give us" Jean sighed as he shook his head in displeasure over the thought. 

"I'll do it, I think he needs a hug" Mikasa commented without much thought, lifting her hand innocently as the other's just stared at her in shock.

"M-Mikasa this is suicidal... We can't let you do this" Eren replied in horror. 

"Y-yeah and Eren would know all about being a suicidal. If he disagrees it must be bad" Jean added on with worry, earning a glare from the titan boy. 

"I thought you and the captain finally made a truce and were getting along. You're either training with him now, aren't you?" Armin replied with concern in his eyes, placing a hand on Mikasa arm.

"Yeah, we're not friends but we're not just comrades either. We have this trust now and understanding with each other. But that's why I think a hug will do him good, I like Eren hugs and I like Armin hugs. The captain doesn't get any of them, it's time he does" Mikasa answered with ease, shrugging her shoulders like it was no big deal.

"I salute you Mikasa, go gain our blackmail and return as a legend" Connie smiled brightly, leaning over the table and grabbing Mikasa hand with both of his own before shaking it quickly. 

"It's just a hug" Mikasa sighed as she rolled her eyes before standing up. 

"I'll come visit you in the hospital" Eren offered with a weak smile.

"I'll help to cream any bruises and clean up the cuts in your room later" Armin smiled sweetly knowing Mikasa would just ask for his help over her injures instead of going to the doctors.

"I'll bring flowers as pretty as you to your grave each week" Jean promised while Mikasa just walked away having enough over her friends deciding she'll die by the captain hands. 

"Right, now we know that the captain is going to kill Mikasa we can use that as the blackmail against him. Threaten to tell commander it was him who killed mikasa not a titan" Connie whispered his new plan without any shame why the other three just glared at him. 

Mikasa walked around the base for a bit, looking around and taking in every little detail. 

How the soldiers either walked in groups or alone, a joyful mood, a dreadful one or just content. It was always one of the three, never all three just one. Sometimes she wondered what her own group of friends would be labelled as, they were loud and always smiling but she didn't give muck expression .. maybe because of her friends she fell into the content group. 

She took in the details of the fresh and healthy looking trees, single ones dotted all around the camp before the main training grounds held a forest of its own. The green always cut fresh once a week and looking untouched, almost fake but a single step and you'll feel how nice the grass was after riding a horse for hours. 

A clear sky, a wonderful blue that just made anyone feel like today was going to be a good day. Well, almost everyone. Some would still be facing their hardship, dealing with a pain and trying to survive another day. But that was the price of choosing to live on, you couldn't decide when you died but you could chose if you carried on fighting for your life each day. 

Her eyes finally landing on one of the most breath taking sights in the camp. 

Hidden away on an old worn bench behind the main building.

Sat upon it was a man that may be snarky as hell but still held the power to charm anyone with just a single look. 

Captain Damn Levi

He was dressed in full uniform, his cape hood up and showing the expression on his face for once. 

She knew why, it was obvious why in her eyes. 

She would be doing the same in his shoes, she had done the same as him in the past.

Secretly running away, finally breaking down and letting it all out silently before walking away like it never happened. 

She's noticed he was close to breaking, his walls turning into mere glass over the past couple weeks and started to chip away each passing day. 

She knew it would shatter, she's felt the same so many times before. 

But he'll be okay, he'll turn his glass into stone and build his walls stronger than before like she always has. 

That's why she never made a sound as she sat beside him, her eyes just settling on the tree just meters away from the bench. 

Pulling her hood over her face, hiding the fact he knew her and if anyone passed they would have no clue who she was, he deserved that respect of other's never knowing or seeing them at their weakest. 

She moved her arm slowly and carefully, he was a broken man and a cornered animal full of emotions he tried to lock away for life. 

Settling her hand on his upper arm, using the arm she wrapped around him and slid him closer before moving her other hand towards him to trap him within her arms. 

Everyone needed a hug at least now and then and it was his turn. 

He's missed out his turn for so long that he forgot the power of a single hug and it was her turn to pass on that power. 

Feeling his arm rise, placing his hand over her locked hands and running his thumb over the back of her hand as he leaned into the embrace even more. 

His eyes closed and he felt at peace, just letting himself fall into such warmth and be blessed by how safe he felt in her arms. 

Neither speaking a word, just how they liked it because their small actions, the simple of just being there had already spoken a thousand words in their eyes. 

She was here for him

She was safe beside him

She would never let him be Alone .. not ever again

A silent promise between them and it would be a promise that he clung to, a promise that stopped his walls from ever turning into glass again because he knew .. she'll be standing there with glue whenever he needed her to fix his broken self. 

Not a word spoken but so much said, he couldn't wish for anything more. 

Later that Evening.. 

"Ah! You're alive" Connie muttered back surprised as he looked to Mikasa who walked with Armin to the dinner hall, ready to grab their food trays.

"Sorry?" Mikasa replied unsure, glancing to Armin for answers.

"Don't listen to him, I think his parents dropped him on the head as baby more than once" Armin simply answered and Mikasa just nodded in agreement.

"Well, did you come to your senses over hugging the captain?" Jean asked with care, wondering if this might be Mikasa last meal or not before the captain murders her in the middle of the night.

"Clearly she never went through with Connie stupid dare because she's still standing .. she would be crawling her way here if she went through with it" Eren scoffed back as Jean glared towards him.

"Yeah, the captain is just too skilled for a hug attack. Guess I have a lot more to learn before I can ever hug him truly .. shame. I think he would learn to love hugs" Mikasa sighed in defeat, thanks to controlling her expressions and emotions a little better since meeting Levi, she can easily lie her way through anything.

"Who says I didn't already love them" Levi shot back with a slight smirk as he walked past them, a smile filling Mikasa lips as she glanced to him walking towards the line.